(6-7-2) at (8-4-1) RHP Carlos Carrasco (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Martin Perez (0-0, ––)

Spring #14 • Home #6 (2-2-1) • Tues., March 15, 2016 • Surprise Stadium • 3:05 p.m. CDT • Webcast TODAY’S SCHEDULED TEXAS RANGERS CLEVELAND SPRING TRAINING AT A GLANCE 33 Martin Perez LHP 59 Carlos Carrasco RHP 22 Nick Martinez RHP 50 Tom Gorzelanny LHP Record...... 8-4-1 71 Sam Freeman LHP 62 Joba Chamberlain RHP Home...... 2-2-1 57 Francisco Mendoza RHP 49 Austin Adams RHP Road...... 6-2 44 Ross Detwiler LHP In Surprise...... 4-2-1 Away from Surprise...... 4-2 THURSDAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS MILWAUKEE Current streak...... L2 23 Nick Tepesch RHP 26 Taylor Jungmann RHP Last 5 games...... 2-3 56 Andrew Faulkner LHP 13 LHP Longest winning streak...... 3, 3/7-9 43 Tony Barnette RHP 54 Michael Blazek RHP Longest losing streak...... 2 (current) 58 Alex Claudio LHP 39 Chris Capuano LHP TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st...... 4-0-1/4-4 53 Sean Nolin LHP TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even...... 7-1-1/1-3/0-0 WINS AND LOSSES: Texas has lost 2 in a row for the 1st time this spring, now HR/No HR...... 6-2/2-2-1 2-3 in last 5 G, but have still won 5 of 8…at 8-4-1, Rangers are in 3rd place in Error/Error-less...... 6-2/2-2-1 Cactus League with a .667 win pct.…team’s 8 wins are 3rd-most in Cactus Lead after 6/7/8...... 7-0-1/7-0-1/7-0-1 League…with one more win, Rangers can match last spring’s win total (9-19-5). Trail after 6/7/8...... 0-4/1-4/1-4 Tied after 6/7/8...... 1-0/0-0/0-0 MINORS GAMES YESTERDAY: The Rangers had 2 pitchers appear for Round One-run games...... 1-0 Rock (AAA) yesterday against Oklahoma City (Dodgers AAA) on Rangers Field 6 here in Surprise: Come-from-behind wins...... 4 -RHP - 3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R-ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 2 HR, 1 HBP, 71 vs. A.L...... 4-4 pitches vs. N.L...... 4-0-1 -LHP Andrew Faulkner: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 24 pitches

MINORS GAMES TODAY: Texas also has 5 pitchers scheduled to appear in MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS FOR TODAY minor league games today…Cole Hamels is slated to start an 11:30 a.m. 19 LHP 73 Ronald Guzman (L) 1B game today on Field in Surprise against a group of Royals mi- 44 Sam Wolff RHP 75 Isiah Kiner-Falefa INF nor league players…the other 4 pitchers from ML camp are scheduled to 70 Chad Smith RHP 85 Adam Quintana RHP pitch for High Desert (A+) against Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers High-A) on 71 C 97 Andy Ibanez INF Rangers Field 6 beginning at 1:00 p.m.: Jeremy Guthrie, Shawn Tolleson, *-Pronunciations: KYE-nuhr fuh-LEE-fuh Tom Wilhelmsen, and Keone Kela. 6 RBI are T2nd among Rangers…Bobby Wilson has hits in 3 of 4 G at 5-for-9… YESTERDAY IN GOODYEAR: The Rangers made a late comeback attempt Drew Robinson last 9 G: 5-for-17 (.294), HR, 3B, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 3 R…Lewis Brin- yesterday, but lost to the Indians 4-2 in Goodyear…Texas out-hit the Tribe 11-to- son is 5-for-14 (.357) in A games, incl. 2-for-2 w/ RISP…minor leaguer Ronald 9 and totaled 13 baserunners, but club was held scoreless until the 7th inning… Guzman is 6-for-14 (.429) in 7 A game appearances, including 4-for-6 w/ RISP Texas trailed 4-0 after 6 innings, but brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the and a walkoff 3/7 vs. SF. 9th…Ronald Guzman came off the bench and drove in both Texas runs with a double in the 7th inning and sacrifice fly in the 9th…Pedro Ciriaco had 3 infield RUA / MAZARA / CIRIACO: Ryan Rua tripled in his only PA Sunday in Tempe, hits and scored both of the club’s runs…Prince Fielder had a pair of hits, includ- and he does not have enough PA’s to qualify for Cactus League leader status… ing his first double of the spring…Bobby Wilson also recorded a multi-hit effort… with a slash line of .450/.500/.750 in 22 PA’s, his avg. and OBP would either lead Texas starter A.J. Griffin allowed a pair of runs over 2.2 innings of work…Tony or be tied for CL lead, and his SLG