Texas Rangers (45-45) at Kansas City Royals (44-45)

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1 Texas Rangers (45-45) at Kansas City Royals (44-45) RHP Yu Darvish (6-8, 3.49) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (3-6, 4.45) Game #91 Road #46 (20-25) Sun., July 16, 2017 Kauffman Stadium 1:15 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall Home Road Standing... 2nd, GB Road Trip One-Run Run HR No HR White w/ Blue w/ Red Gray Alt. Blue Blue Home Blue Road Alt. Red (all home) 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 /7-12/17-20 vs. AL Central...5-5/6-6/11-11 vs. AL East /3-6/7-12 Interleague /4-1/10-2 Series /6-8-1/ Series Openers...8-7/6-9/14-16 Series Finales...7-7/8-7/15-14 Rubber Games /3-3/4-5 Lead after /12-8/30-12 Lead after /13-4/34-8 Lead after /14-2/37-5 Trail after /2-14/6-28 Trail after /1-18/3-33 Trail after /2-21/3-36 Tied after /5-3/9-5 Tied after /5-3/8-4 Tied after /3-2/5-4 Decided 7th/later...8-8/7-11/15-19 Shutouts /3-1/5-2 Decided final AB...5-6/4-7/9-13 Walk-off games ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player Jose Canseco 462 Adam Dunn Miguel Cabrera Adrian Beltre Carl Yastrzemski Jeff Bagwell 449 Vladimir Guerrero ALL-TIME HITS LIST Rank H Player Rafael Palmeiro Wade Boggs Al Kaline Roberto Clemente Sam Rice Adrian Beltre Sam Crawford WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers beat the Royals last night, 1-0, and have a 2-0 record to begin this 10-day, 10- game road trip to KC (2-0), BAL (4 G), and TB (3 G) team has won 2 straight, 5 of 6 and is (.581) since 6/9, 5thbest in A.L. in that stretch and T7th in MLB club has a 6-4 record in July and has dropped 7 of 13, 8 of 15, and 12 of 23 Texas has won 19 of 33 and 32 of 57 club has (.533) record beginning 4/20, T4th-best in A.L./T9th in MLB. At (.494), Rangers are 7th in the A.L. in winning percentage club reached.500 mark with last night s win for 1st time since 6/28 (39-39) Texas has had a winning record on just 3 occasions in the last 52 days, last on 6/27 club was 54-36/54-37 thru 90/91 G in 16. Club has been season-high 3 G above.500 twice, last on 5/21 (24-21), and was a 2017 high 7 games under.500 (13-20) on 5/8 season best 10-G win streak 5/9-19 was 4th-longest in franchise history Rangers are in their last 11 overall series after securing a series win this weekend. ON THE LINE: Texas enters today s finale with a chance to go undefeated against the Royals in the 2017 regular season, barring a tiebreaker game 163 in October the only time the Rangers have ever gone undefeated in a season series of 4+ games against any opponent was in 1999, when club went 12-0 vs. MIN. TEX has won all games of a series 5 times in 17: 4/20-23 vs. KC (4-0), 5/10-11 vs. SD (2-0), 5/12-14 vs. OAK (3-0), 5/16-18 vs. PHI (3-0), 6/9-11 at WAS (3-0) this marks 1st time to win series following AS break since 2012 (2-1 at SEA) only times TEX has gone undefeated in a series of 3+ G following break came in 2011 (4-0 at SEA), 2004 (3-0 vs. TOR), and 1973 (3-0 vs. CAL). IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers are in 2nd place in the A.L. West, 15.5 games behind HOU days in each position in 2017 (alone or tied): 1st-0 days, 2nd-35, 3rd-25, 4th-31, 5th-13 last night was 4th time in 28 days to gain ground in the West season-high 17.0-G deficit both 7/4-5, team s greatest at any point since end of the 2014 season (-31.0 GB) still just 2.0 GB of a wild card spot in the A.L. VS. KANSAS CITY: Rangers are 6-0 vs. KC in 2017 and have won a club-record 12 straight against the Royals since last loss 7/22/16 at KC the 12-G win streak is T4th-longest against any opponent in TEX history (see chart), and T2nd-longest ever by any club against KC (23 by BAL, ) team s 12-1 (.923) record vs. KC since start of 16 is highest win pct. for any team vs. another in span (min. 10 G) Rangers are in last 12 series at The K (incl. this weekend) Texas leads all-time , but Royals have leads of in KC and at The K. LONGEST WIN STREAKS VS. ONE OPPONENT, TEXAS HISTORY G Opp. Dates G Opp. Dates 13 OAK 7/6/77-5/18/78 12 HOU 7/7/13-4/11/14 13 CLE 4/26/78-4/17/79 12 KC 7/23/16-current 13 MIN 9/7/98-9/15/99 ON THE ROAD: The Rangers have won 2 straight and 3 of last 4 away games, but have dropped 4 of 7, 5 of 9, and 7 of last 13 road tilts since a season-best 6-G road win streak from 5/28-6/13 club is still 12-7 in road contests since 5/28 prior to this 11-7 span, the club had won just 6 of its previous 17 away contests the Rangers.444 (20-25) road winning percentage is T9th in the A.L club was 25-20/25-21 in BACK TO BALTIMORE: Rangers have played 17 opponents in 2017, 13 in the A.L. and 4 in the N.L., but have yet to face the Orioles ahead of this week s 4-G set in Baltimore club was 4-3 vs. O s in 16 and Rangers have a 10-4 advantage in the past 2 seasons Texas has gone since 7/10/13, but leads since start of 2011 club is 4-3 at Camden Yards in , but is 4-9 there since 7/10/13 both series in 17 take place this month, also 7/28-30 in Arlington. ONE-NIL: Texas posted its 2nd 1-0 win of the season last night (also 4/20 vs. KC), joining SD (3x) and KC (twice) as only ML teams with multiple on a single run in 2017 last night was the club s 2nd 1-0 road win since the start of 2015, the other also in the Show Me State on 6/17/16 at STL last night marked the team s 1st 1-0 win when scoring lone run in the 9th-or-later since 6/13/14 at SEA it was also just the Rangers 3rd-ever 1-0 win in KC, the last on 7/27/93, when Rafael Palmeiro hit a solo HR off Kevin Appier in the 7th. Elias Sports Bureau notes last night was Rangers 3rd game in 17 to be scoreless thru 8 inn., tied w/ KC for ML high clubs were also scoreless thru 8 on 4/20 in Arlington, 1st time in WAS/TEX franchise history to win 2 G vs. same opponent that were scoreless thru 8 frames (credit Elias). I M YOUR ZERO: Last night was the Rangers 5th shutout of the year, 2nd in the last 5 G (also 7/7 vs. LAA) the 5 SHO are T5th-most in the A.L. and one shy of the club s 2016 total Rangers enter today with 13.0 consecutive scoreless innings, one shy of the season-best streak of 14.0 IP done 3x. TEX pitching staff has allowed 3-or-fewer runs in 6 straight games, posting a 1.33 ERA (8 ER/54.0 IP) in that span to drop season ERA from 4.45 to 4.24, lowest since 6/25 (4.22). HAMELS AGAIN: Cole Hamels posted 7.2 SHO IP for a 2nd consecutive start last night, joining Martin Perez (3 straight in April 2014) as only Rangers w/ back-to-back scoreless starts that long since 2012 his current scoreless streak of 21.0 IP is longest active in MLB, 5th-longest in A.L. in 2017, and longest for TEX since Yovani Gallardo (33.1 IP, 6/10-7/7/15). Last night was just 3rd start by a Ranger in last 12 seasons ( ) to pitch at least 7.2 SHO innings and not earn a win, the others by Yu Darvish on 4/11/14 vs. HOU and Colby Lewis on 4/30/10 at SEA, both extra-inning TEX victories. TEXAS STARTERS have a 1.28 (6 ER/42.1 IP) ERA last 6 G to drop season ERA from 4.44 to 4.18, 7.0+ IP in 5 of the 6 G. CLAUDIO CLOSES (AGAIN): Alex Claudio earned a save for a 2nd straight game last night, just 2nd time this season for the Rangers (as a team) to have saves in consecutive contests (also 5/13-14 vs. OAK, both by Bush) last night marked just 3rd time since 2013 for a Texas save to feature a game-ending GIDP while clinging to a one-run lead others: 8/8/16 at COL (Diekman) and 8/2/15 vs. SF (Dyson). WHO NEEDS THE LONG BALL?: Last night was just 6th TEX win in 17 without a HR, 1st such win in 2 months (last 5/14 vs. OAK) and just 2nd such road win in 17 (4/17 at OAK) all 6 wins have come vs. OAK (3), KC (2), and SD (1). THESE DAYS: Rangers own a record in day games this season despite losing 2 straight and 3 of last 4 club is 9-6 in road day tilts, winning 6 of last 8 Rangers 1.68 HR/G in daytime is 2nd-best in MLB (HOU-2.04 HR/G), while 5.64 R/G ranks 3rd (HOU-6.92, LAD-5.85). SHORTS: Jose Leclerc s 3 strikes thrown last night were fewest by a TEX winning pitcher since 9/10/16 at LAA (2 by Tanner Scheppers) TEX has scored a total of one run with Yu Darvish on the mound in his last 4 starts Darvish in career w/ 3+ runs of support?: 44-4 (.917). ADRIAN BELTRE ON ALL-TIME CHARTS Category No. Rank Next-Total Doubles 601 T16th Ba. Bonds-601; C. Ripken-603 At Bats th Rafael Palmeiror Total Bases st Mel Ott-5041 XBH nd D. Winfield-1093 Games th Tony Perez-2777 Hits nd Sam Rice-2985 RBI nd Goose Goslin-1612 Home Runs th M. Cabrera-458 UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Monday, July 17 at Baltimore RHP Andrew Cashner (4-7, 3.54) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (1-5, 7.90) 6:05 FSSW/105.3/1270 Tuesday, July 18 at Baltimore RHP Tyson Ross (2-1, 5.33) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (8-8, 4.33) 6:05 FSSW/105.3/1270 Wednesday, July 19 at Baltimore LHP Martin Perez (5-6, 4.55) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (5-7, 6.39) 6:05 FSSW/105.3/1270 Thursday, July 20 at Baltimore LHP Cole Hamels (4-0, 3.05) vs. LHP Wade Miley (4-8, 5.40) 6:05 FSSW/MLBN/105.3/1270 * 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 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER #11 Yu Darvish, RHP (6-8, 3.49) TODAY: The 30-year-old right-hander is slated to make his 20th start of the season this afternoon in the series finale against KC the 2017 A.L. All-Star has taken the loss in 3 consecutive starts, and is 0-4, 4.85 (16 ER/29.2 IP) last 5 starts to raise season ERA from 3.03 to 3.49, still 9th in the A.L is also 2-6, 4.20 (28 ER/60.0 IP) last 10 GS to rise from 2.76, with minimal run support of late (see below) marks just 2nd time to lose 3 straight starts in career and 4-G losing skid matches longest of his career (lost 4x in 4 starts, 8/30-9/14/13) his current 8 losses are T6th-most in A.L. and just one shy of his career high (9 in ) current span include loss last Sun. vs. LAA in club s 1st half finale, as he is starting back-to-back Sundays was named an A.L. All-Star for the 4th time in his career (also ), most for a pitcher in Texas history will be working on 6 days rest as he was replaced for Tuesday s ASG in Miami after pitching last Sunday was the Rangers Opening Day starter for the 1st time in his career this season is seeking his 1st full season since 2013 returned in 2016 from 3/17/15 Tommy John surgery on right elbow has twice been Rangers Pitcher of the Year ( ) has averaged SO/9 in his career, highest in ML history among starters w/ 500+ IP his 937 SO rank 5th in Rangers history, 2 shy of matching Nolan Ryan (939) for 4th place Rangers are 8-11 in his starts and have lost 8 of last 9. DO YOU STILL LOVE ME?: The Rangers have scored a total of one run with Darvish on the mound in his last 4 starts, providing 3 total runs of support in last 5 starts and 2-or-fewer runs in 7 of his last 8 outings his run support average of 3.49 runs per 9 innings while he is on the mound ranks as 5th-lowest among MLB qualifiers: LAA s Ricky Nolasco (2.82), SF s Matt Moore (3.29), LAA s JC Ramirez (3.30), KC s Jason Hammel (3.41) have lower marks in last start Sun. vs. LAA, received zero run support for the 19th time in 119 career starts, with quality starts in 12 of those 19 contests 9 of his 38 career losses (23.7%) have come in quality starts in which he has received zero run support while in the game he has received 3+ runs of support 61 times in his career, posting a 44-4 record (.917) in those games, with Texas going (.820). ALL-STAR STATUS: Ranks among A.L. leaders in starts (T2nd, 19), opp. avg. (4th,.215), strikeouts (5th, 125), innings (7th, 118.2), ERA (9th, 3.49), and SO/9 (10th, 9.5) opponents are batting just.198 (19-96) with RISP, 8th-lowest avg. in A.L has a club-best 13 quality starts in 19 outings in 2017, T3rd-most in the A.L. Since the 2016 All-Star break, when Darvish returned from a DL stint for the remainder of the year, he ranks among A.L. leaders (min. 162 IP) in SO/9 (3rd, 10.53), strikeouts (4th, 238), opp. avg. (4th,.215), WHIP (4th, 1.12), and ERA (8th, 3.50). LAST START: Took loss last Sun. vs. LAA in 1st half finale, a 3-0 Texas loss in which the offense was 2-hit (7.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R-ER, 4 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 102 pitches/65 strikes) gave up a solo HR to Pujols in the 1st, and a sac fly in the 5th, but faced more than 4 batters in just one inning (5 BF in 5th) Claudio/Leclerc stranded Darvish s 2 baserunners in the 8th committed 3rd career balk in the 3rd inning (others 6/18/13 vs. OAK and 7/23/14 at NYY). VS. KANSAS CITY: Has gone 2-1, 2.25 (7 ER/28.0 IP) in 4 G/GS career vs. KC, permitting a.178/.224/.317/.541 slash line with a 0.82 WHIP and 9.96 SO/9 earned win on 4/23 in Arlington - also a day game series finale (W, 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R-ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 2 HR, 113 pitches/79 strikes) in that 5-2 Texas win, which completed a 4-G sweep, he permitted 2 HR in a span of 3 pitches in the 3rd inning (to Moustakas and Jorge Bonifacio - 1st career for the latter), the only runs he allowed all day retired each of last 7, and 15 of final 16 batters faced, including a shutdown inning in the 5th after Texas took a 3-2 lead is 1-1, 3.46 (5 ER/13.0 IP) in 2 G/GS career in KC, lone career loss to Royals on 7/22/16 at The K (6.0 IP, 3 R-2 ER), when he was outdueled by Danny Duffy during Duffy s span of 2nd-half dominance. ON THE ROAD: Will be making 1st road start since 6/28 at CLE (L, 6.0 IP, 3 R-2 ER) has a 3-3 record despite a 2.32 ERA (13 ER/50.1 IP) in 8 road starts, 3rd-lowest away ERA in the A.L quality starts in 6 of 8 in his 5 non-wins on road in 17 (3 L s, 2 ND s), he has received a total of 5 runs of support, and club has scored a total of 10 runs in those 5 contests road ERA is over 2 runs lower than at home (4.35) last 12 road starts beginning 8/7/16: 4-3, 1.99 (17 ER/77.0 IP) with.177/.258/.255/.513 opponents slash line in that span. THE DAY I TRIED TO LIVE: Has gone 15-9 w/ 2.82 ERA (68 ER/217.0 IP) in 33 career starts in day games, 4th-lowest day ERA among active pitchers w/ 30+ GS to only Jacob DeGrom (1.69), Clayton Kershaw (2.40), and Johnny Cueto (2.76) last 17 day starts: 8-6, 2.26 (28 ER/111.2 IP). BY THE NUMBERS: Has issued 41 BB, T6th-most in A.L, and 8 wild pitches are T3rdmost in the A.L has 11 GIDPs this season, this after 10 GIDP induced over 39 GS from opponents batting.131 (33-252) in counts w/ 2 strikes w/ 9 XBH (6 2B, 3 HR) batters leading off an inning:.120 (13-108) w/ 12 BB and 36 SO opposition batting.170 (26-153) in 1st PA;.265 (41-155) in 2nd PA;.210 (25-119) in 3rd PA; 1-for-6 in 4th PA Lucroy has caught 8 starts (3.08 ERA), and Chirinos (3.78 ERA) has caught 11 total starts - including 7 straight from 5/16-6/18 has allowed 25 of his 47 runs overall this season on home runs allowed a 3-R HR in back-to-back starts on 5/27 at TOR (Bautista) and 6/2 vs. HOU (Correa) to account for his only runs allowed in those 2 defeats prior to those outings, had allowed just 2 3-R HR in his 1st 110 career starts (has never allowed a grand slam) retired 15 of final 16 BF in win on 4/23 vs. KC threw 73.7% strikes (70 of 95) on 5/16 vs. PHI, 2nd-highest pct. of his career outing 6/12 at HOU was 4th career start of 7.0+ IP, one-or-zero hits allowed - all against the Astros only pitcher since 1900 whose 1st 4 starts allowing one-or-fewer hits all came against same opponent (credit Elias) matchup w/ Masahiro Tanaka on 6/23 at NYY was 2nd time since 1893 for both SPs to allow no runs and 3 or fewer hits with at least 9 SO on 7/4 vs. BOS, matched career highs in hits (11), R (7), and ER (7). RANGERS GAME NOTES SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017 AT KANSAS CITY DARVISH S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / DARVISH VS. KANSAS CITY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / DARVISH AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 8.0, April 23 vs. KC Innings: 9.0, June 11, 2014 vs. MIA Hits: 11, July 4 vs. BOS Hits: 11, 2x, last July 4, 2017 vs. BOS Runs: 7, July 4 vs. BOS Runs: 7, 5x, last July 4, 2017 vs. BOS ER: 7, July 4 vs. BOS ER: 7, 4x, last July 4, 2017 vs. BOS SO s: 10, 3x, last June 23 at NYY SO s: 15, Aug. 12, 2013 at HOU Walks: 5, April 3 vs. CLE Walks: 6, 5x, last Sept. 19, 2013 at TB HR: 2, 3x, last June 7 vs. NYM HR: 3, 2x, last Aug. 2, 2016 at BAL Pitches: 125, April 29 vs. LAA Pitches: 130, May 16, 2013 vs. DET CG s: CG s: 2, last July 23, 2014 at NYY (4.1 IP) Low-Hit CG: Low-Hit CG: 6, June 11, 2014 vs. MIA CG SHO s: CG SHO s: 1, June 11, 2014 vs. MIA Win Streak: 4, April 23-May 21 Win Streak: 6, Aug. 28, April 7, & 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) Darvish vs. Kansas City PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Bonifacio Butera Cain Escobar Gordon Hosmer Merrifield Moss Moustakas Perez DARVISH S 2017 DAY-BY-DAY Kennedy vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Andrus Beltre Choo DeShields Gallo Gomez Kozma Lucroy Mazara Napoli Odor Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/3 vs. CLE Leading /56 4/8 vs. OAK 1-6 L Trailing /61 4/13 at LAA 8-3 W Leading /68 4/18 at OAK 2-4 L Tied /51 4/23 vs. KC 5-2 W Leading /79 4/29 vs. LAA 6-3 W Leading /73 April Totals /5 at SEA Tied /69 5/10 vs. SD Tied /68 5/16 vs. PHI 5-1 W Leading /70 5/21 at DET 5-2 W Leading /63 5/27 at TOR 1-3 L Trailing /68 May Totals /2 vs. HOU 1-7 L Trailing /68 6/7 vs. NYM Trailing /69 6/12 at HOU 6-1 W Leading /62 6/18 vs. SEA 3-7 L Trailing /60 6/23 at NYY 1-2 (10) Tied /60 6/28 at CLE 3-5 L Trailing /69 June Totals /4 vs. BOS 4-11 L Trailing /59 7/9 vs. LAA 0-3 L Trailing /65 July Totals Season Totals STRIKEOUTS: Has averaged SO/9 in his career, highest in ML history among starters w/ 500+ IP next-closest starter on the list is Randy Johnson (10.61) his 937 SO rank 5th in Rangers history, 2 shy of matching Nolan Ryan (939) for 4th on club list holds club single-month strikeout records for 4 of the 6 months (April, May, June, August) has averaged 9.48 SO/9 this season, which would be his lowest figure in any season by nearly a full strikeout (current low is in 2012). Has all 3 10-K games by Rangers in 2017 his SO games rank 2nd in franchise history (Nolan Ryan - 34) fanned a career-high 15 on 8/12/13 at HOU. TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER RHP ANDREW CASHNER (4-7, 3.54 in 14 games/starts) The 30-year-old right-hander is slated to make his 15th start of the season in Monday night s series opener in Baltimore earned the win in an 8-2 Texas victory on 7/5 vs. Boston (7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R-0 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 110 pitches/71 strikes) did not allow a hit until a Xander Bogaerts 2 out, 2-run home run in the 6th inning eclipsed the 100-pitch mark for the 1st time this season, tossing a season-high 110 pitches was his 5th career start of 7.0+ IP, 0 ER, and 3-or-fewer hits, 1st since 9/15/14 vs. PHI was 2nd outing this season of allowing zero earned runs, but he still has gone 2-3 with a 4.66 ERA (15 ER/29.0 IP) in his last 5 starts (beg. 6/3) to raise season ERA from 2.92 to 3.54 was on the disabled list since 6/15-28 with a left oblique strain did not require a rehab assignment, completing a 41-pitch bullpen on 6/24 in New York also was struck by a piece of a broken bat on 6/29 at CLE, but did not miss a start still has quality starts in 7 of last 11 outings and his 8 overall, including 4 straight from 5/1-17 has gone 2-5 with a 4.37 ERA (22 ER/45.1 IP) over 8 road starts opponents have batted.263/.344/.333/.677 on the road compared to.261/.340/.433/.773 in Arlington has lost each of his last 2 road starts (9.00, 9 ER/9.0 IP), this after consecutive road wins against Blue Jays and Nationals remains the only A.L. starter to not allow a home run on the road (min IP) in only career start vs. Baltimore, took no decision for Padres on 5/14/13 at Camden Yards (7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R-1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 92 pitches/57 strikes) opposed Chris Tillman and allowed solo home run to Ryan Flaherty was his 5th start after being installed as a full-time starter that season has allowed 2-ER-or-less in 9 of 14 starts has earned wins in 4 of his last 8 starts after a span of 10 straight winless starts dating to 2016 Texas is 6-8 in Cashner s starts this season began the season on the DL with upper right biceps soreness and was activated on 4/15 prior to start at SEA signed as a free agent on 11/21/16 after spending 16 w/ Padres and Marlins.

