ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Elmer Rodriguez got his first big league strikeout on what became a strange double play and the right-hander escaped the first bases-loaded jam in his debut for the New York Yankees on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old, among the Yankees’ top prospects, pitched into the fifth inning of their 3-0 loss to Texas. The Rangers loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth before Josh Jung hit a two-run single that chased him after 80 pitches.

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