Baseball

Not bad for a pitcher the Devil Rays—who signed Trachsel to a one-year deal that pays $1 million in base salary and, with incentives, could be worth as much as $5.5 million—were counting on to be an innings eater in the fourth spot of their rotation.

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Run and Gun
May 23-25: Rangers at Royals Will Kansas City, which led the majors with 42 stolen bases through Sunday, suspend its track meet while Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez is in town? Rodriguez has been off his game slightly, having caught just eight of 20 would-be thieves. That 40% success rate was sixth-best in the American League but a slump for someone who had thrown out 46.9% in his career. Another break for the runnin' Royals: Rangers lefthander and pickoff specialist Kenny Rogers—he leads the league with three—isn't scheduled to work in this series.