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For the first seven innings Sunday afternoon, the Rays were simply atrocious. Playing as if there was nothing in the world they wanted more than to get on the plane back home and sweep their final road game of the season under the rug, they trailed by five heading to the eighth inning and appeared minutes away from being swept at Rangers Ballpark ...

Manager Ron Washington spoke before the game about why he's hoping the Rangers will be able to re-sign center fielder Marlon Byrd in the off-season. Byrd then went out and reinforced his manager's faith by delivering one of the biggest hits of the season for the Rangers.

Fernando Perez drove home the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning for Tampa Bay, which overcame a six-run deficit to beat Texas 7-6 on Sunday, spoiling the Rangers' home finale and hurting their already slim playoff hopes.

Rays squeeze out 7-6 victory over Texas Eds: APNewsNow. Rays 7, Rangers 6. AP Photo TXMF101 By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas Fernando Perez drove home the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning for Tampa Bay, which overcame a six-run deficit to beat Texas 7-6 on Sunday, spoiling the Rangers' home finale and hurting ...

The last time Texas outfielder Marlon Byrd led his team in RBI for a season was in 2001, when he drove in 89 for Double A Reading.That could change this season, as Byrd is the unlikely RBI leader on a team that also includes Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz and Chris Davis.

Marlon Byrd homered twice and drove in five runs and Josh Hamilton knocked in four, as Texas teed off on Tampa Bay pitching to the tune of a 15-3 victory.

It's a fight true Rangers believers have to battle every year. Texas starts off with a good record or a lead in the West then you start to hear this "the Rangers will blow it after the All-star break." The reasons they give are varied; the heat, the pitching, the defense or even the coaching.

On July 31, 2007, Texas traded 1B Mark Teixeira and lefty reliever Ron Mahay for catchers Jarrod Saltalamacchia, shortstop Elvis Andrus, and pitchers Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison and Beau Jones.

David Murphy had three hits and drove in two runs to help the Texas Rangers hang on to their slim playoff hopes, beating the Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Monday night.

Scott Feldman won his 17th game of the year as the Rangers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Angels on Saturday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

The biggest story of the off-season won't be the free agents the Rangers sign, re-sign or miss.

Scott Kazmir pitched six shutout innings to earn his first win in an Angels uniform, and Los Angeles blanked Texas, 2-0, to extend its lead in the AL West and put a damper on the offensively challenged Rangers' playoff chances.

Elvis Andrus and the Rangers can still toss their hats in the playoff race, but their hopes could hinge on this weekend's three-game series against the Angels.

Ichiro Suzuki hit right-hander Kevin Millwood's first pitch of Saturday night's game against the Rangers for a double past first baseman Chris Davis and slugged a solo home run in the third inning to get two of the four hits he needs to reach the 200-hit mark for the ninth consecutive season.

The Rangers got some solid contributions from the farm system this year, helping them surprise in the AL wild-card race.

Tommy Hunter threw a six-hitter for his first complete game and the Texas Rangers hit three homers to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2 in the rain-delayed opener of a doubleheader Sunday.

Chris Davis had a home run taken away from him by instant replay in the fifth inning of the Rangers game with the Mariners at the Ballpark in Arlington on Saturday night.

CLEVELAND - The Texas Rangers' offense limped into a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians having gone scoreless in 15 straight innings.

Chris Davis went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, four runs batted in and two runs scored, leading the Rangers in an 18- hit attack and a 10-5 win over the Indians to sweep a doubleheader at Progressive Field.

Ian Kinsler hit his 29th homer of the season Tuesday to help the Texas Rangers post a 5-2 win over Toronto in the first game of a doubleheader.

One night after the Blue Jays scored 18 runs in a victory, they scored merely four runs in 18 innings and were swept in a doubleheader by the Rangers on Tuesday at the Ballpark in Arlington.

Scott Feldman won his sixth straight decision and Chris Davis hit a two-run double as the Texas Rangers took a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a three-game set at Camden Yards.

By ANTHONY ANDRO Texas manager Ron Washington is big on having players who can fill many roles.

Chris Davis Day is back at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. During a press conference Thursday morning at the Longview High School baseball complex, Rep.

Today: A little slice of beefcake for the ladies in today's gallery. Rangers dealt injury blow Michael Young grounded out to short in the third inning on Tuesday and would leave the game following the play.

Oh, so close to history. The Blue Jays nearly blew their largest lead in history.

Hamilton had gone 23 games and 99 at-bats since his previous homer Aug. 7 until a 435-foot drive over the Rangers' bullpen in right-center on the first pitch of the fourth.

Ian Kinsler got Texas started with a leadoff homer and Chris Davis singled home two runs, leading the Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.

He then put the game finally out of reach after Texas cut an 11-run deficit to one.