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| 965 | KANSAS CITY | +120 | Ov 9.5,-120 | +125 | Ov 9.5,+100 | | 966 | DETROIT | -130 | Un 9.5,+100 | -135 | Un 9.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 37-38 | +4.2 | 34-38 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.295 | 0.393 | 0.688 | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.325 | 0.404 | 0.729 | | Road Games | 16-20 | -0.5 | 19-14 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.289 | 0.398 | 0.687 | 4.7 | 0.273 | 0.343 | 0.430 | 0.773 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 9-12 | -1.5 | 11-10 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.286 | 0.367 | 0.654 | 4.9 | 0.259 | 0.330 | 0.413 | 0.743 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.6 | 3-4 | 3.7 | 0.247 | 0.293 | 0.392 | 0.685 | 4.7 | 0.273 | 0.325 | 0.434 | 0.758 | | Grass Games | 34-37 | +1.3 | 31-37 | 3.9 | 0.243 | 0.293 | 0.392 | 0.685 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.324 | 0.400 | 0.724 | | Night Games | 25-24 | +4.8 | 20-28 | 3.8 | 0.248 | 0.293 | 0.392 | 0.686 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.316 | 0.398 | 0.714 | | Division | 9-19 | -9.2 | 13-13 | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.288 | 0.366 | 0.654 | 5.3 | 0.267 | 0.340 | 0.415 | 0.754 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.295 | 75 | 2535 | 620 | 110 | 9 | 83 | 0.393 | 278 | 181 | 569 | 32 | 466 | 76 | 28 | 71 | 36 | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.289 | 36 | 1261 | 303 | 49 | 3 | 48 | 0.398 | 137 | 86 | 296 | 17 | 220 | 43 | 12 | 40 | 19 | | Lefty Starters | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.286 | 21 | 697 | 166 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 0.367 | 74 | 47 | 149 | 7 | 119 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 9 |
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| All Games | 4.43 | 1.426 | 256 | 136 | 126 | 254 | 25 | 111 | 240 | 12-13 | 18 | 7 | 72% | | Road Games | 4.90 | 1.492 | 121.3 | 69 | 66 | 122 | 15 | 59 | 120 | 4-7 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
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| All Games | 34-42 | -9.8 | 40-32 | 4.8 | 0.254 | 0.324 | 0.421 | 0.745 | 5.0 | 0.271 | 0.337 | 0.432 | 0.770 | | Home Games | 19-16 | +0.2 | 16-18 | 5.4 | 0.276 | 0.342 | 0.464 | 0.806 | 4.6 | 0.266 | 0.328 | 0.416 | 0.744 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 22-33 | -12 | 29-24 | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.321 | 0.406 | 0.727 | 5.2 | 0.272 | 0.338 | 0.443 | 0.781 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 4-2 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.301 | 0.442 | 0.743 | 5.3 | 0.243 | 0.324 | 0.399 | 0.723 | | Grass Games | 34-39 | -6.8 | 38-31 | 4.8 | 0.256 | 0.326 | 0.426 | 0.752 | 4.9 | 0.269 | 0.335 | 0.428 | 0.764 | | Night Games | 20-28 | -7.8 | 23-23 | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.323 | 0.419 | 0.742 | 5.0 | 0.273 | 0.339 | 0.428 | 0.768 | | Division | 17-11 | +5.3 | 17-10 | 5.3 | 0.259 | 0.334 | 0.444 | 0.778 | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.330 | 0.409 | 0.739 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.254 | 0.324 | 76 | 2591 | 657 | 134 | 15 | 90 | 0.421 | 343 | 268 | 643 | 25 | 521 | 70 | 40 | 75 | 35 | | Home Games | 5.4 | 0.276 | 0.342 | 35 | 1201 | 331 | 72 | 8 | 46 | 0.464 | 181 | 121 | 270 | 12 | 253 | 25 | 16 | 42 | 12 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.321 | 55 | 1852 | 462 | 102 | 10 | 56 | 0.406 | 240 | 195 | 466 | 19 | 368 | 55 | 30 | 54 | 28 |
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| All Games | 5.31 | 1.450 | 230.3 | 144 | 136 | 235 | 42 | 99 | 214 | 10-16 | 16 | 14 | 53.3% | | Home Games | 3.75 | 1.326 | 117.7 | 54 | 49 | 108 | 15 | 48 | 99 | 4-6 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% |
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| 6/14/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | CUETO(R) | 7-2 | W | 150 | 7.5 ov | O | 16 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 6/15/2017 | STRAHM(L) | @ LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 7-2 | W | 100 | 8.5 ov | O | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 6/16/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ LA ANGELS | CHAVEZ(R) | 3-1 | W | 100 | 9 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 6/17/2017 | JUNIS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | MEYER(R) | 0-9 | L | 125 | 9 un | P | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | | 6/18/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 7-3 | W | 100 | 8.5 ov | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 6/19/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | BOSTON | VELAZQUEZ(R) | 4-2 | W | -105 | 9.5 ov | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 6/20/2017 | STRAHM(L) | BOSTON | SALE(L) | 3-8 | L | +175 | 8.5 un | O | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 6/21/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | 6-4 | W | +125 | 9.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 6/23/2017 | JUNIS(R) | TORONTO | HAPP(L) | 5-4 | W | +130 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 6/24/2017 | VARGAS(L) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 3-2 | W | +105 | 9 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 6/25/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | TORONTO | LIRIANO(L) | 2-8 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 9 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | | 6/27/2017 | STRAHM(L) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 3-5 | L | 135 | 9.5 un | U | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | | | 6/29/2017 | JUNIS(R) | @ DETROIT | FULMER(R) | | | 6/30/2017 | VARGAS(L) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | | | 7/1/2017 | SKOGLUND(L) | MINNESOTA | GEE(R) | | | 7/2/2017 | STRAHM(L) | MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | | | 7/3/2017 | | @ SEATTLE | | | | 7/4/2017 | | @ SEATTLE | | | | 7/5/2017 | | @ SEATTLE | | |
