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969 | DETROIT | -120 | Ov 9,-120 | +105 | Ov 9,-110 | 970 | MINNESOTA | +110 | Un 9,+100 | -115 | Un 9,-110 |
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All Games | 68-58 | -7.2 | 64-57 | 4.6 | 0.272 | 0.327 | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.317 | Road Games | 35-29 | +2.5 | 30-32 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.310 | 4.0 | 0.255 | 0.313 | vs Right-handed Starters | 43-39 | -6.7 | 43-35 | 4.6 | 0.266 | 0.322 | 4.2 | 0.259 | 0.318 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.3 | 4-3 | 3.9 | 0.236 | 0.303 | 6.3 | 0.247 | 0.314 | Grass Games | 65-55 | -6.7 | 61-54 | 4.6 | 0.275 | 0.328 | 4.4 | 0.262 | 0.318 | Day Games | 24-23 | -7 | 23-22 | 4.3 | 0.262 | 0.321 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.330 | Division | 24-22 | -7.8 | 25-18 | 5.1 | 0.289 | 0.338 | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.336 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.272 | 0.327 | 126 | 4364 | 1186 | 402 | 121 | 0.03 | 559 | 355 | 891 | 85 | 852 | 125 | 82 | 126 | 81 | Road Games | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.310 | 64 | 2303 | 595 | 212 | 62 | 0.03 | 284 | 174 | 520 | 43 | 429 | 54 | 39 | 53 | 43 | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.266 | 0.322 | 82 | 2843 | 756 | 272 | 83 | 0.03 | 368 | 236 | 589 | 57 | 545 | 83 | 50 | 86 | 52 |
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All Games | 4.52 | 1.533 | 346.3 | 195 | 174 | 380 | 39 | 151 | 313 | 15-16 | 31 | 13 | 70.5% | Road Games | 3.76 | 1.449 | 177.3 | 84 | 74 | 179 | 19 | 78 | 160 | 9-10 | 19 | 8 | 70.4% |
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All Games | 57-70 | +0.3 | 63-59 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.318 | 4.6 | 0.276 | 0.325 | Home Games | 28-35 | -6.2 | 32-28 | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.323 | 4.9 | 0.275 | 0.322 | vs Right-handed Starters | 38-46 | +1 | 41-38 | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.315 | 4.6 | 0.271 | 0.325 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.7 | 4-3 | 6.1 | 0.259 | 0.335 | 5.4 | 0.297 | 0.331 | Grass Games | 53-68 | -4.1 | 60-57 | 4.3 | 0.247 | 0.316 | 4.6 | 0.276 | 0.324 | Day Games | 28-27 | +7.7 | 30-22 | 4.9 | 0.261 | 0.336 | 4.8 | 0.278 | 0.325 | Division | 26-26 | +6.7 | 27-23 | 4.8 | 0.256 | 0.330 | 4.8 | 0.283 | 0.326 |
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All Games | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.318 | 127 | 4354 | 1084 | 363 | 104 | 0.02 | 511 | 442 | 1027 | 77 | 941 | 86 | 74 | 108 | 80 | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.323 | 63 | 2123 | 531 | 180 | 55 | 0.03 | 256 | 230 | 468 | 37 | 472 | 38 | 42 | 56 | 40 | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.315 | 84 | 2875 | 698 | 237 | 66 | 0.02 | 320 | 303 | 686 | 49 | 636 | 58 | 44 | 73 | 52 |
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All Games | 3.33 | 1.251 | 413.4 | 169 | 153 | 396 | 32 | 121 | 314 | 18-14 | 34 | 13 | 72.3% | Home Games | 3.29 | 1.268 | 224 | 93 | 82 | 217 | 22 | 67 | 165 | 11-6 | 15 | 7 | 68.2% |
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8/9/2014 | SCHERZER(R) | @ TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | 2-3 | L | -115 | 8 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8/10/2014 | PRICE(L) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 5-6 | L | -155 | 8 un | O | 22 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 8/11/2014 | VERLANDER(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 6-11 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8/12/2014 | RAY(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | VOLQUEZ(R) | 2-4 | L | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8/13/2014 | FARMER(R) | PITTSBURGH | WORLEY(R) | 8-4 | W | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8/14/2014 | SCHERZER(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 5-2 | W | -190 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8/15/2014 | PORCELLO(R) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 2-7 | L | -130 | 8.5 ev | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8/16/2014 | PRICE(L) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-2 | W | +100 | 6.5 ev | U | 12 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8/17/2014 | RAY(L) | SEATTLE | YOUNG(R) | 1-8 | L | -120 | 8.5 ov | O | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 8/19/2014 | SCHERZER(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 8-6 | W | -120 | 6.5 un | O | 10 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 8/20/2014 | PORCELLO(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 6-0 | W | 120 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8/21/2014 | PRICE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 0-1 | L | 105 | 6.5 un | U | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8/22/2014 | RAY(L) | @ MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 6-20 | L | 100 | 9 ev | O | 15 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 8/23/2014 | FARMER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | PINO(R) | | 8/23/2014 | VERLANDER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | | 8/24/2014 | SCHERZER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | 8/26/2014 | PORCELLO(R) | NY YANKEES | MCCARTHY(R) | | 8/27/2014 | PRICE(L) | NY YANKEES | GREENE(R) | | 8/28/2014 | RAY(L) | NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | | 8/29/2014 | VERLANDER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | CARROLL(R) | | 8/30/2014 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | | 8/30/2014 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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8/9/2014 | MAY(R) | @ OAKLAND | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 4-9 | L | 220 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 8/10/2014 | HUGHES(R) | @ OAKLAND | HAMMEL(R) | 6-1 | W | 165 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8/11/2014 | MILONE(L) | @ HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | 4-2 | W | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8/12/2014 | PINO(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 4-10 | L | 130 | 7.5 ev | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8/13/2014 | GIBSON(R) | @ HOUSTON | OBERHOLTZER(L) | 3-1 | W | -110 | 8 un | U | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8/15/2014 | NOLASCO(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 5-6 | L | +130 | 8 ev | O | 9 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8/16/2014 | HUGHES(R) | KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | 4-1 | W | +105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8/17/2014 | MILONE(L) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 6-12 | L | +105 | 8 ev | O | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8/18/2014 | MAY(R) | KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 4-6 | L | +145 | 8 ev | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 8/19/2014 | GIBSON(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 5-7 | L | +105 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8/20/2014 | NOLASCO(R) | CLEVELAND | HOUSE(L) | 0-5 | L | +100 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8/21/2014 | HUGHES(R) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 4-1 | W | +125 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8/22/2014 | MILONE(L) | DETROIT | RAY(L) | 20-6 | W | -110 | 9 ev | O | 20 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 8/23/2014 | PINO(R) | DETROIT | FARMER(R) | | 8/23/2014 | MAY(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | 8/24/2014 | GIBSON(R) | DETROIT | SCHERZER(R) | | 8/26/2014 | NOLASCO(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | 8/27/2014 | HUGHES(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | | 8/28/2014 | MILONE(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | | 8/29/2014 | MAY(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | 8/30/2014 | | @ BALTIMORE | | |
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| | | DETROIT: DETROIT (AP) - When Justin Verlander takes the mound for Detroit on opening day, maybe then the Tigers will be able to enjoy a much-needed sense of normalcy.
As an offseason of drama gave way to spring training injuries, it was easy to forget the Tigers still have one of the most talented rosters in baseball. Sure, there have been some early problems for new manager Brad Ausmus to address, Detroit still figures to be the favorite to win its fourth consecutive AL Central title.
''We have a new look this year,'' outfielder Torii Hunter said. ''Little bit more speed and we'll miss the big man, but we'll score some runs.''
The ''big man'' is Prince Fielder, whom the Tigers traded to Texas in a blockbuster deal that brought second baseman Ian Kinsler to Detroit. That move gave the Tigers more financial flexibility, although they weren't all that aggressive in pursuing free agents. Detroit did sign Joe Nathan to replace departed closer Joaquin Benoit.
The Tigers also traded right-hander Doug Fister to Washington.
Lately, the focus has been on right-hander Max Scherzer, who enters his final season before free agency after winning the Cy Young Award in 2013. Negotiations with the Tigers on a long-term deal have stalled.
''They respect where I'm at. I respect where they're at, and we'll revisit this after the season,'' Scherzer said. ''I still want to be in Detroit. I love this clubhouse and everything about it. There's been a history of this team signing free agents so hopefully I'll be a part of that history as well.''
But right now Scherzer's future is uncertain, and with Hunter and Victor Martinez in the final season of their contracts, it's hard to say what Detroit's 2015 roster will look like.
So the Tigers may never have a better chance to win a World Series with this group than right now.
| | MINNESOTA: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The number is staggering. In the past three years, the Minnesota Twins have lost 291 games. Ninety-nine in 2011. Ninety-six each of the last two seasons.
A team that was once viewed as a model for succeeding and competing with modest financial resources has been an afterthought for too long now. They have finished last in the AL Central twice and were fourth last season.
