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| 971 | TEXAS | +150 | Ov 9,+105 | +145 | Ov 8.5,-125 | | 972 | BOSTON | -160 | Un 9,-125 | -155 | Un 8.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 17-23 | -0.6 | 19-18 | 4.1 | 0.237 | 0.302 | 0.382 | 0.684 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.325 | 0.418 | 0.743 | | Road Games | 11-10 | +6.1 | 10-11 | 4.0 | 0.222 | 0.286 | 0.358 | 0.644 | 4.0 | 0.262 | 0.319 | 0.409 | 0.728 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 12-14 | +1.5 | 10-13 | 4.2 | 0.238 | 0.302 | 0.381 | 0.683 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.314 | 0.408 | 0.723 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.4 | 2-4 | 4.1 | 0.274 | 0.315 | 0.466 | 0.780 | 4.6 | 0.296 | 0.348 | 0.452 | 0.800 | | Grass Games | 15-21 | -1.6 | 16-17 | 4.2 | 0.239 | 0.304 | 0.390 | 0.694 | 4.5 | 0.267 | 0.328 | 0.417 | 0.746 | | Night Games | 13-17 | -0.1 | 14-15 | 4.0 | 0.241 | 0.300 | 0.395 | 0.696 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.316 | 0.411 | 0.727 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.237 | 0.302 | 40 | 1365 | 323 | 70 | 6 | 39 | 0.382 | 151 | 128 | 325 | 30 | 292 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 23 | | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.222 | 0.286 | 21 | 712 | 158 | 36 | 2 | 19 | 0.358 | 77 | 64 | 177 | 17 | 144 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 8 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.238 | 0.302 | 26 | 856 | 204 | 42 | 4 | 24 | 0.381 | 99 | 78 | 205 | 25 | 165 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 13 |
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| All Games | 4.46 | 1.380 | 141.3 | 73 | 70 | 144 | 19 | 51 | 110 | 6-6 | 7 | 7 | 50% | | Road Games | 4.50 | 1.455 | 66 | 34 | 33 | 69 | 8 | 27 | 66 | 5-2 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
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| All Games | 19-21 | -4.9 | 18-21 | 3.9 | 0.235 | 0.308 | 0.371 | 0.679 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 0.419 | 0.742 | | Home Games | 8-10 | -5.4 | 7-11 | 4.1 | 0.256 | 0.327 | 0.411 | 0.738 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.435 | 0.761 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 5-6 | -1.2 | 5-6 | 3.5 | 0.227 | 0.304 | 0.386 | 0.691 | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.303 | 0.408 | 0.710 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.2 | 0-7 | 2.0 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 0.377 | 0.676 | 2.1 | 0.208 | 0.260 | 0.354 | 0.614 | | Grass Games | 17-17 | -2.7 | 17-17 | 4.2 | 0.244 | 0.317 | 0.384 | 0.701 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.422 | 0.741 | | Night Games | 13-14 | -3 | 12-15 | 3.6 | 0.236 | 0.307 | 0.367 | 0.674 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.320 | 0.414 | 0.734 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.235 | 0.308 | 40 | 1373 | 323 | 51 | 6 | 41 | 0.371 | 148 | 145 | 261 | 14 | 310 | 33 | 19 | 34 | 21 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.256 | 0.327 | 18 | 589 | 151 | 31 | 3 | 18 | 0.411 | 68 | 62 | 112 | 6 | 139 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 13 | | Lefty Starters | 3.5 | 0.227 | 0.304 | 11 | 352 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0.386 | 35 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 71 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
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| All Games | 3.67 | 1.311 | 135 | 57 | 55 | 128 | 19 | 49 | 108 | 7-5 | 10 | 6 | 62.5% | | Home Games | 2.78 | 1.166 | 58.3 | 18 | 18 | 46 | 9 | 22 | 53 | 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| 5/7/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 5-4 | W | 145 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 5/8/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 2-8 | L | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | DETWILER(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 2-7 | L | 125 | 8 un | O | 8 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | | 5/10/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 2-1 | W | 150 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | LEWIS(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 8-2 | W | +125 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 6-7 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 5/13/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | 5-2 | W | +115 | 8 ev | U | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 5/14/2015 | DETWILER(L) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 3-6 | L | -105 | 9 un | P | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | CLEVELAND | CHEN(L) | 3-8 | L | -130 | 9.5 un | O | 9 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | | 5/16/2015 | LEWIS(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 8-10 | L | +130 | 9 un | O | 13 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 5-1 | W | +130 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | 5/19/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 3-4 | L | 150 | 9 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | KLEIN(R) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 2-1 | W | 155 | 9 un | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | | | 5/22/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | | | 5/24/2015 | | @ NY YANKEES | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ CLEVELAND | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ CLEVELAND | | | | 5/27/2015 | | @ CLEVELAND | | | | 5/28/2015 | | BOSTON | | |
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| 5/8/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 0-7 | L | 125 | 9 ov | U | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 5/9/2015 | KELLY(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 1-7 | L | 105 | 9 un | U | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | | 5/10/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 6-3 | W | -110 | 9 un | P | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 5-4 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | MASTERSON(R) | @ OAKLAND | POMERANZ(L) | 2-9 | L | 110 | 8 un | O | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 5/13/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 2-0 | W | 130 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | KELLY(R) | @ SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 2-1 | W | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 5/15/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | 1-2 | L | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-2 | W | 160 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 0-5 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | MILEY(L) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | 4-3 | W | -160 | 9 ov | U | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | KELLY(R) | TEXAS | KLEIN(R) | 1-2 | L | -165 | 9 un | U | 9 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | TEXAS | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 5/22/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 5/24/2015 | | LA ANGELS | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ MINNESOTA | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ MINNESOTA | | | | 5/27/2015 | | @ MINNESOTA | | | | 5/28/2015 | | @ TEXAS | | |
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| |  | 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. | | BOSTON: BOSTON (AP) - A revamped lineup and change in attitude has the Boston Red Sox looking to repeat a feat they performed just two seasons ago when they went from worst to World Series champions.
Like the hip-hop song they blasted in their locker room after the 2013 division and World Series titles were clinched in Fenway Park, the Red Sox started at the bottom.
They've carried the theme over this season.
''There's a good vibe going around,'' said first baseman Mike Napoli, who rallies spirits in the clubhouse by growing beards with teammates. ''It feels a little like 2013 in here. We're just having fun.''
During this past offseason, GM Ben Cherington looked to grow a weak offense that finished 11th in the AL in scoring.
Cherington spent $88 million to sign Hanley Ramirez, who began in the organization's minor league system before stints with Miami and Los Angeles, and signed third baseman Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95 million deal.
It was a quick fix for a lineup that lacked pop besides another strong season by Big Papi.
''This has a chance to be a lineup that doesn't give the opposition too many breathers or take a hitter off - so to speak,'' manager John Farrell said. ''There's the ability to do some damage up and down the lineup.''
The 39-year old Ortiz posted a .263 average with 35 homers and 104 RBIs last season, his eighth time in 12 reaching 30/100 with the club.
The revised order still leaves the question of how Red Sox starting pitching will hold up.
Cherington moved quickly after left-hander Jon Lester opted not to return, signing instead with the Cubs.
The GM acquired right-hander Rick Porcello from Detroit for slugger Yoenis Cespedes, traded for lefty Wade Miley and signed free agent Justin Masterson, who was coming off an injury-plagued season. The trio is expected to join Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly.
Some have questioned whether they have a top-of-the-rotation type. Buchholz thinks they'll feed off the doubters and strive.
''I think we're going to fly under the radar for the most part, which I think is a good thing,'' he said. ''At some point they're going to say, `They've got their stuff in order and they've got a pretty good staff.'''
They aren't hiding from how bad last season ended after going 71-91 and finishing 25 games out in the AL East.
''Our record says what we were, and that wasn't good,'' Farrell said.
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A FUN TRIO
Just a few days into spring training, Ortiz dubbed himself, Ramirez and Sandoval as ''The Three Amigos.'' The three are expected to bring both pop and some interesting times in the clubhouse.
