Texas Rangers (69-68) at Atlanta Braves (60-76)

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1 Texas Rangers (69-68) at Atlanta Braves (60-76) RHP Miguel González (7-10, 4.31) vs. LHP Luiz Gohara (ML Debut) Game #138 Road #71 (32-38) Tue.., Sept. 5, 2017 Sun Trust Park 6:35 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall Home Road Standing... 3rd, GB Roadtrip One-Run Run HR No HR White w/ Blue w/ Red Gray Alt. Blue Blue Home Blue Road Alt. Red (all home) Players Weekend Special 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 /12-17/27-29 vs. AL Central /8-9/18-16 vs. AL East...5-8/6-10/11-18 Interleague /6-2/13-5 Series /9-10-2/ Series Openers /11-12/24-21 Series Finales /10-13/20-24 Rubber Games /3-3/5-7 Lead after /21-8/51-13 Lead after /22-4/55-9 Lead after /24-2/59-6 Trail after /4-25/8-46 Trail after /3-31/5-53 Trail after /3-33/4-56 Tied after /6-5/10-9 Tied after /6-3/9-6 Tied after /4-3/6-6 Decided 7th/later..9-12/10-14/19-26 Shutouts /4-1/6-4 Decided final AB...6-8/6-8/12-16 Walk-off games ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player Carlos Delgado Chipper Jones Dave Winfield Jose Canseco 462 Adam Dunn Adrian Beltre Miguel Cabrera ALL-TIME HITS LIST Rank H Player Cap Anson Ichiro Suzuki Craig Biggio Rickey Henderson Rod Carew Adrian Beltre Lou Brock WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers have won their last 2 games after Monday s 8-2 victory in the series opener in Atlanta...it is the 3rd time in the last 17 games that Texas has posted consecutive wins (8/23-24; 8/29-30)...club s last longer winning streak was 4 victories in a row, 8/ the Rangers have also won 3 of 4 and 5 of 7 beginning 8/29... club has won 13 of 21, 16 of 25, 17 of 28 and 19 of the last 31, longer span beginning 8/2 Rangers have gone since the AS break, are since 6/9 and beg. 4/20. At (.504), Rangers are 8th in A.L. in winning pct the 69 victories are 2nd fewest through 137 games in last 10 years to records of 53-84/53-85 in 2014 Texas was 66-70/66-71 in 2008 a year ago, the Rangers were 82-55/82-56 thru 137/138 G. Club has been season-high 3 G above.500 twice, last on 5/21 (24-21), and was 7 games under.500 (13-20) on 5/8 10-G win streak 5/9-19 was 4th-longest in franchise history. BEST RECORDS IN MAJORS BEGINNING AUGUST 9 PCT W-L Team PCT W-L Team CLE LAA WAS ARI TEX MIN CHI WINNING RECORD: With Monday s victory, the Rangers moved over the.500 mark for the 1st time since 8/24 (64-63) and just the 2nd time in last 60 games beginning 6/28... of the previous 9 occasions since that time that Texas has reached the.500 mark, the club had lost the next game 8 times, including the last 3 instances...since 6/27 (39-38), the only other time to climb above.500 was with a win 8/24 at LAA (64-63). Texas was last as many as 2 games above the.500 mark on 5/23 (24-22)...except for a 5-day stretch from 5/18/23, the club has not been as many as 2 games above.500 all year. IN THE STANDINGS: Texas enters play on Tuesday 2.0 GB of MIN for 2nd A.L. Wild Card slot, the team s smallest WC deficit since 8/26 (2.0 GB)...club last had a smaller WC deficit on 8/24 (1.0 GB) club moved back into 3rd place in the A.L. West on Monday, a position it has held for 6 of the last 8 days...texas been 15.0 games behind HOU in the A.L. West the last 3 days and 5 of last 9 days to match largest deficit since 8/13 (15.5 GB) Texas had a season-high 19.0-G deficit on 7/31-8/1, largest at any point since the end of the 2014 (31.0 GB) days in each position (alone or tied): 1st-0 days, 2nd-38, 3rd-37, 4th-66, 5th-13. ON THE ROAD: The Rangers have won 3 of 4 and 6 of the last 10 on the road...texas.600 (12-8) away winning percentage beginning 7/21 is the 2nd highest among major league clubs to a.750 (18-6) mark by CLE...entering this set with the Braves, Texas is in its last 6 road series...at (.457), are 10th in the A.L. in winning percentage...the 32 wins are team s 2nd fewest through 70 road games in last 11 years to a 29-41/29-42 record in INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Texas is 13-5 (.722) against the National League this season, the 5th best interleague winning percentage in the majors:.800 (16-4)--LAD;.765 (13-4)-- BOS;.750 (15-5)--HOU and NYY...the 13 wins tie 2016 for Texas 3rd most ever in interleague play, one behind 2010 and 2012 (both 14-4)...this is the 11th straight season that Texas has been had.500 or better vs. the N.L. beginning the Rangers are (.618) in interleague play since 2010, ML s 2nd best record to BOS at.642 (97-54)...all-time, Texas is vs. the N.L. The Rangers are 6-2 in N.L. parks in 2017, winning 6 of the last 7, and are 17-6 beginning 7/21/15...Texas is all-time in N.L. parks in the regular season. ROSTER ADDITION: The Rangers today recalled INF Phil Gosselin (#23) from Triple-A Round Rock...Texas has 32 players on its active roster, including 17 pitchers. VERSUS THE BRAVES: Texas has won the last 4 meetings vs. ATL since a loss on 6/19/11 to take a 10-9 lead in the alltime series...the Rangers are 10-3 against the Braves beginning 6/13/05 after losing the 1st 6 meetings...texas was 2-4 in 2 career series at Turner Field. SunTrust Park is the 49th stadium in which the Rangers have played a regular season game since the club moved to Texas for the 1972 season...with Monday s win, the club has an record all-time in the 1st regular season game in a venue, snapping a 2-game losing streak. LIVE BY THE LONG BALL: The Rangers hit 3 more homers on Monday, the 27th time this season that the club has gone deep at least 3 times in a game, 4th in MLB (33--BAL; 29-- TB; 28--CHI)...Texas has 11 homers in the last 4 games and a major league high 215 for the season, matching its total for all of it is the club s 2nd most HR in a season s 1st 137 games to 227 in For the season, 49.5% (347 of 701) of the team s runs have come via the long ball, 2nd in the majors to TOR (51.6%). Texas is T3rd in ML with 30 HR in interleague games. Rougned Odor s homer last night was his 28th of the year, all while playing 2B, tying MIN s Brian Dozier for the 2nd most in majors, one behind BAL s Jonathan Schoop. TAKE THE EXTRA BASE: Over the last 7 games (5-2), 35 of the Texas 67 total hits have gone for extra bases: 18 2B, 3 3B, and 14 HR...Monday was the 4th time in this 7-game span, the Rangers have scored 8+ runs as the club became the 4th ML team to reach the 700-run mark for the year: HOU; 716--WAS; 711--NYY. ELVIS ANDRUS has 3 homers in his last 2 games and 19 for the season, tied for 4th most among ML shortstops...he needs one homer for the 8th season of 20+ long balls for a Rangers shortstop: 3--Alex Rodriguez ( ); 2--Michael Young ( ); 1--Toby Harrah (1974) and Kevin Elster (1996)...Andrus 163 H, 36 2B, and 75 total RBI while playing at short this season top the majors. STARTING DEBUTS: Atlanta s Luiz Gohara will be the 1st pitcher to make his major league debut in a start vs. the Rangers since Matt Boyd lost on 6/27/15 at TOR...on the last 11 occasions beginning at the start of 2005, an opposing starter in his 1st ML game has defeated Texas just once, Boston s Eduardo Rodriguez on 5/28/15 in Arlington. LONG TIME COMING: The sacrifice fly by Andrew Cashner in the 2nd inning on Monday was the 1st ever by a Rangers pitcher and the 1st in franchise history since Washington s Camilo Pascual accomplished the feat 49 years ago today, 9/5/68 vs. CWS...according to STATS. LLC, that was the longest active span of any ML club without a pitcher s sac fly... that sac fly produced the 1st RBI for a Texas pitcher since Yu Darvish s solo HR on 8/24/16 at CIN. MINORS: Down East won its final 3 games, including a 10-3 win over Buies Creek on Monday, to win the Carolina League Southern Division 2nd half title in its 1st year of existence... the Wood Ducks host Myrtle Beach in Game 1 of the best of 5 CL semifinals beginning Wednesday... Spokane hosts Vancouver in Game 1 of the best of 3 Northwest League semifinal series beginning tonight...the Arizona Rangers lost in the bottom of the 9th, 6-5 to the AZL Giants in Arizona Rookie League semifinals on Monday to end their season. SHORTS: Texas is in games started by opposing lefthanders in 2017, winning last 3 contests...rangers are in series this season when winning the opener of that series...shin-soo Choo s pinch single last night improved his 2017 batting average in interleague games to.382 (21-55), 6th best in ML...that single was just Texas 5th pinch-hit of 2017, 2nd fewest in the majors (KC-3)...Texas pitchers are 1-for-19 at the plate this season and hitless in last 14 AB since Andrew Cashner s single on 6/9 at WAS. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Wed., September 6 at Atlanta LHP Cole Hamels (9-2, 3.92) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (9-11, 4.75) 6:35 FSSW/105.3/1270 Thu., September 7 OFF DAY * For radio broadcasts, most games are on The Fan All games are broadcast in Spanish on KFLC 1270 AM All FSSW telecasts can also be viewed on FSGO app.

2 PAGE 2 RANGERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 AT ATLANTA TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER #36 Miguel González, RHP (7-10, 4.31) TONIGHT: The 33-year-old right-hander is slated to make his Texas debut and 23rd start of the season tonight in the middle installment of this 3-game Interleague series with the Braves was acquired in a trade with the White Sox late Thursday night in exchange for INF Ti Quan Forbes was 7-10 with a 4.31 ERA (64 ER/133.2 IP) with Chciago, leading the White Sox staff in innings and matching Derek Holland for the team lead in wins at the time of the trade will be working on regular 4-days rest after a no decision in a 5-4 White Sox loss on Thursday in Minnesota has gone 3-2 with a 3.11 ERA (19 ER/55.0 IP) over 9 starts since the All-Star break...opponents have batted.252/.325/.381/.706 during this span with just 3 HR...has never faced the Braves...is 4-6 with a 3.59 ERA (36 ER/90.1 IP) over 15 career starts in Interleague play, including 1-3 with a 3.68 ERA (12 ER/29.1 IP) over 5 starts this season...was on the disabled list, 6/18-7/14, with A/C joint inflammation in his right shoulder was in his 2nd season with the White Sox and was a member of the club s season-opening rotation in 2017 signed with the White Sox as a free agent in April 2015 after he was released by the Orioles debuted with the Orioles at age 28 in 2012 and was with a 3.82 ERA (246 ER/580.1 IP) over 101 games/95 starts with the club. SINCE THE BREAK: Was activated from the disabled list after the All-Star break and has gone 3-2 with a 3.11 ERA (19 ER/55.0 IP) over 9 starts...opponents have batted.252/.325/.381/.706 during this span with just 3 HR...ranks among the A.L. post break leaders (min. 9 starts) in HR/9 (1st (0.49) and ERA (10th) LAST START: Did not factor into the decision of a 5-4 White Sox loss on Thursday in Minnesota (6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R-ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR, 110 pitches/75 strikes)...was staked to a 3-1 lead after 4 inning, but allowed back-to-back 2-out, RBI doubles by Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler to tie the game...twins were 3-for-12 with RISP against Gonzalez, with all 3 hits producing runs. ON THE ROAD: Has gone 3-7 with a 5.23 ERA (43 ER/74.0 IP) in 13 road starts this season...road ERA is over 2 runs higher than his home figure (3.17)...opponents are batting.301/.366/.497/.863 on the road compared to.236/.292/.384/.676 at home...has gone 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA (12 ER/27.0 IP) over 5 road starts since returning from the disabled list with 7 of the 12 runs allowed coming in a start on 8/3 at Fenway Park. INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Has never faced the Braves...is 4-6 with a 3.59 ERA (36 ER/90.1 IP) over 15 career starts in Interleague play, including 1-3 with a 3.68 ERA (12 ER/29.1 IP) over 5 starts this season...has made 3 of those 5 starts in N.L. parks...has quality starts in each of his last 3 Interleague outings, going 1-1 with a 1.40 ERA (3 ER/19.1 IP)...during that stretch has started vs. the Dodgers twice (0-1, 2 ER/12.0 IP) and the Cubs once (1-0, 1 ER/7.1 IP). AT THE PLATE: Has gone 0-for-16 with 6 strikeouts in his career at the plate. 2017: His 5.72 SO/9 would be a career low (previous low was 6.28 in 2014) and his 3.16 BB/9 is nearly a career high (3.17 in 2015)...opponents swing and miss on 14.9% of pitches, a career low...has been supported with an average of 5.39 runs per start, nearly a run higher than his career average (4.62)...batters leading off an inning have reached safely in 43 of 138 frames and he has issued just 3 leadoff walks...opponents are batting.259 (36-139) with RISP...opponents by PA:.251 (43-171) in 1st PA;.253 (44-174) in 2nd PA;.327 (54-165) in 3rd PA;.190 (4-21) in 4th PA. GONZÁLEZ S MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / GONZÁLEZ VS. ATLANTA W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career GONZÁLEZ AT SUNTRUST PARK W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 8.1, April 18 at NYY Innings: 9.0, Sept. 3, 2014 vs. CIN Hits: 14, April 30 at DET Hits: 14, April 30, 2017 at DET Runs: 8, June 14 vs. BAL Runs: 9, July 31, 2013 vs. HOU ER: 7, Aug. 3 at BOS ER: 8, June 25, 2016 vs. TOR SO s: 9, Aug. 25 vs. DET SO s: 10, April 14, 2015 vs. NYY Walks: 5, 2x, last July 18 vs. LAD Walks: 5, 10x, last July 18, 2017 vs. LAD HR: 3, June 3 at DET HR: 3, 5x, last June 3, 2017 at DET Pitches: 110, Aug. 31 at MIN Pitches: 117, Sept. 3, 2014 vs. CIN CG s: N/A CG s: 1, Sept. 3, 2014 vs. CIN Low-Hit CG: N/A Low-Hit CG: 4, Sept. 3, 2014 vs. CIN CG SHO s: N/A CG SHO s: 1, Sept. 3, 2014 vs. CIN Win Streak: 3, April 8-24 Win Streak: 4, Sept. 21, 2012-April 4, & CAREER SPLITS 2017 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) González vs. Atlanta PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Suzuki Gohara vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO None have faced. DISABLED LIST: Was on the disabled list, 6/18-7/14, with A/C joint inflammation in his right shoulder...made a pair of rehab starts in the minors prior to re-joining the White Sox, starting for Triple-A Charlotte on 7/6 at Durham (4.2 IP, 3 R-ER) and Double-A Birmingham on 7/12 vs. Mobile (4.1 IP, 5 R). WITH THE WHITE SOX: Was a member of the White Sox season-opening rotation and went 7-10 with a 4.31 ERA (64 ER/133.2 IP) at the time of the deal, led the White Sox staff in innings and was tied with Derek Holland for the team lead in wins went 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA (6 ER/27.0 IP) over his 1st 4 starts was 1-8 with a 6.79 ERA (39 ER/51.2 IP) in next 9 starts leading up to placement on the disabled list on June 18 made a pair of rehab starts in the minors prior to re-joining the White Sox, starting for Triple-A Charlotte on 7/6 at Durham (4.2 IP, 3 R-ER) and Double-A Birmingham on 7/12 vs. Mobile (4.1 IP, 5 R) was 3-2 with a 3.11 ERA (19 ER/55.0 IP) in 9 starts after returning from the disabled list. CAREER: Is in his 6th major league season...signed with the White Sox as a free agent in April 2015 after he was released by the Orioles and was with a 4.02 ERA (120 ER/268.2 IP) in 46 games/45 starts for the Pale Hose was a key member of the Baltimore Orioles rotation from , contributing to one A.L. East title and two playoff appearances overall debuted with the Orioles at age 28 in 2012 and was with a 3.82 ERA (246 ER/580.1 IP) over 101 games/95 starts with the club also started a pair of playoff games for the O s, going 0-1 with a 1.42 ERA (2 ER/12.2 IP) was originally signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an undrafted free agent and also spent time in the Boston Red Sox minor league system prior to his debut missed the entire 2008 and 2009 seasons due to injury. GONZÁLEZ S DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/8 vs.min 6-2 W Leading /63 4/13 at CLE Leading /53 4/18 at NYY 4-1 W Leading /57 4/24 vs. KC 12-1 W Leading /73 4/30 at DET 3-7 L Trailing /68 April Totals /5 at BAL 2-4 L Trailing /66 5/12 vs. SD 2-6 L Trailing /63 5/17 at LAA 8-12 L Tied /63 5/22 at ARI 1-5 L Trailing /62 5/28 vs. DET 7-3 W Leading /71 May Totals /3 at DET 1-10 L Trailing /65 6/9 at CLE 3-7 L Trailing /56 6/14 vs. BAL 6-10 L Trailing /64 June Totals /18 vs. LAD 0-1 L Trailing /67 7/24 at CHC 3-1 W Leading /73 7/29 vs. CLE Trailing /71 July Totals /3 at BOS 5-9 L Trailing /34 8/9 vs. HOU 7-1 W Leading /68 8/15 at LAD Tied /61 8/20 at TEX 3-2 W Leading /65 8/25 vs. DET Tied /71 8/31 at MIN Tied /75 August Totals Season Totals TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP COLE HAMELS (9-2, 3.92 ERA in 18 games/starts) The 33-year-old left-hander is slated to make his 19th start of the season in Wednesday s series finale with the Braves...is 2-1, 6.45 (16 ER/22.1 IP) in last 4 G/GS to raise season ERA from 3.31 to 3.92, highest since 7/31 (4.01) has gone 7-2, 3.71 (32 ER/77.2 IP) in 12 G/GS since the beginning of July to drop season figure from 4.38 no ER allowed in 4 of last 11 starts took no decision on Friday vs. LAA in Rangers 10-9 victory (5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R-ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 101 pitches/59 strikes) exited the game with a 6-4 lead after 5 innings has a team-high 4 wins lost this season (exited with a lead, but did not receive the victory) Texas led 9-4 after the 6th inning, as bullpen allowed 5 runs in the 7th and 8th...Carlos Gomez scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 8th to put Texas back in front...is 16-9, 3.11 (78 ER/225.2 IP) in 36 G/35 GS career vs. Atlanta, all as a member of the Phillies...his 35 starts against the Braves are T2nd-most of any opponent (Miami-38) last faced the Braves on 7/5/15 at ATL (W, 7.0 SHO IP)...win on 8/21 at LAA moved him to 31-7 (.816) in 60 career starts w/ TEX, 2nd pitcher in MLB history with.800+ win pct. in 1st 60 starts with a team (credit Elias) the other: Jim McCormick, (.825) with the Cubs in (Elias) has gone 3-2 with a 4.47 ERA (28 ER/56.1 IP) in 9 road starts this season, quality starts in 5 of 9 has won 2 of last 3 outings away from Arlington...on DL, 4/30-6/25 with right oblique strain suffered while warming for start on 5/2 at HOU season-high 5-G win streak from 7/25-8/21, including 4 straight to start month of August...also won 4 straight decisions to begin 17...had scoreless streak of 24.0 IP from 7/1-20, longest in A.L. in 17, 3rd-longest of his career, and T3rd-longest in MLB in 17 has received 6+ runs of support in 10 of his 17 starts and is 7-0 in those starts pitched 7.0+ IP with 0 ER allowed in back-to-back starts 8/5-11 for 2nd time in 17 (also 7/7-15), the only Ranger with 2 straight starts of that kind at any point in is 31-8 (.795) in his 62 regular season starts w/ TEX, and team is (.726) in those games Texas is 11-7 in his 18 starts.

3 RANGERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 AT ATLANTA 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 Lucroy Nicholas Stolen bases against pitchers: 0-for-6 (0 SB, 6 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 9/3 vs. LAA (SV, 2) /6 28/42 41/20 63/43 1/0 56 Austin Bibens-Dirkx 9/2 vs. LAA /0 6/13 17/7 28/30 1/0 58 Alex Claudio 9/1 vs. LAA (W, 4-2) /10 40/59 37/12 141/29 0/0 41 Jake Diekman 9/2 vs. LAA /0 2/2 2/1 4/1 0/0 38 Paolo Espino 9/2 vs. LAA /0 2/5 4/0 11/11 0/0 45 Nick Gardewine 9/4 at ATL /0 2/3 0/0 6/2 1/0 37 Jason Grilli 9/3 vs. LAA /3 27/44 7/3 29/47 3/1 62 Jose Leclerc 9/2 vs. LAA (L, 2-3) /3 31/43 18/6 33/42 4/1 22 Nick Martinez 9/4 at ATL /0 4/3 4/2 15/15 0/0 65 Yohander Mendez 8/30 vs. Corpus Christi (L) Ricky Rodriguez 9/2 vs. LAA (BS, 1) /2 6/9 2/2 8/8 1/0 44 Tyson Ross 8/22 at LAA (L, start) Totals 23/42, 54.8% 245/377, 65.0% 213/83, 39.0% 587/377 29/7 TEAM PITCHING: After permitting 27 R in the previous 4 G, Texas issued just 2 R on Monday...staff has a 4.12 ERA (125 ER/273.0 IP) last 30 G to drop from 4.56 to 4.46, 7th in the A.L. 3-ER-or-less in 8 straight 7/5-17, longest single-season streak for TEX since 1988 (8, 8/7-14) staff s 945 SO are fewest in MLB, 476 BB are 4th-most in A.L...club has allowed just 3 HR over last 7 G...Texas 4.48 road ERA ranks 6th in the A.L. STARTERS: Rotation has posted a 3.37 ERA (16 ER/42.2 IP) with 5 quality starts in the last 7 G...has a 3.93 ERA (64 ER/146.2 IP) last 25 G to lower season ERA from 4.67 to 4.53, 6th in A.L have 4.97 ERA (233 ER/421.2 IP) last 72 G to rise from rd in A.L. w/ 68 QS (77-BOS, 72-CLE) with club in those 68 starts TEX starters had MLB-best 3.27 ERA thru 5/19 starters have decisions in 32 of last 40 G (18-14) and own 18 of club s last 21 wins strikeouts are fewest in ML IP are 4th most among A.L. clubs. RELIEVERS: Bullpen worked 3.0 scoreless innings on Monday after issued 3+ runs in each of 4 previous games...relief ERA over last 35 G is 3.96 (48 ER/109.0 IP) to drop from 4.44 to 4.32, 10th in A.L...Texas has converted 10 of last 12 save tries (6-Claudio; 2-Barnette; 1-Leclerc/Rodriguez) beginning 7/14, incl. saves in 5 of last 9 wins after one in previous 20 G from 7/24-8/16 blew saves on both 9/1-2 for 1st BS since 7/2 at CWS, snapping 61-G span without a BS that is 2nd-longest single-season streak in team history (62 G from 5/18-7/17/12) club is 23-for-42 (54.8%) in save tries overall, lowest save pct. in MLB 23 saves are 2nd-fewest in MLB (20-CWS) and are club s fewest since 1984 (21) 19 blown saves are 2 more than 2016 (17) bullpen has allowed 9 of 13 inherited runners to score in past 5 G, as 39.0% (83 of 213) of IR scoring in 2017 is highest mark in MLB. 43 TONY BARNETTE 1-1-2, 4.97 vs. LHB: 21-for-66 (.318) vs. RHB: 30-for-126 (.238) Earned 2nd ML save on Sunday, both in last 6 appearances...issued career high 3 BB Sunday...appeared in all 3 G of LAA series (1 ER/3.0 IP). Has 3.00 ERA (9 ER/27.0 IP) in 19 G since return from DL to drop season ERA from 7.23 to 4.97 has 5.27 (25 ER/42.2 IP) ERA last 33 G since start of May to rise from 3.38 opponents have batted.206 (20-97) in 19 G since return from DL. 1st career ML save 8/23 at LAA on DL 6/15-7/1 w/ sprained right ring finger career-high 6 K s on 7/29 vs. BAL, tied for most by TEX reliever in last 3 seasons ( 15-17) - also Dario Alvarez on 9/5/16 at SEA. Has allowed 15 of last 27 inherited runners to score has permitted 20 of 41 IR (48.8%) to score in 2017, T2nd-highest pct. in A.L. 56 AUSTIN BIBENS-DIRKX 4-2-0, 4.91 vs. LHB: 23-for-93 (.247) vs. RHB: 37-for-135 (.274) Permitted all 3 IR to score in 10th on Saturday...all 6 G since beg. of Aug. have been in relief: 1-1, 5.63 (5 ER/8.0 IP) is 2-1, 5.18 (14 ER/24.1 IP) w/ 9 BB/17 SO in 13 relief appearances with TEX in 7-day span from 5/20-26, threw 178 pitches in 10.1 IP/3 G in relief. Is 2-1, 4.72 ERA (18 ER/34.1 IP) in 6 GS, last: 1st ML loss 7/29 vs. BAL on 5/31 vs. TB, was oldest (32.032) at time of his 1st ML start in TEX history. Purchased from Round Rock on 5/7, ML debut 5/17 vs. PHI was on active roster for 10 days before making debut, believed to be longest span on active roster before making ML debut with Rangers since Kevin Brown (25 days in Sept. 1986) 1st ML win came in relief on 6/6 vs. NYM. Was 0-2 with a 3.04 ERA (8 ER/23.2 IP) over 6 G/3 GS for Round Rock signed w/ TEX as a minors free agent on 6/17/ ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 4-1-7, 2.59 vs. LHB: 11-for-86 (.128) vs. RHB: 53-for-182 (.291) Has allowed runs in 5 of last 9 appearances, and has 3.15 ERA (7 ER/20.0 IP) last 14 G beg. 7/31 to rise from 2.38 to 2.59 has 2.35 ERA (18 ER/69.0 IP) in 59 relief app. in 2017, 11th-best relief ERA in A.L opponents batting.340 (18-53) w/ 12 SO last 9 G after going 5-for-48 in previous 12 G. Ranks among A.L. relief leaders in innings (4th, 69.0), and G (T11th, 60) his 13.3 pitches per inning is lowest among ML relievers. Blown save Fri. vs. LAA and is 6-for-7 in save chances since AS break after he entered break w/ one career save is 7-9 overall in save tries, 2nd on staff (10-Bush) in games w/ bullpen usage (non-cg), has finished 7 of last 14 TEX wins and 15 of last 26 such victories beg. 7/1 has 3 saves of 4+ outs, most by a Ranger in a season since 2007 (4-C.J. Wilson) has allowed runs in 15 of 59 outings in relief. Saw 1st ML start (5/2 at HOU IP, 3 ER, career-high 65 pitches) and 1st career save (5/5 at SEA) in same week, just 9th pitcher (since 1969) w/ 1st start and save in a 4-day span the 5/2 start was a last-minute effort in place of Cole Hamels, who was injured while warming up. 41 JAKE DIEKMAN (L) 0-0-0, 0.00 vs. LHB: 0-for-1 (.000) vs. RHB: 0-for-5 (.000) Worked in consecutve games on 9/1-2 with return from DL on Fri., with opponents 0-for-6 with 2 K and a SF...made season debut 9/1 vs. LAA (1.0 IP, 1 SO) was on 60-day DL all year for 3 surgeries to replace his colon with an internal reservoir in order to relieve his ulcerative colitis condition pitched 6 G on rehab assignment with Round Rock and Frisco from 8/17-29, going 1-0, 1.42 ERA (1 ER/6.1 IP) w/.143 (3-21) opp. avg., 0 BB, 8 SO. Prior to this month, had not appeared at major league level since 2016 ALDS G3 at TOR in following 7/31/15 trade from PHI to TEX, compiled a 3.01 ERA and WHIP figure spanning 92 appearances, holding opponents to.184 avg. w/ 9.52 SO/9 and just 6 HR allowed. 38 PAOLO ESPINO 0-0-0, 6.00 vs. LHB: 9-for-33 (.273) vs. RHB: 8-for-38 (.211) Retired only BF and stranded 2 IR in Texas debut on 9/2...was acquired in a trade with the MIL in exchange for cash considerations on 8/26 recalled 9/1 for 5th stint in majors in 17: 5/19, 6/8, 6/13-7/2, and 7/28-31 made one relief app. at Round Rock (AAA) on Tues. vs. CS (3.0 IP, 1 R, 4 K). Made his major league debut this season with MIL, taking a no decision in a start on 5/19 at Chicago-NL had no record and a 6.11 ERA (12 ER/17.2 IP) over 6 G/2 GS with MIL has spent the majority of the season with Colorado Springs (AAA), going 4-2 with a 4.52 ERA (38 ER/75.2 IP) in 16 G/14 GS. 45 NICK GARDEWINE 0-0-0, 0.00 vs. LHB: 1-for-4 (.250) vs. RHB: 2-for-8 (.250) Has worked a scoreless inning in each of Rangers last 2 games after recall from Frisco (AA) on 9/3...was also with the club 8/ only outing was ML debut on 8/22 at LAA retired 1st 2 BF, but after an Andrus error, permitted HR Pujols 1st pitcher in TEX history to allow 3+ UER in a debut. Spent entire season w/ Frisco, going 1-2 w/ 6 saves, 2.21 ERA (9 ER/36.2 IP) in 33 relief app career-best SO/9 in 2017 last 12 G w/ Riders: 1.26 ERA (2 ER/14.1 IP), 2 BB/21 SO pitched 3x for TEX this spring as minors call-up: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 SO. Was a 7th round selection out of Kaskaskia (IL) Community College in the 2013 June draft. 37 JASON GRILLI 2-5-1, 6.39 vs. LHB: 12-for-50 (.240) vs. RHB: 32-for-107 (.299) Has allowed 5 H and 4 R-ER in 1.1 IP in last 2 G and is 0-1, 5.19 (12 R-10 ER/17.1 IP) in 18 G since joining Texas... was acquired in a 7/2 trade with TOR along with cash considerations in exchange for minors OF Eduard Pinto...has allowed baserunners in each of last 13 outings. Has K s in 15 of 18 G (11.43 SO/9) 4 R-ER on 7/26 vs. MIA matched a season high (also 6/3 vs. NYY) has 3 walkoff losses, T-most in MLB (also F. Rodriguez/C. Allen/R. Osuna). For the year, is 1-for-4 in save tries (save on 4/6 at TB), has allowed 3 of 7 (42.9%) IR to score, and 1st BF have hit.341 (14-41) w/ 3 BB. Opened season with Jays, going 2-4 w/ one save and 6.97 ERA (16 ER/20.2 IP) in 26 relief app., and was designated for assignment on 6/27 last 15 G w/ TOR beg. 5/6: 4.50 ERA (6 ER/12.0 IP) w/ 2 BB/13 SO also pitched w/ TEX in 2009 N.L. All-Star w/ PIT in 2013 and had 24 SV with ATL in JOSE LECLERC 2-3-2, 4.32 vs. LHB: 11-for-61 (.180) vs. RHB: 10-for-82 (.122) Took loss on 9/2 vs. LAA, issuing walks to all 3 BF in 10th last 9 G: 7.1 IP, 9 R-ER, opponents 2-for-23 w/ 15 BB/3 SO and 1 HR has walked 15 of 39 BF and seen ERA rise from 2.88 to 4.32 in that span has a 5.88 ERA (17 ER/26.0 IP) in last 29 G to go up from 1.72 allowed runs in 12 of 43 G. On DL 5/8-6/1 w/ bruised rt. index finger lone career blown save on 7/2 at CWS (Yolmer Sanchez HR). Ranks among A.L. relief leaders in opp. avg. (6th,.147) RH batters are 7-for-66 (.106) since 4/19 allowed just one run over 1st 9 G/11.0 IP thru 5/2. Has posted a strikeout in 33 of 43 G, including 1st 18 outings, longest season-opening streak in club history by a reliever. 1st ML win 6/13 at HOU last save was 7/23 at TB 1st career save 4/12 at LAA.

4 PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 AT ATLANTA 22 NICK MARTINEZ 3-6-0, 5.06 vs. LHB: 44-for-168 (.262) vs. RHB: 54-for-203 (.266) Is 0-2, 3.21 (5 ER/14.0 IP) last 3 G/2 starts since recall from Round Rock on 8/25...overall is 3-6, 5.40 (50 ER/83.1 IP) in 15 starts with a 2.45 ERA (3 ER/11.0 IP) in 4 relief appearances over 4 stints with TEX in 2017 (4/12-15; 4/21-7/5; 7/31-8/9; 8/25-present)...Monday was 1st relief outing since 7/4 vs. BOS (3.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER)...scoreless in 3 of 4 relief outings in Is 2-2, 1.73 (8 ER/41.2 IP) in 19 career ML relief outings. Is 4-0, 2.15 in 7 G/6 GS at Round Rock this season. 65 YOHANDER MENDEZ (L) 0-0-0, --- vs. LHB: --- vs. RHB: --- Was recalled from Frisco Monday...last appearance was loss to Corpus Christi in start on 8/30 (5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R-ER). Went 7-8, 3.79 (137.2 IP, 114 H, 60 R, 58 ER, 43 BB, 124 SO) in 24 starts at Frisco...led the RoughRiders in stirkeouts and was 3rd in innings. Made major league debut with Texas in 2016, issuing 6 runs in 3.0 IP in 2 relief outings in September. 68 RICKY RODRIGUEZ 0-1-1, 8.22 vs. LHB: 3-for-13 (.231) vs. RHB: 10-for-22 (.455) 1st career blown save on 9/2 vs. LAA, surrendering game-tying, 2-out, 2-run HR to Cron in 9th...career-high 3 R allowed 9/1 vs. LAA, Angels were 3-for- 3 w/ BB 6 R-ER last 4 G/2.2 IP after one R in 1st 5 G/5.0 IP opponents are 6-for-9 with a BB in last 2 G...1st career save w/ perfect 9th 8/24 at LAA. Contract purchased from Frisco (AA) on 8/8...retired all 3 BF w/ 2 K on 8/14 vs. DET in ML debut. Combined 5-1 w/ 17 saves, 1.34 ERA (7 ER/47.0 IP) in 35 relief app. w/ Down East (Hi-A) and Frisco, averaging 11.7 SO/9 and 1.9 BB/9 in minors in 17 Had just 7 G in for Tommy John surgery on rt. elbow his 12 saves with Down East ranked 2nd in Carolina League at time of promotion, retiring 45 consecutive BF from 5/14-6/28 had just 2 G above Low-A ball prior to 2017 signed as non-drafted free agent by TEX on 12/13/ TYSON ROSS 3-3-0, 7.04 vs. LHB: 20-for-89 (.225) vs. RHB: 26-for-88 (.295) Moved to the bullpen after last start on 8/22 at LAA (3.