Matt Garza has apologized for a Twitter rant Saturday night aimed at Oakland Athletics second baseman Eric Sogard and his wife, Kaycee.

"No questions. Just a statement today," Garza said. "All I want to say is I let my competitive spirit cross outside the lines, and that shouldn't happen. I let my passion, my fire carry over, and that's not how this game should be played. And for that I apologize to the Sogards for anything that was said through my Twitter. That's all I have. I regret what happened, and I'm just looking forward to a great game today."

Garza said he hasn't talked to Eric Sogard and doesn't "plan to."

The Texas Rangers right-hander reacted angrily Saturday when Sogard laid down a safety squeeze bunt in the seventh inning that pushed across a run in the A's 4-2 win.

Hours after the game, Garza reacted angrily on Twitter, responding to what appeared to be an innocent tweet by Kaycee Sogard.

In one of his milder tweets from his protected account, Garza wrote: "@KayceeSogard tell your husband to speak up so his wife doesn't have to do it for him ... Chumps! ... Hahaha!"

He also tweeted that "certain people can't shut there woman up!"