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| 973 | DETROIT | +100 | Ov 7.5,-115 | +105 | Ov 7.5,-105 | | 974 | OAKLAND | -110 | Un 7.5,-105 | -115 | Un 7.5,-115 |
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| All Games | 26-19 | +4.1 | 21-23 | 4.4 | 0.281 | 0.344 | 0.428 | 0.773 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 0.396 | 0.701 | | Road Games | 12-7 | +5.5 | 10-9 | 4.5 | 0.278 | 0.343 | 0.429 | 0.772 | 3.8 | 0.256 | 0.305 | 0.379 | 0.684 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 18-16 | -1.2 | 15-18 | 4.5 | 0.284 | 0.341 | 0.428 | 0.769 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.300 | 0.394 | 0.694 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.2 | 3-3 | 4.3 | 0.279 | 0.329 | 0.412 | 0.742 | 4.7 | 0.246 | 0.292 | 0.427 | 0.719 | | Grass Games | 26-19 | +4.1 | 21-23 | 4.4 | 0.281 | 0.344 | 0.428 | 0.773 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 0.396 | 0.701 | | Day Games | 16-6 | +9 | 13-9 | 6.0 | 0.314 | 0.370 | 0.510 | 0.880 | 3.8 | 0.242 | 0.295 | 0.361 | 0.656 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.281 | 0.344 | 45 | 1546 | 434 | 82 | 16 | 38 | 0.428 | 187 | 150 | 345 | 41 | 332 | 55 | 18 | 44 | 22 | | Road Games | 4.5 | 0.278 | 0.343 | 19 | 669 | 186 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 0.429 | 78 | 66 | 163 | 17 | 140 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.5 | 0.284 | 0.341 | 34 | 1181 | 335 | 68 | 11 | 27 | 0.428 | 143 | 102 | 257 | 28 | 251 | 41 | 16 | 33 | 13 |
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| All Games | 3.10 | 1.171 | 124.7 | 46 | 43 | 110 | 11 | 36 | 96 | 8-4 | 14 | 4 | 77.8% | | Road Games | 3.37 | 1.166 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 3-1 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% |
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| All Games | 16-30 | -19.1 | 29-14 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.318 | 0.392 | 0.710 | 4.5 | 0.242 | 0.307 | 0.369 | 0.675 | | Home Games | 5-14 | -13.7 | 16-3 | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.332 | 0.401 | 0.733 | 4.6 | 0.231 | 0.286 | 0.333 | 0.619 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-21 | -10 | 22-10 | 4.5 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 0.403 | 0.720 | 4.3 | 0.233 | 0.300 | 0.372 | 0.672 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.8 | 2-4 | 3.0 | 0.238 | 0.327 | 0.345 | 0.672 | 3.3 | 0.259 | 0.322 | 0.411 | 0.733 | | Grass Games | 14-28 | -19.6 | 28-12 | 4.4 | 0.257 | 0.317 | 0.395 | 0.712 | 4.7 | 0.240 | 0.307 | 0.366 | 0.673 | | Day Games | 3-13 | -12.2 | 9-5 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.318 | 0.355 | 0.673 | 4.9 | 0.233 | 0.303 | 0.358 | 0.661 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.318 | 46 | 1616 | 413 | 72 | 11 | 42 | 0.392 | 187 | 149 | 311 | 29 | 336 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 27 | | Home Games | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.332 | 19 | 678 | 180 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 0.401 | 89 | 67 | 111 | 4 | 139 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 8 | | Righty Starters | 4.5 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 35 | 1226 | 318 | 58 | 8 | 34 | 0.403 | 150 | 103 | 234 | 24 | 239 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 20 |
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| All Games | 4.96 | 1.382 | 139.7 | 82 | 77 | 139 | 19 | 54 | 134 | 3-12 | 5 | 8 | 38.5% | | Home Games | 4.48 | 1.283 | 62.3 | 35 | 31 | 59 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 0-8 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
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| 5/12/2015 | SIMON(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 2-1 | W | -145 | 9 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | LOBSTEIN(L) | MINNESOTA | NOLASCO(R) | 2-6 | L | -135 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | 13-1 | W | -180 | 8 un | O | 20 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 5/15/2015 | GREENE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 10-4 | W | 135 | 8 un | O | 17 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | LYONS(L) | 4-3 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 13 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | SIMON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 1-2 | L | 145 | 8 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | LOBSTEIN(L) | MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 2-3 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 5/19/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 1-8 | L | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | | 5/20/2015 | GREENE(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 5-2 | W | -140 | 7.5 ov | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | PRICE(L) | HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | 6-5 | W | -150 | 8 un | O | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | SIMON(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 6-2 | W | +105 | 8 un | P | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | LOBSTEIN(L) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | 5/24/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 8-10 | L | -145 | 8.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | GREENE(R) | @ OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | SIMON(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | | | 5/28/2015 | FARMER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 5/29/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | | | 5/30/2015 | GREENE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | |
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| 5/11/2015 | KAZMIR(L) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 4-5 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | POMERANZ(L) | BOSTON | MASTERSON(R) | 9-2 | W | -120 | 8 un | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | GRAY(R) | BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 0-2 | L | -140 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | HAHN(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | 6-7 | L | -125 | 7 ev | O | 12 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | 3-4 | L | -160 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | KAZMIR(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 3-7 | L | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | POMERANZ(L) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | 2-1 | W | 105 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | GRAY(R) | @ HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-6 | L | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | HAHN(R) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 1-6 | L | 145 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | 0-3 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | KAZMIR(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 2-5 | L | 120 | 7 un | P | 9 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 5/23/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 5-0 | W | 150 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | | 5/24/2015 | GRAY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 7-2 | W | -125 | 7 un | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 5/25/2015 | HAHN(R) | DETROIT | GREENE(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | | | 5/27/2015 | KAZMIR(L) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | | | 5/29/2015 | GRAY(R) | NY YANKEES | CAPUANO(L) | | | 5/30/2015 | HAHN(R) | NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | NY YANKEES | WARREN(R) | |
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| |  | DETROIT: DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep. Then Kansas City - the team the Tigers fought so hard to hold off in the AL Central - rolled to the AL pennant and came within a game of winning the World Series.
It was enough to turn the Tigers into October afterthoughts for the first time in a while, and now it's fair to wonder whether Detroit's best chance to claim baseball's ultimate prize with its current core of stars has already come and gone.
''I'm not worried about what people are saying about us. I'm more worried about how we perform,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''I feel like this team is a winning team. This is a team that has an opportunity to win a World Series.''
The Tigers edged Kansas City by one game in the division last year in Ausmus' first season as manager, and their 90-72 record was similar enough to their previous work during this run of postseason appearances, but a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles snapped Detroit's streak of three straight trips to the AL Championship Series.
Then the Tigers lost Max Scherzer in the offseason, and it remains to be seen how much longer Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez can keep this team's run of success going.
Cabrera and Martinez each missed a chunk of the exhibition schedule after offseason surgery. Verlander is coming off a down year and has been displaced as Detroit's opening-day starter by left-hander David Price.
Over the past three seasons, the Tigers have fought off challenges in the division from the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland and Kansas City - but those teams essentially made their bids for first place one at a time. Now all three appear poised to threaten Detroit's reign.
''I think quietly, I've said for the last two or three years, I've said we have the best division in baseball. Nobody really talked about it because there weren't sexy names besides the Tigers, who had won however many straight and been to a couple World Series and had a lot of star power,'' Verlander said. ''The Royals won the pennant last year so, obviously, what I was saying wasn't just hogwash. We see all the teams in the AL quite enough, and I know that these teams are good enough to make our division one of the best in baseball.''
