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| 921 | DETROIT | -145 | Ov 9,+100 | -165 | Ov 9,-115 | | 922 | CLEVELAND | +135 | Un 9,-120 | +155 | Un 9,-105 |
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| All Games | 47-38 | -8.5 | 46-37 | 5.1 | 0.280 | 0.345 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.301 | | Road Games | 21-22 | -5.6 | 21-21 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.323 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.297 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 39-28 | +0.4 | 34-32 | 4.9 | 0.280 | 0.341 | 3.7 | 0.237 | 0.291 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 3-3 | 5.4 | 0.262 | 0.320 | 3.4 | 0.251 | 0.307 | | Grass Games | 43-35 | -9.1 | 42-35 | 5.0 | 0.282 | 0.348 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.301 | | Day Games | 17-19 | -12.3 | 20-15 | 4.6 | 0.274 | 0.339 | 4.2 | 0.249 | 0.315 | | Division | 17-10 | -0.2 | 10-17 | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.338 | 3.5 | 0.226 | 0.294 |
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| All Games | 5.1 | 0.280 | 0.345 | 85 | 3024 | 847 | 265 | 91 | 0.03 | 417 | 302 | 579 | 24 | 666 | 87 | 38 | 68 | 60 | | Road Games | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.323 | 43 | 1580 | 411 | 141 | 47 | 0.03 | 192 | 147 | 327 | 14 | 341 | 42 | 21 | 35 | 29 | | Righty Starters | 4.9 | 0.280 | 0.341 | 67 | 2376 | 665 | 210 | 72 | 0.03 | 319 | 221 | 474 | 23 | 509 | 75 | 24 | 52 | 44 |
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| All Games | 3.92 | 1.314 | 241.3 | 112 | 105 | 219 | 19 | 98 | 259 | 7-15 | 18 | 9 | 66.7% | | Road Games | 3.61 | 1.229 | 127 | 51 | 51 | 113 | 9 | 43 | 146 | 4-9 | 8 | 6 | 57.1% |
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| All Games | 45-41 | +9.4 | 41-41 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.327 | 4.6 | 0.252 | 0.324 | | Home Games | 24-16 | +6.4 | 19-20 | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 4.3 | 0.246 | 0.311 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 29-27 | +4.7 | 24-29 | 4.7 | 0.254 | 0.328 | 4.5 | 0.253 | 0.325 | | Past 7 Games | 5-3 | +2.2 | 5-3 | 6.7 | 0.296 | 0.369 | 6.1 | 0.276 | 0.356 | | Grass Games | 42-38 | +7.3 | 39-37 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.328 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.326 | | Day Games | 16-15 | +1.7 | 16-14 | 5.1 | 0.265 | 0.328 | 4.5 | 0.248 | 0.328 | | Division | 18-16 | +3.6 | 17-16 | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.330 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.331 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.327 | 86 | 2914 | 751 | 271 | 96 | 0.03 | 399 | 301 | 718 | 64 | 591 | 68 | 51 | 77 | 44 | | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 40 | 1305 | 328 | 123 | 49 | 0.04 | 172 | 137 | 329 | 29 | 270 | 23 | 21 | 34 | 19 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.254 | 0.328 | 56 | 1878 | 477 | 167 | 65 | 0.03 | 256 | 207 | 472 | 39 | 377 | 50 | 35 | 52 | 27 |
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| All Games | 4.15 | 1.324 | 264.3 | 134 | 122 | 235 | 35 | 115 | 262 | 15-8 | 16 | 14 | 53.3% | | Home Games | 4.19 | 1.290 | 131 | 68 | 61 | 124 | 24 | 45 | 136 | 6-3 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% |
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| 6/22/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | BOSTON | WEBSTER(R) | 10-3 | W | -175 | 9 un | O | 15 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 6/23/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | BOSTON | DOUBRONT(L) | 7-5 | W | -175 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 3 | | 6/25/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 8-14 | L | -130 | 9.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 1 | | 6/26/2013 | ALVAREZ(L) | LA ANGELS | BUCKNER(R) | 4-7 | L | -145 | 10 ov | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 6/27/2013 | FISTER(R) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 1-3 | L | -145 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 6/28/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | 6-3 | W | -135 | 8 un | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 6/29/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 3-4 | L | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | | 6/30/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 1-3 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 7/1/2013 | ALVAREZ(L) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 3-8 | L | 115 | 9 un | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 7/2/2013 | FISTER(R) | @ TORONTO | WANG(R) | 7-6 | W | -150 | 9 