3 RANGERS GAME NOTES SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017 AT KANSAS CITY 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 Stolen bases against pitchers: 0-for-2 (0 SB, 2 CS) * - as starter BULLPEN BREAKDOWN (RELIEF OUTINGS ONLY) FIRST BATTER PITCHER LAST APP. (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO NP SV/OPP RET/FACED IR/Sc GB/FB SB/CS 43 Tony Barnette 7/4 vs. BOS /4 13/25 24/14 37/20 0/0 56 Austin Bibens-Dirkx 6/30 at CWS (start - ND) /0 3/5 6/1 13/15 0/0 51 Matt Bush 7/14 at KC /15 26/35 6/1 39/38 7/1 58 Alex Claudio (L) 7/15 at KC (Sv, 3) /4 27/41 25/8 91/16 0/0 37 Jason Grilli 7/7 vs. LAA /3 18/28 7/3 21/26 1/0 23 Jeremy Jeffress 7/8 vs. LAA /0 21/33 21/4 57/18 1/0 62 Jose Leclerc 7/15 at KC (W, 2-2) /2 21/26 13/2 16/40 2/1 Totals 15/32, 46.9% 162/254, 63.8% 145/52, 35.9% 410/240 19/6 TEAM PITCHING: Last night was 5th SHO, T5th in A.L. and one shy of 2016 total, 2nd SHO in last 5 G (also 7/7 vs. LAA) club enters today with 13.0 consecutive scoreless innings, one shy of season best (14.0 IP, 3x) staff has allowed 3-or-fewer runs in 6 straight, posting 1.33 ERA (8 ER/54.0 IP) in that span to drop season ERA from 4.45 to 4.24, lowest since 6/25 (4.22) still have a 4.60 ERA (118 ER/231.0 IP) over the last 26 G to rise from 4.10 have permitted 5-or-fewer hits in 6 of 10 G in July,.210 (68-324) opp. avg. this month staff s 634 SO rank 14th in A.L. (MIN-615), 303 BB are 5th-most in A.L. STARTERS: Rotation has a 1.28 (6 ER/42.1 IP) ERA last 6 G to drop season ERA from 4.44 to 4.18, 4th in A.L. and lowest since 6/20 (4.18) have 7.0+ IP in 5 of those 6 G, with opponents batting.175 (25-143) in that span w/ just 9 XBH rotation still has a 4.55 ERA (76 ER/150.1 IP) over last 26 G to rise from 4.03 Texas starters had MLB-best 3.27 ERA thru 5/19 Texas has quality starts in 5 of last 6 G, and is 3rd in A.L. w/ 47 QS (52-BOS, 48-DET). RELIEVERS: Bullpen has allowed 2 R-ER over 11.2 IP last 6 G to drop season ERA from 4.48 to 4.36, 11th in A.L. and lowest since 6/25 (4.22) relievers have 3.73 ERA (52 ER/125.1 IP) in the last 39 G to drop from 4.86 have saves in 2 straight to open 2nd half, but have blown saves in 2 of last 4, 3 of 6, 5 of 9, and 9 of last 16 chances 17 blown saves rank T2nd in MLB (18-NYY, 17-TEX/ATL) and equal season total for 2016 club is 15-for-32 (46.9%) in save tries, lowest save pct. in A.L 15 saves are 3rd-fewest in MLB (CWS-13; PHI-11) 18 relief losses are 2nd most in A.L. and 4th in MLB (23-PHI, 21-MIL, 20-TB) bullpen has allowed 13 of 24 inherited runners to score in the last 15 games and 35.9% (52 of 145) of IR scoring in 2017 is 2nd highest mark in the A.L. to HOU (39.4%). 43 TONY BARNETTE 1-1-0, 6.58 vs. LHB: 10-for-37 (.270) vs. RHB: 22-for-66 (.333) Reinstated from DL on 7/2 and has 2.1 SHO IP w/ 4 SO in 2 G since return, dropping season ERA from 7.23 to 6.58 still has a 8.00 ERA (16 ER/18.0 IP) in 16 G since start of May to rise from 3.38 allowed runs in 4 straight outings w/ TEX 5/29-6/14 (8 R-ER/4.1 IP) prior to going on DL. On DL from 6/15-7/1 w/ sprained right ring finger pitched twice w/ Round Rock on rehab prior to his return: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO. His 4 blown saves are T5th-most in A.L. and he is 0-for-5 in career save chances. Has allowed 9 of last 10 inherited runners to score, including all 3 IR on 7/3 vs. BOS has permitted 14 of 24 IR (58.3%) to score in 17, 2nd-highest pct. in A.L. (HOU s James Hoyt-11/18, 61.1%) has.311 opp. avg., 7th-highest among A.L. qualifiers. 56 AUSTIN BIBENS-DIRKX 3-0-0, 4.04 vs. LHB: 14-for-66 (.212) vs. RHB: 22-for-93 (.237) Last pitched in start 6/30 at CWS, an 8-7 Texas loss (ND, 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R-ER, 3 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO) spent nearly all of June in the rotation and has gone 2-0 with a 4.30 ERA (14 ER/29.1 IP) over 5 starts overall has 5 relief outings: 1-0-0, 3.46 ERA (5 ER/13.0 IP) w/ 3 BB/9 SO and.208 (10-48) opp. avg., last 6/6 vs. NYM earned 1st ML win w/ 1.2 SHO IP on 6/6 vs. NYM, stranding 2 IR in 7-day span from 5/20-26, threw 178 pitches in 10.1 IP/3 G in relief. Took a no decision in 1st ML start on 5/31 vs. TB (4.2 IP, 3 ER) was the oldest (32.032) at the time of his 1st major league start in Rangers history. Purchased from Round Rock on 5/7 ML debut on 5/17 vs. PHI (1.0 IP, 1 R-ER) 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). 