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| 929 | CHICAGO CUBS | -125 | Ov 8,-115 | -110 | Ov 8.5,-125 | | 930 | BOSTON | +115 | Un 8,-105 | +100 | Un 8.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 12-9 | -3.1 | 12-8 | 5.2 | 0.257 | 0.334 | 0.404 | 0.738 | 4.2 | 0.226 | 0.301 | 0.392 | 0.693 | | Road Games | 8-4 | +1.8 | 8-3 | 6.1 | 0.264 | 0.343 | 0.418 | 0.761 | 4.2 | 0.223 | 0.298 | 0.371 | 0.670 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 5-0 | +5 | 3-2 | 7.4 | 0.278 | 0.380 | 0.472 | 0.852 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.298 | 0.392 | 0.690 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +1.8 | 6-1 | 7.1 | 0.265 | 0.348 | 0.459 | 0.807 | 4.7 | 0.241 | 0.322 | 0.411 | 0.733 | | Grass Games | 12-9 | -3.1 | 12-8 | 5.2 | 0.257 | 0.334 | 0.404 | 0.738 | 4.2 | 0.226 | 0.301 | 0.392 | 0.693 | | Night Games | 7-5 | -0.6 | 6-5 | 4.8 | 0.262 | 0.344 | 0.382 | 0.726 | 3.7 | 0.224 | 0.303 | 0.377 | 0.681 |
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| All Games | 5.2 | 0.257 | 0.334 | 21 | 740 | 190 | 38 | 4 | 21 | 0.404 | 104 | 86 | 192 | 13 | 165 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 13 | | Road Games | 6.1 | 0.264 | 0.343 | 12 | 440 | 116 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 0.418 | 69 | 53 | 110 | 5 | 97 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | | Lefty Starters | 7.4 | 0.278 | 0.380 | 5 | 176 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0.472 | 37 | 29 | 52 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
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| All Games | 2.97 | 1.134 | 69.7 | 27 | 23 | 45 | 8 | 34 | 77 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% | | Road Games | 2.37 | 1.053 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 44 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 11-10 | -0.1 | 6-14 | 3.7 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 0.364 | 0.690 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.299 | 0.387 | 0.686 | | Home Games | 7-4 | +1.6 | 3-8 | 4.0 | 0.279 | 0.337 | 0.381 | 0.718 | 4.0 | 0.234 | 0.293 | 0.383 | 0.676 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 9-8 | +0.1 | 5-11 | 3.8 | 0.269 | 0.328 | 0.379 | 0.707 | 3.8 | 0.222 | 0.294 | 0.383 | 0.677 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4.2 | 0-6 | 1.9 | 0.202 | 0.263 | 0.272 | 0.535 | 2.6 | 0.207 | 0.268 | 0.300 | 0.568 | | Grass Games | 9-9 | -1.5 | 5-12 | 3.7 | 0.266 | 0.328 | 0.370 | 0.697 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.305 | 0.395 | 0.700 | | Night Games | 3-7 | -5 | 3-7 | 3.2 | 0.254 | 0.314 | 0.332 | 0.646 | 4.5 | 0.247 | 0.297 | 0.420 | 0.718 | | Interleague | 3-0 | +3 | 0-3 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.316 | 0.359 | 0.675 | 2.0 | 0.187 | 0.243 | 0.252 | 0.496 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 21 | 714 | 189 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 0.364 | 76 | 65 | 130 | 8 | 152 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 6 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.279 | 0.337 | 11 | 373 | 104 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0.381 | 44 | 33 | 67 | 3 | 81 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.269 | 0.328 | 17 | 583 | 157 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 0.379 | 64 | 51 | 107 | 7 | 124 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
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| All Games | 2.10 | 1.057 | 64.3 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 3 | 26 | 61 | 5-1 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | | Home Games | 1.36 | 0.983 | 39.7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 3-0 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/14/2017 | HENDRICKS(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 2-4 | L | -155 | 7 ev | U | 7 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | | 4/15/2017 | ARRIETA(R) | PITTSBURGH | GLASNOW(R) | 7-8 | L | -245 | 10.5 ev | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | | 4/16/2017 | LESTER(L) | PITTSBURGH | TAILLON(R) | 1-6 | L | -165 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 4/17/2017 | LACKEY(R) | MILWAUKEE | ANDERSON(R) | 3-6 | L | -185 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 4/18/2017 | ANDERSON(L) | MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 9-7 | W | -165 | 9.