RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall...13-17 Home...8-8 Road...5-9 Standing... T3rd, -7.0 GB Roadtrip...2-3 One-Run...2-6 2-Run...1-1 HR... 11-11 No HR...2-6 White...5-5 w/ Blue...2-1 w/ Red...3-4 Gray...5-3 Alt. Blue...2-7 Blue Home...2-1 Blue Road...0-6 Alt. Red (all home)...1-2 Throwback...0-0 Last 5 Games...2-3 Last 10 Games...4-6 Come From Behind Wins... 5 Losses After Lead... 9 Score First...9-8 Opp. Score First...4-9 Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West... 3-3/5-9/8-12 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... 2-3/2-3/4-6 Series Finales...3-2/2-2/5-4 Rubber Games... 1-1/1-1/2-2 Lead after 6... 6-2/4-4/10-6 Lead after 7... 6-2/4-2/10-5 Lead after 8... 6-1/4-1/10-2 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... 2-1/1-1/3-2 Tied after 7... 2-1/1-1/3-2 Tied after 8... 2-1/1-1/3-2 Decided 7th/later... 2-3/1-5/3-8 Shutouts... 1-0/1-1/2-1 Decided final AB...2-2/1-3/3-5 Walk-off games...2-2 ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player 37 452 Carl Yastrzemski 38 450 Miguel Cabrera 39 449 Jeff Bagwell 449 Vladimir Guerrero 41 445 Adrian Beltre 42 442 Dave Kingman 43 440 Jason Giambi Texas Rangers (13-17) at Seattle Mariners (13-17) LHP Martin Perez (1-4, 4.26) vs. RHP Chase De Jong (0-2, 11.05) Game #31 Road #15 (5-9) Sat., May 6, 2017 Safeco Field 8:10 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM 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 beat the Mariners 3-1 in 13 innings last night and has now won 2 straight since ending a 4-game losing streak...club is now 2-3 on this 9-game road trip against Houston (1-3), Seattle (1-0), and San Diego (2 G)...Texas has still lost 5 of 8 and 6 of its last 11, the longer streak beginning 4/24...at 13-17 (.433), Rangers are tied for the 4th-lowest win pct. in the A.L./T9th lowest in MLB... the team s 13 wins are tied for 4th-fewest in the A.L...team was 16-14 at this point in 2016 after 31 G, Texas was 17-14 in 2016 and 13-18 in 2015...Texas has been a season-best one game under.500 twice in 17 (last after win on 4/23)... club was season-high 6 games under.500 following loss on Wednesday at HOU...Rangers lost a season-high 4 consecutive games, Sunday-Wednesday...had a season-best 4 game win streak, 4/20-23. The Rangers lost 3 games in the standings following the 4-game series with the Astros and are still 7.0 games behind A.L. West Division leader HOU...team had a season-high 8.0-game deficit following loss on Wednesday...club is currently tied for 3rd place, 1st time to have at least a share of 3rd since Sunday...team had been in 5th for each of the previous 2 days. ON THE ROAD: The Rangers have won 2 straight on the road since ending a 5-game road losing streak...was team s longest road losing streak since 5 straight defeats, 8/30-9/3/14...club has dropped 8 of its last 11 away contests after winning 2 of 3 at LAA to open the road schedule...at 5-9, Texas has its fewest wins through 14 road games since 2011 (5-9/6-9)...the.357 road winning percentage ranks 9th in the A.L. VS. SEATTLE: Rangers are 1-3 vs. SEA to begin 2017, and have dropped 6 of 8 dating to 2016 Rangers have still won 12 of last 20 meetings, going 19-16 beginning 8/8/15 the Rangers went 12-7 vs. the M s in 2016, T3rd-most wins ever in a season against Seattle (15 in 2011; 13 in 2005; 12 in 1978, 2004, 2010, 2013) Texas snapped a 5-game losing streak at Safeco Field with last night s win, but is just 15-18 at Safeco since the start of 2014 in the all-time series, Texas leads, 316-305 overall with the M s holding edges of 161-149 in Seattle, 89-83 at Safeco Field Rangers are 18-17-3 in last 38 series at Safeco after going 0-11-2 in 1st 13 series at this park...the teams next meet when Seattle makes its 1st trip to Arlington, 6/16-18. SERIES STUFF: Rangers are 3-6-0 in series this season... Texas had dropped 3 straight series openers before last night s win and has gone 1-2 in the 2nd game of a series following a win in the first game...club has lost 3 straight series since a 4-game sweep of KC, 4/20-23, and is seeking to end that streak with a win tonight. UPON FURTHER REVIEW: The Rangers had 3 calls overturned on manager s challenges last night, the most successful challenges in a single game by the Rangers since replay was 1st implemented in 2014...it was just the 4th time the club had ever had multiple calls overturned in a single game...texas had 2 of the 3 calls overturned in the first inning, the 1st time the club has ever had 2 successful challenges in the same inning...on the season, the Rangers have gone 8-for-13 on manager challenges. STARTER STUFF: Yu Darvish s outing yesterday was the 5th start of 7.0+ IP and one-or-zero runs allowed by a Ranger this season (Darvish-2, Hamels-2, Martinez-1), T2nd-most in the majors (KC-6)...Texas starters have allowed 3-or-fewer runs in 13 of their last 15 games, compiling a 3.38 ERA (34 ER/90.2 IP) over that span...overall, the rotation s 3.52 ERA ranks 3rd in the A.L. (TB-3.39 and KC-3.48) and 5th in the majors...the club is also now tied for 2nd in the A.L. with 17 quality starts. LUCKY NUMBER 13: The Rangers posted their 2nd 13-inning victory of the season last night (also 1-0 win on 4/20 vs. KC)...Texas is the only team in the majors this season with 2 wins in games lasting 13+ innings and it is the 1st time the club has posted multiple such wins in a single season since 2014 (1-1 in 2 games)...the Rangers are now 2-1 in extra inning games in 2017. ALEX CLAUDIO notched his 1st career save last night, this after making his 1st career start on Tuesday at Houston... according to STATS, LLC, Claudio is the 9th ML player and 1st Ranger to make his 1st major league start and earn his 1st major league save within a 4-day span (in either order) since the save became an official stat in 1969...the last major league pitcher to accomplish the feat was NYM s Bobby Parnell in 2009...the last A.L. pitcher was CWS Ken Patterson, who did it in a 3-day span in 1988. In his last 16 relief appearances dating back to 9/18/16, Claudio has allowed just one unearned run over 15.0 innings of work. TONY BARNETTE recorded career highs in both innings (3.0) and pitches (37) last night...barnette is the 1st Rangers reliever to enter a game in the 9th inning-or-later and toss 3.0 scoreless innings since Matt Harrison (4.0 IP) in an 8-6, 14-inning win on 7/19/10 at DET. ROUGNED ODOR hit the go-ahead home run in the 13th inning, his 3rd career go-ahead home run in the 10th inning or later (also 6/11/16 at SEA and 9/12/16 at HOU)...in fact Odor has 3 of the 4 go-ahead home runs by a Ranger in extra innings since 6/11/06...the last Ranger with a go-ahead home run in the 13th inning-or-later was J.P. Arencibia with a solo home run in the 13th inning of a 2-1, 14-inning loss on 7/22/14 at NYY...the last game-winning, go-ahead home run in the 13th-or-later was Josh Hamilton s 2-run, walkoff home run on 5/26/12 vs. TOR off Jason Frasor...a Rangers batter had not hit a go-ahead home run in the 13th inning-or-later on the road since Nelson Cruz s 2-run home run in the 14th inning of an 8-6 win on 7/19/10 at DET. STILL STRANDING: Yu Darvish held the M s 0-for-6 with RISP last night and opponents have now gone 0-for-33 with RISP over his last 8 starts dating back to 9/24/16...according to STATS, LLC, Darvish s hitless streak in the longest active streak in the majors and 2nd-longest in Texas history since the stat was 1st tracked in 1974 (35-Charlie Hough, 7/19-9/6/89). BEAR DOWN PART DEUX: Texas pitchers combined to hold Seattle 0-for-12 with RISP last night...that was the most hitless at-bats for a Rangers opponent in a single game since the club held Oakland 0-for-14 in a 3-2 loss on 8/8/10 at the Coliseum...the Texas staff has held the opposition to a.224 (57-255) average with RISP this season, 4th-lowest in the A.L., 5th in the majors. TURNING TWO: Texas turned 3 double plays last night to match a season high...each of the club s 3 instances of 3 double plays have occurred vs. Seattle here at Safeco Field (also 4/14 and 4/15)...in 4 games at Safeco Field this season, Texas pitchers have induced 11 ground ball double plays... The Rangers have turned an MLB-best 38 double plays, 5 more than any other club (TOR is 2nd with 33). SHORTS: Happy Birthday to Rangers Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Harmon...last night s 5-hour and 2-minute contest was the Rangers longest game since a 4-3, 18-inning loss on 6/8/13 at TOR (also started by Yu Darvish)...the Texas bullpen combined to toss 6.0 scoreless inning last night, the pen s 2nd-most scoreless innings in a game this season to 7.0 SHOIP in the 13-inning win on 4/20 vs. KC. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Sunday, May 7 at Seattle RHP Andrew Cashner (0-3, 2.95) vs. TBA 3:10 FSSW/105.3/1270 Monday, May 8 at San Diego RHP Nick Martinez (0-1, 4.91) vs. RHP Jered Weaver (0-3, 5.51) 9:10 FSSW/105.3/1270 Tuesday, May 9 at San Deigo RHP A.J. Griffin (3-0, 3.54) vs. RHP Luis Perdomo (0-0, 4.03) 2:40 FSSW/105.3/1270 * For radio broadcasts, most games are on 105.3 The Fan All games are broadcast in Spanish on KFLC 1270 AM All FSSW telecasts can also be viewed on FSGO app.
PAGE 2 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER #33 Martin Perez, LHP (1-4, 4.26) TONIGHT: The 26-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his 7th start and appearance of the season tonight in the middle installment of this 3-game set with the Mariners in the Pacific Northwest has allowed 3 R-or-less in 4 of 6 outings this season, but the Rangers are 1-5 in his starts will be working on extended 5-days rest due to the addition of A.J. Griffin to the rotation and an extra day of rest for Yu Darvish suffered his 3rd straight loss in a 5-2 Texas loss to the Angels on Sunday in Arlington is 1st Ranger with as many as 4 losses at end of April since Jason Jennings (5) in 2008 is 0-3 with a 6.46 ERA (11 ER/15.1 IP) and.333 opp. average over his last 3 starts after going 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA (4 ER/16.1 IP) and.290 opp. average through his 1st 3 outings his 41.3% ground ball percentage is 69th out of 100 qualifying pitchers after he ranked 7th in the majors at 54.0% in 2016 his 19 walks are T4th-most in the A.L. his 6 GIDP are T2nd-highest on the club (Hamels/Darvish-7) pitched