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Jacob deGrom pitches 4 solid innings and the Texas Rangers hit 4 homers in a 5-2 win over the Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jacob deGrom pitched four innings of one-run ball, and Wyatt Langford and Adolis García hit back-to-back homers in the first inning of the Texas Rangers' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. DeGrom allowed four hits and struck out five in...
MLB's made a lot of rule changes over the past few years. The most noticeable? A pitch clock
PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball's rule-change bonanza of 2023 altered a myriad of the game's details, including cutting back extreme infield shifts, bigger bases and limits on how many times a pitcher can disengage from the rubber. But the thing that's most recognizable is the...
An improbable late-season surge from the Detroit Tigers has them fighting for a playoff spot
The Detroit Tigers were a seller at MLB's trade deadline on July 30, and at the time, the pessimism was entirely understandable. They had a 52-57 record, were dealing with various injuries and going nowhere fast. So general manager Jeff Greenberg shipped pitcher Jack Flaherty to the...
Yankees going with closer by committee after Clay Holmes' latest blown save
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Clay Holmes won't be the automatic choice as the closer for the New York Yankees in the short term after giving up a game-ending grand slam to the Texas Rangers for his major league-high 11th blown save this season. Manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday the...
Another blown save for Holmes drops Yankees out of AL East lead and raises questions about closer
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Clay Holmes lost the feel for his sinker, his control and perhaps his job as the New York Yankees closer. The two-time All-Star allowed a single and two walks before Texas rookie Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam in a 7-4 loss Tuesday night that...
Wyatt Langford becomes first Rangers rookie with walk-off slam in a 7-4 win over Yankees and Holmes
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam off All-Star closer Clay Holmes to give the Texas Rangers a 7-4 win over the Yankees on Tuesday night and drop New York out of the AL East lead. Langford hit the first walk-off slam by a Rangers rookie, sending...
Taveras delivers game-ending single for Rangers in 3-2 win over Athletics
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday night. The bases were loaded when No. 9 batter Taveras grounded a single through the middle and past a drawn-in infield,...
Mitch Keller limits Rangers to 3 singles in Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-0 victory over Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Keller limited Texas to three singles through seven-plus innings following his two poorest starts of the season to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 win over the Rangers on Tuesday night. Keller (11-7) struck out nine to equal a season high and...
Willi Castro's 2-run single highlights 3-run 8th inning as Twins beat struggling Rangers 5-2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Willi Castro drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and another Minnesota run scored on the play due to a throwing error as the Twins rallied to beat the slumping Texas Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night. Trailing 2-1 heading into the eighth, the Twins got...
Crawford carries perfect game into 6th inning, Wong hits 3-run HR as Red Sox beat Rangers 9-4
BOSTON (AP) — Kutter Crawford carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and Connor Wong highlighted a 12-hit attack with a three-run homer as the Boston Red Sox beat the slumping Texas Rangers 9-4 on Tuesday night. Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard each drove in a pair of runs as...
