Texas Rangers (16-27) at Seattle Mariners (24-17) RHP Bartolo Colon (1-1, 3.32) Vs
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Texas Rangers (16-27) at Seattle Mariners (24-17) RHP Bartolo Colon (1-1, 3.32) vs. RHP Christian Bergman (1st ‘18 outing) Game #44 • Road #21 (9-11) • Wed., May 16, 2018 • Safeco Field • 2:40 p.m. (CDT) • Facebook / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: Texas lost to Seattle last night in 11 OFFENSE ALIVE: Texas scored 8 runs last night, T2nd-most innings, 9-8, and team is 1-3 on this 9-game, 10-day road in 2018, with each of club’s 3 highest run totals coming this Overall ..............................16-27 trip to HOU (1-2), SEA (0-1), and CWS (4 G)…Rangers have month…club’s 4 hits with RISP last night were 2nd-most this lost 3 straight, 4 of 6, and 7 of 10, and have a 5-10 record season (5 on 5/3 vs. BOS)…Ranger batters posted 2 innings Home ..................................7-16 Road ................................... 9-11 since season-best 3-G win streak from 4/25-28…club’s back- of at least 3 runs last night, 1st time with multiple 3-run in- to-back wins on Wed. (vs. DET) and Fri. (at HOU) marked nings in a single contest in 2018. Standing .............. 5th, -10.5 GB team’s 3rd win streak in 2018…sit at season-low 11-under .500 for the 1st time this season, as team had previously A WALK-OFF: Last night was Rangers’ 1st walkoff loss this Road Trip ..............................1-3 been 10-under on 3 occasions…team is 9-12 in last 21 G season, 1st such road defeat since 7/16/17 at KC…Texas One-Run ...............................4-4 and 12-16 since a 4-11 start, but has dropped 15 of 24 and overcame 3 seperate deficits to either tie the game or take a 2-Run ....................................4-4 21 of last 33 G…club had season-long 5-G losing streak, 4/8- lead, but were unable to finish a comeback win. 13…team is 8-20 in last 28 9-inn. games (4-1 in extras in • Last night’s 11-inning loss gave the Rangers a 4-1 record HR ....................................13-21 No HR...................................3-6 that span). in extra innings this season…the defeat ended a 4-G sea- • At 16-27 (.372), the Rangers have the 4th-lowest winning son-opening win streak in extras for Texas, a streak which White ..................................3-10 percentage in the A.L. and 6th-lowest in MLB…Rangers’ 27 matched the longest of its kind in team history (also opened w/ Blue ................................1-8 losses are 4th-most in A.L. and T5th-most in MLB (29-CIN/ 4-0 in extras in 1997 and 1999). w/ Red ................................2-2 KC; 28-BAL/CWS; 27-SD/TEX)…the 16 wins rank T5th-few- Gray ......................................3-5 Alt. Blue .............................. 8-11 est after 43 games in club history, as last time to have a start CHIRINOS COMES UP BIG: Robinson Chirinos matched his Blue Home .........................3-5 this slow was in 2007 (also 16-27)…need a win today to career high with 3 hits last night (11th time, last 8/23/17 at Blue Road ..........................5-6 avoid matching 2nd-fewest wins after 44 G in Rangers histo- LAA)…last night was just 2nd career game in which he post- Alt. Red (all home) ...............1-1 ry (15-29 in 1972, 16-28 in 1973/1985/2001). ed minimums of 3 H and 3 RBI, the other on 6/16/14 at OAK. Throwback ............................1-0 • Team has been in 5th place in the A.L. West for the last 37 • Last night was just the 2nd game all year for Texas to use Last 5 Games .......................2-3 days…club has gained ground in the division 9 times since 2 different backstops in one contest (also 12-inn. win on 5/1 Last 10 Games .....................3-7 4/17, including 5x in the last 14 days…team is season-high at CLE). 10.5 GB after last night’s loss, and this marks 12th straight Come From Behind Wins ........ 4 Losses After Lead ................... 9 day to be 8.0-or-more GB…Texas has been in either 4th or GUZMÁN WITH CLUTCH RBI: Ronald Guzmán hit a 5th place for 47 of the 48 days this season (T2nd following tie-breaking RBI single in the top of the 8th last night to briefly Score First ..........................14-7 win on 3/30)…Texas has gained ground in the division stand- put the Rangers in front…it was his 5th go-ahead RBI, T2nd- Opp. Score First .................2-20 ings on just 12 days in 2018. most on the club (6-Mazara, 5-Guzmán/Profar) despite far fewer at-bats than several regulars. Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format QUICK PAIR: Texas needs a win today to earn a split in this brief 2-game series in Seattle…Texas has gone 5-8 in series GALLO GOES DEEP: Joey Gallo hit his 13th HR of the sea- vs. AL West ......... 3-10/5-6/8-16 finales, going 1-4 in last 5 such games (win was last Wed. son last night, snapping his “season-long” 6-game home run vs. AL Central .......... 2-1/1-2/3-3 vs. DET)…Rangers are 3-9-1 in 13 series, including a 2-3-1 drought…his 13 HR are now tied for the MLB lead with 5 vs. AL East .............. 2-5/3-3/5-8 Interleague .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 record in road series…Texas has logged 7 of its 16 wins this other players: O. Albies, M. Betts, B. Harper, M. Machado, season in the 2nd game of series, going 7-6. and Jose Ramirez. Series ..............1-6-0/2-3-1/3-9-1 Series Openers.............2-5/2-5/4-10 ON THE ROAD: With a 9-11 (.450) road record, the Rangers BELTRÉ TO DL: Adrián Beltré was placed on the 10-day Series Finales ................3-4/2-4/5-8 Rubber Games ........ 1-1/1-3/2-4 rank 10th in the A.L. in away winning pct. in 2018…team has DL yesterday, retroactive to Monday, with a left hamstring dropped 3 straight and 6 of 8 on road, this after opening the strain…an MRI conducted yesterday showed a Grade 1 Lead after 6 ........... 5-3/7-0/12-3 year with a 7-5 away record…club has more wins on road (9) strain and there is no timetable for his return…he left Sun- Lead after 7 ........... 6-1/8-0/14-1 than at home (7) despite playing 3 more home games to this day’s game at HOU in the middle of the bottom of the 7th Lead after 8 ........... 6-0/7-0/13-0 point…the 9-11 record is best 19-G road start for Texas since inn…he reaggravated a left hamstring injury that kept him on Trail after 6 ...........1-11/1-9/2-20 2015 (10-10). the disabled list from 4/25-5/7. Trail after 7 .......... 0-13/1-9/1-22 • Texas pitchers have lower ERA/WHIP/opponent OPS fig- Trail after 8 .........0-13/0-11/0-24 ures on the road (4.29/1.384/.788) than at home (5.41/1.490/ KELA CLOSES: Keone Kela ranks among A.L. leaders in .832)…Texas batters have out-homered opponents 30-26 on saves (T6th, 8) and games finished (9th, 12)…he has saved Tied after 6 .............. 1-2/1-2/2-4 Tied after 7 .............. 1-2/0-2/1-4 the road, and have been out-homered 33-21 at home. (8) or earned the win (3) in 11 of the Rangers’ 16 victories… Tied after 8 .............. 1-3/2-0/3-3 Kela has 4.0 SHO innings in his last 4 appearances…he has VS. SEATTLE: The Rangers are 1-3 against the M’s in 2018, gone 8-for-8 in save chances, posting 7.1 scoreless innings Decided 7th/later............. 2-5/4-4/6-9 losing 1st game at Safeco last night…team is set to play 2 of with 11 strikeouts in those 8 outings. Shutouts ........................... 0-0/1-0/1-0 Decided final AB .........1-3/3-3/4-6 3 road series here at Safeco, this 2-G set and a 4-G series Walk-off games ....................1-1 here from 5/28-31 to begin the next road trip…club has lost REHAB UPDATE: RHP Chris Martin is scheduled to make 9 of last 15 G vs. SEA dating to 6/28/17…Texas went 3-0 in his 2nd rehab appearance with Frisco (AA) tonight at Mid- ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST last series at Safeco in ‘17 (9/19-21), but are just 4-6 here land…OF Carlos Tocci, also rehabbing at Frisco, went 2-for-3 Rank HR Player since the beginning of 2017…the Rangers lost last year’s with a BB, 3B, and RBI as the DH last night at Midland. 32 473 Carlos Delgado season series, going 8-11 vs. M’s…Texas has still captured 33 468 Chipper Jones 34 465 Dave Winfield the season series in 9 of 11 years dating back to 2008, but FACEBOOK WATCH: The only video presentation of today’s 465 Miguel Cabrera each of the 2 losses have come within the last 3 years (8- game will be available on Facebook Watch, with Rich Waltz, 36 463 Adrian Beltre 11 in 2017, 7-12 in 2015)…Texas leads the all-time series Harold Reynolds, former Ranger Colby Lewis, and Elise 37 462 Adam Dunn 324-316, but M’s have edge both in Seattle (164-152) and at Woodward calling the game.