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| 915 | HOUSTON | -110 | Ov 8.5,-115 | +115 | Ov 8.5,-125 | | 916 | CLEVELAND | +100 | Un 8.5,-105 | -125 | Un 8.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 14-6 | +5.6 | 10-10 | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.335 | 0.413 | 0.748 | 3.5 | 0.226 | 0.287 | 0.375 | 0.661 | | Road Games | 7-2 | +4.9 | 7-2 | 5.9 | 0.291 | 0.367 | 0.405 | 0.772 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.310 | 0.438 | 0.749 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-1 | +9.6 | 5-7 | 4.6 | 0.289 | 0.351 | 0.452 | 0.803 | 2.3 | 0.205 | 0.251 | 0.351 | 0.602 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.5 | 3-4 | 4.0 | 0.268 | 0.324 | 0.443 | 0.767 | 3.1 | 0.238 | 0.287 | 0.400 | 0.687 | | Grass Games | 12-5 | +4.7 | 7-10 | 4.2 | 0.268 | 0.332 | 0.409 | 0.742 | 3.4 | 0.221 | 0.285 | 0.364 | 0.649 | | Night Games | 10-5 | +2.6 | 7-8 | 4.2 | 0.277 | 0.332 | 0.419 | 0.751 | 3.3 | 0.220 | 0.284 | 0.362 | 0.646 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.335 | 20 | 675 | 181 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 0.413 | 79 | 68 | 140 | 11 | 131 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 15 | | Road Games | 5.9 | 0.291 | 0.367 | 9 | 316 | 92 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0.405 | 46 | 38 | 64 | 8 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.289 | 0.351 | 12 | 398 | 115 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0.452 | 51 | 38 | 74 | 5 | 75 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
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| All Games | 2.66 | 1.020 | 67.7 | 22 | 20 | 44 | 5 | 25 | 82 | 6-2 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | | Road Games | 2.15 | 1.057 | 29.3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 4-0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 10-9 | -4.8 | 7-10 | 4.7 | 0.246 | 0.325 | 0.398 | 0.723 | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 0.384 | 0.694 | | Home Games | 2-5 | -6.8 | 3-4 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.341 | 0.418 | 0.759 | 4.9 | 0.265 | 0.315 | 0.414 | 0.728 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 7-3 | +2.9 | 5-4 | 5.9 | 0.277 | 0.348 | 0.468 | 0.816 | 4.7 | 0.264 | 0.317 | 0.409 | 0.726 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.2 | 1-5 | 4.9 | 0.249 | 0.326 | 0.430 | 0.756 | 2.4 | 0.225 | 0.285 | 0.278 | 0.562 | | Grass Games | 10-9 | -4.8 | 7-10 | 4.7 | 0.246 | 0.325 | 0.398 | 0.723 | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 0.384 | 0.694 | | Night Games | 7-6 | -2 | 6-6 | 4.8 | 0.234 | 0.309 | 0.393 | 0.703 | 4.6 | 0.262 | 0.314 | 0.395 | 0.709 |
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| All Games | 4.7 | 0.246 | 0.325 | 19 | 646 | 159 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 0.398 | 84 | 76 | 143 | 10 | 140 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 7 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.341 | 7 | 239 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0.418 | 29 | 31 | 59 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | Righty Starters | 5.9 | 0.277 | 0.348 | 10 | 357 | 99 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0.468 | 57 | 39 | 69 | 7 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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| All Games | 2.77 | 1.320 | 55.3 | 20 | 17 | 53 | 2 | 20 | 62 | 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | | Home Games | 2.13 | 1.105 | 25.3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/12/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ SEATTLE | GALLARDO(R) | 10-5 | W | -110 | 8.5 un | O | 16 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 4/14/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 7-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | 4/15/2017 | MCCULLERS(R) | @ OAKLAND | MANAEA(L) | 10-6 | W | -150 | 7.5 ev | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | | 4/17/2017 | MORTON(R) | LA ANGELS | CHAVEZ(R) | 3-0 | W | -150 | 8.5 ev | U | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | | 4/18/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 2-5 | L | -140 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 4/19/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 5-1 | W | -175 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 4/20/2017 | MCCULLERS(R) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 2-1 | W | -160 | 7.5 ev | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 4/21/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 6-3 | W | -115 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/22/2017 | MORTON(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | 3-6 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 4/23/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 6-4 | W | -115 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 4/25/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | 4-2 | W | -115 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | 4/26/2017 | MCCULLERS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | | | 4/27/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | | | 4/28/2017 | MORTON(R) | OAKLAND | COTTON(R) | | | 4/29/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | OAKLAND | TRIGGS(R) | | | 4/30/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | | | 5/1/2017 | MCCULLERS(R) | TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | | | 5/2/2017 | FIERS(R) | TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | | | 5/3/2017 | | TEXAS | | |
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| 4/12/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | HOLLAND(L) | 1-2 | L | -240 | 8 ov | U | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 4/13/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | GONZALEZ(R) | 4-10 | L | -170 | 8 ev | O | 12 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 4/14/2017 | BAUER(R) | DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | 6-7 | L | -155 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 4/15/2017 | KLUBER(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 13-6 | W | -155 | 8 ev | O | 19 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 4/16/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 1-4 | L | -215 | 9 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 4/17/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 3-1 | W | -145 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | | 4/18/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 11-4 | W | -125 | 9 un | O | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 4/20/2017 | BAUER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 6-2 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | 4/21/2017 | KLUBER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 3-0 | W | -145 | 7 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 4/22/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | PELFREY(R) | 7-0 | W | -215 | 8 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 4/23/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | HOLLAND(L) | 2-6 | L | -185 | 8 ev | P | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 4/25/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 2-4 | L | +105 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 4/26/2017 | BAUER(R) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | | | 4/27/2017 | KLUBER(R) | HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | | | 4/28/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | SEATTLE | MIRANDA(L) | | | 4/29/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | SEATTLE | GALLARDO(R) | | | 4/30/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 5/1/2017 | BAUER(R) | @ DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | | | 5/2/2017 | KLUBER(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 5/3/2017 | | @ DETROIT | | |
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| |  | 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. |
| | Scorching Astros face outfield uncertainty vs. Indians
CLEVELAND -- Having matched the franchise record for best 20-game start in club history, the injured and sore Houston Astros will try to add to their historic run Wednesday at Progressive Field in the second game of a three-game series with the Cleveland Indians. The biggest question surrounding the Astros is who will play in the outfield. Prior to the Tuesday game, the Astros placed outfielder Jake Marisnick on the seven-day concussion disabled list. To replace Marisnick on the roster, the Astros recalled outfielder Teoscar Hernandez from Triple-A Fresno. Hernandez entered Tuesday's game in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement in right field. Two batters later, he left the game on a cart. Hernandez sustained a left knee contusion due to a jarring collision with second baseman Jose Altuve as the two players converged on a fly ball hit by Yan Gomes. "It was a nasty collision, with both guys going after the ball," Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. "Teo took more of the brunt of it. Jose was jarred. We'll see how Jose is tomorrow. He'll probably feel like he was in a car wreck, but I feel pretty good about him." George Springer, another injured outfielder, was not in the starting lineup Tuesday due to a strained hamstring. Springer was forced into action, replacing the injured Hernandez. All of which leaves Houston's outfield situation up in the air. Hinch said team officials would meet and decide whether a roster move or two would be made prior to the Wednesday game. In the meantime, the Astros are rolling. They have won 10 of their last 12 games, improving to 14-6 for the fifth time in franchise history. The Astros also won 14 of their first 20 games in 1979, 1980, 1986 and 2006. "They have a very athletic lineup. They don't chase pitches, and if you make a mistake in the middle of the plate, they can change the game," said Cleveland right-hander Josh Tomlin, who held the Astros to three runs over six innings Tuesday but still got tagged with the loss. The pitching matchup Wednesday features one starter who has dominated his opponent and another who has never faced his foe. Right-hander Trevor Bauer (1-2, 6.35 ERA) will start for Cleveland. In two starts last year against Houston, Bauer was 2-0 with a 3.75 ERA, and in five career starts against the Astros, he is 5-0 with a 1.97 ERA. Houston's Lance McCullers (2-0, 3.38) will make his first career appearance against the Indians, so Cleveland hitters will be as new to the right-hander as he will be to them. One Indians hitter McCullers will have to pay particular attention to is third baseman Jose Ramirez, who has been one of the hotter batters in the league since the start of the season. Ramirez, who is hitting .319 with five home runs and 17 RBIs, is particularly dangerous at Progressive Field. He has hit safely in six of the seven home games the Indians have played this year, and he has hit safely in 43 of his past 48 home games going back to last year. This season, Ramirez is batting a league-leading .520 (13-for-25) at home. |
| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 10:24:07 PM EST. |
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