Oakland Athletics (12-11) at Texas Rangers (8-16) RHP Andrew Triggs (1-0, 5.82) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (1-3, 4.76) Game #25 • Home #15 (3-11) • Tues., April 24, 2018 • Globe Life Park in Arlington • 7:05 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: Texas lost to Oakland last night, 9-4, ROTATION DELIVERS: Texas starters have pitched at least and club is 1-3 on this 6-game, 6-day homestand against 5.0 innings in a season-best 6 consecutive games, compiling Overall ................................8-16 SEA (1-2) and OAK (0-1)…team has lost 3 of 4, 5 of 7, and a 3.57 ERA (14 ER/35.1 IP) in 6 G beginning Tues. at TB to 10 of club’s last 14 games…Texas has matched season low lower season ERA from 5.72 to 5.11…the 3.57 ERA ranks 5th Home .................................. 3-11 Road .....................................5-5 at 8-under .500 (also after loss on Sat.)…team has gone 7-12 in the A.L. since Tuesday…starters have permitted just one since a 1-4 start…club had season-long 5-G losing streak HR last 6 G and 35.1 IP. Standing .................5th, -8.0 GB from 4/8-13…longest win streak is 2 G (4/14-15 at HOU) and team is 2-10 in last 12 9-inning games (2-0 in extras in that EL CAPITAN: Adrián Beltré hit his 8th double last night, tied Homestand ...........................1-3 span). with 5 others for most in the A.L…with 621 career doubles, One-Run ...............................1-1 • At 8-16 (.333), the Rangers have the 4th-lowest winning 13th all-time, he is just 3 shy of matching Hank Aaron and 2-Run ....................................1-3 percentage in the A.L. and 6th-lowest in MLB…Rangers’ Albert Pujols (T11th, 624) on the all-time list…his 1121 ex- 16 losses are 2nd-most in the A.L. (17-BAL) and 4th-most tra-base hits rank 17th all time, one shy of matching Manny HR ...................................... 7-11 No HR...................................1-5 in MLB (18-CIN; 17-BAL/MIA)…the 8 wins are T2nd-few- Ramirez (1122) for 16th in baseball history in that category. est through 24 games in Rangers history (also 1985, 2008, White ....................................2-7 2015), as club opened 7-17 in 1982…slowest 2 starts after LECLERC IS LE-SCORELESS: Despite 2 walks last night, w/ Blue ................................0-5 25 G came in 1982 (7-18) and 2008 (8-17)…team was 11-14 Jose Leclerc posted 1.2 scoreless innings and now has 6.2 w/ Red ................................2-2 after 25 games in 2017. shutout frames spanning his 1st 5 outings with Texas this Gray ......................................1-2 Alt. Blue ................................4-6 • Team has been in 5th place in the A.L. West for the last 15 season…it is the 2nd-longest scoreless span by any Texas Blue Home .........................1-3 days…club has gained ground in the division twice since last pitcher in 2018, as Bartolo Colon had 9.0 straight frames Blue Road ..........................3-3 Tuesday, but current 8.0-G deficit matches largest of 2018 without allowing a run over a relief outing and start from Alt. Red (all home) ...............0-1 (6th time)…Texas has been in either 4th or 5th place for 25 4/10-15…Leclerc has 10.2 consecutive scoreless inn. dating Throwback ............................1-0 of the 26 days this season (T2nd following win on 3/30)… to 2017…among pitchers with 15.0+ March/April innings in Last 5 Games .......................1-4 Rangers have gained ground in the division standings on just 2017-18, Leclerc’s 0.54 ERA (1 ER/16.2 IP) is 4th-best in Last 10 Games .....................4-6 5 days in 2018. MLB to Andrew Miller (0.00), Carl Edwards Jr. (0.44), and Cody Allen (0.45). Come From Behind Wins ........ 1 Losses After Lead ................... 