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/ MATT BUSH , 3.44 vs. LHB: 18-for-61 (.295) vs. RHB: 18-for-75 (.240) Has retired 15 of 17 in 5 G/5.0 SHO IP this month since removal from closer role, dropping season ERA from 4.03 to Has allowed 15 H and 7 R-ER in 10.0 IP over last 10 G with 3 blown saves and 3 losses over last 15 appearances beginning 5/31 has converted 4 of 8 save tries, allowing 12 R-11 ER in 15.1 IP to raise season ERA from 0.96 from 4/16-5/30, allowed 2 R-0 ER in 16 G/15.0 IP is 10-for-15 in save chances this season and is T2nd in A.L. in blown saves (5) and T4th in relief losses (4). His 4-out save 6/13 at HOU was 1st of >3 outs for TEX in game decided by 3-or-fewer runs since 4/10/11 at BAL (N. Feliz-1.1 IP). Allowed runs in 2 of 1st 3 outings in season before injection in AC joint on 4/12, did not pitch from 4/ Has appeared in 4 of 6 G vs. KC in 17, posting 4.0 SHO IP, as Royals are 1-for-13 w/ 5 K s has 2 wins and a save in 6 career outings vs. KC. 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 1-0-3, 2.64 vs. LHB: 8-for-57 (.140) vs. RHB: 33-for-116 (.284) Saves in each of 1st 2 G of this series, this after entering 2nd half with one career save just 2nd time in 17 for club to see saves in back-to-back games (also Bush, 5/13-14 vs. OAK) his 3 career saves (all in 17) rank 2nd on staff this season (10-Bush). One R allowed last 5 G/5.1 IP, but has 4.66 ERA (5 ER/9.2 IP) w/.257 (9-35) opp. avg. and 3 BB last 8 G to raise season ERA from 2.13 to 2.64 no runs allowed in 1st 11 G/11.1 IP in relief this year. Team-high 42 G LHB are 7-for-56 since 4/16 but has allowed 2 1B and a SF to last 12 LHB after 2-for-27 stretch. 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. 37 JASON GRILLI 2-4-1, 6.35 vs. LHB: 7-for-33 (.212) vs. RHB: 17-for-59 (.288) Has retired all 6 BF in 2 G/2.0 SHO IP w/ 4 SO since joining active roster on 7/3 acquired in a 7/2 trade with TOR along with cash considerations in exchange for minors OF Eduard Pinto. 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. With Jays, converted 1 of 3 save chances (save on 4/6 at TB), allowed 3 of 7 IR to score (42.9%), and 1st BF hit.360 (9-25) w/ one BB. Also pitched w/ TEX in 2009, going 2-2, 4.78 (14 ER/26.1 IP) in 30 G after being acquired in a 6/9/09 trade w/ COL. Was N.L. All-Star in 2013 w/ PIT, when he posted 33 saves. 23 JEREMY JEFFRESS 1-2-0, 5.34 vs. LHB: 11-for-33 (.333) vs. RHB: 25-for-86 (.291) Activated from DL on 7/4 and appeared in 2 straight 7/7-8 vs. LAA, retiring 2 of 3 BF on DL 6/21-7/3 w/ lower back muscle strain. Has been scoreless in 5 straight (4.1 IP) and 8 of last 9 outings (4 R-ER/9.2 IP), but has a 6.08 ERA (16 ER/23.2 IP) last 23 G beginning 4/21 to raise ERA from 2.70 to 5.34 opponents batting.333 (32-96) in that span with 13 BB-2 IBB. His.303 opp. avg. is 11th-highest among A.L. relievers 1st batters have reached in 11 of 33 G (7 H, 4 BB). Surrendered back-to-back HR on 6/14 at HOU after just 2 HR allowed to the 1st 118 BF this season. Worked career-high 2.1 IP 5/26 at TOR both losses in 2017 are to Angels (4/28 vs. LAA; walk-off loss 4/11 at LAA). Acquired by KC in 12/19/10 Zack Greinke trade w/ MIL and pitched for Royals in JOSE LECLERC 2-2-1, 3.38 vs. LHB: 9-for-39 (.231) vs. RHB: 6-for-56 (.107) Has allowed runs in 2 of last 4, 3 of 7, and 4 of last 12 G (7 R-ER/11.0 IP) to raise season ERA from 1.72 to Has 4.20 ERA (7 ER/15.0 IP) in 16 G since return from DL on 6/2 on DL 5/8-6/1 w/ bruised rt. index finger, 2 G on rehab w/ Frisco (2.0 SHO IP). Ranks among A.L. relief leaders in SO/9 (6th, 13.84) and opp. avg. (8th,.158) has stranded 11 of 13 inherited runners RH batters are 3-for-40 (.075) since 4/19 allowed just one run over 1st 9 G/11.0 IP thru 5/2 Has posted a strikeout in 24 of 26 G, including 1st 18 outings, longest season-opening streak in club history by a reliever and 2nd-longest season-opening span in MLB in 2017 has 5 relief outings of 3+ SO and inning outings of 3 K s. 1st ML win 6/13 at HOU K d all 3 BF on 6/11 at WAS 1st career save 4/12 at LAA (age ), 3rd-youngest Ranger with a save since 1988 (behind Feliz in 09 and Kela in 15) retired Trout (K) and Pujols (F8) on 4 pitches to end the 8th inning on 4/12.

