Texas Rangers (83-58) at Los Angeles Angels (62-77)

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1 Texas Rangers (83-58) at Los Angeles Angels (62-77) RHP Yu Darvish (5-4, 3.45) vs. LHP Tyler Skaggs (3-3, 4.71) Game #142 Road #73 (36-36) Fri., Sept. 9, 2016 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 9:05 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / FM / 990 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall Home Road Standing... 1st, +8.5 Roadtrip One-Run Run HR No HR White w/ Blue w/ Red Gray Alt. Blue Blue Home Blue Road Alt. Red (all home) Holiday Throwback Last 5 Games Last 10 Games Come From Behind Wins Losses After Lead Score First Opp. Score First Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West /15-15/38-23 vs. AL Central /7-7/19-14 vs. AL East...9-4/6-11/15-15 Interleague...4-3/7-3/11-6 Series / / Series Openers /10-13/25-20 Series Finales..15-7/10-13/25-20 Rubber Games /3-3/10-6 Lead after /22-2/60-6 Lead after /26-3/66-7 Lead after /31-2/74-4 Trail after /6-30/12-46 Trail after /6-29/9-47 Trail after /4-30/6-49 Tied after /8-4/11-6 Tied after /4-4/8-4 Tied after /1-4/3-5 Decided 7th/later.12-8/14-10/26-18 Shutouts /2-4/4-8 Decided final AB /6-9/16-12 Walk-off games ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player Dave Kingman Jason Giambi Paul Konerko 439 Adrian Beltre Andre Dawson Miguel Cabrera Juan Gonzalez 434 Andruw Jones Cal Ripken ALL-TIME RBI LIST Rank RBI Player Harmon Killebrew Al Kaline Adrian Beltre Willie McCovey Fred McGriff Willie Stargell WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers open a 3-game series in Anaheim tonight, the 2nd stop on this 10-game roadtrip to SEA (1-3), ANA, and HOU...club has lost 2 straight since winning in SEA on Tuesday and 4 of 5 since capturing 7 in a row from 8/27-9/3, matching season best win streak...club s last losing streak of more than 2 games was 3 straight defeats, 8/ Texas has won 8 of 12, 10 of 15, 14 of 22, and 20 of the last 31 games club is (.636) since 7/23, 2nd best in ML to CHI at.705 (31-13) and is since 5/20 at (.589), Texas has the best record and most wins in the A.L., and both figures are 2nd-best in MLB to only the Cubs (.640, 89-50) current record is the 3rd best 141-game start in club history (see charts) 83 wins T17th most in club history is Texas 7th winning season in last 8 years (beginning 2009 every year but 2014), one of just 3 ML clubs to accomplish that feat to date (NYY and STL both entered 2016 with 7)...club was season high 28 games over.500 at on 9/3, 4th season in club history to reach 28-over at any point (also 1999, 2011, 2012)...Texas was 1st ML team to reach 50 wins (77th game), fewest games in A.L. to reach 50 wins since 2006 also 1st in A.L. to 70 and 80 wins since 5/1/15, Rangers (.584) record is best in A.L. and 2nd-best in MLB (CHC-.619, ). TEXAS BEST 141-G RECORD TEXAS BEST 142-G RECORD W-L YEAR(S) W-L YEAR(S) , , , 2011 IN THE LEAD: The Rangers have had an 8.5 game advantage in the A.L. West standings for each of the last 4 days and have led by at least that margin for 12 consecutive days...current 8.5-game lead is best in A.L. and and 2nd-best in baseball to the Cubs (+16.0 GA in N.L. Central)...largest advantage was on 9/3 at 10.5 GA, the 2nd largest league/ division lead on any date in franchise history to 11.0 games, 9/30/10 after a win vs. LAA this is just the 4th season in club history to have a lead of 10+ games (1999, 2010, 2011)... Texas had share of 1st for 126 days, sole possession of 1st for 117 days...club has been in 1st place for 102 consecutive days beginning 5/29. ON THE ROAD: The Rangers have lost 6 of the last 8 away from home after a 5-game winning streak...club is 10-9 on the road beginning 7/23 but just beginning 6/29...at (.500), Texas is T4th best road winning percentage in A.L... this marks the 1st time club has been at.500 on road since 8/6 at club was thru 72 road games in AGAINST THE ANGELS: The Rangers are 6-7 vs. LAA in 2016, losing the last 3 meetings, all here in Anaheim, 7/18-20, since a victory on 5/25 at Arlington...Texas is just overall against the Angels since the start of 2014 after posting a 15-4 mark in the club is 2-5 at Angel Stadium this season with a mark beginning all-time, the Angels lead, overall and in Anaheim. The Rangers are vs. the A.L. West, winning 13 of 17 beginning 8/6, and on the road. A LOOK AT THE RECORDS: Entering tonight s game, the Rangers have compiled the best winning percentage in the majors against teams that are currently at.500 and above at.659 (58-30)...on the other hand, the club has the ML s 6th lowest winning percentage vs. clubs with current losing records at.472 (25-28) The Rangers also have the major s 2nd best winning percentage versus teams who were.500 or better at the time the clubs met at.623 (43-26) behind the Cubs at.630 (51-30)... Texas is (.556) when facing clubs with losing records at the time of the matchups, 13th lowest (STATS, Inc.). Rangers had won last 3 series vs. teams with winning records before 1-3 at SEA...club has lost its last 2 series vs. teams with losing records since going 3-0 vs. OAK, 8/ UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS CARLOS BELTRAN has a season high 11-game hitting streak at.444 (20-45) with 3 HR, 4 2B, and 13 RBI to improve his average from.286 to.300, 12th in A.L. and the 1st time back at the.300 mark since 8/19 (.301)...it is his longest hit streak since 11 G, 8/17-28/15 with last longer streak being 15 G, 5/8-27/15...it is currently the 5th longest active hitting streak in the A.L. with 4 players at 12 straight games: Carlos Correa, Brian Dozier, Kevin Kiermeier, and Albert Pujols. Carlos continues to climb the all-time charts, tying Jeff Bagwell for 42nd all-time at 1529 RBI on Thursday, 3 back of Miguel Cabrera...his double was #532, 39th all-time, 2 behind Lou Gehrig...and his 2 hits last night give him 2600 in his career, the 80th player all-time to reach that mark. 100 RUNS: Ian Desmond scored his career best 100th run of the season on Thursday, the 1st Ranger to reach that milestone in a season since 2012 (105--Ian Kinsler; 103--Josh Hamilton)...he became the 8th player in the majors to score 100 runs in 2016 and joins BOS Mookie Betts and ANA s Mike Trout as the only major leaguers with 100+ R, 20+ HR, and 20+ SB this season. Desmond becomes the 5th player in Texas club history to post 20 SB/20 HR/100 R/80 RBI in a season, the 1st outfielder: Rafael Palmeiro in 1993, Ivan Rodriguez in 1999, Alfonso Soriano in 2005, and Kinsler in since 2013, the only ML outfielders with that combination are Trout (2013 