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Denver; Thursday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Mike Foltynewicz (1-5, 4.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) Rockies: Jon Gray (4-5, 3.86 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Texas enters the matchup as losers of their last eight games. The Rockies are 18-12 on their home turf. Colorados lineup has 50 home runs this season, Ryan McMahon leads the club with 13 homers. The Rangers have gone 9-22 away from home. Texas hitters have posted a team on-base percentage of .297 this sea...

Texas Rangers (22-34, fifth in the AL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (21-34, fourth in the NL West)

Four minor league pitchers have been suspended this season by Major League Baseball after being caught using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs, signaling a stronger crackdown in the games feeder system than in the big leagues during a historically dominant stretch by pitchers. The use of homebrewed tacky substances — mixtures often involve sunscreen and rosin — is suspected to have spiked in recent seasons as pitchers have learned the extent to which illicit sticky stuff ...

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Denver; Tuesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Dane Dunning (2-4, 4.75 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) Rockies: German Marquez (3-5, 4.47 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 62 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Texas enters the matchup as losers of their last six games. The Rockies are 16-12 on their home turf. Colorado has slugged .383 this season. Ryan McMahon leads the team with a .513 slugging percentage, including 24 extra-base hits and 13 home runs. The Rangers are 9-20 in road games. Texas has slugged .3...

HOUSTON (AP) — Zack Greinke pitched eight effective innings, Kyle Tucker homered and the Houston Astros beat Blake Snell and the San Diego Padres 7-4 on Sunday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, Kyle Seager homered and the Seattle Mariners sent the Texas Rangers to their 12th straight road loss,

SEATTLE (AP) — J.P. Crawford and Mitch Haniger homered late, and the Seattle Mariners sent the Texas Rangers to their 11th straight road loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Tommy Pham both homered, then helped out with an RBI each in a seven-run 11th inning that sent the San Diego Padres over

SEATTLE (AP) — A couple good swings from Kyle Lewis and another terrific effort by Seattles depleted bullpen extended the Texas Rangers misery away from home.