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967 | MINNESOTA | +180 | Ov 9.5,+100 | +180 | Ov 9.5,-115 | 968 | CLEVELAND | -190 | Un 9.5,-120 | -190 | Un 9.5,-105 |
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All Games | 82-74 | +11.4 | 71-76 | 5.1 | 0.259 | 0.331 | 0.421 | 0.753 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.325 | 0.432 | 0.757 | Road Games | 43-35 | +15.5 | 34-40 | 4.9 | 0.249 | 0.319 | 0.403 | 0.722 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.318 | 0.423 | 0.741 | vs Right-handed Starters | 57-51 | +8.1 | 50-53 | 5.1 | 0.259 | 0.331 | 0.423 | 0.754 | 5.0 | 0.270 | 0.329 | 0.436 | 0.765 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1 | 4-2 | 6.4 | 0.266 | 0.333 | 0.391 | 0.724 | 4.3 | 0.265 | 0.311 | 0.424 | 0.735 | Grass Games | 79-71 | +9.7 | 68-73 | 5.0 | 0.259 | 0.332 | 0.420 | 0.752 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.325 | 0.430 | 0.756 | Night Games | 56-42 | +15.9 | 43-49 | 5.1 | 0.265 | 0.335 | 0.425 | 0.760 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.311 | 0.411 | 0.721 | Division | 38-32 | +6.4 | 33-32 | 5.1 | 0.256 | 0.335 | 0.414 | 0.749 | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.319 | 0.424 | 0.743 |
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All Games | 5.1 | 0.259 | 0.331 | 156 | 5350 | 1387 | 259 | 28 | 184 | 0.421 | 755 | 578 | 1278 | 88 | 1105 | 115 | 77 | 139 | 66 | Road Games | 4.9 | 0.249 | 0.319 | 78 | 2694 | 672 | 128 | 6 | 91 | 0.403 | 361 | 277 | 661 | 45 | 524 | 64 | 33 | 74 | 36 | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.259 | 0.331 | 108 | 3734 | 967 | 182 | 17 | 132 | 0.423 | 523 | 404 | 901 | 71 | 768 | 76 | 44 | 102 | 39 |
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All Games | 4.41 | 1.345 | 538.3 | 286 | 264 | 543 | 78 | 181 | 456 | 22-19 | 39 | 20 | 66.1% | Road Games | 4.31 | 1.275 | 252.6 | 130 | 121 | 247 | 33 | 75 | 212 | 10-11 | 23 | 10 | 69.7% |
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All Games | 98-58 | +7 | 59-90 | 5.1 | 0.263 | 0.335 | 0.435 | 0.770 | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.291 | 0.373 | 0.664 | Home Games | 45-30 | -8.3 | 29-44 | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.341 | 0.434 | 0.775 | 3.5 | 0.235 | 0.283 | 0.379 | 0.662 | vs Right-handed Starters | 63-34 | +7.6 | 39-53 | 5.1 | 0.262 | 0.333 | 0.440 | 0.772 | 3.5 | 0.235 | 0.284 | 0.378 | 0.662 | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +4.6 | 3-4 | 5.0 | 0.254 | 0.289 | 0.434 | 0.723 | 2.9 | 0.238 | 0.300 | 0.357 | 0.656 | Grass Games | 94-55 | +6.4 | 58-84 | 5.1 | 0.265 | 0.337 | 0.438 | 0.775 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 0.376 | 0.668 | Night Games | 61-41 | -2.3 | 38-59 | 5.0 | 0.256 | 0.332 | 0.428 | 0.761 | 3.6 | 0.239 | 0.291 | 0.380 | 0.671 | Division | 46-24 | +4.9 | 24-43 | 5.1 | 0.272 | 0.348 | 0.444 | 0.792 | 3.0 | 0.236 | 0.288 | 0.346 | 0.634 |
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All Games | 5.1 | 0.263 | 0.335 | 156 | 5320 | 1400 | 287 | 29 | 189 | 0.435 | 752 | 578 | 1121 | 82 | 1114 | 131 | 74 | 163 | 46 | Home Games | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.341 | 75 | 2486 | 660 | 138 | 11 | 86 | 0.434 | 358 | 285 | 530 | 37 | 524 | 67 | 28 | 77 | 22 | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.262 | 0.333 | 97 | 3303 | 865 | 184 | 20 | 121 | 0.440 | 479 | 351 | 679 | 54 | 678 | 76 | 39 | 85 | 26 |
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All Games | 2.84 | 1.147 | 468.3 | 166 | 148 | 392 | 46 | 145 | 519 | 20-20 | 36 | 8 | 81.8% | Home Games | 2.46 | 1.007 | 223.3 | 66 | 61 | 172 | 22 | 53 | 250 | 8-9 | 11 | 4 | 73.3% |
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9/12/2017 | GIBSON(R) | SAN DIEGO | WOOD(L) | 16-0 | W | -170 | 10 un | O | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9/13/2017 | SANTANA(R) | SAN DIEGO | LAMET(R) | 3-1 | W | -145 | 9 ev | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9/14/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | TORONTO | ANDERSON(L) | 3-2 | W | -155 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 9/15/2017 | COLON(R) | TORONTO | HAPP(L) | 3-4 | L | +105 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9/16/2017 | MEJIA(L) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 2-7 | L | -125 | 9.5 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9/17/2017 | GIBSON(R) | TORONTO | BIAGINI(R) | 13-7 | W | -135 | 9 ev | O | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9/18/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ NY YANKEES | GARCIA(L) | 1-2 | L | 140 | 9 un | U | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9/19/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 2-5 | L | 150 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 9/20/2017 | COLON(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 3-11 | L | 255 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 9/21/2017 | MEJIA(L) | @ DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 12-1 | W | -135 | 10.5 ev | O | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9/22/2017 | GIBSON(R) | @ DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | 7-3 | W | -130 | 10 un | P | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9/23/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 10-4 | W | -150 | 9.