and 2016) and Betts (2016). ADRIAN AND THE ANGELS: Adrian Beltre s 50 career doubles against the Angels franchise rank as the 3rd most ever for an opponent behind 61 for George Brett and 53 for Carl Yastrzemski...Beltre also ranks 5th in games (231) and RBI (143), and 6th in HR (37)...his 68 RBI here at Angel Stadium are the 3rd most for an opposing player behind Alex Rodriguez (86) and Rafael Palmeiro (83) and 19 HR are 5th most. WITH THE BATS: The Rangers have scored 3 times in each of last 2 games after scoring 6+ runs in 8 straight contests from 8/27-9/6, tying the 2nd longest streak in team history, longest since 7/27-8/3/03 (8 G)...this is the 1st time the Rangers have scored 3 or fewer runs in consecutive games since 8/13-14 vs. DET...the club is batting.322 ( ) with 19 HR and 72 R in the last 9 games...texas has homered at least once in 10 straight contests (20 total HR), the 4th times this season the Rangers have had a homer streak of at least 10 games...that matches BOS for the most such streaks in the majors this season. Texas is 2nd in the majors with a.277 team average vs. LHP behind BOS (.282)...club has 4 of the top 11 A.L. qualifiers in AVG vs. LHP: Elvis Andrus, 2nd at.351; Carlos Beltran, 3rd at.347; Ian Desmond, 8th at.336; and Adrian Beltre, 11th at club is in games started by opposing LHP. RUNS ALLOWED: Texas has allowed 6+ runs in 5 straight games, the team s longest such streak since 7/6-10/14 (5)... last longer span for the staff was 8 games, 8/8-15/08...in the last 7 contests, the Rangers have issued 6+ runs 6 times with a 7.65 ERA (74 H/54 R-51 ER/60.0 IP) in that stretch... Rangers pitchers has issued multiple homers in 7 straight games, tying the club record done twice previously, 7/7-12/73 and 7/27-8/2/02. NORTHWEST LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: Spokane lost to Everett at home, 8-5 in Game 1 of the best of 3 Northwest League s South Division playoff series...tyler Phillips was the starter and loser...charles Leblanc had a 3-run HR for the Indians...Game 2 will be played tonight at Seattle s Safeco Field with Kyle Cody starting for Spokane. SHORTS: Texas leads thje majors with 173 double plays, 21 more than any other ML team and team s most since club record 191 in Rangers are 30-9 (.769) in one-run games, most wins and highest winning percentage in MLB. Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Sat., September 10 at Los Angeles-AL LHP Cole Hamels (14-5, 3/25) vs. RHP Daniel Wright (0-2, 7.62 w/ CIN) 8:05 FSSW/MLBN/105.3/990 Sun., September 11 at Los Angeles-AL RHP Colby Lewis (6-1, 3.21) vs. RHP Jered Weaver (10-11, 5.37) 2:35 FSSW/1080/1110 * For radio broadcasts, most games are on The Fan All FSSW telecasts can also be viewed on FSGO app.

2 PAGE 2 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER #11 Yu Darvish, RHP (5-4, 3.45) TONIGHT: The 30-year-old right-hander will be making his 14th start of the season in Friday s opener vs. the Angels in Los Angeles is 3-4, 3.60 (24 ER/60.0 IP) in his 10 G/GS since coming off the D.L. after the All-Star break (right shoulder discomfort) has 5 starts of 9+ strikeouts since the break, and his 75 SO in the 2nd half are 5th in the A.L. and 7th in MLB will pitch on regular 4-days rest after taking loss in last start on Sun. vs. HOU, a 7-6 Rangers defeat prior to that start, logged 8 consecutive quality starts, T3rd-longest by an A.L. starter this season, and was 3-0, 2.70 (10 ER/33.1 IP) in his prev. 5 starts with Rangers going 5-0 in those outings now owns each of the 3 longest quality start streaks by a Ranger since 2006 (also 9, 8/12/12-4/2/13; 8, 7/22-8/30/13) was on D.L. from 6/13-7/15 with right shoulder discomfort, making 2 rehab starts for Double-A Frisco also on DL Opening Day-5/27 for continued rehab from 3/17/15 Tommy John surgery on right elbow has averaged SO/9 IP in his career, the highest figure of any starter in ML history with 500+ innings Rangers are 7-6 in his 13 starts this season. SINCE THE BREAK: Is 3-4, 3.05 (24 ER/60.0 IP) in 10 starts since return from DL on 7/16, with opponents hitting.234 (54-231) with 18 BB and 75 SO his 75 SO are 5th-most in the A.L. and 7th-most in MLB since the break (Verlander-89, Archer-81, R. Ray-80, Scherzer-79, Carrasco-76, Kluber-76), and he owns 3rdbest SO/9 ratio in MLB in 2nd half at (R. Ray-12.41, J. Fernandez-11.89) has 5 starts of 9+ K s since the break. LAST START: Took loss in last start on Sun. vs. HOU, a 7-6 Rangers defeat (4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R-ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 80 pitches/51 strikes) was his shortest outing of the season, and just the 2nd time he did not last at least 5.0 IP he allowed 2 runs in the 1st on a leadoff HR to George Springer followed 4 batters later by Yuli Gurriel s RBI single allowed 3 more runs in the 4th Rangers attempted a comeback and pulled within 2 with Odor s 2-R HR in the 4th and a 3-run 5th. VS. LOS ANGELES-AL: Is 7-2, 4.00 (33 ER/74.1 IP) in 12 G/GS in career vs. Angels, most wins vs. any opponent, and 13 starts will be most against one team (12 GS vs. HOU and OAK) will face the Halos for the 1st time since 6/22/14 at LAA (L, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 9 SO, 2 HR, 105 pitches/64 strikes) prior to that loss, owned a 6-game winning streak against LAA from 7/21/12-5/4/14 during which he went 6-0, 3.81 (24 ER/56.2 IP) with 6 QS. Is 5-2, 2.89 (15 ER/46.2 IP) in 7 career starts at Angel Stadium, but has not started a game at this park since 6/22/14 prior to that start, won 5 consecutive starts at the facility between 7/21/12-5/4/14, during which he was 5-0, 2.36 (9 ER/34.1 IP). STRIKEOUTS: Has averaged SO/9 this season, 2nd-highest in the A.L. (min IP) and 8th in MLB has averaged SO/9 IP in his career, the highest figure of any starter in ML history with 500+ innings next-closest starter on the list is Randy Johnson (10.61) Darvish s 774 strikeouts thru his 1st 96 career games are a ML record (2nd: Tim Lincecum, 732) despite 13 starts since Aug. 2014, his 27 games of 10+ K s since 2012 are the T4th-most in MLB (42-Scherzer, 36-Kershaw, 33-Sale, 27-Price) are 2nd-most in Rangers history to only Nolan Ryan (34) 8th in Rangers history w/ 774 K s, next on list is 7thplace Derek Holland (783). ON THE ROAD: Is 0-3, 3.03 (10 ER/29.2 IP) in 5 road starts this season Darvish s last road win was on 7/18/14 at TOR (6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R-ER, 3 BB, 12 SO, 117 pitches/69 strikes) his current 4-game road losing streak matches his longest such streak of his career (also 5/6-6/7/12). 