Los Angeles Angels (7-3) at Texas Rangers (4-7) RHP Garrett Richards (1-0, 5.06) vs. RHP Doug Fister (1-1, 3.12) Game #12 Home #8 (2-5) Mon., April 9, 2018 Globe Life Park in Arlington 7:05 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall...4-7 Home...2-5 Road...2-2 Standing... T4th, -4.5 GB Homestand...1-2 One-Run...0-0 2-Run...0-1 HR...3-5 No HR...1-2 White...1-3 w/ Blue...0-2 w/ Red...1-1 Gray...0-1 Alt. Blue...3-3 Blue Home...1-2 Blue Road...2-1 Alt. Red (all home)...0-0 Throwback...0-0 Last 5 Games...2-3 Last 10 Games...4-6 Come From Behind Wins... 0 Losses After Lead... 1 Score First...4-1 Opp. Score First...0-6 Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West... 1-3/2-2/3-5 vs. AL Central... 0-0/0-0/0-0 vs. AL East... 1-2/0-0/1-2 Interleague... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Series...0-2-0/0-0-1/0-2-1 Series Openers... 0-2/0-1/0-3 Series Finales...0-2/1-0/1-2 Rubber Games... 0-1/0-0/0-1 Lead after 6... 2-0/2-0/4-0 Lead after 7... 2-0/2-0/4-0 Lead after 8... 2-0/2-0/4-0 Trail after 6... 0-5/0-1/0-6 Trail after 7... 0-5/0-2/0-7 Trail after 8... 0-5/0-2/0-7 Tied after 6... 0-0/0-1/0-1 Tied after 7... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Tied after 8... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Decided 7th/later... 0-0/0-1/0-1 Shutouts... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Decided final AB...0-0/0-0/0-0 Walk-off games...0-0 ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player 32 473 Carlos Delgado 33 468 Chipper Jones 34 465 Dave Winfield 35 463 Miguel Cabrera 36 462 Jose Canseco 462 Adam Dunn 462 Adrian Beltre ALL-TIME HITS LIST Rank H Player 20 3110 Dave Winfield 21 3085 Ichiro Suzuki 22 3081 Cap Anson 23 3060 Craig Biggio 24 3059 Adrian Beltre 25 3055 Rickey Henderson 26 3053 Rod Carew WINS AND LOSSES: Texas dropped the finale of a 3-game set with the Jays, 7-4, on Sunday afternoon, and club is 1-2 to begin this 6-game, 6-day homestand against TOR (1-2) and LAA (3 G) team has gone 3-3 in last 6 G after opening season with a 1-4 record still seeking 1st win streak of the year club s.364 win pct. is T3rd-lowest in the A.L. and 7 losses are T2nd-most (TB is 1-8) Rangers and A s are tied for MLB lead with 11 games played this is the 4th time in the last 5 years for the club to be.500-or-less after 11 games in a season (6-5 in 2016) club was also 4-7 thru 11 G in 2017...thru 12 G, team was 4-8 in 2017, which was Rangers slowest start since 2006 (also 4-8) going back to 17, TEX has is 6-15 in last 21 G, with 4 of those 6 wins against the A s. Team is currently T4th place in the A.L. West with Oakland, season-high 4.5 games back of division leader Houston for a 4th consecutive day have been in either 4th or 5th place for 10 of the 11 days this season...have gained ground in the division on just 2 occasions since dropping the season opener. THE SERIES OPENER: Texas has lost each of its 3 series openers this season by scores of 4-1 (3/29 vs. HOU), 3-1 (last Mon. at OAK), and 8-5 (Fri. vs. TOR) club has gone 3-0 in the 2nd game of a series. AT HOME: Texas is 2-5 in home contests this season after losing 2 of 3 to the Jays over the weekend...club snapped a 3-game slide in Arlington with win on Saturday night going back to the 2017 All-Star break, Rangers have gone 18-25 (.419) at home, 4th-lowest win pct. in that span in MLB beginning 9/9/17, Texas has gone 5-15 in last 20 home games club finished with a 41-40 (.506) record at home in 2017, T11th in the A.L. VS. THE HALOS: Tonight will be the 1st of 19 meetings between the Rangers and Angels this season...texas was 11-8 vs. the Halos last season, winning the season series for the 2nd consecutive year...was the club s best record vs. the Angels since a 15-4 mark in 2013...team has gone 21-17 (.553) vs. LAA since the start of 2016, 4th-best win percentage vs. any A.L. opponent behind KC (.867, 12-2), DET (.750, 9-3), and HOU (.579, 21-17)...following this week s 3-game set, the clubs will not meet again until June 1-3 in Anaheim...9 of the 19 meetings between the clubs in 2018 will take place in the month of September...Angels hold the lead in the all-time series, 370-344, but Rangers have the advantage both in Arlington (188-172) and Globe Life Park (106-100). WESTWORLD: After this week s scheduled series with the Angels, Texas will have seen every A.L. West club this season with the exception of the Seattle Mariners (club will host the M s in a 3-game series next weekend, 4/20-22)...the Rangers are 3-5 vs. A.L. West foes this season after going 34-42 (.447) within the division in 2017. THE EARLY SLATE: The Rangers are currently tied with the A s for most games in MLB this season (11), as Texas is slated to play on 14 consecutive days to begin 2018 club will get its first off day of the season on Thursday following this homestand. DOUG FISTER enters tonight s start 3-4 with a 2.90 ERA (28 ER/87.0 IP) over 13 career starts against the Angels...among active pitchers with at least 10 career starts vs. the Halos, Fister owns the 7th-lowest ERA...he has allowed 3 R-or-less in 11 of 13 career starts vs. LAA, including 8 straight outings dating back to 6/14/11...that run is tied for the 4th-longest vs. the Angels since 2000, trailing Felix Hernandez (12, 7/13/13-7/9/15), James Paxton (11, 4/2/14-10/1/17), and Lance Mc- Cullers (9, 6/24/15-9/24/17). BASES LOADED: The Rangers went 0-for-3 with the bases loaded Sunday and has gone 0-for-4 overall...texas is one of 3 A.L. clubs without a hit in that situation (LAA: 0-1; KC: 0-2). BELTRÉ CLIMBS ANOTHER LIST: Adrián Beltré recorded career extra-base hit no. 1,117 with his double in the 6th inning yesterday...with the double, Beltré tied Ted Williams and Jimmie Foxx for 20th on the all-time extra-base hit list it was also career hit no. 3,059 for Beltré, one shy of matching Craig Biggio for 23rd place on the all-time hit list. Beltré is batting.309/.376/.552/.928 (136-44) with 27 HR and 86 RBI in 116 games vs. the Halos since joining the Rangers in 2011...in 2017, Beltré had 5 HR and 14 RBI in 10 G vs. the Angels, the 4th-most RBI of any LAA opponent last season (Cano-19, Cruz-17, K. Davis-15). DOUBLE VISION: The Rangers totaled a season-high 4 doubles on Sunday...the club totaled 9 two-baggers in the 3-game series with the Blue Jays after recording 10 doubles in the 1st 8 games of the season...the team s 19 doubles currently rank tied for 4th in the A.L. Adrián Beltré ranks T4th in the A.L. with a team-high 5 doubles...he is the 1st Texas batter with as many as 5 doubles since he also opened the 2016 campaign with 5 two-baggers. GOING STREAKING: Elvis Andrus and Shin-Soo Choo each hit safely on Sunday to extend their current hit streak to 5 games, matching the longest by a Texas batter this season (also Robinson, 4/1-6 and Andrus, 3/29-4/2). Andrus is the only player in the majors this season with multiple hit streaks of 5+ games...andrus has recorded a hit in 10 of 11 games played this season, joining OAK s Marcus Semien as the only players to accomplish the feat...the last Texas batter to hit safely in at least 10 of the 1st 11 games of a season was Andrus with a season-opening 11-game hit streak in 2014. SOME RELIEF: The Texas bullpen owns a 1.11 ERA (3 ER/24.1 IP) over the last 6 G to drop season figure from 6.75 to 3.56, 6th in A.L. and lowest since the season s 2nd game relievers enter tonight with 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings, as Jays went 4-for-last-32 vs. bullpen with 1 BB/11 SO those 4 hits were all singles. BARTOLO IN RELIEF: Bartolo Colon tossed 2.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen yesterday, appearing in relief for the 10th time in career appearance no. 539...Colon s 4 strikeouts were the most by a Texas reliever this season...at 44.319, Colon was the oldest pitcher to appear in relief for the Rangers, more than 3 years older than Arthur Rhodes (41.280) on 7/31/11 at TOR...Colon has a 2.78 ERA (7 ER/22.2 IP) with 31 strikeouts in the 10 relief outings. WALK THIS WAY: The Texas offense has produced a season-high 5 walks in each of their last 2 games after just one walk in the series opener on Friday...Texas batters saw 4.13 pitches per plate appearance in the last 2 G after a 3.91 average in their 1st 9 games. Jurickson Profar is tied for the team lead with 4 walks despite just 4 starts...profar is averaging a walk every 4.25 PA, T3rd-best in the A.L. TONY BARNETTE is scheduled to continue his rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco tonight...barnette appeared in back-to-back games Thursday/Friday, totaling 2.0 scoreless innings...the RoughRiders host Springfield at 7:05 CT tonight in Frisco. SHORTS: Happy birthday to Rangers Assistant General Manager Mike Daly...also celebrating a birthday today is former Rangers pitcher and current Spanish radio analyst Jose Guzman...Drew Robinson (T5th, 4.67) and Jurickson Profar (11th, 4.59) both rank among the A.L. leaders in pitches per plate appearance (min. 15 PA)...the 113.6 mph exit velocity on Joey Gallo s home run yesterday was 11th-highest in the majors this season...the 5 extra-base hits for the Rangers yesterday were a season high. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Tuesday, April 10 vs. Los Angeles-AL LHP Martin Pérez (1-0, 5.06) vs. LHP Tyler Skaggs (1-0, 1.64) 7:05 FSSW/105.3/1270 Wednesday, April 11 vs. Los Angeles-AL LHP Matt Moore (0-2, 11.05) vs. TBA 7:05 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 #38 Doug Fister, RHP (1-1, 3.12) TONIGHT: The 34-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 3rd start of the season tonight in the opener of this 3-game series with the Los Angeles Angels... was signed by the Angels as a free agent on 5/20/17 and released just over a month later without appearing in a game with the Halos will be working on regular 4-days rest after suffering his 1st loss in the Rangers 6-2 setback on Wednesday night in Oakland opponents have a.324/.415/.471/.885 slash line through his 1st 2 starts has 5 BB and 8 SO in 8.2 IP his 48.1 ground ball percentage through 2 starts in slightly below his 2017 figure of 51.3 is 6-5, 4.28 (35 ER/73.2 IP) in his last 13 starts dating back to 7/31/17 went 0-1 with a 5.84 ERA (8 ER/12.1 IP) over 4 starts in A games this spring...6-foot-8 right-hander owns 5 seasons of 10-or-more wins, including career-high 16 victories with WAS in 2014, finishing 8th in N.L. Cy Young Award voting has made 9 career postseason starts with 3 different teams that included World Series outing with DET in 2012 Fister signed a one-year contract with an option for 2019 on 11/28/17 the 9-year ML veteran spent the final 3 months of 2017 with BOS, making 15 regular season starts for the A.L. East Division champs...is 1-1 with a 1.65 ERA (3 ER/16.1 IP) over 3 G/2 GS in his career with Angel Hernandez behind the plate. LAST START: Suffered his 1st loss in the Rangers 6-2 setback on Wednesday night in Oakland (3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R-2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR, 85 pitches/49 strikes) permitted 4 of his 5 runs in the 4th inning, 3 of which scored after a dropped catch error by Robinson Chirinos...OAK batters were 7-for-17 with 2 walks and one HBP...had 7 ground outs compared to one air out. VS. THE ANGELS: Has gone 3-4 with a 2.90 ERA (28 ER/87.0 IP) over 13 career starts vs. the Angels signed with Boston after he was released by the Angels last season and made his Red Sox debut in Boston s 4-2 loss to the Halos on 6/25/17 at Fenway Park (6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R-ER, 3 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR, 105 pitches/68 strikes) among active pitchers with at least 10 career starts vs. the Halos, Fister owns the 7th-lowest ERA...he has allowed 3 R-or-less in 11 of 13 career starts vs. LAA, including 8 straight outings dating back to 6/14/11...that run is tied for the 4th-longest vs. the Angels since 2000, trailing Felix Hernandez (12, 7/13/13-7/9/15), James Paxton (11, 4/2/14-10/1/17), and Lance McCullers (9, 6/24/15-9/24/17). GLOBE LIFE PARK: Is slated to make his 2nd home start of the season after defeating the Astros on 3/30 in his Texas debut (5.0 IP, 1 R) was 2nd career win at this facility, improving to 2-5 with a 7.82 ERA (33 ER/38.0 IP) in 8 career starts still owns the 9th-highest ERA at Globe Life Park among pitchers with at least 35.0 innings at this facility. SPRING TRAINING: Went 0-1 with a 5.84 ERA (8 ER/12.1 IP) over 4 starts... opened the spring with an 8.0-inning scoreless streak, permitting just 5 hits over that span...7 of 8 runs allowed in A games this spring came in start on 3/20 vs. the White Sox in Glendale...allowed 0 HR over 4 starts...totaled 8 K s and 2 BB. Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S 3/4 vs. SEA - 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 11-3/9 Camp Game - - 3.2 5 3 2 2 4 0 20 60/40 3/15 vs. MIL - 0.00 5.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 19-3/20 at CWS L 6.10 2.1 10 7 7 0 3 0 15-3/26 vs. CIN - 5.84 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 8 - A Totals 0-1 5.84 12.1 16 8 8 2 8 0 53 - RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 LOS ANGELES-AL FISTER S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2018 1-1 3.12 2/2 8.2 11 6 3 0 5 8 Career 83-86 3.68 232/216 1365.0 1394 621 558 129 318 938 FISTER VS. LOS ANGELES-AL W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 0-1 4.50 1/1 6.0 7 3 3 0 3 6 Career 3-4 2.90 13/13 87.0 80 33 28 4 23 54 FISTER AT GLOBE LIFE PARK W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2018 1-0 1.80 1/1 5.0 4 1 1 0 3 3 Career 2-5 7.82 8/8 38.0 59 37 33 10 13 21 2018 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 5.0, March 30 vs. HOU Innings: 9.0, 5x, last Aug. 22, 2017 at CLE Hits: 7, April 4 at OAK Hits: 14, May 7, 2011 vs. CWS Runs: 5, April 4 at OAK Runs: 9, June 27, 2012 at TEX ER: 2, April 4 at OAK ER: 8, June 27, 2012 at TEX SO s: 5, April 4 at OAK SO s: 13, Sept. 5, 2011 at CLE Walks: 3, March 30 vs. HOU Walks: 7, Apr. 25, 2016, at SEA HR: N/A HR: 3, 5x, last June 26, 2016 at KC Pitches: 85, April 4 at OAK Pitches: 120, Aug. 14, 2012 at MIN CG s: N/A CG s: 5, last Aug. 22, 2017 at CLE Low-Hit CG: N/A Low-Hit CG: 1, Aug. 22, 2017 at CLE CG SHO s: N/A CG SHO s: 2, last Sept. 26, 2014 vs. MIA Win Streak: 1, March 30 Win Streak: 5, 2x, May 20 - July 10 2016 2018 & CAREER SPLITS 2018 CAREER W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home 1 0 1.80 1/1 5.0 1 45 43 3.42 120/112 732.0 278 Away 0 1 4.91 1/1 3.2 2 38 43 3.98 112/104 633.0 280 Day - - - -/- - - 28 25 3.50 74/70 436.2 170 Night 1 1 3.12 2/2 8.2 3 55 61 3.76 158/146 928.1 388 AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left.188 16 3 0 3 4.270 2865 773 84 184 523 vs. Right.444 18 8 0 2 4.257 2416 621 45 134 415 Total.324 34 11 0 5 8.264 5281 1394 129 318 938 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total - 1-4 1 - - - - 6 RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/9 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 3 3.12 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (including postseason) Fister vs. the Angels Name BA AB H HR RBI SO Calhoun.375 8 3 1 1 1 Cowart.500 4 2 0 1 1 Cozart.500 6 3 0 0 0 Kinsler.333 24 8 1 2 2 Pujols.167 18 3 1 2 7 Rivera.200 5 1 0 0 1 Simmons.154 26 4 0 0 4 Trout.333 18 6 0 1 3 Upton.400 10 4 1 2 1 Valbuena.286 14 4 0 0 4 Richards vs. the Rangers Name BA AB H HR RBI SO Andrus.273 44 12 0 3 9 Beltre.302 43 13 3 9 6 Chirinos.125 16 2 0 1 5 Choo.259 27 7 0 1 10 Gallo.250 4 1 1 1 1 Mazara.000 4 0 0 0 1 Odor.080 25 2 0 1 9 Profar.400 5 2 0 1 1 Robinson.000 2 0 0 0 2 Rua.333 3 1 0 0 1 A HEIGHT ADVANTAGE: At 6 8, would tie for the 2nd tallest pitcher in Rangers history: 6 10 Chris Young (2004-05); 6 8 Mike Smithson (1982-83), Kameron Loe (2004-08), Dustin Nippert (2008-10) 2018 free agent signee Chris Martin is also listed at 6 8. 2017: Signed a major league contract with LAA on 5/20 and was optioned to Salt Lake (AAA) made 3 starts for the Bees (1-0, 4.02), issuing one run in each of 1st 2 outings before allowing 5 R in 5.0 IP on 6/16 vs. Reno was claimed on release waivers by BOS on 6/23 and added to big league club the following day... was 5-7, 4.71 (44 ER/84.0 IP) in 15 starts and 0-2, 7.11 (5 ER/6.1 IP) in 3 relief appearances for the Red Sox the rest of the season ranked 4th on the staff in wins, starts, and innings (90.1) beginning 6/24 opponents batted.254, including career low.208 vs. RHB. FISTER S 2018 DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 3/30 vs. HOU 5-1 W 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 0 3-0 3 Leading 3-1 77/48 4/4 at OAK 2-6 L 3.12 3.2 7 5 2 0 2-0 5 Trailing 0-5 85/49 Season Totals 1-1 3.12 8.2 11 6 3 0 5-0 8 TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP MARTIN PÉREZ (1-0, 5.06 ERA in 1 games/starts) The 27-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 2nd start of the season tomorrow night in the second game of a 3-game series with the Los Angeles Angels...will be working on regular 4-days rest after earning a win in his first start of the season on Thursday afternoon in Oakland (5.1 IP, 10 H, 3 R-ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 76 pitches/52 strikes) permitted 2 of his 3 runs in the 3rd inning, via a Jed Lowrie RBI double and a Khris Davis sacrifice fly allowed a.417/.423/.458/.881 slash line in his 1st start has gone 4-4 with a 3.27 ERA (26 ER/71.2 IP) over 12 G/11 GS vs. the Angels has 9 quality starts agasint the Angels (15 ER/59.0 IP) and has recorded a quality start in last two outings against LAA...Rangers are 6-3 in such contests...career 26-19 with a 4.18 ERA (169 ER/363.2 IP) at Globe Life Park in 65 G/61 GS...is slated to make his 1st home start of the season was 4th career win at the Oakland Coliseum, improving to 4-4 with a 5.05 ERA (29 ER/51.2 IP) in 9 career starts...is 9-2 with a 3.84 ERA (31 ER/72.2 IP) in his last 12 starts dating back to 8/9/17 Rangers are 10-2 over that span...made 2 A starts for Texas this spring, going 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (5 ER/10.0 IP), lasting 5.0 IP in each outing... is seeking to build on a career-high 13 wins in 2017 one of just 12 American League pitchers with 30+ starts in each of the last two seasons, Perez already ranks 17th in club history in starts (113) he is the first Ranger with consecutive 30-start campaigns since Matt Harrison in 2011-12 saw two seasons cut short in 2014-15 following Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow on 5/19/14 produced a breakout April in 2014 and appeared to be on the verge of a strong season before his elbow issues arose was selected the 2013 Rangers Rookie of the Year after posting 10 victories in his first extended major league action the Venezuela native signed a four-year contract through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020 on 11/7/13.
RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 LOS ANGELES-AL PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 4-6 11 4.67 54.0 62 34 28 8 23 55 Relievers 0-1-2 11 3.56 43.0 36 17 17 3 18 45 Home 2-5-0 7 5.00 63.0 60 38 35 9 28 65 Road 2-2-2 4 2.65 34.0 38 13 10 2 13 35 TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Centeno 4.33 2-1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Chirinos 4.11 2-6 0 4 0.0 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 51 Matt Bush 4/6 vs. TOR 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 26 0/0 3/5 0/0 4/5 0/0 53 Jesse Chavez 4/6 vs. TOR 2.2 3 2 2 2 3 62 0/0 3/3 3/2 8/10 0/0 58 Alex Claudio (L) 4/8 vs. TOR 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 9 0/0 5/5 4/1 12/3 0/0 40 Bartolo Colon 4/8 vs. TOR 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 29 0/0 1/1 0/0 3/0 0/0 41 Jake Diekman (L) 4/7 vs. TOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0/0 2/4 4/2 3/1 0/0 32 Kevin Jepsen 4/7 vs. TOR 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 17 0/0 5/6 3/2 7/7 0/0 50 Keone Kela 4/5 at OAK (Sv, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 16 2/2 2/3 0/0 1/6 0/0 31 Chris Martin 4/8 vs. TOR 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 11 0/0 5/6 1/1 5/3 1/0 Totals 2/2, 100.0% 31/37, 83.8% 21/9, 42.9% 48/42 2/0 TEAM PITCHING: Own a 3.39 ERA (23 ER/61.0 IP) last 7 G overall to drop season ERA from 5.50 to 4.18, 9th in the A.L pitchers.266 opponent average is highest in A.L., 2nd-highest in MLB (CIN-.272) pitchers rank T3rd in MLB with 100 K s (119-NYY, 106-HOU, 100-TEX/WAS) matched season low w/ 2 BB yesterday (3rd time) have allowed HR in season-high 3 straight permitted just 2 hits Sat. vs. TOR, lowest against Texas since 6/12/17 at HOU (2 H) and fewest vs. Rangers in Arlington since 8/25/16 vs. CLE (2 H) opponents are 4-for-4 in steal attempts. STARTERS: Starters have allowed 5 ER in 2 of last 3 games, allowing 14 R-11 ER over 14.2 IP last 3 G to raise season ERA from 3.89 to 4.67, 8th in A.L team