Lone Star Ball 15 hours ago
Sunday morning Rangers things
Sunday morning Rangers news and links Good morning, folks... The Texas Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds last night by a score of 4-3. The S-T’s game story talks about Mike Minor battling for 6.1 IP despite not having his best stuff. Evan Grant has notes from yesterday’s game. Delino DeShields will be spending Father’s Day playing against his dad’s team. Chris Woodward and his wife have adopted two children, an experience that changed their life for the better. The DMN has notes on Joey Gallo’s imminent return, Joe Palumbo, Matt Bush, Bubba Thompson and Ricky Vanasco. The Rangers...
Lone Star Ball Jun 15, 2019
38-32 - Behind sweet swingin’ Jeff Mathis, Rangers hang on to secure series win over Cincinnati
With the win, the Rangers go into Sunday’s game with a chance to sweep the Reds The Texas Rangers were winners again tonight even as they made it a little harder on themselves than it appeared it would be in the early innings. Texas took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first and scored another pair of runs in the top of the fourth. It looked like the Rangers were set to cruise to another win and secure a winning road trip as starter Mike Minor didn’t allow a hit through the first three innings. In the bottom of the fourth, however, that first Reds hit ended up being a two-run shot off the...
Red Reporter Jun 15, 2019
Game 68: Rangers at Reds (7:10 PM ET) - Roark vs. Minor
Just win, baby. Today's Lineups RANGERS REDS Shin-Soo Choo - LF Nick Senzel - CF Danny Santana - CF Joey Votto - 1B Elvis Andrus - SS Eugenio Suarez - 3B Nomar Mazara - RF Yasiel Puig - RF Asdrubal Cabrera - 3B Phillip Ervin - LF Rougned Odor - 2B Jose Iglesias - SS Ronald Guzman - 1B Curt Casali - C Jeff Mathis - C Kyle Farmer - 2B Mike Minor - LHP Tanner Roark - RHP
Lone Star Ball Jun 15, 2019
Game 70 Game Day Thread - Texas Rangers @ Cincinnati Reds
I could go for another win Texas Rangers @ Cincinnati Reds Saturday, June 15, 2019, 6:10 PM CT Great American Ball Park LHP Mike Minor vs. RHP Tanner Roark Today's Lineups RANGERS REDS Shin-Soo Choo - LF Nick Senzel - CF Danny Santana - CF Joey Votto - 1B Elvis Andrus - SS Eugenio Suarez - 3B Nomar Mazara - RF Yasiel Puig - RF Asdrubal Cabrera - 3B Phillip Ervin - LF Rougned Odor - 2B Jose Iglesias - SS Ronald Guzman - 1B Curt Casali - C Jeff Mathis - C Kyle Farmer - 2B Mike Minor - LHP Tanner Roark - RHP Go Rangers!
Lone Star Ball Jun 15, 2019
Texas Rangers lineup for June 15, 2019: Delino’s day off
The Rangers look for a series win in Cincinnati tonight with Mike Minor on the mound Texas Rangers lineup for June 15, 2019 against the Cincinnati Reds: LHP Mike Minor will take the mound tonight for the Rangers against RHP Tanner Roark for the Reds. The lineup: Shin-Soo Choo – LF Danny Santana – CF Elvis Andrus – SS Nomar Mazara – RF Asdrubal Cabrera – 3B Rougned Odor – 2B Ronald Guzman – 1B Jeff Mathis – C Mike Minor – P It’s been raining in Cincinnati but it seems like that might clear up in time for the 6:10 pm CT first pitch from Great American Ball Park. Go...
SportsDay Jun 15, 2019
Should the Rangers be buyers or sellers at the MLB trade deadline? SportsDay's experts weigh in
Don't look now, but the MLB trade deadline is just six weeks away. With the Rangers in the thick of the AL wild card race, they will have some decisions to make in the coming weeks. Should they trade or keep Mike Minor? Should they look to add a piece to help in a potenial playoff push? In a recent ESPN.com article, Bradford Doolittle gave the Rangers an aggression rating of six out of ten, which ranked fourth among the six teams realistically vying for the final wild card spot in the AL. Doolittle: "The Rangers' run of solid play has me looking at them moving ever so slightly into buyer...
Lone Star Ball Jun 14, 2019
37-32 - Odor slam sends Rangers to nice 7-1 win in Cincinnati
The Rangers are back to five games above .500 with the win An easy 7-1 interleague win in game No. 69? Nice. Player of the Game: Rougned Odor’s struggles this season — and in recent years — has been well documented but when he’s going right, he can be a force. In June, he’s been starting to get it going right again and that culminated with a grand slam tonight to put this one to bed. It wasn’t just the slam, though, as Rougie also drew three walks tonight and has drawn a free pass in seven of his last eight games. Up Next: Mike Minor will take the mound for the Rangers in the...
