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| 919 | KANSAS CITY | +110 | Ov 8.5,-115 | +115 | Ov 8.5,-120 | | 920 | CLEVELAND | -120 | Un 8.5,-105 | -125 | Un 8.5,+100 |
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| All Games | 20-27 | -5 | 17-28 | 3.4 | 0.228 | 0.283 | 0.367 | 0.650 | 4.3 | 0.250 | 0.322 | 0.389 | 0.711 | | Road Games | 8-16 | -5.6 | 11-11 | 3.4 | 0.217 | 0.267 | 0.364 | 0.632 | 5.0 | 0.267 | 0.348 | 0.435 | 0.783 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-19 | -4.2 | 12-19 | 3.5 | 0.232 | 0.289 | 0.380 | 0.669 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.322 | 0.381 | 0.704 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.1 | 3-4 | 3.9 | 0.236 | 0.275 | 0.430 | 0.704 | 4.1 | 0.248 | 0.332 | 0.439 | 0.771 | | Grass Games | 17-26 | -8 | 14-27 | 3.2 | 0.223 | 0.278 | 0.363 | 0.641 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.319 | 0.380 | 0.700 | | Day Games | 4-11 | -7.6 | 6-7 | 2.9 | 0.207 | 0.269 | 0.335 | 0.604 | 4.6 | 0.255 | 0.339 | 0.398 | 0.737 | | Division | 5-14 | -9.5 | 9-8 | 3.2 | 0.220 | 0.276 | 0.358 | 0.634 | 5.4 | 0.260 | 0.337 | 0.398 | 0.735 |
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| All Games | 3.4 | 0.228 | 0.283 | 47 | 1568 | 358 | 56 | 3 | 52 | 0.367 | 148 | 119 | 359 | 25 | 292 | 49 | 16 | 46 | 25 | | Road Games | 3.4 | 0.217 | 0.267 | 24 | 829 | 180 | 25 | 2 | 31 | 0.364 | 75 | 57 | 198 | 13 | 139 | 28 | 9 | 30 | 14 | | Righty Starters | 3.5 | 0.232 | 0.289 | 33 | 1110 | 257 | 43 | 1 | 40 | 0.380 | 108 | 90 | 254 | 18 | 213 | 33 | 12 | 31 | 18 |
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| All Games | 4.65 | 1.436 | 156.7 | 85 | 81 | 149 | 17 | 76 | 148 | 8-9 | 10 | 6 | 62.5% | | Road Games | 5.67 | 1.593 | 81 | 53 | 51 | 83 | 12 | 46 | 79 | 3-6 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
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| All Games | 24-22 | -10.4 | 17-27 | 4.3 | 0.239 | 0.315 | 0.397 | 0.712 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.303 | 0.400 | 0.703 | | Home Games | 8-12 | -12.6 | 10-10 | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.326 | 0.417 | 0.742 | 4.5 | 0.253 | 0.307 | 0.441 | 0.749 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 8-9 | -7.4 | 5-11 | 3.6 | 0.221 | 0.300 | 0.350 | 0.650 | 3.9 | 0.232 | 0.302 | 0.365 | 0.667 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.7 | 3-4 | 4.6 | 0.238 | 0.308 | 0.448 | 0.756 | 4.4 | 0.228 | 0.281 | 0.422 | 0.704 | | Grass Games | 23-20 | -8.9 | 16-25 | 4.3 | 0.238 | 0.313 | 0.401 | 0.714 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.302 | 0.401 | 0.702 | | Day Games | 10-5 | +1.1 | 5-9 | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.332 | 0.415 | 0.746 | 3.3 | 0.206 | 0.275 | 0.356 | 0.631 | | Division | 11-11 | -7.6 | 6-15 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.313 | 0.375 | 0.688 | 3.4 | 0.227 | 0.293 | 0.349 | 0.642 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.239 | 0.315 | 46 | 1535 | 367 | 77 | 8 | 50 | 0.397 | 190 | 170 | 351 | 17 | 317 | 36 | 24 | 47 | 13 | | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.326 | 20 | 660 | 163 | 34 | 3 | 24 | 0.417 | 87 | 77 | 152 | 7 | 139 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 2 | | Lefty Starters | 3.6 | 0.221 | 0.300 | 17 | 560 | 124 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 0.350 | 58 | 63 | 137 | 4 | 118 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
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| All Games | 2.19 | 1.104 | 144 | 41 | 35 | 108 | 10 | 51 | 162 | 6-3 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% | | Home Games | 1.79 | 1.009 | 70.3 | 18 | 14 | 53 | 4 | 18 | 76 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| 5/14/2017 | YOUNG(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 9-8 | W | +125 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | | 5/16/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 1-7 | L | +105 | 9.5 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 5/17/2017 | VARGAS(L) | NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 7-11 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | | 5/18/2017 | DUFFY(L) | NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 5-1 | W | +105 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 5/19/2017 | KARNS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 8 ov | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | | 5/21/2017 | JUNIS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 6-4 | W | 110 | 9 ev | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 5/21/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | 4-8 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 5/22/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 2-4 | L | 160 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/23/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 6-2 | W | 130 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 5/24/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 0-3 | L | 182 | 8.5 ev | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/26/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 6-4 | W | 165 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 5/27/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 5/28/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | | | 5/29/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | | | 5/30/2017 | ALMONTE(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 5/31/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | | | 6/2/2017 | | CLEVELAND | | | | 6/3/2017 | | CLEVELAND | | | | 6/4/2017 | | CLEVELAND | | |
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| 5/14/2017 | BAUER(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 8-3 | W | -165 | 9 ev | O | 13 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/15/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 8-7 | W | -145 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 5/16/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 4-6 | L | -160 | 9 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/17/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 4-7 | L | -165 | 9.5 ov | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2017 | BAUER(R) | @ HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 5-3 | W | 120 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 5/20/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 3-0 | W | 110 | 9 un | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 5/21/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | @ HOUSTON | MUSGROVE(R) | 8-6 | W | -105 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 5/22/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | @ CINCINNATI | FELDMAN(R) | 1-5 | L | -125 | 9 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 5/23/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | @ CINCINNATI | GARRETT(L) | 8-7 | W | -160 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | | 5/24/2017 | BAUER(R) | CINCINNATI | BONILLA(R) | 3-4 | L | -200 | 10 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 5/26/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | 4-6 | L | -175 | 8.5 un | O | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 5/27/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | | | 5/28/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | | 5/29/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | | | 5/30/2017 | BAUER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | | 5/31/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | | 6/1/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | OAKLAND | MANAEA(L) | | | 6/2/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | 6/3/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | 6/4/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | |
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| |  | KANSAS CITY: 2016: 81-81, third place.
Manager: Ned Yost (eighth season).
He's Here: OF Jorge Soler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Nathan Karns, DH Brandon Moss, LHP Travis Wood.
He's Outta Here: RHP Wade Davis, DH Kendrys Morales, OF Jarrod Dyson, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Edinson Volquez.
Projected lineup: SS Alcides Escobar (.261, 7 HRs, 55 RBIs), LF Alex Gordon (.220, 17, 40), CF Lorenzo Cain (.287, 9, 56), 1B Eric Hosmer (.266, 25, 104), DH Brandon Moss (.255, 28, 67), RF Jorge Soler (.238, 12, 31 with Cubs; likely to start season on DL with strained oblique), 3B Mike Moustakas (.240, 7, 13), C Salvador Perez (.247, 22, 64), Raul Mondesi (.185, 2, 13).
Rotation: LH Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA, 188 Ks), RH Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68, 184 Ks), RH Jason Hammel (11-11, 3.83 with Cubs), LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 3 starts after returning from Tommy John surgery), RH Nathan Karns (6-2, 5.15 with Mariners).
Key relievers: RH Kelvin Herrera (2-6, 2.75, 12 saves), RH Joakim Soria (5-8, 4.05), LH Matt Strahm (2-2, 1.23), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95), LH Scott Alexander (0-0, 3.32), RH Chris Young (3-9, 6.19).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. Duffy showed signs of blossoming into an ace late last year, but is yet to put it all together for a full season. Hammel was signed after the tragic death of RHP Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Vargas barely pitched last season after coming back from elbow surgery. Karns has intriguing potential, but might end up in the bullpen unless he lives up to it quickly.
Outlook: Royals GM Dayton Moore thinks his starting rotation is the best it has been during his tenure, even if just about every spot is tenuous. He also thinks Kansas City has more power at the plate this year thanks to Moustakas' return from a torn ACL and the signing of Moss. Paulo Orlando (.302, 5, 43, 14 SBs) will replace Soler in right field at the start of the season. But there are plenty of question marks up and down the lineup, not to mention on the pitching staff, and several things must break right for Kansas City to make noise in the AL Central and take a run at its third World Series appearance in four years. | | CLEVELAND: 2016: 94-67, first place, AL champions, lost to Chicago Cubs in World Series.
Manager: Terry Francona (fifth season).
He's Here: 1B-DH Edwin Encarnacion, OF Austin Jackson, LHP Boone Logan, RHP Carlos Frias, OF Wily Mo Pena, CF Bradley Zimmer, SS Eric Stamets.
He's Outta Here: 1B-DH Mike Napoli, OF Coco Crisp, OF Rajai Davis, C Chris Gimenez, 1B Jesus Aguilar, OF Marlon Byrd, RHP Jeff Manship.
Projected lineup: SS Francisco Lindor (.301, 15 HRs, 78 RBIs, Gold Glove, league-leading 15 sac flies in first full MLB season), 2B Jason Kipnis (.275, 23, 82, career-high 156 games), LF Michael Brantley (.231, 0, 7 in 11 games following shoulder surgery; .310, 15, 84, MLB-best 45 doubles, 15 SBs in 2015), DH Edwin Encarnacion (.263, 42, AL-high 142 RBIs for Toronto), 1B Carlos Santana (.259, 34, 87, 99 BBs, 99 Ks), 3B Jose Ramirez (.312, 11, 76, played 4 positions) or Giovanny Urshela (.225, 6, 21 in 81 games for Cleveland), RF Brandon Guyer (.333, 2, 14 in 38 games with Indians; .241, 7, 18 in 63 games with Rays; led majors with 31 HBP) or Lonnie Chisenhall (.286, 8, 57), C Yan Gomes (.167, 9, 34 in 74 games due to shoulder injury), CF Tyler Naquin (.296, 14, 43) or Austin Jackson (.254, 0, 18 in 54 games with White Sox before left knee surgery).
Rotation: RH Corey Kluber (18-9, 3.14 ERA, 227 Ks, third in Cy Young voting), RH Carlos Carrasco (11-8, 3.32, 25 starts due to injuries), RH Danny Salazar (11-6, 3.87, 25 starts, limited in postseason by injury), RH Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26, 28 starts, began season in bullpen), RH Josh Tomlin (13-9, 4.40, 5.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio).
Key relievers: LH Andrew Miller (10-1, 1.45, 12 saves, 70 appearances with Yankees and Indians), RH Cody Allen (3-5, 2.51, 32/35 saves), RH Bryan Shaw (2-5, 3.24 in league-high 75 games; 70 games in each of past four seasons), RH Dan Otero (5-1, 1.53, 70 2/3 innings), LH Boone Logan (2-5, 3.69, 66 games with Rockies).
Hot Spot: Brantley's Right Shoulder. An All-Star in 2014, Brantley missed out on the fun last season as the Indians won the pennant without him. His return is vital for Cleveland as it tries to make another deep run because he can help provide lineup protection for Encarnacion and stabilize an outfield that was under constant change in 2016. Brantley may not hit for the same extra-base power he had in the past, but he could still offer a high average and excellent defense.
Outlook: With perhaps the league's deepest pitching staff, the Indians are an AL favorite and appear poised to return to the World Series. Last year, they exceeded expectations and built a 3-1 Series lead against the Cubs before losing three straight ' including a dramatic Game 7 at home. One elusive win from the franchise's first championship since 1948. This season, the Indians will try to finish the job. There are injury concerns with Brantley and Kipnis, who won't be ready for the start of the season because of shoulder inflammation. Ramirez could slide over to help fill in at second base. But the addition of Encarnacion finally gives Cleveland the intimidating, middle-of-the-order slugger the club has coveted since the glory days of Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle. Cleveland is a baseball town again as Indians fans spent on tickets this winter and are rallying around the club the way they did back in the mid-1990s. Lindor is on the cusp of superstardom, and one of the Indians' top priorities should be signing him to a long-term deal while he's still affordable. |
| | Royals aim for first sweep in Cleveland since 2003
CLEVELAND -- The slumping Cleveland Indians on Sunday will attempt to avoid being swept by the Kansas City Royals in a three-game series at Progressive Field for the first time in 14 years. All of a sudden, playing at home is not necessarily an advantage for the Indians. The Indians are 8-13 at Progressive Field this year. That's the worst home record in the American League and the third-worst home record in the majors. "It's frustrating," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "And when frustration gets in the way of how you perform, that's not good. We need to go out and play baseball every day like we love the game, regardless of what happened the day before. We need to do a better job of that." The Indians have lost three games in a row, all at home. On Sunday, the Royals have a chance to sweep three games from the Indians in Cleveland for the first time since June 2003. The pitching matchup Sunday will be Kansas City left-hander Danny Duffy (4-3, 2.92 ERA) vs. Cleveland right-hander Josh Tomlin (2-6, 6.70). Duffy last pitched against Cleveland on May 7 when he was the losing pitcher in a 1-0 loss to the Indians. In that game, Duffy pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up one run and six hits with two strikeouts and two walks. In 13 career appearances against the Indians, Duffy is 2-4 with a 3.51 ERA. Duffy has been very good in recent starts. In his last four starts, he is 2-1 with a 1.63 ERA. Tomlin last faced the Royals on May 6 when he got no decision in a 3-1 Indians victory. In that game, Tomlin pitched seven innings, giving up one run and three hits with three strikeouts and no walks. In 22 career appearances against the Royals, 18 of them starts, Tomlin is 9-4 with a 4.15 ERA. In his last three starts this season overall, Tomlin is 0-3 with a 5.94 ERA. Opposing teams have hit .319 against him in those games. However, in those three starts, Tomlin has struck out 16 and walked just one in 16 2/3 innings. Indians rookie center fielder Bradley Zimmer should be back in the starting lineup Sunday. Zimmer, a left-handed batter, was not in the starting lineup Saturday against veteran left-hander Jason Vargas, who started for the Royals. In the first two games of the series, Kansas City's bullpen has been better than Cleveland's vaunted bullpen. In winning the first two games, Royals relievers have combined to pitch 7 1/3 scoreless innings with four hits, 10 strikeouts and three walks. In the Royals' win Saturday, reliever Peter Moylan came into the game in the seventh inning with the Royals leading 4-2. The Indians had the bases loaded with one out and Edwin Encarnacion, who led the American League in RBIs last year, at the plate. Moylan got Encarnacion to ground into an inning-ending double play. "I just tried to get ahead in the count, make him chase, and focus on getting him to hit a ground ball," Moylan said. "Our pen has been outstanding. They have done a great job," Royals manager Ned Yost said. |
| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 5:13:33 AM EST. |
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