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| 969 | MINNESOTA | -155 | Ov 10,-115 | -145 | Ov 10,-130 | | 970 | DETROIT | +145 | Un 10,-105 | +135 | Un 10,+110 |
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| All Games | 79-74 | +8.4 | 69-76 | 5.0 | 0.258 | 0.331 | 0.420 | 0.751 | 4.9 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.432 | 0.759 | | Road Games | 40-35 | +12.5 | 32-40 | 4.7 | 0.247 | 0.318 | 0.399 | 0.717 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.319 | 0.425 | 0.744 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 23-23 | +1.2 | 20-23 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.332 | 0.416 | 0.748 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.423 | 0.744 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 3-4 | 5.1 | 0.247 | 0.313 | 0.372 | 0.685 | 5.3 | 0.266 | 0.337 | 0.434 | 0.771 | | Grass Games | 76-71 | +6.7 | 66-73 | 4.9 | 0.258 | 0.332 | 0.419 | 0.751 | 4.9 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.431 | 0.758 | | Night Games | 54-42 | +13.9 | 42-49 | 5.1 | 0.265 | 0.335 | 0.425 | 0.760 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.312 | 0.411 | 0.723 | | Division | 35-32 | +3.4 | 31-32 | 4.9 | 0.254 | 0.335 | 0.410 | 0.745 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.321 | 0.426 | 0.747 |
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| All Games | 5.0 | 0.258 | 0.331 | 153 | 5236 | 1353 | 252 | 28 | 179 | 0.420 | 730 | 570 | 1254 | 85 | 1088 | 114 | 77 | 134 | 65 | | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.247 | 0.318 | 75 | 2580 | 638 | 121 | 6 | 86 | 0.399 | 336 | 269 | 637 | 42 | 507 | 63 | 33 | 69 | 35 | | Lefty Starters | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.332 | 46 | 1540 | 398 | 74 | 11 | 49 | 0.416 | 216 | 170 | 361 | 14 | 326 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 27 |
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| All Games | 4.43 | 1.352 | 530.3 | 283 | 261 | 537 | 76 | 180 | 452 | 22-19 | 39 | 20 | 66.1% | | Road Games | 4.34 | 1.288 | 244.6 | 127 | 118 | 241 | 31 | 74 | 208 | 10-11 | 23 | 10 | 69.7% |
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| All Games | 62-91 | -28.1 | 83-63 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 0.420 | 0.742 | 5.5 | 0.284 | 0.346 | 0.453 | 0.800 | | Home Games | 34-44 | -14.4 | 44-32 | 5.2 | 0.277 | 0.339 | 0.455 | 0.793 | 5.6 | 0.281 | 0.340 | 0.443 | 0.784 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 42-70 | -26 | 60-48 | 4.4 | 0.254 | 0.316 | 0.404 | 0.720 | 5.6 | 0.285 | 0.346 | 0.463 | 0.809 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.1 | 5-2 | 4.7 | 0.271 | 0.333 | 0.466 | 0.799 | 6.3 | 0.288 | 0.365 | 0.436 | 0.800 | | Grass Games | 61-86 | -25 | 79-61 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.325 | 0.423 | 0.748 | 5.5 | 0.281 | 0.344 | 0.451 | 0.795 | | Night Games | 36-63 | -25.7 | 52-43 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.316 | 0.412 | 0.728 | 5.7 | 0.291 | 0.355 | 0.458 | 0.813 | | Division | 29-38 | -10.5 | 40-23 | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 0.423 | 0.746 | 5.9 | 0.294 | 0.356 | 0.454 | 0.810 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 153 | 5261 | 1367 | 265 | 32 | 171 | 0.420 | 673 | 484 | 1243 | 58 | 1059 | 131 | 79 | 137 | 72 | | Home Games | 5.2 | 0.277 | 0.339 | 78 | 2706 | 750 | 148 | 19 | 98 | 0.455 | 390 | 251 | 591 | 32 | 569 | 60 | 31 | 80 | 29 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.254 | 0.316 | 112 | 3809 | 967 | 195 | 24 | 110 | 0.404 | 465 | 344 | 906 | 41 | 750 | 101 | 52 | 90 | 54 |
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| All Games | 5.60 | 1.576 | 500 | 325 | 311 | 559 | 82 | 229 | 441 | 17-26 | 30 | 20 | 60% | | Home Games | 5.18 | 1.532 | 281.3 | 169 | 162 | 308 | 41 | 123 | 221 | 10-11 | 12 | 10 | 54.5% |
