The Cleveland Browns star threw the ceremonial first pitch to his father, Lawrence, ahead of Sunday’s Rangers-White Sox series finale. Garrett, an Arlington native, seemed to place his pitch well, but his dad couldn’t come up with the catch.

Venable’s quick toss was surprising for the reserved manager. But Venable reached his breaking point following a ball call from home plate umpire Marvin Hudson in Civale’s at-bat against shortstop Corey Seager that turned it into a 3-2 count, instead of a strikeout.

After a 5-4, 11-inning loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday, the Chicago White Sox will look to bounce back Sunday with new arrival Aaron Civale on the mound.

It appears pitching injury season is officially upon the Rangers. What started out as a potential extra day of rest for Tyler Mahle has quickly progressed to a potential assignment to the injured list with a recurrence of a shoulder issue.

With the three shutout innings against the White Sox, Armstrong lowered his ERA as a starter to 1.04 (four earned runs in 34.2 innings). That’s the lowest starter ERA (minimum of 17 starts) for any pitcher in Major League Baseball’s Live Ball Era, which began in 1920.

Those bullpen games have been quite a relief for the Texas Rangers. With Nathan Eovaldi still on the injured list and Tyler Mahle dealing with shoulder stiffness, the Rangers twice in the past week have gone with bullpen games.

Texas Rangers Youth Academy to celebrate PLAY BALL Weekend throughout DFW Metroplex - Shawn Armstrong to participate in Angles in the Outfield STEM Camp presented by Lockheed Martin - Marcus Semien leads summer food distribution on Friday This Thursday through Saturday,

ARLINGTON — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung was given a “mental day” and did not play Sunday’s series finale vs. the Chicago White Sox at Globe Life Field.