2017 Texas Rangers season

The 2017 Texas Rangers season was the franchise's 57th overall, their 46th in Arlington, Texas and their 24th at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Rangers began the season on April 3 against the Cleveland Indians and finished the season on October 1 against the Oakland Athletics.

Offseason and spring training The Rangers posted a 17–16 win–loss record in pre-season spring training, as well as playing three tied games that were not included in the standings.

Regular season

Season standings

American League West

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Opening Day lineup 14 Carlos Gómez CF17 Shin-Soo Choo DH30 Nomar Mazara RF 5 Mike Napoli 1B12 Rougned Odor 2B25 Jonathan Lucroy C13 Joey Gallo 3B 1 Elvis Andrus SS19 Jurickson Profar LF11 Yu Darvish P

Starting 9

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 3 || Indians || 5–8 || Miller (1–0) || Dyson (0–1) || Allen (1) || 48,350 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 4 || Indians || 3–4 || Carrasco (1–0) || Pérez (0–1) || Allen (2) || 23,574 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 5 || Indians || 6–9 || Armstrong (1–0) || Dyson (0–2) || Shaw (1) || 24,649 || 0–3 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 4 || April 7 || Athletics || 10–5 || Claudio (1–0) || Alcantara (0–1) || — || 34,235 || 1–3 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 8 || Athletics || 1–6 || Graveman (2–0) || Darvish (0–1) || — || 44,410 || 1–4 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 6 || April 9 || Athletics || 8–1 || Pérez (1–1) || Manaea (0–1) || — || 36,905 || 2–4 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 11 || @ Angels || 5–6 (10) || Bedrosian (1–0) || Jeffress (0–1) || — || 34,044 || 2–5 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 8 || April 12 || @ Angels || 8–3 || Griffin (1–0) || Chavez (1–1) || Leclerc (1) || 34,599 || 3–5 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 9 || April 13 || @ Angels || 8–3 || Darvish (1–1) || Nolasco (0–2) || — || 30,255 || 4–5 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb | 10 || April 14 || @ Mariners || 1–2 || Hernandez (1–1) || Leclerc (0–1) || Díaz (2) || 41,855 || 4–6 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 11 || April 15 || @ Mariners || 0–5 || Paxton (2–0) || Cashner (0–1) || — || 34,927 || 4–7 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 16 || @ Mariners || 7–8 || Diaz (1–1) || Dyson (0–3) || — || 19,678 || 4–8 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 13 || April 17 || @ Athletics || 7–0 || Griffin (2–0) || Cotton (1–2) || — || 10,406 || 5–8 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 18 || @ Athletics || 2–4 || Triggs (3–0) || Darvish (1–2) || Casilla (2) || 12,091 || 5–9 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || April 19 || @ Athletics || 1–9 || Hahn (1–1) || Pérez (1–2) || — || 14,031 || 5–10 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 16 || April 20 || Royals || 1–0 (13) || Álvarez (1–0) || Wood (0–1) || — || 26,898 || 6–10 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 || April 21 || Royals || 6–2 || Hamels (1–0) || Karns (0–1) || — || 31,320 || 7–10 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 18 || April 22 || Royals || 2–1 || Bush (1–0) || Wood (0–2) || — || 41,446 || 8–10 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 19 || April 23 || Royals || 5–2 || Darvish (2–2) || Hammel (0–2) || Bush (1) || 37,177 || 9–10 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 20 || April 24 || Twins || 2–3 || Hughes (3–1) || Pérez (1–3) || Kintzler (5) || 19,027 || 9–11 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || April 25 || Twins || 1–8 || Santana (4–0) || Cashner (0–2) || — || 20,568 || 9–12 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 22 || April 26 || Twins || 14–3 || Hamels (2–0) || Rogers (1–1) || — || 22,365 || 10–12 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 23 || April 28 || Angels || 3–6 || Guerra (1–1) || Jeffress (0–2) || Alvarez (1) || 28,968 || 10–13 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 24 || April 29 || Angels || 6–3 || Darvish (3–2) || Chavez (2–4) || — || 44,597 || 11–13 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 25 || April 30 || Angels || 2–5 || Ramírez (3–2) || Pérez (1–4) || Norris (5) || 38,804|| 11–14 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 1 || @ Astros || 2–5 || Devenski (2–1) || Cashner (0–3) || Giles (7) || 22,556 || 11–15 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 2 || @ Astros || 7–8 || Hoyt (1–0) || Kela (0–1) || Harris (1) || 26,208|| 11–16 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 3 || @ Astros || 1–10 || Morton (3–2) || Martinez (0–1) || — || 27,439 || 11–17 || L4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 29 || May 4 || @ Astros || 10–4 || Griffin (3–0) || Musgrove (1–3) || — || 27,391 || 12–17 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 30 || May 5 || @ Mariners || 3–1 (13) || Bush (2–0) || Pagan (0–1) || Claudio (1) || 26,938 || 13–17 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 31 || May 6 || @ Mariners || 2–8 || Pazos (1–1) || Pérez (1–5) || — || 36,044 || 13–18 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 7 || @ Mariners || 3–4 || Rzepczynski (1–0) || Dyson (0–4) || Diaz (6) || 32,518 || 13–19 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 33 || May 8 || @ Padres || 1–5 || Cahill (3–2) || Martinez (0–2) || — || 17,756 || 13–20 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 34 || May 9 || @ Padres || 11–0 || Griffin (4–0) || Weaver (0–4) || — || 14,224 || 14–20 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 35 || May 10 || Padres || 4–3 || Jeffress (1–2) || Hand (0–2) || Bush (2) || 24,350 || 15–20 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 36 || May 11 || Padres || 5–2 || Dyson (1–4) || Maurer (0–2) || — || 22,405 || 16–20 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 37 || May 12 || Athletics || 5–2 || Kela (1–1) || Casilla (1–2) || — || 35,625 || 17–20 || W4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 38 || May 13 || Athletics || 6–5 || Barnette (1–1) || Dull (1–2) || Bush (3) || 37,898 || 18–20 || W5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 39 || May 14 || Athletics || 6–4 || Álvarez (2–0) || Madson (0–3) || Bush (4) || 35,157 || 19–20 || W6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 40 || May 16 || Phillies || 5–1 || Darvish (4–2) || Eickhoff (0–4) || — || 23,110 || 20–20 || W7 |- style="background:#cfc" | 41 || May 17 || Phillies || 9–3 || Cashner (1–3) || Eflin (0–1) || — || 28,703 || 21–20 || W8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 42 || May 18 || Phillies || 8–4 || Pérez (2–5) || Rodriguez (1–2) || — || 35,007 || 22–20 || W9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 43 || May 19 || @ Tigers || 5–3 || Martinez (1–2) || Norris (2–3) || Bush (5) || 33,122 || 23–20 || W10 |- style="background:#fbb" | 44 || May 20 || @ Tigers || 3–9 || Verlander (4–3) || Griffin (4–1) || — || 35,166 || 23–21 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 45 || May 21 || @ Tigers || 5–2 || Darvish (5–2) || Boyd (2–4) || Kela (1) || 24,080 || 24–21 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 46 || May 23 || @ Red Sox || 6–11 || Porcello (3–5) || Cashner (1–4) || — || 34,769 || 24–22 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 47 || May 24 || @ Red Sox || 4–9 || Sale (5–2) || Dyson (1–5) || — || 36,089 || 24–23 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 48 || May 25 || @ Red Sox || 2–6 || Pomeranz (4–3) || Martinez (1–3) || — || 33,484 || 24–24 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 49 || May 26 || @ Blue Jays || 6–7 || Loup (2–0) || Griffin (4–2) || Osuna (8) || 40,754 || 24–25 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 50 || May 27 || @ Blue Jays || 1–3 || Estrada (4–2) || Darvish (5–3) || Osuna (9) || 46,825 || 24–26 || L5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 51 || May 28 || @ Blue Jays || 3–1 || Cashner (2–4) || Biagini (1–3) || Bush (6) || 46,188 || 25–26 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 52 || May 29 || Rays || 8–10 || De Leon (1–0) || Barnette (1–1) || Colomé (14) || 35,914 || 25–27 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 53 || May 30 || Rays || 9–5 || Kela (2–1) || Whitley (1–1) || — || 22,942 || 26–27 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 54 || May 31 || Rays || 5–7 (10) || Pruitt (4–1) || Dyson (1–6) || Colomé (15) || 24,410 || 26–28 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc"

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 55 || June 2 || Astros || 1–7 || Keuchel (9–0) || Darvish (5–4) || — || 39,729 || 26–29 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 56 || June 3 || Astros || 5–6 || Devenski (4–3) || Cashner (2–5) || Giles (15) || 44,168 || 26–30 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 57 || June 4 || Astros || 2–7 || Peacock (3–0) || Pérez (2–6) || — || 39,204 || 26–31 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 58 || June 6 || Mets || 10–8 || Bibens-Dirkx (1–0) || deGrom (4–3) || — || 32,617 || 27–31 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 59 || June 7 || Mets || 3–4 || Blevins (3–0) || Bush (2–1) || Reed (9) || 32,477 || 27–32 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 60 || June 9 || @ Nationals || 5–2 || Cashner (3–5) || Roark (6–3) || Bush (7) || 38,332 || 28–32 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 61 || June 10 || @ Nationals || 6–3 (11) || Kela (3–1) || Kelley (3–2) || — || 32,157 || 29–32 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 62 || June 11 || @ Nationals || 5–1 || Bibens-Dirkx (2–0) || Scherzer (7–4) || — || 32,027 || 30–32 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 63 || June 12 || @ Astros || 6–1 || Darvish (6–4) || Musgrove (4–5) || — || 25,698 || 31–32 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 64 || June 13 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Leclerc (1–1) || Gregerson (2–2) || Bush (8) || 27,615 || 32–32 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 65 || June 14 || @ Astros || 2–13 || Martes (1–0) || Cashner (3–6) || — || 37,221 || 32–33 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 66 || June 16 || Mariners || 10–4 || Ross (1–0) || Paxton (5–2) || — || 33,960 || 33–33 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 67 || June 17 || Mariners || 10–4 || Pérez (3–6) || Gallardo (3–7) || — || 35,928 || 34–33 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 68 || June 18 || Mariners || 3–7 || Bergman (4–4) || Darvish (6–5) || — || 31,552 || 34–34 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 69 || June 19 || Blue Jays || 6–7 || Beliveau (1–0) || Bush (2–2) || Osuna (18) || 25,115 || 34–35 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 70 || June 20 || Blue Jays || 6–1 || Martinez (2–3) || Liriano (3–3) || — || 24,169 || 35–35 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 71 || June 21 || Blue Jays || 5–7 || Biagini (2–6) || Ross (1–1) || Osuna (19) || 28,376 || 35–36 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 72 || June 22 || Blue Jays || 11–4 || Pérez (4–6) || Stroman (7–4) || — || 26,764 || 36–36 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 73 || June 23 || @ Yankees || 1–2 (10) || Shreve (2–1) || Bush (2–3) || — || 39,602 || 36–37 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 74 || June 24 || @ Yankees || 8–1 || Bibens-Dirkx (3–0) || Cessa (0–2) || — || 40,225 || 37–37 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 75 || June 25 || @ Yankees || 7–6 || Martinez (3–3) || Pineda (7–4) || Bush (9) || 46,625 || 38–37 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 76 || June 26 || @ Indians || 9–15 || Shaw (2–2) || Scheppers (0–1) || — || 17,672 || 38–38 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 77 || June 27 || @ Indians || 2–1 || Kela (4–1) || Allen (0–4) || Bush (10) || 19,348 || 39–38 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Indians || 3–5 || Bauer (7–6) || Darvish (6–6) || — || 21,200 || 39–39 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Indians || 1–5 || Kluber (7–2) || Cashner (3–7) || — || 23,996 || 39–40 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 80 || June 30 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || Swarzak (4–2) || Bush (2–4) || — || 18,838 || 39–41 || L3

|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#cfc" | 81 || July 1 || @ White Sox || 10–4 || Hamels (3–0) || Holland (5–8) || — || 22,915 || 40–41 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb"