Texas Rangers (62-44) at Baltimore Orioles (59-45) RHP Yu Darvish (2-2, 3.09) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (3-3, 3.46) Game #107 Road #56 (28-27) Tue., August 2, 2016 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 6:05 p.m. (CDT) FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1540 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE Overall...62-44 Home...34-17 Road...28-27 Standing... 1st, +5.5 Homestand...5-2 One-Run...23-7 2-Run...8-14 HR...52-31 No HR...10-13 White...15-12 w/ Blue...8-10 w/ Red...7-2 Gray...12-12 Alt. Blue...19-13 Blue Home...5-1 Blue Road...14-12 Alt. Red (all home)...14-4 Holiday...3-1 Throwback...0-1 Last 5 Games...4-1 Last 10 Games...7-3 Come From Behind Wins... 32 Losses After Lead... 22 Score First...35-17 Opp. Score First...27-27 Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format vs. AL West... 15-7/12-11/27-18 vs. AL Central...8-4/7-7/15-11 vs. AL East...9-4/4-7/13-11 Interleague... 3-2/4-2/7-4 Series...13-3-1/8-7-2/21-10-3 Series Openers... 9-7/8-9/17-16 Series Finales.. 12-4/7-10/19-14 Rubber Games... 7-2/2-2/9-4 Lead after 6... 26-4/18-2/44-6 Lead after 7... 28-3/21-3/49-6 Lead after 8... 31-2/24-2/55-4 Trail after 6... 5-11/5-21/10-32 Trail after 7... 3-14/4-20/7-34 Trail after 8... 1-14/3-21/4-35 Tied after 6... 3-2/5-4/8-6 Tied after 7... 3-0/3-4/6-4 Tied after 8... 2-1/1-4/3-5 Decided 7th/later... 9-7/9-10/18-17 Shutouts... 0-2/1-1/1-3 Decided final AB... 7-3/3-9/10-12 Walk-off games...4-9 ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player 44 434 Juan Gonzalez 434 Andruw Jones 46 431 Cal Ripken 47 429 Adrian Beltre 429 Miguel Cabrera 49 427 Mike Piazza 50 426 Billy Williams ALL-TIME RBI LIST Rank RBI Player 45 1540 Harry Heilmann 1540 Willie Stargell 47 1537 Joe DiMaggio 48 1532 Adrian Beltre 49 1529 Jeff Bagwell 1529 Tris Speaker 51 1525 Sam Crawford WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers open a 3-game series at Baltimore tonight, the 1st stop on an 8-game roadtrip that includes 3 games in Houston and 2 games in Colorado...Texas swept a 4-game series from KC since losing to OAK on 7/27 with 4-game winning streak being its longest since 4 victories in a row, 6/25-28...it is the 2nd longest active win streak in the majors to DET (6)...club was 5-2 on the homestand vs. OAK (1-2) and KC (4-0) team is 7-2 (.778) beginning 7/23, tying COL for best record in majors in that span after going 4-15 from 6/29-7/22 club has lost 15 of 25, but is 40-25 since 5/20 has gone 10-18 since 6/29 after a 41-17 record from 4/26-6/28 Texas has the best record in the A.L. at 62-44 (.585), tied with WAS (62-44) for 2nd best ML to CHC (.610, 64-41)...Texas was 1st ML team to reach 50 wins (77th game), fewest in A.L. since 2006, and 1st A.L. team to 60 wins current record is 3rd-best 106-game start in club history (see charts) was season high 24 games over.500 on 6/28 (51-27) season-best 7-G win streak 6/14-20 since 5/1/15, Rangers 143-104 (.579) record is 2nd-best in 2nd-best in MLB (CHC-.603, 149-98). TEXAS BEST 106-G RECORD TEXAS BEST 107-G RECORD W-L YEAR(S) W-L YEAR(S) 64-42 1999 63-43 2012 62-44 2016 65-42 1999 63-44 2012 62-45 2010 IN THE LEAD: The Rangers lead the A.L. West by 5.5 games, gaining 3.0 games in the last 5 days have gained ground in 4 of last 7 days after not gaining ground in the division since 6/26 lead over HOU went from 2.5 to 6.0 GA in 4 days before Astros win on Monday...current 5.5-game lead is largest in A.L. and 2nd-largest in MLB to only the Cubs (+8.0 GA in N.L. Central) club had a season-high 10.0-game lead on 5 different days, just the 4th season in club history to have a lead of 10+ games (1999, 2010, 2011) team lost 7.5 games in division over 29 days from 6/29-7/27 (10.0 to 2.5 GS)...club has been in sole possession of 1st place for 60 straight and 64 of the last 65 days team has had at least a share of 1st place for 87 days, sole possession of 1st for 77 days. ON THE ROAD: The Rangers have won their last 2 road games since losing in KC on 7/22, the 1st time club has secured back-to-back away victories since an 8-game winning streak, 6/14-28...club is 5-12 on the road since that time... Texas.509 (28-27) road winning % is 4th best in the A.L. VERSUS BALTIMORE: The Rangers are 3-1 against the Orioles in Arlington this season, winning 2 of 3, 4/14-16 and capturing a makeup game on 6/20...Texas has won 7 of the last 8 and 9 of last 10 vs. the O s since the start of 2015... club had 1-11 mark in series from 7/10/13 through the end of 2014 Texas was 3-1 at Camden Yards in 2015 and is 26-21 here beginning 2005, losing just one season s series in that span (0-4 in 2014)...in the all-time series, the Orioles lead, 249-203-1 overall, 125-101-1 in Baltimore, and 58-55-1 at Camden Yards...club is 13-11 vs. A.L. East, 4-7 on the road. SERIES STUFF: With the sweep of KC, the Rangers have won 2 of the last 3 series after losing 5 straight Texas 21 series wins are tied with CHC for the ML lead MLB, one more than BAL..KC sweep was team s 1st 4-0 series since 9/14-17/15 vs. HOU...club is 21-10-3 overall in 2016 series. GOODBYE JULY: Texas finished July at 11-15 (.423), T12th in A.L. with CWS in winning percentage...club had gone 20-8 in June, 5th time in club history with 20 wins in one month... team s record in July last 3 seasons is 27-49...Rangers hit 39 HR in the month, 3rd most in ML to BOS and SD (40 each) and ranked 5th in A.L. with.262 team average...club ERA of 5.52 was 2nd highest in the ML (AZ-5.84) and its highest in a month since a 6.22 mark in July 2015..club has a composite 5.82 ERA in July from 2014-16. A BUSY MONDAY: The Rangers made the following roster moves yesterday: Acquired OF Carlos Beltran from NYY for RHPs Nick Green, Erik Swanson, and Dillon Tate. Acquired RHP Jeremy Jeffress and C Jonathan Lucroy from MIL for RHP Luis Ortiz, OF Lewis Brinson, and a PTBNL. Designated Cs Bryan Holaday and Bobby Willson for assignment...optioned INF-OF Joey Gallo to Round Rock... transferred DH-1B Prince Fielder from the 15 to 60-day DL. Beltran (#36) and Lucroy (#25) will join the club today with Jeffress (#23) expected to be active on Wednesday...Texas will need to make a move at that time to accomodate him. RUN OF POWER: On Monday, Mitch Moreland was selected as the A.L. Player of the Week for 7/25-31, the 1st Ranger so honored this season...moreland is 10-for-18 with 5 HR and 9 RBI in his last 6 games to go from.229 to.249, his best since 5/18 (.250)...he has 7 HR in his last 13 games and is T1st in A.L. for HR since the All-Star break (7) with OAK s Khris Davis and CLE s Mike Napoli. Moreland hit.339 (19-56) with 7 HR and 12 RBI in 21 games in July with a major