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| 9/8/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | 8-5 | W | -130 | 9 ov | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | | 9/9/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | JUNIS(R) | 2-5 | L | 100 | 9 ev | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 9/10/2017 | COLON(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 3-11 | L | 125 | 10 ev | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | | 9/12/2017 | GIBSON(R) | SAN DIEGO | WOOD(L) | 16-0 | W | -170 | 10 un | O | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 9/13/2017 | SANTANA(R) | SAN DIEGO | LAMET(R) | 3-1 | W | -145 | 9 ev | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 9/14/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | TORONTO | ANDERSON(L) | 3-2 | W | -155 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | | 9/15/2017 | COLON(R) | TORONTO | HAPP(L) | 3-4 | L | +105 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 9/16/2017 | MEJIA(L) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 2-7 | L | -125 | 9.5 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 9/17/2017 | GIBSON(R) | TORONTO | BIAGINI(R) | 13-7 | W | -135 | 9 ev | O | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | 9/18/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ NY YANKEES | GARCIA(L) | 1-2 | L | 140 | 9 un | U | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 9/19/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 2-5 | L | 150 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 0 | | 9/20/2017 | COLON(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 3-11 | L | 255 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | | 9/21/2017 | MEJIA(L) | @ DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 12-1 | W | -135 | 10.5 ev | O | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 9/22/2017 | GIBSON(R) | @ DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | | | 9/23/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ DETROIT | BOYD(L) | | | 9/24/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | @ DETROIT | BELL(L) | | | 9/26/2017 | COLON(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | | | 9/27/2017 | MEJIA(L) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | | | 9/28/2017 | | @ CLEVELAND | | | | 9/29/2017 | | DETROIT | | |
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| 9/8/2017 | FARMER(R) | @ TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | 5-4 | W | 185 | 8.5 ev | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 9/9/2017 | BELL(L) | @ TORONTO | ANDERSON(L) | 4-5 | L | 120 | 9.5 un | U | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | 9/10/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ TORONTO | HAPP(L) | 2-8 | L | 145 | 9 un | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | | 9/11/2017 | JAYE(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 0-11 | L | 275 | 8.5 ev | O | 9 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 9/12/2017 | BOYD(L) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 0-2 | L | 315 | 8 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 9/13/2017 | FARMER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 3-5 | L | 250 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | 9/14/2017 | BELL(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | SHIELDS(R) | 7-17 | L | -115 | 10.5 un | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 1 | | 9/15/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | FULMER(R) | 3-2 | W | -120 | 10 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 9/16/2017 | JAYE(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | LOPEZ(R) | 4-10 | L | -110 | 9.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 0 | | 9/17/2017 | BOYD(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | COVEY(R) | 12-0 | W | -125 | 10.5 un | O | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 9/18/2017 | FARMER(R) | OAKLAND | ALCANTARA(R) | 3-8 | L | +100 | 10 ov | O | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | | 9/19/2017 | BELL(L) | OAKLAND | GOSSETT(R) | 8-9 | L | +120 | 10.5 un | O | 15 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | | 9/20/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | OAKLAND | MENGDEN(R) | 2-3 | L | +100 | 10.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 9/21/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | 1-12 | L | +125 | 10.5 ev | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | | 9/22/2017 | NORRIS(L) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | | 9/23/2017 | BOYD(L) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | | | 9/24/2017 | BELL(L) | MINNESOTA | BERRIOS(R) | | | 9/26/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | JUNIS(R) | | | 9/27/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | | | 9/28/2017 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | 9/29/2017 | | @ MINNESOTA | | |
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| |  | MINNESOTA: 2016: 59-103, fifth place.
Manager: Paul Molitor (third season).
