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| 919 | CHI WHITE SOX | +190 | Ov 7.5,+100 | +210 | Ov 7,-105 | | 920 | KANSAS CITY | -210 | Un 7.5,-120 | -230 | Un 7,-115 |
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| All Games | 68-81 | -0.3 | 74-71 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 4.7 | 0.264 | 0.331 | | Road Games | 29-43 | -2.3 | 34-35 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.300 | 4.6 | 0.269 | 0.336 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 48-58 | -2.1 | 53-49 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.305 | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.334 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +4.2 | 4-3 | 3.7 | 0.220 | 0.272 | 4.1 | 0.236 | 0.291 | | Grass Games | 65-80 | -2.9 | 73-68 | 4.1 | 0.254 | 0.307 | 4.8 | 0.265 | 0.331 | | Night Games | 48-49 | +10.7 | 51-43 | 4.2 | 0.257 | 0.311 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.329 | | Division | 30-36 | -0.9 | 34-30 | 4.4 | 0.265 | 0.319 | 4.8 | 0.281 | 0.340 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 149 | 5102 | 1292 | 435 | 146 | 0.03 | 579 | 384 | 1254 | 80 | 983 | 148 | 94 | | | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.300 | 72 | 2502 | 632 | 220 | 77 | 0.03 | 278 | 170 | 601 | 37 | 459 | 85 | 46 | | | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.305 | 106 | 3622 | 901 | 309 | 97 | 0.03 | 402 | 293 | 903 | 58 | 712 | 108 | 62 | | |
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| All Games | 4.32 | 1.475 | 437.3 | 228 | 210 | 432 | 37 | 213 | 346 | 22-28 | 32 | 18 | 64% | | Road Games | 3.98 | 1.412 | 192 | 92 | 85 | 181 | 15 | 90 | 138 | 9-15 | 16 | 6 | 72.7% |
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| All Games | 81-67 | +3.3 | 65-76 | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.307 | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.305 | | Home Games | 39-35 | -8 | 34-39 | 3.7 | 0.252 | 0.299 | 4.2 | 0.261 | 0.314 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 21-19 | +1.4 | 16-23 | 3.8 | 0.266 | 0.315 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.308 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4.8 | 4-3 | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.300 | 4.6 | 0.233 | 0.294 | | Grass Games | 77-64 | +1.8 | 62-73 | 4.0 | 0.259 | 0.306 | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.304 | | Night Games | 57-42 | +7.7 | 41-52 | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.306 | 3.7 | 0.245 | 0.301 | | Division | 31-31 | -5.9 | 31-30 | 4.1 | 0.266 | 0.315 | 4.4 | 0.262 | 0.319 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.307 | 148 | 5056 | 1317 | 371 | 90 | 0.02 | 550 | 340 | 880 | 137 | 969 | 140 | 95 | | | | Home Games | 3.7 | 0.252 | 0.299 | 74 | 2421 | 610 | 177 | 40 | 0.02 | 255 | 164 | 418 | 76 | 450 | 59 | 45 | | | | Lefty Starters | 3.8 | 0.266 | 0.315 | 40 | 1365 | 363 | 103 | 26 | 0.02 | 148 | 98 | 244 | 33 | 270 | 49 | 33 | | |
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| All Games | 3.41 | 1.256 | 414 | 172 | 157 | 363 | 30 | 157 | 394 | 25-15 | 48 | 10 | 82.8% | | Home Games | 4.16 | 1.359 | 216.3 | 104 | 100 | 207 | 18 | 87 | 219 | 17-6 | 27 | 5 | 84.4% |
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| 9/2/2014 | NOESI(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 6-3 | W | 130 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 9/3/2014 | DANKS(L) | @ MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | 4-11 | L | 100 | 9.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 1 | | 9/5/2014 | SALE(L) | @ CLEVELAND | HOUSE(L) | 1-2 | L | -150 | 7 ov | U | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 9/6/2014 | QUINTANA(L) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 1-3 | L | 145 | 7 un | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 9/7/2014 | CARROLL(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 0-2 | L | 187 | 8 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 9/8/2014 | NOESI(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 5-4 | W | +150 | 8.5 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 9/9/2014 | DANKS(L) | OAKLAND | LESTER(L) | 2-11 | L | +175 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 0 | | 9/10/2014 | BASSITT(R) | OAKLAND | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 2-1 | W | +190 | 8.5 ev | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | 9/11/2014 | SALE(L) | OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 1-0 | W | -140 | 7 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | 9/13/2014 | QUINTANA(L) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 5-1 | W | +105 | 7 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 9/13/2014 | CARROLL(R) | MINNESOTA | DARNELL(L) | 7-6 | W | -120 | 9 un | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | 9/14/2014 | NOESI(R) | MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | 4-6 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 9/15/2014 | DANKS(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | SHIELDS(R) | | | 9/16/2014 | BASSITT(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | | 9/17/2014 | SALE(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | | | 9/19/2014 | QUINTANA(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 9/20/2014 | NOESI(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 9/21/2014 | DANKS(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | | | 9/22/2014 | | @ DETROIT | | |
