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| Michael Young went 2-for-6 and racked up three RBI in Friday's 16-8 win over the Astros. He also scored three runs. |
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| Josh Hamilton had another huge game as he went 5-for-5 with five RBI in Friday's 16-8 win over the Astros. Two of his hits went for home runs, giving him 10 for the season. He also scored four runs. |
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| Milton Bradley is expected to play this weekend in Houston after missing a couple games because of a sore right shoulder, according to MLB.com. |
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| Hank Blalock was scratched from a scheduled start in Double_A on Thursday night after his injured hamstring tightened up during warmups, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Ben Broussard cleared waivers and should find himself with another team within the next couple of days, according to the Star Telgram. |
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| Hank Blalock went through a rigorous fielding workout and will join Double-A Frisco tonight to begin a rehab assignment, according to the Dallas Morning News. Blalock has been on the shelf since April 26 with a partially torn left hamstring, an injury that was originally believed to keep him out three to six weeks.
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| Luis Mendoza was forced out of his rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma after one inning with the onset of a blister on his pitching hand, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Scott Feldman allowed one run on six hits, walked none and struck out four in seven innings of work. The Rangers ended up losing the extra-inning affair 4-3 to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon. |
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| Manager Ron Washington confirms that C.J. Wilson is still the Rangers closer. Eddie Guardado shut the door on Tuesday night. "I said in Spring Training that Eddie would get some opportunities to save ballgames," Washington tells MLB.com. "That might be a week from now, or it might be four or five days from now. I'm glad to have him. The situation is going to dictate. If C.J. can't go, Eddie is going to get the ball." |
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| The Rangers activated Marlon Byrd from the DL on Wednesday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram confirms. Infielder Travis Metcalf was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma. Byrd had been out due to a sore left knee. |
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| C.J. Wilson has struggled in his last two outings (six runs, 1.2 innings), but he isn't worried. "It's not really anything I'm concerned about from a pitching standpoint at all," he tells the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Every once in a while you get some really lucky breaks that go against you." Eddie Guardado got a save in Wilson's place on Tuesday. |
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| Julio Borbon stole three bases for High-A Bakersfield on Tuesday, giving him 15 steals this season. |
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| The Texas Rangers pulled the 5-2 victory over Seattle this evening, using a strong outing from catcher Gerald Laird as the guiding light for victory. Laird went 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk, adding three runs scored and one RBI. |
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| The Texas Rangers picked up the 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners this evening, led by the effort of LHP Kason Gabbard . In his sixth start of the season, Gabbard pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (both earned) on five hits with one walk and two strikeouts. |
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| Milton Bradley is not in the lineup for the Rangers on Tuesday, and he will likely miss a couple more game as well because of his sore right shoulder, according to the Star Telegram. |
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| Hank Blalock (hamstring) will likely be activated from the DL on Friday in time to take on the Astros, according to the Star Telegram. Blalock will head to Double-A Frisco to get in some work, but manager Ron Washington wants to see how Blalock does on the farm before saying that Blalock will return on Friday. |
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| Vicente Padilla allowed six runs (three earned) on seven hits, walked one and struck out two in a 13-12 win over the Seattle Mariners. Padilla was gone long before the game finally came to fruition and while he wasn't very good on Monday night, he was better than his counter part, Erik Bedard. |
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| Josh Hamilton continued his RBI onslaught on Monday night hitting his eighth home run of the season and driving in his 43rd RBI. Hamilton was 2-for-5 with four walks. |
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| Jamey Wright, in his first season as a full-time reliever, is fifth in the AL with 18 appearances which have resulted in a 3.57 ERA and 1.19 WHIP, according to MLB.com. "I like it," Wright said. "I wish I could pitch more. It seems like the more I pitch, the better I feel. If I get a day off, I feel better the second day I throw after the day off than I do the first day." |
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| Jarrod Saltalamacchia got the start on Sunday behind the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI. The Rangers future starting catcher also walked twice showing his patience at the plate. |