s 4.91 IP/start is 4th-lowest in A.L. and 6th-lowest in MLB: 4.00-TB, 4.59-MIA, 4.79-PHI, 4.80-BAL, 4.87-LAA, 4.91-TEX starters have lasted season-best 6.0 IP twice, accounting for both of club s quality starts staff s 2 quality starts are T2nd-fewest in the A.L. (TB-0).rank T3rd in A.L. w/ 55 SO (73-HOU, 56-NYY, 55-TEX/TOR) opponents have a.295 avg. (highest in A.L.) and.850 OPS vs. TEX starters. RELIEVERS: Bullpen owns a 1.11 ERA (3 ER/24.1 IP) last 6 G to drop season figure from 6.75 to 3.56, 6th in A.L. and lowest since season s 2nd game relievers enter tonight with 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings, as Jays went 4-for-last-32 vs. bullpen with 1 BB/11 SO those 4 hits were all singles 45 SO rank 4th in A.L. (63-NYY, 47-BAL, 46-LAA) have 4th-most innings (43.0) in A.L. and 38 relief appearances are T2nd-most in MLB (43-LAA, 38-TEX/ OAK) 1st batters faced have hit just.094 (3-32) w/ 4 BB, lowest figure in MLB one of 3 A.L. teams without a relief win (also KC, SEA) one of 5 A.L. clubs without a blown save (also CLE, MIN, SEA, TOR) and team s 8 holds rank 2nd in A.L. (10-SEA). 51 MATT BUSH 0-0-0, 1.69 vs. LHB: 1-for-6 (.167) vs. RHB: 2-for-13 (.154) Has not pitched in 2 straight after back-to-back outings Thurs/Fri season-high 2.0 IP Fri. vs. TOR has been scoreless in last 4 G/4.1 IP to lower season ERA from 9.00 to 1.69 opponents are just 3-for-19 w/ 5 BB and 7 SO K s in all 5 outings. Only TEX reliever to allow a run on Opening Day, but whiffed Reddick and Gattis to end 2-on, one-out threat in 8th. Made club s Opening Day roster for the 2nd straight year. 53 JESSE CHAVEZ 0-0-0, 7.71 vs. LHB: 4-for-10 (.400) vs. RHB: 5-for-19 (.263) His 2.2 IP Fri. vs. TOR was longest relief outing by a Ranger in 18, as he owns each of 2 longest (also 2.1 IP on Wed. at OAK) one of 3 MLB relievers with 3 outings of 2.0+ IP (also BAL s Miguel Castro and TB s Austin Pruitt) and is 7th in A.L. with 7.0 relief innings. Worked 2.0 IP in Texas debut 3/31 vs. HOU signed a one-year major league contract on 2/23/18. One of only 3 major league pitchers with 60+ starts and 100+ relief appearances from 2013-17 (Travis Wood and Bud Norris). Has pitched for 8 different clubs spanning a 10-year major league career was originally signed by the Rangers after being selected in the 42nd round of the 2002 June draft and spent 3 1/2 seasons in the Texas organization. 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 0-0-0, 4.26 vs. LHB: 0-for-4 (.000) vs. RHB: 7-for-21 (.333) Pitched in 2 of 3 G in TOR series has held opponents scoreless last 3 G/4.0 IP to drop season ERA from 11.57 to 4.26 had 2.0 SHO IP Tues. at OAK, when he induced 7 groundballs has retired all 5 1st BF and stranded 3 of 4 inherited runners. On 4/1 vs. HOU, 3 R allowed matched a career high (4th time) and marked just 6th time in career to allow at least 4 hits (high is 5 H on 5/10/16 vs. CWS). Stranded the bases loaded and recorded 4 outs in season debut 3/30 vs. HOU made Opening Day roster for the 2nd time in his career. Finished last year as the Rangers closer and recorded a team-high 11 saves. 40 BARTOLO COLON 0-0-0, 1.13 vs. LHB: 3-for-13 (.231) vs. RHB: 5-for-17 (.294) Posted 2.0 SHO IP yesterday vs. TOR in 1st relief app. w/ TEX marked just 10th career relief outing, 1st since 4/3/16 at KC while with NYM, spending rest of that season in Mets rotation in 10 career relief appearances: 1-1, 2.78 (7 ER/22.2 IP) w/ 4 BB/31 SO. Took a no decision in his Texas debut, a 3-1 Rangers loss on Mon. at OAK (6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R-ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 89 pitches/62 strikes) is still tied for the longest outing by a Texas pitcher this season. Joins teammate Adrián Beltré (21 seasons) as the only active MLB players to have appeared in 20+ seasons at 44 years, 313 days on the day of his 1st start, Colon is the oldest MLB player in 2018, and the 2nd-oldest player in Rangers history (Nolan Ryan, 46.234 for final start on 9/22/93 at SEA). 41 JAKE DIEKMAN (L) 0-0-0, 3.86 vs. LHB: 0-for-1 (.000) vs. RHB: 1-for-7 (.125) Has retired all 5 BF over last 2 G and has retired 7 of 11 BF in 4 outings overall (1 H, 3 BB) no runs allowed last 3 G/2.0 IP stranded 2 IR Thurs. at OAK, retiring both BF in the 7th allowed Lowrie tie-breaking double in 7th Mon. at OAK, permitting both IR to score. Faced 3 batters in season debut 3/31 vs. HOU: BB-K-BB made Opening Day roster for the 4th time in his career ( 14 and 15 w/ PHI and 16 w/ TEX) began last season on the disabled list following 1st of 3 surgeries to relieve his ulcerative colitis condition. 32 KEVIN JEPSEN 0-1-0, 3.00 vs. LHB: 0-for-3 (.000) vs. RHB: 2-for-15 (.133) Matched career high with 2.0 IP Sat. vs. TOR (7x, last 8/22/16 vs. BOS) has allowed runs in just one of 6 games to begin TEX career, holding opponents to.111 (2-18) BA his 6 appearances are T2nd in A.L was 1st Ranger to appear in 4 of 1st 5 games since Diekman in 2016, 1st righty to do it since Mike Adams in 2012. Charged with loss last Mon. at OAK after Diekman allowed both inherited runners to score in the 7th only runs allowed in 18. Made Texas debut in season opener 3/29 vs. HOU with a perfect 9th, 1st ML outing since 9/26/16 at CWS with the Rays made the club as a non-roster invite this spring. Has 27 career ML saves, including a career-high 15 with the Rays and Twins in 2015. 50 KEONE KELA 0-0-2, 0.00 vs. LHB: 0-for-2 (.000) vs. RHB: 1-for-8 (.125) Did not pitch in TOR series has earned the save in 2 of club s last 3 wins has finished 3 of the team s 4 wins, posting 3.0 SHO IP in 3 G w/ opponents going 1-for-10 w/ BB and 3 SO has 2 saves this season, T4th-most in A.L., after entering the campaign with 3 career saves. Is youngest Ranger (turns 25 on 4/16) with multiple March/April saves in a season since Neftali Feliz (22 yrs. old) in 2011. Has permitted one baserunner in each of his 3 outings (1B, 2 BB) made the Opening Day roster for the 3rd time in his career (also 15 and 16). In 2017, finished among A.L. relief leaders in both opponents avg. (1st,.135) and opp. OPS (7th,.479) recorded 2 saves last season and has converted 5-of-10 career save chances all 5 saves have come on the road. 31 CHRIS MARTIN 0-0-0, 3.60 vs. LHB: 2-for-5 (.400) vs. RHB: 4-for-16 (.250) Ranks T2nd in A.L. w/ 6 appearances no runs allowed last 3 G/2.2 IP to drop season ERA from 7.71 to 3.60 has allowed runs in just one of 6 outings. Earned holds in both wins in the OAK series and his team-high 3 holds are T2nd in A.L.. Arlington native and Arlington High School product made Texas debut on Opening Day - 3/29 vs. HOU with perfect 7th inning was also 1st ML appearance since 10/3/15 at BAL w/ NYY. Signed a 2-year free agent contract with the Rangers on 12/15/17 after pitching the previous 2 seasons for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) posted a 2-2 record with a 1.12 ERA (11 ER/88.1 IP), 91 SO, and 22 SV in 92 G with Hokkaido in 2016-17.
PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 LOS ANGELES-AL TEAM BATTING: Offense last 6 G:.271 (54-199) w/ 26 R (4.3 R/G) to raise season avg. from.201 to.240, 8th in A.L. and highest since 2nd game of 2018 over 1st 5 G, batted.201 w/ 12 R (2.4 R/G) seasons highs in XBH (5) and 2B (4) yesterday, also tying team bests for BB (5) and hits w/ RISP (3) batting.344 (11-32) w/ RISP last 4 G to raise season figure from.143 to.season-high.230, 9th in A.L team has HR in 8 of last 10 G, but have multiple HR in just one contest (2 HR on 4/1 vs. HOU).club is 2-for-7 in steal attempts, 0-for-last-5. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.372 AVG, 1 HR, 4 RBI,.426 OBP,.512 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Sun.: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 E Stand:.462 (6-13), RBI, BB, R Streak: 5 G (.381, 8-21, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R) Batting.300 (9-30) last 7 G to drop from.538 to.372, still 5th in A.L has MLB-high 16 hits has reached safely 20 times and has one SO ranks among A.L. leaders in multi-hit games (T2nd, 5) and TB (T8th, 22) Has hits in 10 of 11 G, pair of 5-G hit streaks (3/29-4/2 and 4/4-current) only MLB player with multiple 5-G hit streaks in 18. No K s in 1st 30 PA s to begin season (lone SO was Thurs. at OAK), and is hardest to fan in A.L. (47.0 PA/SO). Ranks T3rd in A.L. w/.500 (13-26) home avg., hitting safely in all 7 G in Arlington has multiple hits in 5 of 7 home G, going 3-for-6 w/ RISP. Has started all 11 G at SS started in leadoff slot both 3/31 and 4/1 after one start there from 2014-17 (final game of 17 season). Scored all 3 TEX runs 3/31 vs. HOU, just 4th time in club history for a player to score all of Rangers 3+ runs in a single game. Career.308 (191-621) vs. LAA, 3rd-highest avg. vs. any A.L. opponent behind CLE (.372) and TB (.324) most R (94), H (191), HR (9) of any opponent. 29 ADRIÁN BELTRÉ.289 AVG, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.325 OBP,.421 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Sun.: 1-for-5, 2B, R, 2 K Stand:.444 (4-9), 2 2B, RBI, R Streak: 3 G (.500, 6-12, 3 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R) Has doubled in 3 straight, going 6-for-12 last 3 G to raise season avg. from.192 to.289 his 5 2B rank T4th in A.L season-high 3 hits Fri. vs. TOR. Enters tonight with 3059 career hits, 24th all-time and just one behind Craig Biggio (3060) with 2B in 2nd inning on Thurs. at OAK (career hit no. 3054), passes Rod Carew to become all-time leader for hits by a player born in Latin America. Ranks T36th all-time w/ 462 HR (also Canseco/Dunn) behind Miguel Cabrera (463) his 1644 RBI are 28th all-time (since 1920), next T. Perez (1652) 13th all-time w/ 618 2B (Pujols-621) T18th all-time w/ 1117 XBH (also T. Williams/J. Foxx), next is George Brett (1119) 18th all-time in TB w/ 5137 (C. Ripken-5168) 21st all-time in games (2824), trailing Eddie Collins (2826). Has started 10 G, 9 at 3B and 4/1 vs. HOU as DH is 0-for-7 w/ RISP. One of 3 players in MLB history to compile 3000+ hits, 460+ HR, and 600+ doubles in a career, joining Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Stan Musial. Has hit 145 HR as a third baseman with Texas, one shy of matching Dean Palmer (146) for most in club history while playing the position. Vs. LAA, owns his highest career totals vs. any opponent in G (247), R (128), H (265), 2B (52), HR (45), and RBI (161) among Halos opponents, the 45 HR are T3rd-most ever (70-A. Rodriguez, 49-R. Palmeiro, 45-H. Killebrew) and 161 RBI rank as 3rd-most (169-A. Rodriguez, 164-Yastrzemski). 8 JUAN CENTENO.250 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI,.250 OBP,.250 SLG CATCHER L/R Sun.: DNP Stand: 1-4, RBI Streak: 2 G (3-8, RBI, R) Has hit safely in each of his last 2 GS and has 3 of the 5 hits by TEX catchers in 2018 team is 2-1 in his starts made Texas debut 3/31 vs. HOU (0- for-4) and has 3 starts overall named to an O.D. roster for the 1st time in his career. Spent last season in Houston organization, and was a member of the postseason roster for all 3 rounds in the Astros World Series title run. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.071 AVG, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.156 OBP,.107 SLG CATCHER R/R Sun.: 0-for-3, 2 BB, R, 2 K Stand: 0-7, 2 BB, R Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-last-9 since recorded his only 2 hits in back-to-back PA s on Tues. at OAK those 2 hits ended season-opening 0-for-17 drought ranks T9th in A.L. w/ 13 SO is 0-6 w/ RISP. Has started 8 G at catcher, going 0-for-4 in throwing out attempted base stealers. Was 1st player in club history w/ 4 K s on Opening Day made Opening Day roster for 5th straight year, 5th time in career, making 3 starts. 17 SHIN-SOO CHOO.325 AVG, 3 HR, 6 RBI,.386 OBP,.625 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Sun.: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, R, K Stand:.385 (5-13), HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB Streak: 5 G (.333, 7-21, 3 HR, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 5 R, BB, HBP) Has hits and runs in 5 straight at.333 (7-21) w/ 5 XBH (3 HR/2 2B) to rise from.316 to.325 ranks among A.L. leaders in HR (T3rd, 3), TB (4th, 25), XBH (T4th, 6), hits (T7th, 13), 2B (T10th, 3), and SLG (T9th,.625) has reached safely multiple times in 3 straight, 4 of 5, and 5 of last 7. Choo has hits in 5 of 6 home games at.375 (9-24), reaching safely in all 6 G. Has 8 starts as DH and 2 in RF has started 7 straight in leadoff slot team is 4-4 in his starts as DH in his 2 GS in RF: 5-for-9, 2B, BB, RBI, R. Homered in 3 straight, Wed.-Fri., matching longest HR streak of his career (others 6/29-7/1/15 and 4/4-6/13). Season-high 3 hits on 3/30 vs. HOU, tied for most hits in a game by a Ranger in 18. 13 JOEY GALLO.200 AVG, 3 HR, 8 RBI,.250 OBP,.444 SLG INFIELDER L/R Sun.: 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, R Stand:.250 (3-12), HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, R Streak: 3 G (.250, 3-12, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, R) Has hits in 3 straight at 3-for-12 to rise from.182 to.200 has 4 RBI and 3 R in last 2 G, going 2-for-3 w/ RISP in those contests has reached safely in 5 of last 10 PA (HR, 1B, 2B, 2 BB) in his 7 home games, has 4 XBH (2 HR, 2 2B) and 6 RBI. Ranks among A.L. leaders in HR (T3rd, 3) and RBI (T8th, 8), both team highs (tied w/ Choo in HR) ranks T10th w/ 5 XBH. Hit 50th career HR Tues. at OAK in 204th MLB game, 11th-fewest games to reach 50 HR in MLB history and fastest in WSH/TEX franchise history. Has started all 11 G at 1B, no errors in 84 TC. Has 23 career multi-hit games, but 3/30 vs. HOU was just the 5th such game that didn t include at least one HR. 30 NOMAR MAZARA.306 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI,.375 OBP,.417 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Sun.: 1-for-1 as PH-LF Stand: 1-8, BB Streak: 1 G (1-1) Pinch single yesterday vs. TOR to keep 8th inning rally alive went 1-for-8 in TOR series to drop season avg. from.357 to.306, but is batting.389 (7-18) last 6 G to rise from.222 has reached safely via H/BB/HBP in 9 of 11 G ranks T6th in A.L. w/ 4 multi-hit games. 2 SO last 5 G after SO in each of 1st 5 G is 2-for-11 w/ RISP has 9 starts in RF, one (Mon. at OAK) as DH tied for A.L. lead with 2 OF assists. Lone HR came 3/30 vs. HOU off Keuchel, 3rd career HR off a lefty (also 5/25/16 vs. LAA - Hector Santiago and 6/20/17 vs. TOR - Francisco Liriano). Made MLB debut on 4/10/16 at LAA (3-4, HR). 12 ROUGNED ODOR.206 AVG, 0 HR, 4 RBI,.282 OBP,.265 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Sun.: 1-for-3, 2B, HBP, SH, K Stand:.300 (3-10), 2 2B, BB, HBP, 2 R Streak: 1 G (1-3, 2B, HBP) Batting.333 (6-18) last 5 G to rise from.063 to.206, this after going 1-for-16 in 1st 5 G 2 K s last 5 G after SO in each of 1st 5 G is 3-for-9 w/ RISP, tied for team lead for hits w/ RISP, incl. 3-for-last-5. DNP Wed. at OAK, ending consecutive games streak at 168 dating to start of 2017.has started 10 G, 9 at 2B and one as DH (Sun. vs. TOR). Recorded both TEX hits w/ RISP Tues. at OAK, posting 1st multi-rbi game by a Texas batter in 2018 it was the 5th time in Odor s career that he has had multiple hits with RISP in the same game, 1st instance since 9/12/16 at HOU. 9 of his last 11, and 12 of his last 16 HR have come in Arlington. 19 JURICKSON PROFAR.154 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI,.353 OBP,.231 SLG INF / OF S/R Sun.: 0-for-3, BB, K Stand: 2-7, RBI, 2 BB, R Streak: 0 G Sat. vs. TOR (2-3, 2B, RBI, BB) was 1st multi-hit effort since 7/5/17 vs. BOS, and accounted for his only hits in 18 has started 2 straight and 3 of last 5, appearing in 7 of last 9 overall is 2-for-13 in 7 G/4 GS, starts at 3B (2) and 2B (2) is 0-for-1 w/ a BB in 2 PA s as PH tied for the team lead with 4 BB. Made season debut as def. replacement at 3B on 3/31 vs. HOU and reached via walk in only PA was 1st ML game since 7/7/17 vs. LAA (1-for-4). 18 DREW ROBINSON.250 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI,.333 OBP,.375 SLG OUTFIELDER L/R Sun.: 0-for-1 as PH-CF Stand: 2-9, RBI, R Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-5 last 2 G after 5-G hit streak is still batting.286 (6-21) with 2 BB last 7 G since 0-for-3 in 1st start on 3/31 vs. HOU. Has reached safely via H/BB in 6 of 7 starts lone HR on 4/1 vs. HOU was 1st hit of season. Has started 6 of team s last 8 G in CF after just 4 GS in CF in 2017 his OF assist last Mon. at OAK was his 2nd of his career in CF overall has 8 G/7 GS in 2018 in CF (6) and LF (1) is on season-opening roster for a 2nd straight year. 16 RYAN RUA.138 AVG, 0 HR, 2 RBI,.161 OBP,.172 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sun.: 1-for-3, 2B, K Stand: 2-9, 2B, RBI, SF Streak: 2 G (2-6, 2B, RBI) Double yesterday marked 1st XBH of 18 has hits in 2 straight at 2-for-6 to rise from.087 to.138 still seeking 1st multi-hit game of the year. Has started 10 of 1st 11 G in LF, including 8 in a row since lone game missed on 3/31 vs. HOU. Made the Opening Day roster for 4th straight year (4th overall).
RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 LOS ANGELES-AL PAGE 5 15 CARLOS TOCCI.111 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI,.200 OBP,.111 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sun.: 1-for-2, BB, K Stand: 1-2, BB Streak: 1 G (1-2, BB) Had 1st BB and hit of ML career yesterday vs. TOR, ending career-opening 0-for-8 span singled in the 8th against Aaron Loup has K s in 5 of 10 PA s has 4 G/3 GS in CF went 0-for-4 in ML debut 3/31 vs. HOU. Is on a ML roster for the 1st time marks 3rd time in 4 years for a Rule 5 pick to make Rangers season-opening roster (Delino DeShields in 2015, Mike Hauschild in 2017) was selected in Rule 5 Draft by Chicago-AL from Philadelphia, then traded to Texas that morning. Is the only rookie on the active roster saw 1st action above A-ball in 2017. Had 8 stolen bases this spring, T2nd-most in MLB and tied w/ MIL s Keon Broxton for Cactus League lead. BATTERS VS. LOS ANGELES - 2017 AND CAREER 2017 CAREER PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Andrus.271 70 19 4 13.308 621 191 9 60 Beltre.278 36 10 5 14.276 959 265 45 161 Centeno - - - - -.400 5 2 0 1 Chirinos.278 36 10 2 7.240 121 29 6 25 Choo.278 72 20 3 8.284 348 99 9 44 Gallo.244 41 10 2 5.213 47 10 2 5 Mazara.203 74 15 2 9.288 132 38 7 23 Odor.145 76 11 2 7.196 260 51 8 32 Profar.300 10 3 0 2.196 56 11 1 6 Robinson.211 19 4 2 5.211 19 4 2 5 Rua.125 16 2 0 0.268 82 22 3 11 Tocci - - - - - - - - - - PITCHERS VS. LOS ANGELES - 2017 AND CAREER 2017 CAREER PLAYER W-L-S ERA G IP H ER W-L-S ERA G IP H ER Bush 0-0-0 3.86 3 2.1 4 1 1-0-0 1.54 12 11.2 12 2 Chavez - - - - - - 1-5-0 3.99 16 47.1 45 21 Claudio 2-0-1 2.16 7 8.1 8 2 2-0-1 2.57 15 14.0 17 4 Colon 0-1-0 7.71 1 2.1 7 2 12-8-0 3.63 25 161.0 163 65 Diekman 0-0-1 0.00 3 3.2 0 0 0-0-1 2.61 12 10.1 7 3 Fister 0-1-0 4.50 1 6.0 7 3 3-4-0 2.90 13 87.0 80 28 Hamels 2-1-0 2.38 5 34.0 19 9 4-2-0 2.82 10 67.0 43 21 Jepsen - - - - - - 0-1-2 3.38 8 8.0 7 3 Kela 0-0-0 0.00 2 2.0 2 0 0-2-0 9.00 13 11.0 16 11 Martin - - - - - - - - - - - - Minor 0-0-0 6.75 2 1.1 1 1 0-0-0 5.68 3 6.1 12 4 Moore - - - - - - 4-0-0 1.78 5 30.1 24 6 Perez 2-1-0 3.38 3 18.2 24 7 4-4-0 3.27 12 71.2 69 26 2018 HOME RUNS Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Elvis Andrus 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0-1 3/31 vs. HOU (McCullers) Adrián Beltré - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/21/17 at SEA (Altavilla) Juan Centeno - - - - - - - - - - - - 5/25/17 vs. DET (Verlander) Robinson Chirinos - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/10/17 vs. NYY (Montgomery) Shin-Soo Choo 3 2 1 - - - 3 1 2 - - 1-2 4/6 vs. TOR (Estrada) Delino DeShields - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/26/17 vs. HOU (Keuchel) Joey Gallo 3 2 1 - - 1 2 2 1-1 1-2 4/8 vs. TOR (Garcia) Nomar Mazara 1 1 - - - 1-1 - - 1 1-0 3/30 vs. HOU (Keuchel) Rougned Odor - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/20/17 at SEA (Albers) Jurickson Profar - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/29/16 vs. KC (Vólquez) Drew Robinson 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - 0-1 4/1/18 vs. HOU (Devenski) Ryan Rua - - - - - - - - - - - - 5/18/17 vs. PHI (J. Rodriguez) Carlos Tocci - - - - - - - - - - - - NA TOTALS 9 7 2 0 0 3 6 6 3 0 2 3-5 GRAND SLAMS (0): None MULTI-HOMER GAMES (0): None BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (0): None LEADOFF HOMERS (0): None PINCH-HIT HOMERS (0): None WALKOFF HOMERS (0): None INSIDE THE PARK HOMERS (0): None HR BY PITCHERS (0): None DATE Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 28 March 7 March 9 March 13 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 26 March 27 March 29 March 31 April 2 April 3 April 5 April 6 2018 TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTION RHP Bartolo Colon signed to minor league contract. INF Darwin Barney signed