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 4/19/2017 | HENDRICKS(R) | MILWAUKEE | MILONE(L) | 7-4 | W | -200 | 7 un | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 4/21/2017 | LESTER(L) | @ CINCINNATI | ADLEMAN(R) | 6-5 | W | -180 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 4/22/2017 | ARRIETA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | REED(L) | 12-8 | W | -175 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | | 4/23/2017 | LACKEY(R) | @ CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 5-7 | L | -180 | 9 ov | O | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 4/24/2017 | ANDERSON(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | KUHL(R) | 14-3 | W | -130 | 8 ov | O | 17 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | | 4/25/2017 | HENDRICKS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 1-0 | W | -130 | 7.5 ev | U | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | 4/26/2017 | LESTER(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | GLASNOW(R) | 5-6 | L | -145 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | | 4/28/2017 | ARRIETA(R) | @ BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | | | 4/29/2017 | LACKEY(R) | @ BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | | | 4/30/2017 | HENDRICKS(R) | @ BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 5/1/2017 | ANDERSON(L) | PHILADELPHIA | VELASQUEZ(R) | | | 5/2/2017 | LESTER(L) | PHILADELPHIA | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 5/3/2017 | ARRIETA(R) | PHILADELPHIA | EFLIN(R) | | | 5/4/2017 | | PHILADELPHIA | | | | 5/5/2017 | | NY YANKEES | | |
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| 4/14/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 5-10 | L | -120 | 8.5 un | O | 14 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 4/15/2017 | SALE(L) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 2-1 | W | -215 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 4/16/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 7-5 | W | -175 | 9.5 ov | O | 17 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 4/17/2017 | WRIGHT(R) | TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | 4-3 | W | -130 | 10 ov | U | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | | 4/18/2017 | JOHNSON(L) | @ TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | 8-7 | W | 160 | 8.5 ev | O | 15 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | | 4/19/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | @ TORONTO | LIRIANO(L) | 0-3 | L | -115 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 4/20/2017 | SALE(L) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 4-1 | W | -180 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/21/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | @ BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 0-2 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 4/22/2017 | WRIGHT(R) | @ BALTIMORE | AQUINO(L) | 2-4 | L | 100 | 9 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 4/23/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 6-2 | W | 100 | 8 ov | P | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | 4/26/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 1-3 | L | -120 | 7.5 ov | U | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | | 4/27/2017 | SALE(L) | NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 0-3 | L | -175 | 7 ov | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 4/28/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | | 4/29/2017 | WRIGHT(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | LACKEY(R) | | | 4/30/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | | | 5/1/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | | | 5/2/2017 | SALE(L) | BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | | | 5/3/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 5/4/2017 | | BALTIMORE | | | | 5/5/2017 | | @ MINNESOTA | | |
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| |  | CHICAGO CUBS: 2016: 103-58, won World Series
Manager: Joe Maddon (third season)
