Rangers Grind Out 1-0 Win Over Twins
Joe Saunders pitched five scoreless innings and Luis Sardinas drove in the only run of the game to lift the Rangers to a 1-0 victory over the Twins on Wednesday night.
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Joe Saunders pitched five scoreless innings and Luis Sardinas drove in the only run of the game to lift the Rangers to a 1-0 victory over the Twins on Wednesday night.
Yu Darvish showed up to the ballpark on Wednesday with his stiff neck feeling much better, and the Texas Rangers were able to breathe a sigh of relief knowing their Japanese ace won't have to join a long list of teammates on the disabled list.
The Rangers have activated left-hander Joe Saunders from the 15-day disabled list and claimed right-hander Phil Irwin off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
On a day when everything went wrong in the DFW sports world, the Rangers received some relatively good news about their ace Yu Darvish.
Ian Kinsler expected big things after moving to Detroit this offseason. He wanted to contend for a World Series title -- the Tigers are leading the AL Central. And Kinsler is having a career year.
Joakim Soria bobbled a ball with two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth inning, allowing the winning run to score in Minnesota's 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday night.
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish has been scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins due to neck stiffness.
Rangers first baseman Prince Fielder underwent successful neck surgery on Tuesday, the team announced. The surgery will likely sideline the first-year Ranger for the remainder of the 2014 season.
After a rough first two innings, Nick Tepesch settled down and cruised through another quality outing to help the Rangers stay hot -- beating the Twins 7-2 on Monday afternoon.
Texas looks to continue its surge and move back above .500 for the first time in two weeks in Monday's series opener at Minnesota.
Alex Rios tripled and drove in three runs, and the Rangers rolled to another rout of Detroit, beating Justin Verlander and the Tigers 12-4 on Sunday.
Though largely a foregone conclusion, the Texas Rangers have officially placed first baseman Prince Fielder on the disabled list with a herniated disk in his neck that is expected to end his season.
During a conference on Thursday Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations/GM Jon Daniels announced that Prince Fielder will have season ending neck surgery.
Shin-Soo Choo homered, Chris Gimenez had four hits and the Texas Rangers rolled to a 9-2 victory over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Nick Tepesch won for the first time in more than 10 months, Shin-Soo Choo hit a tie-breaking home run, and the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Wednesday.
