Rafael Montero Locks Down Seventh Save

In a 6-5 extra-innings win over the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers reliever Rafael Montero entered the game of the bottom of the tenth to earn his seventh save of the season. His team scored two runs in the top of the 10th to give him a 6-4 cushion. Montero allowed a Michael Brantley single to […]

Elvis Andrus Clears The Fences For First Time In 2020

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus hit a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth off Ryan Pressly to spark a comeback win over the Houston Astros. Andrus was 1-for-4 on the night but made his only hit count. It was the first home run of the season for Andrus during a miserable campaign. […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Picks Up Three Hits On Tuesday

Texas Rangers infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa continued his hot hitting against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. In a comeback win for Texas, IKF was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. The infielder is slashing .385/.407/.500 in his last seven games and is kicking off the second half of the season in terrific form. The team didn't […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (9/1/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Ba de ya, say do you remember? Ba de ya, playoff basketball in September. Ba de ya, but there are only two games today. Welcome to September, where playoff basketball dominates the sports world, and Jamal Murray doesn't miss a three-point attempt. As the cream rises to the top in the playoffs, we look forward […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/31/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Baseball starts another week of games with 11 of them on Monday. Unfortunately, only seven of those 11 make the main slate on FanDuel. That has us missing out the Toronto Blue Jays feasting on the Baltimore Orioles and Jesse Winker continuing to tear the cover off the ball against the St. Louis Cardinals. This […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/29/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

The NBA returns to the court for three games on Saturday and plenty of exciting ways to set your DFS lineups. Portland and Orlando are fighting to stay in the postseason with elimination games versus Los Angeles and Milwaukee, respectively. Meanwhile, Houston tries to stop its two-game slide and regain control of the series versus […]

Kyle Gibson Bitten By The Long Ball

In a 10-3 loss to the Oakland A's, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kyle Gibson gave up a couple of two-run home runs in the fourth and fifth innings to unravel his night. In 6 1/3 innings, Gibson allowed seven earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six Oakland batters. Both home […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/25/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

It's a sad day for basketball fans as Tuesday marks the first day in three weeks that we have less than four NBA games to watch. Thanks to the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics sweeping the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers from the playoffs, we are down to just two games on Tuesday. Miami also […]

Rafael Montero Bounces Back For Sixth Save

Texas Rangers reliever Rafael Montero entered the top of the ninth with a one-run lead hoping to end an eight-game losing streak for his team, and came through with flying colors. Montero allowed two runners to reach base before he struck out Matt Olson and then got Matt Chapman to fly out to escape from […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Hits Game-Winning Home Run

Texas Rangers infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a solo shot in the second inning to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead over the Oakland Athletics on Monday, and that was all they would need as they held on to halt an eight-game losing skid. It was IKF's first home run of the season, and it came […]

Lance Lynn Aiming To Steady The Sinking Texas Ship

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn looks to get his team out of an eight-game losing streak against the Oakland Athletics on Monday. The right-hander has been one of the best pitchers in the majors this season and has become a real ace for the Texas staff. He has already faced the A's once in […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/24/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today is the second day of the entire season, where there are less than 10 baseball games scheduled. The good news is we still get to enjoy nine games of this great sport, but, unfortunately, only seven make the main slate on FanDuel. Although we always want more baseball, a shortened slate will allow us […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/22/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

All-day basketball should never end. Alas, what goes up must come down, and there is a chance this is one of the final days that we get to watch four playoff games in one day. So let's enjoy this considerable amount of basketball while it lasts and find those players that will win us some […]

Danny Santana Goes Yard For First Time In 2020

Texas Rangers first baseman Danny Santana built upon an encouraging Thursday performance to hit his first home run of the season on Friday. In a 7-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners, Santana took a 1-1 pitch off Mariners starter Nick Margevicius and sailed it 390 feet to the opposite field to cut Seattle's lead. Texas' […]

Kyle Gibson Gives Up Another Padres Grand Slam

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed five earned runs in five innings on Thursday night, but four of them came on an Eric Hosmer grand slam. Gibson is having a severe WHIP problem this season. He allowed nine Padres to reach base, three via walks, and that has him sitting at a 4.73 ERA […]

