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MLB : ATS Matchup
Monday 4/27/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
DETROIT  PRICE )
 
MINNESOTA  MILONE )
-1.5  -110

+1.5  -110
-155

+145

7.5ov
 
5
Final
4

DETROIT (13 - 6) at MINNESOTA (8 - 10)
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Monday, 4/27/2015 8:10 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. TOM MILONE (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
975DETROIT-150Ov 7.5,-120-155Ov 7.5,-120
976MINNESOTA+140Un 7.5,+100+145Un 7.5,+100
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games13-6+6.210-94.70.2870.3560.4310.7874.00.2370.2970.3620.659
Road Games5-1+4.44-25.30.2980.3680.4420.8103.30.2140.2560.2970.553
vs Left-handed Starters5-1+4.23-34.50.2600.3400.4270.7673.30.2490.2990.3600.659
Past 7 Games3-4-2.23-43.10.2520.3320.3260.6585.90.2760.3540.4560.811
Grass Games13-6+6.210-94.70.2870.3560.4310.7874.00.2370.2970.3620.659
Night Games3-3-0.82-42.00.2380.3110.2960.6075.30.2500.3120.4250.737
Division10-2+7.88-46.20.3220.3910.5010.8924.20.2510.3070.3600.667
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.70.2870.35619638183326160.4318369151211402262010
Road Games5.30.2980.3686215648170.4422824589476241
Lefty Starters4.50.2600.3406192509170.42726234410376186
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.471.25150.3272544719342-18188.9%
Road Games3.680.88614.766904111-04180%

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games8-10+07-93.30.2260.2870.3180.6054.50.2620.3190.4220.741
Home Games4-2+2.92-34.30.2500.3000.4030.7034.30.2530.3050.3640.669
vs Left-handed Starters4-4+0.85-24.60.2590.3150.3720.6875.20.2700.3260.4520.778
Past 7 Games4-3+2.22-34.00.2430.3150.3200.6353.40.2240.2830.3900.674
Grass Games8-10+07-93.30.2260.2870.3180.6054.50.2620.3190.4220.741
Night Games4-3+2.62-43.30.2160.2800.2840.5643.30.2380.2930.3810.674
Division6-9-1.76-73.20.2280.2830.3210.6034.80.2750.3330.4270.761
MINNESOTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.30.2260.2871860713725290.3185552143512513121514
Home Games4.30.2500.3006196499070.4032414451366552
Lefty Starters4.60.2590.31582827315150.3723623551587859
MINNESOTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.201.24055.7292654415313-26185.7%
Home Games3.861.095211191627141-020100%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/13/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)4-5L1257.5 unO730940
4/14/2015GREENE(R)@ PITTSBURGHBURNETT(R)2-0W1007.5 unU9100320
4/15/2015SIMON(R)@ PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L)1-0W1357.5 unU540220
4/17/2015PRICE(L)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R)2-1W-1608 unU1080441
4/18/2015SANCHEZ(R)CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)3-12L-1107.5 ovO7601791
4/19/2015GREENE(R)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)9-1W-1458 ovO1240650
4/20/2015SIMON(R)NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L)2-1W-1209 unU730730
4/21/2015LOBSTEIN(L)NY YANKEESEOVALDI(R)2-5L-1158.5 unU10718110
4/22/2015PRICE(L)NY YANKEESWARREN(R)4-13L-1857.5 unO6621591
4/23/2015SANCHEZ(R)NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)1-2L-1057.5 unU340370
4/24/2015GREENE(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)1-13L-1158 ovO81101530
4/25/2015SIMON(R)CLEVELANDHOUSE(L)4-1W-1508.5 unU8110871
4/26/2015LOBSTEIN(L)CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R)8-6W+1008 unO13801061
4/27/2015PRICE(L)@ MINNESOTAMILONE(L) 
4/28/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ MINNESOTAPELFREY(R) 
4/29/2015GREENE(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
4/30/2015 @ KANSAS CITY  
5/1/2015 @ KANSAS CITY  
5/2/2015 @ KANSAS CITY  
5/3/2015 @ KANSAS CITY  

