Texas Rangers (28-32) at Washington Nationals (38-22) LHP Martin Perez (2-6, 4.64) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (5-1, 3.03) Game #61 Road #29 (10-18) Sat., June 10, 2017 Nationals Park 11:05 a.m. (CDT) FSSW / MLBN / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall...28-32 Home...18-14 Road...10-18 Standing... 4th, -14.0 GB Road Trip...1-0 One-Run...4-10 2-Run...5-4 HR...23-23 No HR...5-9 White...13-8 w/ Blue...3-1 w/ Red...10-7 Gray...8-8 Alt. Blue...3-10 Blue Home...2-1 Blue Road...1-9 Alt. Red (all home)...1-4 Special...3-2 Last 5 Games...2-3 Last 10 Games...4-6 Come From Behind Wins... 14 Losses After Lead... 17 Score First...18-13 Opp. Score First...10-19 Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West...6-6/5-11/11-17 vs. AL Central... 5-5/2-1/7-6 vs. AL East... 1-2/1-5/2-7 Interleague... 6-1/2-1/8-2 Series... 5-5-1/2-6-1/7-11-2 Series Openers...6-5/4-6/10-11 Series Finales...5-5/6-4/11-9 Rubber Games... 1-2/2-2/3-4 Lead after 6... 10-3/9-6/19-9 Lead after 7... 13-3/9-2/22-5 Lead after 8... 14-2/9-1/23-3 Trail after 6... 4-9/0-10/4-19 Trail after 7... 2-10/0-14/2-24 Trail after 8... 2-10/0-16/2-26 Tied after 6... 4-2/1-2/5-4 Tied after 7... 3-1/1-2/4-3 Tied after 8... 2-2/1-1/3-3 Decided 7th/later...8-6/1-8/9-14 Shutouts... 1-0/2-1/3-1 Decided final AB...5-4/1-4/6-8 Walk-off games...4-2 ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player 37 452 Carl Yastrzemski 38 451 Miguel Cabrera 39 449 Jeff Bagwell 449 Vladimir Guerrero 41 446 Adrian Beltre 42 442 Dave Kingman 43 440 Jason Giambi ALL-TIME HITS LIST Rank H Player 30 3000 Roberto Clemente 31 2985 Sam Rice 32 2963 Sam Crawford 33 2956 Willie Keeler 34 2952 Adrian Beltre 35 2943 Frank Robinson 36 2935 Barry Bonds WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers beat the Nationals in last night s series opener, 5-2, and club is 1-0 to begin this 6-game, 6-day road trip to WAS (1-0) and HOU (3 G) club has won 2 of 3, but went 2-6 on homestand that preceded this trip Texas has dropped 5 of 7, 6 of 9, 11 of 15, and 12 of 17 since a season-best 10-game winning streak from 5/9-19 at 5-12 (.294) since 5/20, TEX has lowest win pct. and fewest wins in MLB in that span the 10-G win streak was 4th-longest in franchise history, 2nd-longest in MLB in 2017 (11-HOU, 5/25-6/6) Texas has won 15 of 27 and 17 of 31 was 15-14 in May, posting a winning month for 8th time in last 10 full months dating to 2015, but is 2-4 to begin June team has a 23-22 (.511) record beginning 4/20 after opening year at 5-10 team has been a season-high 3 games above.500 twice, last on 5/21 (24-21), and was a 2017 high 7 games under.500 (13-20) on 5/8, the day before the 10-G win streak began at 28-32 (.467), team has 2nd-lowest win pct. after 60 G in last 14 seasons beg. 2004, as Rangers were 21-39 (.350) at this point in 2007 won next game in 07 club was 37-23/37-24 in 2016. IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers are 4th place in the A.L. West for a 7th straight day, as this is just 2nd time in last 8 seasons to sit in 4th-place-or-lower in June-or-later (also 2014) days in each place in 17 (alone or tied): 1st-0 days, 2nd-17, 3rd-13, 4th-25, 5th-13 club gained ground last night for 2nd time in 5 days, this after 15 straight days without shaving its deficit in the West has still lost 8.5 games in the standings the last 19 days (5.5 to 14.0 GB) club faced season-high 15.5 game deficit after off day on Monday, the team s greatest at any point since the end of the 2014 season (21.0 GB) despite the recent fall in the West, TEX entered today 3.5 GB from the 2nd Wild Card post in the A.L. SERIES STUFF: Rangers are winless last 5 series (0-4-1) after winning the previous 4, going 7-11-2 in series in 2017 club has gone 2-6-1 in road series, with the only series wins from 4/11-13 at LAA and 5/19-21 at DET have gone 1-6-1 in last 8 road series Texas is 6-2-1 in 9 series this season when winning the opener, including 4-0-1 in last 5. ON THE ROAD: Texas has a 10-18 (.357) road record, T4th-lowest away winning pct. in the A.L. this season and T7th-lowest in MLB club has gone exactly 3-6 on each of its 1st 3 road trips in 2017, all 3-city, 9-game jaunts Rangers have lost 5 of 7 and 9 of last 14 away games, going 8-17 since 4/14 at 10-19, club has worst road record thru 29 G since 2007 (9-20), as TEX has had fewer than 10 road wins at this point in just 5 seasons the Rangers have batted.225/.292/.399/.691 in road games,.262/.337/.428/.765 at home. INTERLEAGUE PLAY: The Rangers are 8-2 vs. N.L. this season, winning 8 of last 9, as 8 of its 28 wins (28.6%) have come against the other league a 7-G win streak from 5/9-6/6 was T3rd-longest ever by TEX in Interleague play (11, 6/12-24/10; 7, 6/15-22/12) Texas has also won 10 of 12, 15 of 20, 27 of 38, 36 of 54, and 39 of last 61 vs. N.L club s 89-55 (.618) mark vs. N.L. since 2010 is 2nd-best in MLB in that span to only Boston (.634, 92-53) club has posted a winning season vs. N.L. in each of the last 2 campaigns, and have gone.500-or-better against senior circuit for 10 straight years beginning 2007 all-time, the Rangers are 201-173 in Interleague play. On road: Texas gone 13-5 in N.L. parks since 7/21/15, winning 6 of their last 7 road Interleague contests are 2-1 in 17, winning 2 straight, this after going 7-3 in road Interleague games last season Texas is 3-1-4 in road Interleague series since the start of 2015 team is now 91-93 all-time in road Interleague contests. VS. WASHINGTON: Rangers are 6-7 all-time against the MON/WAS franchise, including 6-4 since club moved to D.C. in 05 dropped 2 of 3 in last series (also at WAS) in 14 club is 4-3 at Nationals Park. CASHNER AGAIN: Andrew Cashner allowed one run in 7.0 IP last night for the win, and he now has both wins for the Texas rotation in the club s last 15 G last win by a starter other than Cashner was Yu Darvish s victory on 5/21 at DET on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball last night was Cashner s 3rd outing of the year of 7.0+ IP while allowing 2-R-or-less, and his 7th quality start, both 2nd-most among Rangers (Darvish-4 and 9). LUCROY LEADS OFFENSE: Jonathan Lucroy matched season highs with 3 hits (4x) and 3 RBI (twice) last night, driving in each of the game s 1st 3 runs it was Lucroy s 1st multi-hit game since 5/28 at TOR, and