So the Twins shed their frugal ways in the offseason, shelling out $73 million to bring in Ricky Nolasco and Phil Hughes to bolster a lagging rotation. They also brought back manager Ron Gardenhire on a two-year deal and moved Joe Mauer from catcher to first base in an effort to protect their franchise player from injury.
''They made a statement: `We don't want to see this again. We don't want to go through this again this summer,''' Gardenhire said.
The Twins said goodbye to longtime first baseman Justin Morneau late last season when general manager Terry Ryan traded him to the Pirates in a stretch-run deal. There weren't many other changes to an offense that has struggled to score runs, but the upgrades to the rotation have given the holdovers some peace of mind that they won't have to score seven runs a game to have a chance to win.
''It's night and day to be honest with you. Terry went out and spent some money on some good arms in Nolasco and Hughes,'' second baseman Brian Dozier said. ''Hughes had a bad year last year but is an All-Star pitcher and I think moving to this park will help him a lot. I think just getting out of New York to be honest with you. ... So we needed to address our pitching staff and Terry did that, and I'm happy about it.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-MINNESOTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Tigers-Twins Preview* ======================
By JON PALMIERI STATS Editor
Detroit (68-58) at Minnesota (57-70), 1:10 p.m. EDT
Justin Verlander clearly isn't the pitcher he was three years ago when he was winning the AL Cy Young and MVP awards.
Still, the Detroit Tigers would much rather have him healthy and a part of their rotation as they try to chase down first place in the Central.
Verlander will be back on the mound after missing one start Saturday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
Considered by many to be the best pitcher in baseball after going 78-31 with a 2.95 ERA and 17 complete games from 2009-2012, Verlander hasn't been nearly that effective since. He was 13-12 last season and is 10-11 with 4.76 ERA in 25 starts in 2014.
A case can easily be made that Verlander has been passed on his own staff by last season's AL Cy Young winner Max Scherzer, newcomer David Price, who won that award in 2012 and even Rick Porcello, who is 14-8 with a 3.10 ERA this season.
Verlander had shown signs of returning to form recently, posting a 2.86 ERA during a three-start stretch before allowing five runs in one inning Aug. 11 at Pittsburgh. He was removed with shoulder soreness, an injury that prevented him from taking his most recent turn in the rotation.
After throwing 35 pitches off the bullpen mound Thursday, Verlander felt good enough afterward to confirm his expectation of starting Saturday night.
"It was pretty much everything I wanted today," Verlander told MLB's official website. "No issues. Everything felt good."
The Twins (57-70) figure to be a good opponent for Verlander to face in his return. He's 8-1 with a 1.83 ERA in his last 11 starts against them, including 4-0 with a 1.41 ERA in five at Target Field. The right-hander hasn't allowed an earned run in his past three starts there while striking out 27 over 18 innings.
Detroit (68-58) will need to get some innings from Verlander and Game 1 starter Buck Farmer after Robbie Ray recorded only four outs before departing in Friday's series-opening 20-6 loss. The Tigers dropped a season-high 2 1/2 games behind first-place Kansas City and trail Seattle by one-half game for the final wild-card spot.
Eduardo Escobar had a home run among his career-high five hits, Danny Santana also went deep with four RBIs and Trevor Plouffe and Oswaldo Arcia homered off Tigers infielder Andrew Romine in the eighth inning.
"Every team goes through a few of these games," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "It always stings a little more when you're fighting in the pennant race at the end of August."
The 20 runs were the most in the majors this season and most in the five-year history of Target Field.
The Twins lead the majors in runs this month with 113 in 20 games. They scored 99 times in 26 games in July.
Farmer will be tasked with slowing that offense in his second major league start.
The right-hander allowed four runs over five innings in his debut against Pittsburgh on Aug. 13, avoiding a loss when the Tigers rallied for an 8-4 victory.
Farmer was a fifth-round pick in 2013 and spent most of this season at Class A West Michigan.
Yohan Pino (1-5, 5.37) will be recalled as the Twins' 26th man on the roster to oppose Farmer. He struggled in his most recent major league start, yielding seven runs - including three homers - and seven hits over 4 1-3 innings in a 10-4 loss at Houston on Aug. 12.
That was another poor road performance for Pino, who is 1-3 with a 7.40 ERA in five starts away from Target Field compared to 0-2 with a 3.77 ERA in five at home.
The right-hander allowed two runs over seven-plus innings Monday against Syracuse in his last appearance for Triple-A Rochester.
Minnesota will send Trevor May (0-2, 9.00) to the hill in the second game.
The right-hander has had control issues in each of his first two major league starts, walking 11 over 6 2-3 innings while allowing seven runs and 10 hits. Four of those walks came in 4 2-3 innings of a 6-4 loss to Kansas City on Monday.
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