Texas Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - August 21, 2024

Oneil Cruz rehab assignment isn't easing the Pirates' biggest concernThe Pittsburgh Pirates desperately need Oneil Cruz back in their lineup. That doesn’t necessarily mean they should be in a hurry to get him there. Cruz continue

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Pirates' comments after bizarre Paul Skenes start fuel more skepticismThe Pittsburgh Pirates would apparently like everyone to believe that nothing is wrong with Paul Skenes. But after Tuesday night, that's becoming increasingly d

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Skenes Understands Early HookPirates ace backs manager's decision to pull him after 65 pitches

Thoughts on a 3-2 Rangers lossAngels 3, Rangers 2

Minor league update for 8/11/26Tuesday’s Rangers minor league action

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Every Team's Breakout Prospect 💥Breaking down the biggest farm system leaps across the league 📲

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Negative Josh Jung update throws these underperforming Rangers stars into the spotlightInjuries have been perhaps the most defining feature of the Texas Rangers' 2026 campaign. If it's not Corey Seager or Wyatt Langford hitting the IL, it's anothe

A salary cap wouldn't save the Pirates from Ben Cherington's incompetenceOne of the most persistent misconceptions in baseball's salary-cap debate is that a cap and floor are supposed to magically transform poorly run small-market te

60-60 - Rangers slink back to .500 with another loss to AngelsImagine how good the Angels would be if they could only always play the Rangers

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Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers - 08/11/2026

Eury Pérez Masterclass 🤩

Marlins ace shuts down Pirates' bats in 2-0 win vs. Skenes

Kelenic up, Bride out, Jansen on rehabThe Jonah Bride Era has come to an end

Texas Rangers lineup for August 11, 2026Texas plays a game in Anaheim against the newly Madduxless Angels

Jake Mangum shouldn't be the punching bag for Pirates fans' 2026 miseryThere is no shortage of legitimate frustration surrounding the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates. A team that entered the season talking openly about the postseason is no

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins: Paul Skenes vs. Eury PérezThe Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win today.

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Paul Skenes’ Marlins rematch is a chance to finally stop alarming slideWhen Paul Skenes faced the Miami Marlins at PNC Park on June 14, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost. But Skenes himself wasn’t really the problem. He struck out 10, wa

Angels fire pitching coaches, including MadduxThe Anaheim Angels have reportedly fired all their major league pitching coaches, including Mike Maddux

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Pirates prospect Termarr Johnson suffers bad injuryA bad injury for a Pirates prospect.

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Bold MLB Predictions 🔮🏆 Ohtani loses MVP race 😯 Surprise division winners 📲 Hot takes for final 2 months

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers UpdateThe latest on the once and future World Series champion Texas Rangers

Thoughts on a 4-1 Rangers winRangers 4, Angels 1

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Pirates let an obvious answer to their offensive woes slip awayIs Ben Cherington's office phone plugged in?

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Players on Trade Watch Before 2027 👀Zach Neto, CJ Abrams, more players who could move before Opening Day 📲

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VOTE: Does Ben Cherington get fired if the Bucs miss the MLB Playoffs?Does GMBC get the can if the Bucs miss the MLB Playoffs?

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Pirates asked fans for accountability and may regret getting their wishAt the end of the 2025 season, Pittsburgh Pirates team president Travis Williams made the organization’s objective for 2026 perfectly clear. The goal was “to ma

60-59 - Rangers beat Angels 4-1 at the teeth pulling conventionThe roller coaster goes back above .500

Rangers vs. Angels (08/10/2026)

Full highlights from Texas Rangers' 4-1 win vs. Los Angeles Angels 🎥

Eovaldi to the i.l.Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi has landed on the injured list with elbow inflammation

Texas Rangers lineup for August 10, 2026The first of four games in Anaheim

Pirates are proving their most painful tradition is alive and wellFor a while, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a lot of us fooled. That might be the most frustrating part of all. Through injuries, slumps and stretches where the ros

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Rangers under-the-radar reliever's emergence may help explain quiet trade deadlineThe southpaw has quietly been one of the team's best relievers lately.

