# 2015 Texas Rangers season

The 2015 Texas Rangers season was the Rangers' 55th season of the franchise and the 44th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. After a disastrous 2014 season in which the Rangers finished last in the entire American League and third worst in all of Major League Baseball (MLB), and despite starting the season with an 8–16 record and being under .500 as late as August 13, the Rangers would clinch the American League West title on the final day of the season. It was the team's sixth division title and seventh postseason appearance in franchise history. They lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the ALDS, even after taking a 2-1 lead. First year manager Jeff Banister was named the AL Manager of the Year.

## Offseason

October 30: Colby Lewis, Neal Cotts and Scott Baker become free agents.
* Lewis re-signed with the Rangers.
* Cotts signed with the Milwaukee Brewers.
* Baker signed with the New York Yankees.
October 31: Sent 3 players to the minors.
November 20: Promoted 4 players from the minors, released 2, signed 3 to a minor league contract (2 with an invite to spring training), and sent Daniel Robertson to the Los Angeles Angels for an unnamed player.
November 24: Released Jim Adduci and signed Ed Lucas to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
December 2: Adam Rosales, Michael Kirkman, and Alexi Ogando become free agents.
* Rosales and Kirkman resigned with the Rangers.
* Ogando signed with the Boston Red Sox.
December 8: Claimed Scott Barnes off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
* He would be sent to the minors and claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.
December 11: Signed 3 players to a minor league contract and invited them to Spring training, while drafting Delino DeShields.
December 12: Received Ross Detwiler from the Washington Nationals for Chris Bostick and Abel De Los Santos.
December 14: Signed J. T. Wise to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
December 15: Signed Francisco Mendoza to a minor league contract.
December 16: Signed Kyuji Fujikawa. Also signed 3 players to a minor league contract with 2 receiving an invite to spring training.
December 18: Signed Mike McDade to a minor league contract.
Week of January 5: Signed Adam Rosales and gave 2 players a minor league contract (1 with an invite to spring training).
Week of January 12: Signed 7 players to a minor league contract and invited 1 of them to spring training.
Week of January 19: Received Yovani Gallardo and cash from the Milwaukee Brewers for Corey Knebel, Luis Sardinas, and Marcos Diplan and received Gonzalez Germen from the Yankees for cash. Signed Juan Perez and Ross Ohlendorf to a minor league contract and invited 6 others to spring training.
* Germen would be claimed by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.
* Ohlendorf received an invite to spring training.
January 27: Received Anthony Ranaudo from the Boston Red Sox for Robbie Ross, Jr.
January 28: Signed 2 players to a minor league contract.
February 3: Invited Martire Garcia to spring training.
February 4: Signed Ryan Ludwick to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
February 6: Signed Nate Schierholtz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

## Regular season
### Season standings
#### American League West

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 43‍–‍38 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 | 53‍–‍28 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 49‍–‍32 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 | 36‍–‍45 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | .420 | 20 | 34‍–‍47 | 34‍–‍47 |
vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Kansas City Royals | 95 | 67 | .586 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 93 | 69 | .574 |
| Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 75 | .537 | +1 |
| Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | .531 | — |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 85 | 77 | .525 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 83 | 79 | .512 | 3 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 80 | .503 | 4½ |
| Baltimore Orioles | 81 | 81 | .500 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 6 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 76 | 86 | .469 | 10 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 10 |
| Detroit Tigers | 74 | 87 | .460 | 11½ |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | .420 | 18 |

#### Record against opponents

2015 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2015 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–7 | 10–9 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 12–8 |
| Boston | 8–11 | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 13–7 |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 4–3 | — | 10–9 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
| Cleveland | 1–5 | 4–2 | 9–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
| Detroit | 3–4 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 11–7 | — | 3–4 | 9–10 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–11 |
| Houston | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–3 | — | 4–2 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 4–3 | 16–4 |
| Kansas City | 4–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–4 | — | 6–1 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
| Los Angeles | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 1–6 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 8–12 |
| Minnesota | 7–0 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 2–5 | — | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 8–12 |
| New York | 9–10 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — | 3–4 | 5–1 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 11–9 |
| Oakland | 1–6 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 6–13 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 11–9 |
| Seattle | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 13–6 | — | 4–3 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
| Tampa Bay | 9–10 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 10–9 | 14–6 |
| Texas | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Toronto | 11–8 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 4–2 | — | 12–8 |

