The Texas Rangers fell 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, to suffer their third straight loss and a series sweep after optioning Kumar Rocker to Triple-A Round Rock. Rocker's last start was on Wednesday against the Rays,

“Kumar has a bright future ahead of him, but there is more development needed for him to have the type of success we envision at the Major League level,” President of Baseball Operations Chris Young told The Dallas Morning News. “With more innings and repetition he will continue to improve.”