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What a difference one offseason can make. On May 22, 2012, the Cleveland Indians found themselves atop the American League Central, sporting a surprising 23-18 record. Today, the Indians again sit in first place with an equally surprising 26-18 ...

Blog | May 22, 2013

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers have heard their opponents rave many times this season about the pitching of Yu Darvish. Tuesday night, it was the Rangers hitters' turn to heap praise on the opposing pitcher after the Oakland Athletics' 1-0 ...

Quick thoughts on Tuesday's excellent slate of major league action ... A's 1, Rangers 0. Yu Darvish just doesn't know how to win. This is a big victory for the A's as they take the first two of the three-game set. Yoenis Cespedes' home...

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 -- Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dan Straily entered Tuesday night's game with a 7.27 ERA. But, for one night, Straily outpitched the heralded Yu Darvish in the rarest of rare happenings at Rangers Ballpark, a game in which o...

Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The shuttle from Round Rock to Rangers Ballpark remains in full swing with a couple more pitchers arriving Tuesday. The Rangers added left-handed reliever Neal Cotts to the 25-man roster and he will be available Tuesday night. ...

A.J. Pierzynski comes off the disabled list and is back in the lineup tonight when the Rangers host Oakland at Rangers Ballpark. Pierzynski, on the disabled list since May 6 with a strained oblique muscle, will catch and bat eighth. The lineups: ...

One reader called it "epic." I don't know about that, but it was a two-and-a-half hour marathon chat session Blog | May 21, 2013

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers try to even their series against Oakland when right-hander Yu Darvish takes the mound against A's right-hander Dan Straily at 7:05 p.m. on FSSW and ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM (1540 AM in Spanish). Darvish (7-1, 2.97 ERA):...

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...

Dan Szymborski examines five in-house upgrades for contending MLB teams, including the Washington Nationals calling up Anthony Rendon.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2013

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 -- The Oakland Athletics jumped on Texas Rangers right-hander Josh Lindblom for four runs in the fifth inning and the A's went on to win 9-2 in the opening game of a three-game series Monday night. The A's cut the Rangers' lead in...

CHICAGO -- Boston Red Sox starter Ryan Dempster returned Monday to the city he loved playing in for over eight seasons. It's his first trip to Chicago since he was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Texas Rangers at the very last moments before last s...

Seth Smith homered and scored three times, Bartolo Colon pitched seven strong innings for his first win in nearly a month and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Monday night.