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| 909 | KANSAS CITY | +1.5,-200 | +1.5,-200 | | 910 | BALTIMORE | -1.5,+170 | -1.5,+170 |
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| All Games | 17-13 | +4.7 | 13-16 | 4.3 | 0.267 | 0.318 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.301 | | Road Games | 7-8 | +1.2 | 6-9 | 4.3 | 0.264 | 0.315 | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.305 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-8 | +5.4 | 10-10 | 4.7 | 0.279 | 0.327 | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.304 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.6 | 3-4 | 4.6 | 0.290 | 0.327 | 3.7 | 0.237 | 0.285 | | Grass Games | 17-13 | +4.7 | 13-16 | 4.3 | 0.267 | 0.318 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.301 | | Night Games | 7-9 | -2.8 | 8-7 | 3.9 | 0.256 | 0.300 | 4.7 | 0.243 | 0.308 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.267 | 0.318 | 30 | 1030 | 275 | 80 | 19 | 0.02 | 125 | 77 | 197 | 24 | 206 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 15 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.264 | 0.315 | 15 | 523 | 138 | 41 | 12 | 0.02 | 63 | 39 | 108 | 13 | 98 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 10 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.279 | 0.327 | 21 | 721 | 201 | 64 | 16 | 0.02 | 95 | 52 | 137 | 14 | 148 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 9 |
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| All Games | 2.99 | 1.187 | 78.3 | 31 | 26 | 66 | 9 | 27 | 83 | 6-5 | 10 | 4 | 71.4% | | Road Games | 3.46 | 1.154 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% |
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| All Games | 21-13 | +8.6 | 18-14 | 4.9 | 0.257 | 0.319 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.314 | | Home Games | 9-5 | +2.8 | 6-6 | 5.1 | 0.252 | 0.322 | 4.3 | 0.232 | 0.317 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-8 | +8.7 | 14-9 | 5.4 | 0.265 | 0.328 | 4.1 | 0.247 | 0.320 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.2 | 3-4 | 4.3 | 0.224 | 0.284 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.311 | | Grass Games | 19-12 | +7.2 | 15-14 | 4.8 | 0.252 | 0.315 | 4.0 | 0.237 | 0.315 | | Night Games | 14-8 | +6.4 | 9-11 | 4.5 | 0.242 | 0.308 | 3.8 | 0.240 | 0.313 |
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| All Games | 4.9 | 0.257 | 0.319 | 34 | 1165 | 299 | 108 | 40 | 0.03 | 160 | 106 | 230 | 24 | 218 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 8 | | Home Games | 5.1 | 0.252 | 0.322 | 14 | 465 | 117 | 39 | 13 | 0.03 | 67 | 48 | 90 | 9 | 91 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 4 | | Righty Starters | 5.4 | 0.265 | 0.328 | 24 | 838 | 222 | 81 | 30 | 0.04 | 122 | 78 | 158 | 21 | 161 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 5 |
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| All Games | 2.73 | 1.136 | 105.7 | 37 | 32 | 81 | 11 | 39 | 95 | 8-4 | 15 | 6 | 71.4% | | Home Games | 1.93 | 0.994 | 51.3 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 5-2 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% |
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| 4/25/2013 | SHIELDS(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 8-3 | W | 165 | 7 un | O | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 4/27/2013 | SANTANA(R) | CLEVELAND | KAZMIR(L) | 3-2 | W | -160 | 9 un | U | 6 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 4/28/2013 | GUTHRIE(R) | CLEVELAND | MASTERSON(R) | 9-0 | W | -110 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 4/28/2013 | SMITH(L) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 3-10 | L | -135 | 9 un | O | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 4/29/2013 | DAVIS(R) | CLEVELAND | JIMENEZ(R) | 0-9 | L | -150 | 9 ov | P | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | | 4/30/2013 | SHIELDS(R) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 8-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/1/2013 | MENDOZA(R) | TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 9-8 | W | +105 | 7.5 ov | O | 15 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | | 5/4/2013 | GUTHRIE(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | AXELROD(R) | 2-0 | W | -150 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | 5/5/2013 | DAVIS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 6-5 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 5/6/2013 | SHIELDS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 1-2 | L | -140 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/7/2013 | SANTANA(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 3-4 | L | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 5/8/2013 | MENDOZA(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 3-5 | L | 135 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 5/9/2013 | GUTHRIE(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GARCIA(R) | | | 5/10/2013 | DAVIS(R) | NY YANKEES | HUGHES(R) | | | 5/11/2013 | SHIELDS(R) | NY YANKEES | PETTITTE(L) | | | 5/12/2013 | SANTANA(R) | NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | | | 5/13/2013 | MENDOZA(R) | @ LA ANGELS | BLANTON(R) | | | 5/14/2013 | GUTHRIE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | VARGAS(L) | | | 5/15/2013 | DAVIS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | | |
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| 4/25/2013 | HAMMEL(R) | @ OAKLAND | PARKER(R) | 10-2 | W | 125 | 8 un | O | 15 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 4/26/2013 | CHEN(L) | @ OAKLAND | MILONE(L) | 3-0 | W | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | 4/27/2013 | TILLMAN(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRIFFIN(R) | 7-3 | W | 140 | 8 un | O | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 4/28/2013 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | COLON(R) | 8-9 | L | 140 | 8 un | O | 15 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 4/29/2013 | BRITTON(L) | @ SEATTLE | SAUNDERS(L) | 2-6 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 4/30/2013 | HAMMEL(R) | @ SEATTLE | MAURER(R) | 7-2 | W | -115 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 5/1/2013 | CHEN(L) | @ SEATTLE | HARANG(R) | 3-8 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 5/2/2013 | TILLMAN(R) | @ LA ANGELS | BLANTON(R) | 5-1 | W | 110 | 9 un | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 5/3/2013 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | VARGAS(L) | 0-4 | L | 120 | 8.5 ev | U | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 5/4/2013 | GARCIA(R) | @ LA ANGELS | HANSON(R) | 5-4 | W | 135 | 8.5 ev | O | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 5/5/2013 | HAMMEL(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WILLIAMS(R) | 8-4 | W | 110 | 8 ov | O | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | | 5/7/2013 | CHEN(L) | KANSAS CITY | SANTANA(R) | 4-3 | W | -120 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | | 5/8/2013 | TILLMAN(R) | KANSAS CITY | MENDOZA(R) | 5-3 | W | -145 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | 5/9/2013 | GARCIA(R) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | | | 5/10/2013 | HAMMEL(R) | @ MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | | | 5/11/2013 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | WORLEY(R) | | | 5/12/2013 | CHEN(L) | @ MINNESOTA | DIAMOND(L) | | | 5/14/2013 | TILLMAN(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 5/15/2013 | GARCIA(R) | SAN DIEGO | MARQUIS(R) | |
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| |  | KANSAS CITY: HITTING: With Melky Cabrera gone, OF LORENZO CAIN will get first crack at leadoff and centerfield. If he falters, speedster JASON BOURGEOIS, vet MITCH MAIER and prospect WIL MYERS are waiting. Former Brewer YUNIESKY BETANCOURT will start at 2B and has good life in his bat for a middle infielder. OF ALEX GORDON may not hit for average, but his approach and power are there. DH BILLY BUTLER is rock solid, but it's fair to wonder whether his power will ever progress. 1B ERIC HOSMER has MVP-type upside, and he's on the verge of figuring out MLB pitching. OF JEFF FRANCOEUR still chases too many bad pitches, but the organization likes him and he still has some pop and speed. 3B MIKE MOUSTAKAS is too good for the minors, but he still hasn't caught up to major-league pitching. There's a good chance he finds his groove this year. C HUMBERTO QUINTERO will be the main backstop with BRAYAN PENA backing him up. Speedy SS ALCIDES ESCOBAR's bat hasn't caught up to his glove.
STARTING PITCHING: K.C. once again hopes this is the year LUKE HOCHEVAR puts it all together. His velocity picked up late last year, allowing him to be more than a groundball guy. Lefty BRUCE CHEN's late-career renaissance continues. He'll be a reliable veteran arm in the middle of K.C.'s rotation again. FELIPE PAULINO has the biggest upside in this rotation. He's always had one of MLB's best fastballs. His problem was that, when he missed (which has been often), it was usually belt-high and over the middle of the plate. If he hits his spots as he did late last year, he's got potential. But Paulino will start the season on the DL with a sore elbow. The Royals hope to solve JONATHAN SANCHEZ's command issues. The lefty is a risk, but has legitimate No. 3 potential. Top prospect DANNY DUFFY will get every chance to pitch his way into the Opening Day rotation.
RELIEF PITCHING: JOAKIM SORIA is out for the season with Tommy John surgery, leaving GREG HOLLAND to pick up closer duties. Holland was the Royals' best bullpen arm in 2011 and his stuff has always been nearly unhittable. It's just a matter of whether last year's vastly improved walk rate was for real. JONATHAN BROXTON was a disaster last season, but he'll be given every chance to become the No. 2 guy in this bullpen because of his experience in Los Angeles. AARON CROW was a first-round pick (twice) for his college career as a starter, but wore down late last year, and walked too many batters. | | BALTIMORE: HITTING: The leadoff spot is 2B BRIAN ROBERTS' if he can stay on the field. His recent injury history is very troubling, though his talent makes him a risk worth taking. 2B ROBERT ANDINO and 2B RYAN ADAMS would compete for time if Roberts is out. The O's best hitter last year was arguably SS J.J. HARDY. He was healthy for the first time in years and flexed his legit 30-HR power. If Roberts and Hardy stay healthy, OF NICK MARKAKIS will likely hit third and see an increase in RBI chances. OF ADAM JONES seems to have the highest ceiling of any Baltimore hitter. 3B MARK REYNOLDS will probably end up at 1B. His horrendous average cancels out some of his 40-HR potential. OF NOLAN REIMOLD revived his MLB career with an impressive end of the season. He's got a shot to start in left. 1B CHRIS DAVIS is a candidate to start at first, third or DH as sort of a Junior Mark Reynolds. C MATT WIETERS is already one of the best two-way backstops in baseball at age 25.
