Houston Astros (28-30) at Texas Rangers (34-22)

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1 Houston Astros (28-30) at Texas Rangers (34-22) RHP Mike Fiers (3-3, 4.84) vs. RHP Colby Lewis (5-0, 3.09) Game #57 Home #31 (21-9) Mon., June 6, 2016 Globe Life Park in Arlington 7:05 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / FM / 1540 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall Home Road Standing... 1st, +3.0 Homestand 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 /7-6/18-10 vs. AL Central /5-4/7-5 vs. AL East /1-3/7-6 Interleague /0-0/2-1 Series /4-3-1/ Series Openers /5-3/10-7 Series Finales /2-6/10-8 Rubber Games /0-0/6-1 Lead after /11-1/29-3 Lead after /11-2/31-3 Lead after /13-1/34-2 Trail after /1-9/4-15 Trail after /1-8/2-16 Trail after /0-9/0-16 Tied after /1-3/1-4 Tied after /1-3/1-3 Tied after /0-3/0-4 Decided 7th/later...4-4/2-7/6-11 Shutouts /1-1/1-3 Decided final AB /0-7/2-9 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 Adrian Beltre Vladimir Guerrero Dave Parker Miguel Cabrera WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers completed a 3-game sweep of the Mariners with a 3-2 win yesterday afternoon... club is 3-0 to start this 7-G homestand against Seattle (3-0) and Houston (4 G) Texas has won 3 straight, 7 of 8, 9 of 11, 12 of 15, and 19 of 27, going since 4/26 Texas has the best record in the A.L. at (.607), 2nd-best record in the majors to CHC (.709, 39-16) club is currently a season-high 12 games for the 1st time in 16, this after not reaching 12-over in 2015 until Sept. 17 (4th game of a 4-G sweep of Astros) this matches 3rd-best 56-game start in club history, 2nd-best in the last 17 seasons (see chart) team was after 56 G in 2015 since 5/1/15, Rangers have best record and most wins in A.L. (115-82,.584), 3rd-best in MLB in both categories (CHC: ,.629; PIT: ,.592). TEXAS BEST 56-G RECORD TEXAS BEST 57-G RECORD W-L YEAR(S) W-L YEAR(S) , , 1999, , 1981, 2009, 2012 TRENDING UP: Since a 2-0 loss on 5/23 to the Angels, the Rangers have gone 9-2 in the last 11 games to go from 1.5 games back in the division to having a 3.0-game lead in those 11 G, Texas is batting.297/.348/.480/.828 ( ) w/ 16 HR, 68 runs (6.2 R/G) the rotation has gone 9-1 with a 3.64 ERA (26 ER/64.1 IP) in those 11 G. STANDINGS: The Rangers have a season-best 3.0-game lead in the A.L. West and have been in sole possession of 1st place for 3 straight and 7 of the last 8 days from 5/3-28, Texas spent 24 of 26 days in 2nd place team has had at least a share of 1st place for 31 days this season, including sole possession of 1st for 22 different days already have more days in 1st place than all of 2015 (21) in club s run to a division title largest lead in 15 was 4.5 G thru win on 9/25. SERIES STUFF: After a sweep of the Mariners this weekend, Texas has won a season-best 5 consecutive series, longest run since 6 in a row, 5/19-6/7/15 team has won 7 of its last 8 series overall and is in overall series in 2016 Texas has won 9 consecutive series at home, matching longest streak in club history (also 9, Aug. 2-Sept. 30, 1993). SILVER BOOT SERIES PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS LOTTERY: Rangers are 6-0 vs. HOU in this year s Silver Boot Series Presented by The Texas Lottery Texas has won 14 of the last 16 meetings between the teams dating to 8/3/15, and 19-6 (.760) record since start of 15 is highest win pct. for any A.L. opponent vs. another in that span (min. 20 G) in fact, only ML club with better mark against another in that span (min. 20 G) is WAS vs. ATL (20-5,.800) Texas leads the alltime series (.637), highest win pct. vs. any opponent in club history with more than 15 meetings have won 10 straight vs. HOU in Arlington, 3rd-longest win streak ever vs. any one opponent at home (15 vs. NYY in ; 11 vs. OAK in ). IN ARLINGTON: The Rangers are in a stretch playing 13 of 16 in Arlington from 5/23-6/9 have won 5 straight, longest home win streak in 16, with last longer run being 8 in a row from 8/2-17 last year have also won 11 of 14 and 15 of last 20 at home current 21-9 (.700) record is 2nd in A.L. and 3rd in MLB (CHC: 22-8,.733; KC: 19-7,.731) marks the 2ndmost wins thru 30 home games in club history. Offense is batting.319/.378/.513/.891 last 7 home games... the pitching staff has compiled a 2.60 ERA (13 ER/45.0 IP) during the club s current 5-game home win streak. TEXAS BEST 30-G HOME RECORD W-L YEAR(S) , 1998, 2004, , 1998, 1999, , 95, 04, 09, 12 TEXAS BEST 31-G HOME RECORD W-L YEAR(S) , , 2009, 2010 WINNING COMBINATION: Matt Bush, Jake Diekman, and Sam Dyson combined to hold the Mariners 0-for-7 with 4 strikeouts yesterday afternoon...since 5/21, the Rangers have had the combination of Bush, Diekman, and Dyson as the fi nal 3 pitchers of a game to protect leads of 3 runs-orless 5 times (Rangers are 5-0), with the trio retiring 47 of 60 BF with 17 strikeouts in those contests...all 3 pitchers were also used to fi nish a 7-6 win on 5/15 vs. TOR (club trailed 6-3 when Bush entered in the 7th), setting down 8 of 9 BF...since 5/13, Bush, Diekman, and Dyson have combined to go 1-0, 1.24 (4 ER/29.0 IP) with 6 saves, 12 holds, 2 BB, 28 SO, and a.176 opponent avg. (18-102). LEADING MAN: Jurickson Profar has multiple hits in 5 straight and 7 of 9 games since joining the club on May Profar joins Rougned Odor as the only Rangers to record multiple hits in 5 straight this season...last longer streak? Alex Rios with 7 straight in Profar s 9-game hit streak overall is T2nd-longest by a Ranger this season, 2 shy of Elvis Andrus (11, 5/22-31). Profar has hit safely in each of his 1st 15 career starts in the leadoff spot, a Rangers record...according to baseball-reference.com, it is tied for the 7th-longest career-opening streak since the last longer streak was SEA s David Bell (19, 9/1/98-4/18/99). STARTING STRENGTH: The Texas rotation has gone 7-0 in the last 8 games since a loss on 5/27 vs. PIT, longest single-season win streak since 8/4-8/12/13 (also 7) last longer?: went 10-0 to open 2012 campaign...at (.714), Texas starters have the highest winning percentage in the A.L. and 2nd-most wins (BOS, 26)...in the recent 8-game span, Rangers starters have posted a 2.77 ERA (15 ER/48.2 IP) to drop their season ERA to 3.42, lowest in the A.L. COLBY AND THE ASTROS: Colby Lewis enters tonight s start riding a 9-game win streak against the Astros...only 4 pitchers have ever posted win streaks of 10-or-more vs. HOU: SF s Juan Marichal (11), LAD s Sandy Koufax (11), MIL s Yovani Gallardo (10), and ATL s Tom Glavine (10). Lewis is seeking the 1st 6-0 start by a member of the season-opening rotation since Alexi Ogando in 2011 he has equaled the longest single-season win streak of his career and could match the longest win streak of his career with a win tonight (6, 9/9/11-4/28/12). IN THE CLUTCH: Texas is batting.324 (22-68) with runners in scoring position over its last 8 games (7-1 team record)... the Rangers were 2-for-4 yesterday and are now 25-6 (.806) when recording multiple hits with RISP this season...texas has an A.L.-high.301 avg with RISP this season. ONE RUN GAMES: The Rangers picked up their 10th one run victory of the season yesterday, tied for most in the A.L. (also CLE and CWS)...at 10-4 (.714), Texas has the A.L. s highest win percentage in one run games, 2nd in the majors to PHI (.736, 14-5). CREATIVE WINS: Yesterday was just the 2nd Texas win without an extra-base hit this season...the Rangers are one of only 5 ML teams with multiple such wins this season, joining (BAL, COL, LAA, and KC - all 2)...since 2010, the Rangers have 7 wins in games with 5-or-less hits and no extra-base hits, with 5 of those victories coming against the Mariners (also a 3-2 win over the Mariners on Opening Day). SHORTS: C Robinson Chirinos caught 7 innings and went 1-for-4 in Round Rock s 3-2 win vs. Oklahoma City last night...shin-soo Choo went 1-for-4 as the designated hitter in Frisco s 5-0 loss to Springfi eld yesterday...bryan Holaday has gone 24 PA without a strikeout, 3rd-longest active streak in the majors. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Tuesday, June 7 vs. Houston LHP Cole Hamels (5-1, 3.39) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (3-7, 5.50) 7:05 FSSW/105.3/1540 Wednesday, June 8 vs. Houston RHP Yu Darvish (2-0, 3.38) vs. RHP Doug Fister (5-3, 3.51) 7:05 FSSW/105.3/1540 Thursday, June 9 vs. Houston LHP Martin Perez (4-4, 3.24) vs. RHP Collin McHugh (5-4, 4.97) 1:05 FSSW/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 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER #48 Colby Lewis, RHP (5-0, 3.09) TONIGHT: The 36-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 12th start of the season tonight in the opener of this 4-game set with the Astros is 5-0 start for the 1st time in his career and is seeking the 1st 6-0 start by a member of the season-opening rotation since Alexi Ogando in 2011 has equaled the longest single-season win streak of his career and could match the longest win streak of his career with a win tonight (6, 9/9/11-4/28/12) will be working on extended 5-days rest after earning the victory in a 7-3 win over the Indians on Tuesday in Cleveland opponents are batting.200 (28-140) over last 6 starts to drop season average from.292 to.242 has a 2.77 ERA (16 ER/52.0 IP) in his last 8 outings to drop season ERA from 4.00 to 3.09, 12th in the A.L also ranks among A.L. leaders in quality starts (T2nd, 9), BB/9 (8th, 1.93) and pitches per inning (10th, 15.1) 12 of 24 runs against Lewis this season have come on 10 HR allowed has left a game in line for the victory 8 times this season, but only has 5 wins in such games Rangers are 7-4 in his starts earned his 100th career victory between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball (74-67 in MLB, in NPB) on 5/20 at Houston is 12-3, 3.05 (38 ER/112.0 IP when working on an extra day of rest since the start of 2015, including 3-0, 0.90 (2 ER/20.0 IP) in 3 starts this season. LAST START: Earned the victory in a 7-3 win over the Indians on Tuesday in Cleveland (6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R-ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR, 99 pitches/59 strikes) was 13th career start of 6.0 shutout innings, 3rd-most among the current Texas rotation (Derek Holland-19; Yu Darvish-15) was 5th career start of 6.0+ IP and 2 H-or-less, 1st since 9/11/15 vs. OAK (9.0 IP, 2 H) allowed both hits in the 3rd inning and both walks in the 6th inning as he faced the minimum in 4 of 6 frames. VS. HOUSTON: Is 10-1, 2.39 (25 ER/94.1 IP) over 16 games/13 starts vs. Houston in his career has not lost since to Houston since 6/25/10, riding an 9-game win streak against the Astros, the longest streak of his career against any team only 4 pitchers (3 Hall of Famers) have ever posted win streaks of 10-or-more vs. HOU: SF s Juan Marichal (11), LAD s Sandy Koufax (11), MIL s Yovani Gallardo (10), and ATL s Tom Glavine (10)...has won 10 of last 11 starts vs. HOU, taking