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MLB : ATS Matchup
Friday 5/22/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON  MCHUGH )
 
DETROIT  SIMON )
-1.5  +130

+1.5  -150
-115

+105

8un
 
2
Final
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HOUSTON (27 - 15) at DETROIT (25 - 17)
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Friday, 5/22/2015 7:05 PM
COLLIN MCHUGH (R) vs. ALFREDO SIMON (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
913HOUSTON+100Ov 8,-120-120Ov 8,-115
914DETROIT-110Un 8,+100+110Un 8,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games27-15+12.120-214.50.2300.3010.4190.7203.80.2360.2880.3780.666
Road Games12-5+9.311-65.50.2490.3150.4290.7443.60.2240.2770.3220.599
vs Right-handed Starters17-9+8.915-104.90.2390.3080.4410.7494.00.2320.2880.3690.657
Past 7 Games5-2+3.14-35.10.2500.3100.4820.7933.40.2430.3120.3680.680
Grass Games27-15+12.120-214.50.2300.3010.4190.7203.80.2360.2880.3780.666
Night Games18-12+5.414-154.20.2340.3040.4220.7263.90.2400.2920.3900.682
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2300.301421395321694620.4191791423853925529243821
Road Games5.50.2490.31517627156353240.4298861165221211111127
Righty Starters4.90.2390.30826876209472420.441121882412316317162012
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.200.880130.6343283113214311-416480%
Road Games2.300.97947131230216456-17370%

DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games25-17+5.620-224.40.2790.3450.4260.7704.00.2540.3050.3980.704
Home Games13-10+0.210-134.30.2790.3460.4230.7694.10.2520.3060.4140.719
vs Right-handed Starters17-14+0.314-174.40.2810.3410.4250.7664.00.2490.3000.3980.698
Past 7 Games4-3+0.73-44.10.2860.3430.4370.7803.90.2600.3150.4920.807
Grass Games25-17+5.620-224.40.2790.3450.4260.7704.00.2540.3050.3980.704
Night Games9-13-5.98-142.80.2410.3150.3360.6524.40.2700.3210.4400.761
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2790.3454214424027216360.4261711453213931551164320
Home Games4.30.2790.346237732164310160.4239379158221752982814
Righty Starters4.40.2810.3413110773035811250.425127972332623437143211
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.101.19011643401041134838-314477.8%
Home Games2.911.20668252261821465-25271.4%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/8/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ LA ANGELSWEAVER(R)0-2L1158.5 unU652641
5/9/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)6-5W-1057 evO6401070
5/10/2015FELDMAN(R)@ LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)1-3L1507.5 ovU151640
5/12/2015MCHUGH(R)SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R)1-8L-1608 unO2121180
5/13/2015OBERHOLTZER(L)SAN FRANCISCOHUDSON(R)4-3W-1308.5 unU85111101
5/14/2015HERNANDEZ(R)TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)6-4W-1059 unO870731
5/15/2015KEUCHEL(L)TORONTODICKEY(R)8-4W-1158.5 unO1140860
5/16/2015FELDMAN(R)TORONTOESTRADA(R)6-5W-1159 unO861660
5/17/2015MCHUGH(R)TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)4-2W-1408.5 unU641880
5/18/2015MCCULLERS(R)OAKLANDPOMERANZ(L)1-2L-1158.5 unU270681
5/19/2015HERNANDEZ(R)OAKLANDGRAY(R)6-4W+1258.5 unO11701060
5/20/2015KEUCHEL(L)OAKLANDHAHN(R)6-1W-1557.5 unU10717101
5/21/2015FELDMAN(R)@ DETROITPRICE(L)5-6L1408 unO9511382
5/22/2015MCHUGH(R)@ DETROITSIMON(R) 
5/23/2015MCCULLERS(R)@ DETROITLOBSTEIN(L) 
5/24/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R) 
5/25/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L) 
5/26/2015FELDMAN(R)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R) 
5/27/2015 @ BALTIMORE  
5/29/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  

DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/8/2015PRICE(L)KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)6-5W-1507.5 ovO11811473
5/9/2015SANCHEZ(R)KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R)2-6L-1508.5 unU98113101
5/10/2015GREENE(R)KANSAS CITYYOUNG(R)1-2L+1008 ovU5100552
5/12/2015SIMON(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)2-1W-1459 unU980760
5/13/2015LOBSTEIN(L)MINNESOTANOLASCO(R)2-6L-1358.5 unU81001261
5/14/2015SANCHEZ(R)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)13-1W-1808 unO20100532
5/15/2015GREENE(R)@ ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)10-4W1358 unO17919100
5/16/2015PRICE(L)@ ST LOUISLYONS(L)4-3W-1107.5 unU131101090
5/17/2015SIMON(R)@ ST LOUISLYNN(R)1-2L1458 unU77010100
5/18/2015LOBSTEIN(L)MILWAUKEEFIERS(R)2-3L-1158.5 ovU960871
5/19/2015SANCHEZ(R)MILWAUKEENELSON(R)1-8L-1557.5 unO3701352
5/20/2015GREENE(R)MILWAUKEELOHSE(R)5-2W-1407.5 ovU1070661
5/21/2015PRICE(L)HOUSTONFELDMAN(R)6-5W-1508 unO1382951
5/22/2015SIMON(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
5/23/2015LOBSTEIN(L)HOUSTONMCCULLERS(R) 
5/24/2015SANCHEZ(R)HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R) 
5/25/2015GREENE(R)@ OAKLANDHAHN(R) 
5/26/2015PRICE(L)@ OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R) 
5/27/2015 @ OAKLAND  
5/28/2015 @ LA ANGELS  
5/29/2015 @ LA ANGELS  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros moved out of the major league basement last season.
Now the question is whether Jose Altuve and his teammates are ready to contend this year or if they still need a couple of seasons to complete their rebuild and get back to the postseason.
Owner Jim Crane is confident the time is now.
''This is our year,'' he said, adding that their goal is to make the playoffs.
The Astros made a 19-game improvement in 2014 to win 70 games and snap a streak of three straight 100-loss seasons. They beefed up a bullpen that struggled last year and added more pop to a lineup that was fourth in the majors with 163 homers in 2014 in an attempt to take another step in 2015.
''These guys are all professional baseball players and they all want to win,'' general manager Jeff Luhnow said. ''We're not going to set any limitations on them. It's up to them at this point. We've done our work for the offseason.''
The Astros blew 25 saves last season, a statistic that troubled Crane more than any other number associated with his team. His first order of business this offseason was to bring in players to get that number down this year.
To that end, Houston added relievers Luke Gregerson and Pat Neshek. Gregerson appeared in 72 games for the Athletics last season and posted a 2.12 ERA and Neshek saw action in 71 games for St. Louis in 2014 with a 1.87 ERA.
A lineup that already had power aplenty with Chris Carter, whose 37 homers tied for second in the majors last season, and George Springer, who hit 20 in just 78 games, now has more sluggers with the addition of Evan Gattis and Colby Rasmus. Gattis has hit 43 homers combined in his first two major league seasons and Rasmus has hit at least 22 home runs in two of the last three years.
That power is what excites first-year manager A.J. Hinch most about his team.
''We have a chance to be a dangerous lineup,'' Hinch said with a smile.
Some things to know about the 2015 Astros:
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALTUVE: Altuve became the first Astros player to win a batting title by hitting .341 last season. He set a team record with 225 hits, was third in the majors with 47 doubles, had 59 RBIs and tied for second in the league with 56 stolen bases.
So what does Luhnow expect the 24-year-old second baseman to do for an encore?
''He's going to be a .300 career hitter, which are few and far between,'' Luhnow said. ''So there's going to be years like with most of these great hitters where they hit .340 and years that they hit .305. In my mind Altuve is an elite major league hitter and we're going to see it year in and year out.''
SPRINGER'S SECOND YEAR: Springer, the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft, hit .231 with 20 homers and 51 RBIs in 78 games as a rookie. He injured his left quadriceps on July 20 and he didn't play again. The Astros are eager to see what the right fielder can do in a full season.
''He's got a ton of potential,'' Hinch said. ''He's a dynamic player. He can do a lot of different things in a lot of different ways. Everybody sort of sits up in their seats when he comes up to bat. I think there's a chance for him to have impact in all (areas) of the game, which is hard to come by.''
CAN ROTATION BE CONSISTENT?: Dallas Keuchel (12-9, 2.93 ERA) and Collin McHugh (11-9, 2.73) had breakout seasons in 2014, but can they perform at that level in a second year to lead the rotation? Keuchel posted ERAs of over 5.00 in both of his first two seasons before being chosen this year's opening day starter with his work last year, and McHugh had ERAs of 7.59 and 10.04 in his first two years before his success in 2014.
ANOTHER NEW SKIPPER: Counting interim managers, Hinch is the seventh manager the Astros have had since 2009. He was hired just after last season following the firing of Bo Porter, who was let go near the end of his second season.
This is the second time the 40-year-old Hinch has led a team after he managed Arizona from May 2009 until July 2010, when he was fired after 31-48 start. He was the vice president of professional scouting for San Diego from 2010 until August.
DETROIT: DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep. Then Kansas City - the team the Tigers fought so hard to hold off in the AL Central - rolled to the AL pennant and came within a game of winning the World Series.
It was enough to turn the Tigers into October afterthoughts for the first time in a while, and now it's fair to wonder whether Detroit's best chance to claim baseball's ultimate prize with its current core of stars has already come and gone.
''I'm not worried about what people are saying about us. I'm more worried about how we perform,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''I feel like this team is a winning team. This is a team that has an opportunity to win a World Series.''
The Tigers edged Kansas City by one game in the division last year in Ausmus' first season as manager, and their 90-72 record was similar enough to their previous work during this run of postseason appearances, but a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles snapped Detroit's streak of three straight trips to the AL Championship Series.
Then the Tigers lost Max Scherzer in the offseason, and it remains to be seen how much longer Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez can keep this team's run of success going.
Cabrera and Martinez each missed a chunk of the exhibition schedule after offseason surgery. Verlander is coming off a down year and has been displaced as Detroit's opening-day starter by left-hander David Price.
Over the past three seasons, the Tigers have fought off challenges in the division from the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland and Kansas City - but those teams essentially made their bids for first place one at a time. Now all three appear poised to threaten Detroit's reign.
''I think quietly, I've said for the last two or three years, I've said we have the best division in baseball. Nobody really talked about it because there weren't sexy names besides the Tigers, who had won however many straight and been to a couple World Series and had a lot of star power,'' Verlander said. ''The Royals won the pennant last year so, obviously, what I was saying wasn't just hogwash. We see all the teams in the AL quite enough, and I know that these teams are good enough to make our division one of the best in baseball.''
Here are a few things to watch as the Tigers try to make it five division championships in a row:
ON THE MEND: Cabrera had offseason surgery on his right foot and Martinez had an operation to repair his left knee. Their health is crucial, but the Tigers also are hoping for big contributions from shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon, both of whom missed all of 2014 with injuries.
NEW-LOOK ROTATION: Scherzer isn't the only player gone from last year's starting staff. Rick Porcello was traded in a deal that brought Yoenis Cespedes to Detroit, so the Tigers had two openings in their rotation. They filled them by acquiring Shane Greene from the New York Yankees and Alfredo Simon from Cincinnati.
BULLPEN BLUES: Closer Joe Nathan is back after a rocky first season in Detroit. If the Tigers run out of patience with Nathan, Joakim Soria also returns. He was acquired shortly before the trade deadline last year, but his impact was limited, in part because of injury.
EXTRA POWER: J.D. Martinez provided a surprisingly productive bat last year after joining the Tigers, and the trade for Cespedes also gave Detroit some additional pop to supplement Cabrera and Victor Martinez.
NEW ACE?: Price is slated to start on opening day, a sign of just how much the Tigers are leaning on him after Scherzer's departure. He was acquired at the trade deadline last year, and Detroit is hoping the trio of Price, Verlander and Anibal Sanchez will make for a pretty impressive anchor to the pitching staff.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (HOUSTON-DETROIT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Astros-Tigers Preview* =======================

