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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 5/21/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
CLEVELAND  SALAZAR )
 
CHI WHITE SOX  DANKS )
-1.5  +115

+1.5  -135
-130

+120

8.5un
 
5
Final
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CLEVELAND (16 - 23) at CHI WHITE SOX (18 - 19)
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Thursday, 5/21/2015 8:10 PM
DANNY SALAZAR (R) vs. JOHN DANKS (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
973CLEVELAND-120Ov 8.5,+100-125Ov 8.5,+100
974CHI WHITE SOX+110Un 8.5,-120+115Un 8.5,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games16-23-10.820-184.30.2510.3240.3930.7174.70.2620.3220.4060.727
Road Games10-11-1.57-134.20.2400.3100.3900.7003.70.2350.2980.3710.669
vs Left-handed Starters6-10-3.68-84.10.2340.3050.3630.6684.30.2450.3130.3850.698
Past 7 Games4-3+1.72-54.00.2520.3320.3850.7173.40.2290.2820.3900.672
Grass Games16-23-10.820-184.30.2510.3240.3930.7174.70.2620.3220.4060.727
Night Games11-11-1.511-114.50.2430.3180.4000.7184.00.2400.2890.3790.669
Division9-17-10.414-114.30.2400.3120.3750.6875.00.2780.3360.4190.755
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2510.324391311329745340.3931641422642428626273130
Road Games4.20.2400.31021707170343220.39085711421414215151518
Lefty Starters4.10.2340.30516526123301120.363655411281071391314
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.461.414122.4604711913541243-68466.7%
Road Games3.251.34852.7191946525612-35183.3%

CHI WHITE SOX - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games18-19-2.215-213.70.2530.3050.3620.6684.60.2640.3280.4120.739
Home Games11-7+2.35-123.80.2500.3070.3720.6793.60.2420.3220.3450.667
vs Right-handed Starters16-15-0.113-173.90.2620.3140.3740.6884.70.2610.3260.4160.741
Past 7 Games5-2+2.92-54.00.2430.2980.3510.6503.10.2310.3150.3540.669
Grass Games18-19-2.215-213.70.2530.3050.3620.6684.60.2640.3280.4120.739
Night Games11-8+1.76-133.90.2620.3130.3710.6844.00.2410.3100.3760.687
Division11-16-7.19-173.20.2410.2940.3430.6374.40.2650.3230.4050.728
CHI WHITE SOX - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.70.2530.305371245315534250.36213294269724244273626
Home Games3.80.2500.30718605151233150.3726450137412214101914
Righty Starters3.90.2620.314311051275463220.37411680219720839243121
CHI WHITE SOX - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.651.36011151451089431037-69190%
Home Games3.681.29658.7272447329576-34180%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/7/2015KLUBER(R)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)4-7L-1158 unO46212110
5/8/2015BAUER(R)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)3-9L-1659 unO7711360
5/9/2015CHEN(L)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)4-7L-1308.5 unO131011691
5/10/2015SALAZAR(R)MINNESOTAMAY(R)8-2W-1708 unO1380221
5/12/2015CARRASCO(R)ST LOUISLYNN(R)3-8L-1357.5 ovO91021380
5/13/2015KLUBER(R)ST LOUISLACKEY(R)2-0W-1357 unU7130120
5/14/2015BAUER(R)ST LOUISWACHA(R)1-2L+1007.5 unU890760
5/15/2015CHEN(L)@ TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)8-3W1209.5 unO12729100
5/16/2015SALAZAR(R)@ TEXASLEWIS(R)10-8W-1409 unO141021363
5/17/2015CARRASCO(R)@ TEXASMARTINEZ(R)1-5L-1409.5 unU6101731
5/18/2015KLUBER(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)1-2L1307 unU450750
5/19/2015BAUER(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)3-1W1357.5 unU991470
5/20/2015MARCUM(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L)4-3W1558.5 evU670650
5/21/2015SALAZAR(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L) 
5/22/2015CARRASCO(R)CINCINNATILEAKE(R) 
5/23/2015KLUBER(R)CINCINNATIDESCLAFANI(R) 
5/24/2015 CINCINNATI  
5/25/2015 TEXAS  
5/26/2015 TEXAS  
5/27/2015 TEXAS  
5/28/2015 @ SEATTLE  

CHI WHITE SOX - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/7/2015QUINTANA(L)DETROITLOBSTEIN(L)1-4L-1159.5 ovU550781
5/9/2015NOESI(R)CINCINNATICUETO(R)4-10L+1007.5 unO64213110
5/9/2015RODON(L)CINCINNATIMARQUIS(R)8-2W-1358.5 evO1460660
5/10/2015DANKS(L)CINCINNATILORENZEN(R)4-3W-1058.5 ovU111301090
5/11/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)@ MILWAUKEEPERALTA(R)7-10L1008 unO14721032
5/12/2015SALE(L)@ MILWAUKEEFIERS(R)4-2W-1057.5 unU991322
5/13/2015QUINTANA(L)@ MILWAUKEENELSON(R)4-2W1107.5 unU970750
5/15/2015RODON(L)@ OAKLANDHAHN(R)7-6W1157 evO95112131
5/16/2015DANKS(L)@ OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)4-3W1507.5 unU1390761
5/17/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)@ OAKLANDKAZMIR(L)7-3W1257.5 unO1080864
5/18/2015SALE(L)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)2-1W-1407 unU750450
5/19/2015QUINTANA(L)CLEVELANDBAUER(R)1-3L-1457.5 unU470991
5/20/2015RODON(L)CLEVELANDMARCUM(R)3-4L-1658.5 evU650670
5/21/2015DANKS(L)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
5/22/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
5/23/2015SALE(L)MINNESOTAMAY(R) 
5/24/2015 MINNESOTA  
5/25/2015 @ TORONTO  
5/26/2015 @ TORONTO  
5/27/2015 @ TORONTO  
5/28/2015 @ BALTIMORE  
5/28/2015 @ BALTIMORE  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - While their AL Central rivals jockeyed during the offseason, one trying to outdo the other to improve their chances of winning a World Series title, the Indians watched.
That was the plan.
No, they didn't make any blockbuster trades, sign a big-name, big-ticket free agent or overhaul their roster with new faces. The Indians, who somehow stayed in contention last season until the waning days of September, didn't feel the need to make radical changes. It wasn't necessary.
The pieces are in place for Cleveland to have a special 2015 season.
''The team knows it,'' said second baseman Jason Kipnis. ''We got two winning seasons in a row. We had an 85-win season when we had about three guys playing good. The possibilities are there, the potential is there. That whole last year we never had more than a seven-game winning streak, never really got hot.
''We got the same corps. Same group of guys. We kind of want another chance at this again - and we're getting another chance.''
The Indians return virtually the same team that went 85-77 last season, finishing third behind division champion Detroit and wild-card winner Kansas City, which ended a postseason drought dating to 1985, won the pennant and pushed San Francisco to seven games in the World Series.
Watching the Royals inspired the Indians. And as he prepares for his third season in Cleveland, manager Terry Francona senses a different drive in his players.
They're hungry.
''Our veteran guys are trying to get better,'' he said. ''Our younger guys are excited to prove what they can do. I didn't see anybody just kind of go home and want to kind of keep the status quo. We're all excited about that.''
Francona said they're upping expectations both on performance and results.
''They're kind of at a stage where they're embracing trying to see if we can go up against some of these teams and, not only maybe hold our own, but maybe do a little more than that,'' Francona said.
There's no denying Francona's magical touch. The man who helped end Boston's supposed baseball curse, who got the Indians to the postseason in 2013, has an uncanny ability to convince players buy in to his program and get them to believe they can overcome any obstacles: injuries, payroll, low expectations, the Tigers lineup.
This spring, Francona didn't have to sell the Indians, who haven't won a World Series since 1948, on the idea they can compete. They already know that. Now it's a matter of taking the next step.
''When guys believe they can do it, and then they start to do it, then you see the confidence take over and guys take off, and you can accomplish a lot,'' he said. ''That's part of the fun of the season, to see how good you can get. I'd rather enjoy, as much as we can, the journey.''
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KLUBER UBER ALLES
All Corey Kluber did in his first major-league season was win 18 games, re-write some record books, dominate almost every time he pitched and win the AL Cy Young.
The 28-year-old could do it again.
Seemingly programmed because of his consistent performances and composed demeanor, Kluber gives the Indians a long-needed and legitimate No. 1 starter capable of winning every time he gets the ball. He scares opponents and makes his teammates better.
The Indians have discussed a long-term contract extension for the right-hander, who isn't even eligible for arbitration.
