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SEATTLE -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington was convinced before Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners that the well-rested Yu Darvish would be a new man against his surprising nemesis. "I don't think Seattle is going to see the Darvish...

SEATTLE -- Two hours after saying they didn't plan to make a roster move for injured catcher Mike Napoli, the Texas Rangers decided to recall catcher Luis Martinez from Triple-A Round Rock Saturday evening. Martinez was taking a flight from Austin...

Two hours after saying they didn't plan to make a roster move for injured catcher Mike Napoli, the Rangers decided Saturday to recall catcher Luis Martinez from Triple-A Round Rock.

SEATTLE -- Texas Rangers veteran Michael Young knows his baseball history. And historically speaking, making three consecutive World Series appearances isn't easy, no matter how good a team is. That feat has happened only once in the past 34 years...

SEATTLE -- Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli will sit out Saturday's game at Seattle after bruising the quad muscle in his right leg during a slide at the plate Friday night. Ranger manager Ron Washington said Yorvit Torrealba will start Saturday ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers are fresh off of the All-Star break and ready to begin the second half of the season with a three-game series against their divisional foes, the Seattle Mariners. Terry Blount is in Seattle to chat about the game...

Rangers need Derek Holland in top form to make third straight World Series run.

SEATTLE -- Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre has seven home runs in his last eight games, but none sweeter than the blast Sunday against his old buddy, Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez. Beltre hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, ...

SEATTLE -- Going 4-for-5 isn't all that unusual for Josh Hamilton, but it is unusual for him to do it in a day game. Hamilton had a rare big game at the plate Saturday in an afternoon start with four hits, including a double and a home run. His th...

SEATTLE -- Winning close games typically is a must come playoff time, so the 7-6 come-from-behind victory for the Rangers over the Mariners Saturday was important in more ways than just another win. It was the first time in a month the Rangers had...

SEATTLE -- Want to know how fast Craig Gentry is? He hit a routine chopper right to Seattle first baseman Mike Carp in the fourth inning when Carp was only 10 feet from the bag. But when Carp looked up after leisurely fielding the grounder, his ey...

SEATTLE -- It wasn't an outing Colby Lewis will list among his better efforts, but a win is a win. Lewis gave up four runs in the second inning and six overall Saturday, but improved to 13-10 for the season with the Rangers' 7-6 victory over the M...

SEATTLE -- Remember that surprising shutout Friday night? Nothing more than an anomaly. The Rangers' bats were back at it Saturday, scoring seven runs on 14 hits, including three home runs in one inning, to defeat the Mariners 7-6 at Safeco Field....

SEATTLE -- Rangers manager Ron Washington alerted Josh Hamilton that he's going back to center field soon. "Actually, he alerted me," Washington said prior to Saturday's game at Safeco Field. "He asked, 'When [Nelson] Cruz goes back to the outfiel...

Bruton Smith usually gets what he wants, and the owner of Kentucky Speedway wants a Sprint Cup race at the Sparta facility as soon as 2011. It's going to take some deal-making, but you can bet he'll get it done.