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| 973 | TEXAS | +1.5,-145 | +1.5,-155 | | 974 | DETROIT | -1.5,+125 | -1.5,+135 |
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| All Games | 53-40 | +1.5 | 35-54 | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.318 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.309 | | Road Games | 26-21 | +4.1 | 20-25 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.308 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.308 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 35-28 | -0.1 | 22-37 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 4.0 | 0.251 | 0.311 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -3.1 | 3-4 | 4.3 | 0.275 | 0.337 | 5.4 | 0.264 | 0.327 | | Grass Games | 52-38 | +2.6 | 34-52 | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.320 | 4.1 | 0.250 | 0.310 | | Night Games | 39-28 | +2.6 | 29-35 | 4.6 | 0.268 | 0.322 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.313 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.318 | 93 | 3188 | 832 | 269 | 110 | 0.03 | 383 | 266 | 608 | 57 | 627 | 105 | 51 | 79 | 39 | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.308 | 47 | 1664 | 425 | 146 | 52 | 0.03 | 185 | 126 | 330 | 21 | 316 | 54 | 26 | 40 | 15 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 63 | 2127 | 539 | 171 | 75 | 0.04 | 249 | 158 | 404 | 45 | 396 | 66 | 33 | 52 | 24 |
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| All Games | 3.14 | 1.216 | 292 | 112 | 102 | 251 | 25 | 104 | 247 | 19-10 | 31 | 4 | 88.6% | | Road Games | 3.42 | 1.300 | 142.3 | 58 | 54 | 139 | 14 | 46 | 116 | 9-6 | 19 | 2 | 90.5% |
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| All Games | 51-41 | -10.2 | 51-39 | 5.1 | 0.282 | 0.347 | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.306 | | Home Games | 28-18 | -5.2 | 28-17 | 5.5 | 0.303 | 0.368 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.314 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 9-12 | -12.3 | 14-6 | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.352 | 5.5 | 0.289 | 0.347 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -1.6 | 5-2 | 5.9 | 0.303 | 0.364 | 5.6 | 0.303 | 0.364 | | Grass Games | 47-38 | -10.8 | 47-37 | 5.1 | 0.284 | 0.349 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.307 | | Night Games | 33-20 | +4 | 28-24 | 5.5 | 0.284 | 0.349 | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.297 |
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| All Games | 5.1 | 0.282 | 0.347 | 92 | 3275 | 923 | 294 | 103 | 0.03 | 457 | 326 | 635 | 26 | 717 | 93 | 42 | 74 | 69 | | Home Games | 5.5 | 0.303 | 0.368 | 46 | 1582 | 479 | 138 | 50 | 0.03 | 247 | 163 | 280 | 10 | 348 | 49 | 20 | 37 | 34 | | Lefty Starters | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.352 | 21 | 752 | 206 | 68 | 25 | 0.03 | 109 | 90 | 130 | 1 | 175 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
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| All Games | 4.12 | 1.366 | 262 | 127 | 120 | 248 | 25 | 110 | 280 | 8-16 | 20 | 9 | 69% | | Home Games | 4.50 | 1.492 | 126 | 70 | 63 | 125 | 13 | 63 | 125 | 3-6 | 11 | 3 | 78.6% |
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| 6/29/2013 | TEPESCH(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 4-6 | L | -105 | 9.5 ov | O | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | | 6/30/2013 | DARVISH(R) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 3-2 | W | -145 | 8 ev | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 7/2/2013 | GRIMM(R) | SEATTLE | SAUNDERS(L) | 2-9 | L | -160 | 9.5 un | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | | 7/3/2013 | HOLLAND(L) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 2-4 | L | -140 | 8 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 7/4/2013 | PEREZ(L) | SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 5-4 | W | -140 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | | 7/5/2013 | TEPESCH(R) | HOUSTON | HARRELL(R) | 10-5 | W | -225 | 9.5 un | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | | 7/6/2013 | DARVISH(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 5-9 | L | -320 | 9 un | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 7/7/2013 | GRIMM(R) | HOUSTON | BEDARD(L) | 5-4 | W | -195 | 10 un | U | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 7/8/2013 | HOLLAND(L) | @ BALTIMORE | FELDMAN(R) | 8-5 | W | -105 | 8.5 ov | O | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 7/9/2013 | PEREZ(L) | @ BALTIMORE | BRITTON(L) | 8-4 | W | 110 | 9.5 ev | O | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 7/10/2013 | LINDBLOM(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 1-6 | L | 135 | 9.5 un | U | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 7/11/2013 | WOLF(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 1-3 | L | 135 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | 7/12/2013 | GRIMM(R) | @ DETROIT | FISTER(R) | 2-7 | L | 170 | 9.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 7/13/2013 | HOLLAND(L) | @ DETROIT | SCHERZER(R) | | | 7/14/2013 | PEREZ(L) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 7/19/2013 | | BALTIMORE | | | | 7/20/2013 | | BALTIMORE | | |
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| 6/29/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 3-4 | L | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | | 6/30/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 1-3 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 7/1/2013 | ALVAREZ(L) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 3-8 | L | 115 | 9 un | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 7/2/2013 | FISTER(R) | @ TORONTO | WANG(R) | 7-6 | W | -150 | 9 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 7/3/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | @ TORONTO | JOHNSON(R) | 6-2 | W | -125 | 8 un | P | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | | 7/4/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | @ TORONTO | ROGERS(R) | 11-1 | W | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 16 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 7/5/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | @ CLEVELAND | MASTERSON(R) | 7-0 | W | 115 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 7/6/2013 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 9-4 | W | -165 | 9 ov | O | 13 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 7/7/2013 | FISTER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 6-9 | L | -130 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 7/8/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KAZMIR(L) | 4-2 | W | -155 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 7/9/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 4-11 | L | -280 | 8 un | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 0 | | 7/10/2013 | PORCELLO(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | AXELROD(R) | 8-5 | W | -255 | 9.5 un | O | 15 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 7/11/2013 | SANCHEZ(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 3-6 | L | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | | 7/12/2013 | FISTER(R) | TEXAS | GRIMM(R) | 7-2 | W | -180 | 9.5 un | U | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 7/13/2013 | SCHERZER(R) | TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | | | 7/14/2013 | VERLANDER(R) | TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | | | 7/19/2013 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | 7/20/2013 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | |
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| |  | TEXAS: HITTING: 2B IAN KINSLER will lead off again. A few less at-'em balls and he's an MVP candidate. SS ELVIS ANDRUS is coming along offensively, but his poor SB% could lead to fewer attempts. Injuries are the only thing that will keep OF JOSH HAMILTON out of the MVP discussion. He'll likely start declining at age 35, but DH MICHAEL YOUNG can't help but put up numbers batting cleanup in this lineup. 3B ADRIAN BELTRE was unstoppable in Arlington. Like Hamilton, he's an MVP candidate if healthy. Injuries are piling up for OF NELSON CRUZ, who still has monster power but doesn't run as much anymore. C MIKE NAPOLI is MLB's best offensive catcher and will play some 1B on 'off' days. Because their lineup is stacked, Texas can play defensive-minded/offensively limited 1B MITCH MORELAND. And because Ron Washington would prefer to play Hamilton in left, speedy CF CRAIG GENTRY looks to have the edge over DAVID MURPHY for the starting job in center. Cuban import LEONYS MARTIN will start the season in Triple-A, but JULIO BORBON could earn a significant OF role.
STARTING PITCHING: COLBY LEWIS can overpower when he's on, but as a flyball pitcher in cozy Arlington he's going to have a handful of ugly days. The much-ballyhooed YU DARVISH brings a deep arsenal of pitches and a durable frame from Japan. He's probably the best Japanese arm to ever cross the Pacific. Lefty MATT HARRISON solidified his rotation spot. He has topped out as a respectable No. 3-type starter. DEREK HOLLAND has top-of-the-rotation upside. Consistency has been an issue, but hopefully another year and some big postseason moments helped to cure that. The big story is NEFTALI FELIZ moving to the rotation. He was considered a future ace in the minors, but the transition might not be easy. His K/BB ratio plummeted last year and his flyball tendencies could spell disaster in Arlington. Keep in mind the Rangers made a successful closer-to-ace switch with C.J. Wilson. Top prospect MARTIN PEREZ could be an option in the second half.
RELIEF PITCHING: Veteran JOE NATHAN was brought in and handed the closer's job. He struggled in his first year back from Tommy John surgery, but most pitchers who've had the procedure don't come all the way back until their second full season. If Nathan falters, MIKE ADAMS could be next in line. He had no trouble transitioning from pitcher-friendly San Diego in the National League to hitter-friendly Arlington and the A.L.'s superior bats. KOJI UEHARA would also be in the closer discussion if Nathan falters, but he was unhappy about being traded from Baltimore and faltered for the Rangers late last year. ALEXI OGANDO got a huge boost from his defense and his bullpen before a late-season collapse. He threw by far a career-high in innings; better stamina would allow him to take the next step and possibly rejoin the rotation. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TEXAS-DETROIT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rangers-Tigers Preview* ========================
Texas (53-39) at Detroit (50-41), 7:15 p.m. EDT
Max Scherzer came up short in his first bid for a 14-0 start. He could have a better chance in his second one.
The Detroit Tigers starter is unbeaten in seven regular-season outings against the Texas Rangers heading into Saturday night's matchup at Comerica Park.
Scherzer (13-0, 3.06 ERA) is attempting to become the first pitcher since Roger Clemens in 1986 to open with 14 straight wins, and the first to take a 14-0 mark into the All-Star break. His six-start win streak ended Monday in Cleveland as he gave up two runs over seven innings in a 4-2, 10-inning victory.
The right-hander has been fortunate to own the majors' best run support average at 7.57. He extended his streak of consecutive regular-season starts without a defeat to 19, and his run of 18 in a row such outings to begin a season matches the fourth-longest streak since 1916.
He's 15-1 with a 2.99 ERA over his last 20 home starts, including two in last year's postseason. Scherzer is also 4-0 with a 3.35 ERA in the regular season against the Rangers.
"For me, I know I have to bring my 'A' game against them," Scherzer told the Tigers' official website. "They're talented from top to bottom. They do a really good job with speed and power - speed at the top of the lineup, power in the middle of the lineup."
Scherzer went 0-1 with a 9.72 ERA in two 2011 ALCS starts against the Rangers (53-40), who feel he has improved since then.
"He's got a tremendous slider and a turbo sinker," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "He works fast and throws strikes."
Washington will hand the ball to Derek Holland (7-4, 3.19).
The Rangers are 5-0 in Holland's starts against the Tigers (51-41), including two in the 2011 ALCS. He has a 4.94 ERA in those games, however.
"I've got to match Scherzer pitch for pitch," Holland said. "He's 13-0 for a reason, so I have to do everything I can to match him."
Holland improved to 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA in his last seven road starts by allowing five runs over 6 2-3 innings of an 8-5 win over Baltimore on Monday.
Miguel Cabrera, five RBIs shy of 100, is hitting a major league-best .418 against left-handers. He's 3 for 3 with two homers against Holland this year.
"The last time, he took care of me," Holland said. "This time, I have to take care of him. But I can't take for granted the rest of the lineup. They have some pretty good hitters."
That includes Victor Martinez, who extended his hitting streak to 14 games in Friday's 7-2 victory in the opener of this three-game set. He is batting .446 with 10 runs during the streak.
Texas has totaled four runs during a three-game slide as Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz combined to go 0 for 8 on Friday.
"We need to get to the break, give everyone a break, and get it together," Washington said.
Beltre's 13-game hitting streak was snapped while Cruz had been 10 for 29 during a seven-game run.
The Tigers are 9-12 when opponents start left-handers.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 3:02:01 AM EST. |
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