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YOUR TABLE, MR. BRANTLEY
Michael Brantley just might be baseball's most unassuming star, and he plans to keep it that way. The 27-year-old's breakout 2014 season - he batted .327 with 20 homers, 97 RBIs and a third-place finish in MVP voting - was followed by obligatory can-he-do-it-again questions.
Francona thinks Brantley might be poised for bigger things. The spotlight will find Brantley, but he's not craving it.
''He's so consistent at a high level that I don't see that going away,'' he said. ''He's so confident in what he's doing that I think he enjoys playing the game and the other things that come with it, I think he could take it or leave it. He has a really good understanding of who he is.''
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BETTER BE BETTER
For the Indians to get where they want, Kipnis (.240), CF Michael Bourn (106 games) and DH Nick Swisher (offseason knee surgeries) need to bounce back and produce more than they did in `14.
No position player is more important than Kipnis, a 2013 All-Star who was injured most of last season.
''He can affect the game so many ways - steal a base, get a bunt down, hit a ball in the gap,'' Francona said.
CHI WHITE SOX: CHICAGO (AP) - A decade removed from their most recent championship, the Chicago White Sox once again are eyeing a big season.
Their sights are set on an AL Central title after consecutive losing records, maybe even more. The White Sox added to their offense, boosted their rotation, overhauled their bullpen and sent expectations soaring.
''Obviously postseason first, and World Series,'' new closer David Robertson said. ''I mean that's what I look forward to every year. That's where I want to be.''
The addition of Robertson to the bullpen is among the reasons the White Sox believe they are armed and ready after going 73-89. But it's not the only one.
They added All-Star Jeff Samardzija to a rotation that already included ace Chris Sale. They added free agent Adam LaRoche to their lineup, giving AL Rookie of the Year Jose Abreu more protection, and brought in Melky Cabrera to solidify the No. 2 spot in the order behind Adam Eaton.
Is that enough to compete with Cleveland, Kansas City and Detroit in the division and make a run in the playoffs? The White Sox believe it is. Their fans are pumped, too.
With that in mind, here are some things to look for this season:
LINED UP: It would be hard for Abreu to match, let alone exceed, what he did last season. He batted .317 with 36 homers and 107 RBIs, one year after defecting from Cuba. While the White Sox tied for fourth in the AL in homers, they were just eighth in runs, ninth in batting average and 12th in on-base percentage.
LaRoche, who signed a $25 million, two-year contract, should give them power from the left side. He hit 26 homers and drove in 92 runs for Washington last season. Cabrera, a .301 hitter with Toronto, helps the top of the order.
''I think we're jelling together as a team. Hopefully that translates to wins in April,'' Eaton said.
SALE-ING ALONG: With Sale, Samardzija and Jose Quintana, the White Sox appear strong at the top of the rotation.
Sale made the AL All-Star team for the third time last season while going 12-4 with a 2.17 ERA with 208 strikeouts and 39 walks. Samardzija, acquired from Oakland, moves into the No. 2 spot. With Sale recovering from a broken foot, Samardzija - who grew up a White Sox fan - could wind up starting the opener at Kansas City after pitching the previous two for the Cubs.
CLOSING TIME: Chicago tied for seventh in the majors with 21 blown saves and had the fourth-lowest save percentage (63.2) last season. Robertson, who took over as closer after Mariano Rivera retired, saved 39 games for the New York Yankees last season. Chicago also brought in Zach Duke.
RODON WATCH: Whether he starts the season in the rotation or gets sent down to the minors, expect to see top prospect Carlos Rodon in a White Sox uniform at some point this season. The No. 3 pick in last year's amateur draft, he is on a fast track to the majors after three standout seasons at North Carolina State. Rodon, who made nine minor league appearances in 2014, could start the year in the rotation. If Rodon starts in the minors, veteran Brad Penny could make some early starts.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (CLEVELAND-CHI WHITE SOX) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Indians-White Sox Preview* ===========================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Cleveland (15-23) at Chicago (18-18), 8:10 p.m. EDT

John Danks might be turning around his season following a rough start if his recent results are any indication.

He'll try to help the Chicago White Sox salvage a series split with the visiting Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.

Danks (2-3, 4.66 ERA) has been lackluster for a few seasons now, going 18-29 with a 4.88 ERA from 2012-2014. This year also began in equally unpromising fashion with a 1-3 record and 6.20 ERA in his first five outings.

The left-hander has given Chicago reason for optimism in his last two starts, though, giving up three runs and nine hits over 14 combined innings versus Cincinnati and Oakland.

"To get the last one and follow up with this one, it's good," Danks told MLB's official website after picking up his second win Saturday against the A's. "Hopefully it becomes a nice extended streak and helps us win some ballgames."

He'll be looking to buck a bad history versus Cleveland (16-23), against whom he is 5-12 with a 5.16 ERA in 24 career meetings. He allowed seven runs in two matchups spanning 10 2-3 innings last month, losing once. The 12 losses are his second-most against one club, trailing his 14 to Minnesota.

The White Sox (18-19) had won eight of nine before dropping the last two. They were held in check in Wednesday's 4-3 defeat by Cleveland's Shawn Marcum, who won in his first start in nearly two years after thoracic outlet syndrome threatened his career.

"Maybe after the season I'll sit back and reflect on it, but right now we've got to keep grinding away and trying to get better each and every day," Marcum said.

Michael Brantley drove in two runs to cap Cleveland's three-run seventh and Jose Ramirez was 2 for 3 with an RBI.

Cleveland gives the ball to Danny Salazar (4-1, 4.06 ERA). He allowed season worsts of seven runs - five earned - and two homers over 4 2-3 innings Saturday at Texas, though Cleveland rallied for a 10-8 victory. The right-hander didn't seem to have his best stuff, striking out a season-low four after fanning nine or more in four of his first five outings.

"He didn't have his changeup," manager Terry Francona told MLB's official website. "It looked like he was trying to get the fastball down to the wrong hitters early on."

Salazar has struggled in four career starts versus Chicago, going 2-1 with a 5.09 ERA, and is winless in two trips to U.S. Cellular Field.

Alexei Ramirez is batting just .235 but has owned Salazar, going 8 for 10 with a home run and double.

The Indians expect to have Carlos Santana back in their lineup Thursday after he missed his fourth straight game with back spasms.

"He was much, much better," Francona told MLB's official website. "I actually held the lineup out for a while because he was feeling pretty good."

Santana is third on the team with 20 RBIs, though he is 0 for 14 over his last four games and 2 for 17 versus Chicago this season.

Adam Eaton is batting .350 during a nine-game hitting streak after hitting his first homer in 144 games Wednesday, while Jose Abreu extended his streak to 15 games.


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