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| Ian Kinsler had another stolen base on Sunday, giving him three in the last 10 games. Just as impressive the Rangers second baseman is 9-for-9 in his attempts. He is quietly hitting .306 with a .350 on base percentage. You hear very little praise for what he has been able to accomplish so far this year, but he out producing most of his peers save Chase Utley. |
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| Marlon Byrd is expected to return from the DL on Tuesday, according to the Dallas Morning News. He is recovering from left knee inflammation. |
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| Rookie outfielder Brandon Boggs is expected to start his 12th straight game in left field on Monday against Seattle. Boggs is 7-for-17 over his last five games, including falling a triple shy of the cycle on Friday. |
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| Kazuo Fukumori has cleared waivers and is no longer on the 40-man roster, the Dallas Morning News reports. He is at Triple-A Oklahoma. |
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| The Rangers placed Kevin Millwood on the 15-day DL on Sunday due to a strained right groin, the Dallas Morning News reports. He suffered the injury on Saturday. |
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| Hank Blalock ran at half-speed and fielded grounders for the second straight day on Saturday. He is on the DL due to a partially torn left hamstring. The Rangers haven't set a timetable for Blalock's return, the Dallas Morning News reports. |
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| Luis Mendoza threw another 45 pitches in a simulated game on Saturday. He explains that his fastball is coming around as he overcomes right shoulder inflammation. "I wasn't really able to get on top of it because my shoulder was sore," Mendoza tells the Dallas Morning News. "But today it was strong, and it felt good." He will work a bullpen session on Monday before going on a minor league rehab assignment. |
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| Kevin Millwood injured his right groin on Saturday night, and he will be re-evaluated on Sunday, the Dallas Morning News reports. The right-hander could end up on the DL, but the Rangers also have the luxury of moving his start back due to next Thursday's off-day. |
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| It was a rough night for OF Brandon Boggs in the Rangers' 6-4 over the Oakland Athletics. Boggs went 0-for-3 at the plate with three strike outs, leaving two men on base, but also getting caught stealing and getting picked off. That's a busy game and a horrific way to hit the box score. |
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| The Rangers posted six runs on 10 hits this evening to put the win on the Oakland A's, 6-4, a charge bolstered by the efforts of a strong offensive push by the top of the Texas batting order. The top four batters combined to go 9-for-16 to score five of the six runs on the board, led by DH Milton Bradley . Bradley went 2-for-2 with two walks, hitting his fifth home run of the season as well as his 10th double of the season, totaling three RBIs on the night. |
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| Texas starter Kevin Millwood left today's game against Oakland with two outs in the first inning with an apparent leg injury, according to the Star Telegram. |
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| Gerald Laird was a late scratch on Friday, according to the Star Telegram. Laird and Jarrod Saltalamacchia had each caught consecutive days starting Sunday, and Laird caught Thursday, but Manager Ron Washington said he wanted Laird to catch Millwood on Saturday.
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| Michael Young missed two full games due to a left hip flexor ailment, but returned Friday and is feeling great, according to the Star Telegram. Young said, "I feel great. It was still a little tight Thursday, but it was already way better than the night before. I was told that particular part of the body heals pretty quickly, and considering I didn't do anything major to it the first time, I knew it would be real quick before I was back in the lineup."
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| Brandon Boggs did most of the offensive damage in the Rangers Friday night 4-0 win over the Athletics. The Texas right fielder was 3-for-4 with three RBI. |
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| Josh Hamilton continues to be an RBI machine. In Friday's 4-0 win over the A's, Hamilton hit a run scoring double. The right fielder ending the day with two hits in four at-bats with a run scored. |
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| Scott Feldman pitched six innings, stretching Texas' scoreless streak to 28 consecutive innings. Feldman, a converted reliever, allowed two hits, walked four and struck out one in six innings of work. |
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| According to the Star Telegram, Ben Broussard lost is spot in the platoon at first base earlier this week, and now he has lost his spot on the Texas Rangers' roster. The Opening Day first baseman was designated for assignment Thursday after struggling the past four weeks at the plate and in the field. |
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| Michael Young, who left Wednesday's game in the first inning with a left hip injury and was not in Thursday's starting lineup, is back at shortstop for the Rangers and hitting second against the A's on Friday night.
