Oakland Athletics (4-1-1) at Texas Rangers (3-3) RHP Jesse Hahn (0-0, 18.00) Vs
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Oakland Athletics (4-1-1) at Texas Rangers (3-3) RHP Jesse Hahn (0-0, 18.00) vs. RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-0, 10.80) Spring #7 • Home #4 (1-2) • Mon., March 9, 2015 • Surprise Stadium • 3:05 p.m. CT • Webcast / No TV TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS OAKLAND SPRING TRAINING AT A GLANCE 72 Chi Chi Gonzalez RHP 32 Jesse Hahn RHP 74 Keone Kela RHP 30 Jesse Chavez RHP Record .......................................................................................3-3 55 Roman Mendez RHP 44 Eury De La Rosa LHP Home .........................................................................................1-2 30 Neftali Feliz RHP 72 Jim Fuller LHP Road ..........................................................................................2-1 *70 Juan Perez LHP 63 Chad Smith RHP *20 Jesus Pirela RHP In Surprise .................................................................................1-3 *48 Mark Rogers RHP Away from Surprise ...................................................................2-0 Current streak ............................................................................W3 Last 5 games .............................................................................3-2 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS LOS ANGELES-AL Longest winning streak ...................................................3 (current) 48 Colby Lewis RHP 53 Hector Santiago LHP Longest losing streak.................................................3 (March 4-6) 25 Jamey Wright RHP 58 Jose Alvarez LHP TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st ..........................................3-1/0-2 97 Joe Beimel LHP 16 Huston Street RHP TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even .............................3-0/0-2/0-1 76 Martire Garcia LHP 59 Fernando Salas RHP HR/No HR ............................................................................2-2/1-1 59 Lisalverto Bonilla RHP 64 Michael Morin RHP 63 Vinnie Pestano RHP Error/Error-less ....................................................................3-1/0-2 Lead after 6/7/8 .............................................................2-1/2-1/3-1 THREE STRAIGHT FOR RANGERS: Texas swept a pair of split squad games Trail after 6/7/8 ..............................................................1-2/1-2/0-2 yesterday, an 8-7 walkoff win vs. CLE in Surprise and a 6-4 win at CHC in Tied after 6/7/8 ..............................................................0-0/0-0/0-0 Mesa…Rangers have won 3 in a row after opening the spring with an 0-3 record One-run games..........................................................................2-1 for just the 2nd time in the club’s Cactus League history (also 0-3 in 2003). Come-from-behind wins ............................................................... 1 vs. A.L. .......................................................................................1-2 DIG THE LONG BALL: The Rangers hit a total of 5 home runs in yesterday’s vs. N.L. ......................................................................................2-1 games, this after the team had 2 homers over the first 4 spring contests…hom- ers have accounted for 10 of the club’s 28 runs this spring. MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS FOR TODAY SPRING NOTES: Rangers had spring highs with 8 runs and 13 his in yester- The Rangers have several extra minor league players available today, and the list day’s win vs. CLE, spring bests of 3 HR and 21 total bases in the win at CHC… of players can be found on a separate sheet in the press box. only teams with more HR than Rangers (7) this spring are KC (9) and LAD (8)… the team’s 7 HR have all been hit by different batters…club’s 3 triples are T2nd- most in MLB (also OAK and ARI) behind only SF (4)…Rangers were a com- DARVISH UPDATE: Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, who left his start after 1.0 bined 8-for-15 w/ RISP in yesterday’s games after going 8-for-35 (.229) over inning on Thurs. at KC, underwent an MRI and examination by Team Physician first 4 contests w/ RISP…Texas has doubled in every game…club has at least 9 Dr. Keith Meister late Friday…the test and examination indicated that Darvish hits in 5 of 6 G, batting .318 (34-107) w/ 19 R during the current 3-G win streak has a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow…Dr. Meister and to raise season mark from .216 to .268…the 9 double plays by Texas defense the Rangers have discussed with Darvish the potential options, one of which is rank T2nd-most in MLB (DET-10, SEA-9)…Jared Hoying ranks among Cactus ligament reconstruction surgery…Darvish is not in camp today and will consult League leaders in RBI (T6th, 4), hits (T7th, 5), and total bases (T9th, 9), all with Dr. David Altchek in New York on Tuesday. team highs…Hoying has opened spring at 5-for-10, including 3-for-5 w/ RISP… Hoying has hit safely in each of his 4 games and has RBI in 3 straight…Elvis ADDTIONAL INJURIES: SS Elvis Andrus (left knee soreness) and 1B Mitch Andrus went 2-for-3 in his spring debut yesterday vs. CLE…Robinson Chirinos Moreland (left ankle surgery rehab) both played yesterday with no issues… is 3-for-5 in 2 G, including 2-for-2 w/ RISP…Rougned Odor is 4-for-5 w/ 2 2B LHP Derek Holland (left shoulder soreness) was scheduled to play long toss the last 2 days, including 3 hits Sat. at MIL, lone 3-hit game by a Ranger this today and tomorrow, then throw a bullpen on Wednesday before his next step spring…Carlos Peguero has hits in 3 straight, going 4-for-7 in that span with a is determined…LHP Michael Kirkman (left shoulder stiffness) has been limited BB, 2 2B, RBI, and SB…Ryan Rua had 2 hits yesterday at CHC and is 3-for-9 since participating in the first pitcher/catcher workout on 2/21…threw live BP past 3 G with a 2B, 3B, BB, and 2 RBI…Jake Smolinski has reached safely via yesterday with no issues…1B Kyle Blanks (left Achilles tendinitis) continues to hit or walk in all 3 G, including a solo HR Fri. vs. SF…Tomas Telis has hits in 3 increase his workload in practice and hopes to make it in a game this week… straight to open spring at 4-for-6, both hits yesterday at CHC came w/ RISP… INF Jurickson Profar underwent right shoulder surgery on 2/23 at the Trinity Ed Lucas has hits in 3 of 4, including 2 hits Sat. at MIL…team leaders in games Surgery Center in Arlington, when Rangers Team Physician Dr. Keith Meister played are Jorge Alfaro, Thomas Field, and Elliot Johnson (5 G each). repaired a labrum tear in the shoulder…Profar is not in camp and is expected to be sidelined for the entire 2015 season. VS. OAKLAND: Today is first of 2 meetings with the Athletics this spring, the other on 3/27 in Mesa…Texas went 10-9 against the eventual A.L. Wild Card ROSTER / LATE ADDITIONS: The Rangers spring roster currently has 64 play- team in 2014, winning the season series for the first time since 2011…the 10-9 ers, including Jurickson Profar (on 60-day DL)…while Jamey Wright (signed on mark included a 7-2 performance at the Coliseum, Rangers’ most wins ever in 2/14) made it into the Rangers media guide (last 4 pages of guide), Texas added Oakland in one season…teams play 6 series (19 games) again in 2015, includ- INF Elliot Johnson on 3/23 and LHP Joe Beimel on Friday…a supp. bio for ing a season-opening 4-game series in Oakland from April 6-9…Rangers have Johnson can be found in the press box, and a Beimel bio will be available soon. not opened season against the A’s since 2004 (also at Oakland). BELTRE UNDER CONTRACT THROUGH 2016: On 2/23, the Rangers an- WEBCAST TODAY: Today’s game will be featured in an audio webcast on tex- nounced that the club had amended the contract of 3B Adrian Beltre to extend asrangers.com, with Jared Sandler and Chris Blake on the call…Sandler is the him through the 2016 season…Beltre had agreed to a 6-year contract with the pre- and postgame host for the Texas Rangers Radio Network, and Blake is a Rangers on 1/5/11, with the 6th year being a vesting option. broadcaster for the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. NEW FACES ON STAFF: In addition to new manager Jeff Banister, who is KELA AND FELIZ: Neftali Feliz and Keone Kela are both scheduled to make in his first season with the Rangers after 29 years in the Pirates organization, their first appearances of the spring in today’s game. there are also 4 new faces on the major league coaching staff: Tony Beasley (3rd base), Steve Buechele (bench), Hector Ortiz (1st base), and Jayce Tingler MINOR LEAGUE CAMP: The first day that Texas minor league players will be- (field coordinator)…Andy Hawkins (bullpen), Bobby Jones (asst. hitting), Mike ing spring games vs. other clubs is 3/16. Maddux (pitching), and Dave Magadan (hitting) all return for 2015. BEIMEL ADDED TO CAMP: On Friday, the Rangers signed free agent LHP Joe BROADCAST INFO: The Rangers will provide broadcast coverage on 25 Beimel (#97) to a one-year major league contract for the 2015 season, and he spring training games in 2015…a total of 12 spring games will be televised: 4 is scheduled to make his first appearance tomorrow in Tempe…Beimel threw a on FOX Sports Southwest and 8 on TXA21…the new radio home of the Rang- live BP in Rangers camp yesterday…the 37-year-old returned to MLB last sea- ers, 105.3 The Fan, will provide live coverage on 15 dates…a number of sta- son after a 2-year absence and went 3-1 with a 2.20 ERA (11 ER/45.0 IP) in 56 tions on the five-state Texas Rangers Radio Network will also carry the spring relief appearances for Seattle, holding LH batters to .188 (15-80) w/ 2 BB and broadcasts…an additional 8 games will be carried via a free audio Webcast on 17 SO…Beimel was in spring camp with the Rangers in 2012 before he was re- texasrangers.com…the Rangers Spanish Radio home, ESPN Deportes 1540 leased on 3/26/12 and had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow in May 2012.