Texas Rangers (24-25) at Detroit Tigers (28-17) RHP Colby Lewis (3-3, 5.40) Vs
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Texas Rangers (24-25) at Detroit Tigers (28-17) RHP Colby Lewis (3-3, 5.40) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (5-3, 3.55) Game #50 • Road #24 (11-12) • Sun., May 25, 2014 • Comerica Park • 12:08 p.m. CDT • FSSW / 103.3 FM / 1540 AM WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers beat the Tigers 12-2 yesterday and PRODUCTIVE DAY AT THE PLATE: In yesterday’s 12-2 win, the Rangers are 2-1 on this 11-game, 11-day road trip to Detroit (2-1), Minnesota (4 G), set season highs for hits (19), total bases (33), and extra-base hits (8), and Washington, D.C. (3 G)…club has won 3 of 4 and 4 of 6, and has lost while 12 runs were T2nd-most in 2014…club’s 7 hits with RISP matched 6 of 10, 11 of 18, 16 of 25, and 17 of 27…club’s .360 (9-16) winning pct. season high (also 3/31 vs. PHI)…the 19 hits matched highest total in last beginning April 27 is 3rd-lowest in MLB, also T3rd-fewest wins in majors in 2 seasons (also 19 H on 7/30/13 vs. LAA), most in a road game since that span…Tigers have MLB’s 2nd-best record in that span (16-8)…have 8/19/12 at TOR (19)…the 33 TB were most since 7/21/12 at LAA (33)… been season-low 3-under .500 twice (last after Tues. loss), this after not had not seen 8 XBH in nearly a year (last 6/17/13 vs. OAK-8)…other notes: being 3-under since 4/23/09 (6-9)…team was second-high 6 games over • All 9 Texas starters had at least one hit, 3rd time that has happened this .500 twice, last after win on 4/26 (15-9). season (also 4/19 vs. CWS and 4/26 at SEA)…10 total Rangers had hits, most since 7/30/13 vs. LAA (11). WITH A WIN TODAY, the Rangers could: • Yesterday marked 3rd time to win by at least a 10-run margin in 2014, • Move to .500 for the first time since May 13 (20-20). as 2 of the Rangers’ 5 biggest winning margins have come in this series in • Win a series for the first time since taking 2 of 3 from May 2-4 at LAA, as Detroit (also 9-2 win on Thursday). Rangers are 0-4-2 last 6 series and 1-6-2 in last 9 series. • Win 4 out of 5 for the first time since an 8-1 span from 4/15-23. THREE-BAGGERS FOR ODOR: Rougned Odor, the youngest player • Improve to exactly .500 both at home and on the road. in the major leagues at 20 years, 111 days old today, established career highs with 4 hits and 5 RBI yesterday, and matched a club record with 2 STANDINGS: Rangers are 6.0 games behind Oakland in the A.L. West, triples…he is just the 10th Ranger ever with 2 triples in a game, first since sitting in 4th place…have gained 2.0 games in the division over the last 3 Elvis Andrus on 4/2/13 at HOU. days, this after Rangers had not picked up ground in the A.L. West since • Elias Sports Bureau says that Odor is the first player under 21 to have gaining a half-game with win on 5/8 vs. COL…club had not gained a full 4 hits and 2 triples in one game since Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby on game in the division since win on 5/2 at LAA until this series…Rangers June 28, 1916 at Cincinnati’s Redland (later Crosley) Field…Elias also have been in 4th place for 12 straight and 13 of the past 14 days…prior notes that Odor is the first player younger than 21 to have 4 hits and 5 RBI to this year, Rangers had not ranked as low as 4th in the division after in a game since another Hall of Famer, Al Kaline (4 hits, 6 RBI) on April 17, the start of May since 5/5/08, and had not seen this standing this late in a 1955 vs. Kansas City at Briggs (later Tiger) Stadium season since finishing 2007 in last place (4th) in the West…in fact, prior to • He is just the 2nd Ranger with a 5-RBI game since start of 2013 (other this season, Rangers had not been anywhere other than first or 2nd in the Adrian Beltre on 7/9/13 at BAL - 5 RBI). division this late since 9/22/08 (3rd place). • Odor is the first Ranger ever with 2 triples and more than 2 RBI in a • Rangers had season-high 8.0-game deficit for 2 straight days after game, as last MLB player w/ 2 triples and 5 RBI in a game was MIN’s Matt games Tues/Wed., just 2nd time in last 11 seasons (2004-14) for Rangers Tolbert on 9/4/10 vs. TEX. to have at least an 8.0-game deficit at such an early date (also 2007). • The last batter with a 4-hit, 5-RBI game from the 9-hole was CLE’s Asdrubal Cabrera in Tribe’s 22-4 win on 4/18/09 at NYY…the only other ON THE ROAD: The current season-long 11-game, 11-day road trip is one batter in Rangers history with such a game from the 9-hole was Ramon of 4 different 3-city trips for Texas this season, but only other one longer Vazquez in team’s 30-3 win on 8/22/07 at BAL-G1. than 9 games is a 10-gamer from Aug. 25-Sept. 3…Rangers have gone • Odor is just the 2nd Ranger w/ 3 XBH in a game in ‘14, joining Kevin 11-12 on road this season, 6-8 in last 14 away contests…team’s .280 road Kouzmanoff (4/15 vs. SEA)…last Ranger w/ 3 XBH and no HR was Josh average is 2nd-best in A.L. (BAL-.280), 31 points higher than Rangers’ Hamiton, 7/15/10 at BOS…last MLB player w/ 2 triples and a double in Arlington figure (.249), but club’s 4.57 R/G on road ranks 7th in league… same game was DET’s Austin Jackson, 8/5/12 vs. CLE in this park. pitching staff’s 4.61 away ERA is 12th in the A.L. • Odor (20.110) is 2nd-youngest Ranger ever w/ a 4-hit game to only Ivan Rodriguez (19.217) on 7/2/91 vs. OAK. VS. DETROIT: Rangers lead season series 3-1 entering this series finale and teams will play 3 in Arlington, June 24-26 to wrap up season series… MARTINEZ GETS THE WIN: After twice seeing blown saves behind him Rangers have taken season series in 2 straight and 3 of last 4 years… after exiting starts in position to win, Nick Martinez recorded his first career Rangers have won 8 of 12 and 10 of last 15 meetings overall dating to victory yesterday…he joins Martin Perez as Rangers 23-or-younger to win 2012…Rangers are 14-7 vs. Tigers in reg. season since 8/4/11…Texas a start in 2014, as Texas is one of 5 MLB teams to have multiple pitch- has won 7 of last 11 games at Comerica, taking 2 of last 5 series in Mo- ers under 24 win starts this year…the others: ATL (Wood/Teheran), MIA town entering this series finale…Tigers lead all-time series 234-220, with (Fernandez/Turner), SEA (Maurer/Ramirez), and STL (Wacha/Miller)… leads of 131-99 in Detroit and 38-29 at Comerica…Rangers also won the Martinez is the Rangers’ MLB-high 14th different pitcher with a win in 2014. 6-game 2011 ALCS vs. Tigers. ADRIAN BELTRE has a 6-game hit streak at .455 (10-22) to rise from .250 OFF TO TWIN CITIES: The Rangers are scheduled to fly to Minneapolis to .284, highest since 4/27 (.293)…he has 2 HR in the last 5 G, giving him after today’s game and begin a 4-game series with the Twins tomorrow 381 HR for his career, T64th all-time with Albert Belle…with next HR, would afternoon at Target Field…first meetings of the season, as clubs wrap up tie Frank Howard and Jim Rice at 382…with each of his next 5 HR, he will season series with 3-game weekend set, June 27-29 in Arlington…Texas tie and/or pass another batter on the all-time list. went 3-4 vs. Twins last year, dropping season series for 4th time in last 5 BELTRE AMONG ALL-TIME HOME RUN LEADERS years…Rangers have lost 4 of last 5 vs. Twins, this after going 10-2 vs. Rank Batter HR Rank Batter HR Minnesota from start of ‘12 through 4/26/13…Texas has won 11 of 17 vs. 58 Johnny Bench 389 62 Frank Howard 382 MIN since start of 2012…at Target Field, Rangers have won 5 of last 7. 59 Dwight Evans 385 Jim Rice 382 60 Harold Baines 384 64 Albert Belle 381 MEMORIAL DAY: Rangers are 17-22 all-time on Memorial Day entering 61 Larry Walker 383 Adrian Beltre 381 tomorrow’s contest, including getting swept in a doubleheader last year (at ARI), and have lost 5 of 7 on the holiday…club is 7-11 in road games SHIN-SOO CHOO has a hit in each of the first 3 games of this road trip on Memorial Day, losing 4 of last 5 away games…will be 9th time to face and continues to lead the majors with a .403 (25-62) away average this Twins on Memorial Day (5-3), last in 2002 in Arlington (5-2 Twins win).