Texas Rangers (43-25) at St. Louis Cardinals (35-31)

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1 Texas Rangers (43-25) at St. Louis Cardinals (35-31) RHP Nick Martinez (1-1, 3.38) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (7-5, 3.46) Game #69 Road #35 (19-15) Sat., June 18, 2016 Busch Stadium 3:15 p.m. (CDT) FS1 / FM / 1540 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall Home Road Standing... 1st, +6.5 Road Trip One-Run Run HR No HR White w/ Blue w/ Red Gray Alt. Blue Blue Home Blue Road Alt. Red (all home) Holiday Throwback Last 5 Games Last 10 Games Come From Behind Wins Losses After Lead Score First Opp. Score First Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West /12-8/26-13 vs. AL Central /5-4/7-5 vs. AL East /1-3/7-6 Interleague /1-0/3-1 Series /6-3-1/ Series Openers /6-5/12-9 Series Finales /4-6/13-8 Rubber Games /1-0/7-1 Lead after /14-1/33-3 Lead after /16-2/37-3 Lead after /18-1/41-2 Trail after /2-11/6-17 Trail after /2-10/4-19 Trail after /1-11/1-19 Tied after /3-3/4-5 Tied after /1-3/2-3 Tied after /0-3/1-4 Decided 7th/later...6-5/5-7/11-12 Shutouts /1-1/1-3 Decided final AB /1-7/5-9 Walk-off games ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player Cal Ripken Mike Piazza Billy Williams Adrian Beltre Miguel Cabrera Darrell Evans Alfonso Soriano ALL-TIME RBI LIST Rank RBI Player Jeff Kent Carlos Delgado Mickey Mantle 1509 Adrian Beltre Vladimir Guerrero Dave Parker Carlos Beltran WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers beat the Cardinals last night, 1-0, and team is 6-2 on this 10-game, 10-day trip to Seattle (2-1), Oakland (3-1), and St. Louis (1-0) Texas has won 4 straight, 6 of 7, 12 of 15, 16 of 17, 18 of 23, and 28 of 39 have gone (.688) since 4/26, most wins and best win pct. in MLB in that span Texas has the best record in the A.L. at (.632), T2nd-best record in the majors (also WAS) to only CHC (.692, 45-20) Texas is an MLB-best 12-4 (.750) in June, most wins of any club this month current record is best 68-game start in club history and team will also have its best 69-game start regardless of today s outcome (see chart) team was after 68 G in 2015 since 5/1/15, Rangers have best record and most wins in A.L. (124-85,.593), 2nd-best in MLB in both categories to only the Cubs (130-77,.628). Club is season-high 18 games above.500 for the 1st time since the end of 2013 season (19-over at 91-72) prior to last night, Texas had never been at least 18-over in any season before June 27 (2012). TEXAS BEST 68-G RECORD W-L YEAR(S) , , 2010 TEXAS BEST 69-G RECORD W-L YEAR(S) , , 1998, 2004 STANDINGS: The Rangers have a season-best 6.5-game lead in the A.L. West for a 3rd straight day, largest lead in the division for Texas since 5/19/13 (+6.5 GA) largest lead in 2013 was 7.0 games (last on 5/16/13), and have not led by 7.5 games since winning the division by 10.0 games in 2012 in fact, have not led by at least 7.5 games before the All-Star break in club history (2nd-place SEA plays at BOS today) have gained ground in the division on 10 of last 16 days current 6.5-G lead is largest in A.L., and T2nd-largest in MLB (SF also +6.5 GA in N.L. West) to the Cubs (+10.5 GA in N.L. Central) have been in sole possession of 1st place for 15 straight and 19 of the last 20 days team has had at least a share of 1st place for 42 days in 16, including sole possession of 1st for 33 different days. SERIES STUFF: The Rangers have matched a club record by winning 8 consecutive series, just the 3rd time in Texas history it has happened (others July 15-Aug. 8, 1977 and June 1-27, 2010) could set a club record with a win today and/or tomorrow team has won 11 of its last 12 series overall (only loss was 0-3 from 5/16-18 at OAK) and is in 2016, most series wins in MLB have won 4 straight and 5 of last 6 road series, in away series overall in ON THE ROAD: This 10-game road trip for Texas matches longest of the year (also 10 G, 6/27-7/6 and 9/5-14) are (.545) in away games, 3rd-best in the A.L. (SEA-.618, 21-13; TOR-.583, 21-15) club has won 4 straight, 6 of 7, 11 of 14, and 14 of 20 after a 5-9 start to season in away tilts of team s 15 road defeats in 16, 9 have been one or 2-run losses, and club has lost MLB-high 7 times on walkoffs. VS. ST. LOUIS: Texas has won 4 straight against St. Louis, all here at Busch Stadium, as Rangers won all 3 games at this park from June 21-23, 2013 that marked the only other time for Texas to play regular season games in St. Louis Texas leads 5-2 all-time, as Cards took 2 of 3 in only previous series, June 11-13, 2004 in Arlington STL won the 2011 World Series in 7 games over Texas, with Rangers going 1-3 in the 4 games at Busch (won Game 2). INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Rangers are 3-1 against the N.L. this season, winning 3 straight this marks 1st in an N.L. city since Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2015 at SD (won last 2 of 3) Texas has won 9 of 12, 18 of 28, and 21 of last 35 vs. N.L club s (.602) mark vs. N.L. since 2010 is 2nd-best in MLB in that span to only Boston (.618, 76-47) all-time, the Rangers are in Interleague play Texas is 2nd in runs scored (1766) and 3rd in home runs (423) all-time in Interleague games Texas was 6-4 in N.L. parks in 2015 and all-time on the road in Interleague play. ONE NIL: Texas recorded a 1-0 victory last night on Rougned Odor s solo HR in the 5th inning some notes: According to STATS LLC, Odor (22.235) is youngest player w/ solo HR in 1-0 win since Cubs Addison Russell on 5/1/15 vs. MIL (21.098) also 2nd-youngest Ranger to do it (Bobby Johnson, on 10/3/81 vs. CAL. It was the Rangers 1st 1-0 win since 9/7/14 vs. SEA, 1st on the road since 6/13/14 at SEA. It was the 14th 1-0 win in Texas history on a solo home run, last on 8/28/12 vs. TB (Ian Kinsler HR) and 1st road instance since 7/20/08 at MIN (Taylor Teagarden HR at Metrodome). It was just the Rangers 2nd 1-0 win in Interleague play, 1st on the road and 1st on a solo HR (other 6/13/12 vs. ARI on Craig Gentry RBI single in 8th). Marked 8th 1-0 game w/ a solo HR in MLB this season. Club s 2nd shutout of the season, the other 4/12 at SEA. RANGERS 1-0 WINS ON A SOLO HOME RUN, ALL-TIME (14) Date / Opp. Solo HR Date / Opp. Solo HR 8/18/74 at CLE Jeff Burroughs 5/7/82 vs. BOS Bobby Johnson 5/4/75 vs. CAL Jeff Burroughs 9/27/86 at CAL Larry Parrish 6/21/76 at OAK Tom Grieve 7/27/93 at KC Rafael Palmeiro 4/23/77 vs. MIN Willie Horton 7/20/08 at MIN Taylor Teagarden 6/24/77 at CAL Ken Henderson 7/23/10 vs. LAA Michael Young 8/15/78 vs. CWS Richie Zisk 8/28/12 vs. TB Ian Kinsler 10/3/81 vs. CAL Bobby Johnson 6/17/16 at STL Rougned Odor HAMELS DELIVERS AGAIN: Cole Hamels posted 7.2 scoreless innings to earn the win last night, his longest scoreless outing since his no-hitter on 7/25/15 at Wrigley w/ Philly was longest scoreless effort by a Ranger since Colby Lewis CG SHO on 9/11/15 vs. OAK Hamels over 4 starts this month: 2-0, 1.88 (6 ER/28.2 IP),.173 opp. avg. (17-98), dropping season ERA from 3.34 to 2.88, 7th in the A.L. Hamels has gone 5-0, 1.64 in his 7 road starts in 2016 Elias Sports Bureau notes that Hamels is the 1st pitcher in Texas history to go 5-0 or better with a sub-2.00 ERA over his 1st 7 road starts of a season. BACK-TO-BACK: Colby Lewis pitched a complete game in his near-no-hitter on Thurs. at OAK (1 R-ER) before Cole Hamels 7.2 scoreless innings last night it marks the 1st time for Texas starters to pitch 7.2+ IP in consecutive starts while allowing one-or-zero combined runs since 7/17/11 at SEA (Matt Harrison-7.2 IP, 1 R-ER) and 7/19/11 at LAA (Alexi Ogando-8.0 IP, 0 R). ONE-RUN GAMES: Texas is 14-4 (.778) in one-run games, best win pct. in MLB 14 one-run wins are 3rd in MLB (16-SF, 15-PHI) and 3 more than any other A.L. club (11-CWS/CLE/ KC) have won 5 straight and 10 of last 11 one-run games. HARD SUN: Clubs are scheduled to play day games in each of the final 2 contests in this series Texas has a 12-7 record in day games, winning 7 straight and 11 of 12 after opening with a 1-6 mark club is 5-3 in away day contests, winning 5 of 6 the 12-7 (.632) record is best in the A.L., 2nd in MLB (Cubs:.697, 23-10). PITCHERS AT THE PLATE: Cole Hamels was 0-for-3 last night in Texas pitchers 1st PA s of 2016 staff hit.190 (4-21) in 2015 w/ a 2B, SH, 11 SO, last hit come by Hamels on 9/2/15 at SD (1B) today s starter, Nick Martinez - a former college infielder, is 0-7 career with 3 SO, including 0-for-4 in 2015 has been a pinch-hitter (5/31/14 at WAS) and pinch-runner (twice: 6/1/14 at WAS and 8/12/14 vs. TB), scoring walk-off run in 14th inn. of latter contest 1st TEX pitcher to pinch-run and score since Bobby Witt on 6/30/90 at BOS. TV TIME: Today s game is being televised on a FS1 national broadcast, with Aaron Goldsmith and C.J. Nitkowski calling the action Nitkowski pitched for the Rangers in SHORTS: TEX is MLB-best 9-1 in Saturday games, winning 7 in a row all other ML teams have 2+ losses on Saturday RHP Sam Dyson made an appearance this morning with Texas fans who are in St. Louis as part of a Rangers Destinations trip this weekend. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Sunday, June 19 at St. Louis LHP Martin Perez (6-4, 3.38) vs. RHP Mike Leake (5-4, 4.08) 1:15 FSSW/MLBN/105.3/1540 * For radio broadcasts, most games are on The Fan All games are broadcast in Spanish on 1540 AM ESPN Deportes All FSSW telecasts can also be viewed on FSGO app.

2 PAGE 2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER #22 Nick Martinez, RHP (1-1, 3.38) TODAY: The 25-year-old right-hander is slated for his 1st start of the season this afternoon in the middle installment of a 3-game Interleague series with the Cardinals...will be making his 1st start for the Rangers since 8/12/15 at MIN, but has made 5 relief appearances for the club since that outing...has gone 12-18, 4.51 (125 ER/249.2 IP) over 45 career starts for Texas...is in his 2nd stint with the Rangers this season after he was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday...made one appearance during first stint, taking the loss in extra innings on 4/23 at CWS (0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R-ER)...has spent the rest of the season at Round Rock, going 6-4 with a 4.50 ERA (32 ER/64.0 IP) in 11 games/starts...has gone 7-4, 2.80 (29 ER/93.1 IP) over 16 career starts in day games, 4th-lowest ERA in the A.L. since the start of 2014 (min. 16 day starts). LAST OUTING: Picked up the win in relief in the Rangers 7-5 victory on Wednesday at OAK (2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R-ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR, 45 pitches/28 strikes)... entered in relief of Derek Holland in the 4th inning with 2 men on and Texas down allowed both inherited runners to score on a Billy Burns double...an Ian Desmond error allowed the 2nd run to score...would proceed to set down 7 of final 9 batters faced after the double...texas would score 5 runs off Sonny Gray in the 6th to tie the game and add another run in the 7th to put Martinez in position for the win. INTERLEAGUE: Is 2-0, 4.63 (12 ER/23.1 IP) over 5 games/4 starts in his career against the National League, including 2-0, 4.84 (12 ER/22.1 IP) as a starter...7 of his 12 runs in Interleague play came in an 8-7 Texas loss on 7/20/15 at COL... was 1-0, 5.51 (10 ER/16.1 IP) over 3 Interleague starts last season...has made 3 of those starts in N.L. cities, going 1-0, 5.63 (10 ER/16.0 IP)...has quality starts in 3 of 4 career Interleague outings. At the plate: The former Fordham infielder is 0-for-7 with 2 runs scored and 3 strikeouts in his major league career...scored a pair of runs on 7/20/15 at COL... has been as a pinch hitter (0-for-1) and a pinch runner during Interleague play in his career. ON THE ROAD: Is 8-11, 4.26 (73 ER/154.1 IP) over 31 games/26 starts in his career away from Arlington...has surrendered 21 of 34 career home runs on the road...opponents are batting.277/.345/.453 on the road compared to.273/.349/.451 in Arlington...went 3-5, 4.50 (34 ER/68.0 IP) away from Arlington last season...has dropped 5 road starts dating back to 6/20/15...snapped a 6-game road losing streak overall with his win on Wednesday at Oakland. AS A STARTER: Has gone 12-18, 4.51 (125 ER/249.2 IP) in his 45 starts with Texas his WHIP as a starter is the highest in MLB in among pitchers with innings as a starter set a club record with 16 consecutive starts of allowing 3 earned runs-or-less from 8/31/14-5/28/15, besting the previous mark of 15 set by Rich Hand in ROUND ROCK: Was 6-4, 4.50 (32 ER/64.0 IP) over 11 starts for the Express this season...pacific Coast League opponents batted.292 (73-250) with 4 home runs...right-handed batters hit.264/.297/.382/.679, while left-handed batters posted a.330/.374/.491/.864 line...opposition batted.299 (20-67) with RISP... leadoff batters hits.300/.354/.467/ opposing hitters batted..262/.302/.390 with the bases empty and.330/.364/.477 with runners on base...was 2-1, 2.79 (6 ER/19.1 IP) with 22 