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969 | DETROIT | +120 | Ov 8.5,-115 | +115 | Ov 9,-115 | 970 | HOUSTON | -130 | Un 8.5,-105 | -125 | Un 9,-105 |
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All Games | 22-23 | -0.6 | 23-20 | 4.8 | 0.241 | 0.320 | 0.403 | 0.722 | 5.0 | 0.264 | 0.331 | 0.427 | 0.758 | Road Games | 10-13 | -1.3 | 13-8 | 4.4 | 0.221 | 0.301 | 0.370 | 0.671 | 5.2 | 0.269 | 0.336 | 0.436 | 0.772 | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-19 | -1.7 | 18-16 | 4.9 | 0.245 | 0.323 | 0.402 | 0.725 | 5.1 | 0.268 | 0.337 | 0.441 | 0.778 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.6 | 2-4 | 4.0 | 0.205 | 0.296 | 0.374 | 0.670 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.297 | 0.446 | 0.744 | Grass Games | 22-20 | +2.4 | 21-19 | 4.9 | 0.244 | 0.324 | 0.410 | 0.734 | 4.9 | 0.259 | 0.328 | 0.420 | 0.748 | Night Games | 11-14 | -2.2 | 11-13 | 4.9 | 0.244 | 0.320 | 0.395 | 0.716 | 5.0 | 0.269 | 0.334 | 0.426 | 0.761 |
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All Games | 4.8 | 0.241 | 0.320 | 45 | 1505 | 362 | 73 | 9 | 51 | 0.403 | 205 | 175 | 387 | 11 | 296 | 42 | 26 | 31 | 21 | Road Games | 4.4 | 0.221 | 0.301 | 23 | 764 | 169 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 0.370 | 95 | 87 | 214 | 6 | 139 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 14 | Righty Starters | 4.9 | 0.245 | 0.323 | 35 | 1161 | 285 | 58 | 8 | 36 | 0.402 | 161 | 133 | 303 | 9 | 223 | 36 | 21 | 24 | 17 |
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All Games | 5.08 | 1.430 | 136.4 | 85 | 77 | 136 | 27 | 59 | 138 | 5-8 | 12 | 8 | 60% | Road Games | 5.87 | 1.383 | 64.4 | 45 | 42 | 65 | 16 | 24 | 69 | 3-3 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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All Games | 31-16 | +10.4 | 22-22 | 4.9 | 0.265 | 0.328 | 0.428 | 0.755 | 3.7 | 0.225 | 0.291 | 0.381 | 0.672 | Home Games | 16-10 | +1.5 | 10-15 | 4.2 | 0.254 | 0.314 | 0.435 | 0.749 | 3.4 | 0.208 | 0.279 | 0.363 | 0.642 | vs Right-handed Starters | 25-10 | +13.1 | 16-17 | 5.1 | 0.271 | 0.331 | 0.447 | 0.779 | 3.3 | 0.216 | 0.281 | 0.365 | 0.646 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.2 | 1-5 | 3.1 | 0.202 | 0.258 | 0.377 | 0.635 | 3.4 | 0.193 | 0.271 | 0.350 | 0.621 | Grass Games | 29-15 | +9.5 | 19-22 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.326 | 0.427 | 0.753 | 3.7 | 0.222 | 0.291 | 0.377 | 0.668 | Night Games | 23-11 | +8.1 | 15-17 | 5.1 | 0.276 | 0.328 | 0.446 | 0.775 | 3.4 | 0.221 | 0.287 | 0.365 | 0.652 |
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All Games | 4.9 | 0.265 | 0.328 | 47 | 1595 | 422 | 71 | 3 | 61 | 0.428 | 218 | 150 | 339 | 21 | 312 | 65 | 32 | 42 | 24 | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.254 | 0.314 | 26 | 848 | 215 | 36 | 2 | 38 | 0.435 | 106 | 75 | 176 | 8 | 162 | 40 | 14 | 24 | 12 | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.271 | 0.331 | 35 | 1185 | 321 | 56 | 3 | 49 | 0.447 | 170 | 107 | 246 | 12 | 229 | 47 | 27 | 31 | 16 |
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All Games | 3.29 | 1.118 | 153 | 59 | 56 | 112 | 14 | 59 | 198 | 10-6 | 15 | 5 | 75% | Home Games | 3.18 | 1.015 | 87.7 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 10 | 34 | 115 | 5-3 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% |
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5/11/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 7-1 | W | -105 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5/12/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 0-7 | L | 115 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5/13/2017 | NORRIS(L) | @ LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 4-3 | W | 125 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5/14/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | MEYER(R) | 1-4 | L | -115 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5/16/2017 | BOYD(L) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | 11-13 | L | -115 | 9.5 ov | O | 18 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | FULMER(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 5-4 | W | -140 | 9.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5/18/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 6-5 | W | +115 | 10 ev | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | NORRIS(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 3-5 | L | -135 | 9 un | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5/20/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | TEXAS | GRIFFIN(R) | 9-3 | W | -145 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | BOYD(L) | TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | 2-5 | L | +115 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5/22/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | 0-1 | L | 120 | 8.5 ov | U | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | 2-6 | L | 220 | 8.5 ov | U | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5/24/2017 | NORRIS(L) | @ HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 6-3 | W | 160 | 9 ov | P | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5/25/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | | 5/26/2017 | FARMER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | HOLLAND(L) | | 5/27/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | GONZALEZ(R) | | 5/28/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | COVEY(R) | | 5/29/2017 | NORRIS(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | | 5/30/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | ALMONTE(R) | | 5/31/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | |
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5/11/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 3-2 | W | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5/12/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | @ NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 5-1 | W | -115 | 8 ov | U | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5/14/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 6-11 | L | 130 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5/14/2017 | MORTON(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 10-7 | W | 110 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5/15/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | @ MIAMI | STRAILY(R) | 7-2 | W | -115 | 9 un | P | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5/16/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 12-2 | W | -175 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5/17/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | @ MIAMI | URENA(R) | 3-0 | W | -150 | 8 un | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5/19/2017 | MORTON(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 3-5 | L | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5/20/2017 | FIERS(R) | CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 0-3 | L | -120 | 9 un | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 6-8 | L | -105 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5/22/2017 | PEACOCK(R) | DETROIT | FULMER(R) | 1-0 | W | -130 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 6-2 | W | -240 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5/24/2017 | MORTON(R) | DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | 3-6 | L | -170 | 9 ov | P | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5/25/2017 | FIERS(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | 5/26/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | | 5/27/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | | 5/28/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | 5/29/2017 | MORTON(R) | @ MINNESOTA | BERRIOS(R) | | 5/30/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | 5/31/2017 | | @ MINNESOTA | | |
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| | | DETROIT: 2016: 86-75, second place.
Manager: Brad Ausmus (fourth season).
He's Here: C Alex Avila, OF Mikie Mahtook.
He's Outta Here: OF Cameron Maybin, SS Erick Aybar, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 3B Casey McGehee.
Projected lineup: 2B Ian Kinsler (.288, 28 HRs, 83 RBIs), 3B Nicholas Castellanos (.285, 18, 58 in 110 games), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.316, 38, 108), DH Victor Martinez (.289, 27, 86), RF J.D. Martinez (.307, 22, 68 in 120 games), LF Justin Upton (.246, 31, 87), C James McCann (.221, 12, 48) or Alex Avila (.213, 7, 11 with White Sox), CF Mikie Mahtook (.195, 3, 11 with Tampa Bay) or Tyler Collins (.235, 4, 15), SS Jose Iglesias (.255, 4, 32).
Rotation: RH Justin Verlander (16-9, 3.04 ERA, 254 Ks), RH Michael Fulmer (11-7, 3.06), RH Jordan Zimmermann (9-7, 4.87), LH Daniel Norris (4-2, 3.38), LH Matt Boyd (6-5, 4.53).
Key relievers: RH Francisco Rodriguez (3-4, 3.24, 44/49 saves), RH Bruce Rondon (5-2, 2.97), LH Justin Wilson (4-5, 4.14, 1 save), RH Alex Wilson (4-0, 2.96), RH Anibal Sanchez (7-13, 5.87 in 35 games, 26 starts).
Hot Spot: Back of Starting Rotation. Zimmermann and Norris could be major contributors if healthy, but the No. 5 spot in the rotation is much more uncertain. Sanchez has a big contract and some impressive career accomplishments, but he's 33 and coming off two straight disappointing seasons. Boyd was merely serviceable a season ago.
