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| 915 | TORONTO | +145 | Ov 9,-105 | +110 | Ov 8,+100 | | 916 | BALTIMORE | -155 | Un 9,-115 | -120 | Un 8,-120 |
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| All Games | 77-73 | +1 | 73-73 | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.317 | | Road Games | 36-40 | -0.2 | 38-37 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.318 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.322 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 60-54 | +3.6 | 56-54 | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.322 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.318 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.6 | 5-2 | 5.0 | 0.245 | 0.314 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.287 | | Grass Games | 30-36 | -3.9 | 32-33 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.321 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.320 | | Night Games | 49-48 | -0.7 | 51-45 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.321 | | Division | 36-32 | +4.4 | 36-30 | 4.5 | 0.261 | 0.321 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.317 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 150 | 5161 | 1344 | 455 | 168 | 0.03 | 642 | 467 | 1063 | 71 | 1050 | 137 | 82 | | | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.318 | 76 | 2635 | 667 | 211 | 76 | 0.03 | 311 | 250 | 509 | 33 | 544 | 76 | 39 | | | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.322 | 114 | 3893 | 1017 | 345 | 128 | 0.03 | 499 | 351 | 819 | 57 | 771 | 104 | 67 | | |
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| All Games | 4.15 | 1.371 | 450.7 | 224 | 208 | 428 | 44 | 190 | 404 | 20-20 | 41 | 17 | 70.7% | | Road Games | 4.41 | 1.353 | 214.3 | 112 | 105 | 198 | 19 | 92 | 192 | 11-10 | 22 | 10 | 68.8% |
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| All Games | 91-60 | +36.1 | 65-83 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.308 | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.304 | | Home Games | 48-29 | +15.2 | 29-45 | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.309 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.298 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 21-18 | +3.7 | 13-26 | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.300 | 3.3 | 0.240 | 0.299 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +4.7 | 2-5 | 5.0 | 0.266 | 0.327 | 2.3 | 0.193 | 0.259 | | Grass Games | 81-55 | +29.5 | 57-76 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.307 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.301 | | Night Games | 68-32 | +41.4 | 41-56 | 4.5 | 0.261 | 0.312 | 3.1 | 0.227 | 0.285 | | Division | 42-23 | +21 | 24-39 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.311 | 3.3 | 0.243 | 0.310 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.308 | 151 | 5223 | 1345 | 459 | 196 | 0.04 | 640 | 378 | 1192 | 41 | 1024 | 118 | 77 | | | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.309 | 77 | 2593 | 669 | 222 | 101 | 0.04 | 308 | 191 | 582 | 18 | 518 | 65 | 39 | | | | Lefty Starters | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.300 | 39 | 1333 | 330 | 124 | 55 | 0.04 | 148 | 99 | 316 | 6 | 257 | 36 | 20 | | |
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| All Games | 3.16 | 1.170 | 473.3 | 179 | 166 | 405 | 38 | 149 | 412 | 28-19 | 50 | 19 | 72.5% | | Home Games | 3.05 | 1.137 | 248 | 89 | 84 | 201 | 18 | 81 | 209 | 17-5 | 22 | 8 | 73.3% |
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| 9/3/2014 | STROMAN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 7-4 | W | 105 | 7 un | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 9/4/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 1-0 | W | 135 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 9/5/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ BOSTON | WEBSTER(R) | 8-9 | L | -110 | 9.5 ov | O | 13 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | | 9/6/2014 | HAPP(L) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 3-4 | L | 125 | 9 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 9/7/2014 | DICKEY(R) | @ BOSTON | DE LA ROSA(R) | 3-1 | W | -120 | 9 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 9/8/2014 | STROMAN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | TURNER(R) | 8-0 | W | -205 | 8.5 un | U | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 9/9/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 9-2 | W | -140 | 7.5 ov | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | | 9/10/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 11-1 | W | -180 | 8 un | O | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | 9/12/2014 | HAPP(L) | TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 0-1 | L | -130 | 8.5 ov | U | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | 9/13/2014 | DICKEY(R) | TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 6-3 | W | -130 | 8 un | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 9/14/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 5-6 | L | -125 | 8 un | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | 9/15/2014 | STROMAN(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 2-5 | L | 105 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 9/16/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 2-8 | L | -110 | 8 un | O | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 9/17/2014 | HAPP(L) | @ BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | | 9/18/2014 | DICKEY(R) | @ NY YANKEES | GREENE(R) | | | 9/19/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | | | 9/20/2014 | STROMAN(R) | @ NY YANKEES | CAPUANO(L) | | | 9/21/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | | | 9/22/2014 | HAPP(L) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | | | 9/23/2014 | DICKEY(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 9/24/2014 | | SEATTLE | | |
