The Texas Rangers, based in Arlington, Texas, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League West Division. The Rangers were founded as the Washington Senators in 1961.
MINNEAPOLIS — Sitting in the corner of the Rangers' clubhouse and staring off into space, reliever C.J. Wilson offered an explanation for what happened in the eighth. "Somebody must have sacrificed a chicken for that one," Wilson said. Maybe it was voodoo, but it was also another big loss at a time when the Rangers [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Starter Brandon McCarthy, reliever Eddie Guardado and infielder Esteban German will be among those who are added by the Rangers on Tuesday when rosters are expanded to up to 40 players. The Rangers aren't going to call up everybody on their 40-man roster, but they do want to add a few pitchers and [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Sixteen years ago, Rangers manager Kevin Kennedy threw a fit in the visiting clubhouse at the Metrodome that could be heard well beyond his office walls. He screamed, cussed, kicked things and finally threw a hot potato through a mirror. He wasn't happy with catcher Ivan Rodriguez and the Rangers' pitch-calling after a [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Millwood had a shot to beat the Twins earlier this month in Arlington. He had a 4-0 lead going into the fifth inning but allowed one run there and four more in the sixth. The Twins went on to beat the Rangers, 5-4, that night and Millwood is still looking for his [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — David Murphy jumped on a first-pitch slider, drove it deep down the right-field line and went into his home run jog. "I thought right off the bat I got it," Murphy said. "I didn't get it on the barrel; he got it in on me. But right down the line, something of a [...]
NEW YORK — Jason Grilli retired his first Major League hitter in almost four weeks. But it may have been as big of an out as any Rangers reliever has recorded this season. This also may have been as crucial of a relief effort in this campaign as any Rangers pitcher has delivered. Beginning with [...]
NEW YORK — The Rangers are getting ready for their farewell tour of the Metrodome. The Rangers gear up for their final series at the Metrodome when they open up a three-game set with the Twins on Friday in Minnesota. The Twins are moving into their new ballpark in 2010. "Thank God," second baseman Ian [...]
NEW YORK — The numbers added up. Rangers rookie left-hander Derek Holland entered the game having allowed 1.47 home runs per nine innings, fourth highest (min. 100 innings) in the American League. The Yankees offense came into the game leading the Majors in home runs. Plus there have been more home runs hit at Yankee [...]
NEW YORK — Dustin Nippert will face the Yankees for the first time in his career when he takes the mound on Thursday in the finale of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are the only American League team that Nippert has yet to face. "I just need to take it like any [...]
NEW YORK — Rangers starter Kevin Millwood, done after 5 2/3 innings, watched the ninth from the visitors bench at Yankee Stadium and called it, "a little nerve-wracking." Catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who was working behind the plate and trying to get Frank Francisco through it, admitted, "It was a hard one, very hard." Manager Ron [...]