league best.750 slugging percentage. RANGERS PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Rougned Odor has been selected as the Rangers July Player of the Month by the local media, edging Moreland in the voting...odor batted.311 (33-106) with 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, and 15 RBI in 26 games for the month...he tied for the A.L. lead in 3B and T6th in hits. It is Odor s 2nd monthly award as he was honored in July 2015...in 2016 Elvis Andrus won in April and Ian Desmond took the honors in May and June. THE LONG BALL: The Rangers homered 9 times in the 4 games vs. KC, accounting for 11 of Texas 18 runs in the series...texas has homered in 14 straight games (28 HR), team s 2nd longest streak of year to 17 games, 6/19-7/6 and tying the 6th longest streak in club history...it is the longest active streak in the majors. Texas leads MLB with 76 HR since 6/9 (1.62 HR/G), 4 more than TOR (72) in that span, and the club s 28 HR since the break are 2nd-most in the majors (31-BOS) through 6/8, club s 63 HR (1.07 HR/G) ranked 11th in the A.L. and T18th in majors...club has at least one HR in an MLB-high 83 games. PITCHING: Texas allowed 22 hits and 9 runs/8 ER in 36.0 IP in the 4-game sweep of KC, holding the Royals to a 2-for-25 mark with RISP...club has a 2.93 ERA (29 ER/89.0 IP) in the last 10 games to drop from 4.51 to 4.37...the starters have issued 21 hits and 10 R-ER in 32.2 IP over the last 5 games with 4 quality starts in that span and have a 3.20 ERA (21 ER/59.0 IP) in the last 10 games..the bullpen has issued just one unearned run in its last 10.1 innings and has posted a 2.27 ERA (9 ER/35.2 IP) in the last 12 games. BY THE NUMBERS: With Lucas Harrell s victory on Sunday, 18 different Texas pitchers have recorded a win in 2016, matching SEA for the 2nd most in the majors to ATL (19)... club had 18 different hurlers with a win in all of 2015...Harrell was the 28th different individual to throw a pitch in a game for the Rangers in 2016, matching CIN and SD for the most in the majors...he was the 46th overall player to appear in a game, tying PIT and SD for the 2nd most in the majors, one less than ATL (47)...the Rangers have employed 11 different starting pitchers, matching CWS, LAA, and OAK for the most in the A.L. (STATS. Inc.). SHORTS: Tony Barnette has not allowed an earned run in his last 21.2 IP, 6th longest such streak by a reliever in team history...texas leads the majors with 135 double plays turned, 20 more than any other team...sunday was Jeff Banister s 150th regular season ML victory... Texas opponents are 34-for-37 in steal attempts since 6/21, including 25-for-27 in July...happy birthday to Colby Lewis, who is 37 today. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Wednesday, August 3 at Baltimore LHP Cole Hamels (12-2, 2.84) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (2-8, 4.18) 6:05 p.m. FSSW/105.3/1540 Thursday, August 4 at Baltimore RHP A.J. Griffin (4-1, 3.99) vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo (3-3, 5.70) 6:05 p.m. FSSW/MLBN/105.3/1540 * For radio broadcasts, most games are on 105.3 The Fan All games are broadcast in Spanish on 1540 AM ESPN Deportes All FSSW telecasts can also be viewed on FSGO app.
PAGE 2 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER #11 Yu Darvish, RHP (2-2, 3.09) TONIGHT: The 29-year-old right-hander is scheduled for his 7th start of the season in tonight s series and road trip opener in Baltimore, his 90th career start is 0-2 in 3 second half starts since his return from the DL, this despite a 3.31 ERA (6 ER/16.1 IP) and.210 (13-62) opp. avg. in those 3 outings has made consecutive quality starts, joining Martin Perez (current) as only TEX starters to do that since the break took a ND in Rangers loss on Wed. vs. OAK despite exiting with 3-2 lead, and will pitch on extra 5 days rest after the off day on Monday his 26 SO since the break are 7th-most in the A.L., and his 12.66 SO/9 is 2nd in MLB among pitchers with 6+ starts in 2016 (MIA s Jose Fernandez-13.18 SO/9) has averaged 11.30 SO/9 IP in his career, the highest figure of any starter in ML history with 500+ innings next-closest starter on the list is Randy Johnson (10.61) was on D.L. from 6/13-7/16 with right shoulder discomfort was 39-25 in 83 starts in his 1st 3 big league seasons with Texas (2012-14), earning team Pitcher of the Year honors the latter 2 years ranked among A.L. Cy Young Award vote-getters in both 2013 (2nd) and 2012 (9th) has retired at least the 1st 15 batters in a game 5 different times in his career, twice taking a no-hitter into the 8th inning Rangers are 2-4 in his starts. LAST START: Took ND on Wed. vs. OAK despite a quality start and leaving in position to win (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R-ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 93 pitches/64 strikes), as Matt Bush took a blown save and loss in Rangers 6-4 defeat Darvish gave up a 2-R HR to Khris Davis in the 1st inning, but permitted just 2 baserunners the rest of the way and exited with a 3-2 lead thru 6 innings the ND kept intact Darvish s streak of 8 straight losing decisions against Oakland was 5th walkless outing of 6.0+ IP in his career has had 3-or-fewer runs of support in 4 of his 6 starts in 16. VS. BALTIMORE: His only career outing against Baltimore was the 2012 A.L. Wild Card Game in Arlington, his only postseason action took the loss in Rangers season-ending 5-1 defeat (6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R-2 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO, 0 HR, 91 pitches/59 strikes), a game that was tied 1-1 through 5 innings all 5 hits allowed were singles, and the unearned run scored following an error by 1B Michael Young on the game s 1st pitch Baltimore is the only A.L. club (other than Texas) that Darvish has never faced in the regular season in 21 career starts when facing a team for the 1st time (in reg. season), he has gone 13-5 with a 2.78 ERA (44 ER/142.2 IP), 57 BB and 173 SO has gone 7-6, 3.69 (50 ER/122.0 IP) in the 19 games in which he has made his 1st appearance in a major league park in his career with 153 SO/57 BB. ON THE ROAD: His 3.54 career ERA on the road is over half-a-run higher than his ERA in Arlington (3.02) will be making 3rd road start this season, all 3 in the 2nd half since his return from most recent DL stint had 11 K s in his last road start on 7/22 at KC, and has 20 K s in 10.1 road innings in 16 Texas has lost 5 straight and 8 of Darvish s last 9 road starts Darvish is 1-6, 4.66 (25 ER/48.1 IP) in those last 8 road starts beg. 6/17/14, this after going 16-10, 3.29 (80 ER/218.2 IP) over his 1st 33 career road outings. NEW LOOK BEHIND PLATE: Darvish could be pitching to a new catcher tonight after the club s acquisition of Jonathan Lucroy yesterday Darvish has pitched to just 8 different catchers in his ML career, although his fewest games with any of the 8 backstops on the list are with Robinson Chirinos (4 G/3 GS, 4.67 ERA, 9 ER in 17.1 IP) Bobby Wilson has caught all 6 Darvish starts in 2016, and all 4 G for Chirinos came in April 2014 (last 4/28/14 vs. OAK). 