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919 | KANSAS CITY | +185 | Ov 8.5,+100 | +150 | Ov 8.5,-105 | 920 | CLEVELAND | -200 | Un 8.5,-120 | -160 | Un 8.5,-115 |
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All Games | 19-27 | -6.6 | 16-28 | 3.3 | 0.227 | 0.282 | 0.363 | 0.644 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.323 | 0.392 | 0.715 | Road Games | 7-16 | -7.3 | 10-11 | 3.3 | 0.213 | 0.265 | 0.355 | 0.620 | 5.1 | 0.271 | 0.352 | 0.442 | 0.794 | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-19 | -5.8 | 11-19 | 3.4 | 0.229 | 0.288 | 0.374 | 0.662 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.325 | 0.384 | 0.709 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.7 | 2-5 | 3.7 | 0.219 | 0.266 | 0.391 | 0.657 | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.332 | 0.437 | 0.769 | Grass Games | 16-26 | -9.6 | 13-27 | 3.1 | 0.221 | 0.277 | 0.357 | 0.634 | 4.2 | 0.248 | 0.321 | 0.383 | 0.704 | Night Games | 15-16 | +1 | 10-21 | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.289 | 0.376 | 0.664 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.316 | 0.389 | 0.705 | Division | 4-14 | -11.1 | 8-8 | 3.0 | 0.215 | 0.273 | 0.345 | 0.618 | 5.4 | 0.264 | 0.342 | 0.405 | 0.747 |
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All Games | 3.3 | 0.227 | 0.282 | 46 | 1531 | 347 | 52 | 3 | 50 | 0.363 | 142 | 118 | 351 | 24 | 286 | 47 | 15 | 45 | 25 | Road Games | 3.3 | 0.213 | 0.265 | 23 | 792 | 169 | 21 | 2 | 29 | 0.355 | 69 | 56 | 190 | 12 | 133 | 26 | 8 | 29 | 14 | Righty Starters | 3.4 | 0.229 | 0.288 | 32 | 1073 | 246 | 39 | 1 | 38 | 0.374 | 102 | 89 | 246 | 17 | 207 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 18 |
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All Games | 4.78 | 1.448 | 152.7 | 85 | 81 | 146 | 17 | 75 | 143 | 7-9 | 9 | 6 | 60% | Road Games | 5.96 | 1.624 | 77 | 53 | 51 | 80 | 12 | 45 | 74 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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All Games | 24-21 | -8.6 | 16-27 | 4.4 | 0.240 | 0.316 | 0.400 | 0.716 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.302 | 0.396 | 0.698 | Home Games | 8-11 | -10.9 | 9-10 | 4.5 | 0.250 | 0.330 | 0.424 | 0.754 | 4.5 | 0.251 | 0.307 | 0.434 | 0.741 | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-12 | -1.3 | 11-16 | 4.8 | 0.252 | 0.326 | 0.430 | 0.756 | 4.2 | 0.243 | 0.302 | 0.414 | 0.716 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.6 | 3-4 | 4.6 | 0.242 | 0.308 | 0.462 | 0.770 | 4.6 | 0.232 | 0.284 | 0.429 | 0.713 | Grass Games | 23-19 | -7.1 | 15-25 | 4.3 | 0.239 | 0.315 | 0.404 | 0.719 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.301 | 0.396 | 0.698 | Night Games | 14-16 | -9.8 | 11-18 | 4.2 | 0.229 | 0.309 | 0.393 | 0.701 | 4.5 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 0.415 | 0.730 | Division | 11-10 | -5.9 | 5-15 | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.316 | 0.380 | 0.696 | 3.3 | 0.223 | 0.292 | 0.337 | 0.629 |
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All Games | 4.4 | 0.240 | 0.316 | 45 | 1502 | 361 | 77 | 8 | 49 | 0.400 | 186 | 167 | 342 | 17 | 312 | 35 | 23 | 45 | 12 | Home Games | 4.5 | 0.250 | 0.330 | 19 | 627 | 157 | 34 | 3 | 23 | 0.424 | 83 | 74 | 143 | 7 | 134 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 1 | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.252 | 0.326 | 28 | 942 | 237 | 57 | 6 | 33 | 0.430 | 128 | 104 | 205 | 13 | 194 | 21 | 9 | 23 | 4 |
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All Games | 2.19 | 1.114 | 140 | 39 | 34 | 105 | 10 | 51 | 160 | 6-2 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% | Home Games | 1.76 | 1.025 | 66.3 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 4 | 18 | 74 | 2-1 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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5/12/2017 | DUFFY(L) | BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 3-2 | W | -105 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5/13/2017 | KARNS(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 4-3 | W | -115 | 8.5 ov | U | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5/14/2017 | YOUNG(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 9-8 | W | +125 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5/16/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 1-7 | L | +105 | 9.5 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | VARGAS(L) | NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 7-11 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5/18/2017 | DUFFY(L) | NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 5-1 | W | +105 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | KARNS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 8 ov | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | JUNIS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 6-4 | W | 110 | 9 ev | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5/21/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | 4-8 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5/22/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 2-4 | L | 160 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 6-2 | W | 130 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5/24/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 0-3 | L | 182 | 8.5 ev | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5/26/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | | 5/27/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | 5/28/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | | 5/29/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | | 5/30/2017 | ALMONTE(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | 5/31/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | | 6/2/2017 | | CLEVELAND | | |
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5/12/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 0-1 | L | -145 | 8.5 un | U | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5/13/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | MINNESOTA | BERRIOS(R) | 1-4 | L | -155 | 9 ev | U | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5/14/2017 | BAUER(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 8-3 | W | -165 | 9 ev | O | 13 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5/15/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 8-7 | W | -145 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5/16/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 4-6 | L | -160 | 9 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 4-7 | L | -165 | 9.5 ov | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | BAUER(R) | @ HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 5-3 | W | 120 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5/20/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 3-0 | W | 110 | 9 un | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5/21/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | @ HOUSTON | MUSGROVE(R) | 8-6 | W | -105 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5/22/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | @ CINCINNATI | FELDMAN(R) | 1-5 | L | -125 | 9 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | @ CINCINNATI | GARRETT(L) | 8-7 | W | -160 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5/24/2017 | BAUER(R) | CINCINNATI | BONILLA(R) | 3-4 | L | -200 | 10 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5/26/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | | 5/27/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | | 5/28/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | 5/29/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | | 5/30/2017 | BAUER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | 5/31/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | 6/1/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | OAKLAND | MANAEA(L) | | 6/2/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | |
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| | | KANSAS CITY: 2016: 81-81, third place.
