2019 Texas Rangers season

The 2019 Texas Rangers season was the 59th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 48th in Arlington as the Rangers, and their 26th and final season at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Rangers began the season on March 28 against the Chicago Cubs and finished the season on September 29 against the New York Yankees. On November 2, 2018, Chris Woodward was hired to be the manager of the Rangers for the 2019 season. Despite a strong May and June for the team, they fell apart after that, failing to qualify for the postseason for the third consecutive year.

Regular season

Season standings

American League West

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || March 28 || Cubs || 4–12 || Lester (1–0) || Minor (0–1) || — || 48,538 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || March 30 || Cubs || 8–6 || Kelley (1–0) || Edwards Jr. (0–1) || Leclerc (1) || 46,238 || 1–1 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || March 31 || Cubs || 11–10 || Leclerc (1–0) || Strop (0–1) || — || 36,812 || 2–1 || W2

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 1 || Astros || 1–2 || Peacock (1–0) || Sampson (0–1) || Osuna (1) || 18,056 || 2–2 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || April 2 || Astros || 6–4 || Kelley (2–0) || Valdez (0–1) || Leclerc (2) || 17,907 || 3–2 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 3 || Astros || 4–0 || Minor (1–1) || Cole (0–2) || — || 22,265 || 4–2 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || April 4 || @ Angels || 11–4 || Springs (1–0) || Harvey (0–1) || — || 42,027 || 5–2 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 5 || @ Angels || 1–3 || Anderson (1–0) || Lynn (0–1) || Allen (1) || 41,089 || 5–3 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 6 || @ Angels || 1–5 || Skaggs (1–1) || Smyly (0–1) || — || 31,747 || 5–4 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 7 || @ Angels || 2–7 || Anderson (2–0) || Miller (0–1) || — || 42,076 || 5–5 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 9 || @ Dbacks || 4–5 || Andriese (2–0) || Leclerc (1–1) || — || 16,620 || 5–6 || L4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 10 || @ Dbacks || 5–2 || Lynn (1–1) || Chafin (0–1) || Bird (1) || 15,871 || 6–6 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 12 || Athletics || 6–8 || Trivino (1–0) || Martin (0–1) || Treinen (5) || 24,817 || 6–7 || L1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || April 13 || Athletics || colspan="9"| Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for June 8 as part of a doubleheader. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 14 || Athletics || 8–7 || Springs (2–0) || Soria (0–2) || Leclerc (3) || 26,350 || 7–7 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || April 15 || Angels || 12–7 || Dowdy (1–0) || Bedrosian (1–1) || Leclerc (4) || 18,265 || 8–7 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || April 16 || Angels || 5–0 || Minor (2–1) || Barría (1–1) || — || 17,704 || 9–7 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 17 || Angels || 5–4 || Lynn (2–1) || Harvey (0–2) || Leclerc (5) || 16,691 || 10–7 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 19 || Astros || 2–7 || Verlander (3–0) || Smyly (0–2) || — || 35,649 || 10–8 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || April 20 || Astros || 9–4 || Kelley (3–0) || Cole (1–3) || — || 39,636 || 11–8 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || April 21 || Astros || 11–10 || Miller (1–1) || McHugh (3–2) || Kelley (1) || 26,225 || 12–8 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || April 22 || @ Athletics || 1–6 || Bassitt (1–0) || Minor (2–2) || — || 8,073 || 12–9 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 22 || April 23 || @ Athletics || 5–11 || Montas (4–1) || Lynn (2–2) || — || 10,496 || 12–10 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 23 || April 24 || @ Athletics || 5–6 || Treinen (1–1) || Martin (0–2) || — || 18,610|| 12–11 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 24 || April 25 || @ Mariners || 2–14 || Gonzales (5–0) || Hearn (0–1) || — || 12,644 || 12–12 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 25 || April 26 || @ Mariners || 4–5 (11) || Elías (2–0) || Dowdy (1–1) || — || 21,721 || 12–13 || L5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 || April 27 || @ Mariners || 15–1 || Minor (3–2) || Leake (2–3) || — || 26,493 || 13–13 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 27 || April 28 || @ Mariners || 14–1 || Lynn (3–2) || Swanson (0–3) || — || 21,503 || 14–13 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || April 30 || Pirates || 4–6 (11) || Crick (1–1) || Chavez (0–1) || Vázquez (7) || 18,641 || 14–14 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 1 || Pirates || 5–7 || Taillon (2–3) || Miller (1–2) || Vázquez (8) || 23,562 || 14–15 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 3 || Blue Jays || 0–1 (12) || Hudson (2–1) || Jurado (0–1) || Giles (8) || 26,179 || 14–16 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || May 4 || Blue Jays || 8–5 || Lynn (4–2) || Pannone (1–3) || Kelley (2) || 31,787 || 15–16 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 5 || Blue Jays || 10–2 || Dowdy (2–1) || Buchholz (0–2) || — || 30,934 || 16–16 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 7 || @ Pirates || 4–5 || Feliz (2–0) || Sampson (0–2) || Vázquez (10) || 13,032 || 16–17 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || May 8 || @ Pirates || 9–6 || Jurado (1–1) || Lyons (1–1) || Martin (1) || 13,905 || 17–17 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 9 || @ Astros || 2–4 || Miley (3–2) || Minor (3–3) || Osuna (9) || 26,657 || 17–18 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 10 || @ Astros || 0–3 || Verlander (6–1) || Lynn (4–3) || Osuna (10) || 33,023 || 17–19 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 11 || @ Astros || 4–11 || Cole (4–4) || Smyly (0–3) || — || 35,849 || 17–20 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 12 || @ Astros || 5–15 || Martin (1–0) || Sampson (0–3) || — || 41,027 || 17–21 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 14 || @ Royals || 5–11 || Duffy (2–1) || Miller (1–3) || — || 19,410 || 17–22 || L5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 15 || @ Royals || 6–1 || Minor (4–3) || López (0–5) || — || 14,572 || 18–22 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || May 16 || @ Royals || 16–1 || Lynn (5–3) || Bailey (4–4) || — || 17,469 || 19–22 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || May 17 || Cardinals || 7–3 || Sampson (1–3) || Mikolas (4–4) || — || 34,398 || 20–22 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 18 || Cardinals || 2–8 || Hudson (3–3) || Jurado (1–2) || — || 30,967 || 20–23 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || May 19 || Cardinals || 5–4 (10) || Gómez (1–0) || Hicks (1–2) || — || 32,112 || 21–23 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || May 20 || Mariners || 10–9 || Minor (5–3) || Leake (3–5) || — || 18,796 || 22–23 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || May 21 || Mariners || 5–3 || Lynn (6–3) || Milone (0–1) || Kelley (3) || 19,157 || 23–23 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || May 22 || Mariners || 2–1 || Sampson (2–3) || Gonzales (5–4) || Kelley (4) || 22,400 || 24–23 || W4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || May 24 || @ Angels || 4–3 || Smyly (1–3) || Bedrosian (1–3) || Kelley (5) || 43,806 || 25–23 || W5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 25 || @ Angels || 2–3 || Robles (2–0) || Kelley (3–1) || — || 36,392 || 25–24 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 26 || @ Angels || 6–7 || García (1–1) || Springs (2–1) || Justin Anderson (1) || 39,406 || 25–25 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 27 || @ Mariners || 2–6 || Milone (1–1) || Lynn (6–4) || — || 14,135 || 25–26 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || May 28 || @ Mariners || 11–4 || Sampson (3–3) || Gonzales (5–5) || — || 12,452 || 26–26 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || May 29 || @ Mariners || 8–7 || Chavez (1–1) || Bass (0–1) || Kelley (6) || 16,059 || 27–26 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 30 || Royals || 2–4 || Junis (4–5) || Minor (5–4) || Kennedy (3) || 26,202 || 27–27 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || May 31 || Royals || 6–2 || Jurado (2–2) || Duffy (3–2) || — || 31,175 || 28–27 || W1

