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| 965 | TAMPA BAY | +105 | Ov 8,-120 | +105 | Ov 8,-110 | | 966 | CHI WHITE SOX | -115 | Un 8,+100 | -115 | Un 8,-110 |
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| All Games | 54-54 | -2.6 | 45-54 | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.300 | 0.387 | 0.686 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.296 | 0.370 | 0.667 | | Road Games | 28-26 | +4 | 20-31 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 0.395 | 0.698 | 3.6 | 0.237 | 0.300 | 0.371 | 0.671 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 20-11 | +8.2 | 12-15 | 4.4 | 0.262 | 0.327 | 0.439 | 0.766 | 3.3 | 0.237 | 0.287 | 0.356 | 0.643 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.5 | 5-2 | 6.1 | 0.285 | 0.344 | 0.490 | 0.834 | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.290 | 0.403 | 0.693 | | Grass Games | 23-22 | +2.6 | 19-23 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.312 | 0.408 | 0.720 | 3.6 | 0.243 | 0.306 | 0.376 | 0.681 | | Day Games | 16-20 | -6.5 | 14-19 | 3.4 | 0.244 | 0.295 | 0.386 | 0.680 | 3.6 | 0.226 | 0.285 | 0.354 | 0.639 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.300 | 108 | 3592 | 869 | 175 | 24 | 99 | 0.387 | 379 | 296 | 882 | 65 | 698 | 92 | 60 | 76 | 57 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 54 | 1862 | 456 | 95 | 14 | 52 | 0.395 | 198 | 156 | 434 | 27 | 374 | 49 | 31 | 41 | 24 | | Lefty Starters | 4.4 | 0.262 | 0.327 | 31 | 1035 | 271 | 51 | 6 | 40 | 0.439 | 134 | 101 | 242 | 27 | 225 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 12 |
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| All Games | 3.84 | 1.261 | 358.3 | 161 | 153 | 316 | 46 | 136 | 332 | 18-21 | 43 | 11 | 79.6% | | Road Games | 3.78 | 1.324 | 176 | 78 | 74 | 157 | 20 | 76 | 144 | 9-13 | 22 | 7 | 75.9% |
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| All Games | 50-55 | -5.8 | 46-55 | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.297 | 0.380 | 0.677 | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.320 | 0.411 | 0.732 | | Home Games | 25-26 | -5.1 | 17-33 | 3.3 | 0.243 | 0.296 | 0.378 | 0.673 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.311 | 0.374 | 0.685 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 43-43 | -0.6 | 39-44 | 3.9 | 0.256 | 0.303 | 0.390 | 0.693 | 4.4 | 0.261 | 0.320 | 0.409 | 0.730 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4.2 | 7-0 | 5.0 | 0.282 | 0.325 | 0.496 | 0.821 | 7.6 | 0.312 | 0.389 | 0.534 | 0.923 | | Grass Games | 49-50 | -1.6 | 43-52 | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.297 | 0.382 | 0.679 | 4.3 | 0.262 | 0.319 | 0.408 | 0.727 | | Day Games | 18-26 | -9.2 | 18-23 | 3.2 | 0.235 | 0.279 | 0.353 | 0.632 | 4.5 | 0.267 | 0.323 | 0.423 | 0.746 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.297 | 105 | 3584 | 896 | 166 | 19 | 87 | 0.380 | 370 | 239 | 818 | 40 | 686 | 97 | 68 | 114 | 54 | | Home Games | 3.3 | 0.243 | 0.296 | 51 | 1692 | 412 | 71 | 9 | 46 | 0.378 | 159 | 125 | 402 | 15 | 333 | 45 | 30 | 61 | 26 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.256 | 0.303 | 86 | 2970 | 760 | 137 | 15 | 77 | 0.390 | 318 | 203 | 664 | 37 | 583 | 72 | 58 | 93 | 41 |
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| All Games | 3.69 | 1.391 | 285.3 | 131 | 117 | 281 | 31 | 116 | 267 | 17-16 | 25 | 10 | 71.4% | | Home Games | 3.29 | 1.272 | 153.3 | 64 | 56 | 126 | 13 | 69 | 140 | 10-8 | 12 | 5 | 70.6% |
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| 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(R) | 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(R) | @ BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 5-7 | L | -105 | 9 ov | O | 10 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | 8/1/2015 | MOORE(L) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 7-11 | L | 115 | 10.5 un | O | 13 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | | 8/2/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 4-3 | W | 100 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 8/3/2015 | KARNS(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 5-4 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | 8/4/2015 | ARCHER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 11-3 | W | 115 | 6.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 8/5/2015 | RAMIREZ(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | | 8/7/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | | | 8/8/2015 | KARNS(R) | NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | | | 8/9/2015 | ARCHER(R) | NY METS | COLON(R) | | | 8/11/2015 | RAMIREZ(R) | ATLANTA | PEREZ(R) | | | 8/12/2015 | | ATLANTA | | |
