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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 6/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
MINNESOTA  PELFREY )
 
BOSTON  BUCHHOLZ )
+1.5  -125

-1.5  +105
+180

-190

8un
 
0
Final
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MINNESOTA (30 - 19) at BOSTON (22 - 29)
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Tuesday, 6/2/2015 7:10 PM
MIKE PELFREY (R) vs. CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
967MINNESOTA+130Ov 8.5,-120+160Ov 8,-110
968BOSTON-140Un 8.5,+100-170Un 8,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games30-19+1725-214.60.2570.3070.3910.6984.20.2740.3200.4220.742
Road Games11-12+2.811-113.70.2250.2810.3390.6194.40.2750.3270.4440.771
vs Right-handed Starters15-13+4.511-153.50.2430.2910.3600.6514.40.2830.3270.4390.766
Past 7 Games6-1+5.84-25.10.2840.3180.4530.7713.00.2520.2890.3850.673
Grass Games30-19+1725-214.60.2570.3070.3910.6984.20.2740.3200.4220.742
Night Games15-8+11.39-134.50.2490.2960.3750.6713.00.2480.2970.3680.665
MINNESOTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.60.2570.3074916554268410390.3912121183741929249294728
Road Games3.70.2250.28123797179376140.3397862199914319131818
Righty Starters3.50.2430.29128908221444180.36093612301516228142514
MINNESOTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.781.306154.6706515817441028-621387.5%
Road Games4.431.44867343374723393-48280%

BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games22-29-12.122-273.80.2420.3110.3700.6814.80.2610.3230.4170.740
Home Games10-12-6.39-134.30.2660.3320.4160.7484.60.2570.3210.4230.744
vs Right-handed Starters15-21-9.816-183.90.2390.3080.3620.6715.30.2720.3360.4360.772
Past 7 Games1-6-6.22-42.70.2440.3000.3290.6295.00.2950.3370.4320.769
Grass Games20-25-9.921-234.00.2490.3180.3810.6984.80.2600.3190.4190.739
Night Games15-19-7.615-193.60.2410.3120.3660.6784.60.2590.3210.4160.737
BOSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2420.311511741421637490.3701861743272038350314526
Home Games4.30.2660.33222723192373220.4168872141616420152015
Righty Starters3.90.2390.308361253300455330.3621341252311228437243421
BOSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.611.345164.3726616121601347-610758.8%
Home Games2.901.22968.32422551129613-14180%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/19/2015NOLASCO(R)@ PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L)8-5W1507.5 unO83113100
5/20/2015PELFREY(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)4-3W1307.5 evU10901090
5/22/2015HUGHES(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R)2-3L1207.5 ovU320980
5/23/2015MAY(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)4-3W1557.5 unU640751
5/24/2015GIBSON(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)8-1W1308 evO940431
5/25/2015NOLASCO(R)BOSTONKELLY(R)7-2W+1059 unP1690850
5/26/2015PELFREY(R)BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)2-1W+1308.5 evU760761
5/27/2015HUGHES(R)BOSTONPORCELLO(R)6-4W+1109 unO810740
5/29/2015MAY(R)TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)4-6L-1158.5 evO6101151
5/30/2015GIBSON(R)TORONTOSANCHEZ(R)3-2W+1008.5 unU962990
5/31/2015NOLASCO(R)TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)6-5W+1158 unO9421382
6/2/2015PELFREY(R)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R) 
6/3/2015HUGHES(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L) 
6/3/2015MAY(R)@ BOSTONWRIGHT(R) 
6/4/2015GIBSON(R)@ BOSTONWRIGHT(R) 
6/5/2015NOLASCO(R)MILWAUKEELOHSE(R) 
6/6/2015PELFREY(R)MILWAUKEEGARZA(R) 
6/7/2015HUGHES(R)MILWAUKEEFIERS(R) 
6/8/2015 KANSAS CITY  
6/9/2015 KANSAS CITY  

BOSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/19/2015MILEY(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)4-3W-1609 ovU13121980
5/20/2015KELLY(R)TEXASKLEIN(R)1-2L-1659 unU9121861
5/21/2015BUCHHOLZ(R)TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)1-3L-1808.5 ovU652750
5/22/2015PORCELLO(R)LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)5-12L-1108.5 ovO11731292
5/23/2015WRIGHT(R)LA ANGELSWILSON(L)8-3W-1059 ovO1270661
5/24/2015MILEY(L)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)6-1W-1359.5 evU1260430
5/25/2015KELLY(R)@ MINNESOTANOLASCO(R)2-7L-1159 unP8501690
5/26/2015BUCHHOLZ(R)@ MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)1-2L-1408.5 evU761760
5/27/2015PORCELLO(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)4-6L-1209 unO740810
5/28/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ TEXASMARTINEZ(R)5-1W-1309 unU1390561
5/29/2015WRIGHT(R)@ TEXASGALLARDO(R)4-7L1059 evO6501251
5/30/2015MILEY(L)@ TEXASGONZALEZ(R)0-8L-1309 unU5931390
5/31/2015KELLY(R)@ TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)3-4L-1208.5 ovU111038101
6/2/2015BUCHHOLZ(R)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R) 
6/3/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
6/3/2015WRIGHT(R)MINNESOTAMAY(R) 
6/4/2015WRIGHT(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R) 
6/5/2015MILEY(L)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R) 
6/6/2015KELLY(R)OAKLANDKAZMIR(L) 
6/7/2015BUCHHOLZ(R)OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R) 
6/9/2015 @ BALTIMORE  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MINNESOTA: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Paul Molitor was hired as Minnesota's new manager, bringing Hall of Fame membership and renowned intelligence and intuition to a team seeking a fresh start.
The Twins brought back one of their most popular players ever, Torii Hunter, to help solidify an unsettled outfield, mentor a fledgling team and hit a few home runs. They have collected plenty of promising young hitters, either slated for the opening day lineup or waiting in the minor league wings.
None of that will matter much if the starting pitching continues to wobble the way it has the last four seasons.
Phil Hughes had by most measures a career year, his first away from the New York Yankees, but his ability to match that is low on the list of 2015 goals. Ricky Nolasco needs to rebound from a terrible first season with the Twins. Ervin Santana must show he's worth that $55 million, four-year contract. Kyle Gibson has to reduce the times (five of 31 starts in 2014) he goes three innings or less and gives up six runs or more. The fifth spot winner, Trevor May, Tommy Milone or Mike Pelfrey, needs to keep it.
''We'd put up a couple good starts and somebody would get hurt or we'd take a step backward,'' said Hughes, whose 2014 season has been one of the few true success stories of the rotation since it unraveled in 2011. ''Every good team I've been on, it seems like the rotation gets on a roll.''
New pitching coach Neil Allen will have more impact on the staff than Molitor, but after 13 years under manager Ron Gardenhire the clubhouse has been naturally buzzing with excitement about the new boss.
''He's one of the smartest baseball people I've ever been around,'' first baseman Joe Mauer said.
As for Hunter? His presence was desired for more energy and stronger camaraderie.
''If there's no tension between players and you're comfortable with everyone, you're going to play better,'' closer Glen Perkins said. ''So that's chemistry, I guess. I think we've held it together as much as we can, as much as we've struggled.''
Here are some key angles to know about the Twins in 2015:
MAUER IMPROVEMENT
Mauer, soon to turn 32, will make $23 million each of the next four years. Injuries have limited him to an average of 116 games from 2011-14. His batting average hit a career-low .277 last season, and he had a career-most 96 strikeouts despite time lost to an oblique muscle injury.
The Twins haven't lost faith in their franchise player, the homegrown guy who was the first overall draft pick in 2001. Playing for Molitor, whom he grew up admiring as an alumnus of the same St. Paul high school, ought to help.
''He's healthy. I think he's anxious to prove that last year was just an aberration,'' general manager Terry Ryan said.
LINEUP FLEXIBILITY
Molitor has been touting his options at the top and in the middle of the order, with a team that quietly scored the third-most runs in the majors after the All-Star break last year and added an accomplished hitter in Hunter.
One decision is whether to bat Mauer third, where he was most of his career until Gardenhire began to bat him second often over the last two seasons.
With Hunter, Kennys Vargas, Trevor Plouffe and Oswaldo Arcia, Molitor has power to play with in the heart of the order. The downsides are Arcia's inconsistency, leadoff man Danny Santana being the only player with a 2014 average above .290 and an unsettled situation in center field.
''It's a small sample, our track record from last year, but it's something you can use as a foundation to see potentially how your offense can work. We're going to have depth, I think, all the way down to the bottom,'' Molitor said.
BULLPEN SHUFFLE
The Twins could return as few as three relievers to their roles from last season: Perkins, Casey Fien and Brian Duensing. Blaine Boyer and Tim Stauffer, from San Diego, were signed. At least one of the losers in the fifth starter competition was headed for the seven-man bullpen. Rule 5 draft pick J.R. Graham, who must be returned to Atlanta if he's not on the 25-man roster, has been pushing for a spot, too.
Reliever use will be one area in which Molitor's strategy could differ from that of Gardenhire.
''I want to get them out of a one-inning mentality. Not that they all have it, or don't want to pitch more. But we've talked a lot about some of those guys, trying to get two innings out of them here, if we can,'' Molitor said.
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.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (MINNESOTA-BOSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Twins-Red Sox Preview* =======================

