Texas placed Mahle, 30, on the injured list with shoulder with shoulder fatigue. The right-hander is in the midst of the best season of his career as he holds a 2.34 ERA and 1.13 WHIP over 77 innings 14 starts.

The Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox, 2-1, Sunday at Globe Life Field to secure their first sweep since May 12-14 against the Colorado Rockies. They’ve won six of the seven games that they played in the last calendar week and moved from five games under .500 to an even 36-36 record.

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 Texas Rangers may have a need to bring up a starter from the minor leagues, depending upon how things develop with this key starter