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Texas Rangers Outfielder Nelson Cruz Heating Up
May 15th, 2012 at 1:22 PM
While many of his teammates have been on cruise control this season, Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz has sometimes been stuck in neutral.
***PHOTO1*** The slugger may finally be kicking it into gear, however, after going deep for the second straight night in the Rangers' 3-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals last night. The 2011 playoff hero, who homered...
Texas Rangers Pitcher Colby Lewis Surrenders Record Five Homers, Fans 12 in 6-5 Loss to Baltimore Orioles
May 14th, 2012 at 8:42 AM
Texas Rangers' pitcher Colby Lewis put on a show that hadn't been seen in 94 years in the Rangers' 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader last night at Camden Yards.
Of course, some acts aren't meant to have an encore.
Two nights after Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton set an American League mark by accounting for 18 total bases in a four home-run explosion, Lewis revisited the record...
Texas Rangers Announce Minor-league Award Winners for April
May 10th, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Down on the farm, the Texas Rangers announced the club’s minor league award winners for April, including Pitcher of the Month Justin Grimm (Frisco, AA), Player of the Month Chris Grayson (Hickory, Low A), Defender of the Month Kellin Deglan (Hickory) and Reliever of the Month Randol Rojas (Hickory, Myrtle Beach, High A).
Grimm posted a 4-1 mark with a 1.59 earned run average in...
Texas Rangers’ Slugger Josh Hamilton Belts Four Homers in Victory Over Baltimore Orioles
May 9th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Call it bargaining power.
While still without a new contract, Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton both strengthened his financial stance and made an assault on the record books last night, belting not one or two or even three home runs. No, the 2010 American League MVP littered Camden Yards with four (yes, four) two-run home runs in a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles...
Snyder Erupts for Six RBI in Texas Rangers’ 14-3 Blasting of Baltimore
May 8th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
In the offseason, Brandon Snyder's departure from Baltimore caused barely a whimper.
On Monday night, he returned to Camden Yards as a member of the Texas Rangers and made plenty of noise indeed.
Snyder, a 2005 first-round draft pick of the Orioles, had three hits and knocked in six runs during the Rangers' 14-3 rout of his former teammates. For a squad scuffling to a 2-5 mark over...
Texas Rangers Stumble into May Play
May 8th, 2012 at 8:43 AM
April showers, as the saying goes, bring May flowers.
For the Texas Rangers, on the other hand, May hasn't yet exactly been rosy.
After a torrid April that saw the club sport a 17-6 mark and feature the AL Player of the Month (Josh Hamilton) and AL Rookie of the Month (Yu Darvish), the...
Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton, Yu Darvish Earn American League Awards
May 3rd, 2012 at 1:53 PM
To the victor goes the spoils.
As a reward for having the best April in the majors, the Texas Rangers boasted the American League Player of the Month in outfielder Josh Hamilton and the AL Rookie of the Month in rookie pitcher Yu Darvish.
The awards are voted on by baseball writers and broadcasters.
While no stranger to success, Hamilton had a...
Texas Rangers’ Darvish Dazzles Again in Defeat of Blue Jays
May 1st, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Yu Darvish became the first pitcher in franchise history to win four games in his first five starts, continuing his torrid start in the Texas Rangers' 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays last night.
On the heels of a scoreless 7.1-inning outing against the New York Yankees last week, Darvish improved to 4-0 for the first-place Rangers by allowing just four hits...
Kid’s Play – Rangers’ Robbie Ross Improves to 4-0 as Texas Takes Series Over New York Yankees
April 26th, 2012 at 8:40 AM
Win the series. It's an adage preached time and again by major-league baseball managers as a drawn-out season unfolds. Just win the series and move on.
The Texas Rangers are listening.
For the sixth time in as many tries this year - and 12th time in succession dating back to last year - the Texas Rangers indeed won...
Yu Darvish is the Man – Texas Rangers’ Heralded Rookie Hurler Baffles New YorkYankees
April 25th, 2012 at 3:19 PM
Yu Darvish, the Texas Rangers' prized pitching import from Japan, is just learning the English language and still needs an interpreter to communicate.
To the New York Yankees last night, everything seemed lost in translation, too.
In his best outing to date, Darvish both befuddled the Bronx Bombers and wowed a sellout crowd at Rangers Ballpark by firing 8.1 stirring innings of shutout ball in a 2-0 win. The Japanese "Brad...
