(3-7) at (8-4) LHP Mike Minor (0-2, 5.91) vs. RHP Mike Fiers (0-0, 5.40) Game #11 • Road #6 (1-4) • Thurs., August 6, 2020 • Oakland Coliseum • 2:40 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW+ / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM

RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost last night, 6-4, as ROSTER MOVES: Following last night’s game, the Rangers the team has a 1-4 record entering the finale of this 6-game, optioned both C and RHP Luke Farrell to the Overall...... 3-7 7-day road trip to SF (1-2) and OAK (0-2)…Texas has Alternate Training Site ahead of this morning’s deadline for dropped 2 straight, 4 of 5, and 7 of the past 9 G since winning dropping the active roster from 30 to 28 players. Home...... 2-3 on Opening Day, 7/24 vs. COL…team is now season-low 4 G Road...... 1-4 under .500 for the 1st time…team has opened at 3-7, fewest YOU KNOW HOW TO TAKE THE RESERVATION…: The wins after season’s 1st 10 G since 2006 (3-7)…Texas won Rangers took the lead twice in last night’s loss, the 5th time in Standing...... T4th, -4.0 GB next game in 2006, and Rangers have not began a season 7 defeats for the club to have the lead at some point…Texas at 3-8 since 2002, needing a win today to avoid that distinc- has had the lead in each of the 4 losses on this road trip. Road Trip...... 1-4 tion…club has not been at the .500 mark since a 1-1 record One-Run...... 1-1 after loss on 7/25 vs. COL…team is T4th place in the A.L. CHOO AGAIN: Shin-Soo Choo hit the first pitch of last night’s 2-Run...... 0-1 West, season-high 4.0 games behind 1st place Oakland. game for a home run, his 2nd leadoff HR of both the season and this road trip (also Fri. at SF)…he joins MIN’s Max Kepler HR...... 2-5 GOOD THINGS IN THREES?: Entering today, Texas has and NYY’s DJ LeMahieu as the only ML batters with multiple No HR...... 1-2 won back-to-back series finales to avoid sweeps, putting up leadoff HR this season (all w/ 2)…other notes on Choo: the team’s best offensive performances in those 2 games… • He now has 25 leadoff HR with Texas, 2nd-most in club White...... 2-2 Rangers are 2-1 in series finales, with offense batting .235 history to Ian Kinsler (29)…he has now hit the last 13 leadoff w/ Blue...... 2-2 with 6.0 R/G and 5 HR in those 3 contests…in the Rangers’ HR by any Ranger. w/ Red...... 0-0 other 7 contests, team has batted .176 with 2.0 R/G and 4 • Each of his last 3 leadoff HR have come on a game’s first Alt. Red (Home)...... 0-0 HR . pitch (last 9/22/19 at OAK), and he now has 9 first-pitch lead- Powder Blue (Home)...... 0-1 Gray...... 1-1 off HR in his career. Alt. Blue (Road)...... 0-3 SERIES STUFF: After securing a series loss here in Oak- • With 36 career leadoff HR after last night’s blast, he is now land, Texas is 0-3-1 in its 1st 4 series of the season, 1st time tied for the MLB lead in that category since the start of 2012 Last 5 Games...... 1-4 to go without a series win this late into a campaign since (also George Springer and Charlie Blackmon). Last 10 Games...... 3-7 2018 (opened 0-3-1)…last series win came in final series of • Choo’s 4 career leadoff HR at the Oakland Coliseum are 2019, taking 2 of 3 from NYY in the last games at Globe Life the most by an opposing batter in this historic venue’s histo- Come From Behind Wins...... 1 Park from 9/27-29…TEX was 5-15-6 in road series in ‘19. ry…just 4 other batters (all OAK players at some point) have Losses After Lead...... 5 • Rangers have not been swept in 2020…in 2019, team lost had 4-or-more at this park: Rickey Henderson (25), Coco all games of a series on 8 occasions, last on 9/17-18 at HOU Crisp (10), Bert Campaneris (4) and Matt Joyce (4). Score First...... 3-5 (0-2) and last instance of 3+ games coming 9/13-15 vs. OAK Opp. Score First...... 0-2 (0-3) BACK-TO-BACK?: Choo hit last night’s first pitch for a home Columns below listed in a run after Tuesday night’s game had ended on a home run Home/Road/Total format VS. OAKLAND: Rangers are 0-2 vs. OAK in ‘20…this 3-G (grand slam)…according to STATS LLC, it marked just the series marks the 1st of 3 series against the A’s in ‘20, the oth- 3rd time since pitches were first tracked in 1988 that back- vs. AL West...... 0-0/0-2/0-2 ers taking place in Arlington from 8/24-27 (4 G) and 9/11-13 to-back pitches in a single series have been a walkoff and vs. AL Central...... 0-0/0-0/0-0 (3 G)…Rangers are 1-9 in last 10 G vs. A’s dating to 2019… leadoff HR…the others: BAL at LAA (Sept. 5-6, 2006) and vs. AL East...... 0-0/0-0/0-0 team went 6-13 overall vs. OAK in 2019, including 3-7 at the ATL at MIN (Aug. 5-6, 2019). Interleague...... 2-3/1-2/3-5 Coliseum…after last night’s loss, Rangers are 7-24 at the Coliseum since the start of 2017, now at 0-8-2 in the 10 se- START ME UP: Last night’s effort by was the 4th Series...... 0-1-1/0-2-0/0-3-1 ries here in that span…last series win at this facility was from quality start for the Texas rotation in 2020, the 1st by a starter Series Openers...... 1-1/0-2/1-3 9/23-25/16 (2-1)…OAK leads the all-time series, 380-373, other than Lance Lynn…the Rangers’ 4 QS are T2nd-most Series Finales...... 1-1/1-0/2-1 with a 202-176 advantage here at the Coliseum. (also CWS/SEA) in the A.L. to CLE w/ 11 (yes, 11)…rota- Rubber Games...... 0-1/0-0/0-1 • This is the Rangers’ 1st series against an A.L. team in tion still has just a single win (Lynn on Opening Day) despite Lead after 6...... 2-0/0-2/2-2 2020, 1st of 3 straight series vs. A.L. West foes…the Rangers ranking among A.L. leaders in opp. BA (1st, .183), SLG (1st, Lead after 7...... 1-0/1-0/2-0 played COL/ARI/SF in its 1st 3 series, becoming the 1st team .291), OPS (1st, .575), and ERA (3rd, 2.94)…starters have Lead after 8...... 2-0/1-0/3-0 in MLB history with 3 different opponents in their 1st 3 series an A.L.-low 3.31 run support average (RS/9). and each opponent being from the oppostie league (credit Trail after 6...... 0-3/0-2/0-5 Elias Sports Bureau). TOUGH GO: The Rangers have seen blown saves in 2 of the Trail after 7...... 0-3/0-3/0-6 last 3 games, and took a walkoff defeat in the other contest in Trail after 8...... 0-3/0-3/0-6 ON THE ROAD: Texas has opened with a 1-4 road record in that span…relievers have allowed 3+ runs in 6 consecutive 2020…team began 2019 with records of 1-4 and then 2-9 in contests, and now have an A.L.-high 6.75 relief ERA. Tied after 6...... 0-0/1-0/1-0 away games…this marks 3rd straight year to go winless in Tied after 7...... 1-0/0-1/1-1 1st road series (0-2-1 in that span)…Rangers finished 33-48 Batters went 1-for-final-18 last night after plating 3 Tied after 8...... 0-0/0-1/0-1 HI-LO: (.407) on the road in 2019 for a 2nd straight season, T9th in runs in the 4th inning…Choo’s HR to open the game marked Decided 7th/later...... 1-0/1-2/2-2 A.L. and T21st in MLB…beg. June 29, team was 15-27 (.357) the 4th time in the 1st 5 contests on this road trip for the Shutouts...... 1-0/0-0/1-0 in final 42 away games in ‘19, 3rd-lowest win pct. in A.L. Rangers to score in the 1st or 2nd inning. Decided final AB...... 1-0/0-1/1-1 Walk-off games...... 0-1 HEADED HOME: The Rangers are scheduled to fly back to WHEN I LOOK AT THE TELEVISION: Today’s game, which the DFW Metroplex after today’s game and begin a 6-day, will be on FSSW+, will be offered by MLB.TV as a “Free 6-game homestand with a series opener against the Angels Game of the Day”…the game will also air in limited markets FIRSTS AT GLOBE LIFE FIELD on Friday night…marks 1st meeting of 2020 with the Halos, on MLB Network. All on Opening Day, 7/24 vs. COL who were scheduled to be the opponent for the first-ever reg- Category Player Hit (1B) ular season game at Globe Life Field in the original sched- SHORTS: Mike Minor had the A.L.’s 8th-lowest day ERA