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Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:10 PM EDT

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Mariners vs. Rangers Series Q&A

Jon Shields Lookout Landing May 23 2013, 10:38p

Adam J. Morris of Lone Star Ball discusses Mitch Moreland, Derek Holland and Jurickson Profar.

4

Rangers release Derek Lowe, sign Mark Teahen

Adam J. Morris Lone Star Ball May 23 2013, 3:11p

The Rangers have placed one veteran on release waivers while adding another to their AAA squad

3

Chris Davis & Mark Teixeira: the changing fortunes

Mason Stark Pinstriped Bible May 23 2013, 3:00p

Plate discipline matters. Chris Davis has improved his plate discipline, while Mark Teixeira's fell last season. Two ex-Rangers prospects and their careers are going in different directions.

9

Cotts-Mania -- The Media Is Agog Over Neal Cotts

Adam J. Morris Lone Star Ball May 23 2013, 1:00p

The Rangers' latest addition to their major league bullpen is getting some attention

AL West Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
Texas 30 17 .638 0 Won 1
Oakland 25 23 .520 5.5 Lost 1
Seattle 20 27 .425 10 Lost 6
Los Angeles 20 27 .425 10 Won 5

(updated 5.23.2013 at 11:18 PM EDT)

45

Notes From The Farm

Tepid Participation Lone Star Ball May 23 2013, 11:00a

Just a collection of random thoughts about some kids in the system.

57

Thursday Morning Links

benmor78 Lone Star Ball May 23 2013, 9:00a

Anthony Andro has a postgame story focusing on the unlikely heroics of Ross Wolf and Neal Cotts, who are both rightfully proud of their journeys back to the bigs. Drew Davison's postgame story...

24

J.D.'s early homer backs Lyles in rubber match

conroestro The Crawfish Boxes May 22 2013, 11:13p

How about Jordan Lyles. It's been a roller coaster of a season for Lyles up to this point as he came into spring largely considered the Astros third starter, but after a bout of ineffectiveness he...

43

Thoughts on a 3-1 Rangers win

Adam J. Morris Lone Star Ball May 22 2013, 8:37p

Ross Wolf is the latest unexpected Ranger hero

382

Up From The Depths, Rangers Salvage 3-1 Win

ghostofErikThompson Lone Star Ball May 22 2013, 4:33p

Arooooooooooooooooooo!

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Game 47 Game Day Thread 3

ghostofErikThompson Lone Star Ball May 22 2013, 4:10p

They call him Cotts because he's always there to give the bullpen a rest

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Game 47 Game Day Thread 2

ghostofErikThompson Lone Star Ball May 22 2013, 3:06p

Arooooooooo!

7

Cory Burns Optioned, Ross Wolf Up

Adam J. Morris Lone Star Ball May 22 2013, 12:12p

To make room for today's starting pitcher, the Rangers have sent reliever Cory Burns to AAA

