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20-22 – Rangers blow the roof off in 7-4 win over D-Backs

The Texas Rangers scored seven runs while the Arizona Diamondbacks scored four runs. The roof was open allowing for a breath of fresh air at The Shed tonight. One night after going nine innings without a run, the Rangers scored one batter into tonight’s game when surprise leadoff hitter Joc Pederson took Zac Gallen deep […]

Game 42 Game Day Thread – Arizona Diamondbacks @ Texas Rangers

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Zac Gallen vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS RANGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Joc Pederson – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Brandon Nimmo – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Corey Seager – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for May 12, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 12, 2026 against the Arizona Diamondbacks: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Zac Gallen for the D-Backs. The Rangers play the D-Backs this evening. The Rangers will try to score at least one run in this game. It will be challenging, I know, but if we all […]

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about a rip-roaring, scintillating 1-0 loss from the Texas Rangers at The Shed last evening. Jeff Wilson writes that Nathan Eovaldi was scratched pregame to set up last night’s humiliation ritual for the Texas lineup. Kennedi Landy writes that, even with the bats flailing and failing, the bullpen turned in […]

19-22 – Rangers silenced by Diamondbacks 1-0

The Texas Rangers didn’t score a run but the Arizona Diamondbacks scored one run. Everything you come to expect from a first inning at The Shed came to pass as the Rangers immediately allowed a first inning run and then wasted a chance for a first inning rally of their own with three consecutive outs […]

Game 41 Game Day Thread – Arizona Diamondbacks @ Texas Rangers

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Texas Rangers Monday, May 11, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Michael Soroka vs. RHP Jakob Junis Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS RANGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Corbin Carroll – RF Ezequiel Duran – 2B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Corey Seager – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for May 11, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 11, 2026 against the Arizona Diamondbacks: starting pitchers are Jakob Junis for the Rangers and Michael Soroka for the D-Backs. The Rangers, who haven’t allowed a run since the seventh inning of Friday’s game, find their scoreless streak in greater jeopardy now that Nathan Eovaldi has been scratched. Texas is […]

2026 Texas Rangers Recap: Week Seven

Season Record: 19-21 Week Record: 3-3 Series Record: 5-7, 1 split GAME 35: 4-7 LOSS @ NEW YORK YANKEESGAME 36: 6-1 WIN @ NEW YORK YANKEESGAME 37: 2-9LOSS @ NEW YORK YANKEES GAME 38: 1-7 LOSS vs CHICAGO CUBSGAME 39: 6-0 WIN vs CHICAGO CUBSGAME 40: 3-0 WIN vs CHICAGO CUBS So the Rangers pitched 20 innings […]

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Dreiling named Texas League Player of the Week

Dylan Dreiling, Frisco Roughriders outfielder, has been named the Texas League Player of the Week for the week of May 4 to May 10, it was announced today. Dreiling, a lefthanded hitter who was taken in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of the University of Tennessee, put up a .368/.520/1.000 slash […]

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New mock drafts out

2026 MLB Draft: Baseball America has released their latest mock draft — V.3.0 if you’re keeping track at home — and they have the Texas Rangers, at #16, selecting righthanded pitcher Cameron Flukey out of Coastal Carolina. Flukey is not someone who, coming into the season, would generally have been seen up to this point […]

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Evan Grant writes that, after a series win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, the Texas Rangers finished a 40 game gauntlet to begin the season with an opportunity to ascend. Kennedi Landry writes that the Rangers were treated to a vintage Jacob deGrom performance in the series-clinching finale win over Chicago. ESPN […]

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 […]