### Season summary

The Rangers would start the season as poorly as their 2014 season ended, reaching a season low eight games under .500 (8-16) on May 3. The lone bright spot was the resurgence of Prince Fielder from season-ending surgery the prior year. At the All-Star break, the Rangers improved slightly, but were still under .500 (42-46).
The second half of the season would see the team begin a resurgence, led in part by the acquisition of Cole Hamels, the emergence of Shawn Tolleson as the team's closer, the returns of Martin Perez and Derek Holland from the disabled list, and improved play by Shin-Soo Choo and Adrián Beltré. However, as late as August 3, the Rangers were still below .500. The improved play continued, and on September 15 (during a four-game home series against their in-state and division rivals the Houston Astros), the Rangers would defeat the Astros 6-5, taking the division lead in the process and ultimately sweeping the series. The Rangers would not relinquish the division lead from that point forward, though they would not clinch the division until the last day of the season when they defeated the Los Angeles Angels 9-2 behind a complete game effort from Hamels.

### Game log

2015 Game Log :
April: 7–14 (Home: 2–7; Away: 5–7 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 6@ AthleticsL 0–8S. Gray (1-0)Y. Gallardo (0-1)—36,0670–1
2April 7@ AthleticsW 3–1C. Lewis (1-0)J. Hahn (0-1)N. Feliz (1)15,0251–1
3April 8@ AthleticsL 0–10S. Kazmir (1-0)R. Detwiler (0-1)—19,4791–2
4April 9@ AthleticsW 10-1N. Martinez (1-0)K. Graveman (0-1)—16,0452–2
5April 10AstrosL 1–5C. McHugh (1-0)D. Holland (0-1)—48,8852–3
6April 11AstrosW 6–2Y. Gallardo (1-1)R. Hernandez (0-1)—36,8333–3
7April 12AstrosL 6–4 (14)W. Harris (1-0)L. Verrett (0-1)S. Deduno (1)35,2763–4
8April 13AngelsL 3–6M. Shoemaker (2-0)R. Detwiler (0-2)H. Street (3)18,4013–5
9April 14AngelsW 8–2N. Martinez (2-0)D. Rucinski (0-1)—21,8054–5
10April 15AngelsL 2–10H. Santiago (1-1)A. Ranaudo (0-1)—25,5754–6
11April 17@ MarinersW 3–1Y. Gallardo (2-1)J. Happ (0-1)N. Feliz (2)36,6065–6
12April 18@ MarinersL 1–3F. Hernandez (2-0)C. Lewis (1-1)F. Rodney (3)43,0175–7
13April 19@ MarinersL 10–11Y. Medina (1-0)N. Feliz (0-1)—31,6015–8
14April 21@ D-backsW 7–1S. Tolleson (1-0)D. Hudson (0-1)—18,3456–8
15April 22@ D-backsL 5–8A. Bradley (2-0)Y. Gallardo (2-2)—17,8866–9
16April 24@ AngelsL 2–3G. Richards (1-1)K. Kela (0-1)H. Street (6)41,0546–10
17April 25@ AngelsL 1–4V. Pestano (1-0)C. Lewis (1-2)H. Street (7)38,0166–11
18April 26@ AngelsW 5–4 (11)N. Feliz (1-1)J. Alvarez (0-1)—35,0537–11
19April 27MarinersL 1–3T. Walker (1-2)Y. Gallardo (2-3)F. Rodney (5)19,7487–12
20April 28MarinersL 1–2J. Happ (2-1)R. Detwiler (0-3)F. Rodney (6)23,7147–13
21April 29MarinersL 5–2F. Hernandez (4-0)W. Rodriguez (0-1)F. Rodney (7)26,0377–14 :