to minor league contract. INF Trevor Plouffe signed to minor league contract. RHP Edinson Volquez signed to minor league contract. RHP Miguel Medrano traded to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for international slot compensation. RHP Jesse Chavez signed as free agent to one-year contract LHP Joe Palumbo placed on 60-day disabled list for recovery from left elbow surgery. Twenty pre-arbitration players agreed to terms on 2018 contracts: Clayton Blackburn, Matt Bush, Willie Calhoun, Delino DeShields, Joey Gallo, Ronald Guzman, Jonathan Hernandez, Ronald Herrera, Ariel Jurado, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Jose Leclerc, Brett Martin, Nomar Mazara, Yohander Mendez, Brett Nicholas, Drew Robinson, Ricky Rodriguez, Connor Sadzeck, Carlos Tocci, Jose Trevino. Three pre-arbitration players agreed to terms on 2018 contracts: Alex Claudio, Nick Gardewine, Joe Palumbo. RHP Domingo Pena traded to Kansas City Royals in exchange for international slot compensation. RHP Tim Lincecum signed as free agent to one-year contract C Brett Nicholas designated for assignment. LHP-OF Anthony Gose received back from Houston, given non-roster invitation to major league camp, and assigned outright to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Ariel Jurado and LHP Brett Martin optioned Frisco (AA) RHP Jonathan Hernandez optioned to Down East (A+) LHP Jeffrey Springs, INF Andy Ibanez, and OF Jose Cardona assigned to minor league camp. OF Willie Calhoun, INF Ronald Guzman, C/INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and RHP Connor Sadzeck optioned to Round Rock (AAA) C Jose Trevino optioned to Frisco (AA) INF Hanser Alberto, RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx, RHP Paolo Espino, RHP Reed Garrett, OF Scott Heineman, LHP David Hurlbut, INF Christian Lopes, RHP Adrian Sampson, and RHP Tayler Scott C Brett Nicholas assigned outright to Round Rock (AAA) and invited to major league camp. RHP Nick Gardewine optioned to Round Rock (AAA). LHP Jonathon Niese released. LHP Yohander Mendez optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Deolis Guerra reassigned to minor league camp. 1B Tommy Joseph received on waiver claim from Philadelphia RHP Clayton Blackburn placed on 60-day disabled list with right elbow strain 2B Darwin Barney and RHP Erik Goeddel released. INF Eliezer Álvarez received on waiver claim from Philadelphia C Curt Casali released. INF Eliezer Álvarez optioned to Frisco (AA). INF Trevor Plouffe released 1B Tommy Joseph optioned to Frisco (AA) RHP Bartolo Colon released. C Michael Ohlman traded to Boston in exchange for cash considerations. RHP Bartolo Colon and INF Trevor Plouffe re-signed to minor league contracts. RHP Steve Delabar, C Brett Nicholas, and OF Destin Hood assigned to Round Rock (AAA) RHPs Chi Chi Gonzalez, Shawn Tolleson, and Edinson Vólquez, and LHP Anthony Gose reassigned to minor league camp. RHP Kevin Jepsen contract selected from Round Rock (AAA) 1B Tommy Joseph designated for assignment RHP Tony Barnette placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26, with lower back strain RHP Tim Lincecum placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26, with blister on right middle finger LHP Martin Pérez placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26, continuing recovery from right elbow surgery RHP Ricardo Rodríguez placed on 10-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26, with right biceps tendinitis. OF Delino DeShields placed on 10-day disabled list with fractured hamate bone in left hand RHP Nick Gardewine recalled from Round Rock (AAA). RHP Bartolo Colon contract selected from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Nick Gardewine optioned to Round Rock RHP Ricardo Rodríguez transferred from the 10-day to the 60-day disabled list 1B Tommy Joseph assigned outright to Frisco (AA). C Cameron Rupp signed to minor league contract and assigned to Round Rock (AAA). LHP Martin Pérez reinstated from 10-day disabled list RHP Jose Leclerc optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Tony Barnette assigned to Frisco (AA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. C Brett Nicholas traded to San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. 2018 DISABLED LIST Player Type Injury Placed (retro) Reinstated / Eligible Games Missed Record Tony Barnette 10-day Lower Back Strain March 29 (March 26) April 5 11 4-7 Tim Lincecum 10-day Blister on Right Middle Finger March 29 (March 26) April 5 11 4-7 Delino DeShields 10-day Hamate Bone Fracture in Left Hand March 31 April 10 9 3-6 Joe Palumbo 60-day Recovery from Left Elbow Surgery February 23 May 28 11 4-7 Clayton Blackburn 60-day Grade 1 UCL Strain in Right Elbow March 19 May 28 11 4-7 Ronald Herrera 60-day Right Shoulder Inflammation March 21 May 28 11 4-7 Ricardo Rodríguez 60-day Right Biceps Tendinitis March 29 (March 26) May 28 (transferred to 60- on 4/2) 11 4-7 Martin Pérez 10-day Recovery from Right Elbow Surgery March 29 (March 26) April 5 7 2-5
PAGE 6 TEXAS TEAM BATTING Runs, Game...6, April 5 at OAK Runs, Inning...4, 3x, last April 7 vs. TOR (5th) Hits, Game...13, April 6 vs. TOR Hits, Inning...5, April 6 vs. TOR (7th) Fewest Hits, Game...4, 2x, April 4 at OAK; April 1 vs. HOU Doubles...4, April 8 vs. TOR Triples...NA Home Runs...2, April 1 vs. HOU Home Runs, Both Clubs...3, 3x, last April 8 vs. TOR (TOR-2, TEX-1) Extra Base Hits...5, April 8 vs. TOR Total Bases...19, April 6 vs. TOR Stolen Bases...2, April 2 at OAK Walks...5, 2x, last April 8 vs. TOR Strikeouts...13, March 31 vs. HOU Left on Base (9 innings)...11, 2x, last April 8 vs. TOR Left on Base (Extras)...NA TEXAS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Hits...3, 3x, last Andrus/Beltré, April 6 vs. TOR Runs...3, Andrus, March 31 vs. HOU Home Runs...1, 9x RBI...2, 5x, last Gallo, April 8 vs. TOR Total Bases...6, Choo, April 6 vs. TOR Doubles...1, 17x Triples...NA Extra-Base Hits...2, Choo, April 6 vs. TOR Stolen Bases...1, 2x Walks...2, 2x, last Chirinos, April 8 vs. TOR Strikeouts...4, Chirinos, March 29 vs. HOU Hitting Streak...5, 4x, last Andrus/Choo (April 4-current) TEXAS TEAM PITCHING Strikeouts...13, 2x, April 3 at OAK; March 29 vs. HOU Walks...6, 2x, last April 6 vs. TOR Fewest Walks...2, 2x, last April 8 vs. TOR Runs Allowed, Game...9, March 31 vs. HOU Runs Allowed, Inning...4, 2x, last April 8 vs. TOR (1st) Hits Allowed, Game...14, March 31 vs. HOU Hits Allowed, Inning...4, 2x, last April 8 vs. TOR (1st) Home Runs...2, 4x, last April 8 vs. TOR Consecutive Scoreless Innings...7.0, April 3-4 TEXAS INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Innings, Starter...6.0, 2x, Minor, April 7 vs. TOR; Colon, April 2 at OAK Fewest Innings, Starter...3.1, Moore, April 6 vs. TOR Innings, Reliever...2.2, Chavez, April 6 vs. TOR Strikeouts, Starter...11, Hamels, April 3 at OAK Strikeouts, Reliever...4, Colon, April 8 vs. TOR Runs Allowed...7, Hamels, April 8 vs. TOR Earned Runs Allowed...5, 2x, last