He's Here: C Jason Castro, RHP Matt Belisle, SS Ehire Adrianza, LHP Craig Breslow.
He's Outta Here: 3B Trevor Plouffe, C Kurt Suzuki, LHP Tommy Milone, RHP Pat Light.
Projected lineup: 2B Brian Dozier (.268, 42, 99, 18/20 SBs), RF Max Kepler (.235, 17, 63), CF Byron Buxton (.225, 10 HRs, 38 RBIs, 118 Ks in 298 ABs), 1B Joe Mauer (.261, 11, 49), 3B Miguel Sano (.236, 25, 66, 178 Ks in 437 ABs), DH Kennys Vargas (.230, 10, 20 in 152 ABs), LF Eddie Rosario (.269, 10, 32), C Jason Castro (.210, 11, 32 with Houston), SS Jorge Polanco (.282, 4, 27 in 245 ABs).
Rotation: RH Ervin Santana (7-11, 3.38 ERA, 149 Ks), RH Phil Hughes (1-7, 5.95, 11 HRs, 11 starts), LH Hector Santiago (3-6, 5.58, 13 HRs, 11 starts after trade with Angels), RH Kyle Gibson (6-11, 5.07, 1.561 WHIP), LH Adalberto Mejia (rookie).
Key relievers: RH Brandon Kintzler (0-2, 3.15, 17/20 saves), RH Matt Belisle (0-0, 1.76 in 40 games for Nationals), RH Ryan Pressly (6-7, 3.70, 1 save in 72 games), LH Taylor Rogers (3-1, 3.96, 64 Ks in 57 games), LH Craig Breslow (0-2, 4.50 in 15 games for Marlins).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. The resuscitation of a team with the worst record in the majors last season must begin with starting pitching that ranked 30th out of 30 in wins (37), ERA (5.39) and strikeouts (655). Hughes, Santiago, Gibson and Berrios will all be counted on to make 2016 the aberration and not the standard. Adding Castro, who has a strong reputation for game calling and pitch framing, probably can't hurt. There's enough depth in the group at least to give the Twins a chance to return to respectability as new baseball chief Derek Falvey continues to try to revamp organizational philosophy and process for the long term. The bullpen appears more vulnerable than the rotation, despite being bolstered by the addition of the veteran Belisle. Three-time All-Star closer Glen Perkins is still working his way back from surgery last year to repair a torn labrum and will likely land on the disabled list to start the season. Kintzler fared well in his place, but doesn't have a track record.
Outlook: The Twins ranked a respectable sixth in the American League in total bases and eighth in OPS despite their abysmal record last year. Buxton's sparkling September, following a second straight frustrating summer, restored his and the club's confidence in the 2012 second overall draft pick. Dozier probably hit his power ceiling in 2016, but if Buxton and Sano can strike out less and get on base more there's the potential in place for a productive offense. Vargas hit his way back into contention for the DH spot with a decent finish to 2016, but the pressure is on him to prove he's worth a spot in the lineup with a strong performance this spring by Park, who struggled badly to adjust to major league pitching in his arrival from South Korea last year. | | DETROIT: 2016: 86-75, second place.
Manager: Brad Ausmus (fourth season).
He's Here: C Alex Avila, OF Mikie Mahtook.
He's Outta Here: OF Cameron Maybin, SS Erick Aybar, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 3B Casey McGehee.
Projected lineup: 2B Ian Kinsler (.288, 28 HRs, 83 RBIs), 3B Nicholas Castellanos (.285, 18, 58 in 110 games), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.316, 38, 108), DH Victor Martinez (.289, 27, 86), RF J.D. Martinez (.307, 22, 68 in 120 games), LF Justin Upton (.246, 31, 87), C James McCann (.221, 12, 48) or Alex Avila (.213, 7, 11 with White Sox), CF Mikie Mahtook (.195, 3, 11 with Tampa Bay) or Tyler Collins (.235, 4, 15), SS Jose Iglesias (.255, 4, 32).
