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| 923 | BALTIMORE | +115 | Ov 8.5,-105 | +120 | Ov 8.5,-115 | | 924 | HOUSTON | -125 | Un 8.5,-115 | -130 | Un 8.5,-105 |
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| All Games | 23-28 | -6.4 | 22-26 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 0.406 | 0.710 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.312 | 0.404 | 0.716 | | Road Games | 6-15 | -8.7 | 8-11 | 3.6 | 0.237 | 0.296 | 0.374 | 0.670 | 4.5 | 0.259 | 0.342 | 0.414 | 0.756 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 19-21 | -2.2 | 17-20 | 4.1 | 0.250 | 0.307 | 0.411 | 0.718 | 3.8 | 0.232 | 0.299 | 0.378 | 0.678 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.4 | 3-4 | 3.0 | 0.228 | 0.276 | 0.355 | 0.631 | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.319 | 0.459 | 0.777 | | Grass Games | 20-23 | -4.5 | 18-22 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.310 | 0.416 | 0.726 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.310 | 0.402 | 0.712 | | Night Games | 11-20 | -10.6 | 12-18 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.295 | 0.369 | 0.665 | 4.2 | 0.239 | 0.301 | 0.396 | 0.697 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 51 | 1694 | 428 | 70 | 9 | 57 | 0.406 | 202 | 127 | 410 | 18 | 310 | 49 | 29 | 38 | 24 | | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.237 | 0.296 | 21 | 708 | 168 | 32 | 4 | 19 | 0.374 | 71 | 59 | 183 | 6 | 136 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 15 | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.250 | 0.307 | 40 | 1330 | 333 | 55 | 6 | 49 | 0.411 | 156 | 108 | 333 | 17 | 258 | 36 | 20 | 31 | 18 |
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| All Games | 3.40 | 1.269 | 156 | 69 | 59 | 140 | 18 | 58 | 153 | 9-5 | 15 | 4 | 78.9% | | Road Games | 2.94 | 1.172 | 73.4 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 7 | 28 | 70 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| All Games | 33-20 | +12.2 | 24-27 | 4.3 | 0.239 | 0.306 | 0.419 | 0.725 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.288 | 0.377 | 0.665 | | Home Games | 18-12 | +2.7 | 11-18 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.299 | 0.416 | 0.715 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.290 | 0.396 | 0.686 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 21-11 | +11.2 | 18-12 | 5.0 | 0.244 | 0.312 | 0.439 | 0.751 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.293 | 0.380 | 0.673 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.1 | 3-4 | 3.6 | 0.278 | 0.340 | 0.440 | 0.780 | 3.4 | 0.220 | 0.264 | 0.331 | 0.595 | | Grass Games | 33-20 | +12.2 | 24-27 | 4.3 | 0.239 | 0.306 | 0.419 | 0.725 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.288 | 0.377 | 0.665 | | Night Games | 21-14 | +5.7 | 16-17 | 4.1 | 0.235 | 0.305 | 0.413 | 0.718 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.293 | 0.382 | 0.675 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.239 | 0.306 | 53 | 1768 | 422 | 93 | 6 | 71 | 0.419 | 219 | 172 | 483 | 44 | 329 | 37 | 32 | 54 | 29 | | Home Games | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.299 | 30 | 931 | 211 | 43 | 2 | 43 | 0.416 | 107 | 96 | 266 | 19 | 168 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 16 | | Righty Starters | 5.0 | 0.244 | 0.312 | 32 | 1079 | 263 | 61 | 3 | 48 | 0.439 | 150 | 107 | 292 | 27 | 203 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 18 |
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| All Games | 2.20 | 0.854 | 159.3 | 44 | 39 | 100 | 15 | 36 | 176 | 13-6 | 21 | 5 | 80.8% | | Home Games | 2.27 | 0.805 | 99.3 | 26 | 25 | 60 | 11 | 20 | 113 | 6-4 | 11 | 2 | 84.6% |
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| 5/20/2015 | CHEN(L) | SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 2-4 | L | -135 | 8 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | 5-4 | W | -110 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | 8-5 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 0-1 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 2-5 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | CHEN(L) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 4-3 | W | +100 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | 1-4 | L | -120 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 5/27/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 5-4 | W | -120 | 8 un | O | 10 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 5/28/2015 | WILSON(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 2-3 | L | +120 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/28/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | BECK(R) | 6-3 | W | -175 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | 5/29/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 2-1 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 5/30/2015 | CHEN(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 0-3 | L | -135 | 8 ov | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 5/31/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 5-9 | L | +100 | 8 ev | O | 10 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 6/1/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ HOUSTON | OBERHOLTZER(L) | 2-5 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 6/2/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 4-6 | L | 125 | 8 ov | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 6/3/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | | | 6/4/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | | 6/5/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ CLEVELAND | MARCUM(R) | | | 6/6/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 6/7/2015 | WRIGHT(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | | 6/9/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | | | 6/10/2015 | | BOSTON | | |
