Texas Rangers (43-45) at Kansas City Royals (44-43) RHP Martin Perez (4-6, 4.60) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (4-8, 5.04) Game #89 Road #44 (18-25) Fri., July 14, 2017 Kauffman Stadium 7:15 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall...43-45 Home...25-19 Road...17-27 Standing... T2nd, -16.5 GB Homestand...3-3 One-Run...6-14 2-Run...6-7 HR...38-34 No HR... 5-11 White... 17-11 w/ Blue...7-2 w/ Red...10-9 Gray...14-12 Alt. Blue...5-12 Blue Home...3-1 Blue Road... 2-11 Alt. Red (all home)...1-4 Special...5-6 Throwback...1-0 Last 5 Games...3-2 Last 10 Games...4-6 Come From Behind Wins... 20 Losses After Lead... 24 Score First...28-18 Opp. Score First...15-27 Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West... 10-8/7-12/17-20 vs. AL Central...5-5/4-6/9-11 vs. AL East... 4-6/3-6/7-12 Interleague... 6-1/4-1/10-2 Series...7-6-2/5-8-1/12-14-3 Series Openers...8-7/5-9/13-16 Series Finales...7-7/8-7/15-14 Rubber Games... 1-2/3-3/4-5 Lead after 6... 18-4/12-8/30-12 Lead after 7... 21-4/12-4/33-8 Lead after 8... 23-3/13-2/36-5 Trail after 6... 4-14/2-14/6-28 Trail after 7... 2-15/1-18/3-33 Trail after 8... 1-15/2-21/3-36 Tied after 6... 4-2/3-3/7-5 Tied after 7... 3-1/4-3/7-4 Tied after 8... 2-2/2-2/4-4 Decided 7th/later...8-8/5-11/13-19 Shutouts... 2-1/2-1/4-2 Decided final AB...5-6/3-7/8-13 Walk-off games...4-4 ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player 35 462 Jose Canseco 462 Adam Dunn 37 457 Miguel Cabrera 38 452 Carl Yastrzemski 452 Adrian Beltre 40 449 Jeff Bagwell 449 Vladimir Guerrero ALL-TIME HITS LIST Rank H Player 27 3020 Rafael Palmeiro 28 3010 Wade Boggs 29 3007 Al Kaline 30 3000 Roberto Clemente 31 2985 Sam Rice 32 2978 Adrian Beltre 33 2963 Sam Crawford WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost to the Angels, 3-0 in last game on Sun. in Arlington, finishing with a 3-3 record on 6-game homestand against BOS (1-2) and LAA (2-0) leading up to the All-Star break Sunday s loss snapped a 3-game win streak, just 4th win streak of 3+ G in 2017 and longest since 5 in a row 6/9-13 Texas has still lost 7 of 11, 8 of 13, and 12 of 21 club is still 16-13 (.552) since 6/9, 6th-best in the A.L. in that stretch Texas has won 17 of 31 and 30 of 55 club has a 38-35 (.521) record beginning 4/20, 5th-best in A.L. and 10th in MLB, this after opening the year at 5-10. At 43-45 (.494), Rangers are 9th in the A.L. in winning percentage club has been under.500 for 10 straight dates, this after a.500-or-better record on 6 of the 7 previous days Texas has had a winning record on just 3 occasions in the last 50 days, last 39-38 on 6/27 club was 54-34/54-35 thru 88/89 G in 16. Team was last at.500 on 6/28 (39-39) 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 the Rangers are 5-3-2 in their last 10 overall series. IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers were T2nd place at the break in the A.L. West at the break, this after club was in 4th place as recently as a loss on 7/4 vs. BOS days in each position in 2017 (alone or tied): 1st-0 days, 2nd-33, 3rd-25, 4th- 31, 5th-13 Texas has gained ground in the A.L. West just 3x in the last 26 days, currently 16.5 games back, 2nd-largest deficit at the break in last 14 seasons (-21.0 GB in 2014) 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) the Rangers are still just 3.0 GB of a wild card spot in the A.L. VS. KANSAS CITY: Rangers won all 4 meetings in 1st series 4/20-23 in Arlington and have won club-record 10 straight against the Royals since last loss 7/22/16 at KC team s 10-1 (.909) record vs. KC since start of last season is highest win pct. for any team against another in 2016-17 (min. 10 G) Rangers are 7-2-2 in last 11 series at The K Texas has edge in all-time series at 257-255-1, but Royals have leads of 143-115-1 in KC and 138-111 at The K Rangers have won 4 of last 6 games in this park, but dropped 7 of 12 still own 21-14 (.600) record at Kauffman since start of 08. Current 10-G win streak for TEX is club s longest ever vs. Royals (previous 7 in 1998-99) and longest against one opponent since 12 straight vs. HOU in 2013-14. ON THE ROAD: The Rangers have dropped 4 of 5, 5 of 7, and 7 of last 11 road games since a season-best 6-G road win streak from 5/28-6/13 club is still 10-7 in road contests since 5/28 prior to this 10-7 span, the club had won just 6 of its previous 17 away contests the Rangers.429 (18-24) road winning percentage is 10th in the A.L.it is the team s lowest away percentage through 42 games since 2007 at.357 (15-27/16-27) club was 24-18/24-19 in 2016. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Texas is opening the 2nd half on the road for a 4th straight season, matching a club record (2005-08, 1995-98) will also be on road post-break for 7th time in 8 years, and 11th time in 13 years beginning 2005. Rangers have lost 1st series following the break for 4 straight seasons since taking 2 of 3 in Seattle in 2012 this will be the 1st time to ever face the Royals in 1st series after the AS break. This 10-G road trip would be the longest right after the AS break for Texas since 2006, when team played 11 consecutive road games at BAL/TOR/BOS/CWS, a span which included a one-game makeup date at Fenway on 7/20 this will be 3rd straight year with a 9+ G trip following the break. BARELY OUT OF TUESDAY: Three ML teams did not have a player appear in Tuesday s All-Star Game: TEX (Darvish selected, pitched Sunday and was replaced), LAA (Trout injured), and MIL (Corey Knebel DNP) it was 3rd time in club history for no Ranger to appear in ASG (also 1972/2007). THE CAPTAIN: Adrian Beltre enters the 2nd half with 2978 career hits, 32nd all-time and 22 shy of becoming the 31st player in baseball history to reach 3000 hits the only players w/ 3000 career hits while appearing primarily at 3rd base are HOFers George Brett (3154) and Wade Boggs (3010) Beltre is also 32nd all-time with 1598 career RBI, passing Brett (1596) on Saturday vs. LAA. KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME: Adrian Beltre s.344 (114-331) career average vs. KC is the 3rd-highest by any Royals opponent with 300+ plate appearances (see chart) the.344 avg. and.946 OPS vs. KC are his highest against any A.L. opponent he also owns a.366 (64-175) career average at The K, 3rd-highest all-time at this park (125+ PA s) to only Erick Aybar (.372) and Ichiro Suzuki (.370) Beltre has hits in 21 of his last 22 games at The K. HIGHEST CAREER AVERAGES VS. ROYALS Minimum 300 PA s Avg. Player H / AB Avg. Player H / AB.355 Ichiro Suzuki 161/454.337 Ivan Rodriguez 231/686.345 Rod Carew 263/762.333 Roberto Alomar 164/492.344 Adrian Beltre 114/331.332 Wade Boggs 230/693 CHOO TOO: Shin-Soo Choo, who celebrated his 35th birthday yesterday with a workout here at The K, is a career.329/.423/.526/.949 hitter vs. KC, all his highest marks vs. any A.L. opponent he owns a.335 (57-170) average at The K, his 2nd-highest figure at any A.L. park (.348 at Camden Yards). THE SKINNY: At the break, the Rangers rank among A.L. leaders in HR (2nd, 135), steals (2nd, 76), runs (3rd, 444), and SLG (5th,.430), tied with the Dodgers for most HR in MLB since 6/17 (47) the team s.240 avg. is also 2nd-lowest in the A.L., while 819 SO are 3rd-most in the league pitching staff has A.L. s 8th-best ERA at 4.31, including 4th-best starters figure (4.25), while bullpen is tied (also NYY) for MLB lead w/ 17 blown saves and has lowest save pct. (43.3%, 13-30) in majors 13 saves mark lowest TEX total at break since 1984 (12) and 18 relief losses are 2nd most in A.L. SECOND HALF SPECIAL?: The Rangers combined for an 87-59 (.596) record in 2nd half games in 2015-16, 3rd-best in MLB to only the Cubs (100-48,.676) and Blue Jays (86-56,.606) Adrian Beltre has a career.295/.351/.509/.860 slash line in games after the break, all figures well above his prebreak marks of.278/.329/.457/.786 Beltre s.940 OPS after break in 2015-16 was 8th-best in MLB (400+ PA s). THE LONG BALL: The Rangers had the 3rd-highest HR total in MLB before the break at 135, trailing only HOU (148) and MIL (138) it was the 4th-highest pre-break HR total in club history (147 in 2005, 137 in 2001, 136 in 2003) the club has scored 49.1% of its runs (218/444) via the HR, 3rd-highest percentage in MLB to TOR (53.0%, 191/382) and OAK (50.0%, 191/382). SHORTS: Joey Gallo walked in all 3 PA s on Sunday vs. LAA, the 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) tomorrow s game will air on FS1 with the announcing duo of Ryan Lefebvre and C.J. Nitkowski Rangers 5.05 R/G in the 1st half was highest average for club since 2012 (5.15 R/G), but.240 BA was 2nd-lowest in TEX history (.226 in 1972) Rangers.221 road avg. is lowest in MLB. ADRIAN BELTRE ON ALL-TIME CHARTS Category No. Rank Next-Total Doubles 601 T16th Ba. Bonds-601; C. Ripken-603 At Bats 10422 20th Honus Wagner-10427 Total Bases 5007 21st Mel Ott-5041 XBH 1089 T22nd J. Thome-1089; D. Winfield-1093 Games 2755 27th Tony Perez-2777 Hits 2978 32nd Sam Rice-2985 RBI 1598 32nd Goose Goslin-1612 Home Runs 452 T38th C. Yastrzemski-452; M. Cabrera-457 UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Saturday, July 15 at Kansas City LHP Cole Hamels (4-0, 3.51) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (5-5, 3.76) 6:15 FS1/105.3/1270 Sunday, July 16 at Kansas City RHP Yu Darvish (6-8, 3.49) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (3-6, 4.45) 1:15 FSSW/105.3/1270 * For radio broadcasts, most games are on 105.3 The Fan All games are broadcast in Spanish on KFLC 1270 AM All FSSW telecasts can also be viewed on FSGO app.
