The Rangers have placed backup catcher Matt Treanor on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right posterior cruciate ligament. Treanor has played in 64 games for the Rangers this year and he is 41 of 182 (.225 avg, .656 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 5 homers and 23 RBIs. I can’t believe I’m actually saying this but the Rangers will probably miss Treanor while he is out of action. That is because they have recalled 26-year old righty swinging Taylor Teagarden to backup Bengie Molina. Teagarden played in 10 games earlier this year for the Rangers and he was 1 of 27 (.037 avg, .225 OPS) with 3 runs scored. He also whiffed a stunning 17 times for the Rangers this year as his bat appeared to have a hole in it that pitchers continually found.

The Rangers have placed righty reliever/starter Dustin Nippert on the 15-day disabled list due to a mild head injury. Nippert was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Tigers’ outfielder Austin Jackson. Nippert has pitched in 28 games (2 starts) for the Rangers this year and he is 3-4 with a 5.36 ERA and a 1.98 WHIP. The Rangers have called up 27-year old righty reliever Doug Mathis to replace Nippert in the pen. Mathis has pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Rangers this year and he is 1-1 with a 6.98 ERA and a 1.97 WHIP.

The Rangers have placed 28-year old righty starting pitcher Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list with a gluteal strain. Harden has started 13 games this season and he is 3-3 with a 5.68 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. He has walked 43 batters and he has given up 14 homers in only 65 innings this season. Harden has whiffed 59 batters this season so the stuff is there but he needs to stay healthy, throw more strikes and keep the ball down in the strike zone to succeed. The Rangers have called up 26-year old righty reliever Alexi Ogando to replace Harden on the pitching staff. Ogando has pitched in 18 games (3 starts) in AA+AAA-ball this year and he is 0-0 with 1 save, a 2.05 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP. Ogando has only allowed 14 hits in 30 2/3 innings this season while whiffing 42 batters as he has been incredible in AAA. The Rangers hope he will be able to help them out in the bullpen.

The Rangers have placed 23-year old lefty starting pitcher Derek Holland on the 15-day disabled list with left rotator cuff inflammation. Holland has pitched in 5 games (4 starts) for the Rangers this year and he is 2-1 with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. The Rangers have called up 24-year old righty reliever Pedro Strop to replace Holland on the pitching staff. Strop has pitched in 17 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 0-1 with 5 saves, a 1.74 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. He pitched in 7 games (0 starts) for the Rangers last year in which he was 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. The Rangers will likely call up 23-year old righty starting pitcher Tommy Hunter to replace Holland when it’s his turn to start. Hunter has started 6 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 1-2 with a 4.05 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. He started in 19 games for the Rangers last season and he was 9-6 with a 4.10 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP.

The Rangers have placed 29-year old righty swinging outfielder Nelson Cruz on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Cruz has played in 32 games for the Rangers this year and he is 35 of 107 (.327 avg, 1.134 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 10 homers, 34 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. The Rangers have called up 26-year old righty swinging Craig Gentry to replace Cruz on the roster. He has played in 9 games for the Rangers earlier this year and he was 3 of 14 (.214 avg, .481 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 1 stolen base.