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 7/3/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | @ TORONTO | JOHNSON(R) | 6-2 | W | -125 | 8 un | P | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | | 7/4/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | @ TORONTO | ROGERS(R) | 11-1 | W | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 16 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 7/5/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | @ CLEVELAND | MASTERSON(R) | 7-0 | W | 115 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 7/6/2013 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | | 7/7/2013 | FISTER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | | | 7/8/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KAZMIR(L) | | | 7/9/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | | | 7/10/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | AXELROD(R) | | | 7/11/2013 | SANCHEZ(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | | | 7/12/2013 | FISTER(R) | TEXAS | GRIMM(R) | | | 7/13/2013 | | TEXAS | | |
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| 6/22/2013 | KLUBER(R) | MINNESOTA | WALTERS(R) | 8-7 | W | -150 | 9 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 6/23/2013 | CARRASCO(R) | MINNESOTA | HERNANDEZ(L) | 3-5 | L | -150 | 9.5 ev | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 6/24/2013 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | BRITTON(L) | 5-2 | W | 140 | 9.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 6/25/2013 | MASTERSON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 3-6 | L | 115 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 6/26/2013 | KAZMIR(L) | @ BALTIMORE | HAMMEL(R) | 4-3 | W | 135 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 6/27/2013 | KLUBER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 3-7 | L | 125 | 9.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 6/28/2013 | BAUER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SANTIAGO(L) | 19-10 | W | 110 | 9 un | O | 21 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | | 6/28/2013 | CARRASCO(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 9-8 | W | 115 | 9 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 6/29/2013 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | AXELROD(R) | 4-3 | W | -120 | 9 un | U | 9 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | 6/30/2013 | MASTERSON(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 4-0 | W | 125 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 7/2/2013 | KLUBER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | MENDOZA(R) | 6-5 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 7/3/2013 | KAZMIR(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 5-6 | L | 105 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 7/4/2013 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | SHIELDS(R) | 7-10 | L | 130 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 7/5/2013 | MASTERSON(R) | DETROIT | PORCELLO(R) | 0-7 | L | -125 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 7/6/2013 | CARRASCO(R) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 7/7/2013 | KLUBER(R) | DETROIT | FISTER(R) | | | 7/8/2013 | KAZMIR(L) | DETROIT | SCHERZER(R) | | | 7/9/2013 | JIMENEZ(R) | TORONTO | JOHNSON(R) | | | 7/10/2013 | MASTERSON(R) | TORONTO | ROGERS(R) | | | 7/11/2013 | CARRASCO(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 7/12/2013 | KLUBER(R) | KANSAS CITY | MENDOZA(R) | | | 7/13/2013 | | KANSAS CITY | | |
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| |  | DETROIT: HITTING: OF AUSTIN JACKSON doesn't make much contact, but manager Jim Leyland likes his speed in the leadoff spot. RYAN RABURN and RAMON SANTIAGO will split second base duties, with Raburn getting the majority of the starts. 3B MIGUEL CABRERA seems to have cleaned up his act. He's an MVP candidate. So is newcomer 1B PRINCE FIELDER who will try to keep slugging in his move to a pitchers' park. His presence was needed after DH VICTOR MARTINEZ was lost for the season with a knee injury. OF DELMON YOUNG is a pending free agent, and he hit well after escaping spacious Target Field. He'll nab the starting LF job but could also DH. OF BRENNAN BOESCH did enough pre-injury to earn an everyday role, but he'll again be in danger of fading over the summer. SS JHONNY PERALTA had a resurgence in 2011, and he's on the right side of 30. C ALEX AVILA might not hit for average, but his power is legit. Leyland favorite BRANDON INGE and DON KELLY will back up the All-Star corner infielders, so neither expect to get much playing time. Streaky OF ANDY DIRKS is a fourth outfielder. C GERALD LAIRD will spell Avila.
