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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 5/3/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
DETROIT  SANCHEZ )
 
KANSAS CITY  GUTHRIE )
-1.5  +125

+1.5  -145
-120

+110

8.5un
 
6
Final
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DETROIT (16 - 9) at KANSAS CITY (16 - 8)
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Sunday, 5/3/2015 2:10 PM
ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R) vs. JEREMY GUTHRIE (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
973DETROIT-110Ov 8,-115-120Ov 8.5,-115
974KANSAS CITY+100Un 8,-105+110Un 8.5,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games16-9+5.813-124.40.2770.3460.4250.7704.10.2520.3030.3740.678
Road Games8-4+4.17-54.40.2720.3410.4240.7653.90.2560.2900.3570.647
vs Right-handed Starters10-7+1.58-94.60.2820.3450.4210.7664.20.2440.2990.3680.667
Past 7 Games4-3+0.64-34.10.2660.3290.4290.7594.70.2950.3250.4110.736
Grass Games16-9+5.813-124.40.2770.3460.4250.7704.10.2520.3030.3740.678
Day Games11-3+89-56.30.3160.3780.5150.8933.60.2400.2960.3480.644
Division13-5+7.511-75.30.2970.3650.4700.8364.30.2660.3120.3780.690
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2770.34625838232428220.425102881932417630102414
Road Games4.40.2720.34112415113183130.4244743100128314685
Righty Starters4.60.2820.34517582164325130.421715613613126189166
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.001.25463302857722443-110190.9%
Road Games2.961.06027.4992207212-06185.7%

KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games16-8+8.212-105.20.3000.3420.4410.7833.20.2180.2800.3290.609
Home Games9-3+5.45-64.70.2980.3460.4470.7932.60.2190.2800.3120.592
vs Right-handed Starters8-4+3.88-36.00.3230.3680.4600.8283.20.2160.2800.3550.635
Past 7 Games4-3+1.44-25.40.3060.3350.4440.7793.30.2020.2880.3000.588
Grass Games16-8+8.212-105.20.3000.3420.4410.7833.20.2180.2800.3290.609
Day Games5-2+2.84-26.70.3010.3510.4960.8473.10.2200.2770.3300.607
Division11-7+3.99-75.30.2980.3410.4390.7813.20.2200.2830.3180.600
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.20.3000.34224846254506190.44111754136211752612225
Home Games4.70.2980.3461239611824490.4475429481685123144
Righty Starters6.00.3230.3681242413725390.4606530711187174133
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games1.040.79877.79942320676-19281.8%
Home Games0.230.79539112308324-06185.7%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
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)5-4W-1557.5 ovO1160970
4/28/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)2-3L-1359 unU3301071
4/29/2015GREENE(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)10-7W-1058.5 unO17511360
4/30/2015SIMON(R)@ KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)1-8L1158 ovO7701480
5/1/2015LOBSTEIN(L)@ KANSAS CITYYOUNG(R)1-4L1058.5 unU4821070
5/2/2015PRICE(L)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)2-1W-1257.5 unU771531
5/3/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R) 
5/5/2015GREENE(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R) 
5/6/2015SIMON(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L) 
5/7/2015LOBSTEIN(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L) 
5/8/2015PRICE(L)KANSAS CITYVARGAS(L) 
5/9/2015 KANSAS CITY  
5/10/2015 KANSAS CITY  

