Rangers Roundup: Birthday boy Elvis Andrus continues climb offensively; Travis Blackley could prevent another September collapse 27 Aug 2013 | 11:09 am

Grant: Texas Rangers’ Elvis Andrus continues steady climb away from title of AL’s least threatening hitter Elvis Andrus is another year older and another year wiser, and he helped the Rangers in a bi...

One out of two isn’t bad as Texas Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski makes Seattle pay for deciding to pitch to him 27 Aug 2013 | 10:54 am

SEATTLE – Twice on Monday, Seattle’s Eric Wedge elected to take the bat out of the hands of Adrian Beltre. A.J. Pierzynski made him pay for the strategy once. And that was more than enough. Pierzyn...

Travis Blackley gives the Texas Rangers’ hope that the No. 5 starter won’t be a black hole in September 27 Aug 2013 | 10:35 am

SEATTLE – The Rangers’ downfall last September was the complete lack of a No. 5 starter. On Monday, Travis Blackley gave the Rangers hope that such a weakness won’t sink them again. In his second sta...

Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland learning the randomness of run support 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am

SEATTLE — Derek Holland is finding out just how random a statistic like run support can be. Within the span of two years, Holland has gone from having one of the highest run support averages in Range...

Leonys Martin gets an extra day off, should return to Texas Rangers lineup on Tuesday 27 Aug 2013 | 07:01 am

SEATTLE – Martin better: Outfielder Leonys Martin had no real issues with his slightly sprained right ankle on Monday, but manager Ron Washington elected to give him a second consecutive day off anywa...

Texas Rangers utility man Jeff Baker is roasting left-handed pitchers once again at a historic rate 27 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am

SEATTLE – Jeff Baker, who started for the fifth consecutive game Monday, rediscovered his power swing against left-handers during his recent extended stretch of playing time. Baker was 3-for-9 with a ...

Feliz, Kirkman continue rehab work for Texas Rangers 26 Aug 2013 | 07:22 am

Injured Texas pitcher Neftali Feliz is pictured in the dugout during the Detroit Tigers vs. the Texas Rangers major league baseball game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Saturday, August 11, 2012. ...

Leonys Martin coming back sooner rather than later 26 Aug 2013 | 06:25 am

Figuring out why the Mariners give the Rangers so much trouble 26 Aug 2013 | 06:09 am

Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus, center, pleads with home plate umpire Doug Eddingsl, left, after being called out trying to score in the first inning of a baseball game, as Seattle Mariners' Humberto Qui...

Grant: Tanner Scheppers is an open book 26 Aug 2013 | 06:06 am

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tanner Scheppers (52) leaves the mound after hitting two Houston Astros batters during the 8th inning of their MLB baseball game in Arlington, Texas, on August 21, 2013. (...