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Dane Dunning Shines In Third Start Of Season
Texas Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning had another excellent start on Saturday during the club's 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The rookie right-hander threw six shutout innings and did not issue a walk. He allowed five hits and struck out five batters. Dunning succeeded by throwing quality strikes and 53 of his 75 pitches (71%)... Read More
Brock Holt Activated From Injured List
Texas Rangers utility player Brock Holt (hamstring) was activated from the injured list on Saturday and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout during the club's 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The veteran player had been out with a hamstring strain. Prior to getting hurt, Holt had been hitting .250 with a double... Read More
Willie Calhoun Has Two Hits In Return From Injury
Texas Rangers designated hitter Willie Calhoun (groin) went 2-for-4 during his first game action of 2021 as the club fell 6-1 to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. He had been on the 10-day injured list while recovering from a groin injury suffered in the spring. Calhoun has been working out at the club's extended spring... Read More
Trent Thornton Solid In Relief, Eyed For High-Leverage Work
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Trent Thornton pitched 1 2/3 innings of shutout baseball during the club's 3-2 loss in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals. The right-hander allowed two hits but he struck out two batters and threw 17 of his 25 pitches for strikes (68%). After the game, manager... Read More
Steven Matz Continues Hot Start To 2021
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Steven Matz allowed just two hits over six innings of work during the first game of the club's doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. The Jays took the first game 5-1. The former New York Mets southpaw allowed just one run and struck out five batters. Matz lowered his... Read More
Joely Rodriguez Activated, Could See High-Leverage Innings
Texas Rangers pitcher Joely Rodriguez(ankle) has been activated from the injured list and is available for Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. The hard-throwing lefty appeared in 12 games last season for the Texas Rangers and produced a 33% strikeout rate with three holds. He'll likely see more high-leverage innings for the club in 2021... Read More
Santiago Espinal Called Up, Starting At Third Base
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Santiago Espinal has been called up as the 27th man for today's doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals. The young infielder is playing third base with Cavan Biggio (hand) day-to-day with a hand injury that was suffered in Thursday's game. Espinal was up earlier this season and went 3-for-5 with a... Read More
Tommy Milone To Start Second Game Of Doubleheader
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Tommy Milone will start the second game of the club's doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. Robbie Ray had originally been scheduled to start on Saturday but he has been pushed back to Sunday. He's made just one start this season since being activated from the injured list so... Read More
Cavan Biggio Day-To-Day With Hand Injury
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Cavan Biggio (hand) will not play today during the club's doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals. He is day-to-day with a hand injury that was suffered during Thursday's game when he was struck on the bare hand by a line drive. Biggio also dealt with an injury to his pinky... Read More
Kolby Allard Strong Again, Could See Role Expand
Texas Rangers pitcher Kolby Allard threw three shutout innings of relief during the club's 5-2 loss on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles. The lefty did not allow a hit or a walk and struck out five batters. He regularly found the strike zone and threw 32 of his 45 pitches for strikes (71%). With a... Read More
Nick Solak Heating Up for Rangers
Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak was the driving force behind the club's offense in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. He went 2-for-3 and slugged a solo home run. The blast was his second homer in as many games. During that stretch, Solak is also 5-for-8 (.625). Overall, he's now hitting .275 with... Read More
Mike Foltynewicz Starts Strong, Fades Late In Loss
Texas Rangers pitcher Mike Foltynewicz started well on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles but slipped in the fourth and fifth innings. After shutting out the Orioles over the first two innings, he allowed five runs in his final three innings as the club lost 5-2. Overall, Foltynewicz allowed five runs in five innings and posted... Read More
Royals - Blue Jays Game Postponed Friday
Friday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals has been postponed due to the heavy rain that is expected in the region during game time. It will be made up during a split doubleheader on Saturday that will see two seven-inning games played. The two matchups on Saturday will likely feature Steven... Read More
Nick Solak Slugs Second Homer Of Season
Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak had a strong game during the club's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. The young hitter went 3-for-5 with his second home run of the season. He's now 12-for-48 (.250) with three extra-base hits and two stolen bases after a slow start to the year. Historically,... Read More
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Raises Batting Average To .413
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-5 during Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals. He also added a double and a home run. He now has a 1.200 OPS through 13 games and has driven in 10 runs. Guerrero Jr. also boasts a strong BB-K rate of 9-10. Still just... Read More
