Rangers Top Angels Despite Hamilton Homer
Former Texas slugger Josh Hamilton hit one of four home runs for Los Angeles on Thursday night, but the Angels still ended up losing 10-9 to the Rangers in a spring matchup.
Watch CBS News
Former Texas slugger Josh Hamilton hit one of four home runs for Los Angeles on Thursday night, but the Angels still ended up losing 10-9 to the Rangers in a spring matchup.
The Texas Rangers announced 12 roster moves on Tuesday, including the demotion of Mike Olt, to trim the major league roster to 46 players.
Derek Lowe pitched three scoreless innings and Ian Kinsler had a two-run homer among his three hits, and the Rangers beat the Royals 8-2 on Monday night.
The Rangers are scanning the market for a starting pitcher, officials on other teams said. For now though, the battle in Rangers' camp is between Robbie Ross and non-roster invite Nick Tepesch.
Blake Beavan turned in his best performance of the spring Sunday, allowing one run and three hits in six solid innings to help the Seattle Mariners beat a Texas Rangers split squad 4-3.
The Rangers enjoyed an up and down Saturday against two of baseball's storied franchises.
Ogando scattered two hits and walked three in four scoreless innings of the Rangers' 12-3 win over Milwaukee.
Madison Bumgarner pitched four-hit ball for four innings and struck out four in San Francisco's 2-1 win over the Rangers on Monday. Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish struggled a bit.
Craig Gentry knows he is not a power hitter. Still, he's shown he can handle good pitches to hit.
Time is up for Nolan Ryan. Time to decide whether he wants to stay or go as Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Rangers.
Owner Bob Simpson, who teams with Ray Davis as the two major voices of controlling interest, says it would be a tragedy if Ryan departs the franchise. But here's the genesis of the drama that could land Daniels in power and Ryan in retirement.
Pitcher Derek Lowe and the Rangers have reached agreement on a minor league deal.
With Martin Perez injured, many have speculated that the Rangers could make a play for free agent pitcher Kyle Lohse. That doesn't appear to be the case.
Lance Berkman hit his first home run of spring training, helping the Rangers beat the Cubs 3-2 on Wednesday. Robbie Ross allowed one run on four hits with a walk and a strikeout.
New School's Shan Shariff spoke with someone closely connected to the Rangers on Monday night and gathered some new info on the power struggle between Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels.
"If I was in Houston right now and you said 'What do you think, Nolan?' I'd be saying, God, is this season ever gonna be over? I got my truck warmed up, I'm headed to the ranch."
The Rangers have remained in contact with free agent pitcher Kyle Lohse, but have resisted making an offer. That may change after some issues with their original pitching plan.
Matt Harrison bounced back from a rough first outing to throw three scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers went on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Saturday.
The Mariners offense is hitting home runs at a rapid rate. Jason Bay, Michael Morse, Michael Saunders and Carlos Peguero connected Friday in an 8-6 win over the Rangers.
Close your eyes, and you can still see Josh Hamilton muff that easy fly ball in Oakland's bright afternoon sun during the lost last week of last season.
Berkman singled, walked and scored two runs in his Rangers' spring training debut, a 10-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday that gave Texas its first exhibition victory this year after an 0-5 start.
Newly acquired Conor Gillaspie homered off Collin Balester in the sixth inning, helping the Chicago White Sox beat Texas 8-4 Wednesday and drop the Rangers to 0-5 in spring training
Berkman, who has been bothered by a mild right calf strain, is set to make his Rangers spring debut Thursday.
After signing a five-year, $125 million contract with the Angels over the winter, outfielder Josh Hamilton made his spring training debut with his new team on Tuesday.
The Rangers may need to consider another name when determining their fifth starter. Colby Lewis will miss the start of the season, but could be back sooner than expected.