By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer

Minnesota (30-19) at Boston (22-29), 7:10 p.m. EDT

The AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins are rolling into June following one of their most successful months in the past quarter century and will get to face a team they swept last week, the Boston Red Sox.

Mike Pelfrey outdueled Clay Buchholz in the middle game of that series and they'll square off again Tuesday night at Fenway Park after the opener of this four-game set was postponed.

Minnesota went 20-7 in May for its most wins in a month since going 22-6 in June 1991. The Twins (30-19) also moved into first place this late into a season - a half game ahead of Kansas City - for the first time since winning their most recent division title in 2010, and are off to their best start since winning 33 of 49 in 2001.

"We're doing some good things, but it's your ability to find a way to stay with what's making you successful, and I'm not going to get too far ahead of myself," manager Paul Molitor said.

Molitor's team claimed its seventh win in eight games Sunday by rallying for a 6-5 victory over Toronto. Torii Hunter hit the go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning and Trevor Plouffe had a two-run homer.

Plouffe has two hits in five of his last seven contests and is batting .379 with seven RBIs in that stretch. He went 4 for 13 in the three-game sweep against Boston and is batting .333 in his last seven matchups with five multihit games.

The Twins were swept in three games in their most recent visit to Fenway from June 16-18 but will enter this series having won nine of 13 on the road.

Pelfrey (4-1, 2.77 ERA) will try to add to that mark with another superb outing against the Red Sox (22-29) following a 2-1 victory last Tuesday. He yielded one run in seven innings while Buchholz gave up both Minnesota runs in the first in an outing that lasted 7 1-3.

"That happens," Buchholz told MLB's official website "I've gotten a lot of wins whenever I've given up four, five or six runs. It'll turn around."

Pelfrey has yielded two runs or fewer and pitched at least six innings in five of his last seven starts. Buchholz (2-6, 4.33) has a 1.99 ERA in his last three games, pitching at least 7 1-3 innings in each, but has gotten a combined three runs of support and suffered back-to-back defeats.

Buchholz is winless in his last five starts against Minnesota despite posting a 2.97 ERA and has received a total of nine runs to work with.

Pelfrey will try to keep Buchholz's run support low again while sending the Red Sox to their seventh loss in eight games and a season high-tying fourth straight. Boston was one out away from victory Sunday in Texas but Koji Uehara gave up Josh Hamilton's two-run double in a 4-3 defeat, his second blown save in 12 chances.

Dustin Pedroia, batting .357 in his last 10 games, will try to help his teammate end that drought by adding to his .345 career average versus Minnesota. He went 5 for 12 with two homers last week in Minnesota.

Kurt Suzuki is hitting .417 in a 13-game hit streak versus the Red Sox but batting .192 in his last seven overall contests. He's 9 for 18 lifetime against Buchholz.

Plouffe is 3 for 16 but had two hits off the right-hander last Tuesday.


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