Texas Rangers (4-3) at Los Angeles Angels (2-3) RHP Colby Lewis (0-1, 54.00) Vs
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Texas Rangers (4-3) at Los Angeles Angels (2-3) RHP Colby Lewis (0-1, 54.00) vs. LHP Hector Santiago (0-0, 0.00) Spring #8 • Road #4 (2-1) • Tues., March 10, 2015 • Tempe Diablo Stadium • 3:05 p.m. CT • Webcast / MLBN* TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEXAS RANGERS LOS ANGELES-AL SPRING TRAINING AT A GLANCE 48 Colby Lewis RHP 53 Hector Santiago LHP 25 Jamey Wright RHP 58 Jose Alvarez LHP Record .......................................................................................4-3 97 Joe Beimel LHP 16 Huston Street RHP Home .........................................................................................2-2 76 Martire Garcia LHP 59 Fernando Salas RHP Road ..........................................................................................2-1 59 Lisalverto Bonilla RHP 64 Michael Morin RHP 63 Vinnie Pestano RHP In Surprise .................................................................................2-3 Away from Surprise ...................................................................2-0 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS - A GAME Current streak ............................................................................W4 TEXAS RANGERS CHICAGO-AL Last 5 games .............................................................................4-1 73 Alec Asher RHP 80 Carlos Rodon LHP Longest winning streak ...................................................4 (current) 57 Juan Carlos Oviedo RHP 41 Javy Guerra RHP 50 Michael Kirkman LHP 43 Dan Jennings LHP Longest losing streak.................................................3 (March 4-6) 58 Alex Claudio LHP 33 Zach Duke LHP TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st ..........................................4-1/0-2 44 Spencer Patton RHP 52 Jake Petricka RHP TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even .............................4-0/0-2/0-1 65 Ross Wolf RHP 40 Daniel Webb RHP HR/No HR ............................................................................3-2/1-1 36 Jon Edwards RHP 73 Logan Kensing RHP Error/Error-less ....................................................................4-1/0-2 Lead after 6/7/8 .............................................................3-1/3-1/4-1 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS - B GAME TEXAS RANGERS CHICAGO-AL Trail after 6/7/8 ..............................................................1-2/1-2/0-2 49 Yovani Gallardo RHP 48 Hector Noesi RHP Tied after 6/7/8 ..............................................................0-0/0-0/0-0 52 Tanner Scheppers RHP 66 Michael Ynoa RHP One-run games..........................................................................2-1 37 Shawn Tolleson RHP - Arcenio Leon RHP Come-from-behind wins ............................................................... 1 53 Luke Jackson RHP vs. A.L. .......................................................................................2-2 FOUR STRAIGHT FOR RANGERS: After yesterday’s 4-1 win over Oakland vs. N.L. ......................................................................................2-1 in Surprise, the Rangers have now won 4 straight and are T5th in the Cactus League, 2.5 games behind Kansas City (MLB-best 6-0)…Rangers have won 4 MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS FOR TODAY in a row after opening the spring with an 0-3 record for just the 2nd time in the club’s Cactus League history (also 0-3 in 2003). The Rangers have several extra minor league players available today, and the list of players can be found on the travel roster in the press box. DIG THE LONG BALL: The Rangers have homered in 3 straight, 6 HR in the last 3 games after just 2 HR in the first 4 contests…homers have accounted for 11 of the club’s 32 runs this spring. B GAME TOMORROW: The Rangers are scheduled for a B game tomorrow against the White Sox in Glendale, ahead of the A game vs. Chicago-AL at I’M PACING MYSELF, SERGEANT: The shortest Rangers game this spring Camelback Ranch. was 2:53 (3/5 at KC) and the longest game was 3:11 (3/8 at CHC), with the time of game for all 7 contests falling in an 18-minute window…5 of the 7 have been MLB NETWORK AND WEBCAST TODAY: Today’s game will be televised live played in less than 3 hours. in the DFW market on MLB Network, with the network airing the FS West (An- gels) broadcast of the game…there is also on audio webcast of today’s contest BATTING NOTES: Rangers had spring highs with 8 runs and 13 his in win Sun. on texasrangers.com, with the father/son duo of John and Chris Blake calling vs. CLE, spring bests of 3 HR and 21 total bases in win Sun. at CHC (split squad the action…Chris is a broadcaster for