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| 927 | ARIZONA | +125 | Ov 8.5,-120 | +125 | Ov 8.5,-130 | | 928 | TEXAS | -135 | Un 8.5,+100 | -135 | Un 8.5,+110 |
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| All Games | 40-42 | +1.1 | 42-35 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.323 | 0.403 | 0.725 | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.317 | 0.425 | 0.743 | | Road Games | 18-21 | +0 | 18-20 | 4.3 | 0.262 | 0.317 | 0.391 | 0.708 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.308 | 0.414 | 0.722 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 31-30 | +3.4 | 33-27 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 0.397 | 0.714 | 4.5 | 0.264 | 0.316 | 0.432 | 0.749 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 4-2 | 5.7 | 0.314 | 0.383 | 0.492 | 0.875 | 4.1 | 0.247 | 0.307 | 0.416 | 0.722 | | Grass Games | 40-42 | +1.1 | 42-35 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.323 | 0.403 | 0.725 | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.317 | 0.425 | 0.743 | | Night Games | 29-31 | +0.9 | 31-25 | 4.6 | 0.267 | 0.325 | 0.415 | 0.740 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.313 | 0.412 | 0.725 | | Interleague | 3-3 | -0.1 | 2-4 | 3.5 | 0.245 | 0.294 | 0.380 | 0.674 | 4.7 | 0.236 | 0.317 | 0.395 | 0.711 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.323 | 82 | 2871 | 756 | 139 | 18 | 75 | 0.403 | 351 | 252 | 644 | 73 | 583 | 73 | 40 | 78 | 40 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.262 | 0.317 | 39 | 1418 | 371 | 66 | 3 | 37 | 0.391 | 156 | 116 | 305 | 35 | 294 | 38 | 20 | 32 | 16 | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 61 | 2118 | 548 | 100 | 12 | 56 | 0.397 | 263 | 181 | 465 | 54 | 417 | 47 | 31 | 53 | 30 |
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| All Games | 3.63 | 1.329 | 280 | 124 | 113 | 267 | 26 | 105 | 236 | 15-17 | 20 | 13 | 60.6% | | Road Games | 3.25 | 1.303 | 119 | 49 | 43 | 108 | 13 | 47 | 105 | 6-9 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% |
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| All Games | 41-42 | +12.9 | 36-42 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.307 | 0.400 | 0.707 | 4.5 | 0.261 | 0.323 | 0.415 | 0.738 | | Home Games | 15-22 | -6.4 | 18-15 | 4.5 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 0.419 | 0.745 | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.338 | 0.428 | 0.766 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 14-18 | +2.2 | 15-17 | 3.8 | 0.233 | 0.293 | 0.375 | 0.668 | 5.0 | 0.275 | 0.340 | 0.428 | 0.768 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.5 | 4-2 | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.292 | 0.467 | 0.759 | 6.3 | 0.301 | 0.360 | 0.470 | 0.830 | | Grass Games | 38-38 | +12.5 | 32-39 | 4.4 | 0.249 | 0.308 | 0.405 | 0.713 | 4.4 | 0.263 | 0.324 | 0.414 | 0.738 | | Night Games | 31-28 | +13.8 | 27-30 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.305 | 0.407 | 0.713 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.405 | 0.722 | | Interleague | 4-2 | +4.1 | 2-4 | 4.0 | 0.222 | 0.283 | 0.333 | 0.616 | 2.7 | 0.221 | 0.293 | 0.333 | 0.626 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.307 | 83 | 2836 | 702 | 137 | 13 | 90 | 0.400 | 332 | 242 | 670 | 52 | 570 | 66 | 66 | 80 | 39 | | Home Games | 4.5 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 37 | 1273 | 337 | 72 | 7 | 37 | 0.419 | 155 | 115 | 271 | 18 | 274 | 33 | 30 | 40 | 23 | | Lefty Starters | 3.8 | 0.233 | 0.293 | 32 | 1117 | 260 | 52 | 4 | 33 | 0.375 | 115 | 95 | 281 | 12 | 239 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 15 |
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| All Games | 4.40 | 1.365 | 266 | 133 | 130 | 260 | 36 | 103 | 217 | 13-12 | 20 | 10 | 66.7% | | Home Games | 4.49 | 1.386 | 136.3 | 70 | 68 | 140 | 18 | 49 | 89 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% |
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| 6/23/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 5-10 | L | -125 | 10.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | WEBSTER(R) | @ COLORADO | HALE(R) | 8-7 | W | 105 | 10.5 ov | O | 13 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | DE LA ROSA(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 4-6 | L | -125 | 10.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | RAY(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 2-4 | L | 130 | 6.5 ev | U | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 6/27/2015 | HELLICKSON(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 2-7 | L | 115 | 6.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | | 6/28/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | 6-4 | W | 100 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 6/29/2015 | WEBSTER(R) | LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 10-6 | W | +145 | 9 un | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | | 6/30/2015 | DE LA ROSA(R) | LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | 4-6 | L | +105 | 9 un | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 7/1/2015 | RAY(L) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 3-4 | L | +115 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/2/2015 | HELLICKSON(R) | COLORADO | RUSIN(L) | 8-1 | W | -155 | 9 un | P | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 7/3/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 4-3 | W | -160 | 9 ev | U | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 7/4/2015 | CORBIN(L) | COLORADO | HALE(R) | 7-3 | W | -160 | 9 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | | 7/5/2015 | DE LA ROSA(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 4-6 | L | -165 | 8 ev | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 7/7/2015 | RAY(L) | @ TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | | | 7/8/2015 | HELLICKSON(R) | @ TEXAS | HARRISON(L) | | | 7/10/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | | | 7/11/2015 | CORBIN(L) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 7/12/2015 | DE LA ROSA(R) | @ NY METS | MATZ(L) | |
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| 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) | 6-12 | L | +115 | 9.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | | 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 | GALLARDO(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | |
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| |  | ARIZONA: PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's desert overhaul began last summer with the hire of Tony La Russa as chief baseball officer.
More hires followed: Dave Stewart as general manager, Joe Carter and De Jon Watson to front-office positions, Chip Hale as the new manager.
Now that the brain trust is in place, it's time to see what the new-look Diamondbacks can do on the field.
''I don't have a crystal ball. I just know we'll be competitive,'' La Russa said. ''I've said before, I'll be broken-hearted if we don't have a winning record this year.''
Arizona has fallen hard since winning the 2011 NL West crown, putting together a pair of .500 seasons before dropping to 64-98 a year ago, the worst record in baseball and second-worst in franchise history.
Some of it was injuries; the Diamondbacks lost three pitchers to Tommy John surgery and seemed to have every one of their top players get hurt at some point.
But La Russa and the rest of the front office also saw need for changes, which began during the trade deadline and continued during the offseason.
Gone are catcher Miguel Montero, third baseman Martin Prado, shortstop Didi Gregorius, along with pitchers Wade Miley and Brandon McCarthy.
Even with the losses, Arizona's lineup should be potent.
A.J. Pollock, Mark Trumbo and Paul Goldschmidt are all healthy after missing games last season and David Peralta returns in right field after a solid rookie season. Arizona also picked up Cuban slugger Yasmany Tomas, who has potentially game-changing power.
But, as has been the case in the desert, pitching will be the big question
Arizona traded Miley to Boston and its opening day starter will be Josh Collmenter, an over-the-top-throwing right-hander who has bounced between the bullpen and the rotation during his four big-league seasons.
Patrick Corbin and Bronson Arroyo were part of the rotation last season, but both underwent Tommy John surgery and aren't expected to return until at least midseason.
The Diamondbacks picked up right-hander Rubby De La Rosa in the Miley trade and right-hander Jeremy Hellickson in another deal with Tampa Bay. Arizona also signed 21-year-old Cuban right-hander Yoan Lopez, who is competing for a spot in the rotation, and has right-handers Chase Anderson and Trevor Cahill back from last season.
For all the potential the Diamondbacks have with their bats, it won't matter much if the pitchers don't come through.
A few more things to look for from the 2015 Arizona Diamondbacks:
GOLDY SHINES: Goldschmidt was having another stellar season in 2014 when he was derailed by a broken hand at the start of August. Before his injury, the All-Star first baseman had become one of the best power hitters in the game and was runner-up in the NL MVP race in 2013, when he hit .302 with 26 homers and 125 RBIs. He felt good throughout spring training and expected to be back giving the Diamondbacks some consistent pop in the lineup.
REPLACING MONTERO: Arizona took a gamble during the offseason by trading Montero to the Chicago Cubs. A two-time All-Star, Montero was a steadying influence in the clubhouse and behind the plate, not to mention a power bat in the lineup. Now that he's gone, the Diamondbacks will turn to 31-year-old Tuffy Gosewisch, who has 179 career at-bats and didn't break into the majors until 2013 after eight years in the minors.
ADDING TOMAS: The Diamondbacks made a bit of an international splash by signing Tomas to a six-year, $68 million contract. The dilemma now is to figure out where to play him and how quickly he can adjust to playing in the big leagues. Arizona would like to play the 24-year-old at third base, but could move him to the outfield if he can't make the transition to a position he's never played. Tomas has plenty of raw ability and is young, so the Diamondbacks have high hopes for him - wherever he ends up playing.
HUDSON'S RETURN: Daniel Hudson was a consistent performer on Arizona's staff before having Tommy John surgery each of the past two seasons. He returned last September, pitching in the bullpen. The right-hander is expected to start the season in the bullpen, but could find a place back in the rotation if he remains healthy. | | 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 NL PREVIEW (ARIZONA-TEXAS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Diamondbacks-Rangers Preview* ==============================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Arizona (40-42) at Texas (41-42), 8:05 p.m. EDT
Yovani Gallardo watched as three Texas starters allowed 21 runs in 10 2-3 innings while the Rangers were swept over the weekend.
That's 21 more than he's given up in nearly triple the time.
Gallardo looks to extend the majors' longest scoreless streak of the season Tuesday night as the Rangers begin a two-game set against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.
Texas (41-42) was outscored 33-8 in three games against the Los Angeles Angels, culminating with Sunday's 12-6 defeat as Colby Lewis gave up 10 runs in four innings.
The Rangers, who have lost six straight at home, dipped below .500 for the first time since May 29.
"We were in a very similar situation earlier in the season," manager Jeff Banister said. "You find a way to regroup, continue to play, continue to play for each other and challenge each other to get better every day."
Gallardo (7-6, 2.56 ERA) had his own early struggles, posting a 4.26 ERA through his first nine starts, but he's since gone 4-0 with a 0.88 ERA in eight outings. He hasn't surrendered a run in 29 1-3 innings after allowing an RBI groundout in the fourth against Oakland on June 10.
The right-hander gave up two hits in six innings of Thursday's 2-0 win at Baltimore, marking the fifth time in six outings he hasn't allowed an earned run.
"Early in the year I was being too fine with my pitches, trying to make the perfect pitch," Gallardo said. "Now I am being aggressive in the zone and making guys swing the bat the last month."
Arizona connected more than Gallardo would've liked on April 22, when he allowed a season-worst five runs - three earned - in five innings and took the loss in an 8-5 defeat. He went 7-0 with a 1.86 ERA in his first 10 starts against the Diamondbacks.
Paul Goldschmidt entered that contest 5 for 7 off Gallardo before going hitless in two at-bats, but he did record an RBI groundout. Goldschmidt, voted in by the fans to start the All-Star Game, failed to come through Sunday, though, striking out to end a 6-4 loss to Colorado with the tying run on first base.
Yasmany Tomas homered and drove in three runs while Nick Ahmed went 3 for 5 for the Diamondbacks (40-42), who won the first three games of the series but failed in their 12th attempt to reach .500 for the first time since they were 8-8 on April 24.
Arizona looks to bounce back as it sends the struggling Robbie Ray to the hill.
Ray (2-4, 2.55) went 1-1 with a 0.96 ERA in three starts after being recalled from the minors June 4, but he's lost his last three while posting a 4.58 ERA. He allowed four runs in six innings of Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"It's baseball. It's going to happen," Ray said. "This game will humble you real quick, so I'm just trying to stay even keel and know what I need to work on going into the next outing."
The left-hander might not have to face Josh Hamilton, who sat out two of three games against the Angels with a mild groin issue. Banister said Hamilton won't go on the disabled list after he returned Tuesday from a month-long stay on the DL with a strained left hamstring.
Arizona split two games with Texas in April, but it has dropped nine of 10 meetings in Arlington since 2000.
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