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9/24/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | @ DETROIT | FARMER(R) | 10-4 | W | -190 | 10 ov | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9/26/2017 | COLON(R) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | | 9/27/2017 | MEJIA(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | 9/28/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | 9/29/2017 | GIBSON(R) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | | 9/30/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | DETROIT | FARMER(R) | | 10/1/2017 | COLON(R) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | |
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9/12/2017 | KLUBER(R) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 2-0 | W | -390 | 8 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9/13/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | DETROIT | FARMER(R) | 5-3 | W | -295 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9/14/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | KANSAS CITY | JUNIS(R) | 3-2 | W | -185 | 9 ov | U | 12 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9/15/2017 | BAUER(R) | KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 3-4 | L | -200 | 9 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 9/16/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | 8-4 | W | -235 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9/17/2017 | KLUBER(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 3-2 | W | -240 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9/19/2017 | CLEVINGER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SKAGGS(L) | 6-3 | W | -105 | 8 un | O | 14 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9/20/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | @ LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 6-5 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 9/21/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | @ LA ANGELS | BRIDWELL(R) | 4-1 | W | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9/22/2017 | BAUER(R) | @ SEATTLE | RAMIREZ(R) | 1-3 | L | -140 | 8.5 un | U | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9/23/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | @ SEATTLE | MOORE(R) | 11-4 | W | -150 | 8 ov | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9/24/2017 | KLUBER(R) | @ SEATTLE | LEAKE(R) | 4-2 | W | -200 | 7 ev | U | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9/26/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | MINNESOTA | COLON(R) | | 9/27/2017 | SALAZAR(R) | MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | | 9/28/2017 | CARRASCO(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | | 9/29/2017 | BAUER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | GIOLITO(R) | | 9/30/2017 | KLUBER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | FULMER(R) | | 10/1/2017 | TOMLIN(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SHIELDS(R) | |
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| | | MINNESOTA: 2016: 59-103, fifth place.
Manager: Paul Molitor (third season).
He's Here: C Jason Castro, RHP Matt Belisle, SS Ehire Adrianza, LHP Craig Breslow.
He's Outta Here: 3B Trevor Plouffe, C Kurt Suzuki, LHP Tommy Milone, RHP Pat Light.
Projected lineup: 2B Brian Dozier (.268, 42, 99, 18/20 SBs), RF Max Kepler (.235, 17, 63), CF Byron Buxton (.225, 10 HRs, 38 RBIs, 118 Ks in 298 ABs), 1B Joe Mauer (.261, 11, 49), 3B Miguel Sano (.236, 25, 66, 178 Ks in 437 ABs), DH Kennys Vargas (.230, 10, 20 in 152 ABs), LF Eddie Rosario (.269, 10, 32), C Jason Castro (.210, 11, 32 with Houston), SS Jorge Polanco (.282, 4, 27 in 245 ABs).
Rotation: RH Ervin Santana (7-11, 3.38 ERA, 149 Ks), RH Phil Hughes (1-7, 5.95, 11 HRs, 11 starts), LH Hector Santiago (3-6, 5.58, 13 HRs, 11 starts after trade with Angels), RH Kyle Gibson (6-11, 5.07, 1.561 WHIP), LH Adalberto Mejia (rookie).
