2015 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 2015 American League West champions American League West Globe Life Park in Arlington Arlington, Texas 88–74 (.543) 1st Rangers Baseball Express (Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson) Jon Daniels Jeff Banister Fox Sports SouthwestKTXA(Steve Busby, Tom Grieve, Emily Jones, Mark McLemore, Victor Villaba, José Guzman) KRLD 105.3 FM (English)(Eric Nadel, Matt Hicks, Jared Sandler)KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish)(Eleno Orlenas, Jerry Romo, Benji Gil) tex TEX 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 Texas Rangers Texas Rangers American League Wild Card Record against opponents TEX 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 background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BD1021 5px solid; border-bottom:#003278 5px solid; 2015 Game Log2015 Texas Rangers Sortable Schedule http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/schedule/sortable.jsp?c_id=tex&year=2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031659/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/schedule/sortable.jsp?c_id=tex&year=2015 dead November 29, 2014 Texas Rangers y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BD1021 2px solid; border-bottom:#003278 2px solid; April: 7–14 (Home: 2–7; Away: 5–7 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 6 || @ Athletics || L 0–8 || S. Gray (1-0) || Y. Gallardo (0-1) || — || 36,067 || 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 7 || @ Athletics || W 3–1 || C. Lewis (1-0) || J. Hahn (0-1) || N. Feliz (1) || 15,025 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 8 || @ Athletics || L 0–10 || S. Kazmir (1-0) || R. Detwiler (0-1) || — || 19,479 || 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || April 9 || @ Athletics || W 10-1 || N. Martinez (1-0) || K. Graveman (0-1) || — || 16,045 || 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 10 || Astros || L 1–5 || C. McHugh (1-0) || D. Holland (0-1) || — || 48,885 || 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 11 || Astros || W 6–2 || Y. Gallardo (1-1) || R. Hernandez (0-1) || — || 36,833 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 12 || Astros || L 6–4 (14) || W. Harris (1-0) || L. Verrett (0-1) || S. Deduno (1) || 35,276 || 3–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 13 || Angels || L 3–6 || M. Shoemaker (2-0) || R. Detwiler (0-2) || H. Street (3) || 18,401 || 3–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || April 14 || Angels || W 8–2 || N. Martinez (2-0) || D. Rucinski (0-1) || — || 21,805 || 4–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 15 || Angels || L 2–10 || H. Santiago (1-1) || A. Ranaudo (0-1) || — || 25,575 || 4–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 17 || @ Mariners || W 3–1 || Y. Gallardo (2-1) || J. Happ (0-1) || N. Feliz (2) || 36,606 || 5–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 18 || @ Mariners || L 1–3 || F. Hernandez (2-0) || C. Lewis (1-1) || F. Rodney (3) || 43,017 || 5–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 19 || @ Mariners || L 10–11 || Y. Medina (1-0) || N. Feliz (0-1) || — || 31,601 || 5–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 21 || @ D-backs || W 7–1 || S. Tolleson (1-0) || D. Hudson (0-1) || — || 18,345 || 6–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 22 || @ D-backs || L 5–8 || A. Bradley (2-0) || Y. Gallardo (2-2) || — || 17,886 || 6–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 24 || @ Angels || L 2–3 || G. Richards (1-1) || K. Kela (0-1) || H. Street (6) || 41,054 || 6–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 25 || @ Angels || L 1–4 || V. Pestano (1-0) || C. Lewis (1-2) || H. Street (7) || 38,016 || 6–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || April 26 || @ Angels || W 5–4 (11) || N. Feliz (1-1) || J. Alvarez (0-1) || — || 35,053 || 7–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 27 || Mariners || L 1–3 || T. Walker (1-2) || Y. Gallardo (2-3) || F. Rodney (5) || 19,748 || 7–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 28 || Mariners || L 1–2 || J. Happ (2-1) || R. Detwiler (0-3) || F. Rodney (6) || 23,714 || 7–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 29 || Mariners || L 5–2 || F. Hernandez (4-0) || W. Rodriguez (0-1) || F. Rodney (7) || 26,037 || 7–14 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BD1021 2px solid; border-bottom:#003278 2px solid; May: 19–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 12–4 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 1 || Athletics || L 5–7 || D. Otero (2-1) || R. Mendez (0-1) || T. Clippard (2) || 29,700 || 7–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || May 2 || Athletics || W 8–7 (10) || K. Kela (1-1) || R. Cook (0-2) || — || 32,207 || 8–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 3 || Athletics || L 1–7 || S. Gray (4-0) || Y. Gallardo (2-4) || — || 36,006 || 8–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || May 4 || @ Astros || W 2–1 || K. Kela (2-1) || C. Qualls (0-2) || N. Feliz (3) || 17,597 || 9–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || May 5 || @ Astros || W 7–1 || W. Rodriguez (1-1) || S. Feldman (2-3) || — || 20,951 || 10–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || May 6 || @ Astros || W 11–3 || C. Lewis (2-2) || S. Deduno (0-1) || — || 22,230 || 11–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 7 || @ Rays || W 5–4 || A. Claudio (1-0) || C. Archer (3-4) || N. Feliz (4) || 8,701 || 12–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 8 || @ Rays || L 2–8 || N. Karns (2-1) || Y. Gallardo (2-5) || — || 11,704 || 12–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 9 || @ Rays || L 2–7 || A. Bellatti (1-0) || R. Detwiler (0-4) || B. Boxberger (8) || 20,943 || 12–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || May 10 || @ Rays || W 2–1 || K. Kela (3-1) || K. Jepsen (0-2) || N. Feliz (5) || 14,521 || 13–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 11 || Royals || W 8–2 || C. Lewis (3-2) || D. Duffy (2-2) || — || 36,006 || 14–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 12 || Royals || L 6–7 (10) || G. Holland (1-0) || S. Pimentel (0-1) || — || 23,659 || 14–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || May 13 || Royals || W 5–2 || Y. Gallardo (3-5) || Y. Ventura (2-3) || N. Feliz (6) || 26,258 || 15–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 14 || Royals || L 3–6 || J. Guthrie (3-2) || R. Detwiler (0-5) || G. Holland (5) || 33,818 || 15–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 15 || Indians || L 3–8 || R. Webb (1-0) || W. Rodriguez (1-2) || — || 29,524 || 15–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 16 || Indians || L 8–10 || S. Atchison (1-1) || N. Feliz (1-2) || C. Allen (6) || 31,045 || 15–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || May 17 || Indians || W 5–1 || N. Martinez (3-0) || C. Carrasco (4-4) || — || 32,189 || 16–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 19 || @ Red Sox || L 3–4 || W. Miley (3-4) || Y. Gallardo (3-6) || K. Uehara (10) || 36,580 || 16–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 20 || @ Red Sox || W 2–1 || P. Klein (1-0) || J. Kelly (1-3) || S. Tolleson (1) || 35,726 || 17–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || May 21 || @ Red Sox || W 3–1 || W. Rodriguez (2-2) || C. Buchholz (2-5) || S. Tolleson (2) || 34,945 || 18–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || May 22 || @ Yankees || W 10–9 || C. Lewis (4-2) || M. Pineda (5-2) || R. Ohlendorf (1) || 40,008 || 19–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || May 23 || @ Yankees || W 15–4 || N. Martinez (4-0) || C. Sabathia (2-6) || — || 42,067 || 20–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || May 24 || @ Yankees || W 5–2 || Y. Gallardo (4-6) || C. Capuano (0-2) || S. Tolleson (3) || 45,681 || 21–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || May 25 || @ Indians || W 10–8 || T. Scheppers (1-0) || M. Rzepczynski (1-2) || S. Tolleson (4) || 13,614 || 22–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || May 26 || @ Indians || W 4–3 || K. Kela (4-1) || N. Hagadone (0-1) || S. Tolleson (5) || 11,352 || 23–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 27 || @ Indians || L 3–12 || C. Carrasco (6-4) || C. Lewis (4-3) || — || 15,936 || 23-24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 28 || Red Sox || L 5–1 || E. Rodriguez (1-0) || N. Martinez (4-1) || — || 34,085 || 23–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 29 || Red Sox || W 