STARTING PITCHING: WEI-YIN CHEN pitched well enough in Japan (2.48 ERA, 1.06 WHIP in past four seasons) to become the de-facto ace of this horrible pitching staff. JAKE ARRIETA is a mediocre talent, but is good enough to secure a spot as a Baltimore starter. JASON HAMMEL hopes the switch from Coors Field will help lower his career ERA of 4.99. The highest-risk, highest-potential O's pitcher may be BRIAN MATUSZ. His 2011 line is frightening (10.69 ERA, 2.11 WHIP), but he has the raw skills and pitch repertoire to turn it around. TOMMY HUNTER came over from Texas midseason and should round out the rotation.
RELIEF PITCHING: There was talk of JIM JOHNSON being converted into a starter, but he'll open the season as the team's closer. Johnson established himself as the O's best option to close after going 7-for-7 in that role last September. KEVIN GREGG would step in as the ninth-inning man if Johnson falters. He was unstable in that role last year. Gregg is a trade candidate this midseason, in which case he'd probably end up a set-up man elsewhere. Flame-throwing MATT LINDSTROM is a darkhorse for saves. He saved 23 games for Houston in 2010 before being used as a set-up man in Colorado last year. TSUYOSHI WADA brings his finesse game from Japan. He's a heady hurler who hides the ball well, but he's in for a rude awakening in the A.L. East. BRAD BERGESEN and CHRIS JAKUBAUSKAS are long relievers who may get bumped into the rotation if the young Baltimore SPs struggle again. |
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*Royals-Orioles Preview* ========================
Kansas City (17-12) at Baltimore (20-13), 7:05 p.m. EDT
Jeremy Guthrie and the Baltimore Orioles are doing just fine without each other.
Guthrie lost 60 games over a four-year stretch with the Orioles before being traded to Colorado in February 2012 for pitchers Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom. Now he's back in Baltimore for the first time, poised to face his former team Thursday night as a member of the Kansas City Royals.
Revenge will not factor, simply because Guthrie harbors no resentment toward the Orioles.
"I'll just be excited to be on the mound here again," he said. "Great ballpark with great fans. To be able to compete against friends and former teammates, it will be fun."
The matchup holds plenty of intrigue, though, with Guthrie (4-0, 2.40 ERA) entering on a Royals-record unbeaten streak of 17 straight starts. He broke Paul Splittorff's 25-year-old club record with a four-hitter Saturday in a 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Guthrie, who has thrown 16 2-3 consecutive scoreless innings, is 9-0 with a 2.25 ERA during the streak since losing to Texas on Aug. 3. The run began about three weeks after he was acquired from the Rockies, with whom he went 3-9 with a 6.35 ERA.
"He's far better than I ever imagined he was," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He still has a great fastball at 93 mph, he can sink it, he can cut it. I just think he's comfortable in his surroundings."
Guthrie loved being part of the Orioles, too, but appears to have finally reached his full potential at age 34.
"My time in Baltimore was a huge plus, just wonderful," he said. "I was able to learn and got a chance to start in the major leagues, something I didn't get in Cleveland. So, I have very fond memories of all the time here. I gave everything I had and enjoyed every bit of it."
After flopping in Colorado, Guthrie found happiness in Kansas City. He signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Royals in November.
"It was a place I wanted to go," he said. "They gave me a very fair offer, so for me it was just a perfect scenario."
Much has changed for Guthrie and the Orioles since that trade - all of it good.
With Hammel becoming the staff ace, Baltimore (21-13) ended a 14-year playoff drought last season and is currently tied for the AL's best record.
"Jeremy did some good things for us here in Baltimore, and we were able to acquire some people that could help us through his abilities," manager Buck Showalter said. "He's having a solid year, he's coming off a great start, so I wish him well - after he leaves here."
Showalter will counter with Freddy Garcia (0-0, 2.70), coming off an impressive debut following a month in the minors after Baltimore signed him March 29. The 36-year-old right-hander gave up two runs and three hits in 6 2-3 innings of a 5-4 road win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
Garcia faced Kansas City twice in relief last season while with the Yankees, giving up two runs in 4 1-3 innings. The Royals are the only team to which he's lost more than eight times, going 10-13 with a 5.69 ERA in 30 games.
The Orioles are seeking a three-game sweep of Kansas City and riding a season-best four-game winning streak after a 5-3 victory Wednesday.
Jim Johnson converted his 34th straight save opportunity to tie Randy Myers' club record from 1997, and J.J. Hardy homered for the third time in four games. Manny Machado added an RBI single and is hitting .404 over his last 11 games, driving in eight runs and scoring 12.
Alex Gordon has homered in back-to-back games for the Royals (17-13), but they've lost three straight while getting held to seven runs.
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| | Last Updated: 4/23/2024 11:00:06 AM EST. |
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