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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/3/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
BOSTON  BRESLOW )
 
CLEVELAND  KLUBER )
+1.5  -120

-1.5  +100
+182

-195

7.5un
 
0
Final
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BOSTON (78 - 82) at CLEVELAND (79 - 80)
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Saturday, 10/3/2015 7:10 PM
CRAIG BRESLOW (L) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
919BOSTON+170Ov 8,+100+170Ov 7.5,+100
920CLEVELAND-180Un 8,-120-180Un 7.5,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games78-82-4.282-714.70.2670.3240.4170.7414.70.2640.3220.4230.745
Road Games35-44-241-344.00.2420.3010.3830.6844.60.2650.3290.4250.754
vs Right-handed Starters57-57-0.359-494.70.2630.3210.4160.7374.80.2620.3210.4190.740
Past 7 Games5-2+4.63-45.30.2500.3090.4430.7523.10.2450.3350.3800.714
Grass Games67-74-10.375-604.80.2700.3280.4210.7484.70.2640.3220.4220.743
Night Games52-57-5.652-534.20.2560.3140.3980.7124.40.2600.3180.4120.731
BOSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.70.2670.32416055781488291331610.41770647311307011291349614775
Road Games4.00.2420.30179279367711518810.3833042345893955266406832
Righty Starters4.70.2630.32111439761044216231160.41651234179044804997210857
BOSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.271.399497.42582365087618842819-24402066.7%
Road Games4.331.44524512911825738971999-14201360.6%

CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games79-80-15.578-784.20.2570.3230.4000.7234.00.2380.2940.3880.682
Home Games37-41-18.847-304.60.2750.3440.4170.7614.60.2530.3090.4150.724
vs Left-handed Starters24-32-12.524-313.70.2480.3100.3860.6964.10.2430.3080.3820.690
Past 7 Games3-4-2.44-34.60.2530.3040.4160.7203.90.2180.2790.3820.661
Grass Games74-78-19.674-754.10.2570.3250.4000.7254.10.2410.2970.3940.691
Night Games54-52-750-544.30.2560.3190.4060.7254.00.2330.2880.3890.677
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2570.32315953751379297291390.40063653011438511331537813770
Home Games4.60.2750.34478263172317113590.4173492775624259666387929
Lefty Starters3.70.2480.310561856460937500.3862001674001537471235032
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.191.253448.61921594143814843516-16361176.6%
Home Games3.261.264248.31189023823762447-813765%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BOSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/19/2015MILEY(L)@ TORONTODICKEY(R)7-6W1559 unO1390880
9/20/2015HILL(L)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)4-3W1759 ovU1091963
9/21/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)TAMPA BAYARCHER(R)8-7W+1108 unO109111111
9/22/2015OWENS(L)TAMPA BAYMOORE(L)2-5L-1159 unU861840
9/23/2015PORCELLO(R)TAMPA BAYSMYLY(L)2-6L-1158.5 unU711114101
9/24/2015MILEY(L)TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(R)2-4L-1258.5 unU5201150
9/25/2015HILL(L)BALTIMOREGAUSMAN(R)7-0W+1008 evU941230
9/26/2015BRESLOW(L)BALTIMORECHEN(L)8-0W+1159 unU880593
9/27/2015OWENS(L)BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)2-0W+1058.5 ovU741572
9/28/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ NY YANKEESNOVA(R)5-1W1208.5 unU10619100
9/29/2015PORCELLO(R)@ NY YANKEESPINEDA(R)10-4W1708 evO1141751
9/30/2015MILEY(L)@ NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)9-5W1557.5 unO136012150
10/1/2015HILL(L)@ NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L)1-4L1308 unU780860
10/2/2015OWENS(L)@ CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R)2-8L1157.5 unO5501290
10/3/2015BRESLOW(L)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
10/4/2015PORCELLO(R)@ CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 

CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/19/2015CARRASCO(R)CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L)3-4L-1857 unP961880
9/20/2015TOMLIN(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)6-3W-1707.5 unO1280770
9/22/2015SALAZAR(R)@ MINNESOTASANTANA(R)1-3L-1208 unU6608101
9/23/2015KLUBER(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)2-4L-1357.5 unU631880
9/24/2015ANDERSON(R)@ MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)6-3W1257.5 unO9901170
9/25/2015CARRASCO(R)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)6-0W-1557 evU881120
9/26/2015TOMLIN(R)@ KANSAS CITYMEDLEN(R)9-5W1158 unO1240741
9/27/2015SALAZAR(R)@ KANSAS CITYYOUNG(R)0-3L-1208 ovU230960
9/28/2015KLUBER(R)MINNESOTAMILONE(L)2-4L-1708 unU640870
9/30/2015CARRASCO(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)1-7L-1707 unO8801050
9/30/2015ANDERSON(R)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)10-2W-1308 unO1250572
10/1/2015BAUER(R)MINNESOTADUFFEY(R)2-4L+1007.5 unU751530
10/2/2015TOMLIN(R)BOSTONOWENS(L)8-2W-1257.5 unO1290550
10/3/2015KLUBER(R)BOSTONBRESLOW(L) 
10/4/2015SALAZAR(R)BOSTONPORCELLO(R) 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON: BOSTON (AP) - A revamped lineup and change in attitude has the Boston Red Sox looking to repeat a feat they performed just two seasons ago when they went from worst to World Series champions.
Like the hip-hop song they blasted in their locker room after the 2013 division and World Series titles were clinched in Fenway Park, the Red Sox started at the bottom.
They've carried the theme over this season.
''There's a good vibe going around,'' said first baseman Mike Napoli, who rallies spirits in the clubhouse by growing beards with teammates. ''It feels a little like 2013 in here. We're just having fun.''
During this past offseason, GM Ben Cherington looked to grow a weak offense that finished 11th in the AL in scoring.
Cherington spent $88 million to sign Hanley Ramirez, who began in the organization's minor league system before stints with Miami and Los Angeles, and signed third baseman Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95 million deal.
It was a quick fix for a lineup that lacked pop besides another strong season by Big Papi.
''This has a chance to be a lineup that doesn't give the opposition too many breathers or take a hitter off - so to speak,'' manager John Farrell said. ''There's the ability to do some damage up and down the lineup.''
The 39-year old Ortiz posted a .263 average with 35 homers and 104 RBIs last season, his eighth time in 12 reaching 30/100 with the club.
The revised order still leaves the question of how Red Sox starting pitching will hold up.
Cherington moved quickly after left-hander Jon Lester opted not to return, signing instead with the Cubs.
The GM acquired right-hander Rick Porcello from Detroit for slugger Yoenis Cespedes, traded for lefty Wade Miley and signed free agent Justin Masterson, who was coming off an injury-plagued season. The trio is expected to join Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly.
Some have questioned whether they have a top-of-the-rotation type. Buchholz thinks they'll feed off the doubters and strive.
''I think we're going to fly under the radar for the most part, which I think is a good thing,'' he said. ''At some point they're going to say, `They've got their stuff in order and they've got a pretty good staff.'''
They aren't hiding from how bad last season ended after going 71-91 and finishing 25 games out in the AL East.
''Our record says what we were, and that wasn't good,'' Farrell said.
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A FUN TRIO
Just a few days into spring training, Ortiz dubbed himself, Ramirez and Sandoval as ''The Three Amigos.'' The three are expected to bring both pop and some interesting times in the clubhouse.
''This will be a lively group and, I think, a fun one to be part of,'' Farrell said. ''I think the biggest thing is, they love to play the game. You can see the joy come out of them when they do well, and there's no question they'll draw from one another - the confidence they'll draw from one another.''
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NO STICKER SHOCK HERE
The Red Sox pledged more than $180 million to bring in Ramirez and Sandoval.
''The proven power hitter obviously has a hefty price tag attached to it,'' Farrell said.
Ramirez hit 13 homers with 71 RBIs. Sandoval had 16 with 73 and won a World Series with San Francisco.
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KEEP QUIET AND PLAY
Shane Victorino, who had his 2014 season cut short by back surgery, isn't about to try to analyze what went wrong last season. He feels like it's time to move on and make up for it.
''You try to be the best team you can be,'' he said. ''Don't want to sit here and talk about this and talk about that. You've got to go out there and do it. There's no other way of looking at it.''
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KEEP AN EYE ON THIS
Ortiz didn't want to listen to any new rules about speeding up the game by having batters keep one foot in the box in between pitches. He even joked that he'll run out of money if he's fined.
''This game has been going on for over 100 years,'' he said. ''It's the nature of the game. I don't care who you are, you're not going to change. The pitch comes through, you come out of the box, you come back in.''
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 (BOSTON-CLEVELAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Red Sox-Indians Preview* =========================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Boston (78-81) at Cleveland (78-80), 7:10 p.m. EDT

Corey Kluber has followed last year's Cy Young Award-winning season with an uneven campaign that has been both good and bad at times.

He's been a lot more of the latter recently for the Cleveland Indians, but will try to end his year on a strong note Saturday night against the visiting Boston Red Sox.

Kluber (8-16, 3.62 ERA) is among 16 pitchers with at least 200 strikeouts, though he's the only one with fewer than 10 wins. Nine of them have won at least 13. His ERA is also the fourth-worst among those players.

He's baseball's first pitcher to lose 16 games with at least 230 strikeouts since Nolan Ryan went 8-16 for Houston in 1987 despite fanning a major league-best 270. Gaylord Perry is the only other Indians player to reach those thresholds, doing so in 1972 and 1973.

The right-hander seems to be running on fumes down the stretch and was limited to three starts in September while being bothered by a hamstring issue. He gave up four runs and seven hits over six innings in a 4-2 loss to Minnesota on Monday, falling to 0-4 with a 5.13 ERA in his last six outings.

He's given up nine home runs over 33 1-3 innings in that span, the same number he allowed over 136 innings his previous 18 starts.

"I'll take him at 80 percent compared to a lot of guys at 100 percent," teammate Jason Kipnis said. "Corey is out there giving his best because he wants to help this team any way he can."

Kluber fell to 0-2 in five career games against Boston on Aug. 19 when he gave up a career-worst four homers along with six runs over six innings in a 6-4 defeat. Jackie Bradley Jr., David Ortiz, Ryan Hanigan and Travis Shaw all took Kluber deep.

The Indians (79-80) won Friday's opener 8-2 despite being without Kipnis, who has been dealing with shoulder and neck injuries. Carlos Santana was 2 for 3 with three RBIs after batting .122 in his previous 11 games, though he has 12 RBIs in his last 10 contests.

The Red Sox (78-82) ensured themselves a losing record for the second straight year for the first time since finishing below .500 from 1992-94. Ortiz, who had sat out three of the previous six games, returned to hit his 37th home run. Mookie Betts reached base for the 35th consecutive game and is batting .367 during that streak.

Craig Breslow (0-3, 4.22) makes his second career start after his first came in his 523rd career appearance last Saturday against Baltimore. He limited the Orioles to two hits over four innings in Boston's 8-0 victory.

"Now that it's done and it went pretty well, it was a lot of fun," he told MLB's official website. "I don't know how many guys make 500-some odd career relief appearances and then get a chance to start their first big league game."

Breslow, who's expected to be limited to 50-60 pitches, hasn't allowed an earned run over 3 2-3 innings of relief against the Indians this year.


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