The beer and bubbly stayed on ice, and rather than loud music and cheers, the only sounds in the Texas Rangers clubhouse Sunday evening were of players saying goodbye and wishing each other well in the offseason. What could have been a joyful moment turned somber as the Rangers fell one game short of a playoff spot.
Jake Burger and Corey Seager each homered and the Texas Rangers recovered from blowing a three-run lead in the ninth inning to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in 10 innings.
Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman and philanthropist who owned two Dallas-area professional sports franchises and an English Premier League soccer team, died Saturday. He was 79.
Kyle Schwarber hit his 41st homer in the first inning, Brandon Marsh’s four hits included a solo shot that put Philadelphia ahead for good in the fourth and the Phillies beat the Texas Rangers 9-1.
Pre-game starts at 6:30, first pitch 7:05 p.m. Friday on KMYL My Lubbock TV. This is antenna channels 14.1/22.2, Optimum 6, Dish 14, DirecTV 14, UVerse 1014.
Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to the Texas Rangers baseball organization declining the invitation to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the their home opening game.
All eyes in the college baseball world will be fixed on Arlington where the Red Raiders will be among three Big 12 teams and three SEC teams in competition.
The KCBD Sports Xtra play of the week came out of Toronto, Canada. AS Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar, makes a great diving catch in the bottom of the 7th inning. The Blue Jays go on to win this game 8-4.