PAGE 2 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER #33 Martin Perez, LHP (4-6, 4.60) TONIGHT: The 26-year-old left-hander is slated to make his 17th start and appearance of the season in tonight s road trip opener against Kansas City... marks 6th road outing of 17, as 5 of last 6 starts have come at home...last worked on 7/3 vs. BOS, taking no decision in a 7-5 Texas loss in 11 innings...was on DL from 6/24-7/3 with right thumb fracture/laceration...has a 2-game winning streak dating to 6/17, but is still 2-1, 5.84 (24 ER/37.0 IP) in his last 7 starts (beg. 5/24 at BOS) to raise season ERA nearly a full run from 3.71 to 4.60 has one quality start in his last 6 outings (6/22 vs. TOR) has averaged 4.30 runs of support per 9 innings (42 RS/88.0 IP), 2nd-lowest on staff (Darvish-3.49) and 8th-lowest in A.L...his 6 losses are 3rd-most on staff (Cashner-7, Darvish-8) pitched for Team Venezuela in the 2017 World Baseball Classic won by the United States made a team-best 33 starts in 2016, only member of Texas rotation to not miss a start last season matched a career high w/ 10 wins and pitched a career-high 198.2 innings signed a 4-year contract on 11/7/13 through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020 Texas is 6-10 in his 16 starts. AT THE BREAK: Is averaging a career-high 6.55 SO/9, but his 3.68 BB/9 figure would also be highest of his career, surpassing 3.55 mark in 2012...opponent batting average (.314) is 3rd-highest among A.L. starters...ranks 1st on staff and T2nd in A.L. with 15 GIDP (TOR s Marcus Stroman-20)...has made 11 of his 16 starts in Arlington, tied with teammate Yu Darvish and tonight s counterpart Jason Hammel for most home starts in A.L...each of his 4 wins have come in Arlington. LAST START: Took no ND on 7/3 vs. BOS (5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R-2 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO, 102 pitches/57 strikes), a 7-5 Texas loss in 11 innings...exited with 2 outs, the bases loaded, and the game tied 2-2 in the 6th inning...all 3 runs would eventually score with Tony Barnette on the mound...following a 2-out walk in the 2nd inning, he set down 9 of the next 11 hitters he faced...mike Napoli hit a game-tying HR off Craig Kimbrel to lead off the 9th, but Andrew Benintendi s 2-run single broke a 5-5 tie in the 11th...matched a season high with 4 walks...activated from DL prior to game and made his 1st start since 6/22 vs. TOR...loss snapped a 3-game Texas winning streak with Perez on the mound. RANGERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 AT KANSAS CITY PEREZ S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 4-6 4.60 16/16 88.0 111 51 45 9 36 64 Career 32-36 4.34 103/97 579.0 630 312 279 51 207 359 PEREZ VS. KANSAS CITY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 0-0 1.29 1/1 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 5 Career 0-0 1.42 2/2 12.2 11 2 2 0 7 8 PEREZ AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 Career 0-0 1.59 1/1 5.2 7 1 1 0 4 3 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 7.0, May 18 vs. PHI Innings: 9.0, 3x, last April 23, 2014 at OAK Hits: 9, 2x, last June 22 vs. TOR Hits: 10, 2x, last Aug. 26 vs. CLE Runs: 6, June 4 vs. HOU Runs: 11, July 6, 2016 at BOS ER: 5, 2x, last June 4 vs. HOU ER: 8, 3x, last Sept. 26, 2016 vs. MIL SO s: 8, May 18 vs. PHI SO s: 8, 4x, May 18, 2017 vs. PHI Walks: 4, 4x, last July 3 vs. BOS Walks: 5, 2x, last May 8, 2016 at DET HR: 3, June 4 vs. HOU HR: 3, July 14, 2013 at DET Pitches: 113, May 24 at BOS Pitches: 115, Aug. 11, 2013 at HOU CG s: - CG s: 3x, last April 23, 2014 at OAK Low-Hit CG: - Low-Hit CG: 3, 2x, last April 23, 2014 at OAK CG SHO s: - CG SHO s: 2, last April 23, 2014 at OAK Win Streak: 2, June 17-current Win Streak: 6, 2x, last May 24-June 26, 2016 2017 & CAREER SPLITS 2017 CAREER W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home 4 4 4.79 11/11 62.0 33 21 16 3.94 57/53 317.1 139 Road 0 2 4.15 5/5 26.0 12 11 20 4.82 46/44 261.2 140 Day 4 3 5.18 8/8 41.2 24 13 11 3.73 31/30 185.2 77 Night 0 3 4.08 8/8 46.1 21 19 25 4.62 72/67 393.1 202 AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left.319 72 23 1 5 19.242 480 116 9 42 115 vs. Right.313 281 88 8 31 45.291 1768 514 42 165 244 TOTALS.314 353 111 9 36 64.280 2248 630 51 207 359 VS. KANSAS CITY: Making 3rd career start vs. KC and 1st in 17, as he did not pitch in the 4-G series between these clubs in April...has no record, 1.42 ERA (2 ER/12.2 IP) in 2 career GS...opposed Ian Kennedy on 7/30/16 vs. KC, taking ND (7.0 IP, 1 R-ER), as Texas won 2-1 on walkoff HR by Mitch Moreland...took ND in only start at Kauffman on 9/20/13 (5.2 IP, 1 R-ER)...has not allowed HR in 12.2 IP. RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 10 6 7 2 12 9 5 - - 51 RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/9 3 3 4 2-2 - 1 1 - - 42 4.30 ON THE ROAD: Seeking 1st road win of 17, as he has gone 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA (12 ER/26.0 IP) in 5 G/GS away from Arlington, quality starts in 2 of 5... last pitched on road on 6/10 at WAS (5.0 IP, 2 R-ER)...has allowed one HR on road and none in last 4 starts...lone HR was solo shot by Nelson Cruz on 4/14 at SEA...is one of 5 A.L. starters to allow one-or-zero road HR in 17 (min. 25.0 IP), and teammate Andrew Cashner is only pitcher to allow zero...opp. batting.327/.375/.413 on road compared to.309/.379/.478 at home. 2017: Opp. batting.314/.378/.459/.836 his 111 hits allowed are 10th-most among A.L. starters, while 1.67 WHIP ranks 3rd-highest in A.L. (BAL s Kevin Gausman-1.76; BAL s Wade Miley-1.75) averaging 17.5 pitches per inning, 8thhighest in A.L