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ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the Tampa Bay Rays lineup construction is what led him to use two openers ahead of Kumar Rocker on Friday night at Globe Life Field. Right-hander Trevor Williams worked a scoreless first inning and struck out Jonathan Aranda. Left-hander Robby Ahlstrom...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Kumar Rocker's velocity and slider shape held up on Friday night and pointed to the location of his pitches instead. Rocker allowed 6 runs, 5 of them earned, on 9 hits over 5 innings in a 7-6 loss to the Tampa...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Kumar Rocker said he did not get the job done after allowing 6 runs over 5 innings in a 7-6 Texas Rangers loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Globe Life Field. Rocker entered in the third inning behind two openers. He fell to...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Elias Díaz hit the first Texas Rangers grand slam of the season in the seventh inning Friday night, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 7-6 win at Globe Life Field. Tampa Bay had lost 10 straight road games against Texas before Friday. The Rays...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the club has been working out where to bat Justin Foscue so he comes up against left-handed pitching with runners on base. Schumaker spoke to Rangers Sports Network before Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. "Well,...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the club's bench coach watched Ezequiel Durán in winter ball and pushed for him to get more playing time. Schumaker spoke to Rangers Sports Network before Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. "And obviously Zeke Durán. He...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker credited the front office for adding catcher Elias Díaz off the free agent market after injuries hit the position. Schumaker spoke to Rangers Sports Network before Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. "Well, it's a credit to the...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Cal Quantrill and catcher Elias Diaz had to find different patterns against a Tampa Bay Rays lineup that had faced him five weeks earlier. Schumaker spoke to Rangers Sports Network before Friday's game at Globe Life Field, a day after Quantrill...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Caden Scarborough, the Texas Rangers’ No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has a right elbow strain and will be shut down for the next four to six weeks, MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry reported Friday afternoon. Scarborough was in the Rangers’ pitching lab this week and did not recover...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers sent catcher Kyle Higashioka to Triple-A Round Rock on an injury rehab assignment Friday. He is scheduled to bat second as the Round Rock Express’ designated hitter Friday night against the Oklahoma City Comets at Dell Diamond, with first pitch at 7:05 p.m. CT. Higashioka...