2016: Opponents just 24-for-144 (.167) after a 1st pitch strike, T7th-best in A.L. with Cole Hamels opponents are hitting just.184 (16-for-87) and 7 BB with 2 outs, 6th-lowest in the A.L. (min. 80 AB) batters leading off an inning are hitting.357/.430/.743/1.173 (25-70) w/ 7 BB, including 7-for-12 w/ a BB by 1st batter of the game opponents w/ RISP are hitting.186 (11-59), and have.164 (21-128) mark w/ men on base opponents by plate appearance in game: 1st PA-.214 (22-103), 2nd PA-.213 (23-108), 3rd PA-.250 (18-72), 4th PA-.600 (3-5) won start 5/28 vs. PIT in season debut, 1st ML start since 8/9/14 at HOU, 1st victory since 7/28/14 vs. NYY was 1st time he pitched for Rangers since a 3/5/15 spring game vs. KC won each of his 1st 2 starts with Texas in 16, just 2nd time in his 4 ML seasons to win his 1st 2 outings in a campaign (also won 1st 2 in 2013) took ND on 8/7 at HOU despite 7.0 SHO IP and exiting with 3-0 lead ERA by catcher in 16: Bobby Wilson caught 6 starts (3.09), while Jonathan Lucroy caught each of his last 7 starts (3.71) Robinson Chirinos has not caught for Darvish since he caught 4 G in April 2014 took ND on 8/24 at CIN, but hit 1st caerer HR (off Tim Adleman in 5th), 2nd HR ever by a Texas pitcher (also Bobby Witt, 6/30/97 at LAD). RECENT DL STINT / REHAB: Exited start 6/8 vs. HOU after 5.0 IP as a precautionary measure after experiencing some tightness in his right shoulder after an aborted bullpen session on 6/11 at SEA, was scratched from a scheduled start on 6/13 at OAK, and subsequently placed on the DL on 6/13 (retro to 6/9) with right shoulder discomfort rehab starts for Double-A Frisco on 7/4 at NW Arkansas (2.0+ IP, 2 H, 3 R-ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 42 pitches) and 7/10 vs. NW Arkansas (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R-ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 72 pitches) had a 32-pitch bullpen on 7/7 at Globe Life Park. Was 1-1, 0.90 (2 ER/20.0 IP) over 5 rehab starts with Frisco (AA) and Round Rock (AAA) in May during his 1st DL stint of 16. DARVISH S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO / Career / DARVISH VS. LOS ANGELES-AL W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career / DARVISH AT ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career / HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 7.0, 2x, last Aug. 17 vs. OAK Innings: 9.0, June 11, 2014 vs. MIA Hits: 8, Aug. 17 vs. OAK Hits: 11, Aug. 6, 2012 at BOS Runs: 5, 2x, last Sept. 4 vs. HOU Runs: 7, 3x, last June 17, 2014 at OAK ER: 5, Sept. 4 vs. HOU ER: 7, 2x, last Aug. 1, 2012 vs. LAA SO s: 11, July 22 at KC SO s: 15, Aug. 12, 2013 at HOU Walks: 5, Aug. 24 at CIN Walks: 6, 5x, last Sept. 19, 2013 at TB HR: 3, Aug. 2 at BAL HR: 3, 2x, last Aug. 2, 2016 at BAL Pitches: 110, Aug. 29 vs. SEA 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: 3, Aug. 12-Aug. 29 Win Streak: 6, Aug. 28, April 7, & CAREER SPLITS 2016 CAREER W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home / / Road / / Day / / Night / / AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left vs. Right TOTALS RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING Total RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/ BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (Including postseason) Darvish vs. Angels PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Calhoun Cron Escobar Giavotella Pennington Petit Pujols Trout DARVISH S 2016 DAY-BY-DAY Skaggs vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Andrus Beltran Beltre Chirinos Desmond Moreland Odor Perez Profar Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 5/28 vs. PIT 5-2 W Leading /51 May Totals /3 vs. SEA 7-3 W Leading /56 6/8 vs. HOU Tied /46 June Totals /16 at CHC 1-3 L Trailing /54 7/22 at KC 1-3 L Trailing /59 7/27 vs. OAK Leading /64 July Totals /2 at BAL 1-5 L Trailing /64 8/7 at HOU 5-3 (11) Leading /62 8/12 vs. DET 8-5 W Leading /71 8/17 vs. OAK 6-2 W Leading /65 8/24 at CIN Trailing /56 8/29 vs. SEA 6-3 W Leading /76 August Totals /4 vs. HOU 6-7 L Trailing /51 September Totals Season Totals DARVISH S 2016 REHAB TOTALS Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches First Rehab Totals Second Rehab Totals Frisco Totals Round Rock Totals Rehab Totals TIMELINE / SURGERY: Began 2015 spring training at full strength after experiencing right elbow inflammation over the final 2 months in 2014 started and worked 1.0 inning in Cactus League game on 3/5/15 vs. KC before leaving with tightness in his right triceps underwent season-ending ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow on 3/17/15 with the procedure performed by Dr. James Andrews was with club throughout 2016 spring training in Surprise, AZ. TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP COLE HAMELS (14-5, 3.25 in 28 games/starts) The 32-year-old left-hander is slated for his 29th start of the season in Saturday s game in Anaheim is one of 5 ML pitchers with 14+ wins, 175+ SO, and an ERA of 3.25-or-lower, joining Bumgarner, Scherzer, Sale, and Kluber ranks among A.L. leaders in strikeouts (6th, 175), win pct. (7th,.737), wins (T7th, 14), ERA (9th, 3.25), and SO/9 (9th, 9.0) despite outing on Monday, still has 4th-lowest road ERA in A.L. (2.54) and 2nd-lowest at night (2.81) took loss on Mon. at SEA in Rangers 14-6 defeat (1.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R-ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 2 HR, 62 pitches) and has allowed 13 R-ER in 6.0 IP his last 2 starts to raise season ERA from 2.67 to 3.25 Monday was the shortest start of his career in a game that was not impacted by weather (rain delay of 1:04 in 1st inning in 0.2 IP start on 6/1/10 at ATL) Hamels has allowed runs in each of the last 4 innings in which he has appeared, recording 9 total outs while allowing 13 total runs in those innings has still posted quality starts in 7 of his 10 second half starts, going 5-3, 3.30 (23 ER/62.2 IP) with 66 SO in that span career 2-1, 3.33 (10 ER/27.0 IP) in 4 G-GS vs. LAA is 1-0, 4.09 (5 ER/11.0 IP) in 2 G/GS vs. LAA in 2016, winning his lone career start at the Big A on 4/9 here in Anaheim (6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R-ER) and taking ND in a 9-6 Texas loss on 5/1 in Arlington (5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R-ER) is 9-3, 2.54 (27 ER/95.2 IP) over 15 road starts this season, ranking among the A.L. s road leaders in both ERA (4th) and wins (T1st) Rangers are 20-8 in his 28 starts this season is 21-6 (.778) over 40 starts since the 7/31/15 trade to the Rangers, best win pct. in A.L. (min. 30 starts/15 decisions).

3 PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters Relievers Home Road TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Chirinos Holaday Lucroy Nicholas Wilson Stolen bases against pitchers: 3-for-7 (3 SB, 4 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 39 Dario Alvarez 9/5 at SEA /0 17/22 14/2 18/18 1/0 43 Tony Barnette 9/4 vs. HOU /1 34/51 37/10 80/47 2/1 51 Matt Bush 9/6 at SEA /4 36/48 14/3 61/42 1/0 58 Alex Claudio 9/8 at SEA /0 18/30 26/9 95/24 0/0 41 Jake Diekman 9/8 at SEA /4 37/59 21/9 60/34 0/0 47 Sam Dyson 9/6 at SEA (SV, 32) /36 41/64 18/5 111/25 4/1 50 Keone Kela 9/8 at SEA /0 17/28 11/4 26/17 0/0 62 Jose Leclerc 9/8 at SEA /0 3/6 3/3 8/5 0/0 22 Nick Martinez 9/7 at SEA /0 2/4 3/2 14/7 0/0 65 Yohander Mendez 9/5 at SEA (ML Debut) /0 0/1 0/0 2/1 1/0 52 Tanner Scheppers 9/7 at SEA /0 1/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 Totals 48/63, 76.1% 261/407, 64.1% 192/60, 31.3% 680/363 10/6 TEAM PITCHING: Texas has allowed 74 H and 54 R-51 ER in 60.0 IP in the last 7 G (7.65 ERA) and has a 6.81 ERA (59 ER/78.0 IP) over the last 9 G, allowing 7+ runs 6 times to go from 4.29 to 4.45, 12th in A.L. and matching highest since 7/28 (4.43)...has issued 16 HR in last 8 G after 8 straight homerless G from 8/23-30, longest HR-less streak by club since 2010 and tied for longest in ML in 16 (8 by MIA, 4/10-18) has fewest wild pitches (35) and 2nd-most BB (469) in A.L has 2nd fewest K s in majors (991) but 50 in last 5 G...has induced MLB-high 154 GDP s, already 2nd in club history (club-record 160 in 2008) staff has allowed 59 runs in 66.0 IP in last 8 road G to go from 4.12 to 4.48, 12th in A.L. STARTERS: Rotation has allowed 38 H and 28 R-26 ER in 21.0 IP the last 5 G (11.14 ERA) with a 6.54 ERA (46 ER/66.1 IP) in last 13 contests to go from 4.09 to season high 4.28, 6th in A.L...starters have worked 4.1 or fewer IP in 4 of last 5 G...have logged a quality start in 15 of last 25 rank among A.L. leaders in win pct. (4th,.581, 50-36), wins (4th) and quality starts (5th, 74)...starters have 12 of club s last 15 wins. RELIEVERS: The bullpen has allowed 2 R in 7.2 IP in the last 2 G but has a 6.35 (20 ER/28.1 IP) ERA in last 7 G to go from 4.64 to 4.75, highest in A.L., 4th-highest in ML)...team had issued 2 R-ER over 16.0 IP in previous 5 G bullpen has a 4.19 ERA (67 ER/144.0 IP) last 47 G to drop from in team s last 31 G and leads ML with 32 relief wins, 3 more than any other bullpen (NYY-28) T1st in MLB w/ 48 saves (NYM) and A.L.-best 90 holds are T2nd in majors (SF-104; LAD-90) bullpen is 18-for-last-27 in save tries after converting previous 17 opportunities are 48-for-63 overall in save chances T3rd-most in A.L. in HR allowed (62) in ML...has 27 K s in 22.0 IP in last 5 G. 39 DARIO ALVAREZ (L) 3-1-0, 4.84 vs. LHB: 8-for-30 (.267) vs. RHB: 15-for-56 (.268) Fanned career high 6 batters on 9/5, most for a Texas reliever since Scott Baker (7) on 6/9/14...worked career high 2.1 IP yesterday...has allowed 2 R in 4.1 IP in last 3 G and 5 R in 5.2 IP in 4 G since recall from Round Rock on 8/26... is 2nd stint w/ TEX (also 7/28-8/3)...allowed runs in 4 of 6 G overall. While on option to Round Rock 8/4-25, went 2-0 with a save and 2.25 ERA (2 ER/8.0 IP), 3 BB/10 SO in 6 G w/ Express. Acquired from ATL in 7/27 trade in 16 relief outings w/ Braves in 16, went 3-1, 3.00 (5 ER/15.0 IP)...all 3 XBH allowed were HR fanned 9 consecutive batters faced over 3 G from July 2-7, setting an Atlanta franchise record. Began year in Mets system before he was DFA d on 5/23 and sent to Braves on 5/25 waiver claim allowed 20 R/18 ER over 23.1 IP and 25 G at the Triple-A level for Las Vegas (Mets) and Gwinnett (Braves) before promotion to ATL on 6/14 pitched in majors for Mets in TONY BARNETTE 6-3-0, 2.15 vs. LHB: 28-for-98 (.286) vs. RHB: 24-for-118 (.203) Fanned ML career high 4 on 9/4 vs. HOU, matching most by TEX reliever in has allowed one ER in 6.2 IP in last 5 G with a 0.83 ERA (5 R-3 ER/32.2 IP) in last 25 games beg. 6/19...opponents batting.156 (17-109) with 9 BB, 29 SO in that span...had a scoreless streak of 17.1 IP/13 G from 7/2-8/10, longest by a Ranger in Has recorded 3+ outs in 19 of last 25 outings, including 2.0+ IP in 6 G has allowed runs in 12 of 51 G. Among A.L. relievers is T5th in wins (6) has allowed 10 of 37 IR (27.0%) to score, 12th-lowest pct. in the A.L has entered w/ bases loaded 5x has entered in 7th-or-later in 37 of 51 G earned his 1st ML win on 5/2 at TOR had 1st career blown save on 7/18 at LAA. 51 MATT BUSH 6-2-1, 3.04 vs. LHB: 18-for-72 (.250) vs. RHB: 21-for-113 (.186) Has allowed 5 H and 3 R in 5.0 IP in last 4 G to go from 2.78 to has a 4.73 ERA (10 ER/19.0 IP) in last 17 G to go from 2.01 to RHB are 2-for-last-32...is T5th in A.L. in relief wins (6)...is 1-for-4 in save tries with 1st career ML save 8/10 vs. COL. Overall has allowed runs in 12 of 48 G had 5.2 scoreless IP over 1st 5 ML appearances and worked 7.2 scoreless innings over 9 G, 6/5-22 career-high 2.0 IP 4x pitched perfect 9th in ML debut 5/13 vs. TOR former no. 1 overall pick (Padres in 2004) made ML debut at age Contract purchased from Frisco (AA) 5/13 0-2, 2.65 ERA (5 ER/17.0 IP) in 12 relief app. w/ Frisco, 5-for-5 in saves, 1st reg. season action since ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 3-1-0, 2.98 vs. LHB: 11-for-57 (.193) vs. RHB: 38-for-121 (.314) Has worked 3.2 scoreless innings in last 2 outings while stranding all 4 IR...has a 1.98 ERA (6 ER/27.1 IP) over 18 outings since most recall from Round Rock on 7/8, dropping season ERA from 4.50 to 2.98 overall has allowed runs in 11 of 31 G...has 7 scoreless outings of 2.0+ innings, including 4.0 SHO IP on 8/16 vs. OAK, 2nd-longest outing (4.1 IP on 5/10/16 vs. CWS) had 10.1-inning scoreless streak from 7/16-8/14 is in 4th stint w/ Texas in 2016 (also 4/13-5/6, 5/8-6/2, 6/16-26). Career-high 4.1 IP (1 R-ER) on 5/10 vs. CWS for 2nd ML win longest relief win by a Ranger since Dustin Nippert, 9/14/10 vs. DET (also 4.1 IP). Has 6 G at Round Rock: 0-0, 0.55 ERA (1 ER/16.1 IP),.135 (7-52) opp. avg. 41 JAKE DIEKMAN (L) 4-2-3, 3.54 vs. LHB: 13-for-61 (.213) vs. RHB: 19-for-110 (.173) Had allowed 8 consecutive batters to reach base over 4 G before K of Nelson Cruz in 7th on Thursday...had not recorded an out in previous 3 G...has allowed 5 H, 5 R, and 4 BB in last 4 G to raise ERA from 2.66 to 3.54 was 1st Rangers pitcher to not retire a batter in 3 or more consecutive outings since Rosman Garcia, 3 from 8/2-7/03 and 5th in club history...has allowed 9 R last 12 G/8.1 IP to rise from Was on DL from 7/6-21 w/ left index finger laceration...had streak of no runs allowed in 11 G/10.1 IP from 6/30-8/8. Ranks among A.L. relief leaders in holds (T3rd, 24) and opp. avg. (9th,.187) has allowed runs in 11 of 59 G had scoreless streak of 14.2 IP from 5/11-6/18 opponents when pitching with a lead: 21-for-118 (.178), 14 BB/40 SO has entered w/ game tied or TEX leading in 51 of 59 G. 47 SAM DYSON , 2.64 vs. LHB: 29-for-102 (.284) vs. RHB: 26-for-123 (.211) Has earned saves in each of last 5 G, working 5.0 scoreless IP in that span with 6 K s...had allowed runs in 4 of previous 7 outings and has a 3.38 ERA (6 ER/16.0 IP) in last 16 G to raise season ERA from 2.38 to Has converted 5 straight and 8 of last 9 save tries...has saves in 32 of 36 tries overall, 2 of 4 BS coming in last 9 tries (8/7 at HOU, 8/16 vs. OAK). His 32 saves are 4th in the A.L. and match 12th most in club history...has all 32 saves since 5/11, T2nd in MLB in that span (36-J. Familia, 32-Z. Britton and K. Jansen)...ranks T5th in the A.L. in appearances (64), is 6th in games finished (45), and is 13th in relief innings (61.1) Save on 8/28 vs. CLE was 1st by Ranger in one-run win, pitching scoreless final inning, allowing 3+ baserunners since C.J. Wilson, 7/8/08 vs. LAA. Had ML-best 10 saves in June, one shy of matching club record for a month. Overall has allowed runs in 13 of 64 G earned lone win 6/6 vs. HOU... last 6 G vs. LAA: 6.0 SHO IP, retiring 18 of 20 BF in that span. 50 KEONE KELA 4-1-0, 6.15 vs. LHB: 5-for-34 (.147) vs. RHB: 15-for-62 (.242) Has 5.0 SHO IP last 6 G to drop from 7.59 to 6.15, this after allowing runs in 4 of previous 5 from 8/8-20 has stranded 5 of 6 IR over last 5 G. Has allowed runs in 5 of 21 G (13 ER/20.0 IP/25 K) since being reinstated from 60-day DL on 7/15 tied for club lead w/ 3 wins in August (also Darvish). K s in 23 of 28 outings overall, incl. multiple K s 11 times career-high 37 pitches on 8/13 vs. DET, matching a career high w/ 2.0 innings. On DL 4/20-7/14 w/ rt. elbow impingement surgery to remove bone spur on rt. elbow on 4/ SHO IP in 4 G on rehab w/ Round Rock and Frisco. 62 JOSE LECLERC 0-0-0, 3.24 vs. LHB: 3-for-10 (.300) vs. RHB: 3-for-18 (.167) Has allowed 2 R in 2.2 IP in 3 G since recall from Round Rock (AAA) on 9/4...allowed one ER in 5.2 IP over 1st 3 ML outings in 1st stint with TX, 7/5-15. Had 4 K s in MLB debut 7/6 at BOS was just 2nd reliever in TEX history w/ 4+ K s over 2.0+ SHO IP in ML debut (also Feliz on 8/3/09 at OAK-2.0 IP, 4 K). Combined to go 2-7, 3.00 (22 ER/66.0 IP) in 39 G/2 GS w/ Frisco (AA) and Round Rock (AAA) in 2016.

4 PAGE 4 22 NICK MARTINEZ 1-3-0, 6.61 vs. LHB: 19-for-62 (.306) vs. RHB: 22-for-73 (.301) Workeda season high 3.0 relief innings on Wednesday and has issued 2 R-ER in 5.0 IP over 2 outings since recall from Round Rock (AAA) on 9/2...is 5th stint w/ Texas in 16 (also 4/16-24, 6/14-7/8, 7/26-27, 8/17-21) career 1.82 ERA (5 ER/24.2 IP) in 13 relief appearances in majors. Is 0-2, 7.61 (20 ER/23.2 IP) in 5 starts w/ TEX in 16, and 1-1, 4.50 (5 ER/10.0 IP) in 6 relief outings took walk-off loss in relief, 4/23 at CWS (0.1 IP, 1 R). With Round Rock in 2016: 7-6, 3.91 ERA (43 ER/99.0 IP) in 18 G/16 GS w/ 67 SO/17 BB. 65 YOHANDER MENDEZ (L) 0-0-0, vs. LHB: 1-for-2 (.500) vs. RHB: 3-for-6 (.500) Allowed 4 H and 5R in 1.0 IP in ML debut on 9/5 at SEA...at 21 years, 232 days old, was youngest Rangers pitcher to make ML debut since Martin Perez ( on 6/27/12 vs. DET) was recalled from Round Rock on 9/2. Was 12-3, 2.19 ERA (27 ER/111.0 IP) over 24 G/21 GS with High Desert (Hi-A), Frisco (AA), and Round Rock in 2016 promoted to Round Rock on 8/3 and was 4-1, 0.57 (2 ER/31.1 IP) in 7 G/4 GS...held PCL opponents to.119 (12-101) avg.,.074 (2-27) by LH hitters. 52 TANNER SCHEPPERS 0-0-0, 0.00 vs. LHB: 0-for-2 (.000) vs. RHB: 0-for-1 (.000) Pitched a scoreless inning on Wednesday at SEA in his 1st ML outing since 9/28/15 vs. DET...was activated from 60-day DL on 9/6...has missed entire season after undergoing microfracture surgery on left knee in February. Has allowed 1 R-ER in 8.0 IP over 8 total appearances on rehab assigment with Frisco (1 R/2.0 IP) and Round Rock (0 R/6.0 IP) Has been on the DL 5 times in last 3 seasons. BATTING NOTES TEAM BATTING: The Rangers have scored 3 times in each of last 2 G after scoring 6+ runs in 8 straight contests from 8/27-9/6, tying 2nd longest streak in team history, longest since 7/27-8/3/03 (8 G)...Texas is batting.322 ( ) with 19 HR and 72 R in last 9 G rise from.261 to.265, 4th in A.L. and matching best since 8/12 team has HR in 10 straight G (20 total HR) and has 39 EBH in last 8 G...club has.261 ( ) AVG over 51 G in 2nd half team has 35 HR last 19 G with 126 HR since 6/9 are 2nd-most in MLB (132-BAL) rank among A.L. leaders in hits (3rd, 1273), HR (4th, 189), runs (2nd, 685), SLG (3rd,.437), TB (4th, 2102), HBP (2nd, 62), SF (T3rd, 40), and SB (5th, 82)...club s.249 road average is 12th in A.L. with 99 HR ranking 3rd most. 2 HANSER ALBERTO.171 AVG, 0 HR, 4 RBI,.171 OBP,.195 SLG INFIELDER R/R Thu.: DNP Trip: 0-1 Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-1 in 1 G since recall from Round Rock (AAA) on 9/2 for 3rd stint w/ Texas (also Opening Day-6/3 and 7/20-8/2) is 3-for-18 in last 11 overall G w/ TEX has 11 total starts at SS (5), 2B (3), 3B (2), and 1B (1), one E in 73 TC has 2 G at 1B, 1st career games at that position. Has spent balance of season at Round Rock:.275 (73-265) w/ 7 HR, 36 RBI in 63 G hit.314 (33-105) in 24 G w/ Express in August after 2nd option. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.295 AVG, 5 HR, 60 RBI,.352 OBP,.416 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Thu.: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K Trip:.294 (5-17), 4 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, BB Streak: 1 G (.250, 1-4, 2B) Is 9-for-27 (.333) in last 7 G and is batting.338 (22-65) in last 19 G to rise from.288 to.295 is hitting.314 (76-242) last 72 G to rise from.273 current slash line of.295/.352/.416/.768 would all be career highs Thursday was 1st G w/ multiple K s since 7/22. Ranks among A.L. leaders in 3B (T2nd, 6), BA vs. LHP (2nd,.351), SF (T3rd, 7), BA w/ RISP (3rd,.370), PA/SO (9th, 8.2), SB (T6th, 21) hitting.429 (18-42) w/ RISP since 6/24...ranks 5th in A.L. in road batting (.309)...has 4 go-ahead RBI in 7th-or-later in 16, T2nd among Rangers (7-Desmond, 4-Moreland). On Tuesday tied club record with 3 2B and recorded 4+ EBH for 11th time in club history, one shy of club mark...1st 4-H G since 5/9/14. Successful in 10-of-last-12 steal attempts...is 2nd active player w/ 20+ SB in 1st 8 seasons in ML (also Ichiro-13). Has 128 starts at SS w/.976 (14 E/582 TC) fielding pct 10th career 2-error G on Tuesday... Has more R (77), H (166), and SB (44) vs. LAA than any other club, and.310 ( ) avg. is 2nd-highest vs. any A.L. opponent (CLE-.366). 