Cleveland Indians (54-43) at Texas Rangers (41-58) RHP Mike Clevinger (7-5, 3.47) Vs
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Cleveland Indians (54-43) at Texas Rangers (41-58) RHP Mike Clevinger (7-5, 3.47) vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo (3-1, 8.60) Game #100 • Home #50 (19-30) • Sun., July 22, 2018 • Globe Life Park in Arlington • 2:05 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost to the Indians last QUITE A RUN: Shin-Soo Choo’s went 0-for-4 last night, as night, 16-3, and club is 0-2 to begin this 2nd ‘half’ opening his on-base streak ended at 52 games from May 13-July Overall ..............................41-58 7-day, 7-game homestand against CLE (0-2) and OAK (4 20…Choo’s figures during the streak: .337/.468/.588/1.056 G)…team has dropped 4 straight, 7 of 8, and 9 of 11, as 3-12 (67-199), 13 HR, 29 RBI, 32 R, 48 BB/52 SO…the 52-game Home ................................19-30 Road .................................22-28 (.200) record in July is tied w/ SD (also 3-12) for lowest win on-base streak set a club record for a single season, the lon- pct. in MLB this month…all 3 wins in July have come against gest in MLB since Kevin Millar (52 G, 6/20-8/25/07), and the Standing .............. 5th, -24.0 GB DET (2) and BAL (1)…TEX has more losses this month (3- 1st LH batter with a streak of 50+ G since Barry Bonds in 12) than in entire month of June (14-11)…team still has a 2003 (58 G, 6/27-9/20/03) - credit STATS. Homestand ...........................0-2 14-14 record beginning 6/16. • Choo ranks 3rd in the A.L. in OBP (.401) and BB (63) this One-Run ...........................10-13 • At 41-58 (.414), Rangers rank 12th in A.L. in winning pct… season. 2-Run ..................................7-12 the 41 wins are the fewest for Texas after 99 games since 2014 (40-59) and 2nd fewest in last 16 seasons (beg. 2004). BELTRÉ GOES DEEP: Adrián Beltré hit a 2-R HR in the 7th HR ....................................32-36 No HR.................................9-22 • Texas has been under the .500 mark since a season best last night to account for the Rangers’ 1st 2 runs…it was ca- 1-1 on 3/30…Rangers have matched low mark of season at reer HR no. 467 for Beltré, as he is now one behind Chipper White ..................................8-17 17 games under .500 (2nd time, also 27-44 thru 6/15)…this Jones (33rd, 468) on the all-time HR chart…last night was w/ Blue ..............................6-12 was just 4th season in TEX history to be 17+ under as early Beltré’s 114th career HR at Globe Life Park in Arlington, 3rd- w/ Red ................................2-5 as 6/15 (last 2007, club-record 6/3)…last 18-under at end of all-time to only Rafael Palmeiro (130) and Juan Gonzalez Gray ....................................6-13 Alt. Blue ............................23-25 2014 (67-95)…club lost a season high 7 straight games from (115). Blue Home .......................8-10 6/7-15 and directly followed that with a 2018 best 7 consecu- Blue Road ......................15-15 tive wins from 6/16-23. ELVIS APPROACHES MILESTONE: Elvis Andrus enters to- Alt. Red (all home) ...............3-3 day’s series finale with 1498 career hits, 2 shy of becoming Throwback ............................1-0 SERIES FINALE: Texas enters today needing a win to avoid just the 5th player in Rangers history to reach 1500 hits with Last 5 Games .......................1-4 going winless in a series for a 6th time…the current 5: 4/9-11 the club…the others: Michael Young (2230), Ivan Rodriguez Last 10 Games .....................2-8 vs. LAA (3), 6/7-10 vs. HOU (4), 6/12-13 at LAD (2), 7/3-4 vs. (1747), Rafael Palmeiro (1692), and Juan Gonzalez (1595). HOU (2), and 7/9-11 at BOS (3)…team is also 4-12 (.250) in • Andrus posted his 1000th career hit against the Indians, Come From Behind Wins ...... 16 Losses After Lead ................. 21 Sunday games, lowest win pct. in MLB and tied w/ COL and a double on 5/25/15 at CLE…he has hit safely in 60 of 66 MIL (both 4-11) for fewest wins on this day of the week… career games vs. CLE, with his .373/.441/.546/.987 (93- Score First ........................28-19 Rangers have lost 10 of last 12 Sunday tilts. 