strikeouts against just 3 walks over his final 3 starts with the Express...had a career-best 11 strikeouts on 5/30 vs. Reno and followed that performance with 9 strikeouts in his next outing on 6/4 vs. OKC...whiffed 28.9% (22 of 76) of batters faced in his last 3 starts with Round Rock after fanning just 10.2% (20 of 196) of batters faced in 1st 8 outings. TEXAS: Made one appearance during 1st stint, 4/16-24, taking the loss in extra innings on April 23 at Chicago-AL (0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R-ER)...entered spring training as part of the club s 5th starter competition, but was optioned to minor league camp on 3/29 after going 0-3, 8.59 (14 ER/14.2 IP) in 5 games/2 starts. CAREER: Made 45 starts for Texas from , the second-highest total on the staff (Colby Lewis-62) was a last-minute addition to the 2014 season-opening rotation the final week of March despite never being in big league spring training camp prior to the announcement posted a record and 4.27 ERA over 53 games/45 starts for Texas in in his first major league action had pitched in just 5 games above the High-A level prior to 2014 was an 18th round selection by Texas out of Fordham University in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft after playing primarily at 2B with the Rams. 2015: Had 4 stints with Texas (Opening Day-7/1, 7/20-8/12, 8/27, and 9/7-end of season) ranked among the staff leaders in innings (3rd, 125.0), starts (3rd, 21), and quality starts (2nd, 13) despite 5 starts after the All-Star break and none after 8/13 was not on the club s ALDS roster, but was sent to Arizona for workouts to stay fresh in the event he was needed as an injury replacement...chosen as RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016 AT ST. LOUIS MARTINEZ S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / MARTINEZ IN INTERLEAGUE W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / MARTINEZ ON THE ROAD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 2.1, June 15 at OAK Innings: 7.0, 6x, last June 14 vs. MIN Hits: 3, June 15 at OAK Hits: 11, Aug. 12, 2015 at MIN Runs: 1, April 23 at CWS Runs: 9, June 26, 2015 at TOR ER: 1, April 23 at CWS ER: 8, 2x, last June 26, 2015 at TOR SO s: 2, June 15 at OAK SO s: 7, Aug. 20, 2014 at MIA Walks: 2, April 23 at CWS Walks: 5, 2x, last May 17, 2015 vs. CLE HR: - HR: 3, 2x, last Aug. 12, 2015 at MIN Pitches: 45, June 15 at OAK Pitches: 112, May 28, 2015 vs. BOS CG s: - CG s: - Low-Hit CG: - Low-Hit CG: - CG SHO s: - CG SHO s: - Win Streak: 1, June 15-current Win Streak: 4, April 9-May 23, 2015 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (Including postseason) Nick Martinez vs. St. Louis PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Moss & CAREER SPLITS 2016 CAREER W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home / Road / / Day / / Night / / AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left vs. Right TOTALS RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING (STARTS ONLY) Total RUN SUPPORT (STARTS ONLY) 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/ Carlos Martinez vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Choo Desmond MARTINEZ S 2016 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/23 at CWS 3-4 (11) L /7 6/15 at OAK 7-5 W /28 Season Totals Relief Appearance MARTINEZ S 2016 MINOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/7 at IOW Leading /12 at OMA 6-4 W Leading /28 vs. NAS 3-7 L Trailing /3 at COL 11-3 W Leading /8 vs. NEW 4-3 W Leading /14 at ALB 4-8 L Trailing /20 at ELP W Leading /25 vs. TAC 0-4 L Trailing /30 vs. REN 4-1 W Leading /4 vs. OKC 1-7 L Trailing /9 at IOW 8-5 W Leading Season Totals the Rangers Player of the Month for April, going 2-0 with a 0.35 ERA (1 ER/26.0 IP) over 4 starts during the month, with Texas going 4-0 in his outings was 2-1, 3.25 (13 ER/36.0 IP) over 6 starts in May from 6/3-7/20, spanning a stint at AAA, allowed 7+ ER in 3 of 7 starts (1-4, 6.92, 30 ER/39.0 IP), this despite posting quality starts in the other 4 outings, to raise season ERA from 2.03 to 3.92 was 2-2, 4.95 (11 ER/20.0 IP) in final 4 starts in July and August before he was used exclusively out of the bullpen in September...was tied for A.L. lead in quality starts as late as 6/20, one of 4 pitchers in club history with 11+ QS in team s 1st 69 games of a season left-handed batters hit.236/.314/.362 and right-handed hitters posted.307/.378/.527 line held opponents to a.221 average (27-122) with RISP, including.137 (7-51) with RISP and 2 outs, 2nd-lowest in MLB (min. 50 AB) to Zack Greinke (.105). TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP MARTIN PEREZ (6-4, 3.38 in 14 games/starts) The 25-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his team-high 15th start of the season in tomorrow s series finale here in St. Louis...has earned wins in 5 consecutive starts, posting a 3.19 ERA (11 ER/31.0 IP) in those outings, longest such single-season streak by any Ranger since his own career-best 6 straight from Aug. 5 - Sept. 3, has gone 6-2, 2.93 (20 ER/61.1 IP) in his last 10 starts beg. 4/27, dropping season ERA from 4.50 to 3.38 in that span...still leads MLB in GIDP (17) despite not inducing one in his last 4 starts (last 5/24 vs. LAA) opponents are 13-for-62 (.210) with RISP, T8th-lowest avg. in A.L has quality starts in 10 of 14 this season (T6th in A.L.) earned his 5th win in as many starts in Rangers 5-3 victory on Tues. at OAK (7.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R-ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 90 pitches/65 strikes) snapped a 9-G road losing streak (5/5/14-9/8/16)...retired 14 of 15 batters faced after allowing a 1st inning RBI double to Khris Davis...allowed 3 runs on 3 straight singles in the 6th as well as a double before working a scoreless 7th...didn t issue a walk for the 1st time all season...matched his season-high with 9 hits allowed...has gone at least 6.0 IP for a career-best 8th straight start (2nd-best in the A.L.; TOR s Marco Estrada, 10) and in 12 of his 14 GS this season...has only faced STL once in his career on 6/22/13 at Busch Stadium (W, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R-ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 82 pitches/55 strikes)...in that game, retired final 17 of 19 batters after allowing runs in the 1st and 2nd innings...is 1-9, 4.87 (46 ER/85.0 IP) last 15 road starts dating back to 5/5/14 Rangers are 5-0 in his last 5 starts after going 2-7 in his 1st 9 starts.