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| 5/20/2015 | KEUCHEL(L) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 6-1 | W | -155 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | FELDMAN(R) | @ DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 5-6 | L | 140 | 8 un | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | | 5/22/2015 | MCHUGH(R) | @ DETROIT | SIMON(R) | 2-6 | L | -115 | 8 un | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | MCCULLERS(R) | @ DETROIT | LOBSTEIN(L) | 3-2 | W | 100 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 5/24/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 10-8 | W | 135 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 8 ev | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | FELDMAN(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 4-1 | W | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | MCHUGH(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 4-5 | L | 110 | 8 un | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | MCCULLERS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | 3-6 | L | -160 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | | 5/30/2015 | KEUCHEL(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 3-0 | W | -150 | 7 ev | U | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 5/31/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | 0-6 | L | -145 | 8.5 ov | U | 10 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 6/1/2015 | OBERHOLTZER(L) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 5-2 | W | +100 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 6/2/2015 | MCHUGH(R) | BALTIMORE | WRIGHT(R) | 6-4 | W | -135 | 8 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 6/3/2015 | MCCULLERS(R) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 6/4/2015 | KEUCHEL(L) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | | | 6/5/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 6/6/2015 | OBERHOLTZER(L) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | | | 6/7/2015 | MCHUGH(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | | | 6/8/2015 | MCCULLERS(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | | | 6/9/2015 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | | 6/10/2015 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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| |  | BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.'' | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (BALTIMORE-HOUSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Orioles-Astros Preview* ========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Baltimore (23-27) at Houston (32-20), 8:10 p.m. EDT
The Houston Astros' dismal team batting average is offset by prodigious power and an offense that is very adept at coming from behind.
Whatever the recipe, it has them atop the American League.
Houston looks to ride the red-hot bat of Evan Gattis to another win over the struggling Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
Houston (33-20) hasn't had this many wins after 53 games since owning the same record in 1998, and a victory in this one would set a franchise record for the most after 54.
The Astros' rise has come despite hitting .239. However, their 71 homers are the most in the league and Gattis' 12 tie him with Luis Valbuena for the team lead.
Gattis hit a three-run shot and Valbuena followed with a solo blast in a five-run third inning en route to a 6-4 victory over Baltimore on Tuesday.
It was Houston's major league-leading 17th comeback win and improved it to 20-0 in multi-homer games.
"There have been good comebacks, (we've) come back from a lot. I'm just glad we could get (starter Collin McHugh) some runs and we've got a potent offense," said Gattis, who has a team-high 36 RBIs.
Gattis is batting .444 during a nine-game hitting streak with four homers, four doubles, one triple and 11 RBIs. He's 8 for 21 with two home runs and seven RBIs in five meetings with Baltimore (23-28) during that stretch.
Valbuena, meanwhile, has homered on two of his three hits in five at-bats during this series, adding four runs.
Lance McCullers (1-0, 2.40 ERA) is getting another chance to prove he's worthy of a regular spot in the rotation with Scott Feldman (knee) and Brad Peacock (lat) out.
The 21-year-old has struck out at least five batters in each of his first three starts to become the first Astros rookie to do so since J.R. Richard in 1971.
McCullers had the shortest of his three outings Friday, allowing two runs and five hits over 4 1-3 innings against the Chicago White Sox.
Despite McCullers' solid start to his career, the Astros are evaluating the possibility of adding depth to the rotation behind McHugh and emerging ace Dallas Keuchel.
"We're going to look at it," general manager Jeff Luhnow told MLB's official website. "We're going to look at all available options, but McCullers has been pitching well."
He'll face an Orioles team that has scored 11 runs and batted .208 during a four-game slide, one shy of their season high from April 20-24.
"Nothing really seems to go our way right now, but you look at the division and we're still three, four games back, so it's not time to hit the panic button yet," Steve Pearce told MLB's official website. "We haven't gotten hot yet as a team, and it's still early."
Adam Jones has been one of the main culprits, going 7 for 48 (.146) with one RBI in his last 12 games. He's 5 for 36 (.139) in nine career games at Houston.
Baltimore tries to avoid another loss behind Miguel Gonzalez (5-3, 3.48), who was brilliant in his last outing. He limited Tampa Bay to a solo homer and two other hits over eight innings Friday before leaving without a decision in a 2-1 victory.
The right-hander, though, has been roughed up for 10 runs and 15 hits over eight innings in losing his past two road starts.
Gonzalez is 1-1 with a 2.13 ERA in two career starts in Houston, but Jason Castro is 4 for 10 with a homer and three doubles in their matchups.
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