STARTING PITCHING: You can't expect an identical stat line for JUSTIN VERLANDER; his opponent .236 batting average on balls in play suggests there was some luck involved in his MVP season. But he's still the best pitcher in the American League by a wide margin. DOUG FISTER's improved strikeout rate with the Tigers suggests he could sustain success as a quality No. 2 starter. MAX SCHERZER can still be outstanding when he's on, but he was inconsistent again last year. He could figure it out in his late-20s, but time is running out. RICK PORCELLO still has a ways to go. His mid-season success came against some weak lineups. He's still only 23, but he hasn't been able to beat hitters at any level in the pros. The Tigers are still searching for a No. 5 starter. Top prospect JACOB TURNER is only 20, but the Tigers haven't been shy about fast-tracking young arms. He was dominant in the minors, but torched in his first big-league stint. ANDY OLIVER appears to be the front-runner for this role, but DREW SMYLY is also a possibility.
RELIEF PITCHING: JOSE VALVERDE was perfect in 2011, but it was a surprising development considering his sliding K/BB ratio. For Tigers fans, he carries more risk than 49-for-49 would suggest. One of baseball's better set-up men, JOAQUIN BENOIT is an eighth-inning-only guy. He'd take over if Valverde got hurt. OCTAVIO DOTEL is another elite set-up man who will step up as the seventh-inning guy. As good as AL ALBURQUERQUE was in the regular season (one extra-base hit'a double'allowed in 43.1 innings!), he's out until at least the All-Star break after offseason elbow surgery. Lefty DANIEL SCHLERETH has a chance to be the closer of the future, but first he'll need to cut down on the walks. | | CLEVELAND: HITTING: SS ASDRUBAL CABRERA's reinvented swing, modeled after Ben Zobrist, likely led to his power surge. OF GRADY SIZEMORE is back on a one-year deal, so he has plenty of financial incentive to stay healthy. But he will begin the season on the DL after back surgery. OF SHELLEY DUNCAN is expected to get more playing time in replacing Sizemore, but speedy OF EZEQUIEL CARRERA is also waiting for his shot. Injuries and off-the-field issues spoiled OF SHIN SOO-CHOO's 2011, but there's a good chance he bounces back . . . OF MICHAEL BRANTLEY does everything well enough to get a regular gig in center. C CARLOS SANTANA is developing into a middle-of-the-order run producer. DH TRAVIS HAFNER can't be trusted to stay healthy or to produce power numbers. After another down year, 1B MATT LaPORTA will have to sit and watch CASEY KOTCHMAN start at first more often than not. 3B LONNIE CHISENHALL will get his chance to play every day, but dwindling production the past two years is a concern. 2B JASON KIPNIS will get first crack at second base. He's got nice pop for a middle infielder.
STARTING PITCHING: JUSTIN MASTERSON's strikeout rate continues to decline, and he still gets hit hard by lefties. Still, his strong groundball rate guarantees he's a solid middle-of-the-rotation arm at worst. His velocity dropped last year, and there's no telling if UBALDO JIMENEZ will ever regain his early 2010 form. He's the definition of high-risk, high-reward. DEREK LOWE was a decent middle-of-the-rotation arm in the National League, but now he must adjust to facing superior A.L. lineups . . . Healthy again, JOSH TOMLIN will remain in the rotation. He's hittable, throwing strikes and relying on his defense. Former Twins hurler KEVIN SLOWEY rounds out the staff. Although he posted a 6.67 ERA last year, Slowey has exhibited pinpoint control in his career with just 84 walks in 532.2 innings, tallying a .470 K-to-BB ratio. JEANMAR GOMEZ is a decent minor league arm, but his ceiling is low (long term and in the immediate future). CARLOS CARRASCO may not pitch in the bigs this year after Tommy John surgery.
