Odor hits grand slam, Rangers' bullpen beats Reds 7-1

Roughned Odor hit his fourth career grand slam, Delino DeShields singled and drove in a run during a reunion with his dad, and the Texas Rangers went with their bullpen from start to finish - even got an interleague hit from a pitcher, too - while beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Friday night.

Betts' bases-loaded walk gives Red Sox 4-3 win over Rangers

BOSTON (AP) - Mookie Betts watched patiently as four straight pitches missed the strike zone, and the Red Sox averted disaster. Betts drew a bases-loaded walk from reliever Jesse Chavez in the ninth, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday and halting Boston's three-game skid.

Pence hits inside-the-park HR, Rangers beat Red Sox 9-5

BOSTON (AP) - Hunter Pence hit a stand-up, inside-the-park home run and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Tuesday night after both managers were ejected. Ariel Jurado (4-2) struck out six while pitching six innings of three-run ball, and Pence, Asdrubal Cabrera and Ronald Guzman each had two RBIs for the Rangers. Texas has won four of five, including Monday night's extra-innings...

Woodward, Benintendi, Cora, ejected in Rangers-Red Sox game

BOSTON (AP) - Both managers and Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi have been ejected from a game Tuesday night between Boston and Texas. Benintendi and Red Sox manager Alex Cora were tossed in the fifth inning by first base umpire Vic Carapazza, and Texas manager Chris Woodward was tossed by plate umpire Angel Hernandez in the sixth.

Semien's second homer gives Athletics 5-3 win over Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Marcus Semien hit his second homer of the game in the ninth inning, a two-run, tiebreaking shot that lifted the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 5-3 on Friday night. Semien drove a 3-2 pitch from José Leclerc (1-2) just beyond the right field wall after Jurickson Profar sliced a double inches fair down the left field line. Semien also homered in the...

Davis' error helps Rangers to 4-3 win over banged-up Orioles

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Delino DeShields' single led to a key error by Chris Davis during his first game in right field in almost three years, and the Texas Rangers beat the banged-up Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Thursday night.

DeShields has RBI single in 12th, Rangers beat Orioles 2-1

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Delino DeShields' single in the 12th inning, his fourth hit of the game, drove in pinch-runner Isiah Kiner-Falefa from second base to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. DeShields singled off Paul Fry (0-3), who entered in the 11th. Kiner-Falefa ran for Asdrúbal Cabrera, who led off the 12th with a single to left...

Sampson gets first win as starter as Rangers top Royals 5-1

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Adrian Sampson provided evidence Sunday that he doesn't need to follow a closer to the mound for the Texas Rangers to be successful. The 27-year-old right-hander struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings and earned his first major league win as a starter, leading the Rangers over the Kansas City Royals 5-1. Texas won three of four in the series. The Royals...

Rangers' Joey Gallo placed on 10-day IL with oblique strain

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo hopes to be sidelined no more than two weeks because of a left oblique strain. Gallo was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday. He consulted with New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, who has been out with a similar injury since April 20. The strain is on the back side of the left-handed hitting Gallo's swing while...

Gallo's 1st career grand slam leads Rangers past Royals 6-2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Joey Gallo's first career grand slam capped a six-run, sixth inning outburst as the Texas Rangers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Friday night. Gallo's home run, his team leading 16th of the season, sailed 457 feet and landed in the second seating area beyond the center-field wall.

Soler, Mondesi homers lead Royals past Rangers 4-2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jorge Soler and Adalberto Mondesi homered and Jakob Junis allowed two runs in six innings as the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over Texas Rangers on Thursday night. Junis (4-5) allowed four hits, including homers by Shin-Soo Choo and Nomar Mazara, and two walks for his first win since May 1. The victory follows three losses and a...

Rangers take advantage of M's miscues, rally to win 8-7

SEATTLE (AP) - The Texas Rangers had a reliable scouting report on the division-rival Mariners. "I think that their bullpen has a lot of talent, but they're having a little bit of trouble putting matchups together," shortstop Elvis Andrus said. When Seattle took the ball away from starter Wade LeBlanc on Wednesday, the Rangers knew things could soon get interesting - and they...

Mariners snap 6-game skid with 6-2 win over Rangers

SEATTLE (AP) - Daniel Vogelbach hit a mammoth two-run homer in the seventh inning, Kyle Seager drove in his first run of the season and the Seattle Mariners snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Seattle was miserable on the road in getting swept by Texas and Oakland, but a strong pitching performance from Tommy Milone and a handful of key hits...

Trout homers, Angels rally for 6 in 7th to edge Rangers 7-6

ANAHEIM (AP) - Mike Trout is feeling better in the batter's box than he has all year. The two-time MVP homered and drove in two runs to help the Los Angeles Angels erase a four-run deficit Sunday in a 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers. "At the plate I felt great today," Trout said. "I haven't felt like that all season. Just got to keep doing the same thing and take...