36 CARLOS BELTRAN.300 AVG, 27 HR, 86 RBI,.342 OBP,.527 SLG OUTFIELDER/DH S/R Thu.: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R, K Trip:.438 (7-16), 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 3 R Streak: 11 G (.444, 20-45, 3 HR, 4 2B, 13 RBI, 5 BB, 11 R) Has a season high 11-game hitting streak at.444 (20-45) with 3 HR, 4 2B, and 13 RBI to rise from.286 to.300, 12th in A.L...streak comes after career-long 0-for-32 drought from 8/17-26 is his longest hit streak since 11 G, 8/17-28/15 with last longer streak being 15 G, 5/8-27/15...has 11 RBI in last 7 G...batting.291 (37-127) w/ 5 HR, 8 2B, 22 RBI in 33 G/31 GS since being acquired from NYY on 8/1. Among A.L. leaders in AVG vs. LHP (3rd,.347), GWRBI (T8th, 13th), and SLG (15th,.525) starts in RF (64) and DH (59) w/ NYY/TEX...is 1st switch-hitter in MLB history to have as many as 27 HR and/or 86 RBI in an age 39-or-older season...previous highs: Eddie Murray: 22 HR in 1996 /82 RBI in With 27 HR, has 8th career season of 25+ HR, T5th among actives ranks 6th among actives with 419 HR, 51st all-time and 4th-most all-time by a switch-hitter, trailing Mickey Mantle (536), Eddie Murray (504), and Chipper Jones (468) his 12 seasons of 20+ HR are T4th among actives, T4th all-time among switch-hitters is one of 4 active players w/ HR for 7 different teams...9th All-Star selection in 2016, 1st in A.L. Is T42nd all-time with Jeff Bagwell w/ 1529 RBI, 3rd among switch-hitters 532 doubles are 39th all-time, 2 behind Lou Gehrig (534). Hit.304 with 22 HR and 64 RBI in 99 games with Yankees was leading NYY in hits (109), HR, and RBI at time of trade. Is 7-for-15 (.467) with 3 HR and 10 RBI in 4 G vs. LAA in ADRIAN BELTRE.293 AVG, 26 HR, 92 RBI,.354 OBP,.498 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Thu.: 2-for-4 Trip:.357 (5-14), 2B, RBI, 2 R, 3 BB Streak: 1 G (.500, 2-4) Has reached via H or BB in each of last 11 G...is 13-for-34 (.382) with 3 HR and 8 RBI in last 9 G to rise from.287 to is batting.366 (41-112) w/ 10 HR, 27 RBI, and 24 R in 30 G since 8/7 to rise from.273 has 26 HR/92 RBI in 2016, most since 2013 (30 HR/92 RBI). Ranks among A.L. leaders in RBI (T6th, 91), BA vs. LHP (11th,.328), and PA per SO (2nd, 9.7)...scored runs in club record 12 straight G, 8/25-9/6. Had 9 HR in August, his most in a month since July 2013 (9) is 9th season with 25-or-more HR, 4th-most in ML history by a 3B behind Eddie Mathews (12), Mike Schmidt (12), and Aramis Ramirez (10) 10th career grand slam 8/15 vs. OAK 30th career multi-hr game 8/19 at TB (7th among actives), his 3rd in 2016, most in a season since 2008 (3). Selected Rangers Player of Month for August, his record 9th monthly honor since the award began in 1998 (last time was June/July 2014). Is among all-time leaders in 2B (T19th, 585), XBH (26th, 1060), TB (23rd, 4891), H (39th, 2917), HR (T42nd, 439), and RBI (37th, 1559) 1500th RBI on 5/28 vs. PIT his 2610 career games at 3B are 2nd most all-time behind Brooks Robinson (2870). Has started 133 G: 127 at 3B and 7 as DH missed 7 days 6/9-15 w/ mild left hamstring strain has.972 (10 E/365 TC) fielding pct...had 44-game errorless streak 9/25/15-5/10/16, 2nd-longest streak of his career (53 G in 2006). His career totals vs. LAA are most against any opponent in several categories, including games (231), H (243), 2B (50), HR (37), RBI (143) 37 HR vs. LAA are 6th all-time (next is Ripken-38), 143 RBI rank 5th (next is Palmeiro-153) 19 HR at Angels Stadium are 5th-most ever by an opponent. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.205 AVG, 8 HR, 18 RBI,.296 OBP,.447 SLG CATCHER R/R Thu.: 0-for-2, R, HBP Trip: 0-2, R Streak: 0 G Is 5-for-13 with 2 2B and 3 R in last 3 G to rise from.183 to.205 matched career high w/ season-best 3 hits 9/3 vs. HOU (last 5/16 vs. CLE) is hitting.197 (23-117) with 7 HR/15 RBI in 44 G since activated from DL on 6/9 has 16 XBH (8 2B, 8 HR) and 11 singles in 16.has started 41 games overall at C for Texas, 9 starts since beginning of August all 8 HR in 2016 on the road. Posted 2nd 2-HR game of 16 on 7/19 at LAA, 3rd career 1st Ranger w/ 2 separate multi-hr game from 9-hole in a season since Kevin Elster in R HR 7/5 at BOS was 1st career 9th inning blast w/ men on on DL 4/10-6/8 w/ right forearm fracture sustained on G. Richards HBP 4/9 at LAA. 3 DELINO DESHIELDS.226 AVG, 4 HR, 12 RBI,.297 OBP,.341 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Thu.: DNP Trip:.143 (1-7), 2B, RBI, 2 R Streak: 0 G Is batting.318 (7-22) with 9 R in last 14 G to go from.211 to has.241 (14-58) AVG in 29 G/18 GS since 7/20 recall. Overall has started 29 G in CF and 17 in LF has 2 go-ahead or game-tying HR in 7th-or-later in 16, T2nd on the club (Desmond-5, Beltre-2, Rua-2). Was club s Opening Day CF and batted.217 (23-106) w/ 3 2B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI in 30 G (28 starts - all in CF) before being optioned to Round Rock on 5/13 with the Express, hit.261 (54-207) w/ 10 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI in 54 G, including.320 (16-50) w/ 17 BB his last 16 G at AAA. 20 IAN DESMOND.291 AVG, 22 HR, 82 RBI,.341 OBP,.472 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Thu.: 2-for-3, HR, RBI, R, BB Trip:.267 (4-15), HR, RBI, 4 R, 2 BB Streak: 2 G (.429, 4-7, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB) Scored his 100th run of the season on Thursday, 1st Ranger to reach that mark since 2012: Ian Kinsler (105) and Josh Hamilton (103). Has 4 H and a BB in last 6 PAs and is 9-for-29 (.310) with 3 2B, 3B, HR, and 8 R in last 7 G...has a.233 (42-181) AVG in last 44 G to go from.319 to hr on Thursday was 1st since 8/24 (13-G drought) and 2nd in last 38 G. Leads ML with 5 go-ahead HR in 7th-or-later in 2016, tying club record..t1st in ML w/ 7 go-ahead RBI in 7th or later... is 10-for-last-30 (.333) w/ RISP. Is among A.L. leaders in MH games (T3rd, 51), INF hits (T4th, 19), hits (T8th, 162), SB (T8th, 20), and runs (6th, career high 100) 8th vs. LHP (.336). Is one of 6 ML players with 20+ HR and 20+ SB in has accomplished feat 4 times in last 5 years ( ), most in majors. Season-high 4 hits, 6/3 vs. SEA season best 10-G hit streak, 6/18-28 Rangers player of month in May and June...reserve on A.L. All-Star team (0-1). Starts in CF (111) and LF (27), T10th in A.L. w/ 8 OF assists...had 31st steal of home in club history and 2nd career, 9/3 vs. HOU. Hitting.381 (21-55) vs. LAA in 2016 with 12 R in 13 G, including.455 (20-44) with 2 HR, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 9 R last 10 G vs. LAA.

