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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 7/7/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON  VELASQUEZ )
 
CLEVELAND  KLUBER )
+1.5  -135

-1.5  +115
+165

-175

7ov
 
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Final
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HOUSTON (49 - 36) at CLEVELAND (38 - 44)
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Tuesday, 7/7/2015 7:10 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
915HOUSTON+160Ov 7,-120+165Ov 7,-130
916CLEVELAND-170Un 7,+100-175Un 7,+110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games49-36+10.441-404.60.2440.3080.4280.7373.80.2370.2950.3750.670
Road Games21-20+2.723-165.00.2530.3090.4210.7294.20.2480.3110.3780.689
vs Right-handed Starters32-18+15.129-185.10.2540.3160.4550.7724.10.2370.2960.3780.673
Past 7 Games5-2+3.24-26.00.2870.3480.4570.8064.10.2610.3310.3910.722
Grass Games49-33+13.439-394.60.2450.3100.4310.7413.70.2340.2920.3690.661
Night Games32-22+7.924-264.50.2420.3050.4290.7343.70.2370.2920.3760.668
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.60.2440.30885286069915081200.4283662647976853359497846
Road Games5.00.2530.309411485376824530.4211891194003928325273425
Righty Starters5.10.2540.316501685428944790.4552411544684330832294129
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.611.0082528173177257725117-14241168.6%
Road Games3.371.17411549439111441069-710758.8%

CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games38-44-15.539-414.00.2500.3220.3870.7094.30.2480.3060.3990.705
Home Games15-24-17.923-164.10.2600.3390.3950.7345.40.2750.3300.4420.772
vs Right-handed Starters25-23-4.623-234.20.2550.3340.3940.7274.20.2460.3010.3990.700
Past 7 Games4-3+0.85-24.40.2200.2860.3480.6343.40.1960.2450.2920.537
Grass Games34-44-19.635-413.90.2490.3220.3830.7064.40.2540.3130.4100.723
Night Games23-26-8.621-273.90.2460.3150.3900.7064.20.2410.2990.3940.693
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2500.32282275068815110680.3873172935733960076467544
Home Games4.10.2600.339391296337875260.3951551552821430835234119
Righty Starters4.20.2550.334481610411968370.3941941893342836934304124
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.191.276236.71088421125912507-918578.3%
Home Games3.251.308138.3745013316481343-56460%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/23/2015MCHUGH(R)@ LA ANGELSWILSON(L)13-3W1057.5 ovO16901182
6/24/2015MCCULLERS(R)@ LA ANGELSHEANEY(L)1-2L-1057.5 unU7609141
6/25/2015KEUCHEL(L)NY YANKEESWARREN(R)4-0W-1507.5 evU760663
6/26/2015VELASQUEZ(R)NY YANKEESEOVALDI(R)2-3L-1258.5 unU560980
6/27/2015OBERHOLTZER(L)NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)6-9L+1207.5 unO108210100
6/28/2015MCHUGH(R)NY YANKEESPINEDA(R)3-1W+1007.5 unU710231
6/29/2015MCCULLERS(R)KANSAS CITYBLANTON(R)6-1W-1257 unP770570
6/30/2015KEUCHEL(L)KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)4-0W-1506.5 unU630870
7/1/2015VELASQUEZ(R)KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)6-5W-1157.5 unO1080730
7/3/2015STRAILY(R)@ BOSTONMASTERSON(R)12-8W1059.5 unO171121191
7/4/2015MCHUGH(R)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)1-6L1358 unU64211120
7/5/2015MCCULLERS(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)4-5L1058.5 unO91021091
7/6/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R)9-4W1107 unO16801070
7/7/2015VELASQUEZ(R)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
7/8/2015STRAILY(R)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R) 
7/9/2015MCHUGH(R)@ CLEVELANDANDERSON(R) 
7/10/2015MCCULLERS(R)@ TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(L) 
7/11/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R) 
7/12/2015VELASQUEZ(R)@ TAMPA BAYMOORE(L) 

CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/23/2015SALAZAR(R)DETROITPRICE(L)3-7L-1157 unO1281951
6/24/2015CARRASCO(R)DETROITFARMER(R)8-2W-2008 unO13110520
6/26/2015KLUBER(R)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L)3-4L-1107.5 unU10901070
6/28/2015BAUER(R)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)0-4L1208.5 unU460630
6/28/2015MURATA(R)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)0-8L1259 unU871850
6/29/2015ANDERSON(R)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)7-1W1107 unO1391311
6/30/2015SALAZAR(R)@ TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(L)6-2W-1357 unO741231
7/1/2015CARRASCO(R)@ TAMPA BAYCOLOME(R)8-1W-1457 unO1040121
7/2/2015KLUBER(R)@ TAMPA BAYMOORE(L)5-4W-1256.5 unO841731
7/3/2015BAUER(R)@ PITTSBURGHMORTON(R)5-2W1057.5 unU7100331
7/4/2015ANDERSON(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)0-1L1008 ovU330640
7/5/2015SALAZAR(R)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)3-5L1206.5 unO521861
7/6/2015CARRASCO(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)4-9L-1207 unO10701680
7/7/2015KLUBER(R)HOUSTONVELASQUEZ(R) 
7/8/2015BAUER(R)HOUSTONSTRAILY(R) 
7/9/2015ANDERSON(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
7/10/2015SALAZAR(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R) 
7/11/2015CARRASCO(R)OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R) 
7/12/2015KLUBER(R)OAKLANDGRAY(R) 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros moved out of the major league basement last season.
Now the question is whether Jose Altuve and his teammates are ready to contend this year or if they still need a couple of seasons to complete their rebuild and get back to the postseason.
Owner Jim Crane is confident the time is now.
''This is our year,'' he said, adding that their goal is to make the playoffs.
The Astros made a 19-game improvement in 2014 to win 70 games and snap a streak of three straight 100-loss seasons. They beefed up a bullpen that struggled last year and added more pop to a lineup that was fourth in the majors with 163 homers in 2014 in an attempt to take another step in 2015.
''These guys are all professional baseball players and they all want to win,'' general manager Jeff Luhnow said. ''We're not going to set any limitations on them. It's up to them at this point. We've done our work for the offseason.''
The Astros blew 25 saves last season, a statistic that troubled Crane more than any other number associated with his team. His first order of business this offseason was to bring in players to get that number down this year.
To that end, Houston added relievers Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek. Gregerson appeared in 72 games for the Athletics last season and posted a 2.12 ERA and Neshek saw action in 71 games for St. Louis in 2014 with a 1.87 ERA.
A lineup that already had power aplenty with Chris Carter, whose 37 homers tied for second in the majors last season, and George Springer, who hit 20 in just 78 games, now has more sluggers with the addition of Evan Gattis and Colby Rasmus. Gattis has hit 43 homers combined in his first two major league seasons and Rasmus has hit at least 22 home runs in two of the last three years.
That power is what excites first-year manager A.J. Hinch most about his team.
''We have a chance to be a dangerous lineup,'' Hinch said with a smile.
Some things to know about the 2015 Astros:
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALTUVE: Altuve became the first Astros player to win a batting title by hitting .341 last season. He set a team record with 225 hits, was third in the majors with 47 doubles, had 59 RBIs and tied for second in the league with 56 stolen bases.
So what does Luhnow expect the 24-year-old second baseman to do for an encore?
''He's going to be a .300 career hitter, which are few and far between,'' Luhnow said. ''So there's going to be years like with most of these great hitters where they hit .340 and years that they hit .305. In my mind Altuve is an elite major league hitter and we're going to see it year in and year out.''
SPRINGER'S SECOND YEAR: Springer, the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft, hit .231 with 20 homers and 51 RBIs in 78 games as a rookie. He injured his left quadriceps on July 20 and he didn't play again. The Astros are eager to see what the right fielder can do in a full season.
''He's got a ton of potential,'' Hinch said. ''He's a dynamic player. He can do a lot of different things in a lot of different ways. Everybody sort of sits up in their seats when he comes up to bat. I think there's a chance for him to have impact in all (areas) of the game, which is hard to come by.''
CAN ROTATION BE CONSISTENT?: Dallas Keuchel (12-9, 2.93 ERA) and Collin McHugh (11-9, 2.73) had breakout seasons in 2014, but can they perform at that level in a second year to lead the rotation? Keuchel posted ERAs of over 5.00 in both of his first two seasons before being chosen this year's opening day starter with his work last year, and McHugh had ERAs of 7.59 and 10.04 in his first two years before his success in 2014.
ANOTHER NEW SKIPPER: Counting interim managers, Hinch is the seventh manager the Astros have had since 2009. He was hired just after last season following the firing of Bo Porter, who was let go near the end of his second season.