May: 19–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 12–4 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
22May 1AthleticsL 5–7D. Otero (2-1)R. Mendez (0-1)T. Clippard (2)29,7007–15
23May 2AthleticsW 8–7 (10)K. Kela (1-1)R. Cook (0-2)—32,2078–15
24May 3AthleticsL 1–7S. Gray (4-0)Y. Gallardo (2-4)—36,0068–16
25May 4@ AstrosW 2–1K. Kela (2-1)C. Qualls (0-2)N. Feliz (3)17,5979–16
26May 5@ AstrosW 7–1W. Rodriguez (1-1)S. Feldman (2-3)—20,95110–16
27May 6@ AstrosW 11–3C. Lewis (2-2)S. Deduno (0-1)—22,23011–16
28May 7@ RaysW 5–4A. Claudio (1-0)C. Archer (3-4)N. Feliz (4)8,70112–16
29May 8@ RaysL 2–8N. Karns (2-1)Y. Gallardo (2-5)—11,70412–17
30May 9@ RaysL 2–7A. Bellatti (1-0)R. Detwiler (0-4)B. Boxberger (8)20,94312–18
31May 10@ RaysW 2–1K. Kela (3-1)K. Jepsen (0-2)N. Feliz (5)14,52113–18
32May 11RoyalsW 8–2C. Lewis (3-2)D. Duffy (2-2)—36,00614–18
33May 12RoyalsL 6–7 (10)G. Holland (1-0)S. Pimentel (0-1)—23,65914–19
34May 13RoyalsW 5–2Y. Gallardo (3-5)Y. Ventura (2-3)N. Feliz (6)26,25815–19
35May 14RoyalsL 3–6J. Guthrie (3-2)R. Detwiler (0-5)G. Holland (5)33,81815–20
36May 15IndiansL 3–8R. Webb (1-0)W. Rodriguez (1-2)—29,52415–21
37May 16IndiansL 8–10S. Atchison (1-1)N. Feliz (1-2)C. Allen (6)31,04515–22
38May 17IndiansW 5–1N. Martinez (3-0)C. Carrasco (4-4)—32,18916–22
39May 19@ Red SoxL 3–4W. Miley (3-4)Y. Gallardo (3-6)K. Uehara (10)36,58016–23
40May 20@ Red SoxW 2–1P. Klein (1-0)J. Kelly (1-3)S. Tolleson (1)35,72617–23
41May 21@ Red SoxW 3–1W. Rodriguez (2-2)C. Buchholz (2-5)S. Tolleson (2)34,94518–23
42May 22@ YankeesW 10–9C. Lewis (4-2)M. Pineda (5-2)R. Ohlendorf (1)40,00819–23
43May 23@ YankeesW 15–4N. Martinez (4-0)C. Sabathia (2-6)—42,06720–23
44May 24@ YankeesW 5–2Y. Gallardo (4-6)C. Capuano (0-2)S. Tolleson (3)45,68121–23
45May 25@ IndiansW 10–8T. Scheppers (1-0)M. Rzepczynski (1-2)S. Tolleson (4)13,61422–23
46May 26@ IndiansW 4–3K. Kela (4-1)N. Hagadone (0-1)S. Tolleson (5)11,35223–23
47May 27@ IndiansL 3–12C. Carrasco (6-4)C. Lewis (4-3)—15,93623-24
48May 28Red SoxL 5–1E. Rodriguez (1-0)N. Martinez (4-1)—34,08523–25
49May 29Red SoxW 7–4Y. Gallardo (5-6)S. Wright (2-2)S. Tolleson (6)38,17624–25
50May 30Red SoxW 8–0C. Gonzalez (1-0)W. Miley (4-5)—42,83125–25
51May 31Red SoxW 4–3R. Ohlendorf (1-0)K. Uehara (2-2)—32,84826–25 :
June: 14–13 (Home: 6–5; Away: 8–8 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
52June 2White SoxW 15–2C. Lewis (5-3)J. Samardzija (4-3)—27,55827–25
53June 3White SoxL 2–9C. Sale (5-2)N. Martinez (4-2)—32,59827–26
54June 4White SoxW 2–1 (11)T. Scheppers (2-0)D. Jennings (1-2)—27,61628–26
55June 5@ RoyalsW 4–0C. Gonzalez (2-0)E. Volquez (4-4)—38,15929–26
56June 6@ RoyalsW 4–2W. Rodriguez (3-2)Y. Ventura (3-5)S. Tolleson (7)37,92430–26
57June 7@ RoyalsL 3–4W. Davis (3-1)K. Kela (4-2)G. Holland (9)38,20230–27
58June 9@ AthleticsW 2–1N. Martinez (5-2)S. Gray (7-3)S. Tolleson (8)14,61731–27
