Texas Rangers (36-37) at New York Yankees (40-31) RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (2-0, 4.25) vs. RHP Luis Cessa (0-1, 7.36) Game #74 • Road #35 (14-20) • Sat., June 24, 2017 • Yankee Stadium • 12:05 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / MLBN / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost the opener of this LOSING LATE: Friday was the the 6th time this season that 10-game roadtrip to NYY (0-1), CLE (4 G), and CWS (3 G) the Rangers have lost when leading in the 9th inning or later, Overall ..............................36-37 on Friday...club has lost 2 of 3 and 4 of last 6 games but has the most in the majors, one more that MIL, PIT, and WAS... won 9 of 14 beginning 6/9...Texas has also won 10 of 16, 12 it was also the MLB high 12th occasion in which Texas has Home ................................22-17 Road .................................14-20 of 23, 23 of 40, and 24 of 44…club has a 31-27 (.534) record been defeated when leading in the 7th inning or later, one beginning 4/20 after opening the year at 5-10. more than PHI...overall, it was the 19th time that the club has Standing .............. 4th, -13.0 GB • At 36-37 (.493), the Rangers are 10th in the A.L. in winning been beaten when having a lead. percentage...this is the 5th time in the last 12 days that Texas • Friday was the Rangers’ 3rd walk-off loss of 2017 (4/11 Roadtrip ................................0-1 has been one game under the .500 mark with last time 2 un- at LAA; 4/16 at SEA)...the Rangers are 4-12 in one-run One-Run .............................4-12 der .500 being 6/11 (30-32)...Texas has had a winning record games, losing the last 4 such contests since defeating OAK 2-Run ....................................6-5 just once in the last 30 days, 34-33 on 6/17...36 wins are on 5/13...club is tied with DET and NYY for A.L.’s most one- the team’s fewest through 73 games since 2014 (35-38/35- run losses...Texas is now winless in 7 one-run road decisions HR ....................................31-27 No HR.................................5-10 39) and 2nd fewest beginning 2009...club was 47-26/47-27 in 2017...team’s last victory on the road decided by one run in 2016. was on 9/13/16 vs. HOU. White ................................16-10 • Team has been season-high 3 G above .500 twice, last on • Rangers are now 3-3 in extra innings, 2-2 on the road. w/ Blue ................................6-2 5/21 (24-21), and was a 2017 high 7 games under .500 (13- w/ Red ..............................10-8 20) on 5/8...season best 10-G win streak from 5/9-19 was Friday’s 1st MLB match- Gray ..................................12-10 IT HAD HAPPENED ONLY ONCE: Alt. Blue ..............................3-10 4th-longest in franchise history, 2nd-longest in MLB in 2017 up between Yu Darvish (7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 10 K) and Masahiro Blue Home .........................2-1 (11-HOU, 5/25-6/6). Tanaka (8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 9 K) produced a game that had oc- Blue Road ..........................1-9 curred just once previously in major league history...accord- Alt. Red (all home) ...............1-4 IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers dropped to 4th place last ing to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was just the 2nd time since Special ..................................4-3 night, one percentage point behind LAA (.494 to .493)...is the 1893, when the current mound distance to home plate went Last 5 Games .......................2-3 1st time team has been as low as 4th since 6/10...days in into effect. that both starting pitchers allowed no runs and 3 Last 10 Games .....................5-5 each place in ‘17 (alone or tied): 1st-0 days, 2nd-24, 3rd-18, or fewer hits with at least 9 strikeouts...the Texas franchise 4th-27, 5th-13…club has lost 7.5 games in the standings the was also involved in the other game...on 8/26/68 (Game 2 of Come From Behind Wins ...... 18 Losses After Lead ................. 19 last 32 days (5.5 to 13.0 GB), as current 13.0 G deficit match- DH), Washington’s Frank Bertaina (11.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 9 K) and es largest since 6/11 (-13.0 GB)…season-high 15.5 G deficit Minnesota’s Jim Perry (9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 9 K) squared off at Score First ........................32-15 after off day 6/5, team’s greatest at any point since the end of RFK Stadium...the Senators won, 1-0 in 13 innings. Opp. Score First ...............13-22 the 2014 season (21.0 GB). QUIET ON THE OFFENSE: After produced 11 runs, 11 hits, Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format ON THE ROAD: Texas has lost its last 2 away contests after and 4 homers on Thursday, Texas was held to 4 singles last a 6-game winning streak...prior to this 6-2 span, the club had night, matching its fewest hits over the last 40 games (6th vs. AL West ....... 8-7/7-12/15-19 won just 6 of its previous 17 away contests...the Rangers’ time)...it was just the 2nd time the club had been held without vs. AL Central .......... 5-5/2-1/7-6 .412 (14-20) road winning percentage ranks 10th in the A.L. an extra base hit in 2017 (4/18 at OAK)...the Rangers’ string vs. AL East ............ 3-4/1-6/4-10 Interleague ............ 6-1/4-1/10-2 and is the team’s lowest away percentage through 34 games of consecutive games with a HR was snapped at 16, which since 2007 at .294 (10-24/11-24)...club was 19-15/20-15 in matched the majors’ 2nd longest steak in 2017. Series .......... 6-5-2/4-6-1/10-11-3 2016. • Last night was the 1st time that Texas has scored its lone Series Openers...........7-6/5-7/12-13 • Texas has won consecutive road series after a 5-1 roadtrip run of game on a passed ball since 7/9/89, a 7-1 loss at OAK. Series Finales ............6-6/7-5/13-11 Rubber Games ........ 1-2/2-2/3-4 to WAS (3-0) and HOU (2-1)...club was 2-6-1 in season’s 1st 9 road series. ELVIS ANDRUS had 2 of Texas’ 4 hits on Friday and has hit Lead after 6 ..... 14-4/10-6/24-10 • The Rangers’ .219 team road average is the lowest in the safely in his last 5 games at 7-for-22...he is T8th in the A.L. Lead after 7 ....... 17-4/10-2/27-6 major leagues (SD-.223). with 83 hits and 25 multi-hit games, both team highs...Andrus Lead after 8 ........18-3/11-1/29-4 recorded his A.L. best 6th steal of 3rd base on Friday and his Trail after 6 .........4-11/2-11/6-22 VERSUS NEW YORK: The Rangers have lost 3 straight over 58 steals of 3B since 2009 are T2nd in MLB (Rajai Davis-98; Trail after 7 ........ 2-12/1-15/3-27 2 seasons to the Yankees since a victory on 6/28/16 at Yan- Billy Hamilton-58)...he is 2nd in A.L. overall with 18 SB. Trail after 8 ........ 2-12/2-17/4-29 kee Stadium...Texas is 16-13 (.552) vs. NYY since the start of 2013, the 2nd best winning percentage of any A.L. club WALKS AND STRIKEOUTS: Friday was 2nd time in 2017 Tied after 6 .............. 4-2/2-3/6-5 Tied after 7 .............. 3-1/3-3/6-4 against the Yankees in that span to OAK at .636 (21-12)...the that Texas pitchers have not allowed a walk (5/18 vs. PHI)... Tied after 8 .............. 2-2/1-2/3-4 Rangers were just 27-48 vs. NYY from 2004-12...Texas has it was the 7th game in team history with 14+ strikeouts and lost its last 3 games at Yankee Stadium but is 8-7 here the zero walks, 1st since 9/19/15 vs. SEA (14)...the 14 K’s last Decided 7th/later.........8-7/4-9/12-16 last 4 years...in the all-time series, NYY leads, 260-195 over- night tied Rangers’ season high (4/20 vs. KC; 6/10 at WAS). Shutouts ........................... 1-0/2-1/3-1 Decided final AB .......5-5/2-5/7-10 all, 149-83 in New York, and 21-13 at new Yankee Stadium. Walk-off games ....................4-3 • Texas has split its last 6 games vs. the A.L. East but is 4-10 IN THE BULLPEN: Texas relievers had worked 12.2 score- overall in that division, 1-6 on the road. less innings in last 4 games before Matt Bush issued 9th in- ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST ning HR on Friday...Bush also allowed last bullpen’s runs, 2 Rank HR Player PLAYING FIRST PLACE TEAMS: With the Yankees holding in 9th on 6/19...still, relievers have a 2.15 ERA (7 ER/29.1 IP) 35 462 Jose Canseco 1st place by percentage points over Boston entering play on over last 8 G to drop season ERA from 4.54 to 4.25...team 462 Adam Dunn Friday, this marked the 3rd consecutive road series in which has converted just 2 of its last 7 save tries and season’s 44% 37 453 Miguel Cabrera the Rangers have played a division leader at the time of the (11-25) save percentage is 2nd lowest in MLB (PHI-43.5%)..