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ARLINGTON, Texas -- So what can the Texas Rangers' front office do about the starting rotation now that Matt Harrison is out until probably just after the All-Star break? Well, maybe not much right now.

It's mid-April, and teams aren't exactly ready to start talking trades for starting pitchers, at least ones that would be an upgrade to the current staff. And that's the biggest question for the Rangers: What can they do to improve the rotation over the young arms already in it? If they can't find a pitcher that is obviously a better option than Nick Tepesch or Justin Grimm, they're better off letting their young pitchers pitch and see what happens.

The Rangers are in this spot because they didn't have enough depth to overcome a few injuries before the season started. Martin Perez, likely on his way to earning the No. 5 spot in the rotation, was hit by a line drive in the forearm and is out until May. Colby Lewis is still rehabbing from surgery, and the club has put June 1 as the official date for his return. Beyond Tepesch and Grimm, they could look at Triple-A Round Rock and give Josh Lindblom (a reliever who is now starting) or Brad Mills (picked up off waivers in March from the Angels) a chance. Lindblom, acquired in the Michael Young trade, is 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA but has made just two starts as he builds up arm strength. Mills has won all three of his starts and has a 1.42 ERA in 19 innings with 14 strikeouts and four walks.

There don't appear to be many external possibilities. The Houston Astros will want a high price in prospects for Bud Norris or Lucas Harrell, if they considered moving them. Ted Lilly, once a trade candidate, will join the Dodgers rotation next week after Chris Capuano aggravated his calf injury. Roy Oswalt is still out there. I'm kidding, folks. So is Carlos Zambrano. Again, not a better option than what the Rangers have currently.

It seems like, at this point, Texas must ride this out. With Perez and Lewis on schedule to return in the next month or two (Neftali Feliz, likely a bullpen candidate, probably wouldn't be back before the All-Star break), the Rangers hope the young arms can do the job until those reinforcements arrive.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's only an inning. The Rangers' six-run fifth inning hasn't carried over to Saturday or beyond yet.

Still, stringing together some hits and producing the first real crooked number of the season was needed. The Rangers scored four or more runs in an inning for the first time in 16 games, using five hits and two walks to finally have an outburst worthy of the club's long-held reputation.

"We got some hits, and, obviously, the two-out hits were huge by (Craig) Gentry and (Ian) Kinsler were huge," catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "It was one game. The biggest story was Yu (Darvish) coming out and giving us a chance."

No doubt Darvish was the story of this night, but the Rangers have to get their offense out of neutral before the end of April. Friday night was a start. They had gone seven straight games scoring four runs or less. They got all of that and more in the fifth.

The rally started with an out already on the scoreboard. Lance Berkman singled, Adrian Beltre walked and Nelson Cruz singled to load the bases. Pierzynski then slapped a two-run single the other way to left field for a 3-0 lead. David Murphy had an RBI groundout for another run.

The Rangers then produced a pair of two-out, run-scoring hits, which is one thing they have done well so far this season. Gentry belted a line drive to center field that got past Endy Chavez, and for a moment it looked like a possible inside-the-park home run. Two runs scored for a 6-0 lead, but Gentry was held up at third base by coach Gary Pettis, denying him a chance to sprint home.

With Gentry's speed, it might well have been close.

"I didn't see," Gentry said. "By the time I saw him throw up the stop sign, I didn't know what was going on behind me. I guess we'll never know."

Kinsler finished off the big inning with an RBI double down the left-field line. It gave the Rangers a 7-0 lead, a six-run inning and a much-needed boost.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Yu Darvish has three wins this season, all after Rangers losses.

That's an ace, right?

It's exactly what the Rangers needed Friday night from Darvish, who dominated in a 7-0 victory over Seattle just hours after the club found out that Opening Day starter Matt Harrison is out until the All-Star break at best.

That puts extra pressure on Darvish, even if he said it's on all of the starters while Harrison is out. The Rangers suffered a lackluster 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. They have rookie starters Nick Tepesch and Justin Grimm going on Saturday and Sunday.

Faced with that uncertainty, Darvish came up big Friday night. He allowed three hits and had 10 strikeouts in seven strong innings. It's the first time he's gone past the fifth inning since his near-perfect game in Houston on April 2.

