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Good morning. Evan Grant writes that the Texas Rangers finally hit on their formula at the plate as they escaped Houston with a series finale win on Sunday. Shawn McFarland checks out what we’ve learned about the Rangers over the previous week where, despite it all, the American League remains the land of opportunity. Grant […]
Rangers 8, Astros 0
The Texas Rangers scored eight runs while the Houston Astros scored zero runs. The top of the fifth was a big moment for the Rangers as Alejandro Osuna ended the daily no-hit watch with an infield single and then Jake Burger collected the first extra base hit of the weekend for Texas when he smacked […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (19-28) will play the final game of their seven-game homestand today as they go for a sweep in the first round of the Silver Boot Series, presented by the Texas Lottery, against the in-state rival Texas Rangers (21-24). RHP Peter Lambert (2-3, 2.76 ERA), a minor league free agent signing […]
Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Sunday, May 17, 2026, 1:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Daikin Park RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP Peter Lambert Today’s Lineups RANGERS ASTROS Evan Carter – CF Brice Matthews – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Yordan Alvarez – DH Josh Jung – 3B Christian Walker – […]
Texas Rangers lineup for May 17, 2026 against the Houston Astros: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Peter Lambert for the Astros. Texas will attempt to avoid a sweep. They will also attempt to get their average runs scored per game in this series to at least 1. Corey Seager is out […]
Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers lost to the Houston Astros last night by a score of 4-1. Evan Grant says the Rangers’ offense is historically bad, though his math appears to be off in regards to the average number of runs the Rangers are scoring per game thusfar. Corey Seager got a day off […]
Astros 4, Rangers 1
The Texas Rangers scored one while the Houston Astros scored four home runs. The Rangers had five more hits tonight than last night! Six hits! That’s pretty good. That’s one more hit than Houston! They also walked eight times. That’s a ton of baserunners! The bad news is none of Texas’ hits went for extra […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (18-28) will continue their seven-game homestand today as they look to win the second of a three game series against the rival Texas Rangers (21-23). Astros starter RHP Kai-Wei Teng (1-3, 3.12 ERA), who tossed his fifth straight quality start his last time out, will oppose RHP Jacob deGrom(3-2, 2.62 ERA) and the Rangers in the second game […]
Texas Rangers lineup for May 16, 2026: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Kai-Wei Teng for the Astros. Texas plays the Astros in Houston again tonight, and will valiantly try to get more than one hit this time. Corey Seager is out of the lineup due to back spasms. The lineup: Pederson […]
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers lost another frustrating one last night, falling 2-0 to the Astros. Evan Grant writes about Justin Foscue’s big mistake late that cost the Rangers a chance to tie. For most of the night Jack Leiter hung with a pitcher that nearly threw a no-hitter, so that’s something Jacob deGrom will […]
After dropping five of six, the Yankees got back on track yesterday with a strong showing against the Mets at Citi Field. Cam Schlittler outdueled Clay Holmes, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Spencer Jones had timely hits, and Ben Rice’s solo shot off Craig Kimbrel was the icing on the cake in a 5-2 win. It […]
Astros 2, Rangers 0
The Texas Rangers had one hit but the Houston Astros scored two runs. If you thought perhaps the Rangers’ miraculous ninth inning comeback win on Wednesday evening would help them carry over some momentum to their first matchup against the Astros this season, well, how silly of you. Instead, tonight’s game nearly proved to be […]
ODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (17-28) will continue their seven-game homestand today as they look to win the opener of a three game series against the rival Texas Rangers (21-22). Astros starter RHP Spencer Arrighetti (4-1, 1.88 ERA), who tossed his fifth straight quality start his last time out, will oppose RHP Jack Leiter (1-3, 4.85 ERA) and the Rangers in this series opener. […]
Texas Rangers infielder Josh Smith has been diagnosed with viral meningitis, per the beats. He has been hospitalized, and is expected to be in the hospital for 7 to 10 days. Smith, who took over for Marcus Semien as the team’s starting second baseman this year, was already on the injured list due to a […]
Texas Rangers lineup for May 15, 2026: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros. The Rangers begin a 9 game road trip with a game in Houston. Corey Seager gets the day off. The lineup: Pederson — DH Duran — SS Nimmo — RF Jung — 3B Carter […]
The Texas Rangers start a three city road trip today. They play three games in Houston Friday through Sunday, then three in Colorado Monday through Wednesday, are off Thursday, and then have a weekend series at Anaheim. This trip is notable for a couple of reasons. First, it is one of only three three-city road […]
Picking fifth means the Rangers likely miss out on the dynamic forward they need. But there's a path back to a difference-maker, and it runs through San Jose, Braden Schneider, and GM relationship dating back to college.
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers were off yesterday. Jeff Wilson calls the Rangers walk-off win over Arizona the kind that could spark their otherwise so-so season. Evan Grant’s Rangers stock report focuses on Jacob deGrom heating up and the streaky Jake Burger There isn’t much else out there besides prospect list fun. Keith Law released […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Today is the start of MLB’s “Rivalry Weekend,” which pits most teams across the league against their closest regional foes. You’ve got the Yankees versus the Mets in the Battle of New York. You’ve got the Rangers versus the Astros in Texas’s Battle of the Boot. You’ve got the, uh, Mariners […]
Rangers 6, D-Backs 5
Why Toronto was still in the bowl for the second pick, where exactly the Rangers' Dallas pick will land, and why being head coach in Hartford is not really a stepping stone to the NHL. The latest Ombudsman Report has the receipts.
For the second night in a row, the D-Backs turned to a starting pitcher looking to return to form. Last night, that strategy worked out poorly and introduced more questions than answers. Tonight, it went substantially better as Ryne Nelson worked seven strong innings of three-run ball on just four hits. Nelson was inarguably the […]