Cincinnati Reds (9-15-2) at Texas Rangers (7-18-3) Texas Rangers (7-18-3) at Seattle Mariners (12-14-1) RHP Sal Romano (1-1, 3.00) vs. LHP Mike Minor (1-0, 2.84) RHP Bartolo Colon (0-1, 4.26) vs. LHP Marco Gonzales (1-1, 1.10) Spring Games #29-30/Home #14 (5-6-2) • Thurs., March 22, 2018 • Spring Games #29-30/Road #16 (2-12-1) • Thurs., March 22, 2018 • Surprise Stadium • 8:05 p.m. CT • TXA21 / 105.3 FM Peoria Sports Complex • 8:40 p.m. CT • No TV / Radio TONIGHT’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS - SURPRISE TEXAS RANGERS CINCINNATI SPRING TRAINING AT A GLANCE 36 Mike Minor LHP 47 Sal Romano RHP 51 Matt Bush RHP 37 David Hernandez RHP Record ..................................................................................7-18-3 62 José Leclerc RHP 40 Austin Brice RHP Home ......................................................................................5-6-2 41 Jake Diekman LHP 52 Vance Worley RHP Road .....................................................................................2-12-1 In Surprise ..............................................................................6-7-2 TONIGHT’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS - PEORIA TEXAS RANGERS SEATTLE Away from Surprise ..............................................................1-11-1 40 Bartolo Colon RHP 32 Marco Gonzales LHP Current streak ............................................................................. L4 52 Steve Delabar RHP 12 Juan Nicasio RHP Last 6 games ..........................................................................0-5-1 53 Jesse Chavez RHP 39 Edwin Díaz RHP Longest winning streak ................................................................. 1 60 Chasen Bradford RHP Longest losing streak......................................................4 (current) TEX scores 1st/Opp. scores 1st ................................... 6-9-1/1-9-2 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS TEX out-hits/Opp. out-hits/Hits even .................... 6-1-2/0-16-1/1-1 TEXAS RANGERS SAN DIEGO HR/No HR .......................................................................4-10/2-8-3 33 Martin Pérez LHP 50 Bryan Mitchell RHP 41 Jake Diekman LHP Error/Error-less ........................................................... 4-14-1/3-4-2 66 Anthony Gose LHP Lead after 6/7/8 ...................................................6-3-2/5-2-1/7-0-1 44 Tim Lincecum RHP Trail after 6/7/8 ................................................. 1-14/0-16-2/0-18-1 58 Alex Claudio LHP Tied after 6/7/8 ....................................................... 0-1-1/2-0/0-0-1 One-run games..........................................................................2-5 WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers have lost a spring-high 4 straight games and Come-from-behind wins ............................................................... 2 have gone 0-6-1 in the last 7 G after having gone 4-4 in previous 8 contests…team vs. A.L. ..................................................................................4-10-1 began spring with a 2-6-2 mark, then went 5-6 in next 11, and have gone 0-6-1 in last 7…current 7-G drought without a win is longest of the spring for Texas…6 vs. N.L. ...................................................................................3-8-2 of club’s 7 spring wins have come in Surprise, 5 as the home team and one as the road club in Surprise…team is 1-11-1 in games away from Surprise, losing 9 INJURY REPORT: RHP Tony Barnette was scratched from his scheduled outing straight such contests since lone win on 3/1 at OAK…Texas has an MLB-low 2 on Monday with lower back tightness…RHP Ricardo Rodríguez has right biceps road wins this spring…13 of the 1st 20 contests were away tilts (including one road tendinitis and it is unlikely that he will be ready for the start of the season…RHP game in Surprise)…7 of the Rangers’ final 11 contests in Arizona are home games, Clayton Blackburn left start on 3/12 at CLE in Goodyear in the 1st inning with with 8 of the 11 in Surprise (one game as road team in Surprise)…6 of the Rang- tightness in his right elbow…he has a grade 1 UCL strain and will be out a mini- ers’ 7 wins this spring have come at Surprise Stadium, as Texas has gone 5-5-1 in mum of 4-6 weeks…LHP Martin Pérez (broken right radial head in right elbow) last 11 G at that park…Rangers have fewest wins (7), most losses (18), and low- pitched in Sunday’s ‘A’ game vs. the Angels, his 1st ‘A’ action…RHP Ronald Her- est win pct. (.280) of any MLB team this spring…current 18 losses are most since rera has right shoulder inflammation and saw some improvement after a PRP 2015 (19) and one shy