Last week, we discussed the sheer number of injuries that have befallen the MLB in 2021. The deluge has continued unabated since then, with Corey Kluber (shoulder), Lance McCullers (ditto), Marcell Ozuna (fingers), Zach Plesac (broken thumb from "aggressively removing his shirt" because hey, why not), Kyle Gibson (groin), Luke Voit (oblique), Franmil Reyes (ditto), Bryce Harper (forearm), J.T. Realmuto (wrist), Nick Senzel (knee), and Nico Hoerner (hamstring) all landing on the injured list. Oh,...

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (groin) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday (retroactive to May 22) with a right groin strain, Rangers Executive Vice President of Communications John Blake announced on Twitter. Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports that the groin issue is something Gibson has been pitching through over his past several appearances, and the team expects him to only miss a couple starts. Gibson has been putting together a career year so far this season, ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson held the Houston Astros to just two runs over seven innings on Sunday but the club still fell 6-2 after the bullpen imploded. The veteran right-hander gave up four hits and two walks while striking out three batters. Since getting torched during his first start of the year, Gibson has only allowed more than two runs in a game once in eight starts. In three May appearances, he's allowed six runs and just 11 hits in 21 innings of work. During that stretch, he has...

Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed just one run during the club's 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Monday. He struck out six batters and issued just one walk in six innings of work. The veteran right-hander continued a string of seven straight games with at least six innings pitched. During that stretch, he's allowed more than one run just twice and he has yet to give up more than three runs in a game this season. Gibson is throwing six pitches and all have been effective. His ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed three runs over eight strong innings during the club's 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. The veteran right-hander allowed three hits and two walks. The three runs allowed came on a two-run homer to Byron Buxton and a solo shot to Willians Astudillo. The two homers allowed on Tuesday were the first balls he's allowed to clear the outfield fence this season. Gibson also struck out eight batters and induced nine ground-ball outs. On the ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson recorded his third win of the season on Thursday during the club's 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The veteran right-hander allowed just one run on three hits and three walks through six innings of work. He also struck out four batters and induced eight ground-ball outs. After a rough season in 2020 that saw him post a 5.35 ERA with 73 hits allowed in 67 1/3 innings, Gibson now has a 2.16 ERA with 27 hits in 33 1/3 innings this season. And after allowing ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson held the Chicago White Sox to just one run over six innings of work during the club's 2-1 loss on Saturday. He also posted a K-BB of 5-2 and allowed six hits. After an opening-day dud, the veteran right-hander has now pitched four straight games with one run or fewer allowed. He's also thrown at least six innings in each of those four appearances. Gibson has added a cutter this season and has thrown the pitch 15% of the time. It's been a reliable swing-and-miss...

Well after back-to-back weeks with not a lot of great two-start streaming options, we finally have some good starters to choose from in Week 5.Before we get there, we'll recap the previous two weeks as always. It's a close call for who was the best pickup in Week 3, but if you started Matthew Boyd (1-0, 1.93 ERA, 9 K) or Kyle Gibson (1-0, 0.60 ERA, 9 K) you made the right call from that list. Now as for Week 4's choices, Kohei Arihara looks to be the frontrunner after tossing 5 2/3 scoreless ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson had his best game of the season during the club's 10-inning, 1-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. The veteran right-hander allowed just four hits and did not issue a walk in eight innings of work. He struck out six batters and induced 10 ground-ball outs. Gibson lowered his ERA to 2.53 and he has an 18-6 K-BB ratio through 21.2 innings. He's looking to rebound from a poor 2020 season that saw him post a 5.35 ERA with 73 hits allowed in 67.1 innings. ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson had a second straight solid outing during the club's 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. The veteran right-hander allowed two runs (one earned) over seven innings of work. He gave up just four hits and two walks while striking out three batters. Gibson threw 51 of his 86 pitches for strikes (59%). Through three starts this season, the 33-year-old hurler has allowed 14 hits and six walks in 13.1 innings but he has a 2-0 record and 12 strikeouts. ...