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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 9/3/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
DETROIT  BOYD )
 
KANSAS CITY  VOLQUEZ )
+1.5  -140

-1.5  +120
+155

-165

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DETROIT (61 - 71) at KANSAS CITY (81 - 51)
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Thursday, 9/3/2015 8:10 PM
MATT BOYD (L) vs. EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
911DETROIT+180Ov 8.5,+100+175Ov 8.5,-130
912KANSAS CITY-190Un 8.5,-120-185Un 8.5,+110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games61-71-9.171-564.30.2710.3250.4270.7525.00.2700.3280.4470.775
Road Games31-36+1.539-264.30.2640.3160.4200.7355.40.2810.3380.4810.819
vs Right-handed Starters42-56-13.452-414.30.2680.3170.4180.7355.10.2730.3290.4490.778
Past 7 Games2-5-2.34-32.60.1990.2430.3360.5796.90.3000.3730.5710.944
Grass Games60-66-5.668-544.50.2750.3290.4340.7634.90.2680.3260.4380.763
Night Games34-48-13.239-383.90.2620.3160.4100.7265.10.2780.3310.4630.795
Division31-21+1131-214.70.2830.3400.4460.7864.40.2670.3160.4150.731
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2710.32513245861243235421320.4275483661020719011486912957
Road Games4.30.2640.31667236662411415750.4202801805703544173326326
Righty Starters4.30.2680.31798342691917228950.41840524576250651110549635
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.711.486389.72152044224715732719-17301566.7%
Road Games5.481.55819712612022728801729-919870.4%

KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games81-51+26.157-624.40.2710.3160.4100.7273.70.2450.3040.3890.693
Home Games46-22+18.430-324.70.2820.3320.4320.7643.50.2420.2950.3790.674
vs Left-handed Starters25-22+1.318-254.00.2660.3080.4010.7094.00.2500.3030.3880.690
Past 7 Games4-3-0.24-25.40.2930.3460.4670.8133.70.2370.2800.4070.687
Grass Games78-47+26.954-584.50.2730.3200.4160.7363.70.2450.3030.3880.691
Night Games56-36+14.938-464.20.2690.3140.4010.7153.40.2410.2990.3750.673
Division33-20+10.324-254.50.2690.3210.4140.7363.40.2370.2960.3630.659
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2710.31613245101220238361070.410559302754858731347011059
Home Games4.70.2820.33268222962813222530.4323111683475644664316031
Lefty Starters4.00.2660.308471626433909370.401183972692832151353719
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.351.073428.71221123233313739726-9471279.7%
Home Games2.311.056221.76457181145319915-223679.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/20/2015SIMON(R)TEXASPEREZ(L)4-0W-1059.5 unU772140
8/21/2015VERLANDER(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)0-2L-1258.5 ovU762531
8/22/2015WOLF(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)3-5L-1059 unU11811040
8/23/2015BOYD(L)TEXASHAMELS(L)2-4L+1208.5 unU990761
8/24/2015FARMER(R)@ CINCINNATISAMPSON(R)5-12L1058.5 ovO111001150
8/25/2015SIMON(R)LA ANGELSWEAVER(R)7-8L+1109 evO121001162
8/26/2015VERLANDER(R)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)5-0W-1359 unU780111
8/27/2015WOLF(L)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)0-2L+1059 ovU211750
8/28/2015BOYD(L)@ TORONTODICKEY(R)3-5L1809.5 unU640970
8/29/2015FARMER(R)@ TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)1-15L2259.5 ovO7721890
8/30/2015SIMON(R)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)2-9L1859.5 unO7701161
9/1/2015VERLANDER(R)@ KANSAS CITYCUETO(R)6-5W1707 ovO11621071
9/2/2015WOLF(L)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)1-12L1758.5 unO5501450
9/3/2015BOYD(L)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R) 
9/4/2015FARMER(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
9/5/2015SIMON(R)CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R) 
9/6/2015VERLANDER(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
9/7/2015WOLF(L)TAMPA BAYSMYLY(L) 
9/8/2015BOYD(L)TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(R) 
9/9/2015 TAMPA BAY  
9/10/2015 @ CLEVELAND  

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/20/2015DUFFY(L)@ BOSTONMILEY(L)1-4L1009 unU6601071
8/21/2015CUETO(R)@ BOSTONOWENS(L)2-7L-1508.5 unO4221471
8/22/2015VENTURA(R)@ BOSTONBARNES(R)6-3W-1359 unP12809111
8/23/2015VOLQUEZ(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)8-6W1058.5 unO14701153
8/24/2015MEDLEN(R)BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)8-3W-1357.5 unO1370501
8/25/2015DUFFY(L)BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)3-2W-1208 unU671780
8/26/2015CUETO(R)BALTIMORECHEN(L)5-8L-1357 unO11601340
8/27/2015VENTURA(R)BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)5-3W-1158 unP1271680
8/28/2015VOLQUEZ(R)@ TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(R)3-2W-1107 unU771770
8/29/2015MEDLEN(R)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R)6-3W-1106.5 evO11110563
8/30/2015DUFFY(L)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)2-3L1057 unU761971
9/1/2015CUETO(R)DETROITVERLANDER(R)5-6L-1807 ovO10711162
9/2/2015VENTURA(R)DETROITWOLF(L)12-1W-1858.5 unO1450550
9/3/2015VOLQUEZ(R)DETROITBOYD(L) 
9/4/2015MEDLEN(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L) 
9/5/2015DUFFY(L)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L) 
9/6/2015CUETO(R)CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L) 
9/7/2015VENTURA(R)MINNESOTAMILONE(L) 
9/8/2015VOLQUEZ(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R) 
9/9/2015 MINNESOTA  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DETROIT: DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep. Then Kansas City - the team the Tigers fought so hard to hold off in the AL Central - rolled to the AL pennant and came within a game of winning the World Series.
It was enough to turn the Tigers into October afterthoughts for the first time in a while, and now it's fair to wonder whether Detroit's best chance to claim baseball's ultimate prize with its current core of stars has already come and gone.
''I'm not worried about what people are saying about us. I'm more worried about how we perform,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''I feel like this team is a winning team. This is a team that has an opportunity to win a World Series.''
The Tigers edged Kansas City by one game in the division last year in Ausmus' first season as manager, and their 90-72 record was similar enough to their previous work during this run of postseason appearances, but a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles snapped Detroit's streak of three straight trips to the AL Championship Series.
Then the Tigers lost Max Scherzer in the offseason, and it remains to be seen how much longer Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez can keep this team's run of success going.
Cabrera and Martinez each missed a chunk of the exhibition schedule after offseason surgery. Verlander is coming off a down year and has been displaced as Detroit's opening-day starter by left-hander David Price.
Over the past three seasons, the Tigers have fought off challenges in the division from the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland and Kansas City - but those teams essentially made their bids for first place one at a time. Now all three appear poised to threaten Detroit's reign.
''I think quietly, I've said for the last two or three years, I've said we have the best division in baseball. Nobody really talked about it because there weren't sexy names besides the Tigers, who had won however many straight and been to a couple World Series and had a lot of star power,'' Verlander said. ''The Royals won the pennant last year so, obviously, what I was saying wasn't just hogwash. We see all the teams in the AL quite enough, and I know that these teams are good enough to make our division one of the best in baseball.''
Here are a few things to watch as the Tigers try to make it five division championships in a row:
ON THE MEND: Cabrera had offseason surgery on his right foot and Martinez had an operation to repair his left knee. Their health is crucial, but the Tigers also are hoping for big contributions from shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon, both of whom missed all of 2014 with injuries.
NEW-LOOK ROTATION: Scherzer isn't the only player gone from last year's starting staff. Rick Porcello was traded in a deal that brought Yoenis Cespedes to Detroit, so the Tigers had two openings in their rotation. They filled them by acquiring Shane Greene from the New York Yankees and Alfredo Simon from Cincinnati.
BULLPEN BLUES: Closer Joe Nathan is back after a rocky first season in Detroit. If the Tigers run out of patience with Nathan, Joakim Soria also returns. He was acquired shortly before the trade deadline last year, but his impact was limited, in part because of injury.
EXTRA POWER: J.D. Martinez provided a surprisingly productive bat last year after joining the Tigers, and the trade for Cespedes also gave Detroit some additional pop to supplement Cabrera and Victor Martinez.
NEW ACE?: Price is slated to start on opening day, a sign of just how much the Tigers are leaning on him after Scherzer's departure. He was acquired at the trade deadline last year, and Detroit is hoping the trio of Price, Verlander and Anibal Sanchez will make for a pretty impressive anchor to the pitching staff.
KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Every once in a while, Ned Yost will spin a story about his days on Bobby Cox's bench with the Atlanta Braves, back when the organization was winning NL pennants by the fistful.
Inevitably, Yost would start drawing comparisons to his Kansas City Royals - that they were building through the farm system in the same manner as the Braves, and Kansas City would embrace the franchise in the same way Atlanta did if it ever became a winner.
Last year, that narrative finally made sense.
After squeaking into the playoffs as a wild card, the Royals swept all the way to the World Series. If not for a virtuoso performance by Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants, the Royals might very well have been celebrating their second championship.
The postseason run led Yost to draw one more comparison when he arrived in Arizona for the start of a new season, and his players filed into the clubhouse for the first time.
''It definitely reminded me of that feeling in Atlanta,'' he said, ''when you came to spring training every year with the feeling that you have an opportunity to go to the World Series - instead of hoping, you know? And it's a different feeling.''
There is good reason for that feeling, too.
The Royals return most of the pieces from the club that ended a 29-year playoff drought, including one of the best bullpens in baseball history. And the pieces they did lose to free agency have been replaced with what could turn out to be upgrades.
Designated hitter Billy Butler is gone, Kendrys Morales signed in his place. Alex Rios is taking over for Nori Aoki in right field. Edinson Volquez was signed to fill the rotation spot of staff ace James Shields, who chased bigger money all the way to San Diego.
Even though a few faces have changed, the tenants that the Royals believe in have not: They will continue to rely on speed, defense and pitching to chase another playoff berth.
''Any time you're fortunate enough to keep those key pieces, you feel good,'' said Greg Holland, the Royals' All-Star closer. ''Yeah, we lost Billy and Shields and Nori, but for the most part, we're right where we need to be.''
Besides, the back end of the bullpen is still intact.
Kelvin Herrera harnessed his electrifying fastball to become a shutdown seventh-inning reliever last season. Former starter Wade Davis had a historically dominant year as the setup man. Holland further cemented his status as the AL's best closer.
''The way you tilt the field in your favor, in my opinion, is having quality pitching and really good defense,'' Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. ''Those are things that hopefully can show up every single day and perform for you.''
As the Royals approach opening day against the Chicago White Sox on April 6 at Kauffman Stadium, here are a few other story lines to watch this season:
THE ROTATION: Shields was the anchor in 2014, but he struggled mightily in the playoffs. So when the Royals signed Volquez to replace him, it was mostly met with a collective shrug.
Besides, the success of the rotation will more likely be determined by the success of young flamethrowers Danny Duffy and Yordano Ventura, both of whom have ace ability.
INJURY BUGS: The Royals stayed remarkably healthy last season. Will karma even out?
Second baseman Omar Infante already missed long stretches of spring training with a bone spur in his elbow that could require surgery next offseason. Left fielder Alex Gordon also got a slow start to the spring after undergoing wrist surgery this past offseason.
SLOW STARTS: The last couple of seasons, the Royals have gotten off to slow starts. They unsuccessfully dug out of a big hole two years ago, but pulled it off last season.
Considering every other team in the AL Central appeared to get better over the winter, the Royals can ill afford to let Detroit, Cleveland and Minnesota and the White Sox bury them.
RESTING SALVY: All-Star catcher Salvador Perez faded in the playoffs in part due to his heavy work load in the regular season, where he appeared in 150 games. Yost intends to give him more days off this year, though it's hard to take his bat out of the lineup.
BASEBALL TOWN: Did the World Series run turn Kansas City into a baseball town again? The club has been overshadowed for decades by the Chiefs, who play just across the parking lot in Arrowhead stadium. How will fans respond to having the reigning AL champions?
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-KANSAS CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Tigers-Royals Preview* =======================

By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer

Detroit (61-70) at Kansas City (80-51), 8:10 p.m. EDT

Lorenzo Cain won't allow a sore calf to hinder the most productive season of his career.

The All-Star center fielder expects to be available for Thursday night's decisive series finale against the visiting Detroit Tigers.

Cain has set career highs with 13 home runs and 61 RBIs during his stellar season and is batting .385 during a 10-game hitting streak. He homered and went 2 for 3 in Wednesday's 12-1 rout of Detroit (61-71) but left after fouling a ball off of his calf.

Cain and the team said the exit was purely for precautionary reasons.

"Kind of hurts to walk but I'll be OK," he said after the AL-leading Royals won for the 18th time in 25 games. "It's a little sore but I'll be ready to go (Thursday)."

Running away with the Central Division, Kansas City (81-51) is in a good position to rest its regulars from time to time down the stretch.

If Cain does sit, Kendrys Morales could pick up the offensive slack after clubbing a three-run shot for his second homer in as many games. Batting .379 with four home runs and nine RBIs in his last eight, the 32-year-old Morales has never homered in three consecutive games.

He's never homered off Matt Boyd (1-5, 7.12 ERA) but is 4 for 6 with a double and triple against him this season.

Set to make his eighth career start, the left-hander gave up a run in seven innings to beat the visiting Royals 2-1 on Aug. 5 for his first major league victory. Five days later, Boyd yielded three runs and nine hits over 5 1-3 innings of a 4-0 loss at Kansas City.

Boyd also struggled Friday when he gave up three solo homers and two other runs while walking three in six innings of a 5-3 defeat at Toronto. Despite that outing and the fact he's allowed six home runs in his last three starts, manager Brad Ausmus has been pleased with Boyd since he came over in the deal that sent David Price to the Blue Jays on July 30.

"I think he's got a chance to be a good major league pitcher," Ausmus said.

Kansas City has won the last three starts made by Edinson Volquez (12-7, 3.27), but he dropped to 0-2 and saw his ERA rise to 4.85 against Detroit this season after allowing six runs in seven-plus innings of a 7-4 defeat Aug. 12.

That effort began a four-start stretch where the right-hander has alternated poor and solid outings to go 1-1 with a 4.10 ERA. If that trend continues, Volquez might be in for a rough night even though he gave up an earned run in 6 2-3 innings of Friday's 3-2 victory at Tampa Bay.

Ian Kinsler and Anthony Gose are a combined 6 for 13 against Volquez this season. Kinsler drove home Gose on Wednesday as Detroit lost for the 10th time in 12 contests.

Tiger relievers have a 9.72 ERA while issuing 16 walks in the last eight games.


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