would be the most pitches per inning of his career opp. batting average on balls in play (.362) is 2nd-highest in A.L. (Gausman-.371) has recorded 5 outs this season in the 7th-and-later Robinson Chirinos has caught 11 starts (3-5, 4.98, 33 ER/59.2 IP), and Jonathan Lucroy has caught him 5 times (1-1, 3.81, 12 ER/28.1 IP) opp. batting.247 (22-89) w/ RISP, with at least one hit w/ RISP in 7 straight starts opp. leading off an inning are batting.356 (32-90) w/ 9 XBH (4 HR, 5 2B) and 5 BB, including a.375 avg/1.188 OPS by 1st batter of the game with 2 leadoff HR allowed opp. average by time through order, 1st PA:.285 (37-130); 2nd PA:.302 (38-126); 3rd PA:.366 (34-93); 4th PA: 2-4 HR by Kole Calhoun on 4/30 vs. LAA was his 1st HR to a LHB at Globe Life Park since 5/10/14 vs. BOS (David Ortiz) went 0-4 over 6 starts from 4/14-5/11, dropping 4 consecutive starts 4/19-5/6 1st Ranger w/ 4+ losses at end of April since Jason Jennings (5) in 2008...won back-to-back starts from 6/17-22 for 1st time in 17. DISABLED LIST: Placed on the DL on 6/24, retroactive to 6/23, with a fracture/ laceration at the tip of his right thumb activated prior to start on 7/3 vs. BOS... did not require a rehab assignment...sustained injury when he caught his thumb in the hinge section of a hotel room door on the evening of 6/22 in New York. NOT THE NORM: Has produced a groundball percentage (number of fair groundballs hit -- hits, outs and errors) of 45.5% this season (122 GB/68 FB), but has induced 49.2% ground balls (29 GB/13 FB) over last 3 starts the current 45.5% mark for the year would be the lowest percentage of his career, as he entered 2017 with a career GB% of 53.1% additionally, has permitted lefthanded batters to hit at a.319 (23-72) clip, this after holding LHB to a.228 (93-408) career mark entering 17 held LHB to.176 avg. (24-136) in 16, lowest in A.L. and 4th-lowest in MLB lefties are just 1-for-15 in last 3 outings. RUN SUPPORT: Has averaged 4.30 runs of support per 9 inn. (42 RS/88.0 IP), 2nd-lowest on staff (Darvish-3.49) and 8th-lowest in A.L...received 2 RS on 7/3 vs. BOS, this after 5+ runs of support in 4 of his previous 7 outings has netted 2-or-fewer runs of support in 10 of 16 starts, including 6 in a row spanning 4-G losing skid has won 4 of 6 G in 17 when receiving 3+ runs of support. BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (including postseason) Perez vs. Kansas City PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Butera.333 3 1 0 0 1 Cain.167 6 1 0 0 1 Escobar.200 5 1 0 0 0 Gordon.000 5 0 0 0 2 Hosmer.400 5 2 0 1 2 Moss.333 3 1 0 0 0 Moustakas.000 2 0 0 0 0 Perez.167 6 1 0 0 1 PEREZ S DAY-BY-DAY Hammel vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Andrus.455 11 5 0 3 1 Beltre.250 16 4 0 1 3 Chirinos.000 4 0 0 0 1 Choo.455 11 5 0 0 2 Gallo.000 1 0 0 0 1 Gomez.222 18 4 0 1 3 Lucroy.235 17 4 0 1 2 Mazara.333 3 1 0 0 1 Napoli.143 7 1 0 1 3 Odor.091 11 1 0 0 3 Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/4 vs. CLE 3-4 L 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 1 4-0 4 Trailing 2-3 92/54 4/9 vs. OAK 8-1 W 2.38 5.1 6 0 0 0 3-0 6 Leading 3-0 92/55 4/14 at SEA 1-2 - 2.20 5.0 6 1 1 1 4-0 4 Tied 1-1 98/53 4/19 at OAK 1-9 L 3.60 3.2 7 4 4 0 1-1 2 Trailing 0-4 83/48 4/24 vs. MIN 2-3 L 3.81 6.0 6 3 3 0 3-0 3 Trailing 2-3 96/55 4/30 vs. LAA 2-5 L 4.26 5.2 8 4 4 1 4-1 1 Trailing 2-4 90/55 April Totals 1-4 4.26 31.2 39 15 15 3 19-2 20 5/6 at SEA 2-8 L 4.06 6.0 8 3 2 0 0-0 5 Tied 1-1 99/63 5/11 vs. SD 5-2 - 3.89 6.1 7 2 2 0 2-1 3 Trailing 0-1 90/58 5/18 vs. PHI 8-4 W 3.71 7.0 5 2 2 1 0-0 8 Leading 8-2 104/70 5/24 at BOS 4-9 - 3.77 6.1 6 3 3 0 2-0 4 Leading 3-1 113/65 5/29 vs. TB 8-10 - 4.19 5.0 9 5 5 1 1-0 6 Tied 5-5 98/58 May Totals 1-1 4.11 30.2 35 15 14 2 5-1 26 6/4 vs. HOU 2-7 L 4.64 3.2 7 6 5 3 3-0 2 Trailing 0-6 92/57 6/10 at WAS 6-3 (11) - 4.56 5.0 7 2 2 0 1-0 5 Leading 1-0 98/59 6/17 vs. SEA 10-4 W 4.72 5.1 7 4 4 1 2-0 5 Leading 5-4 98/64 6/22 vs. TOR 11-4 W 4.70 6.0 9 4 3 0 2-0 3 Leading 7-4 96/61 June Totals 2-1 6.30 20.0 30 16 14 4 8-0 15 7/3 vs. BOS 5-7 (11) - 4.60 5.2 7 5 2 0 4-0 3 Tied 2-2 102/57 July Totals 0-0 3.18 5.2 7 5 2 0 4-0 3 Season Totals 4-6 4.60 88.0 111 51 45 9 36-3 64 2016: Made a team-best 33 starts, the only member of the Texas rotation to not miss a start matched a career high with 10 wins pitched a career-high 198.2 innings set a club record with a major league-high 36 GIDP. CAREER: Saw 2 seasons cut short in 2014-15 following Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow on 5/19/14 was selected the 2013 Rangers Rookie of the Year after posting 10 victories in his first extended major league action made his major league debut in 2012 at the age of 21, and was rated as one of the Rangers top 5 prospects by Baseball America in 5 straight seasons from 2009-13. signed a 4-year contract on 11/7/13 through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020. TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP COLE HAMELS (4-0, 3.51 ERA in 8 games/starts) The 33-year-old left-hander is slated to make his 9th start of the season Saturday night in the middle installment of this 3-game series in Kansas City to start the 2nd half has compiled a 13.1-inning scoreless streak over his last 2 starts, longest in the A.L. and 3rd-longest in the majors (PIT s Jameson Taillon-15.1 IP and STL s Brett Cecil-14.2 IP) will be working on 7-days rest since his last outing prior to the All-Star break, a 10-0 win over the Angels last Friday in Arlington (7.