07.15.12 Notes at SEA 2012 Rangers Game Notes
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Texas Rangers (53-35) at Seattle Mariners (37-52) LHP Matt Harrison (11-4, 3.10) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (1-1, 4.84) Game #89 • Road #44 (24-19) • Sun., July 15, 2012 • Safeco Field • 3:10 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 103.3 FM / 1540 AM WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost to the Mariners 7-0 last night and are HARRISON AND THE M’S: Entering today’s game, Matt Harrison has won 7 1-1 on this 8-game, 10-day road trip to Seattle (1-1), Oakland (2 games), and consecutive starts against the Mariners dating to May 1, 2010…just 4 pitchers Anaheim (3 games), with off days tomorrow and Thursday…Texas has won 3 have won more consecutive starts against the M’s since they debuted in 1977: of 4, but are 3-6 last 9…club is 9-7 in last 16, but has won 19 of 28 and 20 of Dave Stewart (14 straight, 1986-90), Pedro Martinez (12, 1998-2004), Tommy 30, the longer span beginning June 8…club is 38-31 since a 15-4 start…club John (8, 1980-83), and Chuck Finley (8, 1990-93)…Harrison’s 7 straight wins has won 8 of last 9 series, including 7 straight from June 8-July 1…club is 18- in starts against Seattle is T3rd-longest streak against one opponent in Texas 9-1 overall in series in 2012…rank 2nd in majors with both 53 wins and a .602 history, as only Rangers Hall of Famer Charlie Hough had a longer streak. (53-35) winning pct. (see note below)…own team’s best record ever after 88 WINS IN CONSECUTIVE STARTS VS. AN OPPONENT, games, and will also hold best 89-game mark regardless of today’s out- RANGERS HISTORY come…club was a season-high 21 games above .500 (50-29) on July 1…own W Pitcher Opp. Years majors’ best winning pct. since 2011 All-Star break at .620 (98-60). 13 Charlie Hough Cleveland 1984-88 RANGERS’ BEST RANGERS’ BEST 9 Charlie Hough Minnesota 1981-84 88-GAME RECORDS 89-GAME RECORDS 7 Jose Guzman California 1987-91 Rk W-L Year(s) Rk W-L Year(s) 7 Kevin Millwood Baltimore 2006-08 1 53-35 2012 1 52-37 1996, 2004 7 Matt Harrison Seattle 2010-current 2 51-37 1996, 2004 2 51-38 1979, 2010 3 50-38 1979, 2010 3 50-39 1998, 1999 HARRY AND SAFECO: Matt Harrison is 4-0 with a 1.26 ERA (4 ER/28.2 IP) in 6 games/4 starts here at Safeco, the 2nd-lowest ERA ever at this facility BEST RECORDS IN MAJORS IN 2012 among pitchers with 4+ starts…he has won each of his first 4 career starts at Win Pct. Team W-L G this park, joining just 4 other pitchers to do that since Safeco Field opened in .621 New York-AL 54-33 87 1999: Pedro Martinez (6 w/ BOS, 1999-2003), Horacio Ramirez (6 w/ SEA in .602 Texas 53-35 88 2007), Paul Byrd (4 w/ KC & LAA, 2001-05), and Johan Santana (4 w/ MIN, .588 Washington 50-35 85 2004-07). .563 Cincinnati 49-38 87 LOWEST CAREER ERA’S AT SAFECO FIELD, MINIMUM 4 STARTS .563 Pittsburgh 49-38 87 ERA Pitcher ER/IP 1.15 Brett Anderson 5 / 39.0 STILL AMONG THE BEST: Texas enters today’s games tied with the 2nd- 1.26 Matt Harrison 4 / 28.2 most wins (53) and 2nd-best record in the major leagues, trailing only the 1.36 Pedro Martinez 8 / 53.0 Yankees (see above)…Rangers have had majors’ best record for 12 days 1.51 Rich Harden 8 / 47.2 overall since June 1 (5 straight, June 20-24; 7 straight, June 28-July 1.53 Randy Johnson 5 / 29.1 4)…marks first time for the club to ever have sole possession of best mark in ML after June 1…Rangers became 1st ML team to 50 wins on June 30 in ROSS THE ROOKIE: Robbie Ross has yet to appear in the second half, but game no. 79, joining the 2009 Dodgers as only teams to reach 50 wins in as continues to rank 2nd in the A.L. with a 0.95 ERA…that figure was the 4th- few as 79 games over the last 6 seasons. lowest rookie ERA ever at the All-Star break (minimum 40.0 IP, since 1933), trailing only Jonathan Papelbon (0.59 in 2006), Hideki Okajima (0.83 in 2007), STILL IN THE LEAD: The Rangers