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The Rangers are opening their home series on a positive note. Texas blanked the Phillies 7-0 in Arlington. Martin Perez moved to 5-and-2 on the mound after tossing six scoreless frames. Kole Calhoun, Marcus Semien, Nathaniel Lowe and Jonah Heim all went deep for the Rangers, who improved to 32-and-35. Texas snapped a two-game losing skid and now sends right-hander Jon Gray to the mound this afternoon