Texas Rangers (35-30) at Boston Red Sox (34-33) RHP Ariel Jurado (3-2, 2.78) vs. LHP Darwinzon Hernandez (0-0, 0.00) Game #66 • Road #30 (11-18) • Tue., June 11, 2019 • Fenway Park • 6:10 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers snapped a 6-game los- COMING FROM BEHIND: Monday marked the 16th time ing streak vs. BOS and a 7-game losing streak at Fenway that Texas has come from behind to win in 2019...prior to last Overall ..............................35-30 Park in the opener of this 4-game series and 7-game toadtrip night, the Rangers were 0-25 when trailing after 8.0 innings, on Monday...TEX has won 3 of 4, 5 of 7, 8 of 11 and 10 of 14, 0-16 away from home...it was the club's 1st victory when it Home ................................24-12 Road ................................. 11-18 the latter span beginning 5/28 ...team's .700 win pct. (7-3) in trailed entering the 9th inning since 8/24/18 at SF...in that June is 2nd best in the A.L. to .778 for HOU (7-2), 6th best in game, Texas was trailing, 6-4 entering the 9th inning en route Standing ............... 2nd, -9.0 GB MLB...TEX has an 18-8 (..692) record since 5/15 is 4th-best to a 7-6, 10-inning victory. in MLB, trailing only LAD and MIN (both .739, 17-6) and HOU • Last night's 4-3 victory gave the Rangers a 12-10 record in Roadtrip ................................1-0 (.708, 17-8) and leading MLB in wins in that span…sea- one-run games..Texas is tied with HOU for the most victories One-Run ...........................12-10 son-high 5-G win streak from 5/19-24 was Rangers' 2nd-lon- by one run among A.L. clubs, T3rd in MLB with LAD behind 2-Run ....................................4-7 gest streak since start of 2018 (7-0 from 6/16-23/18)…cur- SD (16) and SF (14)...the Rangers' 22 total one-run games rent 18-8 run began after a 5-G losing streak from 5/9-14 are 2nd most in the A.L. to SEA (24) and 5 of the team's last HR ....................................29-21 that matched longest of 2019 (also 0-5 from 4/22-26)…TEX 8 games have been decided by a single tally (3-2). No HR...................................6-9 is 23-17 since 4/27. • The Rangers are 3-3 in extra innings this season, 1-1 away White ....................................8-7 • At 35-30 (.538), Rangers rank 5th in the A.L./10 in MLB in from home and have won the last 3 such games since a 1-0, w/ Blue ................................5-5 winning percentage and have matched their season best at 5 12-inning defeat to TOR on 5/3...club's had lost its last 2 extra w/ Red ................................3-2 games above .500 (also 34-29 on 6/8-N)...club has not been inning road game since that 10-inning win at SF on 8/24/18. Gray ......................................3-5 more than 5+ game over .500 since the end of the 2016 sea- Alt. Blue ............................17-16 son (95-67)...team has had a winning record for each of last DANNY SANTANA had hits in each of his last 4 plate ap- Blue Home .........................9-3 Blue Road ........................8-13 19 days...this is Texas' best 65-G start since 2016 (40-25), pearances on Monday for his 2nd 4-hit game of the season Alt. Red (all home) ...............7-2 2nd-best in last 6 seasons (beg. 2014). (also 5/16 at KC) and 6th career game with 4+ H...career high Throwback ............................0-0 • TEX was below .500 for 12 straight days prior to current is 5 on 8/3/14 at CWS...he is the only Ranger with 2 games 19-day stretch above the mark and was a season-low 5-un- of 4+ H in 2019...he is one of 9 A.L. players with multiple 4+ Last 5 Games .......................3-2 der after loss 5/14 (17-22). H games in 2019...Santana is 7-for-13 (.538) with 2 2B and 2 Last 10 Games .....................7-3 • Texas' win on Monday snapped a 4-game losing streak in 3B in his last 3 games to go from .282 to .306, his best since Come From Behind Wins ...... 16 series openers...club is now 6-16 in game one of a series, 5/25 (.314)...Santana is batting .339 (38-112) vs. RHP, 4th Losses After Lead ................. 