Lone Star Ball Jun 10, 2019
Thoughts on a 4-3 Rangers win
Rangers 4, Red Sox 3 Rangers 4, Red Sox 3 What an unexpectedly delightful win. Mike Minor was on the mound today, five days after an adventurous 5.2 IP, 0 runs outing where he had a season-high 117 pitches, and after the first two batters he faced the Rangers were down 2-0, courtesy of a Mookie Betts walk and an Andrew Benintendi home run. With Chris Sale going for Boston, that 2-0 lead in the first looked steep, and there was kind of a sense that, well, Minor doesn’t have his best stuff, Sale is pitching, the Rangers don’t win the first game of the series anyway, so let’s just...
Lone Star Ball Jun 10, 2019
35-30 - Rangers complete rally to best Boston in extras 4-3
In a pitchers’ duel that evolved into a back and forth affair, the Rangers came out on top in 11 innings I wrote a whole bunch here about the Rangers losing and then I wrote a whole bunch about them winning and right when I thought they were going to lose again, then they won! That was a big win for Texas who was all but dominated by Chris Sale for much of the night but then they went into full on rally mode in the late innings to scratch and claw their way to an extremely rare road series opener win. And hey, they also padded their Wild Card 2 lead. :) Player of the Game: Mike Minor was...
Lone Star Ball Jun 10, 2019
Game 65 Game Day Thread - Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox
A Minor Sale affair Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox Monday, June 10, 2019, 6:10 PM CT Fenway Park LHP Mike Minor vs. LHP Chris Sale Today's Lineups RANGERS RED SOX Delino DeShields - CF Mookie Betts - RF Danny Santana - LF Andrew Benintendi - LF Elvis Andrus - SS J.D. Martinez - DH Nomar Mazara - RF Xander Bogaerts - SS Hunter Pence - DH Rafael Devers - 3B Asdrubal Cabrera - 3B Sam Travis - 1B Logan Forsythe - 1B Eduardo Nunez - 2B Rougned Odor - 2B Jackie Bradley Jr. - CF Jeff Mathis - C Sandy Leon - C Go Rangers!
Lone Star Ball Jun 10, 2019
Texas Rangers lineup for June 10, 2019: Choo sits
Shin-Soo Choo and his bruised wrist get the day off against Boston and Chris Sale Texas Rangers lineup for June 10, 2019, against the Boston Red Sox: starting pitchers are Mike Minor and Chris Sale. Texas starts a four game set in Boston tonight, and Shin-Soo Choo, who played all weekend with a badly bruised wrist, gets today off against Chris Sale. The lineup: DeShields — CF Santana — LF Elvis — SS Nomar — RF Pence — DH Cabrera — 3B Forsythe — 1B Odor — 2B Mathis — C Game time is 6:05 Central
Lone Star Ball Jun 6, 2019
31-28 - Rangers do it for Dirk with 2-1 walk-off extra innings win over Orioles
The Rangers did what they had to do to finally not disappoint Dirk Dirk Nowitzki was on hand to watch the Rangers so it’s not like they were allowed to lose to the Baltimore Orioles again. Mike Minor started and seemed pretty hittable but since he was facing the O’s, no runs crossed the plate in his 5 2⁄3 innings and the bullpen was able to keep Baltimore off the board until Shawn Kelley blew the save with one out in the ninth. The offense gave the pitching no wiggle room as they scored just one run through the first 11 plus innings against baseball’s worst team but it was Delino...
SportsDay Jun 5, 2019
The Rangers finally have a No. 1 starter in Mike Minor, but will Texas keep him past the trade deadline?
ARLINGTON - Since the end of spring training, clubs have spent almost every focused minute on preparing for the amateur draft. When it concluded on Wednesday afternoon, around 5 p.m., teams took a well-deserved break.It lasted about an hour.It didn't take long at all for teams to dive into the next phase of the season: Preparing for the trade deadline. By 6 p.m., the Chicago Cubs were reportedly finishing up a deal with free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel, who no longer had draft-pick compensation attached. An hour after that, a handful of scouts, including reps from Atlanta and both New York...
Lone Star Ball Jun 5, 2019
Texas Rangers lineup for June 5, 2019: Odor sits again
Rougned Odor is on the bench today as the Rangers look to bounce back against the O’s Texas Rangers lineup for June 5, 2019 against the Baltimore Orioles: starting pitchers are Mike Minor for the Rangers and John Means for the Orioles. Texas looks to rebound after yesterday’s weird game, and Rougned Odor is on the bench. The lineup: Choo — DH DeShields — CF Elvis — SS Pence — LF Mazara — RF Forsythe — 2B Cabrera — 3B Guzman — 1B Mathis — C Game time is 7:05 Central.
SportsDay Jun 4, 2019
Why the Rangers gambled, passed a top pitching prospect in West Virginia's Alek Manoah with the 8th overall pick
Editor's note: This article was published on June 4, the day after the Rangers selected Texas Tech third baseman Josh Jung with the eighth overall pick in the MLB draft. Ballzy podcast hosts Evan Grant, David Moore, and Kevin Sherrington are back to discuss all things Texas Rangers baseball!In this week's Rangers episode, the crew talks the pros and cons of dealing Mike Minor, the struggling AL West, the future in CF, and more. Listen to the full podcast below:Don't miss an episode. Subscribe to the podcast! You can find us on: -- iTunes -- Google Play Music -- Or through an RSS feed for...
