When you win a game ten to nothing, there are two stories. The ten. And the nothing. First, the nothing. Jack Leiter pitched the best game of his young career last night. He’d gone seven innings in a game only once before. He did that last night. He’d never struck […]
It took three just pitches. Three pitches to blitzkrieg over the Cleveland Guardians in the ninth. Three pitches to stun both Guardian fans and Ranger fans alike. Three pitches to remind us of what this team could have been and, conversely, what this team has squandered. It was another typical […]
The most disappointing aspect of the Rangers inability to win games is that they have been unable to gain ground in the American League West. Nobody wants to win the division. The Houston Astros are 8-11 in August. They just suffered a five-game stretch where they were shutout in four […]
It was a rare night for the Rangers. They displayed a rare ability to come from behind, a rare ability to score late in a game, and a rare ability to score with two outs. Early on, this one looked like yet another Rangers loss. Caleb Bouschley was making an […]
With 35 games left in the season and the Rangers out of the playoff picture, it’s time to start turning attention to how the Rangers will look next season. There’s a good chance four of the Rangers starters will not be with them in 2026: Josh Jung, Adolis García, Jonah […]
Another game, another disappointing offensive performance. The Rangers inability to have a sustained rally emerges once again. Texas got eleven hits. Ten of them, though, were singles. Which meant they were playing station to station. And that meant Kansas City was able to end any semblance of a rally with […]
With thirty-six games left, the Rangers move on to Kansas City to play four games against a Royals team that leapfrogged them in the wild card race. Then they play three against the Guardians, who have also passed them in the wild card race. Beating Toronto yesterday helped Texas avoid […]
Jon Gray was put on waivers on Thursday. Nobody claimed him. A team had forty-eight hours to pick him up. Nobody did. So, the Rangers kept him. They even pitched him yesterday. He gave up four runs in 2.1 innings. That kind of performance is why they put him on […]
Remember, these are just glorified exhibition games. They mean nothing. Relax. Don’t let your blood pressure rise. The Rangers 2025 playoff run is over. It’s all paperwork from here on out. The most frustrating season, capped by the most frustrating trade deadline, came to an emotional end on Wednesday when […]
Marcus Semien had a bad first half two months of the season. On May 28, he was batting .173 and had been dropped to the bottom of the order. Then, out of the blue, on May 30, he went 4-for-4. He had another four-hit game on July 10, going 4-for-5. […]
