KOLBY ALLARD NEWS

First start coming Sunday Allard will replace Corey Kluber (shoulder) in the Texas rotation and make his first start Sunday in San Francisco.

Impact Due to off days Thursday and next Monday, the Rangers could have waited until Aug. 8 against the Angels to break in a new fifth starter to replace Kluber, but Allard will get the opportunity to join the rotation this weekend. While Allard draws a favorable matchup against a poor Giants offense at the pitcher-friendly Oracle Park, his fantasy profile isn't an especially interesting one. At this stage of his career, Allard excels more at inducing weak contact than he does making bats miss, as evidenced by a meager 7.3 swinging-strike percentage through 53.1 career MLB innings.

JULY 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

LEADING OFF: Marlins postponed again amid virus outbreak

Major League Baseball has already postponed a second scheduled game between Miami and Baltimore after more than a dozen Marlins players and staff tested positive for the coronaviru...

JULY 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: Marlins postponed again amid virus outbreak

Major League Baseball has already postponed a second scheduled game between Miami and Baltimore after more than a dozen Marlins players and staff tested positive for the coronaviru...

JULY 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filling in for Kluber Allard will replace Corey Kluber (shoulder) in the rotation, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Impact The Rangers were dealt a blow Sunday when Kluber was diagnosed with a torn teres major muscle in the back of his right shoulder. He's been shut down for four weeks, which means he might not pitch again for six weeks. Allard, a former first-round draft pick, took a regular turn in the Rangers' rotation over the final two months of 2019 with mixed results. The left-hander was stretched out as a starter during summer camp, but it's unclear how many innings he'll be ready for the first time out. The Rangers have a few days off early in the season and will not need a fifth starter until Aug. 8.

JULY 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers' Kluber could be done for year with shoulder injury

Two-time AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber could be done for the season

JULY 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Allard expected to start as Rangers host the Red Sox

Texas will host division rival Boston

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Allard allows Two Runs as Rangers lose 3-2 to Astros

Kolby Allard (4-1) allowed two runs on four hits with four walks and two strikeouts in five innings.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Kolby Allard strikes out 7 in Rangers debut, loss to Brewers

Kolby Allard allowed two runs and three hits in 4 1/3 innings in his Rangers debut after he was called up from Triple-A Nashville.

AUGUST 10, 2019

Braves lefty Kolby Allard optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett

Braves option left-hander Kolby Allard to Triple-A Gwinnett, reducing competition for rotation spot

MARCH 12, 2019

Braves support Allard’s debut with 19 hits, top Marlins 11-6

ATLANTA (AP) Ronald Acuna Jr. wasn't surprised to see another member of the Braves' 20-year-old club win his first start for Atlanta.

AUGUST 1, 2018