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Texas Rangers (1-4) at Los Angeles Angels (4-0) LHP Martin Perez (0-0, 9.00) Vs

Texas Rangers (1-4) at Los Angeles Angels (4-0) LHP Martin Perez (0-0, 9.00) Vs

(1-4) at (4-0) LHP Martin Perez (0-0, 9.00) vs. RHP Jesse Chavez (0-0, ––)

Spring #6 • Road #3 (1-1) • Wed., March 1, 2017 • Tempe Diablo Stadium • 2:10 p.m. CDT • FSSW* / Webcast * - FSSW will carry Angels’ FS West feed TODAY’S SCHEDULED TEXAS RANGERS LOS ANGELES-AL AT A GLANCE 33 Martin Perez LHP 40 Jesse Chavez RHP 64 A.J. Griffin RHP 23 Alex Meyer RHP Record...... 1-4 56 Andrew Faulkner LHP 60 Justin Miller RHP Home...... 0-3 57 LHP 51 Austin Adams RHP Road...... 1-1 77 Adam Loewen LHP 53 Blake Parker RHP 83 Keynan Middleton RHP In Surprise...... 1-3 Away from Surprise...... 0-1 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS Current streak...... L3 TEXAS RANGERS OAKLAND Last 5 games...... 1-4 49 Mike Hauschild RHP 32 RHP Longest winning streak...... 1 36 Dillon Gee RHP 50 Raul Alcántara RHP Longest losing streak...... 3 (current) 39 Dario Alvarez LHP 72 Frankie Montas RHP 75 R.J. Alvarez RHP 44 Ryan Madson RHP TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st...... 1-2/0-2 62 Jose Leclerc RHP 61 John Axford RHP TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even...... 0-0/1-4/0-0 74 Trey Cochran-Gill RHP HR/No HR...... 1-2/0-1 77 Heath Fillmyer RHP Error/Error-less...... 0-3/1-1 Lead after 6/7/8...... 1-0/1-0/1-0 TUESDAY’S GONE: The Rangers lost to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday in Surprise, 8-4…Nick Martinez posted 2.0 scoreless innings in his spring debut, Trail after 6/7/8...... 0-3/0-3/0-4 allowing just a first-inning single… went 2-for-3, and he is now Tied after 6/7/8...... 0-1/0-1/0-0 3-for-5 in his first 2 games this spring ahead of his scheduled participation in the One-run games...... 0-1 World Classic…Jared Hoying launched a solo to right-center Come-from-behind wins...... 0 in the 3rd inning, and Mike Napoli hit an RBI single later in that frame to give vs. A.L...... 1-2 Texas an early 2-0 lead…Hoying also walked in his other plate appearance… Texas used 12 players from minor league camp, including Isiah Kiner-Falefa, vs. N.L...... 0-2 who hit a 2-run HR in the 7th inning…Kiner-Falefa has not hit a regular season home run in his professional career spanning 1,212 at-bats…prospect Andy MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS FOR TODAY Ibanez later doubled later in that frame as a minor league call-up…three Texas The call-ups from minor league camp for today’s game can be found on the travel errors in the game led to 4 unearned runs for Arizona. roster in the press box. BATTING NOTES: Four players are tied for team lead with 4 games played: Hanser Alberto, Ronald Guzman, Jared Hoying, and Drew Robinson…eight dif- INJURY REPORT: OF had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee ferent players have started a team-high 3 games…prospect Andy Ibanez, who Monday performed by Dr. Walt Lowe in Houston…he will remain in Houston for is making his 1st spring start today in Tempe, is the only Ranger with multiple at least a few days doing post-op follow up with Dr. Lowe…Hamilton initially felt XBH this spring (HR Sun. at KC, 2B yesterday vs. ARI) and has team-high 6 to- stiffness in his left knee on the day of the club’s first full squad workout on 2/21, tal bases…Ibanez is 2-for-4 in 3 G…Jonathan Lucroy has a team-high 3 hits… and was evaluated on Wednesday in Houston by Dr. Lowe, who performed sur- Texas is batting .313 (10-32) with RISP…club has lowest avg. (.194) and OBP gery on 6/8/16 to repair a torn ACL and carilage damage in the knee…Hamilton (.271) of any ML club, 3rd-lowest SLG at .331 (.313-ATL; .326-HOU)…have all returned to camp on