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| 965 | DETROIT | +145 | Ov 9,+100 | +140 | Ov 8.5,-110 | | 966 | BALTIMORE | -155 | Un 9,-120 | -150 | Un 8.5,-110 |
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| All Games | 49-52 | -5.8 | 56-42 | 4.4 | 0.274 | 0.328 | 0.426 | 0.754 | 4.8 | 0.270 | 0.326 | 0.439 | 0.765 | | Road Games | 24-25 | +1.6 | 28-20 | 4.2 | 0.260 | 0.315 | 0.412 | 0.727 | 4.8 | 0.276 | 0.329 | 0.451 | 0.780 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 34-43 | -11.7 | 42-32 | 4.4 | 0.271 | 0.321 | 0.422 | 0.743 | 4.8 | 0.270 | 0.323 | 0.439 | 0.762 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3 | 2-4 | 2.1 | 0.193 | 0.240 | 0.305 | 0.545 | 4.7 | 0.287 | 0.331 | 0.466 | 0.796 | | Grass Games | 48-50 | -5.2 | 55-41 | 4.5 | 0.276 | 0.331 | 0.430 | 0.761 | 4.7 | 0.270 | 0.326 | 0.436 | 0.761 | | Night Games | 24-35 | -13.6 | 29-27 | 3.7 | 0.257 | 0.311 | 0.390 | 0.702 | 5.0 | 0.280 | 0.332 | 0.463 | 0.795 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.274 | 0.328 | 101 | 3517 | 962 | 175 | 30 | 100 | 0.426 | 422 | 286 | 785 | 59 | 689 | 127 | 50 | 98 | 43 | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.260 | 0.315 | 49 | 1718 | 446 | 75 | 11 | 55 | 0.412 | 195 | 139 | 411 | 27 | 319 | 61 | 21 | 44 | 14 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.271 | 0.321 | 77 | 2698 | 732 | 133 | 21 | 77 | 0.422 | 323 | 197 | 595 | 43 | 512 | 95 | 42 | 73 | 24 |
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| All Games | 4.35 | 1.432 | 299.7 | 152 | 145 | 318 | 34 | 111 | 247 | 13-14 | 24 | 10 | 70.6% | | Road Games | 4.74 | 1.428 | 138.7 | 75 | 73 | 149 | 18 | 49 | 116 | 5-6 | 15 | 5 | 75% |
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| All Games | 51-49 | +0.1 | 40-54 | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.304 | 0.419 | 0.723 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.307 | 0.399 | 0.706 | | Home Games | 32-19 | +10.4 | 21-28 | 4.8 | 0.263 | 0.315 | 0.450 | 0.765 | 3.6 | 0.240 | 0.288 | 0.386 | 0.674 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 35-39 | -4.8 | 31-40 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.304 | 0.422 | 0.726 | 3.7 | 0.240 | 0.304 | 0.385 | 0.688 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3 | 2-4 | 3.6 | 0.216 | 0.260 | 0.388 | 0.648 | 2.7 | 0.224 | 0.271 | 0.349 | 0.620 | | Grass Games | 44-42 | -0.3 | 34-47 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.306 | 0.428 | 0.735 | 3.8 | 0.248 | 0.304 | 0.395 | 0.699 | | Night Games | 30-34 | -7 | 24-38 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.300 | 0.402 | 0.702 | 3.7 | 0.236 | 0.293 | 0.391 | 0.684 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.304 | 100 | 3342 | 845 | 143 | 18 | 125 | 0.419 | 414 | 246 | 821 | 29 | 597 | 97 | 42 | 82 | 42 | | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.263 | 0.315 | 51 | 1674 | 441 | 70 | 6 | 77 | 0.450 | 232 | 126 | 388 | 15 | 296 | 48 | 23 | 44 | 15 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.304 | 74 | 2462 | 614 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 0.422 | 309 | 195 | 614 | 23 | 446 | 71 | 31 | 66 | 30 |
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| All Games | 2.82 | 1.196 | 302.7 | 105 | 95 | 252 | 26 | 110 | 300 | 17-11 | 29 | 7 | 80.6% | | Home Games | 2.98 | 1.218 | 142 | 56 | 47 | 128 | 15 | 45 | 145 | 12-3 | 17 | 4 | 81% |
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| 7/17/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 7-3 | W | +100 | 8 ev | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 7/18/2015 | PRICE(L) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 0-3 | L | -140 | 8 un | U | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 7/19/2015 | VERLANDER(R) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 3-9 | L | -115 | 9 un | O | 14 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | | 7/20/2015 | SIMON(R) | SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | 5-4 | W | -110 | 9.5 ov | U | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | GREENE(R) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 9-11 | L | +125 | 9 ev | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | | 7/22/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | SEATTLE | MONTGOMERY(L) | 9-4 | W | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | | 7/23/2015 | PRICE(L) | SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 2-3 | L | -160 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | VERLANDER(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 1-2 | L | 135 | 9 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | SIMON(R) | @ BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 5-1 | W | 115 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | GREENE(R) | @ BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 1-11 | L | 140 | 9.5 un | O | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | | 7/27/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 2-5 | L | 105 | 7 un | P | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 2-10 | L | -115 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | VERLANDER(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 2-1 | W | 160 | 6.5 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 7/30/2015 | SIMON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 7/31/2015 | FARMER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | | | 8/1/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | VERLANDER(R) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | KANSAS CITY | | | | 8/6/2015 | | KANSAS CITY | | |
