The Texas Rangers were the only local team in action Monday, while others used the off-days to improve off-the-field.
Here is what happened on the field and behind the scenes.
MLB
Texas Rangers (45-27, first in American League West)
Last Game: Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Adolis Garcia, Josh Jung, and Mitch Garver helped the Rangers build a 3-0 lead through four innings. Texas kept Chicago off the board until the sixth when Andrew Vaughn and Luis Robert Jr. hit homers to make it a 3-2 game. Jonah Heim knocked in two more in the seventh, and the Texas bullpen delivered another scoreless outing to get the road win.
Noteworthy: The Rangers increased their lead in the AL West to five games over the Los Angeles Angels.
— Andrew Heaney threw more than five innings for the first time since May 27. The lefty allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts.
— Jung hit his 15th home run of the season in the third inning Monday, tying Adolis Garcia for the team lead.
— Heim has at least one RBI in each of the last three games.
— Utility player Brad Miller has been assigned to Double-A Frisco to begin a rehab assignment.
Next Up: Rangers at White Sox (31-43), 7:10 p.m. CT Tuesday
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Frisco RoughRiders (28-34, fourth in Texas League South Division, seventh in AA Texas League)
Noteworthy: Outfielder Evan Carter has been reinstated from the seven-day injured list.
— Pitchers Owen White and Triston Polley and outfielder Dustin Harris have been promoted to Triple-A Round Rock.
— The RoughRiders are second in the Texas League in stolen bases with 95. Shortstop Luisangel Acuna leads the league with 29 individual steals.
Next Up: Springfield Cardinals (31-32) at RoughRiders, 11:05 a.m. CT Tuesday
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MLS
FC Dallas (7-5-6, fifth in Western Conference)
Noteworthy: FC Dallas’ Wednesday match against Austin FC in Austin has been moved from a 7:30 p.m. CT start to an 8:30 p.m. CT start due to expected high temperatures.
— FC Dallas has signed winger Eugene Ansah. He will be under contract through the 2024 season with a player option for 2025. He most recently played in the Israeli Premier League.
Next Up: FC Dallas at Austin FC (5-4-8), 8:30 p.m. CT Wednesday
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NFL
Dallas Cowboys (offseason)
Noteworthy: Former Cowboy and current University of Colorado coach Deion Sanders recently told Sports Illustrated that he would not want to coach the Cowboys because he does not want to coach in the NFL, adding that he has “a problem with men getting their checks and not doing their jobs” and many of the league’s current players do not share his “old-school” attributes.
— CBS Sports named the Brandin Cooks trade as Dallas’ best offseason move.
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