Houston Astros (41-25) at Texas Rangers (27-40) LHP Dallas Keuchel (3-8, 4.13) vs. LHP Matt Moore (1-5, 7.47) Game #68 • Home #36 (13-22) • Sun., June 10, 2018 • Globe Life Park in Arlington • 2:05 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers fell to the Astros last ALBERTO ACTIVE: Prior to today’s game, the Rangers night, 4-3, and club is 2-3 on this 6-game, 6-day homestand placed RHP Doug Fister on the 10-day disabled list, retroac- Overall ..............................27-40 against OAK (2-0) and HOU (0-3)…team has lost 3 straight, tive to Saturday, with right knee strain and recalled infielder 4 of 6, and 6 of last 9 G…are still 9-9 in last 18 G…have gone Hanser Alberto (#2) from Triple-A Round Rock...Alberto will Home ................................13-22 Road .................................14-18 11-16 since 5/12. be in his 2nd stint with the Rangers this season, as he went • At 27-40 (.403), the Rangers have the 4th-lowest winning 1-for-8 in 3 games/starts for the club 5/15-6/1. Standing .............. 5th, -14.5 GB percentage in the A.L. and 6th-lowest in MLB (ahead of BAL, KC, CIN, CWS, MIA)…the 27 wins are the team’s fewest BIG LEAGUE CHOO: Shin-Soo Choo had 3 walks last night Homestand ...........................2-3 through 67 games since 2007 (24542/25-43). to extend his ML-best active on-base streak to 25 games… One-Run ...............................7-6 • Texas has been under the .500 mark since a season best the streak is T3rd-longest in the A.L. this season (DET’s 2-Run ....................................6-8 1-1 on 3/30…club has matched its season-high at 13-under Jeimer Candelario-28; BOS’ J.D. Martinez-26; TB’s C.J. .500 mark (also 18-31 on 5/21)…longest win streak of 2018 Cron-25)…it is also the longest streak by a Texas batter since HR ....................................21-26 No HR.................................6-14 is 3 games, 4/25-28…team had a season-long 5-G losing Robinson Chirinos reached safely in 28 straight games, 8/8- streak, 4/8-13. 9/16/17…the streak has propelled Choo into the A.L.’s top 10 White ..................................5-12 in OBP this season, as he now ranks 9th at .378...during the w/ Blue ..............................3-10 IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers are season-high 14.5 GB streak Choo has batted .319/.470/.560/1.031 (29-91). w/ Red ................................2-2 of division-leading SEA for the 2nd straight day, just 3rd time • Choo has reached via walk in 6 straight (8 total walks), the Gray ......................................4-9 Alt. Blue ............................15-18 in last 15 seasons with a deficit so large as early as 6/9 (6/2 2nd-longest streak of his career...his career-best 9-G walk Blue Home .........................6-9 in 2007, 6/4 in 2017)…club had been between 11.5 and 13.5 streak was last month from 5/21-29...the 9-G streak is still Blue Road ..........................9-9 GB for 19 straight days from 5/21-6/7…club has still gained tied with KC’s Jorge Soler for longest in MLB this season. Alt. Red (all home) ...............2-1 ground 4x in the last 12 days…current deficit of 14.5 GB is • Since 2010, Choo has 21 games with 3+ walks, T4th-most Throwback ............................1-0 T4th largest in the majors…club has been in 5th place in the among active players (55-Joey Votto; 31-Paul Goldschmidt; Last 5 Games .......................2-3 A.L. West for the last 62 days and in either 4th or 5th place for 24-Carlos Santana). Last 10 Games .....................4-6 72 of the 73 days this season (T2nd following win on 3/30). • Choo has 26 walks in his last 21 games dating back to 5/18, 7 more than any other ML player in that span. Come From Behind Wins ...... 11 Losses After Lead ................. 14 THE FINALE: Texas is 3-7-1 in 11 series at home this sea- son, including 3-1-1 in last 4 after dropping each of 1st 6… HEAVY TRAFFIC: The Rangers had 20 batters reach safely Score First ........................19-12 club needs a win today to avoid getting swept in a 4-G series in last night’s contest on 10 walks, 5 HBP, and 5 hits...ac- Opp. Score First .................8-28 for the 1st time since 7/17-20/17 at BAL...team has not been cording to baseball-reference.com, Texas is just the 6th team swept in a 4-G series at home since 7/10-13/14 vs. LAA... since 1908 to have 20+ batters reach safely and 5-or-fewer Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format club has never been swept in a series of 4 G by the Astros... hits in a 9-inning game...the last ML team was the Astros (14 overall, team is 2-2-2 in last 6 series after going 3-10-2 in 1st BB, 2 HBP, 5 H) on 4/29/00 at MIL. vs. AL West ..... 5-13/9-10/14-23 15…team recorded its 1st sweep of the season by going 2-0 • The 10 walks by Texas batters last night were the most by vs. AL Central .......... 4-3/2-5/6-8 vs. OAK this week, also team’s 1st series win against an A.L. the club in a 9-inning game since an 11-10 win on 7/6/08 at vs. AL East .............. 4-6/3-3/7-9 Interleague .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 West club since 4/13-15 at HOU. BAL..the Rangers now have 126 walks in their last 29 games dating back to 5/9, 2nd-most over the majors in that span to Series ............3-7-1/2-5-3/5-12-4 AT HOME: The Rangers have gone 13-22 (.371) in Arling- the Chicago Cubs (135). Series Openers.............3-8/2-8/5-16 ton this season, 4th-lowest win pct. in A.L. and 7th-lowest in • The 5 HBP for Texas batters set a franchise record...the Series Finales ..............5-5/3-7/8-12 Rubber Games ........ 2-1/1-4/3-5 MLB…despite losing 3 straight and 4 of 6 in Arlington, team Rangers were the 1st ML team to get plunked 5 times in a has won 6 of 11, 7 of 13, and 8 of last 15 at home, this after game since STL on 8/23/17 vs. SD. Lead after 6 ........... 9-3/9-1/18-4 opening year at 5-15…the overall 13-22 mark is the slow- • According to baseball-reference.com, Texas is the only Lead after 7 ........10-1/11-1/21-2 est 35-G start at home in club history (previously 14-21 in team since 1908 to have 10 walks and 5 HBP in a game. Lead after 8 ........11-0/10-0/21-0 1977/2001)…team needs a win today to match the slowest Trail after 6 ........ 2-16/3-15/5-31 36-G home start in club history (14-22 in 1977/2001). FEW FREEBIES: The Texas pitching staff has issued Trail after 7 ........ 0-19/2-15/2-34 • Over 19 home games since the start of May, the Rang- 3-or-fewer walks in 20 straight games, longest streak in MLB Trail after 8 ........ 0-19/1-18/1-37 ers are averaging 1.74 HR/G (4th in MLB to CLE-1.94, BAL- this season and longest in club history (prev. 18 G, 6/18- 1.92, BOS-1.90) and 5.11 R/G (T6th in MLB, 3rd in A.L. to 7/7/11)…last longer streak in MLB was 21 G by WAS, 6/16- Tied after 6 .............. 2-3/2-2/4-5 Tied after 7 .............. 3-2/1-2/4-4 CLE-7.56 and BAL- 5.15), this after ranking in the bottom 6 7/10/15. Tied after 8 .............. 2-3/3-0/5-3 in those categories at home through the end of April (0.69 HR/G; 3.56 R/G). RONALD GUZMÁN reached base safely 3 times last night Decided 7th/later......... 4-6/8-5/12-11 and has a .954 OPS in his last 19 G/17 GS dating back to Shutouts ........................... 0-0/1-2/1-2 Decided final AB .........3-3/5-4/8-7 VS. HOUSTON: The Rangers are 4-9 in the 2018 Silver Boot 5/21, 2nd on the club to only Choo (1.113)...he has also gone Walk-off games ....................2-1 Series Presented by The Texas Lottery, losing 5 in a row… 8-for-22 w/RISP over that stretch, 4 more hits w/RISP than Astros have captured 13 of the last 17 meetings beginning any other Texas batter over that span ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST 8/31/17…Texas was 7-12 overall vs. HOU a year ago, just its Rank HR Player 32 473 Carlos Delgado 2nd losing season in the series beginning 2009…club had a DODGERS NEXT: Following Monday’s off day, the Rangers 33 468 Chipper Jones 28-10 advantage in 2015-16…all-time, the Rangers are 106- will open a brief 2-G series with the Dodgers on Tuesday..