Mazara, Desmond OK after scary OF collision

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ARLINGTON — Rangers outfielders Nomar Mazara and Ian Desmond both remained in the game after a near head-on collision during the top of the sixth in the team’s 9-1 loss to the Pirates Friday night.

Desmond and Mazara converged toward right-center after Jung Ho Kang hit a drive into the gap. Desmond had the ball in his glove for a split-second, before the collision forced it out.

Both outfielders had been running at full speed before bracing for the impact with their hands at the last moment.

“You could see it getting ready to happen,” Ranger manager Jeff Banister said. …

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