This is the second time the 40-year-old Hinch has led a team after he managed Arizona from May 2009 until July 2010, when he was fired after 31-48 start. He was the vice president of professional scouting for San Diego from 2010 until August.
CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - While their AL Central rivals jockeyed during the offseason, one trying to outdo the other to improve their chances of winning a World Series title, the Indians watched.
That was the plan.
No, they didn't make any blockbuster trades, sign a big-name, big-ticket free agent or overhaul their roster with new faces. The Indians, who somehow stayed in contention last season until the waning days of September, didn't feel the need to make radical changes. It wasn't necessary.
The pieces are in place for Cleveland to have a special 2015 season.
''The team knows it,'' said second baseman Jason Kipnis. ''We got two winning seasons in a row. We had an 85-win season when we had about three guys playing good. The possibilities are there, the potential is there. That whole last year we never had more than a seven-game winning streak, never really got hot.
''We got the same corps. Same group of guys. We kind of want another chance at this again - and we're getting another chance.''
The Indians return virtually the same team that went 85-77 last season, finishing third behind division champion Detroit and wild-card winner Kansas City, which ended a postseason drought dating to 1985, won the pennant and pushed San Francisco to seven games in the World Series.
Watching the Royals inspired the Indians. And as he prepares for his third season in Cleveland, manager Terry Francona senses a different drive in his players.
They're hungry.
''Our veteran guys are trying to get better,'' he said. ''Our younger guys are excited to prove what they can do. I didn't see anybody just kind of go home and want to kind of keep the status quo. We're all excited about that.''
Francona said they're upping expectations both on performance and results.
''They're kind of at a stage where they're embracing trying to see if we can go up against some of these teams and, not only maybe hold our own, but maybe do a little more than that,'' Francona said.
There's no denying Francona's magical touch. The man who helped end Boston's supposed baseball curse, who got the Indians to the postseason in 2013, has an uncanny ability to convince players buy in to his program and get them to believe they can overcome any obstacles: injuries, payroll, low expectations, the Tigers lineup.
This spring, Francona didn't have to sell the Indians, who haven't won a World Series since 1948, on the idea they can compete. They already know that. Now it's a matter of taking the next step.
''When guys believe they can do it, and then they start to do it, then you see the confidence take over and guys take off, and you can accomplish a lot,'' he said. ''That's part of the fun of the season, to see how good you can get. I'd rather enjoy, as much as we can, the journey.''
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KLUBER UBER ALLES
All Corey Kluber did in his first major-league season was win 18 games, re-write some record books, dominate almost every time he pitched and win the AL Cy Young.
The 28-year-old could do it again.
Seemingly programmed because of his consistent performances and composed demeanor, Kluber gives the Indians a long-needed and legitimate No. 1 starter capable of winning every time he gets the ball. He scares opponents and makes his teammates better.
The Indians have discussed a long-term contract extension for the right-hander, who isn't even eligible for arbitration.
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YOUR TABLE, MR. BRANTLEY
Michael Brantley just might be baseball's most unassuming star, and he plans to keep it that way. The 27-year-old's breakout 2014 season - he batted .327 with 20 homers, 97 RBIs and a third-place finish in MVP voting - was followed by obligatory can-he-do-it-again questions.
Francona thinks Brantley might be poised for bigger things. The spotlight will find Brantley, but he's not craving it.
''He's so consistent at a high level that I don't see that going away,'' he said. ''He's so confident in what he's doing that I think he enjoys playing the game and the other things that come with it, I think he could take it or leave it. He has a really good understanding of who he is.''
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BETTER BE BETTER
For the Indians to get where they want, Kipnis (.240), CF Michael Bourn (106 games) and DH Nick Swisher (offseason knee surgeries) need to bounce back and produce more than they did in `14.
No position player is more important than Kipnis, a 2013 All-Star who was injured most of last season.
''He can affect the game so many ways - steal a base, get a bunt down, hit a ball in the gap,'' Francona said.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (HOUSTON-CLEVELAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Astros-Indians Preview* ========================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Houston (48-36) at Cleveland (38-43), 7:10 p.m. EDT

