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975 | KANSAS CITY | -150 | Ov 8,-105 | -120 | Ov 8.5,-105 | 976 | CHI WHITE SOX | +140 | Un 8,-115 | +110 | Un 8.5,-115 |
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All Games | 7-12 | -4.4 | 5-12 | 2.5 | 0.199 | 0.258 | 0.315 | 0.573 | 3.8 | 0.232 | 0.316 | 0.339 | 0.655 | Road Games | 2-9 | -6.2 | 4-5 | 2.5 | 0.177 | 0.234 | 0.302 | 0.536 | 5.1 | 0.260 | 0.355 | 0.396 | 0.751 | vs Right-handed Starters | 4-10 | -6.5 | 3-9 | 2.4 | 0.195 | 0.255 | 0.313 | 0.568 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.328 | 0.350 | 0.678 | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -5.2 | 1-6 | 1.3 | 0.182 | 0.231 | 0.263 | 0.494 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.305 | 0.358 | 0.664 | Grass Games | 7-12 | -4.4 | 5-12 | 2.5 | 0.199 | 0.258 | 0.315 | 0.573 | 3.8 | 0.232 | 0.316 | 0.339 | 0.655 | Night Games | 6-6 | +0.9 | 3-9 | 2.9 | 0.215 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 0.607 | 3.2 | 0.229 | 0.298 | 0.319 | 0.617 | Division | 0-4 | -4.2 | 2-0 | 1.5 | 0.148 | 0.212 | 0.238 | 0.450 | 8.2 | 0.303 | 0.418 | 0.439 | 0.857 |
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All Games | 2.5 | 0.199 | 0.258 | 19 | 622 | 124 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 0.315 | 43 | 49 | 151 | 13 | 111 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 12 | Road Games | 2.5 | 0.177 | 0.234 | 11 | 367 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0.302 | 25 | 27 | 88 | 6 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 8 | Righty Starters | 2.4 | 0.195 | 0.255 | 14 | 467 | 91 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0.313 | 30 | 38 | 115 | 10 | 84 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 10 |
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All Games | 5.90 | 1.552 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 6 | 36 | 48 | 2-6 | 3 | 2 | 60% | Road Games | 7.68 | 1.762 | 36.3 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 0-5 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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All Games | 9-9 | +3.8 | 6-11 | 3.7 | 0.225 | 0.278 | 0.341 | 0.620 | 3.4 | 0.214 | 0.294 | 0.389 | 0.683 | Home Games | 4-5 | -0.6 | 3-5 | 4.4 | 0.241 | 0.310 | 0.345 | 0.655 | 3.3 | 0.193 | 0.271 | 0.372 | 0.643 | vs Left-handed Starters | 5-1 | +4.9 | 3-3 | 6.3 | 0.304 | 0.360 | 0.495 | 0.855 | 2.3 | 0.195 | 0.263 | 0.333 | 0.596 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | +0.5 | 3-3 | 3.9 | 0.229 | 0.280 | 0.327 | 0.608 | 4.3 | 0.217 | 0.285 | 0.403 | 0.688 | Grass Games | 9-9 | +3.8 | 6-11 | 3.7 | 0.225 | 0.278 | 0.341 | 0.620 | 3.4 | 0.214 | 0.294 | 0.389 | 0.683 | Night Games | 5-5 | +3 | 4-6 | 3.6 | 0.226 | 0.274 | 0.335 | 0.610 | 3.7 | 0.215 | 0.282 | 0.374 | 0.656 | Division | 8-7 | +4 | 4-10 | 3.9 | 0.228 | 0.285 | 0.341 | 0.626 | 3.0 | 0.204 | 0.290 | 0.368 | 0.658 |
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All Games | 3.7 | 0.225 | 0.278 | 18 | 592 | 133 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 0.341 | 64 | 44 | 158 | 6 | 103 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 7 | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.241 | 0.310 | 9 | 290 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0.345 | 37 | 29 | 81 | 6 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | Lefty Starters | 6.3 | 0.304 | 0.360 | 6 | 204 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0.495 | 37 | 18 | 40 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
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All Games | 1.76 | 0.976 | 56.3 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 67 | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 100% | Home Games | 1.95 | 1.084 | 27.7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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4/12/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | OAKLAND | TRIGGS(R) | 3-8 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4/13/2017 | VARGAS(L) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 3-1 | W | -125 | 9 un | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4/14/2017 | DUFFY(L) | LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 7-1 | W | -135 | 9 ev | U | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4/15/2017 | KARNS(R) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 3-2 | W | +105 | 9 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4/16/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | LA ANGELS | SKAGGS(L) | 1-0 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4/18/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 1-2 | L | -125 | 9 ev | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4/19/2017 | VARGAS(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 2-0 | W | +130 | 8 ev | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4/20/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | 0-1 | L | -115 | 9 ev | U | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4/21/2017 | KARNS(R) | @ TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | 2-6 | L | 135 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4/22/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 1-2 | L | -105 | 9 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4/23/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | 2-5 | L | 185 | 8 ov | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4/24/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | GONZALEZ(R) | 1-12 | L | -110 | 7 ov | O | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4/25/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | COVEY(R) | | 4/26/2017 | KARNS(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | | 4/28/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | 4/29/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | | 4/30/2017 | VARGAS(L) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | | 5/1/2017 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | 5/2/2017 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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4/11/2017 | SHIELDS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 1-2 | L | 245 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4/12/2017 | HOLLAND(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 2-1 | W | 220 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4/13/2017 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | 10-4 | W | 160 | 8 ev | O | 15 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4/14/2017 | COVEY(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | 2-1 | W | 150 | 9 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4/15/2017 | QUINTANA(L) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 0-6 | L | 105 | 7 ov | U | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4/16/2017 | SHIELDS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 3-1 | W | 130 | 9.5 ev | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4/17/2017 | HOLLAND(L) | @ NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 4-7 | L | 145 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4/18/2017 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 4-1 | W | 180 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4/19/2017 | COVEY(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 1-9 | L | 220 | 8 un | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4/21/2017 | QUINTANA(L) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 0-3 | L | +135 | 7 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4/22/2017 | PELFREY(R) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 0-7 | L | +195 | 8 un | U | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4/23/2017 | HOLLAND(L) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 6-2 | W | +175 | 8 ev | P | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4/24/2017 | GONZALEZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 12-1 | W | +100 | 7 ov | O | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4/25/2017 | COVEY(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | 4/26/2017 | QUINTANA(L) | KANSAS CITY | KARNS(R) | | 4/28/2017 | PELFREY(R) | @ DETROIT | BOYD(L) | | 4/29/2017 | HOLLAND(L) | @ DETROIT | FULMER(R) | | 4/30/2017 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | 5/1/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | 5/2/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | |
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| | | KANSAS CITY: 2016: 81-81, third place.
Manager: Ned Yost (eighth season).
He's Here: OF Jorge Soler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Nathan Karns, DH Brandon Moss, LHP Travis Wood.
He's Outta Here: RHP Wade Davis, DH Kendrys Morales, OF Jarrod Dyson, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Edinson Volquez.
Projected lineup: SS Alcides Escobar (.261, 7 HRs, 55 RBIs), LF Alex Gordon (.220, 17, 40), CF Lorenzo Cain (.287, 9, 56), 1B Eric Hosmer (.266, 25, 104), DH Brandon Moss (.255, 28, 67), RF Jorge Soler (.238, 12, 31 with Cubs; likely to start season on DL with strained oblique), 3B Mike Moustakas (.240, 7, 13), C Salvador Perez (.247, 22, 64), Raul Mondesi (.185, 2, 13).
Rotation: LH Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA, 188 Ks), RH Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68, 184 Ks), RH Jason Hammel (11-11, 3.83 with Cubs), LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 3 starts after returning from Tommy John surgery), RH Nathan Karns (6-2, 5.15 with Mariners).
Key relievers: RH Kelvin Herrera (2-6, 2.75, 12 saves), RH Joakim Soria (5-8, 4.05), LH Matt Strahm (2-2, 1.23), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95), LH Scott Alexander (0-0, 3.32), RH Chris Young (3-9, 6.19).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. Duffy showed signs of blossoming into an ace late last year, but is yet to put it all together for a full season. Hammel was signed after the tragic death of RHP Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Vargas barely pitched last season after coming back from elbow surgery. Karns has intriguing potential, but might end up in the bullpen unless he lives up to it quickly.
Outlook: Royals GM Dayton Moore thinks his starting rotation is the best it has been during his tenure, even if just about every spot is tenuous. He also thinks Kansas City has more power at the plate this year thanks to Moustakas' return from a torn ACL and the signing of Moss. Paulo Orlando (.302, 5, 43, 14 SBs) will replace Soler in right field at the start of the season. But there are plenty of question marks up and down the lineup, not to mention on the pitching staff, and several things must break right for Kansas City to make noise in the AL Central and take a run at its third World Series appearance in four years. | | CHI WHITE SOX: 2016: 78-84, fourth place.
Manager: Rick Renteria (first season).
He's Here: RHP Lucas Giolito, INF Yoan Moncada, LHP Derek Holland, RHP Reynaldo Lopez, C Geovany Soto, OF Peter Bourjos.
He's Outta Here: Manager Robin Ventura, LHP Chris Sale, OF Adam Eaton, OF Austin Jackson, DH Justin Morneau, C Alex Avila, RHP Matt Albers.