ended span in which he had one RBI his previous 11 G it was Lucroy s 2nd game as a catcher in 17 with 3+ hits, 3+ RBI, and a HR, joining Mets Travis d Arnaud (2) as only backstops with multiple such games this year last TEX C w/ 2 such games in a season was A.J. Pierzynski in 2013. Lucroy has hits in 16 of 19 career games at Nationals Park at.352 (25-71), including a.414 (12-29) mark since 2015. THE KING: Elvis Andrus extended his hit streak to 13 games last night, longest active hit streak in MLB it matches the longest by a Ranger in the last 2 seasons (also 13 G by Profar, 5/27-6/10/16), as last longer hit streak for a Texas batter was a Shin-Soo Choo 14-gamer from 5/1-14/15 Andrus last hit streak this long was 13 G from 7/24-8/6/14, and career best is 16 G twice: 8/28-9/14/09 and 7/19-8/3/13. I AM NUMBER ONE: Shin-Soo Choo had a hit and 2 walks last night from the leadoff spot over the last 22 G, the Rangers leadoff tandem of Choo and Delino DeShields have combined to hit.309/.420/.444/.864 (25-81) with 16 BB, 21 R, and just 20 SO for the year, Rangers leadoff batters rank among best in MLB in BB (T1st, 35) and OBP (3rd,.364). PITCHERS AT THE PLATE: Martin Perez is 1-for-11 career at the plate with 8 SO, the lone hit an infield single off Kyle Hendricks on 7/15/16 at Wrigley, his last outing in an N.L. park this is 2nd of 4 trips to N.L. parks in 17, as TEX pitchers have combined to go 1-for-7 w/ 2 BB and 5 SO in 2017 since 2010, Rangers lead all A.L. pitchers in hits (25) and 2B (4), while ranking 2nd in runs (10) and 3rd in RBI (7). TEX has seen consecutive road games in N.L. parks with a pitcher having 4+ PA s (Cashner last night, Griffin on 5/9 at SD), this after no instances since Matt Harrison in his CG on 6/8/12 at SF. DAY TRIPPER: The Rangers scheduled to play back-toback day games to finish this series, 2nd time all year with 2 straight day tilts (5/27-28 at TOR) club is 8-6 in day games, 4-4 on road. REHAB UPDATES: OF Carlos Gomez, who has been on the DL since 5/15 with a rt. hamstring strain, is expected to join Round Rock tonight at OKC to begin an injury rehab assignment as the DH RHP Tyson Ross made his 4th start for Round Rock on injury rehab assignment last night at OKC: L, 5.0 IP, 10 H, 8 R-ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 3 HR, 87 pitches/56 strikes. ADRIAN BELTRE is one of 8 players in ML history with HR in 40 different parks, and he has never HR d in Washington (3 G at RFK, 3 G at Nationals Park) the list, courtesy of HR researcher David Vincent: 45-Sammy Sosa, 44-Ken Griffey Jr., 43-Fred McGriff, 42-Gary Sheffield/Andruw Jones, 41-Ellis Burks, 40-Mike Piazza/Adrian Beltre. Beltre owns a.356/.390/.598/.988 slash line in his career vs. MON/WAS franchise his.356 avg. is 3rd-highest ever by an opponent (min. 200 AB), trailing only Todd Helton (.370) and Miguel Cabrera (.357). SHORTS: Matt Bush s save last night was 1st of less than 3 outs by a Ranger since 5/31/16 at CLE (Sam Dyson) batters have 8+ SO in club-record 14 straight last night was Odor s 1st multi-hit game since 5/23 at BOS. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Sunday, June 11 at Washington TBA vs. RHP Max Scherzer (7-3, 2.35) 3:05 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 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER #33 Martin Perez, LHP (2-6, 4.64) TODAY: The 26-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his 13th start and appearance of the season today in the middle installment of this 3-game series in D.C...will be his 1st-career start against the Nats...has gone 0-1 with a 10.38 ERA (10 ER/8.2 IP) in last 2 outings to raise ERA from 3.77 to 4.64, this after 4 consecutive quality starts...will be working on extended 5-days rest after taking the loss on Sunday vs. HOU in Arlington...is averaging a career-high 6.5 SO/9, but his 3.7 BB/9 figure would also be the highest of his career...has averaged 17.4 pitches per inning, highest of any Texas starter...would be the most pitches per inning of his career and 2nd-highest of any Texas pitcher since 2011 (Yovani Gallardo at 17.5 in 2015)...his 6 losses are the most on the staff has averaged 3.90 runs of support per 9 innings (27 RS/62.1 IP), 2nd-lowest on staff (Martínez-3.43) 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 four-year contract on 11/7/13 through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020 Texas is 3-9 in his 12 starts, losing 3 straight. LAST START: Took the loss on Sunday vs. HOU in Arlington (3.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R-5 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 3 HR, 92 pitches/57 strikes), a 7-2 Texas defeat in the series finale...in that start, matched his shortest outing of the season (also 4/19 at OAK), exiting the game trailing 6-0 with 2 outs in the 4th...also matched a career high with 3 home runs allowed (also 7/14/13 at DET) after surrendering a total of 3 home runs in his previous 8 starts combined. INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Is 5-5 with a 4.32 ERA (44 ER/91.2 IP) in 15 G/GS career in Interleague play...has posted quality starts in both of his Interleague outings this season, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA (4 ER/13.1 IP)...had been winless in his 5 previous Interleague starts before picking up the victory in an 8-4 Texas win on 5/18 vs. PHI (7.0 IP, 2 R-ER). AT THE PLATE: Is 1-for-11 (.091) with 8 strikeouts at the plate in his career...lone hit came in his last start in an N.L. park on 7/15/16 at Chicago-NL off 2016 ERA champion Kyle Hendricks. ON THE ROAD: Has made just 4 of his 12 starts this season away from Arlington... is winless in 4 road starts in 2017, going 0-2 with a 4.29 ERA (10 ER/21.0 IP)... has gone 2-16 with a 5.42 ERA (96 ER/159.1 IP) in his last 28 road starts dating back to 5/5/14...has not won a start on the road since 9/6/16 at SEA...opponents are batting.321/.374/.417/.790 on the road compared to.302/.368/.480/.849 in Arlington. 