7–4 || Y. Gallardo (5-6) || S. Wright (2-2) || S. Tolleson (6) || 38,176 || 24–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || May 30 || Red Sox || W 8–0 || C. Gonzalez (1-0) || W. Miley (4-5) || — || 42,831 || 25–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || May 31 || Red Sox || W 4–3 || R. Ohlendorf (1-0) || K. Uehara (2-2) || — || 32,848 || 26–25 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BD1021 2px solid; border-bottom:#003278 2px solid; June: 14–13 (Home: 6–5; Away: 8–8 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || June 2 || White Sox || W 15–2 || C. Lewis (5-3) || J. Samardzija (4-3) || — || 27,558 || 27–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 3 || White Sox || L 2–9 || C. Sale (5-2) || N. Martinez (4-2) || — || 32,598 || 27–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || June 4 || White Sox || W 2–1 (11) || T. Scheppers (2-0) || D. Jennings (1-2) || — || 27,616 || 28–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 5 || @ Royals || W 4–0 || C. Gonzalez (2-0) || E. Volquez (4-4) || — || 38,159 || 29–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || June 6 || @ Royals || W 4–2 || W. Rodriguez (3-2) || Y. Ventura (3-5) || S. Tolleson (7) || 37,924 || 30–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 7 || @ Royals || L 3–4 || W. Davis (3-1) || K. Kela (4-2) || G. Holland (9) || 38,202 || 30–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || June 9 || @ Athletics || W 2–1 || N. Martinez (5-2) || S. Gray (7-3) || S. Tolleson (8) || 14,617 || 31–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 10 || @ Athletics || L 4–5 || T. Clippard (1-3) || K. Kela (4-3) || — || 14,290 || 31–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 11 || @ Athletics || L 0–7 || S. Kazmir (3–4) || C. Gonzalez (2-1) || — || 14,489 || 31–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || June 12 || Twins || W 6–2 || T. Scheppers (3-0) || A. Thompson (1-2) || — || 41,765 || 32–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || June 13 || Twins || W 11–7 || C. Lewis (6-3) || M. Pelfrey (5-3) || — || 28,661 || 33–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 14 || Twins || L 4–3 || C. Fien (2-2) || S. Tolleson (1-1) || G. Perkins (22) || 33,970 || 33–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 15 || Dodgers || W 4–1 || Y. Gallardo (6-6) || C. Frias (4-4) || S. Tolleson (9) || 32,248 || 34–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 16 || Dodgers || W 3–2 || S. Tolleson (2-1) || J. Ravin (2-1) || — || 31,897 || 35–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || June 17 || @ Dodgers || W 5–3 || W. Rodriguez (4-2) || C. Kershaw (5-4) || K. Kela (1) || 42,906 || 36–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 18 || @ Dodgers || L 0–1 || K. Jansen (2-0) || K. Kela (4-4) || — || 46,977 || 36–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 19 || @ White Sox || W 2-1 || C. Lewis (7-3) || D. Robertson (4-2) || S. Tolleson (10) || 22,864 || 37–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 20 || @ White Sox || L 2-3 || C. Rodon (3-1) || N. Martinez (5-3) || D. Robertson (14) || 25,738 || 37–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 21 || @ White Sox || L 2-3 || J. Petricka (2-2) || A. Claudio (1-1) || – || 33,668 || 37-33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 23 || Athletics || L 6-8 || J. Chavez (4-6) || C. Gonzalez (2-2) || D. Pomeranz (1) || 35,889 || 37-34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 24 || Athletics || L 2-8 || K. Graveman (4-4) || W. Rodriguez (4-3) || — || 34,216 || 37-35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 25 || Athletics || L 3-6 || S. Gray (9-3) || K. Kela (4-5) || — || 29,251 || 37-36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 26 || @ Blue Jays || L 2-12 || M. Buehrle (8-4) || N. Martinez (5-4) || — || 25,821 || 37-37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 27 || @ Blue Jays || W 4-0 || Y. Gallardo (7-6) || M. Boyd (0-1) || — || 37,167 || 38-37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 28 || @ Blue Jays || L 2-3 || D. Hutchison (8-1) || C. Gonzalez (2-3) || — || 42,376 || 38-38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || June 29 || @ Orioles || W 8-1 || W. Rodriguez (5-3) || B. Norris (2-7) || — || 