Rangers Fall To Astros On Opening Day
George Springer led off the game with a home run and the World Champion Houston Astros added three more runs throughout the game to defeat the Texas Rangers 4-1 at Globe Life Park on Opening Day.
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George Springer led off the game with a home run and the World Champion Houston Astros added three more runs throughout the game to defeat the Texas Rangers 4-1 at Globe Life Park on Opening Day.
The exhilaration of Opening Day is something everyone should experience at least once, says CBS11's Keith Russell.
The new baseball season is finally here! Opening Day 2018 has arrived at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Rangers are set to do battle with the Astros on Thursday afternoon.
Opening day is here for the Rangers, and plenty of baseball fans will be heading to Globe Life Park in Arlington. Check out which parking lots are available for Thursday's game.
Justin Verlander and Cole Hamels were both acquired in midseason trades by teams looking for championships.
Rangers officials announced the decision several hours before the scheduled first pitch of the day game, when it was already raining.
Doug Fister won't have to wait long this season to make his first start. The right-hander feels that he is in a good spot for his Rangers debut in their second game.
The Rangers anticipate the right-hander will start the fifth game of the season.
Rangers minor league coach Howard Johnson has been released from a hospital with several fractures in his cheekbone after being hit by a line drive while in the dugout.
The Texas Rangers have cut pitcher Bartolo Colon, but the popular 44-year-old could rejoin them soon.
The Rangers rotation is leaning quite a bit to the left. Texas added two more lefty starters to go with Cole Hamels and Martin Perez, along with a free agent right-hander.
Baseball managers must have a sweet smile as the franchise's face, sitting in front of a backdrop with sponsor logos before and after 162 games every year, and hopefully more.
Yu Darvish faced the Rangers on Wednesday for the first time since signing a six-year contract with the Cubs last month. Darvish limited the Rangers to three hits over six innings.
Going into his 21st big-league season, Adrian Beltre is one of only two current players who have played at least 20 MLB seasons. The other is his new teammate with the Texas Rangers, 44-year-old pitcher Bartolo Colon.
The battle for the starting left fielder job just got a lot easier for Drew Robinson and Ryan Rua.
