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Rangers play the Royals in first of 3-game series

The Texas Rangers host the Kansas City Royals to begin a three-game series

21 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Joc Pederson homer caps 8-run 1st as Rangers beat Astros 10-7 a night after Houston's no-hitter

Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run first inning in Texas’ 10-7 win over the Astros on Tuesday night, a day after three Houston pitchers combined to throw a no-h...

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Rangers try to make sense of an 8-run 1st a night after Astros threw a no-hitter at them

The Texas Rangers were trying to make sense of an eight-run first inning a night after the Houston Astros beat them with a combined no-hitter

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Ranger Suarez in a groove and the numbers back it up Earlier this month, standing beside his locker inside the visitor's clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, Rangers infielder Jake Burger did not hesit...

3 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Astros bring 4-game road win streak into matchup with the Rangers

The Houston Astros hit the road against the Texas Rangers aiming to continue a four-game road winning streak

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Astros take 3-game win streak into game against the Rangers

The Houston Astros seek to extend a three-game win streak with a victory against the Texas Rangers

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Extra innings brings extra strategy. Just don't expect the top hitters to decide it

One byproduct of the automatic runner on second base is that extra innings are one of the few times managers can still stomach ordering up an intentional walk

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Blasts 10th homer Burger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Angels.

Impact Burger was the lone source of offense for the Rangers, crushing a solo homer to center field in the second inning. It marked the first baseman's 10th homer of the campaign and third long ball across his past 10 contests, as the 30-year-old has begun to settle into a groove at the plate. Overall, Burger is hitting .241 with a .731 OPS, 34 RBI, 23 runs and a stolen base across 50 games.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Detmers nearly perfect while striking out 14, Angels beat Rangers 2-1 on error in 9th for 1st sweep

Reid Detmers was nearly perfect for eight innings while striking out a career-high 14, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 2 on second baseman Justin Foscue’s ninth-i...

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Angels look to sweep series against the Rangers

The Los Angeles Angels will aim to sweep a three-game series with a win against the Texas Rangers

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Zach Neto homers twice in the Angels' 9-6 victory over the Rangers

Zach Neto homered twice, Wade Meckler and Oswald Peraza also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels pulled away to beat the Texas Rangers 9-6 on Friday night

MAY 23 • Associated Press

Homer in win Burger went 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Rockies.

Impact Burger is continuing his productive season so far with the Rangers as he tallied a team-leading ninth home run and 33rd RBI. The righty is batting .296 with 14 RBIs in May while anchoring first base.

MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Jung hits tiebreaking single in 9th inning as Rangers rally for 5-4 win over Rockies

Josh Jung hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, Ezequiel Duran and Jake Burger connected for back-to-back home runs, and the Texas Rangers rallied past the Colorado Rockies fo...

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Rangers play the Rockies after Pederson's 4-hit game

The Texas Rangers take on the Colorado Rockies after Joc Pederson had four hits on Tuesday in a 10-0 win over the Rockies

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Rockies bring 1-0 series lead over Rangers into game 2

The Colorado Rockies play the Texas Rangers, leading the series 1-0

MAY 19 • Associated Press

Rockies outlast Rangers 7-6 as Texas starter Mackenzie Gore leaves with injury after 1 inning

Texas starter MacKenzie Gore surrendered a two-run double to Ezequiel Tovar and then left with an injury after one inning as the Rangers lost 7-6 to the Colorado Rockies

MAY 19 • Associated Press

Drives in four during win Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-0 win over Houston.

Impact Burger opened the scoring in the fifth inning with a two-run homer off Peter Lambert before adding a two-run double in the seventh to help put the game away. The homer was his eighth of the season and his second in the last four games as the slugger continues a productive month at the plate. Across 13 games in May, Burger is batting .260 with 12 RBI. He's now slashing .232/.274/.411 with six doubles, 31 RBI and 18 runs scored across 180 plate appearances.

MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Burger blasts a homer, drives in 4 as Eovaldi powers the Rangers past the Astros 8-0

Jake Burger homered and tied a career high with four RBIs and Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven strong innings to lead the Texas Rangers to an 8-0 win over the Houston Astros

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Rangers aim to end 3-game road skid, play the Astros

The Texas Rangers hit the road against the Houston Astros looking to stop a three-game road skid

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Logs rare theft Burger went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 2-0 loss to Houston.

Impact Burger, who was one of five Rangers to reach base against Houston pitching, stole his first base of the season and reached third base but was stranded there. He's not usually a threat on the basepaths and has one steal in each of the last four seasons. The streaky Burger remains a lineup regular despite a .224/.263/.385 slash line through 171 plate appearances.

MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE

No closing this game as Rangers beat Dbacks after frantic 9th inning and Jansen's walk-off hit

Danny Jansen chuckled after saying he didn’t really want to have to catch another inning

MAY 14 • Associated Press

Homers in four-RBI effort Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 win over Arizona.

Impact Burger matched a season high in RBI on Wednesday, knocking multiple hits for the ninth time this year as well. The 30-year-old first baseman hasn't been all that effective at the plate overall in 2026, but the Rangers are lacking in other viable alternatives at the cold corner to push Burger for action on a consistent basis. Through 159 at-bats, Burger is hitting .226 with seven homers, five doubles and 27 RBI.

MAY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Danny Jansen's single gives Rangers a 6-5 win over Dbacks after both teams score 3 runs in 9th

Danny Jansen had a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Texas Rangers rallied for a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks

MAY 14 • Associated Press

MacKenzie Gore works career-best 8 innings as Rangers beat Diamondbacks 7-4

MacKenzie Gore allowed three hits in a career-high eight innings, Joc Pederson and Ezequiel Duran homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Remaining on bench Sunday Burger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs

Impact It's the second consecutive game on the bench for Burger, who has a .130/.178/.188 slash line across his past 18 games. Justin Foscue is picking up a second straight start after going 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Saturday's contest.

MAY 10 • ROTOWIRE

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Rangers play the Royals in first of 3-game series

Joc Pederson homer caps 8-run 1st as Rangers beat Astros 10-7 a night after Houston's no-hitter

Rangers try to make sense of an 8-run 1st a night after Astros threw a no-hitter at them

Astros bring 4-game road win streak into matchup with the Rangers

Astros take 3-game win streak into game against the Rangers

Extra innings brings extra strategy. Just don't expect the top hitters to decide it

Detmers nearly perfect while striking out 14, Angels beat Rangers 2-1 on error in 9th for 1st sweep

Angels look to sweep series against the Rangers

Zach Neto homers twice in the Angels' 9-6 victory over the Rangers

Josh Jung hits tiebreaking single in 9th inning as Rangers rally for 5-4 win over Rockies

Rangers play the Rockies after Pederson's 4-hit game

Rockies bring 1-0 series lead over Rangers into game 2

Rockies outlast Rangers 7-6 as Texas starter Mackenzie Gore leaves with injury after 1 inning

Burger blasts a homer, drives in 4 as Eovaldi powers the Rangers past the Astros 8-0

Rangers aim to end 3-game road skid, play the Astros

No closing this game as Rangers beat Dbacks after frantic 9th inning and Jansen's walk-off hit

Danny Jansen's single gives Rangers a 6-5 win over Dbacks after both teams score 3 runs in 9th

MacKenzie Gore works career-best 8 innings as Rangers beat Diamondbacks 7-4