09.22.12 Notes at SEA 2012 Rangers Game Notes
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Texas Rangers (89-61) at Seattle Mariners (71-80) LHP Matt Harrison (17-9, 3.26) vs. RHP Blake Beavan (9-10, 4.88) Game #151 • Road #77 (42-34) • Sat., Sept. 22, 2012 • Safeco Field • 8:10 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 103.3 FM / 1540 AM WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers had their 2-game winning streak end on VERSUS SEATTLE: The Rangers are 9-8 against the Mariners this season, Friday and are 2-2 on this trip to Los Angeles (2-1) and Seattle (0-1)...Texas winning 4 of the last 7...Texas is 24-12 vs. the M’s since the start of 2011 and has won 3 of 5, 6 of 10, 7 of 12, 9 of 15, 11 of 18, and 22 of the last 34 games, have won the season’s series in 4 straight and 7 of the last 8 years prior to the longer span beginning August 16…are 30-18 (.625) since the start of 2012...Rangers have not lost more than 8 games in a season to the M’s since August, 2nd-best in the A.L. to Baltimore at .674 (31-15).…Texas is 37-27 2007 (11)...the Mariners hold a 4-3 advantage at Safeco Field, where Texas since the All-Star break and has won 56 of 92 beginning June 8…club is 74- has not lost more than 3 games since 2009 (4-5)...Texas is 16-10 here begin- 57 since a 15-4 start…the Rangers’ .593 winning percentage is best in the ning 2010...all-time, Texas leads, 273-266...the Mariners have a 139-126 A.L. and 3rd-best in majors (see chart below)…also lead A.L. with 89 wins, advantage in Seattle, 67-57 at Safeco Field. tied with 2004 for 6th-most in team history…have had A.L.’s best record for 31 straight days…current record matches 1999 for best in club history thru MATT HARRISON will attempt to win his 18th game of the season on 150 games…Texas has a club-record 4th consecutive winning season (previ- Saturday, which would tie Kenny Rogers in 2004 for the most victories ever by ously 3 straight twice)…best record of the season is 29 games over .500 at 89- a Rangers lefthander and tie David Price and Jered Weaver for the A.L. 60 on 9/21, just the 3rd season in franchise history in which the club has been lead....Rogers in 2004 was also the last Ranger to record at least 18 wins in at least 29 over at any point with 1999 and 2011...the Rangers own majors’ any season, a feat which has been done 9 times in club history...last prior to best winning pct. since 2011 All-Star break at .609 (134-86), and also have Rogers was Aaron Sele (18) in 1999. best record overall since start of 2011 (.593, 185-127). --Harrison has defeated Seattle in each of his last 9 starts against the Mariners, matching Charlie Hough (9 vs. Minnesota) for the 2nd longest streak against RANGERS’ BEST RANGERS’ BEST 150-GAME RECORDS 151-GAME RECORDS an opponent in team history...Hough won 13 starts in a row vs. Cleveland from Rk W-L Year(s) Rk W-L Year(s) 1984-88...overall, Harrison has won his last 10 decisions over 16 games/11 1 89-61 1999, 2012 1 89-62 1999 starts vs. the M’s since a defeat on July 31, 2008. 2 86-64 2011 2 86-65 2011 --Harrison has won all 4 of his starts vs. Seattle this season...Ferguson Jenkins 3 84-66 1996 3 84-67 1996, 2010 is the only Texas pitcher to beat a team 5 times in one season, Minnesota (5- 1) and Oakland (5-0), both in 1974...the last ML pitcher to defeat a team 5 BEST RECORDS IN MAJORS IN 2012 times in a season was Detroit’s Justin Verlander last season versus the White Win Pct. Team W-L G Sox (5)...no pitcher has ever defeated Seattle 5 times in a single season. .607 Washington 91-59 150 MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING DECISIONS .603 Cincinnati 91-60 151 VERSUS AN OPPONENT IN TEXAS HISTORY .593 Texas 89-61 150 No. Pitcher Opponent Dates .583 San Francisco 88-63 151 13 Charlie Hough Indians 6/30/84-4/4/88 .580 New York-AL 87-63 150 10 Matt Harrison Mariners 5/14/09-9/16/12 .573 Baltimore 86-64 150 9 Charlie Hough Twins 9/20/81-9/14/84 8 Charlie Hough A's 6/21/86-9/6/88 MOST WINS IN CLUB HISTORY: 96--2011; 95--1999; 94--1977; 90--1996 8 Kevin Brown Yankees 7/21/89-6/4/93 and 2010; 89--2004 and 2012. 8 Kenny Rogers Red Sox 7/8/90-4/24/00 8 Kenny Rogers Mariners 10/1/95-4/27/05 NO BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS: Texas has not lost consecutive games since dropping 3 in a row, August. 