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The Texas Rangers have emerged from the doldrums at a great time and have a chance to claim a series win against first-place Oakland when the teams meet Thursday afternoon. The Rangers had lost six straight and had seen their offense disappear before...

MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH The Athletics' catching situation took a painful turn Wednesday night. A very painful turn. Derek Norris exited Oakland's 9-4 loss at Texas in the sixth inning after being struck squarely in the groin...

MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Yu Darvish says he has no problem facing the Oakland A's. Results suggest -- no scream -- otherwise. In a 6-2 loss to Oakland on Tuesday, yes, Darvish piled up strikeouts again, but that's OK with the...

1B Mitch Moreland made his third and final rehab start Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. He's ready to return to the lineup for the start of a trip in St. Louis. C/1B Robinson Chirinos started Wednesday at first base after being...

Part 3 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Cincinnati Reds Marshall, Sean LHP Sean Marshall is still at least two weeks away from coming off the disabled list, but he is progressing well. Marshall's long toss is...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers made a statement last weekend: They believed infielder Jurickson Profar, their top prospect, offered their struggling lineup a spark and belonged in the major leagues....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH It appears infielder Jurickson Profar, who began the year as the top-ranked prospect in all of baseball, is here to stay. When the Rangers activated second baseman Ian Kinsler from the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The slump deepens for the Rangers. With division-leading Oakland coming to town on Monday for a four-game series, the Rangers' startling lack of offense continued for a sixth consecutive...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Blue Jays 6, Rangers 1 Blue Jays 6, Rangers 1: Adam Lind and Colby Rasmus each belted two-run home runs as visiting Toronto sent Texas to its season-high fifth straight loss. R.A. Dickey (6-8) escaped a bases-loaded jam in...

The Sports Xchange By Sam Morton, The Sports Xchange Blue Jays 6, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas -- A pair of two-run homers paced the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over the punchless Texas Rangers Saturday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Blue Jays...

The Sports Xchange By Sam Morton, The Sports Xchange Homers propel Jays to fourth win in a row ARLINGTON, Texas -- A pair of two-run homers paced the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over the punchless Texas Rangers on Saturday at Rangers Ballpark in...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Josh Johnson could be the poster boy of the Blue Jays' season so far. Both the team and the right-handed pitcher are cases of expectations not realized. So much was expected of...