Cincinnati Reds (10-18-2) at Texas Rangers (7-22-3) RHP Tyler Mahle (1-0, 2.75) Vs
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Cincinnati Reds (10-18-2) at Texas Rangers (7-22-3) RHP Tyler Mahle (1-0, 2.75) vs. RHP Doug Fister (0-1, 6.10) Spring #33 • Home #16 (5-8-2) • Mon., March 26, 2018 • Globe Life Park • 7:05 p.m. CT • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS CINCINNATI SPRING TRAINING AT A GLANCE 38 Doug Fister RHP 30 Tyler Mahle RHP 55 Matt Moore LHP 26 Raisel Iglesias RHP Record ..................................................................................7-22-3 53 Wandy Peralta LHP Home ......................................................................................5-8-2 48 Jared Hughes RHP Road .....................................................................................2-14-1 61 Kevin Quakenbush RHP In Surprise ..............................................................................6-9-2 Away from Surprise ..............................................................1-13-1 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS CINCINNATI Current streak ............................................................................. L8 36 Mike Minor LHP 47 Sal Romano RHP Last 5 games .............................................................................0-5 51 Kyle Crockett LHP Longest winning streak ................................................................. 1 77 Dylan Floro RHP Longest losing streak......................................................8 (current) 44 Ben Rowen RHP 83 Jose Rafael De Paula RHP TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st ............................... 6-12-1/1-10-2 TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even .................... 6-1-2/0-20-1/1-1 WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers have lost 8 consecutive games, longest spring HR/No HR .......................................................................4-14/2-8-3 skid since dropping 8 in a row from 3/27/15 - 4/3/15…club is also 0-10-1 in last 11 Error/Error-less ........................................................... 4-17-1/3-5-2 G after having gone 4-4 in previous 8 contests…team began spring with a 2-6-2 Lead after 6/7/8 ...................................................6-6-2/5-2-1/7-0-1 mark, then went 5-6 in next 11, and have gone 0-10-1 in last 11…last win was 3/15 Trail after 6/7/8 ................................................. 1-15/0-19-2/0-21-1 vs. MIL, and team has yet to win 2 in a row…6 of club’s 7 spring wins have come in Surprise, 5 as the home team and one as the road club in Surprise…team is Tied after 6/7/8 ....................................................... 0-1-1/2-1/0-1-1 1-13-1 in games away from Surprise, losing final 11 straight such contests (no road One-run games..........................................................................2-7 games remaining) after lone win on 3/1 at OAK…Texas will finish with an MLB-low Come-from-behind wins ............................................................... 2 2 road wins this spring…Rangers have fewest wins (7), most losses (22), and low- vs. A.L. ..................................................................................4-12-1 est win pct. (.241) of any MLB team this spring…current 22 losses are the most vs. N.L. .................................................................................3-10-2 ever by Texas in a single spring. SURPRISE FINALE: The Rangers lost to the Indians on Saturday afternoon in MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS FOR WEEKEND Surprise, 10-3...Elvis Andrus hit a 2-run home run off Tribe starter Corey Kluber in The call-ups from minor league camp for the exhibition games this week can be the first inning, a blast which would provide the club’s only runs of the day against found on a separate roster in the press box. the Cleveland ace...Delino DeShields went 1-for-2...Cole Hamels pitched 3.0 shut- out innings in his final outing ahead of a scheduled Opening Day start on Thursday BATTING NOTES: Rangers have multiple HR in 4 straight (9 total HR), but have versus Houston...relievers Alex Claudio (0.1 IP), Keone Kela (0.2 IP), and Jose gone 0-4 in those games…offense has batted .207 (54-261) with 24 runs during Leclerc (1.0 IP) each posted scoreless appearances...Texas still held a 2-0 lead current 8-G losing skid, going 7-for-45 w/ RISP (.156)…overall spring avg. has after 5 innings, but the Indians scored 10 times in the game’s final four innings... dropped from .264 to .250 