5 13 JOEY GALLO.063 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI,.118 OBP,.250 SLG INFIELDER/OUTFIELDER L/R Thu.: DNP Trip: 0-1 Streak: 0 G Was recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 9/6, his 3rd stint w/ Texas this season (also 5/23-27; 7/26-30). With Texas has started 3 G at DH and one at 1B, last on 7/30 vs. KC...is hitless in last 12 AB since lone hit, HR on 7/26 vs. OAK. Batted.240 (86-359) with 25 HR, and 66 RBI in 102 games for Round Rock...had starts at 3B (44), 1B (33), and DH (25)...T3rd in PCL in HR. 14 CARLOS GOMEZ.213 AVG, 7 HR, 38 RBI,.283 OBP,.334 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Thu.: PR/DEF Trip:.286 (2-7), 2B, RBI, 2 R, 5 BB, SB Streak: 2 G (.400, 2-5, 2B, RBI, R, 3 BB) Has hit safely in 7 of 8 G with a PA at.391 (9-23) with 6 RBI and 8 BB to go from.201 to.213, best since 8/4 (.215)...was 0-for-18 prior to this span. Had contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA) on 8/25 and is batting.233 (10-43) in 14 G/13 GS in LF (10) and RF (3) hit 3-R HR in 1st Texas PA on 8/25 vs. CLE, 3rd player in WSH/TEX franchise history w/ a HR of 3+ runs in team debut...hit 3rd career grand slam 8/31 vs. SEA (off F. Hernandez), his 2nd slam in 16, other w/ HOU on 7/17 at SEA 4th player in ML history w/ slams vs. same opponent for 2 different teams in one season. Signed by TEX on minors deal on 8/20, batting.308 (4-13) w/ 2B, 3B, 2 RBI in 3 G for Round Rock from 8/21-23 (3 starts in LF). Spent early season w/ HOU, batting.210 (62-295) w/ 5 HR, 16 2B, 29 RBI in 85 G DFA d on 8/10, released from roster on 8/18, and given his unconditional release on 8/20 before signing with Texas. Two-time All-Star with Milwaukee in 2013 and 2014, also won a Gold Glove Award in 2013, when he finished 9th in N.L. MVP voting. 31 JARED HOYING.233 AVG, 0 HR, 5 RBI,.303 OBP,.233 SLG OUTFIELDER L/R Thu.: PH, 0-for1 Trip: 0-1 Streak: 0 G Has appeared in each of last 3 G...was recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 9/6 his 3rd stint w/ Texas this season (also 5/23-6/12; 7/6-25). With Texas has started 6 G in LF, last on 6/8 vs. HOU...ML debut on 5/23 vs. LAA and 1st ML hit (1B) on 5/28 vs. PIT...2 H on 5/31 at CLE and 7/6 at BOS. Batted.269 ( ) with 16 HR, 66 RBI, and 18 SB in 100 games for Round Rock...had starts in CF (54), RF (28), LF (9), and DH (9). 25 JONATHAN LUCROY.298 AVG, 22 HR, 72 RBI,.361 OBP,.510 SLG CATCHER R/R Thu.: DNP Trip:.333 (4-12), HR, 4 RBI, R, BB Streak: 3 G (.333, 4-12, HR, 4 RBI, R, BB) Is 14-for-35 (.400) with 2 HR and 8 RBI in last 10 G to go from.233 to is batting.295 (28-95) with 9 HR and 22 RBI in 29 G/26 GS since being acquired from MIL on 8/1 overall has started 105 G at C, 5 at 1B, and 3 as DH for MIL and TEX. Has career best 22 HR and 72 RBI are 2nd most (82 in 2013) has 2 HR twice, 8/6 at HOU; 8/12 vs. DET...5 RBI 8/12 vs. DET were most since 8/17/14 at LAD (5) 1st player in WSH/TEX franchise history w/ 6 HR in 1st 10 G with the club. Leads all ML catchers (totals as C only) in OPS (1st,.921), SLG (1st,.546), AVG (1st,.315), OBP (.375) and is 2nd in HR (21) and RBI (71). Hit.299 with 13 home runs and 50 RBI in 95 G for the Brewers was 2nd on club in AVG and RBI and 3rd in HR and H (101) at time of trade had season-high 10-game hitting streak, 5/27-6/7 played in 2nd All-Star Game on 7/12 in SD, now 3-for-3 in 2 career ASG. Has thrown out ML high 32 runners attempting to steal with 34.5 (32-for-93) success rate, 3rd-highest in majors. 30 NOMAR MAZARA.272 AVG, 17 HR, 57 RBI,.327 OBP,.420 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Thu.: 0-for-4, BB, K Trip:.200 (2-10), HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 BB Streak: 0 G Has 2 HR, 5 RBI, and 4 R in last 5 G...has batted leadoff in 11 straight starts, 1st career starts in that spot, going 9-for-47...is 5-for-29 in last 8 G and is hitting.232 (58-251) last 73 G to drop from.322 to season lpow has started 114 G (85 in RF; 29 in LF) with 6 OF assists...is T3rd in SF (7). On 9/3 vs. HOU, became youngest (21.130) to HR from leadoff slot since Bryce Harper on 8/6/13 vs. ATL has most HR (17) by TEX rookie since Chris Davis (17) in 2008, T6th-most ever by a TEX rookie also among Rangers all-time rookie leaders in hits (8th, 125) and RBI (9th, 57). Tops A.L. rookies in hits (125), TB (193), runs (52), HR (17), and is 2nd in AVG (.272), RBI (57) and BB (36) 2 10-game hit streaks, (6/1-11; 6/25-7/4). Named A.L. Rookie of the Month for both April and May, 3rd A.L. rookie to win the award in April & May team-high 7 HR in May were most for TEX rookie in a month since July 2008 (Chris Davis-8) was recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 4/10, 3-4 w/ solo HR in ML debut 4/10 at LAA. 18 MITCH MORELAND.246 AVG, 22 HR, 58 RBI,.315 OBP,.460 SLG FIRST BASEMAN L/L Thu.: 0-for-4, 2 K Trip:.083 (1-12), 2B, RBI Streak: 0 G Is 1-for-15 in last 5 G and is batting.197 (13-66) in last 23 G to go from.256 to.246, lowest since 8/6 (.246)...18 of last 41 hits have been XBH (11 HR, 7 2B) was A.L. Player of the Week for 7/25-31 (.455, 5 HR, 9 RBI)...is 4-9 w/ 2 BB and 3 RBI in 11 pinch PA s in 2016 His 22 HR are one shy of matching career high (23 in 2013 and 2015)...5 HR off LHP match career high...2 HR on 6/10 at SEA and 7/28 vs. KC walk-off HR in 9th, 7/30 vs. KC career HR no. 100 on 7/18 at LAA. Has started 106 G at 1B (101) and DH (4) leads AL 1B with.998 (2 E/970 TC) percentage and had 45-G errorless streak, 5/28-7/30. Has career.292 (45-154) AVG with 3 HR in 45 G at Angel Stadium. 