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| 967 | TEXAS | +182 | Ov 10,+105 | +187 | Ov 9,+100 | | 968 | BOSTON | -195 | Un 10,-125 | -205 | Un 9,-120 |
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| All Games | 24-23 | +0.9 | 22-24 | 4.8 | 0.240 | 0.308 | 0.405 | 0.713 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.326 | 0.409 | 0.735 | | Road Games | 8-15 | -6.2 | 13-10 | 4.4 | 0.222 | 0.286 | 0.398 | 0.684 | 5.2 | 0.276 | 0.351 | 0.440 | 0.791 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-5 | +1.5 | 3-7 | 4.8 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 0.387 | 0.685 | 3.7 | 0.245 | 0.326 | 0.355 | 0.681 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.2 | 5-2 | 5.7 | 0.307 | 0.360 | 0.492 | 0.852 | 5.9 | 0.277 | 0.346 | 0.434 | 0.780 | | Grass Games | 24-23 | +0.9 | 22-24 | 4.8 | 0.240 | 0.308 | 0.405 | 0.713 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.326 | 0.409 | 0.735 | | Night Games | 17-19 | -2.6 | 15-20 | 4.3 | 0.237 | 0.300 | 0.397 | 0.697 | 4.6 | 0.256 | 0.324 | 0.399 | 0.724 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.240 | 0.308 | 47 | 1552 | 372 | 64 | 6 | 60 | 0.405 | 211 | 153 | 390 | 31 | 270 | 48 | 34 | 61 | 17 | | Road Games | 4.4 | 0.222 | 0.286 | 23 | 781 | 173 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 0.398 | 98 | 70 | 204 | 9 | 134 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 9 | | Lefty Starters | 4.8 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 11 | 375 | 91 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0.387 | 51 | 30 | 100 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
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| All Games | 5.27 | 1.518 | 141.7 | 90 | 83 | 156 | 18 | 59 | 120 | 9-9 | 8 | 8 | 50% | | Road Games | 6.98 | 1.902 | 68.3 | 55 | 53 | 89 | 11 | 41 | 63 | 1-6 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
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| All Games | 24-21 | -1.7 | 23-21 | 4.8 | 0.270 | 0.339 | 0.398 | 0.737 | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.305 | 0.414 | 0.719 | | Home Games | 14-9 | +1.7 | 11-12 | 4.6 | 0.272 | 0.340 | 0.380 | 0.720 | 4.5 | 0.248 | 0.299 | 0.404 | 0.703 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 20-18 | -2.3 | 19-18 | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.343 | 0.408 | 0.751 | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.306 | 0.413 | 0.719 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.1 | 6-1 | 6.4 | 0.283 | 0.355 | 0.395 | 0.751 | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.318 | 0.484 | 0.802 | | Grass Games | 22-20 | -3.1 | 22-19 | 4.9 | 0.271 | 0.341 | 0.403 | 0.744 | 4.5 | 0.253 | 0.308 | 0.419 | 0.728 | | Night Games | 12-15 | -6.8 | 14-13 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.330 | 0.368 | 0.699 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.303 | 0.426 | 0.730 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.270 | 0.339 | 45 | 1546 | 417 | 83 | 5 | 35 | 0.398 | 200 | 163 | 300 | 22 | 319 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 14 | | Home Games | 4.6 | 0.272 | 0.340 | 23 | 758 | 206 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 0.380 | 95 | 78 | 144 | 8 | 154 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 5 | | Righty Starters | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.343 | 38 | 1318 | 359 | 73 | 5 | 32 | 0.408 | 171 | 141 | 254 | 20 | 277 | 50 | 29 | 32 | 11 |
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| All Games | 3.11 | 1.172 | 139 | 53 | 48 | 115 | 13 | 48 | 141 | 8-4 | 13 | 3 | 81.3% | | Home Games | 2.60 | 1.184 | 76 | 26 | 22 | 67 | 4 | 23 | 73 | 4-0 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
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| 5/11/2017 | PEREZ(L) | SAN DIEGO | RICHARD(L) | 5-2 | W | -145 | 9 ov | U | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 5/12/2017 | CASHNER(R) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 5-2 | W | -115 | 9.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | | 5/13/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 6-5 | W | -110 | 9.5 ev | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 5/14/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 6-4 | W | -135 | 9.5 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 5/16/2017 | DARVISH(R) | PHILADELPHIA | EICKHOFF(R) | 5-1 | W | -180 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | 5/17/2017 | CASHNER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | EFLIN(R) | 9-3 | W | -130 | 10.5 un | O | 17 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | 5/18/2017 | PEREZ(L) | PHILADELPHIA | PIVETTA(R) | 8-4 | W | -140 | 10 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 5/19/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | 5-3 | W | 125 | 9 un | U | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | | 5/20/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 3-9 | L | 135 | 8.5 ev | O | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | | 5/21/2017 | DARVISH(R) | @ DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 5-2 | W | -125 | 8.5 ov | U | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 5/23/2017 | CASHNER(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 6-11 | L | 165 | 9 ov | O | 13 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 5/24/2017 | PEREZ(L) | @ BOSTON | SALE(L) | 4-9 | L | 230 | 8 un | O | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 5/25/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | | | 5/26/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | @ TORONTO | BOLSINGER(R) | | | 5/27/2017 | DARVISH(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | | | 5/28/2017 | CASHNER(R) | @ TORONTO | BIAGINI(R) | | | 5/29/2017 | PEREZ(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(R) | | | 5/30/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | | | 5/31/2017 | | TAMPA BAY | | |
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| 5/11/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 4-1 | W | -145 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | 5/12/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 4-5 | L | -160 | 8.5 ev | O | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | | 5/13/2017 | SALE(L) | TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | 6-3 | W | -270 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 5/14/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 2-11 | L | -165 | 8.5 ev | O | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | | 5/16/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 6-3 | W | -110 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | 5/17/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LEAKE(R) | 5-4 | W | -105 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | | 5/18/2017 | VELAZQUEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 3-8 | L | -105 | 8 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2017 | SALE(L) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 2-3 | L | -185 | 7 ov | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 5/20/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | @ OAKLAND | MANAEA(L) | 3-8 | L | -120 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 5/21/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ OAKLAND | TRIGGS(R) | 12-3 | W | -120 | 8.5 ov | O | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | 5/23/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | 11-6 | W | -175 | 9 ov | O | 12 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | | 5/24/2017 | SALE(L) | TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | 9-4 | W | -255 | 8 un | O | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | | 5/25/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | | | 5/26/2017 | JOHNSON(L) | SEATTLE | GALLARDO(R) | | | 5/27/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | SEATTLE | LAWRENCE(R) | | | 5/28/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | SEATTLE | BERGMAN(R) | | | 5/29/2017 | SALE(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | | | 5/30/2017 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 5/31/2017 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 6/1/2017 | | @ BALTIMORE | | |
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Manager: Jeff Banister (third season)
Who's new? 1B Mike Napoli, 1B James Loney, INF Will Middlebrooks, RHP Andrew Cashner, RHP Tyson Ross, RHP Mike Hauschild
Who's gone? 1B Mitch Moreland, INF/OF Ian Desmond, OF/DH Carlos Beltran, RHP Derek Holland, RHP Colby Lewis, RHP Shawn Tolleson, RHP Lucas Harrell
Projected lineup: CF Carlos Gomez (.231, 13 HR, 53 RBI, 18 SB in 118 games with Astros and Rangers), DH Shin-Soo Choo (.242, 7, 17, 6 in 48 games), 3B Adrian Beltre (.300, 32, 104), 1B Mike Napoli (.239, 34, 101 with Indians), 2B Rougned Odor (.271, 33, 88, 14 SB), C Jonathan Lucroy (.292, 24, 81 with Brewers and Rangers), RF Nomar Mazara (.266, 20, 64), SS Elvis Andrus (.302, 8, 69, 24 SB), LF Jurickson Profar (.239, 5, 20) or Ryan Rua (.258, 8, 22, 9 SB)
Rotation: LH Cole Hamels (15-5, 3.32 ERA), RH Yu Darvish (7-5, 3.42 in 17 games), LH Martin Perez (10-11, 4.39), RH A.J. Griffin (7-4, 5.07), RH Andrew Cashner (5-11, 5.25 with Padres and Marlins)
Key relievers: RH Sam Dyson (3-2, 2.43, 38/43 SV), RH Matt Bush (7-2, 2.48), RH Jeremy Jeffress (27/28 SV with Brewers and Rangers), RH Tony Barnette (7-3, 2.09), LH Alex Claudio (4-1, 2.79), RH Keone Kela (5-1, 6.09)
Hot spots: Designated hitter and left field. Choo, Napoli and Joey Gallo are all candidates to DH. Gallo, a perennial prospect with prodigious power, can make it interesting by seizing his first-ever Opening Day roster spot. Otherwise Napoli (a first baseman) and Choo (an outfielder) can switch off as needed. Moving Desmond to the outfield was successful enough last year that the Rangers are taking a similar approach with Profar. The oft-injured 24-year-old will try to break camp as a left fielder, platooning with Rua.
Outlook: Coming off back-to-back division titles, the Rangers begin 2017 with a weakened farm system and the footsteps of the Astros and Mariners passing them by ' or at least catching up. There's still a lot to like here. Napoli was a huge bargain on a $6 million contract following his 34-homer season in Cleveland. He'll join Beltre and Odor to form a dangerous middle of the order. Darvish is entering his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, and he and catcher Lucroy are entering their long-awaited walk years. This isn't the deepest roster in the AL but it's capable of winning another division title if its stars can avoid the disabled list. | | BOSTON: 2016: 93-69, first place
Manager: John Farrell (fifth season)
Who's new? LHP Chris Sale, RHP Tyler Thornburg, 1B Mitch Moreland, OF Steve Selsky
Who's gone? DH David Ortiz, 3B Travis Shaw, 3B Yoan Moncada, 2B Aaron Hill, C Ryan Hanigan, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Brad Ziegler
Projected lineup: 2B Dustin Pedroia (.318, 15 HR, 74 RBI), LF Andrew Benintendi (.295, 2, 14 in 34 games), SS Xander Bogaerts (.294, 21, 89, 13 SB), RH Mookie Betts (.318, 31, 113), DH Hanley Ramirez (.286, 30, 111) CF Jackie Bradley Jr. (.267, 26, 87), 3B Pablo Sandoval (.000, 0, 0 in three games), 1B Mitch Moreland (.233, 22, 60 with Rangers), C Sandy Leon (.310, 7, 35) or Christian Vazquez (.224, 1, 12)
Rotation: LH Chris Sale (17-10, 3.34 ERA), RH Rick Porcello (22-4, 3.15), RH Steven Wright (13-6, 3.33), LH Drew Pomeranz (3-5, 4.59), LH Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 4.71)
Key relievers: RH Craig Kimbrel (2-6, 3.40, 31/33 SV), RH Tyler Thornburg (8-5, 2.15 with Brewers), RH Joe Kelly (4-0, 5.18), LH Robbie Ross (3-2, 3.25), RH Matt Barnes (4-3, 4.05), LH Fernando Abad (1-6, 3.66 with Twins and Red Sox), RH Heath Hembree (4-1, 2.65)
Hot spots: Third base. Is this the year Sandoval is known more for his ability to play baseball than his physique? Sandoval, who missed all but three games last year because of a shoulder injury, showed up to spring training looking slimmer than years past. His production at the plate and agility on the field followed suit in the Grapefruit League. The Red Sox have shown they aren't afraid to take playing time away from the Panda if he doesn't deserve it. Josh Rutledge, a competent fielder and perhaps a better hitter against left-handers, is around just in case.
Outlook: Boston scored more runs than any team in baseball last year, and this year's club has the pitching to avoid another early playoff exit. Newcomer Sale is the best left-hander in the AL, an ace in his prime. Porcello is the reigning Cy Young Award winner. David Price, when he returns from an elbow injury, gives the Red Sox arguably the best 1-2-3 punch in the league. Ortiz retired, but he'll leave a bigger hole in the hearts of fans than in the lineup. Benintendi is a candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award, while Betts played like an MVP at age 23. A bounceback season from Sandoval would give opposing pitchers no chance to breathe. Triple-A depth shouldn't be enough of an issue to prevent the Sox from challenging the Indians for the pennant. |
| | Rangers' Martinez, Red Sox's Pomeranz pursue elusive wins
BOSTON -- Texas right-hander Nick Martinez has failed to beat Boston in three career starts, amassing an unimpressive 6.23 ERA. Red Sox left-hander Drew Pomeranz has never beaten the Rangers, going 0-2 with one save and a 5.74 ERA in eight career outings, two of them starts. On Thursday night, the pitchers face each in the finale of a three-game series at Fenway Park. Martinez comes in after his first win of the season. He went five innings, allowing four hits and one unearned run to defeat the Detroit Tigers last Friday night. He walked one and struck out four. Coming into this start, Martinez has an extra day of rest. It wil be his second career start at Fenway. He allowed a career-high 11 hits in the other one, last July 4. Martinez takes the mound trying to come through and allow the Rangers to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Red Sox. "It's a fun park to pitch in," Martinez said Wednesday. "There's a lot of energy. I'm ready to compete. We're playing good baseball as a team." Not in these two games -- Martinez having talked before Wednesday night's 9-4 loss. Boston has 20 runs and 24 hits in the first two games of the series, but Texas pitchers have uncorked six wild pitches, allowing three runs to score, and also balked home a run. Its defense has also been shaky. Pomeranz has struggled mightily his last three times out. He is 0-2 with one no-decision and has totaled just 11 innings, yielding 15 hits, nine earned runs and seven walks while striking out 11. After Pomeranz was pulled in Oakland, he and manager John Farrell had words in the dugout. "He didn't want to come out of the game," Farrell said. "So that was a discussion we had. And it's been settled." Pomeranz said, "I like to stay in the game as long as I can. Sometimes it's not up to me. I threw a lot of pitches too, so it's not like there's much I can say." Current Red Sox hitters are batting a combined .373 against Martinez. Hanley Ramirez is 4-for-6 (.667) with two homers and four RBIs, Xander Bogaerts is 3-for-6 (.500), Mookie Betts 4-for-10 (.400) and Dustin Pedroia 3-for-9 (.333). For the Rangers, Mike Napoli is 3-for-6 (.500), Roughed Odor 2-for-4 (.500) and Elvis Andrus 4-for-9 (.444) against Pomeranz. The Rangers were flying, winning 10 straight, but have lost three of their last four. The Red Sox lost the first three games of their series in Oakland, then won 12-3 on Sunday -- as the locals again began wondering about Farrell's future. The hitting has continued, Chris Sale won another game Wednesday night, and David Price threw possibly his final rehab stint at Pawtucket earlier in the evening. The Rangers, 2-3 on their current road trip, move on to Toronto for the weekend, and the Red Sox host the Seattle Mariners for three before heading back out on the road. |
| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 1:45:19 AM EST. |
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