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R-ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR, 95 pitches/65 strikes) combined with Jeremy Jeffress and Jason Grilli on the 3-hit shutout of the Halos retired 24 straight batters dating back to his previous start in Chicago until Martin Maldonado s 2-out single in the 2nd inning in his last 2 starts: 2-0, 1.26 ERA (2 ER/14.1 IP), 1 BB, 12 SO,.111 opp. avg (5-45) has gone 1-0 with a 5.09 ERA (13 ER/23.0 IP) in 4 road starts this season is 3-1 with a 3.67 ERA (11 ER/27.0 IP) over 4 career starts vs. the Royals, including 3-0, 1.27 (3 ER/21.1 IP) in 3 starts with Texas picked up his 1st win of the season in a 6-2 win on 4/21 vs. the Royals in Arlington (8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R-ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR, 107 pitches/71 strikes) his run allowed scored just 2 batters into the game, as he held the Royals to 2-for-last-25 with 2 BB to end his outing all 3 hits allowed were extra-bases (2 2B, 3B)...had 11 ground outs to match 2nd-highest total in a start this season has gone 2-0, 4.34 (9 ER/18.2 IP) in 3 G/GS since his return from the DL, raising season ERA from 3.03 to 3.51 Hamels is 4-0, the 2nd-longest season-opening win streak of his career (5-0 in 2016), and he also has a team-high 3 wins lost - games in which he exited in position to win before the bullpen gave up the lead has received 6+ runs of support in each outing and is receiving 9.29 RS per 9 is 26-6 (.813) in his 52 reg. season starts with Texas, and team is 38-14 (.731) in those games combined to post at least 200.0 innings and 200 strikeouts in a season for the 5th time in his career in 2016...has earned the win in each of the Rangers division-clinching games over the past 2 seasons Texas is 4-4 in his 8 starts, winning 2 straight.
RANGERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 AT KANSAS CITY PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 29-27 88 4.25 502.1 480 253 237 77 180 359 Relievers 14-18-13 87 4.41 281.1 294 162 138 39 120 265 Home 25-20-4 45 3.93 412.0 391 203 180 64 150 326 Road 18-25-9 43 4.72 371.2 383 212 195 52 150 298 TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Chirinos 3.84 18-15 4 27 14.8 1 0 Lucroy 4.59 25-29 13 38 34.2 3 0 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 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 15 0/4 13/25 24/14 37/20 0/0 56 Austin Bibens-Dirkx 6/30 at CWS (start - ND) 5.2 8 4 4 0 2 85 0/0 3/5 6/1 13/15 0/0 51 Matt Bush 7/8 vs. LAA 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 18 10/15 25/34 6/1 38/37 7/1 58 Alex Claudio (L) 7/9 vs. LAA 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1/2 25/39 24/8 89/15 0/0 37 Jason Grilli 7/7 vs. LAA 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1/3 18/28 7/3 21/26 1/0 23 Jeremy Jeffress 7/8 vs. LAA 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0/0 21/33 21/4 57/18 1/0 62 Jose Leclerc 7/9 vs. LAA 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 19 1/2 20/25 12/2 16/40 2/1 Totals 13/30, 43.3% 158/250, 63.2% 143/52, 36.4% 407/238 19/6 TEAM PITCHING: Allowed just 7 R-5 ER in final 4 G/36.0 IP in 1st half to lower season ERA from 4.45 to 4.31, 8th in A.L. and lowest since 6/25 (4.22) still have a 4.86 ERA (115 ER/213.0 IP) over the last 24 G to rise from 4.10 4th SHO of 17 last Fri. vs. LAA have permitted 5-or-fewer hits in 5 of last 8 G, and allowed 3-hits-or-less in 2 straight, 7/5-7/7 to match a club record (also 6/11-12 at WAS/HOU) staff s 624 SO rank 14th in A.L. (MIN-606), and 300 BB are 3rd-most in A.L. STARTERS: Rotation has allowed 5 R-3 ER in 27.2 IP last 4 G to drop season figure from 4.44 to 4.25, 4th in A.L. and lowest since 6/25 (4.23) opp. batting.144 (13-90) last 4 G w/ just 5 XBH rotation still has a 4.84 ERA (73 ER/135.2 IP) over last 24 G to rise from 4.03 have 7.0+ IP in 3 of last 4 G after 6.2-IP-or-less in 10 straight from 6/25-7/4 Texas starters had MLB-best 3.27 ERA thru 5/19 Texas has quality starts in 3 of last 4 G, and is 3rd in A.L. w/ 45 QS (51-BOS, 47-DET) starters are 4-4 in last 13 G. RELIEVERS: Bullpen has allowed 2 R-ER over 8.1 IP last 4 G, but have 5.57 ERA (26 ER/42.0 IP) last 14 G to raise season figure from 4.21 to 4.41, 12th in A.L relievers have 3.84 ERA (52 ER/122.0 IP) in the last 37 G to drop from 4.86 have blown saves in each of last 2, 3 of 4, 5 of 7, and 9 of last 14 chances tied w/ NYY for MLB lead w/ 17 blown saves, equaling season total for 2016 club is 13-for-30 (43.3%) in save tries, lowest save pct. in MLB 13 saves are T2nd-fewest in MLB (CWS-13; PHI-11), fewest for TEX in 1st half since 1984 (12) 18 relief losses are 2nd most in A.L. and 4th in MLB (22-PHI, 21-MIL, 20-TB) bullpen has allowed 13 of 22 inherited runners to score in the last 13 games and 36.4% (52 of 143) of IR scoring in 2017 is 2nd highest mark in the A.L. to HOU (40.3%). 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 6/17/16. 51 MATT BUSH 2-4-10, 3.55 vs. LHB: 18-for-61 (.295) vs. RHB: 18-for-72 (.250) Has retired 12 of 14 in 4 G/4.0 SHO IP since removal from closer role matched season high with 3 runs allowed in blown save 6/30 at CWS. Has allowed 15 H and 7 R-ER in 9.0 IP over last 9 G with 3 blown saves and 3 losses over last 14 appearances beginning 5/31 has converted 4 of 8 save tries, allowing 12 R-11 ER in 14.1 IP to raise season ERA from 0.96 to 3.55 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 4/10-15. Appeared in 3 of 4 G in April series vs. KC, posting 3.0 SHO IP, as Royals were 1-for-10 w/ 4 K s has 2 wins and a save in 5 career outings vs. KC. 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 1-0-1, 2.76 vs. LHB: 8-for-54 (.148) vs. RHB: 33-for-114 (.289) In last 6 G, has 5.87 ERA (5 ER/7.2 IP) w/.300 (9-30) opp. avg. and 3 BB to raise season ERA from 2.13 to 2.76, this after 9.1 SHO IP in 9 G from 6/9-25 no runs allowed in 1st 11 G/11.1 IP in relief this year. Team-high 40 G LHB are 7-for-53 since 4/16 but has allowed 2 1B and a SF to last 9 LHB after 2-for-27 stretch. Saw 1st ML start (5/2 at HOU - 4.0 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 Fri./Sat. 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 2011-12. 62 JOSE LECLERC 1-2-1, 3.42 vs. LHB: 9-for-39 (.231) vs. RHB: 6-for-55 (.109) Has allowed runs in 2 of last 3, 3 of 6, and 4 of last 11 G (7 R-ER/10.2 IP) to raise season ERA from 1.72 to season-high 3.42. Has 4.30 ERA (7 ER/14.2 IP) in 15 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, 13.67) and opp. avg. (8th,.160) has stranded 10 of 12 inherited runners RH batters are 3-for-39 (.077) since 4/19 allowed just one run over 1st 9 G/11.0 IP thru 5/2 Has posted a strikeout in 23 of 25 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 3 1.0-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 23.114), 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.
PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 AT KANSAS CITY TEAM BATTING: Matched season low w/ 2 H on Sun. vs. LAA (4th time), shut out for 2nd time in 17 and 1st in Arlington since 8/14/16 vs. DET club is still batting.266 (42-158) over last 5 G to raise season avg. from.239 to.240, 2nd-lowest in A.L. (.236-OAK) have.255 (474-1858) avg. last 55 G beg. 5/9 to rise from.215 rank among A.L. leaders in HR (2nd, 135), SB (2nd, 76), runs (3rd, 444), HBP (3rd, 40), SLG (5th,.430) HR in 30 of last 32 G, multiple HR in 12 of 15 47 HR since 6/17 tied w/ LAD for ML lead 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 819 SO are 3rd-most in A.L. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.300 AVG, 11 HR, 50 RBI,.345 OBP,.471 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Sun.: 0-for-4 Stand:.250 (4-16), 2 2B, 2 R Streak: 0 G Saw 8-G hit streak end on Sunday and is 4-for-16 last 4 G, but is still batting.356 (21-59) over last 14 G to rise from.288 to.300 batting.340 (50-147) last 35 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. Activated from MLB Paternity List Saturday, 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. Ranks among A.L. leaders in SB (T2nd, 20), hits (8th, 102), and multi-hit games (T4th, 31) T2nd 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 (65-Correa) and 50 RBI overall are 2nd among Rangers (56-Mazara), RBI in 7 of last 13 G, w/ 17 RBI last 29 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. Selected Rangers Player of Month in both May and June has 2 SB last 13 G (both 6/30 at CWS) has started 84 of 88 G at SS (83) and DH (1). 29 ADRIAN BELTRE.283 AVG, 7 HR, 27 RBI,.384 OBP,.528 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Sun.: 0-for-2, 2 BB Stand:.368 (7-19), 2 HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 5 R Streak: 0 G Batting.308/.500/.615/1.115 (8-26) w/ 9 BB/3 SO in 1st 8 G in July, and is 7-for-18 last 5 G to rise from.266 to.283 BB in 6 of his last 11 PA s w/ RISP HR in 2 of last 3 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 5 RBI last 3 G after 8-G drought, now ranks 32nd all-time at 1598 career RBI, passing George Brett (1596) on Sat. vs. LAA has 27 RBI in 35 G to begin the year, averaging 4.70 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 2978 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 T38th all-time w/ 452 HR his 1598 RBI are 32nd all-time (since 1920), behind Goose Goslin (1612) T16th all-time w/ 601 2B (also Barry Bonds) T23rd all-time w/ 1089 XBH (also Jim Thome) 21st all-time in TB w/ 5007 (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.344 (114-331) avg. vs. KC, 3rd-highest by any opponent w/ 300+ PA s career.344/.378/.568/.946 slash vs. KC, highest avg. and OPS vs. any A.L. opponent his.366 (64-175) avg. at The K is 3rd-highest all-time here (min. 125 PA s): Erick Aybar-.372; I. Suzuki-.370 hits in 21 of last 22 at The K. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.218 AVG, 12 HR, 25 RBI,.311 OBP,.546 SLG CATCHER R/R Sun.: 0-for-3, K, GDP Stand: 0-7, BB Streak: 0 G Has started 7 of last 12 G is 0-for-last-9 and batting.186 (18-97) last 29 G after hitting.333 (8-24) w/ 4 HR/9 RBI in 1st 9 G/8 GS is averaging 4.76 AB/RBI and 9.92 AB/HR 9 of last 10 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 6 G/5 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 35 GS at C (33) and DH (2), 1st 2 career starts at DH team is 18-15 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 3 hits in 2 G vs. Royals in 2017 - all 3 are solo HR. 17 SHIN-SOO CHOO.250 AVG, 12 HR, 42 RBI,.363 OBP,.410 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Sun.: 0-for-4, 2 K Stand:.160 (4-25), 2 2B, 2 BB, 3 R, RBI, SF, SB Streak: 0 G Has reached safely in 8 of 9, and is batting.160 (4-25) last 6 G to drop from.259 to.250 batting.197 (13-66) last 16 G to drop from.266. Ranks 5th in A.L. w/ 49 BB is 5-for-last-11 w/ RISP 14-G on-base streak 5/12-31, tied team high in 17. No HR last 12 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 T7th in A.L. w/ 12 GIDP s. Has 78 total starts at DH (37) and RF (41), w/ 24 of last 27 starts in RF 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. Career.329/.423/.526/.949 vs. KC, all his highest marks vs. any A.L. opponent his.335 (57-170) avg. at The K is 2nd-highest at A.L. park (.348 at BAL). 7 DELINO DESHIELDS.286 AVG, 2 HR, 13 RBI,.344 OBP,.367 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sun.: 1-for-2, SH, SB Stand:.455 (5-11), HR, RBI, 2 R, SB Streak: 3 G (.500, 5-10, HR, RBI, 2 R, SB)_ Had one of 2 TEX hits Sun. vs. LAA and is 5-for-10 last 3 G to rise from.274 to.286 batting.320 (41-128) last 41 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 11 of last 22 G club is 12-6 in his last 18 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 68 G/55 GS (39-LF, 15-CF, 1-DH) 48 of last 50 starts have all been in leadoff (34) or 9th slots (14) - 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/ 8 sac bunts, double the total of any other A.L. player. 13 JOEY GALLO.194 AVG, 21 HR, 41 RBI,.313 OBP,.508 SLG 1B / 3B / OF L/R Sun.: 3 BB in 3 PA s Stand:.200 (1-5), 5 BB Streak: 1 G (1-2) BB in all 3 PA s 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 12 G. Batting.125 (3-24) last 14 G to drop from.201 to.194, lowest qualifying avg. in A.L batting.179 (32-179) last 59 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, and missed 2 G 6/24-25 w/ hamstring soreness. Ranks among A.L. leaders in HR (T7th, 21), AB/HR (2nd, 11.8) 3rd in A.L. w/ 112 SO. 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 30 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 74 G: 53-3B, 20-1B, 1-LF. Hit 9 HR in May, T3rd in A.L. and T4th in MLB, most in any month by a Ranger since Aug. 2016 (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.248 AVG, 12 HR, 32 RBI,.328 OBP,.477 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sun.: DNP Stand:.313 (5-16), 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 3 R Streak: 0 G Has.189 (10-53) avg. last 14 G to drop from.267 has strikeouts in 35 of last 67 PA. Batting.250 (19-76) w/ 8 HR, 19 RBI, and 15 R in 20 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 57 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 Sun.: DNP Stand:.167 (1-6) 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 (2011-15) & NYY (2017). 25 JONATHAN LUCROY.256 AVG, 4 HR, 25 RBI,.303 OBP,.364 SLG CATCHER R/R Sun.: DNP Stand:.143 (2-14), 2B, BB, R, 3 RBI Streak: 2 G (.286, 2-7, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R) Is 2-for-14 last 4 G and batting.189 (10-53) over last 15 G to drop from.275 to.256 batting.277 (46-166) last 44 G to rise from.211 2 of 6 and 9 of last 37 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 6 G (6 RBI) hit 4th in 13 straight starts, 5/11-28 has 14 BB/27 SO, as his 9.59 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 64 of 88 G (55-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.
RANGERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 AT KANSAS CITY PAGE 5 30 NOMAR MAZARA.258 AVG, 12 HR, 56 RBI,.332 OBP,.450 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Sun.: 1-for-4, 2B Stand:.278 (5-18), HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 3 R Streak: 3 G (.364, 4-11, HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R) Hits in 3 straight at 4-for-11, XBH in all 3 G, to rise from.254 to.258 is batting.160 (8-50) last 14 G to drop from.278 is hitting.171 (14-82) over last 23 G to drop from.292 has team-high 56 RBI last Fri. vs. LAA was 1st multi-hit game since 6/17 vs. SEA. Hit 30th career HR on 6/20 vs. TOR at age 22.055, 3rd-youngest in TEX history to reach 30 HR (Ruben Sierra-21.286 in 1987; Juan Gonzalez-21.312 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 76 total starts in RF (47), LF (24), and DH (5), with 18 of last 23 starts in LF named A.L. Player of the Week for April 2-9. 