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OCTOBER 27: Nelson Cruz #17 of the Texas Rangers celebrates with Mike Napoli #25 after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning during Game Six of the MLB World Series against the St.

Now everyone can take notice of Straily, who on television before his latest start saw plenty of highlights touting Yu Darvish being on the mound.

David Murphy #7, Nelson Cruz #17and Leonys Martin #2 of the Texas Rangers watch the video board of Cruz's grand slam home run in the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners.

Milwaukee Brewers Yuniesky Betancourt is greeted by teammate Carlos Gomez after hitting a home run during the first inning of their game against the Texas Rangers Tuesday, May, 7, 2013 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wis.

After a disappointing spring as a reliever, the Rangers' Josh Lindblom has been working to reinvent himself as a starter at Triple-A Round Rock.

Second on the list of Best Things to Happen to the Texas Rangers on Sunday Night was work from the visiting clubhouse that Miguel Cabrera's bags were packed for a charter flight to Cleveland.

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus does the antlers gesture toward the dugout after reaching second on a throwing error by the Detroit Tigers Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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You wanted a pitcher's duel in Texas? You got one. But it wouldn't be Justin Verlander and Yu Darvish dueling.

Midway through the third inning of Saturday night's game, Rangers manager Ron Washington approached his starting pitcher, 24-year-old Justin Grimm, in the dugout.

The Detroit Tigers already had lost five games this season in which they led in the seventh inning or later.

Detroit Tigers' Andy Dirks is tagged out at home plate by Texas Rangers catcher Geovany Soto in the third inning Friday.

Milwaukee Brewers Yuniesky Betancourt is greeted by teammate Carlos Gomez after hitting a home run during the first inning of their game against the Texas Rangers Tuesday, May, 7, 2013 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wis.

The health of Lance Berkman's right knee was considered the key to the Texas Rangers' offense this season, and his ability to stay in the lineup remains at the top of the checklist.

Milwaukee Brewers Jean Segura strikes out the second out in the bottom of the third inning during the Milwaukee Brewers- Chicago White Sox exhibition baseball game at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Friday, March 29, 2013.

The Rangers have been hot, and the Athletics have been struggling. That didn't seem to matter on a cool, crisp night at the O.co Coliseum.

Adrian Beltre's three-run homer was one of his four hits, and David Murphy and Leonys Martin also homered as the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep by romping past the Astros 12-7 on Sunday.

On Monday, the Rangers will take on the Athletics for the first time since the A's swept them to clinch the American League West title on the final day of the 2012 regular season.

The Rangers added pink trimmings to their usually blue-and-red uniforms on Sunday.

David Murphy is scheduled to start in leftfield, but he'll see how his back feels during batting practice.