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MLB : ATS Matchup
Monday 9/22/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
KANSAS CITY  DUFFY )
 
CLEVELAND  CARRASCO )
+1.5  -200

-1.5  +170
+105

-115

6.5un
 
2
Final
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KANSAS CITY (84 - 70) at CLEVELAND (81 - 74)
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Monday, 9/22/2014 7:05 PM
DANNY DUFFY (L) vs. CARLOS CARRASCO (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
961KANSAS CITY+110Ov 7.5,+110+100Ov 6.5,+100
962CLEVELAND-120Un 7.5,-130-110Un 6.5,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games84-70+2.368-784.00.2620.3093.90.2520.306
Road Games42-32+11.331-374.30.2680.3143.50.2380.296
vs Right-handed Starters61-51-151-554.00.2590.3053.80.2500.306
Past 7 Games3-4-2.64-23.90.2840.3555.00.2860.324
Grass Games80-67+0.865-754.00.2600.3083.90.2510.305
Night Games59-45+5.744-534.10.2620.3093.70.2490.303
Division34-34-6.834-324.10.2670.3194.40.2650.320
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2620.30915452571375387920.025713629201461021145100  
Road Games4.30.2680.314742635707194500.02295176462615198150  
Righty Starters4.00.2590.3051123825992277640.024152536601117329466  
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.431.253435.61811663863116041426-16491181.7%
Road Games2.601.143197.7685715612701758-921580.8%

CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games81-74+0.472-794.20.2540.3164.10.2510.309
Home Games45-30+6.635-384.10.2580.3214.10.2430.299
vs Left-handed Starters23-24-1.417-293.50.2450.3054.00.2500.309
Past 7 Games5-2+33-43.90.2420.2862.30.2250.258
Grass Games78-71+0.269-784.10.2520.3144.10.2500.308
Night Games51-49-1.649-484.30.2560.3124.00.2520.309
Division37-35-236-354.40.2700.3294.10.2540.310
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2540.316155534813594331380.036254831138971104136112  
Home Games4.10.2580.321752525651207680.03296233518475267058  
Lefty Starters3.50.2450.305471626398111330.02158140350263374531  
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.161.249493.31991734344818248633-22372163.8%
Home Games3.281.208241.710188206258624819-11211263.6%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/8/2014GUTHRIE(R)@ DETROITVERLANDER(R)5-9L1258.5 unO8421580
9/9/2014VARGAS(L)@ DETROITSCHERZER(R)2-4L1557.5 evU10112880
9/10/2014SHIELDS(R)@ DETROITPORCELLO(R)3-0W1008.5 unU1080221
9/11/2014HENDRIKS(R)BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)3-6L-1257.5 unO673991
9/12/2014VENTURA(R)BOSTONWEBSTER(R)2-4L-1957 unU441870
9/13/2014GUTHRIE(R)BOSTONDE LA ROSA(R)7-1W-1407.5 unO1251451
9/14/2014VARGAS(L)BOSTONKELLY(R)4-8L-1657.5 unO980840
9/15/2014SHIELDS(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)4-3W-2307 unP9901391
9/16/2014HENDRIKS(R)CHI WHITE SOXBASSITT(R)5-7L-1758 unO91011371
9/17/2014VENTURA(R)CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)6-2W-1106.5 unO11101542
9/19/2014VARGAS(L)DETROITVERLANDER(R)1-10L-1157.5 ovO7411990
9/20/2014SHIELDS(R)DETROITSCHERZER(R)2-3L-1107 unU11100750
9/21/2014GUTHRIE(R)DETROITPORCELLO(R)5-2W-1058 unU1192670
9/22/2014DUFFY(L)@ CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R) 
9/23/2014VENTURA(R)@ CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
9/24/2014VARGAS(L)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R) 
9/25/2014SHIELDS(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L) 
9/26/2014GUTHRIE(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXNOESI(R) 
9/27/2014DUFFY(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L) 
9/28/2014VENTURA(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXBASSITT(R) 

CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/8/2014SALAZAR(R)LA ANGELSWEAVER(R)3-12L-1207.5 unO8801650
9/9/2014BAUER(R)MINNESOTAMAY(R)3-4L-1658.5 ovU980530
9/11/2014KLUBER(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)8-2W-2007 unO1060851
9/11/2014HOUSE(L)MINNESOTANOLASCO(R)2-0W-1558 unU871440
9/12/2014CARRASCO(R)@ DETROITPRICE(L)2-7L1457 unO9711170
9/13/2014SALAZAR(R)@ DETROITLOBSTEIN(L)4-5L1008 unO950850
9/14/2014BAUER(R)@ DETROITVERLANDER(R)4-6L1308.5 unO1012111100
9/15/2014MCALLISTER(R)@ HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)1-3L1108 ovU770951
9/16/2014KLUBER(R)@ HOUSTONTROPEANO(R)4-2W-1707.5 unU7609102
9/17/2014CARRASCO(R)@ HOUSTONOBERHOLTZER(L)2-0W-1257.5 evU761231
9/18/2014SALAZAR(R)@ HOUSTONFELDMAN(R)2-1W-1358 unU8101880
9/19/2014BAUER(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)4-5L1308 ovO11811182
9/20/2014HOUSE(L)@ MINNESOTAMAY(R)7-3W-1158.5 ovO10601070
9/21/2014KLUBER(R)@ MINNESOTASWARZAK(R)7-2W-1607.5 unO14110762
9/22/2014CARRASCO(R)KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L) 
9/23/2014SALAZAR(R)KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R) 
9/24/2014BAUER(R)KANSAS CITYVARGAS(L) 
9/26/2014HOUSE(L)TAMPA BAYARCHER(R) 
9/27/2014KLUBER(R)TAMPA BAYCOLOME(R) 
9/28/2014CARRASCO(R)TAMPA BAYCOBB(R) 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - James Shields thinks back to last year, thoughtfully piecing together what was missing from the Kansas City Royals as they made a late push for the postseason.
The pitching was strong. The offense was coming around. The defense was sublime.
He finally settled on experience.
''These guys that didn't realize or have never been to September, when you're fighting for a playoff spot, now you have that experience,'' Shields said. ''And I think that was one of the things we were lacking last season, the experience. You tend to put too much on your shoulders. And I think the second half we definitely relaxed and put all that aside and had fun and played the game the way we know how to play, and it showed.
''I think with the experience factor now,'' Shields concluded, ''we're ready to go.''
After finishing 86-76 a year ago, and contending into September for the first time in a decade, the Royals have their sets sight squarely on their first playoff appearance since 1985 this year.
Anything less would be a disappointment. Anything less would be a failure.
''Last year was a blast. When the end of the season came in Chicago, nobody wanted to leave,'' first baseman Eric Hosmer said. ''They knew how close we were. We were right there. And it left a good taste in everyone's mouth going into the offseason, knowing how good everyone can be.''
Indeed, the Royals return most of their key players from a year ago, signing left-hander Jason Vargas to replace their only significant loss, starting pitcher Ervin Santana. They also upgraded at their weakest spots, trading for Norichika Aoki to play right field and bat leadoff and signing Omar Infante to settle a second base position that has been a black hole for years.
All of which left the notoriously frugal franchise with a record-setting payroll.
Royals manager Ned Yost hopes all those moves will pay off for a rotation that was among the league's best last year, and an offense that was among the league's worst.
''It's going to be a lineup that has offensive sequence from one to nine. You're not going to have any dead spots,'' Yost said. ''You're not going to get something going and then bam, run into a wall and have to get going again. At least, I hope not. I don't think so.''
So with more experience and an upgraded lineup, Kansas City enters its season opener Sunday at Detroit with boundless enthusiasm.
CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - Jason Kipnis didn't want it to end. He had plenty of company.
After the final out ended the club's magical, turnaround season so jarringly last October, Kipnis, who made his first All-Star team in 2013 and a few of his teammates lingered in the dugout and watched as Tampa Bay's players celebrated their 4-0 win in the AL wild-card playoff game.
One and done. Hardly the finish Cleveland wanted.
And once again, the city would remain without a major sports championship, a drought approaching its 50-year anniversary.
But despite their brief postseason appearance in manager Terry Francona's first year, the Indians intend to play in October again - and again.
''We don't want it to be a fluke,'' Kipnis said. ''We don't want to be a one-trick pony. We want to be at the top and we want to stay there.''
Hoping to build off their unexpected 92-win campaign, the Indians enter 2014 confident they can not only contend this season, but go even further.
During spring training in Arizona, first baseman Nick Swisher, who also serves as the club's high-energy hype man, handed out ''Unfinished Business'' T-shirts to his teammates.
The Indians aren't satisfied.
''Last season, hopefully, was a steppingstone that we needed to get us going in the right direction,'' Swisher said. ''Last year was that amazing year to get us in the right mind frame to say, `Hey, we can do this. We are a team. And people need to start recognizing it.'''
Cleveland had to win its final 10 games just to make the playoffs. The late-season kick wouldn't have been necessary if the Indians had played more consistently, and more evenness has been a focus for Francona, who feels his club has the makings to do something special again.
''I love our team,'' said the AL's manager of the year. ''I love coming to the ballpark and watching them play. They are easy to like because they try hard. When you can show up with a group of guys and you respect the way they go about things it makes the challenging times more fulfilling. We know we can do it now. We've got to try and go do it better.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (KANSAS CITY-CLEVELAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Royals-Indians Preview* ========================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Kansas City (83-70) at Cleveland (80-74), 7:05 p.m. EDT

The Cleveland Indians' chances at a second straight playoff appearance seemed all but gone last week.

They could find themselves in the thick of the hunt again after Monday night, when they open a three-game series with the visiting Kansas City Royals after completing a suspended game from last month.

The Indians (81-74) were five games out of a wild-card spot after a 3-1 loss in Houston on Sept. 15, their fourth straight defeat. They've since won five of six to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Royals (84-70), and could be 2 1/2 back when Monday's originally scheduled contest begins.

These clubs will first resume a game that was suspended in Kansas City in the bottom of the 10th on Aug. 31 with Cleveland leading 4-2.

"We know what's at stake," said Michael Bourn, who was 3 for 5 in Sunday's 7-2 win at Minnesota.

The Indians lead the season series 8-7 and have received big contributions from Michael Brantley and Carlos Santana. Brantley, who is 22 for 49 during a 12-game hitting streak, has hit .392 in his last 11 matchups with Kansas City, and Santana has seven home runs with 15 RBIs in the series.

Cleveland has limited opponents to 13 runs during its 5-1 stretch and could get another stingy performance from Carlos Carrasco (8-5, 2.65 ERA) on the hill. Carrasco is 5-1 with a 1.17 ERA in eight starts since rejoining the rotation.

He struck out a career-high 12 in his third career complete game in a 2-0 win at Houston on Wednesday, throwing a two-hitter and joining Sandy Koufax as the only pitchers to strike out 12 on 98 pitches or fewer in a shutout.

The right-hander was 0-3 with a 6.95 ERA in four April starts before moving to the bullpen.

"They put me back in the rotation and gave me the opportunity," Carrasco said. "I don't want to let it pass. I have a different mentality."

Carrasco is 2-3 with a 5.26 ERA in 11 games - six starts - versus Kansas City. He owns a 2.92 ERA in the last six meetings, though five of those appearances came in relief.

The Royals (84-70) are 1 1/2 games in front of Seattle for the second wild-card spot after avoiding a sweep Sunday with a 5-2 win over Detroit.

"Today's game shows that we're not going away," manager Ned Yost said.

Billy Butler was 2 for 4 after going 2 for 32 in his previous 10 contests. He's 7 for 17 with two home runs against Carrasco.

Danny Duffy (8-11, 2.42 ERA) will pitch for the first time since Sept. 6, when he exited after one pitch against the Yankees due to a sore shoulder. He had been 3-3 with a 1.87 ERA in his 10 prior starts.

The left-hander had no issues during a simulated game Tuesday, according to MLB's official website.

"I'm itching to get back out there and get going," Duffy said.

Duffy started the suspended game against Cleveland, giving up one earned run in 6 2-3 innings. He's 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA in six career games against the Indians, including five starts.

Six of Mike Moustakas' 15 home runs this season have come against Cleveland.


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