Rotation: RH Justin Verlander (16-9, 3.04 ERA, 254 Ks), RH Michael Fulmer (11-7, 3.06), RH Jordan Zimmermann (9-7, 4.87), LH Daniel Norris (4-2, 3.38), LH Matt Boyd (6-5, 4.53).
Key relievers: RH Francisco Rodriguez (3-4, 3.24, 44/49 saves), RH Bruce Rondon (5-2, 2.97), LH Justin Wilson (4-5, 4.14, 1 save), RH Alex Wilson (4-0, 2.96), RH Anibal Sanchez (7-13, 5.87 in 35 games, 26 starts).
Hot Spot: Back of Starting Rotation. Zimmermann and Norris could be major contributors if healthy, but the No. 5 spot in the rotation is much more uncertain. Sanchez has a big contract and some impressive career accomplishments, but he's 33 and coming off two straight disappointing seasons. Boyd was merely serviceable a season ago.
Outlook: The Tigers have made no secret of the fact that they'll need to cut costs soon, but they've generally put off doing so. Verlander, Cabrera and Kinsler are back, and Detroit is ready to make another bid for a postseason spot. The Tigers fell just short of a wild card last season, and the team's top players aren't getting any younger, so this could be the last shot for Detroit to win big before a significant overhaul. Verlander and Cabrera are still producing like stars, and Fulmer won Rookie of the Year honors last year. If the Tigers are going to take another step forward, they'll probably need Zimmermann and Norris to perform well after both dealt with injury problems a season ago. Speaking of injuries: J.D. Martinez sprained his right foot March 18 and is expected to miss the start of the season. The Tigers finished eight games behind Cleveland in 2016. Closing that gap won't be easy, and a lot might depend on whether Detroit can stay healthy. |
| | Twins face Tigers with focus on field, not scoreboard
DETROIT -- Winning is more important than scoreboard-watching for the Minnesota Twins as they seek to stave off the competition for the second American League wild card. Minnesota enters its Friday game against the Detroit Tigers with a 2 1/2-game lead over the Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers in the wild-card hunt. "We talked the other day," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "We've got to try to win games. What they do is obviously going to be a factor. "Shoot, one of those teams behind us (like) the Angels could win nine out of 10 or something. You just don't know. We've got to try to win today." Minnesota will send right-hander Kyle Gibson (11-10, 5.07 ERA) to protect its position in the standings on Friday. Gibson is 1-2 with an 8.20 ERA against the Tigers in four starts this season and 5-7 with a 5.66 ERA when pitching against them over his career. He is 2-4 at Comerica Park. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus waited until after Minnesota's 12-1 win over Detroit on Thursday night to reveal that he would return lefty Daniel Norris to the rotation on Friday. Norris (4-7, 5.38 ERA) threw 58 pitches last Saturday in a three-inning relief appearance and would in theory match up well against a Minnesota team heavy with left-handed hitters. Norris has not faced Minnesota this season but is 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA against the Twins in three career starts. Ausmus is impressed with the Twins' unlikely bid for a postseason berth. "No question," he said, "I don't think you imagine that a team that lost 100 and something games is going to bounce back and make the playoffs the next year. "I just think they've got a lot good athletes over there that have gained a year of experience. Guys like (Max) Kepler, (Byron) Buxton, even (Eddie) Rosario who had been up a couple three years, has gained another year of experience. He's a much more mature player now. "The most remarkable thing is that they're doing a lot of this damage offensively without (Miguel) Sano, recently." Sano hasn't played since Aug. 18 after fouling a ball off his left shin, and Molitor said he is doubtful Sano would return by the end of the regular season. "Obviously with 10 games to go, I don't think there's a very high percentage chance we'll see him before that last game against the Tigers," the Minnesota manager said. "He's just got to keep working like he's got a chance." Molitor feels he has the proper perspective on scoreboard-watching and trying to win games. "I went to bed pretty early last night after a short night the night before," he said Thursday afternoon. "Woke up this morning and started my routine, went and got coffee, took a little hike and thought, 'Oh yeah, I should check and see what the (Angels') result was.' So I guess that's a good sign, I'm not consumed by it." |
| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 8:50:44 AM EST. |
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