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Fred Lewis hit a go-ahead, two-run homer for the Giants shortly after Randy Johnson lost the chance for his 302nd career victory, and the San Francisco bullpen then hung on for a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Complete Story...
During a series this week when Joe Maddon was able to write the names of Pat Burrell and Jason Bartlett into the lineup for the first time in a month, he had this to say about his Tampa Bay Rays:
Former President George W. Bush used to be able to sit in the cheap seats. That was a long time ago and isn't practical anymore.
Left-hander Matt Harrison is going straight from the disabled list to the pitcher's mound.
Hunter Pence led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking homer and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 on Thursday night to avoid a season sweep.
Texas closer Frank Francisco says he is ready to pitch again in a game.
The Texas Rangers have cut several staff members from their front office about two weeks after owner Tom Hicks said he was exploring a sale of the team.
A light failure at Rangers Ballpark caused Saturday night's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas to be delayed for one hour, 41 minutes.
Chad Billingsley earned his National League-best ninth victory, retiring 16 of 17 batters after an early error put the Dodgers behind, and Casey Blake drove in four runs for Los Angeles in a 6-3 victory over AL West-leading Texas on Sunday.
The game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers was postponed Wednesday night because of rain.
Kevin Millwood provided another pitching gem and kept the suddenly slumping Texas Rangers from being swept.
Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton is already running on a treadmill and expects to resume baseball activities in about 10 days after surgery to repair of his abdominal muscle.
The Texas Rangers are sticking with manager Ron Washington, at least through 2010.
Nelson Cruz homered and finished with three hits, helping the Texas Rangers beat Boston 6-3 on Sunday for their first series win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park in 12 years.
Melky Cabrera hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees overcame yet another poor start by Chien-Ming Wang to beat the Texas Rangers 8-6 Thursday.
Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton went on the disabled list Tuesday with an abdominal strain that could sideline him from two weeks to two months.
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton was out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Oakland Athletics due to a recurring groin problem.
Adam Kennedy homered twice, including a one-out tiebreaker in the ninth for the first run allowed by Texas reliever Frank Francisco this season, and the Oakland Athletics ended a four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the AL West-leading Rangers on Sunday.
One night early this month, Nolan Ryan was talking about his favorite subject.
Tom Hicks is willing to give up control of baseball's Texas Rangers if the right deal comes along but he intends to keep the NHL's Dallas Stars.
A.J. Burnett used a simple plan to end six weeks of struggles.
Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada's home run was upheld after umpires watched a replay Saturday to determine whether a fan interfered with the ball.
Brandon McCarthy scattered nine hits in his first career complete game and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
The Texas Rangers have activated closer Frank Francisco and sent right-handed starter Vicente Padilla to the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder injury.
* Harold Reynolds used his MLB.com blog for a lengthy, stream of consciousness-style rant about ... well, it's a little unclear.
Call it the Jerod Morris hex or merely a coincidence, but Raul Ibanez was put on the disabled list Thursday for the first time since 2004.
Tanner Scheppers was a consensus first-round talent who fell to the Rangers in the second round of last week's draft because of concerns about the health of his shoulder and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports that two teams passed on him because they believe he has a 50-percent lab …
In last night's Rangers-Astros game, Pudge Rodriguez broke the all-time record for games caught. But that wasn't the only notable achievement: Omar Vizquel tied Luis Aparicio for most hits by a native of Venezuela.
Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette passes along an interesting trade tidbit:
General manager Jon Daniels said Tuesday that the Rangers will stick with Chris Davis and Derek Holland despite their respective struggles.
* The San Diego Chicken is now 35 years old and the man inside the suit, Ted Giannoulas, was eligible to join AARP five years ago. "Sometimes, I think when I'm wearing this chicken suit I can live forever. I'm not kidding, man," Giannoulas said.
The Rangers, who have already gambled on Jason Jennings and Kris Benson with mixed results this year, announced the signing of Orlando Hernandez to a minor league contract on Thursday.
- Colorado - 11th overall pick Tyler Matzek was the best high school pitcher in the draft, and outfielder Tim Wheeler and left-hander Rex Brothers were nice grabs at No. 32 and No. 34, respectively. Second-round third baseman Nolan Arenado also could have been picked earlier.
Josh Hamilton's stay on the disabled list was extended Monday, as the Rangers announced that he'll miss another 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a partially torn abdominal muscle.
The Rangers will be without Hamilton for at least another month.
Yours for the taking! Vicente Padilla was placed on waivers by the Rangers on Wednesday, but based on what his teammates are saying about him, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for anyone else to go to go out of their way to claim him:
Sources told FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal that the Rangers have placed Vicente Padilla on waivers.
Doug Miller of MLB.com crunched the numbers and found that since 1995--when MLB expanded to six divisions--66.3 percent of the teams in first place on June 1 have gone on to win the division.
The Texas Rangers continue to be baseball's biggest surprise (at least at the moment), tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for the second-best record at 30-20 (trailing only the 35-17 Dodgers).
Where will he play in Chicago? * Gordon Beckham played primarily shortstop at Double-A, but moved to third base for his final game there and stayed at the hot corner last night in his Triple-A debut.
According to the Dallas Morning News, earlier this week a female Rangers fan wearing a "Yankees Suck" t-shirt was asked to either turn it inside out or leave the ballpark ... in Texas.
For Sale by Owner Rangers' owner Tom Hicks is hurting for cash, and now it looks as though he's going to put his first-place team up for sale:
A grand experiment Team president Nolan Ryan and pitching coach Mike Maddux are changing the way the Rangers do things:
The Rangers are all about the pitching So far, 2009 has been an outrageously good year for the Rangers. So good, that they're entering uncharted territory:
This is the rate at which each team strikes out, compared to its walks. Included in parenthesis is where each offense ranks in runs per game.
Rangers star hurt by exploding eggRangers defender Kirk Broadfoot was taken to hospital after an egg he was microwaving exploded in his face. The 25-year-old Scotland international was poaching the egg at his home near Mauchline, Ayrshire, when the accident happened.
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