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| 9/3/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | CINCINNATI | AXELROD(R) | 6-0 | W | -150 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 9/4/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 9-7 | W | -190 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 9/5/2014 | CHEN(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 0-3 | L | 130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 9/6/2014 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | SMYLY(L) | 2-3 | L | 125 | 7 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | 9/7/2014 | NORRIS(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 7-5 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 0 | | 9/8/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 4-0 | W | 110 | 9 un | U | 7 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | | 9/9/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | @ BOSTON | RANAUDO(R) | 4-1 | W | -120 | 8.5 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 9/10/2014 | CHEN(L) | @ BOSTON | WORKMAN(R) | 10-6 | W | -130 | 8.5 un | O | 15 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 9/12/2014 | GAUSMAN(R) | NY YANKEES | MCCARTHY(R) | 2-1 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 9/12/2014 | NORRIS(R) | NY YANKEES | MITCHELL(R) | 5-0 | W | -160 | 8 ev | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 9/13/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | NY YANKEES | GREENE(R) | 2-3 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 9/14/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | 3-2 | W | -120 | 7 ev | U | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 9/15/2014 | CHEN(L) | TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | 5-2 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | 9/16/2014 | JIMENEZ(R) | TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 8-2 | W | +100 | 8 un | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 9/17/2014 | NORRIS(R) | TORONTO | HAPP(L) | | | 9/19/2014 | GAUSMAN(R) | BOSTON | WEBSTER(R) | | | 9/20/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | BOSTON | | | | 9/21/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | | | 9/22/2014 | CHEN(L) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | | | 9/23/2014 | NORRIS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | MCCARTHY(R) | | | 9/24/2014 | | @ NY YANKEES | | |
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| |  | TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - All winter long, the Blue Jays' primary concern was upgrading the starting pitching. The biggest story in Toronto this spring, though, is the one about the free agent arm that got away.
After months of inaction, the Blue Jays thought they'd landed right-hander Ervin Santana on a one-year deal in early March. But when injury concerns flared up in Atlanta, Santana signed a similar deal with the Braves instead.
''I think it's pretty obvious we were involved, it didn't work out. I'm trying to take the high road here,'' general manager Alex Anthopoulos said after Santana turned him down, saying he'd rather pitch in a spacious National League park than face AL East foes in Toronto's hitter-friendly dome.
Anthopoulos, who'd previously come ''extremely close'' to acquiring a starter through trade, must now start the season with almost the same staff he took north last year. Right-handed knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young winner, will be the opening-day starter again, while left-hander Mark Buehrle gets the third slot.
But none of the other three leading contenders, right-handers Brandon Morrow and Drew Hutchison, and left-hander J.A. Happ, have ever pitched 200 innings, and all three are coming off injuries. Morrow was limited to 10 starts last year by a nerve problem in his forearm, Hutchison hasn't pitched in the majors since elbow surgery in 2012, and Happ missed most of 2013 after being hit in the head by a line drive. Happ dimmed his own chances with an awful spring.
Santana, who has topped the 200-inning mark five times, would have given the Blue Jays valuable depth. Without him, there's more chance they'll need starts from touted but untested youngsters like Kyle Drabek, Sean Nolin, and Marcus Stroman.
Still, a confident Dickey insisted Santana would have been more ''bonus'' than ''necessity'' to Toronto. ''I feel like we have what we need,'' he said.
| | BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - The transformation of the Baltimore Orioles clubhouse under manager Buck Showalter is complete.
No longer do the Orioles hope to win. They expect it.
When Showalter took over in July 2010, he inherited a team with the worst record in the majors. Having gone without a winning season since 1997, Baltimore could only hope Showalter's knack for orchestrating quick turnarounds would take hold in a town that had switched its allegiance from baseball to football.