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| 7/17/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 3-7 | L | -110 | 8 ev | O | 10 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 3-0 | W | 130 | 8 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 7/19/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 9-3 | W | 105 | 9 un | O | 14 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | 2-3 | L | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 7/22/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 3-4 | L | 105 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 3-9 | L | 120 | 7.5 ev | O | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 1-3 | L | 145 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 7/25/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 5-1 | W | 105 | 7 un | U | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | 7/26/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | MOORE(L) | 5-2 | W | -120 | 7 ov | P | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 7/27/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 2-1 | W | -165 | 7.5 ev | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 7-3 | W | -175 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | 2-0 | W | -170 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 7/30/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | | | 7/31/2015 | CHEN(L) | DETROIT | FARMER(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | | | 8/3/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | BASSITT(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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| |  | DETROIT: DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep. Then Kansas City - the team the Tigers fought so hard to hold off in the AL Central - rolled to the AL pennant and came within a game of winning the World Series.
It was enough to turn the Tigers into October afterthoughts for the first time in a while, and now it's fair to wonder whether Detroit's best chance to claim baseball's ultimate prize with its current core of stars has already come and gone.
''I'm not worried about what people are saying about us. I'm more worried about how we perform,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''I feel like this team is a winning team. This is a team that has an opportunity to win a World Series.''
The Tigers edged Kansas City by one game in the division last year in Ausmus' first season as manager, and their 90-72 record was similar enough to their previous work during this run of postseason appearances, but a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles snapped Detroit's streak of three straight trips to the AL Championship Series.
Then the Tigers lost Max Scherzer in the offseason, and it remains to be seen how much longer Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez can keep this team's run of success going.
Cabrera and Martinez each missed a chunk of the exhibition schedule after offseason surgery. Verlander is coming off a down year and has been displaced as Detroit's opening-day starter by left-hander David Price.
Over the past three seasons, the Tigers have fought off challenges in the division from the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland and Kansas City - but those teams essentially made their bids for first place one at a time. Now all three appear poised to threaten Detroit's reign.
''I think quietly, I've said for the last two or three years, I've said we have the best division in baseball. Nobody really talked about it because there weren't sexy names besides the Tigers, who had won however many straight and been to a couple World Series and had a lot of star power,'' Verlander said. ''The Royals won the pennant last year so, obviously, what I was saying wasn't just hogwash. We see all the teams in the AL quite enough, and I know that these teams are good enough to make our division one of the best in baseball.''
Here are a few things to watch as the Tigers try to make it five division championships in a row:
ON THE MEND: Cabrera had offseason surgery on his right foot and Martinez had an operation to repair his left knee. Their health is crucial, but the Tigers also are hoping for big contributions from shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon, both of whom missed all of 2014 with injuries.
NEW-LOOK ROTATION: Scherzer isn't the only player gone from last year's starting staff. Rick Porcello was traded in a deal that brought Yoenis Cespedes to Detroit, so the Tigers had two openings in their rotation. They filled them by acquiring Shane Greene from the New York Yankees and Alfredo Simon from Cincinnati.