5 MIKE NAPOLI.194 AVG, 18 HR, 39 RBI,.273 OBP,.437 SLG FIRST BASEMAN/DH R/R Sun.: DNP Stand:.211 (4-19), 2 HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB Streak: 2 G (.286, 2-7, BB, 2B) Has reached safely via H/BB in 8 straight at 7-for-29 with 2 BB, 4 HR, and 7 RBI to rise from.188 to.194, 2nd-lowest qualifying avg. in A.L T9th in A.L. w/ 92 SO hitting.200 (14-70) w/ 7 HR, 14 RBI and 9 BB in 21 G/20 GS since return from DL on 6/16 on DL from 6/4-15 w/ lower back strain. HR in 4 straight, July 1-4, 3rd-longest streak of career (5 in 2012 & 2016) and T-longest span by a Ranger in 17 (4-Chirinos, 6/22-28). 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 14 HR in 45 G beginning 5/1 25 of 48 hits arexbh (7 2B/18 HR) has 256 career home runs 69 GS at 1B (52) 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.220 AVG, 17 HR, 40 RBI,.260 OBP,.413 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Sun.: 0-for-4, 2 K, E Stand:.318 (7-22), 3 HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 7 R, BB Streak: 0 G Saw career-high 10-G hit streak end on Sunday, but is batting.333 (13-39) last 11 G to rise from.205 to.220, still 6th-lowest qualifying figure in the A.L tied season high w/ 3 H last Fri. vs. LAA (also 6/13 at HOU) and is 5-for-13 last 4 G to rise from.213. HR in 3 of 6 and 5 of last 9 G his 4 July HR are T2nd in A.L. this month (CLE s Jose Ramirez-5) 17 HR are tied for most in MLB by a 2nd baseman (also SEA s R. Cano and BAL s Jonathan Schoop). RBI in 6 of last 11 G (9 total RBI) after 10-G RBI drought 11 of last 23 hits have been XBH (3 2B, 8 HR) 3 BB last 39 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 29 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 88 G has 85 starts at 2B, 2 at DH. 18 DREW ROBINSON.273 AVG, 2 HR, 3 RBI,.429 OBP,.909 SLG INF / OF L/R Sun.: 0-for-3, BB, K, GDP Stand: 1-5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, R Streak: 0 G Has reached safely in each of 1st 3 ML starts, all at different positions (2B/LF/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 Sat. 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). Went 0-for-2 as PH/DH in 1st sint w/tex, 4/5 vs. CLE, his ML debut was batting.268 with 11 HR and 40 RBI in 66 games at Round Rock selected Rangers June Minors Player of the Month in announcement yesterday. 2017 HOME RUNS Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Elvis Andrus 11 8 1 2-3 8 2 9 1 1 4-6 7/1 at CWS (Holland) Adrian Beltre 7 3 2 2 - - 7 4 3-2 5-2 7/8 vs. LAA (Chavez) Robinson Chirinos 12 8 3 1-3 9 7 5 3 1 9-2 6/28 at CLE (Bauer) Shin-Soo Choo 12 7 2 3-1 11 6 6 1 3 6-6 6/25 at NYY (Pineda) Delino DeShields 2 2 - - - 1 1 1 1-1 0-2 7/4 vs. BOS (Scott) Joey Gallo 21 13 6 2-4 17 10 11 1 5 9-11 6/30 at CWS (Pelfrey) Carlos Gomez 12 6 4 2-2 10 9 3-2 8-3 7/5 vs. BOS (Fister) Pete Kozma 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1-0 5/21 at DET (Boyd) Jonathan Lucroy 4 1 2 1-1 3-4 - - 1-3 6/9 at WAS (Roark) Nomar Mazara 12 6 4 1 1 1 11 7 5-6 7-5 7/7 vs. LAA (Morin) Mike Napoli 18 11 5 2-5 13 10 8 1 6 9-7 7/4 vs. BOS (Boyer) Rougned Odor 17 9 6 2-1 16 9 8 2 6 10-5 7/7 vs. LAA (Nolasco) Drew Robinson 2 1 1 - - - 2 1 1 - - 2-0 7/8 vs. LAA (Parker) TOTALS 135 76 37 20 2 24 111 69 66 9 34 38-34 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 (0): None 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 10 9 4-5 Hanser Alberto 60-day Right shoulder tightness April 2 (March 30) April 9 (transferred to 60 on 5/16) 88 43-45 Jake Diekman 60-day Ulcerative colitis surgery Feb. 14 June 1 88 43-45 Prince Fielder 60-day Neck disc herniation surgery Feb. 14 June 1 88 43-45 Chi Chi Gonzalez 60-day Right elbow UCL partial tear April 2 June 1 88 43-45 A.J. Griffin 60-day Left intercostal strain May 27 July 26 (transferred to 60 on 6/19) 39 19-20 Tanner Scheppers 10-day Left abdominal discomfort April 2 (March 30) April 15 10 4-6 Andrew Cashner 10-day Right biceps soreness April 2 (April 1) April 15 10 4-6 Sam Dyson 10-day Right hand contusion April 17 April 28 10 6-4 Brett Nicholas 10-day Left knee surgery April 2 (March 30) April 28 22 10-12 A.J. Griffin 10-day Gout in left ankle April 21 (April 18) May 4 15 6-9 Adrian Beltre 10-day Right calf tightness April 2 (March 30) May 29 51 25-26 Jose Leclerc 10-day Bruised right index finger May 8 June 2 22 13-9 Dario Alvarez 10-day Left elbow strain May 28 (May 26) June 6 9 2-7 Carlos Gomez 10-day Right hamstring strain May 16 (May 15) June 16 26 13-13 Mike Napoli 10-day Lower back strain June 6 (June 4) June 16 9 6-3 Cole Hamels 10-day Right oblique strain May 3 (April 30) June 26 51 27-24 Andrew Cashner 10-day Left oblique strain June 17 (June 15) June 28 13 7-6 Tyson Ross 60-day Thoracic Outlet Syndrome surgery April 2 (March 30) June 16 65 32-33 Tony Barnette 10-day Right ring finger sprain June 16 (June 15) July 2 16 8-8 Martin Perez 10-day Right thumb fracture/laceration June 24 (June 23) July 3 10 4-6 Jeremy Jeffress 10-day Lower back muscle strain June 22 (June 21) July 4 13 5-8 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 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).