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| All Games | 70-83 | -11.4 | 75-74 | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.314 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.321 | | Road Games | 32-43 | -2.7 | 38-36 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.325 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 51-62 | -8.4 | 51-58 | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.312 | 4.5 | 0.259 | 0.318 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.6 | 1-5 | 3.1 | 0.259 | 0.304 | 3.3 | 0.235 | 0.306 | | Grass Games | 28-37 | -1.7 | 33-31 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.304 | 4.5 | 0.261 | 0.323 | | Night Games | 40-55 | -13.8 | 49-43 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.312 | 5.0 | 0.270 | 0.333 | | Division | 26-42 | -13.3 | 32-34 | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.313 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.328 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.314 | 153 | 5225 | 1314 | 466 | 181 | 0.03 | 636 | 480 | 1045 | 108 | 993 | 152 | 107 | 134 | 86 | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 75 | 2609 | 645 | 205 | 88 | 0.03 | 297 | 217 | 525 | 53 | 479 | 77 | 50 | 76 | 40 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.312 | 113 | 3848 | 943 | 336 | 135 | 0.04 | 459 | 374 | 792 | 70 | 738 | 114 | 76 | 103 | 66 |
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| All Games | 3.45 | 1.262 | 522.4 | 229 | 200 | 467 | 57 | 192 | 476 | 27-31 | 37 | 19 | 66.1% | | Road Games | 2.68 | 1.236 | 248.4 | 92 | 74 | 213 | 16 | 94 | 211 | 13-15 | 22 | 9 | 71% |
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| All Games | 94-61 | +20.6 | 69-79 | 5.2 | 0.276 | 0.344 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.312 | | Home Games | 52-27 | +12.8 | 34-41 | 5.2 | 0.287 | 0.354 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.305 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 33-20 | +8.7 | 20-30 | 5.0 | 0.273 | 0.340 | 3.6 | 0.244 | 0.310 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.4 | 3-4 | 5.1 | 0.289 | 0.367 | 2.7 | 0.186 | 0.244 | | Grass Games | 83-54 | +15.4 | 60-70 | 5.2 | 0.281 | 0.348 | 4.1 | 0.248 | 0.311 | | Night Games | 67-47 | +12 | 56-52 | 5.3 | 0.277 | 0.345 | 4.2 | 0.248 | 0.314 | | Division | 42-29 | +8.4 | 27-43 | 4.7 | 0.261 | 0.327 | 3.7 | 0.236 | 0.303 |
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| All Games | 5.2 | 0.276 | 0.344 | 155 | 5394 | 1487 | 547 | 167 | 0.03 | 774 | 566 | 1249 | 120 | 1169 | 153 | 79 | 135 | 129 | | Home Games | 5.2 | 0.287 | 0.354 | 79 | 2677 | 769 | 303 | 81 | 0.03 | 399 | 277 | 610 | 55 | 581 | 77 | 45 | 66 | 75 | | Lefty Starters | 5.0 | 0.273 | 0.340 | 53 | 1816 | 496 | 183 | 61 | 0.03 | 256 | 183 | 409 | 28 | 376 | 49 | 25 | 49 | 47 |
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| All Games | 3.60 | 1.293 | 450 | 191 | 180 | 420 | 47 | 162 | 447 | 30-21 | 32 | 22 | 59.3% | | Home Games | 3.72 | 1.329 | 225 | 100 | 93 | 221 | 23 | 78 | 212 | 16-9 | 16 | 11 | 59.3% |
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| 9/7/2013 | HAPP(L) | @ MINNESOTA | CORREIA(R) | 11-2 | W | 100 | 8.5 ov | O | 15 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | | 9/8/2013 | ROGERS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | ALBERS(L) | 2-0 | W | 100 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 9/10/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | LA ANGELS | WILLIAMS(R) | 6-12 | L | -130 | 9 un | O | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 0 | | 9/11/2013 | DICKEY(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 4-5 | L | -105 | 8.5 ov | O | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | 9/12/2013 | HAPP(L) | LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 3-4 | L | +110 | 9 un | U | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 9/13/2013 | REDMOND(R) | BALTIMORE | HAMMEL(R) | 3-5 | L | +105 | 9 un | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 9/14/2013 | ROGERS(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 4-3 | W | +120 | 9 un | U | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 9/15/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 1-3 | L | +110 | 9 un | U | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 9/17/2013 | DICKEY(R) | NY YANKEES | PETTITTE(L) | 2-0 | W | +105 | 8 un | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 9/18/2013 | HAPP(L) | NY YANKEES | HUGHES(R) | 3-4 | L | +100 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 9/19/2013 | REDMOND(R) | NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | 6-2 | W | +110 | 8 un | P | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 9/20/2013 | ROGERS(R) | @ BOSTON | LESTER(L) | 3-6 | L | 187 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | | 9/21/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | | | 9/22/2013 | DICKEY(R) | @ BOSTON | DOUBRONT(L) | | | 9/23/2013 | HAPP(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | | | 9/24/2013 | REDMOND(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 9/25/2013 | ROGERS(R) | @ BALTIMORE | HAMMEL(R) | | | 9/26/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 9/27/2013 | DICKEY(R) | TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 9/28/2013 | | TAMPA BAY | | |
