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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 6/30/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
PITTSBURGH  COLE )
 
DETROIT  VERLANDER )
-1.5  +130

+1.5  -150
-115

+105

7.5ov
 
5
Final
4

PITTSBURGH (42 - 33) at DETROIT (39 - 36)
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Tuesday, 6/30/2015 7:05 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
971PITTSBURGH-120Ov 7.5,-110-110Ov 7.5,-120
972DETROIT+110Un 7.5,-110+100Un 7.5,+100
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games42-33+230-374.00.2550.3060.3770.6833.40.2450.3000.3440.644
Road Games18-19-1.813-183.80.2470.2930.3640.6573.60.2480.3120.3410.653
vs Right-handed Starters34-27+1.626-284.00.2520.3030.3730.6763.50.2490.3030.3530.656
Past 7 Games3-4-3.15-23.90.2590.3220.3720.6954.70.2960.3450.4300.774
Grass Games42-33+230-374.00.2550.3060.3770.6833.40.2450.3000.3440.644
Night Games27-22-1.221-243.90.2490.3020.3670.6693.40.2480.3010.3480.649
Interleague5-4-0.63-63.70.2650.2970.3870.6832.60.1770.2370.2760.512
PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2550.3067525876601385560.3772851895935552964528666
Road Games3.80.2470.293371305322682270.364137863272625828344338
Righty Starters4.00.2520.3036121105311153450.3732311574784342553427652
PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.371.133231.3716119917632008-1325680.6%
Road Games2.181.254111.735271006401041-912475%

DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games39-36+0.239-344.40.2740.3330.4190.7524.40.2590.3120.4230.735
Home Games20-19-3.118-194.40.2850.3400.4330.7734.30.2480.3030.4070.710
vs Right-handed Starters27-29-4.729-254.40.2700.3240.4130.7384.50.2590.3120.4240.736
Past 7 Games5-2+3.27-06.60.3060.3660.5290.8955.10.2790.3310.5020.833
Grass Games39-36+0.239-344.40.2740.3330.4190.7524.40.2590.3120.4230.735
Night Games18-25-9.618-233.30.2530.3140.3600.6744.60.2680.3190.4520.771
Interleague7-7-0.45-93.60.2610.3160.3960.7123.70.2480.2950.4370.732
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2740.33375258670912824660.4193092275765352590347227
Home Games4.40.2850.3403913243777416300.4331661112772927549184220
Righty Starters4.40.2700.3245619305229915490.4132321544143737766305316
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.811.333212.39790210237316012-818869.2%
Home Games3.351.260112.747421061136907-56460%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
PITTSBURGH - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/16/2015MORTON(R)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)3-0W-1607 unU10110460
6/17/2015LOCKE(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)3-2W-1158 ovU520440
6/18/2015COLE(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R)3-2W-1357.5 unU13100340
6/19/2015BURNETT(R)@ WASHINGTONROSS(R)1-4L-1257 ovU6411490
6/20/2015LIRIANO(L)@ WASHINGTONSCHERZER(R)0-6L1306.5 unU010820
6/21/2015MORTON(R)@ WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)2-9L-1108 ovO8711250
6/23/2015LOCKE(L)CINCINNATISMITH(R)7-6W-1508 unO76214121
6/24/2015COLE(R)CINCINNATILEAKE(R)2-5L-1806.5 ovO8701290
6/25/2015BURNETT(R)CINCINNATIDESCLAFANI(R)4-5L-1607.5 unO1112217142
6/26/2015LIRIANO(L)ATLANTAPEREZ(R)3-2W-2406.5 ovU11111661
6/27/2015MORTON(R)ATLANTATEHERAN(R)8-4W-1557 evO13711172
6/28/2015LOCKE(L)ATLANTAWOOD(L)1-2L-1607 unU660890
6/30/2015COLE(R)@ DETROITVERLANDER(R) 
7/1/2015BURNETT(R)@ DETROITSIMON(R) 
7/2/2015LIRIANO(L)@ DETROITRYAN(L) 
7/3/2015MORTON(R)CLEVELANDBAUER(R) 
7/4/2015LOCKE(L)CLEVELANDANDERSON(R) 
7/5/2015COLE(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
7/6/2015 SAN DIEGO  
7/7/2015 SAN DIEGO  

DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/16/2015RYAN(L)CINCINNATILORENZEN(R)2-5L-1308.5 ovU761941
6/17/2015PRICE(L)@ CINCINNATICUETO(R)4-8L-1056.5 unO66016110
6/19/2015VERLANDER(R)@ NY YANKEESWARREN(R)2-7L-1108 ovO8401371
6/20/2015SIMON(R)@ NY YANKEESEOVALDI(R)3-14L1308.5 unO75118100
6/21/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)12-4W1408 evO15100961
6/22/2015RYAN(L)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R)8-5W1309 unO13101950
6/23/2015PRICE(L)@ CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)7-3W1057 unO9511281
6/24/2015FARMER(R)@ CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R)2-8L1858 unO52013110
6/25/2015SIMON(R)CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L)7-8L-1608.5 evO161201081
6/26/2015SANCHEZ(R)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)5-4W-1558 unO1470860
6/28/2015PRICE(L)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R)5-4W-1607.5 ovO651840
6/30/2015VERLANDER(R)PITTSBURGHCOLE(R) 
7/1/2015SIMON(R)PITTSBURGHBURNETT(R) 
7/2/2015RYAN(L)PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L) 
7/3/2015SANCHEZ(R)TORONTOHUTCHISON(R) 
7/4/2015PRICE(L)TORONTODICKEY(R) 
7/5/2015VERLANDER(R)TORONTOESTRADA(R) 
7/6/2015 @ SEATTLE  
7/7/2015 @ SEATTLE  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
PITTSBURGH: PITTSBURGH (AP) - The scenario was familiar. The destination not so much.
A veteran player with not much time left leaving millions of dollars on the table for one last run to glory. Only A.J. Burnett didn't walk away from his $12.75 million player option with the Philadelphia Phillies for Los Angeles, Washington or St. Louis.
Nope, the 38-year-old well-traveled (and well tattooed) pitcher practically sprinted to Pittsburgh. His arrival in 2012 marked a sea change in the once-floundering organization's direction. His return three years later signals - he hopes - the end of the team's slow but steady slog from downtrodden afterthought to world champion. And he's not kidding.
''I want to win a ring and I want to win a ring in Pittsburgh,'' Burnett said.
The Pirates are as close to being in the conversation as they've been in nearly a quarter century. And they've opened up their wallets, at least a little, to get there. Pittsburgh made Francisco Liriano the highest-paid free agent in team history when they signed lefthander to a three-year, $39-million deal in the offseason to continue the career resurgence that began when they took a two-year flier on him in 2013. And while Burnett took a cut, he isn't exactly going broke. He'll make $8 million to work as the third man in the rotation behind Liriano and Gerrit Cole.
Pittsburgh even spent $5 million for the rights to sign Korean infielder Jung-Ho Kang, who hit 40 home runs on the other side of the world last year and gives the Pirates an intriguing if unproven option should shortstop Jordy Mercer falter or second baseman Neil Walker's back flare up.
General manager Neal Huntington remains adamant his team's budget will never compare to those of clubs in larger markets but allows there is ''more margin for error'' than in years' past.
''We've built a deeper club because of the money allocated to us,'' he said. ''But we need to continue to grow and mature. We want to put ourselves in a position to win the World Series.''
There are worse places to start than in Pittsburgh, which backed up its breakthrough year in 2013 with a second straight postseason berth in 2014. The playoff run ended abruptly against Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants in the NL wild card game. Yet the point had been made. The Pirates aren't going anywhere.
''It would've been easy to say 2013 was a fluke and we just got lucky,'' centerfielder Andrew McCutchen said. ''But we showed up in `14 and were able to do the same thing. We know we're for real. And other teams know they just can't come in (thinking), `All right, we're going to beat the Pirates.' We're not that team anymore.''
They're also not where they want to be, at least not yet. A National League Central title would avoid the fickleness of a one-game scenario. Pittsburgh believes it's built to withstand the rigors of October.
Here are the keys to getting there:
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THE OTHER FRANCISCO
The Pirates' budget might be growing, but they still couldn't afford to keep catcher Russell Martin, who parlayed his tremendous 2014 into a $82 million deal with Toronto. Pittsburgh prepared for Martin's departure by trading for longtime Yankees' backup catcher Francisco Cervelli. When healthy Cervelli is an adequate defensive replacement with a decent if not powerful bat. If he can handle the pitching staff and control the basepaths, any offense he provides would be a plus.
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SPEED TO BURN
Perennial MVP candidate McCutchen anchors one of baseball's most athletic outfields. Starling Marte surged toward the end of a bumpy 2014 and Gregory Polanco is a raw but talented work in progress. Pittsburgh felt confident enough in Polanco's progress to trade Travis Snider to Baltimore.
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PEDRO'S PROGRESS
Pedro Alvarez moves across the infield to first base in hopes of salvaging his career after developing a serious case of the yips at third. If his can reclaim the groove that helped him mash 36 homers in 2013, the Pirates can live with whatever growing pains may come with the switch.
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KANG SHOW
Kang (pronounced ''Gahng'') doesn't lack for confidence. He told reporters in Korea he believes he can supplant Mercer at shortstop. It may take longer than he thought after a sluggish spring training.
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THE VANIMAL
Vance Worley, like Liriano, Burnett and the since departed Edinson Volquez, thrived under pitching coach Ray Searage's mentoring last spring. He was arguably Pittsburgh's best starter down the stretch and a strong spring gives him a leg up in the battle Jeff Locke for the fifth starter spot.
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-DETROIT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Pirates-Tigers Preview* ========================

