Texas Rangers (11-17) at Houston Astros (19-9) RHP A.J. Griffin (2-0, 4.11) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (1-2, 4.88) Game #29 Road #13 (3-9) Thu., May 4, 2017 Minute Maid Park 1:10 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall... 11-17 Home...8-8 Road...3-9 Standing...5th, -8.0 GB Roadtrip...0-3 One-Run...2-6 2-Run...0-1 HR... 9-11 No HR...2-6 White...5-5 w/ Blue...2-1 w/ Red...3-4 Gray...3-3 Alt. Blue...2-7 Blue Home...2-1 Blue Road...0-6 Alt. Red (all home)...1-2 Throwback...0-0 Last 5 Games...1-4 Last 10 Games...3-7 Come From Behind Wins... 5 Losses After Lead... 9 Score First...7-8 Opp. Score First...4-9 Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West... 3-3/3-9/6-12 vs. AL Central... 5-5/0-0/5-5 vs. AL East... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Interleague... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Series...2-3-0/1-3-0/3-6-0 Series Openers... 2-3/1-3/3-6 Series Finales...3-2/1-2/4-4 Rubber Games... 1-1/1-1/2-2 Lead after 6... 6-2/3-4/9-6 Lead after 7... 6-2/3-2/9-5 Lead after 8... 6-1/3-1/9-2 Trail after 6... 0-5/0-4/0-9 Trail after 7...0-5/0-6/0-11 Trail after 8... 0-6/0-6/0-12 Tied after 6... 2-1/0-1/2-2 Tied after 7... 2-1/0-1/2-2 Tied after 8... 2-1/0-1/2-2 Decided 7th/later... 2-3/0-5/2-8 Shutouts... 1-0/1-1/2-1 Decided final AB...2-2/0-3/2-5 Walk-off games...2-2 ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player 37 452 Carl Yastrzemski 38 449 Jeff Bagwell 449 Vladimir Guerrero 449 Miguel Cabrera 41 445 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 2964 Sam Crawford 33 2955 Willie Keeler 34 2943 Frank Robinson 35 2942 Adrian Beltre 36 2935 Barry Bonds WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers and Astros conclude their series this afternoon...texas has lost the 1st 3 games of this series and has a season high 4 consecutive defeats overall since beating LAA on 4/29, the majors longest current losing streak...it is the team s longest losing streak since 4 straight losses, 7/18-22/16...the Rangers have not lost as many as 5 consecutive games since 7/3-8/15 (5)...Texas has lost 5 of 6 and 6 of its last 9, the longer streak beginning 4/24...at 11-17 (.393), Rangers have the 3rd-lowest win pct. in the A.L./4th lowest in MLB and are a season high 6 games below.500...it marks the 1st time the team has been as many as 6 games below.500 since 7/20/15 (43-49)...team was last as many as 7 games under the.500 mark on 5/19/15 (16-23)...Texas was 15-13 thru 28 games in 2016...the11 wins are the 3rd fewest thru 28 G beginning 2002 (10-18 in 2007 and 2008) after 28 games, Texas was 15-14 in 2016 and 11-18 in 2007 and 2008. The Rangers have lost 4 games in the standings the last 4 days to fall a season high 8.0 games behind A.L. West Division leader HOU...it is the team s biggest deficit at any point in a season since 8/2/15 (8.0 GB)...last larger deficit in the A.L. West was 9.0 GB on 7/22/15...club dropped to 5th on Wednesday for the 1st time since 4/20. ON THE ROAD: Texas has dropped 5 in a row away from home since a victory on 4/17 at OAK...this is team s longest road losing streak since 5 straight defeats, 8/30-9/3/14...last longer away losing streak was 7 in a row, 7/22-8/4/14...club has dropped 8 of its last 9 away contests after winning 2 of 3 at LAA to open the road schedule...at 3-9, Texas has its fewest wins through 12 road games since 2007 (3-9/4-9)...the.250 road winning percentage ranks 14th in the A.L., ahead of only KC at.154 (2-11). LOSING MARGIN: Wednesday s 10-1 defeat was the Rangers largest losing margin of 2017...previous high was a 9-1 loss on 4/19 at OAK...it was the team s largest margin of defeat since an 11-2 setback on 9/17/16 vs. OAK...the 10 runs were also the most the Rangers have permitted in a game this season, most since 11 issued on 9/17/16 vs. the A s. LONE STAR SERIES PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS LOTTERY: The Rangers have lost the 1st 3 games of the 19-game 2017 Lone Star Series presented by The Texas Lottery...this marks just the 2nd that Texas has dropped the 1st 3 games of a season to HOU, starting 0-3 in 2003...overall, the Rangers have lost 4 straight to the Astros beginning 9/14/16, their longest losing streak in the series since 7 defeats in a row, 5/14-8/9/14...still, Texas is 15-7 vs. HOU since the start of 2016 and 28-13 (.683) since start of 2015, highest win pct. for any A.L. opponent vs. another in that span (min. 20 G) and 2nd in MLB (WAS is 32-9 vs. ATL) Texas leads all-time series 95-56 (.629), its highest win pct. vs. any opponent (15+ G). Rangers have dropped 4 consecutive games at Minute Maid Park over 2 seasons, matching their longest losing streak ever in this park, also 5/13-8/9/14...Texas has won 7 of 12 meetings since the start of 2016...club s 45-32 (.584) all-time record in HOU is its best in any road city with 15+ G. The clubs will next meet in a 3-game series in Arlington, 6/2-4...next set here is 3 games, 6/12-14. IN THIS SERIES: The Astros have outscored the Rangers, 24-10 but have scored all of their runs in just 8 of 24 innings... HOU has produced 4+ runs in an inning 4 times in the 1st 3 games of this series...club had permitted as many as 4 runs in an inning just twice in the1st 25 games entering this series. IN THE A.L. WEST: The Rangers are 6-12 vs. A.L. West opponents, dropping 4 straight and 10 of 12 beginning 4/14... club was also 6-12 after 1st 18 games vs. A.L. West in 2015 (6-13 after 19 games)...texas 1st 16 road games of 2017 will be in its own division through Sunday before the club opens interleague play in San Diego the following day. HITTING THE SKIDS: Wednesday marked the 7th time in 2017 that the Rangers have scored one or fewer runs in a game...over the last 19 games, Texas has a.209 (128-611) team batting average to drop from.240 to.220, 2nd lowest in the majors behind KC (.214)...it marks the Rangers 2nd lowest team batting average ever after 28 games to a.198 mark in 1972 (.200 after 29 games). Texas batters have recorded 56 strikeouts (15-12-16-13) in the last 4 games, the team s most K s ever in a span of 4 straight games...col had 57 K s in a 4-game span earlier this season, 4/28-5/2...the 12+ K in club-record 4 straight games also ties A.L. record (4th time), last by TB, 7/1-4/15... ML record is 6 by ARI, 9/10-15/10...the Rangers 247 total strikeouts are 2nd most in the A.L. to TB (292). The Rangers had homered 9 times in the previous 4 games before being blanked last night...texas is 2nd in the A.L. with 40 HR behind NYY (44), the team s 4th highest HR total through 28 games: 54--2003; 50--2009; 46--2001. LOWDOWN ON LINEUPS: The Rangers have employed 23 different batting orders through the 1st 28 games of the season...with his start in the 3rd hole on Wednesday, Elvis Andrus has had at least one start in 8 of the 9 spots, the exception being leadoff...andrus is the only ML player to have hit in as many as 8 different spots this season as MIN s Max Kepler is 2nd with 7 (STATS, Inc.)...the 8 different spots in one year is a career high for Andrus...3 different Rangers batted in 8 of 9 lineup positions in 2016: Nomar Mazara, Jurickson Profar, and Ryan Rua. On Wednesday, 5 different Rangers hit in a new spot in the order for their 1st times this season: Andrus--3rd; Gallo--4th; Lucroy--5th; Napoli--7th; Odor--2nd...Gallo became the 4th different player to occupy the cleanup spot this season. IN THE 2 SPOT: In his 1st game batting 2nd, Odor reached base in his 1st 3 plate appearances on Wednesday with a BB, 2B, and 1B after entering the contest hitless in previous 11 AB...it was his 1st multi-hit game since 4/26...he has career highs for hits (58), HR (11), and RBI (40) vs. HOU with a.296 AVG in 53 games...odor is 15-for-43 (.349) with 3 HR and 11 RBI in his last 9 games against Astros. HAMELS TO DL: The Rangers announced on Wednesday that LHP Cole Hamels has been placed on the 10-day DL retroactive to April 30 with a right oblique strain and is expected to be sidelined approximately 8 weeks...he returned to Arlington on Wednesday to be examined and is expected to rejoin the team in Seattle over the weekend. GRIFFIN ACTIVATED: RHP A.J. Griffin will be activated from the 10-day DL to start the finale of this series today...griffin was placed on the DL on April 21 retroactive to April 18 with gout in his left ankle...he made a rehab start for Round Rock on 4/28 at Memphis (1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R-ER, 37 pitches) when he was on a limited pitch count. Texas will make a corresponding roster move prior to this afternoon s game to make room for Griffin on the roster. ON TO SEATTLE: The Rangers continue this 8-game trip with a 3-game weekend series against the Mariners...Texas lost all 3 games at Safeco Field in the season s 1st series vs. the M s, April 14-16 with 2 of the losses by one run...rangers have dropped 5 straight to SEA beginning 9/7/16, all at Safeco Field...that is the Rangers longest losing streak vs. the M s since 6 consecutive defeats, 4/18-8/7/15. SHORTS: The Rangers are 3-3 in day games, 1-2 on the road...texas has not lost all games of a 4-game series since 7/10-13/14 vs. BAL, last on the road 6/30-7/3/14 at NYY... club has never lost all games of a 4-game series to HOU... Texas leads ML with 38 DP...club has 12 errors in last 6 G after 4 in previous 14 contests...texas cleanup batters are hitless in the last 15 AB since Odor 1st inning 1B, 4/30 vs. LAA. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Friday, May 5 at Seattle RHP Yu Darvish (3-2, 3.03) vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo (1-3, 5.08) 9:10 FSSW/105.3/1270 Saturday, May 6 at Seattle LHP Martin Perez (1-4, 4.26) vs. RHP Chase De Jong (0-2, 11.05) 8:10 FSSW/105.3/1270 Sunday, May 7 at Seattle RHP Andrew Cashner (0-3, 2.95) vs. LHP James Paxton (3-0, 1.43) 3:10 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 RANGERS GAME NOTES THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 AT HOUSTON TODAY S STARTING PITCHER #64 A.J. Griffin, RHP (2-0, 4.11) TODAY: The 29-year-old right-hander is expected to be activated from the disabled list and make his 4th start of the season in today s series finale against the Astros...was placed on the DL on April 21 with gout in his left ankle...made rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Friday at Memphis, taking the loss after allowing 4 runs in 1.1 innings on a limited pitch count...will be making 3rd road start and 1st day start of the season...will make 4th straight start against an A.L. West opponent, 1st against the Astros (14-6, 4.22 career vs. A.L. West)...has won each of last 2 starts for Texas and posted consecutive quality starts (2-0, 2.25, 3 ER/12.0 IP)...earned win in last start for Texas on 4/17 at OAK (6.0 SHO IP), a 7-0 Rangers win...seeking win in 3+ straight outings for 1st time since 8/26-9/12/13 (4 straight)...did not allow HR in last outing and is seeking back-to-back starts without HR for 1st time since 4/26-5/7/16 (0 HR in 3 straight)...texas has won all 3 of Griffin s starts in 2017 and is 19-7 in his 26 starts overall with the club has a 27-0 record in 32 career starts when receiving 4+ runs of support, with his teams going 30-2 in those contests. ROUND ROCK: Made rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Friday at Memphis (St. Louis AAA), taking the loss (1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R-ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 2 HR, 37 pitches/19 strikes)...allowed a pair of 1st-inning home runs and was removed in 2nd inning due to a limited pitch count...retired 4 of 11 batters faced. LAST ML START: Earned win in 7-0 Texas victory on 4/17 at OAK (6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 SO, 91 pitches/60 strikes), the Rangers 1st of 2 shutout wins this season...set season highs in runs, strikeouts and pitches...elias Sports Bureau notes that Griffin is just the 4th different pitcher in Rangers history (1972-2017) with 8+ SO in a game while permitting one-or-zero hits and one-or-zero walks (also Fergie Jenkins, Kenny Rogers in his perfect game, Yu Darvish-3x) Darvish and Griffin are the only Rangers to do it on the road Griffin s game score (bbref.com) of 77 was 2nd-highest of his career (88 in CG SHO w/ OAK on 6/26/13 vs. CIN). VS. HOUSTON: Is 5-0 with a 4.22 ERA (20 ER/42.2 IP) in 7 G/GS in career against the Astros...Texas is 7-0 in those games...went 2-0, 3.38 (7 ER/18.2 IP) in 3 G/GS vs. HOU last season...won both outings in Arlington and took no decision in last appearance on 9/13/16 at HOU (2 ER/7.0 IP)...averaging 10.5 SO/9 career against Astros, his best mark against any team with 3+ GS against. ON THE ROAD: Slated for his 3rd road outing of 2017...is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) in 2 road outings this season...earned victories on 4/12 at LAA (3 ER/6.0 IP) and on 4/17 at OAK (6.0 SHO IP)...posted similar home/road figures in 2016 as opponents batted.257/.325/.490 in Arlington and.255/.338/.510 on the road went 2-2 with a 5.21 ERA (38 ER/65.2 IP) in 13 road starts last season, compared to a 4.89 ERA at home...in 2017, opponents are just.128 (5-39) on road compared to.286 (4-14) at home. BY THE NUMBERS: Jonathan Lucroy has caught all 3 starts...opponents are just 1-for-14 (.071) when leading off an inning...ground ball percentage of 28.2 would rank 4th-lowest in the A.L. if he qualified...had a ground ball percentage of 30.0 (104 GB/152 FB) in 2016, 2nd-lowest among ML pitchers with 20+ starts (29.5% by LAA s Jered Weaver) averaging 9.39 SO/9 in 2017, well above career mark (7.73)...has thrown 1st-pitch strike to 71.7% of batters...opponents batting just.170 (9-53) compared to.235 mark for career...whip (0.85) figure is lowest of career and below career average (1.18)...has allowed 3 home runs through 3 starts, this after giving up multiple HR in 6 of final 8 starts of 2016. WINS/RUN SUPPORT: Is now 9-4 (.692) in 26 career starts with Texas, 2ndhighest win percentage in club history as a starter among pitchers with 25+ GS for club, trailing only Cole Hamels (.800, 24-6) Rangers have gone 19-7 in those 26 starts...has a 27-0 record in 32 career starts when receiving 4+ runs of support, with his teams going 30-2 in those contests has received 5+ runs of support in all 3 starts this season...run support average (11.15) is 4th-highest among MLB starters with 3+ GS this season...among starting pitchers with 70+ starts since 2012, Griffin s.667 (30-15) individual win pct. ranks 7th in MLB, 4th in A.L. SPRING TRAINING: Won a spot in the Texas rotation during the spring for the 2nd straight year, going 2-2, 5.73 (14 ER/22.0 IP) over 6 G/4 GS in A games was 2-1, 3.14 (5 ER/14.1 IP) in his last 3 spring starts. BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN: With victory on 4/8/16 at LAA, Griffin became the 1st ML pitcher to start 15+ games, then not pitch in the majors for at least the next 2 full seasons, and then win one of his team s 1st 5 games in his 1st season back in the majors since CAL s Rudy May on 4/12/69 vs. MIN (STATS LLC). 