21,565 || 39-38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || June 30 || @ Orioles || W 8-6 || C. Lewis (8-3) || M. Gonzalez (6-5) || S. Tolleson (11) || 27,370 || 40-38 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BD1021 2px solid; border-bottom:#003278 2px solid; July: 10–14 (Home: 4–9; Away: 6–5 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 1 || @ Orioles || L 2-4 || W. Chen (4-4) || N. Martinez (5-5) || Z. Britton (23) || 23,019 || 40-39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || July 2 || @ Orioles || W 2-0 || K. Kela (5-5) || C. Roe (2-1) || S. Tolleson (12) || 31,915 || 41-39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 3 || Angels || L 2-8 || G. Richards (9-5) || C. Gonzalez (2-4) || — || 39,320 || 41-40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 4 || Angels || L 0-13 || H. Santiago (5-4) || W. Rodriguez (5-4) || — || 47,877 || 41-41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 5 || Angels || L 6-12 || C. Wilson (7-6) || C. Lewis (8-4) || — || 28,638 || 41-42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 7 || D-backs || L 2-4 || R. Ray (3-4) || Y. Gallardo (7-7) || B. Ziegler (13) || 30,955 || 41-43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 8 || D-backs || L 4-7 || R. Delgado (4-2) || M. Harrison (0-1) || B. Ziegler (14) || 27,390 || 41-44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 86 || July 10 || Padres || W 4-3 || W. Rodriguez (6-4) || I. Kennedy (4-9) || S. Tolleson (13) || 33,033 || 42-44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 11 || Padres || L 5-6 || J. Benoit (6-4) || S. Tolleson (2-2) || C. Kimbrel (22) || 36,248 || 42-45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 12 || Padres || L 1-2 || T. Ross (6-7) || Y. Gallardo (7-8) || C. Kimbrel (23) || 32,428 || 42-46 |- bgcolor=#bbb | – || July 14 || 86th All-Star Game || colspan=6 | National League vs. American League (Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati) |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 17 || @ Astros || L 2–3 || C. McHugh (10-5) || M. Perez (0-1) || L. Gregerson (19) || 36,904 || 42–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 90 || July 18 || @ Astros || W 7–6 || C. Lewis (9-4) || S. Feldman (4-5) || S. Tolleson (14) || 41,941 || 43–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 19 || @ Astros ||L 0–10 || D. Keuchel (12-4) || Y. Gallardo (7-9) || — || 36,532 || 43–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 20 || @ Rockies || L 7–8 || J. Axford (2-2) || T. Scheppers (3-1) || — || 35,027 || 43–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 93 || July 21 || @ Rockies || W 9–0 || M. Harrison (1-1) || K. Kendrick (3-11) || — || 43,012 || 44–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 94 || July 22 || @ Rockies || W 10–8 || T. Scheppers (4-1) || J. Axford (2-3) || S. Tolleson (15) || 33,348 || 45–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 24 || @ Angels || W 4–2 || C. Lewis (10-4) || N. Tropeano (1-1) || S. Tolleson (16) || 42,046 || 46–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 25 || @ Angels || W 7–6 || S. Patton (1-0) || J. Smith (4-3) || S. Tolleson (17) || 43,052 || 47–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 26 || @ Angels || L 7–13 || A. Heaney (5-0) || N. Martinez (5-6) || — || 38,539 || 47–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 27 || Yankees || L 2–6 || I. Nova (3-3) || M. Harrison (1-2) || — || 33,691 || 47–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 28 || Yankees || L 5–21 || D. Moreno (1-0) || M. Perez (0-2) || A. Warren (1) || 28,403 || 47–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 100 || July 29 || Yankees || W 5–2 || C. Lewis (11-4) || M. Tanaka (7-4) || S. Tolleson (18) || 31,658 || 48–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || July 30 || Yankees || W 7–6 || S. Tolleson (3-2) || A. Miller (0-2) || — || 34,407 || 49–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || July 31 || Giants || W 6–3 || N. Martinez (6-6) || M. Bumgarner (11-6) || — || 30,674 || 50–52 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BD1021 2px solid; border-bottom:#003278 2px solid; August: 18–10 (Home: 13–4; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || August 1 || Giants || L 7-9 || H. Strickland (2-1) || S. Dyson (3-4) || S. Casilla (27) || 41,114 || 50–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 104 || August 2 || Giants || W 2-1 || M. Perez (1-2) || M. Leake (9-6) || S. Dyson (1) || 22,234 || 51–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 105 || August 3 || Astros || W 12-9 || C. Lewis (12-4) || L. McCullers (5-4) || S. Tolleson (19) || 21,671 || 52–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 106 || August 4 || Astros || W 4-3 || Y. Gallardo (8-9) || D. Straily (0-1) || S. Tolleson (20) || 29,953 || 53–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 107 || August 5 || Astros || W 4-3 || N. Martinez (7-6) || S. Kazmir (6-6) || S. Dyson (2) || 31,782 || 54–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 7 || @ Mariners || L 3-4 || H. Iwakuma (3-2) || C. Hamels (6-8) || C. Smith (11) || 29,320 || 54–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || August 8 || @ Mariners || W 11-3 (11) || S. Tolleson (4-2) || R. Rasmussen (1-1) || — || 39,132 || 55–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 9 || @ Mariners || L 2-4 || F. Hernandez (14-6) || C. Lewis (12-5) || C. Smith (12) || 29,939 || 55–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 11 || @ Twins || L 2-3 || G. Perkins (1-3) || S. Patton (1-1) || — || 26,663 || 55–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || August 12 || @ Twins || L 1–11 || M. Pelfrey (6–7) || N. Martinez (7–7) || — || 30,683 || 55–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 113 || August 13 || @ Twins || W 6-5 || K. Kela (6-5) || C. Fien (2-5) || S. Tolleson (21) || 30,357 || 56–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 114 || August 14 || Rays || W 5-3 || S. Dyson (4-4) || J. McGee (1-2) || S. Tolleson (22) || 32,512 || 57–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || August 15 || Rays || W 12-4 || C. Lewis (13-5) || C. Archer (10-9) || — || 32,351 || 58–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 116 || August 16 || Rays || W 5-3 || Y. Gallardo (9-9) || D. Smyly (0-2) || S. Tolleson (23) || 29,167 || 59–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 117 || August 17 || Mariners || W 4-3 || S. Tolleson (5-2) || F. Rodney (5-5) || — || 19,880 || 60–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || August 18 || Mariners || L 2-3 || H. Iwakuma (5-2) || C. Gonzalez (2-5) || C. Smith (13) || 26,870 || 60–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 119 || August 19 || Mariners || W 7-2 || D. Holland (1-1) || M. Montgomery (4-6) || — || 20,142 || 61–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 20 || @ Tigers || L 0-4 || A. Simon (11-7) || M. Perez (1-3) || — || 33,727 || 61–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 121 || August 21 || @ Tigers || W 2-0 || C. Lewis (14-5) || J. Verlander (1-6) || S. Tolleson (24) || 34,718 || 62–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 122 || August 22 || @ Tigers || W 5-3 || Y. Gallardo (10-9) || R. Wolf (0-1) || — || 39,082 || 63–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 123 || August 23 || @ Tigers || W 4-2 || C. Hamels (7-8) || M. Boyd (1-4) || S. Tolleson (25) || 39,317 || 64–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 25 || Blue Jays || L 5-6 || L. Hawkins (3-1) || S. Tolleson (5-3) || R. Osuna (15) || 22,227 || 64–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 26 || Blue Jays || L 4-12 || D. Price (13-4) || C. Lewis (14-6) || — || 20,572 || 64–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || August 27 || Blue Jays || W 4-1 || Y. Gallardo (11-9) || M. Estrada (11-8) || S. Tolleson (26) || 17,884 || 65–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 127 || August 28 || Orioles || W 4-1 || C. Hamels (8-8) || K. Gausman (2-6) || S. Tolleson (27) || 28,337 || 66–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 128 || August 29 || Orioles || W 4-3 || M. Perez (2-3) || U. Jimenez (9-9) || S. Tolleson (28) || 29,768 || 67–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 129 || August 30 || Orioles || W 6-0 || D. Holland (2-1) || M. Gonzalez (9-11) || — || 22,256 || 68–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 31 || @ Padres || L 0-7 || T. Ross (10-9) || C. Lewis (14-7) || — || 19,013 || 68–62 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BD1021 