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| 965 | BOSTON | +180 | Ov 8,-115 | +160 | Ov 8.5,+110 | | 966 | DETROIT | -190 | Un 8,-105 | -170 | Un 8.5,-130 |
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| All Games | 45-32 | +6 | 38-35 | 5.1 | 0.269 | 0.341 | 4.1 | 0.248 | 0.321 | | Road Games | 22-17 | +5.9 | 19-18 | 5.0 | 0.260 | 0.336 | 3.8 | 0.255 | 0.327 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 31-21 | +5.4 | 27-22 | 5.3 | 0.273 | 0.343 | 4.3 | 0.244 | 0.319 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1 | 2-4 | 4.1 | 0.263 | 0.320 | 4.9 | 0.302 | 0.352 | | Grass Games | 37-28 | +0.8 | 30-31 | 4.9 | 0.275 | 0.343 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.319 | | Day Games | 15-7 | +4.9 | 8-13 | 4.9 | 0.258 | 0.333 | 3.5 | 0.238 | 0.302 |
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| All Games | 5.1 | 0.269 | 0.341 | 77 | 2647 | 712 | 269 | 85 | 0.03 | 380 | 291 | 636 | 59 | 563 | 75 | 37 | 68 | 52 | | Road Games | 5.0 | 0.260 | 0.336 | 39 | 1373 | 357 | 120 | 45 | 0.03 | 190 | 156 | 336 | 37 | 293 | 45 | 12 | 35 | 23 | | Righty Starters | 5.3 | 0.273 | 0.343 | 52 | 1805 | 492 | 189 | 60 | 0.03 | 270 | 194 | 437 | 47 | 380 | 51 | 27 | 41 | 39 |
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| All Games | 4.14 | 1.397 | 224 | 106 | 103 | 216 | 28 | 97 | 240 | 12-9 | 13 | 9 | 59.1% | | Road Games | 2.89 | 1.225 | 118.3 | 38 | 38 | 99 | 14 | 46 | 131 | 5-4 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 41-32 | -7 | 39-33 | 5.0 | 0.283 | 0.349 | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.297 | | Home Games | 25-13 | +0.3 | 22-15 | 5.6 | 0.306 | 0.373 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.296 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 7-9 | -8.6 | 10-5 | 5.2 | 0.282 | 0.359 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.325 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.8 | 3-4 | 5.0 | 0.324 | 0.382 | 5.3 | 0.279 | 0.327 | | Grass Games | 41-32 | -7 | 39-33 | 5.0 | 0.283 | 0.349 | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.297 | | Day Games | 16-16 | -9.9 | 18-13 | 4.7 | 0.281 | 0.345 | 4.2 | 0.242 | 0.308 |
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| All Games | 5.0 | 0.283 | 0.349 | 73 | 2598 | 735 | 220 | 77 | 0.03 | 356 | 262 | 487 | 22 | 579 | 75 | 29 | 58 | 53 | | Home Games | 5.6 | 0.306 | 0.373 | 38 | 1306 | 399 | 111 | 41 | 0.03 | 207 | 140 | 231 | 10 | 295 | 39 | 10 | 30 | 27 | | Lefty Starters | 5.2 | 0.282 | 0.359 | 16 | 581 | 164 | 50 | 18 | 0.03 | 84 | 70 | 97 | 1 | 141 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 13 |
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| All Games | 4.02 | 1.311 | 206 | 94 | 92 | 186 | 18 | 84 | 217 | 5-13 | 16 | 9 | 64% | | Home Games | 4.17 | 1.349 | 99.4 | 48 | 46 | 88 | 10 | 46 | 99 | 2-5 | 10 | 3 | 76.9% |
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| 6/9/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | LA ANGELS | BLANTON(R) | 10-5 | W | -155 | 10.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | | 6/10/2013 | LACKEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 10-8 | W | 130 | 7.5 ov | O | 15 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 1 | | 6/11/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | HERNANDEZ(R) | 3-8 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 6/12/2013 | ACEVES(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 2-1 | W | 130 | 9 un | U | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 6/13/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 4-5 | L | -115 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1 | | 6/14/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 0-2 | L | 100 | 9.5 un | U | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | 6/15/2013 | LACKEY(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GARCIA(R) | 5-4 | W | -105 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 6/16/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 3-6 | L | 105 | 9 ov | P | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 6/18/2013 | ACEVES(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 5-1 | W | -115 | 10 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 6/18/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 3-1 | W | -150 | 10 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 6/19/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 2-6 | L | -130 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | | 6/20/2013 | LACKEY(R) | @ DETROIT | ALVAREZ(L) | 3-4 | L | 105 | 9 ev | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 6/21/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ DETROIT | FISTER(R) | 10-6 | W | 125 | 8.5 ov | O | 17 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 6/22/2013 | WEBSTER(R) | @ DETROIT | SCHERZER(R) | 3-10 | L | 165 | 9 un | O | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | | 6/23/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 6/25/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | COLORADO | NICASIO(R) | | | 6/26/2013 | LACKEY(R) | COLORADO | OSWALT(R) | | | 6/27/2013 | LESTER(L) | TORONTO | WANG(R) | | | 6/28/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | TORONTO | JOHNSON(R) | | | 6/29/2013 | | TORONTO | ROGERS(R) | | | 6/30/2013 | | TORONTO | | |
