Kyle Gibson couldn't really get comfortable on the mound, and that had nothing to do with new mandatory checks by umpires looking for foreign substances. "I've only used rosin pitching my whole life. So they said, 'Hey, nothing looks sticky here, let's move on," said Gibson, who pitched into the sixth inning to help the Rangers end another losing streak. Andy Ibañez and Jose Trevino hit three-run homers to back Gibson as the Rangers snapped a six-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the Oakland Athletics and Elvis Andrus in the shortstop's return to Texas for the first time since getting traded. It was the fourth time this season the veteran right-hander started a win that ended a losing streak of at least three games for his team. Read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401228136
