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| All Games | 18-20 | -2.7 | 17-18 | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.311 | 0.424 | 0.734 | 4.4 | 0.240 | 0.309 | 0.398 | 0.707 | | Road Games | 5-11 | -5.5 | 6-8 | 3.7 | 0.241 | 0.294 | 0.402 | 0.696 | 4.5 | 0.252 | 0.345 | 0.426 | 0.771 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 15-16 | -0.9 | 12-16 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.304 | 0.421 | 0.724 | 3.7 | 0.221 | 0.293 | 0.367 | 0.660 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.4 | 2-5 | 3.9 | 0.236 | 0.289 | 0.342 | 0.631 | 3.1 | 0.239 | 0.287 | 0.345 | 0.632 | | Grass Games | 15-15 | -0.8 | 13-14 | 4.7 | 0.273 | 0.320 | 0.443 | 0.762 | 4.4 | 0.242 | 0.306 | 0.393 | 0.699 | | Night Games | 9-16 | -8.2 | 10-14 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.298 | 0.391 | 0.689 | 4.4 | 0.237 | 0.300 | 0.409 | 0.709 | | Interleague | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2 | 1.5 | 0.229 | 0.239 | 0.314 | 0.554 | 4.0 | 0.237 | 0.286 | 0.390 | 0.676 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.311 | 38 | 1265 | 329 | 57 | 6 | 46 | 0.424 | 163 | 93 | 306 | 13 | 233 | 35 | 26 | 30 | 14 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.241 | 0.294 | 16 | 532 | 128 | 25 | 2 | 19 | 0.402 | 56 | 40 | 141 | 6 | 100 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.304 | 31 | 1022 | 256 | 43 | 4 | 41 | 0.421 | 125 | 78 | 264 | 12 | 193 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
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| All Games | 3.63 | 1.289 | 114 | 56 | 46 | 103 | 16 | 44 | 114 | 5-3 | 11 | 3 | 78.6% | | Road Games | 2.85 | 1.155 | 53.7 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 6 | 22 | 51 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 16-26 | -12.6 | 24-16 | 3.9 | 0.259 | 0.311 | 0.367 | 0.678 | 4.3 | 0.259 | 0.314 | 0.386 | 0.700 | | Home Games | 8-14 | -10 | 10-11 | 3.5 | 0.254 | 0.303 | 0.354 | 0.656 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.301 | 0.352 | 0.653 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-24 | -15.6 | 19-16 | 3.6 | 0.253 | 0.302 | 0.353 | 0.655 | 4.4 | 0.263 | 0.321 | 0.394 | 0.715 | | Past 7 Games | 0-7 | -9 | 3-4 | 2.4 | 0.218 | 0.262 | 0.307 | 0.569 | 5.1 | 0.289 | 0.318 | 0.376 | 0.694 | | Grass Games | 16-26 | -12.6 | 24-16 | 3.9 | 0.259 | 0.311 | 0.367 | 0.678 | 4.3 | 0.259 | 0.314 | 0.386 | 0.700 | | Night Games | 10-16 | -7.1 | 13-12 | 3.5 | 0.247 | 0.304 | 0.353 | 0.657 | 4.5 | 0.265 | 0.328 | 0.392 | 0.719 | | Interleague | 1-2 | -1.2 | 2-1 | 5.0 | 0.223 | 0.292 | 0.340 | 0.632 | 6.3 | 0.275 | 0.347 | 0.486 | 0.833 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.259 | 0.311 | 42 | 1418 | 367 | 57 | 9 | 26 | 0.367 | 147 | 108 | 331 | 24 | 281 | 36 | 16 | 40 | 26 | | Home Games | 3.5 | 0.254 | 0.303 | 22 | 729 | 185 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 0.354 | 72 | 51 | 156 | 12 | 137 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 19 | | Righty Starters | 3.6 | 0.253 | 0.302 | 35 | 1181 | 299 | 45 | 5 | 21 | 0.353 | 116 | 82 | 270 | 21 | 227 | 29 | 14 | 33 | 25 |
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| All Games | 4.16 | 1.357 | 136.4 | 65 | 63 | 140 | 6 | 45 | 124 | 6-10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | | Home Games | 3.63 | 1.210 | 79.3 | 33 | 32 | 71 | 3 | 25 | 81 | 5-5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
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| 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) | 5-4 | W | -110 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | CHEN(L) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | | 5/26/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | | HOUSTON | | | | 5/28/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 5/28/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 5/29/2015 | | TAMPA BAY | | |
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| 5/8/2015 | COSART(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 0-6 | L | -105 | 7 un | U | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | PHELPS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 6-2 | W | 145 | 6.5 ev | O | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 5/10/2015 | LATOS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 2-3 | L | -105 | 7 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | KOEHLER(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-5 | L | 190 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | HAREN(R) | @ LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 