a no decision in a 6-4 Texas loss on 4/12/15 here in Arlington (7.1 IP, 4 R)...beg. with win on 6/29/11 at HOU, Lewis has held the Astros to a.224/.244/.375/.619 line in last 10 outings...has totaled just 8 walks in 94.1 career innings vs. HOU, while recoding 84 strikeouts...earned 3rd win of season on 5/25 at HOU, a 2-1 Texas win (7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 SO, 93 pitches/69 strikes) all 4 hits allowed were singles, never faced more than 4 batters in an inning, and only one runner reached 2nd base. IN ARLINGTON: Is 2-0, 4.50 (19 ER/38.0 IP) over 6 home starts this season both home wins have come vs. LAA...has won 7 of last 9 decisions at home dating back to 7/29/15...since 9/14/14, has gone 11-3, 4.59 (79 ER/155.0 IP) in last 25 G/GS in Arlington is 35-28, 5.10 (316 ER/557.2 IP) in 101 games/92 starts at Globe Life Park in his career recorded career win #35 all-time at Globe Life Park in his start on 5/25 vs. LAA, 4th-most in the history of the facility (Darren Oliver is next w/ 36). 2016: Rangers are 7-4 in his starts, 2 of the losses coming in games with blown saves has left with the lead and in position to win in 8 of his 11 starts, recording just 4 wins is one of 4 A.L. pitchers with at least 3 wins lost (exit in position to win, take L or ND) this season...12 of 24 runs against Lewis this season have come on 10 HR allowed, and 8 of his 10 HR allowed have come in 6 starts in Arlington has not allowed in each of his last 3 starts after home runs in 7 of 1st 8 outings...has permitted 7 of 24 runs in fi rst inning opposition batting.275 (25-91) in fi rst PA;.208 (20-96) in 2nd PA;.265 (18-68) in 3rd PA;.000 (0-5) in 4th PA opponents are 1-for-5 in steal attempts opponents batting.231 (9-39) with runners in scoring position leadoff batter has reached in 18 of 71 frames Bryan Holaday (2.16 ERA) has caught 4 starts, Brett Nicholas (3.75) has caught 2 starts, and Bobby Wilson (3.55) has caught 5 outings in start on 4/29 vs. LAA, became the 1st Texas starter to go 7.0 innings in a start with zero strikeouts and walks since Tommy Hunter on 8/22/10 at Baltimore (8.0 IP, 3 R) pitched at least 7.0 innings in a career-high 5 consecutive starts, 4/29-5/20, matching longest streak by a Ranger in the past 2 seasons (also Hamels, 8/28-9/19/15) completed at least 6.0 innings in each of his fi rst 9 starts, longest streak by a member of the Texas season-opening rotation since Alexi Ogando (12) in had 6 straight QS, 4/23-5/20, only Ranger since start of 2014 w/ streak of 6-or-more (also 6 straight, 6/2-6/30/15). RANGERS LEADERS: Ranks 5th among Texas all-time leaders in strikeouts (907), T5th in starts (187), and 6th in wins (76), and innings (1128.0) has 11 career games of 10+ K s, T4th in club history at Globe Life Park in Arlington ( ), ranks 2nd in starts (92), innings (557.2), and strikeouts (422), and is 4th in wins (35) is one of just 5 pitchers with at least 5 different 10-win seasons for the Rangers: Charlie Hough (9), Kenny Rogers (9), Fergie Jenkins (5), Bobby Witt (5), and Lewis (5) his 5 career RBI are the most ever by a Rangers pitcher. RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 HOUSTON LEWIS CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / LEWIS VS. HOUSTON W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / LEWIS AT GLOBE LIFE PARK W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 7.0, 5x, last May 20 at HOU Innings: 9.0, 7x, last Sept. 11, 2015 vs. OAK Hits: 10, April 16 vs. BAL Hits: 13, July 10, 2014 vs. LAA Runs: 6, May 25 vs. LAA Runs: 13, July 10, 2014 vs. LAA ER: 6, May 25 vs. LAA ER: 11, July 10, 2014 vs. LAA SO s: 7, 2x, last May 4 at TOR SO s: 12, May 10, 2012 at BAL Walks: 4, April 23 at CWS Walks: 8, April 10, 2003 vs. OAK HR: 3, April 16 vs. BAL HR: 5, May 10, 2012 at BAL Pitches: 106, May 4 at TOR Pitches: 122, May 20, 2012 at HOU CG s: - CG s: 9, last Sept. 11, 2015 vs. OAK Low-Hit CG: - Low-Hit CG: 2, 2x, last Sept. 11, 2015 vs. OAK CG SHO s: - CG SHO s: 3, last Sept. 11, 2015 vs. OAK Win Streak: 5, April 11-current Win Streak: 6, Sept. 9, April 28, & 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 Total RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/ BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (including postseason) Lewis vs. Houston PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Altuve Castro Correa Gattis Gomez Gonzalez Kemp Marisnick Rasmus Springer Valbuena LEWIS 2016 DAY-BY-DAY Fiers vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Andrus Beltre Desmond Fielder Holaday Mazara Moreland Odor Rua Wilson Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/6 vs SEA Leading /54 4/11 at SEA 7-3 W Leading /55 4/16 vs. BAL Trailing /69 4/23 at CWS Leading /62 4/29 vs. LAA 4-2 W Leading /57 April Totals /4 at TOR Tied /72 5/9 vs. CWS 4-8 (12) Trailing /64 5/14 vs. TOR Leading /65 5/20 at HOU 2-1 W Leading /69 5/25 vs. LAA 15-9 W Leading /61 5/31 at CLE 7-3 W Leading /59 May Totals Season Totals : Set a career-high in wins (17), which was 5th-most in the A.L., and innings pitched 204.2, as he led the Rangers in both categories also tied for the team lead in starts (33) has most wins for a Ranger since Matt Harrison (18) in 2012 and most for a right-hander since Scott Feldman (17) in 2009, matching most in last 16 years by a RH joins Ferguson Jenkins (1978), Charlie Hough (1986 and 1987), and Kenny Rogers (2004) as the only Rangers w/ 17+ wins at the age of 35 or older only other ML pitchers with as many