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MLB : ATS Matchup
Monday 5/4/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
SEATTLE  HERNANDEZ )
 
LA ANGELS  SHOEMAKER )
-1.5  +110

+1.5  -130
-135

+125

7ov
 
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Final
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SEATTLE (10 - 15) at LA ANGELS (11 - 14)
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Monday, 5/4/2015 10:05 PM
FELIX HERNANDEZ (R) vs. MATT SHOEMAKER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
921SEATTLE-150Ov 7,+105-130Ov 7,-115
922LA ANGELS+140Un 7,-125+120Un 7,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SEATTLE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games10-15-8.512-133.70.2370.2900.4020.6934.70.2560.3200.4100.731
Road Games5-8-3.27-63.80.2220.2790.3950.6735.30.2840.3460.4570.803
vs Right-handed Starters7-11-7.29-93.70.2370.2840.4150.7004.40.2500.3160.4120.728
Past 7 Games3-4-1.42-53.60.2360.2960.4080.7044.10.2520.3040.4520.756
Grass Games10-15-8.512-133.70.2370.2900.4020.6934.70.2560.3200.4100.731
Night Games6-13-10.18-112.90.2250.2750.3760.6514.50.2520.3140.4090.723
Division9-10-3.49-103.70.2440.3000.3960.6964.70.2580.3140.4230.736
SEATTLE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.70.2370.29025845200356310.4028464179141482420199
Road Games3.80.2220.2791344699124190.395423599871159124
Righty Starters3.70.2370.28418607144295230.415614013112961913159
SEATTLE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.711.42580363373541673-78466.7%
Road Games3.771.44243181844418302-45271.4%

LA ANGELS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games11-14-4.913-103.80.2240.2850.3390.6244.00.2490.3090.3940.703
Home Games4-6-3.96-44.00.2260.2950.3430.6384.30.2650.3290.3890.718
vs Right-handed Starters7-12-6.612-63.60.2170.2770.3170.5944.60.2730.3290.4340.764
Past 7 Games2-5-3.45-23.40.2370.2880.3210.6094.60.2550.3150.4020.717
Grass Games11-14-4.913-103.80.2240.2850.3390.6244.00.2490.3090.3940.703
Night Games8-8-1.18-63.90.2250.2850.3380.6243.90.2400.2970.3710.668
Division11-8+1.910-74.30.2380.3020.3560.6583.60.2310.2970.3630.660
LA ANGELS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2240.28525820184321200.33990691831014416151622
Home Games4.00.2260.295103277414080.34336327336176710
Righty Starters3.60.2170.27719618134211130.3176651131810413101419
LA ANGELS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.201.17176292765924693-39375%
Home Games3.341.16837.715143539291-23175%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SEATTLE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/20/2015IWAKUMA(R)HOUSTONWOJCIECHOWSKI(R)5-7L-2057.5 evO10101931
4/21/2015WALKER(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)3-6L-1257 unO7419100
4/22/2015HAPP(L)HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R)3-2W-1607.5 evU74010100
4/24/2015HERNANDEZ(R)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)2-0W-2006.5 evU641551
4/25/2015PAXTON(L)MINNESOTAMAY(R)5-8L-1507.5 unO85310110
4/26/2015ELIAS(L)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)2-4L-1457.5 unU6809121
4/27/2015WALKER(R)@ TEXASGALLARDO(R)3-1W1059 unU531881
4/28/2015HAPP(L)@ TEXASDETWILER(L)2-1W-1158.5 evU751770
4/29/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)5-2W-1557.5 ovU9110534
4/30/2015PAXTON(L)@ HOUSTONFELDMAN(R)2-3L-1108.5 ovU1170760
5/1/2015ELIAS(L)@ HOUSTONDEDUNO(R)3-4L-1108.5 ovU650940
5/2/2015WALKER(R)@ HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)4-11L1258 unO7431460
5/3/2015HAPP(L)@ HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R)6-7L-1209 ovO1030832
5/4/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R) 
5/5/2015PAXTON(L)@ LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R) 
5/6/2015ELIAS(L)@ LA ANGELSWILSON(L) 
5/8/2015WALKER(R)OAKLANDGRAY(R) 
5/9/2015HAPP(L)OAKLANDHAHN(R) 
5/10/2015HERNANDEZ(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R) 