"You never want to get a losing streak," Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "You always want to end it after one loss. He did that in Houston. He's done that a few times for us. He has the ability to because he has all the pitches and everything going for him. It's good to have a guy like that, but [Derek] Holland's capable of that. [Alexi] Ogando is. All of our guys are capable of it."

Darvish has been the most reliable starter this season. He's followed up half the Rangers' losses with victories. He was asked after the game if he was aware of when he has the opportunity to stop a losing streak. Does it give him extra focus?

"I try to win every game and give my team a chance to win every game," Darvish said. "It's not like I'm going to be starting every game. All of the starters have to do their jobs. Whenever Harrison comes back, I hope he's back to his normal pitching style."

On Friday night, Darvish didn't have command of his fastball in the first two innings, and it helped him more than it hurt him. He got all six of his outs on strikeouts as his cutter was darting down early on.

He didn't have a great feel for his fastball as he walked two in the first two innings, but his command improved as he pitched deeper into the game.

Darvish had three ground ball outs in the sixth inning. He used his two-seam fastball to get strikeouts and a ground out in the sixth inning. He also used his changeup and curveball to keep the ball on the ground in the inning. Darvish was most proud of a sinker he threw to get slugger Michael Morse on a ground ball to third base for the last out of the inning.

"I was able to throw my two-seam fastball for ground balls," Darvish said. "It was a positive outing."

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers' offense finally broke out with a big inning, scoring six runs in the fifth inning to back Yu Darvish's pitching in a 7-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Six in fifth: The Rangers had gone 15 games without scoring four or more runs in an inning. But that changed in the bottom of the fifth with the Rangers leading 1-0. The Rangers scored six runs on five hits after Elvis Andrus started out the inning with a groundout. Catcher A.J. Pierzynski got the scoring started with a two-run single with the bases loaded for a 3-0 lead. David Murphy had an RBI groundout. Craig Gentry had a two-run triple on which he might have had a chance for an inside-the-park home run had third-base coach Gary Pettis not thrown up the stop sign. Ian Kinsler added an RBI double for a 7-0 lead.

Baker pays off Wash: Jeff Baker started at first base in place of Mitch Moreland to break up the left-handed bats at the bottom of the Rangers' lineup. Manager Ron Washington's decision paid off in the second inning in Baker's first at-bat. He crushed a 421-foot home run to right-center field for a 1-0 Rangers lead.

Yu dominates: Darvish has had his problems against Seattle, but not Friday night. Darvish had six strikeouts through two innings. He got three ground ball outs in the sixth. He allowed three hits in seven innings. He finished with 10 strikeouts for his third of victory of the season. He's 3-0 against Seattle at Rangers Ballpark.

10-K club: Darvish became the sixth pitcher in club history to strike out 10 or more in 10 games for his career. He tied Colby Lewis with 10 double-digit strikeout games. Nolan Ryan is the Rangers' leader with 34 games with 10 or more strikeouts. Bobby Witt is second with 24, followed by Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins with 11 each.

Murphy goes multi: Murphy had his first multi-hit game since April 10 against Tampa Bay. Murphy had a double in the second inning and single in the fourth. Both went to the opposite field.

Glove work: The left side of the Rangers infield went to work Friday night. Andrus made two beautiful plays up the middle. Adrian Beltre made a nice play to his left in the sixth inning.

Ross strong: Robbie Ross struck out the side in the eighth inning to get out of a bases-loaded jam. The Mariners struck out in order in three different innings in the game.

Up next: The Rangers will send rookie Nick Tepesch (1-1, 3.46 ERA) to the mound Saturday night against Mariners right-hander Brandon Maurer (1-2, 9.95 ERA). Game time is 7:05 p.m. on Fox Sports Southwest and ESPN-FM 103.3 and 1540-AM.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rehabbing reliever Joakim Soria suffered a pectoral muscle strain in his chest while throwing batting practice Friday in Surprise, Ariz. at extended spring training.

The Rangers don't think it's serious, and it has nothing to with his arm -- Soria is returning from Tommy John ligament replacement surgery.

"He's going great as far as his arm," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. "It could be a day or two. It could be longer. We're going to wait and see how it feels after the weekend before we know exactly what kind of impact it will have on his timetable. It has nothing to do with his arm, and that's a good thing."

