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| 967 | TAMPA BAY | +110 | Ov 8,-110 | +105 | Ov 8,-115 | | 968 | BALTIMORE | -120 | Un 8,-110 | -115 | Un 8,-105 |
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| All Games | 64-68 | -19.1 | 59-66 | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.318 | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.297 | | Road Games | 35-32 | +1.6 | 27-36 | 3.7 | 0.245 | 0.309 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.306 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 48-48 | -11 | 43-51 | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.321 | 3.6 | 0.230 | 0.292 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.3 | 2-5 | 2.6 | 0.215 | 0.273 | 3.6 | 0.224 | 0.264 | | Grass Games | 33-28 | +3.7 | 24-33 | 3.7 | 0.241 | 0.305 | 3.8 | 0.242 | 0.306 | | Night Games | 39-44 | -14.7 | 39-40 | 4.0 | 0.254 | 0.320 | 3.8 | 0.241 | 0.304 | | Division | 25-27 | -6.8 | 23-27 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.325 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.305 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.318 | 132 | 4521 | 1131 | 341 | 97 | 0.02 | 495 | 449 | 920 | 55 | 991 | 127 | 68 | 73 | 64 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.245 | 0.309 | 67 | 2348 | 575 | 185 | 55 | 0.02 | 241 | 217 | 475 | 24 | 489 | 67 | 42 | 42 | 28 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.321 | 96 | 3272 | 822 | 242 | 67 | 0.02 | 361 | 334 | 654 | 46 | 727 | 89 | 55 | 53 | 51 |
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| All Games | 3.55 | 1.225 | 415.7 | 170 | 164 | 356 | 42 | 153 | 424 | 18-23 | 30 | 13 | 69.8% | | Road Games | 3.47 | 1.295 | 204.7 | 83 | 79 | 181 | 21 | 84 | 212 | 7-12 | 19 | 8 | 70.4% |
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| All Games | 75-55 | +25.4 | 56-71 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.305 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.308 | | Home Games | 36-26 | +6.8 | 22-37 | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.305 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.305 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 21-16 | +5.7 | 13-24 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 3.3 | 0.241 | 0.300 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.7 | 2-5 | 3.7 | 0.228 | 0.266 | 2.9 | 0.212 | 0.249 | | Grass Games | 66-52 | +17.9 | 49-66 | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.304 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.305 | | Night Games | 55-30 | +30.4 | 36-46 | 4.5 | 0.264 | 0.312 | 3.3 | 0.229 | 0.288 | | Division | 32-19 | +15.2 | 20-29 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.312 | 3.5 | 0.251 | 0.317 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.305 | 130 | 4513 | 1160 | 389 | 168 | 0.04 | 538 | 313 | 1019 | 33 | 880 | 105 | 63 | 131 | 70 | | Home Games | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.305 | 62 | 2101 | 539 | 171 | 80 | 0.04 | 232 | 147 | 471 | 13 | 422 | 56 | 28 | 67 | 32 | | Lefty Starters | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 37 | 1270 | 321 | 122 | 53 | 0.04 | 145 | 95 | 295 | 5 | 247 | 35 | 17 | 44 | 18 |
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| All Games | 3.11 | 1.166 | 413.3 | 153 | 143 | 354 | 33 | 128 | 357 | 22-17 | 41 | 16 | 71.9% | | Home Games | 3.02 | 1.154 | 205.3 | 73 | 69 | 166 | 14 | 71 | 168 | 12-5 | 16 | 6 | 72.7% |
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| 8/13/2014 | ARCHER(R) | @ TEXAS | MIKOLAS(R) | 10-1 | W | -135 | 9 un | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 8/14/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ TEXAS | ROSS(L) | 6-3 | W | -130 | 9 un | P | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 8/15/2014 | COBB(R) | NY YANKEES | MCCARTHY(R) | 5-0 | W | -130 | 7 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | 8/16/2014 | SMYLY(L) | NY YANKEES | GREENE(R) | 2-3 | L | -140 | 7 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 8/17/2014 | HELLICKSON(R) | NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | 2-4 | L | -105 | 7 ev | U | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 8/19/2014 | ARCHER(R) | DETROIT | SCHERZER(R) | 6-8 | L | +110 | 6.5 un | O | 8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | | 8/20/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | DETROIT | PORCELLO(R) | 0-6 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 8/21/2014 | COBB(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 1-0 | W | -115 | 6.5 un | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 8/22/2014 | SMYLY(L) | @ TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | 8-0 | W | 100 | 8.5 un | U | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 8/23/2014 | HELLICKSON(R) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 4-5 | L | 100 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | | 8/24/2014 | ARCHER(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 2-1 | W | 100 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 8/25/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 1-9 | L | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | | 8/26/2014 | COBB(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 2-4 | L | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 8/27/2014 | SMYLY(L) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | | | 8/28/2014 | HELLICKSON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | | 8/29/2014 | ARCHER(R) | BOSTON | RANAUDO(R) | | | 8/30/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | BOSTON | WEBSTER(R) | | | 8/31/2014 | COBB(R) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | | | 9/1/2014 | | BOSTON | | | | 9/2/2014 | | TORONTO | | | | 9/3/2014 | | TORONTO | | |
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| 8/13/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 5-3 | W | -110 | 8 un | P | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 8/15/2014 | CHEN(L) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 1-2 | L | 140 | 7 un | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 8/16/2014 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 0-6 | L | 135 | 8 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 8/17/2014 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 4-1 | W | 120 | 8 un | U | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | 8/18/2014 | NORRIS(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 8-2 | W | 145 | 7 ov | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 8/19/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 5-1 | W | 100 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 8/20/2014 | CHEN(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | NOESI(R) | 4-3 | W | -145 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 8/22/2014 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 1-4 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 8/23/2014 | NORRIS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 2-7 | L | -110 | 7 un | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 8/24/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WADA(L) | 1-2 | L | -115 | 8 un | U | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 8/25/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 9-1 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | 8/26/2014 | CHEN(L) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 4-2 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 8/27/2014 | GAUSMAN(R) | TAMPA BAY | SMYLY(L) | | | 8/28/2014 | NORRIS(R) | TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 8/29/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | | | 8/30/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | | 8/31/2014 | CHEN(L) | MINNESOTA | NOLASCO(R) | | | 9/1/2014 | | MINNESOTA | | | | 9/2/2014 | | CINCINNATI | | | | 9/3/2014 | | CINCINNATI | | |
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| |  | TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays feel they have everything it takes to win the World Series and aren't afraid to say it.
The budget-minded franchise that's played into October four out of the past six seasons boosted payroll instead of cutting back this winter in hopes of making another strong run for the playoffs.
''The goal is to be the team that plays the last game of the year and win,'' third baseman Evan Longoria said.
''I felt like we were really close to breaking through last year,'' the three-time AL All-Star added. ''And with the team that we have this year, I'm really excited to go out and try to prove to ourselves that we are good enough to do that.''
The Rays won 92 games a year ago, including a Game 163 tie-breaker to claim a wild-card spot, and have compiled the second-best record in baseball over the past six seasons.
That's not enough for manager Joe Maddon and a hungry collection of players who reported to spring training feeling as if there's unfinished business to tend to after losing to eventual World Series champion Boston in the AL division round.
''I love that our guys feel and think that way. I think it's great,'' Maddon said.
''You'll hear that rhetoric in a lot of clubhouses, whether it's baseball, football or basketball, but you've got to back it up. You have to really believe it. Not just say it,'' he said. ''Some groups say it because they're supposed to say it. Some groups say it because they believe it. Our guys believe it.''
That confidence was bolstered by the Rays' ability to keep most of the key components from last year's roster together, including lefty David Price, who anchors one of baseball's deepest pitching rotations.
Price and just about everybody else expected the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner to be traded, however the Rays wound up giving him a $14 million one-year deal, in addition to re-signing first baseman James Loney and landing free agent closer Grant Balfour in moves that represent a big chunk of a club-record payroll of around $80 million.
Andrew Friedman, the team's vice president of baseball operations, also traded for catcher Ryan Hanigan and infielder Logan Forsythe to give Maddon additional flexibility filling out a batting order around Longoria and 2013 AL rookie of the year Wil Myers.
''Talent can't win every game for you, but it's a good start,'' said Loney, who signed a three-year, $21 million deal - largest since Tampa Bay has given to a free agent since Stuart Sternberg became principal owner.
