From Lone Star Ball

  • Thoughts

    Rangers 7, Nationals 1 It didn't look like it at first, but it ended up being a nice little night for the Rangers offense. Also, it didn't...

  • Texas Rangers close out April with easy win over Washington Nationals

    The Texas Rangers scored seven runs while the Washington Nationals scored one run. I have to admit, as soon as CJ Abrams reached on an infield single up the line at first base, stole second, and then scored on a dunker with two-out in the first inning, and with the bats following by going down in like eight pathetic pitches in the bottom of the frame, I thought, “uh oh, this has Jon Gray start written all over it.” Gray has had a tendency to draw the shortest straw in regards to run support...

  • Thoughts on an 8-4 Rangers loss

    That was quite a bleah game. At least the Rangers didn't get shut out. At least they didn't get one hit. That meager rally in the ninth...

  • Texas Rangers wait too long to rally, fall to Cincinnati Reds

    The Texas Rangers scored four runs but the Cincinnati Reds scored eight runs. The Rangers had allowed first inning runs in every game of this homestand thus far until today but that meant today’s starter Michael Lorenzen only waited until the second inning for the Reds to take an early 2-0 lead to force the flailing bats to press even further. And press they did. Were it not for a leadoff double in the fifth inning off the bat of Josh Smith, the Rangers would have been on no-hitter watch until...

  • Peagle Power! Texas Rangers go back above .500 with win over Cincinnati

    The Texas Rangers scored twice while the Cincinnati Reds scored once. Before joining the Rangers, Nathan Eovaldi’s most recent stint was with Boston where in his final three seasons there, he never averaged more than 1.7 walks per nine innings. Indeed, in 2021, Eovaldi led the league in fewest walks per nine. It’s startling therefore that Eovaldi walked five batters tonight after walking five batters in his last outing and was walking nearly four per game this season. But Eovaldi also walked 2.9...

  • Sborz activated, Anderson optioned

    The Texas Rangers have activated pitcher Josh Sborz from the injured list, it was announced today. To make room for Sborz on the active roster, the Rangers have optioned pitcher Grant Anderson to AAA Round Rock. In addition, the team announced last night that Jared Walsh cleared waivers, was outrighted to AAA Round Rock, rejected the assignment, and is now a free agent. Sborz was expected back at some point this week, with the question being how many rehab appearances he would make. The answer...

  • 12-12 - Rested Rangers perhaps too relaxed in 4-0 loss to Mariners

    The Texas Rangers didn’t score a run but the Seattle Mariners scored four runs. M’s superstar Julio Rodriguez sort of famously had not yet hit a home run thus far during his struggles to begin the 2024 campaign. That lasted less than half of the series opener between the two top teams in the AL West as Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh each hit a two-run blast off of a rather pedestrian Dane Dunning. Meanwhile, the Texas bats did next to nothing — three total hits on the night, in fact — against Seattle...

  • Travis d’Arnaud’s big day dooms Texas Rangers in opener from Atlanta

    The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Atlanta Braves scored two runs with Travis d’Arnaud pitching in for six by himself. Not much to say about this one. The Braves are a good team — maybe the best team if their pitching holds up — and apparently that includes an infinite supply of dingers from their No. 2 catcher. With 2023 All-Star backstop Sean Murphy on the IL, the Braves have been turning to 12-year veteran Travis d’Arnaud and tonight he hit three home runs — including a grand slam —...