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Texas Rangers' Joey Gallo, Matt Bush placed in concussion protocol

By The Sports Xchange
Texas Rangers Joey Gallo blows a bubble as he rounds the bases after a solo home run off Oakland A's starter Jesse Hahn in the fifth inning at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Califoria on April 19, 2017. File photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Texas Rangers Joey Gallo blows a bubble as he rounds the bases after a solo home run off Oakland A's starter Jesse Hahn in the fifth inning at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Califoria on April 19, 2017. File photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Texas Rangers might be without two key performers when they open an important four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

Third baseman Joey Gallo and right-hander Matt Bush are both in the concussion protocol, and they did not travel to Anaheim with their teammates.

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Gallo and Bush collided while chasing a popup in the eighth inning Sunday in Texas' 3-2 home loss to the Chicago White Sox. Gallo sustained a non-displaced nasal fracture and a swollen upper lip while Bush bruised his right knee.

Both players are due to be re-evaluated Monday, and if cleared, they could head to California

Gallo has 35 homers, tied for second in the American League. The 23-year-old is batting .205 with 65 RBIs in 113 games this season.

Bush, 31, has a 3-4 record with 10 saves and a 3.04 ERA in 49 appearances.

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