Adrian Beltre Sitting, Ronald Guzman Starting Wednesday

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre will receive a day off Wednesday. This is all part of the Rangers plan to keep Beltre healthy throughout the season. Hopefully, the Rangers will take the bubble wrap off Beltre soon, meaning he will return to being close to an everyday player going forward. Ronald Guzman will get […]

Brad Miller Starts, Daniel Robertson Misses Out Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller returns to the lineup Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. Miller returns at second base to face right-handed starting pitcher Tanner Roark. Miller has hit four of his five home runs this season against right-handed pitchers, making him a sneaky option for DFS on Wednesday. Shortstop Daniel Robertson is […]

Ryan Yarbrough To Get Bulk Of Innings Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is slated to handle the majority of innings in Wednesday's game against the Washington Nationals. Yarbrough has split his time between starting games and pitching out of the bullpen this season. However, this role of handling five to seven innings as a reliever appears to suit him. He […]

Jonny Venters To Open For Rays Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jonny Venters will serve as the team's opener Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. This will be the first time in the majors that Venters will start a game. As always with the opener role, Venters will be aiming to get through the first three to six hitters before handing it […]

Bartolo Colon Searching For History Wednesday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Bartolo Colon will attempt to make history Wednesday when he faces off with the Oakland Athletics. Colon is looking to match Juan Marichal for the most wins ever by a pitcher from the Dominican Republic. However, Colon has struggled in his last three attempts, going 0-2 with an 8.00 ERA. From […]

Delino DeShields Makes Stunning Catch Tuesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields made an impressive catch in the second inning Tuesday. According to Statcast, there was just a six percent chance of DeShields making the catch, which involved covering 85 feet in five seconds. DeShields also registered one hit in the game Tuesday, but he is having a tough season. In 2018, […]

Adrian Beltre Crushes Second Home Run Of Season

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre hit his second home run of the season on Tuesday. Beltre was making his fourth start -- his third at designated hitter -- since returning from the disabled list. Beltre's bat has yet to fully heat back up since his return, with just three hits in 16 plate appearances. […]

Matt Moore Solid Tuesday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Moore had a solid outing Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics. He was not great by any means, surrendering three earned runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings. In addition, Moore threw 65 strikes in 98 pitches, but only managed to get two strikeouts. This outing is one […]

Adrian Beltre The Designated Hitter Again Tuesday

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre will start at designated hitter for the Texas Rangers once again on Tuesday. This is the second game in a row that Beltre will serve as the DH and his third straight game in the lineup. The Rangers are taking advantage of their day off Monday to keep Beltre […]

Delino DeShields Remains in Nine Hole Tuesday

Texas Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields remains hitting ninth Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics. DeShields has now hit ninth for the last three games as he attempts to break out of a slump. Since May 7, DeShields is hitting .133 with 13 hits in 115 plate appearances. The good news for DeShields' fantasy owners is […]

Elvis Andrus Throwing To First Base

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus (elbow) is making throws to first base for the first time since hitting the disabled list. We are now just a week away from a possible return date for Andrus, and the step up in workload indicates he may not be far away. Andrus was having a successful time at […]

Brad Miller Sitting, C.J. Cron Starting Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller will sit against right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer. Surprisingly, the Rays will roll with right-handed hitter C.J. Cron at first base over the left-handed Miller. Over the course of his career, Miller has had more success against right-handed than left-handed pitchers. However, in 2018 he actually has a marginally […]

Diego Castillo Called Up

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Diego Castillo was added to the major league roster Tuesday. Castillo's call-up came as Chris Archer was placed on the disabled list. Castillo has been lights-out at Triple-A this season. In 26 1/3 innings, he has 32 strikeouts, seven walks, an ERA of just 1.03 and four saves to his […]

Chris Archer Hits Disabled List Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (abdomen) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday. The move is retroactive to Sunday, which can indicate that the team expects Archer to miss minimal time. Archer saw a specialist in Philadelphia but is heading to Washington to join up with the team. Archer is having a weird […]

Matt Moore Facing Tough Task Tuesday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Moore will have his work cut out Tuesday, facing the Oakland Athletics. The statistics are against Moore heading into this start. In five home starts this season, Moore is 0-3 with a 7.83 ERA. Equally in six career starts against the Athletics, Moore is 1-2 with a 6.82 ERA. There […]