59June 10@ AthleticsL 4–5T. Clippard (1-3)K. Kela (4-3)—14,29031–28
60June 11@ AthleticsL 0–7S. Kazmir (3–4)C. Gonzalez (2-1)—14,48931–29
61June 12TwinsW 6–2T. Scheppers (3-0)A. Thompson (1-2)—41,76532–29
62June 13TwinsW 11–7C. Lewis (6-3)M. Pelfrey (5-3)—28,66133–29
63June 14TwinsL 4–3C. Fien (2-2)S. Tolleson (1-1)G. Perkins (22)33,97033–30
64June 15DodgersW 4–1Y. Gallardo (6-6)C. Frias (4-4)S. Tolleson (9)32,24834–30
65June 16DodgersW 3–2S. Tolleson (2-1)J. Ravin (2-1)—31,89735–30
66June 17@ DodgersW 5–3W. Rodriguez (4-2)C. Kershaw (5-4)K. Kela (1)42,90636–30
67June 18@ DodgersL 0–1K. Jansen (2-0)K. Kela (4-4)—46,97736–31
68June 19@ White SoxW 2-1C. Lewis (7-3)D. Robertson (4-2)S. Tolleson (10)22,86437–31
69June 20@ White SoxL 2-3C. Rodon (3-1)N. Martinez (5-3)D. Robertson (14)25,73837–32
70June 21@ White SoxL 2-3J. Petricka (2-2)A. Claudio (1-1)–33,66837-33
71June 23AthleticsL 6-8J. Chavez (4-6)C. Gonzalez (2-2)D. Pomeranz (1)35,88937-34
72June 24AthleticsL 2-8K. Graveman (4-4)W. Rodriguez (4-3)—34,21637-35
73June 25AthleticsL 3-6S. Gray (9-3)K. Kela (4-5)—29,25137-36
74June 26@ Blue JaysL 2-12M. Buehrle (8-4)N. Martinez (5-4)—25,82137-37
75June 27@ Blue JaysW 4-0Y. Gallardo (7-6)M. Boyd (0-1)—37,16738-37
76June 28@ Blue JaysL 2-3D. Hutchison (8-1)C. Gonzalez (2-3)—42,37638-38
77June 29@ OriolesW 8-1W. Rodriguez (5-3)B. Norris (2-7)—21,56539-38
78June 30@ OriolesW 8-6C. Lewis (8-3)M. Gonzalez (6-5)S. Tolleson (11)27,37040-38 :
July: 10–14 (Home: 4–9; Away: 6–5 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
79July 1@ OriolesL 2-4W. Chen (4-4)N. Martinez (5-5)Z. Britton (23)23,01940-39
80July 2@ OriolesW 2-0K. Kela (5-5)C. Roe (2-1)S. Tolleson (12)31,91541-39
81July 3AngelsL 2-8G. Richards (9-5)C. Gonzalez (2-4)—39,32041-40
82July 4AngelsL 0-13H. Santiago (5-4)W. Rodriguez (5-4)—47,87741-41
83July 5AngelsL 6-12C. Wilson (7-6)C. Lewis (8-4)—28,63841-42
84July 7D-backsL 2-4R. Ray (3-4)Y. Gallardo (7-7)B. Ziegler (13)30,95541-43
85July 8D-backsL 4-7R. Delgado (4-2)M. Harrison (0-1)B. Ziegler (14)27,39041-44
86July 10PadresW 4-3W. Rodriguez (6-4)I. Kennedy (4-9)S. Tolleson (13)33,03342-44
87July 11PadresL 5-6J. Benoit (6-4)S. Tolleson (2-2)C. Kimbrel (22)36,24842-45
88July 12PadresL 1-2T. Ross (6-7)Y. Gallardo (7-8)C. Kimbrel (23)32,42842-46
–July 1486th All-Star GameNational League vs. American League (Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati)
89July 17@ AstrosL 2–3C. McHugh (10-5)M. Perez (0-1)L. Gregerson (19)36,90442–47
90July 18@ AstrosW 7–6C. Lewis (9-4)S. Feldman (4-5)S. Tolleson (14)41,94143–47
91July 19@ AstrosL 0–10D. Keuchel (12-4)Y. Gallardo (7-9)—36,53243–48
92July 20@ RockiesL 7–8J. Axford (2-2)T. Scheppers (3-1)—35,02743–49
93July 21@ RockiesW 9–0M. Harrison (1-1)K. Kendrick (3-11)—43,01244–49