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Post-Deadline Playoff Predictions 🔮Breaking down the bracket after Skubal to LA, more 📲

Pence named PCL Pitcher of the WeekCongratulations to Round Rock lefty Dalton Pence, named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week

Pirates News: Termarr Johnson injury, Ji Hwan Bae signs with rival, Dennis SantanaPittsburgh Pirates second base prospect Termarr Johnson suffered a left knee injury Saturday and is undergoing further testing to determine the severity. Johnso

Projected MLB Playoff Bracket ♨️Breaking down potential postseason picture and latest standings 📲

Neil Leibman leaving the RangersNeil Liebman is leaving his position with the Texas Rangers

MLB Postseason Schedule 🍿Potential World Series Game 7 on Halloween. Full calendar here 📲

Rangers Reacts Results: The Trade DeadlineThe results from the latest Rangers Reacts survey show that y’all hated the Rangers’ trade deadline

Pirates pitching staff has no excuse for stunning fall from grace as playoffs look further awayThere's plenty of blame to go around for the Pittsburgh Pirates' increasingly precarious position in the National League playoff race. Ben Cherington deserves s

Thoughts on a 10-5 Rangers lossOrioles 10, Rangers 5

Monday Morning Texas Rangers UpdateThe latest on the once and future World Series champion Texas Rangers

Minor league update for 8/9/26The Rangers minor league action from Sunday

All-Time World Series Upset 🍿

Pirates' shocking win over Yankees in 1960 was an epic start to an amazing sports decade

Latest MLB Power Rankings 📊Where every team stands as we near mid-August 📲

Fixing Every Bubble Team’s Big Flaw 🛠️How 10 fringe playoff clubs can move on to October ➡️

Pirates' latest Paul Skenes lineup decision feels ominous for Henry DavisFor the past season and a half, Paul Skenes has been Henry Davis’s protector. The ace had exclusively used Davis as his backstop since April 14, 2025, but on Au

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Rangers fans won't be victimized by frustrating reliever anymore following his releaseEvery athlete who has ever donned the spikes and taken to the ballfield has reached the point where their body can no longer do what it once could. That time ha

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SB Nation Reacts results: Has Mitch Keller pitched his last game as a Pirate?Will Mitch be back?

59-59 - Rangers battered by birds in 10-5 finale loss to BaltimoreYou’re never going to believe this but the Rangers are back at .500

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Cincinnati Reds quietly release recent Texas Rangers outfielderHe never appeared in a big-league game with Cincinnati.

Orioles vs. Rangers (08/09/2026)

Full highlights from Baltimore Orioles' 10-4 win vs. Texas Rangers 🎥

'Sell the Team' Chant at PNC 🫣

Pirates fans get vocal just before their pitcher throws a ball into RF

Mets vs. Pirates (08/09/2026)

Full highlights from New York Mets' 11-1 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

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New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Sean Manaea vs. Jared JonesThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

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Rangers' latest roster moves make perfect sense after taking a closer lookThe Rangers announced several roster moves on Sunday morning.

Texas Rangers lineup for August 9, 2026The Rangers look to finish off a sweep of the Orioles this afternoon

Rangers add Bride, option OsunaThe Rangers have added Jonah Bride to the active roster in place of Alejandro Osuna

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deGrom's 1st Start Since Trade 🤠Struck out nine and gave up one run in five innings for Rangers 🎥

Minor league update for 8/8/26Your minor league action for the Rangers from Saturday

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Pirates losing recently-claimed reliever to Reds could annoyingly affect playoff raceIt’s been a whirlwind two weeks for Ron Marinaccio, whom the Pirates acquired from the Padres on July 23 before DFA’ing him and seeing him go to the division-ri

Sunday morning Rangers thingsSunday morning Rangers news and links

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Rare Honus Wagner Card Sells for Record LowWhy this T206 Wagner card sold for its lowest mark in six years 📲

Thoughts on 5-1 Rangers winRangers 5, Orioles 1

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This Pirates prospect is forcing his way into Pittsburgh's pitching plansTypically speaking, this is the time of year that Pittsburgh Pirates fans really hone in on the minors and begin to dream of which youngster will be the next gr

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3 potential waiver claims Rangers could make to strengthen roster after quiet trade deadlineAside from a couple of small moves that brought in relievers Chase Silseth from the Angels and catcher Logan O'Hoppe, and an even smaller deal for Adam Macko fr

