Houston Astros (40-25) at Texas Rangers (27-39) RHP Charlie Morton (7-1, 2.84) Vs
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Houston Astros (40-25) at Texas Rangers (27-39) RHP Charlie Morton (7-1, 2.84) vs. LHP Mike Minor (4-4, 5.76) Game #67 • Home #35 (13-21) • Sat., June 9, 2018 • Globe Life Park in Arlington • 6:15 p.m. (CDT) • FOX / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost to the Astros last ANDRUS TO BEGIN REHAB: Elvis Andrus took live batting night, 7-3, and club is 2-2 on this 6-game, 6-day homestand practice today for a 2nd consecutive day and is scheduled to Overall ..............................27-39 against OAK (2-0) and HOU (0-2)…team has lost 2 straight, begin an injury rehabilitation assignment with Frisco (AA) on 3 of 5, and 5 of last 8 G…are still 5-5 in last 10 G and 7-7 in Monday night vs. Midland at 7:05 p.m. CT…he is scheduled Home ................................13-21 Road .................................14-18 last 14 contests, going 9-8 in last 17 G…have gone 11-15 to play 5 innings at shortstop...Andrus was placed on the dis- since 5/12. abled list on 4/13 (retro to 4/12) with an olecranon fracture in Standing .............. 5th, -14.5 GB • At 27-39 (.409), the Rangers have the 4th-lowest winning his right elbow…he suffered the injury when he was hit by a percentage in the A.L. and 6th-lowest in MLB (ahead of BAL, Kenyan Middleton pitch while batting in the 9th inning on 4/11 Homestand ...........................2-2 KC, CIN, CWS, MIA)…the 27 wins are the team’s fewest vs. LAA…he was transferred to the 60-day DL on 5/2 and is One-Run ...............................7-5 through 66 games since 2007 (24-42/25-42), T5th fewest eligible to be reinstated beginning next week. 2-Run ....................................6-8 ever through 65 games. • Texas has been under the .500 mark since a season best WALKAWAYS: The Texas pitching staff has issued 3-or-few- HR ....................................21-26 No HR.................................6-13 1-1 on 3/30…club was season-high 13-under .500 mark on er walks in 19 straight games, longest streak in MLB this sea- 5/21 (18-31), needing a win tonight to avoid matching that son and longest in club history (prev. 18 G, 6/18-7/7/11)…last White ..................................5-12 season low water mark…longest win streak of 2018 is 3 longer streak in MLB was 21 G by WAS, 6/16-7/10/15. w/ Blue ..............................3-10 games, 4/25-28…team had a season-long 5-G losing streak, • TEX staff owns a 2.89 BB/9 figure in ‘18, the 6th-best mark w/ Red ................................2-2 4/8-13. in MLB this season. Gray ......................................4-9 Alt. Blue ............................15-17 Blue Home .........................6-8 IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers are season-high 14.5 GB CHOO ON THIS: Shin-Soo Choo hit a home run on the 1st Blue Road ..........................9-9 of division-leading SEA for the 1st time, just 3rd time in last pitch of the bottom of the 1st inning last night…it was his Alt. Red (all home) ...............2-1 15 seasons with a deficit so large as early as 6/8 (6/2 in 2007, 24th career leadoff HR, all since 2012, the 4th-most in MLB Throwback ............................1-0 6/4 in 2017)…prior to last night, had been between 11.5 and in that span (29-Charlie Blackmon, 28-Brian Dozier, 27-Ian Last 5 Games .......................2-3 13.5 GB for 19 straight days…club has still gained ground 4 Kinsler)…it was Choo’s 13th leadoff HR with TEX, 2nd-most Last 10 Games .....................5-5 times in the last 11 days…current deficit of 14.5 GB is T4th in club history to Kinsler’s 29 in a Rangers uniform…it was largest in the majors…club has been in 5th place in the A.L. Choo’s 3rd HR on the 1st pitch seen by the Rangers in a Come From Behind Wins ...... 11 Losses After Lead ................. 