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Rangers Beat Royals to Finally Reach .500 Record on Seventh Try in Six Weeks

Apparently, all it took for the Texas Rangers to get back to .500 was to try it for the seventh time. After a two-hour and 20-minute rain delay, the Rangers (34-34) beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-2 on Thursday.

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Hickory starter Jesus Lafalaise went four innings, allowing three runs while striking out six and walking three. Paulino Santana had a pair of hits and a walk.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 12

Thoughts on a 4-2 Rangers win

Rangers 4, Royals 2 The Rangers are back (to .500), baby!!! Finally. That was getting a little ridiculous. It also feels a little ridiculous to be celebrating the team getting to .500, but you know, you take your pleasures where you find them.

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 11

Rangers get back to .500 with rubber-match defeat of Royals

Corey Seager homered to help the Texas Rangers defeat the host Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Thursday in a game that was delayed two hours and twenty minutes because of rain and threatening weather.

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The 'Foreign-born 250-HR club' quiz

How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?

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MLB News / Lone Star Ball / June 11

34-34 – Aggressive Rangers reach .500 with 4-2 win over Royals

The Texas Rangers scored four runs while the Kansas City Royals scored two runs. Methinks the Rangers were feeling a tad aggrieved today with the Royals making the call to delay the game for more than two hours to protect their depleted pitching staff.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 11

How the Rangers Lineup Will Look vs Royals Once Rain Delay Ends

The Texas Rangers are eyeing their fourth consecutive series win on Thursday, but the series finale with the Kansas City Royals will be delayed due to rain.

Texas Rangers News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 11

Rangers lose impactful reliever to IL due to back injury concern

The Texas Rangers announced a roster move before their game against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Texas is placing left-handed relief pitcher Jalen Beeks on the 15-day injured list due to low back spasms.

Joc Pederson News / Athlon Sports / June 11

Rangers Get Joc Pederson Update After Exiting Royals Game

The Texas Rangers have received an update following an injury scare on Wednesday night when Joc Pederson exited their 6-4 extra-inning win over the Kansas City Royals.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 11

Texas Rangers lineup for June 11, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 11, 2026 against the Kansas City Royals: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Michael Wacha for the Royals.

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Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 11

Minor league update for 6/10/26

For Hickory, Aneudis Mejia allowed two runs in an inning of work. Owen Proksch walked two in two shutout innings. Yolfran Castillo was 3 for 4. Marco Argudin doubled, walked and stole a base.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 11

Thoughts on a 6-4 Rangers win

Rangers 6, Royals 4 And like that, the Rangers are back to one game below .500. An odd game, that was. MacKenzie Gore was dealing with traffic throughout his five innings of work, and it feels kind of surprising that he only allowed two runs.

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MLB News / Field Level Media / June 11

Rangers eye .500 mark in series finale vs. Royals

As the Texas Rangers bid to win a fourth straight series, they have another chance to reach the .500 mark. They can do so Thursday afternoon by completing an already successful season series against the Kansas City Royals.

MLB News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 11

Brandon Nimmo's 107 MPH Shot Hit Friend Seth Lugo. His First Move Said Everything.

If there is anybody who represents what it means to be competitive, it is professional athletes and major league baseball players. But at the end of the day, this is just a game, and everyone is reminded of that when a scary moment comes, like the one that was seen on Wednesday night.

Jake Burger News / Field Level Media / June 10

Spark plug Jake Burger helps Rangers down Royals

Jake Burger came off the bench and tied the game twice, with a homer and sacrifice fly, respectively, and the visiting Texas Rangers also took advantage of nine walks allowed by the Kansas City Royals, to win 6-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday night.