''This will be a lively group and, I think, a fun one to be part of,'' Farrell said. ''I think the biggest thing is, they love to play the game. You can see the joy come out of them when they do well, and there's no question they'll draw from one another - the confidence they'll draw from one another.''
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NO STICKER SHOCK HERE
The Red Sox pledged more than $180 million to bring in Ramirez and Sandoval.
''The proven power hitter obviously has a hefty price tag attached to it,'' Farrell said.
Ramirez hit 13 homers with 71 RBIs. Sandoval had 16 with 73 and won a World Series with San Francisco.
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KEEP QUIET AND PLAY
Shane Victorino, who had his 2014 season cut short by back surgery, isn't about to try to analyze what went wrong last season. He feels like it's time to move on and make up for it.
''You try to be the best team you can be,'' he said. ''Don't want to sit here and talk about this and talk about that. You've got to go out there and do it. There's no other way of looking at it.''
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KEEP AN EYE ON THIS
Ortiz didn't want to listen to any new rules about speeding up the game by having batters keep one foot in the box in between pitches. He even joked that he'll run out of money if he's fined.
''This game has been going on for over 100 years,'' he said. ''It's the nature of the game. I don't care who you are, you're not going to change. The pitch comes through, you come out of the box, you come back in.'' |
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*Rangers-Red Sox Preview* =========================
Texas (16-23) at Boston (19-20), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Clay Buchholz has dropped his last five home starts and is winless in his last five overall against the Texas Rangers.
The Rangers may find a resurgent Buchholz more difficult to hit than those facts would indicate, however, as they seek to capture this three-game series Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox.
Buchholz (2-4, 4.93 ERA) has posted a 6.28 ERA during his home losing streak which goes back to last season. The Texan is 0-4 with a 5.40 ERA in his last five outings against the Rangers.
The right-hander has pitched well on the road in his last two starts, however. He yielded three runs in 6 1-3 innings to beat Toronto on May 10, then allowed one run with a season-high 11 strikeouts over eight innings in Friday's 2-1 loss to Seattle in which he did not factor in the decision.
"I've felt pretty good all year," Buchholz told MLB's official website. "There's been two lopsided games that just haven't worked out. Other than that, I felt like the stuff is good."
Buchholz can also take confidence from his past results against several Rangers stars. He has limited Shin-Soo Choo to a double in 12 at-bats, Adrian Beltre to two doubles in 11 at-bats and Prince Fielder to two singles in eight. Elvis Andrus is 5 for 11 in this matchup.
These clubs split one-run games to start this series. Boston won 4-3 on Tuesday before Texas (17-23) responded with a 2-1 victory.
The Red Sox (19-21) have baseball's worst average against left-handers at .199 as they face southpaw Wandy Rodriguez (1-2, 3.86), who has never faced them.
Rodriguez allowed a season-high five runs over 4 2-3 innings in Friday's 8-3 loss to Cleveland after a stretch over his previous two starts in which he set a Texas record by retiring 34 straight batters. He is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in three road outings.
Numerous Boston hitters have faced Rodriguez, with Hanley Ramirez going 10 for 24, Shane Victorino 6 for 18 and Pablo Sandoval 2 for 9.
Sandoval is day to day after he sat out Wednesday with a sore left knee. He has three singles in 26 at-bats in his last eight games and is 2 for 41 off left-handers for an .049 average that is baseball's worst.
"I want to play," Sandoval said. "I don't know what the situation (will be)."
Mookie Betts is hitting .158 against left-handers, Dustin Pedroia .200 and David Ortiz is at .136.
Boston lamented leaving 12 runners on base Wednesday, including eight in the last four innings.
"There were a number of times where guys squared the ball up and you'd see either someone running in the gap or someone was standing right there to field it," manager John Farrell said.
Mike Napoli is 4 for 8 in this series and 11 for 28 in eight home games against the Rangers since leaving them and joining the Red Sox as a free agent before 2013.
Fielder is hitting .400 with three homers and nine RBIs during a nine-game hitting streak. He is second in the AL with a .348 average.
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