Here are a few things to watch as the Tigers try to make it five division championships in a row:
ON THE MEND: Cabrera had offseason surgery on his right foot and Martinez had an operation to repair his left knee. Their health is crucial, but the Tigers also are hoping for big contributions from shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon, both of whom missed all of 2014 with injuries.
NEW-LOOK ROTATION: Scherzer isn't the only player gone from last year's starting staff. Rick Porcello was traded in a deal that brought Yoenis Cespedes to Detroit, so the Tigers had two openings in their rotation. They filled them by acquiring Shane Greene from the New York Yankees and Alfredo Simon from Cincinnati.
BULLPEN BLUES: Closer Joe Nathan is back after a rocky first season in Detroit. If the Tigers run out of patience with Nathan, Joakim Soria also returns. He was acquired shortly before the trade deadline last year, but his impact was limited, in part because of injury.
EXTRA POWER: J.D. Martinez provided a surprisingly productive bat last year after joining the Tigers, and the trade for Cespedes also gave Detroit some additional pop to supplement Cabrera and Victor Martinez.
NEW ACE?: Price is slated to start on opening day, a sign of just how much the Tigers are leaning on him after Scherzer's departure. He was acquired at the trade deadline last year, and Detroit is hoping the trio of Price, Verlander and Anibal Sanchez will make for a pretty impressive anchor to the pitching staff. | | OAKLAND: OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Athletics topped even their most trade-happy of days by making nine swaps involving 27 players in a wild offseason for Billy Beane and his front-office mates.
As far as Beane is concerned, the A's wouldn't have even had a chance to close the gap on the reigning AL West champion Los Angeles Angels without a major offseason overhaul.
Even if that meant shipping out a trio of All-Stars in third baseman Josh Donaldson, first baseman Brandon Moss and catcher Derek Norris.
''Our expectations don't change, not with the guys we brought in,'' manager Bob Melvin said. ''You look at it early on and you're thinking, `What are we doing here?' Then we see the last few moves ... and it all came together at the end as far as what this team would look like going into spring. ... We feel real good about this group.''
There were so many changes that Melvin had to search for names on the backs of jerseys during February's FanFest.
Billy Butler is the new designated hitter, and two-time All-Star infielder Ben Zobrist can play just about anywhere for Melvin, who is always one to mix and match his lineups based on matchups and who's playing well. Ike Davis came in a November trade from the Pirates to play first base, while third baseman Brett Lawrie came from the Blue Jays in the swap that sent Donaldson to Toronto.
''It's unique. I don't think many teams have taken turnover like this,'' reliever Dan Otero said. ''Who are we to judge? Everybody's here for a reason, so it's going to be great.''
Still, all the change took some getting used to this spring for an Oakland clubhouse known for its easygoing nature.
You first must know your teammates' names.
''Team chemistry's a little funky. You have to spend time with people and get to know people for team chemistry to fully come,'' center fielder Coco Crisp said. ''You can't expect it just to happen. We'll be fine. We have a good group of core guys, guys that talk and mingle.''
Here are some things to know as the A's chase a fourth straight playoff berth:
BUTLER'S BIG MOVE: Butler makes the first move of his career and is coming off a down season with the Royals, who lost in a seven-game World Series to San Francisco. He batted .271 with nine home runs and 66 RBIs in 151 games last year, 108 of those as a DH. ''Everybody's awesome to be around,'' Butler said. ''I couldn't be happier to get ready for another year with them. There are a lot of talented major league guys in this room.''
FILLING THE VOIDS: Lawrie batted .247 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs in 70 games for Toronto last season and takes pride in his defense to back up a talented rotation led by Sonny Gray and Scott Kazmir. ''We have a lot of ability out there and that's a plus for the pitching staff,'' Lawrie said. ''All they have to do is take care of business.''
GRIFFIN AND PARKER: Both right-handers are recovering from elbow ligament reconstructive surgery that sidelined them all of 2014. Parker hopes to return shortly after the season begins, while June has long been the target goal for these two. ''There's no reason to start ripping the slider,'' Parker said. ''I'm going to focus on command.''