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R-ER, 98 pitches) has not pitched in relief since 7/7/13 at WAS while with the Padres career in relief: 2-8, 4.46 (36 ER/72.2 IP) in 51 G has converted one of 2 career save chances. Made 10 starts w/ TEX to begin season (3-3, 7.04) spanning a pair of DL stints: Opening Day-6/15 (surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome) and 7/24-8/11 (blister on his right index finger). BATTING NOTES TEAM BATTING: Thru 4 G in Sept. sans Beltre:.279 (38-136) w/ OPS, 25 BB/30 SO, 29 R (7.3 R/G), 11 HR (2.8 HR/G) club is batting.283 ( ) last 24 G to raise season avg. from.239 to.2471, 11th in A.L. and highest all year after 1st 4 G batting.275 ( ) in 38 G since 7/25 to rise from.236 club is 1st in MLB w/ 215 HR (BAL-212), and 11 HR this month are tied for ML lead (also ARI) ML-high 5 HR streaks of 10+ G rank among A.L. leaders in SB (2nd, 108), R (3rd, 701), SLG (4th,.441), XBH (5th, 445), TB (5th, 2031), HBP (1st, 74) 181 BB since AS break are 4th in A.L MLBhigh 34 HBP since AS break, and 74 HBP for season are 2 shy of club record (76 in 2015) have 24 SB last 25 G current.226 road avg. is lowest in MLB the lowest road BA in a full season by an A.L. team since introduction of DH (1973) is.231 by 2015 Twins. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.300 AVG, 19 HR, 77 RBI,.341 OBP,.485 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Mon.: 1-for-5, HR, RBI, R Trip: 1-5, HR, RBI, R Streak: 2 G (3-10, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R) Batting.174 (4-23) last 5 G to drop from.306 to.300, 10th in A.L., but has reached safely in 11 of last 13 G at.351 (20-57) with 3 HR, 4 2B, 3B, 12 RBI to rise from.294 batting.351 (46-131) last 31 G to rise from.284 has.317 avg. ( ) last 84 G to rise from.269. Ranks among A.L. leaders in hits (2nd, 165), R (5th, 89), 2B (5th, 37), TB (T7th, 267), SB (9th, 23), 3+ H G (T2nd, 18), multi-hit G (3rd, 49). Has 8 RBI last 4 G, 11 RBI last 8 G his 75 RBI as SS lead MLB (70-Lindor) 77 RBI overall rank 2nd on club is 5-for-last-11 w/ RISP. Has 3 HR past 2 G, most HR in 2-G span in his career his 2 multi HR G in 17 (6/26 at CLE, Sun. vs. LAA) are most by a TEX SS in one season since Alex Rodriguez (3 in 2003) has 3 career multi-hr games (also 9/24/16 at OAK). Has set career highs with 19 HR (prev. 8 HR in 2016), 60 XBH (46 in 2016), 37 2B (35 in 2014) and 77 RBI (69 in 2016) his 37 2B are most by a Ranger since 2012 (Cruz-45, Kinsler-42) owns 1st 15-HR season by player with >1000 G and <40 HR in career since STL s Red Schoendienst in 1953 (Elias). In August: 28 G,.368/.409/.547/.956 (43-117), 13 2B, 2 HR, 3B, 12 RBI, 25 R his 13 2B led MLB, most by a Ranger since May 2006 (Mark DeRosa-13) and T2nd-most in club history (14-Buddy Bell in Aug. 1979) also ranked among A.L. August leaders in H (T2nd, 43), R (4th, 25), avg. (6th,.368). Paternity Leave, 7/5-7 for birth of son Elvis Emilio on morning of 7/6, 1st time in ML career to not be on active TEX roster since his ML debut in Selected Rangers Player of Month in both May and June season-best 15-G hit streak, 5/25-6/11 has started 133 of 137 G at SS (132) and DH (1). Batting.370 (17-46) last 11 road games, multiple hits in 5 of 11, 3+ hits in 3 of ADRIAN BELTRE.315 AVG, 16 HR, 66 RBI,.393 OBP,.553 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Left game Thurs. at HOU (Tropicana Field) with a left hamstring strain when attempting to field a ball in the 7th inning an MRI on Friday revealed a Grade 2 strain and he is expected to be sidelined for a minimum of 4 weeks placed on DL on Sunday (retro to Friday). 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.255 AVG, 16 HR, 35 RBI,.365 OBP,.528 SLG CATCHER R/R Mon.: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K Trip: 0-2, 2 BB Streak: 0 G Has reached safely in 21 straight, longest on-base streak on club in 17 had career-best 14-G hit streak 8/14-9/1, longest by a TEX catcher since Ivan Rodriguez in 1999 (20 G) batting.352/.495/.606/1.100 (25-71) w/ 4 HR, 4 2B, 9 RBI, 17 BB, 14 R in 24 G/23 GS since 8/3 to rise from.207 to.255, this after an 0-for-15 drought matched career high last Tues. at HOU w/ 4 times on base (3rd time, others 8/16/17 vs. DET and 8/3/11 vs. TOR). Has started 27 of last 36 G after missing 4 G w/ sprained left ankle injury in collison at home plate on 7/23 at TB has started 31 of 49 since break. His 16 HR are a career best (prev. 13 in 2014) HR in 4 in a row, 6/ of last 40 hits have gone for extras (11 HR, 9 2B, 1 3B). Has 66 GS at C (64) and DH (2), 1st 2 career starts at DH team is in starts at C is 5-for-45 in throwing out steal attempts. Signed contract extension covering the 2018 season on 3/21/17 with club option for 2019 played for Venezuela in 2017 WBC. HR in 4 of 7 Interleague games this season at.231 (6-26) with 10 RBI. 17 SHIN-SOO CHOO.264 AVG, 18 HR, 65 RBI,.367 OBP,.416 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Mon.: 1-for-1 as PH Trip: 1-1 Streak: 1 G (1-1) Has hits in 8 straight starts and is batting.343 (24-70) last 18 G to rise from.250 to.264 has reached safely multiple times in 8 of last 13 starts ranks among A.L. leaders in BB (T7th, 71), runs (T7th, 84), and OBP (11th,.367) walk Fri. vs. LAA snapped 13-G drought. HR in 3 of 8, and 4 of last 16 G after 24-G HR drought has reached base safely 4+ times in team-high 9 G in /29 at HOU (in TB) became 3rd Ranger in club history w/ 3 R/3 H/4 RBI from leadoff spot, also Kinsler (4/15/09 vs. BAL) & M. Young (7/13/01 vs. COL). Game-tying 2-R HR in 9th 7/21 at TB leadoff HR 7/18 at BAL, 3rd leadoff HR in 17, 23rd career 12 of 23 w/ TEX, 2nd-most in club history (29-Kinsler). Has 120 total starts at DH (62) and RF (58), 20 of last 29 starts at DH starts in 5 different slots (1/2/7/8/9) team-high 14-G on-base streak 5/ In 16 Interleague games in 17:.382/.533/.600/1.133 (21-55), 3 HR, 11 RBI, 18 BB. 7 DELINO DESHIELDS.285 AVG, 4 HR, 17 RBI,.361 OBP,.385 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Mon.: 1-for-5, K, CS, GDP Trip: 1-5 Streak: 6 G (.409, 9-22, HR, RBI, 3B, 6 BB, 3 SB, 7 R) Hits in 6 straight at.409 (9-22) to rise from.274 to.285 has reached safely in 18 straight at.324/.435/.437/.872 (23-71) w/ 13 BB to rise from.272, 3rd-longest on-base streak by a Ranger in 17 last 73 G since 5/12:.306 (67-219) to rise from.217 club is in his last 42 starts. Has started last 4 G after sitting 4 straight BB in 9 of last 15 G his 4 HR match career high set in Team-high 28 SB are T3rd in A.L., 9 in last 18 G but has been CS in 2 straight attempts 3rd in TEX history w/ SB seasons thru age-24. Has 97 G/79 GS (50-LF, 26-CF, 3-DH) 2 career leadoff HR: 5/2 at HOU, 8/2 vs. SEA walk-off single in 13th, 4/20 vs. KC 1st in A.L. w/ 12 sac bunts. 