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer

Houston (27-14) at Detroit (24-17), 7:08 p.m. EDT

Although they were riding the best 41-game start in franchise history heading into the series opener against the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros weren't able to put an end to their woes at Comerica Park.

They could be turning to the right pitcher Friday night in Collin McHugh, who has one of MLB's longest road unbeaten streaks.

The right-hander will try to help the Astros bounce back from their second loss in nine games when the Tigers go after a 12th victory in 15 home meetings.

Coming off a 7-2 homestand and off to its best road start at 12-4, Houston (27-15) tied Thursday's opener on Preston Tucker's ninth-inning home run after trailing by five heading into the seventh.

James McCann, however, homered on an 0-2 pitch from Tony Sipp in the 11th inning to give Detroit (25-17) a 6-5 win.

"That was a big, big comeback by our guys," manager A.J. Hinch said. "This is a tough one to lose."

The Astros, leading a division this late for the first time since May 22, 2004, are 3-11 at Comerica. McHugh (5-1, 4.09 ERA), though, is 4-0 with a 2.39 ERA in his last eight road starts.

Only San Diego's James Shields (13) and the Los Angeles Angels' Matt Shoemaker (9) have more consecutive road starts without a loss.

McHugh had a 16-start unbeaten streak end May 12 to San Francisco after giving up seven runs in 4 2-3 innings. He was 11-0 with a 2.31 ERA during the franchise's longest winning streak since Wade Miller won 12 straight in 2002.

McHugh bounced back Sunday when he allowed two runs over seven innings in a 4-2 win over Toronto.

He'll have to be careful with Detroit's Yoenis Cespedes, who went 6 for 6 with three walks in the last two games. Nick Castellanos had the Tigers' first home run in five games Thursday and has six RBIs in the last two.

Miguel Cabrera, who had two hits in the opener, is batting .400 with four home runs and 10 RBIs during a nine-game hitting streak.

Alfredo Simon (4-2, 3.04) is looking for his first win in five outings after allowing two runs over six innings in Sunday's 2-1 loss at St. Louis. The right-hander has been at his best at Comerica with a 2-0 record and 1.25 ERA in three starts.

"He mixes up his pitches, he uses his split effectively, he keeps the hitters off balance, and if he's down with those pitches, he seems to do well on a regular basis," manager Brad Ausmus told MLB's official website.

Jose Altuve has gone 2 for 3 with a double when facing Simon, but he's 3 for 25 in his last six games.

George Springer has had two hits in each of the past two games following a 3-for-20 slump after returning from a concussion. He's hitting .393 in eight meetings with the Tigers.

Astros reliever Josh Fields is day-to-day after taking a line drive off the right knee in the ninth inning Thursday.


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