2016: Opponents just 7-for-60 (.117) after a 1st pitch strike batters leading off an inning are hitting.357/.455/.750/1.205 (10-28) w/ 5 BB, including 4-for-5 w/ a BB by 1st batter of the game in all non-leadoff PA s:.165/.216/.242/.458 (15-91) w/ 6 BB opponents w/ RISP are hitting.194 (6-31), and have.161 (9-56) mark w/ men on base opponents by plate appearance in game: 1st PA-.196 (9-46), 2nd PA-.220 (11-50), 3rd PA-.217 (5-23) won start 5/28 vs. PIT in season debut, 1st ML start since 8/9/14 at HOU, 1st victory since 7/28/14 vs. NYY was 1st time he pitched for Rangers since a 3/5/15 spring game vs. KC won each of his 1st 2 starts with Texas in 16, just 2nd time in his 4 ML seasons to win his 1st 2 outings in a campaign (also won 1st 2 in 2013). RECENT DL STINT / REHAB: Exited start 6/8 vs. HOU after 5.0 IP as a precautionary measure after experiencing some tightness in his right shoulder after an aborted bullpen session on 6/11 at SEA, was scratched from a scheduled start on 6/13 at OAK, and subsequently placed on the DL on 6/13 (retro to 6/9) with right shoulder discomfort threw a 3-inning simulated game on 6/29 at Yankee Stadium, followed by a pair of rehab starts for Double-A Frisco on 7/4 at NW Arkansas (2.0+ IP, 2 H, 3 R-ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 42 pitches) and 7/10 vs. NW Arkansas (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R-ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 72 pitches) had a 32-pitch bullpen on 7/7 at Globe Life Park between the starts. Was 1-1, 0.90 (2 ER/20.0 IP) over 5 rehab starts with Frisco (AA) and Round Rock (AAA) in May during his 1st DL stint of 16. RANGERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 AT BALTIMORE DARVISH S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 2-2 3.09 6/6 32.0 25 12 11 3 11 45 Career 41-27 3.26 89/89 577.1 459 223 209 56 229 725 DARVISH VS. BALTIMORE W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 - - - - - - - - - - Career - - - - - - - - - - DARVISH ON ROAD W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 0-2 3.48 2/2 10.1 9 5 4 1 5 20 Career 17-16 3.54 42/42 267.0 217 117 105 27 120 343 2016 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 6.0, 2x, last July 27 vs. OAK Innings: 9.0, June 11, 2014 vs. MIA Hits: 7, July 22 at KC Hits: 11, Aug. 6, 2012 at BOS Runs: 3, 2x, last July 22 at KC Runs: 7, 3x, last June 17, 2014 at OAK ER: 3, June 3 vs. SEA ER: 7, 2x, last Aug. 1, 2012 vs. LAA SO s: 11, July 22 at KC SO s: 15, Aug. 12, 2013 at HOU Walks: 4, 2x, last July 16 at CHC Walks: 6, 5x, last Sept. 19, 2013 at TB HR: 1, 3x, last July 27 vs. OAK HR: 3, June 25, 2013 at NYY Pitches: 93, July 27 vs. OAK Pitches: 130, May 16, 2013 vs. DET CG s: CG s: 2, last July 23, 2014 at NYY (4.1 IP) Low-Hit CG: Low-Hit CG: 6, June 11, 2014 vs. MIA CG SHO s: CG SHO s: 1, June 11, 2014 vs. MIA Win Streak: 2, May 28-June 3 Win Streak: 6, Aug. 28, 2012 - April 7, 2013 2016 & CAREER SPLITS 2016 CAREER W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home 2 0 2.91 4/4 21.2 7 24 11 3.02 47/47 310.1 104 Road 0 2 3.48 2/2 10.1 4 17 16 3.54 42/42 267.0 105 Day 0 1 4.15 1/1 4.1 2 12 5 2.77 25/25 165.2 51 Night 2 1 2.93 5/5 27.2 9 29 22 3.46 64/64 411.2 158 AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left.213 61 13 0 8 21.227 1266 288 32 149 408 vs. Right.207 58 12 3 4 24.199 860 171 24 80 317 TOTALS.210 119 25 3 12 45.216 2126 459 56 229 725 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 4 1 4-2 1 - - - 12 RUN SUPPORT 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/9-3 - 1 1-1 - - - - 16 4.50 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (Including postseason) Darvish vs. Baltimore PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Alvarez.333 3 1 0 1 1 Davis.333 3 1 0 0 2 Flaherty.333 3 1 0 0 1 Hardy.667 3 2 0 1 0 Jones.000 2 0 0 1 0 Machado.000 2 0 0 0 1 Trumbo.160 25 4 0 3 10 Wieters.000 3 0 0 0 1 DARVISH S 2016 DAY-BY-DAY Bundy vs. Texas PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO Andrus.000 1 0 0 0 0 Beltre.000 1 0 0 0 0 DeShields 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 Desmond.000 1 0 0 0 1 Mazara.000 1 0 0 0 0 Moreland.000 1 0 0 0 0 Odor.000 1 0 0 0 1 Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 5/28 vs. PIT 5-2 W 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 1-0 7 Leading 4-1 81/51 May Totals 1-0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 1-0 7 6/3 vs. SEA 7-3 W 3.38 5.2 6 3 3 0 1-0 5 Leading 6-3 88/56 6/8 vs. HOU 1-3 - 2.87 5.0 3 1 1 1 4-0 7 Tied 1-1 76/46 June Totals 1-0 3.38 10.2 9 4 4 1 5-0 12 7/16 at CHC 1-3 L 3.15 4.1 2 2 2 0 4-0 9 Trailing 2-1 90/54 7/22 at KC 1-3 L 3.12 6.0 7 3 2 1 1-0 11 Trailing 1-3 91/59 7/27 vs. OAK 4-6 - 3.09 6.0 4 2 2 1 0-0 6 Leading 3-2 93/64 July Totals 0-2 3.31 16.1 13 7 6 2 5-0 26 Season Totals 2-2 3.09 32.0 25 12 11 3 11-0 45 DARVISH S 2016 REHAB TOTALS Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches First Rehab Totals 1-1 0.90 20.0 9 4 2 1 6-0 21 Second Rehab Totals 0-1 6.43 7.0 8 6 5 1 4-0 10 Frisco Totals 1-1 2.25 20.0 14 7 5 1 7-0 24 Round Rock Totals 0-1 2.57 7.0 3 3 2 1 3-0 7 Rehab Totals 1-2 2.33 27.0 17 10 7 2 10-0 31 TIMELINE / SURGERY: Began 2015 spring training at full strength after experiencing right elbow inflammation over the final 2 months in 2014 retired all 3 batters with 2 strikeouts in club s intrasquad game on 3/1/15 started and worked 1.0 inning in Cactus League game on 3/5/15 vs. KC before leaving with tightness in his right triceps underwent season-ending ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow on 3/17/15 with the procedure performed by Dr. James Andrews at the Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Gulf Breeze, Florida was with club throughout 2016 spring training in Surprise, AZ, when he began throwing from a halfmound, then full-mound, before graduating to regular full-distance bullpen sessions of increasing pitch totals threw live batting practice sessions at Globe Life Park on 4/13, 4/17, 4/21, and 4/26 ahead of the start of his initial rehab assignment. STRIKEOUTS: Darvish s 725 strikeouts thru his 1st 89 career games are a ML record (2nd: Dwight Gooden, 677) had 683 SO from 2012-14, 3rd-highest SO total ever for a pitcher in his first 3 ML seasons, trailing only Gooden (744) and Hideo Nomo (703), although both of those pitchers had at least 80.0 more innings than Darvish holds club single-month strikeout records for 4 of the 6 months (April, May, June, August) despite 6 starts since Aug. 2014, his 27 games of 10+ K s since 2012 are the T4th-most in MLB are 2nd-most in Rangers history to only Nolan Ryan (34) his 11.30 SO/9 is highest figure of any starter in ML history with 500+ innings 9th in Rangers history w/ 725 K s, next on list is 8th-place Kevin Brown (742). TOMORROW S SCHEDULED STARTER LHP COLE HAMELS (12-2, 2.84 in 21 games/starts) The 32-year-old left-hander is scheduled for his 22nd start of the season on Wednesday in middle game of this series has gone 3-0, 0.84 (2 ER/21.2 IP) with 23 SO/4 BB in his 1st 3 starts since the break earned 3rd straight victory in Rangers 3-2 win over the Royals on Thursday in Arlington (8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R-ER, 1 BB, 12 SO, 1 HR, 123 pitches/82 strikes) the 8.0 IP matched his season high (3rd time) had 12 SO, most by a Ranger this season and tied for his most with Texas (also 9/19/15 vs. SEA) his 123 pitches were his most w/ Texas, most since 129 pitches in his no-hitter for the Phillies on 7/25/15 at Wrigley Field had a 12-2 record thru end of July according to Elias Sports Bureau, he was the 1st pitcher in Rangers history to have at least 12 wins and fewer than 4 losses in one season at the end of July Hamels has also tied his career high for wins in one season before August 1, going 12-5 in 2007 and 12-6 in 2011 ranks among A.L. leaders in ERA (2nd, 2.84), win pct. (3rd,.857), wins (T5th, 12), and SO (8th, 132) owns lowest road ERA in A.L., going 8-1, 1.71 (14 ER/73.2 IP) in 11 starts away from Arlington this season won a club-record 9 straight road starts from 8/23/15-6/28/16 is 1-2, 4.44 (13 ER/26.1 IP) over 4 career starts vs. the O s took a no decision in Rangers 6-3 victory over O s on 4/14 in Arlington (5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R-ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 106 pitches/62 strikes) is 19-3 in 33 starts with Texas since he was acquired in a 7/31/15 trade according to STATS LLC, he is one of just 5 pitchers since 1913 to win at least 19 of his 1st 22 decisions with a single club, joining Vida Blue as only pitchers to do it for an A.L. club last to do it before Hamels?: Rick Sutcliffe w/ Cubs in 1984-85 worked a scoreless 3rd inning in ASG on 7/12 in San Diego recorded 2000th career SO on 6/12 at SEA (Leonys Martin), the 7th active player to reach that mark the Rangers are 16-5 in his starts this year, including wins in 9 of last 10 will be working on extended 5-days rest due to Monday s off day.
RANGERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 AT BALTIMORE PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L-S G ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 38-26 106 4.15 605.1 592 305 279 84 230 432 Relievers 24-18-36 105 4.74 338.2 359 191 178 53 121 262 Home 34-17-19 51 4.50 463.0 487 249 231 79 151 348 Road 28-27-17 55 4.23 481.0 464 247 226 58 200 346 TEAM CATCHING ERA *W-L CS SBA CS% PB PO Chirinos 5.11 18-14 3 22 13.6 2 0 Holaday 4.19 17-8 4 14 28.6 1 0 Nicholas 2.70 6-4 1 4 25.0 2 0 Wilson 4.29 21-18 6 31 19.4 2 0 Stolen bases against pitchers: 3-for-6 (3 SB, 3 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 7/29 vs. KC 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 6 0/0 14/17 11/2 10/13 1/0 43 Tony Barnette 7/31 vs. KC 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0/1 29/41 32/7 64/37 2/1 51 Matt Bush 7/30 vs. KC (W, 4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 26 0/2 24/33 11/2 42/30 0/0 58 Alex Claudio 7/29 vs. KC 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 15 0/0 12/20 16/7 53/16 0/0 41 Jake Diekman 7/31 vs. KC 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2/2 31/45 14/4 43/31 0/0 47 Sam Dyson 7/31 vs. KC (SV, 22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 8 22/24 33/51 18/5 85/22 2/1 50 Keone Kela 7/31 vs. KC 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0/0 12/15 2/1 17/8 0/0 Totals 36/47, 76.6% 203/310, 65.5% 151/42, 27.8% 511/300 6/6 TEAM PITCHING: Staff allowed 22 hits and 9 runs/8 ER in 36.0 IP in the 4-game sweep of KC, holding the Royals to a 2-for-25 mark with RISP...club has a 2.93 ERA (29 ER/89.0 IP) in the last 10 G to drop from 4.51 to 4.37, 12th in A.L., but lowest since 7/9 (4.32)... has 5.69 ERA (136 ER/215.0 IP) in last 25 G to raise season figure from 3.96 team ERA of 5.52 in July was 2nd highest in the ML (AZ-5.84)...Texas has allowed 44 HR in last 28 G; 39 HR in July were T2nd-most in MLB (CHC-41; KC-39) just 9 BB last 5 G, still 3rd-most walks in A.L. (351) has fewest wild pitches (22) in MLB but are T4th in A.L. in HBP (37) have fewest strikeouts in MLB (694) have induced MLB-high 121 GDP s Texas has a 6.05 (78 ER/116.0 IP) in its last 14 road games to rise from 3.62 to 4.23, 4th in the A.L. STARTERS: Starters have issued 21 H and 10 R-ER in 32.2 IP over the last 5 G with 4 quality starts in that span and have a 3.20 ERA (21 ER/59.0 IP) last 10 G to drop from 4.25 to 4.15, 5th in A.L still, rotation has 6.24 ERA (89 ER/128.1 IP) in the last 25 G the starters are 4-1 with 4 ND in last 9 G after going 2-12-5 in previous 19 G has worked at least 6.0 IP in 4 of last 5 and 7 of last 11 G...had club-record 7 straight starts of less than 5.0 IP from 7/2-8 rank among A.L. leaders in win pct. (4th,.594, 38-26), quality starts (4th, 56), and opp. avg. (5th,.256). RELIEVERS: Bullpen has issued just one unearned run in its last 10.1 innings beginning with the 9th on 7/27 and has posted a 2.27 ERA (9 ER/35.2 IP) last 12 G to drop from 5.02 to 4.78, still highest in A.L. and 4th-highest in ML but lowest since 6/30 (4.81) 3.0+ IP in 22 of last 28, including 12 straight from 6/29-7/10, longest span since 6/25-7/7/08 (12) in last 14 G since 7/17, have 7 BB against 32 SO in 39.2 IP Texas is tied with BAL for A.L. lead in saves (36) and A.L.-best 69 holds are 2nd in majors (SF-79) bullpen is 6-for-last-11 in save tries after converting previous 16 opportunities are 36-for-47 overall in save chances rank among A.L. relief leaders in wins (2nd, 24) 2nd-most HR allowed in ML (53/CIN-70). 39 DARIO ALVAREZ (L) 3-1-0, 3.00 vs. LHB: 6-for-24 (.250) vs. RHB: 7-for-33 (.212) Allowed hits to both BF on 7/29 in TEX debut (1 R-0 ER) was acquired from ATL on 7/27 in 16 relief outings w/ Braves in 16, went 3-1, 3.00 (5 ER/15.0 IP) with a 1.067 WHIP,.200 (11-55) opp. avg., 28 SO, 5 BB (2 IBB) all 3 XBH allowed were HR. Fanned 9 consecutive batters faced over 3 G from July 2-7, setting an Atlanta franchise record has held opponents to 3-for-33 (.091) w/ one or 2 outs in an inning opponents are 2-for-17 (.118) w/ RISP. Began year in Mets system before he was DFA d on 5/23 and sent to Braves on 5/25 waiver claim allowed 20 R/18 ER over 23.1 IP and 25 G at the Triple-A level for Las Vegas (Mets) and Gwinnett (Braves) before promotion to ATL on 6/14 has pitched in majors in 3 straight seasons, seeing action with New York-NL (2014-15) and Atlanta (2016). 43 TONY BARNETTE 6-3-0, 2.08 vs. LHB: 23-for-77 (.299) vs. RHB: 18-for-95 (.189) Has worked 13.2 scoreless innings over last 10 G despite 1st career blown save 7/18 at LAA, 4th longest current streak in the A.L. has allowed just one unearned run last 15 G/21.2 IP to drop season ERA from 3.81 to season low 2.08 win 7/8 vs. MIN (career high 2.2 IP, 0 R) was 1st relief win by Ranger of 2.2+ SHO IP when entering w/ team trailing and stranding multiple IR since R.A. Dickey, 9/25/04 vs. SEA. Has recorded 3+ outs in 12 of last 15 outings, including 2.0+ IP in 4 G has allowed runs in 8 of 41 G 46.2 relief innings are T13th in A.L. Ranks T3rd on staff w/ 6 wins, T3rd-most for most by any ML reliever has allowed 7 of 32 IR (21.9%) to score, 9th-lowest pct. in the A.L has entered w/ bases loaded 5x has entered in 7th-or-later in 29 of 41 G earned his 1st ML win on 5/2 at TOR. 51 MATT BUSH 4-2-0, 2.94 vs. LHB: 11-for-45 (.244) vs. RHB: 18-for-83 (.217) Worked 2.0 scoreless innings for 4th win on 7/30 after issuing career high 4 runs with loss and blown save in previous outing on 7/27 vs. OAK...permitted HR to 2 of final 4 BF in that game after allowing one HR to 1st 127 BF in his ML career...has issued earned runs in just one of last 11 G (5 R-4 ER/13.1 IP) to lower ERA from 3.10 to 2.94. Overall has allowed runs in 7 of 33 G had 5.2 scoreless IP over 1st 5 ML appearances and worked 7.2 scoreless innings over 9 G, 6/5-22 career-high 3 K s 6/9 vs. HOU had K s in each of 1st 5 ML outings, 1st Ranger reliever to do that since Yoshinori Tateyama (1st 5 in 2011). Pitched perfect 9th in ML debut 5/13 vs. TOR former no. 1 overall pick (Padres in 2004) made ML debut at age 30.095. Contract purchased from Frisco (AA) 5/13 0-2, 2.65 ERA (5 ER/17.0 IP) in 12 relief app. w/ Frisco, 5-for-5 in saves, 1st reg. season action since 2011. 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 2-1-0, 3.04 vs. LHB: 7-for-32 (.219) vs. RHB: 25-for-75 (.333) Has pitched 4.2 scoreless innings in last 5 G while allowing 2 unearned runs in 8.2 IP pover 7 G since most recent recall from Round Rock on 7/8...is 4th stint w/ Texas in 2016 (also 4/13-5/6, 5/8-6/2, 6/16-26) overall, has no ER allowed last 8 G/10.2 IP to drop season ERA from 5.06 to 3.04 has allowed baserunners in 17 of 20 G, and has permitted 7 of 16 IR to score. Career-high 4.1 IP (1 R-ER) on 5/10 vs. CWS for 2nd ML win longest relief win by a Ranger since Dustin Nippert, 9/14/10 vs. DET (also 4.1 IP). Has 6 G at Round Rock: 0-0, 0.55 ERA (1 ER/16.1 IP),.135 (7-52) opp. avg since most recent option after TEX game on 6/26, appeared 3 times: 10.2 IP, 1 R-ER on 7/2 vs. Iowa, in finish of 4/18 suspended game: 6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R- ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 91 pitches/60 strikes. 41 JAKE DIEKMAN (L) 2-1-2, 2.37 vs. LHB: 6-for-44 (.136) vs. RHB: 14-for-87 (.161) Has pitched 5.0 scoreless innings in 6 G since being activated from DL on 7/22, holding opponents to 1-for-16 in that span...overall has 8.1 innings scoreless streak over 9 G beginning 6/30 to drop from 3.03 to 2.37...was on DL 7/6-21 w/ left index finger laceration. Ranks among A.L. relief leaders in holds (3rd, 21), opp. avg. (3rd,.153), opp. OPS (5th,.493)..has allowed runs in 6 of 45 G, just 3 of 1st 32 G through 6/18 had scoreless streak of 14.2 IP from 5/11-6/18, matching 16 team high (also Hamels). Opponents when pitching with a lead: 10-for-89 (.112), 9 BB/32 SO has entered w/ game tied or TEX leading in 38 of 45 G. 1st 2 career saves on 6/9 vs. HOU and 6/18 at STL earned win 6/7 vs. HOU, 1st win w/ TEX and 1st since 6/22/15 at NYY with Philly. 47 SAM DYSON 1-2-22, 2.42 vs. LHB: 20-for-74 (.270) vs. RHB: 21-for-101 (.208) Has posted a 0.93 ERA (1 ER/9.2 IP) in his last 10 G to go from 2.79 to 2.42...has allowed runs in just 2 of last 18 G (5 ER/16.2 IP)...opponents are 6-for-22 with 4 BB in last 6 G...has allowed runs in 9 of 51 G... earned lone win 6/6 vs. HOU. Has converted each of last 6 save tries, all in July, since blown save on 6/29 at NYY...T5th in A.L. in July...has converted 22 of last 23 and 22 of 24 overall, a 91.7% success rate that is T5th in A.L...is T6th in A.L. in saves had ML-best 10 saves in June, one shy of matching club record for a month save on 7/17 at CHC (3 BF, 3 SO) was just 2nd such save by a Ranger since start of 2015. Issued 4 R/2 HR in 9th inning on 6/29 at NYY to snap streak of successful saves converted at 16 was 1st BS since 4/23 at CWS in 1st try of season. Is T10h in A.L. in relief innings (team-high 48.1) his 51 appearances are T2nd in A.L led majors w/ 17 appearances in May. 50 KEONE KELA 1-1-0, 5.40 vs. LHB: 3-for-21 (.143) vs. RHB: 7-for-33 (.212) Has pitched 7.2 scoreless innings with 6 K in last 6 G to go from 9.72 to 5.40...has allowed runs in one of 8 G (4 ER/8.2 IP/11 K) since being reinstated from 60-day DL on 7/15...opponents are batting.107 (3-28) in this span K s in 14 of 15 outings overall, incl. multiple K s 8 times. Took loss 7/18 at LAA, allowing career-high 4 R in 8th inn. after entering w/ game tied. On DL 4/20-7/14 w/ right elbow impingement had surgery to remove bone spur on rt. elbow on 4/22 worked 4.0 scoreless innings in 4 rehab outings w/ Round Rock and Frisco, whiffing 7 of 18 BF. Went 1-0, 7.11 (5 ER/6.1 IP) in 7 G w/ TEX before DL stint win on 4/16 vs. BAL (23rd b-day) was just 2nd relief bday win ever by a Ranger (also Wes Littleton, 9/2/07 at LAA).
