It all comes down to game No. 162 for the Texas Rangers -- and a little help. Texas (80-81) will play its most important game of the season when it faces the Minnesota Twins (76-85) in the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins yesterday by a score of 6-2. Shawn McFarland writes that Nathan Eovaldi came up big in a must-win game.
Rangers 6, Twins 2 On Saturday, we got a reminder of what the Rangers can look like when they are playing well. Nathan Eovaldi making his first start since early August, giving the Rangers 4.1 with just one run allowed.
The Texas Rangers don’t control their own destiny. They can only try to win on Sunday and hope for the best. With one game remaining in the regular season, the Rangers (80-81) remain tied with the Houston Astros for the AL West lead and will give the ball to left-hander MacKenzie Gore to start the season finale against the Minnesota Twins.
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Danny Jansen went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, and the Texas Rangers jumped ahead early in their 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday evening in Minneapolis.
The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the Minnesota Twins scored two runs. Earlier this month, the Rangers saw their leadoff hitter and most potent bat against right handers go down with a broken wrist.
The Texas Rangers placed third baseman Josh Jung on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right hand fracture. Jung, 28, was hit by a pitch from Twins starter Joe Ryan in the first inning of Friday's 10-2 loss.
The Texas Rangers are watching their season hang in the balance. They got blown out by the lowly Minnesota Twins, and now will look to become the first division winner with a .500 record or worse.
The Texas Rangers are competing for the American League West division title. Texas and the Houston Astros are currently tied at 79-81 overall for the division lead.
Texas Rangers lineup for September 26, 2026 against the Minnesota Twins: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Bailey Ober for the Twins.
This is it. The Texas Rangers must win Saturday. Or, maybe they don’t. It’s the AL West. One never knows. The Rangers (79-81) face the Minnesota Twins on Saturday with the AL West title still on the line.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros both lost on Friday night and remain tied atop the AL West at 79-81 with two games left in the regular season.
MINNEAPOLIS — Jacob deGrom allowed 8 earned runs on Friday night, matching the most he has given up in a game in his career. The start at Target Field was his last of the regular season, and the Texas Rangers lost to the Minnesota Twins 10-2.
MINNEAPOLIS — Jacob deGrom allowed 8 earned runs over 4 innings on Friday night, matching a career high in his final start of the regular season. The Texas Rangers lost to the Minnesota Twins 10-2 at Target Field and fell to 79-81 with two games left to play.
If there ever was a day for “Big Game Nate” to show up, it’s Saturday. The Texas Rangers announced on Friday night that Nathan Eovaldi would start Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins.
Josh Jung was hit in the right hand by a Joe Ryan pitch in the first inning of the Rangers’ 10-2 loss to the Twins on Friday. Jung (in the lineup as the
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Sean Burke has a 2.94 earned run average over his last 79.2 innings with 90 strikeouts. Burke has continued to improve in his second full season with the White Sox and as a starter.
The Texas Rangers are in a fairly desperate position as they fight the Houston Astros for first place in the American League West. As the two teams start their final series of the regular season, they are in a tie for first place with 79-80 records.
The Texas Rangers will have to navigate the final stretch of the regular season without one of their most important offensive contributors. The Rangers placed designated hitter Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left wrist fracture.
The Rangers made a handful of moves before the start of a crucial series against the Mets. Designated hitter Joc Pederson lands on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to September 19, with a fracture in his left hand.