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965 | OAKLAND | +155 | Ov 9.5,-125 | +150 | Ov 9.5,-135 | 966 | TORONTO | -165 | Un 9.5,+105 | -160 | Un 9.5,+115 |
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All Games | 44-56 | -9.1 | 54-44 | 4.3 | 0.236 | 0.307 | 0.405 | 0.712 | 5.1 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.414 | 0.730 | Road Games | 16-33 | -13.7 | 26-22 | 3.8 | 0.233 | 0.302 | 0.383 | 0.686 | 5.2 | 0.267 | 0.324 | 0.431 | 0.754 | vs Right-handed Starters | 34-43 | -6.7 | 41-35 | 4.3 | 0.235 | 0.308 | 0.405 | 0.713 | 5.1 | 0.257 | 0.314 | 0.419 | 0.733 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.7 | 3-4 | 3.7 | 0.253 | 0.327 | 0.398 | 0.725 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.312 | 0.395 | 0.707 | Turf Games | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2 | 1.5 | 0.138 | 0.206 | 0.224 | 0.430 | 4.0 | 0.230 | 0.338 | 0.361 | 0.699 | Night Games | 24-36 | -8.1 | 31-27 | 3.8 | 0.217 | 0.287 | 0.380 | 0.667 | 5.1 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.429 | 0.755 |
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All Games | 4.3 | 0.236 | 0.307 | 100 | 3327 | 785 | 164 | 9 | 127 | 0.405 | 409 | 342 | 943 | 35 | 640 | 79 | 85 | 100 | 64 | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.233 | 0.302 | 49 | 1667 | 389 | 72 | 2 | 58 | 0.383 | 179 | 165 | 473 | 20 | 341 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 27 | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.235 | 0.308 | 77 | 2560 | 601 | 126 | 6 | 99 | 0.405 | 317 | 271 | 721 | 25 | 495 | 61 | 63 | 83 | 50 |
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All Games | 4.80 | 1.342 | 322.7 | 188 | 172 | 317 | 47 | 116 | 314 | 12-15 | 20 | 13 | 60.6% | Road Games | 5.49 | 1.468 | 141 | 94 | 86 | 153 | 23 | 54 | 130 | 2-7 | 9 | 8 | 52.9% |
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All Games | 46-54 | -17.2 | 46-47 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.310 | 0.395 | 0.706 | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.325 | 0.414 | 0.739 | Home Games | 24-24 | -9.8 | 21-24 | 3.9 | 0.244 | 0.311 | 0.404 | 0.715 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.425 | 0.750 | vs Right-handed Starters | 38-37 | -3.9 | 37-33 | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.314 | 0.404 | 0.718 | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.323 | 0.405 | 0.728 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1 | 3-4 | 3.1 | 0.211 | 0.304 | 0.323 | 0.627 | 5.3 | 0.250 | 0.340 | 0.399 | 0.739 | Turf Games | 24-24 | -9.8 | 21-24 | 3.9 | 0.244 | 0.311 | 0.404 | 0.715 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.425 | 0.750 | Night Games | 26-37 | -17.8 | 30-28 | 4.3 | 0.247 | 0.319 | 0.400 | 0.719 | 5.0 | 0.260 | 0.329 | 0.411 | 0.741 |
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All Games | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.310 | 100 | 3379 | 815 | 144 | 4 | 123 | 0.395 | 391 | 338 | 798 | 32 | 668 | 122 | 64 | 95 | 63 | Home Games | 3.9 | 0.244 | 0.311 | 48 | 1556 | 380 | 65 | 2 | 60 | 0.404 | 180 | 150 | 360 | 19 | 318 | 52 | 34 | 48 | 32 | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.314 | 75 | 2535 | 621 | 115 | 4 | 93 | 0.404 | 310 | 255 | 585 | 27 | 505 | 82 | 48 | 71 | 47 |
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All Games | 4.20 | 1.238 | 366.7 | 185 | 171 | 316 | 48 | 138 | 405 | 20-15 | 29 | 14 | 67.4% | Home Games | 4.98 | 1.291 | 179 | 103 | 99 | 168 | 31 | 63 | 194 | 10-4 | 14 | 4 | 77.8% |
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7/14/2017 | GRAY(R) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 5-0 | W | +125 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7/15/2017 | BLACKBURN(R) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 5-3 | W | +200 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7/16/2017 | MANAEA(L) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 7-3 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7/17/2017 | GOSSETT(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 2-3 | L | -105 | 9 ov | U | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7/18/2017 | SMITH(R) | TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | 3-4 | L | -105 | 9 ev | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7/19/2017 | GRAY(R) | TAMPA BAY | FARIA(R) | 7-2 | W | -115 