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Texas Rangers lineup for August 19, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for August 19, 2026 against the Washington Nationals: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Cade Cavalli for the Nationals. Texas plays the middle game of a three game set against Washington tonight. Skip Schumaker is going with his super-lefty-heavy batting order. The lineup: Pederson — 1B Seager — SS […]
Wednesday morning Rangers things
Good morning, folks…it appears I’m doing the links today… The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals last night by a score of 5-0. Evan Grant’s game story talks about the Rangers being more aggressive on the basepaths in an effort to kickstart a somnolent offense. Taylor Sheridan, creator of “Yellowstone,” threw out the first pitch […]
Minor league update for 8/18/26
For Hickory Geury Rodriguez threw three shutout innings, striking out two. Louis Marinaro walked one and struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings. Pablo Guerrero was 4 for 6 with a homer. Kaden Carpenter homered and walked twice. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 5 with a walk and a stolen base. Paulino Santana had a […]
Thoughts on a 5-0 Rangers win
Rangers 5, Nationals 0
62-64 – Rangers find tools to victory in The Shed, top Nats 5-0
The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Washington Nationals scored zero runs. Maybe all the Rangers needed was to play a team from the National League. Sure the American League is terrible this season but Texas obviously likes a challenge. Why put in your best effort against the likes of Anaheim and Not-Oakland when […]
Game 126 Game Day Thread – Washington Nationals @ Texas Rangers
Washington Nationals @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed LHP Jackson Kent vs. RHP Cal Quantrill Today’s Lineups NATIONALS RANGERS CJ Abrams – DH Wyatt Langford – LF Abimelec Ortiz – 1B Corey Seager – SS Brady House – 3B Jake Burger – […]
Texas Rangers lineup for August 18, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for August 18, 2026 against the Washington Nationals: starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill for the Rangers and Jackson Kent for the Nationals. The Rangers return home after a disappointing, to say the least, West Coast road trip. They play the Washington Nationals today. The Nationals are starting a lefthanded pitcher named Jackson […]
Jansen activated, Wynns DFA’d
Texas Rangers catcher Danny Jansen has been activated from the 60 day injured list, the team announced today. To make room for him on the active roster, the Rangers have designated catcher Austin Wynns for assignment, leaving 39 players on the 40 man roster. In addition, the Rangers announced that Marco Gonzales, who was designated […]
Curvelo clears waivers, is outrighted
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Luis Curvelo has cleared waivers and been outrighted to AAA Round Rock, the team has announced. As Curvelo has never been outrighted before, he does not have the option of rejecting the outright assignment, and thus will remain in the Rangers’ organization for the time being. Curvelo, 25, was designated for […]
Lone Star Ball Reacts Survey: Debuting Relievers
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rangers fans and fans across the country. The Texas Rangers have, for better or for worse, had a lot of relievers go through their bullpen this season. A good number of those pitchers […]
Rangers Reacts Results: Third Starter
The Texas Rangers, despite their sub-.500 record, continue to be in the Wild Card race, and are currently tied with Detroit and Baltimore for the third Wild Card spot, as well as being just two games out in the American League West. In our latest Rangers Reacts Survey, we asked, in a playoff series, who […]
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Shocking I know, but it appears not many were eager to write about the Texas Rangers on a day off following a horrific road trip. Jeff Wilson writes that despite the horrors out West, the Rangers somehow return home still in contention for a playoff spot. In Matt Snyder’s latest Power Rankings, he […]
Davalillo named PCL Pitcher of the Week
Texas Rangers righthanded pitcher David Davalillo has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 11-16, it was announced today. In addition, the Rangers are reportedly promoting two-way players Josh Owens and Seong-Jun Kim from the Arizona Complex League to low-A Hickory. Davalillo was added to the 40 […]
2026 MLB Playoffs Tiebreakers
2026 MLB Playoffs Tiebreakers: The American League Wild Card race is a free-for-all right now, particularly as it relates to the third and final seed. The Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins are all within a game or so of the final Wild Card spot. The Seattle […]
Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Shawn McFarland ponders what to make of the Texas Rangers after an abysmal road trip against baseball’s worst teams. MLB dot com’s Theo DeRosa writes about the Rangers falling in the finale against the Athletics to become the first visiting team to lose a series in Sacramento since April. McFarland checks out why […]
Minor league update for 8/16/26
Hickory starter Jesus Lafalaise threw six shutout innings, striking out six and walking three. Louis Marinar struck out two in a shutout inning. Michale Trausch allowed three runs in 1.1 IP, walking one. Pablo Guerrero was 2 for 6 with a double. Paulino Santana and Marco Argudin each had a hit. Kaden Carpenter was 2 […]
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
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