Rangers Set Record For Players Used In MLB Season
When Derek Holland took the mound Tuesday night, he became the 60th player that the Texas Rangers have used this year, breaking a tie for the most in a single season in major league history.
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When Derek Holland took the mound Tuesday night, he became the 60th player that the Texas Rangers have used this year, breaking a tie for the most in a single season in major league history.
It's been more than two months since the sudden passing of Texas Rangers beat writer and ESPN reporter Richard Durrett. Next week friends and former colleagues are holding an event in his honor.
Holland is finally set to make his season debut for Texas after working his way back from offseason knee surgery. He went 2-1 with a 4.43 ERA over six rehab starts in the minors.
Colby Lewis is racking up innings for the Rangers after missing last season. He pitched seven innings as Texas lost to the Royals by a score of 4-3 on Monday night.
The Rangers got more than 5 serviceable innings out of rookie Nick Martinez, only to see the Astros rally for two runs in the eighth inning against his relief for a 3-2 win.
Michael Choice wasn't able to get a hit in his first three games since rejoining the Texas Rangers following a stint in Triple-A.
When Rua appears in a game, he will be the 59th player to appear for Texas this season, typing the MLB record.
Starter Nick Tepesch couldn't hold onto a 2-0 lead, as Jason Castro's second career grand slam sent the Astros past the Rangers.
Rougned Odor hit a third-inning grand slam to back Colby Lewis, and the last-place Texas Rangers beat Seattle 12-4 Wednesday to take two of three from the Mariners.
Texas had no answers for James Paxton, who pitched into the seventh inning to lower his career ERA to 1.71 as the Mariners topped the Rangers 5-0 on Tuesday.
If you didn't know by now, Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre are pretty tight. From their back-and-forth banter to fooling each other on the field, there's no pair more fun to watch. Need proof?
Miles Mikolas allowed only three hits in eight scoreless innings, and the Rangers opened a three-game set against the Mariners with a 2-0 victory on Monday night.
Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is scheduled for surgery to remove a bone spur from his left elbow and will miss the rest of the season.
Texas, who has lost 23 of 30 away from home, opens a 10-game road trip as Miles Mikolas faces Seattle for the first time in his career.
Jon Daniels stopped short of ruling Yu Darvish out for the season, but the Rangers General Manager did say the team's ace wouldn't return until "everything is clear".