Key relievers: RH Brandon Kintzler (0-2, 3.15, 17/20 saves), RH Matt Belisle (0-0, 1.76 in 40 games for Nationals), RH Ryan Pressly (6-7, 3.70, 1 save in 72 games), LH Taylor Rogers (3-1, 3.96, 64 Ks in 57 games), LH Craig Breslow (0-2, 4.50 in 15 games for Marlins).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. The resuscitation of a team with the worst record in the majors last season must begin with starting pitching that ranked 30th out of 30 in wins (37), ERA (5.39) and strikeouts (655). Hughes, Santiago, Gibson and Berrios will all be counted on to make 2016 the aberration and not the standard. Adding Castro, who has a strong reputation for game calling and pitch framing, probably can't hurt. There's enough depth in the group at least to give the Twins a chance to return to respectability as new baseball chief Derek Falvey continues to try to revamp organizational philosophy and process for the long term. The bullpen appears more vulnerable than the rotation, despite being bolstered by the addition of the veteran Belisle. Three-time All-Star closer Glen Perkins is still working his way back from surgery last year to repair a torn labrum and will likely land on the disabled list to start the season. Kintzler fared well in his place, but doesn't have a track record.
Outlook: The Twins ranked a respectable sixth in the American League in total bases and eighth in OPS despite their abysmal record last year. Buxton's sparkling September, following a second straight frustrating summer, restored his and the club's confidence in the 2012 second overall draft pick. Dozier probably hit his power ceiling in 2016, but if Buxton and Sano can strike out less and get on base more there's the potential in place for a productive offense. Vargas hit his way back into contention for the DH spot with a decent finish to 2016, but the pressure is on him to prove he's worth a spot in the lineup with a strong performance this spring by Park, who struggled badly to adjust to major league pitching in his arrival from South Korea last year. | | 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. |
| | Twins seek to wrap up wild card in Cleveland
CLEVELAND -- Wild-card-hunting Minnesota is hot, but no team is hotter than the Cleveland Indians, who will host the Twins on Tuesday night at Progressive Field in the opener of a three-game series. The Twins come to Cleveland fresh off a four-game sweep of the Tigers in Detroit, and Minnesota's magic number for clinching the second American League wild-card spot is two. Minnesota leads the Los Angeles Angels by five games with six to play. The Twins outscored Detroit 39-12 during the sweep. "We're going to go into Cleveland, where they don't lose much," Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said. "We get that, but we've just got to try to keep it going." The Indians are epically hot. Since Aug. 24, Cleveland is 29-2, including an American League-record 22-game winning streak. In the Indians' last 17 games away from home, they went 16-1 en route to setting a franchise record for road wins, going 53-28 away from Progressive Field. The Indians are 45-30 at home, 98-58 overall. They need to win just two of their six remaining games to reach the 100-win mark for only the third time in franchise history. Minnesota reached the century mark last year -- in losses. The Twins went 59-103 in 2016, but they have authored an impressive one-year turnaround and are closing in on their first trip to the postseason since 2010. "We've talked a lot since the beginning of the season about trying to get this thing going back in the right direction," Molitor said. "We tried to put last year behind us as best we could, maybe try to use it as motivation. But more than anything, it was a tremendous learning experience, even though it was tough to endure at times. So it's been a lot of curves in the road, some good and some not so good. But here we are, with a chance to extend our season." The Indians have already clinched their second consecutive AL Central title, but they also have something to play for in the final week of the regular season. Cleveland is two games ahead of the Houston Astros (96-60) for the best record in the American League while trying to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers (100-57) for the best record in the majors. The Indians are also trying to break in a new center fielder. Second baseman Jason Kipnis, who has made three trips onto the disabled list for various ailments, is trying to make a late-season conversion to center field. He is replacing rookie Bradley Zimmer, who is not expected to return this year after breaking his left hand. Kipnis played center field in college at Arizona State, but had been a second baseman exclusively in the big leagues. Kipnis has started five games in center, and he has not been greatly tested defensively. At the plate, he went 5-for-15 with three RBIs in those games. "You're going to see me get more comfortable every game," Kipnis said. "It's nice to get some good at-bats and get some hits. There's one week left, but I'm happy with where I'm at." The pitching matchup Tuesday night will be Cleveland right-hander Josh Tomlin (9-9, 4.98 ERA) vs. Twins right-hander Bartolo Colon (6-14, 6.63 overall). Colon made his major league debut with the Indians on April 4, 1997. The 44-year-old veteran signed with the Twins as a free agent in early July after being released by Atlanta. In 13 starts with the Braves, he was 2-8 with an 8.14 ERA, and in 13 starts with the Twins, he is 4-6 with a 5.33 ERA. Colon started once against the Indians this year, an 8-1 loss on Aug. 15 in which he gave up three runs on seven hits, including three home runs, in five innings. In 13 career starts against Cleveland, he is 7-5 with 3.90 ERA. Tomlin is 1-2 with a 3.66 ERA in three starts against Minnesota this year. He is 5-6 with a 5.21 ERA in 17 career appearances against the Twins. |
| Last Updated: 5/4/2024 6:29:39 AM EST. |
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