Thursday and had been participating in light activity…RHP 5 HR in last 4 G, XBH in every contest…have 17 R in 5 G (3.4 R/G), just 6 R in Sam Dyson was scratched from his scheduled appearance in Tuesday’s game last 3 G…Nomar Mazara has a team-high 3 RBI…Travis Snider leads club w/ 3 with a mild sprain of his right wrist…Dyson fell on the wrist during PFP practice, BB…3 of 5 games have been decided by a one or 2 runs. but has shown improvement…he is scheduled to appear in a sim game in camp tomorrow…3B Adrian Beltre suffered a Grade 1 left calf strain during a workout SIM CITY: Rangers were scheduled to have a simulated game at 10am this at his California home on 2/14…he has been participating in baseball activities morning in Surprise…Cole Hamels was slated to pitch 2.0 innings in that sim since he reported to camp on 2/17…he has not been ruled out for the first round game, with an inning each for Keone Kela, Matt Bush, and Tony Barnette…it will of the WBC at this point…RHP Tyson Ross had surgery to relieve Thoracic Out- be the first action for any of these 4 pitchers this spring. let Syndrome performed on his right side on 10/13/16 in St. Louis by Dr. Robert Thompson…he is currently on a throwing program and is expected to miss the Club is also slated to have a sim game on Thursday, with (3 inn.), start of the 2017 season…SS Elvis Andrus had surgery on 11/1/16 to repair a Sam Dyson (1 inn.), and possibly Anthony Bass appearing…Bass is scheduled sports hernia that he first suffered in May 2016…he has been participating in all as a back-up for today’s contest. workouts and is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season, but the date of his first spring game has not been determined…C Brett Hayes (oblique) ROAD LESS TRAVELED: Texas is slated to play 2 straight road games today has shown improvement and he is expected to ramp up his baseball activity… and tomorrow, the only time in Arizona this spring in which the club will not play RHP Jose Valdespina was struck in the groin area by a batted ball from CLE’s in Surprise for consecutive days…just one of club’s 1st 5 games have been away Bradley Zimmer in the 8th inning Monday in Goodyear…he threw to 1st base from Surprise, a 3-2 defeat with a split squad on Monday at CLE in Goodyear. to retire Zimmer, walked off under his own power, and checked out OK with the training staff…was slated to see a urologist as a follow-up. WEBCAST FOR HOME GAME / BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Today’s game can be found on a free audio webcast at texasrangers.com, with Jared Sandler VS. LOS ANGELES-AL: The Rangers and Angels play 3 times this spring: to- and Dominic Cotroneo on the call…the Rangers’ 2017 spring training broadcast day in Tempe, 3/17 in Surprise, and 3/22 back here in Tempe…Texas went 10-9 schedule includes 16 television games, 16 radio contests, and 12 free webcasts against the Angels last season, winning the season series for the 1st time since on texasrangers.com Gameday Audio…FOX Sports Southwest is scheduled to 2013…team was 4-1-1 in the 6 series vs. the Halos in 2016…teams play 19 carry five Texas productions and also five opponents’ TV broadcasts, starting games this season, including the Rangers’ 1st road series of the season from with today’s FS West TV broadcast for the Angels game in Tempe…there are 4/11-13 in Anaheim. also five games on TXA21…TV games will be on FOX Sports Southwest or TXA21, while radio games are on 105.3 The FAN as well as a number of sta- GO WEST: Texas is scheduled to play 3 straight against the other 3 A.L. West tions on the Texas Rangers radio network…Dave Raymond, Tom Grieve, and Cactus League clubs beginning today…Rangers had a 47-29 (.618) record C.J. Nitkowski will provide television coverage while , Matt Hicks, and