2017: Opposition is batting.308/.370/.460/.830 opp. batting average on balls in play of.349 is highest among Texas starters has allowed 10 runs in the 1st inning, more than any other frame...opp. batting.353 (18-51) in 1st inning w/ 7 XBH (5 2B, 2 HR)...Robinson Chirinos has caught 9 starts (2-5, 5.18, 28 ER/48.2 IP), and Jonathan Lucroy has caught him 3 times (0-1, 3.12, 6 ER/17.1 IP) opp. are 14-for-59 (.237) w/ RISP w/ 9 BB and 14 SO opponent average by time through order, 1st PA:.284 (27-95); 2nd PA:.296 (29-98); 3rd PA:.338 (23-68); 4th PA: 1.000 (2-2) 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). NOT THE NORM: Has produced a groundball percentage (number of fair groundballs hit -- hits, outs and errors) of 44.9% this season (97 GB/55 FB), although he has a 54 GB/28 FB split (48.2%) in last 6 starts his 12 GIDP leads all Texas pitchers...the current 44.9% 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 left-handed batters to hit at a.360 (18-50) clip (just 5-for-19 last 4 GS) 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. SHORT END: Has averaged 3.68 runs of support per 9 innings (27 RS/66.0 IP), 2nd-lowest on staff (Martínez-3.43), but has received 6.55 runs/9 in last 4 GS has netted 2-or-fewer runs of support in 8 of his 12 starts - including 6 in a row spanning his 4-G losing skid Rangers run support in Perez s 12 starts (only runs scored when he is in game): 2-3-1-0-2-2-1-0-8-3-5-0 has won 2 of 4 games in 17 when he has received 3+ runs of support. AT A LOSS: Snapped a 4-game losing streak with win on 5/18 vs. PHI, 2nd win of the season (other 4/9 vs. OAK), as he went 0-4 over 6 starts from 4/14-5/11 his 6 losses are most on staff dropped 4 consecutive starts, 4/19-5/6, for 3rd time in his career Perez was the 1st Ranger with as many as 4 losses at end of April since Jason Jennings (5) in 2008. WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Pitched for Venezuela in the 2017 WBC won by the United States team finished 2-5 and advanced to the 2nd round of competition at Petco Park in San Diego before being eliminated went 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA in 2 starts (6.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R/5 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO) started on 3/18 vs. Puerto Rico in Team Venezuela s 13-2 loss in the second round started Venezuela s 11-10, 10-inning opening round win on 3/11 vs. Italy in Mexico. 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, the 6th-most by a Texas pitcher age 25 or younger and the most since Jose Guzman threw 206.2 in 1988 set a club record with a major league-high 36 GIDP Rangers went 18-15 in his 33 starts, including 16-8 in his last 24. RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 AT WASHINGTON PEREZ S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 2-6 4.64 12/12 66.0 81 36 34 8 27 48 Career 30-36 4.33 99/93 557.0 600 297 268 50 198 343 PEREZ IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 1-2 6.14 5/5 29.1 34 21 20 5 11 10 Career 5-5 4.32 15/15 91.2 97 47 44 9 26 51 PEREZ AT NATIONAL LEAGUE PARKS W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 0-1 7.36 2/2 11.0 14 10 9 2 5 1 Career 1-3 5.77 6/6 34.1 41 25 22 5 15 13 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 7.0, May 18 vs. PHI Innings: 9.0, 3x, last April 23, 2014 at OAK Hits: 9, May 29 vs. TB Hits: 10, 2x, last Aug. 26 vs. CLE Runs: 6, June 4 v. 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, 3x, last April 30 vs. LAA 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: 1, 2x, last May 18 vs. PHI 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 2 4 4.80 8/8 45.0 24 19 16 3.90 54/50 300.1 130 Road 0 2 4.29 4/4 21.0 10 11 20 4.84 45/43 256.2 138 Day 2 3 5.33 5/5 25.1 15 11 11 3.61 28/27 169.1 68 Night 0 3 4.20 7/7 40.2 19 19 25 4.64 71/66 387.2 200 AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left.360 50 18 1 3 13.242 458 111 9 40 109 vs. Right.296 213 63 7 24 35.288 1700 489 41 158 234 TOTALS.308 263 81 8 27 48.278 2158 600 50 198 343 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 10 4 6 2 8 1 5 - - 36 RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/9 3 2 3 2-1 - - 1 - - 27 3.68 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (including postseason) Perez vs. Washington PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Drew.333 3 1 0 0 0 Raburn.500 4 2 0 0 1 Wieters.500 6 3 0 1 0 PEREZ S DAY-BY-DAY Gonzalez vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Andrus.333 18 6 0 0 2 Beltre.421 19 8 3 8 1 Choo.278 18 5 0 0 5 Kozma.125 8 1 0 0 3 Lucroy.615 13 8 0 3 2 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 June Totals 0-1 12.27 3.2 7 6 5 3 3-0 2 Season Totals 2-6 4.64 66.0 81 36 34 8 27-3 48 CAREER: Saw two seasons cut short in 2014-15 following Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow on 5/19/14 produced a breakout April in 2014 and appeared to be on the verge of a strong season before his elbow issues arose 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 five prospects by Baseball America in five straight seasons from 2009-13. signed a four-year contract on 11/7/13 through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020.
RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 AT WASHINGTON PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 17-20 60 4.16 341.2 333 167 158 58 131 247 Relievers 11-12-10 59 4.48 191.0 200 116 95 30 79 163 Home 18-14-4 32 3.96 293.0 279 144 129 52 103 220 Road 10-18-6 28 4.66 239.2 254 139 124 36 107 190 TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Chirinos 3.86 11-10 1 10 10.0 0 0 Lucroy 4.50 17-22 10 30 33.3 1 0 Stolen bases against pitchers: 0-for-0 (0 SB, 0 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 56 Austin Bibens-Dirkx 6/6 vs. NYM (W, 1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 33 0/0 3/5 6/1 13/15 0/0 43 Tony Barnette 6/4 vs. HOU 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 38 0/3 11/21 17/7 33/17 0/0 51 Matt Bush 6/9 at WAS (S, 7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 7 7/9 19/23 4/1 26/25 6/0 58 Alex Claudio (L) 6/9 at WAS 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1/2 18/25 14/4 52/11 0/0 23 Jeremy Jeffress 5/31 vs. TB 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 17 0/0 14/25 18/3 45/10 0/0 50 Keone Kela 6/9 at WAS 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 10 1/2 14/21 7/1 18/24 2/1 62 Jose Leclerc 6/3 vs. HOU 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 15 1/1 9/11 8/1 12/12 1/0 22 Nick Martínez 6/4 vs. HOU 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 50 0/0 1/1 2/0 4/3 0/0 Totals 10/21, 47.6% 110/170, 64.7% 99/31, 31.3% 299/160 13/3 TEAM PITCHING: Staff allowed 2 R last night, fewest since last road game on 5/28 at TOR (1 R), and no HR after permitting multiple HR in club-record 8 straight staff has 5.27 ERA (48 ER/82.0 IP) last 9 G to raise season mark from 4.09 to 4.27, 8th in A.L over last 17 G beg. 5/20, staff has a 5.78 ERA (95 ER/148.0 IP) to raise season figure from 3.70 thru 5/19, Rangers 3.70 ERA ranked 2nd in the A.L. and 4th in MLB opponents batting.286 (150-526) last 15 G to raise season opp. avg. from.253 to.261 T3rd in A.L. w/ 210 BB (214-BAL; 213-KC; 210-TEX/TB), while 410 SO rank 14th (MIN-397). STARTERS: Texas starters had MLB-best 3.27 ERA thru 5/19, but have a 6.86 ERA (65 ER/85.1 IP) last 17 G beg. 5/20 to raise season mark from 3.27 to 4.16, still 4th in A.L Cashner has both rotation wins in last 15 G have 5 quality starts in last 18 G, including 2 in a row, and are T3rd in A.L. w/ 32 QS (BOS/DET-33) have completed less than 6.0 IP in 12 of last 18 G. RELIEVERS: Bullpen has allowed 8 HR last 7 G have 2.56 ERA (9 ER/31.2 IP) last 8 G to drop from 4.86 to 4.48, 11th in A.L have worked 4.0+ IP in 6 of last 9 G team is 10-for-21 (47.6%) in save tries, lowest save pct. in A.L., 2-for-last-5 after converting 6 of previous 7 10 saves are 2nd-fewest in A.L. (CWS-9), 11 blown saves are T3rd-most in A.L. 43 TONY BARNETTE 1-1-0, 5.96 vs. LHB: 7-for-32 (.219) vs. RHB: 20-for-57 (.351) Career-high 38 pitches in last outing 6/4 vs. HOU (2.0 IP, 1 R-ER) has 7.36 ERA (12 ER/14.2 IP) in 12 G since beg. of May to rise from 3.38 to 5.96, highest since 5/4, 10th-highest among A.L. qualifiers has 14 SO last 7 G/8.2 IP, this after 9 SO in 1st 14 G/14.0 IP 1st batters faced are 8-for-16 with 2 BB and SF in last 19 G. Suffered 3rd blown save 5/29 vs. TB, T4th-most in A.L is 0-for-4 in career save chances allowed game-tying 2-R pinch 2B (Rasmus) and decisive 3-R HR (Beckham), taking just 4th career loss, 1st since 6/30/16 at NYY. Has permitted 7 of 17 IR (41.2%) to score in 17, 11th-highest pct. in A.L has.303 opp. avg., 9th-highest among A.L. qualifiers. 56 AUSTIN BIBENS-DIRKX 1-0-0, 4.08 vs. LHB: 5-for-25 (.200) vs. RHB: 10-for-42 (.238) Earned 1st ML win w/ 1.2 SHO IP Tues. vs. NYM, stranding 2 IR 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 career high 5 K s in relief on 5/26 at TOR (4.0 IP, 3 R-ER) in 7-day span from 5/20-26, threw 178 pitches in 10.1 IP over 3 relief outings. 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. Member of Nationals organization in 2012. 51 MATT BUSH 2-1-7, 2.42 vs. LHB: 9-for-43 (.209) vs. RHB: 11-for-43 (.256) Last night s save (0.2 IP) was 1st of less than 3 outs by a Ranger since 5/31/16 at CLE (Sam Dyson), just 3rd since start of 2016. Recorded 7th save last night, permitting IR to score on lone hit allowed - a botched fly ball in LF last 4 G: 5 R-4 ER in 3.2 IP to rise from 0.96 to 2.42 opponents are 7-for-18 w/ 3 BB and 3 HR last 4 G loss Wed. vs. NYM was just 3rd career (last 7/27/16 vs. OAK). Gave up HR on consecutive pitches Tues. vs. NYM (Granderson/d Arnaud), as 3 R-ER allowed on Tues. were 2nd-most in career (4 R-ER on 7/27/16 vs. OAK) 7 of 8 career HR allowed have come in Arlington game-tying HR to Kiermaier in BS 5/31 vs. TB has 3 SO last 7 G after 21 SO in 1st 16 G. From 4/16-5/30, allowed 2 R-0 ER in 16 G/15.0 IP allowed runs in 2 of 1st 3 outings before injection in AC joint on 4/12, did not pitch from 4/10-15 has 1.93 ERA (4 ER/18.2 IP) in 20 G since return from the injection. Is 7-for-9 in save chances this season, converting 1st 6 tries before blown save 5/31 vs. TB both blown saves have been the result of a solo HR allowed (E. Encarnacion in season-opener 4/3 vs. CLE; Kiermaier on 5/31 vs. TB). 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 1-0-1, 2.76 vs. LHB: 5-for-35 (.143) vs. RHB: 19-for-71 (.268) Has permitted one R-ER last 4 G/6.2 IP to drop season relief ERA from 2.41 to 2.13, lowest relief ERA among 5 TEX qualifiers (50 IP/162 G) still has a 3.86 ERA (6 ER/14.0 IP) last 14 relief outings beg. 5/8 after no R allowed in 1st 11 G/11.1 IP in relief this season His 26 G lead all Rangers LHB are 3-for-31 since 4/16, incl. 0-for-last-13 since a Mitch Moreland single on 5/23 at BOS. 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. 23 JEREMY JEFFRESS 1-2-0, 5.73 vs. LHB: 8-for-22 (.364) vs. RHB: 22-for-67 (.328) South Boston, Va. native has pitched in just 4 of last 18 G has allowed runs in 3 of last 5 outings (6 R-ER/5.1 IP), and has issued 12 R-ER in 15.1 IP in last 15 G to raise ERA from season-low 2.70 to 5.73, 11th-highest in A.L opponents batting.394 (26-66) in that span with 12 BB-2 IBB 1st batters have reached in 12 of those 15 G after doing so just once in 1st 10 outings worked career high 2.1 IP 5/26 at TOR. 2nd on team w/ 25 appearances 11 of 25 outings have been <3 outs has allowed just 3 of 18 (16.7%) inherited runners to score his.337 opp. avg. is 5th-highest among A.L. relievers both losses in 2017 are to Angels (4/28 vs. LAA; walk-off loss 4/11 at LAA). 50 KEONE KELA 2-1-1, 3.74 vs. LHB: 6-for-27 (.222) vs. RHB: 5-for-48 (.104) Has allowed runs in 2 straight (2 R-ER/1.2 IP) after no R previous 6 G/7.0 IP, raising season ERA from 3.15 to 3.74. Has retired 38 of 48 BF last 12 outings, 3 R-ER (2 solo HR) in 13.0 IP in those 12 G to drop season ERA from 6.23 SO in 9 of last 10 outings, and 11.22 SO/9 is best among TEX relievers RH batters are 2-for-last-28 opponents hitting.065 (3-46) w/ 2 strikes, 7th-lowest in A.L. (NYY s Dellin Betances is 1st at.043). Has allowed 9 R last 15 G/15.1 IP, this after 6.1 SHO IP in 1st 6 G in 2017 earned 1st save in 17 on 5/21 at DET, 2nd career save (also 6/17/15 at LAD). Has matched career high w/ 2.0 IP on 3 occasions 4 of 8 runs allowed in 17 on Marwin Gonzalez grand slam 5/2 at HOU, suffering loss and blown save. Recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 4/17 had no record with 2.25 ERA (1 ER/4.0 IP) over 4 relief appearances with Express, going 1-for-2 in save tries. 62 JOSE LECLERC 0-1-1, 2.13 vs. LHB: 3-for-17 (.176) vs. RHB: 3-for-28 (.107) Activated from DL 6/2 and pitched scoreless 7th last Sat. vs. HOU on DL 5/8-6/1 w/ bruised rt. index finger, 2 G on rehab w/ Frisco (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 SO). Permitted season highs in runs (2) and BB (3) on 5/7 at SEA preceding DL stint allowed just one run over 1st 9 G/11.0 IP thru 5/2 has stranded 7 of 8 inherited runners and retired 39 of 51 BF, as opponents are 6-for-45 (.133) w/ 6 BB/19 SO in 11 outings K s in all 11 G and has 13.50 SO/9. 