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Newsweek
8 hours ago
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- Newsweek
MLB Insider Reports Rangers Will Be Active At MLB Trade Deadline
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Texas Rangers have stormed back into the playoff race after a tough start to the season that looked to be lost, and are now entering trade season with a chance to make a push. One MLB insider believes Texas will get bold before Thursday's MLB trade deadline. "They're going to be looking for a right-handed hitter, and perhaps more importantly, high-leverage relievers," Ken Rosenthal said on "Fair Territory". ARLINGTON, TX - JULY 26: Marcus Semien #2 of the Texas Rangers celebrates with teammates following the team's tenth inning win against the Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field on July 26, 2025 in Arlington,... ARLINGTON, TX - JULY 26: Marcus Semien #2 of the Texas Rangers celebrates with teammates following the team's tenth inning win against the Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field on July 26, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. More Photo byThe Rangers enter Tuesday a half-game back of the Boston Red Sox for the final wild-card spot in the American League and just 4 games back of the Houston Astros for the AL West. While the Astros have 18 players on the injured list, the Rangers are getting ready to make a run at the division title. Rosenthal notes that the Rangers are going to be in the market for high-leverage relievers. While the Rangers have the third-best bullpen ERA this season, they have blown the fifth-most saves as a group. Just about every contender is in the market for bullpen help, but there are some quality options on the market this year. The Rangers should be calling the St. Louis Cardinals about Ryan Helsley and the Minnesota Twins about Jhoan Duran as the deadline inches closer to give them the arm that they need to secure games and reach the postseason. Rosenthal also mentions that they should be in the market for a right-handed bat, and while the market is thin on power hitting, the Rangers could find a serviceable bat to add to their lineup for the final stretch. The Rangers should be handling the needs of their bullpen before making any changes to their offense. More MLB: Cubs, Mariners Reportedly Frontrunners For Diamondbacks Third Baseman After Yankees Trade
New York Times
14 hours ago
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- New York Times
Rangers' long-awaited win streak has finally arrived, right when they needed it most
ANAHEIM, Calif. — It has always felt like the Texas Rangers were just one win streak away. Such is the expectation for a team that went from a World Series championship in one season to a sub-.500 record the next. They should be better. 'We felt that way,' agreed manager Bruce Bochy. That's what the organization has told itself so many times over the last season and a half. Winning is inevitable, even as it's been elusive. Advertisement After all, the Rangers are not worse on paper than the club that won that aforementioned ring. But they've consistently fallen far below their lofty standards in the nearly two years since winning it all. That long-awaited win streak has finally come to pass, as the Rangers have been baseball's hottest team following the All-Star break. And, quite frankly, they've done it at the perfect time. Texas was 8.5 games out of the American League West lead and 3.5 games back of a wild-card spot on July 18 — firmly in sell territory amid a crowded field. The Rangers are a half-game back of a playoff spot after their six-game winning streak was snapped Monday. As teams like the Rays and Guardians have faded, the Rangers have surged. And this has quite possibly shifted the front office's outlook on whether 2025 is a year worth fighting for. '(Chris Young), I feel like he's always looking to make the team better,' said Rangers ace Nathan Eovaldi of the team's top baseball operations executive. 'It's up to them with what they decide they want to do. I feel like with the guys we have right now, we have a good chance of going out there and proving a lot of people wrong.' It's been offense that's gotten Texas out of its deep slump. The Rangers have the best run differential of any team in July, outscoring opponents 127-67 after Monday's game in Anaheim. Pitching has kept Texas in the mix most of the season, with Jacob deGrom, Eovaldi and Tyler Mahle all pitching to sub-3.00 ERAs. However, offense was always supposed to be this team's identity, even when it wasn't producing. The decline, across the board, was almost inexplicable last season. They had a clubhouse full of star players with track records — some of whom developed into stars in real time, during their playoff run. Marcus Semien's offensive production fell off in 2024, as he posted a sub-.700 OPS for the first time in a full season. Jonah Heim, who looked like a budding stalwart behind the plate, saw his OPS dip from .755 in 2023 to .602 last season. Adolis Garcia, despite taking more at-bats in 2024 than the year prior, still hit 14 fewer home runs. Advertisement Those players have also been the backbone of the resurgence. Semien hit a walkoff single on Saturday. Garcia has a .766 OPS over the last month, after entering that stretch with a .646 mark. Everyone's stepping up. 'That's life, it's like that,' Garcia said. 'Sometimes you have to go through something that makes you get better. We never got frustrated, we focused on continuing to believe.' If the Rangers do decide to add before Thursday's 6 p.m. ET deadline, the Competitive Balance Tax threshold could play a role in how they go about making deals. Their current payroll against the tax is estimated to be nearly $235 million according to FanGraphs, while the CBT threshold this season is $241 million. The club did pay the tax in 2023 and 2024, so it will likely be incentivized to stay below the line this year, particularly if it's close. What's most important, however, isn't what the Rangers add. It's that they've likely removed the risk that Young will substantively subtract from the roster. They have a team capable of competing, with or without major additions. 'This is more who we think we are,' said Bochy. 'It's been a couple years where we didn't have this consistency. But the last couple weeks, it was really critical that we would come out of it.' For so long, this team couldn't rely on the players it needed to rely on the most. But because of those players' career track records, it also fostered the hope that, at some point, there'd be the course correction that's currently taking place. It would have been fair for Young to look at his roster, amid a second straight floundering season, and believe that this wasn't working. The winning streak came just in the nick of time to avoid going down that path to a sell-off. Perhaps the winning streak is masking some of the fundamental flaws of this roster. Or, perhaps, the resurgence has finally come. The winning streak, at the very least, will allow them the chance to find out. Advertisement 'I think any team will say that when you're hovering in that, 'Are they in this?' It was critical that we played well,' Bochy said. 'Now the decisions from the front office, ownership, it makes it a lot easier for them.' (Top photo of the Rangers celebrating a win over Atlanta on Saturday: Ron Jenkins / Getty Images)
