Rangers 3B and leading hitter Josh Jung exits with calf tightness after C Kyle Higashioka put on IL

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung exited early from a 10-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night because of left calf tightness.

Jung, the team's leading hitter with a .294 average, was replaced in the field in the top of the fourth inning. Jung had a two-out single in the third, then appeared slow going from first to third base on a single by Brandon Nimmo. Jung did finish that inning, scoring on a double by Jake Burger.

After the game, Jung said he was a little sore but not concerned about the tightness he first felt when running to first base on his hit in the third inning. He said he wanted to play through it, but Rangers manager Skip Schumaker took him out of the game.

The Rangers before the game placed catcher Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list with right flexor strain, and put right-handed pitcher Jose Corniell on the 15-day list with the same injury.

Texas brought up left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales and catcher Austin Wynns from Triple-A Round Rock.

Gonzales, a 34-year-old left-hander, pitched the final three innings for his first big league save — in his 171st career game since his debut in 2014, and his first relief appearance in the majors since 2017.

It was his first big league game since a start for Pittsburgh on Aug. 7, 2024. He missed all of last season recovering from elbow surgery, and started this season in the San Diego Padres organization.

Left-hander Jalen Beeks, who will miss the rest of the season because of surgery for a flexor tendon strain, was transferred to the 60-day IL.

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Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung throws to first base after fielding a ground out against Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers' Josh Jung scores on a double by teammate Jake Burger during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (11) celebrates scoring off the bat of Wyatt Langford in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung, right, tags out Chicago White Sox's Sam Antonacci, left, between third and home plate on a fielder's choice during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

SYDNEY (AP) — Italy prop Marco Riccioni has been suspended for two weeks after being found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct in his team's 57-10 loss to Australia in last Saturday's Nations Championship rugby test.

Riccioni received a red card in the 66th minute of the match at Perth, Western Australia. He had already been replaced when he got involved in a wrestle between players spilled from the field into the technical area and knocked some Italy support staff off their chairs.

The tournament's Foul Play Review committee on Wednesday announced the suspension, the third involving Italy in two weeks.

The committee said the foul play could have merited a four-week suspension but it was reduced to two because of Riccioni's admission of guilt and his previous disciplinary record.

Riccioni, who will miss two matches in August for Perpignan in France's Top 14 league, is the third Italian player or coach to be suspended on the Nations Championship tour.

Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada had his two-match suspension reduced to one last week after facing a misconduct hearing in regard to referee criticism following Italy’s 47-17 loss to New Zealand on July 11.

And Italy lock Niccolo Cannone was suspended for four weeks after being sent off for head-butting in the loss to the All Blacks at Wellington.

Italy lost its first three games in the Nations Championship, with the defeats in Australia and New Zealand following a 27-10 loss to Japan in Tokyo on July 4.

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Italy's Niccolo Cannone runs at the defence during the Nations Championship rugby international between the All Blacks and Italy in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Masanori Udagawa/Photosport via AP)

Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada watches his players warm up ahead of the Nations Championship rugby international between the All Blacks and Italy in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Marty Melville/Photosport via AP)

Italy's Marco Riccioni runs at New Zealand's Wallace Sititi during the Nations Championship rugby international between the All Blacks and Italy in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Masanori Udagawa/Photosport via AP)