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| 965 | TEXAS | +125 | Ov 9,+100 | +115 | Ov 9,-110 | | 966 | BOSTON | -135 | Un 9,-120 | -125 | Un 9,-110 |
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| All Games | 16-22 | -1.2 | 19-16 | 4.2 | 0.236 | 0.303 | 0.380 | 0.684 | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.324 | 0.412 | 0.736 | | Road Games | 10-9 | +5.6 | 10-9 | 4.1 | 0.219 | 0.287 | 0.351 | 0.638 | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.317 | 0.397 | 0.713 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 5-8 | -1.1 | 9-4 | 4.0 | 0.233 | 0.305 | 0.381 | 0.687 | 5.6 | 0.281 | 0.340 | 0.417 | 0.758 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.7 | 4-2 | 5.4 | 0.297 | 0.357 | 0.500 | 0.857 | 5.1 | 0.279 | 0.333 | 0.441 | 0.775 | | Grass Games | 14-20 | -2.1 | 16-15 | 4.3 | 0.239 | 0.305 | 0.388 | 0.693 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.411 | 0.739 | | Night Games | 12-16 | -0.7 | 14-13 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.302 | 0.394 | 0.695 | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.314 | 0.403 | 0.717 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.236 | 0.303 | 38 | 1296 | 306 | 66 | 5 | 37 | 0.380 | 146 | 125 | 305 | 28 | 278 | 25 | 33 | 37 | 23 | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.219 | 0.287 | 19 | 643 | 141 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 0.351 | 72 | 61 | 157 | 15 | 130 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 8 | | Lefty Starters | 4.0 | 0.233 | 0.305 | 13 | 472 | 110 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 0.381 | 49 | 49 | 110 | 5 | 119 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
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| All Games | 4.68 | 1.366 | 134.7 | 73 | 70 | 137 | 19 | 47 | 107 | 6-6 | 6 | 7 | 46.2% | | Road Games | 5.01 | 1.433 | 59.3 | 34 | 33 | 62 | 8 | 23 | 63 | 5-2 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
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| All Games | 18-20 | -4.3 | 18-19 | 4.0 | 0.232 | 0.306 | 0.363 | 0.669 | 4.8 | 0.260 | 0.325 | 0.419 | 0.744 | | Home Games | 7-9 | -4.8 | 7-9 | 4.3 | 0.250 | 0.325 | 0.396 | 0.721 | 4.9 | 0.268 | 0.332 | 0.436 | 0.769 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-14 | -3 | 13-13 | 4.2 | 0.233 | 0.307 | 0.354 | 0.661 | 5.3 | 0.265 | 0.334 | 0.423 | 0.757 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +2 | 2-5 | 2.3 | 0.216 | 0.279 | 0.307 | 0.586 | 3.3 | 0.232 | 0.292 | 0.388 | 0.680 | | Grass Games | 16-16 | -2.1 | 17-15 | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.315 | 0.375 | 0.691 | 4.9 | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.423 | 0.744 | | Night Games | 12-13 | -2.4 | 12-13 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.304 | 0.354 | 0.659 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 0.413 | 0.736 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.232 | 0.306 | 38 | 1299 | 301 | 44 | 6 | 38 | 0.363 | 143 | 140 | 252 | 14 | 286 | 33 | 17 | 33 | 19 | | Home Games | 4.3 | 0.250 | 0.325 | 16 | 515 | 129 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 0.396 | 63 | 57 | 103 | 6 | 115 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 11 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.233 | 0.307 | 27 | 947 | 221 | 31 | 4 | 25 | 0.354 | 108 | 101 | 187 | 10 | 215 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 15 |
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| All Games | 3.71 | 1.321 | 131 | 56 | 54 | 125 | 18 | 48 | 102 | 7-5 | 9 | 6 | 60% | | Home Games | 2.82 | 1.178 | 54.3 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
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| 5/5/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | 7-1 | W | 145 | 9 un | U | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 5/6/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ HOUSTON | DEDUNO(R) | 11-3 | W | 115 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/7/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 5-4 | W | 145 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 5/8/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 2-8 | L | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | DETWILER(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 2-7 | L | 125 | 8 un | O | 8 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | | 5/10/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 2-1 | W | 150 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | LEWIS(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 8-2 | W | +125 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 6-7 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 5/13/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | 5-2 | W | +115 | 8 ev | U | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 5/14/2015 | DETWILER(L) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 3-6 | L | -105 | 9 un | P | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | CLEVELAND | CHEN(L) | 3-8 | L | -130 | 9.5 un | O | 9 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | | 5/16/2015 | LEWIS(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 8-10 | L | +130 | 9 un | O | 13 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 5-1 | W | +130 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | 5/19/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | | | 5/20/2015 | KLEIN(R) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | | | 5/21/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | | | 5/22/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | | | 5/24/2015 | | @ NY YANKEES | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ CLEVELAND | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ CLEVELAND | | |
