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| 969 | CLEVELAND | +105 | Ov 7.5,-120 | +115 | Ov 7.5,+110 | | 970 | CHI WHITE SOX | -115 | Un 7.5,+100 | -125 | Un 7.5,-130 |
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| All Games | 14-23 | -13.7 | 20-16 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.323 | 0.394 | 0.717 | 4.9 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.412 | 0.738 | | Road Games | 8-11 | -4.4 | 7-11 | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.306 | 0.393 | 0.699 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.305 | 0.382 | 0.686 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 4-10 | -6.4 | 8-6 | 4.2 | 0.232 | 0.299 | 0.363 | 0.662 | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.324 | 0.400 | 0.724 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.6 | 3-4 | 3.7 | 0.252 | 0.331 | 0.374 | 0.705 | 4.0 | 0.239 | 0.276 | 0.387 | 0.663 | | Grass Games | 14-23 | -13.7 | 20-16 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.323 | 0.394 | 0.717 | 4.9 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.412 | 0.738 | | Night Games | 9-11 | -4.4 | 11-9 | 4.5 | 0.243 | 0.315 | 0.404 | 0.718 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.295 | 0.389 | 0.684 | | Division | 7-17 | -13.3 | 14-9 | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.309 | 0.377 | 0.685 | 5.2 | 0.287 | 0.344 | 0.430 | 0.774 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.323 | 37 | 1250 | 314 | 72 | 4 | 33 | 0.394 | 157 | 132 | 248 | 20 | 270 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 30 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.306 | 19 | 646 | 155 | 32 | 2 | 21 | 0.393 | 78 | 61 | 126 | 10 | 126 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | | Lefty Starters | 4.2 | 0.232 | 0.299 | 14 | 465 | 108 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 0.363 | 58 | 44 | 96 | 4 | 91 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
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| All Games | 3.50 | 1.420 | 118.4 | 59 | 46 | 117 | 13 | 51 | 119 | 3-6 | 6 | 4 | 60% | | Road Games | 3.33 | 1.356 | 48.7 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 22 | 56 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
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| All Games | 18-17 | +0.9 | 15-19 | 3.8 | 0.258 | 0.309 | 0.367 | 0.677 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 0.415 | 0.741 | | Home Games | 11-5 | +5.4 | 5-10 | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.316 | 0.384 | 0.699 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.319 | 0.344 | 0.662 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-13 | +3 | 13-15 | 4.0 | 0.268 | 0.319 | 0.381 | 0.700 | 4.8 | 0.262 | 0.324 | 0.419 | 0.743 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +6 | 3-4 | 5.0 | 0.283 | 0.328 | 0.386 | 0.715 | 3.9 | 0.220 | 0.285 | 0.392 | 0.677 | | Grass Games | 18-17 | +0.9 | 15-19 | 3.8 | 0.258 | 0.309 | 0.367 | 0.677 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 0.415 | 0.741 | | Night Games | 11-6 | +4.8 | 6-11 | 4.1 | 0.273 | 0.322 | 0.382 | 0.704 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.306 | 0.378 | 0.684 | | Division | 11-14 | -4 | 9-15 | 3.3 | 0.247 | 0.298 | 0.349 | 0.647 | 4.5 | 0.266 | 0.321 | 0.408 | 0.729 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.258 | 0.309 | 35 | 1182 | 305 | 52 | 4 | 23 | 0.367 | 128 | 88 | 251 | 7 | 230 | 44 | 27 | 33 | 22 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.316 | 16 | 542 | 141 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 0.384 | 60 | 44 | 119 | 4 | 110 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 10 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.268 | 0.319 | 29 | 988 | 265 | 45 | 3 | 20 | 0.381 | 112 | 74 | 201 | 7 | 196 | 39 | 24 | 28 | 17 |
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| All Games | 3.48 | 1.387 | 106 | 47 | 41 | 105 | 8 | 42 | 95 | 7-5 | 9 | 1 | 90% | | Home Games | 3.35 | 1.342 | 53.7 | 23 | 20 | 44 | 2 | 28 | 49 | 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| 5/5/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 3-5 | L | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 5/6/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 10-3 | W | 125 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 5/7/2015 | KLUBER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 4-7 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | | 5/8/2015 | BAUER(R) | MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | 3-9 | L | -165 | 9 un | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | CHEN(L) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 4-7 | L | -130 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | | 5/10/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | 8-2 | W | -170 | 8 un | O | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 3-8 | L | -135 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | KLUBER(R) | ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 2-0 | W | -135 | 7 un | U | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 5/14/2015 | BAUER(R) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 1-2 | L | +100 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ TEXAS | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 8-3 | W | 120 | 9.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | @ TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 10-8 | W | -140 | 9 un | O | 14 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | | 5/17/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | @ TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 1-5 | L | -140 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 5/18/2015 | KLUBER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 1-2 | L | 130 | 7 un | U | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | BAUER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | | | 5/20/2015 | MARCUM(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | | 5/21/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | | | 5/22/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | KLUBER(R) | CINCINNATI | DESCLAFANI(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | CINCINNATI | | | | 5/25/2015 | | TEXAS | | | | 5/26/2015 | | TEXAS | | |
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| 5/5/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | DETROIT | GREENE(R) | 5-2 | W | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 5/6/2015 | SALE(L) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | 7-6 | W | -145 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | | 5/7/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | DETROIT | LOBSTEIN(L) | 1-4 | L | -115 | 9.5 ov | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 5/9/2015 | NOESI(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 4-10 | L | +100 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | RODON(L) | CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 8-2 | W | -135 | 8.5 ev | O | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/10/2015 | DANKS(L) | CINCINNATI | LORENZEN(R) | 4-3 | W | -105 | 8.5 ov | U | 11 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 7-10 | L | 100 | 8 un | O | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | | 5/12/2015 | SALE(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 4-2 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 5/13/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 4-2 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | RODON(L) | @ OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 7-6 | W | 115 | 7 ev | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | 150 | 7.5 un | U | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 5/17/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 7-3 | W | 125 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | 5/18/2015 | SALE(L) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 2-1 | W | -140 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | | | 5/20/2015 | RODON(L) | CLEVELAND | MARCUM(R) | | | 5/21/2015 | DANKS(L) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 5/22/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | SALE(L) | MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | MINNESOTA | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ TORONTO | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ TORONTO | | |
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| |  | CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - While their AL Central rivals jockeyed during the offseason, one trying to outdo the other to improve their chances of winning a World Series title, the Indians watched.
That was the plan.
No, they didn't make any blockbuster trades, sign a big-name, big-ticket free agent or overhaul their roster with new faces. The Indians, who somehow stayed in contention last season until the waning days of September, didn't feel the need to make radical changes. It wasn't necessary.
The pieces are in place for Cleveland to have a special 2015 season.
''The team knows it,'' said second baseman Jason Kipnis. ''We got two winning seasons in a row. We had an 85-win season when we had about three guys playing good. The possibilities are there, the potential is there. That whole last year we never had more than a seven-game winning streak, never really got hot.
''We got the same corps. Same group of guys. We kind of want another chance at this again - and we're getting another chance.''
The Indians return virtually the same team that went 85-77 last season, finishing third behind division champion Detroit and wild-card winner Kansas City, which ended a postseason drought dating to 1985, won the pennant and pushed San Francisco to seven games in the World Series.
Watching the Royals inspired the Indians. And as he prepares for his third season in Cleveland, manager Terry Francona senses a different drive in his players.
They're hungry.
''Our veteran guys are trying to get better,'' he said. ''Our younger guys are excited to prove what they can do. I didn't see anybody just kind of go home and want to kind of keep the status quo. We're all excited about that.''
Francona said they're upping expectations both on performance and results.
''They're kind of at a stage where they're embracing trying to see if we can go up against some of these teams and, not only maybe hold our own, but maybe do a little more than that,'' Francona said.
There's no denying Francona's magical touch. The man who helped end Boston's supposed baseball curse, who got the Indians to the postseason in 2013, has an uncanny ability to convince players buy in to his program and get them to believe they can overcome any obstacles: injuries, payroll, low expectations, the Tigers lineup.
This spring, Francona didn't have to sell the Indians, who haven't won a World Series since 1948, on the idea they can compete. They already know that. Now it's a matter of taking the next step.
''When guys believe they can do it, and then they start to do it, then you see the confidence take over and guys take off, and you can accomplish a lot,'' he said. ''That's part of the fun of the season, to see how good you can get. I'd rather enjoy, as much as we can, the journey.''
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KLUBER UBER ALLES
All Corey Kluber did in his first major-league season was win 18 games, re-write some record books, dominate almost every time he pitched and win the AL Cy Young.
The 28-year-old could do it again.
Seemingly programmed because of his consistent performances and composed demeanor, Kluber gives the Indians a long-needed and legitimate No. 1 starter capable of winning every time he gets the ball. He scares opponents and makes his teammates better.
The Indians have discussed a long-term contract extension for the right-hander, who isn't even eligible for arbitration.
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YOUR TABLE, MR. BRANTLEY
Michael Brantley just might be baseball's most unassuming star, and he plans to keep it that way. The 27-year-old's breakout 2014 season - he batted .327 with 20 homers, 97 RBIs and a third-place finish in MVP voting - was followed by obligatory can-he-do-it-again questions.
Francona thinks Brantley might be poised for bigger things. The spotlight will find Brantley, but he's not craving it.
''He's so consistent at a high level that I don't see that going away,'' he said. ''He's so confident in what he's doing that I think he enjoys playing the game and the other things that come with it, I think he could take it or leave it. He has a really good understanding of who he is.''
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BETTER BE BETTER
For the Indians to get where they want, Kipnis (.240), CF Michael Bourn (106 games) and DH Nick Swisher (offseason knee surgeries) need to bounce back and produce more than they did in `14.
No position player is more important than Kipnis, a 2013 All-Star who was injured most of last season.
''He can affect the game so many ways - steal a base, get a bunt down, hit a ball in the gap,'' Francona said. | | CHI WHITE SOX: CHICAGO (AP) - A decade removed from their most recent championship, the Chicago White Sox once again are eyeing a big season.
Their sights are set on an AL Central title after consecutive losing records, maybe even more. The White Sox added to their offense, boosted their rotation, overhauled their bullpen and sent expectations soaring.
''Obviously postseason first, and World Series,'' new closer David Robertson said. ''I mean that's what I look forward to every year. That's where I want to be.''
The addition of Robertson to the bullpen is among the reasons the White Sox believe they are armed and ready after going 73-89. But it's not the only one.
They added All-Star Jeff Samardzija to a rotation that already included ace Chris Sale. They added free agent Adam LaRoche to their lineup, giving AL Rookie of the Year Jose Abreu more protection, and brought in Melky Cabrera to solidify the No. 2 spot in the order behind Adam Eaton.
Is that enough to compete with Cleveland, Kansas City and Detroit in the division and make a run in the playoffs? The White Sox believe it is. Their fans are pumped, too.
With that in mind, here are some things to look for this season:
LINED UP: It would be hard for Abreu to match, let alone exceed, what he did last season. He batted .317 with 36 homers and 107 RBIs, one year after defecting from Cuba. While the White Sox tied for fourth in the AL in homers, they were just eighth in runs, ninth in batting average and 12th in on-base percentage.
LaRoche, who signed a $25 million, two-year contract, should give them power from the left side. He hit 26 homers and drove in 92 runs for Washington last season. Cabrera, a .301 hitter with Toronto, helps the top of the order.
''I think we're jelling together as a team. Hopefully that translates to wins in April,'' Eaton said.
SALE-ING ALONG: With Sale, Samardzija and Jose Quintana, the White Sox appear strong at the top of the rotation.
