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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 8/29/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
LA ANGELS  RICHARDS )
 
CLEVELAND  KLUBER )
+1.5  -155

-1.5  +135
+140

-150

7ov
 
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Final
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LA ANGELS (65 - 63) at CLEVELAND (61 - 66)
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Saturday, 8/29/2015 7:10 PM
GARRETT RICHARDS (R) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
971LA ANGELS+130Ov 7.5,+110+130Ov 7.5,+110
972CLEVELAND-140Un 7.5,-130-140Un 7.5,-130
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
LA ANGELS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games65-63-4.460-644.00.2430.3000.3870.6874.00.2500.3040.3930.697
Road Games26-36-1031-294.20.2420.2990.3820.6804.30.2640.3160.4280.744
vs Right-handed Starters46-47-6.249-414.20.2490.3040.3940.6984.30.2580.3120.4080.721
Past 7 Games2-5-3.14-33.00.2290.2790.3360.6167.30.3150.3720.5260.898
Grass Games61-60-5.556-613.90.2420.2990.3840.6834.00.2500.3030.3920.696
Night Games51-45+1.447-454.10.2480.3040.4000.7034.00.2480.3030.3910.694
LA ANGELS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2430.30012842781040186131350.38748234891539803112758871
Road Games4.20.2420.2996221195131008600.3822441714401939259353934
Righty Starters4.20.2490.30493313978314010980.3943632476623258681536856
LA ANGELS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.641.2703711601503503312132620-14331568.8%
Road Games4.011.435161.7757216816641445-713572.2%

CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games61-66-17.361-644.00.2560.3250.3920.7174.10.2400.2940.3920.686
Home Games27-34-18.835-264.40.2710.3410.4080.7504.90.2570.3100.4240.734
vs Right-handed Starters44-38-2.443-374.50.2630.3360.4030.7394.10.2350.2850.3920.677
Past 7 Games5-2+3.64-34.90.2890.3750.4700.8453.30.2210.2670.3810.647
Grass Games57-66-21.457-644.00.2550.3250.3900.7154.20.2430.2990.3980.697
Night Games41-41-7.538-434.00.2540.3190.3950.7144.20.2340.2880.3920.680
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2560.32512742951098236191040.392493439913709271286811362
Home Games4.40.2710.34161205855713511420.4082582214413147355336527
Righty Starters4.50.2630.33682281073916414670.4033483086005862569477033
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.291.280350.71591283293312034813-1431977.5%
Home Games3.171.255196956918620601915-712570.6%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
LA ANGELS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/15/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ KANSAS CITYCUETO(R)4-9L1407.5 unO115114101
8/16/2015SANTIAGO(L)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)3-4L1208 ovU641580
8/17/2015HEANEY(L)CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L)2-1W-1607.5 unU431680
8/18/2015RICHARDS(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)5-3W-1957 ovO531821
8/19/2015WEAVER(R)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R)1-0W-1207.5 unU890760
8/20/2015TROPEANO(R)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)2-8L-1207.5 unO8701260
8/21/2015SANTIAGO(L)TORONTOPRICE(L)2-9L+1657 evO6531190
8/22/2015HEANEY(L)TORONTOESTRADA(R)3-15L+1108 ovO7412072
8/23/2015RICHARDS(R)TORONTODICKEY(R)5-12L-1108 ovO12521790
8/25/2015WEAVER(R)@ DETROITSIMON(R)8-7W-1209 evO116212100
8/26/2015SANTIAGO(L)@ DETROITVERLANDER(R)0-5L1259 unU111780
8/27/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ DETROITWOLF(L)2-0W-1159 ovU750211
8/28/2015HEANEY(L)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R)1-3L1158 ovU5201080
8/29/2015RICHARDS(R)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
8/30/2015WEAVER(R)@ CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R) 
8/31/2015SANTIAGO(L)@ OAKLANDDOUBRONT(L) 
9/1/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ OAKLANDBASSITT(R) 
9/2/2015HEANEY(L)@ OAKLANDGRAY(R) 
9/4/2015RICHARDS(R)TEXASPEREZ(L) 
9/5/2015 TEXAS  

CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/15/2015TOMLIN(R)@ MINNESOTADUFFEY(R)1-4L1059 unU471630
8/16/2015CARRASCO(R)@ MINNESOTAMILONE(L)1-4L-1307.5 unU680971
8/17/2015SALAZAR(R)@ BOSTONBARNES(R)8-2W-1159 ovO1050661
8/18/2015BAUER(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)1-9L1259.5 unO6411690
8/19/2015KLUBER(R)@ BOSTONKELLY(R)4-6L-1359 unO860732
8/20/2015TOMLIN(R)@ NY YANKEESNOVA(R)3-2W1408.5 unU860560
8/21/2015CARRASCO(R)@ NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)7-3W1157 evO1281881
8/22/2015SALAZAR(R)@ NY YANKEESSEVERINO(R)2-6L1207.5 unO6721370
8/23/2015BAUER(R)@ NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L)4-3W1408.5 ovU9112581
8/24/2015KLUBER(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)1-2L1207.5 ovU640541
8/25/2015TOMLIN(R)MILWAUKEEPERALTA(R)11-6W-1708 unO1360712
8/26/2015ANDERSON(R)MILWAUKEENELSON(R)6-2W-1307.5 ovO11111781
8/28/2015BAUER(R)LA ANGELSHEANEY(L)3-1W-1258 ovU1080520
8/29/2015KLUBER(R)LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R) 
8/30/2015TOMLIN(R)LA ANGELSWEAVER(R) 
8/31/2015SALAZAR(R)@ TORONTOPRICE(L) 
9/1/2015ANDERSON(R)@ TORONTOESTRADA(R) 
9/2/2015BAUER(R)@ TORONTODICKEY(R) 
9/4/2015KLUBER(R)@ DETROITFARMER(R) 
9/5/2015 @ DETROIT  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - While their AL Central rivals jockeyed during the offseason, one trying to outdo the other to improve their chances of winning a World Series title, the Indians watched.
That was the plan.
No, they didn't make any blockbuster trades, sign a big-name, big-ticket free agent or overhaul their roster with new faces. The Indians, who somehow stayed in contention last season until the waning days of September, didn't feel the need to make radical changes. It wasn't necessary.
The pieces are in place for Cleveland to have a special 2015 season.
''The team knows it,'' said second baseman Jason Kipnis. ''We got two winning seasons in a row. We had an 85-win season when we had about three guys playing good. The possibilities are there, the potential is there. That whole last year we never had more than a seven-game winning streak, never really got hot.
''We got the same corps. Same group of guys. We kind of want another chance at this again - and we're getting another chance.''
The Indians return virtually the same team that went 85-77 last season, finishing third behind division champion Detroit and wild-card winner Kansas City, which ended a postseason drought dating to 1985, won the pennant and pushed San Francisco to seven games in the World Series.
Watching the Royals inspired the Indians. And as he prepares for his third season in Cleveland, manager Terry Francona senses a different drive in his players.
They're hungry.
''Our veteran guys are trying to get better,'' he said. ''Our younger guys are excited to prove what they can do. I didn't see anybody just kind of go home and want to kind of keep the status quo. We're all excited about that.''
Francona said they're upping expectations both on performance and results.
''They're kind of at a stage where they're embracing trying to see if we can go up against some of these teams and, not only maybe hold our own, but maybe do a little more than that,'' Francona said.
There's no denying Francona's magical touch. The man who helped end Boston's supposed baseball curse, who got the Indians to the postseason in 2013, has an uncanny ability to convince players buy in to his program and get them to believe they can overcome any obstacles: injuries, payroll, low expectations, the Tigers lineup.
This spring, Francona didn't have to sell the Indians, who haven't won a World Series since 1948, on the idea they can compete. They already know that. Now it's a matter of taking the next step.
''When guys believe they can do it, and then they start to do it, then you see the confidence take over and guys take off, and you can accomplish a lot,'' he said. ''That's part of the fun of the season, to see how good you can get. I'd rather enjoy, as much as we can, the journey.''
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KLUBER UBER ALLES
All Corey Kluber did in his first major-league season was win 18 games, re-write some record books, dominate almost every time he pitched and win the AL Cy Young.
The 28-year-old could do it again.
Seemingly programmed because of his consistent performances and composed demeanor, Kluber gives the Indians a long-needed and legitimate No. 1 starter capable of winning every time he gets the ball. He scares opponents and makes his teammates better.
The Indians have discussed a long-term contract extension for the right-hander, who isn't even eligible for arbitration.
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YOUR TABLE, MR. BRANTLEY
Michael Brantley just might be baseball's most unassuming star, and he plans to keep it that way. The 27-year-old's breakout 2014 season - he batted .327 with 20 homers, 97 RBIs and a third-place finish in MVP voting - was followed by obligatory can-he-do-it-again questions.
Francona thinks Brantley might be poised for bigger things. The spotlight will find Brantley, but he's not craving it.
''He's so consistent at a high level that I don't see that going away,'' he said. ''He's so confident in what he's doing that I think he enjoys playing the game and the other things that come with it, I think he could take it or leave it. He has a really good understanding of who he is.''
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BETTER BE BETTER
For the Indians to get where they want, Kipnis (.240), CF Michael Bourn (106 games) and DH Nick Swisher (offseason knee surgeries) need to bounce back and produce more than they did in `14.
No position player is more important than Kipnis, a 2013 All-Star who was injured most of last season.
''He can affect the game so many ways - steal a base, get a bunt down, hit a ball in the gap,'' Francona said.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (LA ANGELS-CLEVELAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Angels-Indians Preview* ========================

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer

Los Angeles (65-62) at Cleveland (60-66), 7:10 p.m. EDT

Struggling to keep up in the playoff race, the Los Angeles Angels are looking to begin a reversal with another win against Corey Kluber.

Doing it away from home, however, could prove to be considerably more difficult.

The Angels attempt to solve their road issues Saturday night against the Cleveland Indians.

Los Angeles (65-63) has lost six of eight to fall 1 1/2 games behind Texas for the second wild-card spot. The Angels' futility away from Anaheim has been a major problem, as they've dropped 14 of 17 such games following a 3-1 loss to open the three-game series Friday.

Stopping that trend should be a challenge against Kluber (8-13, 3.43 ERA), who is 0-2 while allowing nine runs and 18 hits in 10 1-3 innings in two starts - both on the road - against Los Angeles. The right-hander was staked to a three-run lead before taking the mound against the Angels on Aug. 3, but gave up five runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings of a 5-4 defeat.

Kluber, though, has allowed one run in three of his last four starts - two of them complete-game wins. Plus, his last two home outings were complete-game victories and he's gone 3-2 with a 2.27 ERA in his last five at Progressive Field.

He was terrific away from Cleveland on Monday, carrying a perfect game into the sixth inning before yielding one run and leaving after 7 2-3 in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He didn't get the decision.

"There was absolutely zero wiggle room, and he just went toe to toe and pitched about as good as you can," manager Terry Francona told MLB's official website. "He executed pitches all day."

The Indians' Garrett Richards (12-10, 3.80) will try for the second time to match his career high in wins, set last year. The right-hander was pounded for nine runs and 10 hits - two homers - in five-plus innings of a 12-5 loss to Toronto on Sunday.

He had completed at least six innings in his seven previous outings and his 154 lead the team. That total is 14 2-3 shy of his career high from last season, which ended after 26 starts due to left knee surgery.

"I haven't really had any time off, but I'm doing my best to maintain what I have now and try to hopefully have that last bit to get through the end," Richards said. "This offseason will obviously be nice to be able to relax a little bit, but we're right in the middle of it. You don't play this whole season to not make the playoffs."

Richards allowed four runs with 11 strikeouts in 7 1-3 innings opposite Kluber in his only career meeting with the Indians on Aug. 3.

Mike Trout is hitting .200 over 13 games after going 0 for 2 with two walks Friday. He's 1 for 13 in four matchups with Cleveland this year, going 1 for 3 against Kluber.

Trout hasn't homered in 20 games, the longest drought of his career.

The Indians' Jason Kipnis, the league leader with a .324 average, has gone 6 for 13 with one homer, three doubles and six RBIs in the past three games. His RBI single capped a three-run seventh Friday.

He's batted .189 in 25 meetings with the Angels. Kipnis has never faced Richards.


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