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| 6/14/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | ARIZONA | WALKER(R) | 1-2 | L | -120 | 10 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 6/15/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 5-3 | W | -150 | 9.5 ev | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | | 6/16/2017 | NORRIS(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(R) | 13-4 | W | -125 | 10 un | O | 13 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | 6/17/2017 | FULMER(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 2-3 | L | +100 | 9 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | 6/18/2017 | FARMER(R) | TAMPA BAY | FARIA(R) | 1-9 | L | -105 | 10 ov | P | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 6/19/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ SEATTLE | GAVIGLIO(R) | 2-6 | L | 125 | 9.5 ov | U | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | | 6/20/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ SEATTLE | MIRANDA(L) | 4-5 | L | 110 | 9 ov | P | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 6/21/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 5-7 | L | 130 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 6/22/2017 | NORRIS(L) | @ SEATTLE | MOORE(R) | 6-9 | L | 115 | 9.5 un | O | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | | 6/23/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | PERDOMO(R) | 0-1 | L | -115 | 8 un | U | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | 6/24/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | LAMET(R) | 3-7 | L | 105 | 8.5 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | 6/25/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | RICHARD(L) | 7-5 | W | -120 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 6/27/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | KANSAS CITY | STRAHM(L) | 5-3 | W | -145 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 6/28/2017 | NORRIS(L) | KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | | | 6/29/2017 | FULMER(R) | KANSAS CITY | JUNIS(R) | | | 6/30/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | | | 7/1/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 7/2/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | | | 7/4/2017 | | SAN FRANCISCO | | | | 7/5/2017 | | SAN FRANCISCO | | |
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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. | | 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. |
| | Tigers hope Martinez's return will help against Royals
DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers are desperate for any boost they can get. They hope the return of Victor Martinez can provide one. The designated hitter is expected to be activated from the 10-day disabled list on Wednesday and rejoin the lineup. The Tigers, who face the Kansas City Royals in the second game of a three-game series, endured an eight-game losing streak shortly after Martinez was sidelined with an irregular heartbeat. Detroit has won its past two games but is still 5-13 over the past 18 games. Martinez is just glad that he didn't have a more serious problem. "I was definitely scared," he said. "It makes you appreciate your life." Martinez, who hasn't played since June 15, took batting practice on Tuesday for the first time since he was cleared for baseball activities. He batted .261 with five homers and 29 RBIs before he was sidelined. "There shouldn't be a ton of rust," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "It was a good to know about six or seven days ago that he was feeling a lot better. He was rightfully worried about it." Martinez will try to provide run support for left-hander Daniel Norris, who lost his last start at Seattle on Thursday. Norris (4-5, 4.66 ERA) gave up five runs in the first three innings, then settled down and tossed three scoreless innings before he was replaced. "I'd have to say that was one of my most mature outings, just because the first three innings were probably as bad as possible, giving up five runs," Norris said on Tuesday. "The turning point was going out for the fourth. It could have kept going that route, (but) for me, I just had to fight my way through it, and I found a little groove there. The big part was just getting through six innings and saving the bullpen a little bit." Norris has made five career starts against the Royals, going 0-1 with a 3.81 ERA. In his one start against Kansas City this season, Norris went five innings, allowing three runs on six hits without getting a decision on May 29. He will be opposed by right-hander Ian Kennedy (1-6, 4.95 ERA). In his most recent start on June 21, Kennedy got a no-decision against the Boston Red Sox while allowing four runs (two earned) and three hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Royals have won the last three times Kennedy has taken the mound, including his only victory of the season over 13 starts. In his first 10 starts, Kansas City averaged 2.8 runs. "He started the year out really well," manager Ned Yost said. "We couldn't score any runs for him. He was getting like one run a game. Then he had a hamstring pull, and that affected his command when he came back, but he's been throwing the ball really well his last three or four starts." Kennedy hasn't given up more than six hits in any of his starts, but he has allowed at least one homer in 10 consecutive outings. He is 1-4 with a 4.66 ERA in seven career starts against Detroit. In his only previous start against the Tigers this season, he allowed five runs and four hits in three innings and took the loss on May 31. "He's kept us in just about every game that he's pitched," Yost said. |
| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 3:31:51 AM EST. |
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