ISIAH KINER-FALEFA NEWS

Maldonado homers, Greinke goes 7 as Astros rout Rangers 10-4

Martín Maldonado homered and drove in three runs to back seven solid innings from Zack Greinke, and the Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers 10-4 for their fourth straight vic...

MAY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Steals bag in loss Kiner-Falefa went 1-for-3, was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored a run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Giants.

Impact Kiner-Falefa swiped his seventh bag of the season, putting him one shy of his MLB career high recorded in 2020. He's not known as a pure base stealer but reached double digits in the minors a couple of times, albeit with a low percentage. The success rate is what's noteworthy thus far, as he's been caught just once in eight attempts.

MAY 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

San Francisco hosts Texas after Wood's strong showing

San Francisco looks to follow up a dominant performance by Monday starter Alex Wood

MAY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Has another productive day Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-5 and scored three times during Sunday's 10-2 win over the Mariners.

Impact Kiner-Falefa reached base on four of his at-bats and came around to score three times as the Rangers piled on 10 runs in their best offensive performance of the season. The 26-year-old has been incredibly productive in May, as he has five multi-hit performances to go along with two home runs, eight RBI and nine runs scored in nine games. He's proving to be one of the better leadoff hitters in the league and will look to keep up his high level of play when the team travels to San Francisco for a quick two-game series against the Giants.

MAY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

García homers, drives in 5 as Rangers beat Mariners 10-2

Adolis García homered and drove in a career-high five runs, Dane Dunning struck out 10 in five innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 10-2

MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Knocks in three Kiner-Falefa went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Mariners.

Impact Kiner-Falefa has hit safely in three straight, going 5-for-11 with four RBI and a run scored during that stretch. He's knocked in 17 runs in 2021, third on the team behind Nate Lowe and Adolis Garcia, and seven more than he posted over 58 games in 2020.

MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gallo 2 HRs, Rangers throw out Lewis at plate to top M's 9-8

Rangers rookie center fielder Adolis Garcia threw out Kyle Lewis at the plate on a wild, scrambly play for the final out, and Texas held off the Seattle Mariners 9-8

MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pineda scheduled to start as Minnesota hosts Texas

The Twins will roll out Michael Pineda to the mound Thursday and the Rangers will give Jordan Lyles the start

MAY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

García homers in 10th, Rangers come back to beat Twins 6-3

Adolis García hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to complete the Texas Rangers’ comeback in a 6-3 win against the Minnesota Twins

MAY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Powers up against Boston Kiner-Falefa went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and a second run scored in Sunday's 5-3 win over Boston.

Impact Kiner-Falefa teed off on Boston pitching during the four-game series, launching three home runs and a triple while knocking in four runs. Sunday's two-hit performance extended his hit streak to five games, during which he's gone 8-for-19.

MAY 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Maeda expected to start as Twins host the Rangers

The Rangers will start Dane Dunning on Monday and the Twins are expected to counter with Kenta Maeda

MAY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Texas Rangers rally for 5-3 victory over Boston Red Sox

David Dahl and Brock Holt hit RBI singles in Texas’ three-run eighth, and the Rangers took advantage of a costly error on Alex Verdugo, topping the Boston Red Sox 5-3

MAY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Foltynewicz scheduled to start for Texas against Boston

The Red Sox will start Garrett Richards on Sunday while the Rangers are expected to counter with Mike Foltynewicz

MAY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Smashes fourth homer Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs batted in during Saturday's victory over the Red Sox.

Impact The right-handed hitter smashed a solo shot in the fifth inning off Eduardo Rodriguez and then knocked in teammate Charlie Culberson on a triple in the fourth. The 26-year-old is slashing .267/.303/.422 in 2021.

MAY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kiner-Falefa, Calhoun lead Rangers' breakout The Rangers’ offense had been oddly quiet when playing at home this season. Texas came into Saturday’s game against Boston second to last in...

MAY 2, 2021 • MLB.COM

Kiner-Falefa, Calhoun power Rangers past Red Sox 8-6

Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered and had an RBI triple among his trio of hits, and Willie Calhoun’s three hits included a two-run homer as the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6

MAY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mashes third homer Kiner-Falefa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Thursday's 4-1 win over Boston.

Impact Returning to his customary role atop the lineup, Kiner-Falefa took reliever Hirokazu Sawamura deep in the seventh to extend Texas' lead. It was the infielders first long ball in nearly three weeks.

APRIL 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Trevino homer pushes Gibson and Rangers past Red Sox 4-1

Texas catcher Jose Trevino delivered a big blow after his battery mate's final pitch

APRIL 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drops in order Kiner-Falefa will bat seventh and start at shortstop Wednesday against the Angels.

Impact Kiner-Falefa has batted either first or second in all 23 of his starts to date, but he'll drop all the way to the bottom third of the order with right-hander Alex Cobb on the hill for the Angels in the series finale. The plunge down the lineup is likely less of a demotion for Kiner-Falefa and more of a promotion for Nick Solak, who will climb up to the two hole after batting .400 with six home runs over his last 12 games. During that same stretch, Kiner-Falefa is slashing a much more modest .265/.294/.306.

APRIL 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes bag Sunday Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the White Sox.

Impact All three of Kiner-Falefa's hits were singles. He added a stolen base in the first inning. In the sixth inning, he scored on an Adolis Garcia groundout. The 26-year-old Kiner-Falefa is slashing .258/.289/.366 with four stolen bases, two home runs, eight RBI and 13 runs scored across 98 plate appearances.

APRIL 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kopech dominant, fans 10 in 5 innings, White Sox sweep Texas

Michael Kopech struck out a career-high 10 in just five innings, José Abreu homered and drove in three runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-4 for their season-hi...

APRIL 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kiner-Falefa's hot series a bright spot The Rangers were swept for the second time this season, falling 8-4 to the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday afternoon, but Isiah...

APRIL 25, 2021 • MLB.COM

Mercedes gets 4 more hits, White Sox beat Rangers 9-7

Rookie sensation Yermín Mercedes added to his scorching start with four hits, including a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers...

APRIL 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Singles three times, steals base Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-5 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 9-7 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Kiner-Falefa swiped his third base of the season in the fifth inning before coming around to score on an Adolis Garcia homer. He then drove in the game-tying run in the sixth. The 26-year-old raised his season average to .238 in 84 at-bats.

APRIL 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Levi Weaver: Big games for Isiah Kiner-Falefa (3 hits) and... - The Athletic Big games for Isiah Kiner-Falefa (3 hits) and Adolis García (2 home runs) but the Rangers lose 9-7. The White Sox offense got 16 hits, and D...

APRIL 24, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM