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| All Games | 51-52 | -3.7 | 41-53 | 3.6 | 0.239 | 0.296 | 0.381 | 0.677 | 3.7 | 0.233 | 0.295 | 0.366 | 0.662 | | Road Games | 25-24 | +2.9 | 16-30 | 3.6 | 0.239 | 0.296 | 0.385 | 0.680 | 3.4 | 0.233 | 0.299 | 0.362 | 0.661 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 17-10 | +6 | 9-14 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.321 | 0.430 | 0.750 | 3.1 | 0.239 | 0.291 | 0.352 | 0.643 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.5 | 2-3 | 3.7 | 0.256 | 0.313 | 0.463 | 0.776 | 3.1 | 0.220 | 0.254 | 0.311 | 0.565 | | Grass Games | 20-20 | +1.5 | 15-22 | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.304 | 0.398 | 0.702 | 3.4 | 0.240 | 0.304 | 0.366 | 0.670 | | Night Games | 36-33 | +2.8 | 28-35 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.298 | 0.382 | 0.680 | 3.8 | 0.241 | 0.303 | 0.377 | 0.680 | | Division | 23-24 | -0.8 | 13-31 | 3.4 | 0.237 | 0.301 | 0.380 | 0.681 | 3.5 | 0.212 | 0.274 | 0.360 | 0.635 |
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| All Games | 3.6 | 0.239 | 0.296 | 103 | 3402 | 812 | 163 | 23 | 92 | 0.381 | 348 | 276 | 835 | 65 | 649 | 90 | 57 | 75 | 52 | | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.239 | 0.296 | 49 | 1672 | 399 | 83 | 13 | 45 | 0.385 | 167 | 136 | 387 | 27 | 325 | 47 | 28 | 40 | 19 | | Lefty Starters | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.321 | 27 | 884 | 227 | 41 | 5 | 34 | 0.430 | 110 | 83 | 204 | 27 | 184 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 10 |
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| All Games | 3.73 | 1.258 | 342.7 | 150 | 142 | 300 | 42 | 131 | 314 | 16-20 | 41 | 9 | 82% | | Road Games | 3.54 | 1.322 | 160.4 | 67 | 63 | 141 | 16 | 71 | 126 | 7-12 | 20 | 5 | 80% |
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| All Games | 45-58 | -20.2 | 49-49 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.316 | 0.393 | 0.709 | 4.8 | 0.266 | 0.322 | 0.430 | 0.752 | | Home Games | 25-27 | -9.7 | 25-25 | 4.7 | 0.280 | 0.336 | 0.421 | 0.757 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.316 | 0.423 | 0.740 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 10-17 | -8.4 | 14-13 | 3.9 | 0.260 | 0.315 | 0.397 | 0.712 | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.325 | 0.433 | 0.758 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.6 | 5-2 | 5.1 | 0.300 | 0.340 | 0.428 | 0.768 | 5.3 | 0.277 | 0.326 | 0.488 | 0.815 | | Grass Games | 38-52 | -22.6 | 45-41 | 4.2 | 0.262 | 0.321 | 0.396 | 0.717 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.319 | 0.427 | 0.745 | | Night Games | 30-39 | -13.9 | 30-37 | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.311 | 0.376 | 0.687 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.318 | 0.422 | 0.740 | | Division | 17-27 | -12.4 | 20-22 | 4.1 | 0.238 | 0.304 | 0.378 | 0.681 | 5.4 | 0.288 | 0.344 | 0.463 | 0.807 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.316 | 103 | 3542 | 910 | 159 | 22 | 93 | 0.393 | 402 | 305 | 674 | 41 | 732 | 95 | 61 | 91 | 51 | | Home Games | 4.7 | 0.280 | 0.336 | 52 | 1769 | 495 | 91 | 9 | 47 | 0.421 | 224 | 150 | 335 | 19 | 376 | 49 | 33 | 45 | 30 | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.260 | 0.315 | 27 | 906 | 236 | 36 | 5 | 26 | 0.397 | 95 | 72 | 185 | 12 | 181 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 9 |
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| All Games | 3.83 | 1.317 | 335.7 | 161 | 143 | 332 | 47 | 110 | 289 | 12-15 | 23 | 11 | 67.6% | | Home Games | 3.58 | 1.263 | 171 | 77 | 68 | 156 | 23 | 60 | 157 | 7-6 | 12 | 3 | 80% |
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| 7/17/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 2-6 | L | 140 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 7/18/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 3-2 | W | 125 | 9 un | U | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 7/19/2015 | ARCHER(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 0-4 | L | -110 | 8 un | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 7/20/2015 | MOORE(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | 3-5 | L | -115 | 8 ov | P | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | | 7/21/2015 | KARNS(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | 1-0 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 7/22/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | 4-5 | L | -170 | 7.5 ov | O | 13 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | | 7/24/2015 | ARCHER(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 3-1 | W | -155 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 1-5 | L | -115 | 7 un | U | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | MOORE(L) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 2-5 | L | +110 | 7 ov | P | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 7/27/2015 | KARNS(R) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 5-2 | W | -115 | 7 un | P | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 10-2 | W | +105 | 6.5 un | O | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | ARCHER(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 1-2 | L | -170 | 6.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 7/31/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | @ BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 8/1/2015 | MOORE(L) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | KARNS(R) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | | | 8/3/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | | | 8/4/2015 | ARCHER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | | | 8/5/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | | 8/7/2015 | | NY METS | | |
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| 7/17/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 0-1 | L | 115 | 8 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 7/18/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 0-3 | L | 125 | 7.5 un | U | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 7/20/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 1-11 | L | 105 | 8 ov | O | 9 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | | 7/20/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | @ LA ANGELS | HEANEY(L) | 3-7 | L | 135 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | JOHNSON(L) | @ HOUSTON | VELASQUEZ(R) | 3-8 | L | 105 | 8 un | O | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 7/22/2015 | KELLY(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 2-4 | L | 130 | 8 un | U | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | MILEY(L) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | 4-5 | L | 120 | 7.5 ev | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 7/24/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 2-1 | W | -145 | 9 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | 1-5 | L | -125 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | DETROIT | GREENE(R) | 11-1 | W | -150 | 9.5 un | O | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | 7/27/2015 | KELLY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | 8-10 | L | -165 | 9 ov | O | 12 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | | 7/28/2015 | MILEY(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 4-9 | L | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 2-9 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 1 | | 7/30/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 8-2 | W | +175 | 7.5 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 7/31/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | | | 8/1/2015 | KELLY(R) | TAMPA BAY | MOORE(L) | | | 8/2/2015 | MILEY(L) | TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | PORCELLO(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | | | 8/6/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | | | 8/7/2015 | | @ DETROIT | | |
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| |  | TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A year after being a trendy preseason pick to contend for the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays are back in a familiar role as underdogs.
''That's good. ... We like that,'' three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria said, noting the team has a history of flourishing most when little is expected from outside the organization.
''I just think it's going to be a really good year,'' the club's career home run and RBIs leader said. ''We've got a young team, a bunch of guys eager to learn and get out there and win games. I'm really looking forward to that.''
Former manager Joe Maddon - and his often unconventional way of doing things - is gone.
So is Andrew Friedman, the young executive who was architect of the teams that made the playoffs four of the past seven seasons.
The roster has a much different look, too, with 10 key players from a year ago either traded or released this winter.
''The end result is a club that we have optimism about, a club that we're excited about, that we think can compete for a playoff spot. And, that's what we want,'' team president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said.
''Every year, we want to come into camp believing our team can play meaningful games in September and have a chance to go to the playoffs, and even beyond,'' Silverman added. ''We have that - and at the same time, we've reloaded our minor league system, added some players who impact us this year, might impact us in the future, and we're better off because of that.''
Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, catcher Rene Rivera, outfielder Steven Souza Jr., and pitchers Kevin Jepsen, Ernesto Frieri and Burch Smith are offseason acquisitions who could figure in the team's success - or failure.
Smith and two other young starters - Matt Andriese and Nathan Karns - figure to begin the season in the rotation because of injuries to Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, and Matt Moore.
The hope is the rest of the projected rotation, Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi, can help the Rays stay afloat until they can get back to full strength.
''If you've got starting pitching, you've got a leg up on going into the season,'' rookie manager Kevin Cash said. ''We're very fortunate with the pitchers we have - starters and relievers.''
Cobb, sidelined by a forearm strain during spring training, believes the team will thrive as underdogs.
''We're not going to get bullied. A lot of people are picking us at the bottom, and we're going to embrace that and have each other's backs,'' the right-hander said.
''Any time anybody calls you out in your profession and makes you feel like you're not as good as you know you are, there's always something to prove,'' Cobb said. ''I don't feel like we need to have extra motivation. It's just going to be that much sweeter when we go out there and perform well.''
