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55-57 – Rangers succumb to sweep following 7-3 finale loss in Houston
The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Houston Astros scored seven runs. While Kumar Rocker was fighting for his life early in this one, the Rangers waited until the fifth inning before reaching base for the first time against some dude who had a 5.72 ERA for the Colorado Rockies last season. By that […]
Peralta to the Rays, per reports
MLB Trade Rumors: Freddy Peralta is going to the Tampa Bay Rays from the New York Mets, per multiple reports. No word as of yet as to the return. Peralta, 30, was acquired last offseason by the Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers after putting up a 2.70 ERA and finishing fifth in the National League […]
Game 112 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros
Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Sunday, August 02, 2026, 1:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Daikin Park RHP Kumar Rocker vs. RHP Peter Lambert Today’s Lineups RANGERS ASTROS Joc Pederson – DH Jeremy Pena – DH Wyatt Langford – LF Yordan Alvarez – LF Corey Seager – SS Isaac Paredes – […]
Minor league update for 8/1/26
Hickory starter Jacob Johnson, the team’s 11th round pick in 2025, made his full season debut with two shutout innings, striking out three. Michael Trausch struck out four and walked one in two shutout innings. Pablo Guerrero was 2 for 3 with a double, a homer and a pair of walks. Marco Argudin was 2 […]
Sunday morning Rangers things
Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers fell to the Houston Astros by a score of 5-4 last night. Shawn McFarland writes the Rangers’ ongoing problems with the bases loaded hurt them again in the loss. Brandon Nimmo hit the 10 year service time mark yesterday. Jeff Wilson asks whether the Rangers should add another starting […]
Skubal to the Dodgers, per reports
Tarik Skubal is being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers, per multiple reports. Going back to the Tigers in the deal are minor league outfielder Zyhir Hope and minor league righthanded pitchers River Ryan and Brady Smith. Skubal is the two-time defending American League Cy Young Award winner, having led the […]
55-56 – Rangers back below .500 with 5-4 loss to Astros
The Texas Rangers scored four runs but the Houston Astros scored five runs. Other than the fact that the Rangers didn’t ultimately end up losing by like ten runs, this was a pretty familiar contest. The Rangers let a first inning rally go to waste without scoring and then Houston got on the board first […]
Game 111 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros
Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Saturday, August 01, 2026, 6:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Daikin Park RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Ronel Blanco Today’s Lineups RANGERS ASTROS Joc Pederson – 1B Jeremy Pena – SS Wyatt Langford – LF Yordan Alvarez – DH Corey Seager – SS Isaac Paredes – […]
Kingham up, Curvelo down, Pence to Round Rock
The Texas Rangers have purchased the contract of righthanded pitcher Nolan Kingham, the team announced today. There was an open 40 man roster spot, so no move in that regard was necessary. To clear a spot on the active roster, the Rangers have optioned reliever Luis Curvelo to AAA Round Rock. In addition, lefthanded pitcher […]
Texas Rangers lineup for August 1, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for August 1, 2026 against the Houston Astros: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Ronel Blanco for the Astros. Texas looks to rebound from yesterday’s ugly loss and re-gain first place in the American League West. Its a lefty-heavy lineup that includes Joc Pederson at first base. The lineup: […]
Mariners reportedly may be selling
MLB Trade Rumors: The Seattle Mariners have starting pitcher George Kirby generating trade interest, per Jeff Passan, who says that teams think that he is “available and could be moved” at the trade deadline. Passan also says that Emerson Hancock and Luis Castillo could also be moved. Seattle has reportedly been shopping Castillo for a […]
Minor league update for 7/31/26
Mason McConnaughey started for the Crawdads, allowing two runs in an inning of work, striking out one, walking one and giving up one homer. Jormy Nivar struck out two and walked one in five shutout innings. Louis Marinaro struck out three and walked one in a shutout inning. Geury Rodriguez struck out three and walked […]
Saturday morning Rangers stuff
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers got smacked around by the Astros last night, falling 11-2 and dropping out of first place. Evan Grant writes about the Rangers faceplant. No one’s more disappointed than Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi. Corey Seager looked good in his return to action, about the only positive from last night. Shawn McFarland […]
Thoughts on an 11-2 Rangers loss
Astros 11, Rangers 2
55-55 – Rangers see Silver Boot slip off their foot with 11-2 loss to Astros
The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Houston Astros scored eleven runs. I didn’t catch this one because Major League Baseball loves nothing more than gatekeeping its product but I hear the Rangers lost the game tonight. Seems like it didn’t go well at all. That’s pretty unfortunate for a few reasons. First of […]
Game 110 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros
Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Friday, July 31, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Apple TV) Daikin Park RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP Hunter Brown Today’s Lineups RANGERS ASTROS Joc Pederson – DH Jeremy Pena – SS Wyatt Langford – LF Yordan Alvarez – DH Corey Seager – SS Isaac Paredes – 3B […]
Texas Rangers lineup for July 31, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for July 31, 2026 against the Houston Astros: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Hunter Brown for the Astros. Texas takes on the Astros in the opener of a pretty huge three game series in Houston, the final three games they will play before Monday’s trade deadline. If they […]
Rangers activate Seager, make other moves
The Texas Rangers have activated shortstop Corey Seager from the injured list, the team announced today. In addition, the team announced that relief pitcher Chase Silseth, acquired from the Anaheim Angels in a trade Wednesday, has officially reported and been added to the active roster, and that relief pitcher Luis Curvelo has been recalled from […]
2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #19
Congratulations to Emiliano Teodo, who has been named the #18 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under one-quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Caden Scarborough 3 — Malcolm Moore 4 — A.J. Russell 5 — Yolfran Castillo 6 — Rafe Perich […]
Friday morning Rangers things
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers fell to the Rays yesterday 3-2 to drop the series in Tampa. Evan Grant writes about a missed opportunity but says Corey Seager is around the corner. Josh Jung’s calf injury is trending in the wrong direction, per Skip Schumaker. Yeesh. On the positive side Cody Bradford pitched his second […]
Minor league update for 7/31/26
Hickory starter Evan Siary threw 5.1 no hit innings, allowing one run, walking three and striking out seven. Aneudis Mejia struck out one in a shutout inning. Yolfran Castillo was 3 for 5 with a stolen base. Pablo Guerrero homered and walked. Paulino Santana doubled. Dewar Tovar tripled and walked twice. Marco Argudin was 3 […]
Thoughts on a 3-2 Rangers loss
Rays 3, Rangers 2
55-54 – Rangers drop mother of all getaway games 3-2 to Rays
The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs. Saving Nathan Eovaldi for Houston, the Rangers opted for a total bullpen game today with Cole Winn getting the opening inning. Winn got through his inning unscathed and handed things over to what amounted to a bulk pitcher today in Marco […]
Junis to the i.l., Santos recalled
The Texas Rangers have placed reliever Jakob Junis on the injured list with a left adductor strain, the team announced this morning. To replace him on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled righthanded pitcher Winston Santos from AAA Round Rock. This is unfortunate. Junis, who spent the first half of July on the injured […]
Game 109 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, July 30, 2026, 11:10 AM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Tropicana Field RHP Cole Winn vs. LHP Shane McClanahan Today’s Lineups RANGERS RAYS Wyatt Langford – LF Yandy Diaz – DH Ezequiel Duran – 3B Jonathan Aranda – 1B Brandon Nimmo – DH Junior Caminero […]
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