MINNESOTA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/13/2015MAY(R)KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)3-12L+1208.5 unO7321370
4/15/2015GIBSON(R)KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)3-1W+1158 unU530971
4/16/2015MILONE(L)KANSAS CITYVARGAS(L)8-5W+1057.5 unO148210101
4/17/2015PELFREY(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)3-2W+1708.5 unU6908102
4/18/2015HUGHES(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)2-4L-1058.5 unU650850
4/19/2015MAY(R)CLEVELANDHOUSE(L)7-2W+1059 evP1181771
4/20/2015GIBSON(R)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)1-7L1258 unP551841
4/21/2015MILONE(L)@ KANSAS CITYVARGAS(L)5-6L1358 unO10501090
4/22/2015PELFREY(R)@ KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R)3-0W1358.5 unU10120681
4/24/2015HUGHES(R)@ SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)0-2L1856.5 evU551641
4/25/2015MAY(R)@ SEATTLEPAXTON(L)8-5W1407.5 unO10110853
4/26/2015GIBSON(R)@ SEATTLEELIAS(L)4-2W1357.5 unU9121680
4/27/2015MILONE(L)DETROITPRICE(L) 
4/28/2015PELFREY(R)DETROITSANCHEZ(R) 
4/29/2015HUGHES(R)DETROITGREENE(R) 
4/30/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/1/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/2/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/3/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/4/2015 OAKLAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DETROIT: DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep. Then Kansas City - the team the Tigers fought so hard to hold off in the AL Central - rolled to the AL pennant and came within a game of winning the World Series.
It was enough to turn the Tigers into October afterthoughts for the first time in a while, and now it's fair to wonder whether Detroit's best chance to claim baseball's ultimate prize with its current core of stars has already come and gone.
''I'm not worried about what people are saying about us. I'm more worried about how we perform,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''I feel like this team is a winning team. This is a team that has an opportunity to win a World Series.''
The Tigers edged Kansas City by one game in the division last year in Ausmus' first season as manager, and their 90-72 record was similar enough to their previous work during this run of postseason appearances, but a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles snapped Detroit's streak of three straight trips to the AL Championship Series.
Then the Tigers lost Max Scherzer in the offseason, and it remains to be seen how much longer Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez can keep this team's run of success going.
Cabrera and Martinez each missed a chunk of the exhibition schedule after offseason surgery. Verlander is coming off a down year and has been displaced as Detroit's opening-day starter by left-hander David Price.
Over the past three seasons, the Tigers have fought off challenges in the division from the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland and Kansas City - but those teams essentially made their bids for first place one at a time. Now all three appear poised to threaten Detroit's reign.
''I think quietly, I've said for the last two or three years, I've said we have the best division in baseball. Nobody really talked about it because there weren't sexy names besides the Tigers, who had won however many straight and been to a couple World Series and had a lot of star power,'' Verlander said. ''The Royals won the pennant last year so, obviously, what I was saying wasn't just hogwash. We see all the teams in the AL quite enough, and I know that these teams are good enough to make our division one of the best in baseball.''
Here are a few things to watch as the Tigers try to make it five division championships in a row:
ON THE MEND: Cabrera had offseason surgery on his right foot and Martinez had an operation to repair his left knee. Their health is crucial, but the Tigers also are hoping for big contributions from shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon, both of whom missed all of 2014 with injuries.
NEW-LOOK ROTATION: Scherzer isn't the only player gone from last year's starting staff. Rick Porcello was traded in a deal that brought Yoenis Cespedes to Detroit, so the Tigers had two openings in their rotation. They filled them by acquiring Shane Greene from the New York Yankees and Alfredo Simon from Cincinnati.
BULLPEN BLUES: Closer Joe Nathan is back after a rocky first season in Detroit. If the Tigers run out of patience with Nathan, Joakim Soria also returns. He was acquired shortly before the trade deadline last year, but his impact was limited, in part because of injury.
EXTRA POWER: J.D. Martinez provided a surprisingly productive bat last year after joining the Tigers, and the trade for Cespedes also gave Detroit some additional pop to supplement Cabrera and Victor Martinez.
NEW ACE?: Price is slated to start on opening day, a sign of just how much the Tigers are leaning on him after Scherzer's departure. He was acquired at the trade deadline last year, and Detroit is hoping the trio of Price, Verlander and Anibal Sanchez will make for a pretty impressive anchor to the pitching staff.
MINNESOTA: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Paul Molitor was hired as Minnesota's new manager, bringing Hall of Fame membership and renowned intelligence and intuition to a team seeking a fresh start.
The Twins brought back one of their most popular players ever, Torii Hunter, to help solidify an unsettled outfield, mentor a fledgling team and hit a few home runs. They have collected plenty of promising young hitters, either slated for the opening day lineup or waiting in the minor league wings.
None of that will matter much if the starting pitching continues to wobble the way it has the last four seasons.
Phil Hughes had by most measures a career year, his first away from the New York Yankees, but his ability to match that is low on the list of 2015 goals. Ricky Nolasco needs to rebound from a terrible first season with the Twins. Ervin Santana must show he's worth that $55 million, four-year contract. Kyle Gibson has to reduce the times (five of 31 starts in 2014) he goes three innings or less and gives up six runs or more. The fifth spot winner, Trevor May, Tommy Milone or Mike Pelfrey, needs to keep it.
''We'd put up a couple good starts and somebody would get hurt or we'd take a step backward,'' said Hughes, whose 2014 season has been one of the few true success stories of the rotation since it unraveled in 2011. ''Every good team I've been on, it seems like the rotation gets on a roll.''
New pitching coach Neil Allen will have more impact on the staff than Molitor, but after 13 years under manager Ron Gardenhire the clubhouse has been naturally buzzing with excitement about the new boss.
''He's one of the smartest baseball people I've ever been around,'' first baseman Joe Mauer said.
As for Hunter? His presence was desired for more energy and stronger camaraderie.
''If there's no tension between players and you're comfortable with everyone, you're going to play better,'' closer Glen Perkins said. ''So that's chemistry, I guess. I think we've held it together as much as we can, as much as we've struggled.''
Here are some key angles to know about the Twins in 2015:
MAUER IMPROVEMENT
Mauer, soon to turn 32, will make $23 million each of the next four years. Injuries have limited him to an average of 116 games from 2011-14. His batting average hit a career-low .277 last season, and he had a career-most 96 strikeouts despite time lost to an oblique muscle injury.
The Twins haven't lost faith in their franchise player, the homegrown guy who was the first overall draft pick in 2001. Playing for Molitor, whom he grew up admiring as an alumnus of the same St. Paul high school, ought to help.
''He's healthy. I think he's anxious to prove that last year was just an aberration,'' general manager Terry Ryan said.
LINEUP FLEXIBILITY
Molitor has been touting his options at the top and in the middle of the order, with a team that quietly scored the third-most runs in the majors after the All-Star break last year and added an accomplished hitter in Hunter.
One decision is whether to bat Mauer third, where he was most of his career until Gardenhire began to bat him second often over the last two seasons.
With Hunter, Kennys Vargas, Trevor Plouffe and Oswaldo Arcia, Molitor has power to play with in the heart of the order. The downsides are Arcia's inconsistency, leadoff man Danny Santana being the only player with a 2014 average above .290 and an unsettled situation in center field.
''It's a small sample, our track record from last year, but it's something you can use as a foundation to see potentially how your offense can work. We're going to have depth, I think, all the way down to the bottom,'' Molitor said.
BULLPEN SHUFFLE
The Twins could return as few as three relievers to their roles from last season: Perkins, Casey Fien and Brian Duensing. Blaine Boyer and Tim Stauffer, from San Diego, were signed. At least one of the losers in the fifth starter competition was headed for the seven-man bullpen. Rule 5 draft pick J.R. Graham, who must be returned to Atlanta if he's not on the 25-man roster, has been pushing for a spot, too.
Reliever use will be one area in which Molitor's strategy could differ from that of Gardenhire.
''I want to get them out of a one-inning mentality. Not that they all have it, or don't want to pitch more. But we've talked a lot about some of those guys, trying to get two innings out of them here, if we can,'' Molitor said.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-MINNESOTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Tigers-Twins Preview* ======================

