(1-0) at (0-1) LHP (0-0, ––) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (0-0, ––)

Spring #2 • Road #2 (1-0) • Thurs., March 3, 2016 • Surprise Stadium • 2:05 p.m. CDT • No TV / Webcast TODAY’S SCHEDULED TEXAS RANGERS KANSAS CITY AT A GLANCE 45 Derek Holland LHP 36 Edinson Volquez RHP 51 Jeremy Guthrie RHP 50 Miguel Almonte RHP Record...... 1-0 71 Sam Freeman LHP 33 Brian Flynn LHP Home...... 0-0 57 Francisco Mendoza RHP 75 Brooks Pounders RHP Road...... 1-0 75 Scott Williams RHP 68 Sam Selman LHP 53 RHP 72 Christian Binford RHP In Surprise...... 1-0 Away from Surprise...... 0-0 Current streak...... W1 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS LOS ANGELES-NL Last 5 games...... 1-0 21 RHP 29 Scott Kazmir LHP Longest winning streak...... 1, current 47 Sam Dyson RHP 67 Jharel Cotton RHP Longest losing streak...... NA 55 Cesar Ramos LHP 46 Mike Bolsinger RHP TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st...... 1-0/0-0 36 Steve Johnson RHP 79 Jacob Rhame RHP 65 Yohander Mendez LHP 52 Pedro Baez RHP TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even...... 1-0/0-0/0-0 72 RHP 62 Louis Coleman RHP HR/No HR...... 1-0/0-0 59 Connor Sadzeck RHP Error/Error-less...... 0-0/1-0 Lead after 6/7/8...... 1-0/1-0/1-0 A WIN IN OPENER: The Rangers won the Cactus League opener in Surprise Trail after 6/7/8...... 0-0/0-0/0-0 yesterday over the Royals, 6-2.…Nomar Mazara went 3-for-3 with a HR, 4 RBI, Tied after 6/7/8...... 0-0/0-0/0-0 and 2 runs, as he now has hits in all 6 PA’s this spring if you include Monday’s in- One- games...... 0-0 trasquad contest…Texas piled up 13 hits and went 3-for-5 with RISP yesterday, Come-from-behind wins...... 0 with 2 of those hits by Mazara… and Nick Tepesch each posted 2.0 scoreless innings to begin the game…Andrew Faulkner and Tony Barnette vs. A.L...... 1-0 added scoreless innings in the 5th and 6th, as Texas pitchers held Kansas City vs. N.L...... 0-0 batters to just one hit over the first 6 innings…Justin Ruggiano went 2-for-2 with a , while Pat Kivlehan and minor league player Doug Bernier each had MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS FOR TODAY a sac fly in the win…James Jones went 2-for-3 with a run after entering the 2 Josh Morgan INF 82 Jimmy Reyes LHP game in center…Bobby Wilson singled in each of his 2 plate appearances, and 12 Adam Parks RHP 84 Chuck Moorman C Hanser Alberto doubled and scored in the 7th inning. 73 Ronald Guzman (L) 1B 85 Ryan Strausborger OF 75 Isiah Kiner-Falefa* INF 95 Tyler Sanchez C RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TODAY: To recognize the major off-season *-Pronunciations: KYE-nuhr fuh-LEE-fuh renovations of the Rangers and Royals spring training facilities, there will be a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on-field prior to Thursday’s game. Co-Chairman Ray Davis and Executive Vice President, Business Operations Rob Matwick will par- a slow progression as he returns from rehab/injury last season…has thrown a ticipate for the Rangers. The Royals will be represented by President Dan Glass bullpen and has no current limitations, and will progress as dictated by pitching and Senior Vice President, Business Operations Kevin Uhlich. Surprise Mayor Doug Brocail and bullpen coach Brad Holman. Sharon Wolcott and Surprise Director of Community and Recreation Services Mark Coronado will also take part. VS. KANSAS CITY: Texas won yesterday in the first of 2 straight against the World Series champion Royals to open the Cactus League slate…clubs are scheduled to meet 5 total times this spring: 3 in Surprise, 2 in San Antonio…the INDIVIDUAL TICKET ON-SALE TOMORROW: Individual tickets for all 2016 Texas Rangers home games will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, March 4 at 9:00 Rangers have now played their Cactus League opener against the Royals in a.m. at the Globe Life Park in Arlington First Base Ticket Office, on the internet each of the 14 springs in Surprise (2003-16)…Texas has played multiple games at texasrangers.com, or by phone at 972.RANGERS. Scattered singles and vs. K.C. to begin the spring in each of those years except 2008 (opened vs. standing room only tickets for the Rangers’ 2016 home opener on Monday, April K.C., then played 2 straight vs. Angels). 