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Rangers End 10-Year ESPN Sunday Night Baseball DroughtThe Texas Rangers are hosting an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball for the first time since 2013 against the Philadelphia Phillies at Globe Life Fi...
Garrett Stubbs - Works behind plate SaturdayStubbs went 0-for-1 and caught an inning behind the plate in Saturday's 16-3 loss to the Rangers.
ImpactStubbs' status for Opening Day initially appeared to be in some doubt after he experienced right knee irritation earlier in March during a stint with Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic, but he was able to erase any concerns about his health by catching six innings in the Phillies' exhibition finale last Tuesday. He ended up making his season debut Saturday, but that was only because starting catcher J.T. Realmuto was pulled from the game early due to the Phillies trailing by 10 runs.
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Jake Cave - On bench against southpawCave is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
ImpactCave received starts in left and right field in the first two games of the season, and he went 0-for-7 with a walk, a stolen base and three strikeouts. Josh Harrison, Cristian Pache and Nick Castellanos will start from left to right in the outfield Sunday versus Rangers lefty Martin Perez.
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Darick Hall - Sitting versus leftyHall is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
ImpactHall started at first base the first two games of the season and went 2-for-7 with a double, a walk and a run scored, but he'll head to the bench Sunday with southpaw Martin Perez pitching for Texas. Alec Bohm will slide over to first base while Edmundo Sosa starts at the hot corner.
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Brandon Marsh - On bench SundayMarsh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
ImpactThe lefty-hitting Marsh will head to the bench while Texas brings southpaw Martin Perez to the hill for the series finale. Cristian Pache will man center field in place of Marsh, who went 2-for-7 with two extra-base hits, an RBI and a run while starting the first two games of the season.
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Bubba Thompson - Remains on bench vs. leftyThompson remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
ImpactThompson appeared as though he might get a look in an everyday role to begin the season with top center fielder Leody Taveras (oblique) on the inured list, but Thompson has instead handled a reserve role for the entirety of Texas' three-game series with Philadelphia. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy may not even be viewing the righty-hitting Thompson as a short-side platoon player, as the 24-year-old will continue to ride pine Sunday even with a southpaw (Bailey Falter) on the mound for Philadelphia. Adolis Garcia will start in center field once again and is being flanked by Ezequiel Duran in left field and Robbie Grossman in right field.
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Josh H. Smith - Sits against leftySmith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
ImpactThough he manned left field in both of the Rangers' first two games of the season while the Phillies brought right-handers in Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler to the hill, the lefty-hitting Smith will take a seat Sunday with southpaw Bailey Falter toeing the rubber for Philadelphia. Ezequiel Duran checks into left field in place of Smith, who went 1-for-4 with two walks and three runs over his first two starts.
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