for Team Venezuela in the 2017 World Baseball Classic won by the United States made a team-best 33 starts in 2016, the only member of the Texas rotation to not miss a start last season matched a career high with 10 wins and pitched a career-high 198.2 innings signed a four-year contract on 11/7/13 through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020. LAST START: Suffered his 3rd straight loss in a 5-2 Texas loss to the Angels on Sunday in Arlington (5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R-ER, 4 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 90 pitches/55 strikes) exited trailing 4-2 with 2 outs in the 6th inning, and has exited just one of his 6 starts with a lead 4th time in 6 starts to pitch less than 6.0 innings marked fewest strikeouts in a start since 7/15/16 at CHC (1 SO in 5.2 IP), which was his return from Tommy John surgery allowed baserunners in 5 of 6 frames gave up HR to Kole Calhoun in the 3rd, 1st HR allowed to a left-handed batter at Globe Life Park since 5/10/14 vs. BOS (David Ortiz). VS. THE MARINERS: Is 5-2 with a 3.06 ERA (23 ER/67.2 IP) over 13 games/11 starts in his career vs. the Mariners and will be facing the club for the 2nd time this season at Safeco Field took a no decision in a 2-1 Rangers loss to Felix Hernandez and the Mariners on 4/14 here in Seattle (5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R-ER, 4 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 98 pitches/53 strikes) threw 34 pitches in the 4th inning, when he retired the 1st 2 batters before permitting 4 straight baserunners, including a HR by Nelson Cruz to begin that span pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, allowing both to reach (BB, 1B) before Jose Leclerc stranded the runners with 3 consecutive K s...is 2-2, 4.22 (15 ER/32.0 IP) over 6 career starts at Safeco Field. ON THE ROAD: Has made just 2 of his 6 starts on the road this season, going 0-1 with a 5.19 ERA (5 ER/8.2 IP) has gone 1-6 with a 6.53 ERA (45 ER/62.0 IP) over his last 11 road starts dating back to 6/19/16 and his only win in that span came here at Safeco Field on 9/6/16...since the start of 2016, opponents have batted.286/.360/.428 on the road compared to.269/.336/.396 in Arlington. 2017: Opposition is batting.312/.403/.448/.851, the 3rd-highest OBP figure and BA mark among MLB starters... opp. batting average on balls in play of.353 is 4th-highest figure among qualifying starters...robinson Chirinos has caught 4 starts (1-3, 4.79, 11 ER/20.2 IP), and Jonathan Lucroy has caught him twice (0-1, 3.27, 4 ER/11.0 IP) batters leading off an inning are hitting.355 (11-31) with 3 BB opp. are 12-for-31 (.258) with RISP opponents hitting.305/.423/.390 with men on base and.318/.384/.500 with the bases empty...opponent average by time through order, 1st PA:.273 (12-44); 2nd PA:.313 (15-48); 3rd PA:.323 (10-31); 4th PA: 1.000 (2-2)...leadoff batters are 8-for-18 (.444), but 2-4 spots in order are a combined 9-for-43 (.209)...his run support average of 2.84 is lowest among Texas pitchers with at least 4 starts (Andrew Cashner has 0.84 RSA in 4 starts). TO THE LEFT: Opposing left-handed batters are 10-for-22 (.455) against Perez this season, well above career mark of.240 (103-430) held lefties to a.176 average (24-136) in 2016, lowest in the A.L. and 4th-lowest in MLB HR by Kole Calhoun in last outing was his 1st HR to a LHB at Globe Life Park since 5/10/14 vs. BOS (David Ortiz). TO THE GROUND: His 41.3% ground ball percentage is 69th out of 100 qualifying pitchers after he ranked 7th in the majors at 54.0% in 2016...his career ground ball percentage of 52.3% is 8th-highest in the A.L. among pitchers with 400+ IP since 2012 ranked 4th in the A.L. with a 54.0% ground ball percentage in 2016, 7th-highest in MLB induced an MLB-leading 36 GIDPs in 2016, a Rangers single-season record (previously 31 by C.J. Wilson in 2011) tied HOU s Dallas Keuchel (36 in 2014) for most in the last 12 seasons allowed an average of 0.82 HR per 9 innings (18 HR/198.2 IP) in 2016, 2nd-lowest pct. in the A.L. (TOR s Aaron Sanchez - 0.70) and 9th-lowest in MLB. WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Pitched for Venezuela in the 2017 WBC won by the United States team finished 2-5 and advanced to the 2nd round of competition at Petco Park in San Diego before being eliminated went 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA in 2 starts (6.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R/5 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO) returned to Rangers camp 3/20 and made final spring appearance on 3/24 vs. SD started on 3/18 vs. Puerto Rico in Team Venezuela s 13-2 loss in the second round allowed single runs in the 1st and 3rd innings, with an error leading to an unearned run in the 3rd inning started Venezuela s 11-10, 10-inning opening round win on 3/11 vs. Italy in Mexico allowed runs in 3 of 4 innings pitched and surrendered solo HR to Alex Liddi in the 4th. RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2017 AT SEATTLE PEREZ S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 1-4 4.26 6/6 31.2 39 15 15 3 19 20 Career 29-34 4.29 93/87 522.2 558 276 249 45 190 315 PEREZ VS. SEATTLE W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 0-0 1.80 1/1 5.0 6 1 1 1 4 4 Career 5-2 3.06 13/11 67.2 72 28 23 9 27 44 PEREZ AT SAFECO FIELD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 0-0 1.80 1/1 5.0 6 1 1 1 4 4 Career 2-2 4.09 7/6 33.0 38 19 15 1 4 4 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 6.0, 2x, last 4/24 vs. MIN Innings: 9.0, 3x, last April 23, 2014 at OAK Hits: 8, April 30 vs. LAA Hits: 10, 2x, last Aug. 26 vs. CLE Runs: 4, 2x, last April 30 vs. LAA Runs: 11, July 6, 2016 at BOS ER: 4, 2x, last April 30 vs. LAA ER: 8, 3x, last Sept. 26, 2016 vs. MIL SO s: 6, April 9 vs. OAK SO s: 8, 3x, April 18, 2014 vs. CWS Walks: 4, 3x, last April 30 vs. LAA Walks: 5, 2x, last May 8, 2016 at DET HR: 1, 3x, last April 30 vs. LAA HR: 3, July 14, 2013 at DET Pitches: 98, April 14 at SEA Pitches: 115, Aug. 11, 2013 at HOU CG s: - CG s: 3x, last April 23, 2014 at OAK Low-Hit CG: - Low-Hit CG: 3, 2x, last April 23, 2014 at OAK CG SHO s: - CG SHO s: 2, last April 23, 2014 at OAK Win Streak: 1, April 9 vs. OAK Win Streak: 6, 2x, last May 24-June 26, 2016 2017 & CAREER SPLITS 2017 CAREER W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home 1 3 3.91 4/4 23.0 10 18 15 3.75 50/46 278.1 116 Road 0 1 5.19 2/2 8.2 5 11 19 4.90 43/41 244.1 133 Day 1 2 4.91 3/3 14.2 8 10 10 3.46 26/25 158.2 61 Night 0 2 3.71 3/3 17.0 7 19 24 4.65 67/62 364.0 188 AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left.455 22 10 1 2 4.240 430 103 9 39 100 vs. Right.282 103 29 2 17 16.286 1590 455 36 151 215 TOTALS.312 125 39 3 19 20.276 2020 558 45 190 315 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 5 2 1 1 5 1 - - - 15 RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/9 1 1 3 1 - - - - - - - 10 2.84 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (including postseason) Perez vs. Seattle PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Cano.200 20 4 0 0 2 Cruz.500 12 6 3 4 1 Dyson.500 2 1 0 0 0 Heredia.222 9 2 0 1 0 Motter.500 2 1 0 0 0 Ruiz.000 2 0 0 0 0 Seager.438 32 14 4 7 6 Valencia.375 16 6 1 5 2 Zunino.200 5 1 0 0 2 PEREZ S DAY-BY-DAY De Jong vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO None have faced. Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 4/4 vs. CLE 3-4 L 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 1 4-0 4 Trailing 2-3 92/54 4/9 vs. OAK 8-1 W 2.38 5.1 6 0 0 0 3-0 6 Leading 3-0 92/55 4/14 at SEA 1-2 - 2.20 5.0 6 1 1 1 4-0 4 Tied 1-1 98/53 4/19 at OAK 1-9 L 3.60 3.2 7 4 4 0 1-1 2 Trailing 0-4 83/48 4/24 vs. MIN 2-3 L 3.81 6.0 6 3 3 0 3-0 3 Trailing 2-3 96/55 4/30 vs. LAA 2-5 L 4.26 5.2 8 4 4 1 4-0 1 Trailing 2-4 90/55 Season Totals 1-4 4.26 31.2 39 15 15 3 19-1 20 2016: Made a team-best 33 starts, the only member of the Texas rotation to not miss a start matched a career high with 10 wins pitched a career-high 198.2 innings, the 6th-most by a Texas pitcher age 25 or younger and the most since Jose Guzman threw 206.2 in 1988 set a club record with a major league-high 36 GIDP Rangers went 18-15 in his 33 starts, including 16-8 in his last 24. CAREER: Saw two seasons cut short in 2014-15 following Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow on 5/19/14 produced a breakout April in 2014 and appeared to be on the verge of a strong season before his elbow issues arose was selected the 2013 Rangers Rookie of the Year after posting 10 victories in his first extended major league action made his major league debut in 2012 at the age of 21, and was rated as one of the Rangers top five prospects by Baseball America in five straight seasons from 2009-13. signed a four-year contract on 11/7/13 through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020. TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER RHP ANDREW CASHNER (0-3, 2.95 ERA in 4 games/starts) The 30-year-old right-hander is slated to make his 5th start of the season in Sunday s series finale here in Seattle, his 1st day game start and 3rd road start of 2017...will mark 2nd outing against Mariners this season, as well as 2nd matchup against SEA s James Paxton...received his 1st runs of support (2) in last start on 5/1 at HOU (L, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R-2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 86 pitches/49 strikes), a 6-2 Texas loss...made Rangers debut on 4/15 at SEA, taking the loss (5.1 IP, 3 ER), and is still seeking his 1st win for Texas...is 0-3 with a 4.05 ERA (12 ER/26.2 IP) over 5 G/4 GS in career vs. Mariners...is 0-8, 7.23 (57 ER/71.0 IP) in last 16 road starts, including 0-2, 3.97 (5 ER/11.1 IP) this season...streak of 16 straight winless road starts is tied for the longest active streak among MLB starters (also BAL s Vidal Nuño, who has transitioned to bullpen)...last road win came on 9/16/15 at ARI (7.0 IP, 3 ER)...Cashner allowed 2 men to reach in 7th and left with 2-1 lead before Astros scored 5 runs in the inning to take the lead...texas is 1-3 in Cashner s starts this season...run support average of 0.84 is lowest among MLB starters...career 3.51 run support average as a starter is lowest among MLB starters since 2010...in 1st 4 starts, has opposed 2 of the A.L. s top 5 in ERA entering today (MIN s Ervin Santana - 1st, 0.66; SEA s Paxton - 5th, 1.43)...has gone 3-17 with a 3.87 ERA (84 ER/195.1 IP) in 65 G/28 GS in day games...seeking 1st day game victory since 4/19/15 at CHC (6.0 IP, 2 R-0 ER), a span of 16 outings has gone 1-7, 4.83 (46 ER/85.2 IP) in last 17 ML starts dating to 7/21/16, lone win in that span coming with Marlins on 9/7/16 vs. PHI (5.1 IP, 0 R) began the season on the DL with upper right biceps soreness and was activated on 4/15 prior to start at SEA signed with Texas as a free agent on 11/21/16 after spending last season with Padres and Marlins.
RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 AT SEATTLE PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 9-10 30 3.52 174.0 147 74 68 25 77 125 Relievers 4-7-3 30 5.03 96.2 109 61 54 14 39 81 Home 8-8-1 16 3.59 148.0 126 66 59 18 62 110 Road 5-9-2 14 4.62 122.2 130 69 63 21 54 96 TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Chirinos 3.70 6-3 1 4 25.0 0 0 Lucroy 4.21 7-14 5 17 29.4 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) 5/4 at HOU 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0/0 5/9 12/5 8/11 1/0 43 Tony Barnette 5/5 at SEA 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 37 0/2 5/12 6/4 22/8 0/0 51 Matt Bush 5/5 at SEA (W, 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 25 1/2 7/10 1/0 9/15 3/0 58 Alex Claudio (L) 5/5 at SEA (Sv, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 11 1/1 8/10 6/0 21/2 0/0 47 Sam Dyson 5/5 at SEA 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 13 0/3 5/10 0/0 22/9 2/0 23 Jeremy Jeffress 5/4 at HOU 1.1 0 1 1 3 1 33 0/0 11/16 10/0 27/5 0/0 50 Keone Kela 5/4 at HOU 1.1 0 0 0 3 3 34 0/1 6/8 4/0 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 3/10, 30.0% 57/90, 63.3% 50/12, 24.0% 158/80 8/0 TEAM PITCHING: Staff has 4.68 ERA (38 ER/73.0 IP) over last 8 G to rise from 3.82 to 4.06, 9th in A.L...opponents batting.274 (79-288) w/ 39 BB against 51 SO in that 8 G span Texas pitchers have a 3.66 ERA (57 ER/140.0 IP) in last 15 G to drop from 4.48 club s 116 BB lead the A.L., while 206 SO rank 13th Rangers 2 SHO are T2nd in A.L. STARTERS: Rotation has 4.38 ERA (30 ER/61.2 IP) over last 11 G to raise season ERA from 3.04 to 3.52, 3rd in A.L...beginning 4/8, starters have a 3.19 ERA (54 ER/152.1 IP) to drop from 5.82 Wed. 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...17 quality starts rank T2nd in A.L. (DET-18) and T3rd in MLB (20-WAS) starters.232 opp. avg. is 2nd-best in majors (OAK-.228), but have MLB-high 77 BB starters have 5.0+ IP in 26 of 1st 30 G. RELIEVERS: Bullpen s 6.0 scoreless innings last night was 2nd-longest scoreless outing in 17 (7.0 SHOIP on 4/20 vs. KC)...has allowed 22 ER in 35.1 IP last 10 G to rise from 4.70 to 5.02, 3rd-highest in A.L bullpen issued 9 BB in 4.0 IP Thurs. at HOU, most since 7/28/15 vs. NYY (10)...pen also had season-high 3 holds Thurs. vs. HOU...opponents are batting.324 (47-145) in last 10 G...Claudio recorded team s 3rd save last night, 3-for-10 in save tries, 3 saves are tied for fewest in MLB (also MIA) club s 7 blown saves are T4th in MLB (8-TOR/LAA/TB). 39 DARIO ALVAREZ (L) 1-0-0, 0.00 vs. LHB: 3-for-13 (.231) vs. RHB: 4-for-18 (.222) Faced 2 batters Thurs. at HOU (sac fly, BB)...has not allowed an earned run over 8.0 IP/9 G, but has permitted 12 of 36 BF to reach safely (7 H, 5 BB) 9 of 25 batters he has retired have come via strikeout 1st batter has reached in 4 of 9 season-high 2.0 IP on 4/20 vs. KC, scoreless 12th and 13th to earn his 1st win w/ TEX...LHB are 0-for-6 w/2 BB and 2 SO over last 5 G. 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, 5.56 vs. LHB: 3-for-17 (.176) vs. RHB: 13-for-31 (.419) Career highs in innings (3.0) and pitches (37) last night...had 3.0 scoreless innings last night after he did not retire any of 3 BF Thurs. at HOU (3 H)... career-high 3 runs allowed in blown save on Mon. at HOU also allowed a pair of IR to score 1st batters faced are 6-for-9 with a BB in last 10 G. Has allowed 4 of 6 (66.7%) inherited runners to score, T4th-highest pct. among A.L. qualifiers...has permitted IR to score in 3 of last 7 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. 51 MATT BUSH 2-0-1, 1.69 vs. LHB: 3-for-21 (.143) vs. RHB: 4-for-18 (.222) Earned 2nd win in 17 with scoreless 12th last night 2nd career save on 4/23 vs. KC (other 8/10/16 vs. COL) has allowed one unearned run over 7 G/7.0 IP since returning from injection in his right AC joint on 4/12, and opp. are 4-for-25 w/ 9 K s in those outings did not pitch 4/10-15. In 10 G this season, opponents batting.179 (7-39) w/ 4 BB/14 SO...3 of 4 BB have come in last 2 G. 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). 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 1-0-1, 1.80 vs. LHB: 3-for-15 (.200) vs. RHB: 8-for-35 (.229) 1st ML save last night with scoreless 13th...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: 11.0 IP, 7 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 11-for-50 (.220) 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. In 9 career games vs. SEA: 12.0 IP, 9 H, 0 R, 8 SO. 47 SAM DYSON 0-3-0, 13.03 vs. LHB: 9-for-18 (.500) vs. RHB: 8-for-26 (.308) Scoreless inning last night and has retired 7 of 10 BF over last 2 G activated from the disabled list 4/28 and has allowed 1 R-ER in 4 G/5.2 IP, permitting solo HR to Jefry Marte in 9th Sun. vs. LAA outing 4/28 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.386 (17-44) w/ 8 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). Has a 1.76 ERA (3 ER/15.1 IP) with 5 saves over 16 career games vs. the M s. 23 JEREMY JEFFRESS 0-2-0, 5.68 vs. LHB: 4-for-13 (.308) vs. RHB: 12-for-37 (.324) Matched career high with 3 walks Thurs. at HOU (4x, last 9/23/12 vs. CLE)...last 6 G: 6 R-ER in 6.0 IP to raise ERA from season-low 2.70 to 5.68 opponents in those 5 G: 12-for-27 w/ HR, 6 BB-1 IBB, 4 SO. T2nd in A.L. with 16 appearances, T4th-most in MLB 8 of 16 outings have been <3 outs has stranded all 10 inherited runners. Took loss last 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 last 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, 4.15 vs. LHB: 3-for-11 (.273) vs. RHB: 2-for-20 (.100) Season highs in K (3) and BB (3) over 1.1 IP Thurs. at HOU...all 4 runs allowed this season came on Marwin Gonzalez blown save Tues. at HOU, suffering loss and blown save...1st loss since 7/18/16 at LAA has 8 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 (T15th, 17) and SO/9 (10th, 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 SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 AT SEATTLE TEAM BATTING: Team is batting.240 (103-430) over last 13 G to rise from.205 to.220, 2nd-lowest in A.L., 3rd-lowest in MLB (KC-.215, SD-.217)... Texas is hitting.211 (146-692) in last 21 G to drop from.240...has 10+ strikeouts in 6 straight, longest streak in team history...had 12+ SO in club-record 4 straight, Sun.-Wed., tying A.L. record (4th time), and T4th-longest span in ML history season-high 16 K s on Tues. at HOU 2-or-fewer runs 11 of last 21 club ranks among A.L. leaders in HR (2nd, 44) and runs (5th, 137), but have 2nd-lowest OBP (.297) season-high 5 HR Tues. at HOU, 1st loss in club history w/ 5+ HR. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.296 AVG, 5 HR, 13 RBI,.336 OBP,.504 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Fri.: 3-for-6, 2B, RBI, K Trip:.400 (8-20), 2 HR, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 RBI Streak: 2 G (.455, 5-11, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) Season-high 3 hits last night...is batting.371 (13-35) with 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, and 5 BB over last 9 G to rise from.263 to.296 is batting.260 (20-77) last 19 G to drop from.368 ranks among A.L. leaders in SB (T4th, 6) and multi-hit games (T2nd, 12) his 5 HR are most prior to the All-Star break in his career walk-off single on 4/23 vs. KC, which was 1st career start in cleanup slot...team-best.840 OPS. With single 4/17 at OAK (career hit 1282), passed Ruben Sierra for sole possession of 5th place in club history. Has started 29 of 30 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. 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.296 AVG, 4 HR, 9 RBI,.441 OBP,.778 SLG CATCHER R/R Fri.: DNP Trip: 0-2, 2 BB, R Streak: 0 G Is 0-for-5 with 2 BB in last 2 starts after batting.364 (8-22) with 4 HR and 9 RBI in 1st 8 G/7 GS all 4 HR/9 RBI came in a 6 G span, 4/9-23 is T5th on club w/ 4 HR 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 10 G/9 GS at catcher, team is 6-3 in his starts had 2 H, 2 R, 3 RBI in consecutive starts (4/9 vs. OAK; 4/13 at LAA). Is 1-for-4 in throwing out attempted base stealers, and has thrown out 4 of last 7 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.247 AVG, 3 HR, 11 RBI,.352 OBP,.387 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Fri.: 1-for-5 Trip:.150 (3-20), R, 2B, BB Streak: 2 G (.222, 2-9, R, 2B) Is batting.167 (4-24) with 1 BB over last 6 G to drop from.275 to.247 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 T4th in A.L. w/ 6 GIDP has hit in 5 different slots in 17 has 26 total starts at DH (22) 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. Signed by Seattle as a non-drafted free agent at age 18 in 2000...is 12 career HR vs. SEA are 3rd-most vs. any opponent (13-KC/DET). 7 DELINO DESHIELDS.250 AVG, 1 HR, 4 RBI,.339 OBP,.327 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Fri.: 2-for-5, 2 R, BB, K Trip:.188 (5-21), HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB Streak: 2 G (.333, 3-9, RBI, 2 R, BB) Has started 9 straight in the leadoff slot, going for 10-for-34 with 10 R and 6 BB batting.302 (13-43) last 13 G after opening season at 0-for-9, part of an 0-for-21 span dating to 16 has 19 G/14 GS (12-LF, 1-CF, 1-DH)...Wed. was 1st start of 17 in CF hit 1st-career leadoff HR Tues. at HOU. 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. 13 JOEY GALLO.200 AVG, 9 HR, 20 RBI,.304 OBP,.530 SLG 1B / 3B / OF L/R Fri.: 0-for-5, 3 K Trip:.150 (3-20), 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB Streak: 0 G Has homered in 2 of 4 and 7 HR in last 16 G, and his team-high 9 HR are T3rd in A.L...is 4-for-31 w/ one BB/18 SO last 8 G to drop from.232 to.200 matched a career high with 4 times on base 4/26 vs. MIN (3x, last 6/13/15 vs. MIN) has started all 30 G at 3B, played every inning in field until his early exit Wed. night 3rd career 2-error game on Fri. vs. LAA. Named Rangers Player of the Month for April...his 7 HR were most by a Ranger in April since 2012 (Hamilton-9, Napoli-7) 12 of last 16 hits have gone for extra bases ranks among A.L. leaders in XBH (T7th, 14), R (T7th, 19), and strikeouts (1st, 45). 