MacKenzie Gore was excellent for the Texas Rangers on Friday. But it was the little things that underscored just how good his outing really was. Gore (4-4) claimed the win in the Rangers, 9-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Hickory starter Aidan Deakins allowed three runs in 4.1 IP, striking out four and walking two. Yolfran Castillo went 3 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base.
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers smoked the Royals last night, 9-1. Evan Grant writes that the offense went old school. MacKenzie Gore got back on the right track with a dominant outing vs.
Rangers 9, Royals 1 The Rangers won! Yeah! Woo-hoo! And they won by a lot! Look, I know that last time they won by scoring a bunch of runs, we thought that things were on the upswing, and then Texas lost their next two.
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?
The Texas Rangers are struggling for an offensive identity. Manager Skip Schumaker admits it. But not everyone is having trouble. The Rangers defeated the Royals, 9-1 to start a three-game series on Friday.
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.
ARLINGTON, Texas (May 29) — The Texas Rangers cruised to a very satisfying 9–1 win over the Kansas City Royals on a warm Friday evening in Arlington. The lead was padded in part by Brandon Nimmo and Nicky Lopez, each of whom had a two-run shot to their credit in the series opener.
MacKenzie Gore allowed four hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, and Ezequel Duran's two-run single highlighted a four-run first, as the Texas Rangers sent the visiting Kansas City Royals to a fourth straight defeat with Friday night's 9-1 victory at Arlington, Texas.
The Texas Rangers scored nine runs while the Kansas City Royals scored one run. After getting battered and bruised by leaguewide losers over the past couple of weeks, the Rangers donned their blood red tops with a sellout crowd decked out in replica Nolan Ryan bloody jerseys to witness an increasingly rare feat for Texas in 2026.
Friday was always going to be a big day for one injured Texas Rangers slugger. He passed with flying colors. Injured outfielder Wyatt Langford went through a live batting practice on Friday at Globe Life Field, the final step before being ready to head to a minor league affiliate for a rehab assignment.
The Texas Rangers have endured a mediocre performance throughout the 2026 MLB season. They are still more than capable of competing in the winnable American League West, but the Rangers are hoping to develop more consistency.
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.
Nathan Eovaldi’s numbers say he’s had a terrific month for the Texas Rangers. But like nearly every other member of the rotation, the first inning is a problem.
Josh Smith returned to the Texas Rangers clubhouse on Thursday for the first time since he went into the hospital two weeks ago for viral meningitis. Smith remains on the 10-day injured list, which is where he was before he suffered the illness, and it's unclear exactly when he'll be able to return to the field.
No disrespect to Patrick Corbin, but when the Toronto Blue Jays signed him in April, I’m not sure they were anticipating an ERA below 4.00. But now, with May about to end and 10 starts completed, he’s been worth well more than advertised.
The Rangers have released outfielder Dairon Blanco, who’d been playing with their Triple-A club, reports Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com. The former Royals speedster joined the Rangers via a March waiver claim and was later passed through outright waivers, so he wasn’t on the 40-man roster.
Nearly every season the Texas Rangers usually include franchise icon Nolan Ryan in one of their in-game giveaways. But they’ve never done something like this.
The Rangers have placed Andrew McCutchen on release waivers, according to the MLB.com transaction log. That was the expectation after he was designated for assignment yesterday to make room for the signing of infielder Nicky Lopez.
Rangers vs. Astros Game 4 feels pretty important for two teams still trying to stabilize their seasons in the AL West. Texas enters Thursday night at 25-30, while Houston sits at 25-32, so both sides need momentum heading into the final game of this four-game series.
The Texas Rangers received an encouraging injury update Wednesday as Wyatt Langford continued working his way back at Globe Life Field. The latest development came before the club prepared for the third game of its four-game series underway vs.
The Texas Rangers designated Andrew McCutchen for assignment on Wednesday afternoon, ending what has been a disappointing two-month run to open the season.
The Texas Rangers just had one of the wildest two-game turnarounds of the 2026 MLB season. On Monday, the Rangers found themselves on the wrong end of history when they were no-hit in a 9-0 loss to the Houston Astros in a series opener at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
On Monday, three Houston Astros pitchers combined for a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers, whose offense reached rock bottom in the 9-0 home loss. And while the Rangers can't get much lower, there isn't much hope for an improvement anytime soon.
Getting it done in dramatic fashion, the struggling Los Angeles Angels secured a rare sweep on Sunday night. Thanks to a walk-off aided by an errant throw, the Angels beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 to win three in a row as a response to losing three straight to the Athletics earlier in the week.
The Texas Rangers have been left searching for answers regarding Corey Seager’s lingering back issue after manager Skip Schumaker revealed that the shortstop’s recovery from lower back inflammation has not progressed as hoped.
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.