against A.L. West opponents in 2016, best intradivision record for any of the 5 Jared Sandler will call the majority of the spring radio games. West clubs and the 4th-best intradivision mark in MLB behind (51- 25, .671 vs. N.L. East), Chicago-NL (50-25, .667 vs. N.L. Central), and Cleve- RANGERS IN WBC: The Rangers are currently scheduled to have 8 players land (49-26, .653 vs. A.L. Central)…it was the Rangers’ 3rd-best record ever from the organization participate in the : 3B Adrian Bel- against the West, trailing 2011 (40-17, .702) and 2013 (53-23, .697), this after tre (Dominican Republic), C Robinson Chirinos (Venezuela), LHP Alex Claudio being the 5th club in MLB history to win their division despite a sub-.500 record (Puerto Rico), RHP Sam Dyson (USA), C Jonathan Lucroy (USA), INF Rougned against division opponents in 2015. Odor (Venezuela), LHP Martin Perez (Venezuela), and INF (Netherlands)…Profar left for Korea yesterday (Tuesday)…the players for the CAMP ROSTER / LATE ADDITIONS: There are 61 players in Rangers camp, U.S. and Dominican are slated to leave on Sunday…additionally, minor league a figure which includes Jake Diekman and Prince Fielder, who are currently on LHP Reiver Sanmartin is on the Designated Pool for Colombia, but is the 60-day disabled list…of the 61 players, 6 have been added since Feb. 8: C not currently listed as active…LHP Adam Loewen, who was originally slated to Brett Hayes, RHP Anthony Bass, LHP Adam Loewen, RHP , 1B pitch for Team Canada when he signed with the Rangers on 2/13, is no longer Mike Napoli, and C A.J. Jimenez…the only player of the 6 to not make the Texas on his country’s roster for the tournament. media guide was Jimenez.

UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES, AND BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (MT) TV/Radio Thurs., March 2 at Oakland RHP Mike Hauschild (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jesse Hahn (0-0, 16.20) 1:05 p.m. Webcast Fri., March 3 vs. Seattle RHP Tyler Wagner (0-0, 9.00) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (0-0, ––) 1:05 p.m. Webcast PAGE 2 TEXAS SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 • AT LOS ANGELES-AL

SCHEDULED STARTER: #33 MARTIN PEREZ (0-0, 9.00) LHP #57 WESLEY WRIGHT (0-0, 0.00) RHP Started Rangers’ spring opener on Sat. vs. KC, giving up 2 runs on 4 consecutive KC Pitched scoreless 8th in Texas debut on Sun. at KC…Wright was signed to a hits in the 1st inning, including RBI doubles by and Sal Perez…slated minor league contract with a spring training invitation on 1/27/17…made 19 relief to pitch for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic…the left-hander, who turns 26 appearances for Boston’s Triple-A Pawtucket club in 2016…had seen major league on April 4, completed his first full major league season in 2016…saw two seasons action in each of 8 previous seasons from 2008-15 with HOU (2008-13), TB (2013), cut short in 2014-15 following ‘Tommy John’ ligament replacement surgery on his left CHC (2014), BAL (2015), and LAA (2015), working in 205 games from 2012-14… elbow on May 19, 2014…he enters 2017 seeking to build on a team-best 33 starts appeared in 71 contests and was named the Astros Rookie of the Year in 2008…had last season, the only member of the Texas rotation to not miss a start…produced a been selected by HOU in December 2007 MLB after spending 1st 5 pro breakout April in 2014 and appeared to be on the verge of a strong season before his campaigns in LAD organization. elbow issues arose…was selected the 2013 Rangers Rookie of the Year after posting Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S 10 victories in his first extended major league action…the Venezuela native signed 2/26 at KC - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12/7 a four-year contract through 2017 with club options for 2018, 2019, and 2020 on November 7, 2013…made his MLB debut in 2012 at age of 21, and was rated as one #77 ADAM LOEWEN (0-0, 40.50) LHP of Rangers’ top 5 prospects by in 5 straight seasons from 2009-13. Allowed 4 of 6 BF to reach on Sun. at KC in his Texas debut…Loewen (pronounced Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S LOW-en) is in his first season in the Texas organization after signing a minor league 2/25 vs. KC - 9.00 2.