of matching team’s most ever in one spring training (19 in injection but has no plans to begin a throwing program at this time…the Rangers 1991, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2015)…have yet to win 2 in a row. have 4 players in camp who are returning from ‘Tommy John’ surgery last year… the pitchers and the dates of their surgeries: (7/24/17), ELIEZER ÁLVAREZ OPTIONED / ROSTER: Earlier today, the Rangers optioned RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez 2B Eliezer Álvarez (pronouned ah-LIE-zurr) to Frisco (AA)… Álvarez was acquired LHP Joe Palumbo (4/26/17), RHP Shawn Tolleson (5/17/17), and RHP Edinson yesterday from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for cash considerations…the Vólquez (8/4/17)…Palumbo was placed on the 60-day DL on 2/23 when the club Rangers now have 43 players on the club’s spring training roster, including 11 non- formally signed RHP Jesse Chavez. roster invitees, and 3 players (Blackburn/Herrera/Palumbo) on the 60-day DL… three pitchers on the list of non-roster invitees are rehabbing from 2017 Tommy BATTING NOTES: Rangers have totaled 2 runs and 13 hits in the last 3 G…last John surgery: Chi Chi Gonzalez, Shawn Tolleson, and Edinson Volquez. 21 TEX batters have been retired in order since Juan Centeno’s HR yesterday… offense has batted .167 (21-126) with 4 runs during current 4-G losing skid, going DOWN EAST TO RECEIVE RINGS: Prior to tonight’s game in Surprise, the Rang- 2-for-18 w/ RISP…overall spring avg. has dropped from .264 to .251 during the ers will honor members of the 2017 Down East Wood Ducks, which was declared 4-G slide, lowest in Cactus League (ARI has a higher .251)…batting .188 (24-128) Carolina League Co-Champion after the finals were cancelled due to Hurricane with RISP over last 17 G to drop spring avg. w/ RISP from .306 to .239…Delino Irma…players and staff at the Rangers’ High-A affiliate last year will receive their DeShields is 1-for-8 his last 2 G to drop from .349 to .314, but has reached via H Carolina League championship rings from Rangers President of Baseball Opera- or BB in 14 of last 16 games…leads all Rangers this spring in H (16), BB (7), and tions Jon Daniels and Assistant Player Development Director Paul Kruger. R (10), posting an .848 OPS figure in 17 G…ranks among Cactus League leaders in OBP (7th, .397) and SB (T10th, 4)…Elvis Andrus has hits in 7 straight and 11 of The PBR will be at Glendale’s Gila River Arena on Friday and Satur- PBR VISIT: 12 overall, reaching safely in all 12…has has a slash line of .481/.516/.704/1.220 day, and a contingent from the organization - including a PBR bull along the 3rd in 12 contests…Adrián Beltré has hits in 6 of his 1st 9 G at .350 (7-20)…Shin- base concourse - will be at tonight’s game in Surprise…Professional Bull Riders Soo Choo is 1-for-7 his past 2 G, but has gone 12-for-his-last-32 (.375) at the Tanner Byrne, Edgar Durazo, and Alejandro Gamboa are scheduled to be in at- plate with 3 BB, 2 HR, 3 doubles, and 8 RBI, compiling a .324/.419/.568/.987 slash tendance along with PBR Entertainer Flint Rasmussen and others with the PBR line over 15 spring games…has 6 BB (T2nd on team) and 4 SO…his 8 RBI rank traveling contingent. T3rd on club…Ryan Rua has a team-high 13 RBI, T9th-most in CL…ranks T2nd CUBS WIN: The Rangers lost to the Cubs on Wednesday in Surprise, 5-1…Elvis on club w/ 6 XBH and 3 HR are tied for team lead…Nomar Mazara has multiple Andrus and Joey Gallo each had hits in the first inning…Juan Centeno’s solo HR hits in 3 of last 5 G and has reached safely via H/BB in 8 of 9 and 13 of his last in the 3rd inning provided the Rangers’ lone score in the loss, and he was also the 16 G…had 2 of club’s 3 hits Tues. at CWS…ranks T3rd on club w/ 8 RBI…has team’s final baserunner on the afternoon…it was Centeno’s 2nd long ball of the gone 9-for-25 (.360) last 9 G to rise from .261 to .313…Destin Hood in his last spring, one against each Chicago club (also 3/8 vs. CWS)…four relievers from 9 G: 7-for-19 (.368), 3 HR, 4 2B, 8 RBI, 5 R…ranks T4th in CL w/ 6 2B and has major league camp combined for 4.0 scoreless innings, as the combination of team-best 9 XBH and 25 TB…has HR in 2 of last 4 G, and his 3 HR are tied for Keone Kela, Chris Martin, Matt Bush, and José Leclerc each pitched one frame… team lead…his 11 RBI rank 2nd on club…has gone 4-for-8 w/ RISP in ‘A’ games… Leclerc has 9 strikeouts in his last 5 appearances and 7.0 innings…the 11 com- Jurickson Profar has hits in 6 of last 7 at 6-for-20 w/ a HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R…had bined strikeouts by Texas pitching matched staff’s 2nd-highest single-game total team-high 5th GIDP Tues.