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| All Games | 9-7 | +0.3 | 9-6 | 5.9 | 0.258 | 0.329 | 0.447 | 0.776 | 4.7 | 0.245 | 0.325 | 0.418 | 0.743 | | Road Games | 4-2 | +2.3 | 4-1 | 6.3 | 0.243 | 0.304 | 0.388 | 0.692 | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.319 | 0.443 | 0.762 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 3-0 | +3 | 3-0 | 8.0 | 0.330 | 0.377 | 0.566 | 0.943 | 5.0 | 0.252 | 0.328 | 0.495 | 0.823 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.2 | 4-3 | 5.9 | 0.283 | 0.363 | 0.530 | 0.893 | 5.1 | 0.258 | 0.333 | 0.433 | 0.767 | | Night Games | 5-6 | -2.2 | 6-4 | 5.3 | 0.246 | 0.314 | 0.425 | 0.739 | 4.7 | 0.245 | 0.331 | 0.418 | 0.748 | | Division | 8-5 | +2.6 | 7-5 | 6.1 | 0.251 | 0.324 | 0.422 | 0.746 | 4.4 | 0.238 | 0.317 | 0.408 | 0.725 |
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| All Games | 5.9 | 0.258 | 0.329 | 16 | 535 | 138 | 33 | 1 | 22 | 0.447 | 87 | 57 | 112 | 8 | 98 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 10 | | Road Games | 6.3 | 0.243 | 0.304 | 6 | 206 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0.388 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | Lefty Starters | 8.0 | 0.330 | 0.377 | 3 | 106 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.566 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| All Games | 3.90 | 1.247 | 55.3 | 27 | 24 | 47 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | | Road Games | 4.42 | 1.032 | 20.3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 8-8 | +0.4 | 9-7 | 3.7 | 0.228 | 0.312 | 0.374 | 0.686 | 4.4 | 0.216 | 0.296 | 0.355 | 0.650 | | Home Games | 3-6 | -3.2 | 6-3 | 2.8 | 0.214 | 0.297 | 0.336 | 0.633 | 4.2 | 0.215 | 0.300 | 0.372 | 0.672 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 7-5 | +2.2 | 7-5 | 3.7 | 0.235 | 0.315 | 0.378 | 0.693 | 4.1 | 0.200 | 0.284 | 0.340 | 0.624 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1 | 4-3 | 2.9 | 0.223 | 0.290 | 0.344 | 0.634 | 4.0 | 0.218 | 0.310 | 0.351 | 0.661 | | Dome Games | 3-6 | -3.2 | 6-3 | 2.8 | 0.214 | 0.297 | 0.336 | 0.633 | 4.2 | 0.215 | 0.300 | 0.372 | 0.672 | | Night Games | 6-6 | +0.6 | 6-6 | 3.7 | 0.214 | 0.308 | 0.339 | 0.647 | 4.5 | 0.213 | 0.298 | 0.339 | 0.637 | | Division | 6-7 | -0.7 | 7-6 | 3.2 | 0.216 | 0.302 | 0.345 | 0.647 | 4.2 | 0.214 | 0.297 | 0.358 | 0.655 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.228 | 0.312 | 16 | 521 | 119 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 0.374 | 59 | 63 | 135 | 13 | 107 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 9 | | Home Games | 2.8 | 0.214 | 0.297 | 9 | 280 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0.336 | 24 | 33 | 81 | 4 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.235 | 0.315 | 12 | 392 | 92 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0.378 | 44 | 46 | 101 | 7 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
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| All Games | 4.78 | 1.281 | 54.7 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 47 | 3-2 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% | | Home Games | 3.56 | 1.022 | 30.3 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
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| 4/10/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 12-5 | W | 105 | 8.5 ov | O | 16 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | | 4/11/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 1-7 | L | 100 | 8 un | P | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 4/12/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 10-7 | W | 105 | 8 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/13/2015 | DICKEY(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 1-2 | L | -130 | 8.5 ov | U | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | NORRIS(L) | TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 2-3 | L | -145 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 12-7 | W | -135 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 2-4 | L | +100 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 7-8 | L | -155 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | DICKEY(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 6-5 | W | -170 | 8 ov | O | 13 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | NORRIS(L) | ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 2-5 | L | -170 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 13-6 | W | -125 | 9 un | O | 16 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | | 4/22/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 4-2 | W | +105 | 9 un | U | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | 4/23/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 7-6 | W | -125 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | 4/24/2015 | DICKEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | SMYLY(L) | | | 4/25/2015 | NORRIS(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | | | | 4/26/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | | | 4/28/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | DICKEY(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | | | 4/30/2015 | | @ CLEVELAND | | | | 5/1/2015 | | @ CLEVELAND | | |
