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Rangers Lineup vs. Angels: Texas Facing Rookie Right-Hander for First Time

The Texas Rangers may have lost on Friday night, but the good offensive vibes continued against the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels won, 9-6, mostly due to Rangers (25-27) starting pitcher Jacob deGrom giving up two home runs in the first inning.

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24-27 – Rangers waste ample chances in 5-2 loss to Angels

The Texas Rangers scored two runs while the Anaheim Angels scored five runs. Before winning tonight against the Rangers, the Angels had only won two games in a row once since April 17.

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 23

Blue Jays' Patrick Corbin has best performance of season vs. Pirates

Who would have thought that the low-risk, high-reward signing of Patrick Corbin for $1 million would put up the best performance as a Blue Jay against the reigning NL Cy Young winner, Paul Skenes?

Kai-Wei Teng becoming bright spot after shutout performance vs. Cubs

Willson Contreras involved in another bench-clearing incident

Red Sox reportedly eyeing lineup upgrades ahead of trade deadline

Rockies' Antonio Senzatela emerging as coveted arm ahead of deadline

Cubs recalling one of top outfield prospects in Kevin Alcantara

Texas Rangers News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 23

Outrighted To Triple-A: Slater, Blach, Brooks

Catching up on some players recently designated for assignment… The Mets outrighted outfielder Austin Slater to Triple-A Syracuse, as per Slater’s MLB.

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The 'ERA leaders since 2003' quiz

How many ERA leaders from both leagues since the 2003 season can you name in five minutes?

Blaine Crim News / Lone Star Ball / May 23

Rangers claim Blaine Crim on waivers

The Texas Rangers have claimed first baseman Blaine Crim on waivers from the Colorado Rockies, the team announced today. To make room for Crim on the active roster, the Rangers have moved pitcher Carter Baumler from the 15 day injured list to the 60 day injured list.

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 / May 23

Rangers Should Worry About Jacob deGrom and His Fastball Problem

Jacob deGrom has built his reputation on his fastball. It is what led him to win two National League Cy Young awards and to become one of the most feared pitchers in baseball.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / May 23

Minor league update for 5/22/26

Hickory starter Kamdyn Perry allowed two runs in 4.1 IP, strking out six, walking one and giving up a homer. Michael Trausch struck out one and walked one in a shutout inning.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / May 23

Thoughts on a 9-6 Rangers loss

Angels 9, Rangers 6 That was unpleasant. For the second time on this road trip, the Rangers scored a fairly large number of runs, but still lost. Previously, it was a combination of MacKenzie Gore’s lat and bad defense that was the primary cause of the lost.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / May 23

Rangers Notes: Corey Seager, Wyatt Langford Taking Important Steps to Return

Before Friday’s game, Wyatt Langford played catch and took batting practice. Those were great signs for the Texas Rangers. Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News (subscription required) reported on both Langford and Corey Seager, the latter of which went on the injured list earlier this week with lower back inflammation.

Texas Rangers News / Just Baseball / May 23

The Rangers’ Do-Everything Arm Needs Some Love

In 2021, Jacob Latz joined his big-league club in Texas looking to make any impact he could. Flash forward 10 starts and 92 relief appearances later, and the Texas Rangers southpaw has found a home closing games for his team.

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.

MLB News / Lone Star Ball / May 23

24-26 – deGrom deFeated as Rangers fall 9-6 to Angels

The Texas Rangers scored six runs but the Anaheim Angels scored nine runs. Last Friday we were wondering if the Rangers would make use of a ninth-inning

Grayson Rodriguez News / Texas Rangers on SI / May 22

Rangers Lineup vs. Angels: Stacking Batting Order for Grayson Rodriguez

The Texas Rangers have scored 29 runs combined in their last four games. Can they keep the runs coming against the Los Angeles Angels? The Rangers (24-25) and Angels (17-34) begin their three-game series in Anaheim on Friday night with the Rangers 1.5 games back of the Athletics (26-24) in the American League West.