PAGE 4 RANGERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 AT BALTIMORE TEAM BATTING: During this 7-2 span, Texas is batting.279 (82-294) with 41 runs and ranks 5th in the A.L. with.265 team average...rangers were 5th in A.l. in batting in July (.262)...club homered 9 times in the 4 games vs. KC, accounting for 11 of Texas 18 runs in the series...texas has homered in 14 straight games (28 HR), team s 2nd longest streak of year to 17 G, 6/19-7/6...Rangers 39 HR in July were 3rd most in ML (BOS/SD-40) and team has ML-leading 76 HR since 6/9...rank among A.L. leaders in runs (4th, 505), hits (4th, 954), HBP (T2nd, 45), SF (3rd, 33), HR (T4th, 139), and SB (6th, 60) just 19-for-88 (.216) w/ RISP since All-Star break, but club s.284 avg. w/ RISP is 2nd in A.L. and 3rd in MLB (STL-.293; BOS-.286) club is 8th in A.L. with.250 road average but leads ML with 78 road HR, 13 in last 7 G. 2 HANSER ALBERTO.175 AVG, 0 HR, 4 RBI,.175 OBP,.200 SLG INFIELDER R/R Sun.: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI Stand:.333 (1-3), 2B, RBI Streak: 1 G (.333, 1-3, 2B, RBI) Start at 3B on Sunday was 1st action since recall from Round Rock on 7/20...had RBI 2B for 1st EBH since 2B on 6/14/15...is 3-for-17 last 10 overall G w/ TEX has 11 total starts at SS (5), 2B (3), 3B (2), and 1B (1), one E in 73 TC has 2 G at 1B, 1st career games at that position. In 1st stint w/ Rangers (opening day-6/4), batted.162 (6-37) in 24 G/10 starts in 39 G with Round Rock, batted.250 (40-160) w/ 7 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI. 1 ELVIS ANDRUS.290 AVG, 4 HR, 45 RBI,.348 OBP,.411 SLG SHORTSTOP R/R Sun.: DNP Stand:.250 (4-16), 3B, 2 BB, 2 R Streak: 1 G (2-3, 3B, R) Is 6-for-27 (.222) in last 9 G but has reached safely in 21 of last 24 is hitting.316 (42-133) last 39 G to rise from.273 to.290...t1st in AL in 3B in July (2). Ranks among A.L. leaders in triples (T2nd, 6), avg. w/ RISP (3rd,.372), avg. vs. LHP (6th,.354) is hitting.500 (10-20) w/ RISP since 6/24. No RBI in 9 straight but has 27 RBI last 47 G his 16 RBI in June were his 3rd most RBI ever in a month. Marks 8th season of 10+ steals, tied for club record (also Ian Kinsler) set pre-break career highs in avg. (.294), HR (4), and RBI (42) has 96 starts at SS, 5th in A.L. w/.980 (9 E/444 TC) fielding pct, 2 E last 7 G after one E in 44 G from 5/30-7/22 had 33-G errorless streak from 5/30-7/5. Leads club with.294 road average. 36 CARLOS BELTRAN.304 AVG, 22 HR, 64 RBI,.344 OBP,.546 SLG OUTFIELDER/DH S/R Sun.: 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R (with NYY) Stand: --- Streak: 1 G (.500, 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R) Was acquired from NYY on Monday...hit.304 with 22 HR and 64 RBI in 99 games with Yankees...was leading club in hits (109), HR, and RBI and T1st in 2B (21) at time of trade...is batting.347 (25-72) in last 18 G to go from.294 to.304, 9th in A.L...compiled a.343/.389/.562/.950 slash line with 10 home runs and 33 RBI in 49 games in June and July...58 G in RF/34 as DH with NYY. Also ranks among A.L. leaders in slugging (4th,.546), at-bats per home run (9th, 16.3) at-bats per RBI (10th, 5.6), and OPS (11th,.890)...is 8th in A.L. in road average at.306 (55-180). Hit his 414th career HR on Sunday, 6th among active players and 4th-most all-time by a switch-hitter, trailing Mickey Mantle (536), Eddie Murray (504), and Chipper Jones (468)...marks 12th career season with 20-or-more home runs, tied for 4th-most among active players and T4th most all-time by SH. Was selected as an All-Star for a 9th time in 2016, 1st in A.L...is one of 5 players in major league history with at least 7 different seasons of 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases...is 2nd switch-hitter in ML history with a 20-HR season at age 39-or-older, joining Eddie Murray (21 HR at 39 in 1995 and 22 HR at 40 in 1996). 29 ADRIAN BELTRE.279 AVG, 16 HR, 65 RBI,.333 OBP,.455 SLG THIRD BASEMAN R/R Sun.: 1-for-4, R, GIDP Stand:.346 (9-26), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB Streak: 1 G (.250, 1-4, R) Is 4-for-21 in last 6 G but is batting.371 (13-35) with 3 HR and 8 RBI in last 9 G rise from.270 to.279 is batting.295 (61-207) with 9 HR/36 RBI/34 R in last 53 G...ranks among A.L. leaders in RISP avg. (6th,.355), H with RISP (T1st, 38), RBI with RISP (3rd, 52) and PA per SO (5th, 9.2). Had 29th career multi-hr game and 9th walkoff HR on 7/25 vs. OAK was 3rd time in club history for a player to hit walkoff HR in 4-hit game, 1st tinme ever w/ multiple HR in such a game (others A. Rodriguez, 8/16/02 vs. TOR; J. Hamilton, 7/9/11 vs. OAK). Ranks among A.L. leaders in RISP avg. (6th,.355) and PA per SO (5th, 9.1) ranks among A.L. s best in 7th-or-later in RBI (T5th, 26). Is among all-time leaders in 2B (22nd, 577), XBH (27th, 1042), TB (29th, 4809), H (T43rd with Babe Ruth, 2873), HR (47th, 429), and RBI (48th, 1532) 1500th RBI on 5/28 vs. PIT...his 2578 career games at 3B are 2nd most all-time behind Brooks Robinson (2870). Has started 99 G: 95 at 3B and 4 as DH missed 7 days 6/9-15 w/ mild left hamstring strain...his.978 (6 E/274 TC) fielding pct. is still 2nd among A.L. 3B had 44-game errorless streak end 5/11 vs. CWS, 2nd-longest streak of his career (53 G in 2006). Is batting.365 (54-148) with 14 HR and 36 RBI in 38 G vs. BAL as a Ranger (2011-16)...has 3 multi-hr games vs. O s...is batting.304 (59-194) with 11 HR and 30 RBI in 49 G at Camden Yards. 61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS.192 AVG, 8 HR, 17 RBI,.274 OBP,.471 SLG CATCHER R/R Sun.: 0-for-2, BB, K, GIDP Stand:.167 (2-12), 2B Streak: 0 G Is 2-for-21 last 9 G to drop from.217 to.192...is hitting.180 (16-89) with 7 HR/15 RBI in 34 G since activated from DL on 6/9...has 13 XBH (5 2B, 8 HR) and 7 singles in 2016...has started 32 games overall at C for Texas...all 8 HR in 2016 on the road. Posted 2nd 2-HR game of 16 on 7/19 at LAA, 3rd career 1st Ranger w/ 2 separate multi-hr game from 9-hole in a season since Kevin Elster in 1996 3-R HR 7/5 at BOS was 1st career 9th inning blast w/ men on on DL 4/10-6/8 w/ right forearm fracture sustained on G. Richards HBP 4/9 at LAA. Club s Opening Day catcher, hit.267 (4-15) w/ HR and 2 RBI in 5 G/GS behind plate before his DL stint. 3 DELINO DESHIELDS.225 AVG, 3 HR, 9 RBI,.303 OBP,.326 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sun.: 2-for-3, R, HBP Stand:.214 (3-14), R Streak: 1 G (.667, 2-3, R) Is 6-for-23 (.261) in 9 G/7 GS since recall from Round Rock on 7/20 is in 2nd stint w/ TEX, also Opening Day-5/12 batting.171 (14-82) last 25 overall games w/ TEX to drop from.319 to.225...overall has started 29 G in CF and 6 in LF. Has 2 go-ahead or game-tying HR in 7th-or-later in 16, T2nd on the club (Desmond-5, Beltre-2, Rua-2). Was club s Opening Day CF and batted.217 (23-106) w/ 3 2B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI in 30 G (28 starts - all in CF) before being optioned to Round Rock on 5/13 with the Express, hit.261 (54-207) w/ 10 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI in 54 G, including.320 (16-50) w/ 17 BB his last 16 G at AAA. 20 IAN DESMOND.303 AVG, 20 HR, 63 RBI,.355 OBP,.519 SLG OUTFIELDER R/R Sun.: DNP Stand:.174 (4-23), 2 HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 5 R, BB, SB Streak: 0 G DNP for just 2nd time in 2016 on Sunday, other 4/16 vs. BAL...is 5-for-36 (.139) with 2 2B/2 HR in last 9 G to go from.319 to.303, 10th in A.L. but lowest since 6/3 (.303)...is hitting.327 (82-251) last 62 G since 5/22 to rise from.267 is 1-for-last-14 w/ RISP, dropping season avg. w/ RISP from.341 to.302. Has 5 HR in last 13 G his 13 HR since 6/7 are T3rd in A.L. hitting.333 (40-120) after 6th inning, T3rd-best in A.L., with 9 HR (T3rd in A.L.) and 25 RBI. Leads ML with 5 go-ahead HR in 7th-or-later in 2016, tying highest single-season total by Ranger in club history (7th time, last Nelson Cruz in 2010). Is among A.L. leaders in multi-hit games (3rd, 40), hits (T5th, 125), SB (T4th, 17), runs (7th, 75), TB (9th, 214), and AB (10th, 412) best avg. in A.L. vs. LHP (.398) batting.349 (88-252) in 61 starts batting 2nd season-high 4 hits on 6/3 vs. SEA season best 10-G hit streak, 6/18-28 5th in A.L. w/ 110 K. Reached on FC (vs. Lester) in 1st and only career All-Star PA 7/12 in San Diego (backup CF) 2nd overall ASG pick (2012 for NL/DNP due to injury). Named Rangers player of month for both May and June has started 103 of team s 106 G in CF (76) and LF (27), 6 OF assists are T11th in A.L. 25 JONATHAN LUCROY.299 AVG, 13 HR, 50 RBI,.359 OBP,.482 SLG C R/R Sun.: PH, 0-for-1 (with MIL) Stand: -- Streak: 0 G Was acquired from MIL on Monday...is 6-for-27 (.222) in last 9 G...hit.299 with 13 home runs and 50 RBI in 95 G for MIL.. is batting.320 (57-178) with 7 HR and 33 RBI over his last 51 games to rise from.275...was 2nd on club in AVG and RBI and 3rd in HR and H (101)... ranks 2nd among major league catchers (totals as C only) in batting average (.319), RBI (49), and OPS (.898)... had season-high 10-game hitting streak, 5/27-6/7. Had 87 starts for MIL (79 at C, 5 at 1B, 3 at DH)...has thrown out 29 runners attempting to steal this season, most in ML, and 37.7% (29-for-77), which ranks 4th in the majors. Had 3 straight 3-RBI games from 5/27-5/29, joining Robin Yount (7/19-7/21/87) as the only players in franchise history to accomplish the feat. Is a perfect 3-for-3 (2 doubles, 2 RBI) in his 2 All-Star Games after 1B off NYY s Andrew Miller in his lone plate appearance this year. 30 NOMAR MAZARA.281 AVG, 13 HR, 43 RBI,.333 OBP,.421 SLG OUTFIELDER L/L Sun.: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R, 2 GIDP Stand:.222 (6-27), 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 3 R Streak: 3 G (.333, 4-12, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) Had 6th GWRBI on Sunday, matching SEA s Dae-Ho Lee for most among A.L. rookies. Is 4-for-12 in last 3 G and is hitting.310 (13-42) last 11 G to rise from.277 to.281 has.232 average (36-155) last 43 G to drop from.322. T3rd in A.L. in SF (6) tops A.L. rookies in hits (102), TB (153), RBI (43), multi-hit games (26), runs (43), and BB (27) and is T1st in HR (13)...his 13 HR are most by TEX rookie since 2008 (Davis-17; Murphy-15) pair of 10-game hit streaks, (6/1-11 and 6/25-7/4), both T2nd-longest by any A.L. rookie in 16. Has started 91 games (70 in RF; 21 in LF) w/ 6 OF assists, tied w/ Desmond for team lead and T11th in A.L only error: 7/23 at KC. Named A.L. Rookie of the Month for both April and May, 1st TEX rookie ever to win award twice and just 3rd A.L. rookie to win the award in April & May since it was introduced in 2001 (also TB s Rocco Baldelli and SEA s Ichiro Suzuki) team-high 7 HR in May were most for TEX rookie in a month since July 2008 (Chris Davis-8) in April, batted.324 w/ 2 HR/8 RBI over 18 G recalled from Round Rock (AAA) on 4/10, 3-4 w/ solo HR in ML debut 4/10 at LAA. Turned 21 on 4/26, currently 2nd-youngest position player in ML (KC s Raul Mondesi). Hit safely in all 4 G vs. BAL in 2016 at 7-for-15.
RANGERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 AT BALTIMORE PAGE 5 18 MITCH MORELAND.249 AVG, 18 HR, 46 RBI,.314 OBP,.478 SLG FIRST BASEMAN L/L Sun.: 2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, K, E Stand:.455 (10-22), 5 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, HBP Streak: 6 G (.555, 10-18, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R) Was named A.L. Player of the Week for 7/25-31...is 10-for-18 with 5 HR and 9 RBI in last 6 G to go from.229 to.249, best since 5/18 (.250)...hit.339 (19-56) with 7 HR and 12 RBI in 21 G in July with ML best.750 slugging percentage...t3rd in AL in HR and was 11th in AVG. Has 7 HR in last 13 G and is T1st in A.L. for HR since ASB (7) with Khris Davis/Mike Napoli...has.316 (37-117) average in last 40 G to rise from.206...9 of last 17 hits have been XBH (7 HR, 2 2B)...2 HR on 6/10 at SEA and 7/28 vs. KC walk-off HR in 9th, 7/30 vs. KC...career HR no. 100 on 7/18 at LAA. Has started 81 G at 1B (78) and DH (3) ranks 2nd in A.L. with.997 (2 E/792 TC) percentage and had 45-game errorless streak snapped on Sunday. Has 5 HR and 10 RBI in 16 career games at Camden Yards. 12 ROUGNED ODOR.279 AVG, 21 HR, 54 RBI,.298 OBP,.500 SLG SECOND BASEMAN L/R Sun.: 1-for-4, 2 K Stand:.296 (8-27), 3 HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB Streak: 1 G (.250, 1-4) Is 5-for-19 in last 5 G but is batting.346 (18-52) last 13 G to rise from.269 to.279 is hitting.294 (62-211) with 14 HR/30 RBI in 52 G since return from 7-G MLB suspension on 6/4...T1st in A.L. in 3B (2) and T6th in H (33) in July. Has 3 HR in last 4 G/5 HR last 13 G...leads team with 21 HR, 3rd TEX 2nd baseman to reach 20 (3--Kinsler; 2--Soriano) his 13 HR since 6/7 are T3rd in A.L. has hit 20 HR as 2nd baseman, T2nd in MLB (Cano-21, Kinsler-20) his 6 HR off LHP are T2nd in A.L. by a LH batter leads all Rangers with 33 HR since 2015 All-Star break. 2nd in A.L. w/ 7 bunt hits GW HR in 11th 6/11 at SEA 2 HR, 6/15 at OAK; 7/29 vs. KC...2nd career walkoff RBI 6/6 vs. HOU, when he became 1st TEX batter w/ 3 RBI PA s in a game, all to tie or give lead, since Cruz, 9/14/08 at OAK tied club record with 3 2B, 4/30 vs. LAA. Has 92 starts at 2B and 3 at DH tops ML 2B in errors (14), 7 in last 23 G. 19 JURICKSON PROFAR.295 AVG, 5 HR, 15 RBI,.351 OBP,.428 SLG INFIELDER S/R Sat.: 0-for-3, BB, K Stand:.333 (8-24), HR, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB, 5 R Streak: 0 G Is batting.321 (9-28) in last 8 G/7 GS since end of 0-for-20 drought to rise from.287 to.295 is hitting.243 (28-115) last 38 G to drop from.397 is 3-for-7 w/ 4 RBI in pinch PA s in 16 4 pinch RBI are T3rd in A.L. Has started 18 of last 23 G (6-1B, 3-DH, 2-3B, 2-2B, 3-SS, 2-LF), appearing in 23 of 24 has 41 total starts at 2B (11), 1B (9), 3B (9), DH (5), SS (5), and LF (2). Hit safely in 1st 13 G w/ PA after recall from Round Rock (AAA) 5/27 to match longest season-opening hit streak in club history (also Al Oliver, 1979) hit safely in each of 1st 19 career starts in leadoff slot before an 0-for on 6/11 at SEA. Multiple hits in 5 straight, 5/31-6/5 HR on 5/31 at CLE was 1st in ML since 9/26/13 vs. LAA 5/27 vs. PIT was 1st ML game since 9/27/13 vs. LAA. Began season w/ Round Rock, batting.284 (48-169) w/ 5 HR and 26 RBI in 41 games had.353 (12-34) avg. final 8 G w/ the Express. 