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| 961 | TORONTO | +130 | Ov 10,-120 | +100 | Ov 10.5,-125 | | 962 | BOSTON | -140 | Un 10,+100 | -110 | Un 10.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 43-51 | -17.2 | 43-44 | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.310 | 0.398 | 0.709 | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.324 | 0.414 | 0.738 | | Road Games | 21-27 | -5.4 | 22-22 | 4.3 | 0.241 | 0.311 | 0.392 | 0.703 | 4.7 | 0.245 | 0.319 | 0.397 | 0.716 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 35-34 | -3.9 | 34-30 | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.315 | 0.408 | 0.723 | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 0.404 | 0.726 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 3-4 | 3.3 | 0.217 | 0.307 | 0.327 | 0.633 | 7.3 | 0.280 | 0.365 | 0.470 | 0.835 | | Grass Games | 18-23 | -4.6 | 19-18 | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.321 | 0.400 | 0.721 | 4.7 | 0.247 | 0.317 | 0.399 | 0.716 | | Day Games | 19-16 | +0.7 | 14-19 | 3.7 | 0.230 | 0.293 | 0.388 | 0.681 | 4.7 | 0.248 | 0.313 | 0.418 | 0.731 | | Division | 16-27 | -14.8 | 18-24 | 3.4 | 0.228 | 0.290 | 0.357 | 0.647 | 5.0 | 0.254 | 0.326 | 0.409 | 0.736 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.310 | 94 | 3185 | 773 | 131 | 4 | 119 | 0.398 | 370 | 313 | 741 | 30 | 626 | 114 | 61 | 91 | 61 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.241 | 0.311 | 48 | 1690 | 407 | 71 | 2 | 60 | 0.392 | 198 | 173 | 396 | 11 | 324 | 64 | 28 | 46 | 29 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.315 | 69 | 2341 | 579 | 102 | 4 | 89 | 0.408 | 289 | 230 | 528 | 25 | 463 | 74 | 45 | 67 | 45 |
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| All Games | 4.11 | 1.232 | 345.7 | 172 | 158 | 299 | 45 | 127 | 380 | 19-14 | 26 | 14 | 65% | | Road Games | 3.06 | 1.140 | 173.7 | 69 | 59 | 132 | 14 | 66 | 192 | 9-10 | 14 | 10 | 58.3% |
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| All Games | 54-42 | -0.3 | 42-51 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.331 | 0.396 | 0.727 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.303 | 0.404 | 0.707 | | Home Games | 29-17 | +4.7 | 16-29 | 4.5 | 0.268 | 0.338 | 0.387 | 0.725 | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.296 | 0.378 | 0.674 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 11-9 | -0.4 | 11-9 | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.331 | 0.381 | 0.712 | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.298 | 0.428 | 0.727 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.2 | 1-6 | 3.1 | 0.212 | 0.283 | 0.295 | 0.578 | 2.9 | 0.227 | 0.296 | 0.314 | 0.610 | | Grass Games | 48-38 | -1.8 | 37-46 | 4.7 | 0.260 | 0.328 | 0.396 | 0.724 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 0.409 | 0.715 | | Day Games | 16-13 | -1.2 | 13-15 | 5.1 | 0.266 | 0.333 | 0.411 | 0.744 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.300 | 0.378 | 0.678 | | Division | 21-21 | -4.9 | 17-24 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.313 | 0.355 | 0.668 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.302 | 0.393 | 0.695 |
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| All Games | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.331 | 96 | 3329 | 872 | 161 | 10 | 88 | 0.396 | 424 | 345 | 693 | 55 | 684 | 110 | 58 | 77 | 37 | | Home Games | 4.5 | 0.268 | 0.338 | 46 | 1564 | 419 | 74 | 4 | 35 | 0.387 | 187 | 165 | 320 | 28 | 335 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 16 | | Lefty Starters | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.331 | 20 | 704 | 183 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 0.381 | 93 | 75 | 158 | 13 | 149 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
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| All Games | 2.94 | 1.163 | 296.7 | 102 | 97 | 246 | 29 | 99 | 306 | 17-10 | 26 | 9 | 74.3% | | Home Games | 2.17 | 1.091 | 157.7 | 42 | 38 | 129 | 9 | 43 | 157 | 9-2 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% |
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| 7/6/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | 7-4 | W | +145 | 9 ov | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | | 7/7/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 2-12 | L | -115 | 9.5 ov | O | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | | 7/8/2017 | STROMAN(R) | HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 7-2 | W | -140 | 9 ov | P | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 7/9/2017 | HAPP(L) | HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | 1-19 | L | +110 | 9.5 ov | O | 7 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | | 7/14/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 7-2 | W | 110 | 9.5 ev | U | 8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 7/15/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | @ DETROIT | FULMER(R) | 1-11 | L | 130 | 9.5 ov | O | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | | 7/16/2017 | ESTRADA(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 5-6 | L | 110 | 10 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | 7/17/2017 | STROMAN(R) | @ BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 4-3 | W | -105 | 9.5 un | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 7/18/2017 | HAPP(L) | @ BOSTON | JOHNSON(L) | 4-5 | L | -135 | 10 un | U | 15 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | 7/19/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | 1-5 | L | 115 | 9.5 ov | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 7/20/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | @ BOSTON | FISTER(R) | | | 7/21/2017 | ESTRADA(R) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 7/22/2017 | STROMAN(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | | | 7/23/2017 | HAPP(L) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | | | 7/24/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | OAKLAND | COTTON(R) | | | 7/25/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | | 7/26/2017 | | OAKLAND | | | | 7/27/2017 | | OAKLAND | | |
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| 7/6/2017 | SALE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | FARIA(R) | 1-4 | L | -185 | 7 un | U | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 7/7/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 8-3 | W | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 7/8/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 0-1 | L | -115 | 9 un | U | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 7/9/2017 | PRICE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 3-5 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 7/14/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 5-4 | W | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | 7/15/2017 | SALE(L) | NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 1-4 | L | -160 | 7.5 ev | U | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | | 7/16/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 0-3 | L | -135 | 9.5 ov | U | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 7/16/2017 | PRICE(L) | NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 3-0 | W | -135 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 7/17/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | 3-4 | L | -105 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 7/18/2017 | JOHNSON(L) | TORONTO | HAPP(L) | 5-4 | W | +125 | 10 un | U | 13 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | | 7/19/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 5-1 | W | -125 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | 7/20/2017 | FISTER(R) | TORONTO | LIRIANO(L) | | | 7/21/2017 | SALE(L) | @ LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | | | 7/22/2017 | PRICE(L) | @ LA ANGELS | BRIDWELL(R) | | | 7/23/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | @ LA ANGELS | CHAVEZ(R) | | | 7/24/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | | | 7/25/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 7/26/2017 | | @ SEATTLE | | |
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| |  | TORONTO: 2016: 89-73, second place
Manager: John Gibbons (10th season)
Who's new? 1B/DH Kendrys Morales, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, IF/OF Steve Pearce, IF Lourdes Gurriel, LHP J.P. Howell, RHP Joe Smith
Who's gone? 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion, OF Michael Saunders, C Josh Thole, C Dioner Navarro, OF Junior Lake, RHP R.A. Dickey, LHP Brett Cecil, RHP Joaquin Benoit
Projected lineup: 2B Devon Travis (.300, 11 HR, 50 RBI), 3B Josh Donaldson (.284, 37, 99), RF Jose Bautista (.234, 22, 69), DH Kendrys Morales (.263, 30, 93 with Royals), SS Troy Tulowitzki (.254, 24, 79), C Russell Martin (.231, 20, 74), 1B Justin Smoak (.217, 14, 34), CF Kevin Pillar (.266, 7, 53, 14 SB), LF Ezequiel Carrera (.248, 6, 23)
Rotation: RH Marco Estrada (9-9, 3.48 ERA), LH J.A. Happ (20-4, 3.18), RH Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37), RH Aaron Sanchez (15-2, 3.00), LH Francisco Liriano (8-13, 4.69 with Pirates and Blue Jays)
Key relievers: RH Roberto Osuna (4-3, 2.68, 36/42 SV), RH Jason Grilli (6-4, 3.64), RH Joe Biagini (4-3, 3.06), LH J.P. Howell (1-1, 4.09 with Dodgers), RH Joe Smith (1-4, 3.82 with Angels), LH Aaron Loup (0-0, 5.02)
Hot spots: bullpen. The Blue Jays signed only a couple high-profile free agents (retaining Bautista, adding Morales) and brought in many lower-profile veterans mostly to compete for bullpen jobs. Howell and Smith, signed to low-risk deals, are all but guaranteed jobs. But what of Dominic Leone, Mat Latos, Mike Bolsinger, Lucas Harrell and Leonel Campos? Toronto seems to be crowd-sourcing its middle innings with low-risk, right-handed options. Up to a half-dozen pitchers could be competing for one or two jobs.