1st career save 4/12 at LAA (age 23.114), 3rd-youngest Ranger with a save since 1988 younger saves in that span were by Neftali Feliz (21.105 on 8/15/09 vs. BOS) and Keone Kela (22.062 on 6/17/15 at LAD) retired Trout (K) and Pujols (F8) on 4 pitches to end the 8th inning on 4/12. 22 NICK Martínez 1-3-0, 4.88 vs. LHB: 20-for-75 (.267) vs. RHB: 31-for-114 (.272) Tossed 3.1 SHO IP in his 1st relief appearance of 17 on Sun. vs. HOU was the 1st outing of 3.0+ IP and one-or-zero baserunners allowed by a TEX reliever since Ben Rowen (3.1 IP, 1 H) on 6/20/14 at LAA is 1-3, 5.24 (26 ER/44.2 IP) in 10 starts for TEX in 17, last start on 5/30 vs. TB. Has 2 stints w/ TEX: 4/12-14 and 4/17-current was in bullpen during 1st stint, but did not appear has 16 career ML relief outings: 2-2, 1.32 ERA (5 ER/34.0 IP) 12.1 SHO IP his last 4 relief outings dating back to 2016. Has gone 1-0 with a 5.00 ERA (5 ER/9.0 IP) in 2 G/GS w/ Round Rock (AAA) in 17, holding opponents to a.206 (7-34) average with 3 BB/8 SO and 2 HR.
PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 AT WASHINGTON TEAM BATTING: With 13 hits last night, club is batting.272 (154-566) last 16 G to rise from.234 to.244, 11th in A.L. and 2nd-highest all season (.248 thru 4/7) batting.279 (256-917) last 27 G beg. 5/9 to rise from.215 rank among A.L. leaders in SB (2nd, 48) and R (6th, 285) 14-G HR streak 5/16-30, T7th-longest in club history (4 HR streaks of 14+ G in 2016) have not hit 3+ HR in a game since 5/9 at SD (3) team has 8+ SO in club-record 14 straight (142 total SO), incl. 2 G of 18+ SO (season-high 20 SO on 5/25 at BOS set franchise mark and matched ML record for 9-inn. game) teams in last 100 years w/ multiple 9-inn G of 18+ SO in a season: 1986 SEA, 2007 TEX, 2015 CWS, 2017 TEX have 3rd-most strikeouts (533) in A.L. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.300 AVG, 7 HR, 32 RBI,.343 OBP,.460 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Fri.: 1-for-5, R, 2 K Trip: 1-5, R Streak: 13 G (.393, 22-56, 2 HR, 6 2B, 11 RBI, 3 BB, 12 R, 7 SB, HBP) Is 4-for-17 last 4 G, but batting.432 (19-44) w/ 2 BB last 10 G, raising season figure from.269 to.300, 14th in A.L owns 13-G hit streak at.393 (22-56), the longest active streak in MLB and T-longest for TEX in 2016-17 his 17 career hits streaks of 10+ G rank T3rd in club history (28-M. Young) ranks among A.L. leaders in steals (3rd, 14), multi-hit games (T5th, 21), hits (T5th, 71), 3+ H games (T6th, 6), doubles (T9th, 15) also T1st in A.L. w/ 12 GIDP s. Has 10 RBI last 8 G, 6-for-13 w/ RISP in the 8 G, and his 32 RBI rank 3rd among ML SS (40-Correa, 33-Cozart) and 3rd among Rangers (39-Mazara, 36-Gallo) 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 May Player of Month, 3rd time to win (others April & Sept./Oct. 16) in May:.316 (37-117) w/ 4 HR, 9 2B, 20 RBI, 20 R. Has 7 SB in last 12 G, successful in 8 straight attempts reached 250 SB with pair of steals 5/26 at TOR is one of just 7 active players w/ 250 career SB. Has 7 HR, one shy of his career high (8 in 2016, 7 in 2015/2017) has started 43 straight at SS since lone day off 4/21 vs. KC. Has started 59 of 60 G at SS one E last 17 G after 3 E s in 4-G span starts in 7 diff. lineup slots (2/3/4/6/7/8/9), incl. 1st career starts in cleanup slot. Rangers leading road hitter in 17 at.281 (32-114) w/ 5 of his 7 HR in away games. 29 ADRIAN BELTRE.385 AVG, 1 HR, 6 RBI,.452 OBP,.615 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Fri.: DNP Trip: Streak: 7 G (.385, 10-26, HR, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 3 R) Has not played last 3 days/2 G since he was lifted for a PR in the 6th inn. of his last game Tues. vs. NYM sustained jammed left ankle while running to 1st base in 1st inning on Tuesday continues to rehab. Has active 7-G hit streak since return from DL, tied for his longest season-opening hit streak (also 7 G w/ BOS in 2010) it is 5th-longest hit streak by a Ranger in 17 RBI in 4 of 7, 4-for-11 w/ RISP 1st HR 6/2 vs. HOU has 2952 career hits, 34th all-time (next Willie Keeler-2956). 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. Only players w/ 3000 career hits while appearing primarily at 3B are HOFers George Brett (3154) & Wade Boggs (3010) ranks 41st all-time w/ 446 HR his 1577 RBI are 38th all-time (since 1920) - M. Cabrera has 1580 18th all-time w/ 594 2B (L. Gonzalez-596) 24th all-time w/ 1076 XBH (Cal Ripken Jr-1078) T21st all-time in TB w/ 4956 w/ J. Foxx (5041-Mel Ott). On Tuesday, became 1st player in history w/ 300 Interleague games (Ichiro-299) ranks among all-time Interleague leaders in 2B (1st, 82), TB (1st, 556), XBH (1st, 129), RBI (9th, 159), HR (T17th, 44-6th among actives in 113 G vs. N.L. w/ TEX:.320 (141-440) w/ 32 2B, 19 HR, 67 RBI. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.239 AVG, 6 HR, 17 RBI,.325 OBP,.507 SLG CATCHER R/R Fri.: DNP Trip: Streak: 1 G (1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R) Game-tying 2-R HR in 8th on Wed. vs. NYM, 3rd career HR in 8th-or-later to tie game or give club a lead (last 6/16/15 vs. LAD). Batting.184 (9-49) last 14 starts after hitting.364 (8-22) w/ 4 HR/9 RBI in 1st 8 G/7 GS one HR last 10 G, 2 HR last 15 G his 6 HR are 7th among A.L. catchers is averaging an RBI every 4.18 AB 4/21 vs. KC was 4th career multi-hr game - his 1st in Arlington. Has 23 G/21 GS at C, team is 11-10 in starts, losing 6 straight is 1-for-10 in throwing out steal attempts 1st career start in cleanup slot: 5/13 vs. OAK. Signed contract extension covering the 2018 season on 3/21/17 with club option for 2019 played for Venezuela in 2017 WBC. 17 SHIN-SOO CHOO.249 AVG, 7 HR, 27 RBI,.368 OBP,.395 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Fri.: 1-for-3, 2 BB, R Trip: 1-3, 2 BB, R Streak: 1 G (1-3, 2 BB, R) Reached 3 times last night and his 82 times on base rank 3rd among Rangers (87-Andrus, 84-Mazara) is 5-for-26 (.192) last 7 G, but batting.258 (17-66) last 18 G to rise from.244 to.249 14-G on-base streak 5/12-31, matching team high in 17 team-high 33 BB are T6th in A.L., and ranks among team leaders in OBP (1st,.368), HR (T4th, 7), and RBI (4th, 27) T3rd in A.L. w/ 10 GIDP s. Homered 3x in 4 G, 5/27-30 has 2 leadoff HR in 17, 22 in career, and 11 leadoff HR w/ TEX are 2nd-most in club history (Kinsler-29). Has 52 total starts at DH (34) and RF (18), w/ 6 of last 9 and 8 of last 13 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. Is 12-for-27 (.444) with 11 BB and 9 R in 9 Interleague games this season. 7 DELINO DESHIELDS.295 AVG, 1 HR, 9 RBI,.356 OBP,.356 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Fri.: 2-for-4, K Trip: 2-4 Streak: 4 G (.583, 7-12, 2B, RBI, BB, 3 R, 2 SB) Hits in 4 straight at 7-for-12 w/ BB and 3 R to rise from.267 to.295 batting.381 (24-63) last 22 G w/ 2B, 5 BB, 4 RBI, and 14 R to rise from.217 matched career high w/ 4 hits on 5/17 vs. PHI is 10-for-13 in steal tries, 2nd on team and T6th in A.L T1st in A.L. w/ 4 sac bunts. Has 47 G/38 GS (30-LF, 7-CF, 1-DH) 32 of last 33 starts have all been in leadoff (21) or 9th slots (11) - hit 8th last night hit 1st career leadoff HR 5/2 at HOU walk-off single in 13th inn., 4/20 vs. KC born in Eason, Md. 13 JOEY GALLO.200 AVG, 17 HR, 36 RBI,.297 OBP,.513 SLG 1B / 3B / OF L/R Fri.: 1-for-5, 2B, R Trip: 1-5, 2B, R Streak: 1 G (1-5, 2B, R) Has gone 3-for-25 last 6 G to drop from.212 to.200, and is batting.241 (13-54) last 14 G to rise from.184 batting.183 (23-126) last 36 G to drop from season-best.232 T2nd in A.L. w/ 84 SO 24 of last 35 hits have gone for extra bases has 17 HR, 1 3B, 8 2B, and 13 singles. Ranks among A.L. leaders in HR (T2nd, 17), GW RBI (T7th, 6), R (T9th, 38), XBH (T10th, 26), AB/HR (3rd, 11.5). HR Tues. vs. NYM snapped 4-G drought, and his 17 HR are T2nd in A.L. and MLB (A. Judge-18) his 8 road HR rank T7th in A.L 17 HR are most by a Ranger prior to All-Star break since 2013 (N. Cruz-22, A. Beltre-21) and were T6th-most in club history through 58 team games in a season, most since Josh Hamilton had a club-record 21 HR after 58 G in 2012 has HR in 12 of last 31 G w/ PA. 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) his 4 HR vs. LHP are tied for most by any LHB in the A.L. (also LAA s Calhoun/HOU s McCann) 20th career HR 5/19 at DET was 49th career hit, 2nd in ML history w/ 20+ HR in 1st 50 career hits (also Mark McGwire - 22/50) - credit Elias walk-off HR, 5/12 vs. OAK 1st multi-hr game, 4/21 vs. KC. Has started 56 G: 50-3B, 5-1B, 1-LF the last homestand marked 1st action of season at 1B and LF. 31 JARED HOYING.241 AVG, 1 HR, 6 RBI,.288 OBP,.333 SLG OUTFIELDER L/R Fri.: 0-for-1 as DEF Trip: 0-1 Streak: 0 G Hits in 2 straight starts for 2nd time in 17, 4-for-8 last 3 G to raise season avg. from.196 to.241 his 3 multi-hit games have accounted for 9 of his 13 hits in 17 has batted.191 (9-47) last 17 G/14 GS since career-high 4 hits on 5/17 vs. PHI (1st career HR) has started 15 of 21 G in CF since his promotion GW RBI in 8th on 5/30 vs. TB. Had contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA) on 5/16, season debut that night vs. PHI w/ 1st ML start in CF non-roster invite to spring training. Batted.242 (31-128) with 7 HR, 9 2B, 23 RBI in 36 G w/ Round Rock led Express in HR, RBI, 2B (tied), and BB (tied-18) at time of promotion. 38 PETE KOZMA.143 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI,.250 OBP,.250 SLG INFIELDER R/R Fri.: DNP Trip: Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-9 since HR on 5/21 at DET HR ended run of 545 homerless AB since last HR on 4/2/13 at ARI (off Heath Bell) is 3-for-19 w/ HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SH, 10 SO in 15 G/5 GS w/ TEX since being acquired from NYY on a waiver claim on 4/30 has started at 3B (4) and 2B (1) w/tex. 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 seen action at all 4 INF positions in ML career, also LF has also seen action w/ STL (2011-15) & NYY (2017) ML debut: 5/18/11 vs. HOU (in STL). 25 JONATHAN LUCROY.268 AVG, 4 HR, 16 RBI,.311 OBP,.399 SLG CATCHER R/R Fri.: 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, HBP, R Trip: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, HBP, R Streak: 4 G (.353, 6-17, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) Matched season highs w/ 3 H (4x) and 3 RBI (twice) last night, 1st multi-hit game since 5/28 at TOR one RBI previous 11 G before last night it was his 2nd game as a catcher in 17 with 3+ hits, 3+ RBI, and a HR, 1st TEX C w/ 2 such games in a season since A.J. Pierzynski in 2013. Hits in 4 straight at.353 (6-17) to rise from.258 to.268, and batting.315 (29-92) last 23 G to rise from.211 had 10 G hit streak, 5/10-23, longest hit streak w/ TEX, T2nd-longest of career. RBI in 5 straight from 5/16-21 5 of last 17 starts at DH, 1st starts there w/ TEX hit cleanup in 13 straight starts, 5/11-28 has 8 BB/14 SO, as his 12.50 PA/SO would lead A.L. if he qualified hit w/ RISP 5/21 at DET ended 0-17 drought w/ RISP, still 3-for-last-29 has started 44 of 60 G (39-C, 5-DH). Leads MLB in CS since start of 2011 (156 for MIL/TEX) is 10-for-30 in throwing out attempted base stealers played w/ champion USA in the WBC. Is 12-for-27 BB in 7 Interleague games in 17 hits in 16 of 19 career games at Nationals Park at.352 (25-71), including a.414 (12-29) mark since 2015.
RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 AT WASHINGTON PAGE 5 30 NOMAR MAZARA.292 AVG, 7 HR, 39 RBI,.357 OBP,.462 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Fri.: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, K Trip: 2-4, RBI, BB Streak: 4 G (.471, 8-17, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 R) Hits in 4 straight at.471 (8-17) to rise from.277 to.292, and has hit safely in 21 of last 25 G since 5/9 at.368 (35-95) to rise from.231 has reached via H or BB in 29 straight starts matched career high w/ 4 hits Tues. vs. NYM, one year to the day (other 6/6/16 vs. HOU) HR Tues. after 2 HR previous 41 G. Has 13 XBH last 25 G (10 2B, 3B, 2 HR) after totaling 2 XBH in 19 G from 4/17-5/7 career-high 11-G hit streak, 5/9-23 batted.340 (32-94) in May. Ranks among A.L. leaders in GWRBI (T7th, 6), RBI (T8th, 39), and multi-hit games (T5th, 21) batting.327 (18-55) w/ RISP just 3rd player in TEX history with 17+ RBI thru 14 team G, joining a pair of TEX teammates in 1998: Gonzalez (18) and Stevens (17). Has 53 total starts in RF (42), LF (6), and DH (5) named A.L. Player of the Week for April 2-9. 12 ROUGNED ODOR.209 AVG, 9 HR, 25 RBI,.252 OBP,.368 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Fri.: 2-for-5, HR, RBI, R, K, GDP Trip: 2-5, HR, RBI, R Streak: 5 G (.273, 6-22, 2 HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R) Hits in 5 straight at.273 (6-22) to rise from.203 to.209 is hitting.195 (43-221) last 54 G has 2 multi-hit games since 5/12 (last night, 5/23 at BOS). Season-high 8-G hit streak (5/21-29) and career-best 14-G on-base streak (5/14-29) last month matched career high w/ 4 SO last Sat. vs. HOU. Has HR in 2 of last 4 G after one HR previous 26 G from 5/6-6/7 6 RBI last 12 G after 3 RBI in previous 18 G is 2-for-20 w/ RISP since 5/19. Has 59 starts at 2B and one at DH, only Ranger to start all 60 G 2 E s last 5 G after 26-G errorless streak (5/4-6/2), 2nd-longest of his career. Go-ahead HR in 13th 5/5 at SEA, 3rd career go-ahead HR in the 10th-or-later 4th career multi-hr game on Opening Day, 4/3 vs. CLE (2 HR vs. Kluber). Is batting.295 (67-227) with 15 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, and 27 RBI in his last 58 Interleague games. 19 JURICKSON PROFAR.119 AVG, 0 HR, 3 RBI,.260 OBP,.119 SLG INF / OF S/R Fri.: 0-for-5, 2 K Trip: 0-5 Streak: 0 G Recalled from Round Rock yesterday for 2nd stint w/ TEX (also Opening Day-4/30) started at 3B last night, 1st start there since 9/27/16 vs. MIL. Is 0-for-last-8 and 1-for-last-23 w/ TEX to drop avg. from season-high.211 to.119 has reached via H/BB in 9 of last 13 G w/ PA is 2-for-12 w/ RISP in 17 has 16 G/14 GS in LF (12), SS (1), and 3B (1) in 1st stint, batted.135 w/ no HR and 3 RBI in 15 G was on season-opening roster for 1st time. With Round Rock this season, has batted.267 (35-131) w/ 2 HR, 15 2B, and 20 RBI in 34 G, playing primarily SS (also 2B, DH, LF, 1B) hit.414 (12-29) w/ RISP in PCL went 1-for-4 w/ BB and 2 R in last game at Triple-A on Tues. at Colorado Springs. Excluded from WBC All-Tournament Team despite batting.464 (13-28) w/ HR, 5 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 6 R, 1.266 OPS for Team Netherlands. 16 RYAN RUA.208 AVG, 3 HR, 11 RBI,.283 OBP,.354 SLG OUTFIELDER/1B R/R Fri.: 0-for-1, K as PH Trip: 0-1 Streak: 0 G Has 6 G/3 GS in team s last 10 contests is 3-for-23 w/ 15 K in last 9 G/6 GS batting.268 (11-41) w/ 5 BB over last 17 G/11 GS to rise from.164 to.208. All 3 HR in 2017 have been with at least 2 aboard, most on club has 3 HR and 11 RBI in last 17 starts with 3 HR accounting for 10 of 11 total RBI in 2017 had 1st career grand slam, 4/26 vs. MIN. Has appeared in 42 of 60 G overall, 26 total starts at 1B (15) and in LF (11) has started all 13 G vs. LHS. Was caught stealing in consecutive games on 5/18-19 after beginning ML career with 12 straight successful steal tries. BATTERS VS. WASHINGTON - 2017 AND CAREER 2017 CAREER PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Andrus.200 5 1 0 0.250 16 4 0 0 Beltre.356 219 78 11 33 Chirinos.000 3 0 0 0 Choo.333 3 1 0 0.224 49 11 3 6 DeShields.500 4 2 0 0.500 4 2 0 0 Gallo.200 5 1 0 0.200 5 1 0 0 Hoying.000 1 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 Kozma.419 31 13 0 6 Lucroy.750 4 3 1 3.301 146 44 5 24 Mazara.500 4 2 0 1.500 4 2 0 1 Odor.400 5 2 1 1.364 11 4 1 3 Profar.000 5 0 0 0.000 5 0 0 0 Rua.000 1 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 PITCHERS VS. WASHINGTON - 2017 AND CAREER 2017 CAREER PLAYER W-L-S ERA G IP H ER W-L-S ERA G IP H ER Barnette Bibens-Dirkx Bush 0-0-1 0.00 1 0.2 1 0 0-0-1 0.00 1 0.2 1 0 Cashner 1-0-0 1.29 1 7.0 6 1 3-4-0 4.04 13 49.0 55 22 Claudio 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 Darvish 1-0-0 0.00 1 8.0 5 0 Gee 8-5-0 3.75 19 108.0 106 45 Jeffress 0-0-4 3.00 6 6.0 7 2 Kela 0-0-0 27.00 1 0.1 2 1 0-0-0 27.00 1 0.1 2 1 Leclerc Martínez Perez 2017 HOME RUNS Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Elvis Andrus 7 6-1 - 2 5 2 5 1-3-4 5/30 vs. TB (Farquhar) Adrian Beltre 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0-1 6/2 vs. HOU (Giles) Robinson Chirinos 6 3 3 - - 2 4 5 1 2-4-1 6/7 vs. NYM (Blevins) Shin-Soo Choo 7 5-2 - 1 6 4 3-3 2-5 5/30 vs. TB (Andriese) Delino DeShields 1 1 - - - - 1-1 - 1 0-1 5/2 at HOU (Fiers) Joey Gallo 17 9 6 2-4 13 9 8 1 5 9-7 6/6 vs. NYM (degrom) Carlos Gomez 4 3 1 - - - 4 2 2-2 3-1 4/29 vs. LAA (Valdez) Jared Hoying 1-1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1-0 5/17 vs. PHI (Garcia) 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 7 3 3-1 - 7 4 3-3 4-3 6/6 vs. NYM (degrom) Mike Napoli 11 9 1 1-4 7 5 6-6 6-4 5/24 at BOS Sale) Rougned Odor 9 4 3 2 - - 9 5 4-4 5-3 6/9 at WAS (Roark) Jurickson Profar - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/29 vs. KC (Volquez) Ryan Rua 3 - - 2 1 1 2 2 1-1 3-0 5/18 vs. PHI (Rodriguez) TOTALS 79 46 20 11 2 16 63 39 40 4 25 23-23 GRAND SLAMS (2): Mazara, 4/7 vs. OAK; Choo, 4/26 vs. MIN MULTI-HOMER GAMES (4): Odor, 4/3 vs. CLE (2); Chirinos, 4/21 vs. KC (2); Gallo, 4/21 vs. KC (2); Napoli, 5/12 vs. SD (2) BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (0): None PINCH-HIT HOMERS (0): None LEADOFF HOMERS (4): Gomez, 4/13 at LAA; DeShields, 5/2 at HOU; Choo, 5/27 at TOR; Choo, 5/30 vs. TB WALKOFF HOMERS (2): Napoli, 5/11 vs. SD; Gallo, 5/12 vs. OAK INSIDE THE PARK HOMERS (0): None HR BY PITCHERS (0): None 2017 DISABLED LIST Player Type Injury Placed (retro) Reinstated / Eligible Games Missed Record Cole Hamels 10-day Right oblique strain May 3 (April 30) May 10 36 17-19 Carlos Gomez 10-day Right hamstring strain May 16 (May 15) May 25 21 9-12 A.J. Griffin 10-day Left intercostal strain May 27 June 6 11 4-7 Mike Napoli 10-day Lower back strain June 6 (June 4) June 14 4 2-2 Hanser Alberto 60-day Right shoulder tightness April 2 (March 30) April 9 (transferred to 60 on 5/16) 60 28-32 Jake Diekman 60-day Ulcerative colitis surgery Feb. 14 June 1 60 28-32 Prince Fielder 60-day Neck disc herniation surgery Feb. 14 June 1 60 28-32 Tyson Ross 60-day Thoracic Outlet Syndrome surgery April 2 (March 30) June 1 (transferred to 60 on 5/27) 60 28-32 Chi Chi Gonzalez 60-day Right elbow UCL partial tear April 2 June 1 60 28-32 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
PAGE 6 TEXAS TEAM BATTING Runs, Game...14, April 26 vs. MIN Runs, Inning...8, April 26 vs. MIN (8th) Hits, Game...17, May 17 vs. PHI Hits, Inning...5, 2x, May 4 at HOU (1st); April 26 vs. MIN (8th) Fewest Hits, Game...2, 3x, May 8 at SD; April 15 at SEA; April 8 vs. OAK Doubles...4, 4x, last May 31 vs. TB Triples...2, April 12 at LAA Home Runs...5, May 2 at HOU Home Runs, Both Clubs...8, May 2 at HOU (TEX-5, HOU-3) Extra Base Hits...6, 4x, last May 4 at HOU Total Bases...26, May 2 at HOU Stolen Bases...4, 2x, last April 30 vs. LAA Walks...8, April 26 vs. MIN Strikeouts...20@, May 25 at BOS Left on Base (9 innings)...13, June 9 at WAS Left on Base (Extras)...8, May 5 at SEA TEXAS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Hits...4, 4x, last Mazara, June 6 vs. NYM Runs...3, 6x, last Hoying, May 17 vs. PHI Home Runs...2, 4x, last Napoli, May 11 vs. SD RBI...6, Mazara, April 7 vs. OAK Total Bases...10, Gomez, April 29 vs. LAA Doubles...2, 6x, last Andrus, May 31 vs. TB Triples...1, 6x, last Mazara, May 21 at DET Extra-Base Hits...3, Gomez, April 29 vs. LAA Stolen Bases...2, 6x, last DeShields, June 6 vs. NYM Walks...3, 2x, DeShields, April 26 vs. MIN; Choo, April 17 at OAK Strikeouts...4, 8x, last Mazara/Odor, June 3 vs. HOU Hitting Streak...13, Andrus, May 25-current TEXAS TEAM PITCHING Strikeouts...14, April 20 vs. KC Walks...10, May 4 at HOU Fewest Walks...0, May 18 vs. PHI Runs Allowed, Game...11, May 23 at BOS Runs Allowed, Inning...7, 3x, last May 24 at BOS (7th) Hits Allowed, Game...17, June 6 vs. NYM Hits Allowed, Inning...8, April 25 vs. MIN (5th) Home Runs...5, June 6 vs. NYM Consecutive Scoreless Innings...14.0, 3x, last April 19-20 TEXAS INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Innings, Starter...9.0, Griffin, May 9 at SD Fewest Innings, Starter...1.1, Griffin, May 26 at TOR Innings, Reliever...4.2, Bibens-Dirkx, May 20 at DET Strikeouts, Starter...10, 2x by Darvish, April 29 vs. LAA; April 13 at LAA Strikeouts, Reliever...5, Bibens-Dirkx, May 26 at TOR Runs Allowed...9, Griffin, May 20 at DET Earned Runs Allowed...9, Griffin, May 20 at DET Hits Allowed...11, Cashner, June 3 vs. HOU Home Runs Allowed...4, Griffin, May 20 at DET Pitches...125, Darvish, April 29 vs. LAA TEXAS TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Winning Streak...10, May 9-19 Losing Streak...5, May 23-27 Longest Game, Innings...13.0, 2x, May 5 at SEA; April 20 vs. KC Longest Game, Time, 9 inn...3:52, May 4 at HOU Longest Game, Time, Xtra...5:02, May 5 at SEA (13 inn.) Shortest Game, Time...2:24, April 15 at SEA Largest Crowd, Home...48,350, April 3 vs. CLE Largest Crowd, Road...46,825, May 27 at TOR Winning Margin...11, 2x, April 26 vs. MIN (14-3); May 9 at SD (11-0) Losing Margin...8, April 19 at OAK (1-9) Largest Deficit in Win...3, May 30 vs. TB (trailed 5-2 after 6 1/2 inn.) Largest Deficit in 9th, Win...1, 2x, May 12 vs. OAK (trailed 2-1; won 5-2); May 11 vs. SD (trailed 2-1; won 5-2) Largest Lead in Loss...5, 3x, May 2 at HOU (led 5-0 after 3 1/2 inn.); April 16 at SEA (led 6-1 after 2 1/2 inn.); April 11 at LAA (led 5-0 after 6 inn.) Errors...3, 3x, last May 3 at HOU *-Club record #-Ties club record @-Ties ML record RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 AT WASHINGTON RANGERS STATISTICS STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Andrus - 32 7 4 1 6 4 3 2 Beltre - - - 7 - - - - - Chirinos - - - 3 1 2 1 9 5 Choo 20 19 - - - - 5 7 1 DeShields 21 - - - - - - 1 16 Gallo - - - 1 3 7 25 19 1 Gomez 19 1 6 4 3 1 4 - - Hoying - - - - - - - 8 7 Kozma - - - - - - - - 5 Lucroy - - 1 14 1 17 4 2 5 Mazara - 2 45 1-2 1 2 - Napoli - - - 21 6 14 6 2 - Odor - 6 1 5 45 1 2 - - Profar - - - - - 1 1-12 Robinson - - - - - - - - - Rua - - - - - 9 7 7 3 Pitchers - - - - - - - - 3 STARTS BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Andrus - - - - 59 - - - - Beltre - - - 5 - - - - 2 Chirinos 21 - - - - - - - - Choo - - - - - - - 18 34 DeShields - - - - - 30 7-1 Gallo - 5-50 - 1 - - - Gomez - - - - - - 38 - - Hoying - - - - - - 15 - - Kozma - - 1 4 - - - - - Lucroy 39 - - - - - - - 5 Mazara - - - - - 6-42 5 Napoli - 40 - - - - - - 9 Odor - - 59 - - - - - 1 Profar - - - 1 1 12 - - - Robinson - - - - - - - - - Rua - 15 - - - 11 - - - RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Texas 38 34 28 24 46 33 26 27 25 4 Opp. 24 27 36 21 37 31 43 28 32 4 RECORD BY MONTH April May June July August Sept. Oct. 11-14 15-14 2-4 - - - - RECORD BY DAY OF WEEK Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 5-4 1-5 4-6 4-6 5-1 6-4 3-6 RECORD BY HOME RUNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5-9 6-16 13-5 3-1 1-0 0-1 - RECORD BY RUNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Scored 0-1 1-8 1-7 2-5 1-1 7-4 4-3 1-2 4-1 2-0 5-0 Allowed 3-0 5-0 6-1 7-2 3-4 3-3 0-6 0-4 1-5 0-4 0-3 MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ Won by 4 5 6 4 3 2 2 - - - 2 Lost by 10 4 4 3 5 3 1 1 1 - - EJECTIONS (2) Game (Inn.) Player/Coach Umpire 4/19 at OAK (3rd) Jeff Banister Bill Welke 4/24 vs. MIN (9th) Jeff Banister Alfonso Marquez Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H Total 2BI 3BI 4BI 5BI+ Total Andrus 15 6 0 0 21 3 2 0 1 6 Beltre 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 Chirinos 4 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 5 Choo 8 3 0 0 11 2 3 0 1 6 DeShields 11 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 Gallo 8 0 0 0 8 4 4 0 1 9 Gomez 6 2 1 0 9 1 1 0 0 2 Hoying 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 Kozma 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lucroy 7 4 0 0 11 2 2 0 0 4 Mazara 16 3 1 0 20 8 2 0 1 11 Napoli 8 1 0 0 9 3 0 1 0 4 Odor 8 0 0 0 8 5 1 1 0 7 Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rua 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 3 2017 STARTING PITCHING (starts only) Pitcher Last Start W-L Streak GS QS RSA P/GS SB/CS K/9 BB/9 HR/9 GB/FB GIDP Team W-L Darvish June 7 vs. NYM 5-4 L2 13 9 4.06 104.6 7/1 9.77 3.51 1.32 82/72 8 7-6 Perez June 4 vs. HOU 2-6 L1 12 6 3.68 95.6 1/1 6.55 3.68 1.09 97/55 12 3-9 Hamels April 26 vs. MIN 2-0 W2 5 4 7.71 98.6 0/1 4.13 3.31 1.10 46/26 7 2-3 Griffin May 26 at TOR 4-2 L2 8 3 9.46 63.8 1/1 8.08 2.77 2.77 36/60 1 6-2 Cashner June 9 at WAS 3-5 W1 11 7 4.13 92.8 5/4 3.99 4.13 0.69 106/57 10 5-6 Martínez May 30 vs. TB 1-3 L1 8 3 3.43 91.0 2/0 5.24 2.22 2.22 67/54 3 4-4 Claudio May 2 at HOU 0-0 - 1 0 5.14 65.0 0/0 2.25 0.00 2.22 8/2 0 0-1 Bibens-Dirkx May 31 vs. TB 0-0 - 1 0 3.86 84.0 0/0 3.86 5.79 1.93 3/8 0 0-1 Gee June 6 vs. NYM 0-0 - 1 0 13.50 83.0 0/0 5.40 10.80 8.10 3/8 1 1-0