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| 925 | DETROIT | +135 | Ov 8,+100 | +105 | Ov 8,+110 | | 926 | LA ANGELS | -145 | Un 8,-120 | -115 | Un 8,-130 |
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| All Games | 28-22 | +3.4 | 22-27 | 4.1 | 0.272 | 0.337 | 0.409 | 0.746 | 4.1 | 0.254 | 0.306 | 0.401 | 0.707 | | Road Games | 14-10 | +4.7 | 11-13 | 3.8 | 0.260 | 0.329 | 0.388 | 0.717 | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.307 | 0.393 | 0.700 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 19-17 | -1.2 | 15-20 | 4.3 | 0.278 | 0.335 | 0.416 | 0.751 | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.298 | 0.390 | 0.688 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.4 | 2-5 | 2.3 | 0.213 | 0.286 | 0.284 | 0.571 | 4.7 | 0.272 | 0.329 | 0.444 | 0.773 | | Grass Games | 28-22 | +3.4 | 22-27 | 4.1 | 0.272 | 0.337 | 0.409 | 0.746 | 4.1 | 0.254 | 0.306 | 0.401 | 0.707 | | Night Games | 11-15 | -6 | 9-16 | 2.7 | 0.238 | 0.313 | 0.326 | 0.639 | 4.3 | 0.265 | 0.316 | 0.436 | 0.751 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.272 | 0.337 | 50 | 1701 | 462 | 84 | 16 | 39 | 0.409 | 193 | 169 | 386 | 44 | 367 | 61 | 21 | 48 | 22 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.260 | 0.329 | 24 | 824 | 214 | 31 | 6 | 21 | 0.388 | 84 | 85 | 204 | 20 | 175 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.278 | 0.335 | 36 | 1241 | 345 | 68 | 11 | 27 | 0.416 | 144 | 107 | 266 | 29 | 262 | 45 | 18 | 33 | 13 |
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| All Games | 3.24 | 1.209 | 139 | 53 | 50 | 124 | 12 | 44 | 103 | 9-4 | 16 | 4 | 80% | | Road Games | 3.61 | 1.251 | 62.3 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 4-1 | 11 | 2 | 84.6% |
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| All Games | 25-24 | -2.1 | 21-26 | 3.9 | 0.236 | 0.289 | 0.368 | 0.657 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.295 | 0.363 | 0.658 | | Home Games | 13-11 | -1.2 | 10-14 | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.301 | 0.377 | 0.678 | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.288 | 0.326 | 0.614 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 18-20 | -4.8 | 18-19 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.286 | 0.362 | 0.648 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.304 | 0.373 | 0.676 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.3 | 3-4 | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.300 | 0.390 | 0.689 | 4.0 | 0.252 | 0.322 | 0.338 | 0.659 | | Grass Games | 23-22 | -2.3 | 19-24 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.290 | 0.362 | 0.652 | 3.6 | 0.234 | 0.290 | 0.356 | 0.646 | | Night Games | 21-15 | +3.9 | 15-19 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.295 | 0.380 | 0.675 | 3.5 | 0.224 | 0.280 | 0.340 | 0.620 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.236 | 0.289 | 49 | 1612 | 380 | 73 | 3 | 45 | 0.368 | 178 | 120 | 348 | 20 | 277 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 33 | | Home Games | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.301 | 24 | 780 | 192 | 38 | 2 | 20 | 0.377 | 85 | 61 | 169 | 10 | 138 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 18 | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.286 | 38 | 1252 | 294 | 56 | 2 | 33 | 0.362 | 136 | 90 | 267 | 18 | 213 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 29 |
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| All Games | 3.66 | 1.228 | 130.3 | 57 | 53 | 117 | 10 | 43 | 130 | 7-6 | 15 | 8 | 65.2% | | Home Games | 3.47 | 1.128 | 72.7 | 29 | 28 | 61 | 3 | 21 | 72 | 5-4 | 6 | 5 | 54.5% |
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| 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) | 0-4 | L | 125 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | | 5/26/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 1-0 | W | -110 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | | 5/27/2015 | WILSON(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 3-2 | W | 135 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/28/2015 | FARMER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 2-12 | L | 105 | 8 ev | O | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 0-2 | L | -115 | 8 un | U | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/30/2015 | GREENE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | SIMON(R) | OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | FARMER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | | 6/4/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | | | 6/5/2015 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 6/6/2015 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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| 5/16/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 6-1 | W | 120 | 9 un | U | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 5/17/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ BALTIMORE | WRIGHT(R) | 0-3 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ TORONTO | REDMOND(R) | 6-10 | L | 100 | 9.5 ev | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | 110 | 9.