Corey Kluber has again been one of baseball's best pitchers this season, though his record doesn't show it.

The right-hander tries to break a string of tough luck and record his first victory in seven outings Tuesday night when the Cleveland Indians host the Houston Astros.

Kluber (3-9, 3.64) owns one of the majors' worst records despite being among its leaders in strikeouts, innings pitched and Fielding Independent Pitching. He's 0-4 with a 3.86 ERA in six outings since his last victory May 28.

No one has a lower ERA with more losses than Kluber, whose 2.43 run-support average is the second-lowest in baseball behind Cole Hamels' 2.38. Only four pitchers since 1993 have lost 10 games before the All-Star break while sporting a 3.64 ERA or lower. The last was San Diego's Tyson Ross, who was 7-10 with a 2.85 ERA before last season's break.

Kluber, who has been left off the AL All-Star team, struck out 14 while giving up three earned runs in eight innings in Thursday's 5-4, 10-inning win at Tampa Bay. He is 2-0 in the six games in which he has struck out 10-plus.

Kluber's walks and hits per innings pitched (1.14) is only marginally higher than last year's (1.09) when he won the Cy Young, yet he's on pace to win 12 fewer games.

"His record doesn't show anywhere near what he's been able to do," shortstop Mike Aviles told MLB's official website. "It's just we haven't been able to score runs for him. Honestly, that's really what it comes down to."

Kluber lost to Houston on opening day, giving up two runs over 7 1-3 innings in a 2-0 road defeat. He had been 3-0 with a 1.65 ERA in three previous matchups with the Astros, including two starts. He's fanned 31 in 23 2-3 innings against them.

The Astros (49-36) opened the four-game series with a 9-4 victory on Monday. Dallas Keuchel continued to make his case to start for the AL in next week's All-Star Game, notching his league-leading 11th win.

Preston Tucker was 4 for 5 with his fifth home run, while Jose Altuve went 2 for 4, extending his hitting streak to a career best-matching 14 games. Altuve is 21 for 56 (.375) with 15 runs in that stretch.

The loss for the Indians (38-44) was their third straight, though Jason Kipnis, selected as Altuve's backup on the All-Star team, extended his home hitting streak to 29 games with a single.

Vincent Velasquez (0-0, 4.21 ERA) makes his sixth career start after completing 6 1-3 innings in back-to-back outings, though he's still seeking his first win. The righty allowed four runs and matched a season high with seven strikeouts in Houston's 6-5 victory against Kansas City on Wednesday.

A sixth straight start without a decision would match the longest drought to open a career dating back to 1914, set previously by Hideo Nomo (1995), Marc Valdes (1995-96) and Chris Brock (1997).

"We'd like to reward him one of these days with a win," manager A.J. Hinch said. "He pitched well enough to win tonight but obviously the team win is more important."

Astros third baseman Luis Valbuena, who leads the club with 19 homers, is day to day after sitting out Monday. An X-ray showed a sprained left big toe, aggravated during a home plate collision Sunday at Boston.


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