94July 22@ RockiesW 10–8T. Scheppers (4-1)J. Axford (2-3)S. Tolleson (15)33,34845–49
95July 24@ Angels W 4–2C. Lewis (10-4)N. Tropeano (1-1)S. Tolleson (16)42,04646–49
96July 25@ AngelsW 7–6S. Patton (1-0)J. Smith (4-3)S. Tolleson (17)43,05247–49
97July 26@ AngelsL 7–13A. Heaney (5-0)N. Martinez (5-6)—38,53947–50
98July 27YankeesL 2–6I. Nova (3-3)M. Harrison (1-2)—33,69147–51
99July 28YankeesL 5–21D. Moreno (1-0)M. Perez (0-2)A. Warren (1)28,40347–52
100July 29YankeesW 5–2C. Lewis (11-4)M. Tanaka (7-4)S. Tolleson (18)31,65848–52
101July 30YankeesW 7–6S. Tolleson (3-2)A. Miller (0-2)—34,40749–52
102July 31GiantsW 6–3N. Martinez (6-6)M. Bumgarner (11-6)—30,67450–52 :
August: 18–10 (Home: 13–4; Away: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
103August 1GiantsL 7-9H. Strickland (2-1)S. Dyson (3-4)S. Casilla (27)41,11450–53
104August 2GiantsW 2-1M. Perez (1-2)M. Leake (9-6)S. Dyson (1)22,23451–53
105August 3AstrosW 12-9C. Lewis (12-4)L. McCullers (5-4)S. Tolleson (19)21,67152–53
106August 4AstrosW 4-3Y. Gallardo (8-9)D. Straily (0-1)S. Tolleson (20)29,95353–53
107August 5AstrosW 4-3N. Martinez (7-6)S. Kazmir (6-6)S. Dyson (2)31,78254–53
108August 7@ MarinersL 3-4H. Iwakuma (3-2)C. Hamels (6-8)C. Smith (11)29,32054–54
109August 8@ MarinersW 11-3 (11)S. Tolleson (4-2)R. Rasmussen (1-1)—39,13255–54
110August 9@ MarinersL 2-4F. Hernandez (14-6)C. Lewis (12-5)C. Smith (12)29,93955–55
111August 11@ TwinsL 2-3G. Perkins (1-3)S. Patton (1-1)—26,66355–56
112August 12@ TwinsL 1–11M. Pelfrey (6–7)N. Martinez (7–7)—30,68355–57
113August 13@ TwinsW 6-5K. Kela (6-5)C. Fien (2-5)S. Tolleson (21)30,35756–57
114August 14RaysW 5-3S. Dyson (4-4)J. McGee (1-2)S. Tolleson (22)32,51257–57
115August 15RaysW 12-4C. Lewis (13-5)C. Archer (10-9)—32,35158–57
116August 16RaysW 5-3Y. Gallardo (9-9)D. Smyly (0-2)S. Tolleson (23)29,16759–57
117August 17MarinersW 4-3S. Tolleson (5-2)F. Rodney (5-5)—19,88060–57
118August 18MarinersL 2-3H. Iwakuma (5-2)C. Gonzalez (2-5)C. Smith (13)26,87060–58
119August 19MarinersW 7-2D. Holland (1-1)M. Montgomery (4-6)—20,14261–58
120August 20@ TigersL 0-4A. Simon (11-7)M. Perez (1-3)—33,72761–59
121August 21@ TigersW 2-0C. Lewis (14-5)J. Verlander (1-6)S. Tolleson (24)34,71862–59
122August 22@ TigersW 5-3Y. Gallardo (10-9)R. Wolf (0-1)—39,08263–59
123August 23@ TigersW 4-2C. Hamels (7-8)M. Boyd (1-4)S. Tolleson (25)39,31764–59
124August 25Blue JaysL 5-6L. Hawkins (3-1)S. Tolleson (5-3)R. Osuna (15)22,22764–60
125August 26Blue JaysL 4-12D. Price (13-4)C. Lewis (14-6)—20,57264–61
126August 27Blue JaysW 4-1Y. Gallardo (11-9)M. Estrada (11-8)S. Tolleson (26)17,88465–61
127August 28OriolesW 4-1C. Hamels (8-8)K. Gausman (2-6)S. Tolleson (27)28,33766–61
128August 29OriolesW 4-3M. Perez (2-3)U. Jimenez (9-9)S. Tolleson (28)29,76867–61
129August 30OriolesW 6-0D. Holland (2-1)M. Gonzalez (9-11)—22,25668–61