would be 7th if he qualified…ranks T4th in Barnette (1.0 IP) and Alex Claudio (1.1 IP) each logged scoreless appearances CL w/ 4 doubles…beginning with B game on 3/6, has gone 11-for-16 with 2 BB out of the bullpen. in his last 18 PA’s…has scored in 6 straight…tied for team lead w/ 15 TB (also Mazara)…3-for-5 with RISP. UPCOMING: Tomorrow is the Rangers’ lone scheduled off day in Arizona this spring (also have off day on 3/31 before 2 exhibition games in Arlington)…club Pedro Ciriaco ranks among CL leaders in hits (T1st, 12), avg. (4th, .429), steals is slated to play its 1st night game of the spring on Thursday vs. MIL (8:05 (T8th, 3), and OBP (10th, .414)…has 3 straight multi-hit games and owns a p.m. CDT)…early Thursday afternoon, the team’s party traveling to San An- 6-G hit streak, batting .571 (12-21) last 8 G. tonio for games Friday/Saturday vs. KC will leave camp…club will play split squad games both Friday and Saturday, as Thursday will be the Rangers’ Nomar Mazara went 0-for-5 yesterday to snap spring-opening 7-G hit streak…is lone game in Surprise over the next 4 days (Wed.-Sat.). still tied for CL lead w/ .440 avg. and ranks among CL leaders in hits (T4th, 11) and RBI (T5th, team-high 8)…if you include a 2/29 intrasquad, he has BATTING NOTES: The Texas offense enters today with MLB’s highest batting gone 14-for-29 this spring. average (.323) and OBP (.383)…club’s 151 hits are most among A.L. clubs, 2nd-most in CL (ARI-172 in 15 G), and 4th-most in MLB…batters’ 85 runs are TRIBE FOR TWO: Rangers and Indians are playing the 2nd of back-to-back 2nd-most in A.L. (DET-92), 2nd-most in CL (ARI-104 in 15 G), and 4th-most in games today, the first 2 of 4 meetings in the exhibition season…teams will also MLB (PHI-96)…team’s 13 steals are T3rd-most in CL…10+ hits in 9 of 13… play April 1-2 in Arlington to wrap up spring slate…Rangers were 3-3 vs. Tribe club had 6-G HR streak snapped yesterday, this after homering in just 2 of 1st in 2015 and are just 5-14 the past 3 seasons, this after a 26-8 edge over 4-year 6 G…just 2-for-19 w/ RISP past 2 G…MLB-leading 11 sac flies…Ryan Cordell span from 2009-12. is 6-for-13 with a BB and HBP in A games this spring, and went 2-2 w/ a HR and 3 RBI in Saturday’s B game vs. CWS…Ian Desmond has hits and runs in INJURY REPORT: 2B Rougned Odor was scratched from the lineup on 3/8 at 4 of 5 and is batting .412 (7-17) with a .474 OBP…Prince Fielder has reached OAK with a tight right oblique and has not played in a game since…did a full via H or BB in 4 straight, going 4-for-10 w/ a BB in that span…Adrian Beltre is workout today and will stay with the club in Arizona this weekend…RHP Shawn 6-for-15 this spring, incl. 3-for-6 w/ RISP…Elvis Andrus has reached safely in 9 Tolleson (lower back spasms) is scheduled to pitch in a minor league game of 17 PA’s this spring (5 hits, 3 BB, 1 HBP)…Drew Stubbs has reached safely today…1B Ike Davis has a mild right knee sprain and is day-to-day…RHP Yu in 6 of last 8 and 7 of 10 overall…Delino DeShields has reached safely in 7 of 8 Darvish (3/17/15 Tommy John surgery) threw another bullpen yesterday morn- G and ranks among CL leaders in triples (T2nd, 2) and average (10th, .348)… ing as he continues to progress in his rehab…Texas announced on 2/24 that Shin-Soo Choo has reached safely in 5 of his last 10 PA’s (3 H, 2 BB)…includ- OF Josh Hamilton (left knee soreness) would open the season on the disabled ing 3/6 B game, Robinson Chirinos is 5-for-his-last-13 with 5 RBI and a BB… list…Hamilton had a stem cell injection in his left knee on 2/23 in Alabama after James Jones HR’d Sunday in Tempe and is tied for team lead w/ 2 HR…Jones a visit to Dr. Jeffrey Dugas and could go out on a rehab assignment in April… is batting .304 (7-23) in A games, and went 2-for-4 w/ a 2B in B contest 3/6 vs. RHP had surgery on 2/24 to repair torn articular cartilage in CWS…Brett Nicholas is tied for team lead w/ 2 HR and has a 2.011 OPS in 11 his left knee and is expected to miss at least the first half of the season…Texas PA’s in A games… has HR’d in 2 of his last 3 G (tied for team lead in announced RHP was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his HR), and has reached safely in 8 of his last 15 PA’s (4 hits, 4 BB), 4-for-last-9 lower lumbar area (back) on 3/2 and he is shut down for 2 weeks. at the plate…Gallo T2nd in CL with 6 BB and ranks among CL leaders in runs (T4th, team-high 7) and OBP (T7th, .440)…Jurickson Profar has reached via H SHORTS: Nick Martinez and Shawn Tolleson are scheduled to participate in a or BB in 5 of 6 G this spring…Mitch Moreland has reached safely in 6 of his 8 A clinic for the Surprise Miracle League tonight at DreamCatcher Park, which is games and has a .938 OPS in 22 PA’s, even BB/SO totals (5 each)…Moreland’s adjacent to the Rangers’ back fields. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES, AND BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (MT) TV/Radio Wed., March 16 OFF DAY Thurs., March 17 vs. Milwaukee RHP Nick Tepesch (1-1, 5.14) vs. RHP Taylor Jungmann (0-1, 2.08) 6:05 p.m. 105.3 PAGE 2 TEXAS SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 • CLEVELAND

SCHEDULED STARTER: #33 MARTIN PEREZ (0-0, ––) LHP #71 SAM FREEMAN (0-0, 3.00) LHP Slated for his first A game appearance of the spring this afternoon…last worked in Last pitched in a B game on Sat. vs. CWS, allowing a pair of runs on 2 hits and a a minor league game on Thurs. vs. El Paso (SD)…made spring debut in a B game walk before the inning was rolled…tossed scoreless 8th on Wed. at CIN, issuing 3 on 3/6 vs. mostly White Sox minor leaguers, tossing 3.0 scoreless frames…the left- straight walks after recording the first 2 outs…escaped unscathed after a flyout by hander, who turns 25 on Opening Day, is seeking his first full season with Texas Jay Bruce…gave up one run in Texas loss on 3/6 vs. SEA (pitched 8th inn.)…worked since returning from ‘Tommy John’ ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow around leadoff BB in scoreless 5th on 3/3 at KC…retired all 3 BF in 2/29 intrasquad… on May 19, 2014…returned to the big leagues on-schedule just after the 2015 All- Freeman is in camp with Texas for the first time this spring after he was acquired at Star break and made 14 starts the rest of the way…produced a breakout April in the end of spring training in 2015…the DFW-area product began last season in the 2014 and appeared to be on the verge of a strong season before his elbow issues minors, but joined the club in May and was the club’s top left-handed relief option arose…was selected the 2013 Rangers Rookie of the Year after posting 10 victories over the next 3 months…owns reverse splits at the major league level, holding right- in his first extended major league action…the Venezuela native signed a four-year handed batters to a .181 (42-232) average over the past 4 seasons (2012-2015), contract through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020 on November 7, 6th-lowest among all left-handed pitchers in majors (min. 100 batters faced)…still has 2013…made his major league debut in 2012 at the age of 21, and was rated as one no career chances…born in Houston, Freeman graduated from Hebron High of the Rangers’ top five prospects by in five straight seasons from School in Carrollton, Texas, and resides in Prosper, a suburb of Dallas…pitched at 2009-13. North Central Texas College in Gainesville and was selected by St. Louis in the 32nd Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S round of the 2008 June draft out of the University of Kansas. 3/6 B Game vs.CWS - 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 12 38/23 Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S 3/10 vs. El Paso (AAA) - 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 11 34/22 2/29 Intrasquad - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12/10 A Totals 0-0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3/3 at KC - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8/4 3/6 vs. SEA - 4.50 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 20/12 #22 NICK MARTINEZ (0-1, 15.75) RHP 3/9 at CIN - 3.00 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 - Took the loss in last start on Thurs. vs. CWS…permitted 5 runs on 4 hits, including 3/12 B Game