The competition for the open spots at the back of the Texas Rangers’ rotation continued to gain steam Monday night, and no one seems to be enjoying it more than manager Jeff Banister.
He watched veteran right-hander Dillon Gee, a Cleburne native and Fort Worth resident, toss three scoreless innings on the heels of A.J. Griffin and Mike Hauschild each tossing four scoreless on two hits Saturday and Sunday.
“It’s fun to watch,” Banister said after a 7-1 victory over the San Francisco giants. “What Hauschild did yesterday, what Gee did today and what Griffin has done, they’re trying to put a foot down and win a spot for themselves.