during the 8-G slide…batting .187 (29-155) with RISP Scott Heineman tripled and homered in 2 plate appearances as a mid-game re- over last 20 G to drop spring avg. w/ RISP from .306 to .233…Delino DeShields serve from minor league camp. has reached via H or BB in 16 of last 18 games…leads all Rangers this spring in H (19) and R (tied-11), posting an .861 OPS figure in 19 G…ranks among Cactus VS. THE REDS: Tonight will be the 3rd of 4 meetings between the Rangers and League leaders in OBP (7th, .415) and SB (T10th, 4)…Elvis Andrus hit 2nd HR Reds this spring, as Texas lost a night game on 3/9 in Goodyear, 6-3, and a Rang- of the spring on Sat. vs. CLE and has posted a .412/.447/.676/1.123 slash line this ers split squad lost a night game on Thursday in Surprise, 7-6…the teams last met spring...has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 G at .417 (10-24)…has hits in 8 of 9 and in the regular season during the 2016 campaign, splitting a pair of 2-game series 12 of 14 overall…is 4th on club w/ 10 RBI in just 14 G…Adrián Beltré is 4-for-10 in each city…in the regular season, all-time series is tied 8-8. last 3 G to rise from .333 to .357…Shin-Soo Choo is 0-for-9 last 3 G and 1-for-13 last 4 G to drop from .367 to .279…has team-high 8 BB this spring…is also 4-for- EXHIBITION TIME IN TEXAS: The Rangers are playing exhibition games in Ar- 13 w/ RISP…his 8 RBI rank T5th on club…Ryan Rua has a team-high 13 RBI… lington versus a major league team for the 4th straight year…the scheduled games Joey Gallo became 1st Ranger w/ multi-HR game this spring w/ 2 HR Fri. night tonight and tomorrow afternoon, both of which will count in Cactus League stand- at SD…has 3 HR/5 RBI last 2 G…leads team in HR (5) and TB (31), T2nd on club ings and statistics, will mark the team’s 1st spring contests in Texas in ‘18...in w/ 11 RBI…Nomar Mazara ranks 2nd on team w/ 26 TB, also ranking among 2017, the Rangers won both exhibition games vs. the Kansas City Royals, this team leaders in hits (2nd, 17) and RBI (T5th, 8)…has multiple hits in 4 of last 7 G after no exhibition win over an MLB opponent in Arlington since 4/2/10 vs. KC (2-1 at 8-for-19 to rise from .265 to .321…has reached safely via H/BB in 10 of 11… win)...each of the club’s last 3 exhibition wins in Arlington have been vs. the Roy- Destin Hood is 1-for-13 the last 5 G…still ranks T8th in CL with team-high 6 2B… als...in 2016, Texas was 0-2 in a pair of games against Cleveland after going 0-1-1 also leads club w/ 9 XBH, and also ranks T2nd w/ 11 RBI and T5th w/ 25 TB…hit in 2 contests vs. New York Mets in 2015. HR in back-to-back games last Fri/Sat…has gone 4-for-9 w/ RISP in ‘A’ games… Jurickson Profar is 1-for-last-15 since single on 3/18 at LAA…had team-high 5th RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Today, the Rangers re-signed right-handed pitcher GIDP Tues. at CWS…Rougned Odor had HR in 2 straight Thurs./Fri. and has 4 Bartolo Colon and INF Trevor Plouffe to minor league contracts. RBI last 3 G after 2 RBI in 1st 17 G…has hit safely in 4 of last 6 G at 5-for-20...no walks last 11 G...Carlos Tocci is tied with MIL’s Keon Broxton for Cactus League WEDNESDAY WORKOUT: The Rangers will work out at Globe Life Park on lead w/ 8 stolen bases this spring…Tocci has played more games (24) than any Wednesday. The schedule for the day is below: other Ranger...minor leaguer Luis Marte has appeared in 18 ‘A’ games this spring 10:30 a.m.—Media Gate opens and posted a .357/.357/.607/.964 slash line. 10:45-11:30 a.m.—Rangers clubhouse open to media 11:30 a.m.—Jeff Banister media availability HAMELS TO START OPENER: Cole Hamels has been tabbed as the start- 12 noon—Rangers workout ing pitcher for the Rangers’ season opener on Thursday vs. Houston…it will be Rangers clubhouse closed to media after workout. Hamels’ 4th career Opening Day start, his 2nd with Texas, as he earned a win on The Houston Astros will not work out on Wednesday in Arlington. 4/4/16 vs. SEA (7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R-ER) in Rangers’ 3-2 victory…overall, is 1-2, 5.82 (11 ER/17.0 IP) in his 3 Opening Day starts with PHI and TEX…he would become INJURY REPORT: RHP Tim Lincecum (blister on right middle finger) was the 10th different pitcher to start multiple openers for Texas, and is seeking to join scratched Thursday from his scheduled appearance Friday night in Peoria…he has Charlie Hough (3-1 in 6 GS) and Ken Hill (2-0 in 2 GS) as the only starters to win yet to appear for Texas since signing on 3/7…RHP Tony Barnette was scratched multiple openers for the Rangers.