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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 4/26/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TEXAS  MARTINEZ )
 
LA ANGELS  SANTIAGO )
+1.5  -150

-1.5  +130
+145

-155

8ov
 
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Final
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TEXAS (6 - 11) at LA ANGELS (9 - 9)
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Sunday, 4/26/2015 3:35 PM
NICK MARTINEZ (R) vs. HECTOR SANTIAGO (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
923TEXAS+135Ov 8,-110+135Ov 8,+100
924LA ANGELS-145Un 8,-110-145Un 8,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games6-11-3.48-83.90.2090.2780.3280.6064.80.2790.3430.4210.764
Road Games4-7-1.25-63.80.2000.2650.3110.5764.60.2800.3460.4080.753
vs Left-handed Starters1-5-3.54-23.30.2090.2840.3090.5937.00.3090.3740.4480.822
Past 7 Games2-5-2.22-54.10.2090.2920.3170.6094.40.2900.3570.4110.768
Grass Games6-11-3.48-83.90.2090.2780.3280.6064.80.2790.3430.4210.764
Day Games1-4-2.74-15.40.2370.3020.3920.6946.60.2910.3560.4690.826
Division5-10-3.67-73.60.2080.2720.3220.5944.90.2860.3520.4350.787
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.90.2090.27817573120301120.32860541201211812161811
Road Games3.80.2000.265113607216080.3113832757681011114
Lefty Starters3.30.2090.28462204610040.3091923452551695
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.301.43367333266430551-32340%
Road Games4.951.54136.3212038218351-22340%

LA ANGELS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games9-9-1.48-83.90.2190.2830.3470.6303.80.2460.3060.3910.697
Home Games4-5-2.35-44.00.2100.2820.3240.6054.20.2720.3290.3990.729
vs Right-handed Starters5-7-3.27-43.70.2040.2690.3150.5844.60.2830.3370.4530.790
Past 7 Games4-3+0.23-44.40.2230.2930.3360.6303.30.2410.3200.3360.657
Grass Games9-9-1.48-83.90.2190.2830.3470.6303.80.2460.3060.3910.697
Day Games2-3-1.32-33.60.1970.2590.3250.5843.80.2560.3120.4240.736
Division9-6+2.36-74.20.2250.2920.3510.6423.30.2310.2960.3660.662
LA ANGELS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.90.2190.28318580127241160.347665213261001191017
Home Games4.00.2100.28292815911070.3243228643476479
Righty Starters3.70.2040.269123787713190.31542348046084814
LA ANGELS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.251.15755.3202047617542-17187.5%
Home Games3.371.1873212123028251-130100%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/12/2015LEWIS(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)4-6L+1158.5 unO91511150
4/13/2015DETWILER(L)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)3-6L+1209 ovP75012101
4/14/2015MARTINEZ(R)LA ANGELSRUCINSKI(R)8-2W+1059 ovO1171780
4/15/2015RANAUDO(R)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)2-10L+1159 unO6811380
4/17/2015GALLARDO(R)@ SEATTLEHAPP(L)3-1W1507 ovU760861
4/18/2015LEWIS(R)@ SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)1-3L1856.5 ovU2501190
4/19/2015DETWILER(L)@ SEATTLEPAXTON(L)10-11L1557 unO1310017122
4/21/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ ARIZONAANDERSON(R)7-1W1309 ovU8527103
4/22/2015GALLARDO(R)@ ARIZONABRADLEY(R)5-8L1008.5 evO763850
4/24/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)2-3L1608 unU340881
4/25/2015LEWIS(R)@ LA ANGELSWILSON(L)1-4L1357.5 unU8100860
4/26/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L) 
4/27/2015GALLARDO(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R) 
4/28/2015DETWILER(L)SEATTLEHAPP(L) 
4/29/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R) 
5/1/2015 OAKLAND  
5/2/2015 OAKLAND  
5/3/2015 OAKLAND  

