Happy 74 birthday to former Ranger manager Bobby Valentine. Valentine managed Texas for 1,186 games from 1985 to 1992. #StraightUpTx

5/11/87: Larry Parrish went 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBI to pace the Texas Rangers to a 6-3 decision over the Cleveland Indians in a game shortened to five innings because of rain. Ron Meridith, 1-0, was credited with the victory. #StraightUpTX

5/6/15: Carlos Peguero hit a pair of solo homers, Shin-Soo Choo had a two-run shot and the Texas Rangers routed the Houston Astros 11-3 behind eight strong innings from Colby Lewis. Adrian Beltre was a home run shy of the cycle for the Rangers, who finished a three-game sweep.

Happy 29th birthday to former Ranger pitcher Jesus Tinoco. Tinoco played in 17 games for Texas in 2022. #StraightUpTX

4/27/08: Vicente Padilla hurled a complete game seven hit shutout to lead the Texas's 10-0 rout of the Twins. Texas settled the issue early, scoring three runs in each of the first and second. In his third career shutout, Padilla (3-2) walked two batters and struck out two.

4/26/15: Leonys Martin led off the 11th inning with a homer, and the Rangers scored another run on Erick Aybar's error before holding on for a 5-4 victory over the Angels. Neftali Feliz (1-1) pitched two innings for the victory. Nick Martinez scattered seven hits, struck out two.

4/25/06: Kevin Mench extends his home run streak to five games, matching a Texas Rangers record in a 5 - 3 victory over Oakland. Mench becomes the fourth Texas player to homer in five straight games, joining Carl Everett, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez. #StraightUpTX

Happy 47th birthday to former Ranger outfielder Andruw Jones. Jones played in 82 games for Texas in 2009. #StraightUpTX

4/17/18: Matt Moore allowed an unearned run over seven innings in his first start against his former team, and the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2. Adrian Beltre, Ronald Guzman and Shin-Soo Choo had two RBI each for the Rangers. Kiner-Falefa had four hits, including a double.