SPEEDY OUTFIELD: Despite the losses around the diamond, Melvin likes the look of his speedy outfield with Crisp, Sam Fuld and Craig Gentry. ''They can cover a lot of ground,'' Melvin said. ''In the case of Gentry and Fuld, they throw very well, too. Especially in our outfield at home, the field can play big and you need to cover a lot of ground out there. It's a comfort to have, and I know our pitchers feel good about it, too, that on a cold night in Oakland, you can stay. It's tough to go opposite field and know that when a ball's hit in the air and stays in the ballpark it's probably going to get caught.''
ZITO'S COMEBACK: Back in his original uniform two years removed from the end of a $126 million, seven-year contract with San Francisco, lefty Barry Zito looks to be a factor for the A's out of the bullpen - or even to start when needed. After a year off, Zito arrived in Arizona motivated to show he could still pitch at the highest level. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-OAKLAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Tigers-Athletics Preview* ==========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Detroit (26-18) at Oakland (15-30), 4:05 p.m. EDT
While the Oakland Athletics expected Ben Zobrist to provide a versatile glove and reliable bat, he hasn't been around the past month as things turned south.
The veteran may give the disappointing A's a lift should he return from the disabled list Monday when Yoenis Cespedes plays his first game in the Bay Area since joining the Detroit Tigers.
Zobrist had a .270 average with 99 home runs and 95 stolen bases while playing seven different positions for Tampa Bay from 2009-14 before Oakland (16-30) picked him up in a January trade.
The two-time All-Star batted .303 over his first eight games with the A's before going 2 for 15 over his next five. He then underwent arthroscopic knee surgery April 28 and has missed most of an 8-22 stretch after Oakland had split its first 16 games.
The A's put up just 2.3 runs per game during a 1-8 span before totaling 12 to take the last two of a four-game series at Tampa Bay. Billy Burns, Josh Reddick and Mark Canha homered in Sunday's 7-2 win.
"To turn it around the last two, it was some big wins for sure," said winning pitcher Sonny Gray, who was OK after leaving the game with a bruised right ankle.
One day shy of his 34th birthday, Zobrist now hopes to chip in well ahead of his initially projected mid-June return. It certainly seems like a good spot since Zobrist went 11 for 25 (.440) in his last six meetings with the Tigers (26-19) in 2014.
"That's the plan," manager Bob Melvin, whose club hasn't won three straight since Aug. 7-9, told MLB's official website. "You want to sit down with him and make sure he feels good about it, too."
Cespedes will be playing in Oakland for the first time since spending his first two-plus seasons with the A's. The slugging outfielder went 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 10-8 home loss to Houston.
The Tigers now hit the road for seven games after splitting the series with the Astros to conclude a 3-4 homestand.
Shane Greene (4-2, 4.05 ERA) has pitched well in his last three starts, going 1-0 with a 1.40 ERA. He seemed fine Wednesday in his first outing since ulnar neuritis forced him out after five innings against St. Louis on May 15.
The right-hander allowed two runs and three hits over 6 1-3 innings but did not get a decision in a 5-2 home victory. He's never faced the A's, but Zobrist went 1 for 3 with two strikeouts against the former Yankee in their AL East matchups.
Oakland probable starter Jesse Hahn would like to turn things around after going 0-3 with a 5.96 ERA over his last four outings. The right-hander allowed three runs over six innings in Wednesday's 6-1 loss at Houston.
Hahn (1-4, 4.43) will have to deal with a red-hot Miguel Cabrera in his first look at the Tigers. Cabrera, who hit his 11th home run Sunday, is batting .413 with five homers over a 12-game hitting streak.
J.D. Martinez is also seeing the ball well, batting .400 over his last 12 games.
Shortstop Jose Iglesias will likely be a game-time decision due to a knee contusion, while A's third baseman Brett Lawrie could return after missing two games with an undisclosed injury.
The Tigers went 5-2 versus Oakland last season, winning the last four meetings.
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