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The Yankees (28-19) have won 9 of 12. Ben Rice and Aaron Judge homered to back of Warren, who broke the career high of nine strikeouts he set in five innings in his last outing in Seattle. In his last four starts, Warren (3-2) has struck out 34 in 22 1/3 innings and lowered his ERA from 5.63 to 4.05.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter has not allowed a hit through six innings Sunday against the Houston Astros. The 25-year-old rookie walked two, the first after a borderline 2-2 fastball to Christian Walker at the bottom of the strike zone in the first inning was called a ball by plate umpire Nick Mahrley.
This was the version of Jack Leiter that the Rangers have been waiting for. The Texas rookie, in his first taste of the Silver Boot Series, did his best to put the team on his back to try to secure a series win over the Astros.
The Texas Rangers lost a heartbreaker to the hated rival Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon with a chance to take the four-game set. Though the loss stung treme
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Isaac Paredes conectó un jonrón de tres carreras contra el relevista Robert García en la octava entrada después de que el novato de Texas,
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In his 12th career start, Rangers righty Jack Leiter finally reached a milestone that is a necessary step for anyone with any hopes of developing into a Major League ace: getting through six innings for the first time.
Leiter was referring to his uncle’s tour de force in the Wild Card tie-breaker in ’99. The elder Leiter threw a two-hit shutout in a 5-0 victory over Cincinnati that sent the Mets to the playoffs for the first time since 1986.
Former No. 2 overall pick Jack Leiter had one of the best games of his young career in his outing on Sunday against the Houston Astros, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning. During an appearance on MLB Central on Monday night alongside his father,