''If we can stay healthy, if we can do the things we're capable of doing,'' second baseman Ben Zobrist add, ''we certainly have as good or better chance than any other team in the league to win it all.''
| | BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - The transformation of the Baltimore Orioles clubhouse under manager Buck Showalter is complete.
No longer do the Orioles hope to win. They expect it.
When Showalter took over in July 2010, he inherited a team with the worst record in the majors. Having gone without a winning season since 1997, Baltimore could only hope Showalter's knack for orchestrating quick turnarounds would take hold in a town that had switched its allegiance from baseball to football.
By 2012, the Orioles were back. Baltimore won 93 games, beat Texas in the wild-card matchup and took the New York Yankees to the limit before falling in the AL division series.
After missing the postseason last year, the Orioles are poised for a return. They maintained the nucleus of a team that went 85-77 and was in contention to the final week, then added right-handed starter Ubaldo Jimenez and slugger Nelson Cruz to an already potent lineup that led the majors in home runs in 2013.
''When you have talent, you have confidence,'' right fielder Nick Markakis said. ''Put them together and good things usually happen. We've got that right now. We know we have a good team and we're going to roll with it.''
Although Jimenez and Cruz didn't come aboard until after the start of spring training, Showalter never wavered in his belief that the Orioles would challenge the defending champion Boston Red Sox and retooled Yankees in the AL East.
''I felt that way whether or not we added Nelson and Jimenez,'' he said. ''That's a poor reflection on me and my staff if we thought we needed more to win.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TAMPA BAY-BALTIMORE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rays-Orioles Preview* ======================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Tampa Bay (64-67) at Baltimore (74-55), 7:05 p.m. EDT
Life is good right now at Camden Yards for the Baltimore Orioles.
But in order to extend their success at home, they'll have to get by Drew Smyly, who has found new life since joining the Tampa Bay Rays.
Baltimore seeks a season-best fifth straight home victory Wednesday night against Smyly and Tampa Bay.
Baltimore (75-55) wasn't as explosive offensively Tuesday as it was in its 9-1 victory in Monday's series opener. However, the bullpen put together 4 1-3 scoreless innings of one-hit ball to make a 4-2 win stand up and push the club's lead to seven games in the AL East. Orioles relievers own a 1.27 ERA over the last 10 games.
"Coming off last night, we had such a great game and you want to kind of repeat it, but the pace of the game kind of slows your excitement down a little bit," said rookie Caleb Joseph, who had two RBIs. "You've got to stay into it, and our guys did a great job."
Nelson Cruz recorded two hits and has batted .391 with seven RBIs and six runs scored over his last six home games. Meanwhile, Steve Pearce has scored nine runs while batting .342 with four homers during a career-best nine-game hitting streak.
This marks the third time this season the Orioles have won four in a row at home, but they haven't won five straight since May 21-31, 2013. They're averaging 5.0 runs with a 2.63 team ERA while going 17-5 at Camden Yards for the majors' best home record since June 30.
They'll take on Smyly (8-10, 3.42 ERA), who is 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA in four starts - and a 0.76 mark in the last three - since being acquired from Detroit at the trade deadline. He two-hit Toronto in an 8-0 road victory on Friday for his first career complete game.
Smyly retired the final 19 batters in "the best pitching performance I've seen from a Ray in this ballpark," manager Joe Maddon told MLB's official website.
"You have to do your job and be on point from inning one to inning nine to usually throw a complete game," Smyly said. "It's tough; not many do it. It's a good mark to reach and a big accomplishment for me."
Tampa Bay (64-68) could use another strong showing from Smyly after scoring just five runs over its last three contests. Evan Longoria drove in both runs Tuesday for the Rays, who stranded nine runners.
"It's the same refrain - inability to score with runners in scoring position," Maddon said.
Kevin Gausman (7-5, 3.81 ERA) will try to keep Tampa Bay stymied. He didn't walk a batter for the first time in seven starts when he faced the Chicago Cubs on Friday, but he yielded three runs - two on solo homers - over five innings in a 4-1 loss. The right-hander hadn't surrendered multiple homers since June 13, 2013.
"It's one of those things where you learn from it, try to take what you can and move past it," he said.
Gausman has given up five or more runs in two of his three career starts versus Tampa Bay, including a 5-2 home loss on June 27 when he yielded five runs in five-plus innings.
Ben Zobrist is 5 for 9 against Gausman and Yunel Escobar is 4 for 5.
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