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 9 28/16 deal just before the start of spring training…has been primarily a pitcher in his pro career, but also played as an from 2009-14, span which included brief stint #64 A.J. GRIFFIN (0-0, 13.50) RHP in majors with Toronto…was on the Team Canada roster for the 2017 World Baseball Pitched 3rd and 4th innings of Rangers’ spring opener on Sat. vs. KC, allowing a 3-R Classic when it was announced on Feb. 8, but has since been removed from WBC HR to Sal Perez in the 3rd…the 29-year-old San Diego native returns for a second participation after signing with Texas…a highly-touted prospect out of high school, season in the Texas organization…returned to the mound last season, ranking third Loewen was the fourth overall selection in the 2002 June draft by Baltimore, and on the staff in starts and innings as a key piece to the rotation…enters 2017 seeking remains the highest drafted Canadian in MLB history…led Kennedy-Surrey Little a spot in the rotation…saw no major league action in 2014-15 following League to the 1996 Little League World Series. ‘Tommy John’ ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow in April 2014…signed Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S with Texas in January 2016 after having spent his entire pro career in the Oakland 2/26 at KC - 40.50 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 6 14/8 organization…he has a career 4.04 ERA and 1.196 WHIP over 70 MLB starts, including a 7-1 in his rookie season in 2012 and a 200-inning campaign in 2013. #60 ANTHONY BASS (0-0, 9.00) RHP Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S Could appear as a back-up today…pitched 7th and 8th innings in club’s spring opener on 2/25 vs. KC - 13.50 2.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 9 34/21 Sat. vs. KC, allowing 2-R HR to Peter O’Brien in the 8th to take the loss…the 29-year-old right-hander returned to both the U.S. and the Rangers in a Feb. 11 minor league deal #56 ANDREW FAULKNER (0-0, 0.00) LHP after spending a year in Japan…pitched for Hokkaido Nippon Ham-Fighters of Nippon Pitched a scoreless 5th on Sun. at KC, allowing only a one-out walk to Billy Burns in 2016, including an impressive postseason performance in his (retired Moustakas and Soler on groundouts)…seeking his first extended major club’s run to win the Japan Series championship…made four consecutive Opening Day league action in 2017, the young left-hander will be just 24 years old for the bulk rosters with the Padres (2012-13), Astros (2014), and Rangers (2015) before his year in of this season…spent most of last year at Triple-A Round Rock and will be in major Japan, and has at least 20 games/25.0 innings in each of his last five seasons in MLB… league spring training for a second straight season…club’s minor league reliever of he has a 4-7 record with a 4.48 ERA (49 ER/98.1 IP) in 18 MLB starts, going 1-2 with a the year in 2015, he joins Keone Kela and Alex Claudio as the Rangers’ only drafted 4.35 ERA (87 ER/180.0 IP) in 111 relief outings…remains the only opposing starter to pitchers since 2011 to appear in multiple campaigns before their age-24 season… ever win an MLB debut at Coors Field (June 13, 2011). began his career as a starter before moving to the bullpen in July 2015 while with Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S Double-A Frisco…has allowed one HR to a left-handed batter since the start of 2014 2/25 vs. KC L 9.00 2.0 5 2 2 0 2 1 10 34/24 (by Arkansas’ Jared Mitchell on 7/13/15 with Frisco)…selected in the 14th round of the 2011 June draft out of South Aiken (SC) High School. Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S 2/26 at KC - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 16/7

