The Rangers on Friday acknowledged the obvious. Neither oblique injuries nor prized young players are to be toyed with. And so another hitter, this time outfielder Wyatt Langford, has been placed on the injured list with a mildly strained left oblique muscle.

Jake Burger went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs and Wyatt Langford homered, doubled and also drove in four runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 13-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim,