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| All Games | 42-39 | +1.7 | 33-44 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.308 | 0.421 | 0.729 | 3.9 | 0.247 | 0.309 | 0.399 | 0.708 | | Road Games | 14-22 | -6.8 | 14-20 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.296 | 0.381 | 0.677 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.334 | 0.408 | 0.742 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 10-9 | -0.3 | 8-10 | 4.4 | 0.270 | 0.307 | 0.409 | 0.715 | 5.1 | 0.287 | 0.336 | 0.466 | 0.802 | | Past 7 Games | 3-5 | -3.4 | 1-6 | 3.1 | 0.203 | 0.257 | 0.375 | 0.631 | 3.0 | 0.253 | 0.298 | 0.426 | 0.724 | | Grass Games | 37-33 | +2.4 | 27-39 | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.310 | 0.430 | 0.739 | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.303 | 0.393 | 0.696 | | Day Games | 18-12 | +7.2 | 13-15 | 4.9 | 0.269 | 0.316 | 0.446 | 0.762 | 4.1 | 0.262 | 0.328 | 0.408 | 0.736 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.308 | 81 | 2697 | 693 | 117 | 16 | 98 | 0.421 | 345 | 200 | 660 | 24 | 482 | 81 | 40 | 68 | 32 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.296 | 36 | 1220 | 297 | 52 | 10 | 32 | 0.381 | 133 | 91 | 323 | 10 | 224 | 36 | 19 | 32 | 21 | | Lefty Starters | 4.4 | 0.270 | 0.307 | 19 | 634 | 171 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 0.409 | 77 | 34 | 144 | 3 | 105 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
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| All Games | 2.85 | 1.187 | 252.7 | 90 | 80 | 209 | 22 | 91 | 253 | 15-8 | 26 | 5 | 83.9% | | Road Games | 2.61 | 1.126 | 124.4 | 37 | 36 | 92 | 8 | 48 | 120 | 5-5 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% |
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| All Games | 36-42 | -7.5 | 31-44 | 3.5 | 0.243 | 0.291 | 0.360 | 0.651 | 4.4 | 0.268 | 0.323 | 0.416 | 0.739 | | Home Games | 20-15 | +1.9 | 8-26 | 3.2 | 0.237 | 0.292 | 0.363 | 0.655 | 3.3 | 0.233 | 0.297 | 0.342 | 0.640 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 32-32 | -1.8 | 25-36 | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.299 | 0.374 | 0.673 | 4.2 | 0.263 | 0.319 | 0.410 | 0.729 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +4.4 | 4-3 | 4.1 | 0.263 | 0.305 | 0.453 | 0.759 | 3.0 | 0.245 | 0.288 | 0.392 | 0.680 | | Grass Games | 35-37 | -3.3 | 28-41 | 3.4 | 0.241 | 0.291 | 0.361 | 0.652 | 4.3 | 0.265 | 0.321 | 0.412 | 0.733 | | Day Games | 14-20 | -6.9 | 15-17 | 3.4 | 0.241 | 0.285 | 0.358 | 0.643 | 4.6 | 0.272 | 0.327 | 0.433 | 0.760 |
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| All Games | 3.5 | 0.243 | 0.291 | 78 | 2640 | 642 | 111 | 12 | 58 | 0.360 | 259 | 178 | 580 | 25 | 509 | 76 | 55 | 79 | 47 | | Home Games | 3.2 | 0.237 | 0.292 | 35 | 1143 | 271 | 45 | 6 | 29 | 0.363 | 107 | 88 | 267 | 9 | 228 | 30 | 20 | 38 | 20 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.299 | 64 | 2194 | 551 | 96 | 10 | 51 | 0.374 | 226 | 149 | 460 | 24 | 434 | 59 | 46 | 68 | 36 |
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| All Games | 3.89 | 1.435 | 208.3 | 99 | 90 | 221 | 23 | 78 | 195 | 14-13 | 21 | 8 | 72.4% | | Home Games | 3.01 | 1.166 | 98.7 | 36 | 33 | 75 | 6 | 40 | 96 | 9-5 | 11 | 3 | 78.6% |
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| 6/21/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ TORONTO | COPELAND(R) | 13-9 | W | 125 | 9 un | O | 16 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 6/23/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 6-4 | W | 105 | 9 ov | O | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | NORRIS(R) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 1-5 | L | 130 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 8-6 | W | 120 | 8.5 un | O | 14 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | | 6/26/2015 | CHEN(L) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 4-3 | W | +100 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 4-0 | W | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | CLEVELAND | MURATA(R) | 8-0 | W | -135 | 9 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 6/29/2015 | NORRIS(R) | TEXAS | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 1-8 | L | -130 | 9 un | P | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 6-8 | L | -140 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | | 7/1/2015 | CHEN(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 4-2 | W | -175 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 7/2/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | 0-2 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | | 7/3/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | 0-1 | L | -155 | 8 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 7/4/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 2-3 | L | 100 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 7/5/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | | 7/6/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | | | 7/7/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | | 7/8/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | | | 7/10/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | | | 7/11/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 7/12/2015 | | WASHINGTON | | |
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| 6/21/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | 3-2 | W | -130 | 8 un | U | 12 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 6/22/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 2-13 | L | 120 | 9 un | O | 11 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | | 6/23/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | 6-2 | W | -110 | 8 un | P | 15 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 6/24/2015 | SALE(L) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 1-6 | L | -130 | 7 ev | P | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | RODON(L) | @ DETROIT | SIMON(R) | 8-7 | W | 150 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 4-5 | L | 145 | 8 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 4-5 | L | 150 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 6/30/2015 | SALE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-1 | W | -115 | 6 un | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 7/1/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 7-1 | W | 140 | 6.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 7/3/2015 | DANKS(L) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 1-0 | W | +145 | 8 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 7/4/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 3-2 | W | -110 | 8 ov | U | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 7/5/2015 | RODON(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | SALE(L) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 7/7/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | TORONTO | BOYD(L) | | | 7/8/2015 | DANKS(L) | TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | | | 7/9/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | | | 7/10/2015 | RODON(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | | | 7/11/2015 | SALE(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | | | 7/12/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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| |  | BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.'' | | CHI WHITE SOX: CHICAGO (AP) - A decade removed from their most recent championship, the Chicago White Sox once again are eyeing a big season.
Their sights are set on an AL Central title after consecutive losing records, maybe even more. The White Sox added to their offense, boosted their rotation, overhauled their bullpen and sent expectations soaring.
''Obviously postseason first, and World Series,'' new closer David Robertson said. ''I mean that's what I look forward to every year. That's where I want to be.''
The addition of Robertson to the bullpen is among the reasons the White Sox believe they are armed and ready after going 73-89. But it's not the only one.
They added All-Star Jeff Samardzija to a rotation that already included ace Chris Sale. They added free agent Adam LaRoche to their lineup, giving AL Rookie of the Year Jose Abreu more protection, and brought in Melky Cabrera to solidify the No. 2 spot in the order behind Adam Eaton.
Is that enough to compete with Cleveland, Kansas City and Detroit in the division and make a run in the playoffs? The White Sox believe it is. Their fans are pumped, too.
With that in mind, here are some things to look for this season:
LINED UP: It would be hard for Abreu to match, let alone exceed, what he did last season. He batted .317 with 36 homers and 107 RBIs, one year after defecting from Cuba. While the White Sox tied for fourth in the AL in homers, they were just eighth in runs, ninth in batting average and 12th in on-base percentage.
LaRoche, who signed a $25 million, two-year contract, should give them power from the left side. He hit 26 homers and drove in 92 runs for Washington last season. Cabrera, a .301 hitter with Toronto, helps the top of the order.
''I think we're jelling together as a team. Hopefully that translates to wins in April,'' Eaton said.
SALE-ING ALONG: With Sale, Samardzija and Jose Quintana, the White Sox appear strong at the top of the rotation.
Sale made the AL All-Star team for the third time last season while going 12-4 with a 2.17 ERA with 208 strikeouts and 39 walks. Samardzija, acquired from Oakland, moves into the No. 2 spot. With Sale recovering from a broken foot, Samardzija - who grew up a White Sox fan - could wind up starting the opener at Kansas City after pitching the previous two for the Cubs.
CLOSING TIME: Chicago tied for seventh in the majors with 21 blown saves and had the fourth-lowest save percentage (63.2) last season. Robertson, who took over as closer after Mariano Rivera retired, saved 39 games for the New York Yankees last season. Chicago also brought in Zach Duke.
RODON WATCH: Whether he starts the season in the rotation or gets sent down to the minors, expect to see top prospect Carlos Rodon in a White Sox uniform at some point this season. The No. 3 pick in last year's amateur draft, he is on a fast track to the majors after three standout seasons at North Carolina State. Rodon, who made nine minor league appearances in 2014, could start the year in the rotation. If Rodon starts in the minors, veteran Brad Penny could make some early starts. |
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*Orioles-White Sox Preview* ===========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Baltimore (42-38) at Chicago (35-42), 2:10 p.m. EDT
Stellar pitching has paced the Chicago White Sox during a much-needed surge.
Carlos Rodon looks to continue that trend Sunday when the White Sox try for a fifth straight victory and series sweep of the visiting Baltimore Orioles.
Though one of the majors' least-potent offenses has scored more than three runs once during this winning streak, Chicago pitchers have yielded four runs over 38 innings while striking out 43 and walking seven. The White Sox (36-42) have held Baltimore to nine hits and recorded 19 of those strikeouts in the last two.
"They've got a good staff over there, and they're doing what they've got to do," said Manny Machado, whose tying two-run homer in the eighth Saturday is responsible for all of Baltimore's runs over the last three contests.
Jeff Samardzija was charged with a run, three hits and struck out nine over 7 2-3 innings and Avisail Garcia robbed Chris Davis of a tying homer in the ninth of Saturday's 3-2 victory, Chicago's eighth in 12 games since losing eight in a row.
"We've had some things go our way. We've had a few breaks gone on our side of the game," closer David Robertson told MLB's official website. "We've picked up a few wins because of it. Guys are battling hard and playing hard every day. It's nice to pick up some wins in a row."
Rodon (3-1, 4.07 ERA) is 1-1 in his last three starts but has a 7.98 ERA during that stretch. He allowed a pair of two-run homers, six other hits and walked three in five-plus innings of an 8-7, 10-inning victory at Detroit on June 25, then had his next start skipped to keep his workload down.
"He gave up a couple of homers but I thought he really showed some stuff getting back in there," manager Robin Ventura said. "He just continues to impress."
The left-hander pitched a scoreless inning of relief in an 8-2 loss at Baltimore on April 29 in his second career outing.
The Orioles (42-39) have batted .195 and struck out 50 times while losing five of six.
"We've got to clean our stuff up and go out there (Sunday) and start swinging," said Machado, who is batting .364 with 13 RBIs in his last 16 games.
Adam Jones, however, is 4 for 30 in his last eight contests.
With Bud Norris moved to the bullpen, Miguel Gonzalez (6-5, 4.04) will pitch on regular rest.
The right-hander had a 1.89 ERA in the three starts right before he landed on the disabled list June 11 with a groin strain. Since returning, Gonzalez is 1-1 with a 9.64 ERA. He allowed six runs, three homers and walked three in 4 1-3 innings of an 8-6 loss to Texas on Tuesday.
"He just had a little bit of mechanical flaws that were keeping him from throwing strikes like Miggy normally does," catcher Matt Wieters said. "That's the big thing. When he doesn't have his fastball command, you know something is just quite not right with him, but he'll get after it in his bullpen session and try to get back on line and he'll be ready to go his next start."
Gonzalez has a 7.78 ERA while losing three of his last four starts on the road, where he will face the White Sox for the first time.
Melky Cabrera is 1 for 10 against Gonzalez, but is batting .370 with five RBIs in his last seven games.
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| | Last Updated: 4/25/2024 10:33:30 PM EST. |
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