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Death, taxes, and the Rays having a horrible time in Globe Life Field. It’s been 4 years since the Rays last win in Arlington, Texas. On this night, they turned to a former Ranger to break the long losing streak. Nick Martinez has been the Rays stopper all season, and once again he answered the […]
The Texas Rangers scored six runs but the Tampa Bay Rays scored seven runs. Maybe the Rays go on to enjoy some success in October as the American League’s best team but baseball’s like 12th best team. Who knows. What I do know is they’re the only team that has given up a grand slam […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the club has been working out where to bat Justin Foscue so he comes up against left-handed pitching with runners on base. Schumaker spoke to Rangers Sports Network before Friday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. “Well, it starts with the base […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the club’s bench coach watched Ezequiel Durán in winter ball and pushed for him to get more playing time. Schumaker spoke to Rangers Sports Network before Friday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. “And obviously Zeke Durán. He had a limited playing time […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker credited the front office for adding catcher Elias Díaz off the free agent market after injuries hit the position. Schumaker spoke to Rangers Sports Network before Friday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. “Well, it’s a credit to the front office. I think they […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the club used Trevor Williams as an opener on Friday because it is looking for different ways to beat the Tampa Bay Rays. Kumar Rocker was lined up to follow Williams. Schumaker confirmed the arrangement to Rangers Sports Network before first pitch at Globe Life Field. […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Cal Quantrill and catcher Elias Diaz had to find different patterns against a Tampa Bay Rays lineup that had faced him five weeks earlier. Schumaker spoke to Rangers Sports Network before Friday’s game at Globe Life Field, a day after Quantrill allowed 2 hits and 2 […]
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Not great timing for the Tampa Bay Rays. Heading down the stretch, hoping to hold off the NY Yankees for first place in the AL East Division, the Rays will be without their No. 2 starter Shane McClanahan for a while. BREAKING: #Rays Shane McClanahan has left forearm tightness and is headed to the 15-day IL. — Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) September 4, 2026 The left-hander, making an excellent comeback this season after missing two years due to Tommy John surgery and a subsequent nerve procedu...
Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers Friday, September 4, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / CW33) The Shed RHP Nick Martinez vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups RAYS RANGERS Yandy Diaz – DH Joc Pederson – DH Jonathan Aranda – 1B Corey Seager – SS Junior Caminero – 3B Wyatt Langford – LF […]
The Rays announced that left-hander Shane McClanahan has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left forearm tightness. Right-hander Alex Cook has been recalled as the corresponding move. Thus far, the Rays have not provided many details about the severity of the injury. For what it’s worth, McClanahan tells Marc Topkin of the Tampa […]
Texas Rangers lineup for September 4, 2026 against the Tampa Bay Rays: starting pitchers are Trevor Williams (opening for Kumar Rocker) for the Rangers and Nick Martinez for the Rays. Texas looks to build on yesterday’s success game. Our old pal Nick Martinez is facing his former club for the first time since 2023, when […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Quantrill said the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays are both difficult to strike out from top to bottom in the order. Quantrill made the comparison after holding the Rays to 2 singles and 2 walks over 7 scoreless innings in a 6-0 Texas Rangers win on Thursday night at […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Justin Foscue said Cal Quantrill does not get the credit he deserves. Foscue drove in the first run of a 6-0 Texas Rangers win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at Globe Life Field, and Quantrill allowed 2 singles and 2 walks over 7 scoreless innings. “No, I definitely don’t […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Ezequiel Duran ran down a ball in the gap in the first inning like an everyday center fielder. Schumaker was reviewing a 6-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at Globe Life Field in which the Rangers scored in three separate innings. “That’s […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Cal Quantrill has pitched like an ace since injuries to Jack Leiter and Nathan Eovaldi opened rotation spots. Schumaker spoke after Quantrill allowed 2 singles and 2 walks over 7 scoreless innings in a 6-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at Globe […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Quantrill said the Texas Rangers are frustrated with how they have played on the road, and that he does not want anything left in the tank in September. Quantrill spoke after allowing 2 singles and 2 walks over 7 scoreless innings in a 6-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Trevor Williams will open Friday’s game for the Texas Rangers against the Tampa Bay Rays. Texas announced Williams as the opener at 10:12 p.m. CT Thursday, shortly after beating Tampa Bay 6-0 at Globe Life Field. Kumar Rocker had been lined up to start Friday. He is 5-10 with a 4.44 ERA […]
With a mostly successful series against the Angels behind them, the Yankees had the benefit of a day off on Thursday, before heading down the coast to San Diego. As the American League playoff picture remains clustered, New York was able to make up some free ground in the division, while several other playoff hopefuls […]
The San Diego Padres dropped two of three games to the Pittsburgh Pirates before going on the road to face the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians. They return to Petco Park battered and bruised after a 1-5 road trip to host the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals. Despite the struggles the […]
Rangers 6, Rays 0
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers blanked the Rays last night behind a shutout performance from Cal Quantrill. Quantrill had the slider working, which was a surprise to everyone, including Quantrill. Elsewhere it sounds like the Rangers don’t really know when Nathan Eovaldi will be back. Pretty much ditto for Josh And MLB Pipeline ranks the […]
New York was inactive on Thursday as they traveled down from Anaheim to San Diego, and they were rewarded with a half-game gained in the standings after Tampa Bay got shutout by Texas. There’s now just a three-game gap between the Yankees and Rays for first place in the AL East and that coveted first-round […]
Drew Rasmussen's excellent season is starting to look like the very thing that gets him traded this winter. Per MLB Trade Rumors , Rasmussen should quickly emerge as one of the offseason's top trade candidates once Tampa Bay's playoff run wraps up. The Rays will have a quick turnaround once other teams start calling on their ace, and the reasonis because of a contract that was built to reward exactly the kind of year Rasmussen is having. Bargain Deal Turning Into Anything But Rasmuss...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Quantrill allowed 2 singles and 2 walks over 7 scoreless innings Thursday night at Globe Life Field. The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 to open a four-game series. Jakob Junis and Chase Silseth finished the combined three-hitter. It was the 13th shutout of the season for Texas. Quantrill […]