Danny Santana Steals First Base Of The Season

Texas Rangers utility man Danny Santana came into last night's game with a .242 on-base percentage and .172 slugging percentage but helped those ratios out with a productive night at the plate. Santana went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, three runs batted in, and a stolen base, but did strike out three times. However, […]

Rafael Montero Gives Up Game-Winning Grand Slam

Texas Rangers reliever Rafael Montero finally gave up an earned run, but unfortunately, gave up three of them on a Manny Machado grand slam to win the game on Wednesday night. Montero came into the game for the bottom of the ninth and kept the Padres in check to send the game to extra innings, […]

Joey Gallo Continues Power Surge

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo hit a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth on Wednesday night. The Rangers would go on to lose 6-3 to the San Diego Padres, but the slugger saw his recent power surge continue. Gallo has three home runs in his last four games and at least an […]

Mike Minor Sees Dip In Velocity During Loss

In a 6-4 loss to the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor had a less than ideal performance. In 3 2/3 innings of work, Minor gave up nine hits, six earned runs, one walk, and struck out six batters on 86 pitches. Today was another disappointing outing for the 2019 breakout as […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/18/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Day one of the NBA playoffs produced some tremendous results in daily fantasy. Donovan Mitchell was on fire as he set a Utah Jazz playoff franchise record with 57 points. Jamal Murray went shot-for-shot with Mitchell in the fourth quarter and overtime to score 36 points of his own. Luka Doncic scored 42 points to […]

Joey Gallo Doubles And Drives In A Run

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo continued to get his power swing back with a double on Monday night against the San Diego Padres. The lefty finished the night 1-for-2 with a double, one RBI, and two walks. After hitting a home run in Sunday's series finale versus the Colorado Rockies, Gallo made it back-to-back games […]

Jordan Lyles Is Tagged For Six Earned Runs

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Lyles gave up seven runs, six earned, on Monday night in a 14-4 loss to the San Diego Padres. In four innings of work, Lyles allowed seven hits and one walk while only striking out two batters. The right-hander saw his ERA rise to 7.52, and you have to wonder […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/17/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

23 of the 30 teams have already completed the first third of their 2020 season. It's flying by far too fast, but every second is a blast, and today feels like a good day for the bats. Some of baseball's biggest stars are hitting their way into form, and it's amazing how good some of […]

Shin-Soo Choo Collects Three Hits And A Steal

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo batted leadoff on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies and led by example for his teammates. The lefty went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and one stolen base. Choo led off the game with a double before plating a run in the third and the fifth innings with two singles. […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/15/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

From October 22nd, 2019, until March 11th, 2020, we were lucky enough to watch basketball for 141 days. Then we all endured another 141 days before it returned to our daily lives on July 30th. The last two weeks of basketball have been fantastic. The bubble has produced tantalizing storylines and unforgettable moments. It's all […]

Lance Lynn Looks For Third Win Of The Season At Colorado

Tonight, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn will face one of the toughest tests for any ace with a start in Colorado. Lynn is off to a superb start in 2020 with a 1.16 ERA and 30 strikeouts through 23 1/3 innings pitched. The right-hander faced this same Rockies team on Opening Day and pitched […]

Willie Calhoun Drives In Three On Wednesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun came through late and spurred his team to a comeback win over the Seattle Mariners. Calhoun was 0-for-3 as he stepped into the box in the seventh inning, where he blooped a fly ball between the infield and outfield to score Shin-Soo Choo. Then, in the eighth, Calhoun stepped up […]

Jordan Lyles Plagued By The Long Ball

On Wednesday night, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Lyles was not sharp in five innings of work. Lyles pitched five innings and gave up six hits, four walks, four earned runs, and two home runs with four strikeouts. On the box score, it looks like all of the damage was done to Lyles in the […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Collects Two More Hits

Texas Rangers third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa continued his hot-hitting 2020 season against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. In a 4-2 Rangers win, IKF went 2-for-4 with a double. His season-long slash line sits at .320/.358/.440, but he's been even better than that over the last week. The catcher-eligible infielder is 10-for-28 with three extra-base hits […]

Rafael Montero Grabs Third Save Of Season

Texas Rangers reliever Rafael Montero entered a 4-2 ball game in the top of the ninth and shut the door on the Seattle Mariners to pick up the save. It is Montero's third save of the season, and it looks like he is now the go-to option for the closer role in Texas. On Tuesday […]