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| 7/22/2015 | DANKS(L) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-3 | L | +135 | 8 ev | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 8-1 | W | 125 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 6-0 | W | 150 | 7 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | SALE(L) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 10-3 | W | -115 | 6 un | O | 16 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | RODON(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 2-1 | W | 145 | 7 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 7/27/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 10-8 | W | 155 | 9 ov | O | 15 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | | 7/28/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 9-4 | W | 125 | 8.5 un | O | 14 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 9-2 | W | 105 | 8.5 ov | O | 17 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | 7/30/2015 | SALE(L) | @ BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 2-8 | L | -185 | 7.5 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 7/31/2015 | RODON(L) | NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | 6-13 | L | +110 | 8 ev | O | 13 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 | | 8/1/2015 | DANKS(L) | NY YANKEES | MITCHELL(R) | 8-2 | W | +115 | 9 un | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 8/2/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 3-12 | L | -115 | 9 un | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 8/3/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 4-5 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | | 8/4/2015 | SALE(L) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 3-11 | L | -125 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 8/5/2015 | RODON(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(R) | | | 8/7/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | | | 8/8/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | | | 8/9/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | | 8/10/2015 | SALE(L) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | | | 8/11/2015 | RODON(L) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | | | 8/12/2015 | | LA ANGELS | | |
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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.'' | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TAMPA BAY-CHI WHITE SOX) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rays-White Sox Preview* ========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Tampa Bay (54-54) at Chicago (50-55), 2:10 p.m. EDT
The Tampa Bay Rays have maintained their playoff hopes while putting a dent in Chicago's by adding to the White Sox's recent home woes.
The Rays will try to give themselves another boost by completing their first season sweep of the White Sox and first in a road series Wednesday.
Tampa Bay (54-54) is two games behind Toronto for the AL's second wild card after winning three in a row - the past two in Chicago - and only two teams stand between the Rays and Blue Jays.
Richie Shaffer hit his first major league homer and Tampa Bay had a season-best four in an 11-3 rout Tuesday, with two off All-Star Chris Sale.
"It was a great night all around. To have these offensive outbursts really help our team because we don't have them very often," center fielder Kevin Kiermaier said. "It lets us know that we can perform at a high level."
Tampa Bay will try to keep rolling in another matchup against a team that's been outscored 51-26 while losing five of six. The White Sox (50-55) won their previous seven - all on the road - to move within 2 1/2 games of a playoff spot, but are now 4 1/2 back with five teams in between them and Toronto.
The White Sox have lost eight of their last nine at home, and Carlos Rodon (4-4, 4.84 ERA) has typified their recent struggles on the South Side. The rookie left-hander, who has a major league-worst 6.57 walks per nine innings at home, has allowed a combined 15 runs in seven innings in his past two games there and gave up a career-worst eight in three innings in a 13-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday.
"Just got to be better," Rodon said after losing a third consecutive start at home. "That's about it."
Rodon will make his first appearance against the Rays while Erasmo Ramirez (8-4, 3.61) will try to finish off the sweep and continue his recent road dominance. Tampa Bay took its three home games against Chicago from June 12-14, and its five-game win streak matches its longest in the series.
The Rays have already clinched their best record in a season series, surpassing their 5-2 mark from 2013.
Ramirez, who will be pitching in Chicago for the first time, is 4-0 with a 1.70 ERA in his last seven road starts. He was pulled after tossing 4 1-3 scoreless innings in his lone start against the White Sox on Aug. 10 with Seattle.
The right-hander has been charged with nine runs in his last two starts after going 6-1 with a 1.29 ERA in his prior nine. Three of the four Ramirez yielded Friday, though, were unearned in a 7-5 loss in Boston. The right-hander didn't get a decision and is winless in his last three outings.
With J.B. Shuck and Emilio Bonifacio on the disabled list, no current White Sox player has gotten a hit off Ramirez. Jose Abreu, Gordon Beckham, Tyler Flowers and Alexei Ramirez are a combined 0 for 8.
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