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The hard-fought ground the Rangers gained on Monday with a come-from-behind win over Oakland slipped away Tuesday in a 6-2 loss when their best starting pitcher continued to struggle against their top competition.

In support of the ongoing commitment from Major League Baseball, its Clubs and the players to Increase opportunities for youth participation in baseball and softball, the Texas Rangers will once again with the Baseball Tomorrow Fund to host an equipment collection drive in 2013.

The Rangers have called up pitcher Joseph Ortiz and catcher Robinson Chirinos from Triple A Round Rock.

Jun 17, 2013; Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Rajai Davis celebrates their victory with first baseman Edwin Encarnacion against the Colorado Rockies at Rogers Centre.

Lance Berkman had no problem with manager Ron Washington giving him a second day off.

The biggest injury news of the last week was obviously Alex Cobb getting hit by the Eric Hosmer liner on Saturday.

MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The slump deepens for the Rangers.

Justin Grimm will try a new approach to help slow the game down in his next start Wednesday against the Athletics.

Imagine a balloon. This balloon is attached to a flimsy string, which is staked firmly in the ground.

Chien-Ming Wang won for the first time in more than a year, Colby Rasmus homered for a third straight game, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a four-game sweep by beating the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.

Texas Rangers first baseman Chris McGuiness , left, and teammates get their gear and head to the locker room after their 6-1 loss to Toronto during the Toronto Blue Jays vs. the Texas Rangers major league baseball game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Saturday, June 15, 2013.

Based on Sunday's lineup, manager Ron Washington wasn't just saying what people wanted to hear when he said that Jurickson Profar is going to play and Texas Rangers veterans are going to get rest.

So, the Rangers lost again, and looked awful offensively again, last night. But the A's got shut out yesterday, and gave up a grand slam to Henry Blanco in the process, so the Rangers didn't lose any ground in the West.

The Rangers have had at least two players be in the American League starting lineup for each of the past five All-Stars Games.

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus is congratulated by teammate Adam Lind after hitting a two run home run while Texas Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski looks on during the fourth inning of their American League baseball game in Arlington, Texas, June 15, 2013.

The injury bug has not stopped its rampage through the Rangers' roster. This time it got to Jeff Baker, who was out Friday against the Blue Jays because of a sprained right thumb he sustained during a celebratory high-five.

Will the Marlins cash in now with several contenders in need of an impact power bat? Jason Arnold/Getty Images Teams will normally assess where they are in the standings much closer to the trade deadline on July 31st before deciding if they will be "buyers" or "sellers".

General manager Jon Daniels has heard and read the reports suggesting that Nelson Cruz could be suspended for performance-enhancing drugs, but said on Friday that the Texas Rangers don't have a firm contingency plan for right field if a penalty is handed down.

The Rangers are 4-8 in June and have dropped from first in the AL West to two games behind Oakland.

This time, Chris Davis ended the game not with homerun smashed onto Eutaw Street, but a bloop single the opposite way.