By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer

Detroit (13-6) at Minnesota (8-10), 8:10 p.m. EDT

David Price kicked off Detroit's season in splendid style by helping blank Minnesota and the Tigers nearly kept the Twins off the scoreboard during the entire series.

After struggling mightily in his latest outing, Price will try for another superb performance against Minnesota on Monday night while getting Detroit started on another successful road trip.

Price (1-1, 3.28 ERA) came within one out of recording his third career shutout and first in three years in a 4-0 win over Minnesota on April 6. That effort put the Tigers (13-6) on their way to setting a modern-day AL record with 24 consecutive scoreless innings to open the season, and they outscored the Twins 22-1 in a three-game sweep.

Detroit had a 1.82 ERA in a 9-1 start but has a 5.78 mark its last nine games. Its rotation has seen its ERA rise from 1.55 to 3.38 in that same span.

The Tigers, though, did claim a 4-1 win over Cleveland on Saturday but needed their bats to take the three-game series with the Indians. Miguel Cabrera hit a pivotal two-run homer in the sixth in an 8-6 victory Sunday and was 3 for 4 with three RBIs after going 3 for 18 in his prior six games.

Cabrera and Price will try to help the Tigers start a 10-game trek on the right foot. Detroit won five of six on its first trip this season April 10-15.

The Tigers will face two other AL Central opponents, Kansas City and Chicago, on this journey.

"If you can get hot at the right time against your division, it can be a huge help," manager Brad Ausmus said. "It was good to win two out of three (against Cleveland) after losing three of four to the Yankees, but we have Minnesota, Chicago and Kansas City on the road staring us in the face."

Price is coming off one of the worst showing of his career, eight runs and 10 hits allowed in 2 1-3 innings in Wednesday's 13-4 drubbing to the New York Yankees. He had a 0.40 ERA in his first three games.

Price is 6-3 with a 2.29 ERA in 11 career starts against Minnesota and has pitched 16 scoreless innings in the past two.

The Twins (8-10) saw their average drop to .223 after a 2-0 loss in Seattle on Friday but took the final two games while producing a combined 12 runs and 19 hits. Joe Mauer tripled in the go-ahead runs in a 4-2 victory in 11 innings Sunday.

"After losing the opener here and salvaging a .500 road trip, that's a step up for us," manager Paul Molitor said. "To go home 3-3 after losing the first game here, that's pretty good."

Mauer, batting .344 in his last eight games, had three of Minnesota's 14 hits in the three games in Detroit, but is 5 for 27 (.185) lifetime against Price.

Tommy Milone's teams have provided more than enough support in his five regular-season starts against Detroit, winning them by a combined 59-17 score. He's gone 3-0 with a 2.93 ERA in those games.

Milone (2-0, 3.38) gave up five runs and 10 hits in 4 1-3 innings in his latest matchup Aug. 22, but the Twins won 20-6.

He failed to earn a win for the first time this season Tuesday, giving up four runs in 5 2-3 innings in a 6-5 loss in Kansas City.


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