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Burke will serve as the Angels' opening pitcher in Thursday's game versus the Blue Jays, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports. Griffin Canning is on turn in the rotation, but he looks like he'll be utilized in bulk relief once Burke exits the game. Burke has tossed 3.2 scoreless innings with a 5:2 K:BB since being claimed off waivers by the Angels last week.
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The Angels claimed Burke off waivers from the Rangers on Tuesday. Burke had been designated for assignment earlier this week and has now been scooped up by an American League West rival. The left-handed reliever holds a career 4.22 ERA and 172:53 K:BB across 182.1 innings over parts of four big-league seasons.
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The Rangers designated Burke for assignment Sunday. The transaction opens up a spot on the 40-man roster and in the big-league bullpen for right-hander Matt Festa, who was called up from Triple-A Round Rock. Since breaking his right hand in April and missing two months of action, Burke struggled to bounce back upon returning from the shelf. Over his eight appearances with Texas since being activated, Burke posted a 7.59 ERA and 1.88 WHIP across 10.2 innings.
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The Rangers recalled Burke from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday. Burke will ring in his 28th birthday with a return to the big club after spending just over a month in the minors. The southpaw has been roughed up over his 10 appearances out of the Texas bullpen this season, giving up eight earned runs on 13 hits and six walks while striking out 11 across 9.2 innings.
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The Rangers optioned Burke to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports. The left-hander gave up three runs in his past two outings and will head to Triple-A in order to make room for infielder Jonathan Ornelas, who was called up Sunday. Burke has struggled to a 7.45 ERA and 11:6 K:BB in 10 outings for Texas this season.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAA | 34 | 1 | 34.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 37 | 5.82 | 1.55 |
| 2023 | TEX | 53 | 0 | 59.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 64 | 4.37 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | TEX | 52 | 0 | 82.3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 24 | 63 | 1.96 | 1.05 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/28 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 3 | 3.60 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 9/25 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/24 | @ |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 9/22 | @  |
1 | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 9/20 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/18 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 9/17 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |