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959 | MINNESOTA | +182 | Ov 8.5,-120 | +195 | Ov 8.5,+100 | 960 | BOSTON | -195 | Un 8.5,+100 | -215 | Un 8.5,-120 |
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All Games | 39-34 | +8.3 | 31-37 | 4.6 | 0.253 | 0.327 | 0.412 | 0.739 | 5.2 | 0.264 | 0.330 | 0.430 | 0.760 | Road Games | 23-9 | +19.4 | 12-19 | 4.7 | 0.248 | 0.315 | 0.408 | 0.722 | 3.9 | 0.234 | 0.301 | 0.378 | 0.680 | vs Left-handed Starters | 11-8 | +3.6 | 7-10 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.328 | 0.393 | 0.721 | 5.3 | 0.257 | 0.324 | 0.428 | 0.752 | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +5.5 | 1-6 | 4.0 | 0.239 | 0.307 | 0.376 | 0.683 | 3.6 | 0.277 | 0.332 | 0.426 | 0.758 | Grass Games | 39-34 | +8.3 | 31-37 | 4.6 | 0.253 | 0.327 | 0.412 | 0.739 | 5.2 | 0.264 | 0.330 | 0.430 | 0.760 | Night Games | 24-14 | +11.4 | 17-19 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.333 | 0.429 | 0.762 | 4.6 | 0.250 | 0.312 | 0.404 | 0.716 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.253 | 0.327 | 73 | 2507 | 634 | 123 | 7 | 87 | 0.412 | 325 | 277 | 607 | 38 | 528 | 55 | 33 | 59 | 30 | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.248 | 0.315 | 32 | 1109 | 275 | 57 | 0 | 40 | 0.408 | 143 | 108 | 263 | 17 | 210 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 14 | Lefty Starters | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.328 | 19 | 631 | 158 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 0.393 | 79 | 73 | 148 | 3 | 138 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
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All Games | 4.90 | 1.427 | 260.6 | 153 | 142 | 276 | 43 | 96 | 209 | 8-9 | 21 | 8 | 72.4% | Road Games | 4.03 | 1.159 | 102.7 | 47 | 46 | 92 | 13 | 27 | 79 | 4-3 | 15 | 3 | 83.3% |
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All Games | 41-34 | -2.7 | 34-38 | 4.7 | 0.264 | 0.330 | 0.401 | 0.732 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.309 | 0.418 | 0.726 | Home Games | 22-13 | +3.2 | 14-20 | 4.7 | 0.279 | 0.349 | 0.402 | 0.750 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.302 | 0.399 | 0.700 | vs Right-handed Starters | 35-27 | 0 | 26-33 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.331 | 0.403 | 0.734 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.308 | 0.408 | 0.716 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.4 | 4-3 | 4.9 | 0.252 | 0.294 | 0.429 | 0.722 | 4.6 | 0.278 | 0.335 | 0.444 | 0.779 | Grass Games | 39-33 | -4.2 | 33-36 | 4.7 | 0.264 | 0.331 | 0.404 | 0.735 | 4.3 | 0.259 | 0.311 | 0.421 | 0.731 | Night Games | 27-24 | -3.3 | 23-26 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.328 | 0.392 | 0.720 | 4.4 | 0.263 | 0.308 | 0.428 | 0.736 |
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All Games | 4.7 | 0.264 | 0.330 | 75 | 2559 | 675 | 132 | 8 | 68 | 0.401 | 325 | 254 | 522 | 36 | 510 | 88 | 49 | 58 | 32 | Home Games | 4.7 | 0.279 | 0.349 | 35 | 1170 | 327 | 62 | 3 | 25 | 0.402 | 148 | 124 | 226 | 17 | 249 | 45 | 32 | 25 | 14 | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.331 | 62 | 2119 | 558 | 108 | 7 | 58 | 0.403 | 263 | 214 | 426 | 32 | 429 | 77 | 39 | 50 | 27 |
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All Games | 3.03 | 1.205 | 225.7 | 81 | 76 | 197 | 20 | 75 | 233 | 13-7 | 21 | 5 | 80.8% | Home Games | 2.41 | 1.132 | 115.7 | 35 | 31 | 102 | 7 | 29 | 118 | 7-0 | 11 | 1 | 91.7% |
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6/12/2017 | MEJIA(L) | SEATTLE | GALLARDO(R) | 3-14 | L | -125 | 10.5 ov | O | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6/13/2017 | GIBSON(R) | SEATTLE | BERGMAN(R) | 20-7 | W | +100 | 11 ev | O | 28 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6/14/2017 | SANTANA(R) | SEATTLE | GAVIGLIO(R) | 4-6 | L | -130 | 10.5 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6/15/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | SEATTLE | MIRANDA(L) | 6-2 | W | -135 | 10.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6/16/2017 | TURLEY(L) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 1-8 | L | +135 | 10 un | U | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6/17/2017 | WILK(L) | CLEVELAND | MERRITT(L) | 3-9 | L | +110 | 10.5 ov | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6/17/2017 | MEJIA(L) | CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 2-6 | L | +105 | 10.5 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6/18/2017 | GIBSON(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 2-5 | L | +135 | 10 un | U | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6/20/2017 | SANTANA(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | HOLLAND(L) | 9-7 | W | -165 | 9.5 ev | O | 12 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6/21/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | HOLMBERG(L) | 4-2 | W | -180 | 9.5 un | U | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6/22/2017 | TURLEY(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 0-9 | L | +100 | 10 ev | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 6/23/2017 | MEJIA(L) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 5-0 | W | 155 | 10 ev | U | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6/24/2017 | GIBSON(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 4-2 | W | 245 | 9 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6/25/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | 4-0 | W | 150 | 9.5 ev | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6/26/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | @ BOSTON | SALE(L) | | 6/27/2017 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | | 6/28/2017 | MEJIA(L) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | | 6/29/2017 | GIBSON(R) | @ BOSTON | PRICE(L) | | 6/30/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | 7/1/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | 7/2/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | 7/3/2017 | | LA ANGELS | | |
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6/12/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | PHILADELPHIA | EICKHOFF(R) | 6-5 | W | -220 | 11 ev | P | 15 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6/13/2017 | PRICE(L) | PHILADELPHIA | LIVELY(R) | 4-3 | W | -260 | 9.5 ev | U | 14 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 6/14/2017 | JOHNSON(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HELLICKSON(R) | 7-3 | W | -115 | 10 un | P | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6/15/2017 | SALE(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | PIVETTA(R) | 0-1 | L | -240 | 8 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6/16/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 2-1 | W | 115 | 9 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6/17/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | @ HOUSTON | PAULINO(R) | 1-7 | L | 100 | 9 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6/18/2017 | PRICE(L) | @ HOUSTON | MUSGROVE(R) | 6-5 | W | 115 | 9 un | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 6/19/2017 | VELAZQUEZ(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | 2-4 | L | -105 | 9.5 ov | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6/20/2017 | SALE(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | STRAHM(L) | 8-3 | W | -185 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6/21/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | 4-6 | L | -135 | 9.5 un | O | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6/23/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | LA ANGELS | MEYER(R) | 9-4 | W | -165 | 10 ev | O | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6/24/2017 | PRICE(L) | LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 3-6 | L | -160 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6/25/2017 | FISTER(R) | LA ANGELS | BRIDWELL(R) | 2-4 | L | -160 | 11 ev | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6/26/2017 | SALE(L) | MINNESOTA | BERRIOS(R) | | 6/27/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | | 6/28/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | | 6/29/2017 | PRICE(L) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | 6/30/2017 | | @ TORONTO | | | 7/1/2017 | | @ TORONTO | | | 7/2/2017 | | @ TORONTO | | | 7/3/2017 | | @ TEXAS | | |
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| | | MINNESOTA: 2016: 59-103, fifth place.
Manager: Paul Molitor (third season).
He's Here: C Jason Castro, RHP Matt Belisle, SS Ehire Adrianza, LHP Craig Breslow.
He's Outta Here: 3B Trevor Plouffe, C Kurt Suzuki, LHP Tommy Milone, RHP Pat Light.
Projected lineup: 2B Brian Dozier (.268, 42, 99, 18/20 SBs), RF Max Kepler (.235, 17, 63), CF Byron Buxton (.225, 10 HRs, 38 RBIs, 118 Ks in 298 ABs), 1B Joe Mauer (.261, 11, 49), 3B Miguel Sano (.236, 25, 66, 178 Ks in 437 ABs), DH Kennys Vargas (.230, 10, 20 in 152 ABs), LF Eddie Rosario (.269, 10, 32), C Jason Castro (.210, 11, 32 with Houston), SS Jorge Polanco (.282, 4, 27 in 245 ABs).
Rotation: RH Ervin Santana (7-11, 3.38 ERA, 149 Ks), RH Phil Hughes (1-7, 5.95, 11 HRs, 11 starts), LH Hector Santiago (3-6, 5.58, 13 HRs, 11 starts after trade with Angels), RH Kyle Gibson (6-11, 5.07, 1.561 WHIP), LH Adalberto Mejia (rookie).
