Seattle Mariners (85-69) at Texas Rangers (65-89) LHP Wade LeBlanc (8-4, 3.49) vs. LHP Martin Pérez (2-6, 6.33) Game #155 • Home #81 (33-47) • Sun., Sept. 23, 2018 • Globe Life Park in Arlington • 2:05 p.m. (CDT) • FSSW / 1080 AM / 1270 AM RANGERS AT A GLANCE WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost to the Mariners last ADRIÁN IN SEPTEMBER: Adrián Beltré has batted night, 13-0, and has a 1-4 record entering the last day of the .303/.361/.712/1.073 (20-66) with 7 HR, 6 2B, 14 RBI, and 13 Overall ..............................65-89 season’s final homestand, a 6-game, 7-day set vs. TB (0-3) R over 18 games this month…his 7 HR are T4th-most in MLB and SEA (1-1)…Rangers has gone 3-5 in last 8 G, but have to only NYM’ Michael Conforto (8), CWS’ Daniel Palka (8), Home ................................33-47 Road .................................32-42 dropped 5 of 7, 7 of 10, 12 of 17, 17 of 24, 23 of 36, and 27 and SD’s Hunter Renfroe (8)...his OPS ranks as the 7th-high- of last 42 G…club has a pair of 4-G losing streaks in last 15 est figure in the A.L. this month. Standing .............. 5th, -32.0 GB G…have gone 7-12 in 1st 19 G in September after ending • Beltré enters today’s contest with 1703 RBI in his career, August on a 5-G losing skid that was T2nd-longest by TEX in 22nd place on the all-time RBI list, and one behind Frank Homestand ...........................1-4 2018…have lost 38 of 63 and 40 of last 66 G, the longer span Thomas (21st – 1704). One-Run ...........................12-17 beginning 7/6…team is 24-33 (.421) since the AS break after 2-Run ................................14-19 going 41-56 (.423) before break. GALLO CHASING 40: Joey Gallo has a long ball in 3 of his • At 65-89 (.422), Rangers are 11th in the A.L. in winning last 5 games…over his last 16 PA’s, Gallo has 3 HR, a 2B, HR ....................................54-48 No HR............................... 11-41 percentage, and have 7th-lowest winning percentage in and 2 BB…he is T3rd in the A.L./MLB with 38 HR on the year, MLB…team’s 89 losses are 2nd-most for Texas in the last seeking his 2nd straight season of 40+ HR…just 3 players in White ................................ 11-23 11 seasons (2008-18), as only year with more defeats in that club history have hit 40+ HR in consecutive campaigns: Alex w/ Blue ..............................7-16 span was 2014 (67-95)…team has secured a losing record Rodriguez (2001-02-03), Rafael Palmeiro (2001-02), and w/ Red ................................4-7 for a 2nd straight season, 1st time w/ back-to-back sub-.500 Juan Gonzalez (1992-93; 1996-97-98). Gray ....................................9-17 Alt. Blue ............................31-37 marks since 2005-08 (4 in a row)…current 65 wins are fewest • Gallo has 10 career HR vs. the M’s, his 2nd-highest total Blue Home .....................10-15 for Texas after 154 G since 2014 (61-93) and 6th-fewest at vs. any opponent (12-OAK)...in his career, Gallo has hom- Blue Road ......................21-23 this point in Rangers history. ered once every 11.40 AB vs. SEA, 4th-highest rate of any Alt. Red (all home) .............12-9 • Texas has been under the .500 mark since a season best SEA opponent over the last 20 years behind only Khris Davis Throwback ............................1-0 Players Weekend .................1-2 1-1 on 3/30…club’s high point since the break is 14-under (6 (10.28), Manny Ramirez (11.08), and Carlos Delgado (11.29). times, last on 8/24)…team has matched its season-high at 24 Last 5 Games .......................1-4 G under .500 (also after loss on Wed.), just the 2nd time in YES WAY JOSÉ: José Leclerc has not pitched this week af- Last 10 Games .....................3-7 the last 33 seasons (1986-2018) for Rangers to reach 24-un- ter finishing a pair of Texas wins last weekend at San Diego… Come From Behind Wins ...... 29 der at some point in a campaign (also 2014)…TEX won sea- Leclerc’s scoreless streak is at 18.0 innings, the 2nd-best ac- Losses After Lead ................. 29 son-high 7 straight from 6/16-23, preceded by longest losing tive streak among any ML pitcher to only MIN’s Taylor Rogers skid at 7 G, 6/7-15. (23.2)…it is also longest by a Ranger in ‘18 and longest by a Score First ........................41-23 Texas reliever since Robbie Ross Jr.’s 19.2-IP run from 4/13- Opp. Score First ...............24-66 BURN RUBBER: The Rangers are 7-9 in rubber games this 5/30/13…Leclerc has 16 straight appearances of 3+ outs, Columns below listed in a season, but have a 6-2 record in Arlington...club dropped last zero runs allowed, and 1+ SO, longest such span in Rangers Home/Road/Total format rubber game on 9/5 vs. LAA, ending a stretch of 6 consecu- history and longest by any ML reliever since CLE’s Cody Al- tive wins in rubber games at home...Texas is 2-7-0 in last 9 len had a 16-G run from 5/28-7/8/15. vs. AL West . 12-25/14-17/26-42 overall series after getting swept by TB to open this home- vs. AL Central ...... 8-8/9-8/18-15 vs. AL East ...... 7-10/5-11/12-21 stand…club is still 4-3-1 in last 8 series in Arlington…Rang- ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS: With continued rain in this Interleague .............5-5/4-6/9-11 ers are 3-8-0 in 11 home series against A.L. West opponents, weekend’s forecast, it is worth noting that the Rangers have lone series wins coming 6/5-6 vs. OAK (2-0), 8/6-8 vs. SEA experienced 6 different rain delays in 5 games at Globe Life Series ....10-13-2/6-13-5/16-26-7 (2-1), and 8/16-19 vs. LAA (3-1). Park this season for a total of 6 hours and 21 minutes…Texas Series Openers.... 9-17/11-13/20-30 Series Finales .....10-13/7-17/17-30 has had just one postponement in Arlington since the start of Rubber Games ........ 6-2/1-7/7-9 IN THE STANDINGS: Texas was eliminated from A.L. West 2014 (4/17/16 vs. BAL). contention with loss on 9/4 in game no. 138, earliest point to Lead after 6 ....... 26-6/24-2/49-8 be out of division race since 2014 (game no. 135)…currently YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE: Texas has gone 17-27 in day Lead after 7 ....... 27-4/28-2/54-6 season-high 32.0 GB of division-leading HOU…since ending games this season, dropping 4 straight...since 8/19, Texas Lead after 8 ....... 29-2/27-1/55-3 2001 with a 43.0-G deficit (behind SEA), the only other cam- batters have 16 HR in 9 day games (1.8 HR/G) and 17 HR in Trail after 6 ........ 5-33/4-37/9-70 paign in which TEX trailed at any point by more than 32.0 20 night games (0.9 HR/G). Trail after 7 ........ 2-38/3-37/5-75 games was in 2014 (high was -37.0 GB from 9/11-13/14)… • Adrián Beltré is batting .361/.442/.598/1.040 (35-97) in 30 Trail after 8 ........ 1-38/2-40/3-78 TEX has lost 11.0 games in the standings in the past 27 day games this season, highest average in MLB...it is cur- Tied after 6 .............2-8/4-3/6-11 days…current 32.0-G deficit is 4th-largest division margin in rently the 11th-highest day average in TEX history and the Tied after 7 .............. 4-5/1-3/5-8 MLB to BAL (-60.5), TOR (-34.0), and KC (-33.5)…club has best since Alex Rodriguez posted a .371 day average in ‘02. Tied after 8 .............. 2-7/3-1/5-8 been in 5th place in the A.L. West for the last 165 days and • Rougned Odor owns the A.L.’s 8th-highest day average at in either 4th or 5th place for 175 of 176 days in ‘18 (T2nd .317 (40-126). Decided 7th/later.....8-14/11-9/19-23 Shutouts .........................1-3/3-9/4-12 following win on 3/30). Decided final AB .....6-9/6-7/12-16 HALOS NEXT: The Rangers open a season-ending, 7-G Walk-off games ....................3-3 AT HOME: Texas is 33-47 (.413) in Arlington this season en- road trip in Anaheim on Monday night...this will be the 4th ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST tering this afternoon’s home finale, 4th-lowest home win pct. series between the clubs in the final 6 1/2 weeks of the sea- Rank HR Player in A.L…club’s 47 home losses are 2nd-most in team history, son...the club returns to the Big A after dropping 2 of 3 in a 26 509 Gary Sheffield and club record is 48 losses in 2014 (33-48)…team has gone series at Anaheim, 9/10-12..