MLB Says Umps Made Right Call At Rainy Rangers vs Yankees Game
Major League Baseball says umpires made the correct call when they stopped a game between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees because tarp trouble left the field too wet.
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Major League Baseball says umpires made the correct call when they stopped a game between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees because tarp trouble left the field too wet.
The Rangers announced after Thursday's 4-2 loss to the New York Yankees that they would purchase Williams' contract from Triple-A Round Rock.
Texas fell to 3-17 in July and dropped 22 games under .500 for the first time since the final week of the 1988 season.
The Texas Rangers have filled the roster spot vacated by Joakim Soria by purchasing the contract of right-handed pitcher Nate Adcock from Triple-A Round Rock.
Brett Gardner hit a tiebreaking homer off Darvish, and the Yankees beat the Rangers 2-1 Wednesday night in a rain-shortened game stopped in the fifth inning under bizarre circumstances.
The Texas Rangers have traded closer Joakim Soria to Detroit for right-handed pitching prospects Corey Knebel and Jake Thompson.
The Texas Rangers started a rusty rookie who hadn't worked in three weeks. They ended the game with a guy on the mound who threw 99 pitches two days ago and then a bullpen Tuesday afternoon.
Rangers catcher Geovany Soto has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin, less than a week after he returned from right knee surgery.
Adrian Beltre has been named the Texas Rangers 2014 Heart and Hustle Award winner as voted by former Major League Baseball players.
Trailing by one with none on and two outs in the sixth, Texas got run-scoring singles from Geovany Soto, Rougned Odor and Shin-Soo Choo to go ahead in only its third win in 17 July games.
Adduci has been out since breaking his left pinkie sliding into second base on April 17. He re-injured the finger during a rehabilitation assignment in June.
Melky Cabrera hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, and the Blue Jays beat the Rangers by a score of 9-6 on Sunday. Texas has lost 13 of their last 15 road games.
Marcus Stroman pitched seven shutout innings to snap a three-start winless streak, Dan Johnson had two RBIs, and the Blue Jays beat the Rangers by a score of 4-1 on Saturday.
J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run homer against his former team, Yu Darvish matched his season high with 12 strikeouts and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Friday night.
With Yu Darvish on the mound, the Rangers are looking to avoid their longest skid in 11 seasons in Friday night's series opener in Toronto.
