Texas Rangers (11-19) at Cleveland Indians (15-12) RHP Doug Fister (1-2, 3.93) vs. RHP Mike Clevinger (2-0, 2.56) Game #31 • Road #15 (7-7) • Tues., May 1, 2018 • Progressive Field • 5:10 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: Texas fell to Cleveland, 7-5, in the POWER BEHIND THE PLATE: Each of Robinson Chirinos’ opener of this series last night, and are now 2-2 on this last 9 hits have gone for extra-bases (6 HR, 3 2B), including Overall .............................. 11-19 6-game, 6-day road trip to Toronto (2-1) and Cleveland (0- 3 home runs in his last 3 games...the 6 home runs as a catch- 1)...has lost 2 straight since the end of a season-best 3-G er are tied for most in the majors with STL’s Yadier Molina Home ..................................4-12 Road .....................................7-7 win streak on Sunday...is 4-4 in last 8 G, and 7-8 since a 4-11 and NYY’s Gary Sanchez...Chirinos has a .458 SLG in 333 start... Texas has gone 11-14 since a 1-4 start...team has still games at catcher w/TEX, 3rd-highest in club history (min. 70 Standing .................5th, -9.0 GB dropped 8 of 13 and 13 of last 20 games…team was sea- G) behind Mike Napoli (.585) and Pudge Rodriguez (.488). son-low at 9-under .500 following loss vs. OAK on Tuesday... Road Trip ..............................2-2 club had season-long 5-G losing streak from 4/8-13…team PRODUCTIVE SPOT: With 2 hits from Jurickson Pro- One-Run ...............................1-2 is 5-13 in last 18 9-inning games (2-0 in extras in that span). far last night, Texas shortstops have combined to bat 2-Run ....................................3-4 • At 11-19 (.367), the Rangers have the 4th-lowest winning .325/.403/.474/.877 this season...the combined batting av- percentage in the A.L. and 7th-lowest in MLB…Rangers’ 19 erage is 4th highest in the majors behind BOS (.374), BAL HR ......................................9-13 No HR...................................2-6 losses are 3rd-most in the A.L. (21-KC; 20-BAL) and 5th- (.361),and HOU (.327)...the Rangers have had 4 players ap- most in MLB (22-CIN; 21- KC; 20-BAL/SD)…the 11 wins pear at SS this season: Elvis Andrus (.327 in 14 G), Jurickson White ....................................3-7 are T4th-fewest through 30 games in Rangers history, the Profar (.280 in 14 G), Isiah Kiner-Falefa (5-for-9 in 2 G), and w/ Blue ................................1-5 team’s slowest start since opening 10-20 in 1984 …slowest Drew Robinson (1-for-2 in 1 G). w/ Red ................................2-2 starts after 31 G came in 1985 (9-22), 1982/1984 (10-21), Gray ......................................2-3 Alt. Blue ................................5-8 and 1973/2001 (12-19)…was 13-18 after 31 games in 2017. JOSE LECLERC worked a scoreless inning of relief and Blue Home .........................1-4 • Team has been in 5th place in the A.L. West for the last 22 stranded a pair of inherited runners last night following his Blue Road ..........................4-4 days…club has gained ground in the division 4 times since recall from Round Rock prior to the game...Leclerc has per- Alt. Red (all home) ...............0-1 4/17, including twice in the last 7 days...is currently sea- mitted just one hit over his 7.2 IP this season, holding op- Throwback ............................1-0 son-high 9.0 GB...team has been at least 8.0 GB on 8 of the posing batters 1-for-21 (.048), 3rd-lowest in the majors (min. Last 5 Games .......................3-2 last 10 days...Texas has been in either 4th or 5th place for 7.0 IP) behind only SEA’s Edwin Diaz (.043) and PIT’s Nick Last 10 Games .....................4-6 31 of the 32 days this season (T2nd following win on 3/30)… Kingham (.045)...opposing batters miss on 40.5% of swings Rangers have gained ground in the division standings on just vs. Leclerc, the 4th-highest percentage in the A.L. and 8th- Come From Behind Wins ........ 2 Losses After Lead ................... 6 7 days in 2018. best in MLB (min. 7.0 IP). Score First ............................9-5 SERIES STUFF: Texas has gone 2-6-1 in series this season, NOMAR MAZARA had a go-ahead RBI double in the 8th Opp. Score First .................2-14 including a 2-1-1 mark in 4 road series...with lost last night, inning, his 3rd career go-ahead RBI in the 8th-or-later (1st Texas has dropped 9 of 10 series openers this season (lone since a go-ahead HR in the 9th inn. on 4/16/17 at SEA)... Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format win to start this road trip on Fri. at Tor)...the Rangers own a Mazara has 12 RBI in his last 13 G, T8th-most in the A.L. 6-3 record in the 2nd game of a series. since 4/16...the double was also Mazara’s 3rd extra-base (2 vs. AL West ......... 3-10/4-3/7-13 2B, HR) hit off a lefty this season after totaling 8 such hits in vs. AL Central .......... 0-0/0-1/0-1 ON THE ROAD: The Rangers have gone 7-7 away from Ar- all of 2017. vs. AL East .............. 1-2/3-3/4-5 Interleague .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 lington this season, winning 5 of their last 9 road games...the club’s 7 road wins are T5th in the A.L., and the team’s .500 DOUG FISTER: enters tonight’s start 7-5 with a 3.18 ERA (44 Series ..............0-5-0/2-1-1/2-6-1 win percentage ranks T7th...since an 8-18 start on the road in ER/124.2 IP) over 19 career starts vs. the Indians...Fister’s Series Openers............... 0-5/1-4/1-9 2017, Texas has gone 36-34 away from Arlington. career ERA vs. the Tribe is 6th-lowest of any pitcher with at Series Finales ................2-3/2-2/4-5 Rubber Games ........ 0-1/1-1/1-2 • While the Texas offense has produced on a similar level least 15 starts vs. the Indians since 1990...the only better both at home and on the road, the pitching staff’s road ERA ERAs in that span belong to Pedro Martinez (1.77), Jose Lead after 6 ........... 4-2/6-0/10-2 (3.72) is 5th-lowest in the A.L. and nearly 2 runs lower than Quintana (2.74), Felix Hernandez (2.81), Jimmy Key (2.94), Lead after 7 ........... 4-1/6-0/10-1 the staff’s home figure (5.63)...Texas batters have averaged and Jon Lester (3.09)...Fister earned win in most recent start Lead after 8 ............. 4-0/5-0/9-0 0.69 HR/G (11 HR in 16 G) at home compared to 1.4 HR/G vs. Tribe on 8/22/17 here at Progressive Field, posting a Trail after 6 ............ 0-8/1-6/1-14 (20 HR in 14 G) on the road. complete game (9.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R-ER). Trail after 7 .......... 0-10/1-6/1-16 Trail after 8 .......... 0-10/0-7/0-17 APRIL SHOWERS/MAY FLOWERS?: Texas has posted a VS. CLEVELAND: Last night the Rangers dropped the 1st .500-or-better record during the month of May in each of the of 6 scheduled meetings between the Indians and Rangers Tied after 6 .............. 0-2/0-1/0-3 Tied after 7 .............. 0-1/0-1/0-2 last 3 seasons and 5 of the last 6 years overall...Rangers in 2018...Rangers are 9-12 vs. the Indians since the start of Tied after 8 .............. 0-2/2-0/2-2 had a 15-14 mark in May 2017...the club has combined to 2015, but their 11-23 (.324) record since 2013 is lowest vs. go 51-36 (.586) in the month of May over the last 3 seasons any A.L. opponent in that span...Rangers have lost 12 of 17 Decided 7th/later............. 0-4/2-3/2-7 (2015-17)...the team’s May win percentage over that span is games at Progressive Field since 2013, but have gone 5-6 Shutouts ........................... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Decided final AB .........0-2/2-2/2-4 2nd-highest in the A.L. and 5th-best in the majors behind only over their last 11 games since snapping a 6-game losing Walk-off games ....................0-0 HOU (.632, 55-32), SF (.625, 55-33), LAD (.607, 51-33), and streak at this park...Texas lost the season series vs. Cleve- WAS (.595, 50-34). land in 2017, dropping 6 of 7 meetings with the Tribe...Tex- ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST as has lost the season series in 3 of the last 5 campaigns, Rank HR Player APRIL WRAP: At 10-17 (.370), Texas finished the month of winning just one game in each of those season series loss- 32 473 Carlos Delgado April with a losing record for just the 3rd time in the last 8 es (won 5-2 in 2016 and tied 3-3 in 2015)...Texas leads the 33 468 Chipper Jones 34 465 Dave Winfield seasons beginning 2011 (11-14 in 2017 and 7-14 in 2015) all-time series 250-216, and holds advantages of 119-111 in 465 Miguel Cabrera and its 2nd lowest April winning percentage since 2009 (.333 Cleveland and 55-48 at Progressive Field...since this park 36 463 Adrian Beltre in 2015)...had 5th-lowest win percentage in the A.L.