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| 4/10/2015 | GELTZ(R) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 9-10 | L | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | ARCHER(R) | @ MIAMI | COSART(R) | 2-0 | W | -105 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 4/12/2015 | KARNS(R) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | 8-5 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 4/13/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 2-1 | W | 120 | 8.5 ov | U | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | ANDRIESE(R) | @ TORONTO | NORRIS(L) | 3-2 | W | 135 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 4/15/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 7-12 | L | 125 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | ARCHER(R) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 4-2 | W | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | KARNS(R) | NY YANKEES | WARREN(R) | 4-5 | L | +100 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 0-9 | L | +100 | 7 un | O | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | ANDRIESE(R) | NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 3-5 | L | +120 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | ARCHER(R) | BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 0-1 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 4/22/2015 | KARNS(R) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 7-5 | W | +115 | 7.5 ov | O | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 2-1 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 4/24/2015 | SMYLY(L) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | | TORONTO | NORRIS(L) | | | 4/26/2015 | ARCHER(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 4/27/2015 | KARNS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | WARREN(R) | | | 4/28/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | SMYLY(L) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | | | 5/1/2015 | | @ BALTIMORE | | |
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| |  | TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - The upcoming season for the Toronto Blue Jays seems destined to be defined by the one young pitcher who'll miss it and the two even younger guys who'll try to replace him.
Toronto's plans for ending baseball's longest active playoff drought took a serious hit when Marcus Stroman suffered a season-ending knee injury in spring training.
The second-year right-hander tore a ligament when his knee buckled as he backed off a bunt during a pregame fielding drill. He's out for the year after undergoing surgery.
''It's tough,'' Stroman said. ''I just feel like I let my team down. I've worked harder than I ever had this offseason.''
The injury changed Toronto's thinking about 22-year-old right-hander Aaron Sanchez, who might have been closing games rather than starting them if Stroman was still healthy, and 21-year-old lefty Daniel Norris, the van-dwelling surfer dude.
The two pitchers now look likely to get their shot in Toronto's rotation, slotting in behind 200-inning workhorses R.A Dickey and Mark Buehrle, and 24-year-old right-hander Drew Hutchison.
How successful they are could well determine what happens to the Blue Jays, out of the postseason since winning their second straight World Series in 1993 and the only team that hasn't reached the playoffs this century.
''We may have to rely on a young guy who may not be proven,'' manager John Gibbons said. ''Stro was a baby, too, but a special guy.''
Sanchez has already shown signs that he could also be special. He excelled out of the bullpen in 24 games last season, posting three saves and a 1.09 ERA in 33 innings, striking out 27 while walking nine and holding opponents to a .128 average.
With the increased demands of a starting role lying ahead, the hard-throwing Sanchez has spent this spring refining his slider.
''With the way he throws, it could turn into a big strikeout pitch for him,'' Gibbons said.
The Blue Jays are also high on Norris, currently better known for spending his winters searching for prime surfing spots while living out of a 1978 Volkswagen camper van nicknamed ''Shaggy.''
''He's a different bird,'' Gibbons said. ''Anytime you live in a van, I wouldn't say that's normal.''
Norris had an abnormal 2014 season, rising from Class A to the majors after going 12-2 with a 2.53 ERA at three minor league stops. He underwent elbow surgery last October to remove bone spurs, and expects to be better this year than the pitcher who made five appearances for the Blue Jays in September.
''He's a student of the game,'' Gibbons said. ''He's a very smart kid and he's grounded. He's got the most important thing: He's got a great arm.''
After Jose Reyes and the Blue Jays went 83-79, here's what else to watch as they try to move up:
MIGHTY MIGUEL: Sanchez and Norris aren't the only impressive young arms expected to break camp with the Blue Jays. Right-hander Miguel Castro, 20, didn't allow a run in his first five spring appearances, striking out eight and walking none while allowing three hits over nine innings. A hard thrower who stands an imposing 6-foot-5, Castro has put himself in position to jump from Class A, where he went 8-3 with a 2.68 ERA last season, all the way to the majors. ''He looks like a seasoned vet out there, under control, very relaxed,'' Gibbons said.
NEW GUYS, NEW FOCUS: Toronto strengthened its lineup over the winter by signing free agent catcher Russell Martin to a five-year, $82 million contract and acquiring All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson from Oakland. Slugger Jose Bautista has praised the newcomers for making a difference in the clubhouse with their winning pedigree and intense focus. ''We need something along those lines here every now and then,'' Bautista said. ''It's good to have guys to whom winning matters.''
BLOCKING THE PLATE: Adding Martin gave the Blue Jays a logjam at catcher, where incumbent Dioner Navarro is signed through 2015 and Josh Thole is Dickey's knuckleball specialist. Martin has worked hard this spring to prove he can handle Dickey's floater, which could mean Thole is ticketed for Triple-A. Or, Toronto may yet trade the switch-hitting Navarro to open room at DH for Edwin Encarnacion, who has been slowed this spring by a balky back and may not be able to handle regular duty at first base. | | TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A year after being a trendy preseason pick to contend for the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays are back in a familiar role as underdogs.
''That's good. ... We like that,'' three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria said, noting the team has a history of flourishing most when little is expected from outside the organization.
''I just think it's going to be a really good year,'' the club's career home run and RBIs leader said. ''We've got a young team, a bunch of guys eager to learn and get out there and win games. I'm really looking forward to that.''
Former manager Joe Maddon - and his often unconventional way of doing things - is gone.
So is Andrew Friedman, the young executive who was architect of the teams that made the playoffs four of the past seven seasons.
The roster has a much different look, too, with 10 key players from a year ago either traded or released this winter.
''The end result is a club that we have optimism about, a club that we're excited about, that we think can compete for a playoff spot. And, that's what we want,'' team president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said.
''Every year, we want to come into camp believing our team can play meaningful games in September and have a chance to go to the playoffs, and even beyond,'' Silverman added. ''We have that - and at the same time, we've reloaded our minor league system, added some players who impact us this year, might impact us in the future, and we're better off because of that.''
Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, catcher Rene Rivera, outfielder Steven Souza Jr., and pitchers Kevin Jepsen, Ernesto Frieri and Burch Smith are offseason acquisitions who could figure in the team's success - or failure.
Smith and two other young starters - Matt Andriese and Nathan Karns - figure to begin the season in the rotation because of injuries to Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, and Matt Moore.
The hope is the rest of the projected rotation, Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi, can help the Rays stay afloat until they can get back to full strength.
''If you've got starting pitching, you've got a leg up on going into the season,'' rookie manager Kevin Cash said. ''We're very fortunate with the pitchers we have - starters and relievers.''
Cobb, sidelined by a forearm strain during spring training, believes the team will thrive as underdogs.
''We're not going to get bullied. A lot of people are picking us at the bottom, and we're going to embrace that and have each other's backs,'' the right-hander said.
''Any time anybody calls you out in your profession and makes you feel like you're not as good as you know you are, there's always something to prove,'' Cobb said. ''I don't feel like we need to have extra motivation. It's just going to be that much sweeter when we go out there and perform well.''
A look at the keys to the Rays' season:
WHO WILL LEAD?: Pitching and defense were staples during six consecutive winning seasons that produced four playoff berths and one trip to the World Series. The Rays slipped to 77-85 a year ago, their first losing record since 2007. They're banking on Cash, who has no previous managerial experience, being the right fit to restore winning ways. At 37, he's the youngest current manager or head coach in the four major professional sports.