2017 TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION Jan. 13 C Robinson Chirinos, LHP Jake Diekman, RHP Sam Dyson, RHP A.J. Griffin, RHP Jeremy Jeffress, INF Jurickson Profar, and RHP agreed to terms on 2017 contracts. Jan. 17 OF Josh Hamilton and RHP Dillon Gee signed to minor league contracts. Jan. 19 RHP Tyson Ross signed as free agent to one-year contract…RHP Brady Dragmire designated for assignment. Jan. 27 RHP Brady Dragmire assigned outright to Round Rock (AAA). Feb. 8 C Brett Hayes signed to minor league contract. Feb. 10 RHP Anthony Bass signed to minor league contract. Feb. 13 LHP Adam Loewen signed to minor league contract. Feb. 14 RHP Eddie Gamboa aquired from Tampa Bay in exchange for PTBNL or cash considerations. Feb. 16 1B Mike Napoli signed as free agent to one-year contract. Feb. 17 C A.J. Jimenez signed to minor league contract. Feb. 23 INF Hanser Alberto, LHP Dario Alvarez, RHP Matt Bush, LHP Alex Claudio, LHP Andrew Faulkner, RHP , RHP Mike Hauschild, RHP Jose Leclerc, RHP Nick Martinez, OF Nomar Mazara, C , 2B , INF/OF Drew Robinson, OF Ryan Rua, and RHP Tyler Wagner agreed to terms on 2017 contracts. Feb. 25 OF Delino DeShields, 3B , RHP Eddie Gamboa, 1B Ronald Guzman, RHP Keone Kela, LHP Yohander Mendez, and RHP Connor Sadzeck agreed to terms on 2017 contracts. 2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-4) DATE OPPONENT RESULT WINNER LOSER FIRST PITCH/TOG TV-RADIO/ATT. Feb. 25 L, 5-7 Stout (1-0) Bass (0-1) Caramo (1) 2:41 5,134 Feb. 26 Kansas City Royals W, 6-4 Darvish (1-0) Zimmer (0-1) Reyes (1) 2:55 4,556 Feb. 27 L, 0-5 Marinez (1-0) Dragmire (0-1) 2:48 2,426 L, 2-3 Otero (1-0) Wagner (0-1) Narveson (1) 2:44 2,364 Feb. 28 L, 4-8 Bracho (1-0) Jurado (0-1) 3:03 2,556 March 1 Los Angeles Angels 1:10 p.m. FSSW*/Webcast March 2 Oakland A’s 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 3 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 4 Milwaukee Brewers 1:05 p.m. 105.3 March 5 1:05 p.m. FSSW/105.3 March 6 Seattle Mariners 1:10 p.m. Webcast March 7 Colorado Rockies 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 8 Open Date March 9 Team Venezuela 1:05 p.m. FSSW March 10 7:05 p.m. 105.3 March 11 Chicago White Sox 1:05 p.m. TXA21/105.3 Oakland A’s 1:05 p.m. March 12 Chicago White Sox (ss) 12:05 p.m. 105.3 March 13 6:05 p.m. FSSW/105.3 March 14 Arizona Diamondbacks 1:10 p.m. FSSW*/Webcast March 15 Cleveland Indians 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 16 Open Date March 17 Los Angeles Angels 1:05 p.m. FSSW* Cleveland Indians (ss) 7:05 p.m. CT TXA21/105.3 March 18 1:05 p.m. Cleveland Indians (ss) 2:05 p.m. CT FSSW/105.3 March 19 Seattle Mariners 1:05 p.m. TXA21/105.3 March 20 7:10 p.m. FSSW*/Webcast March 21 Chicago White Sox 6:05 p.m. 105.3 March 22 Los Angeles Angels (ss) 1:10 p.m. FSSW*/Webcast March 23 Los Angeles Dodgers 4:05 p.m. ESPN March 24 San Diego Padres 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 25 Seattle Mariners 1:10 p.m. 105.3 March 26 Los Angeles Dodgers 1:05 p.m. TXA21/105.3 March 27 Colorado Rockies 1:05 p.m. March 28 Colorado Rockies 12:10 p.m. March 29 Kansas City Royals 12:05 p.m. March 30 Open Date March 31 Kansas City Royals 7:05 p.m. CT TXA21/105.3 April 1 Kansas City Royals 1:05 p.m. CT FSSW/105.3/1270

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