130August 31@ PadresL 0-7T. Ross (10-9)C. Lewis (14-7)—19,01368–62 :
September: 18–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–6 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
131September 1@ PadresW 8-6R. Ohlendorf (2-0)M. Rzepczynski (2-4)—21,21569–62
132September 2@ PadresW 4-3 (10)S. Dyson (5-4)B. Norris (3-10)—18,73070–62
133September 4@ AngelsL 2-5G. Richards (13-10)M. Perez (2-4)H. Street (32)37,07370–63
134September 5@ AngelsW 2-1D. Holland (3-1)J. Smith (4-5)S. Tolleson (29)39,88971–63
135September 6@ AngelsL 0-7H. Santiago (8-9)C. Lewis (14-8)—38,36771–64
136September 7@ MarinersW 3-0Y. Gallardo (12-9)R. Elias (4-8)S. Tolleson (30)18,46972–64
137September 8@ MarinersW 9-6C. Hamels (9-8)T. Walker (10-8)S. Tolleson (31)13,38973–64
138September 9@ MarinersL 0-6V. Nuno (1-2)M. Perez (2-5)—14,33073–65
139September 10@ MarinersL 0-5F. Hernandez (17-8)D. Holland (3-2)—16,84273–66
140September 11AthleticsW 4-0C. Lewis (15-8)J. Chavez (7-15)—28,13374–66
141September 12AthleticsL 3-5S. Nolin (1-1)Y. Gallardo (12-10)—30,48774–67
142September 13AthleticsW 12-4C. Gonzalez (3-5)F. Doubront (3-2)—26,13175–67
143September 14AstrosW 5-3K. Kela (7-5)W. Harris (5-4)S. Tolleson (32)27,77276–67
144September 15AstrosW 6-5S. Tolleson (6-3)O. Perez (0-2)—26,94277–67
145September 16AstrosW 14-3M. Perez (3-5)D. Keuchel (17-8)—34,48378–67
146September 17AstrosW 8-2C. Lewis (16-8)L. McCullers (5-6)—31,12279–67
147September 18MarinersL 1-3D. Farquhar (1-4)Y. Gallardo (12-11)T. Wilhelmsen (12)26,72779–68
148September 19MarinersW 10-1C. Hamels (10-8)V. Nuno (1-3)—39,84380–68
149September 20MarinersL 2-9F. Hernandez (18-9)D. Holland (3-3)—33,30780–69
150September 22@ AthleticsW 8-6C. Gonzalez (4-5)D. Pomeranz (5-6)S. Tolleson (33)16,52481–69
151September 23@ AthleticsW 10-3C. Lewis (17-8)F. Doubront (3-3)—16,44582–69
152September 24@ AthleticsW 8-1C. Hamels (11-8)C. Bassitt (1-7)—14,45283–69
153September 25@ AstrosW 6-2R. Ohlendorf (3-0)S. Kazmir (7-11)—35,18084–69
154September 26@ AstrosL 7-9C. McHugh (18-7)C. Gonzalez (4-6)W. Harris (2)35,73684–70
155September 27@ AstrosL 2-4D. Keuchel (19-8)M. Perez (3-6)L. Gregerson (29)36,08484–71
156September 28TigersL 4-7J. Verlander (5-8)C. Lewis (17-9)N. Feliz (10)27,84784–72
157September 29TigersW 7-6C. Hamels (12-8)B. Farmer (0-4)S. Tolleson (34)28,72985–72
158September 30TigersW 6-2Y. Gallardo (13-11)M. Boyd (1-6)—28,63386–72 :
October: 2–2 (Home: 2–2; Away: 0–0 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
159October 1AngelsW 5-3D. Holland (4-3)A. Heaney (6-4)S. Tolleson (35)32,33887–72
160October 2AngelsL 1–2M. Morin (4-2)S. Tolleson (6-4)J. Smith (4)47,21987–73
161October 3AngelsL 10-11J. Reyes (1-0)R. Ohlendorf (3-1)J. Smith (5)37,27187–74
162October 4AngelsW 9-2C. Hamels (13-8)G. Richards (15-12)—45,77288–74 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member :

