Rangers 13, White Sox 11: Bullpen collapses in eighth

Texas strikes for seven to erase five-run deficit in rain-delayed affairLast Sunday, the Rangers trailed the Tigers 2-0 entering the eighth, and came out of it leading 7-2.

Tonight, they did it again, except it was a bigger deficit. They came into the eighth down 11-6, chipping away at Scott Carroll and Zach Duke before landing the knockout punch against Matt Albers. It took the form of a Ryan Rua three-run homer that capped off an improbable comeback against a bullpen that had been damn near untouchable.

The Sox might not have started the inning with Carroll under normal circumstances, but after using seven pitchers in a 12-inning game the night before, and seeing this one delayed by an hour…