Who's new? OF Jon Jay, RHP Wade Davis, LHP Brett Anderson, RHP Koji Uehara, LHP Brian Duensing, RHP Eddie Butler
Who's gone? OF Dexter Fowler, IF/OF Jorge Soler, LHP Aroldis Chapman, LHP Travis Wood, RHP Trevor Cahill, RHP Jason Hammel
Projected lineup: LF Kyle Schwarber (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI in two games), 3B Kris Bryant (.292, 39, 102), 1B Anthony Rizzo (.292, 32, 109), 2B Ben Zobrist (.272, 18, 76), SS Addison Russell (.238, 21, 95), RF Jason Heyward (.230, 7, 49, 11 SB), C Willson Contreras (.282, 12, 35), CF Jon Jay (.291, 2, 26 with Padres) or Albert Almora (.277, 3, 14 in 47 games)
Rotation: LH Jon Lester (19-5, 2.44 ERA), RH Jake Arrieta (18-8, 3.10), RH Kyle Hendricks (16-8, 2.13), RH John Lackey (11-8, 3.35), LH Brett Anderson (1-2, 11.91 in four games with Dodgers) or LH Mike Montgomery (4-5, 2.52 with Mariners and Cubs) or RH Eddie Butler (2-5, 7.17 with Rockies) or LH Rob Zastryzny (1-0, 1.13 ERA in eight games) or RH Alec Mills (0-0, 13.50 in three games with Royals)
Key relievers: RH Wade Davis (2-1, 1.87, 27/30 SV with Royals), RH Pedro Strop (2-2, 2.85), RH Hector Rondon (2-3, 3.53, 18/23 SV), RH Koji Uehara (2-3, 3.45, 7/9 SV with Red Sox), RH Carl Edwards Jr. (0-1, 3.75), RH Justin Grimm (2-1, 4.10), LH Brian Duensing (1-0, 4.05 with Royals)
Hot spots: Fifth Starter. Of all the candidates vying to replace Hammel, who signed with Kansas City as a free agent, most have plenty of upside but didn't log many innings last year. That includes Anderson, who had one productive season and one unproductive season for the Dodgers. Keep an eye on southpaw Montgomery, who tossed two shutouts as a starter for the Mariners in 2015, came to the Cubs last year in a midseason trade, then was effective as a reliever. Last time he was on the mound, he recorded the save in Game 7 of the World Series.
Outlook: There hasn't been a back-to-back champion this century. For opponents of the Cubs, that might be the most tangible nugget of hope. Most of the key players return from a powerhouse team that played historically good defense, got no fewer than 165 innings from each of its top five starters, and featured a deep lineup led by NL MVP Kris Bryant. In the bullpen, two-time All-Star Davis is capable of replacing closer Chapman if he's healthy. Among the Cubs' regular position players, only Zobrist and new center fielder Jay are over 30 ' everyone else is either entering or in the midst of his prime. This is a strong outlook. | | BOSTON: 2016: 93-69, first place
Manager: John Farrell (fifth season)
Who's new? LHP Chris Sale, RHP Tyler Thornburg, 1B Mitch Moreland, OF Steve Selsky
Who's gone? DH David Ortiz, 3B Travis Shaw, 3B Yoan Moncada, 2B Aaron Hill, C Ryan Hanigan, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Brad Ziegler
Projected lineup: 2B Dustin Pedroia (.318, 15 HR, 74 RBI), LF Andrew Benintendi (.295, 2, 14 in 34 games), SS Xander Bogaerts (.294, 21, 89, 13 SB), RH Mookie Betts (.318, 31, 113), DH Hanley Ramirez (.286, 30, 111) CF Jackie Bradley Jr. (.267, 26, 87), 3B Pablo Sandoval (.000, 0, 0 in three games), 1B Mitch Moreland (.233, 22, 60 with Rangers), C Sandy Leon (.310, 7, 35) or Christian Vazquez (.224, 1, 12)
Rotation: LH Chris Sale (17-10, 3.34 ERA), RH Rick Porcello (22-4, 3.15), RH Steven Wright (13-6, 3.33), LH Drew Pomeranz (3-5, 4.59), LH Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 4.71)
Key relievers: RH Craig Kimbrel (2-6, 3.40, 31/33 SV), RH Tyler Thornburg (8-5, 2.15 with Brewers), RH Joe Kelly (4-0, 5.18), LH Robbie Ross (3-2, 3.25), RH Matt Barnes (4-3, 4.05), LH Fernando Abad (1-6, 3.66 with Twins and Red Sox), RH Heath Hembree (4-1, 2.65)
Hot spots: Third base. Is this the year Sandoval is known more for his ability to play baseball than his physique? Sandoval, who missed all but three games last year because of a shoulder injury, showed up to spring training looking slimmer than years past. His production at the plate and agility on the field followed suit in the Grapefruit League. The Red Sox have shown they aren't afraid to take playing time away from the Panda if he doesn't deserve it. Josh Rutledge, a competent fielder and perhaps a better hitter against left-handers, is around just in case.
