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For Sam Dyson, Rangers say nothing to see here

Sam Dyson, left, loaded the bases before preserving the Rangers’ 2-1 win Sunday against the Indians to earn his 29th save. He and catcher Jonathan Lucroy like to rub beards after each win.
Sam Dyson, left, loaded the bases before preserving the Rangers’ 2-1 win Sunday against the Indians to earn his 29th save. He and catcher Jonathan Lucroy like to rub beards after each win. rrodriguez@star-telegram.com

Closer Sam Dyson is fine, Banister said, a day after Dyson walked consecutive batters in the process of throwing nine consecutive balls and loaded the bases Sunday afternoon before preserving the Rangers’ win. Dyson declined to discuss Sunday’s outing. Banister isn’t alarmed. In short, Banister said, the command issues most likely are the result of three days between outings.

“Sam’s alright. Sam’s fine,” Banister said. “I’m not going to over analyze or under analyze. I know what it is. He had a couple walks, gave up a base hit and then he got three outs.”

Bottom line, Banister said, Dyson got out of the mess and did his job.

“It’s the life and times of a closer,” he shrugged.

Stefan Stevenson: 817-390-7760, @StevensonFWST

This story was originally published August 29, 2016 at 6:33 PM with the headline "For Sam Dyson, Rangers say nothing to see here."

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