Texas Rangers (24-24) at Toronto Blue Jays (21-26) RHP A.J. Griffin (4-1, 5.02) vs. RHP Mike Bolsinger (0-2, 6.32) Game #49 • Road #25 (8-16) • Fri., May 26, 2017 • Rogers Centre • 6:07 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 105.3 FM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers open a 3-game series in THE FINAL FOUR: The Rangers tied the major league 9-in- Toronto tonight, the 3rd and final stop on this 10-day, 9-game ning strikeout mark last night on the basis on 4 strikeouts Overall ..............................24-24 trip...Texas lost all 3 games in Boston after winning the final in the 9th inning...Nomar Mazara led off the inning when he of its series in Detroit and is 2-4 overall on the trip with the was awarded 1st base on a ruling of hit by pitch...when the Home ..................................16-8 Road ...................................8-16 Tigers (2-1) and Red Sox (0-3)...it is the team’s longest los- umpires reviewed the play after the game, the ruling was ing streak since 3 defeats in a row, 5/6-8 with the season’s changed to a strikeout/wild pitch...as a result, Jonathan Lu- Standing ............. T2nd, -8.0 GB longest losing streak being 4 games, 4/30-5/3...the Rangers croy, Rougned Odor, and Mike Napoli all fanned for the final have lost 4 of 5 after a 2017 MLB best 10-game winning 3 outs...Boston was denied the opportunity to challenge the Roadtrip ................................2-4 streak from 5/9-19, 4th longest in franchise history...still, Tex- Mazara play where an overturned call would have resulted One-Run ...............................4-7 as has won 11 of 15, 13 of 20, is 13-10 in May, and has post- in a strikeout and dead ball once it hit Mazara...following the 2-Run ....................................3-1 ed a 19-14 (.576) winning percentage beginning 4/20, 4th- game, Major League Baseball issued this statement: best record in the A.L. in that span…at 24-24 , Texas is tied “During the top of the ninth inning of Thursday’s Rangers-Red HR ....................................19-17 No HR...................................5-7 with LAA for the 7th-best record in the A.L...club has dropped Sox game, the umpires on the field accepted Boston’s chal- to the .500 mark for the 1st time since 5/16 (20-20)...Texas lenge that Texas batter Nomar Mazara was hit by the pitch White .................................. 11-5 has been at .500 or better for the last 9 days after having a on a swinging strike three. The Replay Official and Replay w/ Blue ................................2-1 losing record for 1st 43 days of 2017, last on 5/15 (19-20)... Supervisor misinterpreted the call on the field and incorrectly w/ Red ................................9-4 team has been a season high 3 games above .500 twice, last deemed the play to be non-reviewable. The call on the field Gray ......................................7-7 Alt. Blue ..............................3-10 on 5/21 (24-21) and was a 2017 high 7 games under .500 - of no hit by pitch on a swinging strike three - is a reviewable Blue Home .........................2-1 (13-20) on 5/8, the day before the 10-game winning streak play under the Replay Regulations.” Blue Road ..........................1-9 began...after 48 G, Texas was 27-21 in 2016 and 23-25 in • It marked the 1st time that Texas batters had been credited Alt. Red (all home) ...............1-2 2015 (28-21 in 2016 and 24-25 in 2015 after 49 G). with 4 strikeouts in one inning since 9/16/16 at SEA-1st inn. Special ..................................2-0 • The 3 losses in Boston marked the 3rd time that the Rang- • Each of the final 5 and 10 of the last 11 Rangers’ batters Last 5 Games .......................1-4 ers have lost all games of a series this season, 0-3 vs. CLE, went down on strikes last night...the Rangers are 2nd in the Last 10 Games .....................6-4 4/3-5 and 0-3 at SEA, 4/14-16...it was the 1st time that Texas A.L. with 410 strikeouts behind Tampa Bay (521)...Thursday had dropped all games of a series to Boston, going 0-3, 8/12- was the 17th time this season that Texas hitters have record- Come From Behind Wins ...... 11 Losses After Lead ................. 11 14/08 at Fenway Park. ed at least 10 K’s with TB leading the majors with 34. • Texas had won the final game in 5 straight and 6 of the Score First ..........................16-8 last 7 series before Thursday’s loss...team is 10-6 overall in ON A ROLL: Nomar Mazara had 2 of the Rangers’ 4 hits last Opp. Score First .................8-15 series finales in 2017. night and has hit safely in each of his last 12 starts (was 0-1 as PH on 5/24)...in the 12 starts, Mazara is batting .391 (18- Columns below listed in a Home/Road/Total format IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers enter Friday in a 2nd 46) with 6 2B, 3B, HR, and 11 RBI to raise his average from place tie with LAA in the A.L. West Division after holding sole .231 to .274, his best since 4/20 (.284)...Mazara has reached vs. AL West ........6-3/5-11/11-14 possession of the 2nd spot for the previous 7 days...Trxas base safely in each of his last 18 starts beginning 5/1, match- vs. AL Central .......... 5-5/2-1/7-6 has had at least a share of 2nd for 13 straight days beignning ing the A.L.’s 2nd longest active on-base streak in consec- vs. AL East .............. 0-0/0-3/0-3 Interleague .............. 5-0/1-1/6-1 5/13...prior to this span, Texas had not been higher than 3rd utive starts...he is T6th in the A.L. with a team high 32 RBI. all season...club has lost 2.5 games in the standings the last Series ..............5-3-0/2-5-1/7-8-1 4 days and in this 11-4 stretch, has gained just 0.5 games ELVIS LEAVES THE BUILDING: Elvis Andrus hit his 6th ho- Series Openers............... 5-3/3-5/8-8 on the 1st place Astros (8.5 to 8.0 GB)...current deficit is mer of 2017 on Thursday, 4th most among A.L. shortstops Series Finales ..............5-2/5-4/10-6 Rubber Games ........ 1-1/2-2/3-3 greatest since 5/17 (8.0 GB)...season’s largest deficit Is 8.5 (while playing SS): 10--Francisco Lindor, CLE; 7--Tim Beck- games, last on 5/12. ham, TB and Carlos Correa, HOU...Andrus has 6 HR in 47 Lead after 6 ........... 9-2/7-6/16-8 G in 2017 and 10 HR in his last 68 G beginning 9/6/16...the Lead after 7 ......... 12-2/7-2/19-4 ON THE ROAD: Texas has dropped 3 straight since a win previous earliest he had ever reached 6 HR was in his 117th Lead after 8 ......... 12-1/7-1/19-2 in DET on Sunday and 7 of 10 away from home with a 6-15 game in 2015...his 22 RBI tie Lindor for 3rd among A.L. SS Trail after 6 ............ 3-5/0-8/3-13 mark beginning 4/14...at 8-16 (.333) overall, the Rangers behind Correa (26) and Beckham (23). Trail after 7 .......... 2-5/0-12/2-17 have the A.L.’s 4th lowest road winning percentage...it marks Trail after 8 .......... 2-6/0-14/2-20 the team’s fewest wins through 24 road games since 2007 (7- TEAM PITCHING: Texas starters have allowed 33 hits and 17/7-18)...Texas’ .218 team batting average away from home 23 runs in 24.2 IP (8.39 ERA) in the last 5 games to raise Tied after 6 .............. 4-1/1-2/5-3 Tied after 7 .............. 2-1/1-2/3-3 is the 2nd lowest in the majors to KC at .213. the rotation’s season figure from a ML low 3.27 to 3.72, high- Tied after 8 .............. 2-1/1-1/3-2 est since 4/12 (3.72)...starters have worked more than 5.0 IP VERSUS TORONTO: The Rangers were 3-4 in the regular just once in that span...in the previous 14 games, the starters Decided 7th/later........... 7-3/1-8/8-11 season against the Blue Jays a year ago, winning the final permitted just 30 runs in 89.1 IP and worked at least 6.0 IP Shutouts ........................... 1-0/2-1/3-1 Decided final AB .........4-2/1-4/5-6 2 meetings after 4 straight defeats...Texas is 8-18 vs. TOR on 12 occasions...the bullpen has allowed 14 R-13 ER in 7.2 Walk-off games ....................4-2 over the last 4 regular seasons...the club lost the final 3 of a IP in the last 3 games and has worked at least 3.0 IP in 5 of 4-game set at Rogers Centre, 5/2-5/16 and is 4-9 here begin- the last 6 contests ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST ning 2013...in the all-time series, the Blue Jays lead, 208-203 Rank HR Player overall, 118-84 in Toronto, and 74-61 at Rogers Centre.