Rangers Reach Wild Card Tiebreaker With 7th Straight Win
The Rangers secured their seventh-consecutive victory on Sunday, earning a spot in a one-game Wild Card playoff on Monday night in Arlington against the Rays.
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The Rangers secured their seventh-consecutive victory on Sunday, earning a spot in a one-game Wild Card playoff on Monday night in Arlington against the Rays.
Darvish will take the mound for the 32nd time this season with the opportunity to send the Rangers to their fourth consecutive postseason.
At the start of Friday night, three teams are still in contention for the two AL Wild Card spots: Tampa Bay, Cleveland, and Texas. What happens if they all tie?
George Selvie, David Price, and a disgusting Mike Bascik sandwich story dominate this week's edition of Skin Wade's Power Rankings.
The Oakland A's have won the division, now what do the Rangers have to do to make the post-season?
For the second straight season the Rangers have been beaten out by the Oakland Athletics.
"You can see how everything's starting to fall on track," said Elvis Andrus, who drove in three runs for the Rangers in an 8-2 victory over the Rays on Thursday night.
It wasn't the worst loss of the season for the Rangers, at least not yet. But Wednesday night's 4-3, 12-inning loss to the Rays is one they will remember if they don't reach the postseason.
Ian Kinsler drove Jeremy Hellickson's first fastball for a home run, and the Rangers went on to beat the Rays 7-1 on Tuesday night, breaking a seven-game losing streak.
With a seventh straight Rangers loss on Monday night, the team's playoff position is getting more tenuous. "It's pretty tough right now," said shortstop Elvis Andrus.
Tampa Bay left-hander Matt Moore has replaced injured Texas pitcher Yu Darvish on the American League All-Star roster.
The Texas Rangers traded left-handed pitcher Jeff Beliveau to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations, the team announced on Tuesday.
Matt Moore and four Rays relievers combined on a five-hitter and Tampa Bay beat Texas 2-0 Wednesday in the coldest day game ever at Rangers Ballpark.
Nick Tepesch pitched into the eighth inning in his major league debut, holding Tampa Bay to just four hits as the Rangers beat the Rays 6-1 on Tuesday night.
Rangers closer Joe Nathan mouthed "Wow!" when the strike was called to wrap up his 300th career save, which gave the Rangers a 5-4 win over the Rays on Monday night.
The Rangers acquired catcher Robinson Chirinos from the Rays for a player to be named or cash. The deal was announced Monday, before the teams opened a series in Texas.
Coming into the 2012 season, Matt Moore was likely the most-hyped pitching prospect in baseball – not without good reason.
Rangers GM Jon Daniels was talking Thursday about still wanting to re-sign Josh Hamilton. About an hour later, Hamilton was with the Angels. It has been that kind of offseason for Texas.
New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey capped a storybook 2012 season by being named the National League's Cy Young Award winner by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with Tampa Bay Rays southpaw David Price capturing the honor in the American League when results were released on Wednesday.
The Rangers reportedly have interest in outfielder B.J. Upton. While they like the 27-year-old outfielder, they would prefer to play him in a corner instead of center field.
Coco Crisp's latest big hit helped put the A's in the playoffs for the first time in six years, and they remained in contention for a division crown by beating the Rangers 4-3 on Monday.
B.J. Upton hit home runs in the first, fourth and sixth innings. James Shields threw a two-hitter. In the end, it was all too much for the Rangers. They lost 6-0 to the Rays on Sunday.
Evan Longoria homered twice as Tampa Bay roughed up Texas pitcher Matt Harrison, and the Rays beat the Rangers 8-4 to snap a four-game losing streak on Wednesday night.
Yu Darvish struck out 10 over seven innings for the Texas Rangers to win a 1-0 pitchers' duel against James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Adrian Beltre was 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs, including the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, to lead the Rangers to a 6-5 victory over the Rays on Monday night.