Yahoo
17 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Angels face the Rangers with 1-0 series lead
Texas Rangers (56-51, third in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (52-55, fourth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Patrick Corbin (6-7, 3.78 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (4-7, 3.23 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 127 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -122, Rangers +102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels play the Texas Rangers with a 1-0 series lead. Los Angeles has a 52-55 record overall and a 27-25 record in home games. The Angels rank second in the AL with 154 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game. Texas has a 56-51 record overall and a 22-31 record in road games. The Rangers have gone 36-17 in games when they record eight or more hits. The matchup Tuesday is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The Rangers have a 5-3 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has 25 home runs, 45 walks and 78 RBIs while hitting .232 for the Angels. Logan O'Hoppe is 12 for 35 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and an RBI over the last 10 games. Wyatt Langford ranks third on the Rangers with 29 extra base hits (14 doubles and 15 home runs). Kyle Higashioka is 12 for 32 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .241 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored by five runs Rangers: 8-2, .214 batting average, 2.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs INJURIES: Angels: Yoan Moncada: day-to-day (hand), Chris Taylor: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (back), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Strickland: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Christian Moore: 10-Day IL (thumb), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip) Rangers: Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Angels face the Rangers with 1-0 series lead
Texas Rangers (56-51, third in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (52-55, fourth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Patrick Corbin (6-7, 3.78 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (4-7, 3.23 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 127 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -122, Rangers +102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels play the Texas Rangers with a 1-0 series lead. Los Angeles has a 52-55 record overall and a 27-25 record in home games. The Angels rank second in the AL with 154 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game. Texas has a 56-51 record overall and a 22-31 record in road games. The Rangers have gone 36-17 in games when they record eight or more hits. The matchup Tuesday is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The Rangers have a 5-3 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has 25 home runs, 45 walks and 78 RBIs while hitting .232 for the Angels. Logan O'Hoppe is 12 for 35 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and an RBI over the last 10 games. Wyatt Langford ranks third on the Rangers with 29 extra base hits (14 doubles and 15 home runs). Kyle Higashioka is 12 for 32 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .241 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored by five runs Rangers: 8-2, .214 batting average, 2.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs INJURIES: Angels: Yoan Moncada: day-to-day (hand), Chris Taylor: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (back), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Strickland: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Christian Moore: 10-Day IL (thumb), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip) Rangers: Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf), Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
San Francisco Chronicle
19 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Angels get to deGrom and stop Rangers' 6-game win streak with 6-4 victory
Los Angeles Angels' Taylor Ward, left, is greeted by teammates after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Monday, July 28, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. William Liang/AP Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe, right, reacts after a close pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, July 28, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. William Liang/AP Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, July 28, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. William Liang/AP Los Angeles Angels' Luis Rengifo gestures after scoring on a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Monday, July 28, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. William Liang/AP Los Angeles Angels' Jo Adell, right, and Zach Neto celebrate after winning a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, July 28, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. William Liang/AP ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Newman, Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo homered to help the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 6-4 on Monday night, snapping the Rangers' six-game win streak. Kenley Jansen pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 19th save. The 37-year-old Jansen hasn't allowed an earned run in 16 consecutive appearances, the longest active streak in the American League and the third-longest of his career. Connor Brogdon (2-1) replaced Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz in the fifth and gave up one run in 1 2/3 innings. Kochanowicz, called up from Triple-A Salt Lake earlier in the day, allowed two runs — none earned — in 4 2/3 innings. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Newman's two-run shot opened the scoring in the third, and Zach Neto added an RBI double in the fifth. Josh Jung hit a solo homer and Jonah Heim had an RBI single for the Rangers. Josh Smith and Corey Seager scored when Adolis García reached on an error by right fielder Gustavo Campero, who bobbled a routine flyball. Jacob deGrom (10-3), who was 6-0 in his previous 10 starts, gave up five runs and seven hits with eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner has allowed at least one home run in five consecutive games in the same season for the first time in his 12-year career. Key moment Ward's leadoff homer in the sixth gave the Angels the lead for good, and Rengifo added a two-run drive off reliever Jacob Webb to make it 6-3. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Key stat The Angels, who beat Seattle 4-1 on Sunday, have won back-to-back games for the first time since defeating Arizona on July 11 and 12. Up next Patrick Corbin (6-7, 3.78 ERA) is scheduled to pitch for Texas on Tuesday against Yusei Kikuchi (4-7, 3.23) in the middle game of the series. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ___