Manager: Ned Yost (eighth season).
He's Here: OF Jorge Soler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Nathan Karns, DH Brandon Moss, LHP Travis Wood.
He's Outta Here: RHP Wade Davis, DH Kendrys Morales, OF Jarrod Dyson, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Edinson Volquez.
Projected lineup: SS Alcides Escobar (.261, 7 HRs, 55 RBIs), LF Alex Gordon (.220, 17, 40), CF Lorenzo Cain (.287, 9, 56), 1B Eric Hosmer (.266, 25, 104), DH Brandon Moss (.255, 28, 67), RF Jorge Soler (.238, 12, 31 with Cubs; likely to start season on DL with strained oblique), 3B Mike Moustakas (.240, 7, 13), C Salvador Perez (.247, 22, 64), Raul Mondesi (.185, 2, 13).
Rotation: LH Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA, 188 Ks), RH Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68, 184 Ks), RH Jason Hammel (11-11, 3.83 with Cubs), LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 3 starts after returning from Tommy John surgery), RH Nathan Karns (6-2, 5.15 with Mariners).
Key relievers: RH Kelvin Herrera (2-6, 2.75, 12 saves), RH Joakim Soria (5-8, 4.05), LH Matt Strahm (2-2, 1.23), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95), LH Scott Alexander (0-0, 3.32), RH Chris Young (3-9, 6.19).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. Duffy showed signs of blossoming into an ace late last year, but is yet to put it all together for a full season. Hammel was signed after the tragic death of RHP Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Vargas barely pitched last season after coming back from elbow surgery. Karns has intriguing potential, but might end up in the bullpen unless he lives up to it quickly.
Outlook: Royals GM Dayton Moore thinks his starting rotation is the best it has been during his tenure, even if just about every spot is tenuous. He also thinks Kansas City has more power at the plate this year thanks to Moustakas' return from a torn ACL and the signing of Moss. Paulo Orlando (.302, 5, 43, 14 SBs) will replace Soler in right field at the start of the season. But there are plenty of question marks up and down the lineup, not to mention on the pitching staff, and several things must break right for Kansas City to make noise in the AL Central and take a run at its third World Series appearance in four years. | | 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. |
| | Red-hot Clevinger, Indians host Royals
CLEVELAND -- Indians ace Corey Kluber is getting closer to coming off the disabled list, but his replacement in the rotation has filled in admirably. Friday night, Mike Clevinger will make his fourth start in place of Kluber as Cleveland hosts the Kansas City Royals in the first contest of a three-game series. Clevinger was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on May 7 after Kluber was placed on the DL with a lower back strain. In three starts filling in for Kluber, Clevinger is 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA. He has held opposing teams to a .113 batting average. In 17 innings, he has allowed three runs on six hits with 18 strikeouts. His only negative stat is 11 walks, but even that number is diminished in importance by Clevinger's low hit total. Clevinger's first start in place of Kluber came May 7 against the Royals. Clevinger got the win that day, a 1-0 victory in which he pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed one hit and four walks while striking out five. In three career appearances against Kansas City (two starts), Clevinger is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA. Clevinger is coming off his best start of the year. In his last start May 20 at Houston, Clevinger held the high-flying Astros scoreless on two hits over seven innings in a 3-0 Indians victory. The Indians and Royals are coming off postponed games Thursday -- the Royals in New York and the Indians in Cleveland. Ian Kennedy (0-4, 4.06), the scheduled starter Thursday against the Yankees, will start Friday against the Indians. Last year, Kennedy made six starts against the Indians and was 2-4 with a 5.30 ERA. In eight career starts versus Cleveland, he is 2-4 with a 5.19 ERA. The Royals (19-27) come into Friday's game last in the AL Central and the lowest winning percentage (.413) in the American League. While speculation has already begun that Kansas City will be sellers at the trade deadline, Royals general manager Dayton Moore said his team still hopes to be in the hunt this year. "I'm not throwing up the white flag," Moore told MLB.com. "We just go. We go and we play and we do everything we can as an organization to win every game. We strive to get better every day. "We are going to remain focused on winning in 2017, and I mean throughout 2017. We believe we owe it to our players and to our fan base. We'll remain laser-focused on winning." The Indians are winning more than the Royals, but not as much as was expected of the defending American League champions. Cleveland is 24-21 and in second place in the division. The Indians' biggest area of concern is the starting rotation, which was expected to be one of the best in the majors this year. Instead, the Indians have the highest starters ERA in the league at 4.98. The Indians are also short-handed among their position players. On Thursday, outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. "He was experiencing concussion symptoms (Wednesday)," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. "He got tested and was found to have a lower grade concussion." Another outfielder, Austin Jackson, is on the DL with a hyper-extended left big toe. However, Jackson could be activated Friday, or sometime over the weekend. |
| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 1:16:48 AM EST. |
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