Minnesota Twins (9-10) at Texas Rangers (9-11) RHP Ervin Santana (3-0, 0.64) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (0-1, 2.38) Game #21 • Home #12 (6-5) • Tues., April 25, 2017 • 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 Twins last night, 3-2, ELVIS ANDRUS recorded his 5th stolen base of the season snapping a season-best 4-G win streak…club has still won last night, T5th-most in the A.L…marks his most steals in Overall ................................ 9-11 4 of 5 and 5 of last 8, but are 5-6 beginning 4/14…team is April since 2014 (9), most in any month since 7 SB last Au- 4-1 on this 10-G, 11-day homestand against KC (4-0), MIN gust…Andrus now has 246 career steals, most in Rangers Home ....................................6-5 Road .....................................3-6 (0-1), and LAA (3 G) that includes an off day on Thursday… history and 4th-most in MLB since 2009 (314-Rajai Davis; Rangers have gone 9-8 since dropping all 3 G in the sea- 281-Michael Bourn; 268-Jacoby Ellsbury), and just 4 shy of Standing ................ 3rd, -4.5 GB son-opening series vs. CLE…at 9-11 (.450), Rangers have the 250 mark. 5th-lowest win pct. in the A.L., and 9 wins are T4th-fewest in Homestand ...........................4-1 league…Texas matched high point at one game under .500 JOEY GALLO singled and walked last night, as he has now One-Run ...............................2-5 with Sunday’s win (9-10, also 4-5 on 4/13), and could match reached safely via H/BB in 6 straight games…he is the only 2-Run ....................................0-1 that high point again with a victory tonight…team was 10-10 A.L. player with at least 6 HR and 15 RBI in 2017, although 8 at this point in 2016, 7-13 in 2015…after 21 G, Texas was N.L. players have reached both of those marks…last Ranger HR ........................................7-7 No HR...................................2-4 11-10 in 2016 and 7-14 in 2015. to do it in April was Nelson Cruz (6 HR/19 RBI) in 2013… • The Rangers are 4.5 games back in the A.L. West behind Gallo is also the only player in the A.L.’s top 4 in both AB/RBI White ....................................4-3 division leader HOU…largest deficit of season was 5.0 G ratio (2nd, 4.3) and AB/HR ratio (4th, 10.7). w/ Blue ................................2-0 from 4/19-21…club gained ground in the division following w/ Red ................................2-3 Saturday night’s win for just the 5th time all season and 1st Martin Perez took the loss last night despite Gray ......................................3-3 C’EST LA VIE: Alt. Blue ................................1-4 time since 4/13…club is alone in 3rd place for a 4th straight a quality start, joining just 4 other ML pitchers with multiple Blue Home .........................1-1 day, matching highest standing all season. losses in quality starts in 2017: 3-SF’s Madison Bumgarner, Blue Road ..........................0-3 2-Perez/ARI’s Patrick Corbin/PIT’s Ivan Nova/CWS’ Jose Alt. Red (all home) ...............1-1 SERIES STUFF: Texas has gone 3-3-0 in 1st 6 series of Quintana…Yu Darvish (1) is the only other Texas starter with Throwback ............................0-0 ‘17…club swept last weekend’s 4-G series after dropping such a defeat in ‘17, and the 2 QS defeats match Perez’s Last 5 Games .......................4-1 back-to-back series to end previous road trip…team is 1-2-0 single-season high (also 2 in 2015 and 2016). Last 10 Games .....................5-5 in series after losing the opener, lone win 4/11-13 at LAA. HIGH QUALITY: With the outing by Martin Perez last night, Come From Behind Wins ........ 3 Losses After Lead ................... 6 AT HOME: Texas is 6-5 at home, winning 5 of 6 and 6 of last the Texas rotation has made 5 consecutive quality starts to 8 in Arlington, this after going 0-3 in season-opening series open the homestand, this after 7 QS in club’s 1st 15 con- Score First ............................7-5 vs. CLE…this is the 2nd straight year for Texas to drop its 1st tests…Rangers’ 12 QS are tied with KC for most in the A.L., Opp. Score First ...................2-6 home series of season and win each of its next 2 (won next T2nd-most in MLB (17-WAS). 