13-15, all at Yankee Stadium…the 34 games A WINNING PAIR: Texas’ starters Matt Harrison (17) and Yu Darvish (16) have without back-to-back losses is the longest current streak in the majors is the combined for 33 wins, matching the 2nd best figure of any ML longest such streak in club history, surpassing 33 games, July 15-August duo...Washington’s Gio Gonzalez (19) and Stephen Strasburg (15) have 34 19, 1977. ...in 2011, Texas went the final 31 regular season games and the 1st victories while Tampa Bay’s David Price (18) and James Shields (15) have 15 playoff contests without consecutive defeats before losing Games 6 and 7 teamed for 33...it is the highest win total for a Rangers tandem since Rick of the World Series to St. Louis. Helling (20) and Aaron Sele (19) combined for 39 in 1998. IN THE LEAD: The Rangers lead in the A.L. West the last 3 days has been BELTRE’S BLASTING: Adrian Beltre is expected to rejoin the Rangers today 4.0 games, the biggest margin since Sept. 8 (4.5 GA)...Texas has gained 2 after staying in California for testing for intestinal/abdominal issues on games in the last 6 days after lead dropped to 2.0 games over Oakland for one Friday...Beltre has missed 2 of the last 3 games the problem after appearing in day (9/15), the club’s smallest lead since April 13 (+2.0)…Rangers’ 167 days the previous 122 games...Beltre was a late addition to the lineup on Thursday in first place lead majors in 2012 and are 4th most in team history for a sea- at Anaheim, connecting for his 34th homer to win the game in the 9th inning son…season’s biggest advantage has been 6.5 games on 6 days, last thru ...the hit produced his 18th game-winning RBI of 2012, the most in the A.L. and games of August 12…club has led by at least 3.5 games for 141 of last 158 the 4th most GWRBI ever for a Ranger in a season: 20--Rafael Palmeiro, 1999 days beginning April 17…have had outright possession of A.L. West lead for and Josh Hamilton, 2011; 19--Mark Teixeira, 2006...Beltre has 7 GWRBI in last 166 days and have held at least a share of the West lead for 167 of 169 Texas’ last 18 victories beginning August 20. days in 2012 and 303 of last 305 days beginning May 16, 2011…beg. June 8, --beginning Aug. 20, he is batting .374 (40-107) with 15 HR, 27 RBI, and 25 2010, Texas has held 1st place for 453 of 469 days. runs in 28 games to rise from .303 to .316, 5th in A.L…Beltre leads majors in --After 150 games in 2011, Texas held a 3.5 game advantage over the Angels that span (min. 75 PA’s) in HR, XBH (24), TB (96), and SLG (.897), and tops in the A.L. West...in 2010, the Rangers’ lead after 150 games was 7.0 games. the A.L. in AVG and RBI while tying for 1st in hits. MOST DAYS IN FIRST PLACE, CLUB HISTORY: 179--1999; 177--1996; 168- FOREVER YOUNG: Michael Young a 10-game batting streak at .444 (16-36), -2011; 167--2012. matching the 3rd longest active streak in A.L.: 15--Derek Jeter; 12-David Ortiz; 10--Miguel Cabrera...that matches his longest streak of the season (3rd time) ON THE ROAD: At 42-34 (.553), the Rangers have the the 2nd-best away win- and 27th streak of 10+ games in career, extending club record...Young has hit ning percentage in the A.L. behind .579 (44-32) for Baltimore...this marks the safely in 16 of 18 games at .353 (24-68) to rise from .266 to .276...he has a 7th season in which the Rangers have had a winning road record, just their 5th .305 (36-118) average over last 31 games..Young has 257 career hits against in the last 35 years...with a 44-37 mark in 2011, it is the 1st time that the Seattle, 2nd most all-time versus the Mariners to the 261 for Cal Ripken, Jr. Rangers have ever had consecutive seasons with a better than .500 road record....42 road wins are 4th most in team history behind 50 in 1977 and 44 STRIKEOUT MARK: Wth 10 strikeouts on Friday, Texas pitchers have 1175 in 1999 and 2011...Texas has captured 10 of its last 16 away games beginning K’s for the season, 6 shy of the club record set in 2010...last night was Texas’ August 18...club is 19-16 away from home since the All-Star break, going 7-3- 42nd game with 10+ strikeouts in 2012, 4th most in the A.L.