13 JOEY GALLO.212 AVG, 37 HR, 72 RBI,.335 OBP,.566 SLG 1B / 3B / OF L/R Mon.: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI, R, K Trip: 1-4, 3B, RBI, R Streak: 7 G (.296, 8-27, 2 HR, 2B, 3B, 7 RBI, 5 BB, SB, 5 R) His 37 HR rank T2nd in A.L. (38-Judge) and are T3rd in MLB (53-Stanton) most HR in a season by a Ranger since 2012 (43-Hamilton, 36-Beltre) he is 2nd Ranger w/ 37+ HR in age 23-or-younger season (also J. Gonzalez, ) had 42 career HR in 1st 162 G, just 7th in ML history to reach 42 HR in so few games has 12 HR last 25 G, 15 last 32 G, 16 HR last 35 G T1st in A.L. w/ 16 HR since AS break (Donaldson), T3rd in MLB (27-Stanton). Also ranks among A.L. leaders in SLG (2nd,.566), AB/HR (1st, 10.1), AB/RBI (5th, 5.2) 5th in A.L. w/ 160 SO. Was T4th in A.L. w/ 11 HR in August Elias says Gallo last month was 3rd in ML history to HR 9x in 1st 15 days of a month at 23-or-younger, joining Joe DiMaggio (9 in June 1937) and Harmon Killebrew (9 in May 1959). 100th career hit Sun. vs. LAA has 44 career HR and 102 career hits Elias says no other player in ML history ever had 40+ HR within his 1st 100 hits. Hits in 7 straight at.296 (8-27) to rise from.205 to.212, 5th-lowest qualifying avg. in A.L. but highest since 8/9 (.212) batting.262 (22-84) in 25 G since 8/1 to rise from.197 has 37 HR, 3 3B, 14 2B, 25 singles 52 of last 74 hits are XBH had walks in 9 straight, 8/14-30, T5th-longest streak in club history. On 7-day concussion DL from 8/22-28 placed on list on 8/22 after leaving game 8/20 vs. CWS following collision w/ Matt Bush. Has 3 career multi-hr G, all in 17: 8/1 vs. SEA, 7/25 vs. MIA, 4/21 vs. KC hit 9 HR in May, T3rd in A.L walk-off HR, 5/12 vs. OAK. Has started 112 G: 61-3B, 33-1B, 18-LF career-high 3 XBH on 6/21 vs. TOR, incl. inside-the-park HR (8th in GLPIA history).

5 RANGERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 AT ATLANTA PAGE 5 14 CARLOS GOMEZ.251 AVG, 17 HR, 46 RBI,.340 OBP,.464 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Mon.: 3-for-5, 2 2B, 2 R Trip: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R Streak: 1 G (3-5, 2 2B, 2 R) In 4 G this month since being moved up in order:.400 (6-15), 2 HR, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 6 R to rise from.245 to.251 is 9-for-35 (.257) in 9 G/GS in CF since being activated from DL on 8/26, 1st games since 8/13 vs. HOU on DL, 8/16-25, for excision of cyst behind right shoulder. Is hitting.237 (41-173) last 52 G to drop from.267 has 11 HBP in last 24 G and is T1st in A.L. w/ club-record 18 HBP (also LAA s M. Maldonado) 8-G hit streak, 7/28-8/4 season-best 10-G hit streak, 5/11-6/22. Has 92 total starts in CF (91) and DH (1) also on DL 5/15-6/15 w/ right hamstring strain 4 G rehab w/ Round Rock/Frisco. 2nd career cycle 4/29 vs. LAA (also 5/7/08 vs. CWS w/ MIN), 10th cycle in TEX history career steal no. 250, 8/5 at MIN. 23 PHIL GOSSELIN.146 AVG, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.186 OBP,.171 SLG INFIELDER R/R Mon.: DNP Trip: Streak: 0 G Recalled today for 3rd stint w/ TEX (also 8/19-20, 8/22-25) has 3 G/0 GS overall w/ TEX going 0-for-1 received from PIT in an 8/12 waiver claim and optioned to Round Rock overall in 10 G w/ Express since being acquired:.219 (7-32), 0 HR, 3 RBI, playing 2B and 3B. Had 3 stints with PIT this season (Opening Day-5/7, 6/2-12, 7/8-18), batting.150 with 2 RBI in 28 G, action at 1B, 2B, and 3B batted.266 w/ HR and 26 RBI in 63 G w/ Indianapolis (PIT AAA) this season selected by ATL in 2010 June draft (5th round), played for Braves from JARED HOYING.210 AVG, 1 HR, 6 RBI,.254 OBP,.290 SLG OUTFIELDER L/R Mon.: No PA s as def. replacement Trip: 0-0 Streak: 0 G Recalled Monday for 2nd stint w/ TEX in 17 (also 5/16-6/18) 1st stint coincided roughly w/ Carlos Gomez s 1st DL stint, as Hoying played 24 G/16 GS in CF in that span is 0-for-last-10 w/ TEX since single 6/7 vs. NYM, K s in 6 straight PA s in majors last night was 1st ML game since 6/14 at HOU (0-4, 4 K). His 3 multi-hit games have accounted for 9 of his 13 hits in 17 has batted.164 (9-55) last 23 G/15 GS since career-high 4 hits on 5/17 vs. PHI (1st career HR) GW RBI in 8th on 5/30 vs. TB non-roster invite to spring training. Batted.262 (96-366) w/ 10 HR, 24 2B, 44 RBI in 95 G w/ Round Rock last 53 G beg. 6/28:.289 (61-211) to rise from A.J. JIMENEZ AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI, OBP, SLG CATCHER R/R Mon.: DNP Trip: Streak: 0 G Had contract purchased Fri. and is seeking his major league debut.spent the entire season at Round Rock (AAA), batting.245 (48-196) with 9 2B, 7 home runs, and 16 RBI over 51 G with the Express, including.300 (21-70) with 4 HR and 8 RBI since the All-Star break. Started 37 G behind the plate for Round Rock, compiling a.997 fielding percentage and throwing out 17 of 50 (34.0%) would-be basestealers. Was signed as a minor league free agent 3 days prior to the start of spring training on 2/17 and was a ML invite at camp was DFA by TOR on 2/9. 