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MLB : ATS Matchup
Monday 5/4/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TEXAS  DETWILER )
 
HOUSTON  KEUCHEL )
+1.5  -120

-1.5  +100
+182

-195

8.5ov
 
2
Final
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TEXAS (8 - 16) at HOUSTON (18 - 7)
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Monday, 5/4/2015 8:10 PM
ROSS DETWILER (L) vs. DALLAS KEUCHEL (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
919TEXAS+165Ov 8,+100+180Ov 8,-125
920HOUSTON-175Un 8,-120-190Un 8,+105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games8-16-5.911-113.70.2150.2860.3350.6204.90.2730.3390.4160.755
Road Games5-7+0.26-63.90.2010.2720.3110.5834.60.2850.3490.4130.762
vs Left-handed Starters3-7-2.97-33.90.2300.3010.3590.6616.20.2960.3550.4370.792
Past 7 Games2-5-2.63-33.30.2280.3040.3500.6545.00.2600.3290.4060.734
Grass Games8-16-5.911-113.70.2150.2860.3350.6204.90.2730.3390.4160.755
Night Games6-11-3.76-103.30.2120.2740.3260.6004.30.2630.3270.3860.713
Division7-15-6.210-103.50.2140.2830.3310.6144.90.2780.3450.4250.770
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.70.2150.28624819176432170.33581811821518115252716
Road Games3.90.2010.272124028117090.3114239848821012124
Lefty Starters3.90.2300.301103708519190.35937388139329157
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.571.44692.7504796938713-42625%
Road Games5.231.59741.3252446320422-22433.3%

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games18-7+13.312-125.00.2470.3210.4460.7673.50.2210.2700.3580.629
Home Games8-5+33-93.50.2120.2960.3990.6953.40.2300.2720.4130.685
vs Left-handed Starters8-2+6.84-64.40.2480.3230.4440.7673.40.2320.2770.3720.649
Past 7 Games7-0+7.65-27.90.3000.3640.6110.9753.40.2240.2580.3840.642
Grass Games18-7+13.312-125.00.2470.3210.4460.7673.50.2210.2700.3580.629
Night Games11-6+6.67-94.60.2550.3250.4510.7773.40.2240.2700.3660.636
Division14-5+10.89-94.80.2550.3270.4530.7803.80.2270.2820.3670.650
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.00.2470.32125861213453400.446119942313116920132011
Home Games3.50.2120.2961340185131200.39945481181275106167
Lefty Starters4.40.2480.3231033182151160.444443791106185115
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.130.82280.3211949617868-19469.2%
Home Games1.900.72742.71092655513-14180%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
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)5-4W1458 ovO914115142
4/27/2015GALLARDO(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R)1-3L-1159 unU881531
4/28/2015DETWILER(L)SEATTLEHAPP(L)1-2L+1058.5 evU770751
4/29/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)2-5L+1457.5 ovU5349110
5/1/2015LEWIS(R)OAKLANDKAZMIR(L)5-7L+1358.5 unO970840
5/2/2015MARTINEZ(R)OAKLANDPOMERANZ(L)8-7W+1158.5 evO141021270
5/3/2015GALLARDO(R)OAKLANDGRAY(R)1-7L+1058 ovP41411081
5/4/2015DETWILER(L)@ HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
5/5/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ HOUSTONFELDMAN(R) 
5/6/2015LEWIS(R)@ HOUSTONDEDUNO(R) 
5/7/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ TAMPA BAYARCHER(R) 
5/8/2015GALLARDO(R)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R) 
5/9/2015DETWILER(L)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R) 
5/10/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ TAMPA BAYSMYLY(L) 
5/11/2015 KANSAS CITY  

HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/20/2015WOJCIECHOWSKI(R)@ SEATTLEIWAKUMA(R)7-5W1877.5 evO93110101
4/21/2015MCHUGH(R)@ SEATTLEWALKER(R)6-3W1157 unO9100741
4/22/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ SEATTLEHAPP(L)2-3L1507.5 evU10100740
4/24/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ OAKLANDKAZMIR(L)5-4W1207 unO11110851
4/25/2015FELDMAN(R)@ OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R)9-3W1008.5 unO1180672
4/26/2015WOJCIECHOWSKI(R)@ OAKLANDPOMERANZ(L)7-6W1508 unO1080741
4/27/2015MCHUGH(R)@ SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R)9-4W1056.5 unO10601062
4/28/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ SAN DIEGOROSS(R)14-3W1457 unO1791661
4/29/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ SAN DIEGOCASHNER(R)7-2W1056.5 ovO962322
4/30/2015FELDMAN(R)SEATTLEPAXTON(L)3-2W+1008.5 ovU7601170
5/1/2015DEDUNO(R)SEATTLEELIAS(L)4-3W+1008.5 ovU940650
5/2/2015MCHUGH(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R)11-4W-1358 unO1460743
5/3/2015HERNANDEZ(R)SEATTLEHAPP(L)7-6W+1109 ovO8321030
5/4/2015KEUCHEL(L)TEXASDETWILER(L) 
5/5/2015FELDMAN(R)TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L) 
5/6/2015DEDUNO(R)TEXASLEWIS(R) 
5/7/2015MCHUGH(R)@ LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L) 
5/8/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ LA ANGELSWEAVER(R) 
5/9/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R) 
5/10/2015FELDMAN(R)@ LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R) 
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.
HOUSTON: HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros moved out of the major league basement last season.
Now the question is whether Jose Altuve and his teammates are ready to contend this year or if they still need a couple of seasons to complete their rebuild and get back to the postseason.
Owner Jim Crane is confident the time is now.
''This is our year,'' he said, adding that their goal is to make the playoffs.
The Astros made a 19-game improvement in 2014 to win 70 games and snap a streak of three straight 100-loss seasons. They beefed up a bullpen that struggled last year and added more pop to a lineup that was fourth in the majors with 163 homers in 2014 in an attempt to take another step in 2015.
''These guys are all professional baseball players and they all want to win,'' general manager Jeff Luhnow said. ''We're not going to set any limitations on them. It's up to them at this point. We've done our work for the offseason.''
The Astros blew 25 saves last season, a statistic that troubled Crane more than any other number associated with his team. His first order of business this offseason was to bring in players to get that number down this year.
To that end, Houston added relievers Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek. Gregerson appeared in 72 games for the Athletics last season and posted a 2.12 ERA and Neshek saw action in 71 games for St. Louis in 2014 with a 1.87 ERA.
A lineup that already had power aplenty with Chris Carter, whose 37 homers tied for second in the majors last season, and George Springer, who hit 20 in just 78 games, now has more sluggers with the addition of Evan Gattis and Colby Rasmus. Gattis has hit 43 homers combined in his first two major league seasons and Rasmus has hit at least 22 home runs in two of the last three years.
That power is what excites first-year manager A.J. Hinch most about his team.
''We have a chance to be a dangerous lineup,'' Hinch said with a smile.
Some things to know about the 2015 Astros:
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALTUVE: Altuve became the first Astros player to win a batting title by hitting .341 last season. He set a team record with 225 hits, was third in the majors with 47 doubles, had 59 RBIs and tied for second in the league with 56 stolen bases.
So what does Luhnow expect the 24-year-old second baseman to do for an encore?
''He's going to be a .300 career hitter, which are few and far between,'' Luhnow said. ''So there's going to be years like with most of these great hitters where they hit .340 and years that they hit .305. In my mind Altuve is an elite major league hitter and we're going to see it year in and year out.''
SPRINGER'S SECOND YEAR: Springer, the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft, hit .231 with 20 homers and 51 RBIs in 78 games as a rookie. He injured his left quadriceps on July 20 and he didn't play again. The Astros are eager to see what the right fielder can do in a full season.
''He's got a ton of potential,'' Hinch said. ''He's a dynamic player. He can do a lot of different things in a lot of different ways. Everybody sort of sits up in their seats when he comes up to bat. I think there's a chance for him to have impact in all (areas) of the game, which is hard to come by.''
CAN ROTATION BE CONSISTENT?: Dallas Keuchel (12-9, 2.93 ERA) and Collin McHugh (11-9, 2.73) had breakout seasons in 2014, but can they perform at that level in a second year to lead the rotation? Keuchel posted ERAs of over 5.00 in both of his first two seasons before being chosen this year's opening day starter with his work last year, and McHugh had ERAs of 7.59 and 10.04 in his first two years before his success in 2014.
ANOTHER NEW SKIPPER: Counting interim managers, Hinch is the seventh manager the Astros have had since 2009. He was hired just after last season following the firing of Bo Porter, who was let go near the end of his second season.
This is the second time the 40-year-old Hinch has led a team after he managed Arizona from May 2009 until July 2010, when he was fired after 31-48 start. He was the vice president of professional scouting for San Diego from 2010 until August.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TEXAS-HOUSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Rangers-Astros Preview* ========================

