Chris Woodward

Stephen Piscotty hit Oakland’s second game-ending slam of the year and the A’s beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.

Willie Calhoun is expected to miss the start of the season because of a hip strain, a setback for the Texas Rangers left fielder who was ready to play after recovering from a broken jaw sustained in a spring training game more than four months ago.

Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward named Lance Lynn as the opening day starter for the Texas Rangers, a decision Woodward says he made almost three months ago.

Lance Lynn struck out 10, getting his career-high 16th win as the Texas Rangers closed out the 26th and final season at their ballpark with a 6-1 win over the AL East champion New York Yankees on Sunday.

Mike Minor worked into the ninth inning to reach 200 strikeouts in a season for the first time after the Rangers purposely let a foul pop drop, Danny Santana hit a grand slam and Texas beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.

The playground we grew up visiting will soon be replaced by a new one across the street. Sure, it might be shinier, the air conditioning will be nice, and who wouldn’t like that soft surface that goes into playgrounds now? But it won’t be the same.

Boston held off the Texas Rangers for a 12-10 victory Tuesday night.

Willie Calhoun hit two of Texas’ five homers and the Rangers slowed the Oakland Athletics’ wild-card push with an 8-3 victory Sunday.

Sean Manaea limited Texas to three singles over six scoreless innings, Marcus Semien became the third Oakland slugger with 30 homers and the Athletics beat the Rangers 6-1 for their sixth straight win.

Khris Davis homered twice, Ramon Laureano connected on the game’s fourth three-run shot to break a tie in the sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics stayed in front in the AL wild-card race with a 14-9 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

Nick Solak homered off the pitcher he was traded for two months ago, and the Texas Rangers helped knock Tampa Bay out of the AL wild-card lead, beating the Rays 6-4 on Thursday night.

Austin Meadows tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth, and the Tampa Bay Rays scored twice in the 11th after two Texas errors on the same play in a 5-3 win Tuesday night that stretched their winning streak to six games.

Rookie Nick Solak had three hits and four RBIs, Ronald Guzman and Rougned Odor homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Orioles 10-4 Sunday to complete their first four-game sweep at Baltimore in 37 years.

Rougned Odor homered during a six-run first inning and the Texas Rangers cruised to their third straight victory over the Baltimore Orioles, 9-4 Saturday night.

Willie Calhoun homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs, helping the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Friday night.

Mike Minor and two relievers became the first pitchers in 221 tries to shut out the Yankees, helping the Texas Rangers beat New York 7-0 Monday.

Kyle Seager, Tom Murphy and Daniel Vogelbach hit home runs and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 11-3 on Sunday.

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found dead in his Southlake hotel room July 1, died from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office says in a report released Friday.

The Angels snapped their five-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday night.

Willie Calhoun and Danny Santana homered, rookie Kolby Allard pitched into the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Saturday night.