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Adolis García's home run backs Cody Bradford as Rangers beat Blue Jays 2-0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, Cody Bradford pitched seven strong innings after the worst start of his career, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Wednesday night. The win kept the defending World Series-champion...
Andrew Heaney earns first win since late July as Rangers beat Angels 7-4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andrew Heaney snapped an eight-start winless streak as the Texas Rangers took an early five-run lead and beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4 on Sunday. Heaney (5-13), one short of the major league lead in losses, allowed four runs, three earned, on three hits in...
Rangers rally from a pair of 2-run deficits to beat the Angels 6-4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Smith put Texas ahead for the first time with a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Rangers overcame a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Saturday night. Smith's sharp liner to right field capped a three-run...
Bradford's strong start, García's 3-run homer lead Rangers past Angels 3-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cody Bradford allowed one run in six innings and Adolis García hit a three-run home run in the first as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Thursday night. Bradford (5-2) made his fifth consecutive quality start and allowed just two hits,...
Langford is key for 2nd night in a row as Rangers beat Yankees 10-6 to take series
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Wyatt Langford had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two a night after his game-ending grand slam against the Yankees, and the Texas Rangers beat New York again 10-6 on Wednesday night. Langford made a leaping catch at the top of the...
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,...
Corey Seager hits his 200th career homer as the Rangers beat the lowly White Sox 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Corey Seager hit his 200th career homer and Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven scoreless innings, leading the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the lowly Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Eovaldi (10-7) matched his season high with 10 strikeouts in his second straight win....
Wyatt Langford's single with 2 out in 9th inning lifts Rangers past Pirates 1-0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Wyatt Langford’s single scored pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran with two out in the ninth inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Jonah Heim and Adolis García singled off David Bednar (3-6) to open Texas’...
Corey Seager homers twice as the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Monday night. Seager’s nine homers in August are tied for the major league lead with Miami’s Jake Burger. He also went deep twice on Aug. 2...
Santana's sacrifice fly in 9th off All-Star closer Yates sends Twins past Rangers 3-2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a sacrifice fly off All-Star closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning and the playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers. Santana's deep fly...
