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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 5/27/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON  MCHUGH )
 
BALTIMORE  JIMENEZ )
+1.5  -190

-1.5  +165
+110

-120

8un
 
4
Final
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HOUSTON (30 - 17) at BALTIMORE (20 - 23)
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Wednesday, 5/27/2015 4:35 PM
COLLIN MCHUGH (R) vs. UBALDO JIMENEZ (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
975HOUSTON+105Ov 8.5,-105+105Ov 8,+105
976BALTIMORE-115Un 8.5,-115-115Un 8,-125
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games30-17+13.321-244.40.2330.3020.4140.7173.80.2390.2900.3810.671
Road Games15-7+10.512-95.30.2500.3150.4180.7333.80.2340.2830.3420.625
vs Right-handed Starters19-10+10.216-115.00.2390.3090.4350.7444.10.2390.2950.3780.672
Past 7 Games4-3+1.22-44.70.2550.3060.3930.6984.00.2670.3110.4030.713
Grass Games30-17+13.321-244.40.2330.3020.4140.7173.80.2390.2900.3810.671
Day Games11-4+87-85.20.2360.3040.4150.7193.70.2340.2850.3650.650
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2330.302471567365795650.4141991564324228732284825
Road Games5.30.2500.31522799200454270.418108752122515314152211
Righty Starters5.00.2390.30929979234543440.435135992682618218182616
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.100.875141.6383392123215712-419482.6%
Road Games2.020.94858171339316597-110376.9%

BALTIMORE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games20-23-418-224.30.2550.3090.4090.7184.30.2440.3110.3930.704
Home Games14-10+2.611-124.90.2690.3180.4310.7494.20.2360.2890.3810.670
vs Right-handed Starters16-19-3.213-194.00.2470.3040.4020.7073.70.2260.2980.3630.661
Past 7 Games3-4-1.62-53.10.2260.2980.2990.5983.70.2780.3360.3730.708
Grass Games17-18-214-184.50.2650.3170.4220.7394.30.2470.3090.3880.697
Day Games10-5+5.57-65.50.2820.3280.4670.7964.40.2560.3280.3860.715
BALTIMORE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2550.309431433366646480.4091771123391526644283320
Home Games4.90.2690.31824789212334290.4311125717391382616206
Righty Starters4.00.2470.304351163287504410.402135962941422632192918
BALTIMORE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.411.240134.7615111817491327-413381.3%
Home Games4.211.37266.34031661025695-29375%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/13/2015OBERHOLTZER(L)SAN FRANCISCOHUDSON(R)4-3W-1308.5 unU85111101
5/14/2015HERNANDEZ(R)TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)6-4W-1059 unO870731
5/15/2015KEUCHEL(L)TORONTODICKEY(R)8-4W-1158.5 unO1140860
5/16/2015FELDMAN(R)TORONTOESTRADA(R)6-5W-1159 unO861660
5/17/2015MCHUGH(R)TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)4-2W-1408.5 unU641880
5/18/2015MCCULLERS(R)OAKLANDPOMERANZ(L)1-2L-1158.5 unU270681
5/19/2015HERNANDEZ(R)OAKLANDGRAY(R)6-4W+1258.5 unO11701060
5/20/2015KEUCHEL(L)OAKLANDHAHN(R)6-1W-1557.5 unU10717101
5/21/2015FELDMAN(R)@ DETROITPRICE(L)5-6L1408 unO9511382
5/22/2015MCHUGH(R)@ DETROITSIMON(R)2-6L-1158 unP4411261
5/23/2015MCCULLERS(R)@ DETROITLOBSTEIN(L)3-2W1008.5 unU862641
5/24/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R)10-8W1358.5 unO13701470
5/25/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L)3-4L-1108 evU1170600
5/26/2015FELDMAN(R)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)4-1W1108.5 unU881550
5/27/2015MCHUGH(R)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R) 
5/29/2015MCCULLERS(R)CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L) 
5/30/2015KEUCHEL(L)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L) 
5/31/2015HERNANDEZ(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L) 
6/1/2015FELDMAN(R)BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R) 
6/2/2015MCHUGH(R)BALTIMORE  
6/3/2015 BALTIMORE  

BALTIMORE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/13/2015GONZALEZ(R)TORONTOSANCHEZ(R)6-1W-1258.5 ovU9100461
5/15/2015CHEN(L)LA ANGELSWEAVER(R)1-3L-1108.5 evU551741
5/16/2015JIMENEZ(R)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)1-6L-1309 unU3211260
5/17/2015WRIGHT(R)LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)3-0W+1158.5 unU740650
5/19/2015GONZALEZ(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R)9-4W-1208.5 ovO1370661
5/20/2015CHEN(L)SEATTLEELIAS(L)2-4L-1358 unU10601280
5/21/2015TILLMAN(R)SEATTLEHAPP(L)5-4W-1108 ovO67110131
5/22/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ MIAMIALVAREZ(R)8-5W-1107.5 unO1110114121
5/23/2015WRIGHT(R)@ MIAMIHAREN(R)0-1L-1057.5 unU91017100
5/24/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R)2-5L-1057.5 unU6801180
5/25/2015CHEN(L)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)4-3W+1008 evU6001170
5/26/2015TILLMAN(R)HOUSTONFELDMAN(R)1-4L-1208.5 unU550881
5/27/2015JIMENEZ(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
5/28/2015WRIGHT(R)CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L) 
5/28/2015 CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L) 
5/29/2015GONZALEZ(R)TAMPA BAYKARNS(R) 
5/30/2015CHEN(L)TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(L) 
5/31/2015TILLMAN(R)TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R) 
6/1/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ HOUSTONFELDMAN(R) 
6/2/2015 @ HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
6/3/2015 @ HOUSTON  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros moved out of the major league basement last season.
Now the question is whether Jose Altuve and his teammates are ready to contend this year or if they still need a couple of seasons to complete their rebuild and get back to the postseason.
Owner Jim Crane is confident the time is now.
''This is our year,'' he said, adding that their goal is to make the playoffs.
The Astros made a 19-game improvement in 2014 to win 70 games and snap a streak of three straight 100-loss seasons. They beefed up a bullpen that struggled last year and added more pop to a lineup that was fourth in the majors with 163 homers in 2014 in an attempt to take another step in 2015.
''These guys are all professional baseball players and they all want to win,'' general manager Jeff Luhnow said. ''We're not going to set any limitations on them. It's up to them at this point. We've done our work for the offseason.''
The Astros blew 25 saves last season, a statistic that troubled Crane more than any other number associated with his team. His first order of business this offseason was to bring in players to get that number down this year.
To that end, Houston added relievers Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek. Gregerson appeared in 72 games for the Athletics last season and posted a 2.12 ERA and Neshek saw action in 71 games for St. Louis in 2014 with a 1.87 ERA.
A lineup that already had power aplenty with Chris Carter, whose 37 homers tied for second in the majors last season, and George Springer, who hit 20 in just 78 games, now has more sluggers with the addition of Evan Gattis and Colby Rasmus. Gattis has hit 43 homers combined in his first two major league seasons and Rasmus has hit at least 22 home runs in two of the last three years.
That power is what excites first-year manager A.J. Hinch most about his team.
''We have a chance to be a dangerous lineup,'' Hinch said with a smile.
Some things to know about the 2015 Astros:
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALTUVE: Altuve became the first Astros player to win a batting title by hitting .341 last season. He set a team record with 225 hits, was third in the majors with 47 doubles, had 59 RBIs and tied for second in the league with 56 stolen bases.
So what does Luhnow expect the 24-year-old second baseman to do for an encore?
''He's going to be a .300 career hitter, which are few and far between,'' Luhnow said. ''So there's going to be years like with most of these great hitters where they hit .340 and years that they hit .305. In my mind Altuve is an elite major league hitter and we're going to see it year in and year out.''
SPRINGER'S SECOND YEAR: Springer, the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft, hit .231 with 20 homers and 51 RBIs in 78 games as a rookie. He injured his left quadriceps on July 20 and he didn't play again. The Astros are eager to see what the right fielder can do in a full season.
''He's got a ton of potential,'' Hinch said. ''He's a dynamic player. He can do a lot of different things in a lot of different ways. Everybody sort of sits up in their seats when he comes up to bat. I think there's a chance for him to have impact in all (areas) of the game, which is hard to come by.''
CAN ROTATION BE CONSISTENT?: Dallas Keuchel (12-9, 2.93 ERA) and Collin McHugh (11-9, 2.73) had breakout seasons in 2014, but can they perform at that level in a second year to lead the rotation? Keuchel posted ERAs of over 5.00 in both of his first two seasons before being chosen this year's opening day starter with his work last year, and McHugh had ERAs of 7.59 and 10.04 in his first two years before his success in 2014.
ANOTHER NEW SKIPPER: Counting interim managers, Hinch is the seventh manager the Astros have had since 2009. He was hired just after last season following the firing of Bo Porter, who was let go near the end of his second season.
This is the second time the 40-year-old Hinch has led a team after he managed Arizona from May 2009 until July 2010, when he was fired after 31-48 start. He was the vice president of professional scouting for San Diego from 2010 until August.
BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (HOUSTON-BALTIMORE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Astros-Orioles Preview* ========================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

