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ARLINGTON, Texas - Rangers veteran Colby Lewis faces Blue Jays kid Henderson Alvarez. A look at the matchup: Lewis (4-3, 3.30): Lewis snapped a three-game losing streak with an outstanding outing in his last start. He threw a season-high eight inn...

ARLINGTON, Texas - The Texas Rangers' clubhouse erupted in a roar after Derek Holland's entrance. And that was before what was arguably his best start of the season Friday night. Holland's teammates were ecstatic to see that he got rid of the s...

ARLINGTON, Texas - It's a once-in-a-lifetime type of night for most ballplayers, if they're lucky. Nelson Cruz has done it twice now, a testament to his tremendous talent. That doesn't make the second eight-RBI game in Cruz's career -- and sixth i...

ARLINGTON, Texas - This one was a rout from the first inning. The Texas Rangers looked like a well-rounded contender again in the blowout of the Toronto Blue Jays, not the struggling Texas team seen over the last week and a half. What it means: Ca...

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Nelson Cruz hit a grand slam and tied his career high with eight RBIs, Josh Hamilton hit his 19th home run of the season and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3 Friday night.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Derek Holland squares off against Brandon Morrow as the Rangers and Blue Jays open up a three-game series Friday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Let's chat all about it. The room is now open for you to post some early ques...

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ARLINGTON, Texas - There's no reason to dance around the fact that the Texas Rangers are mired in a relatively long stretch of mediocrity. What else can you call a 15-16 run after the 12-2 start? Manager Ron Washington acknowledges that the Ran...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Mike Napoli was scratched from Friday's lineup because of what the team hopes is a 24-hour bug. "He tried to move around and do something, but it's not necessary for me to run him out there," manager Ron Washington said. "We'll...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Winning the HP Byron Nelson Championship has its rewards. And for Jason Dufner, that includes throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Texas Rangers-Toronto Blue Jays game tonight. Dufner, who entered the second round of...

The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Ben Francisco on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain while optioning left-hander Evan Crawford to triple-A Las Vegas.

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

Following a day off, the Texas Rangers begin a three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. LHP Derek Holland will face RHP Brandon Morrow. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM and TXA-21. Here's a closer...

The Tampa Bay Rays inched closer to the top of the AL East standings with a dramatic 5-4, extra-inning walk-off win against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays victory coupled with the Orioles' loss earlier means Tampa Bay is just a game back in the divi...

B.J. Upton hit an RBI double in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday.