Texas Rangers (7-6-2) at Cincinnati Reds (7-8-2) LHP Ross Detwiler (0-0, 1.93) Vs
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Texas Rangers (7-6-2) at Cincinnati Reds (7-8-2) LHP Ross Detwiler (0-0, 1.93) vs. RHP Anthony DeSclafani (0-0, 3.00) Spring #16 • Road #9 (3-4-1) • Thurs., March 19, 2015 • Goodyear Ballpark • 3:05 p.m. CT • Webcast / No TV TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS CINCINNATI REDS SPRING TRAINING AT A GLANCE 47 Ross Detwiler LHP 28 Anthony DeSclafani RHP 22 Nick Martinez RHP 60 J.J. Hoover RHP Record ....................................................................................7-6-2 21 Kyuji Fujikawa RHP 70 Jumbo Diaz RHP Home ......................................................................................4-2-1 37 Kevin Gregg RHP Road .......................................................................................3-4-1 43 Manny Parra LHP In Surprise ..............................................................................4-3-1 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS IN SURPRISE Away from Surprise ................................................................3-3-1 TEXAS RANGERS SEATTLE MARINERS Current streak .............................................................................T1 45 Derek Holland LHP 29 Roenis Elias LHP Last 5 games ..........................................................................2-2-1 36 Jon Edwards RHP 31 Yoervis Medina RHP Longest winning streak ..............................................4 (March 7-9) 44 Spencer Patton RHP 35 Joe Saunders LHP 58 Alex Claudio LHP Longest losing streak.................................................3 (March 4-6) 37 Shawn Tolleson RHP TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st ................................... 5-3-1/2-3-1 30 Neftali Feliz RHP TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even ...................... 7-1-1/0-4-1/0-1 57 Juan Carlos Oviedo RHP HR/No HR ..................................................................... 5-4-1/2-2-1 Error/Error-less .................................................................6-4-2/1-2 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS IN SAN ANTONIO Lead after 6/7/8 ......................................................... 6-1/6-1-1/7-1 TEXAS RANGERS LOS ANGELES DODGERS Trail after 6/7/8 ....................................................... 1-3-1/1-3-1/0-4 63 Anthony Bass RHP 57 Erik Bedard LHP 65 Ross Wolf RHP Tied after 6/7/8 ....................................................... 0-2-1/0-2/0-1-2 74 Keone Kela RHP One-run games..........................................................................2-2 55 Roman Mendez RHP Come-from-behind wins ............................................................... 3 35 Phil Klein RHP vs. A.L. ....................................................................................3-4-1 vs. N.L. ...................................................................................4-2-1 WINS AND LOSSES: Yesterday was the Rangers’ lone off day in Arizona this spring…in last game on Wed. vs. LAD, clubs tied 11-11 in 9 innings…Texas is 1-2-1 in last 4 G and 3-3-2 in last 8 G, but has still gone 7-3-2 in last 12 G… MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS FOR TODAY team ranks 5th in the Cactus League, 2.5 games behind the leader…entering today, Rangers have lost 2 straight on road, going 1-3-1 in last 5 away tilts…of The Rangers have several extra minor league players available today, and the list the Rangers’ 6 losses, 4 have been by one or 2 runs. of players can be found on the travel roster in the press box. MINOR MATTERS: Today’s scheduled minor league games have been can- HR…Gallo is 3-for-last-5 w/ RISP and has team-high 12 G played this spring… celled, but the option of intrasquad game(s) was still open depending on field Gallo is tied for team lead w/ 6 runs (also Hanser Alberto and Leonys Martin)… conditions this afternoon…the Rangers were scheduled to have 2 pitchers Rougned Odor has gone 7-for-16 (.438) last 7 G w/ 2 2B, HR, 3 R, and 2 RBI… throw in minor league camp today (LHP Joe Beimel and RHP Jamey Wright)… Carlos Corporan has hits in 5 of 7 starts this spring w/ 2 2B and a BB, and he is on Tuesday morning, several pitchers from major league camp pitched in a mi- 4-for-8 batting from left side…Jake Smolinski has a .364/.440/.636/1.076 slash nor league intrasquad game on Field 3 in Surprise…those pitching lines: line in 9 G, and his 8 hits are tied for team lead (also Andrus)…Adrian Beltre has -Round Rock reached safely via H or BB in 4 of last 5…Shin-Soo Choo has reached safely Spencer Patton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R-ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3 BF, 13 pitches/11 strikes via H or BB in 5 of 6 this spring…Carlos Peguero has reached safely in 7 of last Jon Edwards: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R-ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3 BF, 15 pitches/9 strikes 8 at 7-for-15 (.467) w/ a HR, 2 2B, 3 BB, 4 R, HBP, SB…Hanser Alberto has Neftali Feliz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R-1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 4 BF, 13 pitches/8 strikes has reached safely in 5 of last 6…Elvis Andrus has hits in 5 of his first 6 spring Keone Kela: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R-ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 3 BF, 14 pitches/10 strikes games at .444 (8-18) after being slowed by left knee soreness, including a 3-hit -Frisco game Tues. vs. LAD…Mitch Moreland has hits in 3 of 5 w/ 4 RBI and 4 R in 5 David Martinez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R-ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4 BF, 12 pitches/8 strikes G this spring…Robinson Chirinos has hits in each of his first 5 ‘A’ games with a Shawn Tolleson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R-ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 5 BF, 16 pitches/11 strikes .583 OBP and .818 SLG, including a HR on Mon. at LAA…Jorge Alfaro had a Tanner Scheppers: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R-ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 BF, 17 pitches/11 strikes game-tying pinch 2-run single w/ 2 outs in 9th on Tues. vs. LAA, and has hits in 4 of last 5 PA’s (1B, 2B, 3B) his last 4 G. CURRENT SPRING ROSTER: With 7 cuts on Tuesday morning, the Rangers now have 57 players in big league camp, including Jurickson Profar and Martin PITCHING NOTES: Rangers allowed 15 hits on Tues. vs. LAD, tied for most by Perez (both on 60-day DL)…while late signee Jamey Wright (signed on 2/14) an opponent this spring (also 3/4 vs. KC)…despite 8 ER allowed on Tues. vs. made it into the Rangers media guide (last 4 pages of guide), Texas added INF LAD, staff still has a 3.39 ERA (23 ER/61.0 IP) over the past 7 G to drop spring Elliot Johnson on 2/23 and LHP Joe Beimel on 3/6 (not in media guide). figure from 6.06 to 4.83…starters over last 12 G: 2.70 ERA (10 ER/33.1 IP). AND I STOPPED IN SAN ANTONE: The split squad Rangers are scheduled to ADDTIONAL INJURIES: RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo was sent home today with play the Dodgers in games on Friday (7:05 p.m. CT) and Saturday (1:05 p.m. flu-like symptoms…RHP Ross Ohlendorf exited game Sun. vs. MIL before CT) in San Antonio as part of H-E-B Big League Weekend…Rangers are slated start of 3rd inning with tightness in his right hamstring…felt the issue on his last to be the home team for each game, both of which will air on TV and radio in pitch of the 2nd inning…was scheduled to throw a bullpen today…OF Delino the DFW market. Deshields (mild rt. hamstring strain) left game Fri. at SF with a mild right ham- string strain, but he was in the original starting lineup today…OF Nate Schier- GAME TIMES: Tuesday’s game time of 3:23 was the longest for the Rangers holtz has been slowed by inflammation in his left (non-throwing) shoulder… this spring, 12 minutes longer than the previous high (3:11 on 3/8 at CHC)… RHP Yu Darvish underwent season-ending ligament reconstruction surgery on club’s shortest game by time this spring was 2:24 on Sat. at SD…the Rangers his right elbow on Tuesday morning…the surgery was performed by Dr. James have played 12 of 15 games this spring in less than 3 hours. Andrews at the Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Gulf Breeze, Florida…during the procedure, Dr. Andrews replaced the ligament in BATTING NOTES: After scoring 8-runs-or-less in each of first 12 games, Rang- Darvish’s elbow with the Palmaris tendon from his right forearm…Dr. Andrews ers’ 2 highest spring run totals have come in last 3 contests (12 R on Sun. vs. reported that the surgery went as expected with no complications…Darvish will MIL; 11 R on Tues. vs. LAD)…Texas has out-hit opponents in 9 of 15 contests… return to the Rangers’ complex in Surprise to continue his rehab process…he club posted spring bests Sun. vs. MIL with 3 doubles and 6 hits w/ RISP…have left his first Cactus League start on 3/5 vs. KC after 1.0 IP…INF Jurickson Pro- 10 BB last 3 G after none in previous 2 contests…have seen spring-high 13 hits far underwent right shoulder surgery on 2/23 at the Trinity Surgery Center in Ar- twice (3/8 vs. CLE; Tues. vs. LAD), and spring bests w/ 3 HR/21 total bases 3/8 lington, when Rangers Team Physician Dr. Keith Meister repaired a labrum tear at CHC…Texas had doubled in 14 of first 15 games this spring…team has 14 in the shoulder…Profar is expected to be sidelined for the entire 2015 season. HR, multiple HR in just 3 of 15…13 different players have homered for Texas… Rangers are batting .302 (38-126) w/ RISP this spring, including .330 (33-100) VS.