2px solid; border-bottom:#003278 2px solid; September: 18–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–6 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 131 || September 1 || @ Padres || W 8-6 || R. Ohlendorf (2-0) || M. Rzepczynski (2-4) || — || 21,215 || 69–62 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 132 || September 2 || @ Padres || W 4-3 (10) || S. Dyson (5-4) || B. Norris (3-10) || — || 18,730 || 70–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || September 4 || @ Angels || L 2-5 || G. Richards (13-10) || M. Perez (2-4) || H. Street (32) || 37,073 || 70–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 134 || September 5 || @ Angels || W 2-1 || D. Holland (3-1) || J. Smith (4-5) || S. Tolleson (29) || 39,889 || 71–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 6 || @ Angels || L 0-7 || H. Santiago (8-9) || C. Lewis (14-8) || — || 38,367 || 71–64 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 136 || September 7 || @ Mariners || W 3-0 || Y. Gallardo (12-9) || R. Elias (4-8) || S. Tolleson (30) || 18,469 || 72–64 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 137 || September 8 || @ Mariners || W 9-6 || C. Hamels (9-8) || T. Walker (10-8) || S. Tolleson (31) || 13,389 || 73–64 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 9 || @ Mariners || L 0-6 || V. Nuno (1-2) || M. Perez (2-5) || — || 14,330 || 73–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 139 || September 10 || @ Mariners || L 0-5 || F. Hernandez (17-8) || D. Holland (3-2) || — || 16,842 || 73–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 140 || September 11 || Athletics || W 4-0 || C. Lewis (15-8) || J. Chavez (7-15) || — || 28,133 || 74–66 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 141 || September 12 || Athletics || L 3-5 || S. Nolin (1-1) || Y. Gallardo (12-10) || — || 30,487 || 74–67 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 142 || September 13 || Athletics || W 12-4 || C. Gonzalez (3-5) || F. Doubront (3-2) || — || 26,131 || 75–67 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 143 || September 14 || Astros || W 5-3 || K. Kela (7-5) || W. Harris (5-4) || S. Tolleson (32) || 27,772 || 76–67 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 144 || September 15 || Astros || W 6-5 || S. Tolleson (6-3) || O. Perez (0-2) || — || 26,942 || 77–67 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 145 || September 16 || Astros || W 14-3 || M. Perez (3-5) || D. Keuchel (17-8) || — || 34,483 || 78–67 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 146 || September 17 || Astros || W 8-2 || C. Lewis (16-8) || L. McCullers (5-6) || — || 31,122 || 79–67 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 147 || September 18 || Mariners || L 1-3 || D. Farquhar (1-4) || Y. Gallardo (12-11) || T. Wilhelmsen (12) || 26,727 || 79–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 148 || September 19 || Mariners || W 10-1 || C. Hamels (10-8) || V. Nuno (1-3) || — || 39,843 || 80–68 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 20 || Mariners || L 2-9 || F. Hernandez (18-9) || D. Holland (3-3) || — || 33,307 || 80–69 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 150 || September 22 || @ Athletics || W 8-6 || C. Gonzalez (4-5) || D. Pomeranz (5-6) || S. Tolleson (33) || 16,524 || 81–69 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 151 || September 23 || @ Athletics || W 10-3 || C. Lewis (17-8) || F. Doubront (3-3) || — || 16,445 || 82–69 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 152 || September 24 || @ Athletics || W 8-1 || C. Hamels (11-8) || C. Bassitt (1-7) || — || 14,452 || 83–69 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 153 || September 25 || @ Astros || W 6-2 || R. Ohlendorf (3-0) || S. Kazmir (7-11) || — || 35,180 || 84–69 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 26 || @ Astros || L 7-9 || C. McHugh (18-7) || C. Gonzalez (4-6) || W. Harris (2) || 35,736 || 84–70 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 27 || @ Astros || L 2-4 || D. Keuchel (19-8) || M. Perez (3-6) || L. Gregerson (29) || 36,084 || 84–71 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 28 || Tigers || L 4-7 || J. Verlander (5-8) || C. Lewis (17-9) || N. Feliz (10) || 27,847 || 84–72 