4 PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017 AT KANSAS CITY TEAM BATTING: Just 14-for-90 (.156) last 3 G to drop from.242 to.239, 2nd-lowest in A.L. (OAK-.236) have.253 ( ) avg. last 57 G beg. 5/9 to rise from.215 rank among A.L. leaders in HR (2nd, 137), SB (2nd, 76), runs (3rd, 450), SLG (5th,.428) HR in 31 of last 34 G, multiple HR in 13 of of 38 R last 8 G via the HR season-high 20 SO on 5/25 at BOS set franchise mark and matched ML record for 9-inn. game 279 SO in June were most for any month in franchise history club s 830 SO are 3rd-most in A.L. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.295 AVG, 11 HR, 50 RBI,.340 OBP,.461 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Sat.: 0-for-4, 3 K Trip: 1-9, R Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-last-6 and 5-for-25 (.200) last 6 G to drop from.302 to.295, but is still batting.324 (22-68) over last 16 G to rise from.288 batting.327 (51-156) last 37 G to rise from.269 had 15-G hit streak, 5/25-6/11, one shy of his career best (16 G 2x) and T-longest for TEX since start of 14. Ranks among A.L. leaders in SB (3rd, 20), hits (T7th, 103), and multi-hit games (T5th, 31) T5th in A.L. w/ 13 GIDP s. Career-high 11 HR (prev. high was 8 HR in 147 G in 2016), this after never hitting more than 4 HR before AS break 2nd career multi-hr game 6/26 at CLE just 15th player in history (since 1933) to have 100+ H, 20+ 2B, 20+ SB, and 50+ RBI before the All-Star break in a season. His 48 RBI as a SS rank 2nd among ML SS (66-Correa) and 50 RBI overall are 2nd among Rangers (56-Mazara), w/ 17 RBI last 31 G career-high 5 RBI 5/30 vs. TB, most by a Texas SS since 9/16/07 at OAK (7-M. Young) 20 RBI in May were most in any month in his career. Activated from MLB Paternity List last Sat., missing games 7/5 and 7/7 for birth of son Elvis Emilio on morning of 7/6-1st child for he and wife Cori his stay on Paternity Leave marked 1st time to not be on active TEX roster since his ML debut on Opening Day 2009 finished 4th in A.L. All-Star Final Vote. Selected Rangers Player of Month in both May and June has 2 SB last 15 G (both 6/30 at CWS) has started 86 of 90 G at SS (85) and DH (1). 29 ADRIAN BELTRE.284 AVG, 8 HR, 30 RBI,.384 OBP,.537 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Sat.: 0-for-4, K Trip:.286 (2-7), HR, 3 RBI, BB, R Streak: 0 G Batting.303/.477/.636/1.113 (10-33) w/ 10 BB/4 SO in 1st 10 G in July, and is 9-for-25 (.360) last 7 G to rise from.266 to.284 BB in 6 of his last 12 PA s w/ RISP 3 HR/8 RBI last 5 G missed 2 G after jammed left ankle on 6/6 vs. NYM season-opening 8-G hit streak was career-best to begin a campaign. Has 8 RBI last 5 G after 8-G drought, ranks 32nd all-time at 1601 career RBI, passing George Brett (1596) last Sat. vs. LAA has 30 RBI in 37 G to begin the year, averaging 4.47 AB/RBI had HR in 3 straight, 6/25-27, 1st time since 9/1-3/12 GW HR in 9th on 6/27 at CLE. Has 2980 career hits, 32nd all-time (next is Sam Rice-2985) only players w/ 3000 career hits while appearing primarily at 3B are HOFers George Brett (3154) & Wade Boggs (3010) ranks 38th all-time w/ 453 HR his 1601 RBI are 32nd all-time (since 1920), behind Goose Goslin (1612) T16th all-time w/ 601 2B (also Barry Bonds) 23rd all-time w/ 1090 XBH (1093-Dave Winfield) 21st all-time in TB w/ 5012 (5041-Mel Ott). Was on DL from 3/30-5/28 w/ rt. calf injury played in XST games 5/25-27, going 7-for-17 while playing 3B endured extra soreness after rehab workout on 4/8, and MRI results announced on 4/11 found a mild grade 1 strain in his right calf, a different area of the calf than the injury that caused his season-opening DL stint missed O.D. for 2nd time in his career (also 01) played 4 G w/ Dominican Republic in 2017 World Baseball Classic in March. Career.343 ( ) avg. vs. KC, 3rd-highest by any opponent w/ 300+ PA s (I. Suzuki-.355, R. Carew-.345) career.343/.378/.571/.949 slash vs. KC, highest avg. and OPS vs. any A.L. opp career.363 (66-182) avg. at The K. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.220 AVG, 12 HR, 25 RBI,.309 OBP,.537 SLG CATCHER R/R Sat.: No PA s as DEF Trip: 1-4 Streak: 1 G (1-4) Has started 8 of last 14 G snapped 0-11 drought Friday, now 1-for-11 last 5 G batting.188 (19-101) last 31 G after hitting.333 (8-24) w/ 4 HR/9 RBI in 1st 9 G/8 GS is averaging 4.92 AB/RBI and AB/HR 9 of last 11 hits have gone for extra bases (7 HR, 2 2B) 1st career SB on 7/2 at CWS. HR in career-high 4 straight, 6/22-28, tied with Napoli s current streak for longest by a Ranger in 17 no HR last 8 G/6 GS since the 4 in a row his 12 HR are T4th among Rangers, one shy of a career high (13 in 14) career highs in XBH (3) and hits (tied-3) on 6/22 vs. TOR. Has 36 GS at C (34) and DH (2), 1st 2 career starts at DH team is in starts at C is 4-for-27 in throwing out steal attempts 1st career start as cleanup: 5/13 vs. OAK tying or go-ahead HR in 8th-or-later in 2 straight starts, 6/7 vs. NYM and 6/10 at WAS. Signed contract extension covering the 2018 season on 3/21/17 with club option for 2019 played for Venezuela in 2017 WBC. Posted 4th career multi-hr game 4/21 vs. KC, and has 4 hits in 3 G vs. Royals in of the 4 hits are solo HR. 17 SHIN-SOO CHOO.246 AVG, 12 HR, 43 RBI,.357 OBP,.401 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Sat.: 1-for-4, RBI Trip: 1-9, RBI Streak: 1 G (1-4, RBI) Drove in lone run in last night s game and has reached in 9 of 11 batting.147 (5-34) last 8 G to drop from.259 to.246 batting.187 (14-75) last 18 G to drop from.266. Ranks 5th in A.L. w/ 49 BB, just 2 BB last 13 G is 6-for-last-12 w/ RISP 14-G on-base streak 5/12-31, tied team high in 17. No HR last 14 G after 8 HR in 25 G from 5/27-6/25 3 HR in 4 G, 5/27-30 has 2 leadoff HR in 17, 22 in career T9th in A.L. w/ 12 GIDP s. Has 80 total starts at DH (39) and RF (41), 4 of last 5 starts as DH starts in 5 different slots (1/2/7/8/9) started in 9-hole 4/26 vs. MIN (1st career), and his 7 TB in 8th inning (HR/3B) were most by a TEX batter in a single inning since Adrian Beltre hit 2 HR (8 TB) on 8/22/12 vs. BAL. 7 DELINO DESHIELDS.283 AVG, 2 HR, 13 RBI,.341 OBP,.364 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sat.: 0-for-2, SH Trip: 0-2 Streak: 0 G_ Sac bunt last night to set up GW hit is 5-for-12 last 4 G to rise from.274 to.283 batting.315 (41-130) last 42 G w/ HR, 6 2B, 10 BB, 8 RBI, 27 R to rise from.217 has scored 7 of last 11 times he has reached safely has started 12 of last 24 G club is 13-6 in his last 19 starts. Is 19-for-23 in steal tries, 4th in A.L, in SB, and has been successful in 12 of last 13 SB attempts (CS on 6/24 at NYY). Has 69 G/56 GS (40-LF, 15-CF, 1-DH) 49 of last 51 starts have all been in leadoff (34) or 9th slots (15) - hit 8th 2x at WAS hit 1st career leadoff HR 5/2 at HOU walk-off single in 13th inn., 4/20 vs. KC 1st in A.L. w/ 9 sac bunts, 5 more than any other A.L. player. 