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| 9/1/2014 | VENTURA(R) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 4-3 | W | -205 | 8 un | U | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 9/2/2014 | GUTHRIE(R) | TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | 2-1 | W | -150 | 8 un | U | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 9/3/2014 | VARGAS(L) | TEXAS | TEPESCH(R) | 4-1 | W | -170 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 9/5/2014 | SHIELDS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 1-0 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 9/6/2014 | DUFFY(L) | @ NY YANKEES | MCCARTHY(R) | 2-6 | L | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 9/7/2014 | VENTURA(R) | @ NY YANKEES | GREENE(R) | 2-0 | W | -105 | 7.5 ev | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | 9/8/2014 | GUTHRIE(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 5-9 | L | 125 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | | 9/9/2014 | VARGAS(L) | @ DETROIT | SCHERZER(R) | 2-4 | L | 155 | 7.5 ev | U | 10 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 9/10/2014 | SHIELDS(R) | @ DETROIT | PORCELLO(R) | 3-0 | W | 100 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 9/11/2014 | HENDRIKS(R) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 3-6 | L | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 9/12/2014 | VENTURA(R) | BOSTON | WEBSTER(R) | 2-4 | L | -195 | 7 un | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 9/13/2014 | GUTHRIE(R) | BOSTON | DE LA ROSA(R) | 7-1 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 9/14/2014 | VARGAS(L) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 4-8 | L | -165 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 9/15/2014 | SHIELDS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | | | 9/16/2014 | DUFFY(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | BASSITT(R) | | | 9/17/2014 | VENTURA(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | | | 9/19/2014 | GUTHRIE(R) | DETROIT | LOBSTEIN(L) | | | 9/20/2014 | VARGAS(L) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 9/21/2014 | SHIELDS(R) | DETROIT | SCHERZER(R) | | | 9/22/2014 | | @ CLEVELAND | | |
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| |  | CHI WHITE SOX: CHICAGO (AP) - From rock bottom last season to contention this year? The Chicago White Sox see no reason why it can't happen.
They're ready to put last season's 99-loss wreck behind them and make a jump at least back to respectability, if not a run at the AL Central title.
They see a team with solid pitching, a new slugger in Jose Abreu and renewed vigor. Now, all they have to do is back it up.
''You have to pitch, you have to hit, you have to score,'' said manager Robin Ventura, entering his third season. ''You have to play defense. You have to do all of them in our division. Detroit has won it the last few years. They have a combination of everything. Unless you do that, you're not going to be close. We proved that last year.''
They had the pitching part down last season. The rest? Well, that's where things got dicey.
| | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (CHI WHITE SOX-KANSAS CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*White Sox-Royals Preview* ==========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Chicago (68-80) at Kansas City (81-66), 8:10 p.m. EDT
Although they're slumping at the wrong time, the Kansas City Royals should be feeling confident with James Shields set to face the Chicago White Sox.
As the right-hander looks to extend an outstanding stretch, the Royals will try to beat John Danks for the first time while avoiding their seventh loss in 10 games Monday at Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City (81-67) owned a two-game lead in the AL Central on Sept. 5 following a four-game winning streak, but is 3-6 since to fall 1 1/2 games behind first-place Detroit.
The Royals, however, are still nursing a one-half-game advantage over Seattle for the second wild-card spot despite an 8-4 home loss to AL East-worst Boston on Sunday. The Mariners lost 4-0 to visiting Oakland.
Now they're looking to get things turned around in the opener of a three-game set against the White Sox (68-81) with Shields (14-7, 3.13 ERA) attempting to reach 15 wins for the third time in four years.
Shields is riding a career-best streak of 18 1-3 scoreless innings and won his second straight outing Wednesday when he gave up two hits over seven in a 3-0 victory at Detroit.
"I think every game from here on out is pretty crucial so we're having fun with it," he told MLB's official website.
Shields, 6-3 with a 2.08 ERA in his last 13 starts, also has been tough on the White Sox in recent seasons. He's gone 3-2 with a 2.17 ERA in his last 10 meetings dating to his time with Tampa Bay.
The 32-year-old has given up four runs over 13 innings in two starts at Chicago this season - both Kansas City victories. In his only outing at Kauffman Stadium, he surrendered one run and five hits over seven in a 5-1 defeat April 6.
Adam Eaton has gone 4 for 9 when facing Shields this season, while Conor Gillaspie has three doubles in his eight at-bats. Alexei Ramirez is 3 for 9 in the matchup, leaving him with a .412 average and two home runs in 51 career at-bats.
The White Sox are trying to avoid their ninth loss in 10 road games after their four-game overall winning streak ended with Sunday's 6-4 home loss to Minnesota.
Jose Abreu hit his 35th home run to tie the White Sox rookie record set by Ron Kittle in 1983. He went 6 for 10 with two homers, two doubles and three RBIs in the series, but is just 6 for 30 without a homer in eight games against the Royals.
Chicago hasn't provided much scoring lately for Danks (9-11, 5.05), totaling 10 runs while losing each of his last seven outings. The left-hander hasn't won since July 25, going 0-5 with a 7.01 ERA in his last eight starts.
"I've been doing my best to go out and have fun the last three or four starts," he said. "Hopefully, I'll pick up a couple of wins."
Danks could be on the verge of ending his slide. He's 6-0 with a 2.58 ERA in 14 career starts against the Royals and has a 1.90 mark in nine outings at Kauffman Stadium.
He did not get a decision in his only meeting this season, allowing three runs over seven innings in a 4-3 road loss April 5.
The White Sox have dropped eight of 12 matchups, including six of the last seven by a 35-12 margin.
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