Texas Rangers News and Links - May 07
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Good morning. Shawn McFarland has some observations on the Texas Rangers pulling off another comeback win in what looked like a snoozer for much of the evening in Oakland. Jeff Wilson had just written about how Texas’ comeback win in the finale from Kansas City on Sunday was rare for Texas in recent years when they pulled off another one in Oakland last evening. Kennedi Landry writes that it was Corey Seager that came through with the two-out, three-run home run to give the Rangers a lead and...

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