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Thoughts on a 5-2 Rangers loss
A’s 5, Rangers 2
61-64 – Rangers’ West Coast collapse completed with 5-2 loss to A’s
The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Northern California Athletics scored five runs. Austin Wynns was the designated hitter for the Texas Rangers today. That pretty much tells you everything you need to know. Player of the Game: Jake Burger hit a solo home run and had three of Texas’ seven total hits. Up […]
Game 125 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athletics
Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athletics Sunday, August 16, 2026, 3:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Sutter Health Park LHP Cody Bradford vs. LHP Jacob Lopez Today’s Lineups RANGERS ATHLETICS Wyatt Langford – LF Henry Bolte – CF Ezequiel Duran – SS Zack Gelof – LF Brandon Nimmo – RF Jacob […]
Texas Rangers lineup for August 16, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for August 16, 2026 against the A’s: starting pitchers are Cody Bradford for the Rangers and Jacob Lopez for the Rangers. Texas will try to make a disappointing road trip a little less disappointing this afternoon. There’s a lefty on the mound for the A’s, so the righthanded-heavy lineup is being utilized. […]
Tommy John has passed away
Tommy John, the longtime major league pitcher who was the first to undergo the eponymous surgery that revolutionized baseball, has passed away, it was announced today, having battled bladder cancer for some time. He was 83. John was originally signed by Cleveland and pitched briefly in the majors for them before being sent to the […]
Junis activated, Gonzales DFA’d
The Texas Rangers activated relief pitcher Jakob Junis from the 15 day injured list prior to last night’s game. To make room for Junis on the active roster, the Rangers designated pitcher Marco Gonzales for assignment, putting the Rangers’ 40 man roster at 39 players. Junis, who has been the Rangers’ primary setup man this […]
Minor league update for 8/15/26
Hickory starter Jacob Johnson continued to have success, throwing three shutout innings while fanning a pair of batters. Johnson has now thrown seven innings over three starts for Hickory without allowing a run, after throwing 25.1 innings over eight appearances in the ACL with a 2.84 ERA. Yolfran Castillo was 1 for 3 with a […]
Sunday morning Rangers things
Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers beat the Sacramento A’s by a score of 5-3 last night. Shawn McFarland writes that the game showed how the Rangers can succeed. Before the game, the team activated reliever Jakob Junis from the injured list. The DMN has updates on Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi and Jack Leiter. DeGrom […]
Thoughts on a 5-3 Rangers win
Rangers 5, A’s 3
61-63 – Rangers get up off the mat, rally to beat A’s 5-3
The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Sacramento Athletics scored three runs. After the Rangers missed out on delivering on an early RISP opportunity in the top of the first, an inning later someone named Henry Bolte, a person I’m not sure family could pick out of a lineup, hit a ball with two […]
Game 124 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athletics
Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athletics Saturday, August 15, 2026, 8:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Sutter Health Park LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. RHP J.T. Ginn Today’s Lineups RANGERS ATHLETICS Joc Pederson – DH Henry Bolte – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Zack Gelof – LF Corey Seager – SS Jeff […]
Minor league update for 8/14/26
Hickory starter Mason McConnaughey allowed two runs in two innings, striking out one and walking one. Aneudis Mejia allowed a homer in 0.2 IP. Geury Rodriguez struck out two in 3.1 shutout innings. Josh Springer doubled. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 4 with a stolen base. Jay McQueen had a pair of hits. Dewar Tovar […]
Saturday morning Rangers things
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers lost another one last night, 8-3 to the A’s. Shawn McFarland writes about the Rangers’ no good very bad record against the AL West this season, specifically on the road. Jake Burger’s clutch homer wasn’t enough to “stop the bleeding.” Kevin Sherrington writes this latest skid is the final sign […]
60-63 – Rangers embarrassed out West again with 8-3 loss to A’s
The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Northern California Athletics scored eight runs. Top of the first inning, the Rangers loaded the bases with two outs. They did not score. Bottom of the first inning, the A’s loaded the bases with two outs and hit a bases-clearing double. Ballgame, and the story of this […]
Game 123 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athletics
Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athletics Friday, August 14, 2026, 8:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / CW33) Sutter Health Park RHP Kumar Rocker vs. LHP Gage Jump Today’s Lineups RANGERS ATHLETICS Wyatt Langford – LF Jeff McNeil – 1B Brandon Nimmo – RF Jacob Wilson – SS Corey Seager – SS Tyler Soderstrom – […]
Texas Rangers lineup for August 14, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for August 14, 2026 against the A’s: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Gage Jump for the A’s. Texas will try to get the Angels funk off of them and break their three game losing streak. There’s a lefty going so the Rangers have the righty-heavy lineup out. Kumar […]
Rangers add Gonzales, Freeman
The Texas Rangers have recalled infielder Cody Freeman and purchased the contract of Marco Gonzales from AAA Round Rock. To make room on the active roster for the pair, the team has optioned infielder Cam Cauley and pitcher Ben Peoples to AAA Round Rock. To make room for Gonzales on the 40 man roster, the […]
Rangers place three in MLB Pipeline top 100
MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospect list has been updated as of yesterday, and the Texas Rangers have three — that’s right, three — players in the top 100. Infielder Sebastian Walcott, who is back in game action and hitting (if not yet playing in the field) after internal brace surgery during spring training, is at […]
Friday morning Rangers things
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers suffered another horrible loss last night. Shawn McFarland wraps up the disastrous series in Anaheim. Jacob deGrom had to leave the game early due to arm issues. Degrom will undergo imaging later today. Elsewhere Evan Grant answered Rangers questions in a live Q&A. And good news! The BZZR app is […]
Minor league update for 8/13/26
Hickory starter Evan Siary went 5.2 innings, allowing two runs, striking out six and walking two. Michael Trausch struck out one and walked one in 1.2 scoreless innings. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 5 with a sotlen base. Marco Argudin homered and walked. Pablo Guerrero had a double and two walks. Kaden Carpenter had a […]
Thoughts on a 7-0 Rangers loss
Angels 7, Rangers 0
60-62 – Rangers lose dignity, series to Angels
The Texas Rangers scored zero runs but the Anaheim Angels scored seven runs. I hadn’t thought much about the Rangers all day. I hadn’t even really paid attention to the lineup when I was putting up the GDT. BZZR is finally on Roku (I can finally uninstall Poob!) so I got that working a few […]
Game 122 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Anaheim Angels
Texas Rangers @ Anaheim Angels Thursday, August 13, 2026, 9:07 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Angel Stadium RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Walbert Urena Today’s Lineups RANGERS ANGELS Joc Pederson – 1B Wade Meckler – DH Wyatt Langford – LF Mike Trout – CF Corey Seager – DH Nolan Schanuel – […]
Texas Rangers lineup for August 13, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for August 13, 2026 against the Anaheim Angels: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Walbert Urena for the Angels. Its almost game time! You fired up! WOOOOOOOO!!! The lineup: Pederson — 1B Langford — LF Seager — DH Nimmo — RF Duran — 3B Carter — CF Lopez — […]
Thursday Morning Links
Morning, all! Cody Bradford has impressed Skip Schumaker in his first two outings after a long road back from injury, and is providing some much needed stability to a rotation that is showing the wear and tear of a major league season. The Rangers released an injury update wherein we learn that Jack Leiter will […]
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