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| 919 | DETROIT | +155 | Ov 9,-110 | +160 | Ov 9,-125 | | 920 | HOUSTON | -165 | Un 9,-110 | -170 | Un 9,+105 |
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| All Games | 21-23 | -2.2 | 23-20 | 4.7 | 0.240 | 0.320 | 0.401 | 0.721 | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.333 | 0.428 | 0.762 | | Road Games | 9-13 | -2.9 | 13-8 | 4.3 | 0.220 | 0.300 | 0.367 | 0.666 | 5.3 | 0.272 | 0.340 | 0.439 | 0.780 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 15-19 | -3.3 | 18-16 | 4.8 | 0.246 | 0.323 | 0.401 | 0.724 | 5.2 | 0.270 | 0.339 | 0.444 | 0.783 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.2 | 2-5 | 3.9 | 0.211 | 0.298 | 0.376 | 0.674 | 4.1 | 0.264 | 0.307 | 0.448 | 0.755 | | Grass Games | 21-20 | +0.8 | 21-19 | 4.9 | 0.244 | 0.324 | 0.409 | 0.733 | 4.9 | 0.261 | 0.329 | 0.422 | 0.751 | | Night Games | 10-14 | -3.8 | 11-13 | 4.9 | 0.244 | 0.320 | 0.393 | 0.713 | 5.0 | 0.272 | 0.338 | 0.429 | 0.767 |
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| All Games | 4.7 | 0.240 | 0.320 | 44 | 1472 | 354 | 71 | 8 | 50 | 0.401 | 201 | 171 | 378 | 11 | 292 | 40 | 25 | 31 | 20 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.220 | 0.300 | 22 | 731 | 161 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 0.367 | 91 | 83 | 205 | 6 | 135 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 13 | | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.246 | 0.323 | 34 | 1128 | 277 | 56 | 7 | 35 | 0.401 | 157 | 129 | 294 | 9 | 219 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 16 |
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| All Games | 5.12 | 1.444 | 133.7 | 84 | 76 | 134 | 26 | 59 | 137 | 4-8 | 12 | 8 | 60% | | Road Games | 5.98 | 1.411 | 61.7 | 44 | 41 | 63 | 15 | 24 | 68 | 2-3 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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| All Games | 31-15 | +12.1 | 22-22 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.329 | 0.429 | 0.758 | 3.7 | 0.224 | 0.290 | 0.379 | 0.670 | | Home Games | 16-9 | +3.2 | 10-15 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.317 | 0.438 | 0.755 | 3.3 | 0.207 | 0.277 | 0.360 | 0.636 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-5 | -1 | 6-5 | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.324 | 0.372 | 0.696 | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 0.421 | 0.741 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.4 | 2-5 | 4.4 | 0.226 | 0.287 | 0.393 | 0.681 | 2.9 | 0.176 | 0.250 | 0.302 | 0.552 | | Grass Games | 29-14 | +11.2 | 19-22 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.328 | 0.429 | 0.756 | 3.6 | 0.222 | 0.290 | 0.375 | 0.665 | | Night Games | 23-10 | +9.8 | 15-17 | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.331 | 0.449 | 0.780 | 3.3 | 0.220 | 0.286 | 0.362 | 0.648 |
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| All Games | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.329 | 46 | 1564 | 416 | 69 | 3 | 60 | 0.429 | 215 | 148 | 333 | 20 | 306 | 65 | 32 | 40 | 24 | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.317 | 25 | 817 | 209 | 34 | 2 | 37 | 0.438 | 103 | 73 | 170 | 7 | 156 | 40 | 14 | 22 | 12 | | Lefty Starters | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.324 | 11 | 379 | 95 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0.372 | 45 | 41 | 87 | 8 | 77 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
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| All Games | 3.10 | 1.099 | 151 | 55 | 52 | 108 | 13 | 58 | 195 | 10-5 | 15 | 5 | 75% | | Home Games | 2.84 | 0.981 | 85.7 | 28 | 27 | 51 | 9 | 33 | 112 | 5-2 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% |
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| 5/10/2017 | BOYD(L) | @ ARIZONA | GODLEY(R) | 1-7 | L | 125 | 10.5 un | U | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 5/11/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 7-1 | W | -105 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 5/12/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 0-7 | L | 115 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | 5/13/2017 | NORRIS(L) | @ LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 4-3 | W | 125 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 5/14/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | MEYER(R) | 1-4 | L | -115 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 5/16/2017 | BOYD(L) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | 11-13 | L | -115 | 9.5 ov | O | 18 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 0 | | 5/17/2017 | FULMER(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 5-4 | W | -140 | 9.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 5/18/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 6-5 | W | +115 | 10 ev | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 5/19/2017 | NORRIS(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 3-5 | L | -135 | 9 un | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | 5/20/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | TEXAS | GRIFFIN(R) | 9-3 | W | -145 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 5/21/2017 | BOYD(L) | TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | 2-5 | L | +115 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | | 5/22/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | 0-1 | L | 120 | 8.5 ov | U | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 5/23/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | 2-6 | L | 220 | 8.5 ov | U | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 5/24/2017 | NORRIS(L) | @ HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | | | 5/25/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | | | 5/26/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | HOLLAND(L) | | | 5/27/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 5/28/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | COVEY(R) | | | 5/29/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | 5/30/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | 5/31/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | |
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| 5/10/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | ATLANTA | GARCIA(L) | 4-2 | W | -205 | 9 ev | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 5/11/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 3-2 | W | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 5/12/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | @ NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 5-1 | W | -115 | 8 ov | U | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 5/14/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 6-11 | L | 130 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | | 5/14/2017 | MORTON(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 10-7 | W | 110 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 5/15/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | @ MIAMI | STRAILY(R) | 7-2 | W | -115 | 9 un | P | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | | 5/16/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 12-2 | W | -175 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 5/17/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | @ MIAMI | URENA(R) | 3-0 | W | -150 | 8 un | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | | 5/19/2017 | MORTON(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 3-5 | L | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 5/20/2017 | FIERS(R) | CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 0-3 | L | -120 | 9 un | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 5/21/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 6-8 | L | -105 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 5/22/2017 | PEACOCK(R) | DETROIT | FULMER(R) | 1-0 | W | -130 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 5/23/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 6-2 | W | -240 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | 5/24/2017 | MORTON(R) | DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | | | 5/25/2017 | FIERS(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 5/26/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | | | 5/27/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | | | 5/28/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | | 5/29/2017 | | @ MINNESOTA | | | | 5/30/2017 | | @ MINNESOTA | | | | 5/31/2017 | | @ MINNESOTA | | |
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| |  | DETROIT: 2016: 86-75, second place.
Manager: Brad Ausmus (fourth season).
He's Here: C Alex Avila, OF Mikie Mahtook.
He's Outta Here: OF Cameron Maybin, SS Erick Aybar, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 3B Casey McGehee.
Projected lineup: 2B Ian Kinsler (.288, 28 HRs, 83 RBIs), 3B Nicholas Castellanos (.285, 18, 58 in 110 games), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.316, 38, 108), DH Victor Martinez (.289, 27, 86), RF J.D. Martinez (.307, 22, 68 in 120 games), LF Justin Upton (.246, 31, 87), C James McCann (.221, 12, 48) or Alex Avila (.213, 7, 11 with White Sox), CF Mikie Mahtook (.195, 3, 11 with Tampa Bay) or Tyler Collins (.235, 4, 15), SS Jose Iglesias (.255, 4, 32).
Rotation: RH Justin Verlander (16-9, 3.04 ERA, 254 Ks), RH Michael Fulmer (11-7, 3.06), RH Jordan Zimmermann (9-7, 4.87), LH Daniel Norris (4-2, 3.38), LH Matt Boyd (6-5, 4.53).
Key relievers: RH Francisco Rodriguez (3-4, 3.24, 44/49 saves), RH Bruce Rondon (5-2, 2.97), LH Justin Wilson (4-5, 4.14, 1 save), RH Alex Wilson (4-0, 2.96), RH Anibal Sanchez (7-13, 5.87 in 35 games, 26 starts).
Hot Spot: Back of Starting Rotation. Zimmermann and Norris could be major contributors if healthy, but the No. 5 spot in the rotation is much more uncertain. Sanchez has a big contract and some impressive career accomplishments, but he's 33 and coming off two straight disappointing seasons. Boyd was merely serviceable a season ago.
Outlook: The Tigers have made no secret of the fact that they'll need to cut costs soon, but they've generally put off doing so. Verlander, Cabrera and Kinsler are back, and Detroit is ready to make another bid for a postseason spot. The Tigers fell just short of a wild card last season, and the team's top players aren't getting any younger, so this could be the last shot for Detroit to win big before a significant overhaul. Verlander and Cabrera are still producing like stars, and Fulmer won Rookie of the Year honors last year. If the Tigers are going to take another step forward, they'll probably need Zimmermann and Norris to perform well after both dealt with injury problems a season ago. Speaking of injuries: J.D. Martinez sprained his right foot March 18 and is expected to miss the start of the season. The Tigers finished eight games behind Cleveland in 2016. Closing that gap won't be easy, and a lot might depend on whether Detroit can stay healthy. | | HOUSTON: 2016: 84-78, third place
Manager: A.J. Hinch (third season)
Who's new? RF Josh Reddick, CF Carlos Beltran, LF Nori Aoki, C Brian McCann, RHP Charlie Morton
Who's gone? C Jason Castro, INF Luis Valbuena, OF Colby Rasmus, RHP Doug Fister
Projected lineup: CF George Springer (.261, 29 HR, 82 RBI), 2B Jose Altuve (.338, 24, 96, 30 SB), SS Carlos Correa (.274, 20, 96, 13 SB), DH Carlos Beltran (.295, 29, 93 with Yankees and Rangers), C Brian McCann (.242, 20, 58 with Yankees) or Evan Gattis (.251, 32, 72), 3B Alex Bregman (.264, 8, 34 in 49 games), RF Josh Reddick (.281, 10, 37 with A's and Dodgers), 1B Yulieski Gurriel (.262, 3, 15), LF Nori Aoki (.283, 4, 28 with Mariners)
Rotation: LH Dallas Keuchel (9-12, 4.55 ERA), RH Collin McHugh (13-10, 4.34), RH Mike Fiers (11-8, 4.48), RH Lance McCullers (6-5, 3.22), RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.15 in four games with Phillies)
Key relievers: RH Ken Giles (2-5, 4.11, 15/20 SV), RH Luke Gregerson (4-3, 3.28, 15/21 SV), RH Will Harris (1-2, 2.25, 12/15 SV), RH Chris Devenski (4-4, 2.16), LH Tony Sipp (1-2, 4.95), RH Michael Feliz (8-1, 4.43)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and catcher. Hamstring issues limited 33-year-old Morton to four starts with the Phillies last season. That didn't stop the Astros from signing him to a two-year contract worth at least $14 million. Now, veteran Fiers and 24-year-old Joe Musgrove are on the bubble for the fifth starter's job. McCann and Gattis give the Astros a pair of veteran catchers with slugging potential. McCann has fewer weaknesses behind the plate; Gattis is the better all-around hitter. With Beltran aboard as the primary designated hitter, McCann and Gattis won't both be in the lineup on most nights.
Outlook: After slipping to third place in the AL West last year, the Astros' front office decided to double down on dingers rather than upgrade a rotation that lacks a true ace. The result: A lineup with eight potential 20-home run hitters, including possible MVP candidates in Altuve and Correa. Everyone returns from an impressive young bullpen with high strikeout potential. If the Astros are in contention by the trade deadline, the front office should have the financial flexibility to add a front-line starter. Then again, if Dallas Keuchel looks like the pitcher who won a Cy Young Award in 2015, Houston might not have a problem. |
| | Astros' Morton looks keep Tigers' bats quiet
HOUSTON -- It was inevitable that, following the splendid performance of right-hander Brad Peacock in his spot start on Monday night, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch would be asked to address the potential for Peacock to join the rotation on a full-time basis. With right-handers Mike Fiers (1-2, 5.14 ERA) and Joe Musgrove (3-4, 5.63) scuffling in the back end of the rotation, Peacock (2-0, 0.87) seems a viable option as a replacement once ace Dallas Keuchel returns from the 10-day disabled list. Peacock had been strong in relief this season before working 4 1/3 scoreless innings to lead a combined one-hitter against the Detroit Tigers on Monday. "We'll assess all of our options," Hinch said Tuesday. "Because of the volume he pitched last Tuesday (70 pitches), we don't have to address it for a couple days. I need to see what Dallas' schedule is going to look like; that will impact it. "Obviously, the back end of our rotation has been good some days, not so good some other days. He certainly is making a case to be given another start. But given that he's going to be down for a couple days, I don't need to focus on it quite yet." Instead, Hinch will focus on the Wednesday start of Charlie Morton (5-3, 4.15 ERA) against the Tigers. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in his career vs. Detroit. Morton had his four-start winning streak snapped in his previous outing, allowing four runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings Friday against the Cleveland Indians. He ranks ninth in the American League in strikeouts (59) and fifth in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.48. Morton has two double-digit strikeout games this season after entering 2017 with just one in his nine-year career. Tigers left-hander Daniel Norris (2-3, 4.81 ERA) will make his first career appearance against the Astros. Norris has made eight career starts against AL West opponents, going 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA. Both losses came this season, with Norris posting a 6.75 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 20 innings in four starts. On the heels of the one-hitter on Monday, Detroit's third shutout loss on the season, the Tigers mustered just one hit before Mikie Mahtook blasted a two-run home run off Astros reliever Michael Feliz in the seventh inning Tuesday. The homer represented the only Detroit offense in a 6-2 loss. Mahtook recorded the Tigers' lone hit in the series opener, and his second homer of the season came with Detroit one strike away from posting a 20th consecutive scoreless frame. "Obviously, we want to win," Mahtook said. "We're competitive athletes. You want to put your best swing in every at-bat you have. It's been two games. Obviously, we haven't scored many runs in these two games. "This is a clubhouse full of veteran guys and Hall of Famers and guys that have done it for a very long time. I don't think anybody is worried about it. Obviously, we want to score, we want to win. We're not happy with losses, but baseball is a long season." |
| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 6:33:09 PM EST. |
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