3 RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016 AT ST. LOUIS PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters Relievers Home Road TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Chirinos Holaday Nicholas Wilson Stolen bases against pitchers: 2-for-4 (2 SB, 2 CS) * - as starter BULLPEN BREAKDOWN (RELIEF OUTINGS ONLY) FIRST BATTER PITCHER LAST APP. (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO NP SV/OPP RET/FACED IR/Sc GB/FB SB/CS 43 Tony Barnette 6/12 at SEA /0 17/26 19/3 41/20 2/0 51 Matt Bush 6/17 at STL /0 14/17 7/1 13/15 0/0 58 Alex Claudio 6/14 at OAK /0 6/12 12/6 30/11 0/0 41 Jake Diekman 6/15 at OAK /1 21/31 11/3 29/21 0/0 47 Sam Dyson 6/17 at STL (Sv, 12) /13 26/36 14/1 58/12 1/1 55 Cesar Ramos 6/13 at OAK (L in start) /1 2/4 0/0 21/12 0/0 37 Shawn Tolleson 6/13 at OAK /15 14/23 9/1 33/20 1/2 Totals 25/32, 77.4% 131/202, 64.5% 99/25, 25.5% 305/177 4/4 TEAM PITCHING: Second SHO of season last night (also 4/12 at SEA) one run allowed last 2 G/18.0 IP to drop season mark from 4.03 to 3.93, 5th in A.L., but staff has permitted 27 R-24 ER last 5 G to rise from 3.87 also have 3.43 ERA (93 ER/244.0 IP) last 26 G beg. 5/20 to drop season figure from 4.26 staff s 82 HR are 6th-most in A.L., just one HR last 4 G just 7 BB last 4 G, but 214 BB in 16 are T5th-most in A.L have fewest strikeouts in MLB w/ 459 have induced MLB-high 78 GDP s staff s 3.64 away ERA is 3rd-lowest in A.L. (TOR-3.13; CLE-3.55). STARTERS: Past 2 G (Lewis/Hamels) marks 1st time for Texas to have 7.2+ IP in consecutive starts while allowing one-or-zero combined runs since 7/17-19/11 (Harrison/Ogando) starters have 7.0+ IP in 5 of last 7 G Lewis posted club s 1st CG Thurs. at OAK rotation has a 3.22 ERA (73 ER/204.1 IP) in last 33 G since 5/13 to drop from 3.69 to 3.45, lowest in the A.L. and 5th in MLB (CHC-2.29; NYM-3.19; WAS-3.29; SF-3.36) quality starts in just 5 of last 10, but 45 QS are 2nd in A.L. and T3rd in MLB (CHC/TOR-46; TEX/WAS-45), also most in club history thru 1st 68 G of a season rank among A.L. leaders in win pct. (1st,.714, 30-12), wins (2nd, 30), opp. avg. (2nd,.239) starters are 17-5 last 28 G after going 1-4 in 1st 17 G in May rotation has won 13 of last 15 decisions, and 8-G win streak from 5/28-6/9 was longest single-season run since opening 2012 at RELIEVERS: Texas leads MLB with 25 saves and 50 holds bullpen has just 1.1 IP past 2 G posted 5.1 SHO IP Wed. at OAK, most scoreless innings in a 9-inning win since 4/17/14 vs. SEA (6.2) and most in a 9-inn. road win since 6/10/12 at SF (6.0) have allowed 11 R-ER in 15.0 IP last 5 G to rise from 4.73 to A.L.-high 4.87, 2nd-highest in ML (CIN-6.04) bullpen has allowed runs in 8 of 11, 9 of 13, and 12 of 17 still have a 3.86 ERA (33 ER/77.0 IP) in last 26 contests to drop season mark from 5.47 relievers have worked 3+ innings in 17 of last 22 G bullpen s 13 losses are T2nd-most in A.L. (TOR-16, MIN-13) 2nd-most relief HR allowed (32) in A.L. (MIN-36) have converted 25 of 32 save chances, including 12-for-last-12 since blown save on 5/17 at OAK. 43 TONY BARNETTE 3-2-0, 3.81 vs. LHB: 18-for-48 (.375) vs. RHB: 16-for-58 (.276) Has pitched just once on road trip has allowed 6 R-ER in 4.2 IP last 5 G, opponents batting.478 (11-23) in that span, to rise from 2.11 to 3.81, highest since 4/23 (4.15) has allowed runs in 7 of 26 outings in 2016, including 3 straight and 4 of last 5 appearances. Is T5th in A.L. in relief wins (3), all in May to match Lewis in team high for wins in the month has allowed 3 of 19 IR (15.8%) to score, entering w/ bases loaded 3x has entered in 7th-or-later in 21 of 26 G issued walk-off 1B to R. Martin in 9th 5/4 at TOR for 2nd loss earned his 1st ML win on 5/2 at TOR. Barnette was 32 years, 148 days old for his ML debut, 2nd-oldest in Rangers history (RHP Yoshinori Tateyama on 5/24/11 vs. CWS). 51 MATT BUSH 2-0-0, 1.15 vs. LHB: 6-for-18 (.333) vs. RHB: 6-for-41 (.146) Has 2.1 perfect innings past 3 outings, 5.2 scoreless innings last 7 appearances has 17 K s and just 3 BB in 1st 17 ML outings opponents 1-for-19 w/ 8 K last 7 G, just.203 (12-59) w/ 2 XBH (both 2B) for season posted 2nd win last Sat. at SEA, escaping bases-loaded jam in 10th career-high 3 K s 6/9 vs. HOU, 3rd TEX reliever with a 3-SO inning in scoreless IP over 1st 5 appearances. Had K s in each of 1st 5 ML outings, 1st Ranger reliever to do that since Yoshinori Tateyama (1st 5 in 2011) and Neftali Feliz (1st 5 in 2009). Earned win 5/15 vs. TOR in 2nd ML game, just 10th reliever in club history to win within 1st 2 games (last Seth Rosin in 2nd outing, 4/2/14 vs. PHI). Pitched perfect 9th in ML debut 5/13 vs. TOR former no. 1 overall pick (Padres in 2004) made ML debut at age Contract purchased from Frisco (AA) 5/13 0-2, 2.65 ERA (5 ER/17.0 IP) and WHIP in 12 relief app. w/ Frisco, 5-for-5 in saves, 1st reg. season action since 2011 held opponents to.158 (9-57) avg. w/ 4 BB/18 SO, 2 HR had 13.3 SO/9 (131 SO/88.2 IP) in minors career, whiffing 35.5% of BF ( ). 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 1-1-0, 5.06 vs. LHB: 6-for-16 (.375) vs. RHB: 16-for-51 (.314) Pitched in 1st 2 games of OAK series (2 R-ER in 1.1 IP) after being recalled Monday for 3rd stint w/ TEX in 16 (also 4/13-5/6 and 5/8-6/2) Monday was 1st outing w/ TEX since 6/1 at CLE (walkoff loss in 11th) has allowed baserunners in 10 of 12 G, and has permitted 6 of 12 inherited runners to score. Has also made 3 appearances w/ Round Rock (AAA) in 16, posting 5.2 scoreless innings, incl. 3.2 SHO frames over 2 games this month after being optioned on 6/3 when Shawn Tolleson was activated. Career-high 4.1 IP on 5/10 vs. CWS, allowing just one run, to record 2nd ML win longest relief outing by a Ranger to record a win since Dustin Nippert, 9/14/10 vs. DET (also 4.1 IP). 