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Who Has Edge in Epic Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Showdown?

This weekend features one of the most highly anticipated series of the MLB regular season when the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Dodgers for three games at Globe Life Field in Arlington.

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Texas Rangers lineup for April 18, 2025

Texas takes on the Dodgers of Los Angeles Texas Rangers lineup for April 18, 2025 against the Los Angeles Dodgers: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / April 18

Rangers Reacts Results: Best bullpen addition

Chris Martin narrowly won the voting for the best Rangers offseason bullpen addition We have the results from our Rangers Reacts survey earlier this week, which asked folks here on LSB to vote on the best offseason addition to the Texas Rangers bullpen, as well as the results from the national voting on who the best offseason addition was in MLB.

Texas Rangers News / Sneakers on SI / April 18

Texas Rangers First Baseman Jake Burger Signs With Skechers

On Friday afternoon, Skechers announced the signing of Texas Ranger first baseman Jake Burger. The veteran infielder is the latest MLB standout to join Skechers' rapidly growing roster.

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The 'Most recent MVP for each MLB franchise' quiz

How many of the last players from every MLB franchise to win an MVP Award can you name in five minutes?

The 'Multiple 50 home run seasons' quiz

The 'New York Yankees team captains' quiz

The '2024 Major League Baseball All-Stars' quiz

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 18

Surprising Reason Why Texas Rangers Veteran Nearly Missed Recent Start

Baseball is full of unique injuries. Scroll through old transactions and one will find all kinds of oddities as to why players missed games or played through pain.

Corey Seager News / Athlon Sports / April 18

Rangers Make Corey Seager Announcement During Angels Game

After a great 9-5 start to begin the season, the Los Angeles Angels have dropped their last four games and find themselves at an even 9-9. The Halos have dropped to third in the American League West division and have cooled off significantly.

Kumar Rocker News / Total Apex Sports / April 18

Kumar Rocker Earns 1st Career Win In Impressive Outing

There’s nothing greater than finally getting your first career win in Major League Baseball. For the Texas Rangers’ No. 2 prospect Kumar Rocker, that is now a reality.

MLB News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 18

Three Takeaways After Texas Rangers’ Impressive Sweep of Los Angeles Angels

The Texas Rangers have been great at home this season, and that trend continued as they swept the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. Texas (12-7) won all three games, and while none of them were blowouts, the Rangers saw some life from their bats.

Texas Rangers News / Athlon Sports / April 18

Rangers Expected to Make Roster Move on Former First Round Pick Soon

"We just think he could use a couple games," Texas manager Bruce Bochy said regarding injured outfielder Wyatt Langford. Langford has been on the shelf with an oblique strain.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / April 18

Minor league update for 4/17/25

Your Thursday Rangers minor league action Hickory starter Caden Scarborough allowed four runs in four innings of work, striking out one, walking one and allowing a home run.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / April 18

Thoughts on a 5-3 Rangers win

Rangers 5, Angels 3 Rangers 5, Angels 3 A sweep. Yay! Kumar Rocker was electrifying in his first major league start, last September in Seattle. We hadn’t seen that type of performance since then, either in his final two starts of 2024 or his first three starts of 2025.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / April 18

Friday morning Rangers things

Texas Rangers update for April 18. Good morning, LSB. The Rangers beat the Angels for a third straight time last night, constituting what is commonly referred to as a “sweep.” Kennedi Landry writes about Kumar Rocker’s well-earned first career win.

Wyatt Langford News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 18

Texas Rangers Star Slams Home Run in Injury Rehab Debut in Minor Leagues

The Texas Rangers are off to a hot start in 2025, with an 12-7 record, leading the American League West Division and coming off a sweep against the Los Angeles Angels.

Corey Seager News / Fastball on SI / April 18

Corey Seager Hits Milestone Home Run as Texas Rangers Sweep Division Rivals

The Texas Rangers moved to 12-7 on the young season by beating the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. The 5-3 loss dropped the Halos to 9-9. They are third in the American League West while the Rangers are in the top spot.

Texas Rangers News / Sport Relay / April 18

Rangers Sweep Angels on Seager’s Big Homer

ARLINGTON, Texas (Apr 17) — The Texas Rangers completed their second three-game sweep of the season on Thursday, beating the Los Angeles Angels, 5–3. Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager guided the Rangers to the win with one home run apiece.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 17

Rangers stay hot at home, sweep Angels

Leody Taveras had a two-run single and Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager hit solo home runs as the Texas Rangers downed the slumping Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Thursday to finish a three-game sweep in Arlington, Texas.

Kumar Rocker News / Lone Star Ball / April 17

12-7 - Rangers earn sweep of Angels behind Rocker’s economical outing

A five-run outburst propels Texas The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Anaheim Angels scored three runs. Corey Seager is heating up, and that’s good news for a Rangers team that has struggled all season to put together big innings.

MLB News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 17

Pitching Fans Will Love This Weekend's Texas Rangers-Los Angeles Dodgers Series

All eyes will be on Globe Life Field this weekend when the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Dodgers for an epic three-game series. This showdown between the two most recent World Series champions features plenty of star power on both sides, especially on the mound.

Wyatt Langford News / Minor League Baseball on SI / April 17

Young Texas Rangers Star Returns to Friendly Confines of One of His Old Ballparks

Wyatt Langford’s time at Double-A Frisco was very short and very sweet. The Texas Rangers outfielder played a dozen games with the RoughRiders in 2023 and was a big-league starter the following season when he put up some astonishing numbers: 17 hits in 42 at-bats for a .405 average, three doubles, four home runs, 10 RBIs and a 1.275 OPS.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 17

Thursday's Outing for Kumar Rocker Could Determine His Texas Rangers Future

Things haven't quite gone how the Texas Rangers and Kumar Rocker envisioned it to start the year. Inserted into the starting rotation following two spring training injuries to Jon Gray and Cody Bradford, the top prospect carried his poor showing during the spring with him into the regular season.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 17