Texas Rangers (37-45) at Baltimore Orioles (43-39) RHP Nick Martinez (1-5, 4.65) vs. LHP T.J. (0-1, 2.70) Game #83 • Road #42 (19-22) • Tues., July 1, 2014 • Oriole Park at Camden Yards • 6:05 p.m. CDT • FSSW / 103.3 FM / 1540 AM WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost to the Orioles 7-1 last night and BELTRE SELECTED RANGERS PLAYER OF MONTH: Adrian Beltre has are 0-1 on this 7-game, 7-day road trip to Baltimore (0-1) and New York-NL been selected as the Rangers June Player of the Month by writers and (3 G)…Texas has lost 2 straight and 11 of 14, going 23-36 since 4/25… broadcasters that cover the team on a regular basis…it is the 6th time in those spans include a season-high 8-game losing streak from June 17-26, the last 11 months (beg. Aug. 2012) that he has won award, 7th time over- club’s longest drought since dropping 8 in a row from 8/8-16/05…current all…his 7 monthly awards ties Alex Rodriguez (7) for most by any Ranger record marks Rangers’ fewest wins thru 82 games since 2007 (34-48/35- since the award began in 1998, ahead of a trio with 6: Josh Hamilton, 48 after 83 games), as club had been .500-or-better in all 6 seasons in the Rafael Palmeiro, and Michael Young. interim…club has matched season low at 8 games under .500 (also 35-43 • Beltre finished June with a .392 (38-97) average, 2nd in the A.L. (Jose after Thurs. loss), first times to be 8-under at any point in any season since Altuve-.411) and 4th in MLB…it is the 5th-highest June average in Rangers a 10-18 record on 4/30/08…last time at 9-under was 4/29/08 (9-18)…club history (50+ AB), the highest figure by a Ranger since Josh Hamilton hit has been at .500 or below for 22 straight days since last winning mark on .395 (34-86) in April 2012…he also ranked T3rd in MLB for the month in 6/6 at 31-30…has been season-high 6 games over .500 twice. both hits (38) and RBI (22) in June. • Texas has gone 2-6-1 in last 9 series entering this 4-game set…Texas • Beltre’s June was just the 7th individual month in Rangers history for a has gone 3-1-0 in 4-game series this season and are 6-1-3 in last 10 series player to hit as high as .392 while posting 22-or-more RBI…since Rafael of exactly 4 games. Palmeiro did it in May 1999 (.404 w/ 26 RBI), the only Ranger to do it be- sides Beltre was Josh Hamilton in both June 2010 (.454 w/ 31 RBI) and STANDINGS: Texas has been in 4th place for 15 straight and 27 of the last April 2012 (.395 w/ 25 RBI). 28 days beginning 6/3…the club has not been as low as 4th place this late • The .392 figure is the highest monthly average of Beltre’s career, a mark in the season since the end of 2007 (4th)…the Rangers have dropped 7.0 he had just set with a .381 average in Aug. 2013…in fact, 3 of Beltre’s 4 games in the standings the last 14 days to double their deficit from 7.0 to highest averages in a single month have come in the last 8 months, and 5 a season-high 14.0 games (2nd straight day) behind the division-leading of his 6 best have come since Sept. 2011. A’s, the team’s largest deficit at any point in a season since the end of 2008 • Beltre is 5-for-his-last-5 with RISP and 7-for-last-11, now hitting .345 w/ (21.0 GB)…it has been 14 days since Rangers last gained ground in the RISP for the year, 3rd-best in the A.L. West by beating Oakland on 6/16…currently sit 2.0 games ahead of the HIGHEST AVERAGES IN A SINGLE MONTH BY ADRIAN BELTRE Astros (-16.0 GB)…Texas had not previously trailed by as many as 14.0 Minimum 50 plate appearances games this early in a season since 2007 (14.5 GB through 56 G). Avg. Month Avg. Month .392 June 2014 .3761 May 2013 ON ROAD: Rangers have dropped a season-high 6 straight on the road to .381 Aug. 2013 .374 Sept. 2011 fall to 19-22 in ‘14, season-high 3 games under .500 on the road…current .3762 June 2010 .369 July 2013 drought is longest road losing streak since 6 straight, 8/7-19/2010…last longer road drought was 7 games, 4/18-24/08…Texas has dropped 9 of BELTRE AND THE BIRDS: Adrian Beltre has gone 8-for-15 (.533) with 3 last 13 away from home after opening year with a 15-13 mark. HR, 6 RBI, and 4 runs in 4 G vs. Baltimore in 2014, multiple hits in 3 of the • Texas ranks 4th in A.L. and 5th in the majors with a .266 road batting 4 contests…over his last 12 games against the Orioles, Beltre is batting average (BAL-.276), hitting .236 (127-539) last 16 road games beg. 5/27 to .458 (22-48) with 9 HR and 18 RBI…he has 3 different multi-HR games vs. drop season figure from .285…club is averaging 3.18 R/G (51 R) in last 16 O’s in that span, all 5-RBI contests…since the start of 2011 (or spanning road contests after averaging 4.96 R/G in first 25 away tilts. his Rangers career), Beltre is hitting .384 (38-99) with 13 HR and 29 RBI in 24 games vs. Baltimore…Beltre’s 13 HR vs. BAL since start of ‘11 are JUNE WRAP: Rangers finished June with a 9-17 record for the month, first T2nd-most by any opposing player to only TOR’s Edwin Encarnacion (17). single-digits win total in a full month since going 9-14 in July 2012…club’s .346 win pct. for the month was lowest since going 9-20 (.310) in May CHIRINOS HITS TOO: Robinson Chirinos had one of the Rangers’ 4 hits 2007…after going 15-12 in April, team has seen back-to-back months with last night and is 6-for-12 with a HR, 2 doubles, and 2 RBI his last 4 games… a sub-.500 record, first time with consecutive losing months since Aug./ Chirinos leads the majors with 19 caught stealings, 2 more than CLE’s Yan Sept. 2009 and April 2010…team’s 4.97 ERA for the month was 2nd-high- Gomes, and he ranks 2nd among qualifying MLB catchers by throwing out est in MLB (COL-6.48), highest by Rangers since a 5.07 figure in Sept. 46.3% of runners trying to steal (19 of 41)…only catcher ahead of him in 2009. percentage is STL’s Yadier Molina (48.5%, 16 of 33)…Chirinos has thrown out 4 of last 6 attempted base stealers and 14 of last 26…is tied for lead BACK TO BALTIMORE: Rangers are 1-3 against the O’s in ‘14 with 3 among ML catchers in pickoffs (3), most in a season by a Ranger Ivan meetings remaining…club’s lone win this season on 6/5 in Arlington Rodriguez in 2002 (7). snapped a 7-game losing streak vs. Baltimore…prior to the current 1-8 stretch against O’s that began on 7/10/13, Rangers had gone 12-2 from FACING LEFTIES: With T.J. McFarland starting for the O’s tonight, Tex- start of 2011 thru 7/9/13…have lost season series in 2 of last 4 years, but as is slated to face 3 left-handed starters over the next 4 contests (also are still 13-10 vs. O’s since start of 2011 and have 45-37 lead since start Wei-Yin Chen on Thursday and Jonathon Niese on Friday in New York)… of 2005…Texas split a 4-game series in Baltimore last year, winning first Rangers are 9-12 against LH starters this season, losing 6 of last 8, but 2 G by scoring 8 runs in each, and losing last 2 G by scoring one run in have gone 6-4 when facing lefty starters on the road…in fact, the only lefty each…at Camden Yards, have won 7 of 11, going 14-10 at this park begin- starters to earn wins in Texas road games were Dallas Keuchel (CG SHO ning 8/10/08…Baltimore leads all-time series 243-194-1, including leads of on 5/13 in HOU) and Tommy Milone on 6/17 in OAK. 121-98 in Baltimore and 54-52-1 at Camden Yards…O’s also won the 2012 • The Rangers own a .278 (194-699) average vs.lefty pitchers this season, A.L. Wild Card Game in Arlington. best in the A.L. and 3rd in MLB behind only COL (.285) and WAS (.282). • Texas is 5-11 vs. A.L. East in 2014, 2-5 on the road, losing 7 of last 9 overall against the East. NO CLUTCH NEEDED: Both teams went 0-for-6 with RISP last night…it marked the first time for Texas to allow 7+ runs while holding the opposition LEONYS WALKS: Leonys Martin drew one of the Rangers’ 2 walks last hitless with RISP since 9/27/12 vs.