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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Despite a run in the ninth inning, the Rangers were defeated 5-4. Kumar Rocker had a tough night on the mound. He gave up five earned runs on six hits in 3.1 innings pitched. The Rays' Shane Baz picked up his fifth win of the season. He struck out five batters in 5.0 innings pitched and gave up three runs.