2021 Texas Rangers season

2021 Texas Rangers
2021 Texas Rangers
Division	West Division
Ballpark	Globe Life Field
City	Arlington
Owners	Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
Managers	Chris Woodward
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

The 2021 Texas Rangers season will be the 61st of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 50th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 2nd season at Globe Life Field.

Offseason

Transactions

December 2, 2020: Rangers non tender outfielders Danny Santana and Scott Heineman, and pitcher Jimmy Herget
December 3, 2020: Rangers sign pitcher Joe Gatto and resign outfielder Scott Heineman
December 8, 2020: Rangers trade pitcher Lance Lynn to the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Dane Dunning and Avery Weems
December 10, 2020: Rangers select pitcher Brett de Geus second overall in the rule 5 draft
December 10, 2020: Rangers trade outfielder Alexander Ovalles, catcher Heriberto Hernandez and infielder Osleivis Basabe to the Tampa Bay Rays for first basemen Nate Lowe and Jake Guenther, and a PTBNL
December 11, 2020: Rangers resign pitcher Jimmy Herget, designate outfielder Scott Heineman for asignment
December 11, 2020: Rangers sign outfielder David Dahl to one year deal
December 15, 2020: Rangers trade pitcher Rafael Montero to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Jose Corniell and a PTBNL
December 16, 2020: Rangers trade outfielder Scott Heineman to the Cincinnati Reds for infielder Jose Acosta
December 25, 2020: Rangers sign pitcher Kohei Arihara via the posting system
December 26, 2020: Rangers designate pitcher Art Warren for asignment

Regular season

Season standings

American League West

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AL West
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	95	67	.586	—	51‍–‍30	44‍–‍37
Seattle Mariners	90	72	.556	5	46‍–‍35	44‍–‍37
Oakland Athletics	86	76	.531	9	43‍–‍38	43‍–‍38
Los Angeles Angels	77	85	.475	18	40‍–‍42	37‍–‍43
Texas Rangers	60	102	.370	35	36‍–‍45	24‍–‍57

American League Wild Card

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Division Leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays	100	62	.617
Houston Astros	95	67	.586
Chicago White Sox	93	69	.574

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	92	70	.568	—
New York Yankees	92	70	.568	—
Toronto Blue Jays	91	71	.562	1
Seattle Mariners	90	72	.556	2
Oakland Athletics	86	76	.531	6
Cleveland Indians	80	82	.494	12
Los Angeles Angels	77	85	.475	15
Detroit Tigers	77	85	.475	15
Kansas City Royals	74	88	.457	18
Minnesota Twins	73	89	.451	19
Texas Rangers	60	102	.370	32
Baltimore Orioles	52	110	.321	40

Record against opponents

2021 American League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2021
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	6–13	0–7	2–5	2–5	3–3	4–3	2–4	2–4	8–11	3–3	3–4	1–18	4–3	5–14	7–13
Boston	13–6	—	3–4	4–2	3–3	2–5	5–2	3–3	5–2	10–9	3–3	4–3	8–11	3–4	10–9	16–4
Chicago	7–0	4–3	—	10–9	12–7	2–5	9–10	2–5	13–6	1–5	4–3	3–3	3–3	5–1	4–3	14–6
Cleveland	5–2	2–4	9–10	—	12–7	1–6	14–5	5–1	8–11	3–4	2–4	3–4	1–6	4–2	2–5	9–11
Detroit	5–2	3–3	7–12	7–12	—	5–2	8–11	1–6	8–11	3–3	1–6	5–1	4–3	6–1	3–3	11–9
Houston	3–3	5–2	5–2	6–1	2–5	—	3–4	13–6	3–4	2–4	11–8	11–8	4–2	14–5	4–2	9–11
Kansas City	3–4	2–5	10–9	5–14	11–8	4–3	—	2–4	10–9	2–4	2–5	4–3	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–8
Los Angeles	4–2	3–3	5–2	1–5	6–1	6–13	4–2	—	5–2	4–3	4–15	8–11	1–6	11–8	4–3	11–9
Minnesota	4–2	2–5	6–13	11–8	11–8	4–3	9–10	2–5	—	1–6	1–5	2–4	3–3	4–3	3–4	10–10
New York	11–8	9–10	5–1	4–3	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–4	6–1	—	4–3	5–2	8–11	6–1	8–11	12–8
Oakland	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	6–1	8–11	5–2	15–4	5–1	3–4	—	4–15	4–3	10–9	2–5	11–9
Seattle	4–3	3–4	3–3	4–3	1–5	8–11	3–4	11–8	4–2	2–5	15–4	—	6–1	13–6	4–2	9–11
Tampa Bay	18–1	11–8	3–3	6–1	3–4	2–4	4–2	6–1	3–3	11–8	3–4	1–6	—	3–4	11–8	15–5
Texas	3–4	4–3	1–5	2–4	1–6	5–14	4–2	8–11	3–4	1–6	9–10	6–13	4–3	—	2–4	7–13
Toronto	14–5	9–10	3–4	5–2	3–3	2–4	4–3	3–4	4–3	11–8	5–2	2–4	8–11	4–2	—	14–6

Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.

Game log

Legend
Rangers Win	Rangers Loss	Game Postponed

2021 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
1	April 1	@ Royals	–	—	–
2	April 3	@ Royals	–	—	–
3	April 4	@ Royals	–	—	–
4	April 5	Blue Jays	–	—	–
5	April 6	Blue Jays	–	—	–
6	April 7	Blue Jays	–	—	–
7	April 9	Padres	–	—	–
8	April 10	Padres	–	—	–
9	April 11	Padres	–	—	–
10	April 12	@ Rays	–	—	–
11	April 13	@ Rays	–	—	–
12	April 14	@ Rays	–	—	–
13	April 15	@ Rays	–	—	–
14	April 16	Orioles	–	—	–
15	April 17	Orioles	–	—	–
16	April 18	Orioles	–	—	–
17	April 19	@ Angels	–	—	–
18	April 20	@ Angels	–	—	–
19	April 21	@ Angels	–	—	–
20	April 23	@ White Sox	–	—	–
21	April 24	@ White Sox	–	—	–
22	April 25	@ White Sox	–	—	–
23	April 26	Angels	–	—	–
24	April 27	Angels	–	—	–
25	April 28	Angels	–	—	–
26	April 29	Red Sox	–	—	–
27	April 30	Red Sox	–	—	–

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score/Box	Save	Record
28	May 1	Red Sox	–	—	–
29	May 2	Red Sox	–	—	–
30	May 3	@ Twins	–	—	–
31	May 4	@ Twins	–	—	–
32	May 5	@ Twins	–	—	–
33	May 6	@ Twins	–	—	–
34	May 7	Mariners	–	—	–
35	May 8	Mariners	–	—	–
36	May 9	Mariners	–	—	–
37	May 10	@ Giants	–	—	–
38	May 11	@ Giants	–	—	–
39	May 13	@ Astros	–	—	–
40	May 14	@ Astros	–	—	–
41	May 15	@ Astros	–	—	–
42	May 16	@ Astros	–	—	–
43	May 17	Yankees	–	—	–
44	May 18	Yankees	–	—	–
45	May 19	Yankees	–	—	–
46	May 20	Yankees	–	—	–
47	May 21	Astros	–	—	–
48	May 22	Astros	–	—	–
49	May 23	Astros	–	—	–
50	May 25	@ Angels	–	—	–
51	May 26	@ Angels	–	—	–
52	May 27	@ Mariners	–	—	–
53	May 28	@ Mariners	–	—	–
54	May 29	@ Mariners	–	—	–
55	May 30	@ Mariners	–	—	–

June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score/Box	Save	Record
56	June 1	@ Rockies	–	—	–
57	June 2	@ Rockies	–	—	–
58	June 3	@ Rockies	–	—	–
59	June 4	Rays	–	—	–
60	June 5	Rays	–	—	–
61	June 6	Rays	–	—	–
62	June 8	Giants	–	—	–
63	June 9	Giants	–	—	–
64	June 11	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
65	June 12	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
66	June 13	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
67	June 15	@ Astros	–	—	–
68	June 16	@ Astros	–	—	–
69	June 18	Twins	–	—	–
70	June 19	Twins	–	—	–
71	June 20	Twins	–	—	–
72	June 21	Athletics	–	—	–
73	June 22	Athletics	–	—	–
74	June 23	Athletics	–	—	–
75	June 24	Athletics	–	—	–
76	June 25	Royals	–	—	–
77	June 26	Royals	–	—	–
78	June 27	Royals	–	—	–
79	June 29	@ Athletics	–	—	–
80	June 30	@ Athletics	–	—	–

