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Rougned Odor hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Texas Rangers the lead for good in a 10-9 win against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of their three-game series on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas. Odor fouled off three two-strike pitches before pulling his 25th homer of the season inside the right-field foul pole off reliever Nick Anderson, who had come in for Colin Poche (4-5), who pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up two runs on one hit with a walk and a strikeout. Nick Solak had two hits and two runs, and Elvis Andrus also had two hits for the Rangers, who have won five of six. Continue to Article

September 12, 2019 12:50:am EST

Rougned Odor hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Texas Rangers the lead for good in a 10-9 win against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of their three-game series on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas. Odor fouled off three two-strike pitches before pulling his 25th homer of the season inside the right-field foul pole off reliever Nick Anderson, who had come in for Colin Poche (4-5). Nick Solak had two hits and two runs, and Elvis Andrus also had two hits for the Rangers, who have won five of six. Continue to Article

September 12, 2019 12:46:am EST

Right-hander Tyler Glasnow made a successful return from a nearly four-month absence and Avisail Garcia supported him and five Tampa Bay relievers with two doubles and a home run Sunday afternoon, lifting the Rays to an 8-3 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. Austin Meadows also homered for the Rays, his 28th of the season, as Tampa Bay completed a four-game sweep with a fifth straight win overall to remain in the top spot of the American League wild card race. Glasnow, out with a forearm strain since May 10, pitched the first two innings of the win, allowing a two-run homer to Randal Grichuk in the second inning but no other hits. Continue to Article

September 08, 2019 9:40:pm EST

Right-hander Tyler Glasnow made a successful return from a nearly four-month absence and Avisail Garcia supported him and five Tampa Bay relievers with two doubles and a home run Sunday afternoon, lifting the Rays to an 8-3 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. Austin Meadows also homered for the Rays, his 28th of the season, as Tampa Bay (86-59) completed a four-game sweep with a fifth straight win overall to remain in the top spot of the American League wild card race. Glasnow, out with a forearm strain since May 10, pitched the first two innings of the win, allowing a two-run homer to Randal Grichuk in the second inning but no other hits. Continue to Article

September 08, 2019 4:15:pm EST

Travis d'Arnaud's pinch-hit sacrifice fly broke an eighth-inning tie, and Daniel Robertson followed with his second RBI hit of the game to provide a bit of a cushion as the Tampa Bay Rays overcame the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the club's fourth consecutive win. Taking over in a game the Rays trailed 3-2 in the seventh, three Tampa Bay relievers combined for three innings of one-hit, five-strikeout relief, helping the home team improve to 8-1 on its current 10-game homestand. Pinch hitter Ji-Man Choi led off the bottom of the eighth with a walk against Toronto's fourth pitcher, Jordan Romano (0-2), and advanced to third on a double by Kevin Kiermaier. Continue to Article

September 08, 2019 1:43:am EST