Texas Rangers (17-27) at Chicago White Sox (10-29) RHP Doug Fister (1-4, 4.06) Vs
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Texas Rangers (17-27) at Chicago White Sox (10-29) RHP Doug Fister (1-4, 4.06) vs. RHP James Shields (1-4, 5.44) Game #45 • Road #22 (10-11) • Thurs., May 17, 2018 • Guaranteed Rate Field • 7:10 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: Texas beat Seattle yesterday, 5-1 to HAMELS SCRATCHED: Earlier today, LHP Cole Hamels split the 2-G series, as team has gone 2-3 on this 9-game, was scratched from his scheduled start tonight due to neck Overall ..............................17-27 10-day road trip to HOU (1-2), SEA (1-1), and CWS (4 G)… stiffness…he will be further evaluated today. yesterday’s win snapped Rangers’ 3-G losing skid, as team Home ..................................7-16 Road ................................. 10-11 has lost 3 of 4, 4 of 7, and 7 of 11, and have a 6-10 record BARTOLO DOES IT AGAIN: Yesterday in Seattle, Bartolo since season-best 3-G win streak from 4/25-28…club’s Colon matched his own mark for longest outing by a Texas Standing .............. 5th, -10.5 GB back-to-back wins on 5/9-11 marked team’s 3rd win streak pitcher this season, posting 7.2 scoreless innings to earn the in 2018…need a win tonight to avoid matching season low win (also 7.2 IP, 4/15 at HOU)…it was the longest scoreless Road Trip ..............................2-3 mark at 11-under .500 (after loss Tues. at SEA)…team is 10- outing for the Rangers since 7/15/17 at KC (Hamels-7.2 SHO One-Run ...............................4-4 12 in last 22 G and 13-16 since a 4-11 start, but has dropped IP), and longest scoreless and walkless effort for Texas since 2-Run ....................................4-4 15 of 25 and 21 of last 34 G…club had season-long 5-G los- 8/25/16 vs. CLE (Hamels-8.0 IP, no BB). ing streak, 4/8-13…team is 9-20 in last 29 9-inn. games (4-1 • In the last 20 seasons (1999-2018), the only other pitcher HR ....................................13-21 No HR...................................4-6 in extras in that span). as old as Colon (44.357 yesterday) to post at least 7.2 score- • At 17-27 (.386), the Rangers have the 4th-lowest winning less innings in a start was PHI’s Jamie Moyer…Moyer did White ..................................3-10 percentage in the A.L. and T7th-lowest in MLB…Rangers’ 27 it twice: 8.0 SHO IP on 6/12/08 at FLA (45.207) and a CG w/ Blue ................................1-8 losses are 4th-most in A.L. and T5th-most in MLB (30-KC; SHO on 5/7/10 vs. ATL (47.170)…only other Ranger to do it w/ Red ................................2-2 29-BAL/CWS/CIN; 27-SD/TEX)…the 17 wins mark Rangers’ at such an old age was Nolan Ryan (3x, last 8.1 SHO IP on Gray ......................................3-5 Alt. Blue .............................. 9-11 lowest 44-game total since 2007 (also 17-27), as current 7/7/91 vs. CAL). Blue Home .........................3-5 record matches club’s slowest start in last 17 years…since Blue Road ..........................6-6 opening at 16-29 in 1985, only time team has seen less than WALK THIS WAY: Both starters yesterday (Colon and Chris- Alt. Red (all home) ...............1-1 18 wins after 45 G was in 2001 (also 16-29). tian Bregman) pitched at least 7.0 innings without issuing a Throwback ............................1-0 • Team has been in 5th place in the A.L. West for the last 38 walk…it was the 1st time for Texas to be involved in such a Last 5 Games .......................2-3 days…club has gained ground in the division 9 times since game since 8/7/16 at HOU, when Yu Darvish (7.0 IP) faced Last 10 Games .....................4-6 4/17, including 5x in the last 15 days…team is season-high Joe Musgrove (7.0 IP). 10.5 GB for a 2nd straight day, and this marks 13th 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 COLON NEARS THE GREAT MARICHAL: Colon now has 5th place for 48 of the 49 days this season (T2nd following 242 career wins, one shy of matching HOFer Juan Marichal Score First ..........................15-7 win on 3/30)…Texas has gained ground in the division stand- (243) for most wins in MLB history by a native of the Domin- Opp. Score First .................2-20 ings on just 12 days in 2018. ican Republic…only Latin American native with more career victories than Marichal: Nicaragua’s Dennis Martinez (245). Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format FOUR DAYS: This weekend’s 4-game set marks Rangers’ 4th 4-game series of the year, going 0-2-1 in previous 3 vs. DESHIELDS COMES THROUGH: Before the Rangers’ ac- vs. AL West ......... 3-10/6-6/9-16 HOU (1-3), at OAK (2-2), and vs. BOS (1-3)…Texas earned a tion-packed 4-run 9th yesterday, Delino DeShields broke a vs. AL Central .......... 2-1/1-2/3-3 split in this week’s series at SEA (1-1), and team is now 3-9-2 scoreless tie with his 2-out RBI double in the 8th inning…the vs. AL East .............. 2-5/3-3/5-8 Interleague .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 in 14 series in 2018, including 2-3-2 in road series. last Ranger with a 2-out RBI in the 8th-or-later of a scoreless • Team is 4-10 in series openers this season, winning 3 of game was Robinson Chirinos on 4/11/14 vs. HOU, when he Series ..............1-6-0/2-3-2/3-9-2 4 and 4 of last 6 after beginning the year with a 0-8 mark in hit a walk-off RBI single off Brad Peacock in the 12th inning. Series Openers.............2-5/2-5/4-10 openers…Texas has logged 8 of its 17 wins this season in Series Finales ................3-4/3-4/6-8 Rubber Games ........ 1-1/1-3/2-4 the 2nd game of series, going 8-6. A LATE WIN: Texas won yesterday despite not scoring until the 8th inning…last win of that kind for the Rangers came on Lead after 6 ........... 5-3/7-0/12-3 ON THE ROAD: With a 10-11 (.476) road record, the Rang- 7/15/17 at KC, when Texas scored the game’s lone run in the Lead after 7 ........... 6-1/8-0/14-1 ers rank 8th in the A.L. in away winning pct. in 2018…team top of the 9th in a 1-0 victory. Lead after 8 ........... 6-0/8-0/14-0 has dropped 3 of 4 and 6 of last 9 on road, this after opening • Texas has been held scoreless through 6 innings in 3 of the Trail after 6 ...........1-11/1-9/2-20 the year with a 7-5 away record…club has more wins on road 1st 5 games on this trip, as 4 of the 5 opposing starters have Trail after 7 .......... 0-13/1-9/1-22 (10) than at home (7) despite playing 2 more home games to posted 6.0+ IP while allowing one-or-zero runs…lone excep- Trail after 8 .........0-13/0-11/0-24 this point…the 10-11 record is best 21-G road start for Texas tion was Mike Leake (5.1 IP, 6 R-5 ER) on Tues. at SEA. since 2015 (11-10). Tied after 6 .............. 1-2/2-2/3-4 Tied after 7 .............. 1-2/1-2/2-4 • Texas pitchers have lower ERA/WHIP/opponent OPS fig- OFFENSE AGAIN: Texas scored 5 runs yesterday and 13 Tied after 8 .............. 1-3/2-0/3-3 ures on the road (4.13/1.354/.777) than at home (5.41/1.490/ runs in the 2-G set in Seattle after totaling 3 runs in the 3-G .832)…Texas batters have out-homered opponents 30-27 on series at HOU last weekend…Rangers have gone 6-for-38 Decided 7th/later............. 2-5/5-4/7-9 the road, and have been out-homered 33-21 at home. w/ RISP in the 1st 5 G of this trip. Shutouts ........................... 0-0/1-0/1-0 Decided final AB .........1-3/3-3/4-6 Walk-off games ....................1-1 VS. CHICAGO-AL: The Rangers begin the season series THE LONG BALL: The Rangers have had 15 different play- with the White Sox tonight in the opener of a 4-game set in ers hit HR for the club this season, tied with TOR for most in ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST the team’s lone trip to the Windy City for 2018…other se- MLB…club has hit 3 HR in the 1st 5 G of this trip, this after a Rank HR Player ries between the clubs will take place in Arlington from 6/29- 13-G HR streak from 4/27-5/9 that is the longest in MLB this 32 473 Carlos Delgado 7/1…Texas went 3-4 against the Sox in 2017, the 6th time season…of the Rangers’ 51 HR in 2018, an MLB-high 40 of 33 468 Chipper Jones 34 465 Dave Winfield in 7 seasons to finish .500-or-less against the Pale Hose… the long balls have been solo shots.