Outlook: Boston scored more runs than any team in baseball last year, and this year's club has the pitching to avoid another early playoff exit. Newcomer Sale is the best left-hander in the AL, an ace in his prime. Porcello is the reigning Cy Young Award winner. David Price, when he returns from an elbow injury, gives the Red Sox arguably the best 1-2-3 punch in the league. Ortiz retired, but he'll leave a bigger hole in the hearts of fans than in the lineup. Benintendi is a candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award, while Betts played like an MVP at age 23. A bounceback season from Sandoval would give opposing pitchers no chance to breathe. Triple-A depth shouldn't be enough of an issue to prevent the Sox from challenging the Indians for the pennant. |
| | Cubs invade Fenway to meet sockless Sox
BOSTON -- There was a time, and it wasn't all that long ago, when an interleague series between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox would have qualified as a Misery Loves Company Bowl. Two historic and very unlucky franchises going head to head. But that began to change in 2004, when the Red Sox ended their 86-year Curse of the Bambino by winning it all -- starting a run of three titles in 10 years. The Cubs finally ended their agony after 108 years by winning the World Series in 2016. In the span of 12 years, the teams that play at Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, baseball's grand old ballparks, have become winners instead of sad-sack losers. It's just not the same. The Cubs come to Boston having grabbed their rightful place at the top of the National League Central. They are 12-9, but bring an 8-4 road record into Fenway, where Jake Arrieta, off to a great start, opens the three-game series against Boston's Drew Pomeranz on Friday. The return of the Cubs to Fenway means a return for manager Joe Maddon, who managed so many games there with the Tampa Bay Rays, former Red Sox prospect Anthony Rizzo and pitchers John Lacky and Jon Lester. Lackey is slated to work the middle game of the series. "It's the American League East, and I cut my teeth there as a manager," Maddon said Wednesday. Rizzo, who like Lester battled and beat cancer as a member of the Red Sox organization, said: "I'm forever thankful (toward the Red Sox). The Red Sox paid for my whole treatment, and they didn't have to do that. The way they treated players on the field and off the field was first class, just like it is here (with the Cubs)." Arrieta, off to a 3-0 start with a 3.65 ERA, is 1-3 lifetime against the Red Sox but current Boston hitters are a combined 8-for-48 against him. Mitch Moreland, Dustin Pedroia and the disabled Pablo Sandoval all have home runs. Arrieta is 1-1 at Fenway Park. Pomeranz will be making his fourth start since coming off the disabled list. He was great his first time out, allowing one run on four hits in six innings in a win over the Baltimore Orioles. But he yielded seven earned runs on 10 hits in 9 2/3 innings his last two times out. He is 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA and a .148 opponents' batting average in three career starts against the Cubs. Last year with San Diego, Pomeranz held the Cubs scoreless on three hits in six innings at Wrigley Field. He takes the mound on Friday night in front of a team that is not hitting. The Red Sox (11-10) were blanked for the third time in seven games Thursday night as Masahiro Tanaka tossed a three-hit shutout. Boston has scored 13 runs and gone 5-for-42 with runners in scoring position over those seven games. Asked after Thursday night's latest futility about possible lineup changes, manager John Farrell said: "It's a week. I don't want to say this is something our club is. We've had ballgames when this same lineup has produced, it's put together big innings, it's put together a number of quality at-bats, a high number of hits. It hasn't been the case the last couple of nights." |
| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 3:00:51 AM EST. |
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