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.232 AVG, 4 HR, 11 RBI,.320 OBP,.429 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Fri.: 0-for-5, BB, 2 K Trip:.167 (3-18), 2 2B, 2 BB, 2 R Streak: 0 G In last 12 G, batting.333 (15-45) w/ HR, 4 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 3 SB to rise from.164 to.232. Hit for cycle for 2nd time in career last 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 19 of 22 his 13 BB are T2nd on club has started 29 of 30 G in CF, 1st game off Wed. at HOU hit leadoff in 19 of 1st 20 G, but last 7 starts have come at 3rd (5) and 5th (2)...club is 7-1 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). 38 PETE KOZMA.100 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI,.182 OBP,.100 SLG INFIELDER R/R Fri.: DNP Trip: 0-1 Streak: 0 G Pronounced CAWZ-muh played 2 straight, Tues./Wed. (PR and def. replacement), going 0-for-1 made TEX debut as pinch runner Tues. at HOU was received from NYY 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. Has 537 homerless at-bats, longest active streak in the majors. 25 JONATHAN LUCROY.211 AVG, 2 HR, 6 RBI,.268 OBP,.316 SLG CATCHER R/R Fri.: 0-for-4, BB Trip:.231 (3-13), HR, 2 RBI, 3 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 10 straight batting.192 (10-52) last 15 G to drop from.250 to.211 12 of 16 hits have been singles has started 21 of 30 G. Leads MLB in CS since start of 2011 (147 for MIL/TEX) is 5-for-17 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. Has hit safely in 7 of 9 G vs. SEA since joining the Rangers at.303 (10-33) with a home run and 7 RBI. 30 NOMAR MAZARA.239 AVG, 5 HR, 21 RBI,.298 OBP,.398 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Fri.: 0-for-3, 2 BB Trip:.294 (5-17), HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 R Streak: 0 G Has reached via hit or walk in 6 of last 7 G at.250 (6-24) w/4 BB...season-high 2 walks last night...tues. at HOU was 1st multi-hit game since 4/23 HR Tues. was 1st since 4/16, span of 14 G batting.177 (17-96) last 24 G beg. 4/8 to drop from.588 still ranks among A.L. leaders in multi-hit games (T8th, 10) has started 29 G in RF (26), LF (1), and DH (2). Is T8th in A.L. w/ 21 RBI, 4 RBI last 15 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).
RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 AT SEATTLE PAGE 5 5 MIKE NAPOLI.155 AVG, 4 HR, 12 RBI,.218 OBP,.300 SLG FIRST BASEMAN R/R Fri.: 0-for-5, K Trip:.190 (4-21), HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R Streak: 0 G Is 5-for-39 (.128) with 14 K in his last 10 G and is batting.139 (11-79) last 21 G to drop from.194 to.155. Has 8 K in last 19 PA and is 7th in the A.L. in strikeouts (38)...8 of 17 hits have gone for extra bases...all 4 HR in 2017 are solo shots. Is tied for T4th in the A.L. in HBP (3)...is 7-for-47 (.149) in last 12 road games...has started 28 of 30 at 1B (23) and DH (5). His 20 career HR vs. SEA are T2nd-most vs. any opponent (OAK-24). 12 ROUGNED ODOR.195 AVG, 6 HR, 16 RBI,.246 OBP,.398 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Fri.: 1-for-6, HR, 2 RBI, R, K Trip:.190 (4-21), 2 HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB Streak: 3 G (.308, 4-13, 2 HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R 2 BB) 3rd career go-ahead HR in the 10th-or-later last night, 2nd time here at Safeco Field (6/11/16)...has batted 2nd last 3 G, going 4-for-13 with 2B, 2 HR, and 2 BB...reached base in 1st 3 PA on Wednesday with a BB, 2B, and 1B after entering the contest hitless in previous 11 AB...is 6-for-33 with 10 K in last 8 G and is hitting.160 (16-100) last 25 G after season-opening 5-G hit streak, dropping from.389 to.195 9 of last 15 hits have been singles (also 3 2B, 3 HR) has started all 30 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.224 (13-58) in 14 road games. 16 RYAN RUA.182 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI,.234 OBP,.273 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Fri.: 0-for-1, K as PR Trip: 1-4, RBI, BB Streak: 0 G 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-18 (.278) in last 7 G to rise from.115 to.182 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 17 of 30 G, 12 total starts in LF (5) and 1B (7) made the Opening Day roster for 3rd straight year. Batting.298 (17-57) with 2 2B, 2 HR, and 6 RBI in 21 career games vs. the Mariners. BATTERS VS. SEATTLE - 2017 AND CAREER 2017 CAREER PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Andrus.316 19 6 0 1.251 557 140 7 61 Chirinos.190 58 11 2 5 Choo.250 12 3 1 5.278 270 75 12 41 DeShields.250 8 2 0 0.243 74 18 1 7 Gallo.133 15 2 0 0.167 24 4 1 1 Gomez.125 16 2 0 0.221 154 34 3 19 Kozma.333 3 1 0 0 Lucroy.133 15 2 0 1.333 54 18 2 11 Mazara.200 15 3 1 2.229 70 16 3 11 Napoli.067 15 1 0 0.236 377 89 20 55 Odor.111 18 2 1 2.242 