wins in age 35+ season in last 7 years ( ) were R.A. Dickey (20 in 2012) and Bartolo Colon (18 in 2013) 1st Ranger to win 14+ games after losing 14+ games the previous season since Jose Guzman in , 1st in MLB since Phil Hughes in TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP COLE HAMELS (5-1, 3.39 in 11 games/starts) The 32-year-old left-hander will be making his 12th start of the season in Tuesday s game against the Astros here in Arlington...needs only 6 more strikeouts to reach 2,000, and become just the 77th player in MLB history to reach the milestone, and the 7th active player to do so...received the no-decision in Rangers 5-4 loss last Wednesday in series fi nale at CLE (7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R-ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 110 pitches/70 strikes) despite his 7th quality start this season...did not allow a single lead-off batter to reach base...allowed a HR for 5th straight game, and has given up 9 in that span, T-Most in the league (SEA s Taijuan Walker & LAA s Jered Weaver)...gave up an the go-ahead RBI double to Jason Kipnis in the 5th, but Ryan Rua s HR in the 7th allowed Hamels to leave with a no-decision...each team scored once more through the fi rst 9 frames, including Jared Hoying s RBI groundout in the top of the ninth to force extra innings, before Yan Gomes hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th... ranks among the A.L. leaders in win pct. (T7th,.833), SO/9 (8th, 9.39), and strikeouts (9th, 72) opponents batting.180 (11-61) w/ RISP vs. Hamels, 5th-lowest in A.L. and 9th-lowest in MLB has won both starts vs. HOU this season: 2-0, 1.23 (2 ER/14.2 IP)...has won 3 straight decisions in his last 4 GS against HOU with quality starts in all 4...has not lost to the Astros since 9/13/11 at Houston as a member of the Phillies...is 6-3, 4.19 (40 ER/86.0 IP) in 13 G/GS vs. the Astros...in his last start in Arlington, took loss in Rangers 9-1 loss on 5/27 vs. PIT (4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R-5 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 2 HR, 98 pitches/55 strikes), snapping his career-high 12 game win streak and a career-opening 7-game win streak in Arlington is 4-0, 2.75 (12 ER/39.1 IP) in 6 G/GS this season against the A.L. West...Rangers have lost 3 of his last 4 starts after winning 16 of his previous 17 reg. season starts...is 12-2, 3.54 (60 ER/152.2 IP) in 23 starts since joining the Rangers in a 7/31/15 trade with Philadelphia after 9 1/2 seasons with the Phillies.

3 RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 HOUSTON 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: 1-for-2 (1 SB, 1 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 6/3 vs. SEA /0 16/23 19/3 33/18 1/0 51 Matt Bush 6/5 vs. SEA /0 9/11 5/1 9/12 0/0 41 Jake Diekman 6/5 vs. SEA /0 18/26 8/1 23/17 0/0 47 Sam Dyson 6/5 vs. SEA /8 21/29 13/1 50/8 1/1 77 Luke Jackson 6/1 at CLE /0 3/4 4/1 8/10 0/0 55 Cesar Ramos 6/4 vs. SEA /1 2/4 0/0 21/12 0/0 37 Shawn Tolleson 5/25 vs. LAA /15 11/20 7/1 27/19 1/2 54 Tom Wilhelmsen 6/4 vs. SEA /2 10/18 4/2 27/19 0/0 Totals 19/26, 73.1% 111/171, 64.9% 87/19, 21.8% 251/157 3/3 TEAM PITCHING: Staff has a 2.84 ERA (23 ER/73.0 IP) over last 8 G to lower season ERA from 4.11 to 3.93, 5th in A.L. and lowest since 5/24 (3.92) has issued 2-R-or-less in 9 of last 15 G with 3.04 ERA (46 ER/136.0 IP) in that span to drop season fi gure from 4.26 staff s 70 HR are 4th-most in A.L., just 7 HR allowed last 8 G just 30 BB in last 15 G (1.99 BB/9-30 BB/136.0 IP) after 145 BB in 1st 41 G (3.55 BB/9) have fewest strikeouts in MLB (384) have induced MLB-high 67 GDP s lone SHO: 4/12 at SEA staff has 3.58 ERA (47 ER/118.0 IP) last 13 home games to drop season mark from 4.80 to 4.34, still 2nd-highest in A.L. STARTERS: Rotation has 2.77 ERA (15 ER/48.2 IP) over last 8 G to drop ERA from 3.53 to 3.42, lowest in A.L. and 4th-lowest in majors (CHC-2.38; NYM-3.17; WAS-3.27) has a 2.99 ERA (43 ER/129.1 IP) in last 21 G since 5/13 to drop from 3.69 opponents are batting.224 (44-196) in last 8 G staff quality starts in 2 straight and 6 of 7, and 38 overall QS are 2nd in A.L. (TOR-39) and T3rd in MLB (CHC-39), also most in club history thru 1st 56 G of a season rank among A.L. leaders in win pct. (1st,.714, 25-10), wins (2nd), opp. SLG (2nd,.391), HR allowed (2nd-fewest, 40), WHIP (3rd, 1.26), opp. OPS (3rd,.701) starters are 12-3 last 16 G after going 1-4 in 1st 17 G in May 7-0 last 8 G since loss 5/27 vs. PIT (Hamels), longest single-season win streak since 8/4-8/12/13 (also 7) last longer run?: went 10-0 to open 2012 campaign. RELIEVERS: Bullpen has allowed one run in 8.1 IP over 1st 3 G of this homestand has a 3.27 ERA (16 ER/44.0 IP) in last 15 contests to drop season mark from 5.47 to A.L.-high 4.91, 2nd-highest in ML (CIN-6.51) but lowest since 5/9 (4.89) yesterday s 2.0 IP were fewest since 5/22 at HOU (1.0 IP) Texas is 2nd in A.L. with 19 saves (BAL-20) and have MLB-high 44 holds have allowed just 19 of 87 IR to score (21.8%), 3rd-best pct. in A.L suffered loss on Wed. at CLE and bullpen s 12 losses are 3rd-most in A.L. (TOR-14, MIN-13) last win was 5/15 vs. TOR 2nd-most relief HR allowed (31) in A.L. (MIN-32) have converted 19 of 26 save chances, including last 6 since blown save on 5/17 at OAK. 43 TONY BARNETTE 3-2-0, 2.66 vs. LHB: 15-for-41 (.366) vs. RHB: 12-for-51 (.235) Has pitched just 6x in team s last 19 G stranded IR and earned 8th hold Fri. vs. SEA has allowed runs in just one of last 10 G/10.1 IP (2 R in 7th inn. Tues. at CLE), and has allowed runs in 4 of 23 outings in 2016 HR allowed to Chisenhall on Tuesday was 2nd in 2016, 1st since 4/21. Has a 1.69 ERA (3 ER/16.0 IP) in last 16 outings to drop from 4.70 to 2.66 opponents are 8-for-35 (.229) last 9 G/9.2 IP. 