vs. CWS - 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 - a 3-run homer run by Jerry Sand, in the first inning…worked around a 2-out double A Totals 0-0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 4 0 0 15 - in a scoreless 2nd, but departed after the first 2 batters reached safely in the 3rd… worked 3rd and 4th innings on 3/5 at SF, inducing inning-ending GDP ball in the 4th #57 FRANCISCO MENDOZA (1-0, 2.25) RHP from Mac Williamson after leadoff single in that frame…pitched 2.0 scoreless innings Opponents are batting .167 (2-12) this spring…stranded a pair of inherited runners in 2/29 intrasquad, starting opposite Cole Hamels…Martinez is seeking to make the in 1.1 scoreless innings on 3/12 vs. OAK…allowed 2 singles and sac fly in 4th inn. Opening Day rotation for a third straight season…has made 45 starts for Texas over on 3/8 at OAK…retired 1st 6 BF this spring…relieved Cole Hamels and retired the last two years, the second-highest total on the staff (-62)…has posted both BF in 2nd inn. on 3/5 at SF to record the win…had 1-2-3 9th to finish 10-0 a 12-19 record and 4.27 ERA over 53 games/45 starts for Texas in 2014-15 in his first win on 3/3 at KC…the 28-year-old right-hander is in major league camp for the major league action…has just a 0.57 ERA in his 8 career relief outings…was an 18th first time as he enters his ninth season in the Texas organization…has been one round selection by Texas out of Fordham University in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft of the most reliable relief arms in the Texas farm system since he was signed out after playing primarily at 2B with the Rams. the Dominican Republic as a 20-year-old on May 19, 2008, logging 45.0+ innings in each of the last four seasons…did not allow a over 66.2 innings of Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S work last season…overcame a car accident as a youngster that left him with no 2/29 Intrasquad W - 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 21/16 3/5 at SF - 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 - cartilage in his right knee. 3/10 vs. CWS L 15.75 2.0 7 7 7 1 1 1 14 48/29 Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S A Totals 0-1 15.75 4.0 8 7 7 1 1 1 20 - 3/3 at KC - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15/9 3/5 at SF W 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3/8 at OAK - 3.38 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 - 3/12 vs. OAK - 2.25 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 14/8 A Totals 1-0 2.25 4.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 14 -

RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION Jan. 18 RHP Colby Lewis signed as free agent to one-year contract. Jan. 25 RHP Shawn Tolleson signed to 2016 contract. Jan. 27 RHP Nick Tepesch signed to minor league contract. Jan. 29 LHP Jake Diekman signed to 2016 contract…RHP Steve Johnson signed to minor league contract. Feb. 10 1B Mitch Moreland signed to 2016 contract. Feb. 14 1B Ike Davis signed to minor league contract. Feb. 19 Manager Jeff Banister contract team option exercised for 2018 and team option added for 2019. Feb. 20 RHP Jeremy Guthrie signed to minor league contract. Feb. 26 OF Drew Stubbs signed to minor league contract…INF Hanser Alberto, OF Delino DeShields, RHP , LHP Andrew Faulkner, LHP Sam Freeman, 3B Joey Gallo, RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez, RHP Luke Jackson, RHP Keone Kela, OF Pat Kivlehan, RHP Phil Klein, RHP Jose Leclerc, OF Nomar Mazara, 2B Rougned Odor, RHP , OF Ryan Rua, and RHP Connor Sadzeck agreed to terms on 2016 contracts. Feb. 29 OF Ian Desmond signed as free agent to one-year contract…RHP Tanner Scheppers placed on 60-day disabled list, retroactive to Feb. 18, with torn articular cartilage in his left knee. March 1 LHP Alex Claudio, RHP Nick Martinez, and LHP Yohander Mendez agreed to terms on 2016 contracts. March 10 C , RHP , and RHP Scott Williams assigned to minor league camp. March 14 OF Patrick Kivlehan optioned to Round Rock (AAA)… RHP Jose Leclerc, LHP Yohander Mendez, RHP Connor Sadzeck optioned to Frisco (AA)… RHP Steve Johnson released.

