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22-25 – Miserable night in Colorado goes miserably for Rangers

The Texas Rangers scored six runs but the Colorado Rockies scored seven runs. Let’s see here… The Rangers fielded one of the least impressive lineups I’ve maybe ever seen. Their starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore left injured after only an inning of work in which he was lucky to have allowed just two runs. The defense […]

Seager to the injured list

Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager has been placed on the 10 day injured list due to back spasms, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled Michael Helman from AAA Round Rock. Seager last played on Wednesday, and was 0 for his last 27. The Rangers were […]

Game 47 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Colorado Rockies

Texas Rangers @ Colorado Rockies Monday, May 18, 2026, 7:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Coors Field LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. LHP Jose Quintana Today’s Lineups RANGERS ROCKIES Andrew McCutchen – DH Willi Castro – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Brenton Doyle – CF Josh Jung – 3B TJ Rumfield – […]

Malcolm Moore named Sally League Player of the Week

Texas Rangers catcher Malcolm Moore has been named the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for the week of May 11-17, 2026. Moore, who is repeating at high-A Hub City after his injury-shortened 2025 campaign, slashed .520/.571/1.160 with four homers. Moore, the Rangers’ first round pick out of Stanford in 2024, is currently on […]

2026 Texas Rangers Recap: Week Eight

Season Record: 22-24 Week Record: 3-3 Series Record: 6–8, 1 split GAME 41: 0-1 LOSS vs ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSGAME 42: 7-4 WIN vs ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSGAME 43: 6-5 WIN vs ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS GAME 44: 0-2 LOSS @ HOUSTON ASTROSGAME 45: 1-4 LOSS @ HOUSTON ASTROSGAME 46: 8-0 WIN @ HOUSTON ASTROS Whatever Texas had on Wednesday and Sunday, they […]

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Evan Grant writes that the Texas Rangers finally hit on their formula at the plate as they escaped Houston with a series finale win on Sunday. Shawn McFarland checks out what we’ve learned about the Rangers over the previous week where, despite it all, the American League remains the land of opportunity. Grant […]

Minor league update for 5/17/26

Hickory starter Evan Siary threw six shutout innings, striking out four. Owen Proksch struck out three in two shutout innings. Paulino Santana was 1 for 3 with a double and two walks. Marcos Torres had a hit, a walk and two stolen bases. Josh Springer had a walk and a stolen base. Hickory box score […]

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22-24 – Burger delivers as Rangers take finale from Astros

The Texas Rangers scored eight runs while the Houston Astros scored zero runs. The top of the fifth was a big moment for the Rangers as Alejandro Osuna ended the daily no-hit watch with an infield single and then Jake Burger collected the first extra base hit of the weekend for Texas when he smacked […]

Game 46 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Sunday, May 17, 2026, 1:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Daikin Park RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP Peter Lambert Today’s Lineups RANGERS ASTROS Evan Carter – CF Brice Matthews – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Yordan Alvarez – DH Josh Jung – 3B Christian Walker – […]

Minor league update for 5/16/26

Hickory starter A.J. Russell went 2.1 IP, allowing two runs, striking out two and walking one. Hector Osorio was 2 for 5 with a stolen base. Yolfran Castillo was 3 for 5 with a double and a stolen base. Marcos Torres was 2 for 6 with a double. Paulino Santana had a hit. Hickory box […]

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Texas Rangers lineup for May 17, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 17, 2026 against the Houston Astros: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Peter Lambert for the Astros. Texas will attempt to avoid a sweep. They will also attempt to get their average runs scored per game in this series to at least 1. Corey Seager is out […]

Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers lost to the Houston Astros last night by a score of 4-1. Evan Grant says the Rangers’ offense is historically bad, though his math appears to be off in regards to the average number of runs the Rangers are scoring per game thusfar. Corey Seager got a day off […]

21-24 – Astros achieve liftoff against deGrom, Rangers fall 4-1

The Texas Rangers scored one while the Houston Astros scored four home runs. The Rangers had five more hits tonight than last night! Six hits! That’s pretty good. That’s one more hit than Houston! They also walked eight times. That’s a ton of baserunners! The bad news is none of Texas’ hits went for extra […]

Game 45 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Saturday, May 16, 2026, 6:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Daikin Park RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Kai-Wei Teng Today’s Lineups RANGERS ASTROS Joc Pederson – DH Jose Altuve – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Isaac Paredes – 3B Josh Jung – 3B Yordan Alvarez – […]

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Texas Rangers lineup for May 16, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 16, 2026: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Kai-Wei Teng for the Astros. Texas plays the Astros in Houston again tonight, and will valiantly try to get more than one hit this time. Corey Seager is out of the lineup due to back spasms. The lineup: Pederson […]

Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers lost another frustrating one last night, falling 2-0 to the Astros. Evan Grant writes about Justin Foscue’s big mistake late that cost the Rangers a chance to tie. For most of the night Jack Leiter hung with a pitcher that nearly threw a no-hitter, so that’s something Jacob deGrom will […]

Minor league update for 5/15/26

Hickory starter Kamdyn Perry allowed a run in 4.2 IP, striking out six and walking one. Hector Osorio homered and drew a pair of walks. Dewar Tovar was 2 for 5 with a homer. Yolfran Castillo had a hit and a stolen base. Paulino Satana had a pair of hits. Marcos Torres was 2 for […]

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21-23 – Rangers almost get no-hit, lose 2-0 to Houston

The Texas Rangers had one hit but the Houston Astros scored two runs. If you thought perhaps the Rangers’ miraculous ninth inning comeback win on Wednesday evening would help them carry over some momentum to their first matchup against the Astros this season, well, how silly of you. Instead, tonight’s game nearly proved to be […]

Game 44 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Friday, May 15, 2026, 7:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / CW33) Daikin Park RHP Jack Leiter vs. RHP Spencer Arrighetti Today’s Lineups RANGERS ASTROS Joc Pederson – DH Brice Matthews – 2B Ezequiel Duran – SS Isaac Paredes – 3B Brandon Nimmo – RF Yordan Alvarez – DH Josh […]

Josh Smith hospitalized with viral meningitis

Texas Rangers infielder Josh Smith has been diagnosed with viral meningitis, per the beats. He has been hospitalized, and is expected to be in the hospital for 7 to 10 days. Smith, who took over for Marcus Semien as the team’s starting second baseman this year, was already on the injured list due to a […]

Texas Rangers lineup for May 15, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 15, 2026: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros. The Rangers begin a 9 game road trip with a game in Houston. Corey Seager gets the day off. The lineup: Pederson — DH Duran — SS Nimmo — RF Jung — 3B Carter […]

On the road again

The Texas Rangers start a three city road trip today. They play three games in Houston Friday through Sunday, then three in Colorado Monday through Wednesday, are off Thursday, and then have a weekend series at Anaheim. This trip is notable for a couple of reasons. First, it is one of only three three-city road […]