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 18 of 23 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 1-0-0, 1.69 vs. LHB: 6-for-12 (.500) vs. RHB: 5-for-31 (.161) Has pitched twice in last 7 days has issued 9 H and 2 R in 5.0 IP in last 6 G after starting ML career with 5.2 scoreless inning and 2 H in 1st 5 appearances opponents are 11-for-last-31 (.355) w/ a BB since going 0-for-fi rst-12. 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 was purchased from Frisco (AA) on 5/13 went 0-2, 2.65 ERA (5 ER/17.0 IP) and WHIP in 12 relief appearances w/ Frisco, 5-for-5 in saves, 1st reg. season action since 2011 held opponents to a.158 (9-57) avg. with 4 BB, 18 SO, and 2 HR averaged 13.3 SO/9 (131 SO/88.2 IP) in minors career, whiffi ng 35.5% of BF ( ). 41 JAKE DIEKMAN (L) 0-1-0, 1.74 vs. LHB: 3-for-20 (.150) vs. RHB: 9-for-53 (.170) Has not allowed a run last 10 G/8.2 IP with 9 K in that span, and owns 0.77 ERA (1 ER/11.2 IP) last 14 G to drop from 3.00 to 1.74, lowest since allowing his 1st runs of season on 5/1 holds in 7 straight outings, 5/11-28, T2nd-longest span in team history (Cris Carpenter-9 in 1993; Mike Venafro-7 in 1999). Has 15 holds, tied for ML lead (also KC s Kelvin Herrera and HOU s Will Harris-15) ranks among A.L. relief leaders in WHIP (4th, 0.82), opp. OPS (5th,.474), and opp. avg. (9th,.164) has allowed one run in 14 career outings vs. HOU, scoreless last 12 G/9.0 IP. Did not issue an earned run with just 1 BB in 1st 11 outings (8.1 IP) in 2016 season-high 3 ER on 5/1 vs. LAA, ending string of 20 straight reg. season outings (15.2 IP) without an ER. When pitching with a lead, opponents are 5-for-56 (.089), 4 BB/22 SO has entered with game tied or Rangers leading in 22 of 26 appearances has allowed runs in 3 of 26 G has 194 SO since start of 2014, 3rd-most by any ML LH reliever. 47 SAM DYSON 0-1-7, 1.95 vs. LHB: 5-for-28 (.179) vs. RHB: 14-for-66 (.212) Is 5-for-5 in saves chances since named closer on 5/18, making 9 appearances in that span - fi nishing wins in all 9 G: 8.2 IP, 2 R-ER, opponents 4-for-29 (.138) w/ no BB and 10 SO is 7-for-9 in save tries overall with lone BS on 4/23 at CWS no BB last 17 G/55 BF. Has a 1.45 ERA (3 ER/18.2 IP) last 20 G to drop season fi gure from 3.00 to 1.95 has allowed runs in 4 of 29 G. Has pitched on zero days rest 10 times, T-most in A.L ranks among A.L. leaders in games (2nd, 29), GB pct. (3rd, 71.4) and holds (T9th, 10) his 3.39 pitches per BF is 3rd-best among A.L. relievers has allowed just one of 13 inherited runners to score (7.7%), T5th-best pct. among A.L. relievers. Led the majors 17 appearances in May, 3rd most outings ever by a Ranger in one month. All 10 career outings vs. HOU have come since joining TEX (9.0 IP, 2 R-1 ER), converting all 3 save chances with 4 holds. 77 LUKE JACKSON 0-0-0, 8.10 vs. LHB: 3-for-9 (.333) vs. RHB: 7-for-19 (.368) Has worked career-high 2.1 innings in each of last 2 outings, last on Wed. at CLE entered with game tied 3-3 in 8th, 1st time in his career to enter with the game tied or Texas ahead by less than 10 runs recalled from Round Rock on 5/16 and has allowed runs in all 4 outings, opponents 10-for-28 w/ 4 BB made TEX season debut 5/16 at OAK (solo HR in 2.0 IP), 1st career ML outing of more than 3 outs 1st ML outing since 9/28/15 vs. DET. Had no record and 3.68 ERA (6 ER/14.2 IP) over 13 relief appearances w/ Express to begin the season opened year on TEX 15-day DL, optioned 4/13 after rehab assignment w/ Round Rock in 10 G w/ Express after being optioned: 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) w/ 13 SO, opponents hit.195 (8-41). 55 CESAR RAMOS (L) 1-2-1, 3.58 vs. LHB: 5-for-22 (.227) vs. RHB: 26-for-84 (.310) Has allowed 2 R over 5.0 IP in 2 relief app. since moving back to the bullpen worked 3.0 IP Mon. 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 1-1, 2.76 (5 ER/16.1 IP) in 3 starts, last on 5/21 at HOU (W) 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 , vs. LHB: 15-for-32 (.469) vs. RHB: 12-for-41 (.293) Has yet to appear since being activated from MLB Family Medical Emergency List on Friday was inactive, 5/27-6/2, and last appeared on 5/25 vs. LAA removed from closer s role before game on 5/18 fi gures in last 8 outings beg. 5/3: 6.0 IP, 12 R-ER, opponents 15-for-31 (.484) w/ 5 HR, 4 BB, 6 SO ERA has risen from season-low 5.40 to in that span. 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 had 2 blown saves in 37 tries in 15 ranks 8th in club history in saves (46). Career 1-0, 1.50 (4 ER/24.0 IP) in 21 G vs. HOU, 7-for-7 in saves has more innings vs. HOU than any other opp. 54 TOM WILHELMSEN 2-2-0, 9.37 vs. LHB: 9-for-21 (.429) vs. RHB: 16-for-48 (.333) Recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on Saturday and retired all 3 BF in 9th that night vs. SEA in 2nd stint w/ TEX pitched in 5 games w/ Express: 0-1, 1.13 (1 ER/8.0 IP), a.172 (5-29) opp. avg. w/ 1 BB/5 SO. During 1st stint w/ TEX (Opening Day-5/15): 2-2, 9.98 (17 ER/15.1 IP) each of 17 runs allowed have come in Arlington (7.2 IP), has 8.2 SHO IP on road. Faced 5 batters in TEX debut 4/5 vs. SEA, allowing 4 hits - all for extra bases (2 HR, 2 2B) - with a hit batter followed by his ejection.