Projected lineup: CF Leury Garcia (.229, 1, 5 in 18 games, 48 ABs; .313, 6, 35, 18 SBs in 84 games at Triple-A Charlotte) or Jacob May (.266, 1, 24, 19 SBs in 83 games at Triple-A Charlotte), SS Tim Anderson (.283, 9, 30), LF Melky Cabrera (.296, 14, 86), 1B Jose Abreu (.293, 25, 100), 3B Todd Frazier (.225, 40, 98), RF Avisail Garcia (.245, 12, 51), DH Matt Davidson (missed much of last season with broken right foot), C Omar Narvaez (.267, 1, 10), 2B Tyler Saladino (.282, 8, 38).
Rotation: LH Jose Quintana (13-12, 3.20 ERA), RH Miguel Gonzalez (5-8, 3.73), LH Derek Holland (7-9, 4.95 ERA in 22 games with Texas), RH James Shields (6-19, 5.85 in 33 starts with Padres and White Sox), LH Carlos Rodon (9-10, 4.04).
Key relievers: RH David Robertson (5-3, 3.47, 37/44 saves), RH Nate Jones (5-3, 2.29, 3 saves), LH Dan Jennings (4-3, 2.08), RH Zach Putnam (1-0, 2.30), RH Michael Ynoa (1-0, 3.00).
Hot Spot: Triple-A Charlotte. With Giolito, Lopez and Moncada likely to begin the season in Triple-A, many White Sox fans might keep a closer watch on the Knights than the big league club. The development of the franchise's suddenly rich minor league system will help determine the trajectory of Chicago's new rebuilding project.
Outlook: Lots of losses and trades. Quintana and Frazier likely will be shipped out at some point this season, and Robertson also could be on the move in the right deal. The White Sox seem fully committed to a major overhaul, and they added several prospects when they traded away Sale and Eaton over the winter. But it could be a rough couple of years while general manager Rick Hahn tries to establish a more reliable pipeline of talent throughout the organization. In the meantime, the White Sox still have Anderson, who was impressive in his first major league stint last year. Abreu is going for his fourth straight season of at least 25 homers and 100 RBIs. |
| | Royals look for some offense against White Sox
CHICAGO -- Nineteen games into the season is too early for Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost to start fretting too much about his team's lack of offense. However, as the Royals continues to struggle to score runs and collect hits heading into their Tuesday game against the Chicago White Sox, Yost will rely on pitching and defense until the bats warm up. "Starting pitchers have done a great job, the bullpen has been doing a really, really nice job," Yost said before Kansas City's 12-1 loss to the White Sox on Monday in which the Royals collected only two hits. Danny Duffy (2-0, 1.32 ERA) will take the mound for the Royals on Tuesday against Chicago's Dylan Covey (0-1, 7.84 ERA). Covey has never faced the Royals, while Duffy has a career record of 6-2 with a 3.20 ERA in 16 appearances, including 14 starts, against the White Sox. Duffy is coming off a no-decision in which he allowed no runs on four hits over 7 1/3 innings on Thursday against Texas. The Royals dropped a 1-0 decision to the Rangers, which started a seven-game stretch during which Kansas City has scored no more than two runs. While Duffy and his fellow starters have held up their end of the bargain, Kansas City's bats have remained cold. During their current five-game skid, the Royals have been out-hit by their opponents, 26-6. "We talk about it every day," Yost said. "We just wait for it to turn." Although the pitching and the defense have kept the Royals in games, the lack of run support has taken its toll. Despite the struggles from the plate, however, Yost points to the proven track records of hitters who historically have come around. "The way you get out of it is through patience and work," Yost said. "You just keep working and eliminate as much frustration as you can because that just leads to more (struggles) and a longer stretch, and so you just stay calm and just keep working at it." Like Yost, White Sox manager Rick Renteria has experienced his own share of frustration with how his team has hit for much of the young season. In the White Sox's past four losses, Chicago managed to score a total of three runs. As with the Royals, Renteria has seen his defense hold its own, sparked by second-year shortstop Tim Anderson. On Monday, Anderson had a career-high three hits, as did Matt Davidson, who drove in four runs in Chicago's lopsided victory. But while the offense hasn't usually been as proficient as it was Monday, Renteria -- like Yost -- is relying on other aspects of the game to keep the White Sox moving forward. Despite having a limited sample size with which to work, Renteria likes what he is seeing in the field. "We're playing good defense," Renteria said. "The guys are performing well, preparing every day to do what they need to do. ... I think it's just guys going out and playing the game. Guys are executing, and they're in the right spots." Yost won't give too much credence to the notion that defensive placement and shifts put on with certain hitters are behind the Royals' lack of offense. While shifts can make collecting hits more difficult, Yost said his hitters have struggled to be patience and have swung at too many pitches outside the strike zone. So until everything comes together offensively, Yost will continue to focus on what has worked, knowing that eventually things will turn around. "We're just not having great at-bats right now," Yost said, "but that changes." |
| Last Updated: 9/20/2024 10:05:46 PM EST. |
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