Good Garza: Garza is coming off two strong starts. He got back to his strengths, being aggressive and attacking with his fastball, to go 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA. In four starts against Texas, Garza is 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA.
Rough stretch: Feldman has won one of his past five starts but lasted at least six innings in four. Left-handers are hitting .217 against him, and he's 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in five starts against the Rays.
Key matchups
vs. garza
Kinsler 4-for-13
Murphy 3-for-10, HR
Young 1-for-11
Vs. feldman
Crawford 1-for-5
Gross 1-for-3, HR
Bartlett 0-for-4
On deck
Monday: Off
Tuesday: vs. Blue Jays, 7:08, Sun Sports. Rays — James Shields (6-6, 3.50); Jays — Brad Mills (0-1, 14.09)
Stat of the day
Carl Crawford is one of four American Leaguers with 40 steals and 100 hits before the All-Star break:
Player Team Year Gms Steals Hits
Carl Crawford Rays 2009 81 40 104
Kenny Lofton Indians 1996 86 42 114
Kenny Lofton Indians 1994 84 45 129
Rickey Henderson Yankees 1986 87 50 100
Ron LeFlore Tigers 1979 90 49 105
Tribute of the day
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famous retirement speech — "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth." — former Rangers first baseman Pete O'Brien recited it during a pregame ceremony.
Number of the day
1.28 Increase in David Price's ERA due to Saturday's rough 11/3-inning outing (from 3.93 to 5.21)
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