Sale made the AL All-Star team for the third time last season while going 12-4 with a 2.17 ERA with 208 strikeouts and 39 walks. Samardzija, acquired from Oakland, moves into the No. 2 spot. With Sale recovering from a broken foot, Samardzija - who grew up a White Sox fan - could wind up starting the opener at Kansas City after pitching the previous two for the Cubs.
CLOSING TIME: Chicago tied for seventh in the majors with 21 blown saves and had the fourth-lowest save percentage (63.2) last season. Robertson, who took over as closer after Mariano Rivera retired, saved 39 games for the New York Yankees last season. Chicago also brought in Zach Duke.
RODON WATCH: Whether he starts the season in the rotation or gets sent down to the minors, expect to see top prospect Carlos Rodon in a White Sox uniform at some point this season. The No. 3 pick in last year's amateur draft, he is on a fast track to the majors after three standout seasons at North Carolina State. Rodon, who made nine minor league appearances in 2014, could start the year in the rotation. If Rodon starts in the minors, veteran Brad Penny could make some early starts. |
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*Indians-White Sox Preview* ===========================
Cleveland (14-22) at Chicago (17-17), 8:10 p.m. EDT
The Chicago White Sox are on the verge of their longest win streak in three years, and starter Jose Quintana is unbeaten against the last-place Cleveland Indians.
Quintana looks to lead the White Sox to a seventh straight win Tuesday night by taking advantage of a visiting Indians team that has suffered the most defeats to left-handed starters.
The White Sox (18-17) opened this four-game series with Monday's 2-1 victory on Carlos Sanchez's RBI single in the 10th. Chicago, which is over .500 for the first time, seeks its first seven-game run since reeling off nine in a row from May 23-June 1, 2012.
"If you smile as a team, you're going to win as a team, and I truly do believe that," center fielder Adam Eaton said.
Cleveland (14-23) managed one run in eight innings off Chris Sale to drop to 4-10 against left-handed starters. Now it faces another in Quintana (2-3, 4.39 ERA), who is 4-0 with a 3.26 ERA in 10 career starts against the Indians and has posted a 2.08 ERA in his last four.
He gave up an unearned run in six innings to earn a 4-1 victory at Cleveland on April 14. Quintana notched his first win in five starts since that effort Wednesday by yielding one run in seven-plus innings in a 4-2 victory at Milwaukee.
He figures to face two hitters who have given his problems. Cleveland star Michael Brantley is 10 for 20 against him and Mike Aviles, activated off the restricted list Monday, is 9 for 21.
Slugger Carlos Santana, who is 4 for 20 versus Quintana, is uncertain after he was scratched two hours before Monday's game due to back spasms. Brandon Moss took his place.
Chicago will re-assess right fielder Avisail Garcia, who was lifted in the 10th due to knee inflammation in favor of pinch runner J.B. Shuck. Garcia is 11 for 24 during the win streak.
"We're just being really cautious with him," manager Robin Ventura said. "He felt he could probably stay in there but we had a guy who could run so you put Shuck in there and figure it out tonight and tomorrow."
Jose Abreu is batting .333 during a 13-game hitting streak. He has hit safely in all six games against the Indians this season, going 8 for 25 with three homers with the White Sox winning four.
Abreu is 5 for 10 in his career against Trevor Bauer (2-1, 3.67), who went 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts against Chicago in April. Conor Gillaspie doubled twice in six at-bats against Bauer in those contests.
Bauer is 0-1 with a 4.55 ERA in five starts since beating the White Sox on April 15. The right-hander gave up one run in 7 1-3 innings with 10 strikeouts in Thursday's 2-1 loss to St. Louis.
The Indians had three singles and a double Monday to drop to 2-2 on this seven-game trip. They wasted Corey Kluber's 12 strikeouts over nine innings.
"This is a tough loss for us, we had some opportunities," said designated hitter Nick Swisher, who went 0 for 3 to drop his average to .220.
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