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The Texas Rangers won their first game with interim manager Don Wakamatsu at the helm, and did so emphatically, trouncing the Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Friday in the opening game of Rangers' final three-game home series. Maybe Wakamatsu, who had been Texas' bench coach, apparently made that much of a difference. Or perhaps the Rangers were just due after losing four straight games and 16 of their past 22. Continue to Article

September 22, 2018 12:35:am EST

Jeff Banister was dismissed as manager of the Texas Rangers on Friday. Bench coach Don Wakamatsu was named interim manager for the remainder of 2018 season starting with Friday's game against the Seattle Mariners. "I informed Jeff Banister of our decision earlier today," Rangers president of baseball operations and general manager Jon Daniels said in a statement. Continue to Article

September 21, 2018 2:45:pm EST

Luke Voit and the New York Yankees set two home run records with one swing of the bat. The brawny first baseman hit a two-run shot to straightaway center field in the second inning Thursday night against Boston, giving the Yankees a major league-record 12 players with at least 10 home runs this season. "It's pretty cool," Voit said. Continue to Article

September 21, 2018 1:48:am EST

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Kole Calhoun hit a two-run homer and Justin Upton homered in his third straight game as the Los Angeles Angels avoided a four-game sweep with a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Calhoun homered with two out in the Continue to Article

September 16, 2018 7:31:pm EST

Seattle assured itself a winning season with another one-run victory Saturday night. ''It's nobody's goal to have a winning season,'' Robinson Cano said. Cano aided Seattle's fading postseason aspirations with a three-run double that capped the Mariners' rally from a four-run deficit in a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Continue to Article

September 16, 2018 1:31:am EST