Derek Holland

CLEVELAND The Kansas City Royals scored the winning run Monday night on a ninth-inning wild pitch by Matt Albers, but should Carlos Santana have blocked the pitch from skipping between his legs back to the screen? Asked if Santana should bear part of the...

MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers made a statement last weekend: They believed infielder Jurickson Profar, their top prospect, offered their struggling lineup a spark and belonged in the major leagues. Question: How soon before...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The slump deepens for the Rangers. With division-leading Oakland coming to town on Monday for a four-game series, the Rangers' startling lack of offense continued for a sixth consecutive...

  En una decisión tan sensata como salvadora, la Confederación Caribeña del Béisbol autorizó finalmente esta semana el retorno de Cuba a la agonizante Serie del Caribe. El movimiento, que se venía gestando desde hace algunos meses, le devolvería...

Last week's ranking in parentheses. 1. Cardinals (1): Slowed down a little since a 23-7 stretch April 30-June 1. But they have lost more than two games in a row only once and never more than three. Starting pitching limits losing streaks. 2. Tigers...

ARLINGTON, Texas Gift giving is for Christmas and birthdays. It's not for June 17 in Rangers Ballpark. That's what A's starter Dan Straily found so annoying in his performance in Oakland's 8-7 loss to the Texas Rangers on Monday night. "I gave that...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH It appears infielder Jurickson Profar, who began the year as the top-ranked prospect in all of baseball, is here to stay. When the Rangers activated second baseman Ian Kinsler from the...

ARLINGTON, Texas The postgame news conference with Rangers manager Ron Washington was delayed late Sunday afternoon, and the clubhouse opened well after the mandatory 10-minute cooling off period. Those are sure-fire signs, along with a six-game losing...

Blue Jays 7, Rangers 2: Chien-Ming Wang threw seven scoreless innings to pick up his first win in over a year as visiting Toronto completed a four-game sweep over slumping Texas. J.P. Arencibia, Colby Rasmus and Adam Lind each homered to provide the...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Blue Jays at Rangers Two teams headed in different directions meet Sunday when the struggling Texas Rangers try to avoid a four-game sweep at home against the surging Toronto Blue Jays. Texas has dropped five straight at...

ARLINGTON, Texas Only one other offense in Texas Rangers history has gone as badly at home for as long as the 2013 version has over the past five games. The prolonged dearth with no more than two runs tying the mark for futility set in 2009 means that...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Not only are the Rangers' offensive issues widening, they appear to be seeping into other areas of the team's performance. Thursday's 3-1 loss to Toronto, the Rangers' third straight...