the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. day)…Rangers’ 8 HR this spring rank 5th in MLB to SEA (10), CIN (9), KC (9), LAD (9)…the team’s 8 HR have all been hit by different batters…Rangers are DARVISH UPDATE: Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish left his start after 1.0 inning on batting .400 (14-35) with RISP during the 4-G win streak after going 5-for-26 Thurs. at KC and an MRI and examination indicated that Darvish has a sprain (.192) over first 3 contests…Texas has doubled in every game…club has at of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow…Darvish will consult with Dr. least 9 hits in 6 of 7 G, batting .319 (44-138) w/ 23 R during the current 4-G win David Altchek in New York today with an update likely coming tomorrow. streak to raise season mark from .216 to spring-best .275…Prince Fielder’s 4 RBI are T7th in the Cactus League…Rougned Odor has a team-high 10 total ADDTIONAL INJURIES: LHP Derek Holland (left shoulder soreness) was bases, and his 5 hits rank T9th in CL…Odor has hits in 3 straight at 5-for-7 w/ 2 scheduled to play long toss today, then possibly throw a bullpen tomorrow be- 2B and a HR, including club’s lone 3-hit game of spring on Sat. at MIL…Mitch fore his next step is determined…LHP Michael Kirkman (left shoulder stiff- Moreland homered in his first spring PA on Sun. at CHC…Carlos Peguero also ness) has been limited since participating in the first pitcher/catcher workout has 5 hits, T9th in CL…Peguero has hits in 4 straight: 5-for-9, 2 2B, RBI, BB, on 2/21…threw live BP Sunday with no issues…1B Kyle Blanks (left Achilles HBP, SB, 2 R…Joey Gallo has gone 3-for-8 w/ 2 BB, a HR, and 3 R his last 4 tendinitis) is on the trip today and seeking his first game action of the spring… G…Jared Hoying ranks among Cactus League leaders in RBI (T7th, 4) and hits INF Jurickson Profar underwent right shoulder surgery on 2/23 at the Trinity (T9th, 5)…Hoying has opened spring at 5-for-11, including 3-for-5 w/ RISP… Surgery Center in Arlington, when Rangers Team Physician Dr. Keith Meister Hoying has hit safely in 4 of 5 games and has RBI in 3 of last 4…Elvis Andrus repaired a labrum tear in the shoulder…Profar is not in camp and is expected to went 2-for-3 in his spring debut Sun. vs. CLE…Robinson Chirinos is 3-for-5 in 2 be sidelined for the entire 2015 season. G, including 2-for-2 w/ RISP…Ryan Rua had 2 hits Sun. at CHC and is 3-for-9 past 3 G with a 2B, 3B, BB, and 2 RBI…Jake Smolinski has reached safely via BEIMEL SLATED FOR DEBUT: On Friday, the Rangers signed free agent LHP hit or walk in all 4 G, including a solo HR Fri. vs. SF…Tomas Telis has hits in Joe Beimel (#97) to a one-year major league contract for the 2015 season, and 3 straight to open spring at 4-for-6, both hits Sun. at CHC came w/ RISP…Ed he is scheduled to make his first appearance today in Tempe. Lucas has hits in 3 of 4 with an AB, and hit a sac fly yesterday…team leaders in games played are Jorge Alfaro, Thomas Field, and Elliot Johnson (6 G each). ROSTER / LATE ADDITIONS: The Rangers spring roster currently has 64 play- ers, including Jurickson Profar (on 60-day DL)…while Jamey Wright (signed on OTHER NOTES: The 9 double plays by Texas defense rank T3rd-most in MLB 2/14) made it into the Rangers media guide (last 4 pages of guide), Texas added (DET-10, SEA-10)…Rangers have saves in 3 of 4 wins, all 3 saves by a dif- INF Elliot Johnson on 3/23 and LHP Joe Beimel on Friday…a supp. bio for both ferent pitcher from minor league camp…starting pitchers have 7.0 scoreless Johnson and Beimel can be found in the press box. innings in the past 3 G. BELTRE UNDER CONTRACT THROUGH 2016: On 2/23, the Rangers an- VS. LOS ANGELES-AL: Today is first of 3 meetings with the Angels this spring, nounced that the club had amended the contract of 3B Adrian Beltre to extend as clubs will play again on 3/16 here in Tempe and 3/24 in Surprise…Rang- him through the 2016 season…Beltre had agreed to a 6-year contract with the ers went just 5-14 against the Halos in 2014, losing 9 in a row at one point to Rangers on 1/5/11, with the 6th year being a vesting option. match longest losing streak ever to club from Anaheim…the 14 losses were most ever in a season against the Angels, and Rangers were just 1-9 vs. LAA in NEW FACES ON STAFF: In addition to new manager Jeff Banister, who is Arlington…the ‘14 performance followed a year in which Rangers were 15-4 vs. in his first season with the Rangers after 29 years in the Pirates organization, club from Orange County in 2013…Texas has lost season series in 2 of last 3 there are also 4 new faces on the major league coaching staff: Tony Beasley seasons…teams play 6 series in 2015 (19 total games), the first being a 3-game (3rd base), Steve Buechele (bench), Hector Ortiz (1st base), and Jayce Tingler set from 4/13-15 in Arlington.