Baltimore Orioles (33-77) vs. Texas Rangers (48-63) RHP Dylan Bundy (7-9, 4.53) vs. LHP Mike Minor (7-6, 4.73) Game #112 Home #57 (22-34) Sat., Aug. 4, 2018 Globe Life Park in Arlington 7:05 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall...48-63 Home...22-34 Road...26-29 Standing... 5th, -22.0 GB Homestand...2-0 One-Run... 11-15 2-Run...7-12 HR...38-39 No HR...10-24 White...8-20 w/ Blue...6-14 w/ Red...2-6 Gray...9-14 Alt. Blue...24-25 Blue Home... 8-11 Blue Road...16-15 Alt. Red (all home)...6-3 Throwback...1-0 Last 5 Games...4-1 Last 10 Games...6-4 Come From Behind Wins... 19 Losses After Lead... 23 Score First...32-20 Opp. Score First...16-43 Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West... 5-20/12-10/17-30 vs. AL Central... 7-6/9-8/16-14 vs. AL East... 6-6/4-8/10-14 Interleague... 4-2/1-3/5-5 Series... 6-10-1/5-8-5/11-18-6 Series Openers... 6-12/8-10/14-22 Series Finales... 8-9/6-12/14-21 Rubber Games... 4-1/1-5/5-6 Lead after 6... 17-6/19-1/36-7 Lead after 7... 17-4/23-1/40-5 Lead after 8... 19-2/22-0/41-2 Trail after 6... 3-23/3-25/6-48 Trail after 7... 1-27/2-25/3-52 Trail after 8... 1-27/1-28/2-55 Tied after 6... 2-5/4-3/6-8 Tied after 7... 4-3/1-3/5-6 Tied after 8... 2-5/3-1/5-6 Decided 7th/later...6-11/10-6/16-17 Shutouts... 1-0/2-6/3-6 Decided final AB...5-8/5-5/10-13 Walk-off games...3-2 ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player 30 475 Stan Musial 475 Willie Stargell 32 473 Carlos Delgado 33 468 Chipper Jones 34 467 Adrian Beltre 35 465 Dave Winfield 465 Miguel Cabrera ALL-TIME HITS LIST Rank H Player 14 3184 Cal Ripken Jr. 15 3154 George Brett 16 3152 Paul Waner 17 3142 Robin Yount 18 3141 Tony Gwynn 19 3130 Adrian Beltre 20 3115 Alex Rodriguez WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers beat the Orioles last night, 11-3, and club has a 2-0 record to begin this 7-day, 7-game homestand against BAL (2-0) and SEA (3 G) team went 4-1 on road trip preceding this homestand, as Texas has won 2 straight and 6 of 7, this after going 2-11 in the 13 previous games from 7/9-26 club has dropped 9 of 16, 12 of 20, and 14 of last 23 G, the longest span beginning 7/6 team is 21-19 beg. 6/16. The Rangers are 2-0 in August after having gone 8-17 (.320) in July, lowest win pct. in A.L. and 2nd-lowest in MLB last month (SD: 5-20,.200) at 7-7 since the AS break, Rangers are T4th-best record in the A.L., as 6 of the league s 15 teams are at.500. At 48-63 (.432), Rangers are 11th in the A.L. in winning percentage the 48 wins are the fewest for Texas after 111 games since 2014 (43-68) and T2nd-fewest since the start of 2003 (also 48-63 in 2003 and 2007). Texas has been under the.500 mark since a season best 1-1 on 3/30 current 15-under record is Rangers best mark since the AS break (41-56) team was season-high 20 games under.500 at 42-62 on 7/26, most games under.500 at any time since end of 2014 (67-95) team won season-high 7 straight from 6/16-23, which was preceded by longest losing skid at 7 G from 6/7-15. END OF THE DROUGHT?: The Rangers could clinch a series win with a victory tonight and/or tomorrow club has gone 0-4-4 in 4-G series in 2018, and is 0-5-5 in last 10 4-G series since taking 3 of 4 from 8/21-24/17 at LAA team is 1-0-1 in last 2 series after having gone 0-5-1 in previous 6 series. IN THE STANDINGS: Texas has picked up 3.0 games in the standings over the last 8 days to sit at 22.0 GB of division-leading HOU the current deficit is 4th-largest in MLB/A.L season high deficit of 25.0 G on 7/26 was the 2nd-earliest date ever for Rangers to have a 25.0-game deficit (25.0 GB on 6/5 in 2001) club has been in 5th place in the A.L. West for the last 116 days and in either 4th or 5th place for 126 of 127 days (T2nd following win on 3/30). AT HOME: Texas is 22-34 (.393) in Arlington this season, 4th-lowest home win pct. in A.L. and 6th-lowest in MLB team has won back-to-back games at home for the 1st time since 3 in a row, 6/27-30 Rangers had gone 1-9 at home in July, a span which was preceded by a 6-1 stretch in Arlington from 6/16-6/30 team is 15-17 in last 32 G after opening year at 5-15 overall 22-34 record matches fewest wins in club history after 56 G at home (also 22-34 in 2014). VS. BALTIMORE: Rangers are 3-2 vs. O s this season, needing to win one of final 2 meetings this weekend to take season series for 3rd time in last 4 years club went 1-2 in a series at Camden Yards preceding the AS break (7/13-15), all one-run games Texas leads 14-12 since the beginning of 2015, but Rangers have dropped 8 of 11, and 10 of last 15 meetings in Arlington, Rangers have won 5 of 7 and 10 of last 13 contests O s leads both all-time series (259-208-1) and in Arlington (126-105), but Rangers have a 59-45 edge at Globe Life Park. GOING BIG: Texas has scored 28 runs in the 1st 2 games of this series, the club s highest 2-G run total since 7/25-26/11 vs. MIN (also 28 R) the past 2 contests mark 2nd time in 2018 for TEX to score 11+ R in back-to-back games (also 6/29-30 vs. CWS), this after 2 instances in the previous 7 seasons from 2011-17 (8/1-2/12 and 5/24-25/14). LARGE IN THE MARGIN: Rangers have won 2 straight games by 8+ R, as 3 of team s 5 largest wins in 2018 have come in the past 7 contests (also 11-2 win, 7/27 at HOU) club s only 2 wins by 8+ runs in the 1st half came on back-toback days, 6/29-30 vs. CWS prior to the instances against the White Sox and Orioles in 2018, TEX had not won back-toback games by 8+ R since 5/24-25/14 at DET. ROBINSON RECALLED: Last night, the Rangers placed OF Delino DeShields on the 7-day MLB concussion list with post-concussion syndrome to take his place on the active roster, the team today recalled INF/OF Drew Robinson from Round Rock (AAA). VLADDY PREGAME CEREMONY: The Rangers will hold an on-field pregame ceremony to honor Vladimir Guerrero beginning at 6:45 pm tonight Guerrero is the 7th player who wore a Rangers uniform to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Voice of the Rangers Eric Nadel will serve as Master of Ceremonies, while Adrián Beltré, Bartolo Colon, and Ivan Rodriguez will join Guerrero on the field Pudge will catch a first pitch from Guerrero. POST-BREAK MASHING: Since the All-Star break, the Rangers lead MLB in runs (99), HR (27), TB (261), and R/G (7.07), ranking among A.L. leaders in hits (1st, 146), SLG (1st,.509), OPS (2nd,.862), BA (2nd,.285), XBH (2nd, 57), OBP (3rd,.353), and BB (3rd, 52) TEX has posted 4 of its 6 highest hit totals in 2018 since in the 2nd half, and club is hitting.310 (48-155) with RISP since the break, 2nd-best in A.L. (BAL-.322) and 5th-best in MLB Rangers hit.222 with RISP in the 1st half. Despite the offensive production, the Rangers have a +3 run margin since the break, as TEX pitching staff has allowed MLB highs in R (96), HR (25, tied w/ CIN), opp. BA (.298), and opp. OPS (.904) in 14 G since the break, combined avg. runs in Texas games is 13.93 R/G. ODOR LEADS POST-BREAK PRODUCTION: Rougned Odor hit his 3rd career grand slam last night, as he now has a 5-H game, 5-BB game, and grand slam over his last 6 contests in those 6 G, he has batted.417 (10-24) with 5 HR, 2 2B, 10 RBI, and 10 R in 13 G since the AS break, Odor leads all A.L. players in R (17), H (21), and TB (43), ranking among league leaders in XBH (T2nd, 10), OPS (3rd, 1.302), HR (T3rd, 6), SLG (4th,.827), RBI (T4th, 14), OBP (6th,.475), and BA (7th,.404). GALLO AGAIN: Joey Gallo joined Odor in homering Friday for a 2nd straight night to begin this series Gallo has homered in 2 straight, 3 of 5, and 4 of the last 8 games since 6/29, has 10 HR and 21 RBI in 25 G Gallo ranks among A.L. leaders since the AS break in HR (T3rd, 6), BB (T4th, 10), and RBI (T8th, 12). Gallo also recorded his MLB-high 5th OF assist since the break last night he had 2 OF assists in the 1st half, as his 7 assists for the year are now tied w/ Nomar Mazara for the team lead and T8th-most in the A.L. 14 FOR ELVIS: Elvis Andrus extended his hit streak to 14 games with an 8th-inning single last night it is the longest active streak in MLB, longest by a Ranger in 18, and 2 shy of matching the longest of his career (16 G, 2x: 8/28-9/14/09 and 7/19-8/3/13) Andrus during the streak:.367/.400/.567/.967 (22-60) Andrus also has a 17-G hit streak at Globe Life Park, longest at this facility by a TEX batter since Nelson Cruz in 2010 (21 G, 7/8-9/28/10). JURADO WINS (AGAIN): Ariel Jurado won a 2nd consecutive start last night, joining Yovani Gallardo (3-0) as the only Rangers with multiple wins since the All-Star break Jurado also joins Gallardo (2x), Mike Minor (2x), and Cole Hamels (once) as the only members of the TEX rotation to earn wins in 2-or-more straight starts in 2018. SHORTS: All 9 TEX starters have hit safely in back-to-back games for 1st time since 5/22-23/08 Joey Gallo s 69 HR since the start of 2017 are 5th-most in MLB Rangers have scored 7+ R in an inning 4 times in 18, T2nd-most in MLB (5-CHC, 4-TEX/CLE/HOU) of Rangers last 12 HR, 8 have been hit by Odor (5) or Gallo (3) TEX bullpen has allowed runs in 8 straight games 6 of club s last 19 HR have been 3-R HR or grand slams, this after 13 of 1st 117 were for 3+ R. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Sunday, August 5 vs. Baltimore LHP Martin Pérez (2-4, 6.50) vs. RHP Yefry Ramirez (1-4, 4.59) 2:05 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 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER #36 Mike Minor, LHP (7-6, 4.73) TONIGHT: The 30-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his 21st start of the season tonight in the 3rd of 4 games against the O s this weekend has allowed 4 R-ER over 11.0 IP in his 1st 2 outings following the All-Star break will be working on extended 5-days rest due to Monday s off day last started and earned the victory in the Rangers 4-3 win on Sunday at Houston...picked up 1st win since 6/27 vs. SD has gone 3-2 with a 3.53 ERA (20 ER/51.0 IP) in 9 starts since the beginning of June to drop season ERA from 5.76 to 4.73 with 110.1 IP this season, has already surpassed innings total from 2017 (77.2) when he worked as a reliever for Kansas City has produced his highest inning total since 145.1 IP with the Braves in 2014...has permitted 7 HR in last 5 starts (2.52 HR/9), this after 11 HR in 1st 11 starts (1.67 HR/9) is in his 1st season as a starting pitcher since 2014 (w/ ATL), also his 1st season with the Rangers after signing a 3-year contract on 12/6/17 did not make ML appearance in 2015-16 following surgery for a torn labrum in his left shoulder on 5/13/15 was 38-36, 4.10 in 111 games/110 starts for ATL from 2010-14 from the 2012 All-Star break through 2014 season, ranked 11th in N.L. with a 3.52 ERA (min. 70 starts) was selected by the Braves as the 7th overall selection in the 2009 June draft out of Vanderbilt University...Rangers are 9-11 in Minor s 20 starts. LAST START: Earned the victory in the Rangers 4-3 win on Sunday at Houston (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R-ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 1 HR, 90 pitches/55 strikes) was 1st win since 6/27 vs. SD was 1st quality start since 7/4 vs. HOU...recorded his 2nd-highest strikeout total of the season, one shy of a season high only hit allowed through the 1st 4 innings was a Tyler White solo home run in the 2nd has made 5 of his 20 starts this season vs. the Astros. VS. BALTIMORE: Took loss in pre-break finale on 7/15 at BAL (2.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R-5 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 68 pitches/44 strikes) in a 6-5 Texas defeat is his shortest outing of the season and matches most runs allowed was staked to a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning on Ronald Guzman s grand slam, but allowed a run in the bottom of the 1st and could not escape the 3rd inning...surrendered a Manny Machado solo home run in the 1st inning...allowed 5 of 7 BF to reach safely in the 3rd and a Jurickson Profar throwing error extended the frame...prior to that start, had totaled 3.1 scoreless innings over 3 relief appearances vs. the Birds. GLOBE LIFE PARK: Has gone 4-2 with a 3.55 ERA (26 ER/66.0 IP) over 11 starts at Globe Life Park this season, winning each of his last 2 decisions since 5/25 is 1-0 with a 2.52 ERA (7 ER/25.0 IP) in his last 4 starts in Arlington...his home ERA is nearly 3 fulls runs lower than his road figure (6.50)...opponents are batting.225/.278/.451/.729 in Arlington compared to.288/.332/.525/.857 on the road...has surrendered 12 of his 19 HR in Arlington. WINS BEFORE ALL-STAR BREAK: Enters tonight s start tied for the team lead in victories with Yovani Gallardo...had a team-leading 6 wins at the All-Star break...it marked just the 4th season in club history to not have a pitcher with 7+ wins at the All-Star break: also 1973, 2007, and 2017, when Yu Darvish topped the staff with 6 victories. 2018: Texas is 9-11 in his 20 starts opponents are batting.214/.259/.406/.665 since 6/1, 5th-lowest opponent average in the A.L. over that span (min. 50.0 IP)... has permitted 4-or-fewer hits in 5 of last 7 starts...has 2-or-fewer walks in 18 of 20 outings...his 2.12 B/9 rate is 10th-lowest in the A.L...has surrendered 1.55 HR/9, 5th-highest rate in the A.L...has allowed 7 HR in last 5 starts, this after permitting 4 HR over 5 starts from 5/25-6/27 has still given up 17 HR in his last 15 GS after only allowing just 2 HR in his first 5 GS had 6 hit batters over 1st 8 starts, none in last 12 starts batters leading off innings have hit.279 (29-104) with 7 BB and 3 HBP bottom 3 spots in the lineup are a combined 22-for-120 (.183) w/.580 OPS opponents batting.187 (23-123) with 2 outs in an inning opposing batters w/ RISP are 19-for-89 (.213), including 8-for-35 (.229) in last 9 starts opponents by plate appearance vs. Minor: 1st PA (.226, 38-168), 2nd PA (.269, 43-160), 3rd PA (.281, 25-89), 4th PA (0-4) Chirinos has caught 11 starts (4-3, 4.68), Centeno 3 starts (2-0, 5.29), Pérez 2 starts (0-2, 6.00), Trevino caught start on 6/16 (0-0, 2.57), and Kiner-Falefa (1-1, 4.30) has caught 3 starts (6/27, 7/15, 7/24) win on 4/7 vs. TOR was 1st victory as a starter since 8/28/14 w/ ATL has allowed 2 HR to LH batters in 18 (Moustakas-5/25 vs. KC, Reddick-7/4 vs. HOU), 1st HRs by LH batter since he was with ATL on 7/1/14 vs. NYM (Daniel Murphy in the 5th inning at Turner Field) took a perfect game into the 7th on 6/27 vs. SD, as game score of 80 (Bill James formula) matched the highest of his career (also w/ ATL on 5/25/13 at NYM) was 2nd-deepest perfect game effort by a Ranger in 18, as Bartolo Colon retired 1st 21 Astros on 4/15 at HOU posted QS in 5 straight starts from 6/9-7/4, longest QS streak since 6 in a row w/ ATL from 8/12-9/8/14 has been the starter in 2 of Rangers 5 shutout defeats in 18, last on 7/9 at BOS. JUNE JAM: In June, made quality starts in all 4 outings, going 2-0, 2.08 (6 ER/26.0 IP) in 4 G/GS w/.170/.213/.261/.474 opp. slash line among MLB pitchers w/ 25.0+ IP in June, Minor s opp. OPS (.474) and WHIP (0.77) figures were 2nd to only BOS Chris Sale (.422/0.76) Minor s 0.77 WHIP was lowest in a single month by a TEX pitcher (min. 90 BF) since Yu Darvish (0.74) in Sept. 2012 ranked among A.L. June leaders (min. 25.0 IP) in opp. BA (4th) and ERA (8th). RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2018 BALTIMORE MINOR S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2018 7-6 4.73 20/20 110.1 106 61 58 19 26 92 Career 51-48 4.04 196/130 840.2 802 395 377 106 235 746 MINOR VS. BALTIMORE W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2018 0-1 16.88 1/1 2.2 4 6 5 1 2 1 Career 0-1 7.50 4/1 6.0 5 6 5 1 2 4 MINOR AT GLOBE LIFE PARK W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2018 4-2 3.55 11/11 66.0 55 27 26 12 16 54 Career 4-3 3.74 14/12 74.2 65 32 31 12 20 59 2018 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 7.0, 3x, last June 27 vs. SD Innings: 8.0, 3x, last July 21, 2013 at CWS Hits: 9, April 27 at TOR Hits: 11, 5x, last July 12, 2014 at CHC Runs: 6, 2x, last July 15 at BAL Runs: 8, 2x, last June 10, 2014 at COL ER: 6, May 15 at SEA ER: 8, 2x, last June 10, 2014 at COL SO s: 9, May 20 at CWS SO s: 12, Aug. 22, 2010 at CHC Walks: 3, 2x, last July 4 vs. HOU Walks: 5, 2x, last June 30, 2012 vs. WSH HR: 3, May 8 vs. DET HR: 4, May 21, 2012 at CIN Pitches: 104, July 24 vs. OAK Pitches: 117, May 8, 2013 at CIN CG s: N/A CG s: 1, July 21, 2013 at CWS Low-Hit CG: N/A Low-Hit CG: 5, July 21, 2013 at CWS CG SHO s: N/A CG SHO s: N/A Win Streak: 3, April 7-May 3 Win Streak: 7, Aug. 25, 2012-April 10, 2013 2018 & CAREER SPLITS 2018 CAREER W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home 4 2 3.55 11/11 66.0 26 28 23 3.65 105/68 448.2 182 Away 3 4 6.50 9/9 44.1 32 23 25 4.48 91/62 392.0 195 Day 1 3 5.64 6/6 30.1 19 14 16 4.47 58/35 229.1 114 Night 6 3 4.39 14/14 80.0 39 37 32 3.87 138/95 611.1 263 AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left.225 80 18 2 1 19.252 735 185 16 49 204 vs. Right.258 341 88 17 25 73.252 2453 617 90 186 542 Total.252 421 106 19 26 92.252 3188 802 106 235 746 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 14 8 15 13 6 4 1 - - 61 RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/9 2 2 3 2 6 1 2 - - - 1 65 5.30 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (including postseason) Minor vs. Baltimore PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Beckham.000 4 0 0 0 2 Davis.250 4 1 0 1 2 Jones.333 3 1 0 3 1 Joseph 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 Mancini.000 1 0 0 0 0 Rickard 0 0 0 0 0 Trumbo.000 4 0 0 0 0 Valencia.500 2 1 0 0 0 MINOR S 2018 DAY-BY-DAY TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP MARTIN PÉREZ (2-4, 6.50 in 9 games/starts) Bundy vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Andrus.167 6 1 0 0 1 Beltre.000 7 0 0 0 0 Choo.500 4 2 1 1 0 DeShields 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 Gallo.000 1 0 0 0 0 Mazara.000 6 0 0 0 0 Odor.200 5 1 0 0 2 Profar.000 3 0 0 0 2 Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/1 vs. HOU 2-8 L 3.86 4.2 3 2 2 0 2-0 5 Trailing 1-2 93/62 4/7 vs. TOR 5-1 W 2.53 6.0 2 1 1 1 2-0 7 Leading 5-1 93/54 4/14 at HOU 6-5 (10) - 4.60 5.0 5 5 5 1 1-0 2 Trailing 2-5 90/58 4/20 vs. SEA 2-6 - 3.86 5.1 6 1 1 0 1-0 6 Tied 0-0 102/69 4/27 at TOR 6-4 W 4.33 6.0 9 4 4 0 0-0 4 Leading 6-4 94/63 April Totals 2-1 4.33 27.0 25 13 13 2 6-0 24 5/3 vs. BOS 11-5 W 4.36 6.0 7 3 3 1 3-0 4 Leading 10-3 96/58 5/8 vs. DET 4-7 L 4.72 7.0 7 5 5 3 0-0 4 Trailing 2-5 97/67 5/15 at SEA 8-9 - 5.61 3.1 8 6 6 1 2-0 5 Trailiing 3-6 88/60 5/20 at CWS 0-3 L 5.59 5.0 6 3 3 1 0-0 9 Trailing 0-3 90/64 5/25 vs. KC 8-4 W 5.63 6.0 7 4 4 2 1-0 4 Leading 6-3 99/66 5/31 at SEA 1-6 L 5.76 5.0 6 5 4 1 2-0 2 Trailing 1-5 96/56 May Totals 2-3 6.96 32.1 41 26 25 8 8-0 28 6/9 vs. HOU 3-4 - 5.65 6.0 6 3 3 1 1-0 4 Tied 3-3 91/57 6/16 vs. COL 5-2 - 5.35 7.0 5 2 2 0 2-0 6 Teid 2-2 102/62 6/22 at MIN 8-1 W 5.06 6.0 3 1 1 0 2-0 3 Leading 4-1 93/62 6/27 vs. SD 5-2 W 4.64 7.0 1 0 0 0 0-0 5 Leading 4-0 85/54 June Totals 2-0 2.08 26.0 15 6 6 1 5-0 18 7/4 vs. HOU 4-5 (10) - 4.63 6.0 7 4 3 2 3-0 4 Tied 4-4 97/62 7/9 at BOS 0-5 L 4.56 5.1 6 2 2 1 0-0 4 Trailing 0-2 93/61 7/15 at BAL 5-6 L 4.89 2.2 4 6 5 1 2-0 1 Trailing 4-5 68/44 7/24 vs. OAK 10-13 (10) - 4.83 5.0 4 2 2 2 1-0 5 Leading 4-2 104/66 7/29 at HOU 4-3 W 4.73 6.0 4 2 2 1 1-0 8 Leading 4-2 90/55 July Totals 1-2 5.04 25.0 25 16 14 7 7-0 22 Season Totals 7-6 4.73 110.1 106 61 58 19 26-0 92 2017: In his lone season with KC, led staff in relief wins (6), was 2nd in appearances (65) and saves (6) and placed 3rd in holds (17) and games finished (13) career low 2.55 ERA was 2nd lowest among all KC pitchers tied for 7th among A.L relievers in wins and was T11th in strikeouts (88). The 27-year-old left-hander is slated to make his 10th start of the season in Sunday afternoon s series finale against Baltimore...has no record and a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) in last 2 starts to lower ERA from 8.05 to 6.50...has QS in 2 of his 4 outings since return from the DL: 0-1, 3.47 (9 ER/23.1 IP)...will be working on extended 5 days rest due to Wednesday s off day, as he last worked and took ND in the Rangers 9-5 victory on Monday at ARI (5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R-1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 81 pitches/52 strikes)...exited with a 5-4 lead in position to win following Willie Calhoun s go-ahead pinch-hit RBI single in the 6th...Matt Moore allowed Arizona to tie game in the 6th, and Rougned Odor s solo HR in the 7th proved to be the game-winner, giving Texas a 6-5 lead...allowed 3-run HR to Steven Souza Jr. in the 5th, but all 3 runs were unearned due to throwing error by Adrián Beltré...was on the DL 4/30-7/13 with right elbow discomfort made 3 starts in the minors on rehab assignment, going 2-0 with a 0.52 ERA (1 ER/17.1 IP) and 3 BB/19 SO with Low-A Hickory, Double-A Frisco, and Triple-A Round Rock opened the season on the DL while still recovering from arthroscopic surgery on 12/18/17 to repair a broken right radial head in his right (non-throwing) elbow...has gone 2-4 with a 5.36 ERA (25 ER/42.0 IP) with 9 BB/29 SO in 7 G/GS career vs. Baltimore...will face O s for the 2nd time in span of 5 starts, as he took the loss despite ultra QS in Rangers 1-0 setback on 7/14 at BAL (7.0 IP, 1 R-ER), his 1st start in return from the DL... marks one of 2 occurrences for a Texas pitcher to lose an ultra QS this season (also Bartolo Colon on 6/24 at MIN)...has gone 1-1 with a 7.52 ERA (17 ER/20.1 IP) in 4 starts in Arlington this season...is 27-20, 4.36 (186 ER/384.0 IP) in 69 G/65 GS career at Globe Life Park, but has gone 10-8, 5.60 (80 ER/128.2 IP) in 23 G/GS at this facility since the start of 17...saw 2 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 the Venezuela native signed a 4-year contract through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020 on 11/7/13 Texas is 3-6 in his starts.
RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2018 BALTIMORE PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 31-46 111 5.28 607.0 685 390 356 106 191 444 Relievers 17-17-29 110 4.17 379.2 371 193 176 40 134 349 Home 22-34-11 56 5.79 510.0 582 346 328 90 178 398 Road 26-29-18 55 3.85 476.2 474 237 204 56 147 395 TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Centeno 4.34 7-2 0 0 0.0 1 0 Chirinos 4.95 28-48 3 45 6.7 5 2 Pérez 4.90 5-8 4 8 50.0 3 0 Trevino 3.71 1-0 0 0-0 0 Kiner-Falefa 4.75 7-5 3 6 50.0 0 1 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 56 Austin Bibens-Dirkx 8/3 vs. BAL 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0/0 2/4 1/1 13/14 0/0 32 Eddie Butler 8/2 vs. BAL (Sv, 1) 3.2 5 3 3 0 2 56 1/1 7/11 6/3 40/19 0/1 58 Alex Claudio (L) 8/3 vs. BAL 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 19 1/3 25/44 22/7 103/27 5/2 44 Cory Gearrin 8/3 vs. BAL 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1/3 32/45 29/11 46/40 6/0 62 José Leclerc 7/30 at ARI 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 15 0/4 31/41 36/8 23/34 4/1 31 Chris Martin 8/3 vs. BAL 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 16 0/3 23/29 4/1 34/24 1/0 55 Matt Moore (L) 7/31 at ARI 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 12 0/1 8/10 1/0 20/12 0/0 54 Jeffrey Springs 7/31 at ARI 2.0 1 1 1 2 3 33 0/0 0/1 0/0 2/0 0/0 Totals 29/41, 70.0% 228/338, 67.5% 158/53, 33.5% 505/342 24/5 TEAM PITCHING: Staff has allowed 17 R-ER in 26.0 IP past 3 G to rise from 4.82 to 4.85, 12th in A.L with an MLB-high 6.47 ERA (92 ER/128.0 IP) in 14 G since the break, season ERA has risen from 4.61 each of club s 3 highest run totals allowed in 2018 (all 13-or-more) came in a span of 4 G, 7/21-24 among MLB trailers in H (2nd-most, 1056), HR (T3rd-most, 146), and R (4th-most, 583) opponents.273 BA also 3rd-highest 56 HBP are T2nd in MLB (MIN-59) and have MLB-high 7 balks (tied w/ BAL and LAD) Rangers club-record streak of 22 G with 3-or-fewer BB from 5/20-6/12 was longest in MLB in last 8 seasons (MIN-23 G, 5/23-6/17/10). STARTERS: Rotation has 4.04 ERA (25 ER/55.2 IP) over last 10 G to drop season ERA from 5.40 to 5.28, 2nd-highest in the majors (BAL-5.28) starters have issued 2 or fewer earned runs in 8 of last 12 G with 4 quality starts 3 scoreless starts in July (by Bibens-Dirkx-1 and Gallardo-2) starters have 12 of last 13, and 17 of team s last 19 wins beg. 6/18, this after one win in 20 G from 5/26-6/17 39 QS are T2nd-fewest in A.L. (30-TB) lead MLB in H (685) and R (390), and 3rd in HR allowed (106). RELIEVERS: Bullpen has a 8.59 ERA (49 ER/51.1 IP) w/ 12 HR allowed and.991 opp. OPS in 14 G since the break to raise season figure from 3.48 to 4.17, 8th in A.L Eddie Butler s victory on Mon. at ARI was the 1st by the bullpen since 6/25 vs. SD (Barnette) as starters had previous 10 victories have saves in 19 of team s last 30 wins beg. 5/22 but just 2 of last 7 have gone 29-for-41 in save chances and rank among A.L. leaders in save pct. (5th, 70.7), saves (6th, 29), holds (4th, 63). 56 AUSTIN BIBENS-DIRKX 2-3-0, 6.59 vs. LHB: 23-for-77 (.299) vs. RHB: 30-for-91 (.330) Has allowed 17 H, 16 R-ER, and 5 HR in 7.0 IP over 4 relief appearances since recall from Round Rock on 7/20 set TEX relief record for runs allowed (11) and matched hits mark (13 - also Steve Comer, 8/22/82 vs. BAL) in 4.0 IP on 7/21 vs. CLE this is 3rd stint in 2018 (also 5/24-29 and 6/19-7/8). Has gone 2-2, 3.71 (14 ER/34.0 IP) over 6 starts w/ TEX this season, posting 5.1 SHO IP in last start on 7/8 at DET before being optioned the next day. Has spent balance of 18 at Round Rock: 2-4, 4.80 (32 ER/60.0 IP) in 12 G/GS. 32 EDDIE BUTLER 2-1-1, 4.37 (w/ CHI-TEX) vs. LHB: 7-for-32 (.219) vs. RHB: 15-for-55 (.273) 1st career save Thurs. night vs. BAL, longest save by a Ranger (3.2 IP) since C.J. Wilson (4.0 IP) on 8/26/05 vs. MIN. Threw one pitch to retire only BF Mon. at ARI to earn his 1st win as a Ranger, 2nd of 18 both wins came in span of 5 days from 7/26-30 vs. the Dbacks was 1st Ranger w/ one-pitch win since Keone Kela on 7/12/15 vs. BAL earned win in CHI s 7-6 walk-off victory 7/26 vs. ARI, his 1st since 6/26/17 at WAS. Has allowed 3 R-ER in 3 G/5.0 IP since being acquired on 7/27 from Chicago Cubs with RHP Rollie Lacy and a player to be named later for LHP Cole Hamels and cash considerations was 1-1, 4.08 (8 ER/17.2 IP) over 8 relief appearances with CHI in 2018. Was on DL from 4/20-7/23 with right groin strain and made 5 starts in an injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Iowa. Was 11-20, 5.71 ERA in 57 G/39 GS with COL (2014-16) and CHI (2017-18) was picked in 35th round of 2009 June draft by TEX but did not sign. 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 4-2-1, 4.63 vs. LHB: 13-for-61 (.213) vs. RHB: 57-for-135 (.422) Has allowed 11 H and 4 R over 5.0 IP in 6 G since returning from 10-day DL on 7/21 on DL from 7/11-20 with left ankle sprain. Has a 3.14 ERA (5 ER/14.1 IP) in his last 13 appearances to go from 5.29 to 4.63 had 9.2 IP scoreless streak over 8 G from 5/18-6/3. 2nd on staff w/ 44 G has allowed runs in 14 of 44 games LHB are 2-for-last-14. Lone save 4/14 at HOU (one-batter save) 1-for-3 in save tries. His 11 G in May: 4-1, 1.17 (2 ER/15.1 IP), 1 BB/7 SO finished T1st in MLB with 4 wins in May, most in relief. 44 CORY GEARRIN 1-1-1, 3.95 (w/ SF-TEX) vs. LHB: 17-for-61 (.279) vs. RHB: 22-for-96 (.229) Has posted a 3.27 ERA (4 ER/11.0 IP) over his 10 outings with Texas, allowing runs in 2 of last 4 G (4 R-ER/4.2 IP) pitched 6.1 scoreless innings in 1st 6 G with Texas and had 11.2-inning scoreless streak dating back to 6/11 snapped on 7/25 vs. OAK opponents were 5-for-40 (.125) with 12 K over 12 overall G in July. Joined the Rangers on 7/9 after being acquired from SF with RHP Jason Bahr and OF Austin Jackson for a PTBNL or cash on 7/8. Was 1-1 with one SV and 4.20 ERA (14 ER/30.0 IP) in 35 relief appearances for SF in 2018 ranked 4th on Giants in games. Has a 3.44 ERA (13 ER/34.0 IP) in last 33 G with SF/TEX allowed runs in 10 of 45 overall G. 62 JOSÉ LECLERC 2-3-0, 2.27 vs. LHB: 8-for-46 (.174) vs. RHB: 13-for-88 (.148) Has pitched a scoreless inning in each of last 3 G and has a 1.23 ERA (2 ER/14.2 IP) over last 15 G has allowed runs in just 3 of last 26 G w/ a 2.16 ERA (6 ER/25.0 IP) and 37 K. Surrendered go-ahead 2-R HR to Khris Davis in 9th inning on 7/25, ending 10.2 inning scoreless streak and 46.1-inning homerless streak, the latter dating back to 8/11/17. Ranks among A.L. relief leaders in opp. BA (6th,.157), SO/9 (8th, 12.71), and opp. OPS (7th,.517) leads Rangers w/ 15 holds since 6/17, has allowed 7 of last 13 IR to score (allowed just 1 of 1st 23 IR to score thru 6/16). Allowed season highs in H (4) and ER (3) in blown save 6/17 vs. COL had career best 5 strikeouts on 7/8 at DET. Recalled from Round Rock on 4/30 for 3rd stint w/ TEX (also Opening Day-4/4; 4/21-26) 4 G w/ Express in 18: 0-1, 1 SV, 7.71 ERA (4 ER/4.2 IP). 31 CHRIS MARTIN 1-2-0, 4.15 vs. LHB: 8-for-28 (.286) vs. RHB: 20-for-74 (.270) Last night was 1st outing since returning from the DL on Tuesday, 1st outing w/tex since 7/4 vs. HOU was on 10-day DL 7/5-30 with a left groin strain and made rehab appearance on 7/29 for Round Rock vs. Reno (1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K, 17 pitches). Has 3 stints on 10-day DL in 2018: 5/2-20 with right forearm irritation, 6/12-22 with right calf strain, and last stint was also optioned to Round Rock on 7/3 but recalled the folloiwng day. Has allowed runs in 7 of 29 G posted 2.16 ERA in 1st 10 G thru 4/18 but has a 5.09 (10 ER/17.2 IP) mark in last 19 G. 55 MATT MOORE (L) 1-6-0, 7.64 vs. LHB: 19-for-52 (.365) vs. RHB: 87-for-263 (.331) Appeared in both games of ARI series (1.2 IP, 1 R-ER) after no games since 7/23 has allowed 9 H and 8 R-ER in 4.1 IP in his last 4 G Has 9 relief app. since being moved to bullpen on 6/13: 6.88 ERA (13 ER/17.0 IP), opponents 18-for-66 w/ 9 BB/15 SO has posted a 6.50 ERA (13 ER/18.0 IP) in 10 relief outings overall in 2018 longest career relief outing was 7/7 at DET (4.1 SHO IP). Has 12 GS in 18: 1-5, 8.02 (49 ER/55.0 IP), 2.055 WHIP in starts, opposition has batted.354/.419/.569/.988 lone win, 4/17 at TB in return to The Trop. 54 JEFFREY SPRINGS (L) 0-0-0, 4.50 vs. LHB: 1-for-3 (.333) vs. RHB: 0-for-3 (.000) ML debut on Tues. at ARI retired the final 4 batters he faced, including 3 via strikeout had contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA) prior to game. Combined to go 4-4, 4.13 ERA (26 ER/56.2 IP) with 2 saves over 33 relief appearances with Round Rock and Frisco posted a career-best in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (15.6) promoted to Round Rock on 6/16 and compiled a 1.72 ERA (3 ER/15.2 IP) with 24 strikeouts in last 11 games with the Express. In 4 minor league seasons, has whiffed nearly one-third (32.2%) of all batters faced.led all Texas minor leaguers in strikeouts (146) in 2017 and was a non-roster invite to Major League spring training this season.
PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2018 BALTIMORE TEAM BATTING: Club has 28 R and 28 H in the 1st 2 G of this series...leads MLB with 99 R since the break, ranking among A.L. post-break leaders in H (146), HR (1st, 27), XBH (2nd, 57), OPS (2nd,.862) batting.298 (89-299) last 8 G to rise from.238 to.243, 11th in A.L. and highest in 18 after season s 1st 2 G have.266 avg (372-1398) last 40 G to rise from.229 on Thursday, set season highs in R (17), H (18), and XBH (9) had 10 BB last night, most in 9-inn. game since 7/6/08 at BAL (10)...team is 11-for-26 w/risp in 1st 2 G of this series, and matched season high w/ 8 H w/ RISP Thurs. night 2nd in MLB w/ 62 HBP (71-TB) and rank among A.L. leaders in BB (2nd, 398) and 3B (5th, 20) MLB-high 1063 SO, 100 SO last 9 G. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.282 AVG, 4 HR, 19 RBI,.336 OBP,.417 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Fri.: 1-for-5, ROE, E Stand:.364 (4-11), 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R Streak: 14 G (.367, 22-60, 2 HR, 3B, 4 2B, 9 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB, 12 R) Has gone 10-for-25 last 5 G to rise from.265 to.282 current 14-G hit streak (.367, 22-60) is longest active hit streak in MLB and longest by Ranger in 18, raising season BA from.247 career-long hit streak is 16 G, 2x: 8/28-9/14/09 and 7/19-8/3/13. Ranks among A.L. post-break leaders in H (T2nd, 20) and R (T7th, 11) is 6-for-15 w/ RISP since 7/23 has 49 G/GS in 18, all at SS. HR in 2 straight 7/23-24 vs. OAK, this after 2 HR in 1st 39 G in 18 1st career grand slam and career high-tying 5 RBI 7/24 vs. OAK (also 5/30/17 vs. TB) 7/23 vs. OAK was 1500th career hit, 5th player in club history to reach the 1500 mark. On DL 4/12-6/17 w/ olecranon fracture in right elbow, suffered on HBP 4/11 vs. LAA no K s 1st 30 PA s to begin season. Has hit safely in 17 straight home games at.316 (24-76), longest home hit streak for TEX since Nelson Cruz in 2010 (21 G, 7/8-9/28/10). 