LA ANGELS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
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)4-5L-1558 ovO151429141
4/28/2015WEAVER(R)@ OAKLANDGRAY(R)2-6L1357.5 unO621730
4/29/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ OAKLANDHAHN(R)6-3W1007.5 unO842860
4/30/2015RICHARDS(R)@ OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)6-5W1157.5 ovO1291971
5/1/2015WILSON(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R)2-3L1057 ovU780771
5/2/2015SANTIAGO(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOHUDSON(R)4-5L1107.5 unO6201180
5/3/2015WEAVER(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOLINCECUM(R)0-5L-1057.5 ovU3501071
5/4/2015SHOEMAKER(R)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R) 
5/5/2015RICHARDS(R)SEATTLEPAXTON(L) 
5/6/2015WILSON(L)SEATTLEELIAS(L) 
5/7/2015SANTIAGO(L)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
5/8/2015WEAVER(R)HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R) 
5/9/2015SHOEMAKER(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
5/10/2015RICHARDS(R)HOUSTONFELDMAN(R) 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SEATTLE: SEATTLE (AP) - Robinson Cano is one of the few on the Seattle Mariners roster who can speak with certainty about the playoffs. In his previous stop, Cano played in the postseason seven times and hoisted one World Series trophy.
When Cano looks at the roster the Mariners have put together for the 2015 season, he sees familiar traits.
''On paper we look like world champions,'' Cano said. ''But hopefully, God help us, we stay healthy and it's not how we look on paper, we have to go out and prove it every day.''
This time it's different for Seattle. Before the season begins the Mariners are viewed as favorites in the AL West.
It's been a rarity for most of Seattle's history for the Mariners to be the favorites and when they have been, they typically fell short. That's what makes this season equal parts exciting and concerning. They could be the team that reignites the fire in Seattle fans, or one that provides another disappointment.
''There's more of a buzz around the team from an outside perspective. Internally, we expected a lot out of ourselves last year and we did that for the most part, obviously coming one game short,'' third baseman Kyle Seager said. ''But this year it's a different feeling in the locker room. There's more of a confidence. There's more of a general trust in the guy next to you and confidence in the guy next to you.''
Cano's signing a year ago brought validity to what Seattle was trying to create. That was supplemented by the development of Seager into an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, and the best pitching staff in baseball led by AL Cy Young runner-up Felix Hernandez.
But it wasn't enough. The Mariners ended one-game short. Getting to 87 wins was a surprising achievement but left Seattle wanting more.
The Mariners have created a roster that has Cano optimistic about what Seattle can accomplish. Nelson Cruz, the major league leader in homers last season, adds punch and protection in the middle of the lineup. The Mariners upgraded their outfield with the additions of Justin Ruggiano and Seth Smith and the late signing of Rickie Weeks.
And while Hernandez remains the ace, Seattle's pitching staff could be even better because of youngsters James Paxton and Taijuan Walker.
''With the additions we made this offseason and guys getting that experience last year, being in a little bit of a race, I think this team's prepped and ready to make a run at the postseason,'' Paxton said.
Here are things to watch as Seattle looks to reach the postseason for the first time since 2001:
CRUZ CONTROL: The addition of Cruz is a massive upgrade for Seattle's offense. While with Baltimore, Cruz was the only hitter in baseball to reach 40 homers last season, and while that came in the friendly hitting confines of Camden Yards he's always been a strong hitter at Safeco Field. One of Cruz's biggest impacts is the trickle down on Seattle's lineup. He'll hit behind Cano and in front of Seager and no longer leaves the cleanup spot in Seattle's order a gaping hole.
GOOD TO BE THE KING: Hernandez is already driven by the desire to make the postseason. He may have gotten just a little more motivation by finishing second in the Cy Young voting to Cleveland's Corey Kluber. He set a major league record last season when he pitched 16 straight games of seven or more innings while allowing two earned runs or less. It was a brilliant stretch from May to early August, but wasn't good enough to get Seattle to the postseason or win the Cy Young.
PLATOON OR NO PLATOON: How manager Lloyd McClendon handles his situations in right and left field will be worth watching early in the season. Ultimately, it's a good thing for Seattle to have as many options as it does at those positions with Smith and Ruggiano in right field and Dustin Ackley and Weeks in left field. With the strengths of each player, it's likely Smith and Ackley will right-handed pitching and Weeks and Ruggiano against lefties. McClendon has said he doesn't view either situation as a platoon.
BEST BULLPEN: Fernando Rodney was the anchor of the best bullpen in baseball last year. He led baseball in saves with 48, but he was just part of what made Seattle successful late in games. Most of that bullpen crew is back, and for as good as Seattle's starters are expected to be, its relievers need to be equal to last season if the Mariners are going to match their expectations.
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 (SEATTLE-LA ANGELS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Mariners-Angels Preview* =========================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

Seattle (10-14) at Los Angeles (11-13), 10:05 p.m. EDT

The losses have piled up for the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels entering Monday night's meeting.

The pitching matchup favors the Mariners, who will look to Felix Hernandez to extend his recent dominance in the series.

Hernandez (4-0, 1.82 ERA) has led Seattle to wins in each of his five starts this year, and his team has gone 24-8 in his last 36 outings.

The Mariners need the right-hander to play the stopper role again following a four-game sweep by Houston. Seattle (10-15) nearly overcame a five-run deficit Sunday but fell 7-6.

"It was a tough game where they could have laid down, but they fought back and really grinded it out," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "They showed a lot of fortitude, which leads me to believe this team is going to be just fine."

Hernandez's recent history against the Angels (11-14) is another reason for McClendon to be confident. The ace has been overpowering in his last nine meetings, going 5-1 with a 1.07 ERA and striking out 81 in 59 innings. He's given up four or fewer hits in the past eight matchups.

The most recent came on opening day April 6, when he struck out 10 in seven innings of a 4-1 victory in which he yielded a first-inning home run to Mike Trout and retired 17 of the next 20. Hernandez allowed two hits.

Trout is the one Angel that Hernandez hasn't been able to figure out, with the reigning AL MVP batting .365 with three home runs and eight extra-base hits in the matchup.

Erick Aybar owns Los Angeles' second-best average against Hernandez at .215 while Albert Pujols has struck out 11 times - his most against any pitcher since joining the Angels in 2012.

Hernandez needs two strikeouts to reach 1,989 and pass Johan Santana for the most by a Venezuelan pitcher in major league history.

The Angels' Matt Shoemaker (2-1, 6.00) threw 5 2-3 innings of three-run ball in his last start, a 6-3 loss at Oakland on Wednesday. He didn't get the decision.

The right-hander, though, allowed three runs in six innings of a 5-3 victory April 8 to win his third consecutive start against Seattle. He's 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA in five games - four starts - in his career versus the Mariners.

The Angels need that trend to continue after being swept in three games by San Francisco.

"We had a bad weekend," manager Mike Scioscia told MLB's official website. "We didn't do a lot of the things we need to do at the plate and on the field, and some things got away from us on the mound."

Los Angeles managed three singles in a 5-0 defeat Sunday.

"Of course we're surprised," Aybar said. "Our offense is good. It's been almost a month, and we still haven't done much. But there's still a lot of baseball left. We have to do the little things to win games."


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