By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer

Pittsburgh (42-33) at Detroit (39-36), 7:08 p.m. EDT

It was not that long ago that Justin Verlander was considered the best pitcher in the game, but his star has diminished over the past couple of seasons with injuries limiting him in this one.

In his return from an ailing back, Verlander will get a close look at the potential heir to that crown when the Detroit Tigers face Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

The AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner in 2011, Verlander is 28-25 with a 4.05 ERA in 68 starts since the beginning of 2013. The right-hander went on the disabled list for the first time in his career April 8 because of a strained right triceps and in his second start gave up six runs and 10 hits in 6 2-3 innings of a 7-2 loss to the New York Yankees on June 19.

Verlander (0-1, 6.17 ERA) then skipped his next one because of stiffness in his back.

"When you're coming back, there are sometimes some hurdles you've got to get over," Verlander said. "I was pretty close (to getting back into pitching shape) after my last start. My back just tightened up pretty good."

While Verlander hopes to stay healthy, Cole (11-3, 2.16) will try to regain his stellar form following another difficult outing against Cincinnati on Wednesday. The major league wins leader gave up five runs in 4 2-3 innings in a 5-2 loss.

"He's a human being," manager Clint Hurdle told MLB's official website. "He's going to do everything he can to get outs and to win games and pitch well, and sometimes it doesn't work."

Cole is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in three starts against the Reds and has a 1.33 ERA versus every other team, including Detroit. The right-hander was charged with one run in six-plus innings in a 5-4 win April 13, his only matchup against the Tigers.

That was Detroit's only loss in its first 10 games and the Tigers (39-36) closed out the series in Pittsburgh with back-to-back wins. They've won eight of the past 10 matchups at Comerica Park.

The Tigers enter this series having batted .306 in their last seven games while producing 46 runs. They had just two hits in seven scoreless innings Sunday against the Chicago White Sox then rallied for a 5-4 victory with James McCann providing the game-ending homer.

Cole will look to contain the Tigers, owners of one of the majors' best averages (.275), while adding to his success on the road. He's 6-1 with a 1.32 ERA in his last seven starts there.

Pittsburgh (42-33) endured a three-game sweep to Washington in its latest road series following a 7-1 stretch away from home. The Pirates took two of three from Atlanta this weekend after dropping five of six and just missed a sweep with a 2-1 defeat Sunday.

Verlander is 25-3 with a 2.89 ERA in 33 interleague starts but had a string of 14 winning decisions snapped with an 11-6 loss in Pittsburgh on Aug. 11. He gave up five runs in the first inning and left with soreness in his shoulder.

Verlander was 4-0 with a 1.97 ERA in his previous four matchups.

Cole is 6-1 with a 2.81 ERA in eight interleague starts and has won all four on the road while posting a 2.39 ERA.


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