The Texas Rangers saw their reliever leave the game in the eighth inning after suffering an injury on the mound.

The Guardians picked Leiter apart the second and third time around, a worrisome trend that continued Saturday.

The Texas Rangers are one game under .500 and still in a playoff race that is developing into one of the strangest in recent memory.

Matt Hicks is entering his 13th full season in the Texas Rangers radio booth after joining the broadcasts in June 2012. The only other broadcasters to work at least ten seasons on Rangers’ English radio games are Eric Nadel (47th year in 2025) and the late Mark Holtz (13).

Rangers have intensified their interest in Hammarby's Swedish right-back Hampus Skoglund, 22. (TeamTalk) Basel have had two offers turned down for Zalaegerszegi TE's Akpe Victory, the 19-year-old defender who has also been linked with Rangers among others. (Ben Jacobs on X)

Three hits was many too few for Texas

The Rangers’ lack of depth at the catching position was bound to come up eventually. And on Saturday it did, when Texas announced that catcher Danny Jansen is going on the injured list with a right forearm strain.