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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 5/24/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON  HERNANDEZ )
 
DETROIT  SANCHEZ )
+1.5  -160

-1.5  +140
+135

-145

8.5un
 
10
Final
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HOUSTON (28 - 16) at DETROIT (26 - 18)
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Sunday, 5/24/2015 1:05 PM
ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (R) vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
913HOUSTON+135Ov 8.5,-110+140Ov 8.5,-105
914DETROIT-145Un 8.5,-110-150Un 8.5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games28-16+11.920-224.40.2280.2990.4110.7093.80.2370.2890.3780.666
Road Games13-6+9.211-75.20.2430.3090.4120.7203.70.2290.2780.3280.606
vs Right-handed Starters17-10+7.715-104.80.2350.3030.4320.7354.10.2360.2910.3740.665
Past 7 Games4-3+12-43.90.2220.2860.3730.6593.30.2610.3120.3820.695
Grass Games28-16+11.920-224.40.2280.2990.4110.7093.80.2370.2890.3780.666
Day Games10-3+7.76-75.00.2230.2960.4010.6973.40.2240.2760.3400.616
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2280.299441458333724620.4111831464003926530274123
Road Games5.20.2430.30919690168383240.4129265180221311214159
Righty Starters4.80.2350.30327907213492420.432122892482316717172214
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.140.876134.6373286113215011-417481%
Road Games2.120.96151161233216526-18372.7%

DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games26-18+5.620-234.40.2790.3430.4240.7663.90.2510.3030.3920.694
Home Games14-11+0.110-144.20.2790.3420.4200.7624.00.2470.3010.4010.702
vs Right-handed Starters18-15+0.314-184.40.2810.3380.4230.7613.90.2460.2970.3880.685
Past 7 Games3-4-1.82-43.30.2550.3060.3620.6673.60.2420.2890.4210.710
Grass Games26-18+5.620-234.40.2790.3430.4240.7663.90.2510.3030.3920.694
Day Games16-5+10.412-96.00.3120.3680.5050.8733.50.2370.2890.3500.639
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2790.3434415084207616370.4241791473364132554184420
Home Games4.20.2790.342258392344710170.420101811732418532102914
Righty Starters4.40.2810.3383311433216211260.423135992482824440163311
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.971.146121.343401051134928-314477.8%
Home Games2.701.13273.3252262821555-25271.4%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
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)2-6L-1158 unP4411261
5/23/2015MCCULLERS(R)@ DETROITLOBSTEIN(L)3-2W1008.5 unU862641
5/24/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R) 
5/25/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L) 
5/26/2015FELDMAN(R)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R) 
5/27/2015MCHUGH(R)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R) 
5/29/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/30/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/31/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  

DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
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)6-2W+1058 unP1261441
5/23/2015LOBSTEIN(L)HOUSTONMCCULLERS(R)2-3L-1108.5 unU641862
5/24/2015SANCHEZ(R)HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R) 
5/25/2015GREENE(R)@ OAKLANDHAHN(R) 
5/26/2015PRICE(L)@ OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R) 
5/27/2015SIMON(R)@ OAKLANDKAZMIR(L) 
5/28/2015LOBSTEIN(L)@ LA ANGELSWILSON(L) 
5/29/2015 @ LA ANGELS  
5/30/2015 @ LA ANGELS  
5/31/2015 @ 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
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*Astros-Tigers Preview* =======================

Houston (27-16) at Detroit (26-17), 1:08 p.m. EDT

Anibal Sanchez has struggled at home, where he gave up three straight homers in his last outing.

Up next for him is the team that leads the majors in longballs.

Sanchez has an excellent record, however, against the Houston Astros as he tries to help the Detroit Tigers capture a four-game set Sunday.

Sanchez (3-5, 5.60 ERA) fell to 1-3 with a 7.57 ERA in his last five home starts after allowing seven runs over 3 2-3 innings in Tuesday's 8-1 defeat to Milwaukee. He surrendered consecutive homers to Ryan Braun, Adam Lind and Aramis Ramirez in the third.

The right-hander has allowed nine homers in 54 2-3 innings after giving up four in 126 in 2014.

"It's been clearly something that is uncharacteristic for Sanchie. Long ball wasn't an issue last year, but this year it's been a little bit of a different story now," manager Brad Ausmus said.

Houston (28-16) has homered 62 times, though it hasn't connected in its last 20 innings in this series. Sanchez is 4-1 with a 2.15 ERA in eight career starts against the Astros, who he didn't face last year.

Colby Rasmus has faced Sanchez the most among Houston hitters, going 4 for 19 with a homer and 11 strikeouts. Jason Castro has two doubles in 11 at-bats and Jose Altuve is 2 for 8 in this matchup.

Detroit (26-18) had its three-game win streak snapped with a 3-2 loss Saturday, with Ian Kinsler hitting into a triple play in the fifth inning with the Tigers ahead by one. The Astros responded with the go-ahead runs in the sixth.

"I'm thinking we're in trouble," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. "We had no outs, we had the bullpen getting ready, so we had a lot of action going."

The sloppy game featured three total errors and a wild pitch by Houston starter Lance McCullers when he was issuing an intentional walk.

Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias bruised his left knee and exited after the fifth inning, with Hernan Perez replacing him. Iglesias, second on the team with a .333 average, is day to day.

Miguel Cabrera is batting .415 during an 11-game hitting streak, going 5 for 10 with three walks and three strikeouts in this series. Former Astros outfielder J.D. Martinez has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games with a .373 average.

Altuve is hitless in his last 10 at-bats and has seen his average dip to .294. It has fallen below .300 this weekend for the first time since he was at .297 on April 22.

Houston starter Roberto Hernandez (2-3, 3.99) is a familiar nemesis to Detroit from his days with Cleveland from 2006-12. He is 8-6 with a 4.10 ERA in 18 career starts against the Tigers.

Cabrera is a .359 hitter with three homers in 39 at-bats off the right-hander. Rajai Davis is 9 for 21 off Hernandez and Yoenis Cespedes has two doubles in as many at-bats.

Hernandez allowed two runs in six innings Tuesday to earn a 6-4 home win over Oakland. He pitched at least six innings for the seventh straight outing.


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