Clemens Returns To Baseball In Texas
When Roger Clemens pitches Saturday night for the Sugar Land Skeeters it will be the first time the 50-year-old has taken the mound in almost five years.
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When Roger Clemens pitches Saturday night for the Sugar Land Skeeters it will be the first time the 50-year-old has taken the mound in almost five years.
Yu Darvish matched his major-league high with 11 strikeouts over eight innings after an extended break and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Friday night.
The Rangers gave Darvish extra time between starts. He is set to pitch Friday night against Houston, eight days after he walked six and allowed six runs in a 7-1 loss at Oakland.
Gift-giving for Father's Day has evolved a lot since the days of a standard tie and a family cook-out. Check out some more unconventional options this year.
After years on the sidelines, the Astrodome is in the spotlight again as the staff of the agency that runs the facility is set to make a recommendation on its future.
Colby Lewis allowed four hits in eight-plus innings and drove in two runs, and the Rangers took a big lead in the first inning before coasting to a 6-1 win over the Astros on Sunday.
Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
The agent for Roy Oswalt says the right-handed pitcher is still evaluating his options and plans on playing in the major leagues this season.
The new Astros owner was considering switching the team's name. But an email sent to season ticket holders on Monday said the name is "here to stay."
New Houston Astros owner Jim Crane is considering changing the name of the franchise as well as its uniforms.
There was a time when the residents of Dallas and Fort Worth couldn't stand each other. Some would argue that a competition between the two cities still stands, but thanks to the arrival of the Texas Rangers in 1972, that rivalry started to ebb.
Baseball owners unanimously approved the long-delayed sale of the team last Thursday, a transaction that requires the franchise to move from the NL Central to the AL West in 2013.
The Astros will move from the NL Central to the AL West beginning in the 2013 season, giving each league 15 teams.
Jason Michaels homered and drove in three runs and Wandy Rodriguez and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Houston Astros snapped an eight-game home losing streak with a 7-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
Ian Kinsler was upset in the third inning on Wednesday night after he was hit in the stomach by a pitch, but charged with a strike when the umpire ruled it a missed bunt attempt.
Pitcher C.J. Wilson got his first major league hit, and Josh Hamilton homered in Texas' three-run third inning as the Rangers beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Matt Downs had a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth when the Houston Astros scored four times off Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz for a 5-3 victory Wednesday night.
Mitch Moreland blasted the first pitch of the bottom of the 11th inning, sending the Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Astros on Tuesday night.
"Sunglasses At Night" isn't just the name of a hit record from the 80's, as fans will prove tonight at Rangers Ballpark. Tonight's goal is to break the world record for the most people in one venue wearing sunglassses in the dark.
Johnathan Taylor and Buddy Lamothe may never play baseball again. That didn't matter to the teams that picked them Wednesday.