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| 5/5/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | TAMPA BAY | SMYLY(L) | 2-0 | W | -115 | 8 un | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 5/6/2015 | MASTERSON(R) | TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | 3-5 | L | -125 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | | 5/8/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 0-7 | L | 125 | 9 ov | U | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 5/9/2015 | KELLY(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 1-7 | L | 105 | 9 un | U | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | | 5/10/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 6-3 | W | -110 | 9 un | P | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 5-4 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | MASTERSON(R) | @ OAKLAND | POMERANZ(L) | 2-9 | L | 110 | 8 un | O | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 5/13/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 2-0 | W | 130 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | KELLY(R) | @ SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 2-1 | W | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 5/15/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | 1-2 | L | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-2 | W | 160 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 0-5 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | MILEY(L) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | | | 5/20/2015 | KELLY(R) | TEXAS | KLEIN(R) | | | 5/21/2015 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | TEXAS | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 5/22/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 5/24/2015 | | LA ANGELS | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ MINNESOTA | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ MINNESOTA | | |
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| |  | TEXAS: When Yu Darvish pitched only one inning this spring before season-ending elbow surgery, the Texas Rangers were already off to an ominous start.
The Rangers lost their ace even before what they are still hoping will be a comeback season.
''There is no way to spin that, other than it's a tough deal for us. He's one of the best pitchers in the game,'' general manager Jon Daniels said this spring. ''That being said, it's one guy. It's not 17. Good teams and good organizations have had similar news at similar times before and found a way. That's got to be our mentality.''
Texas had 22 different players spend time on the disabled list last season, including Darvish missing the final seven weeks with elbow inflammation before needing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery this spring.
The aching result for the Rangers was the American League's worst record (67-95) and their most losses since 1985, ending an impressive four-year run of 90-win seasons with their only two World Series appearances (2010-11).
Darvish was 10-7 and an All-Star again before getting sidelined last season.
As for the top of the rotation without him, the January trade to get local pitcher Yovani Gallardo proved even more important. Gallardo, who can be a free agent after this season, started the last five season openers for Milwaukee.
Derek Holland, who didn't pitch until September last season after knee surgery, had a strong finish. Shoulder soreness slowed the left-hander this spring, but that likely set him up to start the home opener April 10 against Houston, in the fifth game of the season.
Also among the injured in 2014 were slugger Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, the big offensive additions before last season.
Fielder had missed only one game the previous five seasons with Detroit and Milwaukee before being limited to only 42 games and three home runs in his Rangers debut because a herniated disk in his neck that required surgery. Choo played 123 games, but his on-base percentage dipped from .423 in 2013 for Cincinnati to .340 before operations late last season for a bone spur in his left elbow and torn cartilage in his left ankle.
''There's no telling what this ballclub can do,'' new manager Jeff Banister said. ''They've yet to have an opportunity to play together. Let's hope they get a really strong shot of playing together for 162-plus (games).''
