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| 973 | TORONTO | -120 | Ov 9,-105 | -110 | Ov 8.5,+105 | | 974 | HOUSTON | +110 | Un 9,-115 | +100 | Un 8.5,-125 |
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| All Games | 60-50 | +9.5 | 53-53 | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.329 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.321 | | Road Games | 30-27 | +8 | 28-28 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.325 | 4.1 | 0.250 | 0.320 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 46-35 | +11 | 39-38 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.331 | 4.3 | 0.259 | 0.324 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5.7 | 4-2 | 6.4 | 0.308 | 0.373 | 3.3 | 0.229 | 0.283 | | Grass Games | 27-23 | +7.8 | 24-25 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.329 | 3.9 | 0.247 | 0.312 | | Night Games | 40-29 | +11.1 | 37-31 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.333 | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.327 |
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| All Games | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.329 | 110 | 3759 | 996 | 344 | 134 | 0.04 | 488 | 356 | 767 | 52 | 774 | 98 | 55 | 90 | 66 | | Road Games | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.325 | 57 | 1983 | 508 | 162 | 61 | 0.03 | 245 | 202 | 381 | 23 | 419 | 58 | 29 | 39 | 30 | | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.331 | 81 | 2765 | 739 | 251 | 97 | 0.04 | 369 | 263 | 576 | 42 | 562 | 71 | 47 | 68 | 46 |
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| All Games | 4.26 | 1.384 | 331.7 | 169 | 157 | 314 | 31 | 145 | 292 | 15-13 | 33 | 13 | 71.7% | | Road Games | 4.25 | 1.331 | 163 | 82 | 77 | 142 | 15 | 75 | 145 | 9-8 | 18 | 8 | 69.2% |
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| All Games | 44-65 | -5.5 | 53-53 | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.302 | 4.8 | 0.268 | 0.331 | | Home Games | 23-33 | -5.7 | 29-26 | 3.7 | 0.233 | 0.300 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.325 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 15-21 | -1.3 | 16-19 | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.309 | 4.5 | 0.263 | 0.322 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.6 | 5-2 | 4.1 | 0.225 | 0.293 | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.315 | | Grass Games | 42-60 | -4.2 | 50-49 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.305 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.330 | | Night Games | 29-45 | -3.9 | 37-35 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.303 | 4.8 | 0.269 | 0.329 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.302 | 109 | 3659 | 871 | 288 | 119 | 0.03 | 402 | 333 | 957 | 80 | 720 | 97 | 70 | 101 | 70 | | Home Games | 3.7 | 0.233 | 0.300 | 56 | 1840 | 429 | 147 | 63 | 0.03 | 196 | 176 | 513 | 40 | 379 | 39 | 38 | 55 | 33 | | Lefty Starters | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.309 | 36 | 1190 | 288 | 103 | 41 | 0.03 | 141 | 116 | 318 | 27 | 228 | 39 | 28 | 33 | 31 |
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| All Games | 5.08 | 1.455 | 325.7 | 200 | 184 | 347 | 39 | 127 | 297 | 11-16 | 17 | 19 | 47.2% | | Home Games | 4.67 | 1.390 | 181.3 | 104 | 94 | 188 | 18 | 64 | 158 | 7-7 | 9 | 11 | 45% |
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| 7/18/2014 | DICKEY(R) | TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | 1-5 | L | +100 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 7/19/2014 | STROMAN(R) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 4-1 | W | -165 | 9 un | U | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 7/20/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | TEXAS | TEPESCH(R) | 9-6 | W | -170 | 8 ov | O | 15 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 7/21/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | BOSTON | LACKEY(R) | 1-14 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | | 7/22/2014 | HAPP(L) | BOSTON | PEAVY(R) | 7-3 | W | +105 | 9 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 7/23/2014 | DICKEY(R) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 6-4 | W | +105 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 7/24/2014 | STROMAN(R) | BOSTON | DE LA ROSA(R) | 8-0 | W | -110 | 8 ov | P | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 7/25/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | 4-6 | L | 120 | 8 un | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | | 7/26/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ NY YANKEES | CAPUANO(L) | 6-4 | W | 120 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | 7/27/2014 | HAPP(L) | @ NY YANKEES | GREENE(R) | 5-4 | W | 115 | 9 ov | P | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | 7/28/2014 | DICKEY(R) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 14-1 | W | 130 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 7/29/2014 | STROMAN(R) | @ BOSTON | DE LA ROSA(R) | 4-2 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 7/30/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BOSTON | WORKMAN(R) | 6-1 | W | 105 | 9 un | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | | 7/31/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ HOUSTON | BUCHANAN(R) | 6-5 | W | -150 | 9 un | O | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 8/1/2014 | HAPP(L) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | | | 8/2/2014 | DICKEY(R) | @ HOUSTON | OBERHOLTZER(L) | | | 8/3/2014 | STROMAN(R) | @ HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | | | 8/5/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | | 8/6/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | | | 8/7/2014 | HAPP(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 8/8/2014 | | DETROIT | | |