2016: Returned to the majors after a 2-year absence and went 7-4 with a 5.07 ERA (67 ER/119.0 IP) over 23 starts for the Rangers in his 1st season with the Texas organization won the 5th spot in the rotation as a non-roster invitee in GRIFFIN S MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 2-0 4.11 3/3 15.1 9 7 7 3 4 16 Career 30-15 4.04 73/73 416.2 370 195 187 77 123 358 GRIFFIN VS. HOUSTON W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 2-0 3.38 3/3 18.2 11 7 7 5 6 18 Career 5-0 4.22 7/7 42.2 33 20 20 10 12 50 GRIFFIN AT MINUTE MAID PARK W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 0-0 2.57 1/1 7.0 4 2 2 2 1 7 Career 2-0 4.26 3/3 19.0 15 9 9 7 2 22 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 6.0, 2x, last April 17 at OAK Innings: 9.0, June 26, 2013 vs. CIN Hits: 4, 2x, last April 12 at LAA Hits: 11, Aug. 14, 2016 vs. DET Runs: 4, April 7 vs. OAK Runs: 9, April 22, 2013 at BOS ER: 4, April 7 vs. OAK ER: 8, Sept. 7, 2016 at SEA SO s: 8, April 17 at OAK SO s: 9, 3x, last May 2, 2016 at TOR Walks: 2, April 7 vs. OAK Walks: 6, Aug. 11, 2013 at TOR HR: 2, April 7 vs. OAK HR: 3, 7x, last Sept. 7, 2016 at SEA Pitches: 91, April 17 at OAK Pitches: 110, July 13, 2013 vs. BOS CG s: N/A CG s: 1, June 26, 2013 vs. CIN Low-Hit CG: N/A Low-Hit CG: 2, June 26, 2013 vs. CIN CG SHO s: N/A CG SHO s: 1, June 26, 2013 vs. CIN Win Streak: 2, April 12-current Win Streak: 6, July 13-Sept. 12, 2012 2017 & CAREER SPLITS 2017 CAREER W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home 0 0 10.80 1/1 3.1 4 15 6 3.95 35/35 203.0 89 Road 2 0 2.25 2/2 12.0 3 15 9 4.13 38/38 213.2 98 Day 6 8 4.36 28/28 156.2 76 Night 2 0 4.11 3/3 15.1 7 24 7 3.84 45/45 260.0 111 AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left.261 23 6 1 2 3.247 818 202 39 68 176 vs. Right.100 30 3 2 2 13.221 759 168 38 55 182 TOTALS.170 53 9 3 4 16.235 1577 370 77 123 358 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total - 2 4 1 - - - - - 7 RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/9 - - - - - 1 1-1 - - 19 11.15 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (Including postseason) Griffin vs. Houston PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Altuve.444 18 8 2 3 1 Aoki.167 6 1 0 0 0 Beltrán.333 3 1 0 0 0 Bregman.167 6 1 1 1 2 Correa.111 9 1 0 0 3 Gattis.000 4 0 0 1 2 Gurriel.000 3 0 0 0 2 Gonzalez.167 6 1 0 0 2 Marisnick.000 1 0 0 0 0 McCann.000 5 0 0 0 2 Springer.111 9 1 0 1 3 GRIFFIN S DAY-BY-DAY Musgrove vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Andrus.250 4 1 0 0 1 Choo.000 3 0 0 0 1 Chirinos 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 DeShields.000 2 0 0 0 1 Gomez.000 4 0 0 0 2 Mazara.444 9 4 2 4 2 Lucroy.167 6 1 0 1 1 Odor.250 8 2 0 0 3 Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/7 vs. OAK 10-5 10.80 3.1 4 4 4 2 2-0 4 Leading 8-4 75/45 4/12 at LAA 8-3 W 6.75 6.0 4 3 3 1 1-0 4 Leading 6-3 83/55 4/17 at OAK 7-0 W 4.11 6.0 1 0 0 0 1-0 8 Leading 5-0 91/60 April Totals 2-0 4.11 15.1 9 7 7 3 4-0 16 Season Totals 2-0 4.11 15.1 9 7 7 3 4-0 16 GRIFFIN S REHAB ASSIGNMENT DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/28 at MEM 1-9 L 27.00 1.1 5 4 4 2 2-0 1 Trailing 0-4 37/19 Rehab Totals 0-1 27.00 1.1 5 4 4 2 2-0 1 spring training ranked 3rd on staff in starts (23) and innings (119.0), T3rd in wins as a starter...went 7-4, 5.07 (67 ER/119.0 IP) last year, the highest ERA of his 1st 3 seasons in the majors, while averaging a career-high 8.1 SO/9 IP. CAREER: The 29-year-old San Diego native returns for a 2nd season in the Texas organization returned to the mound last season, ranking 3rd on the staff in starts and innings as a key piece to the rotation saw no major league action in 2014-15 following Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow in April 2014 signed with Texas in January 2016 after having spent his entire pro career in the Oakland organization was 21-11 over 47 starts with the Athletics from 2012-13...he has a career 4.04 ERA and 1.18 WHIP over 73 major league starts, including a 7-1 in his rookie season in 2012 and a 200-inning campaign in 2013. TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER RHP YU DARVISH (3-2, 3.03 ERA in 6 games/starts) The 30-year-old right-hander is slated to make his 7th start of the season in Friday night s series opener in Seattle ranks among A.L. leaders in SO (T5th, 41), innings (8th, 38.2), and opp. avg. (5th,.180) opponents are batting.180/.270/.316/.586 through 6 starts with 1.060 WHIP last 5 starts: 2.51 ERA (9 ER/32.1 IP) w/.551 opp. OPS will be working on extra 5 days rest for a 2nd straight start after throwing 125 pitches in club s 6-3 victory on Sat. vs. LAA (6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R-ER, 4 BB, 10 SO, 0 HR, 125 pitches/73 strikes) all 3 hits allowed, and both runs, came in the 4th inning gave up a Trout RBI double in that frame after not getting a 2-strike call in that at-bat issued walks to 3 of 1st 4 BF in the 6th, but induced a popout from Andrelton Simmons and groundout from Ben Revere to strand bases loaded threw 30 pitches in the 4th and 28 in the 6th the 125 pitches marked 4th-highest total of his career, most since 5/9/14 vs. BOS (126)... the last TEX pitcher with 125+ pitches in an outing of 6.0-or-fewer innings was Matt Harrison on 5/1/10 at SEA (127 in 6.0 IP) marked the 30th 10+ SO game of his career, 2nd-most in franchise history (Nolan Ryan-34) is 5-3, 4.45 (31 ER/62.2 IP) in 10 G/GS in career vs. SEA, including 2-0, 4.38 (6 ER/12.1 IP) in 2 G/ GS in 2016 last 5 starts vs. M s have all been in Arlington: 3-0, 2.94 (11 ER/33.2 IP), including last outing on 8/29/16, a 6-3 TEX victory (6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R-ER) exited with a 6-1 lead in that game, besting Hisashi Iwakuma has lost all 3 career starts at Safeco Field (0-3, 7.71, 14 ER/16.1 IP), with Rangers scoring a total of 2 runs in those 3 defeats, last a 3-1 loss on 4/12/13 was the Rangers Opening Day starter for the 1st time in his career is seeking his 1st full season since 2013 ranked among A.L. s top 10 in SO, opponents avg., and WHIP in 2nd half of 2016 campaign after returning from 3/17/15 Tommy John surgery on right elbow a 3-time All-Star (2012-13-14), he has twice been the Rangers Pitcher of the Year (2013-14).
RANGERS GAME NOTES THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 AT HOUSTON PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 8-10 28 3.67 162.0 135 71 66 23 72 113 Relievers 3-7-2 28 5.50 86.2 100 59 53 14 27 74 Home 8-8-1 16 3.59 148.0 126 66 59 18 62 110 Road 3-9-1 12 5.36 100.2 109 64 60 19 37 77 TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Chirinos 3.79 5-3 1 3 33.3 0 0 Lucroy 4.47 6-14 4 16 25.0 0 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 39 Dario Alvarez (L) 5/2 at HOU 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0/0 4/8 9/4 8/10 1/0 43 Tony Barnette 5/1 at HOU 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 14 0/2 4/10 6/4 16/6 0/0 60 Anthony Bass 5/3 at HOU 2.2 4 3 3 0 1 42 0/0 0/2 1/1 14/5 0/0 51 Matt Bush 4/29 vs. LAA 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 15 1/2 5/8 1/0 7/11 3/0 58 Alex Claudio (L) 5/2 at HOU (start) 4.0 4 3 3 0 1 65 0/0 7/9 6/0 18/2 0/0 47 Sam Dyson 5/2 at HOU 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0/3 4/9 0/0 20/9 2/0 23 Jeremy Jeffress 5/2 at HOU 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 13 0/0 10/15 7/0 26/5 0/0 50 Keone Kela 5/2 at HOU (BS,1; L,0-1) 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 26 0/1 6/7 2/0 11/6 0/0 62 Jose Leclerc 5/2 at HOU 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 21 1/1 8/9 7/0 9/12 1/0 Totals 2/9, 22.2% 50/81, 61.7% 42/11, 26.2% 144/73 8/0 TEAM PITCHING: Staff has a 5.87 ERA (45 ER/69.0 IP) last 8 G (2-6) to raise ERA from season-low 3.66 to 4.27, 5th-highest in A.L opponents batting.293 (82-280) last 8 G w/ 32 BB against 38 SO season-low 1 SO last night, lowest total since 5/5/16 at TOR (0 SO) last night s 13 hits marked 3rd-highest total in 17 in 1st 3 G/24.0 IP of this series, have allowed 32 hits, 7 HR, and 9 BB against just 10 SO club s 99 BB are 4th-most in A.L., while 187 SO rank 14th Rangers 2 SHO are T2nd in A.L. STARTERS: Rotation has allowed 17 R-15 ER over 21.0 IP last 4 G to rise from 3.26 to 3.67, T4th in A.L. and highest since 4/19 (higher 3.67) last night (Martinez-7 R/6 ER) was 1st TEX start in 17 of allowing 5-or-more runs, last ML club to see such a start this year beginning 4/8, starters have a 3.33 ERA (52 ER/140.1 IP) to drop from 5.82 16 quality starts rank T2nd in A.L. (DET-17) and T3rd in MLB (19-WAS) starters.229 opp. avg. is 2nd-best in majors (OAK-.227), but have MLB-high 72 BB starters have 5.0+ IP in 24 of 1st 28 G. RELIEVERS: Bullpen has allowed 20 ER in 25.1 IP last 8 G to rise from 4.70 to 5.40, 3rd-highest in A.L have allowed 11 R/10 ER in 8.2 IP over 1st 3 G of this series, as Astros have hit.381 (16-42) off relievers Bush recorded team s 2nd save on 4/23 vs. KC, 2-for-8 in save tries, 2 saves are fewest in MLB club s 7 blown saves are T2nd in MLB (8-TOR). 39 DARIO ALVAREZ (L) 1-0-0, 0.00 vs. LHB: 3-for-13 (.231) vs. RHB: 4-for-18 (.222) Has not allowed an earned run over 7.2 IP/8 G, but has permitted 11 of 35 BF to reach safely (7 H, 4 BB) 9 of 24 batters he has retired have come via strikeout 1st batter has reached in 4 of 8 season-high 2.0 IP on 4/20 vs. KC, scoreless 12th and 13th to earn his 1st win w/ TEX. Has fewest games/innings of any member of TEX season-opening bullpen made a season-opening roster for the 1st time in his 4th ML season. Saw 1st extended MLB action in 2016, spending time in NYM/ATL/TEX organizations has whiffed 54 of 175 batters faced in his ML career (30.9%) faced 41 LH batters in 2016, whiffed 18 of them (43.9%). 43 TONY BARNETTE 0-0-0, 6.48 vs. LHB: 2-for-12 (.167) vs. RHB: 9-for-23 (.391) Career-high 3 runs allowed in blown save on Mon. at HOU also allowed a pair of IR to score 1st batters faced are 5-for-7 with a BB in last 8 G. Has allowed 4 of 6 (66.7%) inherited runners to score, T4th-highest pct. among A.L. qualifiers and tied w/ Alvarez for most IR scored against a Ranger has permitted IR to score in 3 of last 5 outings owns 2 of Rangers 7 blown saves (Dyson-3, Bush-1, Kela-1) is 0-for-3 in career save chances has allowed 7 XBH, tied w/ Mike Hauschild for most vs. a TEX reliever in 2017. Made season-opening roster for the 2nd straight year after making his ML debut in 2016. 60 ANTHONY BASS 0-0-0, 14.29 vs. LHB: 8-for-17 (.471) vs. RHB: 6-for-13 (.462) Recalled yesterday for 2nd stint of 17 w/ TEX (also 4/20-27) has allowed 3+ R in both outings w/ Rangers, opponents batting.467 (14-30) has permitted doubles to both 1st batters faced and allowed lone IR to score his 6 ER in 3.0 IP on 4/25 vs. MIN marked most runs allowed by a TEX reliever since 7/4/16 at BOS (Michael Roth, 6 R-ER) that Twins game was 1st ML outing since his previous appearance w/ TEX on 9/28/15 vs. DET. Has 0.96 ERA (1 ER/9.1 IP) over 4 relief appearances w/ Triple-A Round Rock, whiffing 17 of 35 batters faced was a non-roster invitee this spring, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (8 ER/16.0 IP) in 9 relief appearances. Returned to both U.S. and Rangers in a 2/11 minors deal after spending a year w/ Japan Series champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham-Fighters. 51 MATT BUSH 1-0-1, 2.08 vs. LHB: 1-for-17 (.059) vs. RHB: 4-for-14 (.286) Allowed unearned run Sat. vs. LAA, only outing in last 10 days 2nd career save on 4/23 vs. KC (other 8/10/16 vs. COL) has allowed one unearned run over 5 G/5.0 IP since returning from injection in his right AC joint on 4/12, and opp. are 2-for-17 w/ 8 K s in those outings did not pitch 4/10-15. In 8 G this season, opponents batting.161 (5-31) w/ one BB/13 SO. Has whiffed 13 of last 27 BF allowed runs in 2 of 1st 3 outings before his injection allowed game-tying HR by Encarnacion in season opener 4/3 vs. CLE that resulted in blown save, snapping scoreless streak of 15.2 IP dating to 2016 (reg. and postseason). Last year vs. HOU: 1-0 in 7 G/8.2 IP w/ 3 holds, 1 R-ER, 4 BB/12 SO Rangers won all 7 G in which he appeared. 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 1-0-0, 1.93 vs. LHB: 3-for-14 (.214) vs. RHB: 7-for-33 (.212) Made 1st career start Tues. at HOU (3 ER, 4.0 IP), throwing career-high 65 pitches had scoreless inning streak snapped at 15.2 IP dating to 2016..1st ER allowed since 9/14/16 at HOU.T2nd longest outing of career (4.1 IP on 5/10/16 vs. CWS). Over 9 relief outings this season: 10.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO earned win w/ 3.2 scoreless IP 4/7 vs. OAK, 3rd-longest outing of career and 2nd-longest scoreless effort in career (4.0 SHO IP, 8/16/16 vs. OAK).opponents are 10-for-47 (.213) with 2 BB/5 SO Made Opening Day roster for 1st time in his career in 4th ML season spent bulk of 2016 on active Rangers roster, just 6 appearances in the minors. 47 SAM DYSON 0-3-0, 14.54 vs. LHB: 9-for-16 (.563) vs. RHB: 7-for-24 (.292) Retired 4 of 5 BF on 13 pitches Tues. at HOU activated from the disabled list Friday and has allowed 1 R-ER in 3 G/4.2 IP, permitting solo HR to Jefry Marte in 9th Sun. vs. LAA outing Fri. vs. LAA was 1st since 4/16 at SEA (blown save, 2 R-ER, 0.1 IP) on DL from 4/17-27 w/ right hand contusion sustained when he attempted to barehand a comebacker in that 4/16 outing. His 3 relief losses are T1st in MLB (also MIL s Neftali Feliz and TOR s Jason Grilli), this after just 3 total losses w/ TEX in 2015-16 after trade from Marlins has 3 blown saves, T1st in MLB w/ 3 others, this after 5 blown saves in all of 2016 opponents batting.400 (16-40) w/ 7 BB/2 SO and 3 HR. Appeared in back-to-back games, 4/24-25, with Triple-A Round Rock on a rehab assignment (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R-ER, 1 BB, 2 SO). 23 JEREMY JEFFRESS 0-2-0, 5.56 vs. LHB: 4-for-13 (.308) vs. RHB: 12-for-35 (.343) Allowed 3 of 4 BF to reach Tues. at HOU (1 ER/0.1 IP) last 5 G: 5 R-ER in 4.2 IP to raise ERA from season-low 2.70 to 5.56 opponents in those 5 G: 12-for-25 w/ HR, 3 BB-1 IBB, 3 SO. T3rd in A.L. with 15 appearances, T5th-most in MLB 8 of 15 outings have been <3 outs has stranded all 7 inherited runners. Took loss Fri. vs. LAA (Pujols 3-R HR in 8th), as both losses in 17 are to Angels (also walk-off loss 4/11 at LAA) HR Fri. was 1st HR allowed since 6/1/16 vs. STL while with MIL (Brandon Moss), 1st by a RH hitter since 4/23/16 vs. PHI (O. Herrera). 50 KEONE KELA 0-1-0, 4.91 vs. LHB: 3-for-10 (.300) vs. RHB: 2-for-17 (.118) Opponents are 5-for-11 last 2 G took loss and blown save after allowing 1st-career slam Tues. at HOU, 1st HR allowed in 2017 1st loss since 7/18/16 at LAA has 7 appearances since he was recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 4/17 had 7.1 SHO IP over 1st 6 outings pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in TEX win 4/20 vs. KC (10th and 11th innings), matching career high for innings (7th time). Posted no record with 2.25 ERA (1 ER/4.0 IP) over 4 relief appearances with the Express before his promotion, going 1-for-2 in save tries PCL batters hit.294 (5-17) with one BB/8 SO and just one XBH (2B) had been optioned to Triple-A on 3/31 before season-opening roster was set. 62 JOSE LECLERC 0-1-1, 0.82 vs. LHB: 3-for-14 (.214) vs. RHB: 3-for-26 (.115) Retired 3 of 5 BF in scoreless 5th Tues. at HOU ranks among A.L. relief leaders in SO (T12th, 17) and SO/9 (11th, 13.91) over last 15 ML appearances beginning 9/8/16: 18.2 IP, 2 R-1 ER, 4 BB, 24 SO has stranded all 7 inherited runners and retired 34 of 42 BF, as opponents are 6-for-40 w/ 2 BB/17 SO in 9 outings K s in all 9 G. 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. Retired all 6 BF w/ 3 SO in season debut 4/4 vs. CLE in club history, only other relievers as young as Leclerc (23.106) with 2.0+ perfect innings and 3+ SO in an outing were Neftali Feliz (4x) and Mitch Williams (2x) made Opening Day roster for 1st time in his career after ML debut in 2016.
PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 AT HOUSTON TEAM BATTING: Team is batting.209 (128-611) last 19 G to drop from.240 to.220, 2nd-lowest in MLB (KC-.214) has 12+ SO in club-record 4 straight, tying A.L. record (4th time), and T4th-longest span in ML history season-high 16 K s on Tues. at HOU last night was 7th game with 5-or-fewer hits (0-7) had 9-hits-or-less in 12 straight 4/14-25, longest span since Aug. 2004 (12 G) 2-or-fewer runs 11 of last 19 club ranks among A.L. leaders in HR (2nd, 40) and runs (T5th, 124), but have 3rd-lowest OBP (.297) season-high 5 HR Tues. at HOU, 1st loss in club history w/ 5+ HR. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.279 AVG, 4 HR, 11 RBI,.324 OBP,.471 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Wed.: 0-for-3, BB, SO Trip:.333 (3-9), HR, 2B, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 RBI Streak: 0 G Has hits in 8 of last 11, batting.333 (8-24) last 7 G to rise from.263 to.279 is batting.227 (15-66) last 17 G to drop from.368 ranks among A.L. leaders in SB (T6th, 5) and multi-hit games (T4th, 10) has 3 XBH last 18 G walk-off single on 4/23 vs. KC, which was 1st career start in cleanup slot. With single 4/17 at OAK (career hit 1282), passed Ruben Sierra for sole possession of 5th place in club history. Has started 27 of 28 G at SS has starts in 7 different slots in lineup (2/3/4/6/7/8/9) did not play in spring until 3/11 after offseason sports hernia surgery. Batting.325 (13-40) in 12 G at Minute Maid since start of 2016 his 4 HR here are T2nd-most in an opposing park (5-OAK, 4-HOU/LAA). 29 ADRIAN BELTRE AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI, OBP, SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R 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 expected to miss multiple weeks entered this season with 2942 hits, 35th all-time and one behind Frank Robinson (2943). Placed on DL 4/2 (right calf tightness) and missed an Opening Day for 2nd time in his career (also 2001) played for Dominican Republic in WBC. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.320 AVG, 4 HR, 9 RBI,.433 OBP,.840 SLG CATCHER R/R Wed.: DNP Trip: Streak: 0 G Went 0-for-3 Sun. vs. LAA, but had a 4-for-12 homestand w/ 3 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, and a HBP is T3rd on club w/ 4 HR has all 4 HR/9 RBI in his last 7 starts his 4 HR as catcher are T3rd in A.L. (5-James McCann/Sal Perez), T4th in MLB 5 of last 7 hits have gone for extra bases (4 HR, 2B). 4/21 vs. KC was 4th career multi-hr game - his 1st in Arlington his 3 multi-hr games since start of 16 are 3rd among Rangers (4-Beltre/Odor). Has 9 G/8 GS at catcher, team is 5-3 in his starts had 2 H, 2 R, 3 RBI in consecutive starts (4/9 vs. OAK; 4/13 at LAA). Is 1-for-3 in throwing out attempted base stealers, and has thrown out 4 of last 6 attempts dating back to 2016. 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.250 AVG, 3 HR, 11 RBI,.364 OBP,.393 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Wed.: 0-for-2, BB, SO Trip:.091 (1-11), BB Streak: 0 G Has gone 1-for-11 in this series, but is still batting.306 (11-36) since 4/22 to rise from.208 to.250 his.756 OPS is 3rd for TEX qualifiers (Gallo-.848, Andrus-.795) reached safely in each of his 8 G on last homestand at.357/.455/.643/1.098 (10-28) w/ 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 BB, 6 R. Has team-high 15 BB, just out of A.L s top 10 in that category T3rd in A.L. w/ 6 GIDP has hit in 5 different slots in 17 has 24 total starts at DH (20) and RF (4) 3 BB on 4/17 at OAK, tied for most by a Ranger in 17. Started in the 9-hole 4/26 vs. MIN for 1st time in his career and matched a season high with 3 hits had a triple and home run in the 8th inning, most total bases (7) by a Texas batter in a single inning since Adrian Beltre hit 2 HR (8 TB) on 8/22/12 vs. BAL. Had 5 RBI 4/16 at SEA, highest total since 9/17/10 at KC while w/ CLE (7) it was his 5th career game with 5+ RBI, his most with Texas. Is hitting.304 (24-79) w/ 4 HR, 9 RBI, and 13 R in 20 G at Minute Maid as member of Rangers. 7 DELINO DESHIELDS.233 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI,.327 OBP,.326 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Wed.: 0-for-4, K Trip:.167 (2-12), HR, 2B, RBI, R Streak: 0 G Last night was 1st start of 17 in CF hit 1st-career leadoff HR Tues. at HOU has started 7 straight in the leadoff slot, going for 7-for-25 with 8 R and 5 BB batting.294 (10-34) last 11 G after opening season at 0-for-9, part of an 0-for-21 span dating to 16 has 17 G/12 GS (10-LF, 1-CF, 1-DH). On 4/26 vs. MIN, became 2nd TEX leadoff batter since 2010 to reach safely 5+ times w/ 3+ R in 9-inning game (also Andrus, 5/18/13 vs. DET) matched career highs with 5 times on base (other 8/27/15 vs. TOR) and 3 BB (4x, last 8/27/15 vs. TOR). Posted walk-off RBI single in 13th on 4/20 vs. KC, his 1st career walk-off hit in 10-pitch at-bat is 4-for-6 in steal tries in 17. Originally selected by HOU in 1st round (8th overall) of 2010 June draft selected by TEX in 2014 Rule 5 Draft. 