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 4-3 | W | 115 | 9 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 4-8 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | O | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 12-5 | W | 100 | 8.5 ov | O | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | | 5/23/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 3-8 | L | -105 | 9 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 1-6 | L | 125 | 9.5 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | WEAVER(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 4-3 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | 0-4 | L | -170 | 8 ov | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 5/27/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 4-5 | L | -160 | 7 un | O | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 5/28/2015 | WILSON(L) | DETROIT | FARMER(R) | 12-2 | W | -115 | 8 ev | O | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 2-0 | W | +105 | 8 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 5/30/2015 | WEAVER(R) | DETROIT | GREENE(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | | | 6/1/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | WILSON(L) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | | | 6/5/2015 | | @ NY YANKEES | | | | 6/6/2015 | | @ NY YANKEES | | |
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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. | | LA ANGELS: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels had the majors' best record last year, and they return this season with baseball's best player at the center of largely the same roster.
Yet the Angels accomplished none of their biggest goals last year when they were swept out of the division series, and their sky-high payroll makes those unmet expectations even more painful.
So are the Angels a legitimate power or an unbalanced, aging team with a rapidly closing window? Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and manager Mike Scioscia can only figure it out by going back to work to find the right combination to contend again.
The Angels are difficult to evaluate because everything depends on the window from which they're viewed.
They have an enormous payroll topped by some of baseball's highest-paid players at their positions - Pujols, Josh Hamilton, C.J. Wilson and Trout, the reigning AL MVP. For all that money, consistent winning and championship contention is expected, which means the Angels' inability to win a single playoff game in five seasons is a disaster.
Yet the Angels still won 98 games last season despite losing budding ace Garrett Richards to a knee injury in August, and general manager Jerry Dipoto has restocked his roster while breathing life into what was considered the majors' worst farm system in recent years. From the bullpen to the heart of the order, Los Angeles has an undeniably solid complement of talent around Trout, the best player in baseball at 23 years old.
But just when the Angels look sharp, new worries arise. The biggest problem in 2015 is the fate of Hamilton, who is likely to be hit by a lengthy suspension for an apparent drug relapse before opening day. His recovery from shoulder surgery would have kept him out anyway.
Hamilton still has three years left on his $125 million contract, but at least his absence is cushioned by the grim fact that he has made no significant, consistent impact on the Angels' offense in two expensive seasons. Los Angeles acquired veteran Matt Joyce from Tampa Bay in the offseason, and returning outfielder Collin Cowgill also can fill in capably.
Some other things to watch when the Angels embark on their 55th season:
WHAT'S ON SECOND: The Angels' biggest problem is at second base, where Howie Kendrick leaves a gaping hole after nearly a decade entrenched in the job. With just a year left on Kendrick's contract, Dipoto traded him to the Dodgers to get promising young starter Andrew Heaney. But the lineup that led the AL in runs has lost its top hit producer - yes, Kendrick had even more than Trout - with no real plan to replace him. Josh Rutledge, Grant Green and Johnny Giavotella are among the light-hitting infielders getting a look in the spring, but none is likely to replace Kendrick's big bat.
RICH MAN: After leading the AL in RBIs and runs last season while winning the MVP trophy, Trout already has accomplished more than pretty much any 23-year-old in baseball history - and he's about to get paid for it. The outfielder's six-year, $144.5 million contract begins this year, albeit at a modest $5.25 million salary for 2015 before the deal skyrockets. Yet Trout hasn't shown any signs of complacency in the offseason, and he is working aggressively with hitting coach Don Baylor on limiting his strikeouts, which jumped to an AL-worst 184 last year.
WEAKNESS TO STRENGTH: After years of ineptitude, the Angels are confident their bullpen will again be among the majors' tops this season. Closer Huston Street and setup man Joe Smith are among the best in the business, while Mike Morin is expected to move into a bigger role with Kevin Jepsen's departure. Fernando Salas, Vinny Pestano and newcomer Cesar Ramos - Jered Weaver's college teammate - all are angling for innings, likely making the bullpen into a source of comfort for Scioscia.
GOTTA PITCH: The Angels' rotation has a high ceiling and a low floor - just like the rest of this team. Weaver and Wilson are on top of the rotation, but many believe both 30-something veterans took a step backward last season. Richards faces an uncertain mid-April return from a long rehabilitation, while Matt Shoemaker must prove he can replicate his shocking 16-victory performance that made him second on AL Rookie of the Year voting. Scioscia also must pick a fifth starter among Heaney, Hector Santiago and Nick Tropeano. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-LA ANGELS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Tigers-Angels Preview* =======================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Detroit (28-21) at Los Angeles (24-24), 10:05 p.m. EDT
Although all eyes were on former AL MVPs Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera heading into this series, it's been a three-time NL MVP who has sparked a pair of victories for the Los Angeles Angels.
Albert Pujols will try to homer for a third straight game against the slumping Detroit Tigers on Saturday night when the Angels look to continue their dominance in the series in Anaheim.
Cabrera took home AL MVP honors in 2012 and 2013 before Trout broke through last season, but both have been relatively quiet at Angel Stadium.
Trout has gone 2 for 8 with a double, leaving him 4 for 30 in his last eight games versus Detroit (28-22). Cabrera has a single and two walks in four at-bats and is 5 for 32 with one homer in his past nine against the Angels.
Pujols has stolen the show by going 4 for 6 with two home runs and scoring four runs in the series. He hit his 10th homer of the season and the 530th of his career in Friday's 2-0 victory.
The 35-year-old is hitting .395 with 10 home runs in 35 career regular-season meetings with Detroit.
"It's a long season, so I just try to stay positive all the time and have quality at-bats," Pujols said.
The Angels (25-24) now look to take the first three of this series with their 12th win in 13 home meetings.
Los Angeles starters have excelled at home with a 1.87 ERA over the last 20 games. That's a trend Jered Weaver (3-4, 4.06 ERA) might be able to continue since he's gone 52-20 with an AL-best 2.39 ERA in 97 home starts since 2009.
After going 0-4 with a 6.29 ERA in his first six starts, Weaver has regained the form that led to 18 wins last season. He's 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his last four starts after allowing one run over 6 2-3 innings in Monday's 4-3 home win over San Diego.
The right-hander finished with a season-high seven strikeouts but did not get a decision. He's 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his last two meetings with the Tigers, whom he hasn't faced at home since 2010.
Ian Kinsler has gone 4 for 8 off him the past two seasons, but is mired in a 1-for-26 slump over his last seven games.
Yoenis Cespedes, who fanned with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Friday, is 4 for 12 with two doubles versus Weaver since 2013. Cabrera has gone 1 for 8 in the matchup since 2010.
The Tigers are batting .181 while totaling six runs in the first four games of their seven-game trip. They've also scored four runs during a five-game skid in Anaheim and are just 15-43 at Angel Stadium since 2002.
"We're not hitting," said manager Brad Ausmus, whose club has lost five of seven. "It's no secret, so we've got to try to do something on the bases and try to score somehow."
Detroit will try to turn things around for Shane Greene (4-3, 4.27), who faces the Angels for the first time.
The right-hander took a shutout into the sixth Monday but didn't make it out of the inning, surrendering all four runs in a 4-0 loss at Oakland. He had given up just three runs over his previous 24 2-3 innings spanning four starts.
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