The Texas Rangers fell 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, to suffer their third straight loss and a series sweep after optioning Kumar Rocker to Triple-A Round Rock. Rocker's last start was on Wednesday against the Rays,

Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays square off against Sam Haggerty and the Texas Rangers at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday, at 7:35 p.m. ET. The Rays rank 15th in baseball with 62 home runs. They average one per game. The Rangers rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .223.

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It’s Wednesday, June 4, and the Rangers (29-32) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (31-29). Kumar Rocker is slated to take the mound for Texas against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay. After winning seven of their last 10 games, the Rays have climbed into second in the AL East.