13 JOEY GALLO.192 AVG, 21 HR, 41 RBI,.311 OBP,.504 SLG 1B / 3B / OF L/R Sat.: No PA s, R as PR Trip: 0-2, R Streak: 0 G Batting.115 (3-26) last 16 G to drop from.201 to.192, 2nd-lowest qualifying avg. in A.L (Gordon-.190) batting.177 (32-181) last 61 G to drop from.232 has 21 HR, 2 3B, 11 2B, 14 singles left game in 5th inning on 7/5 vs. BOS with soreness in the area of his left hamstring, also missed 2 G 6/ Ranks among A.L. leaders in HR (T7th, 21), AB/HR (2nd, 11.9) 3rd in A.L. w/ 113 SO. BB in all 3 PA s last Sun. vs. LAA, 1st Ranger w/ BB in each of 3+ PA s in a game since Ian Kinsler on 9/30/09 at LAA (3 BB/3 PA) BB in 8 of last 14 G. Career-high 3 XBH on 6/21 vs. TOR, including 26th inside-the-park HR in Rangers history (8th in GLPIA history) 32 of last 44 hits have been XBH. Has 5 HR last 32 G 21 HR were most by a Ranger prior to All-Star break since 2013 (N. Cruz-22, A. Beltre-21) only Juan Gonzalez and Hank Blalock hit more pre-asb HR in their age 23-or-younger season has started 75 G: 53-3B, 21-1B, 1-LF. Hit 9 HR in May, T3rd in A.L. and T4th in MLB, most in any month by a Ranger since Aug (Beltre-9) 20th career HR 5/19 at DET was 49th career hit, 2nd in ML history w/ 20+ HR in 1st 50 career hits (also M. McGwire - 22/50) - credit Elias walk-off HR, 5/12 vs. OAK 1st multi-hr game, 4/21 vs. KC. 14 CARLOS GOMEZ.254 AVG, 12 HR, 32 RBI,.335 OBP,.478 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sat.: 2-for-3 Trip:.500 (3-6), BB, R Streak: 2 G (3-6, BB, R) Has.220 (13-59) avg. last 16 G to drop from.267 to.254 no K s in 2 straight to open 2nd half, this after K s in 35 of 67 PA to end 1st half. Batting.268 (22-82) w/ 8 HR, 19 RBI, and 16 R in 22 G since return from DL the 8 HR and 19 RBI both surpass pre-dl stint totals in 38 G (4 HR/13 RBI). On DL from 5/15-6/15 with right hamstring strain 4 G on rehab w/ Round Rock (2) and Frisco (2). Had season-best 10-G hitting streak (.432, 16-37, 5 HR, 15 RBI over span) spanning DL stint from 5/11-6/22. Batted.320 (24-75) w/ 8 BB in 21 G from 4/22-5/14 before he was injured on 5/14 vs. OAK has 59 total starts, all in CF hit leadoff in 19 of 1st 20 G. 2nd career cycle 4/29 vs. LAA (also 5/7/08 vs. CWS w/ MIN) 10th cycle in TEX history, just 4th Ranger ever to cycle in only 4 PA s in a game. 38 PETE KOZMA.114 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI,.204 OBP,.182 SLG INFIELDER R/R Sat.: DNP Trip: Streak: 0 G Snapped 0-for-20 span 7/4 vs. BOS w/ 1st hit since 5/21 at DET (HR) HR ended run of 545 homerless AB since last HR on 4/2/13 at ARI (off Heath Bell) is 4-for-35 (.114) w/ HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SH, 17 SO in 26 G/9 GS w/ TEX since being acquired from NYY on a waiver claim on 4/30. Was on Yanks Opening Day roster and went 1-for-9 in 11 G/3 GS, all 3 starts at SS DFA d by NYY on 4/28 when club activated Gregorius from DL. Has started at 3B (6), 2B (2), SS (1) w/ TEX has seen action at all 4 INF positions in ML career, also LF also played w/ STL ( ) & NYY (2017). 25 JONATHAN LUCROY.257 AVG, 4 HR, 25 RBI,.303 OBP,.363 SLG CATCHER R/R Sat.: 1-for-3, K Trip: 1-3 Streak: 3 G (.300, 3-10, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R) Is 3-for-17 last 5 G and batting.196 (11-56) over last 16 G to drop from.275 to.257 batting.278 (47-169) last 45 G to rise from of 7 and 9 of last 38 starts at DH had 10 G hit streak, 5/10-23, longest hit streak w/ TEX, T2nd-longest of career. RBI in 4 of last 7 G (6 RBI) hit 4th in 13 straight starts, 5/11-28 has 14 BB/28 SO, as his 9.50 PA/SO would be 3rd in A.L. if he qualified is batting.170 (8-47) w/ RISP, but is 2-for-last-5 has started 65 of 90 G (56-C, 9-DH). Leads MLB in CS since start of 2011 (159 for MIL/TEX) is 13-for-38 in throwing out attempted base stealers played w/ champion USA in the WBC.

5 RANGERS GAME NOTES SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017 AT KANSAS CITY PAGE 5 30 NOMAR MAZARA.256 AVG, 12 HR, 56 RBI,.328 OBP,.443 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Sat.: 0-for-3 Trip: 1-7, R Streak: 0 G Hits in 4 of 5 at 5-for-18, XBH in 3 of 5 G is batting.158 (9-57) last 16 G to drop from.278 is hitting.169 (15-89) over last 25 G to drop from.292 has team-high 56 RBI 7/7 vs. LAA is lone multi-hit game since 6/17 vs. SEA. 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) 4 of last 6 HR have come on 1st pitch of at-bat HR 6/29 at CLE was 1st career HR on 0-2 pitch. Reached in 30 straight starts from 5/1-6/10 matched career high w/ 4 H 6/6 vs. NYM (other 6/6/16 vs. HOU) career-high 11-G hit streak, 5/9-23. Has 78 total starts in RF (49), LF (24), and DH (5), with 18 of last 25 starts in LF named A.L. Player of the Week for April MIKE NAPOLI.198 AVG, 19 HR, 41 RBI,.275 OBP,.455 SLG FIRST BASEMAN/DH R/R Sat.: 1-for-3, 3B, K Trip:.400 (2-5), HR, 3B, 2 RBI Streak: 3 G (.333, 4-12, HR, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB) GA pinch 2-R HR in 7th Friday, 2nd career pinch HR (also 4/21/16 vs. SEA w/ CLE), 1st pinch HR by a Ranger since 5/19/15 at BOS (Leonys Martin). Has reached safely via H/BB in 10 straight at.265 (9-34) with 2 BB, 5 HR, 3B, and 7 RBI to rise from.188 to.198, 3rd-lowest qualifying avg. in A.L T9th in A.L. w/ 93 SO hitting.213 (16-75) w/ 8 HR, 16 RBI and 9 BB in 23 G/21 GS since return from DL on 6/16 on DL from 6/4-15 w/ lower back strain. His 5 July HR are tied for ML lead (also G. Stanton and Jose Ramirez) HR in 4 straight, July 1-4, 3rd-longest streak of career (5 in 2012 & 2016). Has a pair of 2 HR games in 2017, 5/11 vs. SD and 6/17 vs. SEA has 16 career multi-hr game, incl. 8 with TEX, T2nd most since 2011 (10-Beltre, 8-Napoli/Moreland) has 15 HR in 47 G beginning 5/1 27 of 50 hits are XBH (7 2B/1 3B/19 HR) has 257 career home runs 70 GS at 1B (53) and DH (17). 5th career walk-off HR (1st w/ TEX) on 5/11 vs. SD, 2nd HR of game 1st player in TEX history w/ HR in back-to-back innings, incl. a walk-off (Elias). 