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Rangers First-Inning Disasters May Be Developing into Something Worse

The Texas Rangers are dangerously close to losing control of their season. And it all begins with their disastrous first innings. It happened again on Thursday when the Rangers lost to the Twins, 9-3.

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Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers polished off an abysmal sweep by the Twins yesterday. Texas fell behind early once again and that was pretty much it, writes Kennedi Landry.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 19

Minor league update for 6/18/26

Hickory starter Jesus Lafalaise allowed two runs in six innings, striking out five and walking one. Aneudis Mejia allowed three runs in two innings, striking out four and walking one.

MLB News / Lone Star Ball / June 18

35-39 – Rangers swept by Twins in uncompetitive finale

The Texas Rangers scored three runs while the Minnesota Twins scored nine runs. Just passing through to say the Rangers lost. The Twins hit a home run in the first inning of each game in this series.

Pete Crow-Armstrong News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Last cycle by MLB team' quiz

Can you name the last player to hit a single, double, triple and home run in one game for every MLB franchise? Five minutes are on the clock.

The 'Youngest MLB 30/30 seasons' quiz

The '10-K games with less than 100 pitches' quiz

The 'Last 30-HR season by MLB team' quiz

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 18

Skip Schumaker Explains Why Rangers’ Josh Smith Will See Consistent At-Bats

Josh Smith’s return coincided with Corey Seager’s move to the 7-day concussion IL. When Seager returns, don’t expect Smith to exit the lineup right away.

MLB News / Yardbarker

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 18

Rangers Lean Into Left-Handed Hitters for Twins Finale Lineup

The Texas Rangers will face the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon looking for some redemption after an awful loss on Tuesday. The Rangers (35-38) lost to the Twins, 12-2, in what amounted to a game Texas was never really in.

Jacob deGrom News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Most 250-K MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the 25 MLB pitchers in the Live-Ball Era to strikeout at least 250 batters in multiple seasons can you name in five minutes?

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 18

The Trade Deadline Fit Rangers Have to Consider to Boost Their Offense

The Texas Rangers know they’re in a gray area when it comes to playoff contention. That means the trade deadline strategy could shift repeatedly. Three games under .500 but not out of the playoff picture, Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young is going to need justification to make a bigger move at the trade deadline.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 18

Minor league update for 6/17/26

For Hickory, Owen Proksch faced seven batters, walked one of them and struck out six of them. Michael Truach struck out one in two innings, allowing two runs.

Skip Schumaker News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 17

Skip Schumaker Can’t Fix What’s Killing the Rangers Right Now

Skip Schumaker did what he could to explain the Texas Rangers’ 12-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, but the script has become familiar. A Rangers starting pitcher gives up a crooked number in the first inning, with a home run peppered in for seasoning.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 17

Explaining Rangers’ Recent Absence from Trade Deadline Candidates List

The Texas Rangers spent Wednesday trying to assess the damage from their worst loss of the season after falling, 12-2, to the Minnesota Twins. Three games under .500, the World Cup offered Texas a chance to take a break on an odd day and try to figure out how to turn things around.

MLB News / Yardbarker

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 17

Minor league update for 6/16/26

For Hickory, Aneudis Mejia faced four batters, retired two of them, and gave up a walk. Louis Marinaro allowed three runs in 1.2 IP, striking out once.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 17

Thoughts on a 12-2 Rangers loss

Twins 12, Rangers 2 Do you really want to think about this game? No? Me neither. Let’s not. Let’s think about something else. How about this: Look at it!

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The 'Game-winning-drives record by team' quiz

The 'Last cycle by MLB team' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'NBA Finals MVPs' quiz

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 17

Rangers Smartly Take Rare Wednesday Off to Avoid World Cup Match

Ordinarily, the Texas Rangers would play on a Wednesday. During the hum of a 162-game season, Wednesday is either the final game of a three-game series that started on Wednesday and leads to a getaway off day on Thursday or part of a three-game or four-game series that ends on Thursday.

MLB News / Sport Relay / June 17

Twins Beat Rangers in Lopsided Affair

ARLINGTON, Texas (June 16) — The Texas Rangers were blown out Tuesday night, 12–2, by the Minnesota Twins. One of their many highlights was a big three-run homer by Kody Clemens in the first inning.

Texas Rangers News / ESPN / June 16

Scoring change lands Rangers' Ahlstrom 1st MLB win...

After a scoring change in the official box score, Texas Rangers rookie left-hander Robby Ahlstrom, 26, was awarded his first MLB victory on Tuesday, four days after he pitched in a victory over the Kansas City Royals.

Texas Rangers News / BoxingNews.com / June 16

Garcia wants Rodriguez unification fight before Inoue clash

Robert Garcia wants Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez to fight for a second bantamweight title before chasing Naoya Inoue. Garcia, who trains and manages Rodriguez, told DAZN after Saturday's sixth-round stoppage of Antonio Vargas that he wants the San Antonio southpaw to face WBO titleholder Christian Medina in a unification bout at 118 pounds.