Houston Astros (2-1) at Texas Rangers (1-2) RHP Gerrit Cole (0-0, —) vs. LHP Mike Minor (0-0, —) Game #4 • Home #4 (1-2) • Sun., April 1, 2018 • Globe Life Park in Arlington • 2:05 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: Texas has gone 1-2 to open the year, THE KING: Elvis Andrus ranks among early A.L. leaders in the team’s 4th straight season to be 1-2 or 0-3 after 3 games… runs (T1st, 4), hits (T2nd, 6), and batting average (4th, .600), Overall ..................................1-2 with yesterday’s loss, missed out on a chance to climb above and he joins BOS’ Xander Bogaerts and MIL’s Lorenzo Cain .500 for the 1st time since 9/11/17 (72-71)…Rangers will not as the only MLB players with 3 multi-hit games entering Sun- Home ....................................1-2 Road .....................................0-0 win its season-opening series for a 4th straight season (2-2 day’s action…Andrus joins Nomar Mazara (2017) as the only at OAK in 2015, 1-2 vs. SEA in 2016, 0-3 vs. CLE in 2017)… Rangers with a season-opening streak of 3-or-more multi-hit Standing .............. T4th, -1.0 GB club had won its 1st series in 4 consecutive campaigns from games in the last 5 years (2014-18). 2011-14…thru 4 G, Rangers had a 1-3 record in both 2016- • Andrus’ start in the leadoff slot yesterday marked just his Homestand ...........................1-2 17 after opening with 2-2 mark in both 2014-15…going back 2nd in the last 5 seasons…the other instance was the 2017 One-Run ...............................0-0 to ‘17, TEX has won 3 of its last 5 G, but is 3-10 in last 13 G. season finale on 10/1/17 vs. OAK, as he has batted leadoff 2-Run ....................................0-0 in 2 of team’s last 4 reg. season games after none for over THE FINALE: Rangers went 22-30 in series finales in 2017, 4 years…yesterday’s HR was Andrus’ 1st long ball in 175 HR ........................................1-1 No HR...................................0-1 losing final 3 straight, 6 of last 8, and 8 of last 11…club was career starts in the leadoff slot. 11-15 in home series finales, losing 13 of final 18 after open- White ....................................1-2 ing the year with a 6-2 record in those contests. GOOD THINGS IN THREES: Andrus scored all 3 Texas runs w/ Blue ................................0-1 yesterday, becoming just the 4th player in Rangers history w/ Red ................................1-1 Texas has opened with a 1-2 home record to be- (1972-2018) to score 3-or-more runs while accounting for Gray ......................................0-0 AT HOME: Alt. Blue ................................0-0 gin 2018…this marks just 2nd time ever for the Rangers to each of the team’s runs in a game…the others to do it: Mark Blue Home .........................0-0 begin a season with a 4-G series at home (also 2000 vs. McLemore (3 R in 3-2 win on 6/24/98 at ARI), Alex Rodriguez Blue Road ..........................0-0 CWS)…Texas finished with a 41-40 (.506) record at home in (3 R in 4-3 loss on 5/16/01 vs. CLE), and Ian Desmond (3 R Alt. Red (all home) ...............0-0 2017, T11th in the A.L., the first time in club history to finish in 4-3 loss on 4/23/16 at CWS). Throwback ............................0-0 exactly one game above .500 in Arlington…team has posted Last 5 Games .......................1-2 a winning mark at home in each of the last 3 years and 8 BELTRE NEARS CAREW: Adrián Beltré enters today with Last 10 Games .....................1-2 times in the last 9 seasons. 3052 career hits, 26th all-time and one shy of tying Rod Carew on the career hits list…Carew, who was born in Pan- Come From Behind Wins ........ 0 Losses After Lead ................... 0 SILVER BOOT SERIES PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS ama, is the all-time hits leader for a native of Latin America… LOTTERY: This weekend marks the beginning of the 2018 Beltré is already the all-time hits leader among players born Score First ............................1-0 Silver Boot Series Presented by The Texas Lottery…Texas is in the Dominican Republic. Opp. Score First ...................0-2 1-6 in last 7 meetings, with Friday’s win snapping a 5-G los- ing streak to Houston, and Rangers are 6-7 since 6/12/17… MINOR DEBUT: Mike Minor is scheduled to make his Texas Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format Texas went 7-12 against Houston in 2017, losing the season debut today in his 1st MLB start since 9/20/14 vs. NYM while series for just the 2nd time in 11 years (2007-17), as team with the Braves…he is seeking his 1st win as a starter since vs. AL West ............. 1-2/0-0/1-2 posted an 8-11 record in 2014…Rangers lost control of the 8/28/14 at NYM, when he won a matchup with Jon Niese. vs. AL Central .......... 0-0/0-0/0-0 coveted Silver Boot Trophy last season after going a com- vs. AL East .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 Interleague .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 bined 28-10 vs. HOU in 2015-16…own a 3-9 mark in Arling- COLON TO MAKE RANGERS DEBUT: Bartolo Colon is ton in 2017-18 after having gone 32-9 at home against the scheduled to be added the the active roster tomorrow and Series ..............0-0-0/0-0-0/0-0-0 Astros from 2012-16…5 of the teams’ 6 series this season make his Rangers debut in Monday night’s series opener at Series Openers............... 0-1/0-0/0-1 will take place before the All-Star break…Rangers still lead OAK…with his appearance on Monday, he will join teammate Series Finales ................0-0/0-0/0-0 Rubber Games ........ 0-0/0-0/0-0 the all-time series, 103-67 overall and 53-33 at Globe Life Adrián Beltré (21 seasons) as the only active MLB players Park…Rangers’ .606 all-time win pct. vs. HOU is team’s high- to have appeared in 20+ seasons…the Rangers will be the Lead after 6 ............. 1-0/0-0/1-0 est against any opponent with 40+ games against. 11th team with which he has pitched, and he has earned a Lead after 7 ............. 1-0/0-0/1-0 victory with each of the other 10 clubs, T2nd-most all-time Lead after 8 ............. 1-0/0-0/1-0 RANGERS ON EASTER: The Rangers are 15-14 all-time in behind only LaTroy Hawkins, Mike Morgan, and Ron Villone Trail after 6 .............. 0-2/0-0/0-2 games on Easter Sunday ahead of today’s series finale…club (10 each)…Colon will be 44 years, 313 days old for his start, Trail after 7 .............. 0-2/0-0/0-2 has played 3 doubleheaders on Easter…Texas has dropped which will make him the oldest MLB player in 2018 (currently Trail after 8 .............. 0-2/0-0/0-2 3 straight, 5 of 7, and 6 of last 9 on this holiday, but have wins Ichiro Suzuki, who is a younger 44), and the 2nd-oldest play- in 10 of last 17 such games…dates of the 3 straight losses: er in Rangers history (Nolan Ryan, 46.234 for final start on Tied after 6 .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 Tied after 7 .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 3/31/13 at HOU, 4/20/14 vs. CWS, and 4/16/17 at SEA…last 9/22/93 at SEA). Tied after 8 .............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 year’s defeat was a walk-off loss at Safeco Field, a game in which the Rangers held a 6-1 lead in the early going… THE BULLPEN: The Rangers have totaled 13 relief ap- Decided 7th/later............. 0-0/0-0/0-0 Rangers are 9-6 all-time in Arlington on Easter, winning 2 of pearances in 2018, a club record for the 1st 3 games of a Shutouts ........................... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Decided final AB .........0-0/0-0/0-0 last 3…the 2013 season opener was the only previous Texas/ season (previous 12 in 2000)…the 13 instances are also Walk-off games ....................0-0 Houston matchup on Easter. most among MLB clubs that have not played an extra-inning contest…Texas rotation has averaged 4.89 innings per start, ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST ON THE ROAD: The Rangers are scheduled to fly to Oak- lowest among A.L. clubs in the early going. Rank HR Player land tonight and begin a 4-game series at the Coliseum on 32 473 Carlos Delgado Monday evening…club has gone 19-27 all-time in 1st road FOUR SCORE?: In light of Andrus’ 3 R yesterday, it’s worth 33 468 Chipper Jones 34 465 Dave Winfield game of a season, dropping 5 straight since a win in 2012 noting that the Rangers own MLB’s 2nd-longest active 35 462 Jose Canseco at MIN…have been out-scored 34-11 in that 5-G drought, in- drought without an individual player scoring 4-or-more runs 462 Adam Dunn cluding walk-off losses the past 2 years in Anaheim…Rang- in a game (last Rougned Odor on 7/22/15 at COL)…the only 462 Miguel Cabrera ers finished 37-44 (.457) on the road in 2017, club’s 2nd-low- club that has gone longer without an individual 4+ run game 462 Adrian Beltre est away win pct.