Semien returned following a rare day off on Saturday due to right wrist soreness after he was hit by a pitch the previous night. He played through it in the opener, hitting a two-run homer in his final at-bat, but the swelling was too intense to overcome the following day, and Semien watched from the dugout as his team took a 14-2 loss.

Jack Leiter has a 2.95 ERA in his last eight starts and has won his last three decisions. His 97 mph fastball is one of the best heaters in baseball, with opponents hitting just .200 against it. He has a 4.60 ERA on the road.

The Texas Rangers have been on a bit of a downturn recently, but star shortstop Corey Seager has been able to put together an extremely strong defensive season.

The Texas Rangers finished a six-game week against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays with a 2-4 record, three late-game meltdowns, two position players injured and one big bad blowout loss.

Preview the Aug. 18 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Kansas City enters on a three-game winning streak and is 5-1 over the last six games, while Texas is 1-4 over the past five outings. The Rangers are coming off a 10-4 win over the Blue Jays that back-to-back series of being swept. The Royals are coming off a sweep of the White Sox in three games.

Marcus Semien homered and scored twice in his return to the lineup and Nathan Eovaldi worked seven innings and won his seventh straight decision as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 to avoid a three-game sweep.

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Speculation continues over the future of two Rangers players, while St Johnstone reject further bids for promising striker.

Pennsylvania State Police in Lancaster County are collaborating with the Jack County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Rangers to investigate skeletal remains discovered in Texas more than 40 years ago. According to the Pennsylvania State Police,

No team was willing to assume the rest of the approximately $3 million left on the 33-year-old right-hander's contract.