Ian Kinsler was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup due to a stomach virus.
He should be OK in a day or two. Alberto Gonzalez will make the start at second base and is hitting second.
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Rangers
Ian Kinsler (Rangers)
5/16/12 6:31 pm
Michael Young (Rangers)
5/16/12 3:20 pm
Michael Young is not in Wednesday’s lineup.
It’s just a routine day off for Young, who is batting .280/.306/.387 with three homers and 20 RBI this year.
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Alexi Ogando (Rangers)
5/16/12 4:33 am
Alexi Ogando continued his dominion over major league hitters on Tuesday, retiring all four Royals faced in a 7-3 setback.
Ogando has been practically untouchable this season with a 0.45 ERA and 0.50 WHIP. His 21/2 K/BB ratio is remarkable.
Brandon Snyder (Rangers)
5/15/12 10:25 pm
Brandon Snyder hit a pinch-hit solo homer in the ninth inning on Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough to deliver a victory to the Rangers.
Snyder has gotten off to a very impressive start to the season in a part-time role. He’s now hitting .333 with three homers and eight RBI in just 30 at-bats. Should he find his way into regular playing time at first base or in the outfield, he would become a very intriguing sleeper for those in deeper mixed and AL-only leagues.
Colby Lewis (Rangers)
5/15/12 10:18 pm
Colby Lewis didn’t help his own cause on Tuesday, committing two errors that lead to five unearned runs in a loss to the Royals.
He allowed seven runs (two earned) on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings of work. He struck out four and walked two in the game. With the loss, Lewis falls to 3-3 on the season and raises his ERA to 3.63. He’ll try to get back in the win column when he squares off against the Astros in Houston on Tuesday.
Nelson Cruz (Rangers)
5/15/12 3:25 pm
Nelson Cruz is not in Tuesday’s starting lineup.
It’s just a routine day off for Cruz, who hit his fourth home run of the season on Monday and is just starting to get hot. Elvis Andrus is also resting on Tuesday night.
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Nelson Cruz (Rangers)
5/15/12 4:46 am
Nelson Cruz went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Monday’s 3-1 loss to the Royals.
Cruz’s other three at-bats ended in strikeouts. Still, the veteran right fielder is in the midst of a surge: After owning a .593 OPS in his first 28 games, he is batting 15-for-32 (.469) with 10 runs scored and eight RBI in his last eight contests, propelling his OPS to .756.
Scott Feldman (Rangers)
5/14/12 10:10 pm
Scott Feldman was solid in a spot start Monday, allowing two runs ?zero earned ? on three hits and a walk over 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Royals.
A two-out error by Adrian Beltre allowed the Royals to plate two runs on Feldman in the fifth. The owner of a 3.00 ERA and 1.27 WHIP, Felman will return to long relief.
Yorvit Torrealba (Rangers)
5/14/12 6:02 pm
Yorvit Torrealba (head) is back in Monday’s lineup against the Royals.
Torrealba hasn’t played since being hit in the face by Albert Pujols’ backswing on Friday, but he has passed all concussion tests. Mike Napoli will take a seat Monday.
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Ian Kinsler (Rangers)
5/14/12 3:35 pm
Ian Kinsler is not in Monday’s lineup against the Royals.
He’s just getting the night off. Alberto Gonzalez will make the start at second base while Elvis Andrus slides into the leadoff spot.
Source: twitter.com