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Minor league update for 5/10/26

Hickory didn’t play due to the clubhouse fire, and Frisco was rained out. Hub City starter D.J. McCarty struck out seven in six innings while allowing a pair of solo homers. Owen Proksch allowed three runs in two innings, striking out three, walking two and giving up a home run. Rafe Perich was 2 for […]

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19-21 – Rangers love their mothers, beat Cubs 3-0

The Texas Rangers scored three runs while the Chicago Cubs scored zero runs. We’ve reached peak baseball at The Shed with two teams playing a full nine inning game in which neither team had a hit with RISP. The good news is it was only a nine inning game without a hit with RISP for […]

Game 40 Game Day Thread – Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers

Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers Sunday, May 10, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Jameson Taillon vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups CUBS RANGERS Nico Hoerner – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Moises Ballesteros – DH Ezequiel Duran – 2B Seiya Suzuki – RF Corey Seager – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for May 10, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 10, 2026 against the Chicago Cubs: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Cubs and Jameson Taillon for the Cubs. Texas will try to make it a two game winning streak this afternoon, and win the series against the Cubs. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Duran — 2B Seager — […]

Minor league update for 5/9/26

Hickory’s Saturday and Sunday games have been cancelled due to a fire in the visitor’s clubhouse. Hub City starter Ismael Agreda allowed allowed a homer to Devin Fitz-Gerald to lead off the game, then allowed just one more run in five innings, walking one and striking out seven. With Hickory not going, A.J. Russell, who […]

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Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs last night by a score of 6-0. Evan Grant’s game story talks about Justin Foscue, and the Rangers as a whole, bouncing back after Friday’s ugliness. Foscue collected his first major league home run in the Rangers’ win. Jake Burger is going to sit Saturday […]

18-21 – Rangers snap Chicago’s winning streak with 6-0 victory

The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the Chicago Cubs did not score a run. Welcome to The Shed, Chicago. Pure usual Rangers anti-scoring energy radiated from the Arlington den where the dreadful ley lines for impotent RISP ability seem deeply rooted. Luckily, those undesirable powers wafted from the home dugout over the visitors and […]

Game 39 Game Day Thread – Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers

Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers Saturday, May 9, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Edward Cabrera vs. RHP Jack Leiter Today’s Lineups CUBS RANGERS Nico Hoerner – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Michael Conforto – DH Ezequiel Duran – 2B Alex Bregman – 3B Corey Seager – […]

Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Good morning ,LSB. The Rangers lost to the Cubs last night with what was, by my count, their fourth horrible loss in five games. Evan Grant focuses on maybe the worst defensive play in MLB this season in his game story. Kennedi Landry writes about the weird night for Kumar Rocker. Jeff Wilson says far […]

Minor league update for 5/8/26

Hickory starter Evan Siary allowed two solo homers in four innings, walking two and striking out three. Hector Osorio had three of the four Crawdad hits, including a home run. Yolfran Castillo had the other hit. Hickory box score For Hub City, J’Briell Easley walked two and struck out two in three innings, giving up […]

17-21 – Rangers connect with their city, lose 7-1 to Cubs

The Texas Rangers scored a run but the Chicago Cubs scored seven runs. The Rangers introduced Elvis Cam tonight with Elvis Andrus manning one of the television cameras for an inning or so. It was a cute idea to see a Rangers legend and fan favorite covering the “action” but then they ended up forcing […]

Game 38 Game Day Thread – Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers

Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers Friday, May 8, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / CW33) The Shed RHP Ben Brown vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups CUBS RANGERS Nico Hoerner – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Michael Conforto – DH Ezequiel Duran – 2B Alex Bregman – 3B Corey Seager – SS Ian […]

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Texas Rangers lineup for May 8, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 8, 2026 against the Chicago Cubs: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Ben Brown for the Cubs. Texas is back at the Shed after a six game road trip. You will be happy to know that Brandon Nimmo is back in right field. The lineup: Nimmo — […]

Minor league update for 5/7/26

Hickory starter Kamdyn Perry allowed a solo homer in four innings of work, striking out four and walking one. Yolfran Castillo went 3 for 5 with a double and two stolen bases. Hector Osorio doubled and stole a base. Marcos Torres was 1 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base. Daniel Flames was […]

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Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers lost to the Yankees yesterday, 9-2. Evan Grant writes about the slim margin of error the Rangers have to work with in order to get a win these days. Kennedi Landry touches on MacKenzie Gore, who was in control through five innings before the wheels shot off. Joc Pederson started […]

Game 37 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ New York Yankees

Texas Rangers @ New York Yankees Thursday, May 7, 2026, 11:35 AM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Yankee Stadium LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. RHP Paul Blackburn Today’s Lineups RANGERS YANKEES Brandon Nimmo – DH Paul Goldschmidt – 1B Ezequiel Duran – LF Aaron Judge – DH Corey Seager – SS Cody Bellinger […]

Texas Rangers lineup for May 7, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 7, 2026 against the New York Yankees: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Paul Blackburn for the Yankees. Texas plays a very early game in New York today. It is the final game of the road trip, and will determine whether the Rangers win or lose this […]

Minor league update for 5/6/26

Hickory starter Aidan Deakins struck out five and walked three in five innings, allowing one run. Owen Proksch struck out one in two scoreless innings. Louis Marinaro struck out two and gave up a solo homer in two innings. Hector Osorio was 3 for 4 with a homer. Daniel Flames was 2 for 4 with […]

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17-19 – No complaints as Rangers, Eovaldi handle Yankees 6-1

The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the New York Yankees scored one run. After much consternation over the last few days (weeks? months? years?) about the offense, the Rangers had a few ingredients going for them tonight that left us with a better taste in our mouths. For one, they had Nathan Eovaldi on […]

Game 36 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ New York Yankees

Texas Rangers @ New York Yankees Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Yankee Stadium RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP Will Warren Today’s Lineups RANGERS YANKEES Brandon Nimmo – DH Trent Grisham – CF Ezequiel Duran – 2B Aaron Judge – RF Corey Seager – SS Cody Bellinger […]