in Run Danny Santana ule (home opener would have been 3/31)…Texas went 10-9 2019 at 3.20…his lone career day start against the A’s came RBI Rougned Odor against the Angels in 2019, winning the season series for the here at the Coliseum on 8/22/18, earning win with 6.0 SHO 2B David Dahl 3rd time in the last 4 seasons…Angels visit Arlington twice in IP in a 4-2 Texas victory… in 4 day games in 2020: 3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa the 60-G season (also 3 G, 9/8-10) and Rangers visit Ana- .438/.526/1.063 (7-16) with 3 HR and 7 RBI… in SB Trevor Story heim once: 4 G, 9/18-21. 4 day games this season: .357 (5-14)…last night’s 13 K’s Pitch Lance Lynn by the pitching staff matched a season high…Rangers’ team SO Lance Lynn ELVIS IN (NO) DOUBLE TROUBLE: Elvis Andrus doubled in batting average has not been above .200 at the end of any Win Lance Lynn the 3rd inning last night for his 300th career two-base hit…he game in ‘20…pitching staff has allowed 8 HR in the past 3 G, Save Jose Leclerc is just the 5th player in franchise history to accumulate 300+ this after permitting just 3 HR over the 1st 7 contests…this is career doubles, joining Michael Young (415), Iván Rodríguez the Rangers’ 3rd-ever Northern California road trip involving (352), Rafael Palmeiro (321) and Juan Gonzalez (320). back-to-back series against the Giants and A’s. UPCOMING PROBABLES, TIMES & BROADCASTS Date Opponent Pitchers - Texas vs. Opponent Time (CDT) TV/Radio Friday, August 7 vs. Los Angeles-AL RHP (0-1, 6.00) vs. RHP Griffin Canning (0-1, 3.38) 8:05 FSSW/FS1/105.3/1270 Saturday, August 8 vs. Los Angeles-AL LHP (0-0, 2.25) vs. TBD 6:05 FSSW/105.3/1270 Sunday, August 9 vs. Los Angeles-AL RHP Lance Lynn (1-0, 0.49) vs. LHP Andrew Heaney (1-0, 2.35) 1:35 FSSW/105.3/1270 * – For radio broadcasts, most games are on 105.3 The Fan…All games are broadcast in Spanish on KFLC 1270 AM.­­ PAGE 2 RANGERS GAME NOTES • THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 • AT OAKLAND

MINOR’S CAREER RECORD TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2020 0-2 5.91 2/2 10.2 12 8 7 1 3 9 #23 Mike Minor, LHP Career 70-62 3.92 238/172 1106.1 1036 504 482 143 318 995

(0-2, 5.91) MINOR VS. OAKLAND W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO TODAY: The 32-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his 3rd start of the 2019 0-3 9.56 3/3 16.0 20 17 17 6 10 12 season today in the final contest of this 6-game road trip through the Bay Area... Career 2-4 5.65 9/6 36.2 30 23 23 10 15 31 needs 5 to reach 1000 for his career...would join 16 other active LHP with 1000+ career SO...will pitch on 5 days’ rest due to Monday’s off day...was MINOR AT THE COLISEUM dealt a loss after he allowed 6 R-ER over 5.2 IP in the Rangers’ road opener on W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2019 0-2 8.18 2/2 11.0 11 10 10 3 7 7 Friday at SF, a 9-2 defeat for Texas...has gone 2-4, 5.65 (23 ER/36.2 IP) over 9 Career 1-3 5.79 5/3 18.2 14 12 12 3 9 13 G/6 GS in his career against Oakland, including 0-3, 9.56 (17 ER/16.0 IP) vs. the A’s last season...a first-time All-Star in 2019, Minor posted the best year of his career en route to earning Rangers Pitcher of the Year honors from the Dal- 2020 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS las-Fort Worth chapter of the BBWAA…recorded career highs in wins (14), in- Innings: 5.2, July 31 at SF Innings: 9.0, 2x, last June 26, 2019 at DET nings (208.1), and strikeouts (200) last season in his 2nd year with the Rangers… Hits: 9, July 31 at SF Hits: 11, 5x, last July 12, 2014 at CHC over 2 seasons with Texas in 2018-19, his totals rank among American League Runs: 6, July 31 at SF Runs: 8, 2x, last June 10, 2014 at COL leaders in innings (7th, 365.1), WHIP (11th, 1.188), and wins (T11th)…after sign- ER: 6, July 31 at SF ER: 8, 2x, last June 10, 2014 at COL ing with Texas prior to 201