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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 7/4/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
BALTIMORE  TILLMAN )
 
CHI WHITE SOX  SAMARDZIJA )
+1.5  -210

-1.5  +175
+100

-110

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BALTIMORE (42 - 38) at CHI WHITE SOX (35 - 42)
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Saturday, 7/4/2015 2:10 PM
CHRIS TILLMAN (R) vs. JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
971BALTIMORE+100Ov 8.5,+100+100Ov 7.5,-110
972CHI WHITE SOX-110Un 8.5,-120-110Un 7.5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BALTIMORE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games42-38+2.733-434.50.2580.3100.4230.7333.90.2460.3080.3980.706
Road Games14-21-5.914-193.90.2460.2990.3850.6844.10.2550.3330.4060.739
vs Right-handed Starters32-29+2.925-334.50.2550.3100.4280.7383.60.2320.2990.3750.674
Past 7 Games3-4-2.41-53.30.2130.2660.3940.6593.00.2410.2870.4180.706
Grass Games37-32+3.427-384.40.2620.3110.4320.7433.80.2450.3020.3920.694
Day Games18-11+8.213-145.00.2730.3200.4520.7724.10.2590.3270.4050.732
BALTIMORE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2580.31080266768911716970.4233431986502447980396731
Road Games3.90.2460.2993511902935210310.385131893131022135183120
Righty Starters4.50.2550.3106120335188512810.4282661645062137458285524
BALTIMORE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.851.195249.38979208229024915-726583.9%
Road Games2.601.1401213635918471165-410190.9%

CHI WHITE SOX - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games35-42-8.531-433.50.2420.2900.3590.6494.40.2690.3240.4180.742
Home Games19-15+0.98-253.20.2340.2890.3590.6493.40.2350.3000.3450.645
vs Right-handed Starters31-32-2.825-353.70.2500.2980.3720.6704.30.2650.3210.4130.733
Past 7 Games4-3+24-23.90.2460.2840.4440.7273.60.2660.3050.4150.721
Grass Games34-37-4.328-403.40.2400.2900.3590.6494.30.2670.3230.4140.737
Day Games13-20-7.915-163.40.2380.2820.3550.6364.70.2760.3310.4380.769
CHI WHITE SOX - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.50.2420.29077260763110811580.3592561765722449975557847
Home Games3.20.2340.289341110260425290.35910486259821829203720
Righty Starters3.70.2500.298632161540939510.3722231474522342458466736
CHI WHITE SOX - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.871.4402079889220227819413-1320774.1%
Home Games2.961.17197.3353274540958-510283.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BALTIMORE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/20/2015GAUSMAN(R)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)5-3W1058.5 evU106010100
6/21/2015TILLMAN(R)@ TORONTOCOPELAND(R)13-9W1259 unO16701271
6/23/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ BOSTONKELLY(R)6-4W1059 ovO1150890
6/24/2015NORRIS(R)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)1-5L1308.5 unU862730
6/25/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)8-6W1208.5 unO14901262
6/26/2015CHEN(L)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)4-3W+1007.5 unU10701090
6/28/2015JIMENEZ(R)CLEVELANDBAUER(R)4-0W-1308.5 unU630460
6/28/2015TILLMAN(R)CLEVELANDMURATA(R)8-0W-1359 unU850871
6/29/2015NORRIS(R)TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)1-8L-1309 unP9911470
6/30/2015GONZALEZ(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)6-8L-1408.5 ovO7301241
7/1/2015CHEN(L)TEXASMARTINEZ(R)4-2W-1758.5 unU950431
7/2/2015GAUSMAN(R)TEXASGALLARDO(R)0-2L-1108.5 unU342791
7/3/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)0-1L-1558 unU560761
7/4/2015TILLMAN(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R) 
7/5/2015NORRIS(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L) 
7/6/2015GONZALEZ(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
7/7/2015CHEN(L)@ MINNESOTAMAY(R) 
7/8/2015JIMENEZ(R)@ MINNESOTAGIBSON(R) 
7/10/2015 WASHINGTON  
7/11/2015 WASHINGTON  