13 JOEY GALLO.200 AVG, 8 HR, 17 RBI,.314 OBP,.533 SLG 1B / 3B / OF L/R Wed.: 0-for-3, 3 K, E Trip:.100 (1-10), HR, R, RBI, BB Streak: 0 G Is 2-for-21 w/ one BB/13 SO last 6 G to drop from.232 to.200 K s in 6 straight PA s matched a career high with 4 times on base 4/26 vs. MIN (3x, last 6/13/15 vs. MIN) has started all 28 G at 3B, played every inning in field until his early exit last night 3rd career 2-error game on Fri. vs. LAA. Hit 2nd road HR of season Tues. at HOU has 6 HR in last 14 G, and his team-high 8 HR are T3rd in A.L his 7 HR were most by a Ranger in April since 2012 (Hamilton-9, Napoli-7) 11 of last 14 hits have gone for extra bases ranks among A.L. leaders in XBH (T8th, 13) and R (T11th, 17) team-best.848 OPS named Rangers Player of the Month for April. Posted 1st career multi-hr game 4/21 vs. KC had 116.1 mph exit velocity in 1st HR in that game, highest for a Ranger in 17 (Baseball Savant site). Career-high 5 RBI on 4/9 vs. OAK, 2nd career HR off a LHP (Manaea) 1st TEX batter w/ 5+ RBI from 8-hole since Napoli (6) on 9/30/12 vs. LAA-G2. 14 CARLOS GOMEZ.233 AVG, 4 HR, 11 RBI,.316 OBP,.437 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Wed.: DNP Trip:.111 (1-9), 2B Streak: 1 G (.200, 1-5, 2B) In last 10 G, batting.361 (13-36) w/ HR, 3 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SB to rise from.164 to.233. Hit for cycle for 2nd time in career on Sat. vs. LAA (also 5/7/08 vs. CWS with the Twins) was 10th cycle in Rangers history, 1st since Adrian Beltre on 8/3/15 vs. HOU just 4th Ranger ever to cycle in only 4 PA s in a game only Ranger w/ 4-hit game in 17. Has reached safely via H/BB in 17 of 20 his 11 BB are 3rd on club started each of 1st 27 G in CF before 1st game off last night hit leadoff in 19 of 1st 20 G, but has hit 3rd in last 5 starts club is 6-1 when he scores at least once, also 6-2 when has an RBI. Leadoff HR 4/13 at LAA was 11th career, 2nd w/ TEX (other 9/10/16 at LAA) had HR in 2 straight 4/12-13 to match career high (3rd time w/ TEX). Re-signed w/ TEX on 12/13/16 originally signed w/ TEX on 8/20/16 after he was released by HOU on 8/18/16. 38 PETE KOZMA.100 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI,.182 OBP,.100 SLG INFIELDER R/R Wed.: 0-for-1, K as DEF Trip: 0-1 Streak: 0 G Pronounced CAWZ-muh has played 2 straight (PR and def. replacement), going 0-for-1 made TEX debut as pinch runner Tues. at HOU was received from Yankees on a waiver claim Sunday and added to 40-man roster had been DFA d by NYY on Friday when club activated Gregorius from DL. Was on Yanks Opening Day roster and went 1-for-9 in 11 G/3 GS, all 3 starts at SS, last 4/18 vs. CWS last game w/ NYY: 4/23 at PIT (0-1 as PR-SS). Has seen action at all 4 INF positions in ML career, as well as LF career.221 avg. over 286 G in majors w/ STL (2011-15) and NYY (2017) spent 2016 at Scranton Wilkes-Barre (NYY AAA) selected 18th overall (by STL) in 2007 June draft out of Owasso (OK) HS ML debut vs. HOU on 5/18/11 in STL. 25 JONATHAN LUCROY.222 AVG, 2 HR, 6 RBI,.273 OBP,.333 SLG CATCHER R/R Wed.: 0-for-3, BB Trip:.333 (3-9), HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Streak: 0 G Registered 2nd 3-hit game of 17 Tues. at HOU, matching most as a Ranger (4th time, last 4/11 at LAA) also hit 1st homer since 4/11 has reached via hit or walk in 9 straight batting.208 (10-48) last 14 G to drop from.250 to.222 12 of 16 hits have been singles has started 20 of 28 G. Leads MLB in CS since start of 2011 (147 for MIL/TEX) is 4-for-16 in throwing out attempted base stealers. Played with champion Team USA in the WBC: 4-for-15 w/ an RBI, BB, R in 4 G. Last 13 G vs. HOU beginning 6/19/13:.327 (17-52) w/ 5 HR and 8 RBI hit 2 HR on 8/6/16 at Minute Maid in 4th game in a TEX uniform. 30 NOMAR MAZARA.245 AVG, 5 HR, 20 RBI,.298 OBP,.415 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Wed.: 1-for-4, R, 2 K, GDP Trip:.400 (4-10), HR, 2 RBI, BB, 3 R Streak: 3 G (.400, 4-10, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 3 R) Hits in 3 straight and 4 of 5, 4-for-10 in this series to rise from.229 to.245 Tues. at HOU was 1st multi-hit game since 4/23 HR Tues. was 1st since 4/16, span of 14 G batting.178 (16-89) last 22 G beg. 4/8 to drop from.588 still ranks among A.L. leaders in multi-hit games (T4th, 10) has started 27 G in RF (24), LF (1), and DH (2). Is T8th in A.L. w/ 20 RBI, 3 RBI last 13 G was just 3rd player in Rangers history with 17+ RBI thru 14 team games, joining a pair of TEX teammates in 1998: Juan Gonzalez (18) and Lee Stevens (17). Named A.L. Player of the Week for April 2-9 hit 1st-career grand slam 4/7 vs. OAK, career-high 6 RBI 2nd Ranger since start of 13 with 6+ RBI in G (7 by J.P. Arencibia, 7/29/14 vs. NYY) set TEX club record w/ 9 RBI in 1st 4 G of season 1st Ranger w/ 10+ hits in 1st 4 G since Pete O Brien in 1988 (11). Has HR in 3 of last 8 G vs. HOU, and also HR in 3 of last 9 G at Minute Maid.
RANGERS GAME NOTES THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 AT HOUSTON PAGE 5 5 MIKE NAPOLI.158 AVG, 4 HR, 10 RBI,.227 OBP,.307 SLG FIRST BASEMAN R/R Wed.: 1-for-4, 2 K Trip:.250 (3-12), HR, RBI, 2 R Streak: 1 G (1-4) Is 4-for-30 (.133) with 13 K in his last 8 G and is batting.143 (10-70) last 19 G to drop from.194 to.158 Has 7 K in last 10 PA and is T4th in the A.L. in strikeouts (37)...7 of 16 hits have gone for extra bases Has 4 HR in last 7 G vs. HOU beginning 5/11/16...went deep just twice in 1st 30 career G against the Astros...has 2 HR in last 4 G at Minute Maid Park... all 4 HR in 2017 are solo shots. Is tied for 2nd in the A.L. in HBP (3)...is 6-for-38 (.158) in last 10 road games...has started 26 of 28 at 1B (21) and DH (5). 12 ROUGNED ODOR.194 AVG, 4 HR, 13 RBI,.243 OBP,.361 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Wed.: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, K, CS, E Trip:.182 (2-11), 2B, BB Streak: 1 G (.667, 2-3, 2B, BB) Reached base in 1st 3 PA on Wednesday with a BB, 2B, and 1B after entering the contest hitless in previous 11 AB...was 1st multi-hit game since 4/26 and 2nd in last 24 G. Is 4-for-23 with 8 K in last 6 G and is hitting.156 (14-90) last 23 G after season-opening 5-G hit streak, dropping from.389 to.194 9 of last 13 hits have been singles (also 3 2B, HR) has started all 28 games at 2B. Hit 2 HR off Kluber in season-opener, 4/3 vs. CLE, 4th career multi-hr game 1st ML player to homer in each of his 1st 2 PA s of a team s 1st game of a season since Bryce Harper on 4/1/13 vs. MIA 7th Rangers player to HR twice in a season opener (last I. Rodriguez/Kapler on 4/3/00 vs. CWS). Signed 6-year contract extension (2017-22) on 3/30 w/ club option for 2023, youngest Ranger ever (23) to receive contract of 6+ seasons. Is hitting.229 (11-48) in 12 road games. Has career highs for hits (58), HR (11), and RBI (40) vs. HOU with.296 AVG in 53 games...is 15-for-43 (.349) with 3 HR and 11 RBI in last 9 G vs. HOU. 16 RYAN RUA.186 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI,.239 OBP,.279 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Wed.: 1-for-2, RBI, BB, K Trip: 1-3, RBI, BB Streak: 1 G (.500, 1-2, RBI, BB) Drove in Rangers only run on Wednesday with a 5th inning 1B...had been hitless in 1st 9 road AB in 2017 before that hit...was just 2nd game with an RBI in 2017 (4 on 4/26 vs. MIN). Is 5-for-17 (.294) in last 6 G to rise from.115 to.186 has reached safely via H/BB in 6 of last 7 starts beginning 4/20. 