, the former Ranger starting as an opponent in Texas for the first time. That came soon after Napoli's two-run double.Napoli added a three-run homer in the fourth before Odor hit a solo shot into the second deck of seats in right field to cap the Rangers' second consecutive six-run inning. Napoli and Odor each have 26 homers.Martin Perez (8-10), needed 40 pitches in the first as Chicago went ahead 5-0, but made it through six innings to win his third straight start. The lefty needed only 56 more pitches and gave up only one more run after the first.Shin-Soo Choo had four hits with a three-run homer for Texas (61-61), which has won eight of 10 and is only 1 1/2 games behind the American League's second wild-card spot.Jose Abreu hit his 24th homer for the White Sox, who have lost six of seven.Holland spent his first eight MLB seasons in Texas, where he still lives, but the Rangers last winter declined their $11 million option and bought out the lefty for $1.5 million. He was 62-50 with a 4.35 ERA in 179 career games for Texas, but was plagued by injuries the past three seasons.LOT OF RUNSThe Rangers had multiple six-run innings in the same game for the first time since Aug. 22, 2007, when they had three such innings in their 30-3 win at Baltimore. ... The 17 runs were a season high for Texas and the most allowed by the White Sox. ... The Rangers' 20 hits were also their most. Joey Gallo (0 for 2, three walks) was the only starter without a hit. Everybody else had at least two hits.TRAINER'S ROOMWhite Sox: 2B Yoan Moncada was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of shin splints in his right leg. ... RHP Reynaldo Lopez (strained back), the loser in Thursday's series opener, was put on the 10-day DL. Manager Rick Renteria says the move is precautionary and to make sure he's OK.Rangers: OF Carlos Gomez was put on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday, after the cyst that was on his back was surgically removed. He has missed the last six games.UP NEXTWhite Sox: Miguel Gonzalez (6-10) has made since six starts since coming off the disabled list (AC joint inflammation). Take out the seven runs in 1 2-3 innings against Boston, and the right-hander has a 1.89 ERA the other five games.Rangers: A. J. Griffin (6-3) starts as the Rangers try to wrap up an 8-2 homestand and move a game over .500 for the first time since they were 39-38 on June 27.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Holland on familiar turf as White Sox visit Rangers 1h ago• 2 min read ARLINGTON, Texas -- Chicago White Sox left-hander Derek Holland is back in familiar surroundings, sleeping in his own bed as the White Sox play the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.But it's still odd for Holland (6-12, 5.68 ERA) to be on the other side of the field when he squares off against former teammate Martin Perez (7-10, 5.08).Holland spent the first eight seasons of his career pitching for the Rangers and Saturday marks the first time he'll pitch at Globe Life Park as an opponent."Now that I'm back here at home, back here as in home in Texas, and I've got my family here again, just being able to pitch where it all started," Holland said. "This is where all the memories began. This is where my career took off and this is team that brought me into this what you call baseball world." Holland has had a rocky baseball world in his lone season with the White Sox and has been the subject of trade talk. Holland won't be facing Texas for the first time. He allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings in a July 1 start against the Rangers in Chicago, taking the loss.Now that the first start against Texas is out of the way, he's approaching Saturday like it's a normal outing even though he'll have family and friends in Arlington who have followed him throughout his career."Pitching-wise, you kind of get into your own world," said Holland, who is 2-6 with a 7.86 ERA over his last 12 starts. "Just kind of like what me and (Texas shortstop) Elvis (Andrus) talked about when we were talking about facing each other. It'll be funny at first to see each other, but at the same time in this aspect, it's going to be really cool back in front of these guys, but ... I know I've got to stay focused on what I'm trying to do just like they've got to stay focused, too." Perez has been focused on turning his season around and has gotten solid results. After a disastrous start to open August against Minnesota, he's rebounded with consecutive quality starts and won his last two decisions. In his last 14 innings, he's allowed three earned runs and lowered his ERA from 5.46 to 5.08.He hasn't faced the White Sox this season, but is 2-1 with a 3.74 ERA in three career starts against Chicago.Like Holland, Perez is looking forward to the matchup Saturday. He's thankful for the way Holland helped him adjust when he was finding his way in the Texas rotation."Coming up that was the guy who helped me and taught me how to work on this level," Perez said. "I really would say to him 'thank you' for all the things he told me and helped me with my career and the things we did together as pitchers to help the team win."
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