Kyle Lohse starting tomorrow, Nick Martinez optioned

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsThe Rangers have optioned pitcher Nick Martinez, and will call up Kyle Lohse to start against Minnesota tomorrow

In a surprising move, the Texas Rangers have opted to call up Kyle Lohse from AAA Round Rock to make the start against the Twins tomorrow, and are optioning Nick Martinez to AAA Round Rock, according to the beat guys.

Jeff Banister had previously stated unequivocally that Martinez would start on Saturday, but with Cole Hamels failing to go five innings -- marking the sixth straight game that a starter has failed to go five -- I suspect that the Rangers wanted someone who they felt gave them a better shot of eating innings than Martinez would.

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