Nomar Mazara Hits 14th Home Run Sunday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara is breaking out in a big way in 2018. Mazara hit his 14th home run of the season Sunday, taking Angels reliever Noe Ramirez deep in the eighth innings. The left-handed hitter is currently on pace to hit somewhere in the region of 35-40 HRs, having never hit more than […]

Doug Fister Unlucky With Loss

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Doug Fister will consider himself unlucky to have taken a loss on Sunday. Little was expected of Fister, who has struggled against right-handed pitching this season, but he surpassed expectations. Fister allowed three runs on four hits in six innings. Since winning his first start of the season, Fister has yet […]

Adrian Beltre To DH Sunday

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre will line up for the Rangers as the designated hitter on Sunday. There was talk that Beltre may receive a day off after playing third base on Saturday. Since returning from the disabled list Beltre has two hits in eight at bats, with one RBI and two strikeouts. On […]

Doug Fister Faces Tough Start Sunday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Doug Fister will have to improve on recent performances if he is to have success Sunday. The Los Angeles Angels have a primarily right-handed lineup and Fister has struggled when facing righties this season. Right-handed hitters have a .333 batting average and a .509 slugging percentage when facing Fister this season, […]

Keone Kela Locks Down 13th Save Saturday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Keone Kela struck out one in a 1-2-3 innings to get his 13th save of the season. Kela finished off a good pitching game all around for the Rangers. The right-handed pitcher has now thrown 21 1/3 innings this season, striking out 24 and walking just seven batters. Of the 10 […]

Carlos Tocci Activated Saturday

Texas Rangers outfielder Carlos Tocci was activated from the disabled list on Saturday. Tocci pinch ran for Nomar Mazara in Saturday's game, and nearly cost the Rangers a chance to win the game with some overly aggressive running in the ninth innings. The Rangers had to activate Tocci, who had run out of rehab time, […]

Jesse Chavez Strong In Relief Friday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jesse Chavez had a superb outing Friday. Coming in to begin the fourth innings, with the Rangers already down 6-0, he threw five scoreless innings. This is the second time this season that Chavez has gone long to help save the bullpen, having thrown four scoreless against the Tampa Bay Rays. […]

Bartolo Colon Hit Hard Friday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Bartolo Colon had a rough outing against the Los Angeles Angels Friday. Colon gave up six earned run on eight hits in just three innings. This is a continuation of a rough stretch for Colon, who has given up three or more earned runs in six of the last eight outings. […]

Drew Robinson Suffers Setback

Texas Rangers utility player Drew Robinson suffered a setback with his hip during recovery. Robinson has now not played in a week and will require more time on a rehab assignment before the Rangers can consider activating him. The left-handed hitter was hitting just .175 with one home run and one stolen base prior to […]

Carlos Tocci Running Out Of Rehab Time

Texas Rangers outfielder Carlos Tocci is nearing the end of his rehab assignment. Tocci will play in the 20th game of his assignment over the weekend, forcing the Rangers to make a decision. Tocci is hitting .095 in 23 plate appearances at Triple-A, having hit just .080 in 28 plate appearances for the Rangers prior […]

Tim Lincecum Pitches Two Scoreless Innings

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tim Lincecum (blister) had a good outing at Triple-A on Wednesday. Lincecum pitched two scoreless innings in his latest outing but had two walks and zero strikeouts. This outing lowers Lincecum's ERA for the season to 6.17, and it will offer some encouragement to the Rangers. Texas has until Wednesday, June […]

Adrian Beltre Marks Return With Two Hits

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre marked his return from the disabled list Thursday with two hits. Beltre was the Rangers designated hitter in his first game back from injury, and he will need to get used to the role quickly. Initially, the Rangers are going to be careful with Beltre, as he will sit […]

Joey Gallo May Play Center Field To Spell Delino DeShields

Texas Rangers first baseman/outfielder Joey Gallo may play some center field in 2018. Gallo has played there previously, but it is unlikely to be a regular part of the plan. Normal center fielder Delino DeShields has had just one game off since returning from the disabled list. However, he is in a major slump with […]

Austin Pruitt To Provide Length Friday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Austin Pruitt will relieve Sergio Romo on Friday. Pruitt will provide the length to the start and will attempt to bridge the gap from Romo to the rest of the bullpen. Pruitt has made four outings since returning to the Rays roster. His first outing was bad, as he surrendered […]

Sergio Romo To Start Friday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Sergio Romo will get his fifth start of the season Friday against the Mariners. Romo was successful in his first two starts, striking out six and giving up zero earned runs. In the next two starts, he gave up four earned runs combined and managed to pitch just an inning […]