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| A.J. Murray has been sent back to Triple-A Oklahoma, according to the Star Telegram. The team made the move to free up a roster spot for Kason Gabbard, who was activated from the DL and started Thursday. |
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| John Mayberry hit his second home run for Triple-A Oklahoma on Thursday. He is hitting .472-2-8 in 36 at-bats since being promoted from Double-A this season. |
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| Neftali Feliz won his third game of the year for Low-A Clinton after throwing 5.1 scoreless innings. |
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| Ramon Vazquez had a big night as he went 4-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI from the second hole in the order for the Rangers. |
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| Kason Gabbard returned to the big leagues for the start tonight and he was able to last 3.2 innings before having to leave the game after allowing two hits and four walks, though the Mariners failed to push a run across the plate. In truth, Gabbard was removed from the game because he injured his leg when Richie Sexson charged the mound after Gabbard threw one up an in. |
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| Kason Gabbard (back) was activated from the the DL on Thursday as the team optioned A.J. Murray to Triple-A, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Ben Broussard was designated for assignment on Thursday and the team will go with a platoon of Frank Catalanotto and Chris Shelton at first base, according to MLB.com. The Rangers called up Travis Metcalf to take the open roster spot. |
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| Michael Young was out of the starting lineup on Thursday because of his injured hip flexor, but he hopes to be back in the lineup on Friday, according to the Star Telegram. |
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| Marlon Byrd is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with Triple-A Oklahoma, according to the Dallas Morning News. He is recovering from knee inflammation. |
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| Milton Bradley had another solid night at the plate for the Rangers as he went 2-for-3 with his fourth home run of the season. |
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| Vicente Padilla was masterful on Wednesday night as he held the Mariners to two hits, two walks and no runs over seven innings. He also picked up eight K on the night to improve his record to 5-2. |
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| Luis Mendoza (shoulder) is closer to returning to the Rangers rotation after he threw 45 pitches and reported no pain on Wednesday, according to MLB.com. "It felt really good," Mendoza said. "No problems. No more soreness. No more pain. Nothing." |
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| As often happens with injured pitchers, John Patterson suffered a setback on Wednesday as he had to be shut down during his second start after experiencing soreness in his right forearm, according to MLB.com. "He was not happy with the way the ball was coming out of his hand, and he had some pain in his forearm again," Rangers pitching coach Mark Connor said. "Everything was going well until that second start." |
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| Michael Young flew out to shallow right field off of Erik Bedard and then was removed from the game with a injured left hip flexor according to the Star Telegram. |
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| Jason Botts, who was designated for assignment last week, passed through waivers and well be outrighted to Triple-A, according to the Star Telegram. |
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| The Dallas Morning reports that Rangers outfielder Milton Bradley was back in the designated hitter role on Tuesday after struggling in right field Monday. |
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| Sidney Ponson improved to 2-0 by befuddling the Mariners on Tuesday night. He held the M's to seven hits and one run over seven innings. Ponson also walked one and struck out two. |
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| Josh Hamilton went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer against the Mariners on Tuesday. The AL Player of the Month for April is up to 36 RBI in 33 games. |
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| Frank Catalanotto got the start at first base on Tuesday night. Manager Ron Washington is searching for better hitting out of the spot. "I certainly expected a lot more production than I'm getting out of it," Washington tells MLB.com. "Sometimes you get off to a bad start, and my first basemen have gotten off to a bad start." Ben Broussard, Chris Shelton, and Jason Botts have also played first base, and the group has combined to hit .161 with five homers, 13 RBI, and a .546 OPS. |
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| Kevin Millwood allowed seven runs on nine hits in just three innings of work, his shortest start of the season. Millwood and the Rangers lost their 10th straight road game as the Mariners beat Texas 7-3 on Monday night. |
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| Ian Kinsler returns to the starting lineup on Saturday when Texas visits Oakland for a Monday night division battle. |
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| Ian Kinsler sat out his second straight game on Sunday due to his sore hamstrings, according to MLB.com. Manager Ron Washington said, "It's just precautionary. We don't want to run him out there and have something happen. We've got it covered. If it takes a couple of days, then it takes a couple of days."
