HOUSTON — Jordan Montgomery outdueled Justin Verlander and the Texas Rangers received a big boost from their youngest player to open the AL Championship Series with a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday night. “Overall, just didn’t do enough tonight, offensively,” Houston third baseman Alex Bregman said. threw the ball tremendously, but we need to string together some …
SAN DIEGO — The surprising Texas Rangers are going all-in with Max Scherzer just when they need a big boost the most. The AL West leaders acquired the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets in a blockbuster trade announced Sunday, right about the time Texas placed ace Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list with a …