Porcello Throws 3-Hitter, Tigers Blank Rangers
Rick Porcello went to his normal spot on the Detroit Tigers bench after the eighth inning. He had every intention to finish what he started.
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Rick Porcello went to his normal spot on the Detroit Tigers bench after the eighth inning. He had every intention to finish what he started.
The Rangers lost their seventh straight game as the Tigers stretched their own winning streak to six games with an 8-6 victory over Texas on Wednesday night.
Adrian Beltre got career hit 2,500 on Tuesday night, but the Rangers were toppled by the Tigers by a score of 8-2, dropping to six games under .500 for the first time since 2008.
The Rangers observed a moment of silence before Tuesday night's game against Detroit for veteran sports reporter Richard Durrett, who died unexpectedly last week.
Major League Baseball has adjusted the new rule regarding catchers blocking the plate, saying it won't be called on force plays at home.
ESPN will feature 22 athletes in tasteful nude poses in its magazine's Body Issue, which hits newsstands July 11. Among those athletes is Rangers slugger Prince Fielder.
The Rangers have purchased the contract Carlos Pena from Triple-A Round Rock, and the first baseman was set to play his first game for his original team since 2001
In an attempt to localize the emotions, I saw some people comparing Sunday's World Cup result to Nelson Cruz's outfield snafu that essentially cost the team the World Series.
C.J. Cron and Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth inning against Yu Darvish, and the Rangers were shut down by Angels rookie Matt Shoemaker in a 5-2 loss on Sunday.
Howie Kendrick hit an RBI double in the 10th inning to give Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Garrett Richards pitched six innings of four-hit ball, David Freese drove in two runs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 7-3 on Friday night.
Joe Saunders' first win in a Texas uniform has been hard to come by, but it could now come with added value against his former team as the Rangers try to extend their dominance over the Angels.
Texas manager Ron Washington is convinced that the Rangers will play better, even though they are now two games under .500 and nine games behind the Athletics.
Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the fifth inning and Sonny Gray pitched Oakland over the Texas Rangers 4-2 Wednesday, giving the Athletics the best record in the majors.
Darvish gave up a career-high tying seven runs in 5-plus innings -- his shortest outing in nearly two months -- and the A's beat the Rangers 10-6.