Outlook: The Tigers have made no secret of the fact that they'll need to cut costs soon, but they've generally put off doing so. Verlander, Cabrera and Kinsler are back, and Detroit is ready to make another bid for a postseason spot. The Tigers fell just short of a wild card last season, and the team's top players aren't getting any younger, so this could be the last shot for Detroit to win big before a significant overhaul. Verlander and Cabrera are still producing like stars, and Fulmer won Rookie of the Year honors last year. If the Tigers are going to take another step forward, they'll probably need Zimmermann and Norris to perform well after both dealt with injury problems a season ago. Speaking of injuries: J.D. Martinez sprained his right foot March 18 and is expected to miss the start of the season. The Tigers finished eight games behind Cleveland in 2016. Closing that gap won't be easy, and a lot might depend on whether Detroit can stay healthy. | | HOUSTON: 2016: 84-78, third place
Manager: A.J. Hinch (third season)
Who's new? RF Josh Reddick, CF Carlos Beltran, LF Nori Aoki, C Brian McCann, RHP Charlie Morton
Who's gone? C Jason Castro, INF Luis Valbuena, OF Colby Rasmus, RHP Doug Fister
Projected lineup: CF George Springer (.261, 29 HR, 82 RBI), 2B Jose Altuve (.338, 24, 96, 30 SB), SS Carlos Correa (.274, 20, 96, 13 SB), DH Carlos Beltran (.295, 29, 93 with Yankees and Rangers), C Brian McCann (.242, 20, 58 with Yankees) or Evan Gattis (.251, 32, 72), 3B Alex Bregman (.264, 8, 34 in 49 games), RF Josh Reddick (.281, 10, 37 with A's and Dodgers), 1B Yulieski Gurriel (.262, 3, 15), LF Nori Aoki (.283, 4, 28 with Mariners)
Rotation: LH Dallas Keuchel (9-12, 4.55 ERA), RH Collin McHugh (13-10, 4.34), RH Mike Fiers (11-8, 4.48), RH Lance McCullers (6-5, 3.22), RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.15 in four games with Phillies)
Key relievers: RH Ken Giles (2-5, 4.11, 15/20 SV), RH Luke Gregerson (4-3, 3.28, 15/21 SV), RH Will Harris (1-2, 2.25, 12/15 SV), RH Chris Devenski (4-4, 2.16), LH Tony Sipp (1-2, 4.95), RH Michael Feliz (8-1, 4.43)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and catcher. Hamstring issues limited 33-year-old Morton to four starts with the Phillies last season. That didn't stop the Astros from signing him to a two-year contract worth at least $14 million. Now, veteran Fiers and 24-year-old Joe Musgrove are on the bubble for the fifth starter's job. McCann and Gattis give the Astros a pair of veteran catchers with slugging potential. McCann has fewer weaknesses behind the plate; Gattis is the better all-around hitter. With Beltran aboard as the primary designated hitter, McCann and Gattis won't both be in the lineup on most nights.
Outlook: After slipping to third place in the AL West last year, the Astros' front office decided to double down on dingers rather than upgrade a rotation that lacks a true ace. The result: A lineup with eight potential 20-home run hitters, including possible MVP candidates in Altuve and Correa. Everyone returns from an impressive young bullpen with high strikeout potential. If the Astros are in contention by the trade deadline, the front office should have the financial flexibility to add a front-line starter. Then again, if Dallas Keuchel looks like the pitcher who won a Cy Young Award in 2015, Houston might not have a problem. |
| | Astros host Tigers with red-hot bottom of order
HOUSTON -- Even in defeat, the Astros continue to receive production from the bottom third of their batting order, with manager A.J. Hinch armed with enough depth to mix and match starters and expect sterling results. Catcher Juan Centeno and center fielder Jake Marisnick posted multi-hit games Tuesday night while batting eighth and ninth in the second game of the series with the Detroit Tigers (22-23). On Wednesday, third baseman Alex Bregman recorded three hits and finished a triple shy of the cycle batting seventh while eight-hole hitter Nori Aoki produced a sacrifice fly and a ninth-inning single. "I can really put anybody in any order and feel good about it," Hinch said. "It's more in-game and some of the things that we can do knowing that the bottom of the order can be productive. The making of this lineup this year whenever I've given anyone a day off (for) either injury, performance (or) rest, I don't feel like there's a lot of drop-off from the beginning of the lineup all the way through the production. "A lot of that is (utility man) Marwin (Gonzalez). He's replacing a lot of these guys. Marisnick, who's come on strong the last couple weeks. It's a good feeling when I write the lineup at 1 o'clock. And then as the game starts there aren't very many empty innings, and that's precisely because of the bottom of the lineup is holding up their end of the bargain." Hinch hopes to continue receiving production from the bottom of the order as he sends right-hander Mike Fiers (1-2, 5.14 ERA) to the mound to start Thursday's series finale. Fiers is 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA over four career outings against the Tigers, last starting against Detroit on July 30, 2016 when he allowed one unearned run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings while not factoring in the decision of a 3-2 loss at Comerica Park. Right-hander Justin Verlander (4-3, 4.39 ERA) gets the start for the Tigers. Verlander is 4-0 with a 2.05 ERA over seven career starts against Houston, recording 56 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings. He was 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA against the Astros last season and has made five career starts at Minute Maid Park, where he is 2-0 with a 2.59 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 31 1/3 innings. Having stalled offensively by scoring four runs during their three-game losing skid, the Tigers broke free Wednesday night in their 6-3 win over the Astros (31-16). Second baseman Ian Kinsler and shortstop Jose Iglesias bracketed the starting lineup batting first and ninth and recorded multi-hit games, with Kinsler finishing 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored while Iglesias finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs, three runs and his second home run of the season. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus sat third baseman Nicholas Castellanos and rested right fielder J.D. Martinez, moves that weren't designed to shake up the offense but rather offer a respite for those involved. The results were positive still, and with Verlander on deck, the Tigers might be poised to build some momentum. "It took a little bit of time but we got the bats going better tonight," Ausmus said. "Miggy (first baseman Miguel Cabrera) looked good at the plate, Kinsler with the big double, Iglesias obviously with a couple big hits. It was a much better night. We're going to score runs through the course of the season. The last two games were a team-wide slump." |
| Last Updated: 4/20/2024 1:12:01 AM EST. |
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