TEXAS RANGERS ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE 2021 GAME NOTES Media Contact: Andrew Felts | [email protected] | 512.238.2213
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TEXAS RANGERS ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE 2021 GAME NOTES Media Contact: Andrew Felts | [email protected] | 512.238.2213 Game 14 | Home Game 11 | Monday, May 3, 2021 | 6:05 p.m. | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX Houston Astros ATS (2-5-1) at Texas Rangers ATS (7-5-1) Astros ATS: RHP Brett Conine (0-0, 9.00) | Rangers ATS: RHP Sam Gaviglio (1-0, 5.11) TONIGHT’S GAME The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros wrap up Alternate Training Site exhibition play with one final game on Monday night. RHP Sam Gaviglio is set to get the start for the Rangers AT while the Astros plan to counter with RHP Brett Conine. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. SAMMY G ON THE BUMP Texas Rangers RHP Sam Gaviglio is set to make his team-high fourth start of the Alternate SERIES HISTORY Training Site on Monday night. The righty is 1-0 with a 5.11 ERA (7 ER/12.1 IP) across his first Overall: 5-2-1 three starts and a relief appearance. Gaviglio has racked up 10 strikeouts to only two walks In Round Rock: 4-1 while holding his opponents to a .196 batting average. In Corpus Christi: 1-1-1 Streak: W4 OUT OF THE ‘PEN One-Run Games: 0-0 Texas starter RHP Sam Gaviglio is scheduled to pitch approximately five innings in tonight’s contest. Following Gaviglio out of the Rangers bullpen, in no particular order, is expected to SERIES INFORMATION be RHP Hever Bueno, RHP Jake Lemoine and RHP Ryder Ryan. Game 1 | Sunday, May 2 | 6:05 p.m. ABOUT LAST NIGHT WP: Jharel Cotton (1-0, 2.25) The Texas Rangers scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete a wild LP: Ralph Garza, Jr. (1-1, 9.00) 9-7 comeback victory over the Houston Astros in Sunday night’s Alternate Training Site S: Luis Ortiz (1) exhibition game at Dell Diamond. Houston scored three first-inning runs off starter LHP Joe Palumbo via a Jose Siri home run. Texas cut into the deficit in the third as Leody Taveras Game 2 | Monday, May 3 | 6:05 p.m. doubled home a pair of runners to narrow the gap to 3-2. The Astros upped their lead to 6-2 Astros: RHP Brett Conine (0-0, 9.00) in the fourth thanks to RBI hits from RF Bryan De La Cruz and LF Ronnie Dawson. In the sixth, Rangers: RHP Sam Gaviglio (1-0, 5.11) Rangers SS Anderson Tejeda lined a solo home run to left field. A Yonny Hernandez sacrifice ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE fly later scored 1B Curtis Terry to trim the gap to 6-4. In the seventh, C John Hicks blasted a EXHIBITION GAME SCHEDULE solo shot of his own to bring the Rangers within one. After doubles by SS Alex De Goti and 4/7 vs Houston ATS L 3-0 1B Lorenzo Quintana upped the Astros lead to 7-5 in the eighth, the Rangers rally began with Dell Diamond (Round Rock) a Terry single and continued with doubles by RF Elier Hernandez and Yonny Hernandez, 4/8 vs Houston ATS W 4-1 plating a pair of runs to tie the game. A Jason Martin groundout allowed Yonny Hernandez Dell Diamond (Round Rock) to score the go-ahead run, then C Yohel Pozo added an insurance run with an RBI single. 4/12 at Houston ATS L 9-3 Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) FOLLOW THAT CAB! 4/13 at Houston ATS T 1-1 In accordance with MLB roster regulations for 2021, the Rangers will carry a five-man Taxi Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) 4/14 at Houston ATS W 4-2 Squad that is permitted to travel with the club for road games. Texas’ Taxi Squad for their Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) current road series against the Minnesota Twins includes RHP Jimmy Herget, RHP Spencer 4/19 vs Houston ATS W 8-5 Patton, RHP Nick Vincent, C Drew Butera, and INF Andy Ibáñez. Dell Diamond (Round Rock) 4/20 vs Houston ATS W 8-4 IT’S BASEBALL TIME IN ROUND ROCK Dell Diamond (Round Rock) On February 9, the Round Rock Express officially accepted their invitation to become the 4/23 vs Kansas City ATS L 7-2 new Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The 10-year agreement will keep Rangers Triple-A Globe Life Field (Arlington) baseball in Round Rock through the 2030 season. Kicking off with the Alternate Training Site, 4/24 vs Kansas City ATS W 4-3 the Express are reuniting with the Rangers after spending eight seasons as the club’s top Globe Life Field (Arlington) affiliate from 2011-2018. 4/26 vs Kansas City ATS W 6-5 Dell Diamond (Round Rock) 4/27 vs Kansas City ATS L 6-1 WELCOME TO THE ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE Dell Diamond (Round Rock) Created during the cancelled 2020 Minor League Baseball season, the Alternate Training 4/28 vs Kansas City ATS L 3-1 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 5/2 vs Houston ATS W 9-7 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. 5/3 vs Houston ATS 6:05 p.m. Dell Diamond (Round Rock) 3 DAYS UNTIL OPENING DAY! 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.