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ARLINGTON, Texas — Between batting practice and first pitch on Sept. 3 at Globe Life Field, Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger shaved his beard down to a goatee. He cleared it first with his wife, Ashlyn, who approved the change on the condition that it produced home runs. "Two...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Burger homered twice, and the Texas Rangers came back from a 4-0 deficit and then a 5-1 deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 on Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Field. The win gave Texas a split of the four-game series and moved the Rangers...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Evan Carter is one of the players the club is hoping has a big September after Carter's leadoff home run in the eighth inning of Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Carter's home run off Kevin Kelly cut Tampa Bay's...

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 deGrom said the Texas Rangers know their record and have to win quite a bit from here after Saturday’s 6-3 loss in 10 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. deGrom went 6 innings and gave up 2 solo home runs. He said...

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 Drew Rasmussen has the weapons to get hitters out after the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander held Texas to 3 hits over 7 innings in Saturday’s 6-3 Rays win in 10 innings at Globe Life Field. Texas took better at-bats later in...

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...