CHI WHITE SOX - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/20/2015RODON(L)TEXASMARTINEZ(R)3-2W-1558.5 unU690432
6/21/2015QUINTANA(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)3-2W-1308 unU121018100
6/22/2015DANKS(L)@ MINNESOTAMILONE(L)2-13L1209 unO111031540
6/23/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)@ MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)6-2W-1108 unP15110961
6/24/2015SALE(L)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)1-6L-1307 evP7631050
6/25/2015RODON(L)@ DETROITSIMON(R)8-7W1508.5 evO108116120
6/26/2015QUINTANA(L)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R)4-5L1458 unO8601470
6/28/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)@ DETROITPRICE(L)4-5L1507.5 ovO840651
6/30/2015SALE(L)@ ST LOUISLYNN(R)2-1W-1156 unU990891
7/1/2015QUINTANA(L)@ ST LOUISLACKEY(R)7-1W1406.5 unO1270771
7/3/2015DANKS(L)BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)1-0W+1458 unU761560
7/4/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)BALTIMORETILLMAN(R) 
7/5/2015SALE(L)BALTIMORENORRIS(R) 
7/6/2015RODON(L)TORONTOBUEHRLE(L) 
7/7/2015QUINTANA(L)TORONTOBOYD(L) 
7/8/2015DANKS(L)TORONTOHUTCHISON(R) 
7/9/2015SAMARDZIJA(R)TORONTODICKEY(R) 
7/10/2015 @ CHICAGO CUBS  
7/11/2015 @ CHICAGO CUBS  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.''
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (BALTIMORE-CHI WHITE SOX) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Orioles-White Sox Preview* ===========================

By JON PALMIERI STATS Editor

Baltimore (42-37) at Chicago (34-42), 2:10 p.m. EDT

If confidence has been an issue for the last-place Chicago White Sox, it should be less of a problem now after three straight wins against division leaders.

The White Sox seek their first four-game streak in more than six weeks Saturday when they continue a three-game series against the slumping Baltimore Orioles.

After starting their eight-game trip with four losses in six games, the White Sox (35-42) received outstanding performances from starters Chris Sale and Jose Quintana in back-to-back wins over major league-leading St. Louis. John Danks followed suit Friday against Baltimore, tossing seven innings and getting all the support he needed from Jose Abreu's team-leading 14th home run in a 1-0 victory.

Melky Cabrera and Avisail Garcia each had two hits for Chicago, which has won seven of 11 after losing a season-high eight in a row. The White Sox have a chance for their first four-game streak since capturing six straight May 12-18.

Danks' outing continued a trend of stellar starting pitching at home for the White Sox. Their starters have thrown nine consecutive quality starts at U.S. Cellular Field, posting a 1.57 ERA and striking out 62 in 63 innings.

Baltimore (42-38) has lost four of five - it fell a game behind the New York Yankees into second in the AL East after Friday - and was blanked for a second straight day after Thursday's 2-0 home loss to Texas. The Orioles, who averaged 5.9 runs during a 17-6 stretch before the shutouts, haven't been held without a run in three straight since July 29-31, 1957.

"This is why this game is so hard," said Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez. "You can be doing really good, and then all of a sudden you can't score."

Adam Jones and Matt Wieters - the Nos. 3 and 4 hitters - combined to go hitless in eight at-bats Friday. Jones is hitting .156 and Wieters is batting .125 over their past nine games.

Offensive support has been anything but a problem for Chris Tillman (6-7, 5.67 ERA), who ranks among the AL leaders in run support (6.81). Despite posting a 5.13 ERA in his past five starts, he is 4-0 during that span while receiving 13.67 runs on his behalf.

After surrendering six runs in 1 1-3 innings at Toronto on June 21, the right-hander rebounded in a big way Sunday night against Cleveland. He pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and struck out six without a walk in an 8-0 victory.

"I was able to command the fastball and make some good pitches early on," Tillman said. "That's key to getting deep in a ballgame."

He's won his last two starts against Chicago, yielding one run and four hits in 15 innings with 14 strikeouts.

Cabrera is 7 for 22 with a homer and two doubles against Tillman.

Jeff Samardzija (5-4, 4.56) will try to atone for a dismal outing earlier this season against the Orioles. Samardzija was roughed up for six first-inning runs en route to an 8-2 loss in an empty Camden Yards on April 29. The right-hander did pitch five innings, allowing eight runs and 10 hits as his ERA in two career starts versus Baltimore reached 8.25.

Samardzija has been much more effective lately, going 1-0 with a 3.49 ERA in his last four starts. He carried a 4-0 lead into the eighth inning Sunday at Detroit before allowing four runs - the big blow coming on Victor Martinez's bases-clearing double with one out on his final pitch.

Manny Machado hit one of his two home runs off Samardzija in the April win and is 5 for 6 lifetime in this matchup.


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