BETTER LONGO: Longoria played in every game in 2014 for the first time in his career, however he hit a disappointing .253 with 22 homers and 91 RBIs. He's moving into the cleanup spot after batting third most of his career, and knows he has to be more consistent if the Rays - last in the AL in runs scored a year ago - are going to have a chance to be better offensively.
BEHIND THE PLATE: Catcher Ryan Hanigan was traded and backup Jose Molina was released this winter. The three-team deal that sent Wil Myers to San Diego and brought Souza to Tampa Bay from Washington, also landed Rivera from the Padres.
The Rays believe he's an upgrade defensively, as well as offensively.
Rivera posted career highs with a .252 batting average, 11 homers and 44 RBI's in 103 games last season. Still, the 31-year-old catcher stresses his job is to provide solid direction behind the plate.
''I want to help my pitching staff first. I think that's what the game is all about. If you pitch well, you're going to win some games,'' Rivera said. ''If I get a hit here, a hit there and help us win some games, that's even better.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TORONTO-TAMPA BAY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blue Jays-Rays Preview* ========================
By MATT BECKER STATS Editor
Toronto (8-7) at Tampa Bay (7-8), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Drew Smyly hasn't been stretched out during his rehab stint but with Tampa Bay's starting rotation ravaged by injury and the back end struggling, the Rays are ready to activate him from the disabled list.
He'll start Friday night's series opener against a Toronto Blue Jays team led by the red-hot Josh Donaldson, who has given Smyly trouble in the past.
Sidelined with left shoulder tendinitis, Smyly was one of four Tampa Bay starting pitchers to begin the season on the DL. He has looked sharp in three rehab starts, pitching 8 2-3 shutout innings while scattering two hits and three walks, but has not gone longer than 3 2-3.
The Rays (8-8) were considering giving him another start in the minors, but with the back end of their rotation posting a 9.26 ERA, they will take their chances with Smyly.
"I'm excited about getting the season going," the left-hander told MLB's official website. " ... Hopefully I can help the team any way I can. Whether that's five or six innings, that's great."
Smyly went 3-1 with a 1.70 ERA in seven starts for Tampa Bay after coming over from Detroit, where he was 6-9 with a 3.93 ERA in 21 games last season. The best outing of his career came at Toronto on Aug. 22, when he tossed a two-hitter in an 8-0 win for his only complete game.
This time, however, he'll have to contend with Donaldson, who is 4 for 6 with a homer and two doubles in their matchups.
Donaldson hit a two-run homer and doubled in Toronto's 7-6 win over Baltimore on Thursday and is batting. 459 with four home runs, four doubles and 10 RBIs in his last nine games. He was 7 for 16 with a double and three RBIs against the Rays last week.
The Blue Jays (9-7), opening a 10-game trip, dropped three of four at home to Tampa Bay a week ago, winning 12-7 but totaling five runs in the defeats.
Toronto is coming off a three-game sweep of the Orioles, playing the last two without Jose Bautista due to a right shoulder injury. Manager John Gibbons said Bautista will likely DH for a couple of days when he returns. He was 1 for 11 with a homer and four walks in last week's series against Tampa Bay.
Devon Travis was 7 for 15 with a homer and two doubles in last week's series while Edwin Encarnacion was hitless in 14 at-bats. Encarnacion and Bautista are a combined 0 for 7 against Smyly.
The Blue Jays turn to R.A. Dickey (0-1, 3.26 ERA), who gave up four runs and four hits - including two homers - in seven innings of Saturday's 6-5, 10-inning win over Atlanta, ending a streak of nine consecutive quality starts. The 40-year-old issued four more base on balls and appears to having a harder time than normal controlling his knuckleball. He is averaging 5.59 walks per nine innings after averaging 2.51 over the past five seasons.
The Rays rank third in the majors with 63 walks.
Five days before facing the Braves, Dickey yielded two runs and three hits while walking five in six innings of a 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay. The righty is 2-2 with a 3.12 ERA in his last four starts in the series.
The Rays defeated Boston 2-1 on Thursday on Rene Rivera's run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth for a second straight win following a four-game losing streak.
Steven Souza Jr. started and went 0 for 4 after leaving Wednesday's game with right forearm cramps. He was 6 for 16 with two home runs and a double against Toronto a week ago.
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