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8/4/25 game day thread

2025-08-04T15:58:46-05:00

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The game day thread

We will be unable to do new posts from 4 pm Central today until sometime tomorrow morning. So this is the game day post and I guess the post game post.

Eovaldi Named A.L. Pitcher of the Month for July

2025-08-04T10:24:59-05:00

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Congratulations to Nathan Eovaldi, the American League Pitcher of the Month for July

The American League Pitcher of the Month for July, 2025, is Nathan Eovaldi of Your Texas Rangers, it was announced today.

Eovaldi had a terrific month of July, and is a very deserving winner. In five starts in July, he went 30.2 IP, allowing just three runs (one of them unearned) on 21 hits and 8 walks while striking out 30. Opposing hitters batting .198/.261/.245 against him for the month. He picked up wins in all five starts.

This is the second time he has won the Pitcher of the Month award as a Ranger, with the previous instance being in May, 2023. So every previous time Nathan Eovaldi won the Pitcher of the Month award as a Ranger, the team went on to win the World Series. Bodes well, I think.

Eovaldi is the second Ranger pitcher to win the Pitcher of the Month award twice, joining Kenny Rogers and Charlie Hough.

Josh Jung may be i.l. bound

2025-08-04T09:09:45-05:00

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Josh Jung’s sore calf kept him out of the Seattle series, and may keep him out of the upcoming homestand

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung missed all four games in Seattle due to calf soreness, and per the beats, the Rangers are considering the possibility of putting him on the injured list due to the issue lingering.

Its the latest issue in what has been a frustrating year for Jung. He spent 10 days on the injured list early int he season due to neck spasms, then was sent to the minors for roughly three weeks at the beginning of July to essentially re-set after a lengthy difficult stretch at the plate.

The timing of this is especially unfortunate, as Jung has hit well since returning from the minors, slashing .367/.424/.567 in 33 plate appearances, albeit with 10 Ks. In addition, Evan Carter was placed on the injured list over the weekend with back spasms, so the absence of Jung weakens the lineup that much more.

Jake Burger, who was placed on the injured list over the All Star Break, spent Saturday and Sunday on a rehab assignment with Frisco, and could be activated if Jung were to go on the injured list. However, its worth noting that Cody Freeman — who was playing his first game in the outfield as a professional yesterday for Round Rock — was pulled from the game after just four innings, which suggests that Freeman may be getting called up.

The question is whether Freeman would be brought up because Burger needs a little more time on his rehab assignment, and thus would only be up a couple of days before Burger replaces him, or if the Rangers want to add both Burger and Freeman to the active roster. Freeman, who caught in the minors from 2021-23, gives the Rangers someone as their emergency third catcher who actually has catching experience, and if Bruce Bochy wants to use the currently very hot Kyle Higashioka as a DH more often — particularly against lefties — Freeman would be a useful bench guy to have around.

Of course, its also possible that Freeman strained something, or didn’t run out a ball, or was just pulled as a precaution in case he was needed in the majors, not because a callup was imminent.

If the Rangers opted to both activate Burger and call up Freeman, one of the current non-catcher bench guys — Rowdy Tellez, Ezequiel Duran and Sam Haggerty — would have to go. Haggerty has established himself as the center fielder against lefthanders and a late inning pinch hitting and running option for Bochy. Tellez has his well — .320/.357/.560 — in 28 plate appearances since being called up to replace Burger, but it is only 28 plate appearances, and unless Burger is sitting against righthanded pitchers, the lefthanded hitting Tellez doesn’t really have a path to regular plate appearances. Duran, on the other hand, essentially duplicates what Freeman does, except he doesn’t catch.

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

2025-08-04T08:00:00-05:00

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The latest on the once and future World Series champion Texas Rangers

Good morning.

Shawn McFarland checks out what we learned about the Texas Rangers over the last week with Joc Pederson’s return going about as well as his first impression.

Kennedi Landry writes that Jacob deGrom made history yesterday, unfortunately in one of his worst starts in a decade.

Evan Grant writes that deGrom is suddenly homer prone as his innings begin to pile up in his first year back from injury.

Grant writes that an Adolis Garcia gaffe on the bases was the pratfall on the banana peel sundae for the Rangers during their comedy of errors on the west coast last week.

Jeff Wilson notes that Evan Carter’s back is barking again, sending him to the IL at a crucial juncture.

Grant writes that fellow oft-injured lineup mainstay hopeful Josh Jung’s ailing calf isn’t healing as quickly as hoped, which could hurt the lineup against upcoming left-handers.

Landry’s newsletter checks out what the Rangers were able to accomplish at the trade deadline.