16 RYAN RUA.273 AVG, 7 HR, 20 RBI,.345 OBP,.424 SLG OUTFIELDER/1B R/R Sat.: 1-for-3, K Stand:.333 (4-12), 2 R Streak: 1 G (.333, 1-3) Has hits in 8 of last 10 w/ PA at.313 (10-32) to rise from.265 to.273 last 12 hits are all singles since HR on 7/2 at MIN batting.220 (15-68) last 28 G to drop from.300 has 5 HR since beginning of June, all on the road. Has.333 avg./.907 OPS vs. LHP career-high 4 RBI 5/10 vs. CWS has hit cleanup 5x, all since 6/14, hits in 4 of those 5 G at.333 (6-18). Had 2 OF assists on 4/24 at CWS has 55 total starts at LF (42), 1B (9), RF (2), CF (1), and DH (1) start in CF 6/22 vs. CIN (1st CF start of career). Player Total Solo 2-run 3-run GS LHP RHP Home Road GT GA Record Last Hanser Alberto - - - - - - - - - - - - - Elvis Andrus 4 3-1 - 2 2 2 2-1 3-1 7/9 vs. MIN (Nolasco) Carlos Beltran - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/31 at TB (Snell) Adrian Beltre 16 8 5 3-4 12 7 9 2 4 10-4 7/25 vs. OAK (Madson) Robinson Chirinos 8 4 2 2-2 6-8 - 3 3-3 7/19 at LAA (Lincecum-2) Shin-Soo Choo 7 7 - - - 4 3 2 5-4 2-5 7/5 at BOS (Price) Delino DeShields 3 3 - - - - 3-3 1 1 2-1 7/24 at KC (Hochevar) Ian Desmond 20 14 4 2-6 14 10 10 3 9 14-6 7/27 vs. OAK (Manaea) Prince Fielder 8 4 3 1-2 6 6 2 1 2 5-3 7/6 at BOS (Wright) Jonathan Lucroy - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/23 vs. STL (Lackey) Nomar Mazara 13 8 4 1-1 12 4 9-5 10-3 7/31 vs. KC (Gee) Mitch Moreland 18 12 4 2-4 14 10 8 3 4 10-6 7/31 vs. KC (Gee) Rougned Odor 21 17 4 - - 6 15 8 13 2 7 13-6 7/29 vs. KC (Volquez/Flynn) Jurickson Profar 5 4 1 - - - 5 4 1 - - 3-2 7/29 vs. KC (Volquez) Ryan Rua 7 5 1 1-3 4 2 5 1 1 3-4 7/2 at MIN (Duffey) TOTALS 139 94 29 14 2 36 103 60 79 14 47 52-31 GRAND SLAMS (2): Wilson, 5/8 at DET and 5/14 vs. TOR MULTI-HOMER GAMES (8): Beltre, 5/7 at DET; Moreland, 6/10 at SEA; Chirinos, 6/15 at OAK; Odor, 6/15 at OAK; Chirinos, 7/19 at LAA; Beltre, 7/25 vs. OAK; Moreland, 7/28 vs. KC; Odor, 7/29 vs. KC BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (4): Odor/Mazara, 5/7 at DET; Wilson/DeShields, 5/8 at DET; Mazara/Beltre, 5/17 at OAK; Odor/Beltre, 7/18 at LAA DATE July 8 July 9 July 15 July 16 July 19 July 20 July 22 July 23 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 August 1 2016 HOME RUNS (With Texas Only) RECENT TRANSACTIONS WALKOFF HOMERS (3): Stubbs, 5/14 vs. TOR; Beltre, 7/25 vs. OAK; Moreland, 7/30 vs. KC LEADOFF HOMERS (6): Odor: 5/3 at TOR, 5/7 at DET; Choo: 6/24 vs. BOS, 6/30 at NYY, 7/3 at MIN, 7/5 at BOS PINCH-HIT HOMERS (0): None INSIDE THE PARK HOMERS (0): None HR BY PITCHERS (0): None TRANSACTION LHP Alex Claudio recalled from Round Rock (AAA) RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez optioned to Round Rock RHP Nick Martinez optioned to Round Rock after game. RHP Kyle Lohse contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA). RHP Keone Kela reinstated from 60-day disabled list LHP Jake Diekman placed on 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 6, with left index finger laceration LHP Derek Holland transferred from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. RHP Yu Darvish reinstated from 15-day disabled list RHP Jose Leclerc optioned to Round Rock (AAA). C Bryan Holaday sent to Round Rock (AAA) on injury rehabilitation assignment. 1B/DH Prince Fielder placed on 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 19, with a herniated C5-C6 disc in his neck OF Shin-Soo Choo placed on 15-day disabled list with lower back inflammation INF Hanser Alberto and OF Delino DeShields recalled from Round Rock (AAA). LHP Jake Diekman reinstated from 15-day disabled list LHP Cesar Ramos designated for assignment. 1B/3B Matt E. Duffy received from Houston Astros on a waiver claim. RHP Nick Martinez and INF/OF Joey Gallo recalled from Round Rock (AAA) OF Jared Hoying optioned to Round Rock RHP Kyle Lohse designated for assignment OF Drew Stubbs rehabilitation assignment transferred from AZL Rangers (Rookie) to Round Rock. RHP Lucas Harrell and LHP Dario Alvarez acquired from Atlanta in exchange for 2B Travis Demeritte 1B/3B Matt E. Duffy designated for assignment. LHP Dario Alvarez added to active roster RHP Nick Martinez optioned to Round Rock (AAA). RHP Lucas Harrell added to active roster RHP Shawn Tolleson optioned to Round Rock (AAA) RHP Kyle Lohse declined outright assignment to Round Rock. 1B/3B Matt E. Duffy assigned outright to Round Rock (AAA). OF Carlos Beltran acquired from New York-AL in exchange for RHPs Nick Green, Erik Swanson, and Dillon Tate...RHP Jeremy Jeffress and C Jonathan Lucroy acquired from Milwaukee for RHP Luis Ortiz, OF Lewis Brinson, and a PTBNL...1B/DH Prince Fielder transferred from 15 to 60-day disabled list...c Bryan Holaday activated from 15-day disabled list and designated for assignment...c Bobby Wilson designated for assignment...inf/of Joey Gallo optioned to Round Rock (AAA). 2016 DISABLED LIST Player Type Injury Placed (retro) Reinstated / Eligible Games Missed Record Shin-Soo Choo 15-day Lower back inflammation July 20 Aug. 4 11 7-4 Prince Fielder 60-day Herniated C5-C6 disc in his neck July 20 (July 19) Sept. 17 (transferred to 60 on 8/1) 12 7-5 Tanner Scheppers 60-day Left knee surgery Feb. 29 June 3 106 62-44 Josh Hamilton 60-day Left knee surgery April 3 (March 25) June 4 (transferred to 60 on 5/7) 106 62-44 Drew Stubbs 60-day Left little toe sprain May 23 June 7 (transferred to 60 on 6/29) 62 37-25 Colby Lewis 60-day Right latissimus dorsi strain June 25 (June 22) July 7 (transferred to 60 on 7/3) 34 16-18 Derek Holland 60-day Left shoulder inflammation June 22 (June 21) Aug. 20 (transferred to 60 on 7/15) 35 16-19 Luke Jackson 15-day Lower back stress reaction April 3 (March 25) April 13 14 7-7 Chris Gimenez 15-day Lower left leg infection April 3 (March 27) May 3 28 15-13 Shin-Soo Choo 15-day Right calf strain April 10 (April 9) May 20 35 19-16 Yu Darvish 15-day Right elbow surgery April 3 (March 25) May 28 48 27-21 Robinson Chirinos 60-day Right forearm fracture April 10 June 9 53 32-21 Shin-Soo Choo 15-day Left lateral hamstring strain May 23 (May 21) June 13 19 14-5 A.J. Griffin 15-day Right shoulder stiffness May 8 June 23 43 29-14 Keone Kela 60-day Right elbow impingement April 21 (April 20) July 15 76 45-31 Yu Darvish 15-day Right shoulder discomfort June 13 (June 9) July 16 32 18-14 Jake Diekman 15-day Left index finger laceration July 15 (July 6) July 22 12 3-9 Bryan Holaday 15-day Left thumb bruise July 6 (July 5) August 1 23 11-12