Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus homered and drove in three runs each and the Texas Rangers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson hurled a 92-mph fastball to leadoff man Ian Kinsler, who took it for a ride to left field, the first run in a 7-1 runaway win for the Rangers, who pulled into a tie with the Rays for the top spot in the AL Wild Card race ...
Andy Pettitte and the Yankees were hard-luck losers on Tuesday, dropping a pivotal series opener to the Blue Jays, 2-0, before a crowd of 24,894 at Rogers Centre. The loss was New York's fourth in a row and, combined with the Rangers' win over ...
Ian Kinsler hit the first pitch of the game from Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson over the left-field wall for a home run. That put the Rangers out front, Alexi Ogando kept them there until they added four more in the third and the seven-game losing streak ...
The Rays have won two of the last five American League Rookie of the Year Awards, and many in the organization believe a third is on its way. Outfielder Wil Myers leads AL rookies in home runs (13) and RBIs (49).
Jason Hammel will start Friday's important game against the Rays, but with Bud Norris battling right elbow soreness and Miguel Gonzalez due to miss one start with a right groin strain, manager Buck Showalter predicted there could be an unfamiliar ...
The Rays had been faltering, but after Monday's win over the Rangers, which gave them a one-game lead in the AL Wild Card, they have suddenly won four of their last five. On Tuesday it will be Texas -- which has lost seven straight -- hoping to rebound ...
Matt Garza struggled from the mound, and the offense from the plate, on Monday in a 6-2 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field. It was the Rangers' seventh straight loss, their 13th in their last 16, and it knocked them out of their shared lead in the ...
Rookie Wil Myers homered and had three RBIs, Alex Cobb pitched eight solid innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays took the lead for the first AL wild-card spot by beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 on Monday night.
The Rays and Rangers had combined to lose 15 of their last 20 games, and prior to the fifth inning, neither would give in to dropping another. But Tampa Bay put up a four-run fifth and held on to beat Texas, 6-2, and take the top Wild Card position.
The Rays rank last in the American League in runs per game since July 31, but manager Joe Maddon does not feel that number is indicative of his team's offensive skill set.
The Rangers, having lost six straight games and 12 of their last 15, held a players-only meeting before Monday's game against the Rays, and "Everybody is back on the same page," said David Murphy.
Let the battle for the American League Wild Card continue. As the Rangers and Rays begin a pivotal four-game series Monday night at Tropicana Field, the teams are tied atop the AL Wild Card standings, closely followed by the Indians. Tampa Bay righty ...
