Toronto Blue Jays (69-55) at Texas Rangers (64-59) LHP Mark Buehrle (13-6, 3.45) vs. LHP Derek Holland (1-1, 3.68) Game #124 • Home #59 (28-30) • Tues., Aug. 25, 2015 • Globe Life Park • 7:05 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1540 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers beat the Tigers 4-2 on 2ND HALF BATS: The Rangers are batting .274 (330-1203) Sunday to win 3 of 4 in the weekend road trip to Detroit... in 35 games since the All-Star break, 3rd-highest in the ma- Overall ..............................64-59 club has won 3 straight, 9 of 11, 15 of 20, and 18 of its last jors behind only BOS (.288) and ARI (.277)...club is also hit- 24 games...had a 5-game win streak, 8/13-17, 2nd-longest ting .286 (76-267) w/ RISP since break, 4th-best in MLB...it Home ................................28-30 Road .................................36-29 by the Rangers in 2015 (7 G, 5/20-26)…team is 14-7 (.667) is a 56-point improvement from the club’s pre-break fi gure of in August, 3rd-highest win pct. in the A.L. and higher than its .230 (157-682) with RISP, which was 4th-lowest in the A.L. Standing ............... 2nd, -3.5 GB win total for the entire month of July (10)…have gone 21-10 and 7th-lowest in MLB. (.677) beginning 7/21, 2nd in A.L. and T3rd in MLB in that • Texas is slated to face a left-handed starter tonight for the Road Trip ..............................3-1 span, and team’s 22-13 (.629) record since the All-Star break 3rd straight game...Texas has won 8 straight games start- One-Run ...........................22-19 is 3rd in A.L. (TOR-.727, 24-9; KC-.632, 24-14) and T5th in ed by left-handed pitchers dating back to 7/30...the Rang- 2-Run ................................15-10 MLB…club is 52-41 starting 5/10 and 56-43 since 5/4…the ers are batting .312 (64-205) vs. left-handed pitchers since Rangers are 5 games above the .500 mark for the fi rst time 8/1, 3rd-highest in the majors behind BOS (.365, 96-263) HR ....................................49-24 No HR...............................14-36 since 6/20 (37-32) and are seeking to match the club’s high and NYM (.317, 82-259)...the Rangers had batted .238 (311- water mark of 6 games over .500 for the fi rst time since 6/19 1307) vs. LHP from Opening Day through 7/31, 2nd-lowest White ................................22-22 (twice, last 37-31) with a win tonight...team was a season average in the A.L. Gray ..................................14-13 high 8 games under .500 on 5/3 (8-16)...after 123 G, Texas Alt. Blue ............................20-20 was 47-76 in 2014 and 71-52 in 2013. PITCHING OF LATE: Texas pitchers have allowed 4-runs-or- Blue Home .........................0-4 Blue Road ......................20-16 less in 10 straight, longest run since 12 in a row 4/10-22/12, Alt. Red (all home) ...............6-5 THE MATCHUP: The Rangers and Blue Jays enter this and staff’s 2.63 ERA (26 ER/89.0 IP) during the current Camo Road ..........................1-0 week’s series as two of the top clubs in the A.L. since the 8-2 span is 3rd-lowest in MLB behind HOU (1.86) and PIT Stars Home...........................0-1 All-Star break...some notes on the matchup: (2.03)...pitching staff has also allowed just 4 HR in the last 10 Powder Blue Road................1-0 ---The clubs own 2 of the top 6 records in MLB since the G, fewest in any 10-G span since April 2014. Last 5 Games .......................4-1 All-Star break (TOR, 1st: 24-9, .727; TEX, T5th: 22-13, .629) • The Texas bullpen has a 2.22 ERA (7 ER/28.1 IP) over Last 10 Games .....................8-2 --Since the break, the Blue Jays (1st. 5.58 R/G) and Rangers that same span, 4th-lowest in the A.L. and 5th-lowest in the (4th, 5.09 R/G) have been top of MLB’s top 4 scoring offens- majors...since 8/1 (the fi rst day Jake Diekman and Sam Dys- Come From Behind Wins ...... 22 Losses After Lead ................. 24 es...the Rangers on were both on the active roster), the Texas bullpen has a --The Rangers have gone 12-2 (.857) at home since 7/29, 3.25 ERA (22 ER/61.0 IP), this after the club had a 6.38 ERA Score First ........................49-17 the highest home win percentage in the A.L. over that span (34 ER/48.0 IP) in the fi rst 14 G out of the All-Star break, Opp. Score First ...............15-42 (T2nd in MLB)...this after Texas had the lowest home win pct. 2nd-highest in the majors in that span. in MLB this season through the games of 7/28...the Blue Jays Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format have the major’s top road record in that span, going 7-1. TOLLEY AT 25: Shawn Tolleson recorded his 25th save of BEST RECORDS IN MLB SINCE JULY 21 the season on Sunday...Tolleson has converted 25 of 26 vs. AL West ... 8-16/12-13/20-29 Club Record Pct (96.2%) save opportunities this season, the fi rst 26 save vs. AL Central ...... 7-6/9-7/16-13 Toronto 22-8 .733 chances of his career...Tolleson also has 5 victories to be- vs. AL East ...........8-3/11-6/19-9 Interleague .............. 5-5/4-3/9-8 Chicago-NL 23-9 .719 come just 8th Texas reliever with at least 5 wins and 25 saves Texas 21-10 .677 in a season...he is the 2nd Texas reliever to accomplish the Series ..........8-9-2/9-8-4/17-17-6 Pittsburgh 21-10 .677 feat in the last 15 seasons, last by Joe Nathan in 2013 (43 Series Openers...... 9-10/12-9/21-19 St. Louis 21-11 .656 saves and 6 wins). Series Finales .....9-10/10-10/19-20 Rubber Games ......3-4/2-6/5-10 IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers enter play today in 2nd MITCH MORELAND had a go-ahead, 2-run double on Sun- Lead after 6 .......25-4/24-4/49-8 place in the A.L. West for a 3rd straight day...team is 3.5 day in Detroit that put Texas ahead for good in the contest... Lead after 7 .......24-3/24-3/48-6 games behind 1st-place Houston, the club’s smallest defi cit in entering the at-bat, Moreland was 0-for-his-last-10...accord- Lead after 8 .......25-2/28-1/53-3 the division since 8/17 (-3.0)…Rangers have not had a defi cit ing to Elias, every batting qualifi er in the major leagues has Trail after 6 ........ 3-23/5-23/8-46 of less than 3 G since 6/20 (-2.5)...club spent 55 straight days had at least one streak of ten consecutive at-bats without a Trail after 7 ........ 1-24/4-23/5-47 in 3rd place from 6/28-8/21...team has lost ground just twice hit this season (Moreland has had two of them), but More- Trail after 8 ........ 1-24/2-24/3-48 in the last 18 days and have gained 4.5 games in the division land is one of only nine qualifi ers who have not had a hitless over the last 21 days. streak of more than ten at-bats this year (also Prince Fielder). Tied after 6 .............. 2-3/5-2/7-5 Tied after 7 .............5-3/6-3/11-6 • Texas has sole possession of the 2nd A.L. Wild Card spot Tied after 8 .............. 4-4/4-4/8-8 for a 3rd straight day...prior to Sunday, club had not held one MIKE NAPOLI hit his 2nd home run as a Ranger on Sunday of the top 2 spots in the Wild Card standings since 6/17... and is batting .341 (14-41) with 4 home runs and 9 RBI vs. Decided 7th/later.......8-8/11-9/19-17 team trails the Wild Card-leading Blue Jays/Yankees by 4.5 lefties since 7/12...his 4 HR vs. southpaws are tied for 4th- Shutouts ........................... 1-1/5-6/6-7 Decided fi nal AB .....8-6/6-7/14-13 games...the Rangers hold a 1.5 game lead over the Angels most in the majors in that span...he has hit safely in 4 straight Walk-off games ....................6-6 and Twins in the WC standings. starts, going 7-for-14 (.500) with a 2B, 2 HR, and 3 RBI. SERIES STUFF: Rangers are 7-2-1 in last 10 series beg. CHRIS GIMENEZ homered on Sunday to match his ca- ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rank HR Player 7/20…club is 8-9-2 in home series in 2015…Texas went 0-5- reer high from his rookie campaign in 2009...Texas is 9-2 in 49 414 Darrell Evans 1 in 1st 6 home series, 8-4-1 since…4-0-1 in last 5 home games started by Gimenez this season and the Rangers staff 50 412 Alfonso Soriano series, this after losing 4 in a row.