2018 Texas Rangers season

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. The Rangers set a new club record with 13 extra-base hits in a game against the Minnesota Twins on September 2.

On September 21, the Rangers fired Jeff Banister as manager following much speculation. 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 Source:

Standings American League West

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || March 29 || Astros || 1–4 || Verlander (1–0) || Hamels (0–1) || — || 47,253 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 || March 30 || Astros || 5–1 || Fister (1–0) || Keuchel (0–1) || — || 35,469 || 1–1 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || March 31 || Astros || 3–9 || McCullers (1–0) || Moore (0–1) || — || 36,892 || 1–2 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 1 || Astros || 2–8 || Cole (1–0) || Minor (0–1) || — || 26,758 || 1–3 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 2 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Hatcher (2–0) || Jepsen (0–1) || Treinen (1) || 7,416 || 1–4 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 6 || April 3 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Hamels (1–1) || Graveman (0–1) || Kela (1) || 9,157 || 2–4 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 4 || @ Athletics || 2–6 || Manaea (1–1) || Fister (1–1) || — || 7,908 || 2–5 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 8 || April 5 || @ Athletics || 6–3 || Pérez (1–0) || Mengden (0–2) || Kela (2) || 10,132 || 3–5 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 6 || Blue Jays || 5–8 || Estrada (1–0) || Moore (0–2) || Osuna (3) || 21,670 || 3–6 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 10 || April 7 || Blue Jays || 5–1 || Minor (1–1) || Stroman (0–1) || — || 26,229 || 4–6 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 11 || April 8 || Blue Jays || 4–7 || García (1–0) || Hamels (1–2) || Osuna (4) || 26.902 || 4–7 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 9 || Angels || 3–8 || Álvarez (1–0) || Fister (1–2) || — || 16,718 || 4–8 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 10 || Angels || 1–11 || Skaggs (2–0) || Pérez (1–1) || — || 18,697 || 4–9 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 11 || Angels || 2–7 || Barría (1–0) || Moore (0–3) || Middleton (2) || 20,363 || 4–10 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || April 13 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Smith (1–0) || Jepsen (0–2) || — || 32,129 || 4–11 || L5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 16 || April 14 || @ Astros || 6–5 (10) || Kela (1–0) || Harris (0–1) || Claudio (1) || 40,679 || 5–11 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 || April 15 || @ Astros || 3–1 (10) || Kela (2–0) || Rondon (1–1) || Diekman (1) || 31,803 || 6–11 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 18 || April 16 || @ Rays || 4–8 || Snell (2–1) || Pérez (1–2) || — || 9,363 || 6–12 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 19 || April 17 || @ Rays || 7–2 || Moore (1–3) || Chirinos (0–1) || — || 8,972 || 7–12 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 20 || April 18 || @ Rays || 2–4 || Faria (1–1) || Hamels (1–3) || Colomé (4) || 8,657 || 7–13 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || April 20 || Mariners || 2–6 || Nicasio (1–0) || Kela (2–1) || — || 27,811 || 7–14 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 22 || April 21 || Mariners || 7–9 || Bradford (2–0) || Claudio (0–1) || Diaz (8) || 39,016 || 7–15 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 23 || April 22 || Mariners || 7–4 || Pérez (2–2) || Ramirez (0–1) || Kela (3) || 33,661 || 8–15 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 24 || April 23 || Athletics || 4–9 || Buchter (1–0) || Jepsen (0–3) || — || 17,060 || 8–16 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 25 || April 24 || Athletics || 2–3 || Triggs (2–0) || Hamels (1–4) || Casilla (1) || 19,391 || 8–17 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 || April 25 || Athletics || 4–2 || Chavez (1–0) || Graveman (0–5) || Kela (4) || 19,121 || 9–17 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 27 || April 27 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Minor (2–1) || Stroman (0–3) || Kela (5) || 26,312 || 10–17 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 28 || April 28 || @ Blue Jays || 7–4 || Colón (1–0) || García (2–2) || Kela (6) || 39,176 || 11–17 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 29 || April 29 || @ Blue Jays || 2–7 || Happ (4–1) || Pérez (2–3) || — || 31,669 || 11–18 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 30 || April 30 || @ Indians || 5–7 || Allen (2–0) || Martin (0–1) || Beliveau (1) || 12,851 || 11–19 || L2

