Rangers manager Jeff Banister leaves to be with ill mother
(World News USA)

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister left the team on Saturday morning to be with his ill mother. Banister`s mother, Verda, lives in Clear Lake, Texas. Bench coach Steve Buechele will manage the last two games of the Rangers` series against the Oakland Athletics. The Rangers were on the fringe of the American League wild card race, going into Saturday trailing the Minnesota Twins by 3 1/2 games for the second wild card spot. ......