Here are a few things to know about the Rangers, who open the season April 6 at Oakland:
CLOSING TIME: Neftali Feliz is back in his World Series role for the Rangers as their closer after an ill-fated and injury-plagued attempt to be a starter. The right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in eight games (seven starts) in 2012 before Tommy John surgery. Feliz was 2-1 with 13 saves in 14 chances with a 1.99 ERA in 30 relief appearances after rejoining the Rangers last July, just before Joakim Soria was traded.
BELTRE'S IMPACT: Third baseman Adrian Beltre is going into his 17th major league season, his fifth with the Rangers and signed through next season. ''He's the heart and soul of this club,'' Banister said. ''A shining light in the storm, that's what he was last year. ... Do yourself a favor and watch that last at-bat he put together in 2014.'' Determined not to be the final out of the season, Beltre went from an 0-2 count to getting a single on the third straight slider thrown after that.
LEFT OF CENTER: With pretty much every other defensive position set, Jake Smolinski and Ryan Ruo entered spring as candidates in left field. Both showed promising glimpses in short stints in their major league debuts the second half of last season. Ryan Ludwick, who made his major league debut with Texas in 2002 and played for five other teams the past decade, was a non-roster invitee who could play left. Michael Choice, who got 35 of his 55 outfield starts in left last year, was the early man out when optioned to the minors in mid-March. Choo moves from left to right after Alex Rios departed in free agency.
MISSING WORK: The 26 different DL stints for the Rangers last season amounted to 2,281 days lost. That was 833 more than Arizona, who had the second most, and more than double any other American League team. | | BOSTON: BOSTON (AP) - A revamped lineup and change in attitude has the Boston Red Sox looking to repeat a feat they performed just two seasons ago when they went from worst to World Series champions.
Like the hip-hop song they blasted in their locker room after the 2013 division and World Series titles were clinched in Fenway Park, the Red Sox started at the bottom.
They've carried the theme over this season.
''There's a good vibe going around,'' said first baseman Mike Napoli, who rallies spirits in the clubhouse by growing beards with teammates. ''It feels a little like 2013 in here. We're just having fun.''
During this past offseason, GM Ben Cherington looked to grow a weak offense that finished 11th in the AL in scoring.
Cherington spent $88 million to sign Hanley Ramirez, who began in the organization's minor league system before stints with Miami and Los Angeles, and signed third baseman Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95 million deal.
It was a quick fix for a lineup that lacked pop besides another strong season by Big Papi.
''This has a chance to be a lineup that doesn't give the opposition too many breathers or take a hitter off - so to speak,'' manager John Farrell said. ''There's the ability to do some damage up and down the lineup.''
The 39-year old Ortiz posted a .263 average with 35 homers and 104 RBIs last season, his eighth time in 12 reaching 30/100 with the club.
The revised order still leaves the question of how Red Sox starting pitching will hold up.
Cherington moved quickly after left-hander Jon Lester opted not to return, signing instead with the Cubs.
The GM acquired right-hander Rick Porcello from Detroit for slugger Yoenis Cespedes, traded for lefty Wade Miley and signed free agent Justin Masterson, who was coming off an injury-plagued season. The trio is expected to join Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly.
Some have questioned whether they have a top-of-the-rotation type. Buchholz thinks they'll feed off the doubters and strive.
''I think we're going to fly under the radar for the most part, which I think is a good thing,'' he said. ''At some point they're going to say, `They've got their stuff in order and they've got a pretty good staff.'''
They aren't hiding from how bad last season ended after going 71-91 and finishing 25 games out in the AL East.
''Our record says what we were, and that wasn't good,'' Farrell said.
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A FUN TRIO
Just a few days into spring training, Ortiz dubbed himself, Ramirez and Sandoval as ''The Three Amigos.'' The three are expected to bring both pop and some interesting times in the clubhouse.
''This will be a lively group and, I think, a fun one to be part of,'' Farrell said. ''I think the biggest thing is, they love to play the game. You can see the joy come out of them when they do well, and there's no question they'll draw from one another - the confidence they'll draw from one another.''
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NO STICKER SHOCK HERE
The Red Sox pledged more than $180 million to bring in Ramirez and Sandoval.