4 PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 HOUSTON TEAM BATTING: Texas is batting.295 ( ) with 17 HR and 80 R in last 13 G to raise season average from.254 to.264, 4th in A.L. and 2nd-highest in 16 (.265 thru Sat.) has.273 ( ) avg. last 36 G beg. 4/26 to rise from.246 club has won 12 of last 13 G when scoring multiple runs ranks among A.L. leaders in sac fl ies (T1st, 21), runs (3rd, 270), steals (T5th, 37), hits (5th, 500) no XBH yesterday for 4th time in 16 (club is 2-2 in those games) had season-best 10-G HR streak end yesterday, as well as a 14-G doubles streak club has.301 ( ) avg. with RISP, highest in the A.L. and 2nd in the majors (STL-.304) team is batting.295 ( ) over last 17 G in Arlington to raise home average to.280, 4th in A.L. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.293 AVG, 2 HR, 21 RBI,.340 OBP,.408 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Sun.: 0-for-3, R Stand:.273 (3-11), 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, BB, SB Streak: 0 G Hits in 5 of 6 at 9-for-24 (.375) to go from.281 to.293 has hit safely in 16 of last 19 G at.309 (21-68) to rise from.283 hit safely in 11 straight games from 5/13-25, longest hit streak by a Ranger in 2016 stolen bases in 3 of last 5 G after none previous 12 G. Has a.366 (15-41) average with RISP, T8th in A.L ranks T7th in A.L. w/ 3 triples, all in 7-G span 4/ th-hardest to fan in A.L. (8.7 PA/SO). Has 51 starts at SS with 5 errors in last 25 G after one in 1st 26 G his 13 RBI in April were the 4th-most RBI in a month in his career. Hits in all 6 G vs. HOU in 16 at.318 (7-22) w/ 5 XBH, including HR on 5/21 at HOU (off Fiers). 29 ADRIAN BELTRE.274 AVG, 10 HR, 40 RBI,.329 OBP,.476 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Sun.: 0-for-4, 2 K Stand:.182 (2-11), HR, 2B, 5 RBI, R, 2 BB Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-last-9, hitless in 2 straight has not gone more than 2 straight without a hit all season has reached via H or BB in 9 of 10 at.333 (13-39) with 3 HR/11 RBI/8 R to rise from.260 to.274 is batting.243 (36-148) last 40 G to drop from.344 is 19-for-last-43 (.442) w/ RISP,.393 season avg. w/ RISP is 3rd in A.L 4th-hardest player to fan in A.L. (10.2 PA/SO), yesterday was just 4th game w/ 2 K s in 16 signed 2-yr extension thru 2018 on 4/16. T8th in A.L. w/ 40 RBI matched season high w/ 5 RBI Fri. vs. SEA (also 4/12 at SEA) ranks 54th all-time w/ 1507 RBI (2 shy of M. Mantle-1509), 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 573 2B, 24th all-time and one behind Bobby Abreu and Charlie Gehringer. Has started all 56 G: 55 at 3B and one as DH his.987 (2 E/154 TC) fi elding 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 2538 career games at 3B is 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 infi elder in ML history w/ 2500 at one position. Hitting.355/.398/.634/1.031 vs. HOU since start of 12 (93-262) in 66 G, w/ 26 2B, 13 HR, 43 RBI has 34 G vs. HOU at Globe Life Park:.382 (52-136), 8 HR, 26 RBI, OPS cycle vs. HOU on 8/3/15 in Arlington (3rd career cycle). 20 IAN DESMOND.305 AVG, 7 HR, 34 RBI,.350 OBP,.477 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sun.: 0-for-4, 2 K Stand:.500 (7-14), 2B, RBI, 3 R, SB Streak: 0 G Has hits in 11 of 13 at.407 (24-59) to rise from.267 to team-high.305 over last 43 G since 4/19, batting.356 (62-174) w/ 7 HR, 15 2B, 34 R, 33 RBI to improve from.109 season-high 4 hits Fri. vs. SEA, most since 7/21/14 at COL (5) while w/ WAS HR off Keuchel on 4/21 in Arlington. Is among A.L. leaders in multi-hit games (T5th, 22), SB (T6th, 11), runs (T7th, 41), 2B (T9th, 15) ranks among A.L. avg. leaders at home (3rd, see below) and vs. LHP (7th,.373) batting.371 (36-97) with.910 OPS in 22 starts batting 2nd since 5/9, is 13-for-26 w/ RISP. Hit go-ahead HR w/ team trailing in 7th-or-later 5/15 vs. TOR and 5/17 at OAK, just 8th Ranger with multiple HR of that kind in one season in club history. Made Texas debut on 4/4 vs. SEA after signing with Rangers on Feb. 29 has started 55 of 56 G in CF (28) and LF (27), with 4 E in 111 TC and 3 OF assists had 10 putouts in CF on 5/25 vs. LAA, club record by TEX OF in one game. Has hit safely in 18 of last 20 home games at.425 (37-87) with 7 2B, 3B, 3 HR, and 18 RBI. 84 PRINCE FIELDER.187 AVG, 3 HR, 28 RBI,.257 OBP,.288 SLG DH/1B L/R Sun.: DNP Stand: 0-3, BB Streak: 0 G Has not played 2 straight, 1st time to miss consecutive games while active since 8/24-25/07 with Milwaukee. Is 0-for-last-12 since a single in 4th inning Mon. at CLE has hit safely in 10 of last 15 games, but is batting.193 (11-57) in that span is batting.156 (14-90) last 24 G to drop from.213 to.187, 2nd-lowest qualifying avg. in MLB has reached safely in 17 of last 21 G has 5 RBI in last 8 G. Homered in 4th inning on 5/29 vs. PIT for 1st HR since 4/19 vs. HOU, ending career long 34-game drought his 14 RBI thru 4/21 were T2nd in A.L 14 RBI since 4/22 among A.L. leaders in sac fl ies (T2nd, 4) and GWRBI (T2nd, 7) has started 52 of 56 at DH (50) and 1B (2). 