In the Baseball Makes No Sense category, last night’s game is a prime example. How does Jak Kochanowicz beat Jacob deGrom? How do the Angels strike out thirteen times and walk just once, yet score six runs? How do the Rangers walk seven times to go with six hits and […]
In the most frustrating of Rangers seasons, the most amazing July has arisen. The Rangers are 15-6 in July, playing .714 baseball, 8-1 since the All-Star break, and a franchise-best 9-1 at home. Their previous best record at home in July was 8-2, accomplished in 2023. You might recall that […]
This is just the kind of game the Rangers would have lost earlier in the year. They’d hop out to a lead, give it away, fold up their tent, and go home. They’d score early then leave to avoid traffic. But last night’s game against the Braves was satisfying in […]
The Yankees lost. The Mariners lost. The Red Sox lost. The Rays lost. The Rangers won, 8-3 over the disappointing Atlanta Braves. It might not happen again where the four teams ahead of the Rangers in the wild card chase all lose while the Rangers win. It couldn’t have been […]
The Mariners acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks to officially kick off the trade deadline frenzy, which ends at 5:00 on Thursday, July 31. What will the Rangers do, if anything? The Rangers got Jon Gray back Wednesday and Joc Pederson is due back soon. He had his first rehab […]
The best pitching staff in baseball just got better. Luke Jackson was DFAed. Oh, that was a cheap shot, sorry. Meant to say: Jon Gray returned from injury. It was almost like getting a great arm at the trade deadline, and all it cost was Luke Jacson on the roster. […]
This is a different Rangers offense for sure. Used to be, they’d score a run early, like the second or third inning, then pack up their bats and go home. This latter-day version is scoring late and scoring runs in bunches. Sure, it’s against the lowly Sacramento Athletics. But it […]
In Josh Jung’s first at-bat back in the big leagues, he hit a home run to put the Rangers up 1-0. It was their only hit through the first four innings. Then, in the fifth, with one out and two on, Cody Freeman picked up his first major league hit, […]
It’s hard to hit hen you’re down 0-2 in the count. Yet, that’s what the Rangers did last night against Terik Skubal, last year’s American League Cy Young winner, and in the running for it this year. Every time they came up to the plate, they were down two strikes. […]
So, are they going to do this or are they going to stomp on our collective hearts? Texas came out of the break looking unbeatable. Literally. They’re 2-0, having given up just one run to the best team in baseball. And having had just enough offense. They are now, finally, […]
