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969 | DETROIT | -135 | Ov 8.5,-110 | -130 | Ov 8.5,-115 | 970 | CLEVELAND | +125 | Un 8.5,-110 | +120 | Un 8.5,-105 |
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All Games | 48-38 | -7.5 | 47-37 | 5.1 | 0.281 | 0.346 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.301 | Road Games | 22-22 | -4.6 | 22-21 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.325 | 3.8 | 0.244 | 0.297 | vs Right-handed Starters | 40-28 | +1.4 | 35-32 | 5.0 | 0.281 | 0.342 | 3.7 | 0.237 | 0.292 | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.2 | 4-2 | 6.3 | 0.281 | 0.341 | 3.4 | 0.239 | 0.294 | Grass Games | 44-35 | -8.1 | 43-35 | 5.1 | 0.283 | 0.349 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.301 | Day Games | 18-19 | -11.3 | 21-15 | 4.7 | 0.276 | 0.342 | 4.2 | 0.249 | 0.315 | Division | 18-10 | +0.8 | 11-17 | 4.9 | 0.275 | 0.342 | 3.5 | 0.227 | 0.294 |
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All Games | 5.1 | 0.281 | 0.346 | 86 | 3062 | 860 | 272 | 94 | 0.03 | 425 | 307 | 586 | 24 | 675 | 87 | 39 | 70 | 61 | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.325 | 44 | 1618 | 424 | 148 | 50 | 0.03 | 200 | 152 | 334 | 14 | 350 | 42 | 22 | 37 | 30 | Righty Starters | 5.0 | 0.281 | 0.342 | 68 | 2414 | 678 | 217 | 75 | 0.03 | 327 | 226 | 481 | 23 | 518 | 75 | 25 | 54 | 45 |
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All Games | 3.96 | 1.321 | 245.3 | 115 | 108 | 224 | 21 | 100 | 262 | 7-15 | 18 | 9 | 66.7% | Road Games | 3.71 | 1.244 | 131 | 54 | 54 | 118 | 11 | 45 | 149 | 4-9 | 8 | 6 | 57.1% |
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All Games | 45-42 | +8.4 | 42-41 | 4.8 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 4.7 | 0.253 | 0.325 | Home Games | 24-17 | +5.4 | 20-20 | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 4.4 | 0.248 | 0.314 | vs Right-handed Starters | 29-28 | +3.7 | 25-29 | 4.7 | 0.254 | 0.328 | 4.6 | 0.255 | 0.327 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1 | 4-3 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.321 | 5.7 | 0.267 | 0.345 | Grass Games | 42-39 | +6.3 | 40-37 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.328 | 4.7 | 0.257 | 0.327 | Day Games | 16-16 | +0.7 | 17-14 | 5.0 | 0.264 | 0.327 | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.331 | Division | 18-17 | +2.6 | 18-16 | 4.9 | 0.259 | 0.329 | 4.9 | 0.262 | 0.334 |
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All Games | 4.8 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 87 | 2948 | 759 | 275 | 98 | 0.03 | 403 | 304 | 725 | 65 | 598 | 70 | 52 | 77 | 44 | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 41 | 1339 | 336 | 127 | 51 | 0.04 | 176 | 140 | 336 | 30 | 277 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 19 | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.254 | 0.328 | 57 | 1912 | 485 | 171 | 67 | 0.04 | 260 | 210 | 479 | 40 | 384 | 52 | 36 | 52 | 27 |
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All Games | 4.13 | 1.322 | 270 | 136 | 124 | 238 | 36 | 119 | 267 | 15-8 | 16 | 14 | 53.3% | Home Games | 4.15 | 1.288 | 136.7 | 70 | 63 | 127 | 25 | 49 | 141 | 6-3 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% |
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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) | 9-4 | W | -165 | 9 ov | O | 13 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 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 | SCHERZER(R) | TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | | 7/14/2013 | | TEXAS | | |
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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) | 4-9 | L | +155 | 9 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 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 | KAZMIR(L) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | | 7/14/2013 | | 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. |
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*Tigers-Indians Preview* ========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Detroit (47-38) at Cleveland (45-41), 1:05 p.m. EDT
Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera are two big reasons the Detroit Tigers have dominated the Cleveland Indians this season.
The veteran pair again looks to lead the visiting Tigers as they try for an eighth consecutive victory over the struggling Indians on Sunday.
Hunter came within a single of the cycle and had three RBIs while Cabrera hit a two-run homer to help Detroit (48-38) to a 9-4 win Saturday.
The Indians (45-42) held a one-half game AL Central lead over Detroit on Tuesday, but since have dropped four in a row to fall 3 1/2 games back of the Tigers, who have outscored them 16-4 in the first two of this four-game set.
A winner in eight of 10 against the Indians this season, Detroit has outscored Cleveland 49-22 during its seven-game winning streak in the series. The Tigers also have won seven of nine at Progressive Field.
"We'll show up (Sunday)," Indians manager Terry Francona said. 'We certainly need to do better against them. They're the team that is directly ahead of us and they've kind of had their way with us, but I don't think we'll show up (Sunday) and not feel we're going to win. But we need to play better."
Detroit has won five straight since losing six of seven.
Hunter, who hit a two-run homer Saturday, is batting .366 with six RBIs against the Indians this year.
Cabrera has homered four times with 12 RBIs in 10 games versus Cleveland in 2013. He's hit .355 with five home runs and 13 RBIs in his last seven at Progressive Field.
"He's been the best hitter on the planet for a long time," Hunter said.
Both named All-Stars on Saturday, Hunter and Cabrera are batting a combined .444 (8 for 18) against Cleveland's Corey Kluber (6-5, 4.33 ERA).
The right-hander has posted an 8.44 ERA while losing three straight starts to the Tigers, including two this season in which he yielded 11 runs over 11 innings. However, he pitched well in a home start against Detroit on May 21, giving up three runs on two homers in 6 1-3 innings of a 5-1 loss.
Kluber went 3-0 with a 1.66 ERA in three starts June 11-22, but is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in the last two. He gave up a grand slam and three other hits over 5 1-3 innings of a 6-5 win at Kansas City on Tuesday.
The Tigers' Doug Fister (6-5, 3.80) has also struggled of late, going 0-1 with a 7.16 ERA in his last three starts. For the second time during that stretch, the right-hander allowed six runs, this time in the first two innings of a six-inning effort in a 7-6 win at Toronto on Tuesday.
Fister, 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA in four starts against the Indians in 2012, has yielded two runs and eight hits over 16 innings to win his last two in the series.
Recently named Cleveland All-Star Jason Kipnis is 6 for 17 (.353) with two doubles against Fister. The second baseman had both his 16-game hitting streak and run of reaching base in 36 straight contests end Saturday.
Teammate Mark Reynolds is 0 for 20 with 11 strikeouts in six games, but is 3 for 10 with a homer against Fister.
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| Last Updated: 3/28/2024 6:07:01 PM EST. |
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