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| 919 | HOUSTON | -140 | Ov 10.5,+110 | -125 | Ov 10.5,+110 | | 920 | BALTIMORE | +130 | Un 10.5,-130 | +115 | Un 10.5,-130 |
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| All Games | 65-32 | +21 | 51-39 | 5.9 | 0.292 | 0.352 | 0.487 | 0.839 | 4.2 | 0.232 | 0.298 | 0.388 | 0.686 | | Road Games | 35-11 | +22.4 | 28-12 | 7.2 | 0.303 | 0.365 | 0.505 | 0.869 | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.307 | 0.400 | 0.707 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 50-19 | +25.2 | 35-29 | 5.8 | 0.291 | 0.347 | 0.490 | 0.837 | 4.0 | 0.227 | 0.294 | 0.380 | 0.674 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -1 | 3-4 | 5.3 | 0.305 | 0.355 | 0.496 | 0.851 | 4.7 | 0.225 | 0.270 | 0.402 | 0.672 | | Grass Games | 61-29 | +20.6 | 45-39 | 5.8 | 0.291 | 0.350 | 0.484 | 0.834 | 4.1 | 0.230 | 0.296 | 0.385 | 0.680 | | Day Games | 19-8 | +9.5 | 14-10 | 6.5 | 0.281 | 0.359 | 0.483 | 0.842 | 4.5 | 0.228 | 0.301 | 0.397 | 0.698 |
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| All Games | 5.9 | 0.292 | 0.352 | 97 | 3389 | 988 | 194 | 7 | 152 | 0.487 | 545 | 315 | 658 | 54 | 668 | 114 | 58 | 80 | 56 | | Road Games | 7.2 | 0.303 | 0.365 | 46 | 1694 | 513 | 100 | 4 | 78 | 0.505 | 310 | 165 | 337 | 31 | 329 | 49 | 28 | 33 | 21 | | Righty Starters | 5.8 | 0.291 | 0.347 | 69 | 2386 | 694 | 141 | 7 | 107 | 0.490 | 384 | 205 | 456 | 29 | 459 | 80 | 44 | 55 | 36 |
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| All Games | 4.10 | 1.174 | 334 | 156 | 152 | 272 | 44 | 120 | 421 | 21-12 | 27 | 11 | 71.1% | | Road Games | 4.16 | 1.221 | 155.7 | 74 | 72 | 136 | 16 | 54 | 193 | 12-4 | 10 | 4 | 71.4% |
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| All Games | 46-51 | -4.4 | 52-43 | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.307 | 0.417 | 0.724 | 5.4 | 0.281 | 0.348 | 0.455 | 0.803 | | Home Games | 29-21 | +7 | 28-20 | 4.8 | 0.255 | 0.310 | 0.429 | 0.739 | 5.0 | 0.273 | 0.339 | 0.440 | 0.779 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 31-35 | -3.7 | 40-25 | 4.8 | 0.260 | 0.311 | 0.429 | 0.740 | 5.7 | 0.283 | 0.349 | 0.469 | 0.818 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1 | 5-2 | 6.4 | 0.286 | 0.333 | 0.487 | 0.821 | 5.0 | 0.288 | 0.336 | 0.472 | 0.808 | | Grass Games | 39-48 | -11.2 | 47-38 | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.307 | 0.417 | 0.724 | 5.6 | 0.284 | 0.351 | 0.460 | 0.811 | | Day Games | 13-16 | -3.3 | 16-12 | 4.8 | 0.257 | 0.311 | 0.417 | 0.728 | 5.4 | 0.286 | 0.362 | 0.456 | 0.818 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.307 | 97 | 3372 | 865 | 147 | 6 | 127 | 0.417 | 431 | 248 | 853 | 18 | 632 | 85 | 57 | 97 | 46 | | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.255 | 0.310 | 50 | 1700 | 434 | 67 | 3 | 74 | 0.429 | 230 | 135 | 416 | 7 | 318 | 43 | 28 | 53 | 24 | | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.260 | 0.311 | 66 | 2294 | 597 | 99 | 2 | 95 | 0.429 | 306 | 168 | 568 | 12 | 424 | 62 | 43 | 65 | 29 |
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| All Games | 4.00 | 1.365 | 362 | 181 | 161 | 367 | 52 | 127 | 316 | 19-12 | 23 | 10 | 69.7% | | Home Games | 3.79 | 1.341 | 192.3 | 89 | 81 | 191 | 26 | 67 | 165 | 14-5 | 16 | 6 | 72.7% |
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| 7/9/2017 | PEACOCK(R) | @ TORONTO | HAPP(L) | 19-1 | W | -120 | 9.5 ov | O | 17 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | | 7/14/2017 | MORTON(R) | MINNESOTA | BERRIOS(R) | 10-5 | W | -165 | 9 ev | O | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | | 7/15/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 2-4 | L | -165 | 9.5 ev | U | 7 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 7/16/2017 | FIERS(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 5-3 | W | -185 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 7/17/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | SEATTLE | MIRANDA(L) | 7-9 | L | -220 | 9 ov | O | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 7/18/2017 | PEACOCK(R) | SEATTLE | GAVIGLIO(R) | 6-2 | W | -175 | 10 un | U | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 7/19/2017 | MORTON(R) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 1-4 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 7/21/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 8-7 | W | -135 | 11 un | O | 16 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 7/22/2017 | MCHUGH(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 8-4 | W | -120 | 11.5 un | O | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 7/23/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | @ BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | | | 7/24/2017 | PEACOCK(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | VELASQUEZ(R) | | | 7/25/2017 | MORTON(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | PIVETTA(R) | | | 7/26/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | | | 7/28/2017 | | @ DETROIT | | | | 7/29/2017 | | @ DETROIT | | | | 7/30/2017 | | @ DETROIT | | |
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| 7/9/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 11-5 | W | 110 | 10.5 ov | O | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 7/14/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | MONTGOMERY(L) | 8-9 | L | -110 | 10 ev | O | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | | 7/15/2017 | MILEY(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 3-10 | L | +115 | 10 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | | 7/16/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | QUINTANA(L) | 0-8 | L | +150 | 10.5 ov | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | | 7/17/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | 3-1 | W | -115 | 10.5 ov | U | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | 7/18/2017 | BUNDY(R) | TEXAS | ROSS(R) | 12-1 | W | -125 | 10.5 un | O | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 7/19/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | 10-2 | W | -135 | 10.5 un | O | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 7/20/2017 | MILEY(L) | TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | 9-7 | W | -115 | 10.5 ev | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 7/21/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 7-8 | L | +125 | 11 un | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 7/22/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 4-8 | L | +110 | 11.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | | 7/23/2017 | BUNDY(R) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | | | 7/24/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | | | 7/25/2017 | MILEY(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | FARIA(R) | | | 7/26/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | | | 7/28/2017 | | @ TEXAS | | | | 7/29/2017 | | @ TEXAS | | | | 7/30/2017 | | @ TEXAS | | |
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| |  | HOUSTON: 2016: 84-78, third place
Manager: A.J. Hinch (third season)
Who's new? RF Josh Reddick, CF Carlos Beltran, LF Nori Aoki, C Brian McCann, RHP Charlie Morton
Who's gone? C Jason Castro, INF Luis Valbuena, OF Colby Rasmus, RHP Doug Fister
Projected lineup: CF George Springer (.261, 29 HR, 82 RBI), 2B Jose Altuve (.338, 24, 96, 30 SB), SS Carlos Correa (.274, 20, 96, 13 SB), DH Carlos Beltran (.295, 29, 93 with Yankees and Rangers), C Brian McCann (.242, 20, 58 with Yankees) or Evan Gattis (.251, 32, 72), 3B Alex Bregman (.264, 8, 34 in 49 games), RF Josh Reddick (.281, 10, 37 with A's and Dodgers), 1B Yulieski Gurriel (.262, 3, 15), LF Nori Aoki (.283, 4, 28 with Mariners)
Rotation: LH Dallas Keuchel (9-12, 4.55 ERA), RH Collin McHugh (13-10, 4.34), RH Mike Fiers (11-8, 4.48), RH Lance McCullers (6-5, 3.22), RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.15 in four games with Phillies)
Key relievers: RH Ken Giles (2-5, 4.11, 15/20 SV), RH Luke Gregerson (4-3, 3.28, 15/21 SV), RH Will Harris (1-2, 2.25, 12/15 SV), RH Chris Devenski (4-4, 2.16), LH Tony Sipp (1-2, 4.95), RH Michael Feliz (8-1, 4.43)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and catcher. Hamstring issues limited 33-year-old Morton to four starts with the Phillies last season. That didn't stop the Astros from signing him to a two-year contract worth at least $14 million. Now, veteran Fiers and 24-year-old Joe Musgrove are on the bubble for the fifth starter's job. McCann and Gattis give the Astros a pair of veteran catchers with slugging potential. McCann has fewer weaknesses behind the plate; Gattis is the better all-around hitter. With Beltran aboard as the primary designated hitter, McCann and Gattis won't both be in the lineup on most nights.
Outlook: After slipping to third place in the AL West last year, the Astros' front office decided to double down on dingers rather than upgrade a rotation that lacks a true ace. The result: A lineup with eight potential 20-home run hitters, including possible MVP candidates in Altuve and Correa. Everyone returns from an impressive young bullpen with high strikeout potential. If the Astros are in contention by the trade deadline, the front office should have the financial flexibility to add a front-line starter. Then again, if Dallas Keuchel looks like the pitcher who won a Cy Young Award in 2015, Houston might not have a problem. | | BALTIMORE: 2016: 89-73, second place
Manager: Buck Showalter (eighth season)
Who's new? C Welington Castillo, OF Seth Smith, OF Craig Gentry, OF Michael Bourn, LHP Vidal Nuno
Who's gone? C Matt Wieters, OF Nolan Reimold, INF/OF Steve Pearce, RHP Vance Worley, RHP Odrisamer Despaigne, LHP T.J. McFarland, LHP Brian Duensing, RHP Tommy Hunter
Projected lineup: LF Hyun-Soo Kim (.302, 6 HR, 22 RBI), CF Adam Jones (.265, 29, 83), 3B Manny Machado (.294, 37, 96), 1B Chris Davis (.221, 38, 84), DH Mark Trumbo (.256, 47, 108), RF Seth Smith (.249, 16, 63 with Mariners), 2B Jonathan Schoop (.267, 25, 82), C Welington Castillo (.264, 14, 68 with Diamondbacks), SS J.J. Hardy (.269, 9, 48)
Rotation: RH Kevin Gausman (9-12, 3.61 ERA), RH Dylan Bundy (10-6, 4.02), LH Wade Miley (9-13, 5.37), RH Ubaldo Jimenez (8-12, 5.44), RH Mike Wright (3-4, 5.79) or Chris Lee (5-0, 2.98 at Double-A) or Gabriel Ynoa (1-0, 6.38 with Mets) or Tyler Wilson (4-6, 5.27) or Jayson Aquino (0-0, 0.00 in three games)
Key relievers: LH Zach Britton (2-1, 0.54, 47/47 SV), RH Brad Brach (10-4, 2.05), RH Darren O'Day (3-1, 3.77), RH Mychal Givens (8-2, 3.13), LH Donnie Hart (0-0, 0.49), LH Vidal Nuno (1-1, 3.53 with Mariners)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and bullpen. A shoulder injury in camp left 16-game winner Chris Tillman in doubt for opening day. That opened the floodgates for a pair of competitions that are somewhat intertwined, since the Orioles value long relievers more than perhaps any team. Wright and Wilson, who shuttled between the bullpen and the rotation last season, are the top candidates for the final rotation job. Aquino is a candidate to start or relieve. Logan Verrett, Richard Bleier and Zach Stewart are all potential long men. Keep an eye on Lee, a 24-year-old lefty who missed most of last season with a lat strain.
Outlook: Boston landed the biggest trade chip of the winter and Baltimore couldn't (or didn't try to) acquire the number-one starter it badly needed. When the dust settled, the Orioles look like another 80-something win team that will lean on its organizational depth to overachieve. Machado is already one of the five best players in the game, and at 24 his prime years might still lie ahead. Only three teams in history have had three 40-home run hitters, but Machado, Davis and Trumbo are capable of making it four. Expect some high-scoring games: the Orioles' outfield earned low marks on defense last year, while their starting rotation is iffy at best. Bridging the gap to closer Britton will be key. |
| | Astros try for season series sweep of Orioles
BALTIMORE -- The Houston Astros will try to complete a sweep of their weekend series with the Baltimore Orioles -- along with the season series -- when the teams meet Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. Houston (65-32) took Friday's game and rallied for an 8-4 victory over Baltimore on Saturday, making it 5-0 versus the Orioles in 2017. The Astros are 11-1 versus the Orioles (46-51) the past two years. Lance McCullers Jr. (7-2, 3.28 ERA) will take on Baltimore's Dylan Bundy (9-8, 4.18) on Sunday. McCullers has been effective against the Orioles, going 3-0 with a 1.80 career ERA. He made the All-Star team, did not pitch, and has struggled a bit lately, going 0-1 in his last three starts. Bundy has been the Orioles' top -- and often only -- starter who has been effective. He has slipped a bit lately but won his last start, allowing one run and four hits in six innings during a 12-1 victory over Texas on Tuesday. Bundy gave up a run and two hits without getting out a batter in his only appearance against Houston, which came in relief. Houston could be getting top starter Dallas Keuchel (9-0, 1.67 ERA in 11 starts) back shortly. He made what might be his last rehab start Saturday, giving up one run and three hits in five innings pitching for Tri-City in a New York-Penn League game. Manager A.J. Hinch said he's hopeful of Keuchel returning later on this road trip. They'll know more about his situation Sunday. Astros rookie third baseman Colin Moran started this series 3-for-6, including a 1-for-2 effort Saturday, before fouling a Darren O'Day pitch off his face in the sixth inning. The ball appeared to hit Moran, nephew of long-time Oriole B.J. Surhoff, near the left eye, and the rookie needed to be carted off. "He's at the hospital getting evaluated for everything from a concussion to a fracture," Hinch said. "He's going to go through an array of tests. It was a pretty scary incident. I go on the field and he's got blood on the face. Blood is (something) generally you don't see in our sport." Hinch also said Joe Musgrove has been moved back to the bullpen to open a spot in the rotation for Collin McHugh. Musgrove pitched the ninth in Saturday's win. The Orioles, while playing inconsistently the last few months, remain in the playoff hunt and executive vice president Dan Duquette told some season ticket-holders in a Q&A session before Saturday's game that Baltimore is not throwing in the towel -- and is looking for starting pitching to help improve its beleaguered rotation. "I don't believe all this stuff that says we have half the club on the market, because we've got a lot of baseball left to be played," Duquette said, according to MASN. "We're going to try to find starters wherever we can." Baltimore reinstated right-hander Mike Wright (shoulder bursitis) from the disabled list Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. |
| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 6:38:40 AM EST. |
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