LA ANGELS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/12/2015WILSON(L)KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)2-9L-1157 unO5411481
4/13/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ TEXASDETWILER(L)6-3W-1309 ovP12101750
4/14/2015RUCINSKI(R)@ TEXASMARTINEZ(R)2-8L-1159 ovO7801171
4/15/2015SANTIAGO(L)@ TEXASRANAUDO(R)10-2W-1259 unO1380681
4/17/2015WEAVER(R)@ HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R)6-3W-1159 ovP621860
4/18/2015WILSON(L)@ HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)0-4L1058.5 ovU361451
4/19/2015RICHARDS(R)@ HOUSTONFELDMAN(R)3-4L-1158.5 unU8426100
4/20/2015SHOEMAKER(R)OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R)3-6L-1557.5 evO570852
4/21/2015SANTIAGO(L)OAKLANDPOMERANZ(L)14-1W-1207.5 unO1560583
4/22/2015WEAVER(R)OAKLANDGRAY(R)2-9L-1057.5 unO4501890
4/23/2015TROPEANO(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)2-0W-1158 unU1308101
4/24/2015RICHARDS(R)TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)3-2W-1708 unU881340
4/25/2015WILSON(L)TEXASLEWIS(R)4-1W-1457.5 unU8608100
4/26/2015SANTIAGO(L)TEXASMARTINEZ(R) 
4/28/2015WEAVER(R)@ OAKLANDGRAY(R) 
4/29/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ OAKLANDHAHN(R) 
4/30/2015 @ OAKLAND  
5/1/2015 @ SAN FRANCISCO  
5/2/2015 @ SAN FRANCISCO  
5/3/2015 @ SAN FRANCISCO  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TEXAS: When Yu Darvish pitched only one inning this spring before season-ending elbow surgery, the Texas Rangers were already off to an ominous start.
The Rangers lost their ace even before what they are still hoping will be a comeback season.
''There is no way to spin that, other than it's a tough deal for us. He's one of the best pitchers in the game,'' general manager Jon Daniels said this spring. ''That being said, it's one guy. It's not 17. Good teams and good organizations have had similar news at similar times before and found a way. That's got to be our mentality.''
Texas had 22 different players spend time on the disabled list last season, including Darvish missing the final seven weeks with elbow inflammation before needing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery this spring.
The aching result for the Rangers was the American League's worst record (67-95) and their most losses since 1985, ending an impressive four-year run of 90-win seasons with their only two World Series appearances (2010-11).
Darvish was 10-7 and an All-Star again before getting sidelined last season.
As for the top of the rotation without him, the January trade to get local pitcher Yovani Gallardo proved even more important. Gallardo, who can be a free agent after this season, started the last five season openers for Milwaukee.
Derek Holland, who didn't pitch until September last season after knee surgery, had a strong finish. Shoulder soreness slowed the left-hander this spring, but that likely set him up to start the home opener April 10 against Houston, in the fifth game of the season.
Also among the injured in 2014 were slugger Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, the big offensive additions before last season.
Fielder had missed only one game the previous five seasons with Detroit and Milwaukee before being limited to only 42 games and three home runs in his Rangers debut because a herniated disk in his neck that required surgery. Choo played 123 games, but his on-base percentage dipped from .423 in 2013 for Cincinnati to .340 before operations late last season for a bone spur in his left elbow and torn cartilage in his left ankle.
''There's no telling what this ballclub can do,'' new manager Jeff Banister said. ''They've yet to have an opportunity to play together. Let's hope they get a really strong shot of playing together for 162-plus (games).''
Here are a few things to know about the Rangers, who open the season April 6 at Oakland:
CLOSING TIME: Neftali Feliz is back in his World Series role for the Rangers as their closer after an ill-fated and injury-plagued attempt to be a starter. The right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in eight games (seven starts) in 2012 before Tommy John surgery. Feliz was 2-1 with 13 saves in 14 chances with a 1.99 ERA in 30 relief appearances after rejoining the Rangers last July, just before Joakim Soria was traded.
BELTRE'S IMPACT: Third baseman Adrian Beltre is going into his 17th major league season, his fifth with the Rangers and signed through next season. ''He's the heart and soul of this club,'' Banister said. ''A shining light in the storm, that's what he was last year. ... Do yourself a favor and watch that last at-bat he put together in 2014.'' Determined not to be the final out of the season, Beltre went from an 0-2 count to getting a single on the third straight slider thrown after that.