Other Rangers notes:

More on rehabbing pitchers: Left-hander Martin Perez will begin throwing live batting practice in 7-10 days as he continues rehabbing from a broken left wrist. Right-hander Kyle McClellan, who has a strained right lat muscle, is scheduled to throw on a mound for the first time on May 1.

The Rangers are also excited about right-hander Colby Lewis, who has one or two more batting practice sessions to throw before the Rangers can begin looking to get him out on a rehab assignment.

"He continues to report to feeling really good," Daniels said. "Our pitching coaches are really happy with his progress. He's every bit of on schedule right now."

Berkman back in lineup: Designated hitter Lance Berkman said his surgically-repaired right knee is sore but that he could play a full nine innings at first base when needed.

"I can do it," Berkman said. "I have had some trouble with my knee being sore just from DHing, so I'm a little bit hesitant to say, 'yeah, I can run out there and play three or four nights in a row.' But if you said we absolutely have to have you play first base for a game, I can do it."

Berkman said he didn't have trouble with the knee in spring training, but it is sore after 15 games. "It's definitely worse than it was in spring training," he said. "But it's probably the weather conditions we've been playing in. Cold, wet, barometric pressure."

Washington talks to Borbon: Rangers manager Ron Washington said he spoke briefly with outfielder Julio Borbon, who was claimed on waivers by the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Borbon was the Rangers' Opening Day center fielder in 2010 and '11.

"I told him he doesn't have to prove anything," Washington said. "He's already a big leaguer."

None left on: Thursday's game was the eighth time in club history in which the Rangers didn't leave a man on base. It hadn't happened since July 7, 2007.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels and manager Ron Washington were reminded once again Friday that what happened with their starting rotation in 2011 may never happen again.

Five pitchers, 155 starts out of 162 games.

It didn't happen last year when the Rangers used 11 starters. It's not going to happen this season after the club announced before Friday's game against Seattle that Opening Day starter Matt Harrison is out until at best around the All-Star break.

For the here and now it means two-fifths of the Rangers' rotation will be comprised of rookies -- 24-year-old Nick Tepesch and 24-year-old Justin Grimm. In other words, the Rangers are wandering into a big unknown. Tepesch looked great in his first start and Grimm has a lot of potential, but losing Harrison is a major blow.

"That was the one thing I felt like we were vulnerable to was an injury to one of the main guys in our rotation," designated hitter Lance Berkman said. "We have four excellent starting pitchers, but we have a thin list of candidates to replace (them). They have the ability to do so, but it's a track record issue. Every year there's some adversity to fight through and this might be it."

Berkman's a veteran player being honest. It's no knock on Grimm or Tepesch. Harrison won 34 games in 2011 and '12. Grimm will make his fourth career start Sunday, one more than Tepesch has made.

Daniels said Friday he doesn't expect to run out and make a trade. April doesn't make for the best trading season and the Rangers do have guys rehabbing in Arizona that could make an impact -- Colby Lewis, Neftali Feliz and Martin Perez.

"We're always keeping our eyes open," Daniels said. "But I don't think we'll do anything from outside. We'll play it out. We like the guys we've got. We like the guys that are on the mend. That's obviously an important group for us in Arizona."

The replacements, as we'll call Lewis and Co., won't be available until late May or June. So it's up to Grimm for now. His first task is to better the four innings in his start last week in Seattle.

"Justin had one start, wasn't at his best and I thought he battled through it without his best command," Daniels said. "He'll go again Sunday and we'll go from there."

ARLINGTON -- After getting two days off in Chicago because of chilly, wet weather, Lance Berkman will be back in the lineup to try and jump-start the Rangers' offense.

TEXAS RANGERS

2B Ian Kinsler
SS Elvis Andrus
DH Lance Berkman
3B Adrian Beltre
RF Nelson Cruz
C A.J. Pierzynski
1B Jeff Baker
LF David Murphy
CF Craig Gentry
SP Yu Darvish

SEATTLE MARINERS

CF Endy Chavez
3B Kyle Seager
1B Kendrys Morales
RF Michael Morse
DH Justin Smoak
LF Raul Ibanez
C Kelly Shoppach
2B Dustin Ackley
SS Robert Andino
SP Joe Saunders

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers claimed left-hander pitcher Charlie Leesman on release waivers from the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

Leesman, 26, has five days to accept or decline the assignment and become a free agent. Leesman was 12-10 with a 2.47 ERA for Triple-A Charlotte last year. He has never pitched in the big leagues.

