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| All Games | 35-43 | -15.1 | 35-39 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.396 | 0.713 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.320 | 0.412 | 0.732 | | Road Games | 18-23 | -5.2 | 18-20 | 3.7 | 0.235 | 0.301 | 0.365 | 0.666 | 4.5 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 0.411 | 0.734 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 27-32 | -10.2 | 28-27 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.318 | 0.397 | 0.714 | 4.9 | 0.270 | 0.326 | 0.425 | 0.751 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.4 | 3-4 | 4.0 | 0.236 | 0.285 | 0.373 | 0.659 | 3.7 | 0.283 | 0.317 | 0.447 | 0.765 | | Turf Games | 2-2 | +0.1 | 0-3 | 2.5 | 0.186 | 0.261 | 0.310 | 0.571 | 4.5 | 0.266 | 0.333 | 0.414 | 0.747 | | Night Games | 22-28 | -11.1 | 20-29 | 3.6 | 0.246 | 0.312 | 0.369 | 0.681 | 4.4 | 0.261 | 0.317 | 0.405 | 0.722 | | Division | 14-24 | -13.1 | 17-19 | 4.0 | 0.231 | 0.302 | 0.367 | 0.668 | 5.3 | 0.287 | 0.343 | 0.451 | 0.795 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 78 | 2672 | 681 | 120 | 17 | 74 | 0.396 | 300 | 243 | 506 | 32 | 556 | 76 | 45 | 70 | 40 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.235 | 0.301 | 41 | 1430 | 336 | 52 | 10 | 38 | 0.365 | 147 | 134 | 268 | 19 | 291 | 41 | 21 | 37 | 18 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.318 | 59 | 2049 | 522 | 96 | 15 | 55 | 0.397 | 240 | 189 | 384 | 23 | 432 | 59 | 34 | 56 | 33 |
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| All Games | 3.77 | 1.342 | 243.7 | 112 | 102 | 240 | 29 | 87 | 207 | 9-11 | 18 | 9 | 66.7% | | Road Games | 3.98 | 1.395 | 129 | 62 | 57 | 135 | 13 | 45 | 107 | 5-7 | 10 | 7 | 58.8% |
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| All Games | 41-37 | +1.6 | 36-36 | 5.4 | 0.264 | 0.329 | 0.442 | 0.771 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.309 | 0.406 | 0.716 | | Home Games | 25-16 | +4.7 | 16-23 | 5.6 | 0.276 | 0.349 | 0.476 | 0.825 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.292 | 0.380 | 0.673 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 12-5 | +6.4 | 10-7 | 6.6 | 0.299 | 0.363 | 0.494 | 0.857 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.308 | 0.432 | 0.740 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.4 | 2-4 | 4.0 | 0.204 | 0.265 | 0.381 | 0.646 | 2.9 | 0.248 | 0.304 | 0.380 | 0.684 | | Turf Games | 25-16 | +4.7 | 16-23 | 5.6 | 0.276 | 0.349 | 0.476 | 0.825 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.292 | 0.380 | 0.673 | | Night Games | 26-24 | +1.3 | 24-23 | 5.4 | 0.256 | 0.319 | 0.442 | 0.761 | 4.2 | 0.244 | 0.307 | 0.402 | 0.709 | | Division | 20-18 | +1.6 | 17-17 | 5.4 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.418 | 0.737 | 4.7 | 0.252 | 0.322 | 0.407 | 0.729 |
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| All Games | 5.4 | 0.264 | 0.329 | 78 | 2629 | 694 | 155 | 9 | 98 | 0.442 | 400 | 255 | 565 | 45 | 472 | 75 | 41 | 62 | 39 | | Home Games | 5.6 | 0.276 | 0.349 | 41 | 1339 | 370 | 90 | 3 | 57 | 0.476 | 223 | 150 | 253 | 25 | 255 | 42 | 20 | 34 | 24 | | Lefty Starters | 6.6 | 0.299 | 0.363 | 17 | 575 | 172 | 40 | 3 | 22 | 0.494 | 111 | 58 | 116 | 13 | 96 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
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| All Games | 3.53 | 1.151 | 226.7 | 98 | 89 | 187 | 23 | 74 | 237 | 11-14 | 12 | 11 | 52.2% | | Home Games | 3.24 | 1.131 | 116.7 | 47 | 42 | 103 | 11 | 29 | 123 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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| 6/16/2015 | MILEY(L) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 9-4 | W | -160 | 9 un | O | 18 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 6/17/2015 | KELLY(R) | @ ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 2-5 | L | 115 | 8 un | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | | 6/18/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 5-2 | W | -110 | 7 ev | P | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 6/19/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | PINO(R) | 7-3 | W | -105 | 8 un | O | 16 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 6/20/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 4-7 | L | 110 | 8 un | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 6/21/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 13-2 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 6/23/2015 | KELLY(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 4-6 | L | -115 | 9 ov | O | 8 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 5-1 | W | -140 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | 6/25/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 6-8 | L | -130 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | 4-3 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 6/27/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 1-4 | L | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | MASTERSON(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 5-3 | W | 165 | 6.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 6/29/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 3-1 | W | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | | | 7/1/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 7/2/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ TORONTO | BOYD(L) | | | 7/3/2015 | MASTERSON(R) | HOUSTON | | | | 7/4/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | | | 7/5/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | | | 7/7/2015 | | MIAMI | | |
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| 6/16/2015 | COPELAND(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 2-3 | L | 150 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 6/17/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | 8-0 | W | -210 | 8.5 ov | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 6/18/2015 | DICKEY(R) | NY METS | COLON(R) | 7-1 | W | -160 | 9 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | 6/19/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | BALTIMORE | WRIGHT(R) | 5-4 | W | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | | 6/20/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 3-5 | L | -115 | 8.5 ev | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 6/21/2015 | COPELAND(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 9-13 | L | -135 | 9 un | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 6/22/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 8-5 | W | 115 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | | 6/23/2015 | DICKEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 3-4 | L | 150 | 7 un | P | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 6/24/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 1-0 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 12-2 | W | -170 | 9 un | O | 13 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 6/27/2015 | BOYD(L) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | 0-4 | L | -160 | 8.5 ov | U | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | TEXAS | GONZALEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | -170 | 9 ev | U | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | | 6/29/2015 | DICKEY(R) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 1-3 | L | -120 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 7/1/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | | | 7/2/2015 | BOYD(L) | BOSTON | MILEY(L) | | | 7/3/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 7/4/2015 | DICKEY(R) | @ DETROIT | PRICE(L) | | | 7/5/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 7/7/2015 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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| |  | BOSTON: BOSTON (AP) - A revamped lineup and change in attitude has the Boston Red Sox looking to repeat a feat they performed just two seasons ago when they went from worst to World Series champions.
Like the hip-hop song they blasted in their locker room after the 2013 division and World Series titles were clinched in Fenway Park, the Red Sox started at the bottom.
They've carried the theme over this season.
''There's a good vibe going around,'' said first baseman Mike Napoli, who rallies spirits in the clubhouse by growing beards with teammates. ''It feels a little like 2013 in here. We're just having fun.''
During this past offseason, GM Ben Cherington looked to grow a weak offense that finished 11th in the AL in scoring.
Cherington spent $88 million to sign Hanley Ramirez, who began in the organization's minor league system before stints with Miami and Los Angeles, and signed third baseman Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95 million deal.
It was a quick fix for a lineup that lacked pop besides another strong season by Big Papi.
''This has a chance to be a lineup that doesn't give the opposition too many breathers or take a hitter off - so to speak,'' manager John Farrell said. ''There's the ability to do some damage up and down the lineup.''
The 39-year old Ortiz posted a .263 average with 35 homers and 104 RBIs last season, his eighth time in 12 reaching 30/100 with the club.
The revised order still leaves the question of how Red Sox starting pitching will hold up.
Cherington moved quickly after left-hander Jon Lester opted not to return, signing instead with the Cubs.
The GM acquired right-hander Rick Porcello from Detroit for slugger Yoenis Cespedes, traded for lefty Wade Miley and signed free agent Justin Masterson, who was coming off an injury-plagued season. The trio is expected to join Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly.
Some have questioned whether they have a top-of-the-rotation type. Buchholz thinks they'll feed off the doubters and strive.
''I think we're going to fly under the radar for the most part, which I think is a good thing,'' he said. ''At some point they're going to say, `They've got their stuff in order and they've got a pretty good staff.'''
They aren't hiding from how bad last season ended after going 71-91 and finishing 25 games out in the AL East.
''Our record says what we were, and that wasn't good,'' Farrell said.
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A FUN TRIO
Just a few days into spring training, Ortiz dubbed himself, Ramirez and Sandoval as ''The Three Amigos.'' The three are expected to bring both pop and some interesting times in the clubhouse.
''This will be a lively group and, I think, a fun one to be part of,'' Farrell said. ''I think the biggest thing is, they love to play the game. You can see the joy come out of them when they do well, and there's no question they'll draw from one another - the confidence they'll draw from one another.''
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NO STICKER SHOCK HERE
The Red Sox pledged more than $180 million to bring in Ramirez and Sandoval.
''The proven power hitter obviously has a hefty price tag attached to it,'' Farrell said.
Ramirez hit 13 homers with 71 RBIs. Sandoval had 16 with 73 and won a World Series with San Francisco.
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KEEP QUIET AND PLAY
Shane Victorino, who had his 2014 season cut short by back surgery, isn't about to try to analyze what went wrong last season. He feels like it's time to move on and make up for it.
''You try to be the best team you can be,'' he said. ''Don't want to sit here and talk about this and talk about that. You've got to go out there and do it. There's no other way of looking at it.''
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KEEP AN EYE ON THIS
Ortiz didn't want to listen to any new rules about speeding up the game by having batters keep one foot in the box in between pitches. He even joked that he'll run out of money if he's fined.
''This game has been going on for over 100 years,'' he said. ''It's the nature of the game. I don't care who you are, you're not going to change. The pitch comes through, you come out of the box, you come back in.'' | | TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - The upcoming season for the Toronto Blue Jays seems destined to be defined by the one young pitcher who'll miss it and the two even younger guys who'll try to replace him.
Toronto's plans for ending baseball's longest active playoff drought took a serious hit when Marcus Stroman suffered a season-ending knee injury in spring training.
The second-year right-hander tore a ligament when his knee buckled as he backed off a bunt during a pregame fielding drill. He's out for the year after undergoing surgery.
''It's tough,'' Stroman said. ''I just feel like I let my team down. I've worked harder than I ever had this offseason.''
The injury changed Toronto's thinking about 22-year-old right-hander Aaron Sanchez, who might have been closing games rather than starting them if Stroman was still healthy, and 21-year-old lefty Daniel Norris, the van-dwelling surfer dude.
The two pitchers now look likely to get their shot in Toronto's rotation, slotting in behind 200-inning workhorses R.A Dickey and Mark Buehrle, and 24-year-old right-hander Drew Hutchison.
How successful they are could well determine what happens to the Blue Jays, out of the postseason since winning their second straight World Series in 1993 and the only team that hasn't reached the playoffs this century.
''We may have to rely on a young guy who may not be proven,'' manager John Gibbons said. ''Stro was a baby, too, but a special guy.''
Sanchez has already shown signs that he could also be special. He excelled out of the bullpen in 24 games last season, posting three saves and a 1.09 ERA in 33 innings, striking out 27 while walking nine and holding opponents to a .128 average.
With the increased demands of a starting role lying ahead, the hard-throwing Sanchez has spent this spring refining his slider.
''With the way he throws, it could turn into a big strikeout pitch for him,'' Gibbons said.
The Blue Jays are also high on Norris, currently better known for spending his winters searching for prime surfing spots while living out of a 1978 Volkswagen camper van nicknamed ''Shaggy.''
''He's a different bird,'' Gibbons said. ''Anytime you live in a van, I wouldn't say that's normal.''
Norris had an abnormal 2014 season, rising from Class A to the majors after going 12-2 with a 2.53 ERA at three minor league stops. He underwent elbow surgery last October to remove bone spurs, and expects to be better this year than the pitcher who made five appearances for the Blue Jays in September.
''He's a student of the game,'' Gibbons said. ''He's a very smart kid and he's grounded. He's got the most important thing: He's got a great arm.''
After Jose Reyes and the Blue Jays went 83-79, here's what else to watch as they try to move up:
MIGHTY MIGUEL: Sanchez and Norris aren't the only impressive young arms expected to break camp with the Blue Jays. Right-hander Miguel Castro, 20, didn't allow a run in his first five spring appearances, striking out eight and walking none while allowing three hits over nine innings. A hard thrower who stands an imposing 6-foot-5, Castro has put himself in position to jump from Class A, where he went 8-3 with a 2.68 ERA last season, all the way to the majors. ''He looks like a seasoned vet out there, under control, very relaxed,'' Gibbons said.
