Saturday a.m. Rangers things

Good morning, folks...

The Rangers beat the A’s yesterday, 5-2, on a walk-off home run by Joey Gallo.

Levi Weaver has his game story on last night’s win.

T.R. Sullivan’s game story focuses on Joey Gallo’s big blast.

Evan Grant has his “Instant Replay” from yesterday’s game, and talks about Gallo’s game ender.

Matt Fisher looks at the numbers associated with the Rangers’ slow start.

Jonathan Lucroy says his slow start isn’t attributable to his pending free agency.

The Rangers’ bullpen has been quietly improving of late.

Martin Perez says he’s worried about having quality starts, not his won-loss record.

Mike Napoli says he’s a “mama’s boy” who has an especially close relationship with his mother.

Yohander Mendez flirted with a no-hitter for Frisco last night.

Jon Daniels is in Japan right now checking out star pitcher Shohei Otani. T.R. Sullivan has quotes from Tony Barnette and Jeff Banister on Otani. Evan Grant says Otani is a higher priority for the Rangers than Yu Darvish.

Levi has his Baseball Texas Daily notes that include stuff on Perez, Otani and Napoli.

The Rangers’ website has notes on Perez, Napoli and Jurickson Profar.