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| 6/9/2013 | ALVAREZ(L) | CLEVELAND | MASTERSON(R) | 4-1 | W | -120 | 9 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 6/10/2013 | FISTER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 2-3 | L | -135 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 6/11/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | DAVIS(R) | 3-2 | W | -160 | 8.5 ov | U | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 6/12/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | SHIELDS(R) | 2-3 | L | -115 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 6/14/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | @ MINNESOTA | DIAMOND(L) | 4-0 | W | -135 | 9 un | U | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 6/15/2013 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | DEDUNO(R) | 3-6 | L | -160 | 8.5 ev | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 6/16/2013 | FISTER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | WALTERS(R) | 5-2 | W | -145 | 9 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 6/17/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | BALTIMORE | ARRIETA(R) | 5-1 | W | -185 | 8.5 ov | U | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 6/18/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | BALTIMORE | BRITTON(L) | 2-5 | L | -205 | 8 ov | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 6/19/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 3-13 | L | -135 | 9 un | O | 11 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | | 6/20/2013 | ALVAREZ(L) | BOSTON | LACKEY(R) | 4-3 | W | -115 | 9 ev | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 6/21/2013 | FISTER(R) | BOSTON | LESTER(L) | 6-10 | L | -135 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | | 6/22/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | BOSTON | WEBSTER(R) | 10-3 | W | -175 | 9 un | O | 15 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 6/23/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | BOSTON | DOUBRONT(L) | | | 6/25/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 6/26/2013 | ALVAREZ(L) | LA ANGELS | HANSON(R) | | | 6/27/2013 | FISTER(R) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | | | 6/28/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | | | 6/29/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 6/30/2013 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | |
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| |  | BOSTON: HITTING: OF JACOBY ELLSBURY's 2011 breakout was no fluke. He has real power to complement his elite speed. 2B DUSTIN PEDROIA bounced back from a slow start to finish with career highs in HR and RBI. He benefits from hitting behind Ellsbury. 3B KEVIN YOUKILIS is a huge injury risk. His best seasons are behind him. 1B ADRIAN GONZALEZ wasted no time winning over Boston fans last year, and should hit even more HR in 2012. DH DAVID ORTIZ has put together two straight impressive years after being left for dead in 2009. 2011 Super Bust OF CARL CRAWFORD will bounce back, just not as much as most experts think. Most of the catcher duties will go to C JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA, with C KELLY SHOPPACH getting ABs against lefties. Right field will be filled by former Giants playoff hero CODY ROSS. SS NICK PUNTO replaces Marco Scutaro, who is now in Colorado. 3B MIKE AVILES is a solid hitter with the defensive flexibility to end up with semi-regular ABs.
STARTING PITCHING: JON LESTER seems to have leveled off as a very good pitcher instead of ascending into an elite class. He lost some speed on his pitches and got hit a little harder in 2011. Coming off the best season of his up-and-down career, JOSH BECKETT's numbers are bound to regress a bit in 2012. Back problems limited CLAY BUCHHOLZ last season, and he lost some of the zip on his fastball. He'll tally a low ERA and 15+ wins if he can stay healthy. ALFREDO ACEVES was outstanding out of the bullpen last year, and will compete for a rotation spot this year. He was a starter for years in the Mexican League and the minors. Former setup man DANIEL BARD is being converted to a starter, but he may wind up back in the bullpen later on. After Tommy John surgeries, DAISUKE MATSUZAKA is due to return around July, while JOHN LACKEY won't be back until 2013.
RELIEF PITCHING: ANDREW BAILEY was a acquired from Oakland in December for a heap of prospects. He's one of the best closers in baseball, and may even be an upgrade from departed Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth. Time will tell how he'll handle the increased scrutiny of playing in Boston. Coming over in a trade for infielder Jed Lowrie, MARK MELANCON was excellent as a closer last season in Houston and should be Bailey's main set-up man in the eighth inning. BOBBY JENKS has ninth-inning experience, but he will be out at least two months coming off a pulmonary embolism. | | DETROIT: HITTING: OF AUSTIN JACKSON doesn't make much contact, but manager Jim Leyland likes his speed in the leadoff spot. RYAN RABURN and RAMON SANTIAGO will split second base duties, with Raburn getting the majority of the starts. 3B MIGUEL CABRERA seems to have cleaned up his act. He's an MVP candidate. So is newcomer 1B PRINCE FIELDER who will try to keep slugging in his move to a pitchers' park. His presence was needed after DH VICTOR MARTINEZ was lost for the season with a knee injury. OF DELMON YOUNG is a pending free agent, and he hit well after escaping spacious Target Field. He'll nab the starting LF job but could also DH. OF BRENNAN BOESCH did enough pre-injury to earn an everyday role, but he'll again be in danger of fading over the summer. SS JHONNY PERALTA had a resurgence in 2011, and he's on the right side of 30. C ALEX AVILA might not hit for average, but his power is legit. Leyland favorite BRANDON INGE and DON KELLY will back up the All-Star corner infielders, so neither expect to get much playing time. Streaky OF ANDY DIRKS is a fourth outfielder. C GERALD LAIRD will spell Avila.