Leesman was pitching for the White Sox in extended spring training after having surgery for a torn ACL in his left knee last fall. He would go on the 40-man roster if he accepts his assignment. The Rangers have one roster spot open.

The Rangers begin a short three-game homestand against Seattle beginning Friday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Right-hander Yu Darvish faces Mariners left-hander Joe Saunders. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. on Ch. 21 and ESPN-FM 103.3 and 1540-AM.

Darvish (2-1, 2.75): Darvish allowed three first-inning runs then had four shutout innings as he lost to the Mariners 3-1 last week ... Darvish gets an extra days' rest for Friday's start ... He hasn't pitched past the sixth inning after coming within an out of a perfect game at Houston on April 2 ... Darvish has 28 strikeouts and five walks and has allowed just 10 hits in 19 2/3 innings this season ... No team has given him more trouble than the Mariners ... He is 2-3 with a 6.21 ERA for five career starts ... While his control has improved, he has 17 walks and four hit batters in 29 innings against Seattle .... He has averaged six innings per start against Seattle while pitching an average of seven innings against the rest of the league ... Darvish has been better against the Mariners at home with a 2-0 record and a 4.26 ERA.

Saunders (1-1, 1.08): Saunders has pitched well to begin the season, making his most recent start against the Rangers and getting a no decision after not allowing an earned run in seven innings ... The 31-year-old lefty picked up his win April 8 against Houston with six shutout innings ... Saunders is a former first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Angels ... He pitched last season for Arizona and Baltimore ... He was a late-season acquisition for the Orioles and he beat the Rangers in the American League Wildcard game as Baltimore defeated Texas 5-1 ... Saunders had a 1.54 ERA for two postseason starts in 2012 ... He is 79-66 with a 4.62 ERA and 672 strikeouts in 192 starts for his career ... Saunders has turned things around against the Rangers, but he still has a 3-7 record and 5.79 ERA for 12 starts against Texas.

Hitters: Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager (5-for-13, 3 2Bs, 7 RBIs) has more doubles and RBIs against Darvish than any other player in the Major Leagues. Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler (10-for-27, 4 HRs, 8 RBIs) and right fielder Nelson Cruz (7-for-23, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs) had home runs Thursday in a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's Friday and that means a weekly look at who is trending up and who's trending down for the Texas Rangers. A look:

STOCK UP

Derek Holland: Holland's stock continues to rise. He pitched seven shutout innings, allowing two hits on Tuesday in a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Holland's numbers are outstanding across the board. He's allowed 12 hits and walked four in 22 innings. He's given up one home run after allowing 32 last season. Opposing batters are hitting .171 against him.

Ian Kinsler: He has five hits in his last 15 at-bats, two of them home runs. Kinsler is batting .309 with five home runs and 10 RBIs. He is the Rangers' team leader in homers and RBIs.

STOCK DOWN

Alexi Ogando: Ogando had no command of his fastball in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Cubs, leaving the ball over the middle of the plate as Anthony Rizzo and Alfonso Soriano crushed home runs off of him. He allowed six hits and two walks in 2 1/3 innings Thursday. He has pitched past 6 1/3 innings in any of his four starts this season.

Center field: Craig Gentry saved Tuesday's win with his diving catch, but the Rangers' offensive production in center field has not been there. Gentry and Leonys Martin have combined for zero RBIs in 15 games. They have 10 hits in 48 combined at-bats.

Rangers offense: The Rangers have gone seven straight games scoring four runs or less and are batting .209 during the stretch. The Rangers are the only team in the majors that haven't scored four runs or more in an inning.

The Rangers return home for a short three-game homestand against the Seattle Mariners this weekend. The teams split a four-game series last weekend with both clubs scoring 11 runs and winning by scores of 4-3 and 3-1.