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score/Box	Save	Record
81	July 1	@ Athletics	–	—	–
82	July 2	@ Mariners	–	—	–
83	July 3	@ Mariners	–	—	–
84	July 4	@ Mariners	–	—	–
85	July 5	Tigers	–	—	–
86	July 6	Tigers	–	—	–
87	July 7	Tigers	–	—	–
88	July 9	Athletics	–	—	–
89	July 10	Athletics	–	—	–
90	July 11	Athletics	–	—	–
91	July 16	@ Blue Jays	–	—	–
92	July 17	@ Blue Jays	–	—	–
93	July 18	@ Blue Jays	–	—	–
94	July 19	@ Tigers	–	—	–
95	July 20	@ Tigers	–	—	–
96	July 21	@ Tigers	–	—	–
97	July 22	@ Tigers	–	—	–
98	July 23	@ Astros	–	—	–
99	July 24	@ Astros	–	—	–
100	July 25	@ Astros	–	—	–
101	July 27	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
102	July 28	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
103	July 30	Mariners	–	—	–
104	July 31	Mariners	–	—	–

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score/Box	Save	Record
105	August 1	Mariners	–	—	–
106	August 2	Angels	–	—	–
107	August 3	Angels	–	—	–
108	August 4	Angels	–	—	–
109	August 5	Angels	–	—	–
110	August 6	@ Athletics	–	—	–
111	August 7	@ Athletics	–	—	–
112	August 8	@ Athletics	–	—	–
113	August 10	@ Mariners	–	—	–
114	August 11	@ Mariners	–	—	–
115	August 12	@ Mariners	–	—	–
116	August 13	Athletics	–	—	–
117	August 14	Athletics	–	—	–
118	August 15	Athletics	–	—	–
119	August 17	Mariners	–	—	–
120	August 18	Mariners	–	—	–
121	August 19	Mariners	–	—	–
122	August 20	@ Red Sox	–	—	–
123	August 21	@ Red Sox	–	—	–
124	August 22	@ Red Sox	–	—	–
125	August 24	@ Indians	–	—	–
126	August 25	@ Indians	–	—	–
127	August 26	@ Indians	–	—	–
128	August 27	Astros	–	—	–
129	August 28	Astros	–	—	–
130	August 29	Astros	–	—	–
131	August 30	Rockies	–	—	–
132	August 31	Rockies	–	—	–

September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score/Box	Save	Record
133	September 1	Rockies	–	—	–
134	September 3	@ Angels	–	—	–
135	September 4	@ Angels	–	—	–
136	September 5	@ Angels	–	—	–
137	September 6	@ Angels	–	—	–
138	September 7	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
139	September 8	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
140	September 10	@ Athletics	–	—	–
141	September 11	@ Athletics	–	—	–
142	September 12	@ Athletics	–	—	–
143	September 13	Astros	–	—	–
144	September 14	Astros	–	—	–
145	September 15	Astros	–	—	–
146	September 16	Astros	–	—	–
147	September 17	White Sox	–	—	–
148	September 18	White Sox	–	—	–
149	September 19	White Sox	–	—	–
150	September 20	@ Yankees	–	—	–
151	September 21	@ Yankees	–	—	–
152	September 22	@ Yankees	–	—	–
153	September 23	@ Orioles	–	—	–
154	September 24	@ Orioles	–	—	–
155	September 25	@ Orioles	–	—	–
156	September 26	@ Orioles	–	—	–
157	September 28	Angels	–	—	–
158	September 29	Angels	–	—	–
159	September 30	Angels	–	—	–
160	October 1	Indians	–	—	–
161	October 2	Indians	–	—	–
162	October 3	Indians	–	—	–