14 3-7 on the road, best in the A.L. among players with 100+ PA. • Santana had a single and double from both sides of the Score First ........................21-10 IN THE STANDINGS: Texas is in sole possession of 2nd plate last night...the last Texas switch-hitter with multiple hits Opp. Score First ...............14-20 place in the A.L. West for a 10th straight day, 9.0 GB of di- from both sides of the plate in the same game was Omar Columns below listed in a vision-leading HOU who was idle on Monday., when Rang- Vizquel, 8/7/09 vs. LAA. Home/Road/Total format ers gained ground for 2nd time in last 3 days..TEX currently holds the 2nd Wild Card position, 2.0 GA of BOS and CLE... MIKE MINOR issued 2 runs over 8.0 IP on Monday, marking vs. AL West ..... 13-5/6-15/19-20 Rangers have been between 7.0 GB and 10.0 GB for 23 the 5th time in 2019 that he has had no deicsion when allow- vs. AL Central .......... 3-1/2-1/5-2 vs. AL East .............. 4-2/1-0/5-2 straight days. ing 2 or fewer runs, the 3rd time in his last 4 starts (5/25 at Interleague .............. 4-4/2-2/6-6 LAA and 6/5 vs. BAL...the 5 such games matches 4 others ON THE ROAD: Texas has 3 consecutive away games since (MIL's Zach Davies; NYY's Masahiro Tanaka; ATL's Julio Te- Series ............ 9-1-2/2-4-3/11-5-5 a loss on 5/27 at SEA to match its longest road win streakm heran; TOR's Trent Thornton) for most in MLB. Series Openers.............3-9/3-7/6-16 of 2019 (5/15-24)...the Rangers last away win streak of more • It was the 9th straight start in which Minor has allowed 3 or Series Finales ..............9-2/5-4/14-6 Rubber Games ........ 6-0/2-1/8-1 than 3 contests was 4 straight victories, 7/27-30/18...club has fewer runs, tying MLB's 3rd longest current streak (non-open- won 6 of last 9 away from home beginning 5/15 after losing ers) and the longest by a Ranger since 10 in a row for Yu Lead after 6 ......... 19-3/5-3/24-6 15 of 1st 20...the Rangers' .357 (11-18) road winning per- Darvish, 4/23-6/1217. Lead after 7 ......... 21-1/7-2/28-3 centage is 4th lowest in the A.L. to TOR at .355 (11-20), BAL • Monday marked the 3rd time this season that Minor has Lead after 8 ......... 23-1/7-2/30-3 at .353 (12-22), and KC at .258 (8-23)...Texas' 28 total road pitched at least 8.0 IP, matching LAD's Hyun-Jiu Ryu and Trail after 6 .......... 2-8/4-16/6-24 games are 2nd fewest in the Majors (SD-28). HOU's Justin Verlander for the 2nd most in MLB, one behind Trail after 7 .......... 2-8/3-16/5-24 • Texas has both the highest road earned run average (5.31) CHI's Kyle Hendricks. Trail after 8 .......... 0-9/1-16/1-25 and opponents batting average (.278) of any MLB team... • He lowered his ERA to 2,52, 5th lowest in the A.L. and he is club has posted a 3.79 ERA (34 ER/80/2 IP) over this 6-3 3rd with 89.1 IP...his 2.4 pitching WAR matches Lance Lynn Tied after 6 .............. 3-1/1-0/4-1 away stretch to lower its overall road ERA from 6.04. for the 5th best mark in the A.L. Tied after 7 .............. 1-3/0-1/1-4 Tied after 8 .............. 1-2/2-1/3-3 • On the other hand, the Rangers are 24-12 (.667) at home, CURRENT STREAKS BY MLB STARTERS 3rd best in the A.L. and 5th best winning percentage in the 3 OR FEWER RUNS (Non-Openers) Decided 7th/later........... 6-4/5-5/11-9 majors Games Pitcher Team Start of Streak Shutouts ........................... 2-1/0-0/2-1 13 Hyun-Jiu Ryu LAD 3/28 Decided final AB .........5-3/3-4/8-7 VERSUS BOSTON: Texas ended a 6-game losing streak to 11 Jake Odorozzi MIN 4/10 Walk-off games ....................3-4 the Red Sox last night, winning for the 1st time since the 9 Mike Minor TEX 4/27 2018 opener on 5/3/18 at Arlington...club has lost 12 of 15 9 Lucas Giolito CWS 4/17 to the Carmine Hose beginning 7/6/16 with a pair of 6-game 9 David Price BOS 4/14 GAMES REMAINING AT losing streaks...still, the Rangers hold a 42-34 lead in the se- GLOBE LIFE PARK ries since 2009.