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Seattle Mariners (5-1) at Texas Rangers (1-6) RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (0-0, ––) vs. RHP Tyler Wagner (0-0, 9.00) Spring #8 • Home #4 (0-3) • Fri., March 3, 2017 • Surprise Stadium • 2:05 p.m. CDT • Webcast TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS SEATTLE SPRING TRAINING AT A GLANCE 53 Tyler Wagner RHP 18 Hisashi Iwakuma RHP 59 Connor Sadzeck RHP 67 Ryan Weber RHP Record .......................................................................................1-6 55 Allen Webster RHP 60 Dillon Overton LHP Home .........................................................................................0-3 58 Alex Claudio LHP 56 Christian Bergman RHP Road ..........................................................................................1-3 62 Jose Leclerc RHP 50 Nick Vincent RHP 72 Brady Dragmire RHP 25 Marc Rzepczynski LHP In Surprise .................................................................................1-3 53 Dan Altavilla RHP Away from Surprise ...................................................................0-3 Current streak ............................................................................. L5 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS Last 5 games .............................................................................0-5 TEXAS RANGERS MILWAUKEE Longest winning streak ................................................................. 1 21 Chi Chi Gonzalez RHP 27 Zach Davies RHP 52 Tanner Scheppers RHP Longest losing streak......................................................5 (current) 23 Jeremy Jeffress RHP TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st ..........................................1-3/0-3 65 Yohander Mendez LHP TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even .............................0-0/1-6/0-0 74 Ariel Jurado RHP HR/No HR ............................................................................1-2/0-3 Error/Error-less ....................................................................0-3/1-3 WINS AND LOSSES: Texas has dropped 5 straight games since lone win of the Lead after 6/7/8 .............................................................1-1/1-1/1-1 spring on Sun. at KC…at 1-6, Rangers are tied with CIN (1-6) and TOR (1-5-1) for fewest spring wins in MLB…4 of the Rangers’ 7 games have been decided Trail after 6/7/8 ..............................................................0-4/0-4/0-5 by one or 2 runs, and the Rangers have held the lead in 2 of the 6 losses… Tied after 6/7/8 ..............................................................0-1/0-1/0-0 Texas is 1-3 in games in Surprise, but the lone win was a ‘road’ game against One-run games..........................................................................0-2 the Royals on Sunday, as team is 0-3 as the home club this spring. Come-from-behind wins ............................................................... 0 vs. A.L. .......................................................................................1-4 THURSDAY IN MESA: The Rangers lost to the Athletics on Thursday at Mesa’s Hohokam Park, 5-1…Delino DeShields and Hanser Alberto each went 2-for-3, vs. N.L. ......................................................................................0-2 and Alberto’s RBI single in the 7th inning provided the lone Texas run in the loss…Ryan Rua was 0-for-3 at the plate, but made a sliding catch in foul terri- tory in left field to end the bottom of the 1st inning…yesterday marked the first MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS FOR TODAY game all spring for the Rangers to not have at least one extra-base hit…Dillon 83 Jeff Malm LHP 93 Jason Martinson UT Gee posted 2.0 scoreless innings in relief, inducing ground ball double plays 85 Clayton Cook RHP 94 Jose Cardona OF to end both the 4th and 5th innings…starter Mike Hauschild was charged with 87 Anthony Carter RHP 95 Josh Morgan C/UT 3 runs (2 earned) in 2.1 innings, as Texas fell behind 5-0 before scoring the 88 Sam Wolff RHP 96 Scott Heineman OF game’s final run. 89 Charles Moorman C 97 Michael De Leon (S) SS 90 Jimmy Reyes LHP 98 Isiah Kiner-Falefa C/UT BATTING NOTES: Jared Hoying and Ronald Guzman are tied for the team lead 91 Luke Tendler (L) OF 99 Andy Ibanez 2B with 6 games played…Joey Gallo has a team-high 5 games started, and is in 92 Alex Burg UT/C today’s starting lineup…prospect Andy Ibanez (minor league camp) is the only *-Pronunciations: KYE-nuhr fuh-LEE-fuh Ranger with multiple XBH this spring (HR Sun. at KC, 2B Tues. vs. ARI) and is tied with Nomar Mazara for team lead with 6 total bases…four Rangers are (Puerto Rico), RHP Sam Dyson (USA), C Jonathan Lucroy (USA), INF Rougned tied for team lead with 4 hits: Mazara, Delino DeShields, Jonathan Lucroy, and Odor (Venezuela), LHP Martin Perez (Venezuela), and INF Jurickson