Key relievers: RH Brandon Kintzler (0-2, 3.15, 17/20 saves), RH Matt Belisle (0-0, 1.76 in 40 games for Nationals), RH Ryan Pressly (6-7, 3.70, 1 save in 72 games), LH Taylor Rogers (3-1, 3.96, 64 Ks in 57 games), LH Craig Breslow (0-2, 4.50 in 15 games for Marlins).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. The resuscitation of a team with the worst record in the majors last season must begin with starting pitching that ranked 30th out of 30 in wins (37), ERA (5.39) and strikeouts (655). Hughes, Santiago, Gibson and Berrios will all be counted on to make 2016 the aberration and not the standard. Adding Castro, who has a strong reputation for game calling and pitch framing, probably can't hurt. There's enough depth in the group at least to give the Twins a chance to return to respectability as new baseball chief Derek Falvey continues to try to revamp organizational philosophy and process for the long term. The bullpen appears more vulnerable than the rotation, despite being bolstered by the addition of the veteran Belisle. Three-time All-Star closer Glen Perkins is still working his way back from surgery last year to repair a torn labrum and will likely land on the disabled list to start the season. Kintzler fared well in his place, but doesn't have a track record.
Outlook: The Twins ranked a respectable sixth in the American League in total bases and eighth in OPS despite their abysmal record last year. Buxton's sparkling September, following a second straight frustrating summer, restored his and the club's confidence in the 2012 second overall draft pick. Dozier probably hit his power ceiling in 2016, but if Buxton and Sano can strike out less and get on base more there's the potential in place for a productive offense. Vargas hit his way back into contention for the DH spot with a decent finish to 2016, but the pressure is on him to prove he's worth a spot in the lineup with a strong performance this spring by Park, who struggled badly to adjust to major league pitching in his arrival from South Korea last year. | | 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. |
| | Surging Twins open 4-game series in Boston
BOSTON -- The upstart first-place Minnesota Twins, fresh off a three-game road sweep of the Cleveland Indians that included two shutouts, roar into Fenway Park for a four-game series that opens Monday night with a marquee pitching matchup. Jose Berrios, who has won seven of his eight 2017 starts, goes against Red Sox ace Chris Sale in the series opener. It was just last weekend that the Twins lost all four games at home to those Indians, who moved into first place in the American League Central. But Minnesota's 4-0 win behind Ervin Santana on Sunday completed the sweep in Cleveland -- by a combined 13-2 -- and moved the Twins back into first place. "We'll enjoy this tonight and then get ready for a big series in Beantown," Twins manager Paul Molitor said after the Sunday game. While the Twins are back in first, the Red Sox are a percentage point out in the East after losing three of their last four, including two of three over the weekend to the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway. They are just 4-6 in their past 10 games. However, now they have Sale, who has won eight of his past nine decisions and comes into this game with a 9-3 record and a 2.85 ERA. "He's invaluable," Red Sox manager John Farrell said, "(for) the way he's pitched, the number of innings he's pitched and the quality of the innings that he has contributed." Sale beat the Twins on May 7 in Minnesota. The Red Sox took two of three in that series, scoring 28 runs in the two wins, 31 in the series. Sale did not dominate the Twins when he was in the Central Division with the Chicago White Sox. This year's win makes him 9-6 with a 4.37 ERA and two saves in 25 games against Minnesota, 17 of them starts. Berrios (7-1, 2.67 ERA) is pitching well in June, having allowed two runs in each of his four starts, all wins. He has 26 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings this month as he prepares to face the Red Sox for the first time in his promising career. "I am attacking hitters right now with my curveball every time I am ahead of the count," said Berrios, who was just 3-7 with a whopping 8.02 ERA in 14 starts last season. "I like to mix it up with my fastball, curveball and changeup. That idea is the key. Throw strikes, first-pitch strikes." Sale went 8 1/3 innings last Tuesday in a win at Kansas City, giving up three runs on four hits while retiring 19 straight hitters at one point. He also fanned 10, his 10th double-digit strikeout outing of his first year with his new team -- tops all-time among Red Sox starters prior to the All-Star break. The Twins come into this series 23-9 on the road, the second-best road record in baseball. Last year, when they lost 103 games, they won 29 games on the road in the entire season. Brian Dozier is 11-for-38 (.289) with three homers and 11 RBIs against Sale, while Eddie Rosario is 5-for-8 (.625), Miguel Sano is 6-for-12 and Chris Gimenez 3-for-6 with a homer. Joe Mauer is just 8-for-39 (.205) with 10 strikeouts, while Kennys Vargas is 2-for-12 (.167) with seven strikeouts and Byron Buxton 3-for-13 (.231) with seven K's off the skinny left-hander. "We're finding ways to manufacture runs when we have to, and our pitching (in the Cleveland series) was phenomenal," Dozier said Sunday. "We're going to Boston with our confidence as high as it has ever been." |
| Last Updated: 5/11/2024 11:41:49 AM EST. |
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