41 JAKE DIEKMAN (L) 1-1-1, 1.40 vs. LHB: 3-for-25 (.120) vs. RHB: 10-for-63 (.159) Perfect 8th Wed. at OAK no runs allowed last 15 G/13.2 IP with 13 K in that span, and owns 0.54 ERA (1 ER/16.2 IP) last 19 G to drop from 3.00 to 1.40, lowest since allowing his 1st runs of season on 5/1 opponents last 13 G since 5/15:.057 (2-35), 4 BB, 10 SO. 1st career save 6/9 vs. HOU also earned win 6/7 vs. HOU, 1st win w/ TEX and 1st since 6/22/15 at NYY with Philly. Has 17 holds, T2nd in A.L ranks among A.L. relief leaders in opp. avg. (3rd,.148), games (T9th, 31), WHIP (7th, 0.82) holds in 7 straight outings, 5/11-28, T2nd-longest span in team history (Cris Carpenter-9 in 1993; Mike Venafro-7 in 1999). Did not issue an earned run with just 1 BB in 1st 11 outings (8.1 IP) in 2016 until season-high 3 ER on 5/1 vs. LAA. Opponents when pitching with a lead: 5-for-63 (.079), 6 BB/24 SO has entered w/ game tied or TEX leading in 27 of 31 G runs allowed in 3 of 31 G. 47 SAM DYSON , 2.10 vs. LHB: 9-for-45 (.200) vs. RHB: 15-for-73 (.205) Has finished 5 of club s 6 wins on this trip, going 4-for-4 in save tries last Sat. at SEA was 1st career extra-inning save also earned win 6/6 vs. HOU one BB last 24 G/22.1 IP. Is 10-for-10 in saves chances since named closer on 5/18, making 16 appearances in that span: 15.1 IP, 4 R-ER, opponents 9-for-53 (.170) w/ one BB and 15 SO is 12-for-13 in save tries overall, team lead in saves, with lone BS on 4/23 at CWS. Has a 1.78 ERA (5 ER/25.1 IP) last 27 G to drop season figure from 3.00 to 2.10 has allowed runs in 6 of 36 G. Has pitched on zero days rest A.L.-high 14 times, T2nd in ML (16-SF s Josh Osich) his 36 appearances are most in MLB has allowed just one of 14 IR to score (7.1%), T4th-best pct. in A.L. Led the majors 17 appearances in May, 3rd most outings ever by a Ranger in one month. 55 CESAR RAMOS (L) 1-3-1, 4.88 vs. LHB: 5-for-23 (.217) vs. RHB: 34-for-99 (.343) Took loss in spot start Mon. at OAK (3.2 IP, 8 H, 8 R-6 ER) has allowed 2 R over 5.0 IP in 2 relief app. since last move to bullpen worked 3.0 IP 5/30 at CLE to earn Rangers 1st save of 3.0+ IP since Michael Kirkman on 4/21/13 vs. SEA (3.0 IP) was 2nd career ML save, 1st since 5/31/13, also at CLE. Is 0-1, 4.76 (6 ER/11.1 IP) in 3 relief appearances and is 1-2, 4.95 (11 ER/20.0 IP) in 4 starts, incl. win on 5/21 at HOU had contract purchased and made Texas debut in start on 4/25 vs. NYY (6.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R-ER), taking loss in Rangers 3-1 defeat was 1st start since 5/17/14 at LAA while with TB. 37 SHAWN TOLLESON , 8.41 vs. LHB: 15-for-36 (.417) vs. RHB: 13-for-51 (.255) His 2.1 IP Mon. at OAK matched career high (2nd time, other 4/29/14 vs. OAK) has pitched 3 times (2 R-1 ER/4.1 IP) since being activated from MLB Family Medical Emergency List on 6/3 was inactive, 5/27-6/2, following appearance on 5/25 vs. LAA removed from closer s role before game on 5/18 here in Oakland. Has allowed runs in 6 of last 11 G (14 R-13 ER/10.1 IP), opponents at.356/.423/.756/1.179 in that span w/ 5 HR, 6 BB/12 SO to raise season figure from 5.40 to 8.41 permitted walk-off grand slam to K. Davis on 5/17 at OAK converted just 2 saves in 5 chances over 6 appearances from 5/3-17 still has team-high 11 saves has 4 blown saves, T2nd in A.L., 11-for-15 in save tries 1st Ranger w/ back-to-back 10-save seasons since Joe Nathan in

4 PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016 AT ST. LOUIS TEAM BATTING: Texas is batting.283 ( ) with 41 HR and 137 R in last 25 G to raise season average from.254 to.265, 4th in A.L has.272 ( ) avg. last 48 G beg. 4/26 to rise from.246 club hit 3+ HR in 3 straight Mon.-Wed. for 1st time since May 10-12, 2013 (all at HOU) 19 HR over 1st 8 G of this trip 29 HR in June, 3rd in MLB (BAL-35; TOR-32) club has won 20 of last 23 G when scoring multiple runs ranks among A.L. leaders in sac flies (T1st, 24), runs (4th, 327), hits (4th, 614), HR (6th, 84), TB (6th, 998), and steals (T5th, 43) 25 BB in last 7 games after just 7 BB previous 6 G season-best 10-G HR streak, 5/24-6/4 club is batting.213 (19-89) w/ RISP last 11 G to drop from.301 to.287, still 2nd in A.L. and 3rd in MLB (STL-.312; BOS-.291) club s.249 road avg. is 9th in A.L. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.279 AVG, 3 HR, 26 RBI,.329 OBP,.397 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Fri.: 0-for-3, BB Trip:.281 (9-32), HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R, BB, 2 SB Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-last-12 since HR Tues. at OAK, season-high 3 K s Thurs. at OAK since last week, has had sequences of 0-for-13, followed by 9-for-13, now current 0-for-12 batting.321 (9-28) last 7 G to rise from.274 to hits Tues. at OAK matched season high Tuesday marked 2nd HR in June, 2nd multi-hr month in last 3 seasons (2 HR in Aug. 2015) has.367 avg. vs. LHP, 7th in A.L 11-G hit streak, 5/13-25, 2nd-longest by a Ranger in Ranks T8th in A.L. w/ 3 triples, all in 7-G span 4/21-27 hitting.352 w/ RISP, T9th in A.L., 4-for-last-8 w/ RISP. Has 63 starts at SS with 5 errors in last 36 G after one in 1st 26 G his 13 RBI in April were the 4th-most RBI in a month in his career ranks 7th on club w/ 26 RBI hitting.300 (36-120) on road this season. 29 ADRIAN BELTRE.282 AVG, 10 HR, 42 RBI,.332 OBP,.470 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Fri.: 2-for-4 Trip:.556 (5-9), 2B, 2 RBI, R Streak: 5 G (.364, 8-22, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R) Multiple hits in 2 straight after missing 7 straight from 6/9-15 with a mild left hamstring strain Thurs. at OAK was 1st game since leaving early on 6/8 vs. HOU ended consecutive games streak of 151 G that had been 4th-longest in MLB before missing on 6/9, Beltre had played every game while on the active Texas roster (DL stints in 2014 and 2015) since missing June 2 and 4, 2013 with a mild left hamstring strain. Ranks among A.L. leaders in RISP avg. (3rd,.382) and PA per SO (2nd, 10.2) in 96 Interleague games/ TEX:.333 ( ), 17 HR, 55 RBI. Has reached via H or BB in 14 of 15 at.344 (21-61) with 3 HR/13 RBI/11 R to rise from.260 to.282 is batting.259 (44-170) last 44 G to drop from.344 has not gone more than 2 straight without a hit all season signed 2-yr extension thru 2018 on 4/16. Matched season high w/ 5 RBI 6/3 vs. SEA (also 4/12 at SEA) ranks T53rd all-time w/ 1509 RBI (also M. Mantle), 1500th RBI on 5/28 only others to play primarily 3rd base that reached 1500 RBI: Chipper Jones (1623), George Brett (1596), and Mike Schmidt (1595). 