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PHOENIX — Cal Quantrill's back tightened up after the fifth inning Sunday at Chase Field, and he stayed in the game. The right-hander finished six innings and won his fifth of six starts as the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 to take the series. Quantrill threw 70 pitches,...

PHOENIX — The Texas Rangers won a road series for the first time since July 1, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field. Corey Seager homered eight pitches into the game and finished with 3 hits, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. Texas had dropped eight...

PHOENIX — Joc Pederson was out of the Texas Rangers lineup Sunday with a hard brace on a still-swollen left hand, and the club had not decided whether its designated hitter goes on the injured list, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reported before the series finale against the...

PHOENIX — The Texas Rangers recalled outfielder Alejandro Osuna from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday and optioned infielder/outfielder Cam Cauley to Round Rock in the corresponding move. Texas made the swap with designated hitter Joc Pederson's status unclear for the coming days, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reported...

PHOENIX — Wyatt Langford opened a six-run fifth inning with a 435-foot home run Saturday night at Chase Field. The Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 to even the three-game series. Texas had lost three in a row and five of seven. Arizona had won five of six. Wyatt...

PHOENIX — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker dropped Wyatt Langford to sixth in the order Saturday, three spots under Josh Jung in Jung's first game back. Asked on Rangers Sports Network what he sees from Langford at the plate, Schumaker pointed at the standings. "Some guys right now at this time...

PHOENIX — Josh Jung hits third and plays third base Saturday, seven weeks after a left calf strain took him out of the Texas Rangers lineup. How long he stays on the field each night is something Rangers manager Skip Schumaker would not pin down, telling Rangers Sports Network the...

PHOENIX — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker will use Nathan Eovaldi out of the bullpen, and he could use him as soon as Saturday night. The Texas Rangers activated the right-hander off the 15-day injured list hours before playing the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Schumaker told Rangers Sports Network the job will...

PHOENIX — Jacob deGrom was sore Friday, feels better Saturday, and might not throw his bullpen between starts. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said so on Rangers Sports Network before the Texas Rangers played the Arizona Diamondbacks. "Pretty sore. He was pretty sore yesterday," Schumaker said. "I'm not sure what the...

PHOENIX — Nathan Eovaldi is back on the Texas Rangers roster for the first time since Aug. 7. Josh Jung came back with him. Texas activated the right-hander from the 15-day injured list and the third baseman from the 10-day list on Saturday before the middle game of a three-game series...