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Game 34 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers

Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers Sunday, May 3, 2026, 6:20 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Peacock/NBCSN) Comerica Park RHP Jack Leiter vs. LHP Brant Hurter Today’s Lineups RANGERS TIGERS Brandon Nimmo – DH Kevin McGonigle – SS Andrew McCutchen – LF Matt Vierling – CF Corey Seager – SS Colt Keith – 3B Josh […]

Texas Rangers lineup for May 3, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 3, 2026 against the Detroit Tigers: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Tyler Holton for the Tigers. The Rangers take on Detroit in the series finale in Detroit. Brandon Nimmo is back in the lineup, at DH. The lineup: Nimmo — DH McCutchen — LF Seager — […]

Minor league update for 5/2/26

Hickory starter A.J. Russell struck out five and walked two in two innings, allowing two runs. Moises Morales struck out nine and walked two in five innings, allowing two runs. Paulino Santana was 4 for 5 with two doubles. Marcos Torres had a pair of hits, a walk and a stolen base. Daniel Flames had […]

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Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers fell to the Detroit Tigers by a score of 5-1 last night. The DMN writes that Kumar Rocker’s performance was a reminder of the non-linearity of progress. It could be worse, though…the Cincinnati Reds tied a major league record by walking seven straight batters against the Pirates yesterday. Brandon […]

16-17 – Winning streak eludes Rangers with 5-1 loss to Tigers

The Texas Rangers scored a run but the Detroit Tigers scored five runs. I regret to inform you that the Rangers were back on their bullshit. A mystifying Achilles’ heel for the starting staff so far this season has been a persistent struggle to get the third out in early innings. That particular bugaboo certainly […]

Game 33 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers

Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers Saturday, May 2, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / FOX) Comerica Park LHP Kumar Rocker vs. RHP Keider Montero Today’s Lineups RANGERS TIGERS Evan Carter – CF Kevin McGonigle – SS Corey Seager – SS Gleyber Torres – 2B Josh Jung – 3B Colt Keith – 3B Joc […]

Minor league update for 5/1/26

Hickory starter Evan Siary went 5.2 IP, allowing four runs, striking out six and walking three. Hector Osorio was 2 for 4. Yolfran Castillo, Daniel Flames and Paulino Santana each had a hit. Hickory box score J’Briell Easley started for Hub City, striking out one and walking two in two innings, allowing one run. Chandler […]

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Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers scored late to beat the Tigers 5-4. Shawn McFarland writes about Zeke Duran’s big night and big catch. On the downside Brandon Nimmo is still being bothered by a pesky hamstring. The Rangers provided injury updates on Chris Martin, Robert Garcia and Carter Baumler. Still waiting on a Wyatt Langford […]

16-16 – Rangers welcome May with runs in 5-4 win over Tigers

The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Detroit Tigers scored four runs. The Rangers escaped the dank, musty confines of The Shed and immediately started scoring some runs. That included a real first inning, lead-grabbing unicorn with Josh Jung plating the game’s first tally with a two-out RBI single to show that his torrid […]

Game 32 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers

Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers Friday, May 1, 2026, 5:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Comerica Park LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. RHP Jack Flaherty Today’s Lineups RANGERS TIGERS Brandon Nimmo – RF Gleyber Torres – 2B Evan Carter – CF Kevin McGonigle – SS Corey Seager – SS Jahmai Jones – […]

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Texas Rangers lineup for May 1, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 1, 2026 against the Detroit Tigers: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Jack Flaherty for the Tigers. Plays the first of three in Detroit. Josh Smith is sitting again, Ezequiel Duran is starting again. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Carter — CF Seager — SS Jung — […]

The Rangers offense after one month

The Texas Rangers are 31 games into the 2026 season, and having closed the book on the month of April,* I think it is a worthwhile time to take a look at how the Rangers hitters have fared so far. * Idiomatically, when we discuss the month of April in regards to the MLB regular […]

Friday morning Rangers links

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers were off yesterday. Jeff Wilson has three developments from the Rangers’ win in the series finale against the Yankees. Evan Grant writes about Nathan Eovaldi figuring things out, as expected. Grant’s Rangers stock report touches on the bullpen and on Corey Seager’s struggles. MLB Pipeline dropped a new list of […]

Minor league update for 4/30/26

Hickory starter Kamdyn Perry threw 3.1 shutout innings, striking out six. Louis Marinaro went two innings, striking out four and having a Zombie Runner score. Paulino Santana was 2 for 5. Yolfran Castillo had a double, a walk and a stolen base. Hector Osorio had a homer, two walks and a stolen base. Marcos Torres […]

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Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Wyatt Langford is gearing up for a return this weekend, but weather and other externalities are making it hard for him to get live at bats in either a rehab start or simulated game. Josh Smith is getting a chance to “reset,” and Ezequiel Duran will be starting at second base for multiple […]

Minor league update for 4/29/26

Hickory starter Aidan Deakins threw 5.1 shutout innings, striking out four and walking four. Yolfram Castillo and Daniel Flames each had a hit. In 10 innings, the Crawdads hitters struck out 15 times. Hickory box score Dalton Pence started for Hub City, allowing three runs on three solo homers while striking out six in five […]

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Game 31 Game Day Thread – New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers

New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Elmer Rodriguez vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi Today’s Lineups YANKEES RANGERS Trent Grisham – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Ben Rice – 1B Josh Jung – 3B Aaron Judge – DH Corey Seager […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 29, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 29, 2026 against the New York Yankees: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Elmer Rodriguez for the Yankees. It is the final game of this series, and the final game of April. Elmer Rodriguez, a consensus top 100 prospect who has a 1.27 ER in 21 innings […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! A video of a pair of Yankees fans getting punched in the face at Globe Life Field has gone viral, with the Rangers saying the participants were kicked out of the stadium but declining to comment if they received a long term ban. Wyatt Langford is continuing to progress in his return from […]

Minor league update for 4/28/26

For Hickory, Aneudis Mejia struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings, walking one. Marcos Torres homered twice. Dewar Tovar was 2 for 6 with a homer. Paulino Santana drew a pair of walks. Yolfran Castillo had a double and three walks. Josh Spring had a hit. Daniel Flames had a pair of hits. Esteban Mejia […]

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