|- style="background:#cfc" | 31 || May 1 || @ Indians || 8–6 (12) || Claudio (1–1) || Goody (0–2) || — || 16,356 || 12–19 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 2 || @ Indians || 4–12 || Kluber (5–1) || Moore (1–4) || — || 15,637 || 12–20 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 33 || May 3 || Red Sox || 11–5 || Minor (3–1) || Price (2–4) || — || 22,348 || 13–20 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 34 || May 4 || Red Sox || 1–5 || Porcello (5–0) || Colón (1–1) || — || 31,404 || 13–21 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 35 || May 5 || Red Sox || 5–6 || Kelly (1–0) || Kela (2–2) || Kimbrel (9) || 35,728 || 13–22 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 36 || May 6 || Red Sox || 1–6 || Sale (3–1) || Fister (1–3) || — || 28,360 || 13–23 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 37 || May 7 || Tigers || 7–6 || Leclerc (1–0) || Stumpf (1–2) || Kela (7) || 20,057 || 14–23 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 38 || May 8 || Tigers || 4–7 || Fiers (3–2) || Minor (3–2) || Greene (7) || 18,634 || 14–24 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 39 || May 9 || Tigers || 5–4 (10) || Kela (3–2) || Saupold (1–1) || — || 30,387 || 15–24 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 40 || May 11 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Hamels (2–4) || Verlander (4–2) || Kela (8) || 34,297 || 16–24 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 41 || May 12 || @ Astros || 1–6 ||Morton (5-0)|| Fister (1-4) || — || 36,482 || 16–25 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 42 || May 13 || @ Astros || 1–6 || Keuchel (3–5) || Moore (1–5) || — || 39,405 || 16–26 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 43 || May 15 || @ Mariners || 8–9 (11) || Goeddel (2–0) || Claudio (1–2) || — || 14,670 || 16–27 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 44 || May 16 || @ Mariners || 5–1 || Colón (2–1) || Pazos (1–1) || — || 20,629 || 17–27 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 45 || May 17 || @ White Sox || 2–4 || Avilán (1–0) || Leclerc (1–1) || Jones (2) || 17,666 || 17–28 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 46 || May 18 || @ White Sox || 12–5 || Chavez (2–0) || Fulmer (2–4) || — || 16,373 || 18–28 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 47 || May 19 || @ White Sox || 3–5 || Giolito (3–4) || Jurado (0–1) || Jones (3) || 25,611 || 18–29 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 48 || May 20 || @ White Sox || 0–3 || Lopez (1–3) || Minor (3–3) || Fry (1) || 16,829 || 18–30 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 49 || May 21 || Yankees || 5–10 || Tanaka (5–2) || Colón (2–2) || — || 29,553 || 18–31 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 50 || May 22 || Yankees || 6–4 || Hamels (3–4) || German (0–2) || Kela (9) || 30,325 || 19–31 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 51 || May 23 || Yankees || 12–10 || Claudio (2–2) || Robertson (3–2) || Kela (10) || 31,304 || 20–31 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 52 || May 24 || Royals || 2–8 || Duffy (2–6) || Bibens-Dirkx (0–1) || — || 23,230 || 20–32 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 53 || May 25 || Royals || 8–4 || Minor (4–3) || Skoglund (1–5) || Kela (11) || 35,105 || 21–32 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 54 || May 26 || Royals || 4–3 (10) || Claudio (3–2) || McCarthy (3–2) || — || 29,644 || 22–32 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 55 || May 27 || Royals || 3–5 || Hammel (2–5)||Hamels (3–5) || Herrera (11) || 31,898 || 22–33 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 56 || May 28 || @ Mariners || 1–2 || Gonzales (5–3)||Fister (1–5) || Diaz (19) || 26,236 || 22–34 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 57 || May 29 || @ Mariners || 9–5 || Claudio (4–2) || Díaz (0–2) || — || 13,259 || 23–34 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 58 || May 30 || @ Mariners || 7–6 || Barnette (1–0) || Rzepczynski (0–1) || Kela (12) || 13,070 || 24–34 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 59 || May 31 || @ Mariners || 1–6 || LeBlanc (1–0) || Minor (4–4) || — || 15,630 || 24–35 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb" | 60 || June 1 || @ Angels || 0–6 || Barria (5–1) || Colón (2–3) || — || 33,511 || 24–36 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 61 || June 2 || @ Angels || 3–2 (10) || Diekman (1–0) || Álvarez (2–2) || Kela (13) || 44,603 || 25–36 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 62 || June 3 || @ Angels || 1–3 || Skaggs (4–4) || Fister (1–6) || Anderson (2) || 33,541 || 25–37 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 63 || June 5 || Athletics || 7–4 || Martin (1–1) || Trivino (3–1) || Kela (14) || 19,470 || 26–37 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 64 || June 6 || Athletics || 8–2 || Colón (3–3) || Mengden (6–5) || — || 22,335 || 27–37 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 65 || June 7 || Astros || 2–5 || Cole (7–1) || Hamels (3–6) || — || 30,236 || 27–38 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 66 || June 8 || Astros || 3–7 || Verlander (8–2) || Fister (1–7) || — || 31,722 || 27–39 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 67 || June 9 || Astros || 3–4 || Sipp (1–0) || Leclerc (1–2) || Rondon (2) || 38,068 || 27–40 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 68 || June 10 || Astros || 7–8 || Harris (2–3) || Kela (3–3) || Rondon (3) || 30,251 || 27–41 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 69 || June 12 || @ Dodgers || 5–12 || Paredes (1–0) || Colón (3–4) || Corcino (1) || 48,233 || 27–42 || L5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 70 || June 13 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Liberatore (2–1) || Chavez (2–1) || — || 41,303 || 27–43 || L6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 71 || June 15 || Rockies || 5–9 || Bettis (5–1) || Mendez (0–1) || — || 30,448 || 27–44 || L7 |- style="background:#cfc" | 72 || June 16 || Rockies || 5–2 || Leclerc (2–2) || Musgrave (0–2) || Kela (15) || 23,468 || 28–44 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 73 || June 17 || Rockies || 13–12 || Chavez (3–1) || Davis (0–2) || — || 25,513 || 29–44 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 74 || June 18 || @ Royals || 6–3 || Colón (4–4) || Kennedy (1–7) || Kela (16) || 18,319 || 30–44 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 75 || June 19 || @ Royals || 4–1 || Hamels (4–6) || Hammel (2–8) || Kela (17) || 17,789 || 31–44 || W4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 76 || June 20 || @ Royals || 3–2 ||Bibens-Dirkx (1–1) ||Junis (5–8) || Diekman (2)|| 19,489 || 32–44 || W5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 77 || June 22 || @ Twins || 8–1 || Minor (5–4) || Romero (3–3) ||Chavez (1) || 28,004 || 33–44 || W6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 78 || June 23 || @ Twins || 9–6 || Gallardo (1–0) || Odorizzi (3–5) || Kela (18) || 23,230 || 34–44 || W7 |- style="background:#fbb" | 79 || June 24 || @ Twins || 0–2 ||Berríos (8–5) ||Colón (4–5) || Rodney (17) ||23,633 || 34–45 ||L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 80 || June 25 || Padres || 7–4 || Barnette (2–0) || Stammen (4–1) || Kela (19) || 23,470 || 35–45 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 81 || June 26 || Padres || 2–3 || Strahm (2–2) || Diekman (1–1) || Hand (22) || 21,780 || 35–46 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 82 || June 27 || Padres || 5–2 || Minor (6–4) || Richard (7–7) || Kela (20) || 21,365 || 36–46 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 83 || June 29 || White Sox || 11–3 || Gallardo (2–0) || Covey (3–3) || — || 28,156 || 37–46 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 84 || June 30 || White Sox || 13–4 || Colón (5–5) || Rodon (1–3) || — || 28,138 || 38–46 || W3

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