Outlook: The Blue Jays' roster is enviably balanced, albeit among the older ones in the league. Toronto led the AL in ERA last year. Their entire starting rotation returns, and their veteran bullpen is set up well to support second-year closer Osuna. Ironically, the youngest player in the Jays' starting lineup, 26-year-old Travis, has the biggest health concern of the bunch. He didn't appear in a spring training game until recently because of offseason knee surgery. Encarnacion, who was good for .270/30/100 every year, will be missed. The question now is whether Morales (33), Bautista (36), Tulowitzki (32) and Martin (34) are still close enough to their primes to power another playoff run. | | BOSTON: 2016: 93-69, first place
Manager: John Farrell (fifth season)
Who's new? LHP Chris Sale, RHP Tyler Thornburg, 1B Mitch Moreland, OF Steve Selsky
Who's gone? DH David Ortiz, 3B Travis Shaw, 3B Yoan Moncada, 2B Aaron Hill, C Ryan Hanigan, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Brad Ziegler
Projected lineup: 2B Dustin Pedroia (.318, 15 HR, 74 RBI), LF Andrew Benintendi (.295, 2, 14 in 34 games), SS Xander Bogaerts (.294, 21, 89, 13 SB), RH Mookie Betts (.318, 31, 113), DH Hanley Ramirez (.286, 30, 111) CF Jackie Bradley Jr. (.267, 26, 87), 3B Pablo Sandoval (.000, 0, 0 in three games), 1B Mitch Moreland (.233, 22, 60 with Rangers), C Sandy Leon (.310, 7, 35) or Christian Vazquez (.224, 1, 12)
Rotation: LH Chris Sale (17-10, 3.34 ERA), RH Rick Porcello (22-4, 3.15), RH Steven Wright (13-6, 3.33), LH Drew Pomeranz (3-5, 4.59), LH Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 4.71)
Key relievers: RH Craig Kimbrel (2-6, 3.40, 31/33 SV), RH Tyler Thornburg (8-5, 2.15 with Brewers), RH Joe Kelly (4-0, 5.18), LH Robbie Ross (3-2, 3.25), RH Matt Barnes (4-3, 4.05), LH Fernando Abad (1-6, 3.66 with Twins and Red Sox), RH Heath Hembree (4-1, 2.65)
Hot spots: Third base. Is this the year Sandoval is known more for his ability to play baseball than his physique? Sandoval, who missed all but three games last year because of a shoulder injury, showed up to spring training looking slimmer than years past. His production at the plate and agility on the field followed suit in the Grapefruit League. The Red Sox have shown they aren't afraid to take playing time away from the Panda if he doesn't deserve it. Josh Rutledge, a competent fielder and perhaps a better hitter against left-handers, is around just in case.
Outlook: Boston scored more runs than any team in baseball last year, and this year's club has the pitching to avoid another early playoff exit. Newcomer Sale is the best left-hander in the AL, an ace in his prime. Porcello is the reigning Cy Young Award winner. David Price, when he returns from an elbow injury, gives the Red Sox arguably the best 1-2-3 punch in the league. Ortiz retired, but he'll leave a bigger hole in the hearts of fans than in the lineup. Benintendi is a candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award, while Betts played like an MVP at age 23. A bounceback season from Sandoval would give opposing pitchers no chance to breathe. Triple-A depth shouldn't be enough of an issue to prevent the Sox from challenging the Indians for the pennant. |
| | Jays avoid Sale, face Fister in series finale vs. Red Sox
BOSTON -- The struggling Toronto Blue Jays may well have dodged a bullet when the Boston Red Sox announced this week that ace Chris Sale was not going to pitch the series finale Thursday. Because Doug Fister had to work in relief during a 16-inning loss to the New York Yankees last Saturday, the Red Sox shuffled their pitchers. They brought Brian Johnson up to pitch Tuesday night, moved Fister from Tuesday to Sunday and Sale from Thursday to Friday, when Boston opens a road trip against the Angels in Anaheim. Sale has faced the Blue Jays twice this season, allowing no runs and just eight hits, with two walks and 24 strikeouts. That raised his career record against Toronto to 5-2 with a 1.68 ERA (he is 5-0 with a 1.39 ERA against the Angels). Anyway, Thursday's matinee belongs to Fister, who has appeared four times in a Red Sox uniform and gone 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA. He will face Francisco Liriano, who left his last start with neck stiffness but passed all tests during the week and was pronounced ready to go for Thursday on his regular day. "He threw a bullpen and felt really good, so that's great news," Toronto manager John Gibbons said Tuesday before officially naming Liriano on Wednesday. Liriano is 1-1 against the Red Sox this season and 4-4 with a 5.44 ERA in eight career starts against Boston. He will try to get the last-place Blue Jays a split of the four-game series and a 3-4 record on a trip that moves on to Cleveland for the weekend. Fister has also made eight starts against Toronto, going 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA. On Thursday, he hopes to follow the lead of Johnson and Drew Pomeranz, who gave the Red Sox strong starts in wins Tuesday and Wednesday after a Monday night loss. The Red Sox have played 67 innings in six games over five days and seem to be enjoying it. "I think the number of innings, hours we've played, has been a little bit of a rallying point," Boston manager John Farrell said Wednesday after a 5-1 victory. "Our roster is out of balance with extra pitchers; we're able to rotate guys through. We're going to have a little different look tomorrow, just to maybe conserve physically with some guys. "It's been, no matter how long, or how many innings it's going to take, we'll play it right through to the end. Tonight, the fact that it's less than three hours, it felt like it was halftime. This was a good win tonight." Dustin Pedroia, who has been on fire, especially with two outs and runners in scoring position, is 7-for-17 (.412) lifetime against Liriano. Hanley Ramirez weighs in at 3-for-8 (.375). Chris Young is 2-for-9 (.222) and Mitch Moreland's only hit in five at-bats against the left-hander was a home run. Jose Bautista is 7-for-17 (.412), Josh Donaldson 4-for-6 (.667) and Kendrys Morales 8-for-25 (.320) with three homers and five RBIs against Fister. Russell Martin is 1-for-9 (.111), Ezequiel Carrera 2-for-9 (.222) and Justin Smoak 3-for-15 (.200) against the veteran right-hander. |
| | Last Updated: 4/25/2024 2:09:42 AM EST. |
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