Schedule

2013 Schedule

March
@ Houston Astros Sunday, March 31 2013 loss 2 - 8 coverage
April
@ Houston Astros Tuesday, April 02 2013 win 7 - 0 coverage
@ Houston Astros Wednesday, April 03 2013 win 4 - 0 coverage
Los Angeles Angels Friday, April 05 2013 win 3 - 2 coverage
Los Angeles Angels Saturday, April 06 2013 loss 4 - 8 coverage
Los Angeles Angels Sunday, April 07 2013 win 7 - 3 coverage
Tampa Bay Rays Monday, April 08 2013 win 5 - 4 coverage
Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, April 09 2013 win 6 - 1 coverage
Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, April 10 2013 loss 0 - 2 coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Thursday, April 11 2013 win 4 - 3 coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Friday, April 12 2013 loss 1 - 3 coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Saturday, April 13 2013 win 3 - 1 coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Sunday, April 14 2013 loss 3 - 4 coverage
@ Chicago Cubs Tuesday, April 16 2013 win 4 - 2 coverage
@ Chicago Cubs Wednesday, April 17 2013 PPD coverage
@ Chicago Cubs Thursday, April 18 2013 loss 2 - 6 coverage
Seattle Mariners Friday, April 19 2013 win 7 - 0 coverage
Seattle Mariners Saturday, April 20 2013 win 5 - 0 coverage
Seattle Mariners Sunday, April 21 2013 win 11 - 3 coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Monday, April 22 2013 win 7 - 6 coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, April 23 2013 loss 4 - 5 coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, April 24 2013 win 11 - 3 coverage
@ Minnesota Twins Thursday, April 25 2013 win 2 - 1 coverage
@ Minnesota Twins Friday, April 26 2013 win 4 - 3 coverage
@ Minnesota Twins Saturday, April 27 2013 loss 2 - 7 coverage
@ Minnesota Twins Sunday, April 28 2013 loss 0 - 5 coverage
Chicago White Sox Tuesday, April 30 2013 win 10 - 6 coverage
May
Chicago White Sox Wednesday, May 01 2013 loss 2 - 5 coverage
Chicago White Sox Thursday, May 02 2013 loss 1 - 3 coverage
Boston Red Sox Friday, May 03 2013 win 7 - 0 coverage
Boston Red Sox Saturday, May 04 2013 win 5 - 1 coverage
Boston Red Sox Sunday, May 05 2013 win 4 - 3 coverage
@ Chicago Cubs Monday, May 06 2013 loss 2 - 9 coverage
@ Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, May 07 2013 loss 3 - 6 coverage
@ Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, May 08 2013 win 4 - 1 coverage
@ Houston Astros Friday, May 10 2013 win 4 - 2 coverage
@ Houston Astros Saturday, May 11 2013 win 8 - 7 coverage
@ Houston Astros Sunday, May 12 2013 win 12 - 7 coverage
@ Oakland Athletics Monday, May 13 2013 loss 1 - 5 coverage
@ Oakland Athletics Tuesday, May 14 2013 win 6 - 5 coverage
@ Oakland Athletics Wednesday, May 15 2013 win 6 - 2 coverage
Detroit Tigers Thursday, May 16 2013 win 10 - 4 coverage
Detroit Tigers Friday, May 17 2013 loss 1 - 2 coverage
Detroit Tigers Saturday, May 18 2013 win 7 - 2 coverage
Detroit Tigers Sunday, May 19 2013 win 11 - 8 coverage
Oakland Athletics Monday, May 20 2013 loss 2 - 9 coverage
Oakland Athletics Tuesday, May 21 2013 loss 0 - 1 coverage
Oakland Athletics Wednesday, May 22 2013 win 3 - 1 coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Friday, May 24 2013 10:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Saturday, May 25 2013 10:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Sunday, May 26 2013 4:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Arizona Diamondbacks Monday, May 27 2013 3:40 PM EDT coverage
@ Arizona Diamondbacks Monday, May 27 2013 9:40 PM EDT coverage
Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday, May 29 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday, May 30 2013 2:05 PM EDT coverage
Kansas City Royals Friday, May 31 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
June
Kansas City Royals Saturday, June 01 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Kansas City Royals Sunday, June 02 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Boston Red Sox Tuesday, June 04 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Boston Red Sox Wednesday, June 05 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Boston Red Sox Thursday, June 06 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Toronto Blue Jays Friday, June 07 2013 7:07 PM EDT coverage
@ Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, June 08 2013 1:07 PM EDT coverage
@ Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, June 09 2013 1:07 PM EDT coverage
Cleveland Indians Monday, June 10 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Cleveland Indians Tuesday, June 11 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Cleveland Indians Wednesday, June 12 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Toronto Blue Jays Thursday, June 13 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Toronto Blue Jays Friday, June 14 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, June 15 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, June 16 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
Oakland Athletics Monday, June 17 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Oakland Athletics Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Oakland Athletics Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Oakland Athletics Thursday, June 20 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
@ St. Louis Cardinals Friday, June 21 2013 8:15 PM EDT coverage
@ St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, June 22 2013 7:15 PM EDT coverage
@ St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, June 23 2013 2:15 PM EDT coverage
@ New York Yankees Tuesday, June 25 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ New York Yankees Wednesday, June 26 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ New York Yankees Thursday, June 27 2013 1:05 PM EDT coverage
Cincinnati Reds Friday, June 28 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Cincinnati Reds Saturday, June 29 2013 7:15 PM EDT coverage
Cincinnati Reds Sunday, June 30 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
July
Seattle Mariners Tuesday, July 02 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Wednesday, July 03 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Thursday, July 04 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Friday, July 05 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Saturday, July 06 2013 7:15 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Sunday, July 07 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Baltimore Orioles Monday, July 08 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Baltimore Orioles Tuesday, July 09 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, July 10 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Baltimore Orioles Thursday, July 11 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Detroit Tigers Friday, July 12 2013 7:08 PM EDT coverage
@ Detroit Tigers Saturday, July 13 2013 7:15 PM EDT coverage
@ Detroit Tigers Sunday, July 14 2013 1:08 PM EDT coverage
Baltimore Orioles Friday, July 19 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Baltimore Orioles Saturday, July 20 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Baltimore Orioles Sunday, July 21 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
New York Yankees Monday, July 22 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
New York Yankees Tuesday, July 23 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
New York Yankees Wednesday, July 24 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
New York Yankees Thursday, July 25 2013 2:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Cleveland Indians Friday, July 26 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Cleveland Indians Saturday, July 27 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Cleveland Indians Sunday, July 28 2013 1:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Monday, July 29 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, July 30 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, July 31 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
August
@ Oakland Athletics Friday, August 02 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Oakland Athletics Saturday, August 03 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Oakland Athletics Sunday, August 04 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Monday, August 05 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, August 06 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, August 07 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Friday, August 09 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Saturday, August 10 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Sunday, August 11 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Monday, August 12 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, August 13 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, August 14 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Friday, August 16 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Saturday, August 17 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Sunday, August 18 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Monday, August 19 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Tuesday, August 20 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Wednesday, August 21 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Chicago White Sox Friday, August 23 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Chicago White Sox Saturday, August 24 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Chicago White Sox Sunday, August 25 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Monday, August 26 2013 10:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Tuesday, August 27 2013 10:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Wednesday, August 28 2013 3:40 PM EDT coverage
Minnesota Twins Friday, August 30 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Minnesota Twins Saturday, August 31 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
September
Minnesota Twins Sunday, September 01 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Oakland Athletics Monday, September 02 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Oakland Athletics Tuesday, September 03 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Oakland Athletics Wednesday, September 04 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Friday, September 06 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Saturday, September 07 2013 9:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Sunday, September 08 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, September 09 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, September 10 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, September 11 2013 2:05 PM EDT coverage
Oakland Athletics Friday, September 13 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Oakland Athletics Saturday, September 14 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Oakland Athletics Sunday, September 15 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Tampa Bay Rays Monday, September 16 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, September 17 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, September 18 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, September 19 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Kansas City Royals Friday, September 20 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Kansas City Royals Saturday, September 21 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Kansas City Royals Sunday, September 22 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Monday, September 23 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Tuesday, September 24 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Wednesday, September 25 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Thursday, September 26 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Friday, September 27 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Saturday, September 28 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Sunday, September 29 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage

Roster

Texas Rangers Roster

pitchers # Pos. DOB W H B T
Neal Cotts 56 1 3/25/1980 200 6-1 left left
Yu Darvish 11 1 8/16/1986 215 6-5 right right
Jason Frasor 44 1 8/9/1977 180 5-9 right right
Justin Grimm 51 1 8/16/1988 175 6-3 right right
Derek Holland 45 1 10/9/1986 195 6-2 both left
Michael Kirkman 50 1 9/18/1986 195 6-4 left left
Joe Nathan 36 1 11/22/1974 225 6-4 right right
Joe Ortiz 58 1 8/13/1990 175 5-7 left left
Robbie Ross 46 1 6/24/1989 185 5-11 left left
Tanner Scheppers 52 1 1/17/1987 220 6-4 right right
Nick Tepesch 49 1 10/12/1988 225 6-4 right right
Ross Wolf 55 1 10/18/1982 180 6-0 right right
catchers # Pos. DOB W H B T
A.J. Pierzynski 12 2 12/30/1976 225 6-3 left right
Geovany Soto 8 2 1/20/1983 220 6-1 right right
infielders # Pos. DOB W H B T
Elvis Andrus 1 6 8/26/1988 200 6-0 right right
Jeff Baker 15 5 6/21/1981 210 6-2 right right
Adrian Beltre 29 5 4/7/1979 220 5-11 right right
Leury Garcia 3 6 3/18/1991 153 5-7 both right
Mitch Moreland 18 3 9/6/1985 230 6-2 left left
Jurickson Profar 13 6 2/20/1993 165 6-0 both right
outfielders # Pos. DOB W H B T
Nelson Cruz 17 9 7/1/1980 230 6-2 right right
Craig Gentry 23 8 11/29/1983 190 6-2 right right
Leonys Martin 2 8 3/6/1988 180 6-1 left right
David Murphy 7 7 10/18/1981 205 6-4 left left
designated hitters # Pos. DOB W H B T
Lance Berkman 27 DH 2/10/1976 220 6-1 both left