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 157 || September 29 || Tigers || W 7-6 || C. Hamels (12-8) || B. Farmer (0-4) || S. Tolleson (34) || 28,729 || 85–72 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 158 || September 30 || Tigers || W 6-2 || Y. Gallardo (13-11) || M. Boyd (1-6) || — || 28,633 || 86–72 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#BD1021 2px solid; border-bottom:#003278 2px solid; October: 2–2 (Home: 2–2; Away: 0–0 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 159 || October 1 || Angels || W 5-3 || D. Holland (4-3) || A. Heaney (6-4) || S. Tolleson (35) || 32,338 || 87–72 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 160 || October 2 || Angels || L 1–2 || M. Morin (4-2) || S. Tolleson (6-4) || J. Smith (4) || 47,219 || 87–73 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 161 || October 3 || Angels || L 10-11 || J. Reyes (1-0) || R. Ohlendorf (3-1) || J. Smith (5) || 37,271 || 87–74 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 162 || October 4 || Angels || W 9-2 || C. Hamels (13-8) || G. Richards (15-12) || — || 45,772 || 88–74 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Rangers team member Postseason Game log background:#003278; color:white; 2015 Post-season Game Log y background:#C0111F;color:white; white ALDS vs. Blue Jays (2–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |-align="center" bgcolor= "bbffbb" | 1 || October 8 || @ Blue Jays || W 5–3 || Y. Gallardo (1–0) || D. Price (0–1) || S. Dyson (1) || 49,834http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2015_10_08_texmlb_tormlb_1#game=2015_10_08_texmlb_tormlb_1,game_tab=box,game_state=Wrapup Boxscore: Texas vs. Toronto, Game 1 October 8, 2015 October 8, 2015 MLB.com || 1–0 |-align="center" bgcolor= "bbffbb" | 2 || October 9 || @ Blue Jays || W 6–4 (14) || K. Kela (1–0) || L. Hawkins (0–1) || R. Ohlendorf (1) || 49,716https://mlb.com/gameday/446241 Boxscore: Texas vs. Toronto, Game 2 MLB.com October 9, 2015 2025-05-06 || 2–0 |-align="center" bgcolor= "ffbbbb" | 3 || October 11 || Blue Jays || L 1–5 || M. Estrada (1–0) || M. Perez (0–1) || || 50,941https://mlb.com/gameday/446247 Boxscore: Texas vs. Toronto, Game 3 MLB.com October 11, 2015 2025-05-06 || 2–1 |-align="center" bgcolor= "ffbbbb" | 4 || October 12 || Blue Jays || L 4–8 || D. Price (1–1) || D. Holland (0–1) || || 47,679https://mlb.com/gameday/446249 Boxscore: Toronto vs. Texas, Game 4 MLB.com October 12, 2015 2025-05-06 || 2–2 |-align="center" bgcolor= "ffbbbb" | 5 || October 14 || @ Blue Jays || L 3–6 || A. Sanchez (1–0) || C. Hamels (0–1) || R. Osuna (1) || 49,742 https://mlb.com/gameday/446255 Boxscore: Texas vs. Toronto, Game 5 MLB.com October 14, 2015 2025-05-06 || 2–3 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Rangers team member Postseason rosters background:#C0111F;color:white; Playoff rosters y background:#003278; color:white; American League Division Series | style="text-align:left" | 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 |- valign="top" Roster 2015 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers 63 Anthony Bass 58 Alex Claudio 47 Ross Detwiler 41 Jake Diekman 47 Sam Dyson 36 Jon Edwards 56 Andrew Faulkner 30 Neftalí Feliz 71 Sam Freeman 21 Kyuji Fujikawa 49 Yovani Gallardo 21 Chi Chi Gonzalez 35 Cole Hamels 54 Matt Harrison 45 Derek Holland 53 Luke Jackson 50 Keone Kela 35,43 Phil Klein 48 Colby Lewis 22 Nick Martinez 55 Román Méndez 25,51 Ross Ohlendorf 44 Spencer Patton 33 Martín Pérez 57 Stolmy Pimentel 46 Anthony Ranaudo 25,51 Wandy Rodríguez 52 Tanner Scheppers 37 Shawn Tolleson 41 Logan Verrett Catchers 61 Robinson Chirinos  3 Carlos Corporán 38 Chris Gimenez  6 Tomás Telis  8 Bobby Wilson Infielders 68 Hanser Alberto  1 Elvis Andrus 29 Adrián Beltré 88 Kyle Blanks 39 Thomas Field 84 Prince Fielder 18 Mitch Moreland 25 Mike Napoli 12 Rougned Odor  9 Adam Rosales Outfielders 15 Michael Choice 17 Shin-Soo Choo  7 Delino DeShields 13 Joey Gallo 32 Josh Hamilton  2 Leonys Martín 43 Carlos Peguero 16 Ryan Rua 20 Jake Smolinski 20 Ryan Strausborger 15 Drew Stubbs 30 Will Venable Manager 28 Jeff Banister Coaches 27 Tony Beasley (third base) 24 Steve Buechele (bench) 66 Josh Frasier (bullpen catcher) 40 Andy Hawkins (bullpen)  5 Bobby Jones (assistant hitting) 31 Mike Maddux (pitching) 14 Dave