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Correa, Tucker lead Astros past Rangers 6-5 Texas Rangers' Joey Gallo, right, celebrates his three-run home run with Nate Lowe (30) during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) May 15, 2021 - 8:59 PM HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa and Kyle Tucker each homered to help Luis Garcia earn his first career win as the Houston Astros held on to beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. Correa capped a four-run first with a two-run homer to ...

The Rangers announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Hunter Wood and designated catcher Jack Kruger for assignment. …

Photo by Ben VanHouten/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Texas Rangers have purchased the contract of pitcher Hunter Wood. To make room for him on the active roster, the team has optioned Wes Benjamin to AAA Round Rock. To make room for him on the 40 man roster, the Rangers have designated catcher Jack Kruger for assignment. Wood, 27, is a former 29th round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays out of Howard College. He spent some time in the Rays bullpen from 2017-19 and pitched well, then was traded to Cleveland during the 2019 season. Wood was DFA’d by the Indians prior to the start of the 2020 s...

share-square-285825 HOUSTON -- These are not your 2019 Astros, which may be the club that future Houston teams are judged by in the regular season. They don’t have a one-two Cy Young combo at the top of the rotation like Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, and they probably aren’t going to set a Major League record in slugging percentage as they did a couple of years ago. This year’s Astros aren’t fading from the ranks of the elite and figure to make a push for a fifth consecutive American League Championship Series berth. The Astros improved to a season-high five games over .500 (22-17...

By Syndicated Content May 15, 2021 | 3:10 AM Yan Gomes had a career-high five hits and Max Scherzer threw five shutout innings as the Washington Nationals demolished the Arizona Diamondbacks 17-2 on Friday in Phoenix. Gomes went 5-for-6, finishing a home run away from the cycle. He added four runs and two RBIs while leading Washington’s 22-hit attack. Trea Turner, Kyler Schwarber and Andrew Stevenson all homered for the Nationals. Scherzer (3-2) allowed two hits and one walk while striking out seven. Arizona’s Riley Smith (1-3) gave up eight runs on eight hits and two walks ...