''The proven power hitter obviously has a hefty price tag attached to it,'' Farrell said.
Ramirez hit 13 homers with 71 RBIs. Sandoval had 16 with 73 and won a World Series with San Francisco.
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KEEP QUIET AND PLAY
Shane Victorino, who had his 2014 season cut short by back surgery, isn't about to try to analyze what went wrong last season. He feels like it's time to move on and make up for it.
''You try to be the best team you can be,'' he said. ''Don't want to sit here and talk about this and talk about that. You've got to go out there and do it. There's no other way of looking at it.''
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KEEP AN EYE ON THIS
Ortiz didn't want to listen to any new rules about speeding up the game by having batters keep one foot in the box in between pitches. He even joked that he'll run out of money if he's fined.
''This game has been going on for over 100 years,'' he said. ''It's the nature of the game. I don't care who you are, you're not going to change. The pitch comes through, you come out of the box, you come back in.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TEXAS-BOSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rangers-Red Sox Preview* =========================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Texas (16-22) at Boston (18-20), 7:10 p.m. EDT
The Boston Red Sox focused on building a formidable lineup during the offseason to prevent the offensive woes that contributed to a second last-place finish in three years.
Instead, exasperating issues remain as manager John Farrell searches for solutions.
Boston looks to put its light-hitting road trip behind it in the opener of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.
The Red Sox committed $183 million to Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval to help improve an offense that finished 22nd in the majors with a .244 average last season.
Ramirez has a team-best 10 homers, but he's yet to hit one this month while batting .213 over his last 13. Sandoval is mired in a 1-for-18 slump after going hitless in Sunday's 5-0 loss to Seattle, and he's 2 for 41 with 12 strikeouts against lefties.
Boston (18-20) is one of the worst hitting teams in the majors with a .229 average after batting just .201 with 61 strikeouts during a 5-5 trip. It has scored two runs or fewer in five of the last six games.
"We haven't had back-to-back games where we just get going," Ramirez said. "We haven't done that and we have to start doing it. We just have to try to understand ways to stay patient."
Farrell may be running out of patience. Dustin Pedroia finished 2 for 15 in the four-game series with the Mariners and Mike Napoli went 0 for 4 on Sunday to drop his average to .162.
"We're looking at different combinations. I don't know if we're looking at a complete lineup shakeup," Farrell said. "We need guys just to perform as they've done for many years - nothing more, but perform like they've done over a long track record at the major league level."
Sandoval is 4 for 21 lifetime against Yovani Gallardo, who takes the mound for the Rangers (16-22) looking to build off a solid outing.
Gallardo (3-5, 3.94 ERA) had a 4.70 ERA while losing his previous four starts before allowing two runs in seven innings of Wednesday's 5-2 win over Kansas City. It marked the longest of his eight outings since being acquired from Milwaukee in the offseason.
The right-hander has pitched twice at Fenway, most recently scattering seven hits over 6 2-3 innings of a 4-0 victory April 6, 2014. Another long outing would help a Texas bullpen that had struggled before allowing one hit over four scoreless innings of Sunday's 5-1 win over Cleveland.
Rangers relievers had a 6.07 ERA over the previous nine and allowed 10 runs during a three-game skid that was snapped with the victory. Ross Ohlendorf and Tanner Scheppers each contributed in their first appearances since being called up from the minors.
"Couple of new guys and new faces, and they go out there and throw really well, so you want to go out there and match it," fellow reliever Shawn Tolleson said. "Maybe we can start a little competition down there or something and get things rolling."
Wade Miley hopes his struggles are behind him as he takes the mound for the Red Sox. Miley (2-4, 5.60) had lost three straight starts with a 7.63 ERA before giving up five hits in 6 2-3 innings of a 2-0 win over Oakland on Wednesday.
He walked four but battled to pitch through at least six innings for the third straight outing after failing to do it over his first four.
The left-hander's only start against the Rangers was a 1-0 loss in 2012 in which he struck out eight over 7 2-3 innings of three-hit ball while with Arizona.
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