1-11 | L | 145 | 7.5 un | O | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | COSART(R) | @ LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | 5-4 | W | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | PHELPS(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 3-5 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | LATOS(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 3-5 | L | -120 | 7 ov | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | ALVAREZ(R) | ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 0-6 | L | -120 | 7 ov | U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | HAREN(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 2-3 | L | -120 | 8 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | KOEHLER(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 2-4 | L | -140 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | PHELPS(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 1-6 | L | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | LATOS(R) | ARIZONA | BRADLEY(R) | 6-7 | L | -140 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | ALVAREZ(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | HAREN(R) | BALTIMORE | WRIGHT(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | KOEHLER(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | PHELPS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 5/26/2015 | LATOS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | | | 5/29/2015 | | @ NY METS | | |
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| |  | 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.'' | | MIAMI: MIAMI (AP) - Two transactions midway through spring training that drew little notice heralded significant progress for the Miami Marlins.
Top pitching prospects Jose Urena and Justin Nicolino were optioned to the minor leagues - moves reflecting the franchise's improved depth of talent. This season, for a change, the front office doesn't feel compelled to rush youngsters like Urena and Nicolino to the majors.
''In previous years they would probably already be in the big leagues,'' president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. ''We've really tried to change that, be fair to the player and allow them to have the necessary growing pains in the minor leagues so when they do get to the big leagues, they can hit the ground running.''
When Urena and Nicolino do reach the majors, they might be joining a contender. Following a busy offseason highlighted by the signing of Giancarlo Stanton to a record $325 million contract, Miami's expectations are unusually lofty.
The Marlins don't talk just about finishing above .500 for the first time since 2009. They want to end an 11-year playoff drought.
''I love the talent we've been able to assemble,'' Hill said. ''If we handle our business, I'm pretty excited about where that will lead.''
While Stanton draws the biggest headlines, it might be the Marlins' rotation that separates them from the pack. They enter the season with five solid starters, and that doesn't include ace Jose Fernandez, the 2013 NL Rookie of the Year, who is projected to return from elbow surgery at midseason.
Miami acquired Mat Latos and Dan Haren in offseason deals, and they join Henderson Alvarez, Jarred Cosart and Tom Koehler. Latos is 56-40 since 2010, and the others each won at least 10 games last year, with a combined record of 48-39. Newcomer David Phelps, who is 12-11 as a starter, provides depth and can also relieve.
''I like our rotation,'' manager Mike Redmond said. ''These guys have gone out and competed for a long time and have a lot of experience, which is nice.''
Other things to know about the baseball buzz building in South Florida:
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Stanton appears poised for another big year after being knocked out of the 2014 NL MVP race when a beaning ended his season in September. He led the NL in slugging and homers despite missing the final 17 games.
During spring training batting practice, new teammate Phelps noted that Stanton hits balls to the opposite field farther than most players can pull them. And he doesn't just outslug everybody.
''We ran shuttles the first week of camp and I figured he was a good athlete,'' Phelps said. ''But I didn't expect him to be outrunning everybody, too.''
TRENDING UPWARD: Miami went 62-100 under Redmond two years ago, and then ended a streak of three consecutive last-place finishes in the NL East by going 77-85 in 2014. The 15-win improvement tied for the best in the National League by a 100-loss team since 1986.
Among the players still around from that young, awful 2013 team are Stanton, Fernandez, Alvarez, Koehler, left fielder Christian Yelich, center fielder Marcell Ozuna and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria.
''The fun part is to see the excitement in guys now, and for them to talk about how far we've come in a short amount of time,'' Redmond said. ''As tough as it was at the time, I knew we would be better off for it, because we got some guys a lot of experience.''
STILL YOUNG: With the addition such veterans as Latos, Haren, third baseman Martin Prado, second baseman Dee Gordon and first baseman Michael Morse, the payroll is expected to be above $70 million. That's the highest for the Marlins since 2012, and an increase of about 50 percent from last year.
Even so, the Marlins remain young. Fernandez, Alvarez, Cosart, Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna and Hechavarria are all under 26. That creates a clubhouse environment foreign to Phelps, a right-hander acquired in a trade with the Yankees.
''It's a lot of young, talented players,'' said Phelps, 28, accustomed to being surrounded by the likes of Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia. ''It's really a breath of fresh air just to come in and have a core in place that is younger than me.''
Most of the Marlins have never played on a contending team, which raises some skepticism about their chances. But Alvarez predicted the Marlins will be playing games that matter late this season for a change.
''We're going to surprise a lot of people,'' he said. |
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*Orioles-Marlins Preview* =========================
Baltimore (18-20) at Miami (16-26), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Henderson Alvarez missed the last month of Mike Redmond's tenure as Miami Marlins manager, returning only to see Redmond be shown the door minutes after Alvarez's lackluster performance.
The losing hasn't stopped under Dan Jennings.
Alvarez takes the mound Friday night as Miami looks to avoid an eighth straight defeat in the opener of a three-game series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles.
Following a stint on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, Alvarez (0-3, 6.23 ERA) allowed six runs and nine hits in 5 1-3 innings of Sunday's 6-0 loss to Atlanta. Redmond was fired shortly after the Marlins (16-26) came within an out of being no-hit, with Jennings moving from the front office to the dugout the next day.
The results haven't changed, as Miami was swept in four games by Arizona following Thursday's 7-6 loss. Mat Latos allowed six runs, increasing the rotation's ERA to 6.24 over the last nine.
Jennings is off to the worst start for a first-time manager since Tony DeFrancesco also went 0-4 with Houston in 2012.
"The effort, the work ethic, everything that needs to be in place to break out of this is there," Jennings said. "When it breaks, someone is going to pay."
Alvarez hasn't faced Baltimore since going 0-2 with a 4.12 ERA in three outings in 2012 while with Toronto.
Miami broke through Thursday after scoring five runs in its previous four. Martin Prado went 3 for 5 and Giancarlo Stanton drove in a run to give him a major league-leading 39 RBIs.
Stanton is 2 for 18 over his last five but is 3 for 7 with a homer off Ubaldo Jimenez, who takes the hill for the Orioles (18-20) looking to continue his solid run.
Jimenez (3-3, 2.43) has allowed two runs in seven innings in two straight outings, striking out nine in a 5-2 win over Toronto on May 11 and not walking a batter for the first time in 31 starts during Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
Two of the eight hits Jimenez allowed Saturday were infield singles, each coming in the seventh when he was charged with both runs.
The right-hander hasn't faced the Marlins since allowing five runs - two earned - and nine hits in four innings of a 10-0 loss while with Cleveland in 2013.
The Orioles jumped on Seattle at home Thursday after Steve Pearce hit a first-inning grand slam. They blew that lead and had one hit over the next six innings but scratched a run across in the eighth behind singles from Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy to win 5-4.
"It's a grind game for both teams," manager Buck Showalter said. "It's what separates what these guys do for a living. It's just so easy to give in."
Davis is 5 for 10 and Adam Jones has gone 5 for 11 off Alvarez, with each hitting a homer. Jimmy Paredes has hit in 17 of 18 games this month with 14 RBIs.
This will be the first meeting between these clubs since 2010. Baltimore has lost 11 of 12 at Miami and has dropped five of its last six on the road.
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