29 ADRIÁN BELTRÉ.289 AVG, 5 HR, 33 RBI,.343 OBP,.394 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Fri.: 1-for-4, HBP, R Stand:.333 (3-9), BB, HBP, 2 R Streak: 2 G (.333, 3-9, BB, HBP, 2 R) Multiple hits in 4 of last 8 G at.361 (13-36) to rise from.278 to.289 matched season high w/ 3 H in 2 straight (7x in 18) on 7/26-27 batting.275 (50-182) w/ 4 HR, 21 RBI in 48 G/44 GS (26-3B, 18-DH) since return from DL T2nd in A.L. w/ 7 sac flies. Is active leader w/ 3130 career hits, 19th all-time (next T. Gwynn-3141), passing I. Suzuki (3089) on 6/13 at LAD for most hits by non U.S. native passed R. Carew to become all-time leader for hits by a player born in Latin America on 4/5 at OAK. On DL from 5/14-30 after he reaggravated a left hamstring strain that initially put him on DL 4/25-5/7 from 4/25-5/30, played in 5 of team s 33 G. Ranks 34th all-time w/ 467 HR (next Chipper Jones-468) his 1675 RBI are 26th all-time (since 1920), next is G. Sheffield (1676) 12th all-time w/ 626 2B (D. Ortiz-634) 15th all-time w/ 2891 games (next is Brooks Robinson-2896) 16th all-time w/ 1131 XBH (next Tris Speaker-1134) 15th all-time in TB w/ 5233 (Ken Griffey Jr-5271) scored 1500th career run Mon. at ARI, 72nd all-time. Batting.338/.400/.468/.868 (47-139) in 39 G in Arlington this season since start of May, batting.333 (10-30) w/ RISP in home games. 5 WILLIE CALHOUN.267 AVG, 1 HR, 7 RBI,.292 OBP,.400 SLG OUTFIELDER L/R Fri.: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, K, ROE Stand:.333 (3-9), 3 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R Streak: 4 G (.417, 5-12, 3 2B, 4 RBI, BB, 3 R) Has hits in 8 of last 10 at.323/.333/.516/.849 (10-31) 3 2B in last 2 G, incl.1st 2 career doubles Thurs. is 4-for-last-7 w/ RISP recalled from Round Rock on 7/20 for 1st ML action in 18 has 14 G/11 GS, starts in LF (10) and DH (1) is 2-for-last-2 as PH, 1st career pinch hit 7/26 vs. OAK. Spent season at Round Rock (AAA), batting.306/.360/.444/.804 (115-376) w/ 8 HR, 28 2B, and 42 RBI over 94 G in PCL at Triple-A, had a.429 (27-63) BA with a 1.139 OPS in 16 G in July, drawing 9 BB vs. just 2 SO has active 24-G on-base streak at AAA, and had 18-G hit streak from 6/24-7/14. Made his ML debut w/ TEX in 17, batting.265 w/ one HR and 4 RBI over 13 G had 13 G for TEX this spring before option to Round Rock on 3/13. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.224 AVG, 15 HR, 46 RBI,.332 OBP,.456 SLG CATCHER R/R Fri.: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB, K Stand: 1-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB Streak: 5 G (.444, 8-18, 2 HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 7 R, SB) Has reached safely in 13 of last 14, and batting.299/.390/.632/1.022 (26-87) with 7 HR/24 RBI last 24 G to rise from.188 to season-high.224 matched season high w/ 4 TOB Mon. at ARI (also 5/15 at SEA) has HR in 7 of last 23 G, 10-for-23 w/ RISP since 6/23 is T5th in A.L. w/ 11 HBP. Has 30 XBH and 29 singles 113 SO overall are T10th-most in A.L had SO in 19 straight, 4/28-5/25 (35 total), 7th-longest span in club history. Has 9 HR since start of May after 6 HR thru end of April 5th multi-hr game, 4/28 at TOR HR on 34th b-day, 6/5 vs. OAK. Has 76 GS at catcher, going 3-for-47 in throwing out attempted base stealers (Gordon 4/21 vs. SEA; Seager 5/28 at SEA; Canha 7/25 vs. OAK). 17 SHIN-SOO CHOO.278 AVG, 20 HR, 52 RBI,.388 OBP,.484 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Fri.: 1-for-4, BB, RBI, R Stand:.300 (3-10), 2B, BB, RBI, 3 R Streak: 2 G (3-10, 2B, BB, RBI, 3 R) Is 5-for-20 w/ 2 HR and 2B last 4 G, batting.170 (9-53) last 13 G to drop from.294 to.278 5 of last 7 hits have been XBH (2 HR, 3B, 2 2B) still has.298 BA (57-191) in 48 G since start of June to rise from.259 owns 2 of 3 longest hit streaks by Rangers in 18 (12 G, 5/23-6/5 and 6/16-29). Ranks among A.L. leaders in BB (3rd, 69) and OBP (7th,.388), also team-high 64 R T10th in A.L. w/ 113 SO 54 BB in last 61 G since 5/18. Had career-best 52-G on-base streak from 5/13-7/20, longest in MLB in 18 and a single-season TEX club record longest streak in MLB since BAL s Kevin Millar, also 52 G from 6/20-8/25/07 only longer streak by a TEX batter over multiple seasons was a 59-G streak by Will Clark, 9/6/95-5/11/96 set Rangers record (47 straight) w/ INF 1B in 9th on 7/8 at DET.batted.337/.468/.588/1.056 during the streak. Was 1-for-2 as a reserve in the All-Star Game on 7/17 in D.C, his 1st career selection was 3rd native of South Korea to make All-Star team. Selected Rangers Player of Month for June, 2nd time to win award (also Sept. 2015) in June:.347/.466/.621/1.087 (33-95), 6 HR, 8 2B, 15 RBI. Mon. at ARI was 10th career multi-home run game, 1st in a TEX uniform, 1st since 5/15/13 at MIA w/ CIN has reached 20 HR for the 6th time in career. Has 3 leadoff HR in 18 (6/8 vs. HOU, 6/18 at KC, 7/6 at DET), 26 career, 14 w/ Texas (2nd in club history to Kinsler-29) hit 4th career GS 5/18 at CWS 3rd career walk-off HR 5/26 vs. KC - career HR no. 176, breaking tie w/ Japan s Hideki Matsui (175) for most HR by Asia-born player in MLB history. Has 104 starts at DH (70), RF (24), and LF (10) starts in LF in 10 of 19 G from 6/3-25 after none since 8/20/14 at MIA 47 straight starts in leadoff spot. 13 JOEY GALLO.193 AVG, 28 HR, 63 RBI,.308 OBP,.473 SLG INFIELDER/OUTFIELDER L/R Fri.: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R, K Stand:.444 (4-9), 2 HR, 2B, 4 RBI, BB, 4 R Streak: 2 G (.444, 4-9, 2 HR, 2B, 4 RBI, BB, 4 R) In 11 G since break:.244/.392/.707/1.099 (10-41), 6 HR, 12 RBI, 10 BB/14 SO to rise from.187 to.193, 3rd-lowest qualifying BA in MLB matched season highs in H (3) and XBH (2) Thursday night had 8-G walk streak and 11-G on-base streak end Mon. at ARI. His 6 HR since break rank T3rd in A.L., and he has 7 HR last 14 G 7/20 vs. CLE was 6th career multi-hr game, 2nd in 18 (also 5/5 vs. BOS) has 10 HR off LHP in 18, most in MLB by a LHB, and most by a Ranger LHB since 2012 (J. Hamilton-10) T5th in A.L. w/ 28 HR, 2nd straight 25+ HR season 5th in MLB w/ 69 HR since start of 2017 31 of last 44 hits have been XBH (20 HR, 3B, 10 2B) is 0-for-3 w/ 3 BB as PH. Hit HR no. 25 on 7/24 vs. OAK, the 5th LH batter in TEX history w/ multiple 25+ HR seasons: also R. Palmeiro (7), J. Hamilton (4), H. Blalock (4), R. Odor (2). Ranks among A.L. leaders in AB/HR (5th, 12.8), BB (7th, 56), AB/GIDP (5th, 178.5) 146 SO are most 2nd-most in MLB (Moncada-151). Has 97 GS at LF (57), 1B (29), RF (8), DH (2), and CF (1-6/7 vs. HOU) 1st 8 career games in RF, all since 7/21 has MLB-high 5 OF assists since break 67 RONALD GUZMÁN.237 AVG, 9 HR, 41 RBI,.309 OBP,.405 SLG FIRST BASEMAN L/L Fri.: 1-for-3, 2 R, HBP 2 K Stand: 1-3, 2 R, HBP Streak: 1 G (1-3, 2 R, HBP) Is 5-for-37 last 9 G and batting.148 (8-54) last 17 G to drop from.260 to.237 still has.268 BA (26-97) last 32 G to rise from.218 among A.L. rookie leaders in RBI (4th, 41), BB (T3rd, 23), and HR (T5th, 9) 1st career grand slam 7/15 at BAL had career-high 7-G hit streak 6/25-7/10. 