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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 8/4/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
KANSAS CITY  DUFFY )
 
DETROIT  VERLANDER )
-1.5  +130

+1.5  -150
-115

+105

8.5ev
 
5
Final
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KANSAS CITY (62 - 42) at DETROIT (51 - 54)
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Tuesday, 8/4/2015 7:05 PM
DANNY DUFFY (L) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
915KANSAS CITY-105Ov 8.5,-110-105Ov 8.5,-110
916DETROIT-105Un 8.5,-110-105Un 8.5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games62-42+1944-494.30.2690.3110.4050.7163.70.2470.3080.3900.698
Road Games28-24+6.823-234.20.2590.2990.3950.6944.10.2480.3150.4010.716
vs Right-handed Starters43-25+16.632-294.60.2710.3160.4130.7293.60.2460.3070.3950.702
Past 7 Games3-4-0.84-34.10.2090.2360.3500.5865.70.2990.3740.4980.872
Grass Games61-39+20.942-474.30.2710.3140.4090.7233.70.2460.3060.3860.692
Night Games40-29+8.928-344.00.2680.3080.3940.7023.40.2430.3040.3730.677
Division26-16+9.618-204.30.2650.3150.4010.7173.40.2390.2990.3650.664
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2690.311104354495318027830.40542821660262672105598953
Road Games4.20.2590.2995218474798912460.3952041053341833859344024
Righty Starters4.60.2710.31668228061711423550.4132911513924041970276035
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.281.094347.396882642311631421-6351077.8%
Road Games2.651.147170535012216731578-518675%

DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games51-54-4.858-434.50.2750.3290.4300.7594.80.2700.3250.4400.765
Home Games25-27-7.428-224.60.2870.3410.4390.7794.70.2640.3230.4280.751
vs Left-handed Starters15-10+515-104.40.2860.3540.4520.8064.60.2730.3350.4430.779
Past 7 Games3-4+0.53-24.30.2650.2910.4330.7245.60.2710.3210.4980.819
Grass Games50-52-4.257-424.50.2780.3320.4350.7664.80.2690.3250.4360.762
Night Games25-37-14.231-273.90.2610.3140.4000.7145.10.2800.3330.4650.798
Division27-17+9.127-175.00.2930.3500.4630.8134.30.2620.3100.4020.712
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2750.32910536631009185321060.430446291816627091315210244
Home Games4.60.2870.34152179951610019450.4392271473743237066295429
Lefty Starters4.40.2860.35425859246469260.452106902021618433102619
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.421.450309.71601523323511725813-15251169.4%
Home Games4.031.435161777216916621318-89564.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/21/2015VARGAS(L)PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)3-1W+1057 ovU631892
7/22/2015VOLQUEZ(R)PITTSBURGHMORTON(R)5-1W-1257.5 evU960870
7/23/2015YOUNG(R)@ ST LOUISLACKEY(R)3-4L1307 unP1080760
7/24/2015GUTHRIE(R)HOUSTONKAZMIR(L)0-4L+1008 unU4501170
7/25/2015DUFFY(L)HOUSTONFELDMAN(R)2-1W-1408 unU760531
7/26/2015VENTURA(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)5-1W+1057 unU1140660
7/27/2015VOLQUEZ(R)@ CLEVELANDANDERSON(R)9-4W-1107.5 ovO1160981
7/28/2015YOUNG(R)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R)2-1W1057.5 ovU531881
7/29/2015GUTHRIE(R)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)1-12L1607.5 unO55118110
7/30/2015DUFFY(L)@ TORONTOESTRADA(R)2-5L1159 evU540770
7/31/2015CUETO(R)@ TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)6-7L1007.5 ovO10211591
8/1/2015VENTURA(R)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)7-6W1158 unO930851
8/2/2015VOLQUEZ(R)@ TORONTODICKEY(R)2-5L1358.5 ovU440790
8/4/2015DUFFY(L)@ DETROITVERLANDER(R) 
8/5/2015CUETO(R)@ DETROITFARMER(R) 
8/6/2015VENTURA(R)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R) 
8/7/2015VOLQUEZ(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L) 
8/8/2015GUTHRIE(R)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R) 
8/9/2015DUFFY(L)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L) 
8/10/2015 DETROIT  
8/11/2015 DETROIT  

DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/21/2015GREENE(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R)9-11L+1259 evO128014102
7/22/2015SANCHEZ(R)SEATTLEMONTGOMERY(L)9-4W-1358.5 unO13811182
7/23/2015PRICE(L)SEATTLEIWAKUMA(R)2-3L-1607.5 unU10101990
7/24/2015VERLANDER(R)@ BOSTONPORCELLO(R)1-2L1359 unU750960
7/25/2015SIMON(R)@ BOSTONWRIGHT(R)5-1W1159.5 unU960650
7/26/2015GREENE(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)1-11L1409.5 unO35120111
7/27/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)2-5L1057 unP5501280
7/28/2015PRICE(L)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R)2-10L-1156.5 unO9701130
7/29/2015VERLANDER(R)@ TAMPA BAYARCHER(R)2-1W1606.5 unU440431
7/30/2015SIMON(R)@ BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)9-8W1308.5 unO16701070
7/31/2015FARMER(R)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L)7-8L1608.5 ovO16721170
8/1/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ BALTIMOREGAUSMAN(R)2-6L1408 unP6301040
8/2/2015NORRIS(L)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)6-1W1709 unU930421
8/4/2015VERLANDER(R)KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L) 
8/5/2015FARMER(R)KANSAS CITYCUETO(R) 
8/6/2015SANCHEZ(R)KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R) 
8/7/2015NORRIS(L)BOSTONJOHNSON(L) 
8/8/2015SIMON(R)BOSTONMILEY(L) 
8/9/2015VERLANDER(R)BOSTON  
8/10/2015 @ KANSAS CITY  
8/11/2015 @ KANSAS CITY  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Every once in a while, Ned Yost will spin a story about his days on Bobby Cox's bench with the Atlanta Braves, back when the organization was winning NL pennants by the fistful.
Inevitably, Yost would start drawing comparisons to his Kansas City Royals - that they were building through the farm system in the same manner as the Braves, and Kansas City would embrace the franchise in the same way Atlanta did if it ever became a winner.
Last year, that narrative finally made sense.
After squeaking into the playoffs as a wild card, the Royals swept all the way to the World Series. If not for a virtuoso performance by Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants, the Royals might very well have been celebrating their second championship.
The postseason run led Yost to draw one more comparison when he arrived in Arizona for the start of a new season, and his players filed into the clubhouse for the first time.
''It definitely reminded me of that feeling in Atlanta,'' he said, ''when you came to spring training every year with the feeling that you have an opportunity to go to the World Series - instead of hoping, you know? And it's a different feeling.''
There is good reason for that feeling, too.
The Royals return most of the pieces from the club that ended a 29-year playoff drought, including one of the best bullpens in baseball history. And the pieces they did lose to free agency have been replaced with what could turn out to be upgrades.
Designated hitter Billy Butler is gone, Kendrys Morales signed in his place. Alex Rios is taking over for Nori Aoki in right field. Edinson Volquez was signed to fill the rotation spot of staff ace James Shields, who chased bigger money all the way to San Diego.
Even though a few faces have changed, the tenants that the Royals believe in have not: They will continue to rely on speed, defense and pitching to chase another playoff berth.
''Any time you're fortunate enough to keep those key pieces, you feel good,'' said Greg Holland, the Royals' All-Star closer. ''Yeah, we lost Billy and Shields and Nori, but for the most part, we're right where we need to be.''
Besides, the back end of the bullpen is still intact.
Kelvin Herrera harnessed his electrifying fastball to become a shutdown seventh-inning reliever last season. Former starter Wade Davis had a historically dominant year as the setup man. Holland further cemented his status as the AL's best closer.
''The way you tilt the field in your favor, in my opinion, is having quality pitching and really good defense,'' Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. ''Those are things that hopefully can show up every single day and perform for you.''
As the Royals approach opening day against the Chicago White Sox on April 6 at Kauffman Stadium, here are a few other story lines to watch this season:
THE ROTATION: Shields was the anchor in 2014, but he struggled mightily in the playoffs. So when the Royals signed Volquez to replace him, it was mostly met with a collective shrug.
Besides, the success of the rotation will more likely be determined by the success of young flamethrowers Danny Duffy and Yordano Ventura, both of whom have ace ability.
INJURY BUGS: The Royals stayed remarkably healthy last season. Will karma even out?
Second baseman Omar Infante already missed long stretches of spring training with a bone spur in his elbow that could require surgery next offseason. Left fielder Alex Gordon also got a slow start to the spring after undergoing wrist surgery this past offseason.
SLOW STARTS: The last couple of seasons, the Royals have gotten off to slow starts. They unsuccessfully dug out of a big hole two years ago, but pulled it off last season.
Considering every other team in the AL Central appeared to get better over the winter, the Royals can ill afford to let Detroit, Cleveland and Minnesota and the White Sox bury them.
RESTING SALVY: All-Star catcher Salvador Perez faded in the playoffs in part due to his heavy work load in the regular season, where he appeared in 150 games. Yost intends to give him more days off this year, though it's hard to take his bat out of the lineup.
BASEBALL TOWN: Did the World Series run turn Kansas City into a baseball town again? The club has been overshadowed for decades by the Chiefs, who play just across the parking lot in Arrowhead stadium. How will fans respond to having the reigning AL champions?
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 (KANSAS CITY-DETROIT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Royals-Tigers Preview* =======================

By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer

Kansas City (62-42) at Detroit (51-54), 7:08 p.m. EDT

Justin Verlander lost his status as the unquestioned ace of the Detroit Tigers through a combination of Max Scherzer's emergence, the arrival of David Price and his own regression.

Scherzer and Price are now gone, and Verlander's last two outings have given the Tigers hope that he's rediscovering his past form.

The right-hander seeks his 20th win over the AL-best Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night in Detroit.

Verlander (1-3, 4.86 ERA) won the AL MVP and Cy Young awards in 2011 and finished second for the pitchers' top honor the next year. However, his ERA shot up nearly a full run in 2013 before he went 15-12 with a 4.54 ERA last season.

Scherzer became Detroit's top pitcher over those two years, winning 39 games and a Cy Young of his own before signing with Washington in the offseason.

Price, acquired at last year's trade deadline, entered this season as the ace while Verlander sat out with a triceps injury that delayed his debut until mid-June.

Verlander then began pitching like his old self just before the Tigers dealt Price to Toronto on Thursday. He has given up one run over eight innings in back-to-back starts, beating Tampa Bay 2-1 on Wednesday.

Verlander's 10 strikeouts against the Rays were four more than he had in any of his previous seven outings, all of which the Tigers lost.

"I've been telling you guys I've been feeling better on the mound, and it was nice to pitch well two starts in a row," said Verlander, who allowed at least six runs three times in his first six outings. "Right right from the get-go (Wednesday), everything was pretty good."

Verlander now faces a Kansas City team he's beaten more than any other opponent. He gave up one run in 7 1-3 innings of a 10-1 win in his last matchup Sept. 19.

Kansas City (62-42) has reversed roles with the four-time defending AL Central champion Tigers (51-54), entering with an 8 1/2-game division lead over Minnesota and the second-best record in baseball.

The Royals bolstered their chances of returning to the World Series by acquiring Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist, while Detroit dealt Price, Joakim Soria and Yoenis Cespedes at the deadline with an eye on the future.

Zobrist made an impact in his first series with the Royals, hitting three homers - including a two-run shot in Sunday's 5-2 loss - while driving in six runs in a four-game set at Toronto.

"Solid pickup for us," manager Ned Yost said. "Just gives you a solid, professional at-bat."

Kansas City dropped three to the Blue Jays, though, and fell to 3-4 during a 10-game road trip. Danny Duffy (4-5, 4.28) started the first game against Toronto on Thursday, allowing five runs in six innings of a 5-2 loss.

Duffy had gone 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA over his previous three starts. He's 2-3 with a 1.83 ERA in his last six against Detroit after allowing one run in seven innings of an 8-1 victory April 30.

The left-hander faces a Detroit club coming off a 6-1 win over Baltimore on Sunday. J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer, his 29th that ranks him among baseball's leaders.

Ian Kinsler went 12 for 17 in the four-game series after going 2 for 19 over his previous five.


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