Oakland Athletics (58-43) at Texas Rangers (42-59) LHP Frankie Montas (5-2, 3.35) vs. LHP Mike Minor (6-6, 4.89) Game #102 • Home #52 (20-31) • Tues., July 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 the A’s last night, 15-3, DESHIELDS OPTIONED, MANN RECALLED: The Rang- and club has a 1-3 record on this 2nd ‘half’ opening 7-day, ers announced earlier today that the club has optioned OF Overall ..............................42-59 7-game homestand against CLE (1-2) and OAK (0-1)…team Delino DeShields to Round Rock and recalled LHP Brandon has dropped 5 of 6, 8 of 10, and 11 of 13…at 4-13 (.235), Mann from Round Rock…Mann has posted no record and a Home ................................20-31 Road .................................22-28 Texas has the lowest win pct. in MLB this month…TEX has 1.50 ERA (1 ER/6.0 IP) over 4 relief appearances spanning more losses this month (4-13) than in entire month of June 2 stints with Texas this season (also 5/13-23 and 6/15-16) in Standing .............. 5th, -23.5 GB (14-11)…the 4 wins this month have come against DET (2), his 1st MLB action. BAL (1), and CLE (1), and 2 of the 4 wins have been SHO… Homestand ...........................1-3 team still has a 15-15 record beginning 6/16. KINER-FALEFA TABBED FOR AWARD: The MLB Players One-Run ...........................10-13 • At 42-59 (.416), Rangers rank 12th in A.L. in winning pct… Alumni Association today annnounced that Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2-Run ..................................7-12 the 42 wins are the fewest for Texas after 101 games since is the Texas Rangers 2018 Heart and Hustle Award winner… 2014 (40-61) and 2nd fewest in last 16 seasons (beg. 2004). the award honors active players who demonstrate a passion HR ....................................33-37 No HR.................................9-22 • Texas has been under the .500 mark since a season best for the game of baseball and best embody the values, spirit 1-1 on 3/30…team has matched season high at 17 games and traditions of the game…it is the only award in MLB that is White ..................................8-18 under .500 (3rd time, also 6/15 and Saturday)…this was voted on by former players. w/ Blue ..............................6-13 just 4th season in TEX history to be 17+ under as early as w/ Red ................................2-5 6/15 (last 2007, club-record 6/3)…club lost a season high 7 Last night, Carlos Tocci (0.2 IP) Gray ....................................6-13 GETTING THEIR WORK IN: Alt. Blue ............................23-25 straight games from 6/7-15 and directly followed that with a and Ryan Rua (1.0 IP) recorded the final 5 outs without al- Blue Home .......................8-10 2018 best 7 consecutive wins from 6/16-23. lowing a run in the Rangers’ loss…it marked the 1st time in Blue Road ......................15-15 Rangers history for multiple position players to pitch in a sin- Alt. Red (all home) ...............4-3 SERIES STUFF: Rangers are 0-4-1 in last 5 series after hav- gle game…there have now been 16 instances of a position Throwback ............................1-0 ing won a season-best 5 consecutive series from 6/15-7/1… player appearing on the mound for Texas, with 14 different Last 5 Games .......................1-4 team is still 6-3-1 in last 10 series in Arlington, only losses in players serving as pitchers (list on page 142 of media guide). Last 10 Games .....................2-8 that span to the Astros (0-4 from 6/7-10; 0-2 from 7/3-4) and • Over the first 40 years in Rangers history from 1972-2011, Indians (1-2 from 7/20-22)…the Rangers have gone 18-14 there were a total of 4 instances/3 players to pitch for the Come From Behind Wins ...... 16 Losses After Lead ................. 21 in the 2nd game of series in 2018, but have lost 5 in a row. club, including Jose Canseco’s infamous 5/29/93 outing at Fenway and Scott Sheldon’s one-batter faced appearance Score First ........................29-19 IN THE STANDINGS: Texas is 23.5 GB of division-leading while playing all 9 positions on 9/6/00 at CWS…since the Opp. Score First ...............13-40 HOU, gaining ground on just 2 total days in July (once on an start of 2012, however, the Rangers have now used a posi- off day)…club was season high 24.0 GB following loss on tion player to pitch at least once in 7 consecutive seasons. Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format Saturday, the 2nd-earliest date ever for Rangers to have a 24-game deficit (6/4 in 2001) and just the 10th season overall RUA’S RARE COMBO: Ryan Rua, who made his ML pitch- vs. AL West ..... 5-17/9-10/14-27 in club history to have a deficit so large…only other season ing debut last night, also recorded outfield assists in both LF vs. AL Central ...... 7-6/9-8/16-14 with a 24+ game deficit in last 16 seasons (beg. 2004) was and RF prior to his game finished on the mound…according vs. AL East ............ 4-6/4-8/8-14 Interleague .............. 4-2/0-2/4-4 2014…club has lost 7.0 games in the standings over the last to Elias Sports Bureau, since 1961 (expansion era), the only 20 days…current deficit is T3rd-largest in the majors…club other players to both pitch and post an OF assist in the same Series ..........6-9-1/4-8-4/10-17-5 has been in 5th place in the A.L. West for the last 105 days game were TOR’s Rick Leach on 8/15/84 at CLE (G1) and Series Openers.......5-12/6-10/11-22 and in either 4th or 5th place for 115 of 116 days (T2nd fol- MIL’s Joe Inglett on 7/27/10 vs. CIN…Jonathan Lucroy was Series Finales ..........8-8/5-11/13-19 Rubber Games ........ 4-1/1-5/5-6 lowing win on 3/30). Inglett’s catcher for his outing in 2010. Lead after 6 ....... 15-4/16-1/31-5 AT HOME: Texas is 20-31 (.392) in Arlington this season, MILESTONE FOR ELVIS: Elvis Andrus recorded career hit Lead after 7 ....... 15-2/19-1/34-3 3rd-lowest home win pct. in A.L. and T4th-lowest in MLB… no. 1500 with his 2-run HR in the 3rd inning last night…he Lead after 8 ....... 17-0/18-0/35-0 team has gone 1-6 in 7 home games in July, a span which became just the 5th player in club history to reach the 1500 Trail after 6 ........ 3-22/3-24/6-46 was preceded by a 6-1 stretch in Arlington from 6/16-6/30… mark, joining Michael Young (2230), Ivan Rodriguez (1747), Trail after 7 ........ 1-26/2-24/3-50 team is 7-7 in last 14 at home, this after a 5-G losing skid Rafael Palmeiro (1692), and Juan Gonzalez (1595). Trail after 8 ........ 1-26/1-27/2-53 from 6/7-15, and are 13-14 in last 27 G after opening year at 5-15…overall 20-31 record is 2nd-slowest 51-G start at home ODOR OF LATE: Rougned Odor had a double and scored Tied after 6 .............. 2-5/3-3/5-8 Tied after 7 .............. 4-3/1-3/5-6 in TEX history (19-32 in 2014). one of the Rangers’ 2 runs last night…Odor is now batting Tied after 8 .............. 2-5/3-1/5-6 .356/.426/.576/1.002 (21-59) with 3 HR, 4 2B, and 8 RBI in THE SWINGIN’ A’S: The Rangers are 5-5 vs. OAK in July to raise his season average from .229 to .259…in his last Decided 7th/later.........6-9/9-6/15-15 ‘18, only A.L. West opponent with a .500-or-better record 48 G over a 2-month span beginning 5/24, Odor is batting Shutouts ........................... 1-0/2-5/3-5 Decided final AB .....5-6/5-5/10-11 against…TEX has won 3 of 4 and 4 of last 7 vs. A’s, and .298/.371/.468/.839 (51-171), posting the 4th-highest OPS Walk-off games ....................3-2 have a 3-3 mark in Arlington…Rangers have gone 23-21 vs. among ML second baseman (min. 167 PA) in that span be- OAK beginning 6/14/16…Texas was 8-11 against Oakland in hind only Jose Altuve (.930), Javier Baez (.896), and Scooter ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST 2017, and Rangers have lost season series vs. A’s in 4 of Gennett (.840). Rank HR Player 30 475 Stan Musial last 6 seasons…Rangers went 7-3 vs. the A’s at home last 475 Willie Stargell season, and have won 14 of last 22 meetings in Arlington… TIGHTEN UP: Texas pitching has allowed its 2 highest run 32 473 Carlos Delgado Texas leads all-time series 366-357, and holds leads of 194- totals (16 on Fri. vs. CLE, 15 last night) all season, as well as 33 468 Chipper Jones 169 in Arlington and 106-102 at Globe Life Park…this is the 3 of its 4 highest hit totals in ‘18, in the 4 games since the All- 34 467 Adrian Beltre 3rd straight series between the clubs to be played at Globe Star break…Rangers’ A.L.-high 40 runs and 61 hits allowed 35 465 Dave Winfield Life Park, as each of final 2 meetings will be at the Coliseum in the 2nd ‘half’ are surpassed only by the Cubs (41 R/62 H), 465 Miguel Cabrera (8/20-22 and 9/7-9).