Worth noting

• On Monday, the Rangers signed right-hander Cole Wiper, their 10th-round Draft pick out of the University of Oregon.

• Infielder Jeff Baker remains sidelined with a sprained right thumb. The Rangers are hoping he can play on Wednesday when left-hander Tommy Milone pitches for the Athletics. Washington said the Rangers have not discussed putting Baker on the disabled list.

• The 17th round of the First-Year Player Draft has been good to the Rangers. They found both Kinsler and Mitch Moreland in the 17th round, and now second baseman Ryan Rua is emerging. The Rangers took him in the 17th round of the 2011 Draft out of Lake Erie College, and he is currently hitting .251 with 22 home runs and 61 RBIs for Class A Hickory. He is tied for the league lead in home runs and RBIs and is third in slugging percentage.

• Going into Monday night, opponents were 0-for-24 off reliever Joe Nathan since he gave up a game-tying, 11th-inning home run to Seattle's Raul Ibanez on May 26.

• The Rangers faced two straight starting pitchers who wear No. 67: Chien-Ming Wang for the Blue Jays on Sunday and Dan Straily for the Athletics on Monday.