4 vs. Seattle will go on sale on Friday as part of the individual ticket on-sale. The Rangers went 4-3 against the eventual champs in 2015…all 7 regular sea- Reserved tickets for were exhausted through the online ticket op- son meetings between the 2 clubs in 2016 take place over the final 10 days of portunity held in February. Opening day tickets are still available as part of full July, 7/22-24 at KC (3 G) and 7/28-31 in Arlington (4 G). and partial season ticket plans for 2016. RANGERS/ROYALS NOTES: The Rangers (2010-11) and Royals (2014-15) TODAY’S GAME ON WEB / BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Today’s game will are the last 2 MLB clubs to reach consecutive World Series…the only time in be carried as a free audio webcast at texasrangers.com, with Eric Nadel and the last 6 years that at least one of these clubs has not reached the postseason Matt Hicks on the call…the Rangers’ 2016 spring training broadcast schedule came in 2013…both of these teams were division-winners in 2015, the first time includes 10 television games, 16 radio contests, and nine free webcasts on tex- that has ever happened, and the Rangers’ loss in ALDS Game 5 in Toronto asrangers.com Gameday Audio…the club’s first TV game is on Thursday, 3/10 eliminated the potential for a Texas/KC ALCS. vs. CWS…the only 2 game days in the club’s entire spring schedule in which at least one game will not be broadcast on TV/radio/web are the Rangers’ final 2 CAMP ROSTER / LATE ADDITIONS: There are 60 players in Rangers camp, days in Arizona on 3/29-30. a figure which includes injured players , , and (60-day DL), none of whom are expected to return soon…of the HOME STRETCH / SPRING SCHEDULE: The Rangers open the spring with a 60 players, 4 were added in February: 1B Ike Davis, RHP Jeremy Guthrie, OF span in which the club will play in Surprise for 5 of the first 6 games (including 2 Drew Stubbs, and OF …Davis signed early enough to be included “road games” against the Royals), then play on road for 5 of 7 from 3/8-14…the in the media guide (page 393), but the bios for the other 3 players are available Rangers are scheduled to play 33 spring training games in 2016: 29 in Arizona as supplements. (incl. 16 in Surprise), 2 in San Antonio (3/18-19 vs. KC), and the final 2 games in Arlington (4/1-2 vs. CLE). PUT ME IN COACH: is scheduled to start at SS for Texas today…while Profar served as DH in rehab assignments/instructional league INJURY REPORT: RHP Yu Darvish (3/17/15 Tommy John surgery) threw games/ in 2014-15, Monday’s intrasquad contest marked a 20-pitch full-mound bullpen session on Wednesday, his 2nd such bullpen, his 1st game in the field since a spring training game on 3/22/14 at KC (2nd with no issues…is expected to continue with bullpen(s) this week…Texas an- base) and his 1st game at SS since 11/16/13 at Escogido while playing with nounced on 2/24 that OF Josh Hamilton (left knee soreness) would open the Licey in DWL. season on the disabled list…Hamilton had a stem cell injection in his left knee on 2/23 in Alabama after a visit to Dr. Jeffrey Dugas and could go out on a rehab SHORTS: The Rangers have won 2 straight to open the spring training sched- assignment in April…RHP Tanner Scheppers had surgery on 2/24 to repair ule just once since moving to Surprise in 2003…club won 1st 2 games, both torn articular cartilage in his left knee performed by Rangers Team Physician against KC, in 2004…yesterday was just 2nd time in last 6 springs to win the Dr. Keith Meister and is expected to miss at least the first half of the season… opener, the other an 11-7 victory on 2/27/14 against KC…Sam Freeman is he was placed on the 60-day DL on 2/29 (retro to 2/18) when the club signed scheduled to pitch today and would become the 1st used in Monday’s Ian Desmond…Texas announced RHP was diagnosed with a intrasquad to appear in an ‘A’ game this spring…all 4 RBI for Nomar Mazara stress reaction in his lower lumbar area (back) on Wednesday and he will be yesterday came with 2 outs in an inning…Texas handled all 37 chances in the shut down for 2 weeks before being re-evaluated…RHP A.J. Griffin continues field yesterday without an error.

UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES, AND BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (MT) TV/Radio Fri., March 4 vs. Los Angeles-NL RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-0, ––) vs. LHP Scott Kazmir (0-0, ––) 1:05 p.m. Webcast Sat., March 5 at San Francisco LHP (0-0, ––) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (0-0, ––) 1:05 p.m. 105.3 PAGE 2 TEXAS SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 • AT KANSAS CITY

SCHEDULED STARTER: #45 DEREK HOLLAND (0-0, ––) LHP #57 FRANCISCO MENDOZA (0-0, ––) RHP The 29-year-old left-hander endured a lengthy disabled list stint for the 2nd straight The 28-year-old right-hander will be in major league camp for the first time year in 2015 when he suffered a shoulder injury before his first start…made a late as he enters his ninth season in the Texas organization…has been one of the season return, winning game on 10/1 vs. LAA to clinch a postseason berth, and most reliable relief arms in the Texas farm system since he was signed out the starting Game 4 of the ALDS vs. TOR…has totaled 16 games/15 starts for Texas the Dominican Republic as a 20-year-old on May 19, 2008, logging 45.0+ innings last 2 seasons, along with 10 G/GS on minor league rehab assignments…despite in each of the last four seasons…did not allow a over 66.2 innings of limited action over the last 2 seasons, Holland ranks among the club’s all-time top work last season…overcame a car accident as a youngster that left him with no 10 list for shutouts, , and wins…was a regular in the Texas starting rotation cartilage in his right knee. for three consecutive years from 2011-13, when he posted three straight seasons of 10-or-more victories...he had more starts (92) and wins (38) than any other Ranger #75 SCOTT WILLIAMS (0-0, ––) RHP in that three-year span…was the club’s 25th round selection in the 2006 MLB June The 22-year-old right-hander is in his first major league camp just two years removed draft…signed a five-year contract extension through 2016 with two club options for from his selection in the 11th round of the 2014 June draft…was selected by Texas 2017 and 2018 on March 20, 2012…entering his 9th professional season. after logging just 10.0 innings on the mound during his collegiate career…served primarily as a while at the U. of Virginia…is seeking his first action above #51 JEREMY GUTHRIE (0-0, ––) RHP Low-A Hickory as he has spent his entire professional career with the Crawdads…the Former Royal is seeking his 1st action in a Texas uniform after signing a minor league former college catcher entered several publication’s lists of top Texas prospects after contract with the Rangers shortly after the start of spring training camp…the right- a strong finish to the 2015 campaign. hander turns 37 years old in early April and is seeking his 13th major league season… has made 30-or-more starts in a season six times in his career, cracking 200 innings #53 ANTHONY RANAUDO (0-0, ––) RHP on five occasions…owns five seasons with 10+ wins (2008-09-10-13-14), including Ranaudo (pronounced ran-AW-doh) is in his second season in the Texas organization, a career-high 15 victories with Kansas City in 2013…has spent the last three-plus seeking his first extended big league action after brief stints in the majors in 2014- seasons with the Royals, averaging 12 wins and 188 innings from 2013-15, spending 15…was acquired from the on 1/27/15 and spent the bulk of last the bulk of last year in the rotation for the eventual World Series champions…saw season at -A Round Rock…with the Red Sox in 2014, became the 1st Boston his only career postseason action in the Royals’ American League pennant run in pitcher to win his 1st 3 ML starts in 19 years…was also the 2014 International League 2014, including winning Game 3 of the World Series that year…a Stanford University Pitcher of the Year at Pawtucket (AAA) after winning the same Eastern League honor product, Guthrie has a career 91-108 record with a 4.37 ERA over 305 games/272 in 2013 at Portland…was the 39th overall selection by Boston in the 2010 1st Year starts with Cleveland (2004-06), Baltimore (2007-11), Colorado (2012), and Kansas Player Draft after a 3-year career at LSU…had been drafted in the 11th round out of City (2012-13)…has been his club’s Opening Day starter on four occasions, most high school by Texas in 2007 but opted to go to college. recently with the Rockies in 2012…over the last nine seasons from 2007-15, he ranks 9th in the majors with 271 starts and 10th with 1727.2 IP…pitched for Team USA in 2009 World Baseball Classic…originally selected by CLE in 1st round (22nd overall) of 2002 June draft, signing with the Tribe after he was drafted twice previously.

