Mitch Moreland News

Josh Lindblom pitched out of trouble several times early in his debut as a major league starter.

Tuesday night gave us only the 13th 1-0 game in Rangers Ballpark history, and the home team was on the losing end for the fifth time.

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Adam Dunn got off to a terrible start, but the lefty slugger has found his power stroke of late.

Jurickson Profar will start at second base and bat ninth in his 2013 debut for the Rangers, who are taking on their nearest rival in the American League West.

Friday morning Cory Burns was a member of the Round Rock Express. By lunchtime his was still a member of the Round Rock Express.

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus does the antlers gesture toward the dugout after reaching second on a throwing error by the Detroit Tigers Sunday, May 19, 2013.

David Murphy stroked a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth and the Texas Rangers won a slugfest, 11-8, over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the finale of a four-game set.

McDonald went on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday because of the back strain, but Hurdle said Saturday that McDonald's elbow had been bothering him.

Midway through the third inning of Saturday night's game, Rangers manager Ron Washington approached his starting pitcher, 24-year-old Justin Grimm, in the dugout.

Count me in that latter category, I must confess. I thought the real Mitch Moreland was the one we saw for three years and in the first three weeks of this season - a .264-hitting kind of guy, who couldn't hit lefties and infrequently drove in an important run.

Justin Verlander's 2.2 innings, meet Anibal Sanchez's 2.2 innings. Just don't say "nice to know you." In a 7-2 loss to the Texas Ranges on Saturday night, Sanchez lasted exactly as long as Verlander did Thursday night.

And there are times like Friday night's 2-1 loss to Detroit when he gets dragged through the undertow.

Tigers pitcher Joaquin Benoit celebrates the final out of the eighth inning during Friday's win in Arlington, Texas.

Rick Porcello allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings, and he and four Detroit relievers were at their best with runners in scoring position as the Tigers eked out a 2-1 victory at Rangers Ballpark.

The Rangers' chartered flight from Oakland to Dallas on Wednesday evening took an unexpected detour to Albuquerque, N.M., because of the terrible weather in North Texas.

Much like in this picture, the Toronto Blue Jays are chasing the Boston Red Sox for the AL East Championship and a spot in the playoffs.

The ballyhooed Justin Verlander-Yu Darvish matchup Thursday night looked nothing like a duel between two anticipated Cy Young contenders.

Then again, that's what happens when your ace, your All-Star, your Justin Verlander, has one of the worst starts - not to mention, the worst inning - of his career.

Justin Verlander is 4-3 with a 1.93 ERA heading into the game tonight against the Texas Rangers.