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7/21/2017 | BLACKBURN(R) | @ NY METS | MATZ(L) | 5-7 | L | 145 | 9.5 ov | O | 14 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7/22/2017 | MANAEA(L) | @ NY METS | WHEELER(R) | 5-6 | L | 105 | 9 un | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 7/23/2017 | GOSSETT(R) | @ NY METS | MONTERO(R) | 3-2 | W | 135 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7/24/2017 | SMITH(R) | @ TORONTO | LIRIANO(L) | 2-4 | L | 160 | 9.5 ov | U | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7/25/2017 | GRAY(R) | @ TORONTO | VALDEZ(R) | 1-4 | L | 105 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7/26/2017 | BLACKBURN(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | | 7/27/2017 | MANAEA(L) | @ TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | | 7/28/2017 | GOSSETT(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | 7/29/2017 | COTTON(R) | MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | | 7/30/2017 | GRAY(R) | MINNESOTA | COLON(R) | | 7/31/2017 | | SAN FRANCISCO | | | 8/1/2017 | | SAN FRANCISCO | | | 8/2/2017 | | @ SAN FRANCISCO | | |
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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) | 8-6 | W | 100 | 10.5 ov | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7/21/2017 | ESTRADA(R) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 3-13 | L | 125 | 9.5 ev | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7/22/2017 | STROMAN(R) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 1-2 | L | 110 | 8.5 ov | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7/23/2017 | HAPP(L) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 1-8 | L | 175 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7/24/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | OAKLAND | SMITH(R) | 4-2 | W | -170 | 9.5 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7/25/2017 | VALDEZ(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 4-1 | W | -115 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7/26/2017 | ESTRADA(R) | OAKLAND | BLACKBURN(R) | | 7/27/2017 | STROMAN(R) | OAKLAND | MANAEA(L) | | 7/28/2017 | HAPP(L) | LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | | 7/29/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | LA ANGELS | BRIDWELL(R) | | 7/30/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | CHAVEZ(R) | | 7/31/2017 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | | 8/1/2017 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | | 8/2/2017 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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| | | OAKLAND: 2016: 69-93, fifth place
Manager: Bob Melvin (seventh season)
Who's new? CF Rajai Davis, OF Matt Joyce, 3B Trevor Plouffe, IF Adam Rosales, RHP Santiago Casilla
Who's gone? IF/OF Danny Valencia, OF Brett Eibner, 2B Eric Sogard, 2B Tyler Ladendorf, LHP Dillon Overton, RHP Fernando Rodriguez
Projected lineup: CF Rajai Davis (.249, 12 HR, 48 RBI, 43 SB with Indians), C Stephen Vogt (.251, 14, 56), DH Ryon Healy (.305, 13, 37 in 72 games), LF Khris Davis (.247, 42, 102), RF Matt Joyce (.242, 13, 42 with Pirates) or Mark Canha (.122, 3, 6 in 16 games), SS Marcus Semien (.238, 27, 75, 10 SB), 3B Trevor Plouffe (.260, 12, 47 with Twins), 1B Yonder Alonso (.253, 7, 56), 2B Jed Lowrie (.263, 2, 27 in 87 games)
Rotation: RH Kendall Graveman (10-11, 4.11), LH Sean Manaea (7-9, 3.86), RH Jharel Cotton (2-0, 2.15 in five games), RH Andrew Triggs (1-1, 4.31), RH Jesse Hahn (2-4, 6.02 in nine games) and Frankie Montas (0-0, 2.38 in four games at Triple-A)
Key relievers: RH Ryan Madson (6-7, 3.62, 30/37 SV), LH Sean Doolittle (2-3, 3.23), RH Santiago Casilla (2-5, 3.57 with Giants), RH Ryan Dull (5-5, 2.42), RH John Axford (6-4, 3.97), RH Liam Hendriks (0-4, 3.76), LH Daniel Coulombe (3-1, 4.53)
Hot spots: Fifth Starter and Second Base. Triggs, Hahn and Montas are the top candidates to fill out the rotation. Montas, who turns 24 before the season, is the youngest and has the highest ceiling. Hahn is the only one with something resembling a track record of success in the majors. Triggs showed potential in five starts last year. Second base will belong to prospect Franklin Barreto at some point. For now the position belongs to Lowrie, who figures to become trade bait as the A's begin their annual migration toward mathematical elimination.