Hamels, April 8 vs. TOR Hits Allowed...10, Pérez, April 5 at OAK Home Runs Allowed...2, 3x, last Hamels, April 8 vs. TOR Pitches...98, Hamels, April 8 vs. TOR TEXAS TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Winning Streak...1, 4x Losing Streak...3, March 31-April 2 Longest Game, Innings...9.0 Longest Game, Time, 9 inn...3:19, March 31 vs. HOU Longest Game, Time, Xtra...N/A Shortest Game, Time...2:23, April 4 at OAK Largest Crowd, Home...47,253, March 29 vs. HOU Largest Crowd, Road...10,132, April 5 at OAK Winning Margin...4, 2x, last April 7 vs. TOR Losing Margin...6, 2x, last April 1 vs. HOU (2-8) Largest Deficit in Win...NA Largest Deficit in 9th, Win...NA Largest Lead in Loss...1, April 1 vs. HOU Errors...2, 2x, last April 8 vs. TOR *-Club record #-Ties club record RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 LOS ANGELES-AL RANGERS STATISTICS STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Andrus 2-9 - - - - - - Beltré - - 2 8 - - - - - Centeno - - - - - - 2-1 Chirinos - - - - 1 5 2 - - Choo 7 - - - 1 2 - - - DeShields 2 - - - - - - - - Gallo - 9 - - 2 - - - - Mazara - - - 3 7 - - - - Odor - 2 - - - 3 3 2 - Profar - - - - - 1 2 1 - Robinson - - - - - - - 2 5 Rua - - - - - - 2 6 2 Tocci - - - - - - - - 3 STARTS BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Andrus - - - - 11 - - - - Beltré - - - 9 - - - - 1 Centeno 3 - - - - - - - - Chirinos 8 - - - - - - - - Choo - - - - - - - 2 8 DeShields - - - - - - 2 - - Gallo - 11 - - - - - - - Mazara - - - - - - - 9 1 Odor - - 9 - - - - - 1 Profar - - 2 2 - - - - - Robinson - - - - - 1 6 - - Rua - - - - - 10 - - - Tocci - - - - - - 3 - - RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Texas 2 8 2 3 6 4 6 3 4 - Opp. 5 4 10 8 4 9 8 2 1 - RECORD BY MONTH March April May June July August Sept. 1-2 3-5 - - - - - RECORD BY DAY OF WEEK Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 0-2 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 RECORD BY HOME RUNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1-2 3-4 0-1 - - - - RECORD BY RUNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Scored - 0-2 0-2 0-1 1-1 2-1 1-0 - - - - Allowed - 3-0 - 1-1 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 - MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ Won by - - 2 2 - - - - - - - Lost by - 1 2 1 1 2 - - - - - MANAGER S CHALLENGES (0-for-2) March 30 vs. HOU: Top 6th, Altuve fly ball ruled not caught (Gabe Morales) call stands (1:45). April 5 at OAK: Top 2nd, D. Robinson ruled out at 2B (Sam Holbrook) call confirmed (1:01). EJECTIONS (0) Game (Inn.) Player/Coach Umpire - - - Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H Total 2BI 3BI 4BI 5BI+ Total Andrus 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Beltré 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Centeno 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chirinos 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Choo 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 DeShields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gallo 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Mazara 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Odor 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Profar 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robinson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tocci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 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 Hamels April 8 vs. TOR 1-2 L1 3 0 2.81 95.3 1/0 12.94 5.06 2.81 20/12 4 1-2 Fister April 4 at OAK 1-1 L1 2 0 3.12 81.0 0/0 8.31 5.19 0.00 13/4 2 1-1 Moore April 6 vs. TOR 0-2 L2 2 0 1.23 79.0 0/0 8.59 4.91 1.23 8/14 0 0-2 Minor April 7 vs. TOR 1-1 W1 2 1 5.06 93.0 1/0 10.13 3.38 0.84 4/17 1 1-1 Colon April 2 at OAK 0-0 - 1 1 1.50 89.0 0/0 6.00 1.50 1.50 10/7 1 0-1 Pérez April 5 at OAK 1-0 W1 1 0 6.75 76.0 0/0 1.69 0.00 0.00 13/4 1 1-0
RANGERS GAME NOTES MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 LOS ANGELES-AL PAGE 7 2018 DAY-BY-DAY GAME DATE OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GB WIN LOSS SAVE TOG ATT. HOME TOTAL 1 3/29 HOUSTON L, 1-4 0-1 T4th -1.0 Verlander (1-0) Hamels (0-1) 2:59 *47,253 47,253 2 3/30 HOUSTON W, 5-1 1-1 T2nd -0.5 Fister (1-0) Keuchel (0-1) 3:02 35,469 82,722 3 3/31 HOUSTON L, 3-9 1-2 T4th -1.0 McCullers (1-0) Moore (0-1) 3:19 36,892 119,614 4 4/1 HOUSTON L, 2-8 1-3 T4th -2.0 Cole (1-0) Minor (0-1) 3:13 26,758 146,372 5 4/2 at Oakland L, 1-3 1-4 5th -3.0 Hatcher (2-0) Jepsen (0-1) Treinen (1) 3:10 7,416 6 4/3 at Oakland W, 4-1 2-4 T4th -3.0 Hamels (1-1) Graveman (0-1) Kela (1) 2:50 9,157 7 4/4 at Oakland L, 2-6 2-5 5th -4.0 Manaea (1-1) Fister (1-1) 2:23 7,908 8 4/5 at Oakland W, 6-3 3-5 T4th -3.5 Pérez (1-0) Mengden (0-2) Kela (2) 3:10 10,132 9 4/6 TORONTO L, 5-8 3-6 T4th -3.5 Estrada (1-0) Moore (0-2) Osuna (3) 3:06 21,670 168,042 10 4/7 TORONTO W, 5-1 4-6 T4th -3.5 Minor (1-1) Stroman (0-1) 2:37 26,229 194,271 11 4/8 TORONTO L, 4-7 4-7 T4th -4.5 Garcia (1-0) Hamels (1-2) Osuna (4) 3:16 26,902 221,173 12 4/9 LOS ANGELES-AL 7:05 13 4/10 LOS ANGELES-AL 7:05 14 4/11 LOS ANGELES-AL 7:05 4/12 OFF DAY 15 4/13 at Houston 7:10 16 4/14 at Houston 3:05 17 4/15 at Houston 7:00 18 4/16 at Tampa Bay 6:10 19 4/17 at Tampa Bay 6:10 20 4/18 at Tampa Bay 12:10 4/19 OFF DAY 21 4/20 SEATTLE 7:05 22 4/21 SEATTLE 7:05 23 4/22 SEATTLE 2:05 24 4/23 OAKLAND 7:05 25 4/24 OAKLAND 7:05 26 4/25 OAKLAND 7:05 4/26 OFF DAY 27 4/27 at Toronto 6:07 28 4/28 at Toronto 3:07 29 4/29 at Toronto 12:07 30 4/30 at Cleveland 5:10 31 5/1 at Cleveland 5:10 32 5/2 at Cleveland 12:10 33 5/3 BOSTON 7:05 34 5/4 BOSTON 7:05 35 5/5 BOSTON 7:05 36 5/6 BOSTON 2:05 37 5/7 DETROIT 7:05 38 5/8 DETROIT 7:05 39 5/9 DETROIT 1:05 5/10 OFF DAY 40 5/11 at Houston 7:10 41 5/12 at Houston 6:10 42 5/13 at Houston 1:10 5/14 OFF DAY 43 5/15 at Seattle 9:10 44 5/16 at Seattle 2:40 45 5/17 at Chicago-AL 7:10 46 5/18 at Chicago-AL 7:10 47 5/19 at Chicago-AL 6:10 48 5/20 at Chicago-AL 1:10 49 5/21 NEW YORK-AL 7:05 50 5/22 NEW YORK-AL 7:05 51 5/23 NEW YORK-AL 6:05 52 5/24 KANSAS CITY 7:05 53 5/25 KANSAS CITY 7:05 54 5/26 KANSAS CITY 3:05 55 5/27 KANSAS CITY 2:05 56 5/28 at Seattle 3:10 57 5/29 at Seattle 9:10 58 5/30 at Seattle 9:10 59 5/31 at Seattle 9:10 60 6/1 at Los Angeles-AL 9:07 61 6/2 at Los Angeles-AL 8:07 62 6/3 at Los Angeles-AL 3:07 6/4 OFF DAY 63 6/5 OAKLAND 7:05 64 6/6 OAKLAND 7:05 65 6/7 HOUSTON 7:05 66 6/8 HOUSTON 7:05 67 6/9 HOUSTON 6:15 68 6/10 HOUSTON 2:05 6/11 OFF DAY 69 6/12 at Los Angeles-NL 9:10 70 6/13 at Los Angeles-NL 9:10 6/14 OFF DAY 71 6/15 COLORADO 7:05 72 6/16 COLORADO 3:05 73 6/17 COLORADO 2:05 74 6/18 at Kansas City 7:15 75 6/19 at Kansas City 7:15 76 6/20 at Kansas City 7:15 6/21 OFF DAY 77 6/22 at Minnesota 7:10 78 6/23 at Minnesota 1:10 79 6/24 at Minnesota 1:10 80 6/25 SAN DIEGO 7:05 81 6/26 SAN DIEGO 7:05 82 6/27 SAN DIEGO 7:05 6/28 OFF DAY 83 6/29 CHICAGO-AL 7:05 84 6/30 CHICAGO-AL 8:05 85 7/1 CHICAGO-AL 2:05 7/2 OFF DAY 86 7/3 HOUSTON 7:05 87 7/4 HOUSTON 6:05