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || June 1 || Royals || 6–2 || Lynn (7–4) || Bailey (4–6) || — || 27,133 || 29–27 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || June 2 || Royals || 5–1 || Sampson (4–3) || Keller (3–7) || — || 21,891 || 30–27 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 4 || Orioles || 11–12 || Bundy (3–6) || Smyly (1–4) || Givens (5) || 21,903 || 30–28 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || June 5 || Orioles || 2–1 (12) || Springs (3–1) || Fry (0–3) || — || 21,163 || 31–28 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 6 || Orioles || 4–3 || Jurado (3–2) || Hess (1–8) || Kelley (7) || 20,462 || 32–28 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 7 || Athletics || 3–5 ||Petit (1–1) ||Leclerc (1–2) || Treinen (13) || 25,120 || 32–29 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || June 8 (1) || Athletics || 10–5 ||Springs (4–1) || Blackburn (0–1) || — || 22,327 || 33–29 ||W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || June 8 (2) || Athletics || 3–1 || Sampson (5–3) || Bassitt (3–2) || — || 39,514 || 34–29 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 9 || Athletics || 8–9 || Montas (8–2) || Smyly (1–5) || Treinen (14) || 20,358 || 34–30 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 10 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 (11) || Chavez (2–1) || Brasier (2–3) || Martin (2) || 34,422 || 35–30 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || June 11 || @ Red Sox || 9–5 || Jurado (4–2) || Hernández (0–1) || — || 35,121 || 36–30 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 12 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Barnes (3–1) || Chavez (2–2) || — || 34,330 || 36–31 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 13 || @ Red Sox || 6–7 || Workman (4–1) || Fairbanks (0–1) || Smith (1) || 35,841 || 36–32 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || June 14 || @ Reds || 7–1 || Martin (1–0) || Mahle (2–7) || Smyly (1) || 30,090 || 37–32 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || June 15 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Minor (6–4) || Roark (4–6) || Kelley (8) || 25,693 || 38–32 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 16 || @ Reds || 3–11 || Gray (3–5) || Jurado (4–3) || — || 24,079 || 38–33 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || June 17 || Indians || 7–2 || Lynn (8–4) || Clevinger (1–1) || — || 20,860 || 39–33 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 18 || Indians || 3–10 || Plesac (2–2) || Sampson (5–4) || — || 19,233 || 39–34 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 19 || Indians || 4–10 || Pérez (2–1) || Palumbo (0–1) || — || 22,906 || 39–35 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 20 || Indians || 4–2 || Minor (7–4) || Bieber (6–3) || Kelley (9) || 18,531 || 40–35 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 21 || White Sox || 4–5 || Herrera (3–3) || Kelley (3–2) || Colomé (16) || 29,333 || 40–36 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || June 22 || White Sox || 6–5 || Lynn (9–4) || Marshall (3–1) || Martin (3) || 33,582 || 41–36 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || June 23 || White Sox || 7–4 || Sampson (6–4) || Nova (3–6) || Kelley (10) || 21,917 || 42–36 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || June 25 || @ Tigers || 5–3 || Chavez (3–2) || Zimmermann (0–5) || — || 18,952 || 43–36 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || June 26 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Minor (8–4) || Boyd (5–6) || — || 19,732 || 44–36 || W4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || June 27 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || Jurado (5–3) || Turnbull (3–8) || Kelley (11) || 22,925 || 45–36 || W5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || June 28 || @ Rays || 5–0 || Lynn (10–4) || Chirinos (7–4) || — || 13,955 || 46–36 || W6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || June 29 || @ Rays || 2–5 || McKay (1–0) || Sampson (6–5) || — || 16,655 || 46–37 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || June 30 || @ Rays || 2–6 || Snell (5–7) || Chavez (3–3) || — || 11,234 || 46–38 || L2

|- style="background:#bbb;" | – || July 1 || Angels || colspan="9"| Postponed (death of Angels' P Tyler Skaggs); Rescheduled for August 20 as part of a doubleheader. |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 2 || Angels || 4–9 || Cahill (3–6) || Fairbanks (0–2) || — || 20,931 || 46–39 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;"