ARLINGTON -- Takeaways and observations from the Rangers' 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Friday:
THREE TAKEAWAYS
-- Disaster averted: CF Ian Desmond and RF Nomar Mazara collided in the sixth inning while trying to run down Jung Ho Kang's liner to right center. Though Desmond should have jurisdiction, both players were calling for the ball. At the last second, both realized the impending collision and appeared to slow down slightly. They met chest-to-chest. Though Mazara went to the ground, he got up without issue and remained in the game after being examined by team athletic trainer Kevin Harmon.