1st career grand slam on 4/26 vs. MIN has appeared in 16 of 28 G, 12 total starts in LF (5) and 1B (7) made the Opening Day roster for 3rd straight year. BATTERS VS. HOUSTON - 2017 AND CAREER 2017 CAREER PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Andrus.333 9 3 1 2.277 376 104 4 38 Chirinos.265 68 18 2 7 Choo.091 11 1 0 0.284 148 42 5 15 DeShields.167 12 2 1 1.173 98 17 1 7 Gallo.100 10 1 1 1.143 14 2 1 1 Gomez.111 9 1 0 0.234 167 39 3 9 Kozma.000 1 0 0 0.250 28 7 1 5 Lucroy.333 9 3 1 2.265 170 45 9 26 Mazara.400 10 4 1 2.308 78 24 4 11 Napoli.250 12 3 1 1.267 135 36 6 15 Odor.182 11 2 0 0.296 196 58 11 40 Rua.333 3 1 0 1.228 57 13 1 6 PITCHERS VS. HOUSTON - 2017 AND CAREER 2017 CAREER PLAYER W-L-S ERA G IP H ER W-L-S ERA G IP H ER Alvarez 0-0-0 0.00 2 2.0 2 0 0-0-0 6.00 3 3.0 5 2 Barnette 0-0-0 81.01 1 0.1 3 3 0-0-0 5.73 10 11.0 15 7 Bass 0-0-0 10.13 1 2.2 4 3 0-0-0 4.15 3 8.2 9 4 Bush 1-0-0 1.04 7 8.2 5 1 Cashner 0-1-0 3.00 1 6.0 3 2 2-3-0 3.77 11 28.2 15 12 Claudio 0-0-0 6.75 1 4.0 4 3 1-0-0 7.56 5 8.1 10 7 Darvish 4-4-0 3.51 12 77.0 57 30 Dyson 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.1 0 0 1-0-6 2.76 17 16.1 14 5 Griffin 5-0-0 4.22 7 42.2 33 20 Jeffress 0-0-0 27.00 1 0.1 3 1 0-0-2 5.40 6 5.0 9 3 Kela 0-1-0 36.00 1 1.0 3 4 4-1-0 4.76 12 11.1 11 6 Leclerc 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 3 2.2 3 0 Martínez 0-1-0 10.13 1 5.1 9 6 3-2-0 3.62 8 32.1 33 13 Perez 5-3-0 2.49 9 61.1 53 17 2017 HOME RUNS Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Elvis Andrus 4 4 - - - 1 3 1 3 - - 1-3 5/2 at HOU (Fiers) Adrian Beltre - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/25 at OAK (Cotton) Robinson Chirinos 4 3 1 - - 1 3 4-1 - 3-0 4/23 vs. KC (Young) Shin-Soo Choo 3 - - 2 - - 3 2 1-1 1-2 4/30 vs. LAA (Ramirez) Delino DeShields 1 1 - - - - 1-1 - 1 0-1 5/2 at HOU (Fiers) Joey Gallo 8 5 2 1-2 6 6 2-2 3-4 5/2 at HOU (Fiers) Carlos Gomez 4 3 1 - - - 4 2 2-2 3-1 4/29 vs. LAA (Valdez) Pete Kozma - - - - - - - - - - - - 4/2/13 at ARI (Bell) Jonathan Lucroy 2-1 1-1 1-2 - - 0-2 5/2 at HOU (Fiers) Nomar Mazara 5 1 3-1 - 5 2 3-2 2-3 5/2 at HOU (Gregerson) Mike Napoli 4 4 - - - - 4 2 2-3 2-2 5/1 at HOU (McCullers) Rougned Odor 4 1 2 1 - - 4 4 - - 2 2-1 4/29 vs. LAA (Chavez) Ryan Rua 1 - - - 1-1 1 - - - 1-0 4/26 vs. MIN (Belisle) TOTALS 40 23 10 5 2 5 34 24 16 1 13 9-11 GRAND SLAMS (2): Mazara, 4/7 vs. OAK; Choo, 4/26 vs. MIN MULTI-HOMER GAMES (3): Odor, 4/3 vs. CLE (2); Chirinos, 4/21 vs. KC (2); Gallo, 4/21 vs. KC (2) BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (0): None LEADOFF HOMERS (2): Gomez, 4/13 at LAA; DeShields, 5/2 at HOU PINCH-HIT HOMERS (0): None WALKOFF HOMERS (0): None INSIDE THE PARK HOMERS (0): None HR BY PITCHERS (0): None RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION March 31 RHP Keone Kela optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Anthony Bass and C Steven Lerud assigned to minor league camp RHP Dillon Gee released from minor league contract. April 2 RHP Dillon Gee signed to major league free agent contract and optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez placed on 60-day disabled list with partial tear of UCL in his right elbow RHP Andrew Cashner placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to April 1, with right biceps soreness INF Hanser Alberto placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, with right shoulder tightness 3B Adrian Beltre placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, with right calf tightness C Brett Nicholas placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, following left knee surgery RHP Tyson Ross placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, following Thoracic Outlet Syndrome surgery RHP Tanner Scheppers placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, with left abdominal discomfort. April 6 LHP Andrew Faulkner traded to Baltimore in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. April 9 RHP Tanner Scheppers sent to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. April 12 RHP Nick Martinez recalled from Round Rock (AAA) INF/OF Drew Robinson optioned to Round Rock. April 15 RHP Andrew Cashner reinstated from 10-day disabled list RHP Nick Martinez optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Tanner Scheppers assigned outright to Round Rock. April 16 RHP Clayton Blackburn acquired from San Francisco Giants in exchange for INF Frandy De La Rosa Blackburn optioned to Round Rock (AAA). April 17 RHP Keone Kela recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Sam Dyson placed on 10-day disabled list with right hand contusion. April 19 RHP Tyler Wagner assigned outright to Round Rock (AAA). April 20 RHP Anthony Bass contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Mike Hauschild designated for assignment. April 21 RHP Nick Martinez recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP A.J. Griffin placed on 10-day disabled list with gout in left ankle OF Josh Hamilton released from minor league contract. April 22 RHP Mike Hauschild cleared outright waivers and returned to Houston Astros. April 24 RHP Sam Dyson and C Brett Nicholas sent to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. April 28 RHP Sam Dyson reinstated from 10-day disabled list RHP Anthony Bass optioned to Round Rock (AAA) C Brett Nicholas reinstated from 10-day disabled list and optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP A.J. Griffin sent to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. April 30 INF Pete Kozma received on waiver claim from New York Yankees...INF-OF Jurickson Profar optioned to Round Rock (AAA). May 3 LHP Cole Hamels placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to April 30 with right oblique strain...rhp Anthony Bass recalled from Round Rock (AAA). May 4 RHP A.J. Griffin reinstated from 10-day disabled list. 2017 DISABLED LIST Player Type Injury Placed (retro) Reinstated / Eligible Games Missed Record Hanser Alberto 10-day Right shoulder tightness April 2 (March 30) April 9 28 11-17 Adrian Beltre 10-day Right calf tightness April 2 (March 30) April 9 28 11-17 Tyson Ross 10-day Thoracic Outlet Syndrome surgery April 2 (March 30) April 9 28 11-17 Cole Hamels 10-day Right oblique strain May 3 (April 30) May 10 1 0-1 Jake Diekman 60-day Ulcerative colitis surgery Feb. 14 June 1 28 11-17 Prince Fielder 60-day Neck disc herniation surgery Feb. 14 June 1 28 11-17 Chi Chi Gonzalez 60-day Right elbow UCL partial tear April 2 June 1 28 11-17 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