Texas Rangers’ Derek Holland Struggles in Loss to New York Yankees
April 24th, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland is known for his quirky nature and spot-on impressions of Harry Caray, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the like.
***PHOTO1*** In a 7-4 loss to the New York Yankees last night, the 25-year-old lefty impersonated, for the first time in months, a losing pitcher. After seven straight victories dating back to last August, and 13 wins in 14 tries (including the playoffs),...
Texas Rangers Seize Series Against Detriot Tigers, Pad AL West Division Lead
April 23rd, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Fell a little behind in my reporting over the weekend. Kids and all.
The Texas Rangers didn't wait for me. Leaving little in their wake, they just kept rumbling along with no mercy.
Like my kids did to me.
First-place Texas Rangers polished off an impressive road trip with a 3-2, 10-inning victory over Detroit Tugers yesterday. The extra-inning win concluded...
Boston Massacre – Josh Hamilton Stays Hot in Rout of Boston Red Sox
April 18th, 2012 at 8:02 PM
To hear Josh Hamilton tell it, he's just getting warmed up.
Try telling some scalded major-league baseballs that.
The calendar notwithstanding, the Texas Rangers' slugger is already in All-Star break - and back in All-Star - form. The hard-hitting centerfielder already has five home runs in 46 at-bats for the 9-2 Rangers to go along with a gaudy .413 average. But it's not just what the...
Texas Rangers Starting Pitchers Still Unbeaten
April 16th, 2012 at 12:55 PM
It is of course unrealistic to believe that the Texas Rangers' starting pitching rotation will go undefeated this season.
After all, these aren't the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
And no, Rocky Marciano is not on staff.
But after two spins through the rotation, Texas is indeed unblemished. Through 10 contests, the staff boasts a 6-0 mark and eight quality outings. No quintet owns a more stingy starting ERA than the Rangers' (2.78), led by lefty...
Texas Rangers Closer Joe Nathan Surrenders Lead in Loss to Seattle Mariners
April 12th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
It's early - very, very early - but so far one of these things is not like the other on the mound for the Texas Rangers.
Rangers closer Joe Nathan blew his second save in four chances last night, spoiling a gem by starter Colby Lewis in a 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nathan, acquired from Minnesota in the offseason...
Feliz Shines in Texas Rangers’ 1-0 Victory Over Seattle Mariners
April 11th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
For starters, Neftali Feliz was almost flawless in the Texas Rangers' 1-0 home victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
In making his first career major-league start after 154 relief appearances, the Rangers' young righty may have exorcised some demons. Last season, Feliz, then the club's closer,, helped bring the Rangers to within one strike of a world championship, only to allow a game-tying ninth-inning triple to...
Yu Darvish Stumbles Then Steadies as Texas Rangers Sink Mariners
April 10th, 2012 at 2:40 PM
There may have been more inauspicious, widely-hyped beginnings than the one made by Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish on Tuesday night against the Seattle Mariners.
The Titanic, for instance.
Still, despite a rocky start, the much-ballyhooed Japanese import righted himself after surrendering four first-inning runs in his major-league debut. Then, buoyed by their own titanic attack, the Rangers exploded for 11 of the contest's final...
Texas Rangers Top Chicago White Sox on Opening Day
April 7th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
The official docket may forever show that the Texas Rangers' 2012 season-opening 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox was, in fact, not perfect.
After all, the Rangers were outhit (8-6) and, rumor has it, the national anthem was a "little pitchy."
But try telling the 49,085 fans in attendance at Rangers...
Texas Rangers Hope That Third Time is a Charm
April 4th, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Give or take an imported Japanese idol here or a new utility man there, most of the same faces return for the Texas Rangers this season. And in this case, that's the look of a winner indeed.
Simply put, this club has the profile of a potential champion.
Twice removed from near-misses in the World Series, the Rangers will officially put their game faces on this...
Texas Rangers Sign Elvis Andrus, Nelson Cruz to Contracts: a Reaction
February 13th, 2012 at 1:14 PM
The Texas Rangers narrowly avoided arbitration with two of their core players in signing outfielder Nelson Cruz and shortstop Elvis Andrus to extensions. Cruz's deal is for $16 million over two years with $500,000 worth of potential performance bonuses, and it takes him through his final two years of arbitration...