Outlook: It's been a long two years since the A's played postseason baseball. Rather than rebuilding outright, the A's spent their offseason stocking up on veteran position players. Their strength is a young rotation led by right-hander Sonny Gray ' another trade candidate who's coming off the worst of his four major league seasons (5-11, 5.69 ERA) and will miss time with a lat strain. If Cotton, Manaea and Triggs pick up where they left off, pitching won't be the problem. No team scored fewer runs than the A's in 2016, and it still isn't obvious that their lineup improved. Their home turf will be renamed in honor of Rickey Henderson when the Angels visit Oakland for the opener; maybe Rickey can hit leadoff, too. | | 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. |
| | Struggling A's take on Blue Jays, Estrada
TORONTO -- The Oakland Athletics are not swinging the bats well these days. That might swing the tide in favor of Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada, who will be trying for his first win since May 27 when he faces the Athletics on Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game series at the Rogers Centre. The A's will start Paul Blackburn (1-1, 2.88 ERA) as they try to even the season series with the Blue Jays. Toronto holds a 3-2 edge in games between the teams after a 4-2 win on Monday and a 4-1 victory on Tuesday. Oakland (44-56) has lost 10 of its past 11 games at the Rogers Centre. The loss Tuesday marked the 17th time this season that the Athletics scored one or no runs in a game. This time, they fell to Cedar Valdez, who opened the season with the Athletics before losing him to the Blue Jays on a waiver claim May 5. "We're not swinging the bats great right now, but you can't take away from the fact that (Valdez) did pitch well," A's manager Bob Melvin said. Oakland is batting .210 (147-for-700) in the past 22 games and .236 for the season. "I thought we were a little anxious to start (the game) and maybe, as a whole, a little anxious right now," Melvin said of his hitters. "We did hit the ball harder later in the game." Estrada (4-7, 5.52 ERA) has started nine games since his last win, going 0-5 with a 9.52 ERA. The Blue Jays are 2-7 in those games. He took the loss in Oakland on June 6 when he allowed seven hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings. He is 0-2 with an 8.38 ERA in two career starts against Oakland. In his most recent start, a 13-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Friday at Progressive Field, Estrada began the game well enough. He pitched a decent four innings but did not survive the fifth. He allowed six hits, three walks and five runs in 4 2/3 innings. Estrada has allowed a .341 batting average and a .429 on-base percentage in his past nine starts. "The fifth inning came along and I got tired and it all fell apart, plain and simple," Estrada said of the outing at Cleveland. "All I can do is keep working hard. I shouldn't be betting tired by the fifth inning." Estrada's timing is bad. He can become a free agent at the end of the season. There also is some trade speculation, although his value would seem to be low. "If it happens, it happens," Estrada said. "You can't control that stuff. I'm not pitching good anyway. We'll see." Blackburn, who was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on July 1, is set to make his fifth start of the season -- and the fifth of his career. He took loss Friday against the New York Mets, allowing six hits, one walk and four runs in 5 1/3 innings. In his first three starts, he allowed five runs (four earned) for a 1.83 ERA. Hitters are 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position against him. Blackburn was 5-6 with a 3.05 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) with Nashville. He ranked second in the Pacific Coast League in ERA and fourth in opponents' batting average (.231) at the time of his promotion. He has never faced the Blue Jays. The Athletics have lost six of their past eight games, and they have the worst road record in the American League, 16-33. The Blue Jays (46-54) are 24-24 at home. The win Tuesday gave them consecutive victories at the Rogers Centre for the first time since May 29-31, when they swept the Cincinnati Reds in three games. Toronto is 17-10 against the American League West this season. |
| Last Updated: 4/19/2024 10:03:09 PM EST. |
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