A look at the keys to the Rays' season:
WHO WILL LEAD?: Pitching and defense were staples during six consecutive winning seasons that produced four playoff berths and one trip to the World Series. The Rays slipped to 77-85 a year ago, their first losing record since 2007. They're banking on Cash, who has no previous managerial experience, being the right fit to restore winning ways. At 37, he's the youngest current manager or head coach in the four major professional sports.
BETTER LONGO: Longoria played in every game in 2014 for the first time in his career, however he hit a disappointing .253 with 22 homers and 91 RBIs. He's moving into the cleanup spot after batting third most of his career, and knows he has to be more consistent if the Rays - last in the AL in runs scored a year ago - are going to have a chance to be better offensively.
BEHIND THE PLATE: Catcher Ryan Hanigan was traded and backup Jose Molina was released this winter. The three-team deal that sent Wil Myers to San Diego and brought Souza to Tampa Bay from Washington, also landed Rivera from the Padres.
The Rays believe he's an upgrade defensively, as well as offensively.
Rivera posted career highs with a .252 batting average, 11 homers and 44 RBI's in 103 games last season. Still, the 31-year-old catcher stresses his job is to provide solid direction behind the plate.
''I want to help my pitching staff first. I think that's what the game is all about. If you pitch well, you're going to win some games,'' Rivera said. ''If I get a hit here, a hit there and help us win some games, that's even better.'' | | 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 (TAMPA BAY-BOSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rays-Red Sox Preview* ======================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Tampa Bay (51-52) at Boston (44-58), 7:10 p.m. EDT
If not for one pitch, Erasmo Ramirez might still be amid an impressive stretch that dates back to May.
The Tampa Bay Rays right-hander will try to get back on track Friday night against the Boston Red Sox.
Ramirez (8-4, 3.74 ERA) had yielded two runs or fewer in nine consecutive starts, matching the second-longest streak in franchise history, while going 6-1 with a 1.29 ERA entering Saturday's game against Baltimore.
He went a season-high 7 1-3 innings but gave up five runs - his most since May 24 - with nearly all of that damage coming on Chris Davis' grand slam in the third en route to a 5-1 loss.
"I didn't execute a couple pitches in that inning, and that got me in trouble," Ramirez said. "After that hit I put it out of my mind, just tried to get deep into the game."
Ramirez will next face a team that's lost 12 of 15, but the Red Sox (45-58) are batting .328 with 33 runs in their last five games following an 8-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
David Ortiz and Xander Bogaerts each had three hits while combining to drive in three runs. Ortiz is batting .429 with 13 RBIs in his last seven games, and Bogaerts is hitting .386 this month.
Ortiz is 0 for 3 with four walks against Ramirez, who has a 6.94 ERA in three starts against the Red Sox and failed to pitch past the fifth inning in each.
He'll start opposite Eduardo Rodriguez (6-3, 4.26), who will face Tampa Bay for the first time. The rookie left-hander allowed one run and three hits in seven innings in an 11-1 rout of Detroit on Sunday, six days after getting ripped for seven runs in 1 2-3 innings of an 11-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.
Rodriguez has been ripped for at least six runs in each of his three losses, lasting a combined 10 innings, but he's surrendered no more than two runs in any of his other eight starts.
"This has been an interesting roughly two months that he's been here," manager John Farrell told MLB's official website. "He's been challenged at times in between the lines, and it's the greatest teacher that we have.
"There's been some adjustments in his delivery. That's an ongoing situation, and he continues to adapt and evolve. It shows his aptitude and his attitude to make those adjustments."
It's unclear if Pablo Sandoval will start after he exited Thursday's win when he was hit on the left forearm while striking out. Sandoval, batting .176 in his last 10 games, left a 9-2 loss to the White Sox on Wednesday because of dehydration.
"He's sore right now," Farrell said. "That was a fastball that chased him. It looked like it might have hit him in the throat if he didn't take it in the wrist on the swing. A scary moment. The scan here at the ballpark is clean, but he's still day to day."
Sandoval has hit .152 in 12 career games against Tampa Bay and Ortiz is batting .167 in his last 21 matchups.
Evan Longoria, meanwhile, is hitting .375 with three homers and four doubles in an eight-game hit streak against Boston.
The Rays (51-52) have lost 11 of 14 on the road.
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