Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Two division leaders square off in Atlanta Texas Rangers @ Atlanta Braves Friday, April 19, 2024, 6:20 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Apple TV+) Truist Park LHP Andrew Heaney vs. LHP Chris Sale Today's Lineups RANGERS BRAVES Marcus Semien - 2B Ronald Acuna - RF Corey Seager - SS Orlando Arcia - SS Wyatt Langford - LF Austin Riley - 3B Adolis Garcia - RF Matt Olson - 1B Jonah Heim - C Marcell Ozuna - DH Ezequiel Duran - 1B Adam Duvall - LF Josh Smith - 3B Michael Harris - CF Davis Wendzel - DH Travis d'Arnaud - C Leody Taveras - CF David Fletche ..read more

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Rangers have called up Owen White to get a fresh arm in the bullpen The Texas Rangers have optioned Jack Leiter to AAA Round Rock. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled pitcher Owen White from AAA Round Rock. Leiter was called up just to make one spot start, and the expectation was that he would be sent back down after that start so the Rangers could add another arm to the bullpen mix. At this point, the only healthy pitchers on the forty man roster who could be added to take the place of a pitcher who was ..read more

Photo by Wang He/Getty Images Thursday in the minors Jose Gonzalez started for Down East and threw four shutout innings, striking out nine. Kyle Larsen allowed two runs in 3.2 IP, striking out two and walking one. Jesus Lopez homered and walked. Tommy Specht had a pair of hits. Gleider Figuereo had a hit and two walks. Chandler Pollard had a hit and a stolen base. Danyer Cueva had a hit. Down East box score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/shorebirds-vs-wood-ducks/2024/04/18/754075/final/box Hickory starter Joseph Montalvo gave up 5 runs in 2.1 IP, walking four and striking out two. Ian Moller wa ..read more

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Texas Rangers update for Friday, April 19. Good morning, LSB. The Rangers beat the Tigers yesterday and took three of four in Detroit. All eyes were on Jack Leiter, who called his major league debut a “surreal” experience. Shawn McFarland writes that all the highs and lows we've come to know from Leiter thus far in his pro career were on display in his first start. McFarland also has other thoughts from the win including Leody Taveras’ juke move (not the one he performed in center field, where he juked everyone watching into thinking he would catch that fly ball ..read more

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images A real wacky one in the finale The Texas Rangers scored nine runs while the Detroit Tigers scored seven runs. Jack Leiter is officially a big leaguer and we got to see the full Jack Leiter experience today where you can easily see that he has the great stuff that made him No. 2 overall in the 2021 MLB draft, but also the command comes and goes and if big league hitters are sitting on a fastball, even one with elite markers, they will hit it hard somewhere eventually. Overall, Leiter’s line (3 2⁄3 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 K on 85 pitches) feels worse than he p ..read more

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images You don’t know Jack Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers Thursday, April 18, 2024, 12:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / BS Southwest) Comerica Park RHP Jack Leiter vs. RHP Kenta Maeda Today's Lineups RANGERS TIGERS Marcus Semien - 2B Riley Greene - LF Corey Seager - SS Mark Canha - RF Evan Carter - LF Kerry Carpenter - DH Adolis Garcia - RF Spencer Torkelson - 1B Josh Smith - 3B Matt Vierling - CF Wyatt Langford - DH Colt Keith - 2B Jonah Heim - C Gio Urshela - 3B Ezequiel Duran - 1B Javier Baez - SS Leody Taveras - CF Carson Kelly ..read more

Brian Bradshaw Sevald-USA TODAY Sports Links! Morning, all! Josh Smith has made the most of his opportunities since Josh Jung went on the IL, and came through with some late game heroics yesterday. The DMN takes a look at the Rangers’ top prospects that are not already in Arlington. Jack Leiter’s big league debut today is coming on the heels of two years of challenges, including three stints on the developmental list. Kirby Yates has yet to give up a run in over 7 innings of work, and is bringing some much needed stability to late game, high leverage situations. Dane Dunning wasn’t the sharpes ..read more

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images Jack Leiter makes his major league debut Texas Rangers lineup for April 18, 2024 against the Detroit Tigers: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Kenta Maeda for the Tigers. 2021 #2 overall draft pick Jack Leiter makes his major league debut today, and if you’re going to pick a place for Jack Leiter to get his feet wet, it would be hard to pick a better one than Comerica Park. Leiter has tended to be homer prone throughout his career, including in his recent run of success since returning to action after spending six weeks on the ..read more

Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Your minor league excitement Down East starter Brayan Mendoza struck out 7 in 4.1 IP, allowing three runs and walking two. Paul Bonzagni struck out four in four shutout innings. Gleider Figuereo had a hit. Danyer Cueva had a hit and a walk. Chandler Pollard had a hit. Tommy Specht had a walk and a stolen base. Down East box score Luis Ramirez started for Hickory, allowing 6 runs in 3.2 IP, striking out four and walking one. Josh Gessner struck out one and walked one in 1.1 scoreless. D.J. McCarty allowed two runs in 2.1 IP, walking three and striking out ..read more

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Rangers 5, Tigers 4 Rangers 5, Tigers 4 Huzzah for the Rangers’ inherent awesomeness in one run games! I wish to praise Jacob Latz, who once again pitched well, and yet didn’t necessarily have it reflected in the box score. Latz gets dinged for allowing an inherited runner to score. That inherited runner led off the inning with a double off of Dane Dunning. Latz got a fly out and a strike out, then elicited a roller to shortstop that looked like it would end the inning. But Corey Seager made a poor throw for an E-6. And maybe we can lament the fact that E ..read more