Seattle ace Felx Hernandez will not pitch in the series. Rangers ace Yu Darvish will start Friday night's series opener. Here are some other things to watch for:

Mariners' momentum: Seattle will bring some momentum to Texas, avoiding a sweep at home against Detroit by beating reigning Cy Young winner Justin Verlander and the Tigers on Thursday 2-0. Kyle Seager had a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the seventh to break the scoreless tie.

Stopping Seager: Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is only batting .217 for the season, but he has a six-game hitting streak, including Thursday's game-winning double. Seager also gives Yu Darvish fits. He has seven RBIs against the Rangers ace, the most of any player against the Japanese pitcher. Seager had a two-run double off Darvish in a three-run first inning last Thursday as the Mariners beat the Rangers 3-1.

AL West race: The second-place Rangers are three games in front of third-place Seattle in the American League West. The Mariners are already 5 1/2 games behind frontrunner Oakland as the A's are off to a fast start with a 12-4 record. Seattle has been outscored by 15 runs for the season.

Rangers still slumping: The Texas offense can't break out. The Rangers have scored four or fewer runs in seven straight games, batting .209. In Thursday's 6-2 loss Thursday to the Chicago Cubs, the Rangers scored on home runs by Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz. The Rangers' offensive struggles aren't unprecedented and can't be blamed solely on the absence of Josh Hamilton, Michael Young and Mike Napoli. The Rangers were inconsistent at the plate last season and had a 10-game stretch last July when they scored four runs or less.

Saunders in Arlington: Mariners left-hander Joe Saunders will pitch for the first time in Arlington since beating the Rangers in last year's AL Wildcard game with Baltimore, 5-1. Saunders started against the Rangers last Friday and allowed an unearned run in seven innings as he got a no-decision. His overall record is not good against Texas with a 3-7 record and a 5.79 ERA.

CHICAGO -- On top of Alexi Ogando's struggles, the Texas Rangers' offense was once again an issue.

After a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, the Rangers now have scored 55 runs on the season. Their 3.67 runs per game puts them 12th in the AL.

“It’s just a matter of time,” manager Ron Washington said. “We have some guys in the lineup that we’re depending on that are just not swinging the bat the way they’re capable of. You just gotta keep getting them at-bats and it’ll finally fall into place. Right now we just got to continue to do the things we can in the game. Our pitching has been keeping us around. This is the first day our starting pitcher didn’t really keep us in the ballgame.”

Washington added that getting Lance Berkman back will be a boost to the bats as they return to American League play. Berkman, who didn’t play in the Cubs series because of the lack of DH, is posting a robust .389/.500/.611 line on the season and is one of the few Rangers who has avoided any early season adversity.

Ian Kinsler, who went 2-for-4 on Thursday with a home run, admitted that it’s time for the bats to get going to give the Rangers' normally dominant staff a boost on their rare off days.

“You can’t rely on your pitchers every day. You have to be able to put up runs and give those guys a little bit of a cushion early, and we haven’t been able to do that lately,” Kinsler said. “We have to get off the blocks a little bit better offensively early in the game and give our guys a little bit of a cushion. They’ve been throwing the ball really well, and I think that can only help.”

Kinsler said the bad weather can make it a little more difficult for the offense, and Wrigley Field’s lack of modern player facilities didn’t help, either. However, Kinsler refused to use it as an excuse and was just happy to be heading back to Texas, where better weather surely awaits.

Kinsler and Nelson Cruz were the only Rangers to record a hit on the day, combining to go 4-for-7 with two home runs and two singles. The rest of the team went 0-for-21 with eight strikeouts and one walk against Cubs pitching.

Catcher A.J. Pierzynski didn’t seem concerned with the Rangers' lack of offense, saying it was more about bad luck then a bad approach.

“I mean, in the first inning Ian gets on to lead off the game and we hit into a double play,” Pierzynski said. “In the second inning, Nellie gets on, we have a hit-and-run on, I hit a liner and we would’ve had first and third and Villanueva sticks his glove out and catches it. The other inning (Kinsler) hits a rocket for a double play. It was just one of those days where it seemed like things weren’t meant to go our way. But that’s baseball, that’s the way things work. There’s no hanging your head because there’ s no time for it, no one feels sorry for you so you gotta be ready to go tomorrow.

