Craig Gentry

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Tigers already had lost five games this season in which they led in the seventh inning or later. Then, on Friday night, they took a one-run lead to the seventh inning in one of the most treacherous places in the league to try...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers will join the rest of MLB's melting pot on Monday. They will start a pitcher who has spent time with another major league club. When righty Alexi Ogando headed to the DL...

ARLINGTON, Texas _ There are times when Nelson Cruz can single-handedly keep an offense afloat. And there are times like Friday night's 2-1 loss to Detroit when he gets dragged through the undertow. On Friday, when the Rangers went a season-worst 0-...

ARLINGTON, Texas _ Nick Tepesch met the Ron Washington standard for a starting pitcher Friday night. The right-hander kept the Texas Rangers in the game. So did Joseph Ortiz, Jason Frasor, Robbie Ross and Cory Burns. The Rangers' offense, though,...

MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH It really doesn't matter what challenge you give 1B Mitch Moreland these days, he's up to the task. Even if that means being down 0-and-2 to Justin Verlander. Despite being in that hole Thursday, Moreland...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Fortunes can change in a heartbeat in the world of professional sports. Right-hander Justin Grimm was named the American League Rookie of the Month for April. Just two weeks later, his...

The health of Lance Berkman's right knee was considered the key to the Texas Rangers' offense this season, and his ability to stay in the lineup remains at the top of the checklist. A productive season from Mitch Moreland was right behind Berkman's...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH In what may be the most-anticipated pitching matchup in Rangers Ballpark history, righty Yu Darvish will square off against 2011 Cy Young/MVP winner Justin Verlander when the Rangers open...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Remember way back in April -- you know, like two weeks ago -- when third baseman Adrian Beltre was struggling to find his swing and drive in runs. Yeah, it does seem like ages. On...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Righty Yu Darvish is having a sensational season and may be the early favorite to capture the AL Cy Young Award. If only he could catch teammate Derek Holland in the ERA chase. After...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Cather A.J. Pierzynski, the ironman of current catchers, ended up on the disabled list Thursday for just the second time in his 14-year career. Pierzynski, 36, has been bothered by a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Manager Ron Washington isn't ready to hit the panic button just because the two rookies at the back end of the Rangers' rotation have each lost their past two starts. No, the jobs of...