#71 SAM FREEMAN (0-0, ––) LHP Retired all 3 BF in Monday’s intrasquad…Freeman is in camp with Texas for the first time this spring after he was acquired at the end of spring training in 2015…the DFW- area product began last season in the minors, but joined the club in May and was the club’s top left-handed relief option over the next 3 months…owns reverse splits at the major league level, holding right-handed batters to a .181 (42-232) average over the past 4 seasons (2012-2015), 6th-lowest among all left-handed pitchers in majors (min. 100 batters faced)…still has no career chances…born in Houston, Freeman graduated from Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas, and resides in Prosper, a suburb of Dallas…pitched at North Central Texas College in Gainesville and was selected by St. Louis in the 32nd round of the 2008 June draft out of the University of Kansas. Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR TBF P/S 2/29 Intrasquad - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12/10 2016 TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION Jan. 5 LHP Cesar Ramos signed to minor league contract. Jan. 13 RHP Tom Wilhelmsen signed to 2016 contract…INF Pedro Ciriaco signed to minor league contract. Jan. 14 INF Jurickson Profar signed to 2016 contract. Jan. 15 C Robinson Chirinos and RHP Tanner Scheppers signed to 2016 contracts. Jan. 18 RHP Colby Lewis signed as free agent to one-year contract. Jan. 25 RHP Shawn Tolleson signed to 2016 contract. Jan. 27 RHP Nick Tepesch signed to minor league contract. Jan. 29 LHP Jake Diekman signed to 2016 contract…RHP Steve Johnson signed to minor league contract. Feb. 10 1B Mitch Moreland signed to 2016 contract. Feb. 14 1B Ike Davis signed to minor league contract. Feb. 19 Manager Jeff Banister contract team option exercised for 2018 and team option added for 2019. Feb. 20 RHP Jeremy Guthrie signed to minor league contract. Feb. 26 OF Drew Stubbs signed to minor league contract…INF Hanser Alberto, OF Delino DeShields, RHP Sam Dyson, LHP Andrew Faulkner, LHP Sam Freeman, 3B , RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez, RHP Luke Jackson, RHP Keone Kela, OF Pat Kivlehan, RHP Phil Klein, RHP Jose Leclerc, OF Nomar Mazara, 2B Rougned Odor, RHP Anthony Ranaudo, OF Ryan Rua, and RHP Connor Sadzeck agreed to terms on 2016 contracts. Feb. 29 OF Ian Desmond signed as free agent to one-year contract…RHP Tanner Scheppers placed on 60-day disabled list, retroactive to Feb. 18, with torn articular cartilage in his left knee. March 1 LHP Alex Claudio, RHP Nick Martinez, and LHP Yohander Mendez agreed to terms on 2016 contracts.

2016 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0) DATE OPPONENT RESULT WINNER LOSER SAVE FIRST PITCH/TOG TV-RADIO/ATT. March 2 Kansas City Royals W, 6-2 Faulkner (1-0) Huff (0-1) Klein (1) 2:30 8,993 March 3 Kansas City Royals 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 4 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 5 (ss) 1:05 p.m. 105.3 March 6 1:05 p.m. 105.3 March 7 San Francisco Giants 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 8 Oakland A’s 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 9 Cincinnati Reds 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 10 Chicago White Sox (ss) 1:05 p.m. FSSW March 11 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 12 Oakland A’s 1:05 p.m. TXA21/105.3 March 13 1:05 p.m. 105.3 March 14 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 15 Cleveland Indians 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 16 Open Date March 17 Milwaukee Brewers 6:05 p.m. 105.3 March 18 Seattle Mariners 1:05 p.m. Kansas City Royals (ss) Alamodome, San Antonio 7:05 p.m. CT FSSW+/105.3 March 19 1:05 p.m. Kansas City Royals (ss) Alamodome, San Antonio 2:05 p.m. CT FSSW/105.3 March 20 Los Angeles Angels 1:05 p.m. TXA21/105.3 March 21 1:05 p.m. FSSW March 22 San Diego Padres 1:05 p.m. Webcast March 23 1:05 p.m. FSSW Rangers-Cubs Prospect Game TBA* FSSW March 24 Cincinnati Reds 1:05 p.m. Oakland A’s 7:05 p.m. 105.3 March 25 San Diego Padres 6:05 p.m. 105.3 March 26 Colorado Rockies 1:05 p.m. 105.3 March 27 Arizona Diamondbacks (ss) 1:05 p.m. TXA21/105.3 March 28 Los Angeles Dodgers 7:05 p.m. 105.3 March 29 Chicago White Sox 1:05 p.m. March 30 Kansas City Royals 12:05 p.m. March 31 Open Date April 1 Cleveland Indians Globe Life Park in Arlington 7:05 p.m. CT 105.3/1540 April 2 Cleveland Indians Globe Life Park in Arlington 1:05 p.m. CT TXA21/105.3/1540

Home Games in Bold ss-split squad *Game to start 20 minutes after conclusion of Rangers-Cubs “A” Game FSSW-Fox Sports Southwest TXA21-KTXA-TV 105.3-KRLD FM The Fan 1540—ESPN Deportes Webcast-texasrangers.com