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| 7/18/2014 | FELDMAN(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 2-3 | L | 150 | 8 un | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 7/19/2014 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | NOESI(R) | 3-4 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 7/20/2014 | COSART(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | 11-7 | W | 120 | 9 un | O | 17 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 7/22/2014 | OBERHOLTZER(L) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 3-2 | W | 230 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 7/23/2014 | PEACOCK(R) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 7-9 | L | 230 | 7.5 ov | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | | 7/24/2014 | FELDMAN(R) | @ OAKLAND | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 1-13 | L | 240 | 8 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | | 7/25/2014 | KEUCHEL(L) | MIAMI | HAND(L) | 0-2 | L | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 7/26/2014 | COSART(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 3-7 | L | +100 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 7/27/2014 | MCHUGH(R) | MIAMI | TURNER(R) | 2-4 | L | -120 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 7/28/2014 | OBERHOLTZER(L) | OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 7-3 | W | +170 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/29/2014 | FELDMAN(R) | OAKLAND | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 4-7 | L | +175 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 7/30/2014 | KEUCHEL(L) | OAKLAND | HAMMEL(R) | 8-1 | W | +120 | 8 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 7/31/2014 | BUCHANAN(R) | TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 5-6 | L | +140 | 9 un | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | | 8/1/2014 | MCHUGH(R) | TORONTO | HAPP(L) | | | 8/2/2014 | OBERHOLTZER(L) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | | | 8/3/2014 | FELDMAN(R) | TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | | | 8/5/2014 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | | | 8/6/2014 | PEACOCK(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | LEE(L) | | | 8/7/2014 | MCHUGH(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 8/8/2014 | | TEXAS | | |
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| |  | TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - All winter long, the Blue Jays' primary concern was upgrading the starting pitching. The biggest story in Toronto this spring, though, is the one about the free agent arm that got away.
After months of inaction, the Blue Jays thought they'd landed right-hander Ervin Santana on a one-year deal in early March. But when injury concerns flared up in Atlanta, Santana signed a similar deal with the Braves instead.
''I think it's pretty obvious we were involved, it didn't work out. I'm trying to take the high road here,'' general manager Alex Anthopoulos said after Santana turned him down, saying he'd rather pitch in a spacious National League park than face AL East foes in Toronto's hitter-friendly dome.
Anthopoulos, who'd previously come ''extremely close'' to acquiring a starter through trade, must now start the season with almost the same staff he took north last year. Right-handed knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young winner, will be the opening-day starter again, while left-hander Mark Buehrle gets the third slot.
But none of the other three leading contenders, right-handers Brandon Morrow and Drew Hutchison, and left-hander J.A. Happ, have ever pitched 200 innings, and all three are coming off injuries. Morrow was limited to 10 starts last year by a nerve problem in his forearm, Hutchison hasn't pitched in the majors since elbow surgery in 2012, and Happ missed most of 2013 after being hit in the head by a line drive. Happ dimmed his own chances with an awful spring.
Santana, who has topped the 200-inning mark five times, would have given the Blue Jays valuable depth. Without him, there's more chance they'll need starts from touted but untested youngsters like Kyle Drabek, Sean Nolin, and Marcus Stroman.
Still, a confident Dickey insisted Santana would have been more ''bonus'' than ''necessity'' to Toronto. ''I feel like we have what we need,'' he said.
| | HOUSTON: HOUSTON (AP) - Coming off three straight 100-loss seasons, the Houston Astros are confident they'll be better this year.