Anthony Kay To Start For Toronto Thursday
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Kay will start Thursday against the Kansas City Royals. The sophomore lefty was recalled from the alternate training site to fill in for injured starter Ross Stripling (forearm). Kay had a decent spring but was caught in a numbers crunch. He posted a 4.61 ERA with a K:BB of 12:7... Read More
Mitch Keller Crushed By Padres
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Mitch Keller allowed seven runs in 3 1/3 innings during an 8-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon. The right-hander gave up nine hits — including a two-run shot in the first inning to Manny Machado — and three walks. Keller's ERA spiked to 8.74 through three starts in... Read More
Kohei Arihara Records First Win, Strikes Out Five Batters
Texas Rangers pitcher Kohei Arihara recorded his first win at the MLB level during Wednesday night's 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Japanese right-hander threw 5.2 shutout innings and allowed just three hits. He did not walk a batter and he struck out five. It was the first time that Arihara had whiffed... Read More
Joey Gallo Gets On Base Three Times
Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo had two walks and a single during Wednesday night's 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. He's now hitting .270 on the season but surprisingly has only one extra-base hit (a home run) in 12 games. He's offset the lack of power by stealing two bases in as many tries.... Read More
Anthony Castro Pitches Two Shutout Innings In Season Debut
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Castro threw two innings of relief on Wednesday afternoon during the club's 5-4 win against the New York Yankees. The right-hander had been recalled earlier in the day to take the place of injured reliever Julian Merryweather (oblique strain). Castro did not allow a hit or a walk over two... Read More
T.J. Zeuch Roughed Up Again Wednesday
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher T.J. Zeuch tossed up his second dud in as many starts on Wednesday afternoon during the club's 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees. The 25-year-old right-hander allowed four runs on four hits and two walks over four innings. The sinkerballer allowed two home runs to Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge. Zeuch... Read More
Bo Bichette Extends Hitting Streak To 11 Games, Homers Twice
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette slugged a game-winning home run in the ninth inning of Wednesday's game against reliever Chad Green and the New York Yankees. The young shortstop finished the game 3-for-5 with two home runs and a stolen base in the 5-4 victory. Bichette is now 16-for-49 (.327) with four home runs... Read More
Rowdy Tellez Goes Deep For First Homer of 2021
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Rowdy Tellez went deep for the first time this season during Tuesday's 7-3 victory over the New York Yankees. The blast from the left-handed hitter came against southpaw reliever Lucas Luetge. Tellez has a respectable career wRC+ of 99 against same-side pitching. The burly, young hitter was off to a... Read More
Hyun-Jin Ryu In Control Over Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu was in complete control on Tuesday night against the New York Yankees during the Jays' 7-3 victory. The soft-tossing lefty allowed just one unearned run on four hits and a walk over 6.2 innings of work. He struck out seven batters and threw 68 of his 95 pitches for... Read More
George Springer Likely Not Coming Back Before April 27
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer (quad) took live batting practice on Tuesday but he won't be joining the club on the upcoming road trip which means his earliest date of return is likely April 27. The big offseason free-agent acquisition has yet to play in the regular season for the Blue Jays due to... Read More
Julian Merryweather Leaves Game With Injury
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Julian Merryweather (hip) recorded the final out of the eighth inning on Tuesday night during the Jays' 7-3 victory over the New York Yankees but then failed to return for the ninth inning. He was replaced by Tim Mayza. It turns out that Merryweather is dealing with hip irritation, according to... Read More
Nick Solak Goes 2-for-3, Looking to Heat Up
Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak had a 2-for-3 night during the club's 8-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Among his two hits was his first double of the season and he drove in three runs. He's now hitting .231 on the year with a double and a home run in... Read More
Jose Trevino Continues To Hit Well
Texas Rangers catcher Jose Trevino was moved up to the No. 4 hole in the lineup two games ago and he has continued to hit well. The 28-year-old backstop went 2-for-5 on Tuesday night as the Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 8-3. He's now hitting .387 through eight games but... Read More
Kyle Gibson Pitches Seven Strong Innings
Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson had a second straight solid outing during the club's 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. The veteran right-hander allowed two runs (one earned) over seven innings of work. He gave up just four hits and two walks while striking out three batters. Gibson threw 51 of... Read More
Adolis Garcia Promoted From Minors
The Texas Rangers have selected the contract of outfielder Adolis Garcia from the club's alternate training site. He is in tonight's game against Ryan Yarbrough and the Tampa Bay Rays. The 28-year-old Cuban is taking the place of the injured first baseman Ronald Guzman (knee) who was hurt in Monday's game. Garcia had an outstanding... Read More
