King (1-0) allowed a run on three hits and a walk while striking out one over one inning to earn the win Sunday over the Phillies.
King also took a blown save after allowing the Phillies to tie the game in the eighth inning, but the Cardinals quickly retook the lead in their half of the frame. Over 16 appearances with St. Louis, King has posted a 1.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 8:4 K:BB and seven holds across 15 innings. He's at a 4.01 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 18:8 K:BB through 33.2 innings overall when accounting for his time with the Rangers. While he's seen some high-leverage work with the Cardinals, he's unlikely to be in the mix to close games with both Ryan Helsley and Giovanny Gallegos healthy.
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Cardinals' John King: Summoned from Triple-A
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The Cardinals added King to the 26-man active roster Tuesday.
King was in Triple-A when the Rangers traded him to St. Louis as part of the Jordan Montgomery deal, and he'll return to the majors as he switches organizations. The 28-year-old lefty holds a 5.79 ERA and 1.61 WHIP through 18.2 innings in the big leagues this year.
The Rangers traded King, Thomas Saggese and Tekoah Roby to the Cardinals on Sunday in exchange for Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton, Jeff Passan of ESPN.comreports.
King made his big-league debut for Texas during the 2020 campaign and has a 4.27 ERA across 87 big-league appearances. The left-hander has given up 12 earned runs over 18.2 frames in the majors this season and posted a 3.32 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 13:6 K:BB over 21.2 innings at the Triple-A level.
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Rangers' John King: Sent to Triple-A
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The Rangers optioned King to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.
King will head back to Triple-A after being called up Saturday, having failed to appear in a game while with the Rangers. Alex Speas had his contract selected from Round Rock on Wednesday and will replace King in the Rangers' bullpen.
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Rangers' John King: Recalled by Rangers
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King was called up by Texas on Saturday.
This will be King's third stint in the majors this season. During his previous time with the team, he struggled to a 5.79 ERA in 18.2 innings while striking out just 12.3 percent of opposing batters. Josh Sborz (biceps) hit the injured list in a corresponding move.
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Rangers' John King: Back in minors
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The Rangers optioned King to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
King was brought up to the majors Tuesday while Andrew Heaney was on paternity leave. Now that Heaney is back with the team, King will return to Round Rock after making two shutout appearances.
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Rangers' John King: Summoned to majors
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King was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
King holds an ugly 6.61 ERA over 13 relief appearances for the Rangers this season. He'll provide manager Bruce Bochy with another left-hander in the bullpen.
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Rangers' John King: Optioned to Triple-A
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King was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
King will head to Round Rock after being called up May 11, having posted a 6.61 ERA and 1.59 WHIP with nine strikeouts over 16.1 big-league innings. With the Rangers acquiring Aroldis Chapman via trade from the Royals, King was the odd man out in the major-league bullpen and will look to earn another call-up later this season.
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Rangers' John King: Goes 3.1 innings in long relief
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King (1-0) earned the win in Sunday's 11-7 win over the Blue Jays. He allowed one run on two walks while striking out two over 3.1 innings.
King nabbed his first win of the season Sunday, entering the game in the third frame after starter Jon Gray gave up six runs in 2.1 innings of work. He managed to put out the fire and held the Blue Jays hitless despite giving up a run. Since being called up from Triple-A in early May, King holds a 4.15 ERA and 1.54 WHIP to pair with 4.85 K/9 across 10 appearances (13 innings).
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Rangers' John King: Recalled from Triple-A
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The Rangers recalled King from Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
Ian Kennedy has been designated for assignment in a corresponding move. King will join the Texas bullpen ahead of Thursday's series opener against the Athletics after pitching to a 2.08 ERA through 17.1 innings this season at Triple-A.
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Rangers' John King: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Rangers optioned King to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.
King had a rough go of it in the Cactus League with a 5.06 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and 12:4 K:BB over 10.2 innings of work. The southpaw will begin the season in the Pacific Coast League, but he likely will see time in the Texas bullpen as an up-and-down option for the club for the 2023 campaign.
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Rangers' John King: Returns to majors
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King was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
The 27-year-old was demoted to Triple-A on Aug. 18 but will rejoin the big-league club after Dallas Keuchel was designated for assignment. King has appeared in 31 games for the Rangers this year and has a 4.67 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 24:13 K:BB over 34.2 innings.
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Rangers' John King: Sent back to minors
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The Rangers optioned King to Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
King will lose his spot on the 26-man active roster and in the Texas bullpen after Matt Moore (personal) was reinstated from the bereavement list. During his week-long stay with Texas, King appeared in two games and gave up two earned runs on three hits while striking out two over 3.1 innings.
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Rangers' John King: Returns to big leagues
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King was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.
King has a 4.70 ERA over his last five big-league appearances and is coming off a stint at Triple-A Round Rock where he generated a 9.00 ERA and 1.73 WHIP across 11 innings. King will rejoin the Rangers after they placed Spencer Howard (shoulder) on the 15-day IL retroactive to Monday.
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Rangers' John King: Heading to Triple-A
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King was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.
King has been a piece of Texas' bullpen all season but will now make his way to the minors. He has a 4.60 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 22:13 K:BB across 31.1 innings this season.
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Rangers' John King: Can't hold lead
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King allowed one run on two hits while striking out one in one inning during Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Rays in extra innings.
King, who's pitched well recently, came on in eighth inning to protect a one-run lead after starter Jon Gray's gem of an outing. Unfortunately, King blew the save -- the second eighth-inning blown save over his last three appearances -- and the Rangers lost in extras.
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Rangers' John King: Earns sixth hold
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King struck out one over a scoreless eighth inning to earn the hold in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Rays.
King followed up a dominant start by Martin Perez by pitching a perfect eighth inning. The hold was the sixth for King, who's scooped up three over the last six appearances. The left-hander has allowed a worrisome number of walks -- nine in 20 innings -- but he's avoided serious damage and pitched better during his recent six-game stretch. Five of those six outings have been scoreless and four have been perfect innings of relief.
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Rangers' John King: Earns shaky hold
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King allowed two hits and a walk while striking out two over 1.2 scoreless innings in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Royals.
King earned his second hold, but he allowed two inherited runners to score. The left-hander has managed to sidestep serious damage despite allowing 21 baserunners over 13.1 innings -- only two of his 13 appearances have been clean. King has a 2.70 ERA which stands in contrast to a 4.22 FIP.