How much? They aren't putting a number on that. But after setting a franchise record with a whopping 111 defeats, they have a simple target.
''It's our goal to be the most improved team in major league baseball (and) I believe ... we have the group together and we can actually accomplish that,'' second-year manager Bo Porter said.
There are several reasons why the Astros are certain they can improve. They brought in several established players this offseason to pair with the many young players who got their first significant playing time last season. They also could get some reinforcements soon from top prospects who are inching closer to being major league ready.
General manager Jeff Luhnow's rebuilding plan has already boosted Houston's minor league system from the worst in baseball to one of the best. He expects that work to start paying dividends this season in the majors.
''We have a young team. We're still going to make some mistakes,'' he said. ''Our young players have improved but still need some development. We brought in some veterans to help stabilize the team this year. We're going to see a big improvement as a result of those two dynamics.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TORONTO-HOUSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Blue Jays-Astros Preview* ==========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Toronto (59-50) at Houston (44-64), 8:10 p.m. EDT
The Toronto Blue Jays have been playing so well during their longest winning streak since May that general manager Alex Anthopoulos didn't feel the need to force a change Thursday.
Now Toronto will try to keep putting up big numbers offensively as it goes after a seventh straight victory Friday night against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
The Blue Jays (60-50) have averaged 6.6 runs and batted .323 with 15 homers while winning nine of 10, getting within 1 1/2 games of AL East-leading Baltimore and taking a three-game lead for the second wild-card spot.
Nolan Reimold hit two of the team's four home runs Thursday, including a go-ahead solo shot in the ninth inning of a 6-5 series-opening victory in Houston.
Dioner Navarro and Jose Bautista also homered for Toronto, which is on its longest win streak since winning a season-high nine in a row May 20-28. Navarro is hitting .381 with three homers in his last 10 games, and Bautista is batting .361 with four home runs over his past 10.
"They're definitely a power-hitting team," Houston manager Bo Porter said of Toronto, which tops the majors with 134 homers.
The Blue Jays reportedly had been in the market for help in their infield, bullpen and rotation, but weren't able to find the right moves to make before the trade deadline passed Thursday.
"Ultimately, if the deals had been there for us, we would have done them," Anthopoulos told MLB's official website. "But we didn't line up on any deals that we thought were going to improve the club."
The Astros (44-65), losers in seven of nine, made a move by acquiring outfielder Jake Marisnick, pitcher Francis Martes and infielder Colin Moran from Miami for pitcher Jarred Cosart, infielder/outfielder Kike Hernandez and outfielder Austin Wates.
Marisnick may be reporting to the big league roster after batting .167 in 14 games for the Marlins.
One deal they made shortly before the 2012 deadline was shipping J.A. Happ (8-5, 4.58 ERA) to Toronto, and he'll make his first start back in Houston since that trade.
Happ, who spent parts of three seasons with the Astros, has been mostly awful in his last four road games with an 0-2 record and 10.67 ERA. The best of those outings came Sunday, when he allowed three runs and four hits over 5 1-3 innings in a 5-4 road win over the New York Yankees.
He's 2-0 with a 2.53 ERA in two starts against the Astros, last facing them in 2010 with Philadelphia.
Houston's Collin McHugh (4-9, 3.45) will try to slow Toronto while putting an end to his six-start losing streak. The right-hander has posted a 4.46 ERA during the skid while receiving only five runs of support.
In his first outing after missing three weeks due to a loose nail on his throwing hand, McHugh worked 6 1-3 innings and allowed four runs while striking out nine in Sunday's 4-2 home loss to Miami.
"We go out, and for however many pitches we get - whether it's 95, 105, 120 - you go out and you get outs," McHugh said. "The offense, their job is to do their thing and get on base and score runs, and if everybody does their job, we win."
Major league hits leader Jose Altuve had been batting .396 during a 12-game hitting streak before going hitless Thursday.
Astros teammate Jon Singleton's only three hits in 15 at-bats over the last five games have been home runs.
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| | Last Updated: 4/16/2024 5:56:05 PM EST. |
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