BULLPEN BLUES: Closer Joe Nathan is back after a rocky first season in Detroit. If the Tigers run out of patience with Nathan, Joakim Soria also returns. He was acquired shortly before the trade deadline last year, but his impact was limited, in part because of injury.
EXTRA POWER: J.D. Martinez provided a surprisingly productive bat last year after joining the Tigers, and the trade for Cespedes also gave Detroit some additional pop to supplement Cabrera and Victor Martinez.
NEW ACE?: Price is slated to start on opening day, a sign of just how much the Tigers are leaning on him after Scherzer's departure. He was acquired at the trade deadline last year, and Detroit is hoping the trio of Price, Verlander and Anibal Sanchez will make for a pretty impressive anchor to the pitching staff. | | 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.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-BALTIMORE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Tigers-Orioles Preview* ========================
By JON PALMIERI STATS Editor
Detroit (48-52) at Baltimore (50-49), 7:05 p.m. EDT
Just a few days ago, it looked like the Baltimore Orioles would be best served going into sell mode with their impending free agents.
A hot streak has almost certainly dismissed any chance of that.
While the Detroit Tigers appear to be looking toward next season judging by their general manager's comments, they'll try to prevent the Orioles from matching their longest win streak of the year Friday night in the opener of a four-game series at Camden Yards.
Friday's loss at Tampa Bay capped a 5-15 stretch for the Orioles, who were in danger of falling too far behind in the wild-card race. Baltimore (51-49) rebounded to win two straight against the Rays, however, and completed a three-game sweep of Atlanta with Wednesday's 2-0 victory.
With Minnesota struggling, the Orioles are now one game behind the final wild-card spot.
Chris Tillman became the latest Baltimore starter to impress, falling one out shy of the team's first complete game to lower the rotation's ERA to 1.24 during the five-game streak, one shy of the season high set June 7-13.
"Pitching like we've been pitching keeps you in every game," manager Buck Showalter said. "I'll take my chances with that."
Jonathan Schoop homered and J.J. Hardy also went deep to extend his hitting streak to 12 games.
Although the Tigers (49-52) ended a three-game skid with Wednesday's 2-1 victory at Tampa Bay, general manager Dave Dombrowski confirmed after the game that he will listen to offers for their free agents.
"We look at it more as rebooting going into next year," Dombrowski told MLB's official website.
While ace David Price would net the biggest return, Yoenis Cespedes, Joakim Soria, Rajai Davis and Alex Avila could also be attractive pieces for contending clubs.
Losing superstar Miguel Cabrera (left calf strain) didn't originally hurt the Tigers after he went down July 3, as they won four of six and averaged 6.7 runs per game. Since then, however, they've gone 5-11 while scoring 3.8 per contest with a .236 batting average.
Detroit has dropped to fourth place in the Central, its lowest spot after the All-Star break since the end of the 2008 season.
The Tigers get another shot at Miguel Gonzalez (9-6, 3.99 ERA) after he beat them July 19, yielding two runs over five innings in a 9-3 victory at Comerica Park.
The right-hander followed that outing by winning in more impressive fashion Saturday, taking a shutout into the eighth at Tampa Bay before ultimately allowing one run and five hits over 7 2-3 innings in a 5-1 win.
He's 1-2 with a 7.65 ERA in four starts against the Tigers.
Davis (4 for 12 with three homers) and Cespedes (5 for 11) have both posed problems for him.
Alfredo Simon (9-6, 4.46), who broke into the majors with the Orioles in 2008, faces his former team for the first time.
The right-hander went 1-3 with a 10.16 ERA during a six-start span before limiting Boston to one run and five hits over six-plus innings in a 5-1 victory Saturday. He suffered a slight groin injury on his second pitch in the seventh.
Travis Snider has the most experience of any Orioles hitter against Simon, going 5 for 15. Chris Davis is 2 for 2 with a home run.
Victor Martinez is hitting .392 with four homers during a 13-game hitting streak at Camden Yards, including two games in last season's AL division series.
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| | Last Updated: 4/18/2024 6:37:54 PM EST. |
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