The last thing the Texas Rangers wanted to see was a rain delay. Especially two of them.
After getting into their suburban Detroit hotel after 4 a.m. on Thursday, the start of the series opener against the Detroit Tigers was delayed by 20 minutes.
A brief delayed start isn't that big of a deal, but after the Rangers built a 5-0 lead in the fourth another rain shower forced a second delay. This time it was 31 minutes. Not exactly the way you'd prefer to start the longest road trip (10 games, 11 days) of the season.