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 (1507) Prince (1011) and father, Cecil (1008), join Bobby and Barry Bonds as the only father-son combinations with 1,000 RBI in ML history. In 25 G vs. HOU since start of 15:.337 (35-104), 5 HR, 24 RBI has 5 RBI in 6 G vs. HOU in BRYAN HOLADAY.253 AVG, 2 HR, 13 RBI,.301 OBP,.440 SLG CATCHER R/R Sun.: DNP Stand: 1-4, RBI Streak: 4 G (.357, 5-14, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, SF) TEX is 9-1 last 10 starts, winning last 6 has hit safely in 9 of last 11 G at.333 (13-36) with 5 2B, 3B, 2 HR, and 10 RBI to rise from.154 to.253 has RBI in 4 straight G (5 total) 8 of last 12 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) career.412 (7-17) vs. HOU. 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. 36 JARED HOYING.235 AVG, 0 HR, 3 RBI,.316 OBP,.235 SLG OUTFIELDER L/R Sun.: 1-for-3, RBI, R, K, E Stand: 1-3, RBI, R Streak: 1 G (1-3, RBI, R) Club has won his last 4 starts RBI in 3 straight recorded 1st ML RBI and run Tues. at CLE w/ 1st multi-hit G in his native Ohio had contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA) on 5/23 and has gone 4-for-17 in 9 ML games/5 starts (all in LF) ML debut 5/23 vs. LAA and 1st ML hit 5/28 vs. PIT. Began the year with Round Rock, producing a.319/.409/.550/.959 slash line (51-160) with 7 HR and 32 RBI in 41 games at time of promotion, ranked among PCL leaders in total bases (3rd, 88), RBI (4th), and hits (5th) batted.390 (30-77) with 3 HR and 15 RBI over last 19 G at AAA beg. 5/3. 30 NOMAR MAZARA.304 AVG, 10 HR, 27 RBI,.354 OBP,.489 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Sun.: 1-for-4 Stand:.400 (4-10), 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 3 R, SF Streak: 4 G (.333, 5-15, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 3 R, SF) Hit 10th HR Sat. vs. SEA to match Beltre for team lead equaled career high w/ 2 BB Fri. vs. SEA is 6-for-30 (.200) last 8 G to drop from.325 to.304 has 6 HR and 15 RBI in last 16 G is T3rd among ML rookies w/ 10 HR (15-Trevor Story; 14-Corey Seager) and is 4th among ML rookies w/ 27 RBI. Leads A.L. in SF (5) tops A.L. rookies in AVG, hits (56), TB (90), RBI (27), OBP (.354), and SLG (.489) and HR (tied-10) just 3 of 10 HR at home. Named A.L. Rookie of the Month for May after batting.283 (30-106) w/ 7 HR and 17 RBI over 27 G last month, leading all ML rookies in RBI and HR (tied w/ LAD s Corey Seager) team-high 7 HR were most for TEX rookie in a month since July 2008 (Chris Davis-8) 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). Named A.L. Rookie of Month for April after batting.324 w/ 2 HR/8 RBI over 18 G turned 21 on 4/26, currently youngest position player in ML. 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 44 of 47 G since that time (42 in RF; 2 in LF) with 2 assists was 6-for-12 with a homer and 4 RBI in RR s 1st 3 games of MITCH MORELAND.206 AVG, 6 HR, 22 RBI,.278 OBP,.356 SLG FIRST BASEMAN L/L Sun.: 0-for-3, R, K Stand:.091 (1-11), BB, RBI, 2 R Streak: 0 G Is 5-for-56 (.089) in last 16 G with a 2B and 2 HR 1B on Tues. at CLE was 1st 1B since 5/17 at OAK is batting.132 (10-76) in last 22 G to drop from.260 to.206, lowest since 4/15 (.205) and 10th-lowest qualifying fi gure in ML HR in consecutive games, 5/28-29 vs. PIT after a 15-G drought. Has started 49 G at 1B (47) and DH (2) with one error in 441 TC opened season with 38-game errorless string before lone miscue on 5/27 vs. PIT. Had XBH in career-high tying 5 straight from 4/14-20 (also 4/18-23/11), longest streak by Ranger since Fielder (5 G, 5/22-26/15). 12 ROUGNED ODOR.268 AVG, 7 HR, 25 RBI,.296 OBP,.448 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Sun.: 1-for-3 Stand:.429 (3-7), 2B, BB, 2 R Streak: 3 G (.364, 4-11, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB, HBP, SB) Hits in both games (3-for-7, 2B, BB, 2 R) since return from 7-game MLB suspension on Saturday is 6-for-31 last 8 G and batting.172 (10-58) last 14 G after 5 straight multi-hit games, dropping from.309 to.268 batting.289 (35-121) last 28 games to rise from.233 has hit leadoff in 22 of his last 26 and 25 of his last 30 G. Ranks among club leaders in HR (T3rd, 7) and RBI (5th, 25) has played in 48 of 56, 46 starts at 2B and twice as PH played in 46 of 47 G before suspension. No HR last 15 G after 4 HR previous 7 G from 5/3-9 has 2nd-most AB in A.L. without a GIDP (194) tied club record with 3 2B, 4/30 vs. LAA. Vs. HOU since start of 2015:.316 (25-79), 3 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBI in 23 G his 6 HR and 22 RBI in career vs. HOU are most against any opponent.

