The Rangers series features a possible reunion with an old friend Aug. 13. That's when Merrill Kelly, the longtime Diamondbacks right-hander, is scheduled to start for the Texas Rangers, to whom Kelly was traded at the July 31 MLB trade deadline.

Here are three thoughts on the Texas Rangers’ 9-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at Globe Life Field.

On top of that, the Rangers sent Arizona three minor league pitchers: LHP Kohl Drake, their closest-ready minor league starter, rising prospect David Hagaman and LHP Mitch Bratt. It’s safe to say the trade for Kelly was a vote of confidence in the team as the Rangers enter the home stretch in a tight playoff race.