Texas Trails ALDS, 0-2 RHP Colby Lewis (6-5, 3.71) Vs

Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays: Texas trails ALDS, 0-2 RHP Colby Lewis (6-5, 3.71) vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez (15-2, 3.00)

ALDS Game 3 • Sunday, October 9, 2016 • Rogers Centre • 6:38 p.m. (CDT) • TBS / 1080 AM / 1270 AM

ALDS VS. TORONTO: Texas lost 5-3 in Game 2 on Friday in Arlington, COLBY LEWIS will be making his 1st postseason start since 2011 in Sun- and trail this American League Division Series against Toronto, 2-games- day’s Game 3…Lewis has gone 4-1, 2.38 (14 ER/53.0 IP) in 9 games/8 to-none…this is just the 4th time the Rangers have ever gone down 0-2 in starts in his postseason career, all with Texas in 2010-11 and 2015…has a postseason series, also the 1998 and 1999 ALDS vs. NYY, and 2010 WS the most career postseason wins and innings of any pitcher in franchise vs. SF…Texas lost all 3 of those series, swept in the 2 ALDS instances and history and is 2nd in strikeouts (45)…lone outing in 2015 ALDS vs. Toronto lost in 5 games in the 2010 World Series after winning Game 3…it is the 1st came in relief in Game 4 (3.0 IP, 1 R-ER)…his 2.38 ERA in the playoffs is time in 4 instances that Texas has lost the 1st 2 games of a series at home. the 3rd-lowest among all active pitchers (in 2015) with 50.0 or more innings to Madison Bumgarner (1.94) and Matt Cain (2.10), and the 13th-best in IT’S ALL BEEN DONE: There have been 3 instances in MLB postseason the majors since 1955…has gone 4-1, 2.34 (13 ER/50.0 IP) in his 8 career history in which a team has won a best-of-5 series after losing the 1st 2 playoff starts, all in 2010-11. games at home…those teams: the 2001 Yankees (vs. OAK), the 2012 Gi- • Inside Edge notes that Colby Lewis allowed an OBP of just .238 vs. 3-4-5 ants (vs. CIN), and the 2015 Blue Jays (vs. TEX)…only the 2001 Yankees hitters in the order this season…the figure was 3rd-best in MLB among 142 and 2015 Blue Jays did it in a 2-2-1 series format (forcing and winning a qualifying starting pitchers…Inside Edge also says that Lewis’ .241 BABIP Game 5 at home), as the 2012 Giants won 3 straight road games in Cin- was 2nd-lowest among qualifying starters in the majors in ‘16. cinnati under the Division Series’ 2-3 format that year…overall, there have been 9 instances of a team falling behind 0-2 in a best-of-5 postseason CARLOS BELTRAN enters tonight as a career .383/.496/.755/1.251 (36- series to come back and win it. 94) hitter in 27 postseason road games with 9 HR and 22 RBI…among 154 players all-time with 75+ road PA’s in the postseason, only Lou Gehrig WINS AND LOSSES: Texas has lost 5 straight in the postseason dating to (.400, 24-60) has a higher avg. and only Gehrig (1.388) and Babe Ruth last year’s ALDS, all vs. Toronto, the 2nd-longest losing streak in team his- (1.321) have a higher OPS. tory (9 G, 10/2/96-10/9/99 - all vs. NYY)…the only teams with multiple skids of 5+ games in the playoffs since the introduction of the Division Series in IAN DESMOND had 3 hits in Game 2, tying his career high for a postsea- 1995 are the Rangers (9 G and 5 G) and Yankees (two 5 G). son game (3rd time, did it in Games 1 and 3 of 2012 NLDS vs. STL while with WAS)…it was just the 3rd 3-hit game by a Ranger in the postseason GAME 3: Texas has gone 3-7 all-time in Game 3, losing 3 straight (2015 in 2015-16, all by outfielders, the others by Delino DeShields (2015 G2 at ALDS vs. TOR, 2011 World Series vs. STL, 2011 ALCS at DET)…the 3 TOR) and Shin-Soo Choo (2015 G4 vs. TOR). losses come after Rangers had won 3 in a row (2011 ALDS at TB, 2010 • Desmond has hits and runs in each of 4 career postseason road games WS vs. SF, 2010 ALCS at NYY)…Rangers are 2-1 all-time in Game 3’s on (.375, 6-16). the road. SOME RELIEF: The Texas bullpen posted 4.0 scoreless innings to finish ALDS ROAD SUCCESS: Of the 14 teams with 10+ road games in LDS Game 2, allowing just one hit and one walk…the only runs allowed by re- play (since 1995), the Rangers’ 8-6 (.571) record is 3rd-best all-time, the lievers in this series came on Jose Bautista’s 3-R HR off Jake Diekman highest of any A.L. club…only teams ahead of Texas on that list are ATL in Game 1, as the bullpen owns a 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 IP) in the 2 games (.583, 14-10) and STL (.577, 15-11)…Texas went 2-1 in games here at Rog- with a .229 (8-35) opponents average…the bullpen compiled a team-re- ers Centre in last year’s ALDS, with the Game 5 loss snapping the Rangers’ cord scoreless streak of 35.1 innings from Sept. 20-Oct. 2 that ran into the 7-game win streak in road Division Series contests…that 7-game win streak season finale, 2nd-longest such streak in franchise history (35.2 innings by remains the longest ever by an A.L. club, T2nd-longest all-time behind an Washington Senators in April 1969). 8-game win streak for the Braves from 1995-99. • With 2 losses in Arlington, Rangers are now 1-11 (.083) all-time in ALDS CAN’T FIGHT THE YOUTH: Nomar Mazara made his postseason debut in home games, lowest win pct. of any club (Twins are 1-10)…only teams with a Game 2 start, going 1-for-3…at 21 years, 164 days old for his debut on as many home LDS losses as Texas are NYY (22-14) and ATL (13-13). Friday, he became the 2nd-youngest player in Rangers postseason history, trailing only Jurickson Profar (19.228 for 2012 AL WC Game vs. BAL). BATS IN GAME 2: Texas out-hit Toronto 13-to-6 in Game 2…according to • In the regular season, Mazara hit safely in all 4 games here at Rogers Elias Sports Bureau, the +7 hit margin was the most for any team in a post- Centre from May 2-5, including a GW HR in a 2-1 win on May 2. season loss since 2002, when STL out-hit SF 12-4 in a 5-4 loss in NLCS G4 at SF…Game 2 marked the Rangers’ most hits ever in a Division Series A.L. WEST CHAMPIONS: Texas won the American League West division game, T3rd-most in any postseason contest to 17 in 2011 ALCS G6 vs. DET title for the second straight year and the seventh time in team history (oth- and 15 in 2011 WS G6 at STL (11 inn.). ers 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, and 2015)…this is team’s 8th trip to the • The Rangers had 10 different batters reach safely in Game 2, 2nd-most in postseason, also hosting the A.L. Wild Card Game in 2012…Rangers are in any playoff loss in franchise history (11 reached in 2010 WS G1 at SF)…the the postseason for the 5th time in 7 years…the only other ML team with as 13 men left on base by TEX was the most in any postseason game in club many as 5 playoff appearances in last 7 years (2010-16) is STL (5)…only history, the highest figure for any team in a 9-inning postseason contest other MLB clubs with 4 division titles since 2010 are DET (4) and LAD (4). since the Cardinals (14) in 2011 ALDS G3 vs. PHI (STL lost 3-2). • After going 0-for-1 with RISP in Game 1, Texas went 2-for-18 with RISP VS. JAYS: The Rangers went 3-4 against the Blue Jays in the regular sea- in Game 2…according to STATS LLC, Game 2 was the 1st time in any 9-inson, last meeting on May 15 in Arlington…it was the 2nd-earliest for the ning game in postseason history (1903-2016) for a team to have 2-or-fewer Rangers to finish a season series with any one opponent, as last game with hits in 18+ AB with RISP. the White Sox was on May 11…club is 8-18 vs. Jays in reg. season since the start of 2013, and lost last year’s ALDS, 3-games-to-2. THE LONG BALL: Texas has been out-homered 6-0 in this series, as 9 of 15 Toronto runs in this ALDS have come via the long ball…the 6 HR have POSTSEASON HISTORY: The Rangers are 21-29 (.420) all-time in the come from 6 different players…Elias Sports Bureau notes that Texas is the playoffs, including 20-20 since 2010…Texas has dropped 4 straight and 7 2nd team in history to allow HR to 6 different batters over the 1st 2 games of of last 9 games beginning with 2011 World Series Game 6, this after a 10-4 any postseason series, joining the 2004 Braves in the NLDS vs. Houston… span during the 2011 postseason…club’s 40 postseason games since 2010 the 6 players to HR for HOU in those 1st 2 games: Brad Ausmus, Lance are most in the A.L. and 3rd-most in MLB to only STL (61) and SF (49)… Berkman, Carlos Beltran, Jason Lane, Jeff Bagwell, and Raul Chavez. Texas is 9-15 (.375) at home and 12-14 (.462) on the road. • Texas went homerless in consecutive games just 7 times in the entire regular season, no streaks longer than 2 games, and had not seen even a 2-G SHORTS: Three different Rangers hit safely in 1st 2 G of this series: An- drought since Aug. 13-14…had at least one HR in an MLB-high and club-re- drus, Beltran, Beltre…2 of the Rangers’ 4 runs in the series have come on cord 128 games, T5th-most in a season by any club in baseball history. groundouts, along with a pair of RBI singles…in innings 1-7 in this series, • Two ML teams went all season without going homerless in 3 straight: Tex- the Rangers have scored one run…Game 2 was just 2nd postseason game as and Toronto…each of the other 28 clubs had at least 2 streaks of going in club history for multiple pinch-hitters to reach, also 2010 WS G1 at SF without a HR in 3 straight. (hits by David Murphy/Julio Borbon)…Ryan Rua (2 hits) became just 3rd • According to Inside Edge, the Rangers averaged a HR every 20.7 AB Ranger with multiple hits in a postseason debut, joining Dean Palmer (1996 against starting pitchers following the All-Star break, best in MLB. ALDS G1 at NYY) and Delino DeShields (2015 ALDS G1 at TOR). 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Game/Date Site Pitchers - Texas vs. Toronto Time (CDT) TV/Radio Game 4*-Mon., Oct. 10 Rogers Centre TBA vs. TBA 12:08 p.m.+ TBS/105.3/1270 Tues., Oct. 11* Globe Life Park Workout Day Game 5*-Wed., Oct. 12 Globe Life Park TBA vs. TBA 8:38 p.m.++ TBS/105.3/1270 *-if necessary +-5:08 p.m. CT if BOS-CLE series is over ++-8:08 p.m. CT if BOS-CLE series is over PAGE 2 RANGERS ALDS GAME 3 NOTES • SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2016 • AT TORONTO

LEWIS’ CAREER RECORD GAME 3 STARTING PITCHER W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 6-5 3.71 19/19 116.1 103 53 48 19 28 73 #48 Colby Lewis, RHP Career 77-72 4.70 233/195 1215.0 1255 681 635 178 377 961

(6-5, 3.71) LEWIS IN THE POSTSEASON W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO GAME 3: The 36-year-old right-hander is slated to make his 9th career postseason 2015 0-0 3.00 1/0 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 start in Game 3 of this series tonight…has been the club’s Game 3 starter in 4 of Career 4-1 2.38 9/8 53.0 35 16 14 7 25 45 his 8 starts, going 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA (7 ER/24.1 IP)…started and won Game 3 of the 2010 World Series vs. SF (7.2 IP, 2 R) after the club had dropped the LEWIS VS. TORONTO 1st 2 games of that series…is 1-0, 1.29 (2 ER/14.0 IP) over 3 games/2 starts W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO in the Division Series…lost all 4 starts after returning from the disabled list on 2016 0-0 3.21 2/2 14.0 9 5 5 2 1 13 Career 3-6 6.17 13/12 65.2 74 46 45 17 23 59 9/11, but allowed 4 unearned runs over 6.1 innings in his last outing on 10/1 vs. TB…ended the season with a 5-game losing streak, longest since a careera-high LEWIS AT ROGERS CENTRE 7-game skid, 7/21-9/4/10…Rangers were 10-9 in his starts….will be pitching on W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO extended 7-days’ rest. 2016 0-0 3.86 1/1 7.0 5 3 3 1 1 7 Career 2-3 5.81 6/6 31.0 35 20 20 5 12 33 LAST START: Took the loss in a 4-1 Texas defeat on 10/1 vs. Tampa Bay (6.1 IP, 2016 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS 5 H, 4 R-0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 101 pitches/71 strikes)…was just the 3rd time in club history for a pitcher to record at least 6.1 innings, allowing all unearned Innings: 9.0, June 16 at OAK Innings: 9.0, 8x, last June 16, 2016 at OAK runs of 4-or-more…the others: Steve Comer (6/12/79 vs. MIL – 4 R-0 ER) and Hits: 10, April 16 vs. BAL Hits: 13, July 10, 2014 vs. LAA Runs: 7, Sept. 25 at OAK Runs: 13, July 10, 2014 vs. LAA Charlie Hough (8/30/87 at DET – 7 R-0 ER)…surrendered a 3-run home run to ER: 7, Sept. 25 at OAK ER: 11, July 10, 2014 vs. LAA Corey Dickerson after a Rougned Odor error earlier in the inning. SO’s: 7, 2x, last May 4 at TOR SO’s: 12, May 10, 2012 at BAL Walks: 5, Sept. 18 vs. OAK Walks: 8, April 10, 2003 vs. OAK POSTSEASON: Has gone 4-1, 2.38 (14 ER/53.0 IP) in 9 games/8 starts in his HR: 3, 2x, last Sept. 11 at LAA HR: 5, May 10, 2012 at BAL 109, June 16 at OAK 122, May 20, 2012 at HOU postseason career, all with Texas in 2010-11 and 2015…has the most career Pitches: Pitches: CG’s: 1, June 16 at OAK CG’s: 10, last June 16, 2016 at OAK postseason wins and innings of any pitcher in franchise history and is 2nd in Low-Hit CG: 2, June 16 at OAK Low-Hit CG: 2, 3x, last June 16, 2016 at OAK strikeouts (45)…lone outing in 2015 ALDS vs. Toronto came in relief in Game CG SHO’s: - CG SHO’s: 3, last Sept. 11, 2015 vs. OAK 4 (3.0 IP, 1 R-ER), his 1st relief outing in the U.S. since 9/26/07 at BOS while Win Streak: 6, April 11-June 16 Win Streak: 6, 2x, last April 11-June 16, 2016 with Oakland…his 2.38 ERA in the playoffs is the 3rd-lowest among all active pitchers (in 2015) with 50.0 or more innings to Madison Bumgarner (1.94) and 2016 & CAREER SPLITS Matt Cain (2.10), and the 13th-best in the majors since 1955…has gone 4-1, 2016 CAREER 2.34 (13 ER/50.0 IP) in his 8 career playoff starts, all in 2010-11…was 1-1, 3.04 W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER Home 2 3 4.60 10/10 60.2 31 35 32 5.05 118/96 595.0 334 (8 ER/23.2 IP) in his 4 outings in the 2011 playoffs…issued one hit, a 4th-inning Road 4 2 2.75 9/9 55.2 17 42 40 4.37 115/99 620.0 301 homer to Desmond Jennings, over 6.0 innings to win ALDS Game 3 at TB…with Day 2 3 5.68 7/7 38.0 24 20 19 5.31 66/56 333.2 197 that outing became just the 4th pitcher in history to allow 2 or fewer runs with Night 4 2 2.76 12/12 78.1 24 57 53 4.47 167/139 881.1 438 5.0+ innings in each of his first 5 career postseason starts…was also 1st starter to ever allow one or zero hits in an outing of 6.0+ innings in the ALDS…win AVG AB H HR BB SO AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left .229 205 47 8 17 30 .279 2502 697 90 237 458 improved his playoff record to 4-0, one of just 3 active pitchers to win at least first vs. Right .241 232 56 11 11 43 .250 2235 558 88 140 503 4 postseason decisions as a starter (also Cliff Lee-5 and Michael Wacha-4)… TOTALS .236 437 103 19 28 73 .265 4737 1255 178 377 961 streak ended with a defeat in ALCS Game 3 at DET (4 ER/5.2 IP)…issued 5 runs/3 ER in 12.0 innings in a pair of World Series no decisions at St. Louis…in RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Game 2 left a scoreless tie with 2 on and 2 out in the 7th before Alexi Ogando 11 13 10 3 8 7 - - 1 53 yielded the go-ahead run in Texas’ 2-1 come-from-behind win…in Game 6 was RUN SUPPORT removed with a 4-3 lead and the bases loaded in the 6th before Ogando walked 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R+ Total AVG/9 home the tying run…was 3-0, 1.71 (5 ER/26.1 IP) in 4 playoff starts in 2010, 1 3 6 2 3 3 - 1 - - - 55 4.46 all at Globe Life Park in Arlington…opponents hit just .176 (16-for-91)…had no decision in ALDS Game 3 vs. TB despite throwing 5.0-plus scoreless innings BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS (including postseason) in a 6-3 loss…won each of final 3 starts…earned a pair of wins in the ALCS, Lewis vs. Toronto Sanchez vs. Texas beating NYY in Game 2 (2 ER/5.2 IP) and series-clinching Game 6 (1 ER/8.0 PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI SO IP)…notched win in Rangers’ lone World Series victory, edging SF 4-2 in Game Bautista .278 18 5 2 3 3 Andrus .333 6 2 0 0 1 3 (2 ER/7.2 IP). Carrera .400 5 2 0 1 0 Beltran .500 8 4 1 4 1 Donaldson .125 16 2 0 0 4 Beltre .286 7 2 1 2 0 Encarnacion .118 17 2 1 3 5 Chirinos .000 1 0 0 0 0 VS. TORONTO: Faced the Blue Jays twice in a span of 11 days this season from Goins .250 8 2 1 2 0 Choo .000 4 0 0 0 2 5/4-14…had no record and a 3.21 ERA (5 ER/14.0 IP) in the 2 starts and the Jays Martin .143 7 1 0 0 0 Desmond .167 6 1 0 2 2 batted .180/.196/.340/.536…took a no decision in the Rangers’ 4-3 walk-off loss Navarro .000 3 0 0 0 1 Lucroy .000 1 0 0 0 0 Pillar .500 8 4 1 2 0 Mazara .333 6 2 0 0 2 on 5/4 at Rogers Centre (7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R-ER, 1 BB, 7 SO, HR, 106 pitches/72 Saunders .269 26 7 1 3 11 Moreland .333 6 2 0 0 0 strikes)…allowed an RBI single in the 1st to Jose Bautista, but retired the next Smoak .364 22 8 2 4 9 Odor .400 10 4 0 1 3 10 straight batters and 16 of the next 17 before walking Bautista and allowing a Tulowitzki .154 13 2 0 1 1 Rua .000 4 0 0 0 1 2-run HR to Edwin Encarnacion in the 6th…took a no-decision in the Rangers’ Upton .000 11 0 0 0 5 6-5, 10-inning walk-off victory against the Blue Jays on 5/14 in Arlington (7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R-ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, HR, 97 pitches/65 strikes)…retired the game’s first 8 LEWIS’ 2016 DAY-BY-DAY batters before allowing a solo HR to Ryan Goins in the 3rd…after allowing an RBI Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches single in the 5th, retired the final 8 batters he faced…last defeated Toronto on 4/6 vs SEA 5-9 - 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 2 3-0 4 Leading 5-3 96/54 4/11 at SEA 7-3 W 3.00 6.0 4 1 1 0 1-0 6 Leading 4-1 90/55 7/22/11 in Arlington, a span of 5 winless starts in the regular season. 4/16 vs. BAL 8-4 - 4.00 6.0 10 4 4 3 2-0 7 Trailing 2-4 104/69 4/23 at CWS 3-4 - 3.38 6.0 6 1 1 1 4-0 3 Leading 2-1 105/62 ON THE ROAD: Went 4-2 with a 2.75 ERA (17 ER/55.2 IP) over 9 starts away 4/29 vs. LAA 4-2 W 3.19 7.0 9 2 2 1 0-0 0 Leading 4-2 80/57 April Totals 2-0 3.19 31.0 35 11 11 7 10-0 20 from Arlington this season…logged a quality start in each of his 1st 7 road 5/4 at TOR 3-4 - 3.32 7.0 5 3 3 1 1-0 7 Tied 3-3 106/72 outings, going 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA (7 ER/49.0 IP)…was 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA 5/9 vs. CWS 4-8 (12) - 3.20 7.0 5 2 2 1 1-0 5 Trailing 1-2 98/64 (10 ER/6.2 IP) in 2 road starts after returning from the disabled list…opponents 5/14 vs. TOR 6-5 - 3.12 7.0 4 2 2 1 0-0 6 Leading 5-2 97/65 5/20 at HOU 2-1 W 2.75 7.0 4 0 0 0 0-0 6 Leading 2-0 93/69 batted .198/247/.342/.588 on the road compared to .268/.316/.472/.789 at Globe 5/25 vs. LAA 15-9 W 3.38 5.0 8 6 6 0 1-0 1 Leading 7-5 89/61 Life Park. 5/31 at CLE 7-3 W 3.09 6.0 2 0 0 0 2-0 2 Leading 3-0 99/59 May Totals 3-0 3.00 39.0 28 13 13 3 5-0 27 6/6 vs. HOU 6-5 - 3.20 6.0 8 4 3 1 2-0 4 Tied 4-4 97/64 2016: Went 6-5 with a 3.71 ERA (48 ER/116.1 IP) over 19 games/starts for 6/11 at SEA 2-1 - 3.00 8.0 3 1 1 1 0-0 3 Trailing 1-0 88/65 Texas…was a member of the club’s season-opening rotation for the 7th time, 6/16 at OAK 5-1 W 2.81 9.0 2 1 1 0 1-0 4 CG 109/75 but missed over 2 months with a shoulder injury…started 6-0 for the 1st time in 6/21 vs. CIN 2-8 L 3.21 5.0 5 6 6 1 1-0 3 Trailing 2-6 68/48 June Totals 1-1 3.54 28.0 18 12 11 3 4-0 14 his career, but closed the campaign with a 5-game losing streak…his 19 starts 9/11 at LAA 2-3 L 3.31 5.1 7 3 3 3 2-0 5 Trailing 2-3 86/50 and 3.71 ERA ranked 3rd among Texas starters…earned his 100th career victory 9/18 vs. OAK 2-5 L 3.40 5.1 3 3 3 1 5-0 4 Tied 2-2 92/48 between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball (77-72 in MLB, 26-17 in NPB) 9/25 at OAK 1-7 L 3.93 1.1 7 7 7 1 1-0 0 Trailing 0-7 52/31 on 5/20 at HOU. September Totals 0-3 9.75 12.0 17 13 13 5 8-0 9 10/1 vs. TB 1-4 L 3.71 6.1 5 4 0 1 1-0 3 Trailing 1-4 101/71 October Totals 0-1 0.00 6.1 5 4 0 1 1-0 3 BY THE NUMBERS: Rangers were 10-9 in his starts, 2 of the losses coming in Season Totals 6-5 3.71 116.1 103 53 48 19 28-0 73 games with blown saves…was 4-2, 2.75 (17 ER/55.2 IP) in 9 road starts and 2-3, LEWIS’ 2016 MINOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY 4.60 (31 ER/60.2 IP) over 10 starts in Arlington…28 of 53 runs allowed came on 19 HR allowed, and 12 of his 19 HR came in 10 starts in Arlington…opposition Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game Pitches 8/24 at SA 3-4 (10) - 3.38 2.2 4 1 1 0 1-0 0 - 44/27 batted .269 (42-156) in first PA; .214 (34-159) in 2nd PA; .230 (26-113) in 3rd PA; 8/30 vs. CC 5-6 - 9.00 3.1 8 5 5 0 1-0 2 - 60/41 .111 (1-9) in 4th PA…starts by catcher: Bobby Wilson (8 GS, 2.89 ERA), Rob- 9/5 at EVE 5-6 - 7.20 5.0 8 4 4 0 0-0 3 - 66/48 inson Chirinos (4, 4.91), Bryan Holaday (4, 2.16), Brett Nicholas (2, 3.75), and Frisco Totals 0-0 9.00 6.0 12 6 6 0 2-0 2 Jonathan Lucroy (one start on 9/25 at OAK)…opponents batted .241 on balls in Spokane Totals 0-0 7.20 5.0 8 4 4 0 0-0 3 Rehab Totals 0-0 8.18 11.0 20 10 10 0 2-0 5 play, 4th-lowest in the majors (min. 100 IP) according to Fangraphs. RANGERS ALDS GAME 3 NOTES • SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2016 • AT TORONTO PAGE 3 BULLPEN NOTES

43 TONY BARNETTE 7-3-0, 2.09 vs. LHB: 29-for-101 (.287) vs. RHB: 25-for-122 (.205) • Has 3.0 SHO IP over 2 appearances in this series, Jays are 2-for-11 (.182) against him in 1st postseason action…only Ranger to appear in Games 1 and 2. • Made 9 appearances in NPB postseason in Japan, going 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA (3 ER/11.2 IP) and converting 3 of 4 save chances, including 2 outings in last year’s Japan Series with the Yakult Swallows. • Missed nearly all of September with a tight left oblique, as he did not pitch from 9/5-26…appeared in 2 of the club’s last 5 regular season games . • In his 1st ML action at age of 32, went 7-3 with a 2.09 ERA (14 ER/60.1 IP) in 53 relief appearances…his 2.09 relief ERA ranked 8th in A.L. and was best among Rangers relievers, 2nd-best among league rookie relievers (HOU’s Chris Devenski-1.61)…his 7 relief wins ranked T5th in the A.L. 51 MATT BUSH 7-2-1, 2.48 vs. LHB: 20-for-84 (.238) vs. RHB: 24-for-140 (.171) • Scoreless 8th in Game 2 in his postseason debut (1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 SO). • Had 15th-lowest relief ERA in the A.L…his 7 relief wins tied Texas staff lead and were T5th in A.L…his 15 GF were T3rd-most on Texas staff…had 22 holds, 2nd among Rangers (Diekman-26) and 10th in A.L…his 0.941 WHIP was 9th-lowest among A.L. relievers…opponents hit just .149 (7-47) with RISP. • Bush’s .525 opponent OPS was 4th-lowest among qualifying A.L. relievers to only BAL’s Zach Britton (.430), NYY/CLE’s Andrew Miller (.487), and HOU’s Chris Devenski (.511 as reliever)…also had 7th-lowest opp. SLG (.281) and 8th-lowest opp. OBP (.244)…averaged 8.90 SO/9, 5th-best ever by a qualifying rookie reliever for Texas. • Had contract purchased from Frisco on 5/13, and made ML debut on 5/13 vs. TOR…held right-handed batters to a .171 (24-140) average, 7th-best in the A.L. and 13th in MLB (min. 125 opp. AB)…beginning 7/30, RHH went 6-for-final-61 (.098) against Bush with just 2 XBH (both doubles).. 58 ALEX CLAUDIO (L) 4-1-0, 2.79 vs. LHB: 11-for-62 (.177) vs. RHB: 44-for-142 (.310) • Had 3.2 SHO IP in Game 1, matching the 2nd-longest scoreless relief outing in Texas postseason history (Scott Feldman- 4.1 SHO IP in 2011 ALCS G2 vs. DET)…career-high 39 relief appearances in 4 stints with Texas (4/13-5/6, 5/8-6/2, 6/13-26, 7/8-end of season)…was the club’s long reliever for the majority of the campaign, logging a team-high 11 appearances of 2.0-or-more innings. • Entered a game in the 5th inning-or-earlier with Texas tied or trailing before the club rallied to win on 5 occasions…left-handed batters hit .177/.190/.258. 41 JAKE DIEKMAN (L) 4-2-4, 3.40 vs. LHB: 14-for-66 (.212) vs. RHB: 22-for-124 (.177) • Allowed 4 of 8 BF to reach and surrendered 3-R HR to Jose Bautista in 9th inning of G1…Issued one run in 6.0 IP while working in 4 of the 5 games in 2015 ALDS vs. TOR, tying Dyson for most games…pitched 2.0 scoreless innings each in Games 1 and 2 at Rogers Centre. • Ranked among A.L. relief leaders in holds (T4th, 26) and opp. avg. (9th, .189)…posted career-lows in opponent avg. (.189), OBP (.294), and OPS (.594). • Had streak of no runs allowed in 11 G/10.1 IP from 6/30-8/8 end with lone blown save on 8/10 at COL…beginning with blown save on 8/10, compiled a 6.92 ERA (10 ER/13.0 IP) with 12 BB/15 SO in final 19 appearances. 47 SAM DYSON 3-2-38, 2.43 vs. LHB: 31-for-113 (.274) vs. RHB: 32-for-145 (.221) • Perfect 9th in Game 2 to keep Texas deficit at 2 runs. • Appeared in 4 of 5 games in 2015 ALDS vs. TOR, 1st career postseason action against the club with which he originally signed and made his ML debut… pitched a scoreless inning in each of games 1-2-4, with his Game 1 save in Toronto making him 1st pitcher with a save in postseason debut since WAS’ Drew Storen (2012 NLDS G1 at STL)…took blown save in Game 5, allowing decisive 3-R HR to Jose Bautista in the 7th. • Inserted into the closer’s role in mid-May this season, Dyson would hold the position for the duration of the regular season…ranked among A.L. leaders in appearances (2nd, 73), saves (3rd, 38), and games finished (T5th, 53)…his relief ERA was 14th-lowest in the A.L…since he was acquired at the 2015 trading deadline, Dyson’s 2.04 career ERA with the Rangers is the lowest for any pitcher with 100+ appearances in a Texas uniform. 23 JEREMY JEFFRESS 3-2-27, 2.33 vs. LHB: 30-for-90 (.333) vs. RHB: 25-for-126 (.198) • Seeking first career postseason action…combined to go 3-2 with a 2.33 ERA (15 ER/58.0 IP) and 27 saves over 59 relief appearances with TEX and MIL…was 1-0, 2.70 (15 ER/58.0 IP) over 12 relief outings w/ TEX following his acquisition in a deadline deal with Milwaukee…had a 1.71 ERA (5 ER/26.1 IP) over final 26 games with Texas and Milwaukee, 12th-lowest among all ML relievers after 6/24 (min. 25.0 IP). • Was on MLB restricted list, 8/26-9/22…had 4.1 SHO IP in 3 G after reinstatement on 9/23…in win on 9/28 vs. MIL, became 1st TEX reliever to win while finishing a game after club trailed when he entered since 9/17/14 at OAK (Robbie Ross Jr.). 50 KEONE KELA 5-1-0, 6.09 vs. LHB: 7-for-40 (.175) vs. RHB: 23-for-87 (.264) • Has yet to pitch in this series…made 3 appearances in Rangers’ 5-game 2015 ALDS loss to Toronto, allowing one run over 3.0 IP – a solo HR to Jose Bautista in Game 1…earned win in Game 2 with scoreless 13th, when he faced top 4 in TOR lineup. • Missed nearly 3 months following April elbow surgery, but returned to post 3rd-most relief appearances on the club after the All-Star break…ranked 11th among A.L. relievers (min. 30.0 IP) and led all Texas relievers with 11.91 SO/9…posted a 2.57 ERA (2 ER/7.0 IP) with 8 strikeouts over final 6 appearances.

BATTING NOTES

1 ELVIS ANDRUS .302 AVG, 8 HR, 69 RBI, .362 OBP, .439 SLG SHORTSTOP –– R/R Game 2: 1-for-4 ALDS: .429 (3-7), 3B, R • Tied for team lead with 3 hits in this ALDS (also Desmond)…joins Beltran and Beltre as only Rangers with hits in both games…accounted for 2 of club’s 4 hits in Game 1…went 1-for-14 in the 3 ALDS games here at Rogers Centre in 2015. • Has started each of Rangers’ 41 playoff games since 2010 at SS, T2nd-most games for any A.L. player in that span (42-Josh Hamilton, 41-Nelson Cruz)…is Texas’ all-time postseason leader in hits (45), steals (9), games (41), multi-hit games (14), and at-bats (169), and ranks 2nd in runs (20) to Nelson Cruz (26)…hit safely in 3 of 5 in the 2015 ALDS vs. TOR. • Established career highs in all 4 slash categories at .302/.362/.439/.800…also had career highs in home runs (8), RBI (69), and XBH (46), all while posting his fewest SO (70) in any season…ranked among A.L. leaders in avg. (10th, .302), 3B (T3rd, 7), SB (T7th, 24). • Led MLB with .378 (42-111) avg. w/ RISP, batting .426 (23-54) w/ RISP from 6/24-end of season…A.L.-best .348 avg. vs. LHP.

36 CARLOS BELTRAN .295 AVG, 29 HR, 93 RBI, .337 OBP, .513 SLG OUTFIELDER/DH –– S/R Game 2: 1-for-5, K ALDS: .250 (2-8) • Career .383/.496/.755/1.251 (36-94) in 27 postseason road games w/ 9 HR and 22 RBI…among 152 players all-time with 75+ road PA’s in the postseason, only Lou Gehrig (.400, 24-60) has a higher avg. and only Gehrig (1.388) and Babe Ruth (1.321) have a higher OPS. • One of 3 Rangers with hits in both games in this ALDS (also Andrus/Beltre)…was 0-for-3 w/ RISP in Game 2. Has appeared in 54 career postseason games, batting .328 (63-192) w/ 45 R, 13 2B, 16 HR and 40 RBI…is T9th in history in postseason HR (16) and ranks 11th in playoff runs scored (45)…owns 4th-highest career OPS (1.115) in postseason history (min. 100 PA’s)…is all-time leader in runs in a single postseason with 21 runs with Houston in 2004…his 8 HR that postseason are tied with Barry Bonds (SF, 2002) and Nelson Cruz (TEX, 2011) for most in a single postseason all time…has 3 multi-HR games in postseason, joining Babe Ruth (4) and Manny Ramirez (3) as only players with 3-or-more. • Acquired from New York-AL in an 8/1 trade, Beltran was the Rangers’ everyday DH and part time RF over season’s final 2 months…saw his 9th All-Star selection, 1st in the A.L…ranked among A.L. leaders in batting average (15th), avg. vs. LHP (4th, .338) and GW RBI (T9th, 14).

29 ADRIAN BELTRE .300 AVG, 32 HR, 104 RBI, .358 OBP, .521 SLG THIRD BASEMAN –– R/R Game 2: 1-for-4, 2B ALDS: .286 (2-7), 2B, BB • One of 3 Rangers to have hits in Games 1 and 2 (also Andrus/Beltran)…4 of his 5 career postseason HR have come on the road…went 2-for-5 w/ a BB and RBI in 2 ALDS games here at Rogers Centre in 2015. • Was 4-for-9 while appearing in just 3 of the 5 games of the 2015 ALDS vs. TOR…strained his lower back while sliding into 2nd base in the top of the 1st inning of Game 1 at TOR…stayed in the game despite the injury but was forced to leave after RBI 1B in top of 3rd…did not play in next 2 games before returning to start Games 4 and 5…hit 3 HR in the club’s series-clinching victory in 2011 ALDS Game 4 at TB, one of nine 3-HR games ever in postseason. • In his age 37 season (age as of June 30), batted .300 with 32 HR and 104 RBI in 153 G for Texas in ‘16, his 5th career season w/ 30 HR or 100 RBI, 4th time to reach both marks in same campaign (2004-11-12-16)…became just 8th player (11 instances) in modern era to have minimums of a .300 avg., 30 HR, and 100 RBI in an age 37-or-older season…one of just 4 ML players (any age) to reach those marks in 2016 (also Ortiz/Betts/Cabrera). • His .385 avg. (37-96) in close and late situations was best in A.L., 2nd in MLB (.396 by PIT’s Jung Ho Kang)…A.L.-high .349 avg. (61-175) in 7th-or-later.

61 ROBINSON CHIRINOS .224 AVG, 9 HR, 20 RBI, .314 OBP, .483 SLG CATCHER –– R/R Game 2: BB as PH ALDS: 0-0, BB • Pinch walk in 8th in Game 2 to extend what would become a 2-run inning…started 3 of 5 games in the 2015 ALDS against Toronto, going 3-for-11 (.273) with a HR and 3 RBI in his 1st career postseason action…hit 2-R HR off David Price in Game 1 at TOR. • Opened the season as the club’s starting catcher, but endured a lengthy disabled list stint after sustaining a fractured right forearm when he was hit by a pitch in the 6th game of the season…was the club’s backup catcher after the acquisition of Lucroy on 8/1, starting 14 of the club’s final 56 games. • Averaged a HR every 16.33 AB, 2nd-highest among Rangers with at least 150 PA (Lucroy-13.82). PAGE 4 RANGERS ALDS GAME 3 NOTES • SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2016 • AT TORONTO

17 SHIN-SOO CHOO .242 AVG, 7 HR, 17 RBI, .357 OBP, .399 SLG OUTFIELDER –– L/L Game 2: DNP ALDS: .000 (0-3), RBI • DNP in Game 2…has HR in 2 of his 4 career postseason road games, incl. a solo HR in last year’s ALDS G5 at TOR…drove in lone Texas run in G1. • Went 5-for-21 (.238) while starting all 5 G in RF during 2015 ALDS vs. TOR…solo HR off Marcus Stroman in Game 5…went 1-for-3 with a HR off PIT’s Tony Watson for CIN in 2013 NL WC Game at PIT, his only other playoff action…was 1st postseason HR ever for a native of South Korea. • Did not play in a game for Texas for over 6 weeks from 8/16-9/29 due to a disabled list stint with a left forearm fracture (surgery 8/17)…after rehabbing throughout Sept. in an attempt to return for the postseason, went 6-for-15 with a HR, 4 BB, 3 RBI in 3 instructional league games in Arizona from 9/26-28… was reinstated from the disabled list on 9/30 for the Rangers’ final regular season series with Tampa Bay and went 2-for-12. • Endured 4 disabled stints in ‘16, with longest active span all season coming from 6/13-7/19…4 stints were 4/9-5/19 (right calf strain), 5/21-6/12 (left lateral hamstring strain), 7/20-8/3 (lower back inflammation), 8/16-9/29 (left forearm fracture)…played in just 6 of Rangers’ 1st 63 G, and in only 15 of the last 67.

20 IAN DESMOND .285 AVG, 22 HR, 86 RBI, .335 OBP, .446 SLG OUTFIELDER –– R/R Game 2: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, K ALDS: .333 (3-9), 2B, 2 RBI • Has hits and runs in each of his 4 career postseason road games (.375, 6-16)…has one of club’s 2 hits with RISP in this series…tied for team lead w/ 3 hits in this series, all in a 3-hit effort in Game 2…tied his career high for a postseason game (3rd time, did it in Games 1 and 3 of 2012 NLDS vs. STL). • Played for the Nationals in NLDS losses in both 2012 and 2014, batting .270 (10-37) with a double over 9 G. • Landed a 2nd All-Star selection with his offensive production in many categories in the 1st ‘half’…produced the 1st 20 HR/20 SB season by a Ranger since 2011 (Ian Kinsler) in his 1st season as an outfielder after signing with the club on 2/29…established career highs in hits, runs (107), OBP, and total bases (279), posting 2nd-highest avg. to .292 in 2012…ranked among A.L. leaders in multi-hit games (T7th, 55), infield hits (T3rd, 24), runs (T8th), hits (T10th), and stolen bases (T10th, 21)…had the league’s 3rd-best avg. vs. LHP (.338) and 7th-best at home (.330). • Tied for ML lead with 8 go-ahead RBI in the 7th-or-later (also CWS’ Todd Frazier) and 5 go-ahead HR in the 7th-or-later (also DET’s Justin Upton).

14 CARLOS GOMEZ .231 AVG, 13 HR, 53 RBI, .298 OBP, .384 SLG OUTFIELDER –– R/R Game 2: 2-for-5, RBI, K ALDS: .222 (2-9), RBI • Has one of club’s 2 hits w/ RISP in this series…has HR in 2 of his 5 career road starts in the postseason, 2011 ALDS G4 at ARI and 2015 AL WC at NYY. • Has played 16 career postseason games with MIN (2009), MIL (2011), HOU (2015), and TEX (2016)…scored the game-winning run in Game 5 of the 2011 NLDS vs. ARI, sending MIL to the NLCS…hit 2 HR for Houston in 2015 postseason. • Served primarily as club’s leadoff hitter in September…slashed .284/.362/.543/.905 (33-116) in 33 games with the Rangers after having his contract purchased from Triple-A Round Rock on 8/25…from 8/30 to the end of the season, had a .330 (32-97) avg. to raise his final season mark from .201 to .231… signed with Texas on 8/20 and played 3 games at Triple-A. • Had the 4th-highest HR total of his career, most since hitting 23 HR in an All-Star campaign with MIL in 2014.

31 JARED HOYING .217 AVG, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .265 OBP, .261 SLG OUTFIELDER –– L/R Game 2: 0-0, R as PR-RF ALDS: .000 (0-0), R • Made postseason debut as pinch-runner in Game 2, scoring in the 8th inning…still seeking 1st PA…saw action in 38 games over 3 stints with the Rang- ers this season (5/23-6/12, 7/6-25, and 9/6-end of season), his 1st major league action…appeared in 22 of the club’s final 24 games with 2 starts in that span…was the club’s primary pinch runner and defensive replacement in RF throughout September.

25 JONATHAN LUCROY .292 AVG, 24 HR, 81 RBI, .355 OBP, .500 SLG CATCHER –– R/R Game 2: 0-for-5 ALDS: .000 (0-8) • Is 0-for-8 in this series…went 0-for-5 in Game 2, only Ranger to bat in the game that did not reach safely. • This is his 1st postseason action since 2011 with the Brewers, who beat ARI in NLDS before losing to STL in NLCS…batted .250 (8-32) with HR and 5 RBI in that postseason, starting 9 of 11 G and appearing in 10 contests…HR off Edwin Jackson in Brewers’ Game 6 loss to St. Louis that ended the NLCS. • Acquired by Texas in an Aug. 1 trade with Milwaukee, Lucroy finished with a career-high 24 HR and posted his 2nd-highest career totals in RBI, OPS (.855), batting avg (.292)., total bases (245), walks (47), and runs (67)…led all MLB catchers (totals as C only) in RBI (80), OPS (.896) and SLG (.530), and ranked 2nd in OBP (.366) and HR (24), 3rd in average (.306)…had 2nd career All-Star selection. • Had the majors’ 3rd-best caught stealing pct. (36.7%, 40-for-109), catching 8 of last 11 attempts…his ML-high 40 runners caught were most in a season since Gerald Laird (40) for 2009 Tigers…last catcher with more than 40 was LAD’s Paul Lo Duca (43 in 2003).

30 NOMAR MAZARA .266 AVG, 20 HR, 64 RBI, .320 OBP, .419 SLG OUTFIELDER –– L/L Game 2: 1-for-3, R, K ALDS: .333 (1-3), R • Rookie went 1-for-3 w/ a run in his 1st career postseason action in Game 2, start in RF…at 21 years, 164 days old for his debut in Game 2, was 2nd-youngest postseason debut ever by a Ranger (Jurickson Profar-19.228 for 2012 AL WC Game). • Hit safely in all 4 G at TOR in regular season from 5/2-5, incl. a GW HR in 2-1 win at Rogers Centre on 5/2. • Spent nearly the entire season with the Rangers after an early April promotion…ranked 5th on the club in hits (137), total bases (216), HR (20), RBI (64), and runs (58), leading A.L. rookies in all categories (tied for HR lead). • Age for end of regular season was 21.159…just 3 other position players in MLB (KC’s Raul Mondesi Jr., BOS’ Yoan Moncada, COL’s Miguel Castro) played games at an age as young as Mazara’s season-ending number, but Mazara was the youngest of any player (20.350) at the time of his 1st game.

18 MITCH MORELAND .233 AVG, 22 HR, 60 RBI, .298 OBP, .422 SLG FIRST BASEMAN –– L/L Game 2: 1-for-2, 2B, R as PH-1B ALDS: .200 (1-5), 2B, R • His pinch double in Game 2 snapped a postseason 0-for-22 drought, 1st hit in playoffs since a HR in 2011 WS G5 vs. STL. • Has appeared in 32 of Rangers’ 41 postseason games in 2010-12 and 2015-16…has 6th-most postseason RBI in club history, T6th in HR…went 0-for-13 in 5 G/4 starts in 2015 ALDS vs. Toronto, this after enduring a stomach illness on the eve of the series. • Tied career best with 147 games (also 2013) and ended a streak of 4 straight seasons with a disabled list stint…his 22 HR were one shy of matching a career high (23 in 2013 and 2015), and his 60 RBI were T2nd-most in any season (85 in 2015) • Led the A.L. with a .998 (2 E/1103 TC) fielding pct. in 139 G/118 GS, the 2nd-highest figure by a 1st baseman (min. 100 G) in club history to only Jim Spencer’s .999 (1 E/1069 TC) in 1973…Moreland finished the season with a 52-game errorless streak since last miscue on 7/31 vs. KC.

12 ROUGNED ODOR .271 AVG, 33 HR, 88 RBI, .296 OBP, .502 SLG SECOND BASEMAN –– L/R Game 2: 1-for-4, BB, K ALDS: .143 (1-7), BB • Was 4-for-11 (.364) with a HR, BB, and 2 HBP over 3 G in Toronto in last year’s ALDS…went 2-for-4 with a run in last year’s ALDS Game 5 when Rangers faced elimination. • Started all 5 G of 2015 ALDS vs. TOR in his postseason debut, batting .278 (5-18) with a HR, 2 RBI, and a team-high 7 R…his 7 R are T4th-most ever in any Division Series, and tied for most by a Ranger in any postseason series (also Nelson Cruz in 2011 ALCS vs. DET)…had hits and runs in 4 of 5 games. • Established career highs in nearly every category in ‘16, his 1st full ML season…joined Juan Gonzalez (43/109 in 1992) as only Rangers with 33+ HR and 88+ RBI in an age 22-or-younger season…2nd player in MLB history w/ <20 BB in a 30-HR season (Andres Galarraga – 31 HR/19 BB for 1994 Rockies). • With 33 HR, became 1st 2B in club history to lead the team in HR outright (Ian Kinsler tied in 2011)…bested Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr (22 for 1940 Red Sox at age 22) for most HR as a 2nd baseman at age 22-or-younger…hit 32 HR while playing 2B, 3rd-most in MLB (Dozier-40; Cano-38).

19 JURICKSON PROFAR .239 AVG, 5 HR, 20 RBI, .321 OBP, .338 SLG INFIELDER –– S/R Game 2: DNP ALDS: — • Only career postseason game was 2012 A.L. WC Game vs. BAL, pinch single to LF in 9th inn…he became just 6th teenager (19.228) with a postseason hit, the first since Andruw Jones for Atlanta in 1996…also became the 8th-youngest player ever to appear in the postseason, youngest since Jones in ’96. • Returned to majors for 1st time since 2013 this season, career-high 90 games with the Rangers…was one of just 2 ML players to start at least 5 games at 5 different positions (3B-16, 2B-15, 1B-13, SS-10, LF-8), along with HOU’s Marwin Gonzalez. • Was 3-for-13 as PH…had 4 pinch RBI, T4th-most in A.L….had 2 go-ahead hits in 8th-or-later (6/19 at STL and 9/13 at HOU).

16 RYAN RUA .258 AVG, 8 HR, 22 RBI, .331 OBP, .400 SLG OUTFIELDER/1B –– R/R Game 2: 2-for-3, K ALDS: .667 (2-3) • Had 2 hits in postseason debut in Game 2, start at 1B…just 3rd Ranger with multiple hits in a postseason debut, joining Dean Palmer (1996 ALDS G1 at NYY) and Delino DeShields (2015 ALDS G1 at TOR)…1st multi-hit game by a Texas 1B since 2012 AL WC Game vs. BAL (Michael Young). • Career-high 99 games this season, spending nearly entire year with the Rangers (Opening Day-8/9; 8/16-end of season)…club’s primary leftfielder for nearly 2 months after Ian Desmond became the club’s every day centerfielder…finished the season as a backup, primarily appearing vs. LH pitchers. • Batted .385 (5-13) in last 5 G/3 GS…was 0-for-10 with a BB as a PH and 1-for-22 as a reserve…was 9-for-9 on steal attempts.