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| 967 | TORONTO | +1.5,-125 | +1.5,-120 | | 968 | BOSTON | -1.5,+105 | -1.5,+100 |
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| All Games | 14-24 | -11.9 | 20-17 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.297 | 5.2 | 0.264 | 0.339 | | Road Games | 7-12 | -3.4 | 11-7 | 3.8 | 0.233 | 0.292 | 5.1 | 0.272 | 0.352 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-16 | -5.8 | 12-14 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.303 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.331 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +2.3 | 5-2 | 5.0 | 0.272 | 0.332 | 5.0 | 0.266 | 0.353 | | Grass Games | 5-10 | -4 | 7-7 | 3.4 | 0.218 | 0.274 | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.342 | | Day Games | 6-8 | -1.7 | 9-5 | 4.0 | 0.257 | 0.312 | 5.3 | 0.265 | 0.327 | | Division | 7-15 | -7.8 | 13-8 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.298 | 5.5 | 0.266 | 0.349 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.297 | 38 | 1264 | 296 | 106 | 46 | 0.04 | 136 | 112 | 297 | 27 | 237 | 41 | 23 | 28 | 19 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.233 | 0.292 | 19 | 648 | 151 | 53 | 23 | 0.04 | 71 | 54 | 146 | 13 | 121 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.303 | 27 | 896 | 207 | 77 | 35 | 0.04 | 97 | 93 | 219 | 17 | 170 | 35 | 16 | 20 | 13 |
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| All Games | 3.66 | 1.351 | 137.7 | 64 | 56 | 131 | 15 | 55 | 110 | 8-9 | 11 | 5 | 68.8% | | Road Games | 3.37 | 1.402 | 72 | 31 | 27 | 69 | 4 | 32 | 52 | 5-5 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% |
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| All Games | 22-15 | +2.8 | 18-18 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.340 | 4.0 | 0.235 | 0.311 | | Home Games | 13-9 | -0.7 | 9-12 | 4.5 | 0.266 | 0.332 | 4.3 | 0.223 | 0.304 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 15-9 | +4.2 | 13-10 | 5.2 | 0.272 | 0.345 | 4.0 | 0.222 | 0.297 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -5.9 | 2-5 | 4.0 | 0.262 | 0.328 | 5.4 | 0.246 | 0.310 | | Grass Games | 18-13 | +0.5 | 14-16 | 4.5 | 0.266 | 0.334 | 4.2 | 0.234 | 0.312 | | Day Games | 9-4 | +3.8 | 3-10 | 4.4 | 0.241 | 0.315 | 2.4 | 0.212 | 0.281 | | Division | 11-6 | +3.8 | 7-10 | 4.9 | 0.258 | 0.338 | 2.8 | 0.206 | 0.279 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.340 | 37 | 1260 | 337 | 131 | 39 | 0.03 | 173 | 138 | 311 | 27 | 273 | 34 | 22 | 32 | 23 | | Home Games | 4.5 | 0.266 | 0.332 | 22 | 729 | 194 | 80 | 20 | 0.03 | 96 | 72 | 171 | 11 | 148 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 15 | | Righty Starters | 5.2 | 0.272 | 0.345 | 24 | 824 | 224 | 90 | 25 | 0.03 | 123 | 92 | 216 | 20 | 181 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
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| All Games | 4.29 | 1.400 | 105 | 51 | 50 | 100 | 14 | 47 | 124 | 4-6 | 9 | 6 | 60% | | Home Games | 5.01 | 1.483 | 59.3 | 34 | 33 | 59 | 8 | 29 | 71 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
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| 4/28/2013 | DICKEY(R) | @ NY YANKEES | HUGHES(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 4/30/2013 | MORROW(R) | BOSTON | LESTER(L) | 9-7 | W | +105 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 5/1/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 1-10 | L | +115 | 9 ov | O | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | | 5/2/2013 | HAPP(L) | BOSTON | DEMPSTER(R) | 1-3 | L | +105 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | | 5/3/2013 | ROMERO(L) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 0-4 | L | +120 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 5/4/2013 | DICKEY(R) | SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 1-8 | L | -140 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | 5/5/2013 | MORROW(R) | SEATTLE | SAUNDERS(L) | 10-2 | W | -165 | 9 un | O | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 5/6/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 8-7 | W | 125 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | | 5/7/2013 | HAPP(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | HERNANDEZ(R) | 6-4 | W | 125 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 5/8/2013 | ROMERO(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | MOORE(L) | 4-10 | L | 160 | 8 un | O | 9 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 5/9/2013 | DICKEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | PRICE(L) | 4-5 | L | 140 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 5/10/2013 | ORTIZ(R) | @ BOSTON | LESTER(L) | 0-5 | L | 190 | 9.5 ov | U | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 5/11/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 3-2 | W | 180 | 9.5 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 5/12/2013 | JENKINS(R) | @ BOSTON | DEMPSTER(R) | | | 5/14/2013 | DICKEY(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | ZITO(L) | | | 5/15/2013 | MORROW(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | | 5/17/2013 | ORTIZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | | | 5/18/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ NY YANKEES | | | | 5/19/2013 | | @ NY YANKEES | | |
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| 4/28/2013 | LACKEY(R) | HOUSTON | NORRIS(R) | 6-1 | W | -205 | 9.5 un | U | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | | 4/30/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ TORONTO | MORROW(R) | 7-9 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | 5/1/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 10-1 | W | -125 | 9 ov | O | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 5/2/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | @ TORONTO | HAPP(L) | 3-1 | W | -115 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | | 5/3/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | @ TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | 0-7 | L | 120 | 9 un | U | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | | 5/4/2013 | LACKEY(R) | @ TEXAS | OGANDO(R) | 1-5 | L | 120 | 9 un | U | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 5/5/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | 3-4 | L | 150 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 5/6/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | MINNESOTA | WORLEY(R) | 6-5 | W | -200 | 8.5 ov | O | 17 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 5/7/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | MINNESOTA | DIAMOND(L) | 1-6 | L | -170 | 9 un | U | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 5/8/2013 | WEBSTER(R) | MINNESOTA | HERNANDEZ(L) | 8-15 | L | -170 | 9.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | | 5/9/2013 | LACKEY(R) | MINNESOTA | CORREIA(R) | 3-5 | L | -165 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 5/10/2013 | LESTER(L) | TORONTO | ORTIZ(R) | 5-0 | W | -210 | 9.5 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 5/11/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 2-3 | L | -190 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 5/12/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | TORONTO | JENKINS(R) | | | 5/14/2013 | LACKEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | MOORE(L) | | | 5/15/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | PRICE(L) | | | 5/16/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | | | 5/17/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | WORLEY(R) | | | 5/18/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | DIAMOND(L) | | | 5/19/2013 | | @ MINNESOTA | | |
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| |  | TORONTO: HITTING: SS YUNEL ESCOBAR brings a little pop and could score runs in bunches atop a solid lineup. OF JOSE BAUTISTA has simply been the best hitter in baseball the past two seasons. 1B ADAM LIND will have plenty of RBI chances, but his average stinks and he faded late last year. 3B BRETT LAWRIE will be a 30-30 candidate in his prime and he's a solid slugger already. Expect big power numbers but a painful average in C J.P. ARENCIBIA's sophomore season. OF COLBY RASMUS should have his head right this year and could see an uptick in power numbers. 2B KELLY JOHNSON improved his dreadful average after being traded to Toronto. He has great potential as a 20-20 candidate. DH EDWIN ENCARNACION raked at home last season and has the position flexibility to stay in the lineup every day. OF ERIC THAMES will start in left field. Thames has 15-15 potential. OF RAJAI DAVIS' speed makes him worthy of staying in the fourth outfielder role.
STARTING PITCHING: He's not really an ace, but RICKY ROMERO is a solid innings-eater at the front of the Jays' staff. He's a low-risk, low-reward starting pitcher. BRANDON MORROW's talent is intriguing. His mid-90s heat and deceptive slider lead to huge strikeout tallies, but also leads to a lot of gopher balls. Questionable conditioning was an issue for BRETT CECIL last year, as he gave up a whopping 37 HR between the majors and Triple-A. He seemed to straighten things out over the second half of last season. HENDERSON ALVAREZ's performance as a 21-year-old gives him an inside track for a rotation spot. He has intriguing upside. DUSTIN McGOWAN returned in September from a 38-month layoff to put himself in the mix for the rotation. His mid-90s gas is still there, giving him 175-K potential. KYLE DRABEK has great potential, but he was a disaster in 2011. He could not command his promising arsenal of pitches, and broke down mentally at times.
RELIEF PITCHING: SERGIO SANTOS has unhittable stuff, but will have to battle newcomer FRANCISCO CORDERO as Toronto's closer. Cordero's strikeout rate dropped down to a putrid 5.4 K/9 last year, but he showed great command with a stellar 1.02 WHIP. CASEY JANSSEN was Toronto's most improved pitcher in 2011. He has a sinking fastball, a pretty good K rate and performed quite well against the AL East last season. Prospect JOEL CARRENO, a starter in the minors, is a closer-in-waiting. He was impressive out of the pen after a late-August call-up, and averaged better than a strikeout per inning, albeit with shaky control, in the minors. | | BOSTON: HITTING: OF JACOBY ELLSBURY's 2011 breakout was no fluke. He has real power to complement his elite speed. 2B DUSTIN PEDROIA bounced back from a slow start to finish with career highs in HR and RBI. He benefits from hitting behind Ellsbury. 3B KEVIN YOUKILIS is a huge injury risk. His best seasons are behind him. 1B ADRIAN GONZALEZ wasted no time winning over Boston fans last year, and should hit even more HR in 2012. DH DAVID ORTIZ has put together two straight impressive years after being left for dead in 2009. 2011 Super Bust OF CARL CRAWFORD will bounce back, just not as much as most experts think. Most of the catcher duties will go to C JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA, with C KELLY SHOPPACH getting ABs against lefties. Right field will be filled by former Giants playoff hero CODY ROSS. SS NICK PUNTO replaces Marco Scutaro, who is now in Colorado. 3B MIKE AVILES is a solid hitter with the defensive flexibility to end up with semi-regular ABs.