63 BRETT NICHOLAS.257 AVG, 2 HR, 4 RBI,.350 OBP,.543 SLG CATCHER L/R Thu.: DNP Trip: HBP Streak: 5 G (.294, 5-17, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, HBP) Recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 9/2 for 2nd stint w/ Texas (also 4/10-5/3) hits in 8 of 10 G/GS during 1st stint at.257 (9-35) w/ 2 HR and 4 RBI, hits in last 5 straight, in his 1st ML action RBI in 4 of last 7 G 6 of 9 hits have been XBH is 4-for-10 w/ RISP in ML in ML debut 4/11 at SEA, went 2-for-4 w/ 2B and 2 R, 3rd TEX catcher w/ multi-hit game in 1st ML game 1st ML HR on 4/25 vs. NYY (Betances) club is 6-4 in his 10 starts behind the plate. Has spent balance of season w/ Round Rock:.288 ( ) w/ 27 2B, 13 HR, 58 RBI in 101 G. 12 ROUGNED ODOR.282 AVG, 30 HR, 82 RBI,.304 OBP,.518 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Thu.: 1-for-4, RBI, K Trip:.353 (6-17), HR, 3 RBI, 2 R Streak: 1 G (.250, 1-4, RBI) Has one H in last 8 AB but is 9-for-22 in last 5 G...is batting.440 (18-41) with 6 HR and 17 RBI over last 9 G to go from.269 to.282. Has 6 HR oin last 9 G and 8 HR in last 18 G with team high 30 HR in would be 1st 2B to lead Rangers in HR outright (Kinsler tied in 2011). Hit 30th HR on 9/5 at SEA at 22 years, 215 days of age...is 5th Ranger, 22 or younger with 30-HR season, joining Jeff Burroughs (1973), Pete Incaviglia (1986), Ruben Sierra (1987), and Juan Gonzalez (1992)...Bryce Harper and Manny Machado last ML players to do it in Has 29 HR as a 2B, 3rd in MLB (37-Dozier, 31-Cano) and most in a season by 2B at age 22-or-younger (prev. Bobby Doerr, 22 for 1940 Red Sox at age 22)...are 3rd most in club history by a 2B (while playing 2B only): 35--Alfonso Soriano, 2005; 31--Ian Kinsler, Has 1st 3 career 2 HR games in 2016, last on 8/31 vs. SEA...had 2nd career 5 RBI G, 8/31 vs. SEA... has 7 HR off LHP. RBI in 7 straight G (17 total RBI), 8/29-9/5, longest Rangers streak since Beltre (7), 8/2-8/15; 2+ RBI in 6 str. G, 8/30-9/5, matching Jeff Burroughs (5/16-22/74) for 2nd longest streak in team history, one behind Kevin Mench (4/20-26/06)...EBH in 6 straight G (8 total EBH), 8/30-9/5. Was selected as the A.L. Player of the Week for 8/29-9/4, batting.444 (12-27) with 5 HR and 15 RBI in 6 G. Among A.L. leaders in EBH (T10th, 63), TB (12th, 279), and HR (T15th)...also career highs in hits (152), 2B (29), and RBI (82). GW HR in 11th 6/11 at SEA walkoff RBI 6/6 vs. HOU, when he became 1st TEX batter w/ 3 RBI PA s in a game, all to tie or give lead, since Cruz, 9/14/08 at OAK tied club record w/ 3 2B, 4/30 vs. LAA Rangers July Player of the Month T2nd in A.L. w/ 8 bunt hits. Has 126 starts at 2B and 3 at DH tops ML 2B in errors (20), one shy of SEA s Kyle Seager for most by A.L. player most E by TEX 2B since Alfonso Soriano in 2005 (21)...served 7-game MLB suspension for 5/15 altercation, 5/27-6/3. 19 JURICKSON PROFAR.253 AVG, 5 HR, 18 RBI,.318 OBP,.357 SLG INFIELDER S/R Thu.: 0-for-4 Trip: 0-6 Streak: 0 G Start at 3B on Thursday was 3rd overall in last 16 G...is 5-for-44 (.114) in last 18 G and is batting.141 (10-71) last 25 G since 7/31 to drop from.300 to season low.253 is 3-for-13 w/ 4 RBI in pinch PA s in has started in 8 of 9 spots in batting order. Has 56 total starts with Texas: 1B (12), 2B (12), 3B (12), LF (8), SS (8), and DH (5) 1st career OF assist 8/13 vs. DET as LF. Hit safely in 1st 13 G w/ PA after recall from Round Rock (AAA) 5/27 to match longest season-opening hit streak in club history (also Al Oliver, 1979). Multiple hits in 5 straight, 5/31-6/5 HR on 5/31 at CLE was 1st in ML since 9/26/13 vs. LAA 5/27 vs. PIT was 1st ML game since 9/27/13 vs. LAA. Began season w/ Round Rock, batting.284 (48-169) w/ 5 HR and 26 RBI in 41 games. 16 RYAN RUA.258 AVG, 8 HR, 21 RBI,.331 OBP,.407 SLG OUTFIELDER/1B R/R Thu.: DNP Trip: 0-5, R Streak: 0 G Is 4-for-26 with 10 K in last 19 G batting.198 (18-91) last 46 G to drop from.300 to.258 has played 11 G/6 GS since recall from Round Rock on 8/16 (3-for-18, HR, BB)...was 7-for-14 with HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB in 4 G with the Express. Has.295 avg./.799 OPS vs. LHP career-high 4 RBI 5/10 vs. CWS has hits in 4 of 5 starts batting cleanup at.333 (6-18). Had 2 OF assists on 4/24 at CWS has 61 total starts at LF (42), 1B (16), RF (3), CF (1), and DH (1) start in CF 6/22 vs. CIN (1st CF start of career).