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The Texas Rangers look to avoid a sweep at The Coliseum in Oakland as they Rickey Henderson Jersey send Mike Minor to the mound, who is looking to bounce back after a rough start in San Francisco.Texas Rangers (3-7) @ Oakland Athletics (8-4)Thursday, August 6, 20202:40 p.m. CTOakland Coliseum | Oakland, CAProbablesTEX: LHP Mike Minor (0-2, 5.91 ERA)vsOAK: RHP Mike Fiers (0-0, 5.40 ERA)BroadcastTexas RangersTV: FOX Sports Southwest PlusRadio: 105.3 The Fan, KFLCOakland AthleticsTV: NBC Sports CaliforniaRadio: A's Cast, KIQI, KNEW 960Texas Rangers Starting LineupDH Shin-Soo ChooSS Elvis AndrusLF Willie CalhounRF Joey Gallo1B Todd FrazierCF Nick Solak3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B Anderson TejedaC Jeff MathisOakland Athletics Starting LineupSS Marcus SemienCF Ramn Laureano3B Matt ChapmanLF Mark Canha1B Matt Olson2B Chad PinderDH Khris DavisRF Stephen PiscottyC Sean MurphyInjury ReportRougned Odor (right oblique tightne s)Update from Rangers manager Chris Woodward:"We're hoping he should be able to play either Friday or Saturday, I'm hoping. Yesterday what I saw looked better, he swung a lot harder in the cage, kind of on his own, like we didn't really want him swinging yesterday, but he felt good enough to where he felt like he could. It gave me a little bit of hope that he could be able to play tomorrow, or at least Saturday.Greg Bird (10-day IL: right calf strain)Chris Woodward provided an update after Tuesday night's game:His calf is pretty sore. Pretty tight. I feel like he could have potentially played through it, but its not something were wanting to risk right now. It doesnt make any sense if Chase Headley Jersey he cant play a full game with the way Rougie Odor is. It didnt make any sense to have a couple wounded guys on our bench.Scroll to ContinueDanny Santana (10-day IL: forearm tightne s)The Rangers placed him on the 10-day IL early Sunday afternoon retroactive to July 30. He is supposed to start a throwing program this week.Rafael Montero (10-day IL: forearm tightne s)He threw a bullpen se sion at the alternate training site on Wednesday. The Rangers expect him to be activated by Friday or Saturday.Corey Kluber (45-day IL: shoulder tear)He is shut down for four weeks and went back to his home in Boston during this time.Jos Leclerc (45-day IL: shoulder tear)Leclerc has the same prognosis as Kluber. He is shut down for four weeks before any throwing.Luke Farrell, Jose Trevino OptionedAlong with all other Tyson Ross Jersey clubs in Major League Baseball, the Rangers had to cut their roster down to 28 players. The two victims of the roster cut were RHP Luke Farrell and C Jose Trevino."I think with him throwing yesterday, had something to do with it," Woodward said of Farrell. "We feel like it was the best situation moving forward. In 10 days we can po sibly bring him back. I told him be ready, there's a good chance we're going to be shuffling guys in and out. I like Luke and I trust him, it just seemed like the right move for yesterday."One of the stories since Spring Training has been who would win the backup catcher role behind Robinson Chirinos. Even with the expanded rosters, the Rangers weren't going to keep three catchers once the roster was cut down from 30 players. The club ultimately went with veteran Jeff Mathis over the up-and-coming Cory Spangenberg Jersey Trevino."We were going to have to decide between those two," Woodward said. "Mathis has been pretty impre siveboth guys have been, honestly. It was a hard one, because I really like Trevino. He has the heart of a champion; I tell him that all the time. It just sucks because we had to make a move. And we weren't going to keep the third catcher, it had to be one of those two."In 2019, Mathis was the primary catcher for Mike Minor, who is making his third start of the season on Thursday afternoon. Mathis caught Minor's first start against the Rockies at Globe Life Field. Chirinos caught him last week in San Francisco.Rangers Lineup vs Mike FiersDH Shin-Soo Choo: 10-for-27, 5 BB, 9 SOSS Elvis Andrus: 9-for-32, 3 HR, 2 BB, 4 SOLF Willie Calhoun: 0-for-7, 3 SORF Joey Gallo: 2-for-14, 2 HR, 3 BB, 7 SO1B Todd Frazier: 6-for-21, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 SOCF Nick Solak: 0-for-13B Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 0-for-42B Anderson Tejeda: N/A (Major League debut)C Jeff Mathis: 1-for-3, 1 BB, 1 SOAthletics Lineup vs Mike Tony Gwynn Jersey MinorSS Marcus Semien: 3-for-15, 1 BB, 3 SOCF Ramn Laureano: 3-for-11, 3 SO3B Matt Chapman: 2-for-9, 1 HR, 4 BB, 1 SOLF Mark Canha: 5-for-13, 3 HR, 2 SO1B Matt Olson: 0-for-9, 1 BB, 3 SO2B Chad Pinder: 4-for-15, 1 HR, 3 SODH Khris Davis: 4-for-16, 1 HR, 3 BB, 4 SORF Stephen Piscotty: 2-for-6, 1 HR, 1 SOC Sean Murphy: 0-for-1, 2 BB, 1 SO