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| All Games | 43-38 | +1.5 | 35-43 | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.305 | 0.386 | 0.692 | 3.8 | 0.239 | 0.294 | 0.376 | 0.670 | | Road Games | 18-20 | -1.6 | 18-18 | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.307 | 0.386 | 0.692 | 4.1 | 0.252 | 0.302 | 0.410 | 0.712 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 31-30 | -1.9 | 30-29 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.306 | 0.385 | 0.691 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.300 | 0.386 | 0.685 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5 | 2-5 | 5.0 | 0.282 | 0.361 | 0.449 | 0.810 | 1.6 | 0.203 | 0.249 | 0.312 | 0.561 | | Grass Games | 39-35 | +0.3 | 31-40 | 3.9 | 0.243 | 0.305 | 0.381 | 0.686 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.293 | 0.374 | 0.667 | | Night Games | 35-24 | +8.4 | 28-28 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.316 | 0.410 | 0.726 | 3.7 | 0.230 | 0.287 | 0.367 | 0.654 | | Division | 24-16 | +7 | 18-20 | 4.1 | 0.248 | 0.311 | 0.367 | 0.678 | 3.5 | 0.224 | 0.283 | 0.358 | 0.641 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.305 | 81 | 2694 | 661 | 121 | 5 | 83 | 0.386 | 309 | 233 | 586 | 25 | 515 | 72 | 45 | 52 | 50 | | Road Games | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.307 | 38 | 1294 | 319 | 63 | 3 | 37 | 0.386 | 163 | 112 | 271 | 11 | 242 | 35 | 18 | 22 | 22 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.306 | 61 | 2047 | 506 | 92 | 4 | 61 | 0.385 | 230 | 172 | 438 | 21 | 392 | 54 | 33 | 43 | 44 |
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| All Games | 3.21 | 1.188 | 224 | 87 | 80 | 195 | 17 | 71 | 206 | 13-7 | 23 | 11 | 67.6% | | Road Games | 3.10 | 1.300 | 90 | 34 | 31 | 84 | 8 | 33 | 85 | 3-2 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
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| All Games | 41-41 | +13.9 | 35-42 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.306 | 0.398 | 0.704 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.412 | 0.733 | | Home Games | 15-21 | -5.4 | 17-15 | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.325 | 0.414 | 0.740 | 5.0 | 0.271 | 0.335 | 0.422 | 0.757 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 14-17 | +3.2 | 14-17 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.292 | 0.368 | 0.659 | 4.8 | 0.271 | 0.336 | 0.421 | 0.757 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.5 | 3-3 | 3.4 | 0.240 | 0.290 | 0.421 | 0.711 | 5.0 | 0.270 | 0.335 | 0.426 | 0.761 | | Grass Games | 38-37 | +13.5 | 31-39 | 4.4 | 0.249 | 0.308 | 0.402 | 0.710 | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.323 | 0.411 | 0.734 | | Night Games | 31-27 | +14.8 | 26-30 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.305 | 0.404 | 0.709 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.315 | 0.401 | 0.715 | | Division | 11-22 | -7.2 | 16-14 | 3.5 | 0.225 | 0.285 | 0.353 | 0.638 | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.344 | 0.423 | 0.768 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.306 | 82 | 2799 | 691 | 134 | 12 | 88 | 0.398 | 326 | 240 | 665 | 52 | 563 | 65 | 66 | 79 | 39 | | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.325 | 36 | 1236 | 326 | 69 | 6 | 35 | 0.414 | 149 | 113 | 266 | 18 | 267 | 32 | 30 | 39 | 23 | | Lefty Starters | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.292 | 31 | 1080 | 249 | 49 | 3 | 31 | 0.368 | 109 | 93 | 276 | 12 | 232 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 15 |
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| All Games | 4.41 | 1.372 | 261 | 131 | 128 | 257 | 35 | 101 | 216 | 13-12 | 20 | 10 | 66.7% | | Home Games | 4.52 | 1.401 | 131.3 | 68 | 66 | 137 | 17 | 47 | 88 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% |
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| 6/21/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 2-3 | L | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 6/22/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | HOUSTON | OBERHOLTZER(L) | 4-3 | W | -125 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | 6/23/2015 | WILSON(L) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 3-13 | L | -115 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | HEANEY(L) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | 2-1 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 1-3 | L | -115 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 6/27/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | 4-2 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | +105 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 6/29/2015 | WILSON(L) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 4-1 | W | -130 | 8 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | HEANEY(L) | NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 2-1 | W | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 7/1/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | 1-3 | L | +100 | 8 ov | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 7/3/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ TEXAS | GONZALEZ(R) | 8-2 | W | -135 | 9.5 ev | O | 15 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 7/4/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ TEXAS | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 13-0 | W | -120 | 9 un | O | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 7/5/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | | | 7/7/2015 | HEANEY(L) | @ COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | | | 7/8/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ COLORADO | RUSIN(L) | | | 7/9/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 7/10/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ SEATTLE | MONTGOMERY(L) | | | 7/11/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | | | 7/12/2015 | | @ SEATTLE | | |
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| 6/21/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 2-3 | L | 120 | 8 un | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | | 6/23/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 6-8 | L | +115 | 9 un | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | | 6/24/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 2-8 | L | -120 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | LEWIS(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 3-6 | L | +130 | 9 un | P | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 2-12 | L | 160 | 9 un | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | | 6/27/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ TORONTO | BOYD(L) | 4-0 | W | 150 | 8.5 ov | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 6/28/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 2-3 | L | 160 | 9 ev | U | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | 6/29/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 8-1 | W | 120 | 9 un | P | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 6/30/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 8-6 | W | 130 | 8.5 ov | O | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 7/1/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 2-4 | L | 165 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 7/2/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 2-0 | W | 100 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | 7/3/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 2-8 | L | +125 | 9.5 ev | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | | 7/4/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 0-13 | L | +110 | 9 un | O | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1 | | 7/5/2015 | LEWIS(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 7/7/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | ARIZONA | RAY(L) | | | 7/8/2015 | HARRISON(L) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 7/10/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | | | 7/11/2015 | LEWIS(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | | | 7/12/2015 | | SAN DIEGO | | |
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| |  | 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. | | TEXAS: When Yu Darvish pitched only one inning this spring before season-ending elbow surgery, the Texas Rangers were already off to an ominous start.
The Rangers lost their ace even before what they are still hoping will be a comeback season.
''There is no way to spin that, other than it's a tough deal for us. He's one of the best pitchers in the game,'' general manager Jon Daniels said this spring. ''That being said, it's one guy. It's not 17. Good teams and good organizations have had similar news at similar times before and found a way. That's got to be our mentality.''
Texas had 22 different players spend time on the disabled list last season, including Darvish missing the final seven weeks with elbow inflammation before needing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery this spring.
The aching result for the Rangers was the American League's worst record (67-95) and their most losses since 1985, ending an impressive four-year run of 90-win seasons with their only two World Series appearances (2010-11).
Darvish was 10-7 and an All-Star again before getting sidelined last season.
As for the top of the rotation without him, the January trade to get local pitcher Yovani Gallardo proved even more important. Gallardo, who can be a free agent after this season, started the last five season openers for Milwaukee.
Derek Holland, who didn't pitch until September last season after knee surgery, had a strong finish. Shoulder soreness slowed the left-hander this spring, but that likely set him up to start the home opener April 10 against Houston, in the fifth game of the season.
Also among the injured in 2014 were slugger Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, the big offensive additions before last season.
Fielder had missed only one game the previous five seasons with Detroit and Milwaukee before being limited to only 42 games and three home runs in his Rangers debut because a herniated disk in his neck that required surgery. Choo played 123 games, but his on-base percentage dipped from .423 in 2013 for Cincinnati to .340 before operations late last season for a bone spur in his left elbow and torn cartilage in his left ankle.
''There's no telling what this ballclub can do,'' new manager Jeff Banister said. ''They've yet to have an opportunity to play together. Let's hope they get a really strong shot of playing together for 162-plus (games).''
Here are a few things to know about the Rangers, who open the season April 6 at Oakland:
CLOSING TIME: Neftali Feliz is back in his World Series role for the Rangers as their closer after an ill-fated and injury-plagued attempt to be a starter. The right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in eight games (seven starts) in 2012 before Tommy John surgery. Feliz was 2-1 with 13 saves in 14 chances with a 1.99 ERA in 30 relief appearances after rejoining the Rangers last July, just before Joakim Soria was traded.
BELTRE'S IMPACT: Third baseman Adrian Beltre is going into his 17th major league season, his fifth with the Rangers and signed through next season. ''He's the heart and soul of this club,'' Banister said. ''A shining light in the storm, that's what he was last year. ... Do yourself a favor and watch that last at-bat he put together in 2014.'' Determined not to be the final out of the season, Beltre went from an 0-2 count to getting a single on the third straight slider thrown after that.
LEFT OF CENTER: With pretty much every other defensive position set, Jake Smolinski and Ryan Ruo entered spring as candidates in left field. Both showed promising glimpses in short stints in their major league debuts the second half of last season. Ryan Ludwick, who made his major league debut with Texas in 2002 and played for five other teams the past decade, was a non-roster invitee who could play left. Michael Choice, who got 35 of his 55 outfield starts in left last year, was the early man out when optioned to the minors in mid-March. Choo moves from left to right after Alex Rios departed in free agency.
MISSING WORK: The 26 different DL stints for the Rangers last season amounted to 2,281 days lost. That was 833 more than Arizona, who had the second most, and more than double any other American League team. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (LA ANGELS-TEXAS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Angels-Rangers Preview* ========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Los Angeles (42-38) at Texas (41-40), 7:05 p.m. EDT
C.J. Wilson's career seems to have peaked in his last season with Texas, and part of the reason he hasn't duplicated that stat line is because he now has to face the Rangers.
Opposing former teammate Colby Lewis, however, could help get Wilson in the win column Sunday night when the Los Angeles Angels try to complete a three-game sweep in Texas.
In nine career starts versus the Rangers, Wilson (6-6, 3.78 ERA) is 1-2 with a 6.59 ERA - his highest against any team he's made more than one start against. He's been even less effective in five visiting starts at Arlington with a 0-1 record and a 9.70 ERA that is easily his worst at any active stadium.
Prince Fielder (7 for 15 with a home run) and Elvis Andrus (10 for 24 with a home run) have been the most successful against him, but Adam Rosales (3 for 24), Shin-soo Choo (2 for 15) and Leonys Martin (2 for 13) have struggled.
Beyond mastering the Rangers, the left-hander is seeking some consistency. He earned the win after limiting the New York Yankees to a run and five hits in six innings of Monday's 4-1 victory, but allowed at least five runs in three of his previous five starts.
Wilson squared off with Lewis in the Angels' 4-1 home win April 25, though he didn't earn the decision after giving up a run, seven hits and three walks in 5 2-3 innings. Lewis (8-3, 4.13) suffered the loss after surrendering two runs and four hits in five innings for his fifth straight defeat in the series with a 9.59 ERA.
"It's always fun going against former teammates," Lewis told MLB's official website. "Seeing those guys brings back memories, but it's not like C.J. is going to step in the (batter's) box. I don't have to worry about facing him.
"He's got to do his job and I have to do mine."
Kole Calhoun (8 for 16 with a home run), Albert Pujols (7 for 17 with two homers) and Mike Trout (8 for 22 with two homers and two triples) have highlighted that damage.
The right-hander hasn't been great lately, but he also hasn't allowed over three earned runs during a six-start unbeaten streak. Lewis gave up five runs - three earned - and six hits in six innings of Tuesday's 8-6 victory in Baltimore - enough to earn the win. His run-support average of 7.90 has helped him go 4-0 on his unbeaten run.
The Angels (43-38) have thus far in the series made a strong argument for not missing Josh Hamilton. After Saturday's 13-0 victory, they've outscored the Rangers 21-2 to secure their fifth straight series win in Texas.
Calhoun homered and is 12 for 23 in the season series. C.J. Cron was 3 for 4 with a home run and six RBIs to up his career average to .403 in 17 games against the Rangers.
"We created a lot of good situations, and when guys got on into scoring position, we were hitting the ball," manager Mike Scioscia said. "It all added up to an incredible offensive night."
Since the start of 2014, the Angels have won 20 of 27 in the series and 13 of 15 in Arlington. They've also won seven of nine overall behind a 1.57 staff ERA.
The Rangers (41-41), meanwhile, have scored six runs while dropping three of four and are in danger of falling under .500 for the first time since being 24-25 on May 29.
Hamilton figures to be back in the lineup after taking Saturday off.
Andrus is in a 1-for-21 slump.
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