Oakland Athletics (50-39) at Texas Rangers (34-53) LHP Cole Irvin (6-7, 3.56) vs. RHP Jordan Lyles (4-5, 4.98) Game #88 • Home #45 (21-23) • Fri., July 9, 2021 • Globe Life Field • 7:05 p.m. (CDT) • BSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost to the Tigers on ROSTER MOVE: LHP John King has been placed on the Wednesday, 5-3, and club has a 1-2 record to begin this 10-day Injured List, retroactive to July 7, with left shoulder Overall ..............................34-53 7-day, 6-game homestand against DET (1-2) and OAK (3 inflammation...he we will be eligible to return from the IL on G) leading into the All-Star break…club has lost 3 of 4, 4 of July 17...Texas has recalled OF Jason Martin from Round Home ................................21-23 6, and 5 of 8, but has a 7-5 record in last 12 G beg. 6/25, Rock (AAA) for his 3rd big league stint of the season: 5/26- Road .................................13-30 including a season-best 4-G winning streak from 6/25-29… 6/20 and 6/27-28...Martin has batted .162 (6-37) with 1 HR club has also captured 8 of 14 and 9 of the last 16 games… and 4 RBI in 21 G/7 GS with the Rangers in 2021. Standing .............. 5th, -19.5 GB team's 9-7 (.563) record beg. 6/21 is 14th-best in MLB…prior to this span, the Rangers went just 7-28 from 5/10-6/20 and THE GALLO SHOW: Joey Gallo drove in all 3 of Texas' runs Homestand ...........................1-2 3-19 from 5/25-6/20. in Wednesday's 5-3 loss against the Tigers, launching a pair • At 34-53 (.395), Texas has the 4th-lowest win pct. in MLB of solo home runs on the same day it was announced he One-Run .............................8-13 (ARI-.281, 25-64; BAL-.326, 28-58; PIT-.372, 32-54)…cur- would be competing in the 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby 2-Run ..................................7-12 rent record marks fewest wins through 87 G since 1985 (32- at Coors Field next week...it was his 12th career multi-homer HR ....................................29-30 55, .368)…team reached 17 games under .500 after win on game and club-high 4th of 2021 (all 2-HR games): 5/8 vs. No HR.................................5-23 Sat. at SEA, which matched team's best since 6/13 (25-41)… SEA, 6/26 vs. KC, 6/29 at OAK...the 4 multi-HR G are already Texas has been season-high 21 G under .500 3x (last at 27- tied for Gallo's most in a single season (also 2017), as he is White ................................13-15 48 on 6/24)…reached season-best at .500 (18-18) on 5/9. one of just 6 players in MLB with 4+ multi-HR efforts in 2021: w/ Blue .............................. 6-11 5-WAS' Kyle Schwarber, 4-Gallo/LAA's Jared Walsh/SD's w/ Red ................................7-4 BETTER OF LATE: Since being swept in a 3-G series Fernando Tatis Jr./BAL's Cedric Mullins/DET's Eric Haase... Gray ..................................12-17 by Minnesota from 6/18-20 to extend club losing skid to 6 additional notes on Gallo's recent exploits: Alt. Blue ..............................1-13 games, the Rangers have gone 9-7 (.563) over the team's • The 2 HR were his 9th and 10th in his last 10 G, becom- Blue Home .........................0-0 last 16 G beginning 6/21, posting a +15 run differential (83- ing the first player in WSH/TEX franchise history with as Blue Road ........................1-13 68) over that span…team's .563 winning pct. over that span many as 10 HR over a span of 10 G (6/26-7/7)...he is the Alt. Red (all home) ...............3-5 ranks 9th-best in A.L., 14th-best in MLB. 2nd to pull the trick in MLB over the last 2 seasons, as Kyle Powder Blue .........................5-3 Schwarber recently hit 12 HR over a 10-G span from 6/19-29. RANGERS SINCE JUNE 21 (A.L. rank in parentheses) • Has established a new career high with 23 HR prior to the Last 5 Games .......................2-3 R/G HR/G BA SLG OPS ERA All-Star break, surpassing his previous pre-ASB high of 22 Last 10 Games .....................5-5 6/21-7/8 5.19 (7) 1.75 (1) .265 (4) .467 (3) .792 (3) 3.79 (4) HR in 2018...Gallo is just the 9th Ranger ever with at least 23 Come From Behind Wins ...... 18 IN THE STANDINGS: Texas has been in 5th place in the A.L. HR before the break, 1st since Josh Hamilton tied the club Losses After Lead ................. 16 West for the last 42 days…since 5/25, club has gone from 6.0 record with 27 HR in 2012. GB to 19.5 GB behind 1st place HOU, the 2nd-largest deficit • Gallo has posted a .324/.468/.824/1.292 (24-74) batting Score First ........................19-14 in A.L. (25.0 GB--BAL) and T3rd-largest in MLB (30.5 GB-- line with 12 HR, 23 RBI and 20 BB/27 SO in his last 22 games Opp. Score First ...............15-39 ARI, 19.5 GB--PIT)…Texas reached season-high 20.0 GB on (begin. 6/12)...his ranks among A.L. leaders over that span: 6/24, largest deficit since end of 2019 (29.0 GB)…have been on-base pct. (1st), BB (T1st), slugging pct. (2nd), OPS (2nd), GLF Roof Open ....................4-5 in 4th or 5th place on all but one day since 4/9 (T3rd on 5/23). HR (2nd), RBI (T3rd)...his 1.9 fWAR (FanGraphs) during that GLF Roof Closed .............17-18 stretch is 2nd-highest among MLB position players to only Texas is 9-17-2 in 28 overall series in 2021, SD's Fernando Tatis Jr. (2.0). Columns below listed in a SERIES STUFF: Home/Road/Total format including 2-2-1 in last 5 series after going 0-7-2 in previous 9 series…team is 5-7-2 at home and 4-10-0 on the road…TEX THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE GLOBE: Joey Gallo's 2nd home run on Wed. vs. DET was measured at 462 ft. accord- vs. AL West ....... 8-5/5-16/13-21 has gone 2-4-2 in last 8 series at home…TEX has gone 8-20 ing to Statcast…per Baseball Savant, the blast was T5th-far- vs. AL Central .........4-5/4-6/8-11 (.286) in series openers this season, including a 6-8 mark vs. AL East ...........8-9/3-1/11-10 at Globe Life Field...team has dropped each of last 2 series thest HR Gallo has ever hit, longest since a 467-ft. shot on Interleague .............1-4/1-7/2-11 openers, but is still 3-2 over last 5 openers since 6/21. 4/30/19 vs. PIT at Globe Life Park...it was also the 2nd-lon- gest HR in Globe Life Field history (regular or postseason) Series ..........5-7-2/4-10-0/9-17-2 AT HOME: The Rangers are 21-23 (.477) at Globe Life and longest ever by a Ranger…the only longer HR at this Series Openers...........6-8/2-12/8-20 Field in 2021, 3rd-lowest home win pct. in A.L…club has won venue was hit by OAK's Sean Murphy on 9/11/20 (464 ft.). Series Finales ............7-7/5-9/12-16 4 of 6, 5 of 8, and 6 of last 10 in Arlington…have a 19-19 Rubber Games ........ 2-2/2-2/4-4 record at this facility since a 2-4 start…team's all-time record RED-HOT HEIM: Ever since recording his 1st career 3-hit at GLF stands at an even 37-37…TEX is playing 21 of team's game on 6/12 at LAD, Jonah Heim has been one of the most Lead after 6 ....... 17-4/10-2/27-6 final 32 G before AS break at Globe Life Field (8-10 in span). productive offensive backstops in the A.L...the switch-hitter Lead after 7 ......... 17-2/9-2/26-4 has slashed .340/.380/.574/.954 (16-47) with 7 XBH (2 HR, Lead after 8 ....... 17-0/10-1/27-1 VS. OAKLAND: Texas leads the season series with Oakland, 5 2B) and 3 BB/4 SO over 14 G since that date, including a 4-games-to-3, going 2-2 from 6/21-24 at Globe Life Field and .326 BA (14-43) against RHP...Heim ranks among A.L. catch- Trail after 6 ........ 3-16/3-23/6-39 ers over the span (min. 50 PA) in BA (1st), doubles (T1st) and Trail after 7 ........ 2-19/2-26/4-45 2-1 last week (6/29-7/1) at the Coliseum, the Rangers' first OPS (2nd)...his 20 "hard hit" batted balls (95+ mph EV) in Trail after 8 ........ 1-31/1-27/2-49 series win at OAK since 2016 (2-1, 9/23-25/16)...the 2 teams' have alternated wins and losses through the first 7 meetings that period are 4th-most among A.L. backstops: 39-KC's Sal- Tied after 6 .............