TEXAS RANGERS ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE 2021 GAME NOTES Media Contact: Andrew Felts | [email protected] | 512.238.2213

TEXAS RANGERS ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE 2021 GAME NOTES Media Contact: Andrew Felts | Afelts@Rrexpress.Com | 512.238.2213

TONIGHT’S GAME The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals open a three-game Alternate Training Site exhibition series on Monday night at Dell Diamond. Rangers RHP Sam Gaviglio is slated to AT get the starting nod while the Royals plan to counter with RHP Carlos Hernandez. First pitch in the series opener is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

GAVIGLIO GETS THE NOD SERIES HISTORY Rangers RHP Sam Gaviglio has tossed the second-most innings of any Texas pitcher on the Overall: 1-1 Alternate Training Site roster. In three appearances, including two starts, the righty has given In Arlington: 1-1 up two runs on six hits in 8.2 total frames. Gaviglio owns six strikeouts to no walks and is In Round Rock: 0-0 holding his opponents to a slim .188 batting average. Streak: W1 One-Run Games: 1-0 OUT OF THE ‘PEN Texas starter RHP Sam Gaviglio is scheduled to pitch approximately three innings in tonight’s SERIES INFORMATION contest. Following Gaviglio out of the Rangers bullpen, in no particular order, is expected to Game 1 | Monday, April 26 | 6:05 p.m. be RHP Spencer Patton, RHP Nick Vincent and RHP Colin Wiles. Royals: RHP Carlos Hernandez (0-0, 0.00) Rangers: RHP Sam Gaviglio (1-0, 2.08) LAST TIME OUT The Texas Rangers picked up a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals in a 10-inning contest Game 2 | Tuesday, April 27 | 6:05 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Rangers opened the scoring in the Royals: RHP Ronald Bolaños (0-0, 0.00) Rangers: RHP Jharel Cotton (0-0, 6.75) fourth inning as 2B Diosbel Arias doubled prior to an RBI single courtesy of 1B Curtis Terry. Texas then extended their lead to 4-0 in the sixth when CF Elier Hernandez doubled before Game 3 | Wednesday, April 28 | 11:05 a.m. Terry’s second RBI single of the afternoon. Later in the frame, SS Frainyer Chavez slapped a Royals: LHP Daniel Lynch (1-0, 1.69) two-run single to right field. The Royals jumped on the board in the eighth as LF Anderson Rangers: RHP Drew Anderson (0-2, 9.00) Miller worked a leadoff walk before singles by C Meibrys Viloria and 2B Clay Dungan plated a run. CF Edward Olivares later shot a sacrifice fly to center field that allowed Viloria to score. ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE Kansas City attempted one final rally in the 10th inning. Olivares was hit with a pitch then EXHIBITION GAME SCHEDULE stole second and moved to third on a Lucius Fox groundout. RF Kyle Isbel drove Olivares 4/7 vs Houston ATS L 3-0 home with a sacrifice fly to trim the final score to 4-3. Dell Diamond (Round Rock) 4/8 vs Houston ATS W 4-1 MULTI-HIT MASTERPIECES Dell Diamond (Round Rock) Four members of the Texas Rangers recorded multiple-hit performances in Saturday 4/12 at Houston ATS L 9-3 Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) afternoon’s 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. LF Delino DeShields (2-5), CF Elier 4/13 at Houston ATS T 1-1 Hernandez (2-5), 1B Curtis Terry (2-4) and RF Carl Chester (2-4) all tallied multiple knocks Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) while DeShields and Hernandez each posted a pair of RBI. 4/14 at Houston ATS W 4-2 Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) IT’S BASEBALL TIME IN ROUND ROCK 4/19 vs Houston ATS W 8-5 On February 9, the Round Rock Express officially accepted their invitation to become the Dell Diamond (Round Rock) new Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The 10-year agreement will keep Rangers Triple-A 4/20 vs Houston ATS W 8-4 baseball in Round Rock through the 2030 season. Kicking off with the Alternate Training Dell Diamond (Round Rock) Site, the Express are reuniting with the Rangers after spending eight seasons as the club’s 4/23 vs Kansas City ATS L 7-2 Globe Life Field (Arlington) top affiliate from 2011-2018. Round Rock was previously a member of the Houston Astros 4/24 vs Kansas City ATS W 4-3 organization from 2019-2020. Globe Life Field (Arlington) 4/26 vs Kansas City ATS 6:05 p.m. WELCOME TO THE ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE Dell Diamond (Round Rock) Created during the cancelled 2020 Minor League Baseball season, the Alternate Training 4/27 vs Kansas City ATS 6:05 p.m. 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) 5/3 vs Houston ATS 6:05 p.m. 10 DAYS UNTIL OPENING DAY! Dell Diamond (Round Rock) The Round Rock Express kick off their 21st season of professional baseball in Central Texas on Thursday, May 6 at Dell Diamond against the Oklahoma City Dodgers. Dell Diamond | 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd. | Round Rock, TX 78665 | RRExpress.com