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| 963 | SEATTLE | +110 | Ov 8,-115 | -105 | Ov 8.5,-115 | | 964 | BALTIMORE | -120 | Un 8,-105 | -105 | Un 8.5,-105 |
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| All Games | 18-21 | -7.4 | 16-22 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 0.409 | 0.701 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.314 | 0.396 | 0.709 | | Road Games | 7-11 | -4 | 9-9 | 3.8 | 0.225 | 0.276 | 0.400 | 0.676 | 5.1 | 0.283 | 0.343 | 0.451 | 0.794 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-16 | -6.3 | 13-16 | 3.9 | 0.235 | 0.288 | 0.415 | 0.703 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.311 | 0.394 | 0.705 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2 | 1-6 | 2.9 | 0.223 | 0.270 | 0.382 | 0.652 | 3.1 | 0.264 | 0.320 | 0.372 | 0.692 | | Grass Games | 18-21 | -7.4 | 16-22 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 0.409 | 0.701 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.314 | 0.396 | 0.709 | | Day Games | 6-2 | +3.6 | 4-3 | 5.6 | 0.258 | 0.325 | 0.456 | 0.781 | 4.5 | 0.247 | 0.311 | 0.396 | 0.707 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 39 | 1317 | 314 | 58 | 7 | 51 | 0.409 | 135 | 100 | 295 | 18 | 243 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 17 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.225 | 0.276 | 18 | 617 | 139 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 0.400 | 60 | 43 | 137 | 9 | 103 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.235 | 0.288 | 30 | 1007 | 237 | 48 | 5 | 41 | 0.415 | 105 | 74 | 235 | 15 | 176 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 17 |
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| All Games | 3.70 | 1.406 | 116.7 | 56 | 48 | 110 | 10 | 54 | 101 | 5-11 | 11 | 5 | 68.8% | | Road Games | 4.59 | 1.567 | 53 | 29 | 27 | 61 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 2-7 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
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| All Games | 17-20 | -3.7 | 16-18 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.311 | 0.427 | 0.738 | 4.4 | 0.239 | 0.307 | 0.401 | 0.708 | | Home Games | 12-9 | +1.8 | 10-10 | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.324 | 0.446 | 0.770 | 4.3 | 0.230 | 0.279 | 0.384 | 0.663 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 2-4 | -2.8 | 4-2 | 6.2 | 0.316 | 0.347 | 0.458 | 0.804 | 8.2 | 0.317 | 0.365 | 0.551 | 0.915 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.9 | 2-5 | 3.4 | 0.231 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 0.606 | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.281 | 0.393 | 0.673 | | Grass Games | 14-15 | -1.8 | 12-14 | 4.7 | 0.275 | 0.320 | 0.448 | 0.768 | 4.4 | 0.241 | 0.302 | 0.397 | 0.700 | | Day Games | 8-4 | +4.6 | 6-4 | 6.0 | 0.299 | 0.337 | 0.498 | 0.835 | 4.5 | 0.243 | 0.320 | 0.386 | 0.706 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.311 | 37 | 1234 | 323 | 57 | 6 | 45 | 0.427 | 158 | 88 | 296 | 12 | 226 | 35 | 25 | 29 | 13 | | Home Games | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.324 | 21 | 702 | 195 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 0.446 | 102 | 48 | 155 | 6 | 126 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 4 | | Lefty Starters | 6.2 | 0.316 | 0.347 | 6 | 212 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0.458 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
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| All Games | 3.58 | 1.241 | 108 | 53 | 43 | 94 | 16 | 40 | 104 | 4-3 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | | Home Games | 4.31 | 1.325 | 54.3 | 35 | 26 | 54 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 3-2 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% |
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| 5/8/2015 | WALKER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 4-3 | W | +105 | 7.5 ev | U | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 5/9/2015 | HAPP(L) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 7-2 | W | -135 | 7.5 ev | O | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | | 5/10/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | -160 | 7 un | P | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | PAXTON(L) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 11-4 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | WALKER(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 2-4 | L | -140 | 7 ov | U | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | ELIAS(L) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 1-2 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | HAPP(L) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 2-1 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 2-4 | L | -170 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | PAXTON(L) | BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 5-0 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 4-9 | L | 110 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | ELIAS(L) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 4-2 | W | 125 | 8 un | U | 12 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 5/22/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 5/23/2015 | PAXTON(L) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | @ TORONTO | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | | | 5/27/2015 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | | | 5/28/2015 | | CLEVELAND | | |
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| 5/7/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | 3-4 | L | 120 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 5/8/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | WARREN(R) | 4-5 | L | 110 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ NY YANKEES | WHITLEY(R) | 6-2 | W | 105 | 8 un | P | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 5/10/2015 | NORRIS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 2-6 | L | 165 | 8 ov | P | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 5-2 | W | -125 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 2-10 | L | -130 | 9.5 un | O | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | | 5/13/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 6-1 | W | -125 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 5/15/2015 | CHEN(L) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 1-3 | L | -110 | 8.5 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 1-6 | L | -130 | 9 un | U | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 3-0 | W | +115 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 9-4 | W | -120 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | CHEN(L) | SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 2-4 | L | -135 | 8 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | | | 5/22/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | NORRIS(R) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | @ MIAMI | | | | 5/25/2015 | | HOUSTON | | | | 5/26/2015 | | HOUSTON | | | | 5/27/2015 | | HOUSTON | | | | 5/28/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 5/28/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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| |  | 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. | | BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.'' |
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*Mariners-Orioles Preview* ==========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Seattle (17-21) at Baltimore (17-19), 12:35 p.m. EDT
J.A. Happ is certainly exceeding expectations for the Seattle Mariners.
Happ goes for his longest single-season winning streak in six years Thursday night when the Mariners try to conclude this three-game set with back-to-back wins over the Baltimore Orioles.
Happ (3-1, 2.98 ERA) was acquired from Toronto in exchange for outfielder Michael Saunders in December after spending his first eight seasons with Philadelphia, Houston and the Blue Jays.
The left-hander, though, only had one winning season, going 12-4 with a 2.93 ERA with the Phillies in 2009 and was runner-up in NL Rookie of the Year voting.
Happ has been impressive with Seattle (18-21), compiling the second-best qualifying ERA on the staff behind Felix Hernandez's 2.30, and his 1.79 walks per nine innings is among the best in the AL.
He's 3-0 over his last five starts while allowing two or fewer runs in four of them, and he hasn't put together a longer winning streak since reeling off six in a row from May 15-July 19, 2009.
Happ used his changeup to limit Boston to one run in seven innings before Nelson Cruz's walkoff single in Friday's 2-1 win.
"He has his confidence back in that pitch," pitching coach Rick Waits told MLB's official website. "It wasn't working early in the game, but he got it going. He understands he has to have that fourth pitch in his arsenal, and he has enough confidence in it that he kept throwing it."
Happ is 2-3 with a 2.93 ERA in eight games - seven starts - against the Orioles, giving up five runs and two homers in a 6-1 loss at Baltimore (17-20) on Sept. 17.
The Mariners beat the Orioles 4-2 on Wednesday for just their second win in nine road games.
Cruz has been productive in his return to Baltimore, going 4 for 7 with one homer, one double and three RBIs in two games. He's hitting .409 over the past 12 games, lifting his season average 24 points to .351 to rank among baseball's leaders.
Justin Ruggiano also has four hits in this series after connecting for a two-run homer and a double Wednesday. He's 8 for 16 in four games at Camden Yards.
The Orioles are turning to Chris Tillman (2-5, 6.34), who has a 2.03 ERA while winning all six of his starts against the Mariners - four at home.
The right-hander, though, has lost a career-high four straight starts with a 6.85 ERA, and he'll try to overcome stiffness in his lower back that's sidelined him since a 10-2 loss to Toronto on May 12. He gave up five runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings.
"I'm not all that concerned about it," Tillman told MLB's official website. "I've had it before. It kind of happened in my bullpen. Trying to be careful with it and not make it worse than it has to be."
Tillman has lost both of his home starts, surrendering 12 runs and 16 hits - three homers - in 9 1-3 innings.
He's held Cruz to 1 for 8 with a homer, but Robinson Cano is 12 for 28 (.429) with two home runs off him.
Baltimore's Adam Jones has a .377 average at home after going 6 for 13 in the last three games there. However, he went 2 for 14 with a homer versus Happ last year.
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