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The year-end grades for the Arizona Diamondbacks, including offense, pitching, defense, bullpen, and manager grades.

The year-end grades for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2025 season are a mixture of good and bad. They finished the season with an 80-82 record, good for fourth place in the NL West standings. Although they were never really in contention to win the division, they were in the Wild Card hunt all the […]

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Marlins Sweep Rangers

Marlins 4, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (Sept 21) — The Texas Rangers lost their seventh game in a row, falling to the Miami Marlins, 4–2, Sunday afternoon. Graham Pauley provided the big hit for the Marlins, winners of 10 of their last 11, as he hit an RBI triple in the seventh inning. With an […]

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Rangers Use Double Burger Combo to Sweep Brewers

Rangers 6, Brewers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (Sept 10) — The Texas Rangers treated the Milwaukee Brewers to a three-game sweep, beating them 6–3, Wednesday afternoon. Their hero in this one was Jake Burger, who smashed a pair of home runs to keep his team on a hot streak as they wrap up a 5–1 homestand, […]

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Rangers Walk it Off in Extras Against Astros

Rangers 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 […]

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Rangers Fall Apart against Diamondbacks in Finale

Diamondbacks 6, Rangers 4 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 13) — The Texas Rangers collapsed inches from the finish line as they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6–4, Wednesday afternoon. James McCann and Ketel Marte both helped the Diamondbacks’ cause by hitting a homer apiece in the eighth to leapfrog the Rangers on the scoreboard. With this […]

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Rangers Succumb to Phillies in Series Opener

Phillies 9, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 8) — The Texas Rangers tried to wake up their bats, but there wasn’t a stick of dynamite in sight as they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9–1, Friday. On the other side, a three-run home run by Trea Turner helped lift the Phillies to the lopsided victory. […]

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Rangers Acquire Merrill Kelly from Diamondbacks

The Texas Rangers made a splash in the final moments of Thursday’s trade deadline. They made a deal to land Merrill Kelly in a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Neither club has confirmed the deal. This move, reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, strengthens the Rangers’ rotation as they aim for a playoff push. Kelly, […]

Merrill Kelly of the Diamondbacks throwing a pitch against the Rockies

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Rockies Fall to Kelly, Diamondbacks as Big Hit Eludes Them

Diamondbacks 3, Rockies 2 DENVER, Apr. 9 — Once again, Merrill Kelly was a puzzle the Colorado Rockies could not solve, pitching his Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3–2 victory Tuesday night. Kelly held the Rockies to two runs on six hits, walking three and striking out four across six innings. “Kelly’s got good stuff,” Rockies […]