Kumar Rocker, Pickle Juice Power Texas Rangers
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The right-hander will step into Texas' rotation Sunday with Tyler Mahle (shoulder) landing on the injured list. Rocker has yet to find his footing through six major-league starts this year with an 8.87 ERA, 1.84 WHIP and 21:7 K:BB over 23.1 innings, but he'll have a favorable matchup Sunday to potentially get on track.
Texas Rangers' starting pitcher Kumar Rocker downed three bottles of pickle juice in order to battle cramps during the Rangers' 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, per AP News' Schuyler Dixon.