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May 15, 2021 When the Texas Rangers began the 2021 season, manager Chris Woodward and the coaching staff decided to begin the season with not one, but two spots in the starting rotation employed by pitching tandems. Barely a quarter of a way through the season, that idea has been shelved, or at least drastically altered. But the initial blueprint of one guy starting for three or four innings, followed by a "piggyback starter" to carry the team to the seventh or eighth inning is not being followed any longer. "Yeah, it's changed a little bit," Woodward said on Friday. "We knew that it was goin...

May 14, 2021 That will not be the case in Houston. The Rangers were walloped by the Astros on Friday night by a score of 10-4. Houston got to Rangers starter Wes Benjamin early, forcing him to leave the game after only 1 2/3 innings. Benjamin earned three runs, while Brett de Geus followed with four earned runs in just 1/3 inning.  In the two combined innings between Benjamin and de Geus, the pair walked five batters. That's something that manager Chris Woodward has very little patience for. "It's something we harp on quite a bit," said Woodward. "These guys aren't going to chase. When you d...

The Texas Rangers scored four runs and the Houston Astros scored ten runs. After Wes Benjamin won the rotation spot vacated by an injured Kohei Arihara, the lefty couldn’t make it out of the second inning tonight in Houston as he allowed three runs before collecting a sixth out. But then Brett de Geus allowed four runs in a third of an inning. And then starting candidate Hyeon-Jong Yang allowed three more runs in his four innings of worth. The trio of pitchers allowed a season-high tying eight free passes, as well. Taylor Hearn had to come in for a couple of scoreless innings to stop the b...

Houston, Texas — The Texas Rangers announced the following roster moves prior to Saturday night’s game in Houston: - Right-handed pitcher Hunter Wood (#47) contract selected from Triple-A Round Rock - Left-handed pitcher Wes Benjamin optioned to Triple-A Round Rock - Catcher Jack Kruger designated for assignment Wood, 27, has

May 14, 2021 The Texas Rangers dropped their third-straight game, allowing the winning run to score in the 11th inning on a wild pitch in their first game of the season against the Houston Astros. The Texas Rangers have had a road trip to forget thus far. Errors haunted them in a two-game sweep at the hands of the San Francisco Giants. Now, in the first game of the season against their in-state rival Houston Astros, the Rangers beat themselves once again. Texas dropped the first game of the Silver Boot series, losing by a score of 4-3. The winning run was scored on a wild pitch from Brett Mar...