2016 Texas Rangers season

2016 Texas Rangers
American League West Champions
Division	West Division
Ballpark	Globe Life Park in Arlington
City	Arlington, Texas
Record	95–67 (.586)
Owners	Rangers Baseball Express (Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson)
Managers	Jeff Banister
Television	Fox Sports Southwest (Steve Busby, Dave Raymond, Tom Grieve)
Radio	KRLD 105.3 FM (English) (Eric Nadel, Matt Hicks, Dave Raymond, Jared Sandler) KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish) (Eleno Orlenas, Jerry Romo)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
Seasons

The 2016 Texas Rangers season was the Rangers' 56th season of the franchise and the 45th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won the American League (AL) West championship for the second straight season, with the best record in the AL. However, for the second straight year, they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in the Division Series, this time in three games. The Rangers set an MLB record by going 36–11 in one-run games. Because of this stat as well as the team winning 95 games instead of their projected 80 wins, baseball pundits viewed the Rangers as a "lucky" team.

Regular season

Season standings

American League West

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	95	67	0.586	—	53–28	42–39
Seattle Mariners	86	76	0.531	9	44–37	42–39
Houston Astros	84	78	0.519	11	43–38	41–40
Los Angeles Angels	74	88	0.457	21	40–41	34–47
Oakland Athletics	69	93	0.426	26	34–47	35–46

American League Division Leaders and Wild Card

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Texas Rangers	95	67	0.586
Cleveland Indians	94	67	0.584
Boston Red Sox	93	69	0.574

Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	0.549	—
Baltimore Orioles	89	73	0.549	—
Detroit Tigers	86	75	0.534	2½
Seattle Mariners	86	76	0.531	3
New York Yankees	84	78	0.519	5
Houston Astros	84	78	0.519	5
Kansas City Royals	81	81	0.500	8
Chicago White Sox	78	84	0.481	11
Los Angeles Angels	74	88	0.457	15
Oakland Athletics	69	93	0.426	20
Tampa Bay Rays	68	94	0.420	21
Minnesota Twins	59	103	0.364	30

Record against opponents

2016 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid - 2016
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	8–11	4–3	5–1	5–2	1–6	4–2	4–2	5–1	10–9	3–4	1–6	13–6	3–4	9–10	14–6
Boston	11–8	—	3–4	4–2	2–5	5–2	2–4	4–3	4–3	11–8	5–1	4–3	12–7	3–3	9–10	14–6
Chicago	3–4	4–3	—	8–11	7–12	3–3	5–14	2–5	12–7	3–3	5–2	4–3	4–3	4–2	5–1	9–11
Cleveland	1–5	2–4	11–8	—	14–4	3–4	14–5	6–1	10–9	2–5	4–2	3–4	5–1	2–5	4–3	13–7
Detroit	2–5	5–2	12–7	4–14	—	4–2	7–12	2–4	15–4	3–3	4–3	4–3	6–1	2–4	3–4	13–7
Houston	6–1	2–5	3–3	4–3	2–4	—	3–4	13–6	5–2	2–4	13–6	11–8	3–3	4–15	2–5	11–9
Kansas City	2–4	4–2	14–5	5–14	12–7	4–3	—	1–5	15–4	2–5	1–6	3–4	5–2	1–6	2–4	10–10
Los Angeles	2–4	3–4	5–2	1–6	4–2	6–13	5–1	—	2–4	1–6	12–7	8–11	3–4	9–10	4–3	9–11
Minnesota	1–5	3–4	7–12	9–10	4–15	2–5	4–15	4–2	—	2–5	2–4	4–2	3–4	5–2	1–6	8–12
New York	9–10	8–11	3–3	5–2	3–3	4–2	5–2	6–1	5–2	—	4–3	3–3	11–8	3–4	7–12	8–12
Oakland	4–3	1–5	2–5	2–4	3–4	6–13	6–1	7–12	4–2	3–4	—	7–12	5–2	9–10	3–3	7–13
Seattle	6–1	3–4	3–4	4–3	3–4	8–11	4–3	11–8	2–4	3–3	12–7	—	4–2	7–12	3–3	13–7
Tampa Bay	6–13	7–12	3–4	1–5	1–6	3–3	2–5	4–3	4–3	8–11	2–5	2–4	—	4–2	11–8	10–10
Texas	4–3	3–3	2–4	5–2	4–2	15–4	6–1	10–9	2–5	4–3	10–9	12–7	2–4	—	3–4	13–7
Toronto	10–9	10–9	1–5	3–4	4–3	5–2	4–2	3–4	6–1	12–7	3–3	3–3	8–11	4–3	—	13–7

Postseason game log

2016 Postseason Game Log: 0–3
AL Division Series: 0–3 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series 1 October 6 Blue Jays 1–10 Estrada (1–0) Hamels (0–1) — 47,434 0–1 2 October 7 Blue Jays 3–5 Happ (1-0) Darvish (0–1) Osuna (1) 48,019 0–2 3 October 9 @ Blue Jays 6–7 (10) Osuna (1–0) Bush (0–1) — 49,555 0–3

Roster

2016 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 39 Darío Álvarez 43 Tony Barnette 51 Matt Bush 58 Alex Claudio 11 Yu Darvish 41 Jake Diekman 47 Sam Dyson 56 Andrew Faulkner 21 Chi Chi Gonzalez 64 A. J. Griffin 35 Cole Hamels 38 Lucas Harrell 45 Derek Holland 77 Luke Jackson 23 Jeremy Jeffress 50 Keone Kela 31 Phil Klein 62 José Leclerc 48 Colby Lewis 49 Kyle Lohse 22 Nick Martinez 65 Yohander Méndez 33 Martín Pérez 55 Cesar Ramos 53 Anthony Ranaudo 53 Michael Roth 52 Tanner Scheppers 37 Shawn Tolleson 54 Tom Wilhelmsen		Catchers 61 Robinson Chirinos  8 Bryan Holaday 25 Jonathan Lucroy 63 Brett Nicholas  6 Bobby Wilson Infielders  2 Hanser Alberto  1 Elvis Andrus 29 Adrián Beltré 84 Prince Fielder 13 Joey Gallo 18 Mitch Moreland 12 Rougned Odor 19 Jurickson Profar		Outfielders 36 Carlos Beltrán 17 Shin-Soo Choo  3 Delino DeShields 20 Ian Desmond 14 Carlos Gómez 31,36 Jared Hoying 30 Nomar Mazara 16 Ryan Rua 25 Justin Ruggiano 15 Drew Stubbs		Manager 28 Jeff Banister Coaches 27 Tony Beasley (third base) 46 Doug Brocail (pitching) 24 Steve Buechele (bench) 66 Josh Frasier (bullpen catcher) 40 Brad Holman (bullpen)  9 Anthony Iapoce (hitting)  5 Bobby Jones (replay)  0 Justin Mashore (assistant hitting)  4 Héctor Ortiz (first base) 44 Spike Owen (interim third base) 60 Jayce Tingler (field)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Round Rock Express	Pacific Coast League	Jason Wood
AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	Joe Mikulik
A-Advanced	High Desert Mavericks	California League	Howard Johnson
A	Hickory Crawdads	South Atlantic League	Spike Owen
A-Short Season	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	Tim Hulett
Rookie	AZL Rangers	Arizona League	Matt Siegel
Rookie	DSL Rangers 1	Dominican Summer League
Rookie	DSL Rangers 2	Dominican Summer League

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High Desert

Blue Jays–Rangers brawl

During the May 15, 2016, game against the Toronto Blue Jays, there were two benches-clearing incidents. Following a contentious meeting in the ALDS the previous season, many people thought the Rangers would target Jose Bautista for his controversial bat flip in the ALDS. However, the first six games of the season between the clubs were played without incident. Finally, in the last regular season game between the clubs, Rangers reliever Matt Bush hit Bautista in the ribs with a fastball. On the ensuing play, Bautista slid hard into Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor. Odor, taking exception, pushed Bautista, then proceeded to punch Bautista squarely in the face. This fight caused both benches and bullpens to clear. Bautista, Odor, Steve Buechele, and Josh Donaldson were ejected after the brawl. Later in the game, Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Chavez hit Prince Fielder with a pitch causing the benches to clear again, although this time no punches were thrown. Chavez and DeMarlo Hale were ejected following this incident. Odor would serve a seven game suspension for his actions. Toronto manager John Gibbons and Chavez would serve three games suspensions while Bautista and Elvis Andrus served one game suspensions.

External links

• 2016 Texas Rangers Official Site
• 2016 Texas Rangers at ESPN
• 2016 Texas Rangers season at Baseball Reference