Houston (29-17) at Baltimore (20-22), 4:35 p.m. EDT

The last time the Houston Astros dropped a road series, they were closing out yet another miserable season.

The AL's top team can keep that streak going and improve upon the majors' best road record Wednesday with a victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

The Astros (30-17) bounced back from a series-opening loss against Baltimore (20-23) to win 4-1 on Tuesday, going to 15-7 on the road. They won their first four series away from home before splitting four-game sets this month against the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit. They haven't lost a road series since falling in three games to the New York Mets from Sept. 26-28 to finish a 70-win season, their sixth straight under .500.

"We split the series in Detroit and have a chance to have a winning (seven-game) road trip. All positive signs," manager A.J. Hinch told MLB's official website. "That's been our goal in series is to really only focus on today's game. If you let them go any further than that, it's about winning a series and now we have a chance."

Although Houston's offense could hardly be considered potent, it has certainly been timely. All four runs Tuesday were driven in with two outs, and despite the Astros ranking toward the bottom of MLB with a .233 batting average, 85 of their 209 runs (40.7 percent) have come in the seventh inning or later.

Collin McHugh (5-2, 4.06 ERA) has received only seven runs of support in his last four outings entering his start Wednesday. The right-hander has three quality starts in that span and posted a second straight Friday, allowing three runs through seven innings in a 6-2 loss to the Tigers.

McHugh notched only two strikeouts to match his fewest since joining Houston in 2014, but he also issued just one walk - his 11th through nine starts. He ranks among the league's best with 1.72 walks per nine innings.

The right-hander pitched six innings of two-run ball without getting a decision in his only career start against Baltimore in 2014.

He'll oppose Ubaldo Jimenez (3-3, 2.82), who is 4-0 with a 2.24 ERA in nine starts against Houston and has allowed no more than one run in six of the past seven.

Jimenez, though, is coming off arguably his worst performance of the season. He was pulled after four innings Friday against Miami, allowing three runs and seven hits in an 8-5 win.

However, that game came on the road. Jimenez is 3-1 with a 1.29 ERA at Camden Yards this year.

Jose Altuve and Colby Rasmus are each hitting better than .360 against the right-hander, and Rasmus has seven extra-base hits and a 1.155 OPS - his highest against any pitcher with at least 20 at-bats. The rest of Houston's active roster is batting .162 against Jimenez.

Altuve is a career .448 hitter in Baltimore and has three hits in this series. Rasmus is hitless in his last 11 at-bats.

Baltimore's bats have drastically slowed, totaling seven runs over the last four games while hitting .197. The Orioles tallied only five hits Tuesday, three from Jimmy Paredes.

"When you're not scoring a lot of runs, you're not swinging the bats well or like you know you can, the tendency is to press and try to overdo it," said Chris Davis, in a 3-for-35 slump. "I think you've seen that in the last few games."

The Astros have dropped 11 of 14 in Baltimore and have never won a series at Camden Yards.


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