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| 9/7/2013 | LACKEY(R) | @ NY YANKEES | HUFF(L) | 13-9 | W | -115 | 9 un | O | 14 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 9/8/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | 3-4 | L | 100 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 9/10/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | PRICE(L) | 2-0 | W | 135 | 7 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 9/11/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 7-3 | W | 130 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | | 9/12/2013 | PEAVY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 3-4 | L | -105 | 8 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 9/13/2013 | LACKEY(R) | NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | 8-4 | W | -130 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 9/14/2013 | LESTER(L) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 5-1 | W | -155 | 9 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 9/15/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 9-2 | W | -155 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 9/17/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | BALTIMORE | FELDMAN(R) | 2-3 | L | -115 | 8.5 ev | U | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | 9/18/2013 | PEAVY(R) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 3-5 | L | -140 | 8.5 un | U | 15 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 9/19/2013 | LACKEY(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 3-1 | W | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 9/20/2013 | LESTER(L) | TORONTO | ROGERS(R) | 6-3 | W | -205 | 8.5 ev | O | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 9/21/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 9/22/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | | | 9/24/2013 | PEAVY(R) | @ COLORADO | CHATWOOD(R) | | | 9/25/2013 | LACKEY(R) | @ COLORADO | OSWALT(R) | | | 9/27/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ BALTIMORE | FELDMAN(R) | | | 9/28/2013 | | @ BALTIMORE | | |
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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* ===========================
By JONAH ROSENBLUM STATS Writer
Toronto (70-82) at Boston (93-61), 7:10 p.m. EDT
One can only imagine where Clay Buchholz might be if it weren't for a neck strain that held him out for three months.
Buchholz will shoot for a 12-0 record Saturday when the newly crowned AL East champion Boston Red Sox host a Toronto Blue Jays team he has long dominated.
The Red Sox (94-61) clinched their first division title since 2007 on Friday, beating Toronto 6-3 behind seven innings of one-run ball from Jon Lester.
"Winning the American League East is something everybody in here should be proud of," manager John Farrell said. "When we got in the playoffs last night - to see there was no response, there was no celebration, that to me spoke as much volume as anything we've done in the year. It's a focused group. It's their time tonight to go and enjoy it."
Dustin Pedroia, batting .356 during a 10-game hitting streak, added three hits for the Red Sox, who are a major-league best 19-6 since Aug. 24.
"People have got to believe we've got a good team," said David Ortiz, who has seven RBIs in his last eight games. "We're going to take this all the way there."
Buchholz (11-0, 1.51 ERA) hasn't shown any rust in his return from the disabled list, holding Tampa Bay and the New York Yankees without an earned run over 11 innings. On Sunday, he limited the Yankees to an unearned run and two hits in six innings of a 9-2 win.
"It's fun to play ball when things are going right. That's how this team's been all year," said Buchholz, who has won five consecutive starts around his DL stint. "To run back out there two starts in a row, that's what I want to do. That's where I want to be."
Buchholz will look to draw within two wins of Roger Clemens' franchise-best 14-0 start in 1986. He has two wins versus the Blue Jays this year - limiting them to two runs and eight hits in 15 innings - and is 9-2 with a 2.21 ERA against them since 2009.
"He started out one of the best pitchers in baseball and unfortunately his season was interrupted with the three months' down time," Farrell said.
Buchholz has the lowest opposing batting average (.190) of any American League pitcher with at least 300 at-bats against.
While Buchholz has yet to lose, Mark Buehrle can't win of late.
Since going 6-0 with a 1.93 ERA from July 25 through Aug. 30, Buehrle (11-9, 4.17) is winless in three starts.
The left-hander allowed three runs - two earned - in five innings of a 3-1 loss to Baltimore on Sunday.
Buehrle has been up-and-down against Boston this season, twice posting seven innings of one-run ball, but allowing nine runs in 12 2-3 innings of his other two starts.
The Red Sox may get Shane Victorino, a late scratch from Friday's game with a jammed right thumb, back on Saturday.
"As he's been dealing with a number of things, yeah, this isn't something that's going to keep him out for a long period of time," Farrell told the team's official website. "He's a tough player. He does have a high pain threshold."
Toronto's Colby Rasmus is questionable after being accidentally beaned by a warmup throw from fellow outfielder Anthony Gose on Friday.
"He's in the hospital," Gose told the team's official website. "That tells you enough right there."
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