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| 923 | TEXAS | +110 | Ov 9,+100 | +125 | Ov 8.5,+105 | | 924 | NY YANKEES | -120 | Un 9,-120 | -135 | Un 8.5,-125 |
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| All Games | 20-23 | +4.4 | 21-19 | 4.4 | 0.242 | 0.308 | 0.392 | 0.700 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.322 | 0.420 | 0.742 | | Road Games | 14-10 | +11.2 | 12-12 | 4.6 | 0.234 | 0.298 | 0.379 | 0.678 | 4.1 | 0.259 | 0.314 | 0.414 | 0.728 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-9 | -0.5 | 10-5 | 4.7 | 0.244 | 0.313 | 0.399 | 0.712 | 5.4 | 0.281 | 0.337 | 0.434 | 0.771 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +5.9 | 3-4 | 6.6 | 0.292 | 0.344 | 0.502 | 0.846 | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.325 | 0.452 | 0.777 | | Grass Games | 18-21 | +3.5 | 18-18 | 4.6 | 0.246 | 0.310 | 0.400 | 0.710 | 4.5 | 0.265 | 0.325 | 0.420 | 0.744 | | Night Games | 15-17 | +3.3 | 15-16 | 4.2 | 0.243 | 0.303 | 0.401 | 0.704 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.315 | 0.414 | 0.729 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.242 | 0.308 | 43 | 1473 | 357 | 74 | 6 | 45 | 0.392 | 175 | 139 | 346 | 31 | 309 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 25 | | Road Games | 4.6 | 0.234 | 0.298 | 24 | 820 | 192 | 40 | 2 | 25 | 0.379 | 101 | 75 | 198 | 18 | 161 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | | Lefty Starters | 4.7 | 0.244 | 0.313 | 15 | 549 | 134 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 0.399 | 65 | 55 | 130 | 5 | 134 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 11 |
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| All Games | 4.62 | 1.385 | 148 | 79 | 76 | 152 | 21 | 53 | 120 | 6-6 | 9 | 7 | 56.3% | | Road Games | 4.83 | 1.459 | 72.7 | 40 | 39 | 77 | 10 | 29 | 76 | 5-2 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 22-21 | -1 | 21-19 | 4.5 | 0.244 | 0.310 | 0.412 | 0.721 | 4.5 | 0.249 | 0.306 | 0.394 | 0.700 | | Home Games | 9-9 | -2.9 | 10-5 | 4.7 | 0.248 | 0.311 | 0.437 | 0.749 | 5.1 | 0.241 | 0.295 | 0.382 | 0.677 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-14 | -0.2 | 15-13 | 4.4 | 0.249 | 0.316 | 0.414 | 0.730 | 4.5 | 0.248 | 0.306 | 0.396 | 0.702 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -6.6 | 4-3 | 3.9 | 0.217 | 0.271 | 0.377 | 0.648 | 7.9 | 0.293 | 0.358 | 0.504 | 0.862 | | Grass Games | 17-16 | -0.6 | 16-14 | 4.5 | 0.241 | 0.307 | 0.416 | 0.723 | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.308 | 0.396 | 0.704 | | Night Games | 18-14 | +3.8 | 17-14 | 5.0 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 0.437 | 0.760 | 4.1 | 0.254 | 0.311 | 0.390 | 0.700 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.244 | 0.310 | 43 | 1477 | 360 | 78 | 7 | 52 | 0.412 | 184 | 141 | 318 | 29 | 296 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 16 | | Home Games | 4.7 | 0.248 | 0.311 | 18 | 629 | 156 | 37 | 2 | 26 | 0.437 | 82 | 58 | 141 | 11 | 123 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.249 | 0.316 | 30 | 990 | 247 | 51 | 5 | 34 | 0.414 | 128 | 96 | 216 | 23 | 202 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 11 |
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| All Games | 3.25 | 1.146 | 144 | 61 | 52 | 104 | 12 | 61 | 156 | 7-5 | 15 | 3 | 83.3% | | Home Games | 2.93 | 1.000 | 80 | 31 | 26 | 49 | 6 | 31 | 76 | 4-2 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
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| 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) | 3-1 | W | 170 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | 5/22/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 10-9 | W | 175 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | | 5/23/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 15-4 | W | 160 | 8 un | O | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 5/24/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ NY YANKEES | CAPUANO(L) | | | 5/25/2015 | KLEIN(R) | @ CLEVELAND | MARCUM(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | | BOSTON | | | | 5/30/2015 | | BOSTON | | | | 5/31/2015 | | BOSTON | | |
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| 5/10/2015 | PINEDA(R) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 6-2 | W | -175 | 8 ov | P | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | SABATHIA(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | 11-5 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | EOVALDI(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 2-4 | L | 115 | 7 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | WARREN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | WHITLEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 1-6 | L | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | PINEDA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 1-12 | L | -115 | 7 un | O | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | SABATHIA(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 5-1 | W | 115 | 8 un | U | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | CAPUANO(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 0-6 | L | 105 | 8 un | U | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | EOVALDI(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 6-8 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | WARREN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 2-3 | L | 145 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | PINEDA(R) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 9-10 | L | -185 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | SABATHIA(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 4-15 | L | -170 | 8 un | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | | 5/24/2015 | CAPUANO(L) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | EOVALDI(R) | KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | WARREN(R) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | PINEDA(R) | KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | SABATHIA(L) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | | @ OAKLAND | | | | 5/30/2015 | | @ OAKLAND | | | | 5/31/2015 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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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. | | NY YANKEES: NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter is gone, the final remaining link to the New York Yankees' last dynasty. He left behind a team in transition, that failed to make the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in a generation and is beset with an older core coming off injuries.
Alex Rodriguez's return from a season-long drug suspension is the most interesting aspect of the Yankees, who enter the season with a health-challenged rotation, rebuilt bullpen and lineup that was among the least potent in the American League last year.
''I think we've added a lot of good young arms,'' manager Joe Girardi said. ''Added some good young players, as well. I think we've really seen an improvement in our young minor league players and the impact they are capable of having. I think we will continue to see that for years to come.''
If the Yankees founder, young players could be given more of a chance. Top prospects include pitcher Luis Severino, infielders Jose Pirela and Rob Refsnyder, and outfielder Aaron Judge.
But first, many of the old, beaten-up players will be given a chance to show they have something left.
Left fielder Brett Gardner (abdomen) and right fielder Carlos Beltran (elbow) return from surgery, and Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique) missed a significant stretch of spring training. First baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) hit .216 last year, 143rd among 148 major league qualifiers in his return from an injury that sidelined him for most of 2013.
After signing a big-money deal with the Yankees, catcher Brian McCann was hitting just .209 in May before improving in the second half to finish at .232. Third baseman Chase Headley, acquired from San Diego in July, was given a new contract by the Yankees because they have no confidence in A-Rod's ability to play the field. New York also re-signed Stephen Drew under the theory he can't be as bad as he was in 2014.
Didi Gregorius, obtained from Arizona in a trade, is the primary offensive newcomer and replaces Jeter at shortstop. Left-handed-hitting Garrett Jones hopes to earn at-bats.
''Jeter is still Jeter. Everything that everybody is going to talk about is Jeter,'' Gregorius said. ''But for me - I'm learning and I'm there just to play the game, so just trying to focus on the game and trying to win every game, that's all I can say, not worrying about what's going on around.''
LIGHTNING ROD: The three-time AL MVP, who turns 40 on July 27, has not played a full season since 2007 because the suspension, operations on both hips and other injuries. New York owes him $61 million over the final three seasons of his contract, so he will be given a chance to earn at-bats as a DH, especially against left-handed starters.
RICKETY ROTATION: Masahiro Tanaka missed 2 1/2 months in his first season because of a small elbow ligament tear the Yankees say didn't need surgery. CC Sabathia, limited to eight starts last year, has to show he can pitch effectively with reduced velocity. Michael Pineda, back from shoulder surgery, had a 1.89 ERA in 13 starts last year but missed a long stretch because of the shoulder. New York hopes hard-throwing Nathan Eovaldi can learn to be effective after his acquisition from Miami. With Chris Capuano on the DL and Ivan Nova not expected back from Tommy John surgery until May or June, Adam Warren was the leading contender for fifth starter.
BULLPEN: A strong point last year, the Yankees rebuilt the `pen. David Robertson was allowed to leave for the Chicago White Sox, and David Phelps, Shawn Kelley and Shane Greene were traded. Lefty Andrew Miller and Scott Baker were signed, and Justin Wilson and Chris Martin acquired in trades. Miller and Dellin Betances competed in spring training to replace Robertson as closer.
HOPS: The Yankees are sharing their ballpark with Major League Soccer's expansion New York City team, and Teixeira complained before the soccer team's home opener that the infield would get torn up, leading to bad hops. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TEXAS-NY YANKEES) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rangers-Yankees Preview* =========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Texas (19-23) at New York (22-20), 8:05 p.m. EDT
When the Texas Rangers acquired Josh Hamilton on April 27, they ended the day as the worst hitting team in the majors. Help couldn't come soon enough.
Now entering what could be their final game without the rehabbing outfielder, the Rangers feature a lineup manager Jeff Banister might be hesitant to change.
Consecutive big days at the plate have the Rangers in position for a three-game road sweep of the free-falling New York Yankees on Sunday night, as well as their top winning streak of the season with Hamilton possibly making his season debut Monday in Cleveland.
Saturday's 15-4 win was the fourth in a row for Texas (20-23), which has 25 runs and 27 hits in this series. Every starter had a hit, and after batting .210 in April, the team is at .274 in May with an MLB-best 116 runs.
"Our guys have been working on a lot of things since spring training and you can really see that it's starting to pay off," Banister told MLB's official website. "I'm really proud of the effort they have put in."
The Rangers scored their first 10 runs in the third inning with Shin-soo Choo delivering a three-run homer and an RBI single. Choo hit .096 with one homer and five RBIs in 16 April games, but he's batting .316 with six home runs and 17 RBIs in 22 games this month.
Prince Fielder also had two hits in the inning and finished 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. He's gone deep three times with seven RBIs in the series and is batting .405 on a 10-game hitting streak against New York.
The Rangers have experienced most of their success on the road, going 14-10 with wins in 10 of their last 13, and now seek their first sweep at Yankee Stadium since May 2003.
New York (22-21), which hasn't been swept at home since June 30-July 2 against Tampa Bay, has dropped nine of 10 overall with a 6.59 ERA and is in danger of its first six-game skid since May 11-16, 2011.
Those struggles could continue with Chris Capuano on the mound. The left-hander made his season debut in a 6-0 loss at Kansas City last Sunday, surrendering four runs and four hits with two walks in three innings. Capuano had been out with a quadriceps strain suffered in spring training.
"It's disappointing," Capuano said. "Physically, I feel great. It was nice to be out there competing. I hope to stay locked in for the whole game next time, not have a letdown."
At Yankee Stadium, Capuano is 0-1 with a 5.50 ERA in seven starts since being traded from Colorado on July 24. Fielder is 2 for 8 with two home runs against the veteran.
The Rangers' last defeat came with Yovani Gallardo on the mound, and that result has been all too common lately. Gallardo (3-6, 4.26 ERA) allowed four runs and 10 hits in Tuesday's 4-3 loss in Boston. The right-hander fell to 1-5 with a 4.63 ERA in his last six starts, but the record is in part due to a 2.31 run-support average in that time.
"I felt good," Gallardo said. "I have been feeling pretty good, but my command was a little off. I wasn't able to command my sinker and I hung some pitches up in the zone."
Chase Headley (7 for 19) has had the most success against Gallardo, while Mark Teixeira (0 for 6), Chris Young (2 for 16), Stephen Drew (2 for 16 with eight strikeouts) and Brian McCann (3 for 17) have all struggled.
While Gallardo's only career start against the Yankees was a loss May 9 of last year, giving up four runs in 5 2-3 innings, Capuano hasn't started against Texas since 2007.
The Rangers last scored at least 10 runs in three straight games in September 2009.
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