

“It’s one of those things where I’m going to stay ahead of it, no matter what,” he said. McClanahan said he hopes the issue is now behind him. “We’ve definitely put the work in, we’ve been smart about it and I’m excited to see what (Monday) brings,” he said. That’d be awesome.” McClanahan to face RangersĪll-Star Shane McClanahan said he feels good as he is set to return from the injured list Monday and make his first start since June 30, when he had a recurrence of back tightness that cut short his June 22 outing as well. “Given what she went through last week and excited to see her out there and have us watch us. Though only a handful of family members are expected, the brothers will be thrilled their mom, Wendy, will be there after a recent medical incident while home in Orlando caused a scare.

“My thoughts are similar to the first time: Go out there and try and beat him, plain and simple,” Josh said. He hopes to again best his older brother, who was 1-for-10 in the three games at the Trop, and have the Rays again win the series. With the Rangers starting three right-handers, Josh should get more opportunity. “And it’s still kind of cool that your brother is on the other team.” “I think it’s more go out there and play baseball this time,” Josh said. Plus, he hit a single and got to hang out at first base with Nathaniel holding him on.

Though the Rangers won the game, Josh won the sibling battle, going 2-for-4 compared to Nathaniel’s 0-for-3. KANSAS CITY -The second, and less hyped, meeting of the Lowe brothers starts Monday when Josh’s Rays visit Nathaniel’s Rangers.Īmid considerable fanfare, including the pre-game exchange of lineup cards and more than 100 relatives/friends in the stands, they squared off for the first time last month at Tropicana Field.īecause of the pitching matchups, Josh only started one of the three games, on June 10.
