The Texas Rangers are competing for the American League West division title. Texas and the Houston Astros are currently tied at 79-81 overall for the division lead. The Rangers announced multiple roster moves ahead of their game against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night, including placing infielder Josh Jung on the 10-day injured list. Additionally, […]
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1:21PM: The Rangers officially placed Jung on the 10-day injured list, and also optioned righty Gavin Collyer to the Arizona Complex League. Catcher Logan O’Hoppe and left-hander Robby Ahlstrom were called up from Triple-A to fill the two open roster spots. 8:57AM: Josh Jung was hit in the right hand by a Joe Ryan pitch […]
The Minnesota Twins may have saved the Houston Astros' season with their dominant victory against the Texas Rangers on Friday.
Texas Rangers lineup for September 26, 2026 against the Minnesota Twins: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Bailey Ober for the Twins. The Rangers play their penultimate game of the regular season against the Twins. They need a win to avoid a losing season. They also need a win because of the […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros both lost on Friday night and remain tied atop the AL West at 79-81 with two games left in the regular season. Texas fell 10-2 to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, and Houston lost 6-5 to the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, Calif. […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Jacob deGrom allowed 8 earned runs on Friday night, matching the most he has given up in a game in his career. The start at Target Field was his last of the regular season, and the Texas Rangers lost to the Minnesota Twins 10-2. It was the fourth time in his career and […]
MINNEAPOLIS — X-rays taken after the Texas Rangers lost 10-2 to the Minnesota Twins on Friday night showed a fracture in the fifth metacarpal of Josh Jung’s right hand, Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said. The Rangers planned more testing on Saturday before deciding on his status, with two games left in the regular season. Twins […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Jacob deGrom allowed 8 earned runs over 4 innings on Friday night, matching a career high in his final start of the regular season. The Texas Rangers lost to the Minnesota Twins 10-2 at Target Field and fell to 79-81 with two games left to play. Texas stayed tied with the Houston Astros […]
Getty Images The 2005 San Diego Padres can pop champagne. They no longer hold the distinction of being MLB’s worst-ever division winner in a full season. The Houston Astros (ATH 6, HOU 5) and Texas Rangers (MIN 10, TEX 2) both lost Friday night and fell to 79-81. This year’s AL West winner will have a worse record than those 2005 Padres, who won the NL West with an 82-80 record. “Two games left,” Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said on Friday (via MLB.com). “We’ll obviously be scoreboard watchi...
Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung suffered a fractured hand when he was hit by a pitch yesterday, putting an end to Jung’s 2026 season. This is the third time that Jung, who has been plagued by injuries during his professional career, has had a broken bone sideline him in the last four seasons. In […]
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers lost in self-admitted embarrassing fashion last night but are somehow still alive and tied for first place. Kennedi Landry writes about the final start of Jacob deGrom’s season (maybe) going very awry. Jeff Wilson used the word crumbled to describe deGrom’s start, which is probably fair. To add injury to […]
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The American League West, the worst division in baseball, got a little bit worse on Friday. It was enough to officially push the group into unprecedented territory. The Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers, the two teams atop the division, both lost, pushing their records to 79-81 with two games left to play. That officially guarantees it won’t be a winning team uncorking the champagne at some point in the next days. It will be the first time in MLB history that a team .500 or worse wins a div...
WEST SACRAMENTO — No team in the American League West will finish the season with a winning record, something the Astros made sure of Friday night with a sixth-inning meltdown en route to a 6-5 loss to the A’s at Sutter Heath Park. Astros Wild Card and ALDS Tickets On Sale Now! The Astros and Rangers remain tied for first place in the AL West with identical 79-81 records entering the penultimate day of the regular season, but Houston squandered a chance to push Texas to the brink of eliminatio...
The A’s managed to take the second game of their four-game set with the Houston Astros on Friday night, squeaking by their division rivals 6-5 in convincing fashion to even this series up. Thanks to the Rangers’ loss the Astros still remain tied for first place in the AL West. All that means is that […]
After a shaky start, Joe Ryan settles in nicely (except for hitting Alejandro Osuna twice) and the bats come to life. Good chance to play spoilers this weekend! Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Walker Jenkins almost makes a great catch on a sinking Brandon Nimmo liner, but close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, curling, darts, and […]
The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Minnesota Twins scored ten runs. There was a moment from a camera phone video recording where the Rangers returned to the field to salute the home fans after Thursday’s final game at The Shed this season, and as they departed one of the players yelled “We’ll be […]
The Texas Rangers are in a fairly desperate position as they fight the Houston Astros for first place in the American League West. As the two teams start their final series of the regular season, they are in a tie for first place with 79-80 records. The Rangers are facing the Minnesota Twins on the […]
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Time: 7:10 Central Weather: Absolutely great, start temp 67° Opponent’s SB site: Lone Star Ball TV: Twins TV. Radio: Gladden will soon be cruising on his motorcycle being Weird for six months, say “hi” if you see him Well, what we all wanted is for the Twins to be playing meaningful baseball in September, right? […]
Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins Friday, September 25, 2026, 7:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Target Field RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Joe Ryan Today’s Lineups RANGERS TWINS Brandon Nimmo – RF Luke Keaschall – RF Josh Jung – DH Brooks Lee – 3B Corey Seager – SS Kody Clemens – […]
Texas Rangers lineup for September 25, 2026 against the Minnesota Twins: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Joe Ryan for the Twins. Game 160. Let’s keep the pressure on Houston. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Jung — DH Seager — SS Langford — LF Duran — 3B Lopez — 2B Burger — […]
It hasn’t been pretty, but the top of the American League West standings are competitive at least. The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers are currently tied for the division lead at 79-80 overall with three games left to play in the regular season. Both teams have been eliminated from AL Wild Card contention, so only […]
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Thursday was a busy day for the American League. A few teams clinched a postseason spot. The Chicago White Sox clinched for the first time since 2021. Also, they became the first team in MLB history to reach the playoffs after three consecutive 100+ loss seasons. Plus, their rival, the Cleveland Guardians, followed suit, as […]
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Will the Phillies and Astros lock up their playoff berths this weekend, or do the Diamondbacks and Rangers have something else planned?
Good morning folks and happy Friday. The Mariners were officially eliminated from playoff contention yesterday with the Rangers boxing them out in a 3-1 win over the Mets. The M’s also lost in a 6-4 contest to the Angels. With that, we officially turn our gaze towards what will likely be a long offseason. In […]