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.
Borbon sticking in No. 9 spot Worth noting ARLINGTON — Neftali Feliz is still confident, and he is still the team's closer, manager Ron Washington said before Thursday's game and before the Rangers head off for their first American League West road trip against Seattle and Oakland. Washington said nothing has changed with the club's [...]
ARLINGTON — Second baseman Ian Kinsler will return to the Rangers' lineup for the first time this season Friday in Seattle. Kinsler was back in the Rangers' clubhouse Thursday morning and got a big hug from third baseman Michael Young. Kinsler wanted to play Thursday, but manager Ron Washington fought him off and said he [...]
ARLINGTON — Rangers starter C.J. Wilson was terrific on Tuesday night. So was an unusual and unexpected supporting cast behind the plate and out of the bullpen. After making five roster moves on Tuesday afternoon and sorting through a depleted bullpen, the Rangers pulled it all together behind that cast of characters and held off [...]
ARLINGTON — Nelson Cruz has been placed on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring, and outfielder Craig Gentry has been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Gentry will join the Rangers for Tuesday night's game against the Chicago White Sox. Cruz has been bothered by the hamstring muscle for a week. He had to [...]
ARLINGTON — At some point, Rangers closer Neftali Feliz must show he can pitch in back-to-back games as a reliever. He tried it for the first time ever on Monday night and didn't fare too well. Feliz, pitching in a tie game, gave up one-out home runs to Miguel Cabrera and Brandon Inge in the [...]
ARLINGTON — Rangers manager Ron Washington watched Colby Lewis allow eight of the first 11 hitters he faced reach base and knew his bullpen could be in trouble. The Rangers' rotation went into Sunday's game averaging 4 1/3 innings per start over their last seven outings and Lewis looked early on like he wasn't going [...]
Hamilton gets first day off Rangers starters lagging in innings pitched Worth noting ARLINGTON — Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is still experiencing some tightness in his back and left shoulder, and the Rangers are not ready to recall him from his medical rehabilitation assignment. "Structurally, he's fine and has been cleared by the doctors to play," [...]
Rangers being cautious with Saltalamacchia Rangers starters lagging in innings pitched Worth noting ARLINGTON — Josh Hamilton was given his first day off on Sunday with David Murphy starting in left field. Hamilton had a three-hit game on Wednesday in Boston, but is 2-for-13 since, including 1-for-5 on Saturday. "He just looked a little sluggish [...]