The right-hander is not sharp and winds up getting pulled with no outs in the fifth inning and being charged with seven runs.

Texas Rangers slugger Jake Burger’s return to form coincided with the election of a fellow Midwesterner as the first U.S.-born pope. Faith is ingrained in the devout Catholic athlete and his family.

1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Rangers 1, Cardinals 0. Rangers second. Jake Burger flies out to deep center field to Victor Scott. Kyle Higashioka singles to center field. Marcus Semien singles ...