14 of his 41 RBI have been go-ahead or game-tying career-high 4 H on 5/29 at SEA on 7-day concussion list, 6/26-7/2. MLB debut and 1st hit, 4/13 at HOU (single off Devenski in 9th) on 4/14 at HOU, game-tying solo HR in 8th and GW RBI single in 10th. Recalled on 4/13 after batting.412 (7-17) with one RBI, 4 BB/4 SO in 5 G/GS at 1B for Round Rock (AAA) hit safely and scored in all 5 G. 9 ISIAH KINER-FALEFA.264 AVG, 4 HR, 29 RBI,.326 OBP,.385 SLG INFIELDER/CATCHER R/R Fri.: DNP Stand: 2-5, 2 RBI, R Streak: 1 G (2-5, 2 RBI, R) Is 8-for-19 last 4 G and batting.379 (11-29) last 7 G w/ AB to rise from.250 to.264 batting.318 (27-85) over last 27 G/21 GS to rise from.239 ranks among A.L. rookie leaders in SB (T2nd, 7), R (2nd, 38), hits (T3rd, 70), 2B (4th, 15), BB (T5th, 21), BA (5th,.264) T6th in A.L. w/ 5 sac bunts. Has 3 G of 4 H in 18 (4/17 at TB, 5/1 at CLE, Fri. at HOU), most among ML rookies and most in season for a Rangers rookie since George Wright in 1982 2nd on club w/ 6 G of 4+ times on base (8-Choo). Became backup catcher on 6/18, 1st ML action as backstop threw out H. Dozier at 2nd on a steal attempt to end game 6/20 at KC (1st career CS), becoming 1st MLB player (since tracked in 1951) w/ game-ending CS in 1st-ever game played at catcher (Elias) has thrown out 3 of 6 att. basestealers. Has 68 GS at 3B (35), 2B (19), C (12), and SS (2) recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 4/10, ML debut on 4/10 vs. LAA as sub 1st ML hit on 4/13 at HOU (G. Cole) and 1st HR on 4/14 at HOU (Morton) career-high 3 RBI, 5/23 vs. NYY. On 7/24, was named Rangers recipient of 2018 Heart and Hustle Award presented by the MLBPAA 5th native of Hawaii to appear w/ Rangers. 12 ROUGNED ODOR.270 AVG, 12 HR, 38 RBI,.349 OBP,.461 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Fri.: 2-for-5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, K Stand: 3-6, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 5 R Streak: 2 G (3-6, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 5 R) 3rd career grand slam last night...on Thurs., became 4th player in modern era (since 1900) w/ a HR and 5 BB in a game, 1st w/ no IBB (also H. Aaron, M. Mc- Gwire, E. Martinez - credit Elias Sports Bureau) his 5 BB matched a club record (3rd time), 2nd 5-BB effort in a 9-inn. game (also M. Teixeira, 9/23/04 vs. OAK). In 13 G since break, batting.404/.475/.827/1.302 (21-52) to rise from.239 to.270 ranks among A.L. post-break leaders in R (1st, 17), H (1st, 21), XBH (T2nd, 10), HR (T3rd, 6) hitting.318 (49-154) w/ 11 HR/24 RBI in 42 G since 6/9 to rise from.211 Rangers Player of the Month for July:.341/.410/.625/1.035 (30-88) selected A.L. Player of Week for 7/20-22 after going 8-for-13 in CLE series 3rd time in career to win weekly award.
RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2018 BALTIMORE PAGE 5 ODOR CONT... Had a career high 5 hits on Sat. at HOU, most by a Ranger since Elvis Andrus (5) on 5/18/13 tied career best with 2 HR (9th time) and was 7th Ranger with an inside-the-park HR as part of a multi-hr game set season highs for a Ranger for total bases (12) and XBH (3). Has 77 starts at 2B (75) and DH (2) career-best 40-G errorless streak (175 TC) from 5/24-7/10 was on DL from 4/10-5/10 with left hamstring strain. 19 JURICKSON PROFAR.252 AVG, 11 HR, 56 RBI,.338 OBP,.446 SLG INFIELDER S/R Fri.: DNP Stand: 2-5, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 R Streak: 1 G (2-5, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 R) Has 10 RBI and 4 XBH last 6 G/5 GS is 12-for-36 (.333) in last 11 G and has a.313 (26-83) average in last 23 G to rise from.233 to.252 has 13 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 41 RBI in last 57 G is 8-for-8 in SB attempts 5 3B are most by a Ranger since Elvis Andrus (7) in 2016. Is among the A.L. leaders in GWRBI (T3rd, 12), 3B (T5th, 5), and HBP (8th, 10) had club-record 3 HBP both 6/9 vs. HOU and 6/23 at MIN. Has 4 HR in 7 starts in cleanup spot has 8 HR in last 41 G after 3 HR in 1st 55 G, and 11 HR are a career high (prev. high was 6 in 2013) had run scored in 8 straight, 6/13-23, matching 2018 best for a Ranger (Odor) his 18 E are T2nd-most in the majors (Devers-20). Has 96 G/90 GS, starts at SS (59), 3B (15), 2B (8), and 1B (8) has started at all 4 INF positions in consecutive games twice this season. 18 DREW ROBINSON.175 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI,.258 OBP,.238 SLG OUTFIELDER L/R Fri.: DNP Stand: Streak: 1 G (1-3) Recalled from Round Rock (AAA) today for 2nd stint w/ TEX in 18 (also Opening Day-5/20)...was on the disabled list from May 5-20 with left hip soreness, as his last big league game was on May 4 vs. Boston. Has spent the bulk of the year at Triple-A Round Rock, batting.308/.374/.556/.929 (61-198) with 8 home runs and 23 RBI in 49 games...since the start of July, Robinson has batted.331 (40-121) with a.960 OPS figure in 29 games with the Express. Batted.175 with one HR and 5 RBI in 26 games with the Rangers during his first stint with the club. 15 CARLOS TOCCI.167 AVG, 0 HR, 3 RBI,.225 OBP,.212 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Fri.: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K Stand: 1-4, 2B Streak: 2 G (2-7, 2B) Is batting.258 (8-31) in 13 G/8 GS in 2nd half to go from.086 to.167 started 19 G overall, all in CF has appeared in 13 of 14 since the All-Star break. 3B on 7/21 vs. CLE was 1st career XBH is 9-for-39 in 27 G/10 GS since return from DL 6/2 on DL 4/22-6/1 w/ bruised left hip. Made 1st career appearance on the mound in 8th inning 7/23 vs. OAK, retiring both BF was 13th position player in club history to pitch. 1st hit on 4/8 vs. TOR (1B) 1st career RBI 6/30 vs. CWS ML debut 3/31 vs. HOU acquired from CWS after selected from PHI in Rule 5 Draft, 12/14/17. Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Elvis Andrus 4 2 1-1 1 3 4 - - - 0-4 7/24 vs. OAK (Wendelken) Adrián Beltré 5 3 1 1 - - 5 2 3-1 4-1 7/21 vs. CLE (Carrasco) Willie Calhoun 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - 1 0-1 7/24 vs. OAK (Montas) Robinson Chirinos 15 9 4 2-4 11 8 7 3 2 7-7 8/3 vs. BAL (Hess) Shin-Soo Choo 20 14 4 1 1 2 18 7 13 1 7 10-8 7/30 at ARI (Andriese) Delino DeShields 2 1-1 - 1 1 1 1-2 1-1 5/5 vs. BOS (Rodriguez) Joey Gallo 28 18 9 1-10 18 17 11 1 5 14-12 8/3 vs. BAL (Hess) Ronald Guzmán 9 4 3 1 1 3 6 6 3 1 4 6-3 7/15 at BAL (Castro) Isiah Kiner-Falefa 4 4 - - - 1 3-4 - 1 4-0 7/28 at HOU (Verlander) Nomar Mazara 15 9 3 3-6 9 10 5 2 3 9-5 6/29 vs. CWS (Covey) Renato Nunez 1 1 - - - 1 - - 1-1 0-1 4/29 at TOR (Happ) Rougned Odor 12 9 1 1 1 1 11 6 6 1 5 7-4 8/3 vs. BAL (Hart) Carlos Pérez 1 1 - - - - 1-1 - - 0-1 5/13 at HOU (Rondon) Jurickson Profar 11 5 3 3-2 9 8 3-7 8-2 8/2 vs. BAL (Cashner) Drew Robinson 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0-1 4/1 vs. HOU (Devenski) Ryan Rua 6 4 1 1-4 2 5 1-1 4-2 7/22 vs. CLE (Ramirez) Carlos Tocci - - - - - - - - - - - - NA TOTALS 136 87 30 15 4 37 99 75 61 9 40 38-39 GRAND SLAMS (4): Choo, 5/18 at CWS; Guzmán, 7/15 at BAL; Andrus, 7/25 vs. OAK; Odor, 8/3 vs. BAL MULTI-HOMER GAMES (7): Chirinos (2), 4/28 at TOR; Gallo (2), 5/5 vs. BOS; Mazara (2), 5/9 vs. DET; Profar (2), 6/6 vs. OAK; Gallo (2), 7/20 vs. CLE; Odor (2), 7/28 at HOU; Choo (2), 7/30 at ARI LEADOFF HOMERS (3): Choo, 3x, 6/8 vs. HOU; 6/18 at KC; 7/6 at DET 2018 HOME RUNS BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (5): Profar/Chirinos, 4/28 at TOR; Gallo/Kiner-Falefa, 5/1 at CLE; Profar/Gallo, 6/6 vs. OAK; Chirinos/Gallo, 7/20 vs. CLE; Gallo/Chirinos, 8/3 vs. BAL PINCH-HIT HOMERS (1): Rua, 7/13 at BAL WALKOFF HOMERS (2): Mazara, 5/9 vs. DET; Choo, 5/26 vs. KC INSIDE THE PARK HOMERS (1): Odor, 7/28 at HOU HR BY PITCHERS (0): None DATE July 8 July 9 July 11 July 14 July 16 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 24 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31 August 2 August 3 August 4 RECENT TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTION RHPs Cory Gearrin and Jason Bahr and OF Austin Jackson acquired from San Francisco for PTBNL or cash considerations RHPs Tony Barnette and Matt Bush transferred from 10-day to 60-day disabled list Bahr assigned to Down East (High-A). RHP Cory Gearrin added to 25-man roster RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx optioned to Round Rock (AAA). OF Austin Jackson designated for assignment. LHP Martin Pérez activated from 60-day disabled list LHP Alex Claudio placed on 10-day disabled list (retroactive to July 11) with left ankle sprain OF Austin Jackson released. C Carlos Pérez reinstated from 10-day disabled list and assigned outright to Round Rock (AAA) LHP Joe Palumbo reinstated from 60-day disabled list and optioned to Down East (High-A) OF Austin Jackson cleared release waivers and became a free agent. LHP Tyler Thomas acquired from Chicago Cubs in exchange for RHP Jesse Chavez. OF Nomar Mazara placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to July 17, with right thumb sprain OF Willie Calhoun recalled from Round Rock (AAA). LHP Alex Claudio activated from 10-day disabled list RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Ricardo Rodríguez optioned to Round Rock. OF Delino DeShields optioned to Round Rock (AAA) LHP Brandon Mann recalled from Round Rock. RHPs Eddie Butler and Rollie Lacy and PTBNL acquired from Chicago Cubs for LHP Cole Hamels and cash considerations Lacy assigned to Down East (High-A). OF Ryan Ryan placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to July 27 with muscle spasms in back OF Delino DeShields recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Ariel Jurado recalled from Frisco (AA) LHP Brandon Mann optioned to Round Rock. RHP Chris Martin sent to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. LHP Taylor Hearn and PTBNL acquired from Pittsburgh for RHP Keone Kela Hearn assigned to Frisco (AA). RHP Wei-Chieh Huang and PTBNL acquired from Arizona for LHP Jake Diekman and cash considerations Huang assigned to Frisco (AA) RHP Chris Martin activated from 10-day disabled list LHP Jeffrey Springs contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA). RHP Chris Tillman signed to minor league contract. OF Delino DeShields placed on 7-day concussion list. INF/OF Drew Robinson recalled from Round Rock (AAA). 2018 DISABLED LIST (30) Player Type Injury Placed (retro) Reinstated / Eligible Games Missed Record Delino DeShields 7-day Concussion List Aug. 3 Aug. 10 1 1-0 Nomar Mazara 10-day Right Thumb Sprain July 20 (July 17) July 27 14 7-7 Ryan Rua 10-day Muscle spasms in back July 28 (July 27) August 5 7 6-1 Clayton Blackburn 60-day Grade 1 UCL Strain in Right Elbow March 19 May 28 111 48-63 Ronald Herrera 60-day Right Shoulder Inflammation March 21 May 28 111 48-63 Doug Fister 60-day Right Knee Strain June 10 (June 9) June 19 (transferred to 60 on 6/17) 45 21-24 Matt Bush 60-day Right Elbow Strain June 15 (June 14) June 24 (transferred to 60 on 7/8) 41 21-20 Tony Barnette 60-day Right Shoulder Strain July 4 July 14 (transferred to 60 on 7/8) 25 10-15 Martin Pérez 10-day Recovery from Right Elbow Surgery March 29 (March 26) April 5 7 2-5 Tony Barnette 10-day Lower Back Strain March 29 (March 26) April 10 12 4-8 Delino DeShields 10-day Hamate Bone Fracture in Left Hand March 31 April 22 20 6-14 Doug Fister 10-day Right Hip Strain April 10 April 25 13 4-9 Tony Barnette 10-day Right Shoulder Inflammation April 17 (April 15) April 27 10 4-6 Adrián Beltré 10-day Left Hamstring Strain April 25 May 8 12 6-6 Rougned Odor 10-day Left Hamstring Strain April 10 May 11 27 11-16 Chris Martin 10-day Right Forearm Irritation May 2 (May 1) May 20 17 7-10 Drew Robinson 10-day Left Hip Soreness May 7 (May 5) May 21 12 5-7 Ricardo Rodríguez 60-day Right Biceps Tendinitis March 29 (March 26) May 29 56 22-34 Matt Moore 10-day Right knee soreness May 19 May 30 11 6-5 Adrián Beltré 10-day Left Hamstring Strain May 15 (May 14) May 31 16 9-7 Carlos Tocci 10-day Bruised Left Hip April 22 June 2 38 18-20 Tim Lincecum 60-day Blister on Right Middle Finger March 29 (March 26) June 5 62 25-37 Elvis Andrus 60-day Right Elbow Fracture April 13 (April 12) June 18 59 25-34 Chris Martin 10-day Right Calf Strain June 15 (June 12) June 22 8 5-3 Ronald Guzmán 7-day Concussion List June 26 July 3 5 3-2 Martin Pérez 60-day Right Elbow Discomfort April 30 July 14 66 30-36 Carlos Pérez 10-day Right Ankle Sprain June 16 July 16 26 14-12 Joe Palumbo 60-day Recovery from Left Elbow Surgery February 23 July 16 97 41-56 Alex Claudio 10-day Left Ankle Sprain July 14 (July 11) July 21 5 1-4 Chris Martin 10-day Left Groin Strain July 5 July 31 21 8-13