MLB REPORT

RANGERS ACQUIRE GEARRIN

The Texas Rangers on Sunday acquired righthanded pitchers Cory Gearrin and Jason Bahr and outfielder Austin Jackson from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

To make room on the 40man roster, righthanded pitchers Tony Barnette (strained right lat) and Matt Bush (right elbow strain) have been transferred to the 60-day DL.

The 32-year-old Gearrin has a 1-1 record with one save and a 4.20 ERA over 35 relief appearances this season. The 31-yearold Jackson, who signed a twoyear contract with the Giants in January, is batting .242 (36for-149) with 13 RBIs in 59 games.

Bahr, 23, has been assigned to the Class A Carolina League. He's 8-4 with a 2.55 ERA in 16 Class A starts this season.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

Alcides Escobar was not in the club’s lineup on Sunday for the first time since 2015 as the struggling club made a number of moves.

Escobar had started 421 consecutive games, the longest streak in the majors, before Royals manager Ned Yost benched him against the Boston Red Sox.

Escobar, 31, was the starting AL shortstop in the 2015 AllStar Game. This year he is hitting .194 with 16 extra-base hits in 309 at-bats.

Jakob Junis, who had lost his last seven starts, was scheduled to pitch Sunday but instead went on the disabled list with back tightness. Heath Fillmyer made his first major league start, taking Junis' place.

Yost also said veteran righthander Jason Hammel is being removed from the rotation. Hammel, 2-11 on the season, had allowed 21 earned runs on 28 hits, including five homers, and six walks over 12 innings in losing his last three starts.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

The ballclub activated center fielder Lorenzo Cain off the 10-day disabled list and placed outfielder Ryan Braun and catcher Manny Pina on the DL as part of eight roster moves.

Cain, who's hitting .291 with eight homers and 26 RBIs, was in the lineup and batting third for Sunday's series finale against Atlanta. He's been out since June 24.

Braun, hitting .235 with 10 homers and 35 RBIs, also was on the DL with back problems in mid-May, missing six games.