198 48 10 31 Rua.000 4 0 0 0.298 57 17 2 6 PITCHERS VS. SEATTLE - 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 1 0.1 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 3 3.2 0 0 Barnette 0-0-0 4.15 2 4.1 5 2 0-1-0 5.25 8 12.0 16 7 Bush 1-0-0 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 3-0-0 2.84 6 6.1 6 2 Cashner 0-1-0 5.06 1 5.1 5 3 0-3-0 4.05 5 26.2 28 12 Claudio 0-0-1 0.00 2 1.1 1 0 0-0-1 0.00 10 12.0 9 0 Darvish 0-0-0 1.29 1 7.0 6 1 5-3-0 4.13 11 69.2 60 32 Dyson 0-1-0 5.40 3 3.1 4 2 0-1-5 1.76 16 15.1 11 3 Griffin 3-3-0 4.97 7 38.0 40 21 Jeffress 0-0-0 0.00 2 2.0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 3 4.0 1 0 Kela 0-0-0 2.89 11 9.1 7 3 Leclerc 0-1-0 9.00 1 1.0 3 1 0-1-0 10.13 3 2.2 4 3 Martínez 0-2-0 3.63 5 22.1 25 9 Perez 0-0-0 1.80 1 5.0 6 1 5-2-0 3.06 13 67.2 72 23 2017 HOME RUNS Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Elvis Andrus 5 5 - - - 1 4 1 4 - - 2-3 5/4 at HOU (Feliz) 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 9 5 3 1-2 7 6 3-2 4-4 5/4 at HOU (Gregerson) 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 6 2 3 1 - - 6 4 2-4 4-1 5/5 at SEA (Pagan) Ryan Rua 1 - - - 1-1 1 - - - 1-0 4/26 vs. MIN (Belisle) TOTALS 44 25 12 5 2 5 39 24 20 1 15 11-11 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...rhp Anthony Bass optioned to Round Rock (AAA). 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 30 13-17 Adrian Beltre 10-day Right calf tightness April 2 (March 30) April 9 30 13-17 Tyson Ross 10-day Thoracic Outlet Syndrome surgery April 2 (March 30) April 9 30 13-17 Cole Hamels 10-day Right oblique strain May 3 (April 30) May 10 3 2-1 Jake Diekman 60-day Ulcerative colitis surgery Feb. 14 June 1 30 13-17 Prince Fielder 60-day Neck disc herniation surgery Feb. 14 June 1 30 13-17 Chi Chi Gonzalez 60-day Right elbow UCL partial tear April 2 June 1 30 13-17 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, 4x, last May 4 at HOU Total Bases...26, May 2 at HOU Stolen Bases...4, 2x, last April 30 vs. LAA Walks...8, April 26 vs. MIN Strikeouts...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)...8, May 5 at SEA 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...10, May 4 at HOU 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-May 3 Longest Game, Innings...13.0, 2x, May 5 at SEA; April 20 vs. KC Longest Game, Time, 9 inn...3:52, May 4 at HOU Longest Game, Time, Xtra...5:02, May 5 at SEA (13 inn.) Shortest Game, Time...2:24, April 15 at SEA Largest Crowd, Home...48,350, April 3 vs. CLE Largest Crowd, Road...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 *-Club record #-Ties club record RANGERS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 AT SEATTLE RANGERS STATISTICS Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H Total 2BI 3BI 4BI 5BI+ Total Andrus 11 1 0 0 14 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 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Gallo 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 5 Gomez 5 1 1 0 7 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 2 0 0 0 2 Odor 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 6 Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rua 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Andrus - 9 1 3 1 6 4 3 2 Chirinos - - - - - 1 1 5 3 Choo 1 15 - - - - 5 4 1 DeShields 10 - - - - - - - 4 Gallo - - - 1-6 10 12 1 Gomez 19 1 6-2 1 - - - Lucroy - - - - 1 9 4 2 5 Mazara - 2 23 - - 2-2 - Napoli - - - 21 4-3 - - Odor - 3-5 22 - - - - Profar - - - - - - 1-12 Robinson - - - - - - - - - Rua - - - - - 5 2 3 2 STARTS BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Andrus - - - - 29 - - - - Chirinos 9 - - - - - - - - Choo - - - - - - - 4 22 DeShields - - - - - 12 1-1 Gallo - - - 30 - - - - - Gomez - - - - - - 29 - - Lucroy 21 - - - - - - - - Mazara - - - - - 1-26 2 Napoli - 23 - - - - - - 5 Odor - - 30 - - - - - - Profar - - - - 1 12 - - - Robinson - - - - - - - - - Rua - 7 - - - 5 - - - RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Texas 16 26 14 8 23 18 5 14 10 3 Opp. 10 10 11 13 21 23 9 16 21 1 RECORD BY MONTH April May June July August Sept. Oct. 11-14 2-3 - - - - - RECORD BY DAY OF WEEK Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 2-2 1-3 0-4 2-4 3-0 2-2 3-2 RECORD BY HOME RUNS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2-6 3-5 6-3 2-1 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 1-2 - 1-2 2-1 1-2 3-0 - 3-0 Allowed 2-0 3-0 2-1 3-2 1-2 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 1 2 1 3 1 2 - - - 1 Lost by 6 1 4 1 2-1 1 1 - - MANAGER S CHALLENGES (8-for-13) 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). May 5 at SEA: Top 1st, Andrus fly ball ruled foul (Ben May)...call overturned (2:33). May 5 at SEA: Bot. 1st, Segura safe at second on steal attempt (Ben May)...call overturned (:49). May 5 at SEA: Bot. 11, Heredia safe at second (Ben May)...call overturned. 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 May 5 at SEA 3-2 W2 7 5 4.93 104.9 3/1 9.07 4.14 0.99 44/33 7 4-3 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 May 4 at HOU 3-0 W3 4 2 11.07 84.3 1/1 10.18 2.21 1.77 18/25 0 4-0 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