The Los Angeles Angels have managed to stay in the race this long, and are hanging on for dear life. The Angels trail the Oakland Athletics by 2 1/2 games for the final American League wild card spot with five contests left. TheTexas Rangers are on the verge of securing at least a wild card spot and have a magic number of three

The Texas Rangers seek to take another step toward sewing up the American League West title when they host the Oakland Athletics in Tuesday’s second contest of a four-game series. Texas has a five-game lead over the Athletics with nine games remaining after rallying to win the opener on Adrian Beltre’s ninth-inning single. Oakland has lost six of eight games but still has a

The Texas Rangers were in a position to finally pick up a game in the standings on the hard-charging Oakland Athletics on Thursday night when the near-unthinkable happened. Closer Joe Nathan allowed two homers to blow his first save in five months in a 5-4 loss to Cleveland. Despite owning the best record in the American League, the Rangers’ lead atop the

The Tampa Bay Rays will be asking a great deal of rookie right-hander Chris Archer, who was recalled from Triple-A Durham to replace stud southpaw David Price for Saturday’s start against the Texas Rangers. The Rays declared that general soreness in Price’s left shoulder is the reason for the absence of the 17-gamer winner. Archer will make his third career start after the

Adrian Beltre carried his August production into the first two days of September. The slugger will look to keep his hot streak going as the Texas Rangers vie for their 12th win in 16 outings Monday when they open a four-game set against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Beltre homered twice over the weekend versus Cleveland and has gone deep in eight

Adrian Beltre’s hot hitting didn’t end after being named American League Player of the Week and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays will try to silence the Texas Rangers’ third baseman in Tuesday’s second contest of a three-game series. Beltre went 3-for-3 with a homer and four RBIs as Texas won the opener and has six homers and 13 RBIs over the last eight

The Texas Rangers have a comfortable lead in the American League West – but they’re far from satisfied. Getting Yu Darvish back on track is among the Rangers’ concerns, and the Japanese right-hander will get his first crack at turning things around Friday night as he leads Texas into a weekend series against the hostToronto Blue Jays. Darvish has been dreadful since

The Texas Rangers shoot for their first home series win in four tries Sunday when they take on the Detroit Tigers in the rubber game of their three-game series. Texas, which owns a 5 1/2-game lead over Oakland in the American League West, is an AL-best 35-22 at home. But the Rangers are 0-2-1 in their last three series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

The Texas Rangers have an opportunity to crush spirits of the Boston Red Sox. Sitting a game below .500 after dropping three of four at home to the lowly Minnesota Twins, the Red Sox are 4 1/2 games out of a wild-card spot in the American League with three teams standing in their way. The Texas Rangers, who have dominated Boston in recent

The Texas Rangers are feeling the heat, and will turn to rookie right-hander Yu Darvish to try and cool off the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers, whose lead in the American League West has shrunk to three games over Los Angeles, host the Angels on Wednesday in the third of a four-game series. Texas has lost four of its last five games, including