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Grant: Mid-relief failures causing strain for Jeff Banister, back-end bullpen pieces

The Dallas Morning News

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen walks of the field after being pulled from the game during the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Globe Life Park on Friday, April 15, 2016, in Arlington. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Rangers won a game Tuesday and maybe the best way to describe manager Jeff Banister’s reaction to the evening was exasperation.

An odd reaction, perhaps.

But only on the surface.

Beneath the 10-6 final was this: In a game the Rangers led by six runs going to the ninth, Banister still ended up using closer Sam Dyson.