NEW GUYS, NEW FOCUS: Toronto strengthened its lineup over the winter by signing free agent catcher Russell Martin to a five-year, $82 million contract and acquiring All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson from Oakland. Slugger Jose Bautista has praised the newcomers for making a difference in the clubhouse with their winning pedigree and intense focus. ''We need something along those lines here every now and then,'' Bautista said. ''It's good to have guys to whom winning matters.''
BLOCKING THE PLATE: Adding Martin gave the Blue Jays a logjam at catcher, where incumbent Dioner Navarro is signed through 2015 and Josh Thole is Dickey's knuckleball specialist. Martin has worked hard this spring to prove he can handle Dickey's floater, which could mean Thole is ticketed for Triple-A. Or, Toronto may yet trade the switch-hitting Navarro to open room at DH for Edwin Encarnacion, who has been slowed this spring by a balky back and may not be able to handle regular duty at first base. |
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*Red Sox-Blue Jays Preview* ===========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Boston (34-43) at Toronto (41-36), 7:07 p.m. EDT
The last time Marco Estrada and Eduardo Rodriguez faced off, both got roughed up in a contest featuring 18 runs. The senior of the two seems to have adjusted for Toronto, while the rookie is still seeking a return to the dominant form he showed upon arriving in the majors with Boston.
Doing so Tuesday night at Rogers Centre might sound like a daunting task, but the Red Sox are looking to secure the first two of a four-game series against a Blue Jays team that isn't presently living up to its offensive capabilities.
Boston (35-43) won 3-1 Monday, holding the suddenly slumping Toronto lineup to five hits. In the last three games, the Blue Jays (41-37) have scored four runs while batting .143. Jose Bautista (0 for 20), Russell Martin (1 for 17) and Jose Reyes (2 for 22) are in six-game slumps, and Ryan Goins is 2 for 22 in his last nine.
"We were bound to cool off," said manager John Gibbons, whose club remains well out in front with an MLB-leading 421 runs scored and had averaged 7.1 over its previous 16 home games. "We were so smoking hot."
The Red Sox are in position to win a season-best three straight for the third time. Alejandro De Aza was 3 for 4 Monday to improve to 9 for 19 with three home runs, a triple and a double in his last five games.
But Estrada (5-3, 3.45 ERA) has been nearly untouchable in his last two starts, taking consecutive no-hitters into the eighth inning. He didn't earn the win in the latest, but after limiting Tampa Bay to two hits over 8 2-3 innings of Wednesday's 1-0, 12-inning victory, the right-hander has surrendered a run and three hits in his last 15 2-3.
"He's been on some kind of roll," Gibbons said.
Estrada hasn't had as much luck against the Red Sox with a 2-1 record and 4.58 ERA in two starts and two relief appearances, but all four came at Fenway Park - including a 13-5 win on June 14 in which he gave up a season-high five runs in five innings.
David Ortiz is 2 for 7 with a home run off him, but Xander Bogaerts (0 for 7), Brock Holt (0 for 6) and Hanley Ramirez (1 for 7) have struggled.
Ramirez has missed five games with a left hand injury, but the Red Sox are hoping to get their home run and RBI leader back during the series.
Rodriguez (3-2, 4.33) is facing the team that ended his three-start honeymoon in the majors. After going 2-0 with a 0.44 ERA and .116 opponent batting average in those starts, the Blue Jays tagged him with nine runs in 4 2-3 innings of the loss against Estrada. Including that start, the left-hander is 1-2 with a 9.82 ERA and .339 OBA in three starts.
That also includes his shortest outing yet in Thursday's 8-6 home loss to Baltimore, as he yielded six runs and seven hits in 3 2-3 innings. His pitching coach has identified one of the problems.
"Once he got in the stretch, balls seemed to find the center of the plate a little bit," Carl Willis told MLB's official website. "We'll get to work on that in the next side session, work from the stretch and find out if there's anything more to it than that."
The one line that's yet to be spoiled is his road performance with a 2-0 record and 0.45 ERA in three starts.
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