“I get to do what I love to do,” he said before the Rangers swept Cleveland with a 5-0 win Sunday at Globe Life Field, moving them ahead of the Guardians into fifth place in the wild card standings, 4 and 1/2 games back of third-place Seattle.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy is giving flowers to one of his starting pitchers, Nathan Eovaldi. Eovaldi is making a case for the AL Cy Young.

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy will miss Wednesday's game against the Kansas City Royals while tending to a personal matter. Bench coach Luis Urueta will manage the club in Bochy's absence. The Rangers have been one of baseball's biggest disappointments this season.