Saturday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks...

The Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland A’s by a score of 8-0 last night.

Jeff Wilson has his Rangers Reaction from the loss.

Evan Grant’s game story says this recent stretch has illustrated for the Rangers how far they are behind the best teams in the league.

Jon Daniels says that Elvis Andrus may have competition next spring for playing time at shortstop.

Joey Gallo is not expected to be back this season, although the Rangers have not officially ruled him out for the year.

The DMN’s countdown of the most memorable moments at Globe Life Park today looks at Nelson Cruz’s 2011 ALCS walk off grand slam.

Evan has an essay on what made Globe Life Park special.

The Rangers’ website has notes on Joey Gallo, Hunter Pence, Tim Federowicz, Jeff Mathis, Ronald Guzman, and the rotation for the final homestand.