In what was expected to be his final rehab start, the right-hander allowed two earned runs and recorded eight strikeouts in five innings of Triple-A Nashville’s 6-3 win Sunday over Fresno.
Alvarez, who signed a one-year contract with Oakland in December, hasn’t appeared in a major-league game since last May.
In 22.2 innings for High-A Stockton and Nashville, the 26-year-old Venezuelan has allowed eight earned runs on 18 hits and six walks.
When healthy, the 2014 NL All-Star should offer a measure of stability to a rotation that owns the AL’s worst ERA.
Rangers suspensions: MLB’s chief baseball officer, Joe Torre, told The Wall Street Journal Monday that he expects to announce the suspensions from Sunday’s Blue Jays-Rangers brawl on Tuesday.
[...] baseman Jed Lowrie continues to progress from the shin contusion that landed him on the 15-day DL.
Two days after hitting off a tee, he fielded ground balls during batting practice Monday. …
Phegley is “looking better” since having a recent cortisone shot for right knee inflammation, Melvin said, but “we’ll have to look at potentially doing something” if Phegley can’t play this weekend.
Rangers lineup: 2B Odor, SS Andrus, RF Mazara, DH Beltre, CF Desmond, 1B Rua, LF Stubbs, C Wilson, 3B Alberto.