have a 5.0-game lead in the A.L. West for and Jeff Zimmerman (0.86 in 1999)…Ross has a current 23.0-inning scoreless a 2nd straight day, matching largest since July 4 (+5.0)…only Yankees (+8.0) streak that is the 3rd-longest active streak in baseball. have a lead as large as 4.0 games among other division leaders in majors…have led by at least 3.5 games for 85 of last 89 days beginning April LONGEST ACTIVE SCORELESS STREAKS IN MLB 17…have had outright possession of A.L. West lead for last 97 days and have IP Pitcher Team Start Date held at least a share of the West lead for 98 of 100 days in 2012 and 234 of 33.0 Ryan Dempster Chicago-NL June 5 last 236 days beginning May 16, 2011…beg. June 8, 2010, Texas has held 1st 28.1 Ernesto Frieri Los Angeles-AL April 30 place for 384 of 400 days…club’s 4.0-game lead at the All-Star break marked 23.0 Robbie Ross Texas May 29 just 4th time to have a lead that large at the break…the others: 1999 (+5.0 21.0 Tom Wilhelmsen Seattle May 25 GA), 2010 (+4.5), and 1996 (+4.0). 20.2 Jered Weaver Los Angeles-AL June 27 WITH A WIN TODAY, Texas could: ON ROAD: Texas has dropped 4 of last 5 road games, 6-5 last 11 road con- • Improve to 9-1-0 in last 10 series, and win a road series against an A.L. West tests and 9-12 away from home beginning May 21…at 24-19 (.558), have still club for the first time in 2012 (currently 0-3-0)…would also move to 3-1-0 in matched team’s best road mark ever after 43 road games (also 24-19 in last 4 road series overall. 1977, 1992, 1998, 1999)…best record after 44 road games was 25-19 in both • Win a rubber game for a 2nd straight series. 1977 and 1999…team was 20-23 after 43 road games in 2011. • Match best 44-game road record in club history. VS. SEATTLE: Rangers are 6-6 vs. M’s this season, losing 3 of 4 and 5 of RULE OF KING FELIX: The Rangers were shut out by an opposing starter 7…are 2-3 in Seattle this year, dropping 2 of 3 in other series here, May 21- last night for the first time all year, just the 2nd time overall to be blanked in 23…Texas has won 11 of last 17 dating to Sept. 17, 2011, including 8 of last 2012…some notes on last night: 12 at Safeco…club is 22-9 vs. M’s overall since start of 2011…Texas went 15- • It was just the 2nd time since the start of last season for an opposing starter 4 (.789) against Seattle in 2011, the most wins ever by Texas against any to blank Texas, the other the Jays’ Brett Cecil on 7/24/11 in Arlington…last opponent in a single season…club has a 53-32 advantage since start of night was the first CG SHO against the Rangers on the road (and first by a 2008…Rangers lead all-time series 270-264, but M’s have leads of 138-125 in RHP) since Ervin Santana on 9/21/10 in Anaheim…Hernandez and Santana Seattle and 66-56 at Safeco…entering today’s rubber game, Texas is 11-11-1 are the only RHP to do it vs. Texas since start of 2010. in last 23 series here after going 0-11-2 in first 13 series at this park. • Hernandez’s effort marked just the 3rd time in Rangers history for an VS. A.L. WEST: Rangers are taking a tour of the A.L. West to begin the sec- opposing starter to throw a CG SHO on 3-hits-or-less with no walks and 12+ ond “half”, an 8-game, 10-day trip to Seattle (3), Oakland (2), and Anaheim strikeouts…only other pitchers to do it vs. Texas were TOR’s Roger Clemens (3)…club is 14-14 vs. West in 2012, 4-8 on the road…club has lost 9 of 15, 10 on 9/7/97 at SkyDome and BAL’s Erik Bedard on 7/7/07 in Arlington. of 17, and 12 of last 20 to West opponents overall…team is 0-3-0 in road • The 7-0 defeat was the Rangers’ worst shutout loss since Aug. 21, 2011 at series vs. division this year, dropping a series against each of the other 3 Chicago-AL (10-0). clubs, needing a win today for first road series win against a West team in ‘12. • It was just the 3rd time to be shut out by the Mariners in the last 8 years (since 2005), worst shutout loss to Seattle since a 9-0 defeat on Sept.