## Postseason
### Game log

2015 Post-season Game Log :
ALDS vs. Blue Jays (2–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 8@ Blue JaysW 5–3Y. Gallardo (1–0)D. Price (0–1)S. Dyson (1)49,8341–0
2October 9@ Blue JaysW 6–4 (14)K. Kela (1–0)L. Hawkins (0–1)R. Ohlendorf (1)49,7162–0
3October 11Blue JaysL 1–5M. Estrada (1–0)M. Perez (0–1)50,9412–1
4October 12Blue JaysL 4–8D. Price (1–1)D. Holland (0–1)47,6792–2
5October 14@ Blue JaysL 3–6A. Sanchez (1–0)C. Hamels (0–1)R. Osuna (1)49,7422–3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 21 Chi Chi González 33 Martín Pérez 35 Cole Hamels 37 Shawn Tolleson 41 Jake Diekman 45 Derek Holland 47 Sam Dyson 48 Colby Lewis 49 Yovani Gallardo 50 Keone Kela 51 Ross Ohlendorf
Catchers: 38 Chris Gimenez 61 Robinson Chirinos
Infielders: 1 Elvis Andrus 12 Rougned Odor 18 Mitch Moreland 25 Mike Napoli 29 Adrián Beltré 68 Hanser Alberto
Outfielders: 7 Delino DeShields Jr. 15 Drew Stubbs 17 Shin-Soo Choo 30 Will Venable 32 Josh Hamilton
Designated hitters: 84 Prince Fielder :

