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26 August 2007 -- New York Yankees pitcher Chien-ming Wang continued his dominance of Major League Baseball's defending American League champion Detroit Tigers with a 7-2 victory Saturday.

Wang has five wins and no losses against the Detroit Tigers this season, along with a no decision.

The pitcher from Taiwan improved his overall record to 15-6 this year with Saturday's victory.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman suffered his sixth straight loss after posting a 10-1 record to start the season.    » read more »

MLB.com to commemorate date with free access to New York Yankees - Detroit Tigers matchup on Sunday

08/23/2007, NEW YORK -- On August 26, 2002, MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, offered fans the first live, full-game webcast of a Major League game, a Texas Rangers- New York Yankees matchup from Yankee Stadium. To commemorate that historic broadcast, MLB.com will offer a free live webcast of Sunday's series finale between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers.    » read more »

Texas Rangers fans given the chance to ask General Manager questions during upcoming game

08/24/2007, ARLINGTON -- Texas Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels will join Tom Grieve and Victor Rojas in the television booth for a "live chat" with fans on Thursday, August 30.

Fans may submit questions for Daniels prior to or during the game on Aug. 30 by logging onto foxsports.com and typing in the keywords "Rangers Booth." The game begins at 7:35 p.m., and the chat will begin in the 2nd inning.    » read more »

RHP Scott Feldman recalled from Oklahoma, C Adam Melhuse designated for assignment

08/23/2007, ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels announced today the club has recalled RHP Scott Feldman from Triple-A Oklahoma and has designated C Melhuse for assignment.

This is Scott Feldman's sixth stint with the Texas Rangers this season. In 25 relief appearances with the club, he is 1-2, 6.00 (22 ER/33.0 IP). At Oklahoma, Scott Feldman was 1-1, 4.50 (15 ER/30.0 IP) with two saves in 25 appearances.    » read more »

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Seattle Mariners options LHP John Parrish to AAA Tacoma

08/23/2007, ARLINGTON -- Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the Seattle Mariners have selected right-handed pitcher Rick White from AAA Tacoma. To make room on the Major League, 25-man roster left-handed pitcher John Parrish has been optioned to AAA Tacoma.    » read more »

08/23/2007, DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has traded outfielder Craig Monroe to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later on or before October 15, 2007.

Designated for assignment by Detroit Tigers on August 17, Monroe hit .222 (76x343) with 11 home runs and 55 RBI in 96 games with the Detroit Tigers this season.

Claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Texas Rangers on February 1, 2002, Monroe batted .259 (607x2348) with 101 home runs and 379 RBI in 672 games in six seasons with the Detroit Tigers.

Source: MLB

08/22/2007, ARLINGTON -- The Texas Rangers return to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for a seven-game homestand against the Seattle Mariners (Aug. 23-26) and Chicago White Sox (Aug. 28-30) featuring several great promotions and many ways to make your dollar go further.    » read more »

08/20/2007 -- The Baltimore Orioles organization is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of "Wild Bill" Hagy. While leading cheers from "The Roar from 34" at Memorial Stadium, Wild Bill became a Baltimore institution. He was one of the great characters of the Baltimore sports landscape and was a true die-hard Orioles fan, supporting the club year in and year out. He will be missed by everyone who knew him and by everyone for whom he led the "O-R-I-O-L-E-S" cheer. All of us in the Orioles organization extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends.    » read more »

20 August 2007 -- Major League Baseball star pitcher Johan Santana set a Minnesota Twins' franchise record Sunday with 17 strikeouts.

Santana worked eight innings, leading the Twins to a 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers.

In another American League contest, the New York Yankees won their third straight game against the defending league champion Tigers, thumping Detroit, 9-3.

The surging Yankees pulled to within four games of Boston for the East division lead, after the Red Sox dropped a 3-1 decision to the Los Angeles Angels.    » read more »

Texas Rangers finish signing 30 of its 54 draft picks

08/16/2007, ARLINGTON -- Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels announced the club signed OF Julio Borbon, the 35th overall selection in this year's June First-Year Player Draft.

Julio Borbon, a 6-1, 190-pound outfielder from the University of Tennessee, was the No. 19 overall prospect coming into the draft according to Baseball America. A .355 career hitter, Borbon ranks third in UT history in triples (13) and ninth in hits (223).    » read more »

08/16/2007 -- Friday, Aug. 17 (7:10 p.m.) Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers

1987 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REUNION WEEKEND - presented by Treasure Island Resort & Casino    » read more »

DALLAS (August 15, 2007) -- Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it has acquired Integrated Circuit Designs, Inc. (ICD), a privately-held company that specializes in the design of radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs). Combining ICD's design expertise with TI's extensive high-performance analog and low-power microcontroller product portfolio will enhance TI's ability to provide industry-leading low-power RF solutions for industrial, commercial and consumer applications.    » read more »

RHP Brandon McCarthy placed on 15-day disabled list

08/15/2007, ARLINGTON -- Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels announced today the club has activated RHP Vicente Padilla from the 15-day disabled list and has placed RHP Brandon McCarthy on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 11, with a stress fracture in his right shoulder blade.

Vicente Padilla, who is scheduled to be the starter for Texas tonight against Kansas City, has not pitched since June 21 vs. the Cubs. He is 3-8, 6.69 in 15 games/starts for the Rangers this season.    » read more »

Feature allows tickets to be delivered directly to cell phone

08/10/2007, KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Royals, in conjunction with MLB Advanced Media and Tickets.com, Inc., announced today the introduction of Mobile Phone Tickets technology at Kauffman Stadium. The mobile ticketing service provides another quick and convenient ticketing option, as fans can purchase tickets at royals.com and have them delivered directly to their phone via text message.    » read more »

Texas Rangers Outfielder Jerry Hairston, Jr. placed on 15-day disabled list

08/10/2007, ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels announced today the club recalled OF David Murphy from Triple-A Oklahoma and has placed OF Jerry Hairston, Jr. (back) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 8.    » read more »