STARTING PITCHING: You can't expect an identical stat line for JUSTIN VERLANDER; his opponent .236 batting average on balls in play suggests there was some luck involved in his MVP season. But he's still the best pitcher in the American League by a wide margin. DOUG FISTER's improved strikeout rate with the Tigers suggests he could sustain success as a quality No. 2 starter. MAX SCHERZER can still be outstanding when he's on, but he was inconsistent again last year. He could figure it out in his late-20s, but time is running out. RICK PORCELLO still has a ways to go. His mid-season success came against some weak lineups. He's still only 23, but he hasn't been able to beat hitters at any level in the pros. The Tigers are still searching for a No. 5 starter. Top prospect JACOB TURNER is only 20, but the Tigers haven't been shy about fast-tracking young arms. He was dominant in the minors, but torched in his first big-league stint. ANDY OLIVER appears to be the front-runner for this role, but DREW SMYLY is also a possibility.
RELIEF PITCHING: JOSE VALVERDE was perfect in 2011, but it was a surprising development considering his sliding K/BB ratio. For Tigers fans, he carries more risk than 49-for-49 would suggest. One of baseball's better set-up men, JOAQUIN BENOIT is an eighth-inning-only guy. He'd take over if Valverde got hurt. OCTAVIO DOTEL is another elite set-up man who will step up as the seventh-inning guy. As good as AL ALBURQUERQUE was in the regular season (one extra-base hit'a double'allowed in 43.1 innings!), he's out until at least the All-Star break after offseason elbow surgery. Lefty DANIEL SCHLERETH has a chance to be the closer of the future, but first he'll need to cut down on the walks. |
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*Red Sox-Tigers Preview* ========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Boston (45-31) at Detroit (40-32), 1:08 p.m. EDT
Justin Verlander was hardly at his best last time out and a matchup with the Boston Red Sox wouldn't appear to give him the best chance to bounce back.
The Detroit Tigers ace hasn't been sharp in his last two games against Boston, but he has been nearly flawless in his past two home starts versus the Red Sox. He'll try to produce another such outing at Comerica Park in Sunday's series finale.
After winning four straight starts, Verlander (8-5, 3.72 ERA) suffered a 5-2 loss to Baltimore on Tuesday. The right-hander gave up five runs - on a pair of homers - and walked four while needing 102 pitches to get through five innings.
"There's ups and downs, peaks and valleys," he told the team's website. "Tonight was just one of those nights where two long balls hurt me. Who knows what happens if I'm able to execute those (home run) pitches a little bit better? I'm not saying that I regressed. It's just one of those games."
In his attempt to get back on track, Verlander will face one of two teams he's gone 0-2 or worse against over the past two seasons. He's also 0-2 against Tampa Bay in that stretch.
He has posted a 6.55 ERA in his back-to-back defeats to Boston but hasn't given up a run in his last 16 2-3 innings at Comerica against the Red Sox.
In his only home matchup with Boston last season, he gave up two hits and one walk over eight innings while striking out seven in a 3-2 victory April 5.
Verlander would like to get some help from an offense that scored its most runs in 17 games Saturday. Victor Martinez kicked off a 10-3 rout of Boston with a first-inning grand slam, and Austin Jackson, Torii Hunter and Andy Dirks combined for nine of their team's 15 hits.
"The four runs given back in the first set the tone for the entire evening," Boston manager John Farrell said.
Felix Doubront (4-3, 4.38) will try to limit the Tigers on Sunday and help his team improve on a 2-5 road record since June 12. The Red Sox (45-32) have a 5.17 ERA in those games but Doubront will head into this start after throwing eight scoreless innings Tuesday.
The left-hander did not get a decision in Boston's 3-1 win over Tampa Bay but said he picked up some confidence.
"I needed this. I needed this to get more confident, trust more in my pitches," he told the team's website. "I'll go the next game and try to do the same and stay on one page, this page. And stay like that. I'm going to get better results and win games and help the team to win."
Doubront won his only start against Detroit on May 28, 2012, allowing two solo homers and two other hits in six innings of a 7-4 victory. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts versus Doubront in that game.
Boston's David Ortiz has three doubles, a home run and a single in his last 12 at-bats against Verlander. Ortiz has homered twice in this series and his 18 at Comerica Park are the most by an opposing player.
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