249) slash line holding his highest marks in those categories Opp. Score First ...............13-39 against any A.L. opponent. IN THE STANDINGS: Texas is a season high 24.0 GB of the Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format division-leading Astros for the 1st time…this is the 2nd-ear- ODOR STILL GOING: Rougned Odor had 2 hits last night, liest date ever for Rangers to have a 24-game deficit (6/4 in the only Ranger with multiple hits, as he has gone 5-for-10 vs. AL West ..... 5-16/9-10/14-26 2001) and just the 10th season overall in club history to have to begin the 2nd ‘half’…Odor is batting .327/.417/.500/.917 vs. AL Central ...... 6-6/9-8/15-14 a deficit so large…only other season with a 24+ game deficit (17-52) in July to raise his average for the year from .229 vs. AL East ............ 4-6/4-8/8-14 Interleague .............. 4-2/0-2/4-4 in last 16 seasons (beg. 2004) was 2014…club has lost 7.5 to a season-high .250…since the start of June, Odor’s .285 games in the standings over the last 18 days…current deficit (39-137) batting average ranks 2nd among all Rangers (re- Series ..........6-9-1/4-8-4/10-17-5 is 3rd-largest in the majors…club has been in 5th place in the gardless of AB total) to only Shin-Soo Choo (.338). Series Openers.......5-11/6-10/11-21 A.L. West for the last 103 days and in either 4th or 5th place Series Finales ..........7-8/5-11/12-19 Rubber Games ........ 4-1/1-5/5-6 for 113 of 114 days (T2nd following win on 3/30). KEONE KELA has a 1.57 ERA (4 ER/23.0 IP) over his last 24 appearances to drop his season ERA from 6.55 to 3.18, Lead after 6 ....... 14-4/16-1/30-5 AT HOME: Texas is 19-30 (.388) in Arlington this season, lowest since 4/28 (3.00)…he is 23-for-23 in save chances, Lead after 7 ....... 14-2/19-1/33-3 3rd-lowest home win pct. in A.L. and 4th-lowest in MLB… 5th in A.L. in saves, and has the most saves in MLB without Lead after 8 ....... 16-0/18-0/34-0 team has lost 5 straight at home after having gone 6-1 in a blown save…Kela’s 25 straight saves converted dating to Trail after 6 ........ 3-21/3-24/6-45 Arlington from 6/16-6/30…longest home losing streak in 2017 ranks T2nd-best streak in club history (31-Joe Nathan, Trail after 7 ........ 1-25/2-24/3-49 ‘18 was 0-6 span from 4/8-21…team is still 6-6 in last 12 at 4/15-9/12/12; 25-John Wetteland, 7/25/97-5/20/98)…Kela Trail after 8 ........ 1-25/1-27/2-52 home, this after a 5-G losing skid from 6/7-15, and are 12-13 has the victory or save in 26 of Texas’ 41 wins. in last 25 G after opening year at 5-15…overall 19-30 record Tied after 6 .............. 2-5/3-3/5-8 Tied after 7 .............. 4-3/1-3/5-6 matches slowest 49-G start at home in TEX history (also 19- EVERYBODY WANTS SOME: Texas has used at least 12 Tied after 8 .............. 2-5/3-1/5-6 30 in 2014)…club also dropped next home game in ‘14. position players in each of the 1st 2 G of this series (13 Fri- day, 12 last night)…it marks the 1st time for the Rangers to Decided 7th/later.........6-9/9-6/15-15 VS. CLEVELAND: Rangers are 1-4 vs. Tribe in ‘18 entering use 12+ position players in back-to-back games in A.L. parks Shutouts ........................... 0-0/2-5/2-5 Decided final AB .....5-6/5-5/10-11 final meeting of the year today…TEX has dropped 6 of 7 and (25-man rosters) since 5/30-31/17 vs. TB. Walk-off games ....................3-2 10 of 12 vs. CLE, and club’s 12-26 (.316) record vs. Tribe since start of 2013 is lowest win pct. vs. any A.L. opponent HOT STUFF: Game-time temperature for the 1st 2 games of ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST in that span…at home, Rangers have lost 5 straight, 6 of 8, this series has been 107 degrees, the warmest figures in the Rank HR Player 30 475 Stan Musial 11 of 15, and 13 of 18 since 6/11/13…TEX is now 1-4-1 in history of Globe Life Park in Arlington…the forecast tempera- 475 Willie Stargell season series w/ CLE since 2013 after losing the ‘18 season ture for 2pm CT today in Arlington is 105 degrees, making 32 473 Carlos Delgado series…Rangers still have leads vs.