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13-13 – We used to be Peagles, Rangers defeated by A’s 8-1

The Texas Rangers scored a run but the West Coast Athletics scored eight runs. The Rangers donned their new Oklahoma Sooner college baseball uniforms and then Nathan Eovaldi allowed three home runs in the game’s first seven pitches and then like two and a half hours later here Texas is back at .500. Player of […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 24, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 24, 2026 against the A’s: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Luis Severino for the A’s. We begin an exciting and no doubt action-packed series against the maybe, eventually Las Vegas A’s tonight. Alejandro Osuna is playing again. I know y’all like him and so I figured […]

Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers beat the Pirates last night, 6-1. Shawn McFarland writes about Evan Carter making his second electric play of the week. Kennedi Landry writes on another 10-K night for Jacob deGrom who continues to slide up the all time strikeout list. McFarland also writes about journeyman reliever Peyton Gray finally making […]

Minor league update for 4/23/26

Hickory starter Kamdyn Perry went three innings, allowing three runs, striking out three and allowing a homer. Jormy Nivar struck out three in five shutout innings. Paulino Santana drew three walks. Dewar Tovar was 2 for 3 with a homer and a walk. Esteban Mejia had a hit, three walks and a stolen base. Josh […]

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Game 25 Game Day Thread – Pittsburgh Pirates @ Texas Rangers

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Texas Rangers Thursday, April 23, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (KRLD 1080 / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Bubba Chandler vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups PIRATES RANGERS Oneil Cruz – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Brandon Lowe – 2B Joc Pederson – DH Bryan Reynolds – LF Corey Seager – SS […]

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Texas Rangers lineup for April 23, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 23, 2026 against the Pittsburgh Pirates: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Bubba Chandler for the Pirates. It is the rubber game of the series, and the Rangers are looking to bounce back from yesterday’s unpleasantness to take the series. Alejandro Osuna makes his season debut. The […]

Garcia to i.l., Gray up

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Robert Garcia has been placed on the 15 day injured list retroactive to April 20, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the team has purchased the contract of pitcher Peyton Gray from AAA Round Rock. To make room for Gray on the 40 man roster, […]

Phillies release Taijuan Walker, per reports

The Philadelphia Phillies have released starting pitcher Taijuan Walker, per multiple reports. In the 2022-23 offseason, the Phillies signed Walker to a four year, $72 million deal that even at the time looked…aggressive. Fangraphs, in their free agent projections for that offseason, had Walker at around 3 years, $42 million. Dave Dombrowski has a history […]

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Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Wyatt Langford has a grade 1 flexor strain in his right arm, which marks the fifth IL stint for a soft tissue injury in the first two years of his career. Skip Schumaker says it’s because he “has more muscles than most people.” Langford is hoping to spend no more than the minimum […]

Minor league update for 4/22/26

Hickory starter Aidan Deakins allowed two runs in five innings, striking out three and walking no one. Yolfran Castillo was 3 for 5 with a pair of doubles. Paulino Santo was 1 for 3 with a pair of walks and a stolen base. Esteban Mejia homered and walked. Dewar Tovar homered. Daniel Flames had a […]

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12-12 – Jung and The Restless as Rangers lose 8-4 to Pirates

The Texas Rangers scored four runs but the Pittsburgh Pirates scored eight runs. The Pirates had five hits off of Jack Leiter and three of those came in their four opportunities with RISP when Leiter was on the mound. All four of their runs off Leiter came with two outs. The Rangers meanwhile waited until […]

Game 24 Game Day Thread – Pittsburgh Pirates @ Texas Rangers

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Texas Rangers Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Braxton Ashcraft vs. RHP Jack Leiter Today’s Lineups PIRATES RANGERS Oneil Cruz – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Brandon Lowe – 2B Corey Seager – SS Bryan Reynolds – LF Jake Burger – […]

Langford to i.l., Osuna up, Church outrighted

Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford has been placed on the 10 day injured list, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled outfielder Alejandro Osuna from AAA Round Rock. In addition, the team announced that pitcher Marc Church, who was designated for assignment last week, has cleared […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 22, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 22, 2026 against the Pittsburgh Pirates: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Braxton Ashcraft for the Pirates. The Rangers play game two of their series against the Pirates this evening. Wyatt Langford is out of the lineup, and per the beats, he’s apparently going on the i.l. […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! Jordan Montgomery is throwing bullpen sessions and is on pace to return to the rotation in July after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year. Cody Bradford, on the other hand, hasn’t thrown in two weeks after experiencing tightness in his surgically repaired elbow. Wyatt Langford left yesterday’s game against the Pirates in the […]

Minor league update for 4/21/26

Frisco and Round Rock were both rained out on Tuesday. Frisco plays two on Wednesday. Round Rock plays just one, but it is an 11:05 a.m. start, so keep an eye peeled to see if Alejandro Osuna or Michael Helman are out of the lineup while we wait to see what Wyatt Langford’s status is. […]

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12-11 – Carter saves, Rangers defeat Pirates 5-1

The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Pittsburgh Pirates scored one run. Talk about branching paths. With the Rangers holding a scant 2-1 lead with two outs in the top of the fifth and with two Buccos on the bags for Pittsburgh, Texas hurler Kumar Rocker was nearing that point in the game where […]

Game 23 Game Day Thread – Pittsburgh Pirates @ Texas Rangers

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups PIRATES RANGERS Oneil Cruz – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Ryan O’Hearn – RF Wyatt Langford – LF Bryan Reynolds – LF Corey Seager – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 21, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 21, 2026 against the Pittsburgh Pirates: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Carmen Mlodzinski for the Pirates. Texas is back home after that long ass 10 game road trip. They are playing Pittsburgh today. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Langford — LF Seager — SS Burger — […]

The disappointing 2020 first round

Yesterday, it was announced that the Kansas City Royals released pitcher Asa Lacy. Lacy, a lefty out of Texas A&M, was the #4 overall pick in the MLB Draft in 2020, ranked #3 overall by Baseball America, and his $6.67 million signing bonus was the fourth largest in the class. He has been dogged by […]

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