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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 7/27/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
CLEVELAND  SALAZAR )
 
KANSAS CITY  CHEN )
+1.5  -210

-1.5  +175
+100

-110

8un
 
10
Final
3

CLEVELAND (51 - 53) at KANSAS CITY (53 - 50)
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Sunday, 7/27/2014 2:10 PM
DANNY SALAZAR (R) vs. BRUCE CHEN (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
921CLEVELAND-115Ov 8.5,-120+100Ov 8,+100
922KANSAS CITY+105Un 8.5,+100-110Un 8,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games51-53-4.753-484.40.2540.3204.40.2570.319
Road Games22-34-10.226-284.40.2460.3134.40.2650.330
vs Left-handed Starters13-19-6.112-193.60.2350.2994.50.2520.316
Past 7 Games1-6-5.43-43.30.2190.2854.10.2510.302
Grass Games48-50-550-474.30.2520.3174.40.2560.319
Day Games20-20-2.317-234.10.2450.3244.40.2460.314
Division22-25-624-224.50.2670.3304.40.2540.315
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2540.32010435969152941000.034423477696074794819661
Road Games4.40.2460.313561963482157510.032361934463240549404636
Lefty Starters3.60.2350.29932109925870200.021081012311222134232621
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.021.2353401331142883213233423-14261268.4%
Road Games2.961.316179.36959161187516610-810471.4%

KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games53-50-4.147-514.00.2630.3114.00.2540.312
Home Games25-25-7.524-253.70.2540.3034.40.2660.319
vs Right-handed Starters40-35-1.537-344.30.2660.3133.80.2540.310
Past 7 Games5-2+32-53.60.2500.3053.00.2280.311
Grass Games49-47-5.644-484.00.2610.3103.90.2540.310
Day Games19-19-2.716-213.70.2540.3073.90.2540.310
Division23-23-3.424-214.20.2660.3164.30.2660.323
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2630.3111033556935262610.0238324861684706102597838
Home Games3.70.2540.303501641416118280.021751172804131141253825
Righty Starters4.30.2660.313752600692198460.022951764376350472355825
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.331.276291.61181082511912128018-1229976.3%
Home Games4.341.373149.37472141116414710-418481.8%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/13/2014BAUER(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)3-2W-1658.5 evU910011121
7/18/2014BAUER(R)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R)9-3W1558.5 ovO14711180
7/19/2014KLUBER(R)@ DETROITVERHAGEN(R)6-2W-1358.5 ovU1260751
7/19/2014MCALLISTER(R)@ DETROITSCHERZER(R)5-2W1758.5 unU890570
7/20/2014TOMLIN(R)@ DETROITSMYLY(L)1-5L1109 evU450960
7/21/2014HOUSE(L)@ MINNESOTAJOHNSON(L)3-4L-1109.5 unU880962
7/22/2014SALAZAR(R)@ MINNESOTAPINO(R)8-2W-1359 unO11609100
7/23/2014BAUER(R)@ MINNESOTASWARZAK(R)1-3L-1358.5 unU561861
7/24/2014KLUBER(R)@ KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)1-2L1107 evU7101510
7/25/2014TOMLIN(R)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)4-6L1108 ovO7611041
7/26/2014MCALLISTER(R)@ KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R)5-7L1009 ovO1290940
7/27/2014SALAZAR(R)@ KANSAS CITYCHEN(L) 
7/29/2014BAUER(R)SEATTLEIWAKUMA(R) 
7/30/2014KLUBER(R)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R) 
7/31/2014MCALLISTER(R)SEATTLEYOUNG(R) 
8/1/2014SALAZAR(R)TEXASTEPESCH(R) 
8/2/2014 TEXASMIKOLAS(R) 
8/3/2014 TEXAS  