Magadan (hitting)  4 Héctor Ortiz (first base) 60 Jayce Tingler (field) 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 SBHanser Alberto, 2B 41 99 12 22 2 1 0 4 2 17 .222 1Elvis Andrus, SS 160 596 69 154 34 2 7 62 46 78 .258 25Adrián Beltré, 3B 143 567 83 163 32 4 18 83 41 65 .287 1Kyle Blanks, 1B, LF 18 67 10 21 5 0 3 6 4 20 .313 1Robinson Chirinos, C 78 233 33 54 16 1 10 34 28 62 .232 0Michael Choice, RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0Shin-Soo Choo, RF 149 555 94 153 32 3 22 82 76 147 .276 4Carlos Corporán, C 33 107 10 19 4 0 3 15 6 40 .178 0Delino DeShields, Jr., LF, CF 121 425 83 111 22 10 2 37 53 101 .261 25Thomas Field, 2B 14 41 6 8 1 0 2 5 2 6 .195 1Prince Fielder, DH, 1B 158 613 78 187 28 0 23 98 64 88 .305 0Yovani Gallardo, P 33 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0Joey Gallo, 3B, LF 36 108 16 22 3 1 6 14 15 57 .204 3Chris Gimenez, C 36 98 19 25 6 1 5 14 10 19 .255 2Cole Hamels, P 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0Josh Hamilton, LF 50 170 22 43 8 0 8 25 10 52 .253 0Matt Harrison, P 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0Colby Lewis, P 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Leonys Martín, CF 95 288 26 63 12 0 5 25 16 69 .219 14Nick Martinez, P 24 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0Mitch Moreland, 1B, DH 132 471 51 131 27 0 23 85 32 112 .278 1Mike Napoli, 1B, DH 35 78 9 23 2 0 5 10 12 19 .295 0Rougned Odor, 2B 120 426 54 111 21 9 16 61 23 79 .261 6Carlos Peguero, LF 30 70 10 13 4 0 4 9 12 36 .186 2Martín Pérez, P 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0Anthony Ranaudo, P 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0Wandy Rodríguez, P 17 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Adam Rosales, 1B, 2B, 3B 55 114 14 26 4 0 3 7 10 30 .228 4Ryan Rua, LF 28 83 10 16 5 0 4 7 3 32 .193 0Jake Smolinski, OF 35 60 12 8 1 0 1 6 11 20 .133 1Ryan Strausborger, OF 31 45 9 9 0 0 1 3 3 11 .200 2Drew Stubbs, OF 27 21 6 2 1 0 0 0 5 10 .095 3Tomás Telis, C 6 11 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .182 0Will Venable, LF 37 66 6 12 3 0 0 3 12 21.182 5Bobby Wilson, C 31 77 5 17 5 0 1 10 7 19 .221 0Team totals16255117511419279321727075031233.257101 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 KAnthony Bass 0 0 4.50 33 0 0 64.0 66 33 32 5 20 45Alex Claudio 1 1 2.87 18 0 0 15.2 12 6 5 4 6 13Ross Detwiler 0 5 7.12 17 7 0 43.0 62 37 34 9 20 28Jake Diekman 0 0 2.08 26 0 0 21.2 13 5 5 2 7 20Sam Dyson 2 1 1.15 31 0 2 31.1 24 4 4 1 4 30Jon Edwards 0 0 6.00 11 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 1 8 6Neftalí Feliz 1 2 4.58 18 0 6 19.2 24 10 10 2 9 16Sam Freeman 0 0 2.79 42 0 0 29.0 23 9 9 2 17 28Kyuji Fujikawa 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 1.2 2 3 3 1 0 1Yovani Gallardo 13 11 3.42 33 33 0 184.1 193 76 70 15 68 121Chi Chi Gonzalez 4 6 3.90 14 10 0 67.0 49 29 29 6 32 30Cole Hamels 7 1 3.66 12 12 0 83.2 77 34 34 10 23 78Matt Harrison 1 2 6.75 3 3 0 16.0 19 12 12 3 6 5Derek Holland 4 3 4.91 10 10 0 58.2 59 32 32 11 17 41Keone Kela 7 5 2.39 68 0 1 60.1 52 18 16 4 18 68Phil Klein 1 0 6.75 11 2 0 17.1 23 15 13 4 10 12Colby Lewis 17 9 4.66 33 33 0 204.2 211 111 106 26 42 142Nick Martinez 7 7 3.96 24 21 0 125.0 135 66 55 16 46 77Román Méndez 0 1 5.40 12 0 0 11.2 11 7 7 1 7 9Ross Ohlendorf 3 1 3.72 21 0 1 19.1 21 8 8 4 7 19Spencer Patton 1 1 9.00 27 0 0 24.0 24 24 24 5 12 28Martín Pérez 3 6 4.46 14 14 0 78.2 88 41 39 3 24 48Stolmy Pimentel 0 1 3.97 8 0 0 11.1 11 5 5 1 3 7Anthony Ranaudo 0 1 7.63 4 2 0 15.1 18 13 13 2 8 11Wandy Rodríguez 6 4 4.90 17 15 0 86.1 99 48 47 10 36 72Adam Rosales 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 3 2 2 1 1Tanner Scheppers 4 1 5.63 42 0 0 38.1 37 25 24 6 23 32Shawn Tolleson 6 4 2.99 73 0 35 72.1 66 24 24 9 17 76Logan Verrett 0 1 6.00 4 0 0 9.0 11 7 6 1 4 3Team totals88744.24162162451442.214597336801715081095 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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: HickoryLeventhal Josh Baseball America 2016 Almanac Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2015 978-1-932391-60-2 References External links texas-rangers TEX TEX TTEX02015 TEX Category:Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers Rangers Category:American League West champion seasons