4 SERIES STUFF: Texas would need to post back-to-back wins for a 2nd time in 2018 to win this series…club dropped HANG LOOSE: Isiah Kiner-Falefa extended his hit streak to Score First ............................7-3 to 0-8 in series openers last night, only winless team in MLB 6 games last night, matching the longest by a Ranger this Opp. Score First .................1-13 in such games…club is 5-2 in 2nd game of series…Texas season (4th time) and the 2nd-longest by any A.L. rookie in is 1-5-1 in series this season, including 0-4-0 in 4 series in 2018 (NYY’s Miguel Andujar has current 7-G hit streak)…it Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format Arlington…matches most consecutive home series losses to is the longest hit streak by a Texas rookie since Drew Robin- begin a season in Texas history, something that also hap- son’s 7-G run from 8/19-27/17. vs. AL West ........... 2-9/4-3/6-12 pened in 1982 and 2015 (series of 2+ G). vs. AL Central .......... 0-0/0-0/0-0 ANOTHER CLUTCH HR FOR CHIRINOS: Robinson Chiri- vs. AL East .............. 1-2/1-2/2-4 Interleague .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 AT HOME: The Rangers are 3-11 in Arlington this season, nos’ 2-R HR in the 4th yesterday tied the game at 3-3…each losing 7 of 8 and 10 of last 12…lost 6 straight at home before of his 3 HR this season have either tied the game or given Series ..............0-4-0/1-1-1/1-5-1 win on Sun. vs. SEA…club’s .214 home win pct. is 3rd-lowest Texas a lead, as he owns 3 of the Rangers’ 7 GT or GA HR Series Openers............... 0-5/0-3/0-8 in MLB, ahead of only KC (1-7, .125) and CWS (2-8, .200)… in 2018…Chirinos leads all Rangers with 3 GA RBI this year. Series Finales ................1-3/2-1/3-4 Rubber Games ........ 0-1/1-1/1-2 the 3-11 mark matches slowest 14-G start at home in club history (also 3-11 in 1982, 1985), and previous low for wins STOLEN CAR: Texas had a season-high 3 stolen bases last Lead after 6 ............. 3-2/4-0/7-2 after 15 G in Arlington were 4-11 records in 1982, 1984, 1985. night after entering the game with 5 SB on the year…in 14 Lead after 7 ............. 3-1/4-0/7-1 • While the Texas offense has produced on a similar level G with 3+ SB since the start of 2016, last night was just the Lead after 8 ............. 3-0/3-0/6-0 both at home and on the road, the pitching staff’s home ERA 3rd time to score as little as 4 runs in such a game (others Trail after 6 ............ 0-8/1-4/1-12 (A.L.-high 6.07) is nearly 3 runs higher than the away figure 4/23/16 at CWS and 4/30/17 at LAA). Trail after 7 ............ 0-9/1-4/1-13 (3.10)…pitchers have allowed 7+ runs in 9 of last 12 at home. Trail after 8 ............ 0-9/0-5/0-14 THAT’S A RECORD: After the 2 triples by Oakland in the VS. OAKLAND: The Rangers are 2-3 vs. the Athletics in 9th inning last night, it’s worth noting that the Rangers are Tied after 6 .............. 0-1/0-1/0-2 Tied after 7 .............. 0-1/0-1/0-2 2018, splitting a 4-game series in the Bay Area, 4/2-5, ahead one of 3 MLB clubs without a 3-base hit in 2018 (also CLE Tied after 8 .............. 0-2/2-0/2-2 of last night’s defeat…Texas has lost 4 of 6, 11 of 15, 13 of and STL)…in fact, the Rangers have gone a club-record 20, and 17 of last 29 vs. A’s…Rangers have 20-19 advan- 46 games since the last Texas triple by Rougned Odor on Decided 7th/later............. 0-3/2-2/2-5 tage beginning 6/14/16…Texas was 8-11 against Oakland in 9/8/17 vs. NYY…previous team mark had been 36 G from Shutouts ........................... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Decided final AB .........0-2/2-1/2-3 2017, and Rangers have lost season series vs. A’s in 4 of last 5/26-7/4/13, which stands as the Rangers’ single-season re- Walk-off games ....................0-0 6 seasons…Rangers went 7-3 vs. the A’s at home last sea- cord…Rangers’ 46-G triples drought is the longest active ML son, and have won 11 of last 17 meetings in Arlington…Texas streak, although there have been several longer spans in re- ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST leads all-time series 363-355, and holds leads of 191-167 in cent years, including BAL’s MLB-record 67-game run without Rank HR Player Arlington and 103-100 at Globe Life Park. a triple from 5/31-8/13/16. 32 473 Carlos Delgado 33 468 Chipper Jones 34 465 Dave Winfield FAMILIAR FOES: Concluding with this week’s series with SCORING CHANGE: There has been a scoring change from 35 464 Miguel Cabrera Oakland, the Rangers are scheduled to face the A.L.