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| Ian Gac hit his 10th and 11th home runs of the season for Low-A Clinton on Sunday. |
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| Rookie infielder German Duran provided the only fireworks in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the A's. Duran hit his first career home run in the third inning. It was also his first career extra-base hit. |
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| Kason Gabbard gave up one run in four innings on Saturday in a rehab start with Double-A Frisco, according to the AP. Gabbard threw just 30 pitches in the first three innings but needed 35 more to finish the fourth, when he walked three batters and forced in a run. Gabbard said he became a “little fatigued” in his final inning. He did register six strikeouts and said, "I was happy with my outing." |
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| David Murphy went 1-for-4 and belted a three-run homer in Saturday's 6-3 win over Oakland. |
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| Manager Ron Washington commented on his plans at catcher, according to MLB.com. Washington noted that he is planning to alternate Gerald Laird and Jarrod Saltalamacchia two games at a time. Laird will catch Sunday against the Athletics and Monday against the Mariners. Saltalamacchia will catch Tuesday and Wednesday, and then it will be back to Laird. Washington added, "I'm just trying to get them back-to-back at-bats. It was a matter of how I was going to do it. I'm trying to figure out how to get them both the most playing time. We've got two good catchers; I need to get two of them in there. We'll just see how it goes. At some point it will take care of itself."
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| German Duran is starting at second base against Oakland tonight, according to the Dallas Morning News. Ian Kinsler has been scratched due to a sore hamstring. |
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| Ian Kinsler has been scratched for tonight's game due to a sore hamstring, according to the Dallas Morning News. German Duran is covering his spot at second base. |
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| Chris Shelton, who was recently recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma, is starting at first base against the A's on Saturday night and is hitting eighth in the order.
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| Josh Hamilton has been named the AL Player of the Month for April, according to the AP. Hamilton hit .330 (38-for-115) with six homers and a major league-leading 32 RBI in the season’s first month. It is the first career Player of the Month award for Hamilton, who was the first overall pick of the 1999 draft.
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| The Rangers have officially placed RHP Jason Jennings on the 15-day disabled list, according to MLB.com. |
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| Texas has recalled LHP A.J. Murray from Triple-A Oklahoma and have scheduled him to make the start against Oakland today, according to MLB.com. |
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| According to the Dallas Morning News, skipper Ron Washington said he wanted veteran Michael Young to receive some rest from the field this year to save his legs, so he put him at designated hitter on Thursday for the second time this season. |
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| Brandon Boggs has started his career with five hits in nine AB, and he will be in the starting lineup for Thursday in place of Milton Bradley who is suffering from a hamstring issue, according to MLB.com. |
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| Josh Hamilton had a tough day at the plate in a 2-1 win over the Royals on Thursday, as he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. He was moved to the cleanup spot today, while Milton Bradley sat out with leg cramps. |
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| Sidney Ponson was in command as he nailed down his first win of the season in Thursday's 2-1 victory over Kansas City. Ponson only allowed one run on six hits over eight innings, with two walks and five strikeouts. |
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| Adam Melhuse cleared waivers and is officially a free agent, according to MLB.com. The former backup catcher of the Rangers was released last week. |
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| Jarrod Saltalamacchia is starting today at catcher against Zack Greinke and the Royals, according to the Star Telegram. He is batting eighth in the order. |
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| Josh Hamilton is batting cleanup today, as Milton Bradley is out of the lineup with leg cramps, according to The Star Telegram. Michael Young will cover the DH role and bat in Hamilton's usual third spot in the Rangers' order. |
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| Milton Bradley left Wednesday's game against Kansas City with a hamstring cramp, according to FoulTerritory.com. Bradley was originally scheduled to play in the outfield again on Thursday but manager Ron Washington is now leaning towards giving him the game off to rest.
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