And, Mike Piellucci writes that the deadline showed that the Rangers have never been more all-in on winning with pitching.

Have a nice day!

Minor league update for 8/3/25

2025-08-04T07:52:30-05:00

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The Sunday minor league excitement

Hickory starter Ismael Agreda went 1.2 IP, allowing one run, walking three and striking out one. Aidan Deakins got roughed up in his full season debut, allowing three runs in an inning, striking out one and walking two. Brock Porter walked one and struck out one in a shutout inning.

Yeremi Cabrera homered and stole a base. Braylin Morel had a hit.

Hickory box score

Hub City starter Jose Gonzalez had one of his best starts of the season, striking out seven in seven shutout innings, with three hits and no walks.

Malcolm Moore was 1 for 2 with a stolen base before leaving the game for reasons that I’m currently unsure of. Casey Cook had a hit, a walk and a stolen base. Dylan Dreiling had a double. Gleider Figuereo had a hit.

Hub City box score

Frisco starter Josh Stephan allowed a homer and walked two while allowing two runs in 3.2 IP, striking out three. Joey Danielson walked two and struck out one, allowing a run in 1.2 IP.

Rehabbing Jake Burger was 0 for 4 with a K. Sebastian Walcott was 3 for 4.

Frisco box score

Carl Edwards Jr. started for Round Rock, allowing five runs in 5.1 IP, striking out five and walking two. Robbie Ahlstrom struck out one in two scoreless innings. Joe Barlow allowed a solo homer in an inning of work, striking out one.

Cody Freeman was 1 for 2 before with a double before leaving the game after the fourth inning for unknown reasons. Its possible that Josh Jung’s calf is going to result in an i.l. trip, in which case Freeman would likely have been lifted because he’s being added to the active roster. Or maybe he tweaked something. Who knows.

Michael Helman doubled and stole a base.

Round Rock box score

58-55 - deGrom gets T-Mobile’d as Rangers lose finale 5-4

2025-08-03T17:37:36-05:00

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When is the west coast sliding off into the ocean like we were promised?

The Texas Rangers scored four runs but the Seattle Mariners scored five runs.

Bad news: The Rangers lost.

Good news: This weeklong road trip that lasted 20 years is over.

Bad news: Jacob deGrom wasn’t very good.

Good news: The heat death of the universe will someday render this series moot.

Bad news: Twice, in consecutive innings, deGrom allowed an uncharacteristic two-out walk and followed that by allowing an even more uncharacteristic two-out, two run home run to kill either a Rangers lead or tied game.

Good news: The Astros lost.

Player of the Game: Adolis Garcia had a 3-for-3 day with a walk and a home run that brought Texas to within a run in the sixth. He also double and scored the then tying run in the fourth before Seattle’s second two-out, two-run killing blow in the bottom of the inning.

Up Next: The Rangers thankfully fly far away from the west coast but don’t get a rest before taking on the Wild Card spot holders from New York. LHP Patrick Corbin will make the start in the opener for Texas against LHP Max Fried for the Yankees.

The Monday evening first pitch from The Shed is scheduled for 7:05 pm CT and will be shown on the Rangers Sports Network.

Game 113 Game Day Thread - Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

2025-08-03T14:10:00-05:00

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To escape Seattle

Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

Sunday, August 03, 2025, 3:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network)

T-Mobile Park

RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Logan Evans

Today's Lineups

RANGERS	MARINERS
Josh Smith - 3B	Randy Arozarena - LF
Corey Seager - SS	Cal Raleigh - C
Marcus Semien - 2B	Julio Rodriguez - CF
Adolis Garcia - RF	Josh Naylor - 1B
Joc Pederson - DH	Eugenio Suarez - 3B
Wyatt Langford - CF	Jorge Polanco - DH
Rowdy Tellez - 1B	Dominic Canzone - RF
Kyle Higashioka - C	J.P. Crawford - SS
Alejandro Osuna - LF	Cole Young - 2B

Jacob deGrom - RHP	Logan Evans - RHP

Go Rangers!

Crim claimed, Harris outrighted

2025-08-03T12:57:31-05:00

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Blaine Crim was claimed by the Rockies, and Dustin Harris cleared waivers and was outrighted

The Texas Rangers announced today that Blaine Crim, who was designated for assignment on July 31, has been claimed on waivers by the Colorado Rockies. In addition, the team announced that Dustin Harris, who was also designated for assignment on July 31, has cleared waivers and been assigned outright to AAA Round Rock.

Crim and Harris were DFA’d to clear 40 man roster spots for the newly acquired pitchers that the Rangers traded for at the deadline.