## Statistics

Through 2015 season

### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Hanser Alberto, 2B | 41 | 99 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .222 | 1 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 160 | 596 | 69 | 154 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 46 | 78 | .258 | 25 |
| Adrián Beltré, 3B | 143 | 567 | 83 | 163 | 32 | 4 | 18 | 83 | 41 | 65 | .287 | 1 |
| Kyle Blanks, 1B, LF | 18 | 67 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | .313 | 1 |
| Robinson Chirinos, C | 78 | 233 | 33 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 62 | .232 | 0 |
| Michael Choice, RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 149 | 555 | 94 | 153 | 32 | 3 | 22 | 82 | 76 | 147 | .276 | 4 |
| Carlos Corporán, C | 33 | 107 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 40 | .178 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields, Jr., LF, CF | 121 | 425 | 83 | 111 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 53 | 101 | .261 | 25 |
| Thomas Field, 2B | 14 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .195 | 1 |
| Prince Fielder, DH,1B | 158 | 613 | 78 | 187 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 98 | 64 | 88 | .305 | 0 |
| Yovani Gallardo, P | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 |
| Joey Gallo, 3B, LF | 36 | 108 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 57 | .204 | 3 |
| Chris Gimenez, C | 36 | 98 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 19 | .255 | 2 |
| Cole Hamels, P | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 0 |
| Josh Hamilton, LF | 50 | 170 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 52 | .253 | 0 |
| Matt Harrison, P | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Colby Lewis, P | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Leonys Martín, CF | 95 | 288 | 26 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 69 | .219 | 14 |
| Nick Martinez, P | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B, DH | 132 | 471 | 51 | 131 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 85 | 32 | 112 | .278 | 1 |
| Mike Napoli, 1B, DH | 35 | 78 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 19 | .295 | 0 |
| Rougned Odor, 2B | 120 | 426 | 54 | 111 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 23 | 79 | .261 | 6 |
| Carlos Peguero, LF | 30 | 70 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 36 | .186 | 2 |
| Martín Pérez, P | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Anthony Ranaudo, P | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Wandy Rodríguez, P | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Adam Rosales, 1B,2B,3B | 55 | 114 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 | .228 | 4 |
| Ryan Rua, LF | 28 | 83 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 32 | .193 | 0 |
| Jake Smolinski, OF | 35 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | .133 | 1 |
| Ryan Strausborger, OF | 31 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .200 | 2 |
| Drew Stubbs, OF | 27 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .095 | 3 |
| Tomás Telis, C | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .182 | 0 |
| Will Venable, LF | 37 | 66 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | .182 | 5 |
| Bobby Wilson, C | 31 | 77 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 19 | .221 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5511 | 751 | 1419 | 279 | 32 | 172 | 707 | 503 | 1233 | .257 | 101 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Anthony Bass | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 66 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 45 |
| Alex Claudio | 1 | 1 | 2.87 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| Ross Detwiler | 0 | 5 | 7.12 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 43.0 | 62 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 20 | 28 |
| Jake Diekman | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| Sam Dyson | 2 | 1 | 1.15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 31.1 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| Jon Edwards | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Neftalí Feliz | 1 | 2 | 4.58 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 19.2 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| Sam Freeman | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 13 | 11 | 3.42 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 184.1 | 193 | 76 | 70 | 15 | 68 | 121 |
| Chi Chi Gonzalez | 4 | 6 | 3.90 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 67.0 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 32 | 30 |
| Cole Hamels | 7 | 1 | 3.66 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 83.2 | 77 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 23 | 78 |
| Matt Harrison | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Derek Holland | 4 | 3 | 4.91 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 58.2 | 59 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| Keone Kela | 7 | 5 | 2.39 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 52 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 68 |
| Phil Klein | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| Colby Lewis | 17 | 9 | 4.66 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 204.2 | 211 | 111 | 106 | 26 | 42 | 142 |
| Nick Martinez | 7 | 7 | 3.96 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 125.0 | 135 | 66 | 55 | 16 | 46 | 77 |
| Román Méndez | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 3 | 1 | 3.72 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 19.1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| Spencer Patton | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| Martín Pérez | 3 | 6 | 4.46 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 78.2 | 88 | 41 | 39 | 3 | 24 | 48 |
| Stolmy Pimentel | 0 | 1 | 3.97 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Anthony Ranaudo | 0 | 1 | 7.63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15.1 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| Wandy Rodríguez | 6 | 4 | 4.90 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 86.1 | 99 | 48 | 47 | 10 | 36 | 72 |
| Adam Rosales | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tanner Scheppers | 4 | 1 | 5.63 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 32 |
| Shawn Tolleson | 6 | 4 | 2.99 | 73 | 0 | 35 | 72.1 | 66 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 76 |
| Logan Verrett | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 88 | 74 | 4.24 | 162 | 162 | 45 | 1442.2 | 1459 | 733 | 680 | 171 | 508 | 1095 |

## Farm system

| 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 | Spike Owen |
| A | Hickory Crawdads | South Atlantic League | Corey Ragsdale |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Tim Hulett |
| Rookie | AZL Rangers | Arizona League | Kenny Holmberg |
| Rookie | DSL Rangers | Dominican Summer League | Aaron Levin |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hickory