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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 -- So far any concern about the 130 pitches Yu Darvish threw in Thursday's start against the Detroit Tigers aren't shared by the pitcher himself. It has been business as usual for the seven-game winner, who said he hasn't changed ...

The Rangers were criticized for a quiet offseason. But, as Mike Petriello writes, sometimes the best moves are the ones you don't make.

Story | Conversation | May 19, 2013

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Detroit scored two runs in the top of the fifth and made them stand up, beating the Rangers 2-1 on Friday night in a low-scoring game that came after a failed pitching duel between Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander on Thursday night...

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 The Rangers: At 27-14, the Rangers have their best record through 41 games. Their previou...

By the second inning of Thursday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies, the concerned, panicked and, let's face it, angry tweets about right-hander Matt Cain started flowing in consistently. Cain allowed three home runs e...

Blog | May 17, 2013

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.

The baseball gods don't give us these matchups often enough: Justin Verlander versus Yu Darvish, two first-place teams, a beautiful 81-degree night in Arlington, Texas. Seems like a good time for a running diary. So let's do it. First i...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The pitching duel that wasn't Thursday night between Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander ended up being more about pitch counts. The 130 pitches that Darvish pitched in the Texas Rangers' 10-4 pounding of Verlander and the Detroit ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Thursday's marquee pitching matchup between Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander didn't materialize, highlighted by a 74-pitch third inning by the two aces. The teams combined for 10 runs in the inning, with the Texas Rangers scorin...

When you look at baseball's best record, you can't overlook Mitch Moreland, who is playing lights out in the field and at the plate for the Texas Rangers.

Geovany Soto ended Justin Verlander's night with a three-run homer that capped a seven-run third, and Yu Darvish lasted eight innings even though an anticipated pitching duel fizzled in the Rangers' 10-4 victory against the Tigers on Thursday night.

Geovany Soto is back at catcher after giving way to Robinson Chirinos in Wednesday's series finale against the A's. Yu Darvish will be on the hill for the Rangers for the highly-anticipated matchup against Justin Verlander and the Tigers. Here are th...

The Rangers' Yu Darvish and Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander will meet in a duel between two of baseball's premier pitchers Thursday night in the first game of a four-game series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. on FSSW, MLB...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's all about Yu Darvish versus Justin Verlander on Thursday. But the matchup between the Rangers and Detroit Tigers also features two American League powerhouses. It should be an entertaining four-game series. The Rangers ...