ARLINGTON -- Rangers manager Jeff Banister is trying to find some "range" from some of his relievers. That's another way of saying he's hoping for some to carry more of a workload and not let others get overworked.
That's why Kevin Jepsen was in the game in the ninth inning on Monday night instead of Keone Kela. Banister was hoping to stay away from Kela after using him two of the previous three games, but it didn't work out the way the manager wanted.
With the game tied in the ninth, the Athletics scored six runs off Jepsen and Jesse Chavez to hand the Rangers a 9-4 loss at Globe Life Park.