Minor League Journeyman Gets First Hit After 13 Seasons
Guilder Rodriguez played in 1,095 games over 13 seasons in the minors before his first call up to the major leagues. It took him seven at bats to get his first hit.
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Guilder Rodriguez played in 1,095 games over 13 seasons in the minors before his first call up to the major leagues. It took him seven at bats to get his first hit.
Guilder Rodriguez had his first two major league hits, including a tie-breaking RBI single, as the Texas Rangers opened their final homestand with a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
Ryan Rua hit his first major league homer in the ninth inning, as the Rangers beat the playoff-bound Angels by a score of 2-1 on Sunday for their eighth win in nine games.
Ryan Rua had four hits, Jake Smolinski homered and the Rangers beat the playoff-bound Angels 12-3 Friday night for their seventh straight victory.
The Oakland A's kept sliding, falling out of the top AL wild-card spot with a 7-2 loss to Texas on Thursday that gave the Rangers a three-game sweep.
"I was not true to my wife after 42 years, I broke her trust. I am here today to own that mistake," said former Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington.
Former Texas Rangers Manager Ron Washington is scheduled to hold a Thursday afternoon press conference to address the media on his recent resignation as manager of the team.
Sean Doolittle allowed a three-run homer to J.P. Arencibia during a six-run ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics lost 6-1 to the last-place Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.
Jake Smolinski hit his first career homer, and the Rangers took advantage of sloppy play from Oakland to beat the A's 6-3 for their first four-game win streak since April.
Lewis pitched seven innings for his 10th victory, Luis Sardinas doubled his career total with four RBIs and Texas finished off a three-game sweep of the slumping Atlanta Braves with a 10-3 win on Sunday.
Rangers 3, Braves 2, rookie Lisalverto Bonilla a win in his first major-league start
In the context of the 2014 season, Texas' 2-1 win over the Braves on Friday night meant nothing. But it provides a glimpse of what the future holds for 2015.
Rangers starter Derek Holland missed the team's first 137 games with a knee injury. He's making every opportunity in the final 25 count.
JIm Adduci continues to recover from a concussion suffered in a collision two weeks ago. And could Alex Rios' season be over?
While the Rangers could have a tough time at the plate against Braves starter Alex Wood, the same may be true for Atlanta with a matchup against Derek Holland.
