Rangers' bullpen struggles again in fifth straight loss

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    "While the Rangers are trying to figure out what role Neftali Feliz will fit into, the spring bullpen pieces continue to struggle.Darren O'Day allowed homers to three consecutive Seattle batters Sunday as the Rangers dropped a 9-8 decision, their fifth consecutive loss this spring.O'Day's spring ERA is 10.29, and he's allowed five home runs in seven innings. Texas' bullpen allowed seven runs Saturday.The Rangers have allowed 47 runs in the past four games, with the bullpen responsible for 30 of them.While not all the relievers allowing runs will be counted on this season, the numbers are still a cause for concern."I'm not doing cartwheels," team president Nolan Ryan said. "Any time you have pitchers that struggle, and they have back-to-back performances where they struggle, you have some concern.""

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