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/13/2014CHEN(L)DETROITVERLANDER(R)5-2W+1208.5 evU1080950
7/18/2014SHIELDS(R)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)4-5L1108 unO12811082
7/19/2014DUFFY(L)@ BOSTONDE LA ROSA(R)1-2L1208 unU571661
7/20/2014VENTURA(R)@ BOSTONLESTER(L)0-6L1457.5 unU4619100
7/21/2014GUTHRIE(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)1-3L1607 ovU861680
7/22/2014CHEN(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXCARROLL(R)7-1W-1459 unU141408102
7/23/2014SHIELDS(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)2-1W1007.5 unU10101651
7/24/2014DUFFY(L)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)2-1W-1207 evU5107101
7/25/2014VENTURA(R)CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R)6-4W-1208 ovO1041761
7/26/2014GUTHRIE(R)CLEVELANDMCALLISTER(R)7-5W-1109 ovO9401290
7/27/2014CHEN(L)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
7/29/2014SHIELDS(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R) 
7/30/2014DUFFY(L)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
7/31/2014VENTURA(R)MINNESOTACORREIA(R) 
8/1/2014GUTHRIE(R)@ OAKLANDGRAY(R) 
8/2/2014CHEN(L)@ OAKLANDKAZMIR(L) 
8/3/2014 @ OAKLAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - Jason Kipnis didn't want it to end. He had plenty of company.
After the final out ended the club's magical, turnaround season so jarringly last October, Kipnis, who made his first All-Star team in 2013 and a few of his teammates lingered in the dugout and watched as Tampa Bay's players celebrated their 4-0 win in the AL wild-card playoff game.
One and done. Hardly the finish Cleveland wanted.
And once again, the city would remain without a major sports championship, a drought approaching its 50-year anniversary.
But despite their brief postseason appearance in manager Terry Francona's first year, the Indians intend to play in October again - and again.
''We don't want it to be a fluke,'' Kipnis said. ''We don't want to be a one-trick pony. We want to be at the top and we want to stay there.''
Hoping to build off their unexpected 92-win campaign, the Indians enter 2014 confident they can not only contend this season, but go even further.
During spring training in Arizona, first baseman Nick Swisher, who also serves as the club's high-energy hype man, handed out ''Unfinished Business'' T-shirts to his teammates.
The Indians aren't satisfied.
''Last season, hopefully, was a steppingstone that we needed to get us going in the right direction,'' Swisher said. ''Last year was that amazing year to get us in the right mind frame to say, `Hey, we can do this. We are a team. And people need to start recognizing it.'''
Cleveland had to win its final 10 games just to make the playoffs. The late-season kick wouldn't have been necessary if the Indians had played more consistently, and more evenness has been a focus for Francona, who feels his club has the makings to do something special again.
''I love our team,'' said the AL's manager of the year. ''I love coming to the ballpark and watching them play. They are easy to like because they try hard. When you can show up with a group of guys and you respect the way they go about things it makes the challenging times more fulfilling. We know we can do it now. We've got to try and go do it better.''
KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - James Shields thinks back to last year, thoughtfully piecing together what was missing from the Kansas City Royals as they made a late push for the postseason.
The pitching was strong. The offense was coming around. The defense was sublime.
He finally settled on experience.
''These guys that didn't realize or have never been to September, when you're fighting for a playoff spot, now you have that experience,'' Shields said. ''And I think that was one of the things we were lacking last season, the experience. You tend to put too much on your shoulders. And I think the second half we definitely relaxed and put all that aside and had fun and played the game the way we know how to play, and it showed.
''I think with the experience factor now,'' Shields concluded, ''we're ready to go.''
After finishing 86-76 a year ago, and contending into September for the first time in a decade, the Royals have their sets sight squarely on their first playoff appearance since 1985 this year.
Anything less would be a disappointment. Anything less would be a failure.
''Last year was a blast. When the end of the season came in Chicago, nobody wanted to leave,'' first baseman Eric Hosmer said. ''They knew how close we were. We were right there. And it left a good taste in everyone's mouth going into the offseason, knowing how good everyone can be.''
Indeed, the Royals return most of their key players from a year ago, signing left-hander Jason Vargas to replace their only significant loss, starting pitcher Ervin Santana. They also upgraded at their weakest spots, trading for Norichika Aoki to play right field and bat leadoff and signing Omar Infante to settle a second base position that has been a black hole for years.
All of which left the notoriously frugal franchise with a record-setting payroll.
Royals manager Ned Yost hopes all those moves will pay off for a rotation that was among the league's best last year, and an offense that was among the league's worst.
''It's going to be a lineup that has offensive sequence from one to nine. You're not going to have any dead spots,'' Yost said. ''You're not going to get something going and then bam, run into a wall and have to get going again. At least, I hope not. I don't think so.''
So with more experience and an upgraded lineup, Kansas City enters its season opener Sunday at Detroit with boundless enthusiasm.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (CLEVELAND-KANSAS CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Indians-Royals Preview* ========================

By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

Cleveland (51-52) at Kansas City (52-50), 2:10 p.m. EDT

After coming out of the All-Star break with four straight losses, the Kansas City Royals have once again found their stride.

They're now in a position to finish off a four-game home sweep of the Cleveland Indians and extend their winning streak to six in Sunday's series finale.

After a 7-5 win Saturday in which they came back from five runs down after the second inning, the Royals (53-50) have won six straight at home against Cleveland (51-53) and nine of 10 dating to July 3, 2013.

Billy Butler homered for a second straight game after leaving the yard just three times in his first 100 games of the season.

"I've never been a guy that's usually gotten distance," Butler said. "I caught the last two pretty good. Maybe I'm starting to figure it out and starting to put the barrel on it."

For the Indians, Carlos Santana continued his strong week with a third consecutive multihit effort. He's homered three times in two games and is 11 for 20 with seven extra-base hits in his last five, but six losses in seven games have left Cleveland 2 1/2 back of Kansas City for second in the AL Central.

On the mound, the Royals will be looking for more promising work from Bruce Chen, who has kept them in both of his starts since returning to the rotation on July 13. Chen (2-2, 5.80) has allowed three runs in 10 1-3 innings, including a run and five hits over five innings while earning the decision in Tuesday's 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

The left-hander had one of his worst starts this season at Cleveland on April 24, yielding five runs and six hits in 4 1-3 innings of a 5-1 loss. He's 6-4 with a 4.71 ERA in 13 career starts against the Indians.

Michael Brantley is 11 for 21 against Chen, while slumping Jason Kipnis - 2 for 21 over his last five games - is 0 for 9.

The potential return of Asdrubal Cabrera and some consistency from Danny Salazar could help the Indians salvage a game against their division foes. The club has set a Sunday return for Cabrera, who has been sidelined since experiencing back spasms Monday.

Salazar (2-4, 5.12 ERA) takes his second turn in the rotation since being recalled for Tuesday's 8-2 win over Minnesota. The right-hander earned the win and held the Twins to a run and six hits while striking out six in five innings.

Combined with the last four starts from his previous big league stint this season, the 24-year-old is 2-1 with a 3.29 ERA after going 0-3 with a 7.85 mark in his first four outings.

Manager Terry Francona is hoping for more of the same to bring Salazar in line with his 3.12 ERA over 10 starts a season ago.

"I'll tell you what: That was more of the stuff we had come to appreciate last year," Francona told MLB's official website. "If he's gonna pitch like that, and move forward with it - man, what a shot in the arm for us."

The next step is improving against the Royals, who have beaten Salazar in two career matchups while hanging a 6.97 ERA on him. Eric Hosmer (4 for 6) and Butler (3 for 5) have each collected a pair of doubles against him.

Hosmer, though, has been held out of the starting lineup five times in the last six games due to a bruised right hand.

Indians third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall was scratched from Saturday's lineup because of an illness.


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