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Frank Victores/USA TODAY SportsJosh Hamilton will look to punish his former team this weekend in Texas Welcome to the first Halo Effect of the season -- a weekly stats-based post on the Los Angeles Angels. Sample sizes are obviously extremely small,...

Mark Lowe and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a minor league contract, giving the team another bullpen option in spring training.

Editor's note: We continue our look at some of the needs the Texas Rangers hope to address at the winter meetings next week in Nashville. Today's position: Relievers It seems like an annual rite of winter for the Rangers: Go out and reassemble ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers' offense couldn't convert in the key situations -- a recent problem for this club -- and the Baltimore Orioles did, winning yet another close game (no one was better in close games than Baltimore this season) by a 5-1 ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mark Lowe will never forget Adrian Beltre's reaction one day a few years ago in Seattle when he was told one of the Mariners' trainers took him out of the lineup. "I remember he got really upset and pulled the trainer aside in ...

Adrian Beltre's stomach for the fight proves invaluable in Rangers' quest.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Texas Rangers couldn't hold a 5-2 lead Wednesday -- or a four-game lead with six games to play -- and watched as the Oakland A's won the AL West, snatching the division from them on the final day. Josh Hamilton's error was ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The AL West is now officially up for grabs with one game left in the 2012 season. Oakland's 3-1 win over the Rangers pulled the A's into a tie with Texas with game No. 162 on tap for Wednesday afternoon. It's the first time since A...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Angels got four runs off Rangers starter Ryan Dempster and then added more off the Texas bullpen in a 7-4 win. Jered Weaver had another solid start, giving up just two runs in seven innings for his fourth straight win over Tex...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's Friday and that means our weekly stock report. Let's take a look at who's trending up and who's trending down for Texas: STOCK UP Ian Kinsler: He had a leadoff homer in one of the club's biggest games this season (Thurs...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers took an early lead and held on as the A's tried to rally, winning 9-7 in front of 43,796 on Thursday afternoon at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Some quick thoughts: What it means: The Rangers reduce the magic...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Martin Perez couldn't make it out of the first inning, the Texas Rangers fell behind early and could not catch up in an 9-3 loss to the Oakland A's. Some quick thoughts: What it means: The Rangers have lost two straight and the...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Before Mark Lowe gave up the winning home run in the 10th inning of Tuesday's game, manager Ron Washington got some quality innings out of some key parts of his bullpen not named Joe Nathan or Mike Adams. Washington said after ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers reliever Mark Lowe did not want to walk the No. 9 hitter to lead off the 10th inning of a tie game Tuesday. So on a 3-2 pitch, he went with his fastball. "I pulled it over the plate," Lowe said. Oakland catcher Geor...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers got 8 2/3 innings from Matt Harrison, who allowed one run (a solo homer in the eighth by Justin Smoak) on six hits in the 2-1 victory. Koji Uehara came in to get the final out with runners on the corners. Some qu...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers came back from a 6-0 deficit to tie it in the seventh but could not secure the win. Former Ranger Justin Smoak's home run in the eighth was the difference in an 8-6 Mariners' win. A few quick thoughts: Wh...