5/7 at DET was 28th career multi HR game his 423 career HR are 4th-most ever by a regular 3B and 49th all-time behind Billy Williams (426). Has started 61 G: 60 at 3B and one as DH his.988 (2 E/169 TC) fielding pct. is best among A.L. 3B had 44-game errorless streak ended 5/11 vs. CWS, 2nd-longest streak of his career (53 G in 2006) his 2543 career games at 3B are 2nd most all-time behind Brooks Robinson (2870) reached 2,800 hits 5/8 at DET, 50th player in ML history played 2500th career game at 3B 4/22 at CWS, just 8th infielder in ML history w/ 2500 at one position. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.250 AVG, 4 HR, 7 RBI,.344 OBP,.750 SLG CATCHER R/R Fri.: DNP Trip:.231 (3-13), 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 3 R Streak: 2 G (.429, 3-7, 3 HR, 5 RBI, BB, 3 R) 2nd career multi-hr game Wed. at OAK has 3 HR/5 RBI last 2 G, accounting for all 3 hits since his return from DL has played in 5 of 8 on the trip after being reinstated from DL on 6/9 (4 starts and 1st career G as PR Sat. at SEA), starts in 2 straight Tues/Wed is 3-for-13 since return, all HR marks 1st action w/ TEX since 4/9 at LAA, when he sustained a right forearm fracture when hit by a Garrett Richards pitch in 5th inn on DL 4/10-6/8, and went 2-for-21 in 6 G on rehab w/ Round Rock (AAA) and Frisco (AA). Club s Opening Day catcher, hit.267 (4-15) w/ HR and 2 RBI in 5 G/GS behind plate before his DL stint started 5 of team s 1st 6 games. 17 SHIN-SOO CHOO.200 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI,.442 OBP,.333 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Fri.: 0-for-4, K Trip:.214 (3-14), HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 5 BB, SB Streak: 0 G Reinstated from DL Mon. and is 3-14 w/ HR, 2B, 2 RBI, and 5 BB in 4 G/GS in RF has reached safely in 9 of 10 G in 16, reaching multiple times 6x. Played one game w/ TEX from 4/9-6/12 due to a pair of disabled list stints: 4/9-5/19 (right calf strain) and 5/21-6/12 (left lateral hamstring strain) lone game in that span was 5/20 at HOU, walks in both PA s before suffering hamstring injury running bases in 3rd inning. Batted.391 (9-23) w/ 2B, RBI, 3 BB over 7 G on rehab assignment w/ Frisco (AA) and Round Rock (AAA) 6/ G rehab w/ Express during 1st DL. Last 10 G vs. STL: 4 HR and 7 RBI. 20 IAN DESMOND.311 AVG, 10 HR, 44 RBI,.362 OBP,.498 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Fri.: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K Trip:.355 (11-31), 2 HR, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 5 BB, 5 R Streak: 0 G Multiple hits in 5 of 8 on trip and is hitting.377 (40-106) last 25 G to rise from.267 to.311, T8th in A.L over last 54 G since 4/19, batting.353 (78-221) w/ 10 HR, 18 2B, 41 R, 43 RBI to improve from.109 season-high 4 hits on 6/3 vs. SEA, most since 7/21/14 at COL (5). Is among A.L. leaders in multi-hit games (2nd, 29), hits (T3rd, 83), SB (T4th, 12), runs (T7th, 48) ranks among A.L. avg. leaders at home (3rd,.360), vs. LHP (3rd,.382) batting.361 (52-144) with.944 OPS in 34 starts batting 2nd since 5/9, is 17-for-39 w/ RISP. His HR in 7th Thurs. at OAK was MLB-leading 4th go-ahead HR in 7th-or-later in 16 most by a Ranger in one season since Nelson Cruz had 5 in of the GA HR in 7th-or-later came w/ club trailing: 5/15 vs. TOR and 5/17 at OAK. Made Texas debut on 4/4 vs. SEA after signing with Rangers on Feb. 29 has started 67 of 68 G in CF (team-high 40) and LF (27) with 5 E, tied for team lead w/ 4 OF assists. had 10 putouts in CF on 5/25 vs. LAA, club record by TEX OF in one game. 84 PRINCE FIELDER.199 AVG, 5 HR, 34 RBI,.269 OBP,.311 SLG DH/1B L/R Fri.: 1-for-3, K, GDP Trip:.241 (7-29), HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R, HBP Streak: 1 G (1-3) Hits in 2 of last 6 G (season-high 3 hits Sat. at SEA) at 3-for-20 to drop from.204 to.199 is batting.188 (25-133) last 36 G to drop from.213 last Sat. at SEA was 1st career 9th-inn. HR w/ 2 outs to tie game or give his club a lead has reached safely in 27 of last 33 G 11 RBI last 20 G. Has 3 HR/9 RBI last 16 G after a career-long 34-G HR drought from 4/20-5/28 his 14 RBI thru 4/21 were T2nd in A.L among A.L. leaders in sac flies (T2nd, 5) and GWRBI (T5th, 7) has started 64 of 68 at DH (59) and 1B (5), incl. 2 straight starts at 1st base. Did not play in 2 straight, 6/4-5, 1st time to miss consecutive games while active since 8/24-25/07 with Milwaukee. Career RBI #1000 on 4/29 vs. LAA on go-ahead single in the 6th one of 13 active players w/ 1000 RBI, including Beltre (1509) Prince (1018) and father, Cecil (1008), join Bobby and Barry Bonds as the only father-son combinations with 1,000 RBI in ML history. His 8 HR at current Busch Stadium are T7th-most by an opponent in facility history. 8 BRYAN HOLADAY.250 AVG, 2 HR, 13 RBI,.295 OBP,.425 SLG CATCHER R/R Fri.: DNP Trip: 0-2 Streak: 0 G 1st career pro game in OF Mon. at OAK, final 3 innings in LF TEX is 10-1 last 11 starts, winning last 7 has hit safely in 10 of last 13 G at.341 (14-41) with 5 2B, 3B, 2 HR, and 10 RBI to rise from.154 to.250 has RBI in 4 of last 6 G (5 total) 8 of last 13 hits have gone for extra bases matched career high w/ 3 hits 5/10 vs. CWS (3rd time), most as a Ranger started 3 consecutive games, 5/29-31, 2nd longest streak of season (4 straight from 4/20-23). Made his Rangers debut in start at catcher on 4/6 vs. SEA and has 21 total starts behind the plate has thrown out 4 of 12 runners attempting to steal. Was acquired from DET in trade on 3/29 born in Dallas and attended W.T. White HS before playing at TCU in Ft. Worth, where he and family reside. 