30 NOMAR MAZARA.256 AVG, 17 HR, 88 RBI,.330 OBP,.431 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Mon.: 2-for-5, HR, RBI, R, K Trip: 2-5, HR, RBI, R Streak: 2 G (.333, 3-9, HR, RBI, BB, R) Batting.213 (13-61) last 15 G to drop from.263 to.256 has reached safely in 22 of last 25 2 multi-hit games last 4 G after none since 8/19 vs. CWS has.301 avg. (43-143) last 36 G after career-long 0-for-26 skid to rise from.237 is hitting.227 (59-260) last 69 G to drop from.292. His 88 RBI rank T6th in A.L., 9th-best AB/RBI (5.40) has 31 RBI in 36 G since 7/25 5 RBI last 15 G, and is 2-for-last-21 w/ RISP 5 RBI on 8/17 vs. CWS marked 2nd-highest total of career (6 on 4/7 vs. OAK) 3rd in franchise history w/ multiple 5+ RBI games as sophomore (season after rookie qualification ends), joining M. Teixeira (3 in 2004) and J. Hamilton (2 in 2008) - credit Elias. 5 of last 11 HR have come on 1st pitch of at-bat, 6 HR last 53 G, w/ HR last night snapping 16-G drought hit 30th career HR on 6/20 vs. TOR at age , 3rd-youngest in TEX history to reach 30 HR (Ruben Sierra in 1987; Juan Gonzalez in 1991). Has 121 GS in RF (79), LF (36), and DH (6), with 28 of last 35 starts in RF 6 assists are one shy of career high named A.L. PotW for April 2-9. Has batted.375/.432/.609/1.042 with 3 HR, 6 2B, and 17 RBI in 16 Interleague games this season. 15 WILL MIDDLEBROOKS.250 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI,.250 OBP,.250 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Mon.: DNP Trip: Streak: 1 G (1-4, RBI) Made TEX debut Sun. vs. LAA w/ start at 1B purchased from Round Rock (AAA) Fri batted.258 (79-306) w/ 14 2B, 23 HR, 64 RBI over 78 G at RR. Led the Express in both home runs and RBI and averaged a long ball every 13.3 at-bats, 3rd-best in the PCL among players with at least 250 at-bats also posted a.303/.384/.605/.989 (23-76) slash line vs. left-handed pitchers has spent the bulk of the season at 3B, while also seeing action at 1B and LF. Saw ML action in 5 straight seasons with Boston ( ), San Diego (2015), and Milwaukee (2016), batting.228 with 43 HR and 152 RBI in 325 career games prior to TEX debut last appeared in the majors with MIL in 2016, going 3-for-27 in 10 games with the Brewers. 5 MIKE NAPOLI.193 AVG, 28 HR, 63 RBI,.285 OBP,.429 SLG FIRST BASEMAN/DH R/R Mon.: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R, K Trip: 0-2, 2 BB, R Streak: 0 G Is 2-for-last-32, 3-for-41 last 12 G w/ 2 HR and 16 K s to drop from.206 to.193, lowest qualifying avg. in MLB batting.152 (17-112) last 31 G to drop from.208 7th in A.L. in SO (155) 112 GS at 1B (86) and DH (26) 8 BB in last 5 games on DL, 6/4-15 w/ lower back strain. HR in 4 of 16 and 6 of last 21 G after a 12-G HR drought 28 HR are T2nd among Rangers, and 3rd-most in his career (30 w/tex in 2011; 34 w/cle in 2016) 5 RBI 8/19 vs. CWS were one shy of his career high (6, 2x), but his most in a game since 4/22/13 vs. OAK at Fenway Park (5). His 8 HR in July were T4th in A.L 2nd career pinch HR, 7/14 at KC HR in 4 straight, 7/ HR on 5/11 vs. SD and 6/17 vs. SEA. 6 BRETT NICHOLAS.267 AVG, 2 HR, 6 RBI,.290 OBP,.533 SLG CATCHER L/R Mon.: DNP Trip: Streak: 2 G (.333, 2-6, 2B, R) Has played once in last 10 G (start Thurs. at HOU) has hits in 6 of 7 at.320 (8-25) after going 0-for-5 1st 2 G in 17 HR and 3 RBI in 2 straight, 8/12 vs. HOU and 8/17 vs. CWS TEX has won 4 of last 6 starts, 4-4 overall in his starts behind plate has 10 G/8 GS since recall from Round Rock (AAA) on 7/24. Became 12th position player to pitch for TEX, the 14th overall instance on 7/26 vs. MIA (1.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R-ER). Posted.311/.353/.469/.822 (85-273) slash in 69 G at Round Rock surgery for torn meniscus on 3/10 made ML debut w/ TEX in 2016 (15 G). 12 ROUGNED ODOR.213 AVG, 28 HR, 64 RBI,.254 OBP,.412 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Mon.: 2-for-3, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, SF Trip: 2-3, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R Streak: 1 G (2-3, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R) Last night was 1st multi-hit game since 8/19 vs. CWS (2 HR) is 7-for-54 (.130) over last 14 G to drop from.223 to.213, 6th-lowest qualifying figure in A.L has 4 HR/10 RBI in the past 17 G after a 15-G drought in both HR and RBI 7 BB past 20 G, and his 23 BB have tied career high ( ). His 28 HR are T2nd-most among Rangers, T2nd-most among any ML 2nd baseman (29-J. Schoop) 5th multi-hr game on 8/19 vs. CWS, T1st in A.L. (J. Ramirez), T3rd in MLB, and most by a Ranger since 2011 (5-Kinsler) 3 multi-hr games since AS break 5 RBI on 8/19 tied career high (4th time). 3rd second baseman in Rangers history w/ multiple 20-HR campaigns (Kinsler-3, Soriano-2) A.L.-high 10 HR in July, 2nd in MLB (12-Stanton). Has started 135 of 137 G at 2B (133) and DH (2), with non-starts on 7/2 at CWS and 8/9 at NYM has appeared in all 137 TEX games in DREW ROBINSON.226 AVG, 4 HR, 9 RBI,.360 OBP,.435 SLG INF / OF L/R Mon.: DNP Trip: Streak: 0 G Has not played in 1st 4 G in Sept had career-best 7-G hit streak 8/19-27 and has reached safely in last 9 starts at.250 (8-32) with 5 BB, HR, and 5 RBI batting.214 (12-56) in 26 G since 7/7 recall from Round Rock has reached safely in 16 of 1st 17 ML starts (8-LF, 4-CF, 3-3B, 2-2B), and in 21 of last 24 G overall w/ PA 4 stints w/ TEX in 2017 (Opening Day-4/12, 5/28-29, 6/24-25, 7/7-present). Each of 1st 4 ML hits went XBH (2B, 3 HR) before hit on 7/18 at BAL (infield single) was just the 3rd Ranger w/ 3 HR in 1st 6 ML games (Ruben Sierra/ Taylor Teagarden) HR and 2B in 1st MLB start at 2B, 6/25 at NYY 4th inning HR came in 4th MLB AB and was 1st hit, 1st Ranger with 1st MLB hit as a HR since Profar, 9/2/12 at CLE in 1st MLB PA 1st Ranger with a HR within 1st 2 MLB G since Nomar Mazara, 4/10/16 at LAA (1st G). Was batting.268 with 11 HR and 40 RBI in 66 games at Round Rock selected Rangers June Minors Player of the Month.