RELIEF PITCHING: CHRIS PEREZ is entrenched as the closer, but he was a bit of a disappointment last season. His velocity dropped slightly, and his strikeout rate fell off a cliff. If Perez gets hurt, VINNIE PESTANO is next in line for saves. He may be undersized, but his stuff is overpowering. TONY SIPP proved he can get out righties too, but his value is as a lefty-on-lefty guy. Ditto for sidearmer JOE SMITH, who is deadly on righties. But it would be a surprise if he shut down lefties for a second straight year. RAFAEL PEREZ has been hampered by shoulder soreness in Spring Training, but the lefty should once again be serviceable in the late innings this year. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-CLEVELAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Tigers-Indians Preview* ========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Detroit (46-38) at Cleveland (45-40), 4:05 p.m. EDT
Based on the success Detroit's Anibal Sanchez has achieved versus Cleveland in the past, the Indians might not have an easy time ending their current slide against the Tigers.
Set to be activated from the disabled list, Sanchez looks to help the visiting Tigers to a seventh straight victory over the slumping Indians on Saturday.
Cleveland (45-41) held a one-half game lead in the AL Central on Tuesday, but now trails Detroit by 2 1/2 games after dropping its third straight, 7-0 to the Tigers on Friday.
"I don't really pay that much attention to the standings until September," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "If this was a four-game series in September, I'd say it's probably a big series but I would not say that on July 5."
Winners in four straight overall, the Tigers (47-38) have outscored the Indians 40-18 during their six-game series winning streak. Detroit's also won three in a row and six of eight at Progressive Field.
"In perspective, for us as a team as we go through this, we still got a lot of baseball so I think we're excited to get some learning curves here and there and be able to move on to the next one," losing pitcher Justin Masterson said.
Sanchez (6-5, 2.76 ERA) had not faced Cleveland until last season when he went 2-1 with a 1.75 ERA in four starts.
The right-hander last pitched June 15 when he allowed a two-run homer, four other hits and walked four in 3 2-3 innings while not factoring in the decision of a 6-3 loss at Minnesota. He was placed on the disabled list two days later with shoulder strain.
Sanchez lasted 1 2-3 innings in a rehab start at Class A Lakeland on Monday after he took a line drive off his left leg. The Tigers were hoping Sanchez would throw at least 60 pitches, but his shoulder felt fine and his leg is not expected to be a problem.
"It wasn't near as many (pitches thrown) as we would've liked," Leyland told the Tigers' official website. "But he felt great (pitching-wise) and we expect him to start on Saturday."
Sanchez has received an average 6.39 runs of support from his teammates, who have totaled 31 runs and 45 hits over the last four games.
With three hits and two RBIs on Friday, ex-Indian Victor Martinez is batting .431 with 21 RBIs in his last 17 games versus Cleveland.
Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera has hit .370 with 11 RBIs in his last six at Progressive Field.
Not of that likely bodes well for scheduled Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco (0-3, 8.17), who gave up six runs and 10 hits over four innings of a 6-4 loss at Detroit on June 8.
The right-hander will be recalled from Triple-A Columbus for the second time in a week after he also yielded six runs and 10 hits, this time over 5 2-3 innings, of a 9-8 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox on June 28.
Carrasco, who missed all last season while recovering elbow surgery, is 0-8 with an 8.04 ERA in his last 11 starts dating to 2011.
Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis has reached base safely in 36 consecutive games, and is batting .446 during a 16-game hitting streak. He's 3 for 9 with a double against Sanchez.
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| | Last Updated: 10/6/2024 7:45:50 PM EST. |
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