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ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker called Sunday's series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays a must-win type of game before it began, with MacKenzie Gore starting and a series split still available after two straight late losses. Texas lost 6-3 in 10 innings Saturday night at Globe Life...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob Latz said he has a new opportunity Sunday after Jonathan Aranda’s three-run home run in the 10th inning gave him his first loss since April 10 in the Texas Rangers’ 6-3 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night at Globe Life Field. Texas had...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jonathan Aranda said he took it personally when the Texas Rangers intentionally walked Yandy Díaz to get to him in the 10th inning Saturday night. On a 1-2 count, he hit a slider from Jacob Latz a Statcast-projected 409 feet to right-center field for a three-run home...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the club is digging itself a hole and there is only one way out after Saturday’s 6-3 loss in 10 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Rangers’ second straight defeat at Globe Life Field. With 19 games left and Texas...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Jacob Latz is still the club’s best reliever after Latz gave up a three-run home run to Jonathan Aranda in the 10th inning of Saturday’s 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. The homer came on a...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run home run off Jacob Latz in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 at Globe Life Field. Texas had tied it at 3 in the eighth on Evan Carter’s leadoff homer...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said his 2023 Miami Marlins team and this Rangers club share a starting staff and a clubhouse with players who have won before, as Texas enters the final 20 games at 70-72. Schumaker spoke with Rangers Sports Network before Saturday's game against...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the scouting report he received on Tyler Alexander from the left-hander's former TCU coach has held up through 63 appearances. Schumaker spoke with Rangers Sports Network before Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. Alexander had worked...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the Tampa Bay Rays lineup construction is what led him to use two openers ahead of Kumar Rocker on Friday night at Globe Life Field. Right-hander Trevor Williams worked a scoreless first inning and struck out Jonathan Aranda. Left-hander Robby Ahlstrom...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Ezequiel Duran ran down a ball in the gap in the first inning like an everyday center fielder. Schumaker was reviewing a 6-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at Globe Life Field in which the Rangers scored...