Texas Rangers trade RHP Kevin Millwood to Baltimore for RHP Chris Ray, player to be named

Rangers trade RHP Millwood to Orioles for RHP Ray

INDIANAPOLIS — The Texas Rangers have traded pitcher Kevin Millwood to the Baltimore Orioles for reliever Chris Ray and a player to be named.

The Orioles also received cash Wednesday to help offset Millwood’s salary. The right-hander is owed $12 million next season in the final year of his contract, a salary he guaranteed himself by reaching 180 innings this year for Texas.

Millwood was 13-10 with a 3.67 ERA in 31 starts covering 198 2-3 innings. The 34-year-old right-hander has made at least 25 starts in each of the last eight years.

The 27-year-old Ray was 0-4 with a 7.27 ERA in 46 games. He had a career-high 33 saves in 2006 before an arm injury forced him to miss the 2008 season.