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/19/2015DUFFY(L)OAKLANDKAZMIR(L)4-2W+1007 unU860780
4/20/2015VOLQUEZ(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)7-1W-1358 unP841551
4/21/2015VARGAS(L)MINNESOTAMILONE(L)6-5W-1458 unO10901050
4/22/2015GUTHRIE(R)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)0-3L-1458.5 unU68110120
4/23/2015VENTURA(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)3-2W1407 unU13817100
4/24/2015DUFFY(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)2-3L1157.5 unU8428111
4/26/2015VOLQUEZ(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)3-5L-1158 evP862641
4/27/2015VARGAS(L)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)6-2W1306.5 unO1390463
4/28/2015GUTHRIE(R)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R)11-5W1207.5 evO1870971
4/29/2015VENTURA(R)@ CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)5-7L1057 unO951861
4/30/2015DUFFY(L)DETROITSIMON(R)8-1W-1258 ovO1480770
5/1/2015YOUNG(R)DETROITLOBSTEIN(L)4-1W-1158.5 unU1070482
5/2/2015VOLQUEZ(R)DETROITPRICE(L)1-2L+1157.5 unU531771
5/3/2015GUTHRIE(R)DETROITSANCHEZ(R) 
5/5/2015GUTHRIE(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
5/6/2015DUFFY(L)CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R) 
5/7/2015VOLQUEZ(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
5/8/2015VARGAS(L)@ DETROITPRICE(L) 
5/9/2015 @ DETROIT  
5/10/2015 @ DETROIT  
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.
KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Every once in a while, Ned Yost will spin a story about his days on Bobby Cox's bench with the Atlanta Braves, back when the organization was winning NL pennants by the fistful.
Inevitably, Yost would start drawing comparisons to his Kansas City Royals - that they were building through the farm system in the same manner as the Braves, and Kansas City would embrace the franchise in the same way Atlanta did if it ever became a winner.
Last year, that narrative finally made sense.
After squeaking into the playoffs as a wild card, the Royals swept all the way to the World Series. If not for a virtuoso performance by Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants, the Royals might very well have been celebrating their second championship.
The postseason run led Yost to draw one more comparison when he arrived in Arizona for the start of a new season, and his players filed into the clubhouse for the first time.
''It definitely reminded me of that feeling in Atlanta,'' he said, ''when you came to spring training every year with the feeling that you have an opportunity to go to the World Series - instead of hoping, you know? And it's a different feeling.''
There is good reason for that feeling, too.
The Royals return most of the pieces from the club that ended a 29-year playoff drought, including one of the best bullpens in baseball history. And the pieces they did lose to free agency have been replaced with what could turn out to be upgrades.
Designated hitter Billy Butler is gone, Kendrys Morales signed in his place. Alex Rios is taking over for Nori Aoki in right field. Edinson Volquez was signed to fill the rotation spot of staff ace James Shields, who chased bigger money all the way to San Diego.
Even though a few faces have changed, the tenants that the Royals believe in have not: They will continue to rely on speed, defense and pitching to chase another playoff berth.
''Any time you're fortunate enough to keep those key pieces, you feel good,'' said Greg Holland, the Royals' All-Star closer. ''Yeah, we lost Billy and Shields and Nori, but for the most part, we're right where we need to be.''
Besides, the back end of the bullpen is still intact.
Kelvin Herrera harnessed his electrifying fastball to become a shutdown seventh-inning reliever last season. Former starter Wade Davis had a historically dominant year as the setup man. Holland further cemented his status as the AL's best closer.
''The way you tilt the field in your favor, in my opinion, is having quality pitching and really good defense,'' Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. ''Those are things that hopefully can show up every single day and perform for you.''
As the Royals approach opening day against the Chicago White Sox on April 6 at Kauffman Stadium, here are a few other story lines to watch this season:
THE ROTATION: Shields was the anchor in 2014, but he struggled mightily in the playoffs. So when the Royals signed Volquez to replace him, it was mostly met with a collective shrug.
Besides, the success of the rotation will more likely be determined by the success of young flamethrowers Danny Duffy and Yordano Ventura, both of whom have ace ability.
INJURY BUGS: The Royals stayed remarkably healthy last season. Will karma even out?
Second baseman Omar Infante already missed long stretches of spring training with a bone spur in his elbow that could require surgery next offseason. Left fielder Alex Gordon also got a slow start to the spring after undergoing wrist surgery this past offseason.
SLOW STARTS: The last couple of seasons, the Royals have gotten off to slow starts. They unsuccessfully dug out of a big hole two years ago, but pulled it off last season.
Considering every other team in the AL Central appeared to get better over the winter, the Royals can ill afford to let Detroit, Cleveland and Minnesota and the White Sox bury them.
RESTING SALVY: All-Star catcher Salvador Perez faded in the playoffs in part due to his heavy work load in the regular season, where he appeared in 150 games. Yost intends to give him more days off this year, though it's hard to take his bat out of the lineup.
BASEBALL TOWN: Did the World Series run turn Kansas City into a baseball town again? The club has been overshadowed for decades by the Chiefs, who play just across the parking lot in Arrowhead stadium. How will fans respond to having the reigning AL champions?
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-KANSAS CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Tigers-Royals Preview* =======================

Detroit (15-9) at Kansas City (16-7), 2:10 p.m. EDT

Anibal Sanchez has always shined against the Kansas City Royals.

Jeremy Guthrie finally slowed down Miguel Cabrera last year, though he had his share of trouble with other Detroit Tigers.

These pitchers with high ERAs will be tasked with slowing down these top hitting clubs in this four-game series finale at Kauffman Stadium.

Sanchez (1-3, 5.46 ERA) and Guthrie will be tested since Kansas City (16-8) leads the majors with a .300 average and Detroit (16-9) is batting .277.

The next two starts for Sanchez will be against the Royals. He is 5-2 in seven starts against them with a 1.07 ERA - his lowest against any club he has faced more than once.

Sanchez has posted a 1.27 ERA in winning his last four starts versus Kansas City.

Alex Gordon has fared the best among Royals hitters versus Sanchez, going 5 for 15. Lorenzo Cain (3 for 16) and Eric Hosmer (5 for 22) have fared poorly and no Kansas City hitter has homered against Sanchez.

Detroit has dropped the right-hander's last four starts, including Tuesday's 3-2 defeat at Minnesota in which he gave up three runs in seven innings.

Guthrie (1-1, 5.87) limited Cabrera to two hits in 10 at-bats last year after the superstar batted .350 against him before 2014.

That success against Cabrera didn't translate to much against Detroit; Guthrie went 2-2 with a 7.71 ERA in four 2014 outings against the Tigers.

Victor Martinez is a .353 hitter against the right-hander while Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez are each batting .333. Victor Martinez, J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos combined to go 11 for 25 against Guthrie last year.

The Tigers can split this series and leave town in first place after David Price pitched them to a 2-1 victory Saturday with a five-hitter. Cain's homer with two outs in the ninth spoiled his shutout bid.

Manager Brad Ausmus credited leadoff hitter Anthony Gose's three-hit night as a key to the victory.

"When he gets on base in a leadoff position he can take a little pressure off the guys behind him," Ausmus said.

Detroit has totaled four runs in this series. Its top three RBI leaders - Cabrera, Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez - have failed to drive in a run in this set.

Ausmus benched J.D. Martinez, who is mired in a 1-for-13 slide with eight strikeouts but is expected back in Sunday's lineup.

"Just sit back for a day and watch the game until you are called upon," Ausmus said. "It's almost like going to a spa for a day. It's mentally relaxing."

Kansas City was stifled by Price after totaling 12 runs and 24 hits in the first two games of this series. Salvador Perez went 2 for 3 to improve to 5 for 11 in the series.

Hosmer was 0 for 4 after he went 9 for 21 over a five-game hit streak. Gordon is hitless in eight at-bats after going 9 for 19.

The Royals bullpen leads the majors with a 1.04 ERA.


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