Adolis Garcia and Evan Carter hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning and the Texas Rangers went on to defeat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas, reclaiming first place in the American League West.
Momentum for the Texas Rangers, it seems, is as hard to come by these days as a healthy starting pitcher is. They’ve been no more than two games above or two games below .500 since an April 8 loss to the Houston Astros,
Ty France and Luis Urías hit two-run homers, Luis Castillo pitched six solid innings and Seattle beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Thursday, taking 2 of 3 in the series and leaving in first place in the AL West.
Cincinnati Reds (14-11, third in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (13-13, second in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Graham Ashcraft (3-1, 5.24 ERA, 1.34 WHIP,
ARLINGTON - For the last year plus, we’ve operated under these guidelines when it came to talking about the Rangers bullpen: If at all possible, don’t. Maybe times are changing. The bullpen was asked to carry a heavy load in Wednesday’s 5-1 win over Seattle and it was no problem at all.
ARLINGTON - It was the picture perfect illustration of the Rangers’ enigmatic April offense. In the second inning Wednesday, Wyatt Langford, still searching for his first major league homer, bashed a ball off the top of the wall in right center.
Heading into the series finale on Thursday against the Texas Rangers, the Seattle Mariners have placed shortstop and team leader J.P. Crawford on the injured li