11 series in 2016)…Texas is slated to play 15 of its 24 April Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format games in Arlington…since start of ‘16, Rangers’ 59-33 (.641) HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?: The rotation’s current 3.12 ERA record at home is best in A.L. and 3rd-best in MLB to CHC ranks 2nd in MLB to KC’s 2.61…this is just the 10th date in vs. AL West ............. 2-1/3-6/5-7 (.678, 61-29) and LAD (.648, 59-32). club history for the Texas starters ERA to be as low as 3.12 vs. AL Central .......... 4-4/0-0/4-4 through 20-or-more games of a season…each of those 10 vs. AL East .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 Interleague .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 VS. MINNESOTA: The Rangers have lost 3 straight, 6 of 7, dates have come in the last 6 seasons: 2012 (1), 2013 (5), and 9 of last 12 vs. Twins…are 2-6 vs. MIN since start of 2016 (3), and 2017 (1). Series ..............2-1-0/1-2-0/3-3-0 2016, out-scored 65-32 in those games…Texas has still gone Series Openers............... 2-2/1-2/3-4 21-17 vs. MIN since the start of 2012…in Arlington, Rangers NO LONG BALLS: Last night marked the 2nd time over the Series Finales ................2-1/1-2/3-3 Rubber Games ........ 1-0/1-1/2-1 have lost 3 straight and 5 of 6, but have gone 11-9 at GLPIA 1st 5 G of this homestand (also Thurs. vs. KC) for no home dating to 7/7/12 and are 16-13 here since start of 2010… runs to be hit by either club, this after there had been HR Lead after 6 ............. 4-2/3-2/7-4 the Rangers hold a slight 266-265 advantage in the all-time in 24 consecutive reg. season games in this park dating to Lead after 7 ............. 4-2/3-1/7-3 series with leads of 148-122 in Arlington and 62-51 at Globe 8/29/16…there have been 9 HR, however, in the 3 G in be- Lead after 8 ............. 4-1/3-1/7-2 Life Park…teams’ other series will be a 4-game set at Target tween those 2 contests, and Globe Life Park in Arlington con- Trail after 6 .............. 0-3/0-3/0-6 Field, 8/3-6. tinues to rate among MLB’s best parks in HR/G (T7th, 2.55), Trail after 7 .............. 0-3/0-4/0-7 Trail after 8 .............. 0-3/0-4/0-7 YOU ARE HERE: Through the 1st 20 games of the season, TOUGH DRAW: Tonight, Andrew Cashner will continue his the Rangers rank among the A.L.’s best in HR (1st, 28) and season-opening run of facing some of the American League’s Tied after 6 .............. 2-0/0-1/2-1 Tied after 7 .............. 2-0/0-1/2-1 runs (4th, 88), and have a .244 avg. with RISP that rates 6th top early-season starters…with his matchup against Ervin Tied after 8 .............. 2-1/0-1/2-2 in the A.L. and 17th in MLB…team also has the 3rd-lowest Santana tonight, Cashner will have pitched against 3 of the batting average in MLB (.211) and 5th-lowest OBP (.289)… A.L.’s top 8 in ERA entering today: Santana (1st, 0.64), Dan- Decided 7th/later............. 2-2/0-3/2-5 as the pitching staff has improved of late, the offensive num- ny Duffy (4th, 1.32), and James Paxton (8th, 1.78)…Cashner Shutouts ........................... 1-0/1-1/2-1 Decided final AB .........2-2/0-2/2-4 bers have slowed…a look below at stats for the 1st 9 G vs. is still seeking his 1st run support from the offense after none Walk-off games ....................2-2 last 11 G, both spans in which TEX was a game under .500. in 2 starts/11.1 IP. RANGERS IN 2017 ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Span W-L ERA Sv/SvOpp Avg. R/G HR/G RISP SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE: Ervin Santana enters to- Rank HR Player Games 1-9 4-5 4.32 1/4 .240 6.0 2.0 .277 night’s game with the lowest ERA (0.64) and WHIP (0.607) of 37 452 Carl Yastrzemski Games 11-20 5-6 3.11 1/3 .186 3.1 0.9 .214 any MLB pitcher with 3+ starts this season…his 11 losses vs. 38 449 Jeff Bagwell TEX are tied w/ CLE for most against any club…he also has • The offense’s current 11-G streak of posting 9-or-fewer hits 449 Vladimir Guerrero a career 5.57 ERA vs.