The Rangers left no men on base for the only the eighth time in club history, as all three base runners they had on the day were erased on double plays. It was the first time the Rangers had done that since July 7, 2007 against the Baltimore Orioles.

CHICAGO -- Alexi Ogando was able to overcome his struggles with fastball command by leaning on his other pitches in his first three starts of the season. However, in Thursday’s 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs, nothing seemed to be working for the Rangers righty.

“He was hanging his breaking ball, he was getting his fastball up and they didn’t miss it,” manager Ron Washington said. “They came out swinging today. Whenever he made a mistake with the breaking ball they hit it, and whenever he made a mistake with the fastball it left the ballpark.”

The Cubs pounded out 13 hits on the day and hit two home runs, both off Ogando. Ogando said he was consistently missing the zone, so he wanted to throw some strikes, but he left some pitches up and the Cubs bats feasted.

“By far today’s outing was the worst of all,” Ogando said. “Since (my fastball command) was off and I wanted to throw strikes, they took advantage of the pitches that stayed up.”

Ogando added that on top of his control issues, the wet mound – it had been raining for over 24 hours prior to first pitch – caused him to slip a couple times and made it difficult to pitch. Prior to giving up back-to-back home runs to Anthony Rizzo and Alfonso Soriano, pitching coach Mike Maddux made a visit and the grounds crew did some mound maintenance.

Contrary to what his pitcher said, Washington was quick to shoot down any talk of problems with the mound.

“I didn’t hear anything about the mound,” Washington said. “It didn’t bother (Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva). They were doing maintenance all day. Not gonna use that as an excuse; he didn’t get it done.”

Washington said Ogando’s fastball has not been where it should be all season, but was confident he’d find it in short order.

CHICAGO -- The Texas Rangers (9-6) fell 6-2 to the Chicago Cubs (5-9) to split what ended up being a two-game series after Wednesday's rainout. The Cubs got to Alexi Ogando early, with Anthony Rizzo and Alfonso Soriano delivering back-to-back home runs in a four-run third inning. Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva was strong for his third consecutive start, holding the Rangers to only two runs. Yu Darvish is scheduled to get the start Friday for the Rangers when they return home to open up a three-game set with the Seattle Mariners.

Inefficient Ogando: Ogando has struggled with high pitch counts early on in the season and Thursday was no exception. Ogando was able to work through his issues with minimal issues in his previous outings, but he couldn't find the same magic against the Cubs. He walked Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro in his first two plate on eight straight pitches. Castro came into the game with no walks in 58 plate appearances. The real damage was done on back-to back-home runs by Rizzo and Soriano in a four-run third. Ogando gave up multiple runs in an outing for the first time this season.

Bats struggle: Entering the day, the Rangers were 12th in the AL in runs scored, and they did little to improve their standing. Outside of a combined 4-for-7 from Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler (each had a single and a solo home run), the offense went a 0-for-21 with a walk against Cubs pitching.

Up next: The Rangers head back to Arlington for a three-game home stand against the Seattle Mariners. Yu Darvish heads to the mound on six days rest to face Joe Saunders at 7:05 p.m. Friday night on TXA-21 and ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM.

The Texas Rangers announced several relief initiatives to assist the victims of the devastating explosion and fires that took place in West, Texas on Wednesday.

From their news release:

During this weekend’s series with the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, fans may donate essential items for the victims and residents of West. Items will be collected outside the Rangers Ballpark gates from two hours before the game until 30 minutes after first pitch.

The following items are most requested: diapers/wipes, new underwear, blankets, water bottles, gift cards for grocery stores or home supply stores, toiletries, sports drinks or powdered sports drinks, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, non-perishable food items, clothing of all sizes, bedding, dog and cat food. Cash donations will also be accepted and will be directed to relief efforts.

Game times for the Rangers-Mariners series are Friday and Saturday, April 19-20 at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday, April 21 at 2:05 p.m. The items will be delivered to the citizens of West, Texas next week.

The Rangers will team up with the Carter BloodCare to hold a Blood Drive for fans coming to the game on Sunday, April 21. The Blood Drive will take place from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame. Fans can enter the Blood Drive through the Hall of Fame entrance located on the concourse behind the Lower Home Run Porch.

In addition, the Texas Rangers/Sportservice Food Truck will travel to West on Friday to make donations of food and water to residents.