2016 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS (8-4-1) DATE OPPONENT RESULT WINNER LOSER SAVE FIRST PITCH/TOG TV-RADIO/ATT. March 2 W, 6-2 Faulkner (1-0) Huff (0-1) Klein (1) 2:30 8,993 March 3 Kansas City Royals W, 10-0 Holland (1-0) Volquez (0-1) 2:49 5,025 March 4 T, 3-3 - - 2:47 5,654 March 5 San Francisco Giants (ss) W, 7-5 Mendoza (1-0) Suarez (0-1) 3:17 11,351 March 6 L, 3-7 Iwakuma (1-0) Tepesch (0-1) 3:06 6,649 March 7 San Francisco Giants W, 6-5 Je. Hernandez (1-0) Gardeck (0-1) 3:06 6,389 March 8 Oakland A’s W, 10-3 Holland (2-0) Surkamp (0-1) 3:00 4,224 March 9 Cincinnati Reds W, 11-5 Gonzalez (1-0) Melville (0-1) 3:01 3,018 March 10 (ss) L, 2-8 Quintana (1-0) Martinez (0-1) 2:36 3,657 March 11 W, 8-5 Tepesch (1-1) Blazek (0-1) Faulkner (1) 2:50 4,963 March 12 Oakland A’s W, 14-5 Klein (1-0) Graveman (0-1) 3:24 6,842 March 13 L, 3-7 Shoemaker (1-1) Holland (2-1) 2:39 8,808 March 14 Cleveland Indians L, 2-4 Kluber (2-0) Griffin (0-1) Paulino (1) 2:52 4,227 March 15 Cleveland Indians 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 16 Open Date March 17 Milwaukee Brewers 6:05 p.m. 105.3 March 18 Seattle Mariners 1:05 p.m. Kansas City Royals (ss) Alamodome, San Antonio 7:05 p.m. CT FSSW+/105.3 March 19 1:05 p.m. Kansas City Royals (ss) Alamodome, San Antonio 2:05 p.m. CT FSSW/105.3 March 20 Los Angeles Angels 1:05 p.m. TXA21/105.3 March 21 Colorado Rockies 1:05 p.m. FSSW March 22 San Diego Padres 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 23 1:05 p.m. FSSW Rangers-Cubs Prospect Game TBA* FSSW March 24 Cincinnati Reds 1:05 p.m. Oakland A’s 7:05 p.m. 105.3 March 25 San Diego Padres 6:05 p.m. 105.3 March 26 Colorado Rockies 1:05 p.m. 105.3 March 27 Arizona Diamondbacks (ss) 1:05 p.m. TXA21/105.3 March 28 Los Angeles Dodgers 7:05 p.m. 105.3 March 29 Chicago White Sox 1:05 p.m. March 30 Kansas City Royals 12:05 p.m. March 31 Open Date April 1 Cleveland Indians Globe Life Park in Arlington 7:05 p.m. CT 105.3/1540 April 2 Cleveland Indians Globe Life Park in Arlington 1:05 p.m. CT TXA21/105.3/1540

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