12 ROUGNED ODOR.215 AVG, 17 HR, 40 RBI,.255 OBP,.405 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Sat.: 0-for-3, GDP Trip: 0-7 Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-last-11 since 2B on 7/8 vs. LAA career-high 10-G hit streak, 6/28-7/8 batting.283 (13-46) last 13 G to rise from.205 to.215, 5th-lowest qualifying figure in the A.L tied season high w/ 3 H on 7/7 vs. LAA (also 6/13 at HOU). HR in 5 of last 11 G his 4 July HR are T3rd in A.L. this month (5 for Napoli and CLE s Jose Ramirez) 17 HR are T2nd-most in MLB by a 2nd baseman (18 for SEA s R. Cano). RBI in 6 of last 13 G (9 total RBI) after 10-G RBI drought 11 of last 23 hits have been XBH (3 2B, 8 HR) 3 BB last 41 G. 5th career multi-hr game 6/13 at HOU (2nd in 17, also Opening Day, 4/3 vs. CLE), a game-tying HR in 7th and GA HR in 8th has 10 HR last 31 G after one HR in 26 G 5/6-6/7 all 5 career multi-hr games since start of 16, T-most among ML 2B (also Robinson Cano). Started Rangers 1st 81 G before non-start 7/2 at CWS, but has appeared in all 90 G has 87 starts at 2B, 2 at DH. 18 DREW ROBINSON.214 AVG, 2 HR, 3 RBI,.389 OBP,.714 SLG INF / OF L/R Sat.: DNP Trip: 0-3, BB Streak: 0 G Has reached safely in each of 1st 4 ML starts (2-LF, 1-2B, 1-3B) recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 7/7 for 4th stint w/tex in 17 (Opening Day-4/12, 5/28-29, 6/24-25) HR 7/8 vs. LAA in 2nd ML start and each of 1st 3 ML hits have been XBH (2B, 2 HR). Had a HR and 2B in 1st MLB start at 2B on 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 HOME RUNS Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Elvis Andrus /1 at CWS (Holland) Adrian Beltre /14 at KC (Hammel) Robinson Chirinos /28 at CLE (Bauer) Shin-Soo Choo /25 at NYY (Pineda) Delino DeShields /4 vs. BOS (Scott) Joey Gallo /30 at CWS (Pelfrey) Carlos Gomez /5 vs. BOS (Fister) Pete Kozma /21 at DET (Boyd) Jonathan Lucroy /9 at WAS (Roark) Nomar Mazara /7 vs. LAA (Morin) Mike Napoli /14 at KC (Minor) Rougned Odor /7 vs. LAA (Nolasco) Drew Robinson /8 vs. LAA (Parker) TOTALS GRAND SLAMS (2): Mazara, 4/7 vs. OAK; Choo, 4/26 vs. MIN MULTI-HOMER GAMES (8): Odor, 4/3 vs. CLE (2); Chirinos, 4/21 vs. KC (2); Gallo, 4/21 vs. KC (2); Napoli, 5/12 vs. SD (2); Odor, 6/13 at HOU (2); Napoli, 6/17 vs. SEA (2); Gomez, 6/22 vs. TOR (2); Andrus, 6/26 at CLE (2) LEADOFF HOMERS (4): Gomez, 4/13 at LAA; DeShields, 5/2 at HOU; Choo, 5/27 at TOR; Choo, 5/30 vs. TB 2017 DISABLED LIST BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (1): Beltre/Odor, 7/7 vs. LAA PINCH-HIT HOMERS (1): Napoli, 7/14 at KC WALKOFF HOMERS (2): Napoli, 5/11 vs. SD; Gallo, 5/12 vs. OAK INSIDE THE PARK HOMERS (1): Gallo, 6/21 vs. TOR HR BY PITCHERS (0): None Player Type Injury Placed (retro) Reinstated / Eligible Games Missed Record Keone Kela 10-day Right shoulder soreness July 3 (June 30) July Hanser Alberto 60-day Right shoulder tightness April 2 (March 30) April 9 (transferred to 60 on 5/16) Jake Diekman 60-day Ulcerative colitis surgery Feb. 14 June Prince Fielder 60-day Neck disc herniation surgery Feb. 14 June Chi Chi Gonzalez 60-day Right elbow UCL partial tear April 2 June A.J. Griffin 60-day Left intercostal strain May 27 July 26 (transferred to 60 on 6/19) Tanner Scheppers 10-day Left abdominal discomfort April 2 (March 30) April Andrew Cashner 10-day Right biceps soreness April 2 (April 1) April Sam Dyson 10-day Right hand contusion April 17 April Brett Nicholas 10-day Left knee surgery April 2 (March 30) April A.J. Griffin 10-day Gout in left ankle April 21 (April 18) May Adrian Beltre 10-day Right calf tightness April 2 (March 30) May Jose Leclerc 10-day Bruised right index finger May 8 June Dario Alvarez 10-day Left elbow strain May 28 (May 26) June Carlos Gomez 10-day Right hamstring strain May 16 (May 15) June Mike Napoli 10-day Lower back strain June 6 (June 4) June Cole Hamels 10-day Right oblique strain May 3 (April 30) June Andrew Cashner 10-day Left oblique strain June 17 (June 15) June Tyson Ross 60-day Thoracic Outlet Syndrome surgery April 2 (March 30) June Tony Barnette 10-day Right ring finger sprain June 16 (June 15) July Martin Perez 10-day Right thumb fracture/laceration June 24 (June 23) July Jeremy Jeffress 10-day Lower back muscle strain June 22 (June 21) July DATE June 17 June 18 June 19 June 22 June 24 June 26 June 27 June 29 June 30 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 15 RECENT TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTION RHP Andrew Cashner placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 15, with left oblique strain RHP Ernesto Frieri contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA) OF Peter O Brien designated for assignment. RHP Dillon Gee elects free agency OF Peter O Brien sent to Los Angeles Dodgers on waiver claim. RHP Tanner Scheppers contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA) OF Jared Hoying optioned to Round Rock RHP A.J. Griffin transferred from 10-day to 60-day disabled list. RHP Jeremy Jeffress placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 21, with lower back muscle strain RHP Preston Claiborne contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Eddie Gamboa designated for assignment. LHP Martin Perez placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 23, with right thumb fracture/laceration INF-OF Drew Robinson recalled from Round Rock (AAA). LHP Cole Hamels activated from 10-day disabled list INF-OF Drew Robinson optioned from Round Rock (AAA). RHP Tony Barnette sent to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. RHP Andrew Cashner activated from 10-day disabled list RHP Preston Claiborne optioned to Round Rock (AAA). RHP Eddie Gamboa declines outright assignment and elects free agency. RHP Jason Grilli and cash considerations acquired from Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for OF Eduard Pinto RHP Tony Barnette activated from disabled list RHP Tanner Scheppers optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Preston Claiborne designated for assignment. RHP Jason Grilli added to active roster LHP Martin Perez reinstated from disabled list LHP Dario Alvarez optioned to Round Rock RHP Keone Kela placed on 10-day disabled list with right shoulder soreness. RHP Jeremy Jeffress activated from the disabled list RHP Ernesto Frieri designated for assignment RHP Preston Claiborne assigned outright to Round Rock (AAA). SS Elvis Andrus placed on MLB Paternity Leave List INF Jurickson Profar recalled from Round Rock (AAA). RHP Nick Martinez optioned to Round Rock (AAA). INF Drew Robinson recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Ernesto Frieri assigned outright to Round Rock. SS Elvis Andrus reinstated from MLB Paternity Leave List INF Jurickson Profar optioned to Round Rock (AAA). INF Yeyson Yrizzari sent to Chicago White Sox in exchange for International slot compensation.