14 West for the last 61 days and in either 4th or 5th place for 71 game since the start of 2017, tying HOU’s George Springer of the 72 days this season (T2nd following win on 3/30). for most in majors over that period. Score First ........................19-12 Opp. Score First .................8-27 SERIES STUFF: Texas is 3-6-1 in 10 series at home this CHOO ON BASE: Shin-Soo Choo extended his ML-best season, including 3-0-1 in last 4 after dropping each of 1st active on-base streak to 24 games last night…the streak Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format 6…need wins tonight and tomorrow to salvage a split in this is T4th-longest in the A.L. this season (DET’s Jeimer Can- 4-G set…overall, team is 2-1-2 in last 5 series after going delario-28; BOS’ J.D. Martinez-26; TB’s C.J. Cron-25; LAA’s vs. AL West ..... 5-12/9-10/14-22 3-10-2 in 1st 15…team recorded its 1st sweep of the season Andrelton Simmons-24)…it is also the longest streak by a vs. AL Central .......... 4-3/2-5/6-8 by going 2-0 vs. OAK this week, also team’s 1st series win Texas batter since Robinson Chirinos reached safely in 28 vs. AL East .............. 4-6/3-3/7-9 Interleague .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 against an A.L. West club since 4/13-15 at HOU. straight games, 8/8-9/16/17…during the streak Choo has • This marks just the 4th time all season for TEX to drop the batted .330/.468/.580/1.048 (29-88)….since the streak be- Series ............ 3-6-1/2-5-3/5-11-4 1st 2 G of a series, the other 3 coming in April: 4/9-11 vs. LAA gan on 5/13, Choo’s .468 OBP is 2nd-highest in MLB to only Series Openers.............3-8/2-8/5-16 (0-3), 4/20-22 vs. SEA (1-2), and 4/23-25 vs. OAK (1-2). SF’s Brandon Crawford (.516), just ahead of friend and for- Series Finales ..............5-5/3-7/8-12 Rubber Games ........ 2-1/1-4/3-5 mer teammate CIN’s Joey Votto (.446). AT HOME: The Rangers have gone 13-21 (.382) in Arling- • Choo has led off the game by reaching safely in all 4 G this Lead after 6 ........... 9-3/9-1/18-4 ton this season, 4th-lowest win pct. in A.L. and 7th-lowest in homestand (3 BB, HR) and has done so in 5 of his 6 starts Lead after 7 ........10-1/11-1/21-2 MLB…despite losing 2 straight and 3 of 5 in Arlington, team in the leadoff slot since moving to that spot in the order last Lead after 8 ........11-0/10-0/21-0 has won 4 of 7, 6 of 10, 7 of 12, and 8 of last 14 at home, this Saturday…Choo is 2-for-3 w/ 3 BB when leading off games Trail after 6 ........ 2-16/3-15/5-31 after opening year at 5-15…in fact, the 8-6 (.571) home mark over the last week, while prior to this 6-G span TEX batters Trail after 7 ........ 0-18/2-15/2-33 since 5/7 is 7th-best win pct. in A.L. in that span…the overall had gone 8-for-55 (.145) w/ 3 BB to begin games in ‘18. Trail after 8 ........ 0-18/1-18/1-36 13-21 mark matches slowest start at home in club history (also 13-21 in 2001)…slowest 35-G start in team history is BULLPEN STILL GOING: Despite 2 runs allowed last night, Tied after 6 .............. 2-2/2-2/4-4 Tied after 7 .............. 3-2/1-2/4-4 14-21 in 1977 and 2001. the Rangers still have issued just 6 runs in 44.1 innings over Tied after 8 .............. 2-3/3-0/5-3 • Over 18 home games since the start of May, the Rangers the last 13 games with 5 wins and 4 saves…relievers have a are averaging 1.83 HR/G (4th in MLB to CLE-1.94, BAL-1.92, 2.32 ERA (26 ER/101.0 IP) with .225 opp. BA in last 31 G to Decided 7th/later.........4-5/8-5/12-10 BOS-1.89) and 5.22 R/G (5th in MLB, 2nd in A.L. to CLE- drop season figure from 4.71 to 3.63…2.32 ERA beginning Shutouts ........................... 0-0/1-2/1-2 Decided final AB .........3-3/5-4/8-7 7.56), this after ranking in the bottom 6 in those categories at 5/6 is the lowest in MLB. Walk-off games ....................2-1 home through the end of April (0.69 HR/G; 3.56 R/G). • Jose Leclerc has allowed just 1 of 23 (4.3%) IR to score the season, best rate in the A.L. and 3rd-best in MLB among ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST VS. HOUSTON: The Rangers are 4-8 in the 2018 Silver Boot qualifiers…he has the lowest opponent OPS (.436) of any Rank HR Player 32 473 Carlos Delgado Series Presented by The Texas Lottery, losing 4 in a row… qualifying A.L.