ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers rookie Kumar Rocker kept a scoreless start intact by working through an eventful fifth inning that included downing three small bottles of pickle juice, the last of which resulted in a mound visit charged to a ball boy.
The 25-year-old right-hander apparently cramped up after striking out Chicago White Sox outfielder Michael A. Taylor for the first out of the fifth Sunday, prompting a visit from the trainer along with manager Bruce Bochy and pitching coach Mike Maddux.
During the roughly five minutes the staff and the infielders were at the mound, first baseman Jake Burger went to the dugout, grabbed two small bottles of pickle juice and jogged back to the mound.