FOUR-GAME SERIES AT TARGET FIELD
All games on 830-AM and 102.9-FM
Friday, 7:10 p.m. • Apple TV+: LHP Martin Perez (9-3, 2.79 ERA) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (6-5, 4.76)
Saturday, 6:10 p.m. • BSN: RHP Glenn Otto (5-8, 4.96 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Archer (2-6, 4.15)
Sunday, 1:10 p.m. • BSN: RHP Kohei Arihara (0-1, 4.76 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Ryan (9-5, 3.92)
Monday, 6:10 p.m. • BSN: LHP Cole Ragans (0-2, 5.02 ERA) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (7-3, 3.11)
RANGERS UPDATE
It's been a tumultuous week for the Rangers, who are 53-65 and in third place in the AL West. They fired manager Chris Woodward on Monday and president of baseball operations Jon Daniels on Wednesday. The Rangers, who haven't finished a season above .500 since 2016, closed out a 4-3 homestand with a 10-3 victory over Oakland on Thursday. ... Texas is 13-10 against AL Central teams, 26-31 on the road and 7-24 in one-run games. ... Perez, who was 10-7 for the Twins in 2019, reached 10 years of major-league service time on Thursday. He went 19 consecutive starts, between April 23 and August 3, without a loss. ... The Rangers activated RHP Joe Barlow (right index finger blister) from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday.