The evening got off to a wet start after a nearly two-hour ran delay in the top of the third brought an early end to Tyson Ross' night. Ross surrendered only two hits and a strikeout on 27 pitches through two innings before manager Pat Murphy opted to go to the bullpen as a precaution to prevent injury to the former Padres All-Star. A bullpen combination of Frank Garces, Marcos Mateo, Shawn Kelley and Joaquin Benoit followed, combining for six innings and surrendering three earned runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts.
Preller: Rangers experience key to philosophy
