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| 2018 Texas Rangers | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Globe Life Park in Arlington | |
| City | Arlington | |
| Record | 67–95 (.414) | |
| Divisional place | 5th | |
| Owners | Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson | |
| Managers | Jeff Banister (through September 19) Don Wakamatsu (from September 21) | |
| Television | Fox Sports Southwest (Dave Raymond, C.J. Nitkowski, Tom Grieve) | |
| Radio | KRLD 105.3 FM (English) (Eric Nadel, Matt Hicks, Dave Raymond) KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish) (Eleno Orlenas, Jerry Romo) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2018 Texas Rangers season was the 58th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 47th in Arlington as the Rangers, and their 25th season at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Rangers began the season on March 29 against the Houston Astros and finished the season on September 30 against the Seattle Mariners.
The Rangers completed a 5–4 triple play in their 8–6 win over the Los Angeles Angels on August 16. It was only the third 5–4 triple play in the expansion era (since 1961). It was also the first triple play since 1912 in which the batter was not retired.[1] The Rangers set a new club record with 13 extra-base hits in a game against the Minnesota Twins on September 2.[2]
On September 21, the Rangers fired Jeff Banister as manager following much speculation.[3] Bench coach Don Wakamatsu was promoted to interim manager for the final 10 games of the season.
Opening Day lineup
| 3 | Delino DeShields | CF |
| 13 | Joey Gallo | 1B |
| 1 | Elvis Andrus | SS |
| 29 | Adrián Beltré | 3B |
| 30 | Nomar Mazara | RF |
| 17 | Shin-Soo Choo | DH |
| 61 | Robinson Chirinos | C |
| 12 | Rougned Odor | 2B |
| 16 | Ryan Rua | LF |
| 35 | Cole Hamels | P |
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Standings
American League West
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | 0.636 | — | 46–35 | 57–24 |
| Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | 6 | 50–31 | 47–34 |
| Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 14 | 45–36 | 44–37 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 23 | 42–39 | 38–43 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
American League Wild Card
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | 0.667 |
| Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | 0.636 |
| Cleveland Indians | 91 | 71 | 0.562 |
| Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | +3 |
| Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 7 |
| Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 8 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 17 |
| Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 19 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 24 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 30 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 33 |
| Chicago White Sox | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 35 |
| Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | 0.358 | 39 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | 0.290 | 50 |
Record against opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
| Boston | 16–3 | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 5–14 | 7–12 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 4–3 | 14–5 | — | 13–6 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | — | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| Houston | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–14 |
| Los Angeles | 5–1 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
| New York | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
| Oakland | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | — | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
| Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–9 | — | 6–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 7–13 |
| Texas | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Toronto | 14–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 0–7 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 13–7 |