LIVE: Rangers One-Hit Diamondbacks in 3-0 Victory

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Arizona Diamondbacks (7-8-1) at Texas Rangers (7-5-3)

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
6:05 PM PT (8:05 PM CT)
Surprise Stadium | Surprise, AZ

Probables:
ARI: RHP Zac Gallen (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
vs
TEX: RHP Kyle Gibson (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Broadcast

The Texas Rangers radio broadcast will carry the game on 105.3 The Fan. Matt Hicks and Jared Sandler will be on the call.

Texas Rangers Starting Lineup

SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa
LF David Dahl
DH Joey Gallo
3B Rougned Odor
2B Nick Solak
1B Nate Lowe
RF Ronald Guzmán
C Jose Trevino
CF Leody Taveras

Arizona Diamondbacks Starting Lineup

CF Tim Locastro
2B Josh VanMeter
C Carson Kelly
1B Christian Walker
LF Pavin Smith
3B Wyatt Mathisen
RF Daulton Varsho
SS Domingo Leyba
P Zac Gallen

Texas Rangers Pitching Schedule

RHP Kyle Gibson
RHP Dane Dunning
RHP Ian Kennedy
RHP Josh Sborz

Rangers Injury Report

Brett de Geus (gastrointestinal issue): Left Sunday's game with abdominal cramping. He is currently undergoing testing and nothing alarming has come back yet. He has no restrictions at this time, but the Rangers are proceeding cautiously with him.
Jonathan Hernández (low-grade UCL sprain): An MRI revealed the injury after his last live BP session. He is one week into a four-week shut down (READ MORE on Hernández's injury).
Willie Calhoun (groin tightness): Calhoun hasn't progressed as quickly as the Rangers had originally hoped. GM Chris Young confirmed on Tuesday that he is "unlikely" to be on the Opening Day roster (READ MORE on Calhoun's injury).
Brett Martin (lower-back tightness): Martin has progressed and is not experiencing any symptoms in his back. He threw a bullpen on Tuesday.
Joe Palumbo (lower-back tightness): Palumbo is dealing with minimal symptoms in his back, and was scheduled to throw a bullpen on Wednesday.
Demarcus Evans (right lat strain): The Rangers are taking it slow with Evans. He was supposed to be throwing off a mound by this point, but Chris Young said on Tuesday that may not be happening. They truly want Evans to be over this injury before they ramp him up.
Joely Rodríguez (sprained ankle): Rodríguez's ankle is no longer bothering him, but he is having to build up arm strength since the injury set him back. He will threw his first bullpen last Friday, and should be able to pitch in games by the end of the spring. In all likelihood, he will not be ready for Opening Day.
Brock Burke (left shoulder surgery): The Rangers are taking it slow with him coming off surgery in 2020. He is throwing off a mound and the club is very pleased with his progress.
Sam Huff (grade 2 hamstring strain): Huff had an MRI, and is making "good progress." He will see increased baseball activity over the next couple of weeks. It is still unlikely he will play in Cactus League games before the end of spring training.

Game Recap

Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 0

Four Rangers pitchers (Gibson, Dunning, Kennedy, Sborz) combined for a one-hit shutout, the fewest hits allowed by Texas in a Cactus League game dating back to at least 2006. The Rangers had not produced an exhibition shutout since March 5, 2020 against the Chicago Cubs.
Kyle Gibson threw four hitless innings. The only Diamondbacks baserunners reached by a hit-by-pitch and a throwing error. According to the team, Gibson now has 7 2/3 scoreless innings over three total games this spring, including one "B" game.
In his bid for a spot in the rotation, Dane Dunning followed Gibson with three scoreless frames, with only one hit allowed in the 5th inning. Dunning has five shutout innings this spring.
Nick Solak hit an opposite field home run for a second straight night, a solo homer off Arizona starter Zac Gallen in the fourth inning. Solak now has three home runs and seven RBI in Cactus League play, both of which are second to only Joey Gallo (five home runs, 11 RBI).
The Rangers' victory on Wednesday night is their third straight to match the club's longest winning streak of the spring. They are 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

Promo photo: John Blake, Texas Rangers

Chris Halicke covers the Texas Rangers for InsideTheRangers.com. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisHalicke.
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