STARTING PITCHING: JON LESTER seems to have leveled off as a very good pitcher instead of ascending into an elite class. He lost some speed on his pitches and got hit a little harder in 2011. Coming off the best season of his up-and-down career, JOSH BECKETT's numbers are bound to regress a bit in 2012. Back problems limited CLAY BUCHHOLZ last season, and he lost some of the zip on his fastball. He'll tally a low ERA and 15+ wins if he can stay healthy. ALFREDO ACEVES was outstanding out of the bullpen last year, and will compete for a rotation spot this year. He was a starter for years in the Mexican League and the minors. Former setup man DANIEL BARD is being converted to a starter, but he may wind up back in the bullpen later on. After Tommy John surgeries, DAISUKE MATSUZAKA is due to return around July, while JOHN LACKEY won't be back until 2013.
RELIEF PITCHING: ANDREW BAILEY was a acquired from Oakland in December for a heap of prospects. He's one of the best closers in baseball, and may even be an upgrade from departed Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth. Time will tell how he'll handle the increased scrutiny of playing in Boston. Coming over in a trade for infielder Jed Lowrie, MARK MELANCON was excellent as a closer last season in Houston and should be Bailey's main set-up man in the eighth inning. BOBBY JENKS has ninth-inning experience, but he will be out at least two months coming off a pulmonary embolism. |
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*Blue Jays-Red Sox Preview* ===========================
Toronto (13-24) at Boston (22-14), 1:35 p.m. EDT
With an offense that remains in a lull, the Boston Red Sox hope they can count on Ryan Dempster to beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the second time in 10 days.
Meanwhile, Toronto can claim just its second series win with a victory Sunday at Fenway Park.
The Red Sox (22-15) have lost seven of nine after Saturday's 3-2 defeat as Clay Buchholz was denied in his second bid for a seventh win. Buchholz gave up two runs with six hits over eight innings, but Mark Buehrle countered with his best outing of the year, going seven innings while limiting Boston to one run and five hits.
Adam Lind provided the go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth after Toronto squandered a 2-0 lead. The Blue Jays, though, also took much better advantage of their chances, going 2 for 4 with runners in scoring position compared to Boston going 0 for 11.
"Both guys settled in and pitched extremely well on both sides," Boston manager John Farrell said. "Seemingly, after the second inning, Buehrle really settled into a very good rhythm. As we know he works extremely fast. Lived on the edge the whole game."
The Red Sox are homerless in three straight games and averaging 3.2 runs over the last 10 compared to 5.4 in the first 27 contests. David Ortiz is 1 for 17 in four games after hitting safely in each of his first 15 with four home runs.
While Dempster (2-3, 2.93 ERA), a native Canadian, held the Blue Jays to one run and four hits over six innings in a 3-1 win at Toronto on May 2, Boston's defense failed him his last time out. He was charged with four runs - two earned - five hits and one walk over seven innings as Pedro Ciriaco committed consecutive errors in the eighth in a 6-1 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday.
"I mean, that's your job as the starting pitcher," Dempster told the team's website. "You go out there and try to do that. So I was happy with that -- I just wish I could have pitched a little better and given us a chance to win the ballgame."
After Buehrle's strong performance Saturday, the Blue Jays (14-24) must rely on a spot starter Sunday.
Right-hander Chad Jenkins was recalled Saturday from Double-A as outfielder Rajai Davis was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Brandon Morrow was scratched from this start due to soreness in his back and neck.
Jenkins has made just one minor league start this year after a shoulder injury delayed the start of his season. The right-hander went 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 13 games last season for Toronto, starting three.
"The manager called me in the office last night and was like, 'Hey, you're going back up,'" Jenkins told the team's official website. "To be honest, I was pretty surprised."
Boston received bad news Saturday as closer Joel Hanrahan will require season-ending surgery on his right forearm, with the procedure likely taking place next week. Toronto closer Casey Janssen converted his 10th save in as many opportunities Saturday despite giving up a leadoff double.
Edwin Encarnacion has been baffled by Dempster, going 1 for 14 (.071) against him.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 7:04:55 PM EST. |
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