30 NOMAR MAZARA.299 AVG, 10 HR, 28 RBI,.345 OBP,.450 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Fri.: 2-for-4 Trip:.161 (5-31), 2B, BB Streak: 1 G (2-4) Snapped 0-for-23 drought last night, and is 2-for-23 lsat 5 G to drop from.322 to.299 career-best 10-G hit streak 6/1-11, 2nd-longest hit streak by any ML rookie in 16 (LAD s Corey Seager-11 G) career-high 4 hits 6/6 vs. HOU hit 10th HR on 6/4 vs. SEA turned 21 on 4/26, currently youngest position player in ML. T2nd in A.L. in SF (5) tops A.L. rookies in hits (69), TB (104), RBI (28), multi-hit games (22), runs (tied-28). Named A.L. Rookie of the Month for both April and May, 1st TEX rookie ever to win award twice and just 3rd A.L. rookie to win the award in April & May since it was introduced in 2001 (also TB s Rocco Baldelli and SEA s Ichiro Suzuki) hit.283 (30-106) w/ 7 HR and 17 RBI over 27 G in May team-high 7 HR were most for TEX rookie in a month since July 2008 (Chris Davis-8) in April, batted.324 w/ 2 HR/8 RBI over 18 G. Was 3-for-4 on 4/10 at LAA to tie club record for hits in a ML debut 8th Ranger to HR in ML debut had career-opening 8-game on-base streak. Was recalled on 4/10 from Round Rock (AAA) and has started 56 starts (52 in RF; 4 in LF) with 4 OF assists, tied for team lead. 18 MITCH MORELAND.231 AVG, 10 HR, 29 RBI,.297 OBP,.429 SLG FIRST BASEMAN L/L Fri.: 0-for-1, K as def. replacement Trip:.360 (9-25), 4 HR, 6 RBI, BB, 4 R Streak: 0 G Has 10 HR, T2nd on club has 4 HR in his 1st 7 G of trip, incl. 9th career 2-HR game 6/10 at SEA - 2nd by a Ranger in 16 (Beltre, 5/7 at DET) Moreland has 4 of club s last 10 multi-hr efforts 2nd opponent with a 2-HR game at Safeco in 16 (also TB s Steve Pearce on 5/10). Had 8-G hit streak snapped last night, but has hits in 8 of 9 at.375 (12-32) to rise from.206 to of 12 hits in that span for extra bases, 4th on club w/ 22 XBH in 16 multiple hits 4x since 6/9 after none since 5/17 at OAK 2 straight w/ multiple XBH 6/9-10 after one such game all year (4/16 vs. BAL). Has started 57 G at 1B (53) and DH (3) with one error in 501 TC opened season with 38-game errorless string before lone miscue on 5/27 vs. PIT. Has HR in last 2 Interleague starts, 5/28-29 vs. PIT.

5 RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016 AT ST. LOUIS PAGE 5 12 ROUGNED ODOR.268 AVG, 13 HR, 34 RBI,.292 OBP,.492 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Fri.: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R, K Trip:.286 (10-35), 4 HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 8 R, BB Streak: 5 G (.333, 7-21, 3 HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 7 R, BB) 4 HR on this trip, team-high 13 HR in 16 solo HR last night (14th solo HR in 1-0 win in TEX history) and 1st career multi-hr game Wed. at OAK his 25 HR since the 2015 All-Star break also lead all Rangers, 4 more than Beltre (21). Hits in 5 straight at.333 (7-21) to rise from.262 to.268 has scored in 5 in a row (7 R total) hits in 11 of 14 (.288, 17-59, 3 2B, 6 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 12 R) since return from 7-game MLB suspension on 6/4 batting.283 (49-173) last 40 games to rise from.233 career.317 (39-123) in 32 Interleague G. Career-high 4 K s Sun. at SEA, most by a Ranger in 16 GW HR in 11th Sat. at SEA 1st GIDP of season last Sat. at SEA 2nd career walkoff RBI 6/6 vs. HOU, when he became 1st TEX batter w/ 3 RBI PA s in a game, all to tie or give lead, since Cruz, 9/14/08 at OAK HR 6/6 vs. HOU ended 15 G HR-less drought since 4 HR in 7 G, 5/3-9 tied club record with 3 2B, 4/30 vs. LAA. Has 57 starts at 2B, one start at DH, and 2 G as PH played in 46 of Rangers 1st 47 G before suspension. 19 JURICKSON PROFAR.333 AVG, 2 HR, 4 RBI,.366 OBP,.487 SLG INFIELDER S/R Fri.: DNP Trip:.208 (5-24), 3 BB, 2 R Streak: 3 G (.250, 3-12, BB, R) Is 3-for-20 last 5 G to drop from.397 to.333, this after career-high 13-G hit streak, longest by a Ranger in 16 hit safely in 1st 13 G w/ PA after recall from Round Rock (AAA) 5/27 to match longest season-opening hit streak in club history (also Al Oliver, 1979) also hit safely in each of 1st 19 career starts in leadoff slot before an 0-for on Sat. at SEA, longest such streak to begin a career since SEA s David Bell (19) in (baseball-reference.com). Is 8-for-14 (2 2B, 3B) w/ a BB when leading off games started at 1st base 6/7 vs. HOU, 1st pro game at the position also has 8 starts at 2nd base, 8 at 3B, 2 as DH. Multiple hits in 5 straight, 5/31-6/5, tied for longest run by Ranger in 16 (also Odor, 5/6-10) had 7-G runs scored streak 5/28-6/4, longest by a Ranger in 16 HR 5/31 at CLE was 1st in ML since 9/26/13 vs. LAA 5/27 vs. PIT was 1st ML game since 9/27/13 vs. LAA. Began season w/ Round Rock, batting.284 (48-169) w/ 5 HR and 26 RBI in 41 games had.353 (12-34) avg. final 8 G w/ the Express. 