Choo Extends On-Base Streak As Rangers Rip White Sox 11-3
Shin-Soo Choo reached base for the 41st straight game and hit one of five Texas home runs in the first three innings.
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Shin-Soo Choo reached base for the 41st straight game and hit one of five Texas home runs in the first three innings.
Mike Minor (6-4) was perfect until Eric Hosmer's single up the middle with one out in the seventh.
The Rangers have placed first baseman Ronald Guzman on the seven-day concussion disabled list and recalled utilityman Ryan Rua from Triple-A Round Rock.
Wil Myers and Hunter Renfroe hit run-scoring doubles in San Diego's three-run eighth inning, helping the Padres rally for a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Robinson Chirinos drove in the first of five runs that Texas scored in a decisive sixth inning, as the Rangers rallied for a 7-4 win over the Padres on Monday night.
Shin-Soo Choo changed up his swing with a modified leg kick going into this season. Perhaps more significant was a return to some mental focus that he had lost along the way.
Berrios struck out a career-best 12 in seven innings, helping the Minnesota Twins beat Bartolo Colon and the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Sunday.
Adrian Beltre and Robinson Chirinos homered to help Yovani Gallardo win for the first time since last July as the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 on Saturday.
Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Rougned Odor homered, and the Rangers extended their win streak to five games with a 3-2 victory over the Royals on Wednesday.
Cole Hamels allowed four singles over seven innings, and the Rangers beat the Royals by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to four games.
Yohander Mendez was supposed to start Wednesday's series finale against Kansas City. But right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx will get the ball instead.
We can probably file this under another case of "Manny being Manny."
Bartolo Colon earned his 244th win, passing Juan Marichal for the most by a pitcher born in the Dominican Republic, and the Rangers beat the skidding Royals by a score of 6-3 on Monday.
Elvis Andrus, a two-time All-Star for the Rangers, was activated Monday for the series opener against the Kansas City Royals.
Jose Trevino blooped a two-run single, capping a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Texas Rangers over the Colorado Rockies 13-12 on Sunday.
