Odor's grand slam sends Rangers past Mariners 8-6
Rougned Odor's grand slam capped a seven-run fourth inning and the Texas Rangers held off the Seattle Mariners 8-6 on Wednesday night to make up ground in the playoff chase.
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75-76, 3rd in AL West
Hernandez jokes with Beltre on his way to first (0:28)
Odor punishes Mariners with grand slam (0:35)
Can the Twins hold off the Angels?
The Yankees are all but locked into a wild-card spot, while the Twins have a significant advantage over the Angels despite losing four of five. The Rangers' two-game win streak is probably too little, too late, while losing streaks by the Mariners (four games) and Royals (three) have just about sunk them.
Rangers use 8th inning to top the Mariners (1:13)
Rangers score twice in 8th inning for 3-1 win over Mariners
Shin-Soo Choo's sacrifice fly broke a tie in the eighth inning, Elvis Andrus followed with an RBI single and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Tuesday night to help their slim playoff chances.
David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer
Looking to pick up a game on the Twins, the Mariners blew a chance to take the lead in the seventh. With runners at the corners and one out, Yonder Alonso wandered too far off third as Guillermo Heredia pulled his bat back on a possible safety squeeze and was picked off. Predictably, Heredia then singled, but the Mariners failed to score. Game still tied.
Welcome to the era of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 30-home-run hitter
Rougned Odor might not be an awful baseball player, but he has been historically awful this year. The thing is, he's most definitely not alone. More sluggers than ever before are hitting home runs -- and doing almost nothing else.
Gallo's bomb leads the way Sunday
Josh Donaldson hit a monster homer of his own Sunday, but it wasn't enough to wrest the top spot from Joey Gallo, who hit the third-longest homer in MLB this season. Tim Beckham, Yangervis Solarte and Matt Olson round out the top five.
Real or not? Joey Gallo hits one to Disneyland
Highlighted by homers like the 490-foot blast he hit against the Angels on Sunday, Gallo is finally proving his game will translate to the major leagues.
Gallo blast helps Rangers to win over Angels
Joey Gallo hit a monster home run and Miguel Gonzalez pitched well to lead the Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Angels on Sunday at Angel Stadium.
Upton 2 HRs, Angels gain in wild-card race, beat Rangers 2-0
Justin Upton hit two home runs, Parker Bridwell outpitched Cole Hamels and the Los Angeles Angels moved up in the AL wild-card race, beating the Texas Rangers 2-0 Saturday night.
Angels beat Rangers 7-6, gain ground in AL wild-card race
C.J. Cron hit a two-run homer to cap the Angels' five-run rally in the sixth inning, and Los Angeles trimmed its deficit in the AL wild-card race to two games with a 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
Playoff paths for teams on the bubble: Rangers
Cole Hamels would need to lead a tremendous charge over the final 16 games for the reigning AL West champions to return to the postseason.
Good luck, sweet AL wild-card team, in the wildest October ever
Lucky us: We get to watch a bunch of historically elite teams -- the best group in decades! -- collide in the postseason. Unlucky wild-card teams: We're sorry to inform you that you don't have a prayer.
Cruz and Seager lead Mariners past Rangers 10-4
Nelson Cruz went 4-for-4 with a home run and Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers 10-4 on Thursday night.
Double Z: Zunino homers twice in Mariners' 8-1 win at Texas
Mike Zunino homered twice, Jean Segura also went deep and the Seattle Mariners won 8-1 at Texas on Wednesday night, jumping over the Rangers in the wild-card chase and handing Martin Perez his first loss in eight starts.
Big shots by Gamel, Seager push Mariners past Rangers 10-3
Ben Gamel and Kyle Seager both hit three-run homers and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 10-3 on Tuesday night in a matchup of wild-card hopefuls.
Rangers' Beltre back from DL, Calhoun debuts
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (hamstring) makes early return from disabled list on the same night Willie Calhoun made his major league debut.
2018 Rangers schedule announced
The Rangers will open the season at home against the Astros on March 29 with the first of a four-game series. Texas then travels to Oakland to take on the A's in another four-game set.
Prospect Calhoun prepared for Rangers debut
Willie Calhoun, the prized prospect the Rangers received in return for trading Yu Darvish to the Dodgers, is ready for his major league debut with Texas.
Speedy DeShields helps pace Rangers in 5-3 win over Mariners
Delino DeShields homered after taking a speedier trip around the bases for an earlier run as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Judge, Sanchez 2 homers each in Yankees' 16-7 win at Texas
Aaron Judge became the second major league rookie with a 40-homer season, going deep twice as the AL wild card-leading New York Yankees got a series clinching 16-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Chapman gets save to finish Yanks' one-hittter
Aroldis Chapman earned his first save since being removed as closer to finish a one-hitter in the New York Yankees' 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Mazara paces Friday's longest home runs
Nomar Mazara's 453-foot solo shot off Masahiro Tanaka was Friday's longest home run. Eddie Rosario's 434-foot long ball against the Royals ranked second, while Edwin Encarnacion, Maikel Franco and Trea Turner round out the list.
2017 AL West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 93 | 58 | .616 | - | W6 |
| Los Angeles | 76 | 75 | .503 | 17 | L3 |
| Texas | 75 | 76 | .497 | 18 | W3 |
| Seattle | 74 | 78 | .487 | 19.5 | L5 |
| Oakland | 69 | 83 | .454 | 24.5 | W4 |
Team Leaders 2017
- Batting
- Pitching
Home Runs
Batting Average
Runs Batted In
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Batting
- Pitching
Runs7705th
Batting Average.24625th
On Base Percentage.32317th
Slugging Percentage.43611th
Earned Run Average4.5918th
Quality Starts73Tied-7th
WHIP1.4023rd
BAA.26017th
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