PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Rangers have diagnosed Tanner Scheppers with a left abdominal muscle strain after he left Friday's game in the ninth inning. The team has not ruled out the possibility of a sports hernia, but Scheppers will be re-evaluated by team medical director Dr. Keith Meister.

It's just the latest in a long line of injuries for Scheppers. He missed virtually all of 2014 with elbow inflammation and most of 2016 recovering from knee surgery. Scheppers was the Rangers' opening day starter in 2014 but has not been on the active roster to start a season since.

Briefly: CF Carlos Gomez, who jammed his shoulder Tuesday, is expected to swing a bat Sunday for the first time since the injury. He expects to return to the field before the Rangers leave camp Wednesday. ... RHP Tyson Ross threw 23 pitches of live batting practice Saturday without issues. It was his second live BP of the spring. ... Cashner will throw 45 pitches, or about three innings, in a minor league game Sunday. The Rangers have hope he could be ready by April 15, the first time they need a fifth starter, but April 20 or 25 may be more realistic. ... RHP John Fasola, the Rangers' minor league relief pitcher of the year in 2016, has been shut down with a right elbow injury, believed to involve the UCL. He will seek a second opinion on whether to pursue surgery or a more conservative alternative.

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