"Yovani is throwing the ball very well," Banister said. "I'm pleased with the way he's pitching. I believe he'll continue to throw the ball well. We'll start scoring runs for him and he'll be on the winning side."
Gallardo was not on the winning side on Friday night in the Rangers' 8-2 loss to the Rays. The lack of run support hurt and so did a costly error by shortstop Elvis Andrus. So now Gallardo is 0-4 with a 4.70 ERA in his last four starts.
"I feel good," Gallardo said. "Today was the best I've felt.