LEFT OF CENTER: With pretty much every other defensive position set, Jake Smolinski and Ryan Ruo entered spring as candidates in left field. Both showed promising glimpses in short stints in their major league debuts the second half of last season. Ryan Ludwick, who made his major league debut with Texas in 2002 and played for five other teams the past decade, was a non-roster invitee who could play left. Michael Choice, who got 35 of his 55 outfield starts in left last year, was the early man out when optioned to the minors in mid-March. Choo moves from left to right after Alex Rios departed in free agency.
MISSING WORK: The 26 different DL stints for the Rangers last season amounted to 2,281 days lost. That was 833 more than Arizona, who had the second most, and more than double any other American League team.
LA ANGELS: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels had the majors' best record last year, and they return this season with baseball's best player at the center of largely the same roster.
Yet the Angels accomplished none of their biggest goals last year when they were swept out of the division series, and their sky-high payroll makes those unmet expectations even more painful.
So are the Angels a legitimate power or an unbalanced, aging team with a rapidly closing window? Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and manager Mike Scioscia can only figure it out by going back to work to find the right combination to contend again.
The Angels are difficult to evaluate because everything depends on the window from which they're viewed.
They have an enormous payroll topped by some of baseball's highest-paid players at their positions - Pujols, Josh Hamilton, C.J. Wilson and Trout, the reigning AL MVP. For all that money, consistent winning and championship contention is expected, which means the Angels' inability to win a single playoff game in five seasons is a disaster.
Yet the Angels still won 98 games last season despite losing budding ace Garrett Richards to a knee injury in August, and general manager Jerry Dipoto has restocked his roster while breathing life into what was considered the majors' worst farm system in recent years. From the bullpen to the heart of the order, Los Angeles has an undeniably solid complement of talent around Trout, the best player in baseball at 23 years old.
But just when the Angels look sharp, new worries arise. The biggest problem in 2015 is the fate of Hamilton, who is likely to be hit by a lengthy suspension for an apparent drug relapse before opening day. His recovery from shoulder surgery would have kept him out anyway.
Hamilton still has three years left on his $125 million contract, but at least his absence is cushioned by the grim fact that he has made no significant, consistent impact on the Angels' offense in two expensive seasons. Los Angeles acquired veteran Matt Joyce from Tampa Bay in the offseason, and returning outfielder Collin Cowgill also can fill in capably.
Some other things to watch when the Angels embark on their 55th season:
WHAT'S ON SECOND: The Angels' biggest problem is at second base, where Howie Kendrick leaves a gaping hole after nearly a decade entrenched in the job. With just a year left on Kendrick's contract, Dipoto traded him to the Dodgers to get promising young starter Andrew Heaney. But the lineup that led the AL in runs has lost its top hit producer - yes, Kendrick had even more than Trout - with no real plan to replace him. Josh Rutledge, Grant Green and Johnny Giavotella are among the light-hitting infielders getting a look in the spring, but none is likely to replace Kendrick's big bat.
RICH MAN: After leading the AL in RBIs and runs last season while winning the MVP trophy, Trout already has accomplished more than pretty much any 23-year-old in baseball history - and he's about to get paid for it. The outfielder's six-year, $144.5 million contract begins this year, albeit at a modest $5.25 million salary for 2015 before the deal skyrockets. Yet Trout hasn't shown any signs of complacency in the offseason, and he is working aggressively with hitting coach Don Baylor on limiting his strikeouts, which jumped to an AL-worst 184 last year.
WEAKNESS TO STRENGTH: After years of ineptitude, the Angels are confident their bullpen will again be among the majors' tops this season. Closer Huston Street and setup man Joe Smith are among the best in the business, while Mike Morin is expected to move into a bigger role with Kevin Jepsen's departure. Fernando Salas, Vinny Pestano and newcomer Cesar Ramos - Jered Weaver's college teammate - all are angling for innings, likely making the bullpen into a source of comfort for Scioscia.
GOTTA PITCH: The Angels' rotation has a high ceiling and a low floor - just like the rest of this team. Weaver and Wilson are on top of the rotation, but many believe both 30-something veterans took a step backward last season. Richards faces an uncertain mid-April return from a long rehabilitation, while Matt Shoemaker must prove he can replicate his shocking 16-victory performance that made him second on AL Rookie of the Year voting. Scioscia also must pick a fifth starter among Heaney, Hector Santiago and Nick Tropeano.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TEXAS-LA ANGELS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Rangers-Angels Preview* ========================

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer

Texas (6-10) at Los Angeles (8-9), 3:35 p.m. EDT

Offense is a major problem for the Texas Rangers, and they're hoping Josh Hamilton's expected return can solve it.

Having Nick Martinez on the mound is another way around the issue.

With a deal to re-acquire Hamilton reportedly agreed upon, the Rangers will again look to Martinez for another strong performance in order to salvage Sunday's series finale with the Los Angeles Angels.

Texas (6-11) is last in the majors with a .211 batting average and showing few signs of improvement, hitting .198 with eight runs while going 2 for 17 with runners in scoring position during a three-game losing streak.

They're hoping help is on the way, and reportedly a deal that would return Hamilton to Texas from the Angels (9-9) is pending approval due to financial details. The 2010 AL MVP is recovering from shoulder surgery.

The Rangers could've used any help at all in Saturday's 4-1 defeat to the Angels, as seven of their eight hits were singles and they went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

"There is the passing of the baton in the positive manner and the passing of the baton in the negative manner," manager Jeff Banister told MLB's official website. "They are all looking to get the big hit and they want to get the big hit. They understand what is at stake. I'm sure the young guys are pressing and the veteran guys are calm. They know it's part of the process."

Texas may not need to do much offensively with Martinez (2-0, 0.45 ERA) getting the ball. The right-hander has allowed one earned run in 20 innings through three starts, and they've all ended in Rangers wins.

Martinez yielded one run in six innings while not figuring in the decision of a 7-1 win at Arizona on Tuesday. That came after he allowed one unearned run in seven innings of an 8-2 win over the Angeles on April 14.

He had lost his two previous starts against them, surrendering eight runs in 12 innings.

The Angels have won three games in a row despite a .202 batting average, thanks to the pitching staff yielding three runs.

"We'll feel better when we get some guys swinging the bats, but we're getting some wins, and hopefully we'll keep it going," manager Mike Scioscia said. "We don't want to rely on our pitchers this much."

Hector Santiago (2-1, 2.45) gets the ball in an effort to win a third straight start for the first time in his career.

The left-hander allowed one run and four hits in seven innings of a 10-2 win at Texas on April 15. He followed that up six days later by yielding one run with eight strikeouts in six innings of a 14-1 victory over Oakland.

"Everything was working, all five or six pitches that I throw, I threw for strikes," Santiago said.

He wasn't anywhere near that effective at home against the Rangers on Sept. 19, getting hammered for seven runs before being pulled with no outs in the second inning of a 12-3 loss.

Santiago has struggled against Adrian Beltre and Prince Fielder. Beltre is 6 for 16 with three homers over the past three seasons against him, while Fielder is 7 for 18 in the overall matchup.

Beltre is starting to turn things around, going 5 for 17 in five games after batting .140 through the first 12.

Fielder, though, leads Texas with a .373 average.


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