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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 4/25/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON  KEUCHEL )
 
CLEVELAND  TOMLIN )
-1.5  +130

+1.5  -150
-115

+105

8.5un
 
4
Final
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HOUSTON (13 - 6) at CLEVELAND (10 - 8)
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Tuesday, 4/25/2017 6:10 PM
DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) vs. JOSH TOMLIN (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
965HOUSTON-120Ov 8,+105-115Ov 8.5,+100
966CLEVELAND+110Un 8,-125+105Un 8.5,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games13-6+4.610-94.30.2660.3360.4160.7523.60.2270.2880.3730.660
Road Games6-2+3.97-16.10.2890.3720.4110.7834.60.2640.3150.4400.756
vs Right-handed Starters10-1+8.65-64.60.2870.3530.4610.8152.40.2060.2490.3460.595
Past 7 Games5-2+2.53-43.90.2670.3280.4480.7762.90.2330.2790.3640.643
Grass Games11-5+3.77-94.20.2660.3330.4130.7453.40.2220.2860.3610.647
Night Games9-5+1.67-74.20.2740.3330.4230.7563.40.2220.2850.3580.643
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2660.33619639170221240.41675671321112434121515
Road Games6.10.2890.37282808110080.41142375685912546
Righty Starters4.60.2870.35311362104131160.46147376656819897
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.661.02067.7222044525826-26366.7%
Road Games2.151.05729.38721110294-02166.7%

CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games10-8-3.87-94.80.2490.3280.3970.7254.30.2500.3090.3850.694
Home Games2-4-5.83-34.50.2640.3520.4180.7705.00.2580.3130.4230.736
vs Left-handed Starters3-5-6.82-53.50.2090.3010.2980.6003.90.2290.2990.3520.650
Past 7 Games5-2+11-54.70.2570.3310.4140.7442.40.2130.2900.2810.570
Grass Games10-8-3.87-94.80.2490.3280.3970.7254.30.2500.3090.3850.694
Night Games7-5-16-55.10.2370.3130.3910.7044.70.2580.3140.3980.712
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.80.2490.32818615153291200.397827313810135189137
Home Games4.50.2640.35262085511070.4182728542536151
Lefty Starters3.50.2090.3018258548050.29825346935686105
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.921.31952.3191750219603-040100%
Home Games2.421.07522.3661905231-000100%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/11/2017MUSGROVE(R)@ SEATTLEMIRANDA(L)7-5W-1208.5 evO1481980
4/12/2017FIERS(R)@ SEATTLEGALLARDO(R)10-5W-1108.5 unO1691960
4/14/2017KEUCHEL(L)@ OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R)7-2W-1307.5 unO10101772
4/15/2017MCCULLERS(R)@ OAKLANDMANAEA(L)10-6W-1507.5 evO8701082
4/17/2017MORTON(R)LA ANGELSCHAVEZ(R)3-0W-1508.5 evU953591
4/18/2017MUSGROVE(R)LA ANGELSNOLASCO(R)2-5L-1408.5 unU1170960
4/19/2017KEUCHEL(L)LA ANGELSRAMIREZ(R)5-1W-1758.5 unU940850
4/20/2017MCCULLERS(R)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)2-1W-1607.5 evU330670
4/21/2017FIERS(R)@ TAMPA BAYCOBB(R)6-3W-1158 ovO1160851
4/22/2017MORTON(R)@ TAMPA BAYSNELL(L)3-6L-1108.5 unO4401280
4/23/2017MUSGROVE(R)@ TAMPA BAYANDRIESE(R)6-4W-1158.5 unO1271780
4/25/2017KEUCHEL(L)@ CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R) 
4/26/2017MCCULLERS(R)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R) 
4/27/2017MORTON(R)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
4/28/2017MUSGROVE(R)OAKLANDCOTTON(R) 
4/29/2017FIERS(R)OAKLANDTRIGGS(R) 
4/30/2017KEUCHEL(L)OAKLANDHAHN(R) 
5/1/2017 TEXAS  
5/2/2017 TEXAS  

CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/11/2017CARRASCO(R)CHI WHITE SOXSHIELDS(R)2-1W-2858.5 evU580641
4/12/2017SALAZAR(R)CHI WHITE SOXHOLLAND(L)1-2L-2408 ovU371451
4/13/2017TOMLIN(R)CHI WHITE SOXGONZALEZ(R)4-10L-1708 evO121101590
4/14/2017BAUER(R)DETROITNORRIS(L)6-7L-1558.5 unO81201261
4/15/2017KLUBER(R)DETROITVERLANDER(R)13-6W-1558 evO19901170
4/16/2017CARRASCO(R)DETROITBOYD(L)1-4L-2159 ovU860750
4/17/2017SALAZAR(R)@ MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)3-1W-1458.5 unU91009121
4/18/2017TOMLIN(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)11-4W-1259 unO12531181
4/20/2017BAUER(R)@ MINNESOTASANTANA(R)6-2W-1058.5 unU11110470
4/21/2017KLUBER(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)3-0W-1457 unU640320
4/22/2017CARRASCO(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXPELFREY(R)7-0W-2158 unU980331
4/23/2017SALAZAR(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXHOLLAND(L)2-6L-1858 evP68310110
4/25/2017TOMLIN(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
4/26/2017BAUER(R)HOUSTONMCCULLERS(R) 
4/27/2017KLUBER(R)HOUSTONMORTON(R) 
4/28/2017CARRASCO(R)SEATTLEMIRANDA(L) 
4/29/2017SALAZAR(R)SEATTLEGALLARDO(R) 
4/30/2017TOMLIN(R)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R) 
5/1/2017 @ DETROIT  
5/2/2017 @ DETROIT  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: 2016: 84-78, third place
Manager: A.J. Hinch (third season)
Who's new? RF Josh Reddick, CF Carlos Beltran, LF Nori Aoki, C Brian McCann, RHP Charlie Morton
Who's gone? C Jason Castro, INF Luis Valbuena, OF Colby Rasmus, RHP Doug Fister
Projected lineup: CF George Springer (.261, 29 HR, 82 RBI), 2B Jose Altuve (.338, 24, 96, 30 SB), SS Carlos Correa (.274, 20, 96, 13 SB), DH Carlos Beltran (.295, 29, 93 with Yankees and Rangers), C Brian McCann (.242, 20, 58 with Yankees) or Evan Gattis (.251, 32, 72), 3B Alex Bregman (.264, 8, 34 in 49 games), RF Josh Reddick (.281, 10, 37 with A's and Dodgers), 1B Yulieski Gurriel (.262, 3, 15), LF Nori Aoki (.283, 4, 28 with Mariners)
Rotation: LH Dallas Keuchel (9-12, 4.55 ERA), RH Collin McHugh (13-10, 4.34), RH Mike Fiers (11-8, 4.48), RH Lance McCullers (6-5, 3.22), RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.15 in four games with Phillies)
Key relievers: RH Ken Giles (2-5, 4.11, 15/20 SV), RH Luke Gregerson (4-3, 3.28, 15/21 SV), RH Will Harris (1-2, 2.25, 12/15 SV), RH Chris Devenski (4-4, 2.16), LH Tony Sipp (1-2, 4.95), RH Michael Feliz (8-1, 4.43)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and catcher. Hamstring issues limited 33-year-old Morton to four starts with the Phillies last season. That didn't stop the Astros from signing him to a two-year contract worth at least $14 million. Now, veteran Fiers and 24-year-old Joe Musgrove are on the bubble for the fifth starter's job. McCann and Gattis give the Astros a pair of veteran catchers with slugging potential. McCann has fewer weaknesses behind the plate; Gattis is the better all-around hitter. With Beltran aboard as the primary designated hitter, McCann and Gattis won't both be in the lineup on most nights.
Outlook: After slipping to third place in the AL West last year, the Astros' front office decided to double down on dingers rather than upgrade a rotation that lacks a true ace. The result: A lineup with eight potential 20-home run hitters, including possible MVP candidates in Altuve and Correa. Everyone returns from an impressive young bullpen with high strikeout potential. If the Astros are in contention by the trade deadline, the front office should have the financial flexibility to add a front-line starter. Then again, if Dallas Keuchel looks like the pitcher who won a Cy Young Award in 2015, Houston might not have a problem.
CLEVELAND: 2016: 94-67, first place, AL champions, lost to Chicago Cubs in World Series.
Manager: Terry Francona (fifth season). He's Here: 1B-DH Edwin Encarnacion, OF Austin Jackson, LHP Boone Logan, RHP Carlos Frias, OF Wily Mo Pena, CF Bradley Zimmer, SS Eric Stamets. He's Outta Here: 1B-DH Mike Napoli, OF Coco Crisp, OF Rajai Davis, C Chris Gimenez, 1B Jesus Aguilar, OF Marlon Byrd, RHP Jeff Manship.
Projected lineup: SS Francisco Lindor (.301, 15 HRs, 78 RBIs, Gold Glove, league-leading 15 sac flies in first full MLB season), 2B Jason Kipnis (.275, 23, 82, career-high 156 games), LF Michael Brantley (.231, 0, 7 in 11 games following shoulder surgery; .310, 15, 84, MLB-best 45 doubles, 15 SBs in 2015), DH Edwin Encarnacion (.263, 42, AL-high 142 RBIs for Toronto), 1B Carlos Santana (.259, 34, 87, 99 BBs, 99 Ks), 3B Jose Ramirez (.312, 11, 76, played 4 positions) or Giovanny Urshela (.225, 6, 21 in 81 games for Cleveland), RF Brandon Guyer (.333, 2, 14 in 38 games with Indians; .241, 7, 18 in 63 games with Rays; led majors with 31 HBP) or Lonnie Chisenhall (.286, 8, 57), C Yan Gomes (.167, 9, 34 in 74 games due to shoulder injury), CF Tyler Naquin (.296, 14, 43) or Austin Jackson (.254, 0, 18 in 54 games with White Sox before left knee surgery).
Rotation: RH Corey Kluber (18-9, 3.14 ERA, 227 Ks, third in Cy Young voting), RH Carlos Carrasco (11-8, 3.32, 25 starts due to injuries), RH Danny Salazar (11-6, 3.87, 25 starts, limited in postseason by injury), RH Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26, 28 starts, began season in bullpen), RH Josh Tomlin (13-9, 4.40, 5.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio).
Key relievers: LH Andrew Miller (10-1, 1.45, 12 saves, 70 appearances with Yankees and Indians), RH Cody Allen (3-5, 2.51, 32/35 saves), RH Bryan Shaw (2-5, 3.24 in league-high 75 games; 70 games in each of past four seasons), RH Dan Otero (5-1, 1.53, 70 2/3 innings), LH Boone Logan (2-5, 3.69, 66 games with Rockies). Hot Spot: Brantley's Right Shoulder. An All-Star in 2014, Brantley missed out on the fun last season as the Indians won the pennant without him. His return is vital for Cleveland as it tries to make another deep run because he can help provide lineup protection for Encarnacion and stabilize an outfield that was under constant change in 2016. Brantley may not hit for the same extra-base power he had in the past, but he could still offer a high average and excellent defense.
Outlook: With perhaps the league's deepest pitching staff, the Indians are an AL favorite and appear poised to return to the World Series. Last year, they exceeded expectations and built a 3-1 Series lead against the Cubs before losing three straight ' including a dramatic Game 7 at home. One elusive win from the franchise's first championship since 1948. This season, the Indians will try to finish the job. There are injury concerns with Brantley and Kipnis, who won't be ready for the start of the season because of shoulder inflammation. Ramirez could slide over to help fill in at second base. But the addition of Encarnacion finally gives Cleveland the intimidating, middle-of-the-order slugger the club has coveted since the glory days of Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle. Cleveland is a baseball town again as Indians fans spent on tickets this winter and are rallying around the club the way they did back in the mid-1990s. Lindor is on the cusp of superstardom, and one of the Indians' top priorities should be signing him to a long-term deal while he's still affordable.
PREVIEW
Unbeaten Keuchel leads Astros into matchup vs. Indians
 