Profar Rougned Odor…Mazara also leads team with 3 RBI…Mazara is 2-for-4 with (Netherlands)…Profar left for Korea on Tuesday to join his club…the players RISP, while Napoli is 2-for-3 with RISP…tied for team lead with 3 BB: DeShields for the U.S. and Dominican are slated to leave on Sunday…additionally, minor Gallo, Drew Robinson, and Travis Snider…DeShields has reached safely via H league LHP Reiver Sanmartin is on the Designated Pitcher Pool for Colombia, or BB in 4 of his 5 G, going 3-for-10 with 3 BB in 13 PA’s this spring…Snider but is not currently listed as active…LHP Adam Loewen, who was originally has reached safely in 3 of 4 G…A.J. Jimenez is 2-for-2 with a BB and R in 3 slated to pitch for Team Canada when he signed with the Rangers on 2/13, is trips this spring…Texas is batting .308 (12-39) with RISP, as 12 of club’s 40 hits no longer on his country’s roster for the tournament. (30.0%) have come with RISP…Texas has lowest avg. (.184), SLG (.290), and OBP (.275) of any ML club, also fewest hits (40), runs (20), and TB (63)…club INJURY REPORT: 3B Adrian Beltre suffered a Grade 1 left calf strain during a has been out-hit in every contest…have 20 R in 7 G (2.86 R/G), just 9 R in cur- workout at his California home on 2/14…he has been participating in baseball rent 5-G losing streak…6-or-fewer hits in 5 of 7. activities since he reported to camp on 2/17…has been examined by Rangers Team Physician Dr. Keith Meister today, and is in the starting lineup today for his DOUBLE DIPPING: Texas turned 3 double plays yesterday to up the club’s spring 1st game action in an attempt to determine his status for the WBC…OF Josh total to a ML-leading 16 double plays…team has 7 errors in 7 G and yesterday’s Hamilton had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee performed by Dr. Walt Lowe outfield assist by Travis Snider was the club’s 3rd this spring. on Monday in Houston…he will remain in Houston for the foreseeable future… RHP Sam Dyson pitched in a simulated game on Thursday morning in Surprise SIM CITY: The Rangers had 3 pitchers throw in a simulated game at 10 a.m. (see results in left-hand column)…he was scratched from his scheduled ap- yesterday against several minor league batters on Rangers Field 3…those pearance in Tuesday’s game with a mild sprain of his right wrist…Dyson fell on pitching lines: the wrist during PFP practice…RHP Andrew Cashner has right upper biceps Yu Darvish: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R-ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, HR, WP—51 pitches/31 strikes soreness, as first announced on Thursday…he has backed off his throwing Sam Dyson: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 SO, HR—19 pitches/14 strikes schedule for the time being and will be examined by Dr. Meister this weekend… Jose Valdespina: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 SO—14 pitches/10 strikes LHP Andrew Faulkner exited Wednesday’s game in Tempe after 2 pitches as he was feeling light-headed…returned to workouts yesterday…RHP Jose BROADCAST UPDATES: Today’s game can be found as a free audio webcast Valdespina was struck in the groin area by a batted ball from CLE’s Bradley at texasrangers.com, with Matt Hicks and Eric Nadel on the call…Nadel will be Zimmer in the 8th inning Monday in Goodyear…pitched in yesterday’s simulat- in the booth today for the 1st time this spring…tomorrow’s radio broadcast with ed game (see results in left column)…RHP Tyson Ross had surgery to relieve Nadel and Hicks will be on 105.3 The Fan in the DFW market…additionally, the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome performed on his right side on 10/13/16 in St. Louis Brewers TV broadcast of tomorrow’s game in Maryvale will be carried on MLB by Dr. Robert Thompson…is currently on a throwing program and is expected Network on a tape-delayed basis beginning at 3pm CT…the MLBN game will to miss the start of 2017…SS Elvis Andrus had surgery on 11/1/16 to repair a be carried in the DFW market. sports hernia that he first suffered in May 2016…he has been participating in all workouts and is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season, but the The Rangers’ 2017 spring training broadcast schedule includes 16 television date of his first spring game is TBD…OF Cesar Puello has missed the last 2 games, 16 radio contests, and 12 free webcasts on texasrangers.com Game- days with general leg soreness, but could appear as a reserve today. day Audio…FOX Sports Southwest is scheduled to carry five Texas productions and also five opponents’ TV broadcasts…there are also five games on TXA21… VS. SEATTLE: The Rangers and M’s are slated to play 4 times this spring: TV games will be on FOX Sports Southwest (or FSSW+) or TXA21, while radio today at TEX, Mon. at SEA, 3/19 at TEX, and 3/25 at SEA…the Rangers went games are on 105.3 The FAN as well as the Rangers radio network…Dave 12-7 vs.