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Game 12 | Home Game 9 | Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 11:05 a.m. | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX ATS (2-2) at Texas Rangers ATS (6-4-1) Royals ATS: LHP (1-0, 1.69) | Rangers ATS: RHP Drew Anderson (0-2, 9.00)

TODAY’S GAME The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals close out their three-game Alternate Training Site exhibition series on Wednesday morning. Rangers RHP Drew Anderson is set to get AT the starting nod while the Royals plan to counter with LHP Daniel Lynch. First pitch at Dell Diamond is scheduled for 11:05 a.m.

BACK FOR A REBOUND SERIES HISTORY Rangers starter RHP Drew Anderson is looking to rebound from his first loss at the Alternate Overall: 2-2 Training Site, which came in his last start on April 23 against the Royals at Globe Life Field In Arlington: 1-1 in Arlington. The righty allowed six runs, only five of which were earned, on five hits and two In Round Rock: 1-1 walks while striking out three in 3.0 innings of work. Streak: L1 One-Run Games: 2-0 OUT OF THE ‘PEN Texas starter RHP Drew Anderson is scheduled to pitch approximately three innings in SERIES INFORMATION today’s contest. Following Anderson out of the Rangers bullpen, in no particular order, is Game 1 | Monday, April 26 | W 6-5 expected to be RHP Joe Barlow, RHP Jake Lemoine, RHP Luis Ortiz, RHP WP: Nick Vincent (1-0, 4.76) and RHP Nick Vincent. LP: Scott Blewett (0-1, 12.00) ABOUT LAST NIGHT Game 2 | Tuesday, April 27 | L 6-1 The Kansas City Royals knocked off the Texas Rangers by a final score of 6-1 on Tuesday WP: Ronald Bolaños (1-0, 0.00) night at Dell Diamond to level the Alternate Training Site exhibition series at a game apiece. LP: Blake Bass (1-0, 2.00) The Royals opened the scoring in the fifth inning as 2B Gabriel Cancel worked a leadoff walk before later scoring on a Clay Dungan single. An inning later, CF walked Game 3 | Wednesday, April 28 | 11:05 a.m. prior to a booming two-run homer off the bat of 1B . The inning continued Royals: LHP Daniel Lynch (1-0, 1.69) as 3B Kelvin Gutierrez walked before eventually scoring on a Texas error. Texas’ lone run of Rangers: RHP Drew Anderson (0-2, 9.00) the night came in the bottom of the sixth when CF Delino DeShields singled before an Andy Ibáñez double left two runners in scoring position. An ensuing Andres Sotillet wild pitch ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE allowed DeShields to sprint home, trimming the gap to 4-1. However, Kansas City tacked EXHIBITION GAME SCHEDULE on a pair of insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning. Dungan opened the frame with a 4/7 vs Houston ATS L 3-0 Dell Diamond (Round Rock) double prior to a walk. Rangers RHP Cole Uvila tossed a wild pitch, allowing 4/8 vs Houston ATS W 4-1 Dungan to race home. A Bobby Witt, Jr. sacrifice fly extended the final score to 6-1. Dell Diamond (Round Rock) 4/12 at Houston ATS L 9-3 KHRUSH COMES TO TOWN Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) The Texas Rangers announced on Wednesday morning that 2018 MLB Home Run Leader DH 4/13 at Houston ATS T 1-1 Khris Davis has joined the Alternate Training Site roster on a Major League rehab assignment. Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) The slugger has been sidelined with a left quad strain since April 1. Davis has logged 218 4/14 at Houston ATS W 4-2 career home runs across eight professional seasons with Milwaukee and Oakland. Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) 4/19 vs Houston ATS W 8-5 IT’S TIME IN ROUND ROCK Dell Diamond (Round Rock) On February 9, the officially accepted their invitation to become the 4/20 vs Houston ATS W 8-4 new Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The 10-year agreement will keep Rangers Triple-A Dell Diamond (Round Rock) baseball in Round Rock through the 2030 season. Kicking off with the Alternate Training Site, 4/23 vs Kansas City ATS L 7-2 the Express are reuniting with the Rangers after spending eight seasons as the club’s top Globe Life Field (Arlington) 4/24 vs Kansas City ATS W 4-3 affiliate from 2011-2018. Globe Life Field (Arlington) 4/26 vs Kansas City ATS W 6-5 WELCOME TO THE ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE Dell Diamond (Round Rock) Created during the cancelled 2020 season, the Alternate Training 4/27 vs Kansas City ATS L 6-1 Site concept provides a secondary location within close geographic proximity to each Major Dell Diamond (Round Rock) League Baseball club for players to train and be ready to quickly and safely be called up if 4/28 vs Kansas City ATS 11:05 a.m. necessary. At MLB’s request, the Alternate Training Site model will be implemented for the Dell Diamond (Round Rock) month of April after the start of the Triple-A baseball season was postponed until early May. 5/2 vs Houston ATS 6:05 p.m. Dell Diamond (Round Rock) 8 DAYS UNTIL OPENING DAY! 5/3 vs Houston ATS 6:05 p.m. The Round Rock Express kick off their 21st season of in Central Texas Dell Diamond (Round Rock) on Thursday, May 6 at Dell Diamond against the Oklahoma City Dodgers.

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