Stats

Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
Jeff Baker 25 46 7 15 2 0 4 7 6 11 0 0 .326 .415 .630
Ian Kinsler 40 162 24 49 11 0 7 20 12 16 3 2 .302 .369 .500
Lance Berkman 41 142 20 42 10 1 3 25 27 24 0 0 .296 .408 .444
Mitch Moreland 47 159 20 46 12 1 10 24 12 32 0 0 .289 .339 .566
Leonys Martin 39 95 16 27 2 3 2 5 6 19 5 2 .284 .333 .432
Adrian Beltre 47 185 28 52 11 0 10 29 13 18 0 0 .281 .328 .503
Elvis Andrus 46 192 29 52 6 3 0 16 13 29 12 2 .271 .320 .333
A.J. Pierzynski 28 101 9 26 0 1 4 11 3 18 0 0 .257 .290 .396
Craig Gentry 33 79 14 20 3 2 1 7 8 17 6 1 .253 .330 .380
Robinson Chirinos 3 12 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .250 .308 .417
Nelson Cruz 46 169 17 42 5 0 11 33 14 43 2 1 .249 .305 .473
Leury Garcia 16 35 7 8 0 1 0 1 1 11 1 0 .229 .250 .286
David Murphy 45 146 15 32 6 1 6 18 11 24 0 3 .219 .272 .397
Geovany Soto 18 60 9 13 3 0 2 5 9 20 0 0 .217 .319 .367
Jurickson Profar 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .167 .200
Derek Holland 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000
Julio Borbon 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Alexi Ogando 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Nick Tepesch 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Justin Grimm 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Neal Cotts 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Michael Kirkman 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Tanner Scheppers 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Joe Nathan 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Robbie Ross 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Yu Darvish 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Ross Wolf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Cory Burns 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Joe Ortiz 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jason Frasor 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Matt Harrison 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Derek Lowe 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Josh Lindblom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Pitching

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
Neal Cotts 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 .33
Robbie Ross 2-0 20 0 0 0 0 0 21.1 17 1 1 0 5 17 0.42 1.03
Tanner Scheppers 3-0 21 0 0 0 0 0 24.0 13 2 2 2 6 15 0.75 .79
Ross Wolf 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 3 1.80 1.00
Joe Nathan 1-0 19 0 0 0 14 0 18.0 12 4 4 1 7 17 2.00 1.06
Yu Darvish 7-2 10 10 0 0 0 0 66.2 42 21 21 8 22 91 2.83 .96
Alexi Ogando 4-2 9 9 0 0 0 0 49.2 43 19 17 5 19 37 3.08 1.25
Derek Holland 3-2 9 9 0 0 0 0 60.0 56 23 22 4 14 54 3.30 1.17
Joe Ortiz 2-1 17 0 0 0 0 0 22.1 21 11 9 2 5 17 3.63 1.16
Jason Frasor 0-0 17 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 11 5 5 3 5 13 3.65 1.30
Nick Tepesch 3-4 8 8 0 0 0 0 43.0 44 20 19 5 13 31 3.98 1.33
Justin Grimm 3-3 7 7 0 0 0 0 40.1 44 19 18 5 14 36 4.02 1.44
Cory Burns 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 2 2 0 2 3 4.91 1.36
Michael Kirkman 0-0 20 0 0 0 1 1 18.2 25 13 13 1 13 22 6.27 2.04
Josh Lindblom 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 7 4 4 1 2 4 7.71 1.93
Matt Harrison 0-2 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 14 11 10 2 7 12 8.44 1.97
Derek Lowe 1-0 9 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 16 13 13 3 3 8 9.00 1.46
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