16 RYAN RUA.295 AVG, 6 HR, 18 RBI,.377 OBP,.500 SLG OUTFIELDER/1B R/R Fri.: DNP Trip:.316 (6-19), 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 7 R, SB Streak: 0 G HR Tues. at OAK in 1st start in cleanup spot, HR in 2 straight Mon/Tues for 2nd time in career (also 7/1-3/15) has 3 HR/6 RBI/7 R in 6 G on this road trip in his last 20 G/17 GS since 5/22, is batting.357/.464/.661/1.125 (20-56) with 4 HR, 5 2B, 12 RBI, and 15 R owns highest OBP, SLG, and OPS among Rangers in that period, 2nd-best avg. (Desmond-.377) club is 13-4 in Rua s starts in that span. For the season, owns a.404 average and OPS against LH pitching, and the avg. would rank among A.L. s top 3 if he qualified. Game-tying HR in 7th on 6/1 at CLE go-ahead 3-R HR in the 8th 5/10 vs. CWS career-high 4 RBI 5/10 vs. CWS, matched season high w/ 3 hits (2x). Had 2 OF assists on 4/24 at CWS, 1st Ranger w/ multiple OF assists since Leonys Martin, 4/25/15 at LAA 1st LF since David Murphy, 4/26/09 at BAL. Has 38 total starts at LF (28), 1B (7), RF (2), and DH (1) was on Opening Day roster for 2nd straight year. 6 BOBBY WILSON.250 AVG, 3 HR, 16 RBI,.287 OBP,.350 SLG CATCHER R/R Fri.: 0-for-3, K Trip: 1-11, RBI Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-last-13 batting.118 (4-34) in June (10 G/GS) to drop season avg. from.318 to.250 w/ TEX, has hit.264 (23-87) in 25 G/GS at catcher 5-G hit streak, 5/22-28, one shy of longest career hit streak (6 G, 8/19-30/11) career-high 4 hits 5/25 vs. LAA T3rd in A.L. in sac hits (4). His.358 (19-53) May avg. was 6th highest among A.L. qualifiers 12 RBI in May were 4th among Rangers acquired from DET for LHP Chad Bell 5/3. Had 2 grand slams in 7-day span (5/8 at DET and 5/14 vs. TOR), 1st 2 slams of career 1st Ranger ever with slams for each of his 1st 2 HR in a season 1st Ranger with multiple slams in a season since Nelson Cruz in nd TEX catcher w/ multiple slams in a season (Ivan Rodriguez in 2001). Was 2-for-13 w/ 2 RBI in 5 G/4 GS at C for DET opened season at Toledo (1-3, 2 RBI in 1 G) before being purchased by Tigers on 4/12. Acquired by DET from Texas on 3/29 with RHP Myles Jaye for C Bryan Holaday HOME RUNS Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Hanser Alberto Elvis Andrus /14 at OAK (Coulombe) Adrian Beltre /3 vs. SEA (Walker) Robinson Chirinos /15 at OAK (Axford) Shin-Soo Choo /13 at OAK (Manaea) Delino DeShields /8 at DET (Lowe) Ian Desmond /16 at OAK (Dull) Prince Fielder /11 at SEA (Cishek) Bryan Holaday /31 at CLE (Kluber) Nomar Mazara /4 vs. SEA (Johnson) Mitch Moreland /13 at OAK (Neal) Rougned Odor /17 at STL (Wacha) Jurickson Profar /3 vs. SEA (Walker) Ryan Rua /14 at OAK (Surkamp) Drew Stubbs /14 vs. TOR (Floyd) Bobby Wilson /8 vs. HOU (Keuchel) TOTALS GRAND SLAMS (2): Wilson, 5/8 at DET and 5/14 vs. TOR MULTI-HOMER GAMES (4): Beltre, 5/7 at DET; Moreland, 6/10 at SEA; Chirinos, 6/15 at OAK; Odor, 6/15 at OAK BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (3): Odor/Mazara, 5/7 at DET; Wilson/DeShields, 5/8 at DET; Mazara/Beltre, 5/17 at OAK LEADOFF HOMERS (2): Odor, 5/3 at TOR; Odor, 5/7 at DET PINCH-HIT HOMERS (0): None WALKOFF HOMERS (1): Stubbs, 5/14 vs. TOR INSIDE THE PARK HOMERS (0): None HR BY PITCHERS (0): None DATE May 22 May 23 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 8 June 9 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 17 RECENT TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTION RHP Yu Darvish injury rehabilitation assignment transferred from Round Rock (AAA) to Frisco (AA). OF Shin-Soo Choo placed on 15-day disabled list (retroactive to 5/21) with strained left lateral hamstring OF Drew Stubbs placed on 15-day disabled list with sprained left little toe 3B/OF Joey Gallo recalled from Round Rock (AAA) OF Jared Hoying contract purchased from Round Rock OF Patrick Kivlehan designated for assignment. INF Jurickson Profar recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Shawn Tolleson placed on MLB Family Medical Emergency List 2B Rougned Odor begins 7-game stay on MLB Suspended List. RHP Yu Darvish reinstated from 15-day disabled list 3B/OF Joey Gallo optioned to Round Rock (AAA). OF Patrick Kivlehan traded to Seattle Mariners for PTBNL or cash considerations. C Robinson Chirinos sent to Frisco (AA) on injury rehab assignment. RHP Shawn Tolleson reinstated from MLB Family Medical Emergency List LHP Alex Claudio optioned to Round Rock (AAA) OF Shin-Soo Choo sent to Frisco (AA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. 2B Rougned Odor reinstated from MLB Suspended List RHP Tom Wilhelmsen recalled from Round Rock (AAA) INF Hanser Alberto optioned to Round Rock RHP Nick Tepesch granted unconditional release at Round Rock. C Robinson Chirinos transferred from Frisco (AA) to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. OF Shin-Soo Choo transferred from Frisco (AA) to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. C Robinson Chirinos and OF Shin-Soo Choo both transferred from Round Rock (AAA) to Frisco (AA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. C Robinson Chirinos reinstated from 60-day disabled list RHP Luke Jackson optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Phil Klein designated for assignment. RHP Justin De Fratus acquired from Seattle Mariners as PTBNL to complete May 29 trade. 1B Ike Davis released from minor league contract. OF Shin-Soo Choo reinstated from the 15-day disabled list LHP Alex Claudio recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Yu Darvish placed on 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 9, with right shoulder discomfort OF Jared Hoying optioned to Round Rock (AAA). RHP Nick Martinez recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Tom Wilhelmsen optioned to Round Rock. RHP Tom Wilhelmsen declined outright assignment to Round Rock (AAA), becoming free agent DISABLED LIST Player Type Injury Placed (retro) Reinstated / Eligible Games Missed Record A.J. Griffin 15-day Right shoulder stiffness May 8 May Drew Stubbs 15-day Left little toe sprain May 23 June Yu Darvish 15-day Right shoulder discomfort June 13 (June 9) June Tanner Scheppers 60-day Left knee surgery Feb. 29 June Keone Kela 60-day Right elbow impingement April 21 (April 20) June 17 (transferred to 60 on 4/25) Josh Hamilton 60-day Left knee surgery April 3 (March 25) June 4 (transferred to 60 on 5/7) Luke Jackson 15-day Lower back stress reaction April 3 (March 25) April Chris Gimenez 15-day Lower left leg infection April 3 (March 27) May Shin-Soo Choo 15-day Right calf strain April 10 (April 9) May Yu Darvish 15-day Right elbow surgery April 3 (March 25) May Robinson Chirinos 60-day Right forearm fracture April 10 June Shin-Soo Choo 15-day Left lateral hamstring strain May 23 (May 21) June