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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joe Nathan, the Rangers closer, had pitched three consecutive days, and setup man Mike Adams had pitched in four of the last five games. It left manager Ron Washington and pitching coach Mike Maddux with an issue. Who closes ou...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a four-run rally in the eighth inning for a 4-3 victory Friday night. The Rangers trailed 2-0 until the eighth when they exploded with a three-run triple by Craig ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- With injuries to three starting pitchers, the Rangers bullpen has gotten extra work. The Rangers are without Neftali Feliz, Derek Holland and Colby Lewis. And relief pitchers Alexi Ogando and Koji Uehara are also on the disabled l...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- After a 13 inning victory Saturday afternoon, the Rangers bullpen was taxed. Manager Ron Washington used six relievers, including Koji Uehara for two innings and Robbie Ross for 40 pitches in 1 2/3 innings. So just who is avail...

HOUSTON -- The Texas Rangers blew an early four-run lead and had a rally fall just a run short in a 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park. Lefty Derek Holland, in his first starting appearance in eight days, had a fo...

HOUSTON -- Rangers reliever Mike Adams most likely won't be available for Saturday's game against the Astros because he's still recovering from a respiratory infection. Adams said he went to an urgent care clinic Friday afternoon to get a X-ray an...

HOUSTON -- Rangers manager Ron Washington had a Nino Brown-like conversation with starter Neftali Feliz on Friday night. Feliz gave up just one run but labored the though the outing, throwing 101 pitches and walking five in 4 2/3 innings before ge...

HOUSTON -- Joe Nathan couldn't remember the last time he's pitched in five consecutive games, but the Texas Rangers closer said he would do so if asked. Friday night, Nathan earned his ninth save of the season in the Rangers' 4-1 victory over the ...

HOUSTON --The Texas Rangers got a gutty and sloppy pitching effort from Neftali Feliz and some timely hitting to beat the Houston Astros, 4-1, in Game 1 of the Silver Boot series at Minute Maid Park on Friday night. How it happened: It wasn't the ...

HOUSTON -- Texas Rangers closer Joe Nathan has pitched the last three games and is most likely available for Friday night's game at the Houston Astros. Nathan has gone three innings over the last three games with five strikeouts, posting a 0.71 ER...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- After just six games, closer Joe Nathan has a loss and a blown save on his ledger for the Texas Rangers. Nathan had a terrible ninth inning Wednesday night, allowing three runs in blowing a two-run lead in a 4-3 loss to the Sea...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It was a hard no-decision for Texas Rangers starter Colby Lewis to take on Wednesday night. Lewis, in his second start of the season, shut out the Seattle Mariners over 6 2/3 innings, striking out six on 109 pitches. He left wi...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers will say it's not a crisis, but closer Joe Nathan blew a save, his first of the young season, as the Mariners rallied for three runs in the ninth inning for a 4-3 victory Wednesday night. It's the second time thi...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- An expected long day at the ballpark started with Ian Kinsler's news conference announcing his five-year contract extension and continued with manager Ron Washington's lineup. Kinsler will be the DH in Game 3 of this four-game ser...

FRISCO, Texas -- The Texas Rangers' 37-year old closer isn't going to be limited in what he does in 2012, but one thing manager Ron Washington doesn't want to do is make Joe Nathan go more than one inning. Nathan didn't pitch more than one inning ...