PAGE 6 TEXAS TEAM BATTING Runs, Game...14, April 26 vs. MIN Runs, Inning...8, April 26 vs. MIN (8th) Hits, Game...14, April 26 vs. MIN Hits, Inning...5, April 26 vs. MIN (8th) Fewest Hits, Game...2, 2x, April 15 at SEA; April 8 vs. OAK Doubles...4, April 7 vs. OAK 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, 3x, last May 2 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...16, May 2 at HOU Left on Base (9 innings)...8, 3x, April 26 vs. MIN; April 16 at SEA; April 9 vs. OAK Left on Base (Extras)...7, April 11 at LAA TEXAS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Hits...4, Gomez, April 29 vs. LAA Runs...3, 5x, last Choo/DeShields, April 26 vs. MIN Home Runs...2, 3x, last Chirinos/Gallo, April 21 vs. KC RBI...6, Mazara, April 7 vs. OAK Total Bases...10, Gomez, April 29 vs. LAA Doubles...2, Gomez, April 7 vs. OAK Triples...1, 5x, last Gomez, April 29 vs. LAA Extra-Base Hits...3, Gomez, April 29 vs. LAA Stolen Bases...2, 3x, last DeShields/Gomez, April 26 vs. MIN Walks...3, 2x, DeShields, April 26 vs. MIN; Choo, April 17 at OAK Strikeouts...4, 2x, last Napoli, May 2 at HOU Hitting Streak...5, 3x, Gomez (April 20-25); Andrus (April 9-14); Odor (April 3-8) TEXAS TEAM PITCHING Strikeouts...14, April 20 vs. KC Walks...6, 3x, last April 30 at LAA Fewest Walks...1, 2x, April 22 vs. KC; April 12 at LAA Runs Allowed, Game...10, May 3 at HOU Runs Allowed, Inning...6, May 2 at HOU (7th) Hits Allowed, Game...14, 2x, last April 25 vs. MIN Hits Allowed, Inning...7, April 25 vs. MIN (5th) Home Runs...4, May 3 at HOU Consecutive Scoreless Innings...14.0, 3x, last April 19-20 TEXAS INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Innings, Starter...8.0, 2x, last Darvish, April 23 vs. KC Fewest Innings, Starter...3.1, Griffin, April 7 vs. OAK Innings, Reliever...3.2, Claudio, April 7 vs. OAK Strikeouts, Starter...10, 2x by Darvish, April 29 vs. LAA; April 13 at LAA Strikeouts, Reliever...3, 5x, last Leclerc, April 24 vs. MIN Runs Allowed...7, Martinez, May 4 at HOU Earned Runs Allowed...6, 2x, last Martinez, May 4 at HOU Hits Allowed...10, Bass, April 25 vs. MIN Home Runs Allowed...3, 2x, last Martinez, May 4 at HOU Pitches...125, Darvish, April 29 vs. LAA TEXAS TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Winning Streak...4, April 20-23 Losing Streak...4, April 30-current Longest Game, Innings...13.0, April 20 vs. KC Longest Game, Time, 9 inn...3:39, April 16 at SEA Longest Game, Time, Xtra...3:47, April 20 vs. KC (13 inn.) Shortest Game, Time...2:24, April 15 at SEA Largest Crowd, Home...48,350, April 3 vs. CLE Largest Crowd, Road...41,855, April 14 at SEA Winning Margin...11, April 26 vs. MIN (14-3) Losing Margin...8, April 19 at OAK (1-9) Largest Deficit in Win...2, 2x, April 29 vs. LAA (trailed 2-0 after 4 1/2 inn.); April 26 vs. MIN (trailed 2-0 after 4 1/2 inn.) Largest Deficit in 9th, Win...NA Largest Lead in Loss...5, 3x, April 11 at LAA (led 5-0 after 6 inn.);...april 16 at SEA (led 6-1 after 2 1/2 inn.); May 2 at HOU (led 5-0 after 3 1/2 inn.) Errors...3, 3x, last May 3 at HOU RANGERS GAME NOTES THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 AT HOUSTON RANGERS STATISTICS STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Andrus - 9 1 1 1 6 4 3 2 Chirinos - - - - - 1 1 5 2 Choo 1 15 - - - - 5 2 1 DeShields 8 - - - - - - - 4 Gallo - - - 1-4 10 12 1 Gomez 19 1 6 - - 1 - - - Lucroy - - - - 1 9 4 2 4 Mazara - 2 21 - - 2-2 - Napoli - - - 21 4-1 - - Odor - 1-5 22 - - - - Profar - - - - - - 1-12 Robinson - - - - - - - - - Rua - - - - - 5 2 3 2 STARTS BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Andrus - - - - 27 - - - - Chirinos 8 - - - - - - - - Choo - - - - - - - 4 20 DeShields - - - - - 10 1-1 Gallo - - - 28 - - - - - Gomez - - - - - - 27 - - Lucroy 20 - - - - - - - - Mazara - - - - - 1-24 2 Napoli - 21 - - - - - - 5 Odor - - 28 - - - - - - Profar - - - - 1 12 - - - Robinson - - - - - - - - - Rua - 7 - - - 5 - - - RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Texas 11 25 14 8 22 18 5 11 9 1 Opp. 9 10 11 11 21 22 8 16 21 1 RECORD BY MONTH April May June July August Sept. Oct. 11-14 0-3 - - - - - RECORD BY DAY OF WEEK Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 2-2 1-3 0-4 2-4 2-0 1-2 3-2 RECORD BY HOME RUNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2-6 2-5 6-3 1-1 1-0 0-1 - RECORD BY RUNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Scored 0-1 1-5 1-4 0-2 - 1-2 2-1 1-2 3-0 - 2-0 Allowed 2-0 2-0 2-1 3-2 0-2 1-2 0-4 - 1-3 0-2 0-1 MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ Won by 2-2 1 3-2 - - - 1 Lost by 6 1 4 1 2-1 1 1 - - MANAGER S CHALLENGES (5-for-10) April 3 vs. CLE: Bot. 1st, Gomez called out at 2B on steal attempt (Marty Foster) call stands (1:37). April 4 vs. CLE: Top 1st, Lindor ruled safe at 2B on steal attempt (Mike Muchlinski) call overturned (1:45). April 14 at SEA: Bot. 7th, Dyson ruled safe at 2B on steal attempt (Mark Carlson) call confirmed (1:08). April 15 at SEA: Top 6th, Gallo ruled out at 3B advancing (Manny Gonzalez) call overturned (2:55). April 17 at OAK: Top 9th, Andrus ruled out at 1B (Mike Everitt) call confirmed (0:30). April 19 at OAK: Top 3rd, Chirinos called out at 1B (Bruce Dreckman) call overturned (1:10). April 20 vs. KC: Top 12th, Merrifield safe at 2nd (Tom Woodring) call stands (2:55). April 23 vs. KC: Bot 4th, ruled foul ball (not HBP) on Chirinos (Cooper) call overturned (0:53). April 30 vs. LAA: Bot 8th, Mazara call out at 2B on steal attempt (Todd Tichenor)...call overturned (1:29). May 1 at HOU: Bot. 7th, Gurriel safe at 2nd (Rob Drake)...call confirmed (1:17). Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H Total 2BI 3BI 4BI 5BI+ Total Andrus 10 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 1 Chirinos 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 Choo 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 2 DeShields 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gallo 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 4 Gomez 4 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 2 Kozma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lucroy 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 Mazara 7 2 0 0 9 2 2 0 1 5 Napoli 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 Odor 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 5 Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rua 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 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 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 April 29 vs. LAA 3-2 W2 6 4 5.59 103.0 3/0 9.54 3.96 0.93 39/28 5 3-3 Perez April 30 vs. LAA 1-4 L3 6 2 2.84 91.8 0/1 5.68 5.40 0.85 43/27 6 1-5 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 April 17 at OAK 2-0 W2 3 2 11.15 83.0 0/1 9.39 2.35 1.76 11/18 0 3-0 Cashner May 1 at HOU 0-3 L3 4 2 0.84 90.0 3/2 4.22 6.75 0.84 33/21 4 1-3 Martínez May 3 at HOU 0-1 L1 3 2 2.45 93.0 0/0 4.92 1.96 2.45 30/20 1 1-2 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