By 2012, the Orioles were back. Baltimore won 93 games, beat Texas in the wild-card matchup and took the New York Yankees to the limit before falling in the AL division series.
After missing the postseason last year, the Orioles are poised for a return. They maintained the nucleus of a team that went 85-77 and was in contention to the final week, then added right-handed starter Ubaldo Jimenez and slugger Nelson Cruz to an already potent lineup that led the majors in home runs in 2013.
''When you have talent, you have confidence,'' right fielder Nick Markakis said. ''Put them together and good things usually happen. We've got that right now. We know we have a good team and we're going to roll with it.''
Although Jimenez and Cruz didn't come aboard until after the start of spring training, Showalter never wavered in his belief that the Orioles would challenge the defending champion Boston Red Sox and retooled Yankees in the AL East.
''I felt that way whether or not we added Nelson and Jimenez,'' he said. ''That's a poor reflection on me and my staff if we thought we needed more to win.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TORONTO-BALTIMORE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blue Jays-Orioles Preview* ===========================
By JON PALMIERI STATS Editor
Toronto (77-72) at Baltimore (90-60), 7:05 p.m. EDT
With the AL East title locked up, the only goal left for the Baltimore Orioles in the remaining two weeks is home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
However, even a perfect record in their final 11 games might not be enough to accomplish that.
One day after clinching the division seems like an opportune time to rest some regulars, and the Baltimore Orioles will have that luxury Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Baltimore (91-60) clinched its first division title in 17 years and only its second since 1983 on Tuesday with an 8-2 victory over Toronto. Steve Pearce hit a three-run homer and Alejandro De Aza added a three-run triple to lift the Orioles to their ninth win in 10 games and second playoff appearance in three years following a run of 14 consecutive losing seasons.
"We've got some more work to do, and these guys know it, but congratulations to them on the division crown. They did a great job," said Dan Duquette, the team's executive vice president of baseball operations.
Baltimore's 49-21 mark since June 30 is a half-game better than the Los Angeles Angels for the best in baseball. The Orioles are three games behind the Angels for baseball's best record.
"It's everything I hoped for, man. It's an awesome experience," said Nick Markakis, the longest-tenured Oriole. "We worked hard all season long to get where we are now. We got one step out of the way. Now we have a couple more steps to go."
Pearce has turned into a big-time contributor with a career-high 18 homers in 320 at-bats and takes on an even bigger role now with Chris Davis' suspension.
De Aza and Jimmy Paredes are much later arrivals, but both have come up with key hits lately.
De Aza is 16 for 49 (.327) with nine RBIs, two homers and three triples in 12 games since joining Baltimore, while Paredes homered Tuesday and is batting .419 with seven RBIs in 11 games with his new team.
"It says a lot about the way these guys can come in and perform," Duquette said. "They're good baseball players."
Exceptional starting pitching has been the biggest key for the Orioles, whose starters have posted a 1.79 ERA over the last 15 games. Bud Norris (13-8, 3.74 ERA) has held opponents scoreless twice in three starts during that span and will face the Blue Jays for the fifth time this season Wednesday.
The right-hander tossed three-hit ball over seven innings Friday in a 5-0 win over the Yankees. He walked two and struck out a season-high 10 to improve to 7-2 with a 2.62 ERA in 12 home starts this year.
Norris is 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA this season against Toronto, allowing one run over 13 2-3 innings in two starts at Camden Yards.
Jose Reyes is 9 for 25 lifetime against Norris, while Colby Rasmus is only 6 for 29 but with three homers and two doubles.
Toronto (77-73) has lost four of five, a stretch that likely ends any chance at a wild card.
J.A. Happ (9-10, 4.28) looks to avoid a third straight losing start. The left-hander has lost five of his last six decisions since the beginning of August, posting a 3.93 ERA in that eight-start span. He was excellent against Tampa Bay on Friday, allowing one run and two hits over seven innings while walking one and striking out seven in a 1-0 loss.
Happ usually pitches well against the Orioles, going 1-2 with a 2.32 ERA in five career starts. He's split a pair of outings this season, yielding three runs in 14 innings with 18 strikeouts and one walk.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 2:22:03 AM EST. |
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