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47-73 - Archer, Rays empty their quiver on Rangers in blowout loss

The dream is dead. The Rangers will not win 90 games for a fifth consecutive season

Taking "Go kick rocks" literally
Taking "Go kick rocks" literally
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

You know your season is butt terrible when you have to go to a position player to pitch thrice in one year. But that's the kind of thing that happens when you're trailing the Rays 10-1, have a rookie make his debut in a game when he arrived after first pitch, and every starting pitcher from your expected rotation is now on the disabled list.

Player of the Game: Congratulations to Alex Claudio for making the trip to Arlington mid-game and making his ML debut. Claudio debuted his funky delivery and crazy change-up while pitching a scoreless inning and collecting his first big league strikeout.