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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers' bullpen is left-handed dominant -- at least for Wednesday's game against Oakland. Needing to clear a roster spot for Wednesday's starter Ross Wolf, the Rangers optioned right-handed reliever Cory Burns, who has bee...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A.J. Pierzynski made a wise point after being peppered with several questions about Yu Darvish's so-called off night in the Texas Rangers' 1-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Monday. Basically it was this: What do you want fro...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Yu Darvish may not consider himself to be in the class of Justin Verlander just yet. But Darvish is certainly held in high regard in the Rangers' clubhouse. "He's certainly been our ace," manager Ron Washington said. Dar...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jurickson Profar didn't get a hit in his first game of the 2013 season. But he made two productive outs, driving in both runs in what was an otherwise dismal 9-2 loss for the Texas Rangers against the Oakland Athletics on Monda...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers manager Ron Washington said 20-year-old Jurickson Profar and utility man Leury Garcia will split time at second base while subbing for the injured Ian Kinsler. Profar was in the starting lineup for Monday's game against...

Yes, it's only May. But now that the season is a quarter of the way finished, it's a great time to figure out how teams measure up to one another. The Texas Rangers have the best record in the majors at 29-15. And they just completed taking three of ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The best hitter in baseball, Miguel Cabrera, belted three home runs and wowed 39,638 fans and every player, coach and manager in the ballpark Sunday night. David Murphy, trying to hone his swing in mid-May, produced the home ru...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Lindblom will make what he labeled his second major league debut Monday night when the right-hander starts for the Texas Rangers against the Oakland Athletics. Lindblom, 25, has actually made his major league debut, pitchi...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Call it Justin Grimm's revenge on the Detroit Tigers. With a personal three-game losing streak entering a rematch with Detroit, Grimm joked with Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux before Saturday's game that he was going ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers have a leadoff hitter. Ian Kinsler. They also have a pretty good backup. Elvis Andrus. Subbing in the leadoff spot with Kinsler nursing bruised ribs, Andrus had a breakout night Saturday, going 5-for-5 and comin...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The message to injured starting pitcher Alexi Ogando from Rangers manager Ron Washington? Talk to me. Ogando, who went on the 15-day disabled list on Friday with biceps tendinits, first told Washington about the issue after his...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Colby Lewis reported no soreness after throwing a bullpen session Friday for the first time since getting an anti-inflammatory shot for triceps tendinitis. He threw around 35 pitches Friday. Lewis will start Monday for Double-A...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Detroit Tigers with bruised ribs. Kinsler was hit by a pitch in the third inning of Thursday's 10-4 victory over the Tigers by an 81-mph curvebal...

Yu Darvish is a unique talent who can't be judged by traditional standards.

Did you find it odd to see Yu Darvish come back out for the eighth inning last night with a six-run lead? I did. Darvish had already thrown over 100 pitches. His team had added to its lead, taking a 10-4 advantage into the eighth inning, six outs awa...

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington found himself having to defend the 130 pitches that he allowed ace Yu Darvish to throw during Thursday night's victory against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers.