News on Sunday morning regarding the Texas Rangers’ injured relievers was more encouraging than in the past few days, but only one of the trio is nearing the active roster.
Left-hander Jake Diekman is scheduled to make his fifth rehab outing Monday at Triple A Round Rock, weather permitting, and could be one more outing away from joining the team Sept. 1.
Diekman, on the road back from three major operations to combat ulcerative colitis, has retired all 13 batters he has faced so far. His velocity is holding steady around 93-94 mph, manager Jeff Banister said.