By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer

Texas (8-15) at Houston (17-7), 8:10 p.m. EDT

The Houston Astros' roster isn't a who's who of major league stars, but rather a something-to-prove group making up baseball's biggest early surprise.

Those unfamiliar with Dallas Keuchel better take notice.

The left-hander takes the mound Monday night against the visiting Texas Rangers looking to guide the Astros to an 11th consecutive victory.

Houston's six-year stretch of below-.500 seasons includes three straight 100-loss campaigns from 2011-13 and a 70-92 finish last year. It hired A.J. Hinch as manager to take over a revamped club, and the Astros have turned some heads thus far.

Off to its best 25-game start in franchise history, Houston (18-7) has won 10 in a row for the first time since a 12-game run in 2004 after beating Seattle 7-6 on Sunday. Evan Gattis hit a three-run homer before his go-ahead solo shot in the eighth for the Astros, who are outscoring opponents 76-37 and batting .291 during their streak.

Four of Gattis' five hits over the last three games have been homers. Jason Marisnick had an RBI single in the first Sunday and is batting .432 during an 11-game hitting streak.

"It's just nice from where we've come from the last couple of years that we lost a lot of games," said Chris Carter, who hit a two-run homer. "It's nice to have this run we're having."

Keuchel (3-0, 0.73 ERA) is in the second season of his turnaround after posting a 5.20 ERA in 38 starts and nine relief efforts over his first two years. He went 12-9 with a 2.93 ERA in 2014, allowing two earned runs or fewer in his final five starts, and has carried that success into this season.

The 27-year-old has the best ERA in baseball and is allowing the fewest hits per nine innings at 3.89 after giving up one run and three hits in eight innings of a 7-2 win over San Diego on Wednesday.

Houston has won 10 straight games Keuchel has started.

"At the end of the year, if it's still the lowest (ERA), I'll take something," Keuchel said. "I don't really take much out of the first five starts. I've got to continue to grind and try to get better each and every time out."

The Rangers (8-16) scored two of the three runs Keuchel has allowed this season, both coming in Keuchel's seventh and final inning of the Astros' 6-4 victory in 14 on April 12.

Ross Detwiler should be happy he didn't have to face Houston's surging offense as the Astros took two of three in that series. Detwiler (0-3, 8.66) yielded five earned runs in each of his first three outings before giving up two in 5 1-3 innings of Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Seattle.

The left-hander has allowed 30 hits and walked nine in 17 2-3 innings while averaging 19.5 pitches per inning. He pitched exclusively out of the bullpen for Washington last season and gave up one run in 2 2-3 innings in two appearances against the Astros.

Detwiler hasn't allowed a hit to Gattis in four at-bats, but right-handers are hitting .394 with six homers off him this season.

The Rangers, who have lost five of six after falling 7-1 to Oakland on Sunday, have dropped seven of nine meetings in Houston heading into this three-game set.

"It's not the start that we want," losing pitcher Yovani Gallardo said. "There's not much you can do other than keep battling and keep working hard like the guys are doing in this clubhouse."


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