59-58 - Corey is in the house! Rangers beat O’s 5-1Rangers played small ball until Corey Seager remembered who he is

Seager's Clutch 3-Run Blast 💥

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Mets vs. Pirates (08/08/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 9-0 win vs. New York Mets 🎥

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Pirates Injury Update: Endy Rodríguez scratch, Oneil Cruz rehab assignment, Mitch KellerEndy Rodríguez was a late scratch from the Pittsburgh's Pirates’ lineup Saturday against the New York Mets due to left hip discomfort, raising concern because i

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Rangers made right call by passing on 3-time All-Star catcher at trade deadlineIt wouldn't have been worth it for Texas.

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New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Robert Stock vs. Bubba ChandlerThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Texas Rangers lineup for August 8, 2026Texas against the Orioles in the middle game of the series

Gore activated, Peoples optionedMacKenzie Gore is back from the paternity list

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Paul Skenes just fueled huge expectations for Pirates first round pickThe Pittsburgh Pirates' selection of Derek Curiel with the fifth-overall pick of the 2026 MLB Draft raised some eyebrows. At the time that the pick was made, it

Saturday morning Rangers stuffTexas Rangers update for Saturday, August 8.

Thoughts on a 2-1 Rangers winRangers 2, Orioles 1

Minor league update for 8/7/26Its your Friday Texas Rangers minor league action

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Rangers get much-needed bullpen boost as forgotten offseason signing returns from ILThe Rangers' playoff hero is back.

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Way-Too-Early Free Agency Predictions 🔮Offseason moves we're expecting after a wild MLB trade deadline ➡️

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Pirates' shrewd Jacob Gonzalez pickup can't erase one glaring problemThe deal that brought Jacob Gonzalez and Brandon Eisert to the Pirates is typical Pittsburgh dealmaking. General manager Ben Cherington flipped an unknown (in t

58-58 - Joc blast elevates Rangers in opener against O’sRangers out-hit 7 to 3, nevertheless win 2-1

Mets vs. Pirates (08/07/2026)

Full highlights from New York Mets' 6-4 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Montgomery activated, Kingham DFA’dYour best source for quality Texas Rangers news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Texas Rangers lineup for August 7, 2026Texas begins a three game series at the Shed against Baltimore

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Former Astro could be answer to Rangers postseason prayersThe Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball this year. After winning the American League pennant last October, they were bri

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New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Zac Thornton vs. Carmen MlodzinskiThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

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Don Kelly's most criticized Pirates decision may actually save their rotationFor the better part of the last month, Don Kelly’s handling of Carmen Mlodzinski has been one of the easiest Pittsburgh Pirates decisions to criticize. Mlodzins

Friday morning Rangers thingsTexas Rangers update for Friday, August 7.

Catching up on Rangers transactionsRunning down the Rangers’ post-trade deadline transactions from earlier this week

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Pirates' trade deadline failure is already coming back to haunt themOne trade away from perfection.

Minor league update for 8/6/26Thursday’s minor league Rangers action

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Ben Cherington somehow turned Ke'Bryan Hayes into baseball's hottest relieverThe trade that keeps on giving.

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2 affordable trades we can't believe the Rangers and Chris Young didn't makeThe Rangers could've easily made these moves.

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Pirates to honor former All-Star Josh HarrisonJHay is coming home to Pittsburgh!

The trade deadline, the lockout, Ray Davis, and taking it with youRuminating on the Rangers’ trade deadline, and how ownership’s current posture may have impacted that

White Sox just gifted the Rangers an obvious outfield target with latest DFATexas could use a right-handed-hitting outfielder.

Ben Cherington's Oneil Cruz injury update raises more questions than answers for PiratesOneil Cruz was cleared for all baseball activities on July 29. He's eligible to return from the 60-day injured list on Aug. 7. The Pittsburgh Pirates are desper

Pirates vs. Brewers (08/06/2026)

Full highlights from Milwaukee Brewers' 5-2 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers: Braxton Ashcraft vs. Dustin MayThe Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win today.

Rangers counting on weak strength of schedule ignores blunt realityRangers brass let the trade deadline come and go without adding much of anything to the major league roster. It appears that he is counting on the second-easies

Pirates made one costly mistake that turned Paul Skenes' slump into a crisisPaul Skenes looked like he might be turning a corner in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night at American Family Field. T

Deadline Trades We Wish Happened 😭Mason Miller and the players we wanted to move at the trade deadline

Thoughts on a 6-0 Rangers winRangers 6, Giants 0

Minor league update for 8/5/26The minor league action for the Rangers from Wednesday

MLB Farm System Risers & Fallers 🎭How the trade deadline shook up the MiLB hierarchy 📲

Could the Pirates reunite with Andrew McCutchen?Queue up some Motley Crue and bring ‘Cutch back to Pittsburgh, aka, Home Sweet Home!

Cody Bradford's 2026 debut explains Rangers' disappointing trade deadline plansFor the first time in 679 days, Rangers' lefty Cody Bradford returned to the mound in a major league ballgame following left elbow surgery. No one really knew w

Esmerlyn Valdez's Rookie of the Month honor highlights his most important strengthEsmerlyn Valdez was certainly underestimated when he first came up, but now the Pittsburgh Pirates phenom is getting his due. Valdez was just named National Lea

Paul Skenes' refusal to take accountability is becoming impossible to defendAs Paul Skenes keeps reminding us, it’s been a “weird year.” That response, however accurate, is getting old for Pirates fans and media. The young ace is known

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers: Paul Skenes vs. Kyle HarrisonThe Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win today.

57-58 - Bradford is back as Rangers take series from GiantsWelcome back, Cody!

Giants vs. Rangers (08/05/2026)

Full highlights from Texas Rangers' 6-0 win vs. San Francisco Giants 🎥

Ben Cherington doesn't deserve applause for saving Pirates from his own Marcell Ozuna mistakeGenerally, celebrating someone losing his job feels cruel. Professional athletes are well compensated, but they are still human beings whose failures unfold pub

Pirates cut DH Marcell OzunaThe Marcell Ozuna experiment has officially come to an end.

Thoughts on a 5-4 Rangers winRangers 5, Giants 4

Minor league update for 8/4/26The minor league action from Tuesday

Chris Young's comments about Rangers timeline only add to trade deadline confusionThe trade deadline has come and gone, and Chris Young and the Rangers largely just sat and watched it roll by like a train skipping the station. His comments ab

Pirates Release Marcell OzunaVeteran slugger agreed to $12M deal this offseason (Mike Deportes)

Former Pirates traded at 2026 deadline feature catcher whose season took a wild turnThe Pittsburgh Pirates approached the 2026 trade deadline as buyers, but plenty of players with ties to the organization were involved in deals elsewhere. Some

Ranking Top Prospects Traded at Deadline 📊Zyhir Hope, more top minor leaguers to change hands this August 📲

Sneaky-Good Deadline Pickups 📈Marcelo Mayer, more potential hidden gems 📲

One year later Pirates deadline trades tell two completely different storiesHitting .500 ain't bad, though Ben Cherington probably wants the swing and miss back.

VOTE: Has Mitch Keller pitched his last game as a Pirate?Is Mitch on his way out?

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Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants - 08/04/2026

Brewers First to 70 Wins 👑

Milwaukee extends MLB-best record with 4-2 victory over Pirates

Pirates just gave fans 2 more reasons to question Marcell Ozuna's roster spotThe Pittsburgh Pirates decided Ron Marinaccio and Billy Cook were expendable. Somehow, Marcell Ozuna remains untouchable. That is the unavoidable conclusion aft

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers: Jared Jones vs. Logan HendersonThe Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win today.

Texas Rangers lineup for August 4, 2026A game against the Giants, in San Francisco, on a Tuesday

Ben Cherington opened the door to October but now Pirates must walk through itBen Cherington buying at the trade deadline was the right move for the Pittsburgh Pirates, regardless of whether the season ultimately ends with a playoff berth

Breaking down Pirates new bullpen roles after much needed deadline revampIf Ben Cherington entered the trade deadline with the goal of patching the biggest weakness on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ roster, it's safe to say he succeeded by

How the Rangers can make good on Jacob deGrom's proclamation and win in 2026Well, the 2026 trade deadline has come and gone, and Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young certainly didn't operate with aggression. The Ra