CLEVELAND -- Two of the hotter teams in the American League will meet Tuesday night at Progressive Field when the Cleveland Indians host the Houston Astros in the first of a three-game series.

Both teams got off to lukewarm starts this season, but both are rolling now. Cleveland returns home following a 5-1 trip to Minnesota and Chicago, while the Astros are 9-2 since April 11.

The Indians' recent surge has been anchored by their starting rotation. In winning the first five games of the trip that concluded on Sunday, Cleveland starting pitchers were a combined 5-0 with a 1.53 ERA. One of those wins was by Josh Tomlin (1-2,11.68), Tuesday night's starter.

Tomlin's first two starts of the season were disasters. After those two games, he was 0-2 with an 18.47 ERA, giving up 13 runs on 15 hits in 6 1/3 innings.

But in his third start, an 11-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on April 18, Tomlin pitched six solid innings, allowing three runs. What was the difference in his last start compared to his first two?

"I limited the amount of mistakes I made," Tomlin said. "I kept guys off the barrel. I was throwing the ball more consistently to the edges of the plate, instead of over the middle of it."

Tomlin was one of the Indians' most underrated starters last year. He finished second on the team in wins with a record of 13-9. Only Corey Kluber (18-9) won more games for Cleveland.

Although he is in his eighth season in the majors, Tomlin has never started against Houston and has only one career appearance against the Astros. That came last year, a one-inning relief appearance in which he did not give up a run.

Houston will counter with former Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel (3-0, 0.96), who will be making his fifth start of the season. In his first four starts, Keuchel pitched seven innings and allowed one or fewer runs in each of those games. The only other Astros pitcher to have accomplished that feat was Roger Clemens in 2005.

"A lot of it is his breaking ball," Houston manager A.J. Hinch told MLB.com. "He can back-door his breaking ball, he can front-foot it. He can do anything he wants with his breaking ball when his fastball command is right, and that tandem is very, very good. When he mixes in the changeup, he is a complete pitcher that we've come to expect."

Houston outfielder George Springer's status for Tuesday's game is uncertain. Springer strained his left hamstring on Saturday, causing him to miss Sunday's game and snapping his major league-leading streak of playing in 205 consecutive games. His status is day-to-day.

Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis is expected to make his first appearance in a home game this year. Kipnis started the season on the disabled list because of an inflamed right shoulder, but he returned to play in two of the last three games on the trip that concluded Sunday.

The Indians will be happy to have Kipnis in the lineup. He is a .333 career hitter (5-for-15) vs. Keuchel.


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