5 RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 HOUSTON PAGE 5 19 JURICKSON PROFAR.390 AVG, 2 HR, 3 RBI,.405 OBP,.634 SLG INFIELDER S/R Sun.: 2-for-4, RBI, K Stand:.462 (6-13), 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 3 R Streak: 9 G (.390, 16-41, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, 10 R) Multiple hits in 5 straight, tied for longest run by Ranger in 16 (also Odor, 5/6-10) his 16 hits since 5/27 are T5th in A.L has hit safely in all 9 games/ starts since recall from Round Rock (AAA) on 5/27, his longest career hit streak has 7 starts at 2B, last 2 as DH had 7-G runs scored streak 5/28-6/4, longest by a Ranger in 16 HR Tues. 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. In 17 G/15 GS in career in leadoff spot, has batted.343 (24-70) w/.927 OPS, highest fi gures in any spot in the order hits in each of those 15 starts. Began season w/ Round Rock, batting.284 (48-169) w/ 5 HR and 26 RBI in 41 games hit.347 (17-49) w/ RISP switch-hitter hit.302 (13-43) vs. LHP,.278 (35-126) vs. RHP played SS for a majority of season at AAA, time at 2B began on 5/17 had.353 (12-34) avg. fi nal 8 G w/ the Express. 16 RYAN RUA.304 AVG, 3 HR, 11 RBI,.383 OBP,.471 SLG OUTFIELDER/1B R/R Sun.: DNP Stand:.571 (4-7), 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, R Streak: 4 G (.429, 6-14, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R) Last 10 G:.455 (12-26), HR, 4 2B, 5 RBI, 6 BB, 8 R to rise from.250 to.304, highest since 5/11 (.308) has started 17 of 23 and played in 20 of last 23 G has reached safely in 8 straight starts, and club is 7-2 in his last 9 starts. Game-tying HR in 7th on Wed. 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 29 total starts at LF (20), 1B (6), RF (2), and DH (1) was on Opening Day roster for 2nd straight year. 6 BOBBY WILSON.284 AVG, 2 HR, 15 RBI,.329 OBP,.378 SLG CATCHER R/R Sun.: 0-for-1, RBI, BB, SF Stand: 0-5, RBI, BB Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-last-10 since single 5/28 vs. PIT hits in 5 of last 8 at.370 (10-27) to raise TEX avg. from.265 to.311 (19-61) in 18 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 T5th in A.L. in sac hits (3). His.358 (19-53) May avg. was 6th highest among A.L. qualifi ers 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. BATTERS VS. HOUSTON AND CAREER 2016 CAREER PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Andrus Beltre Desmond Fielder Holaday Hoying Mazara Moreland Odor Profar Rua Wilson PITCHERS VS. HOUSTON AND CAREER 2016 CAREER PLAYER W-L-S ERA G IP H ER W-L-S ERA G IP H ER Barnette Bush Darvish Diekman Dyson Hamels Holland Jackson Lewis Perez Ramos Tolleson Wilhelmsen HOME RUNS Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Hanser Alberto Elvis Andrus /4 vs. SEA (Nuno) Adrian Beltre /3 vs. SEA (Walker) Robinson Chirinos /7 at LAA (Santiago) Shin-Soo Choo Delino DeShields /8 at DET (Lowe) Ian Desmond /30 at CLE (Tomlin) Prince Fielder /29 vs. PIT (Liriano) Bryan Holaday /31 at CLE (Kluber) Nomar Mazara /4 vs. SEA (Johnson) Mitch Moreland /29 vs. PIT (Liriano) Rougned Odor /9 vs. CWS (Gonzalez) Jurickson Profar /3 vs. SEA (Walker) Ryan Rua /1 at CLE (Bauer) Drew Stubbs /14 vs. TOR (Floyd) Bobby Wilson /14 vs. TOR (Estrada) TOTALS GRAND SLAMS (2): Wilson, 5/8 at DET and 5/14 vs. TOR MULTI-HOMER GAMES (1): Beltre, 5/7 at DET 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 7 May 8 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 19 May 20 May 22 May 23 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 June 3 June 4 RECENT TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTION OF Drew Stubbs signed to major league contract LHP Alex Claudio optioned to Round Rock (AAA) OF Josh Hamilton transferred from 15-day to 60-day disabled list. RHP A.J. Griffi n placed on 15-day disabled list with right shoulder stiffness LHP Alex Claudio recalled from Round Rock (AAA). LHP Andrew Faulkner recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Anthony Ranaudo optioned to Round Rock. RHP Anthony Ranaudo traded to Chicago White Sox in exchange for RHP Matt Ball. RHP Matt Bush contract purchased from Frisco (AA) OF Delino DeShields optioned to Round Rock (AAA). RHP Kyle Lohse signed to minor league contract. OF Shin-Soo Choo sent to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. RHP Luke Jackson recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Tom Wilhelmsen optioned to Round Rock. LHP Andrew Faulkner optioned to Round Rock (AAA). OF Shin-Soo Choo reinstated from 15-day disabled list. 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 DISABLED LIST Player Type Injury Placed (retro) Reinstated / Eligible Games Missed Record A.J. Griffi n 15-day Right shoulder stiffness May 8 May Shin-Soo Choo 15-day Left lateral hamstring strain May 23 (May 21) June Drew Stubbs 15-day Left little toe sprain May 23 June Tanner Scheppers 60-day Left knee surgery Feb. 29 June Robinson Chirinos 60-day Right forearm fracture April 10 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