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LEADING OFF: More teams go to 100% capacity, Minor in Texas

A look at what's happening around the majors today: FILLING BALLPARKS The Chicago White Sox, Houston, Milwaukee and San Francisco all move to full capacity Friday for the first time since 2019, raising the total to 24 teams at 100%. Five teams are scheduled to reach full capacity in the

Jun 24

Kolby Allard goes 6 innings, Texas loses to Oakland

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Bassitt pitched seven innings to win his eighth consecutive decision, Jed Lowrie drove in runs with a single and a no-doubt home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Thursday for a series split. Bassitt (8-2) started Oakland's opener and lost

Jun 24

Judge, Sánchez drive Yanks to blowout win over Royals

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees hitters have clawed out of an early season slump with a string of clutch, late-game hits. The Bronx Bombers needed no such fireworks in this one — a start-to-finish shellacking that's inspiring confidence ahead of a weekend series in Boston. "It's good to see these

Jun 24

Beltre, Morgan selected to Texas Rangers Hall of Fame

The following is a press release from the Texas Rangers: Arlington, TX—Adrian Beltre, one of the top all-around third basemen in Major League history and Chuck Morgan, the public address announcer and in-game entertainment wizard at three Arlington ballparks, have been selected as the 23rd and 24th members of the

Jun 24

García extends rookie HR lead to 20 as Rangers beat A's 5-3

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major league rookie home run leader Adolis García went deep twice for his 19th and 20th, Brock Holt had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Wednesday night. The Rangers had hits on the first

Jun 24

Clippers traveling a rutted playoff road, again

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's not simply the Los Angeles Clippers vs. the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are fighting their own fraught playoff history. It's a rutted road of blown leads, blowout losses, and early dismissals. The burden has lingered far longer than any of

Jun 24

Pistons win draft lottery, Thunder pick 6th, Pelicans pick 10th, Spurs pick 12th

The Detroit Pistons did a lot of losing this season, finishing with the second-worst record in the NBA and the franchise's worst record in nearly 30 years. It paid off. The Pistons won the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday night, grabbing the No. 1 pick in the July 29 draft

Jun 23

Gallo hits 13th home run, Athletics defeat Rangers 13-6

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Matt Chapman and Ramon Laureano hit two-run home runs in the first two innings and Cole Irvin earned his second straight win as the Oakland A's capitalized early on Texas' unorthodox sequence of pitchers, racing to an early nine-run lead on the way to a 13-6

Jun 23

Rangers end 6-game skid with 8-3 win over Elvis and the A's

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andy Ibañez and Jose Trevino hit three-run homers, Kyle Gibson pitched into the sixth inning for another solid start and the Texas Rangers ended a six-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. A's shortstop Elvis Andrus went 0 for

Jun 22

Gallo hits Monster Home Run, Texas loses 4-2 to Twins

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Byron Buxton launched an early two-run homer into the second deck, Kenta Maeda earned his first win since May 3 and the Minnesota Twins beat the reeling Texas Rangers 4-2 Sunday for their fourth straight win. The Twins matched their longest winning streak of the season.

Jun 20

Kiner-Falefa homers in Rangers 4-3 loss to the Twins

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Minnesota Twins are getting healthier and will take any break they can get as the two-time defending AL Central champions try to get out of last place in their division. A twofer in Texas on Saturday could end up being a boost. Max Kepler scored the

Jun 20

Twins activate Buxton after lengthy absence for hip strain

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was activated from the 10-day injured list for Saturday's game at the Texas Rangers after being sidelined since May 6 with a right hip strain. Buxton played in three games on a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul, going 5

Jun 19

Garcia hits 17th home run of the season, Rangers fall 7-5 to Twins in 10 innings

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Luis Arraez hit an RBI triple to start the Minnesota 10th inning and the Twins then drew two bases-loaded walks to beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series matching last-place teams. Arraez tripled to deep center field over

Jun 19

Mavericks figure to keep focus on Doncic amid sudden shakeup

DALLAS (AP) — Mark Cuban is suddenly without a coach and general manager after the Dallas Mavericks were one of the models of stability in the NBA for more than a decade. The owner's next moves figure to be all about superstar Luka Doncic following coach Rick Carlisle's decision to

Jun 18

Celtics send Kemba Walker, 16th pick to Thunder for Horford

BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics are bringing Al Horford back, trading point guard Kemba Walker to Oklahoma City for the five-time All-Star on Friday in Brad Stevens' first major move since he moved from the Boston bench to the front office. Boston will also send the No. 16 overall draft

Jun 18