Astros 11, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (Sept. 6) — The Texas Rangers faltered to the Houston Astros, 11–0, Saturday night to even their three-game series. Christian Walker and Yordan Alvarez hit one home run apiece to help the Astros get the win. The Rangers, meanwhile, will aim to win the series in the finale Sunday […]
Read MoreRangers 4, Astros 3 (12 Innings) ARLINGTON, Texas (Sept. 5) — The Texas Rangers took the opener in a crucial series against the Houston Astros, beating them, 4–3, Friday. A walk-off double by Dustin Harris in the twelfth was enough to give the Rangers the upper hand in the latest installment of the Silver Boot […]
Read MoreManny Machado, a Few Others on Pace for 3000 Hits With San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado joining the 2000 Hit Club Monday night, speculation as to whether he’ll join the more exclusive 3000 Hit Club is natural. There are 33 members of this club, and when it comes to Hall of Fame voting, […]
Read MoreThe 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, with the winners to be presented on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Each position, including the utility spot, has three American and National League finalists. These were the top three vote-getters for each award. The voting process is […]
Read MoreThe Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins are set to meet in the American League Division Series. The Astros are looking to repeat as World Series Champions. No team has won back-to-back World Series since the 2000 season when the New York Yankees won their three in a row (1998-2000). The Twins ended their 18-game playoff […]
Read MoreThe Minnesota Twins have ended their misery of playoff losses with a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. After losing 18 straight postseason games that started in 2004 and seeing every other team win at least one playoff game they combined timely hitting, effective pitching, and excellent defense to move onto the American League […]
Read MoreRangers 6, Twins 5 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 3) — The Texas Rangers snuck past the Minnesota Twins, 6–5, in their series finale Sunday afternoon. A walk-off homer by Adolis Garcia played a very big role in this victory for the Rangers in the matinee as it snapped their three-game losing streak. With this series behind […]
Read MoreThe “New Oakland” era begins in Oakland. Even though the Athletics (34-87) dropped two of three in their mid-week series against the St. Louis Cardinals (54-67), fans were happy to finally see the youth movement completely take shape. With the call up of Lawrence Butler, the average age of the Athletics starting lineup is 26 […]
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