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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 7/30/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
LA ANGELS  SHOEMAKER )
 
HOUSTON  KAZMIR )
+1.5  -175

-1.5  +155
+120

-130

7.5ov
 
0
Final
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LA ANGELS (55 - 45) at HOUSTON (57 - 45)
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Thursday, 7/30/2015 8:10 PM
MATT SHOEMAKER (R) vs. SCOTT KAZMIR (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
971LA ANGELS+135Ov 8,+100+135Ov 7.5,-110
972HOUSTON-145Un 8,-120-145Un 7.5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
LA ANGELS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games55-45+4.746-504.30.2510.3090.4030.7123.80.2440.2990.3800.678
Road Games23-24-0.625-204.70.2540.3110.4060.7174.20.2680.3170.4300.747
vs Left-handed Starters16-8+7.47-164.40.2440.3080.4120.7202.80.2230.2800.3440.625
Past 7 Games2-5-4.74-34.90.2700.3150.4260.7425.60.2870.3470.4510.799
Grass Games51-42+3.642-474.30.2500.3090.3990.7083.70.2440.2980.3780.676
Night Games44-30+10.536-344.50.2590.3160.4200.7363.70.2390.2940.3750.669
Division28-22+4.226-224.50.2560.3150.3900.7054.00.2440.2990.3880.687
LA ANGELS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2510.309100334984114981140.4034102827142963585546555
Road Games4.70.2540.311471622412804530.4062121333271330440243024
Lefty Starters4.40.2440.30824784191341320.4121017317141472313127
LA ANGELS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.521.238270.7115106250218524715-8261268.4%
Road Games4.031.442111.7535012211391044-210376.9%

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games57-45+8.647-504.40.2450.3080.4270.7353.70.2380.2930.3760.670
Home Games35-17+13.424-264.50.2480.3200.4610.7813.50.2330.2820.3820.664
vs Right-handed Starters36-24+12.632-254.80.2500.3110.4450.7563.90.2370.2920.3790.671
Past 7 Games5-2+2.83-44.40.2850.3320.5090.8413.00.2380.2780.3640.642
Grass Games57-39+1545-474.60.2480.3110.4350.7463.60.2370.2910.3740.665
Night Games39-28+8.529-344.40.2440.3060.4310.7373.60.2400.2920.3820.674
Division26-17+8.322-194.80.2480.3180.4370.7563.70.2370.2940.3750.669
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2450.3081023407834177121400.4274283109067563372539356
Home Games4.50.2480.320521633405877820.4612261734493430042255027
Righty Starters4.80.2500.3116020125041085910.4452741775314636936304736
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.601.009291.39284210288428118-16271269.2%
Home Games2.130.879160.3403810717341629-716576.2%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
LA ANGELS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015WILSON(L)BOSTONMILEY(L)1-0W-1258 unU230570
7/18/2015RICHARDS(R)BOSTONPORCELLO(R)3-0W-1357.5 unU560231
7/20/2015SANTIAGO(L)BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)11-1W-1158 ovO1150991
7/20/2015HEANEY(L)BOSTONWRIGHT(R)7-3W-1457.5 unO850650
7/21/2015SHOEMAKER(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)7-0W-1257 evP1360240
7/22/2015WILSON(L)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)5-2W-1607.5 ovU12719121
7/23/2015RICHARDS(R)MINNESOTASANTANA(R)0-3L-1807.5 unU450530
7/24/2015TROPEANO(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)2-4L-1408 unU651840
7/25/2015SANTIAGO(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)6-7L-1507.5 evO1181980
7/26/2015HEANEY(L)TEXASMARTINEZ(R)13-7W-1857.5 unO15801293
7/28/2015WILSON(L)@ HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)5-10L1307.5 unO9811460
7/29/2015RICHARDS(R)@ HOUSTONMCCULLERS(R)3-6L1207.5 unO9601160
7/30/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ HOUSTONKAZMIR(L) 
7/31/2015SANTIAGO(L)@ LA DODGERSGREINKE(R) 
8/1/2015HEANEY(L)@ LA DODGERSBOLSINGER(R) 
8/2/2015WILSON(L)@ LA DODGERSLEE(R) 
8/3/2015RICHARDS(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
8/4/2015SHOEMAKER(R)CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R) 
8/5/2015 CLEVELAND  

HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015MCHUGH(R)TEXASPEREZ(L)3-2W-1458 unU96115100
7/18/2015FELDMAN(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)6-7L-1308.5 evO8411491
7/19/2015KEUCHEL(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)10-0W-1807 unO13100330
7/21/2015VELASQUEZ(R)BOSTONJOHNSON(L)8-3W-1158 unO960831
7/22/2015MCHUGH(R)BOSTONKELLY(R)4-2W-1408 unU850772
7/23/2015MCCULLERS(R)BOSTONMILEY(L)5-4W-1307.5 evO10711090
7/24/2015KAZMIR(L)@ KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R)4-0W-1108 unU1170450
7/25/2015FELDMAN(R)@ KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)1-2L1308 unU531760
7/26/2015KEUCHEL(L)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)1-5L-1157 unU6601140
7/28/2015MCHUGH(R)LA ANGELSWILSON(L)10-5W-1407.5 unO1460981
7/29/2015MCCULLERS(R)LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)6-3W-1307.5 unO1160960
7/30/2015KAZMIR(L)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R) 
7/31/2015FELDMAN(R)ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R) 
8/1/2015KEUCHEL(L)ARIZONAHELLICKSON(R) 
8/2/2015MCHUGH(R)ARIZONARAY(L) 
8/3/2015MCCULLERS(R)@ TEXASLEWIS(R) 
8/4/2015KAZMIR(L)@ TEXASGALLARDO(R) 
8/5/2015 @ TEXAS  
8/6/2015 @ OAKLAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
LA ANGELS: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels had the majors' best record last year, and they return this season with baseball's best player at the center of largely the same roster.
Yet the Angels accomplished none of their biggest goals last year when they were swept out of the division series, and their sky-high payroll makes those unmet expectations even more painful.
So are the Angels a legitimate power or an unbalanced, aging team with a rapidly closing window? Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and manager Mike Scioscia can only figure it out by going back to work to find the right combination to contend again.
The Angels are difficult to evaluate because everything depends on the window from which they're viewed.
They have an enormous payroll topped by some of baseball's highest-paid players at their positions - Pujols, Josh Hamilton, C.J. Wilson and Trout, the reigning AL MVP. For all that money, consistent winning and championship contention is expected, which means the Angels' inability to win a single playoff game in five seasons is a disaster.
Yet the Angels still won 98 games last season despite losing budding ace Garrett Richards to a knee injury in August, and general manager Jerry Dipoto has restocked his roster while breathing life into what was considered the majors' worst farm system in recent years. From the bullpen to the heart of the order, Los Angeles has an undeniably solid complement of talent around Trout, the best player in baseball at 23 years old.
But just when the Angels look sharp, new worries arise. The biggest problem in 2015 is the fate of Hamilton, who is likely to be hit by a lengthy suspension for an apparent drug relapse before opening day. His recovery from shoulder surgery would have kept him out anyway.
Hamilton still has three years left on his $125 million contract, but at least his absence is cushioned by the grim fact that he has made no significant, consistent impact on the Angels' offense in two expensive seasons. Los Angeles acquired veteran Matt Joyce from Tampa Bay in the offseason, and returning outfielder Collin Cowgill also can fill in capably.
Some other things to watch when the Angels embark on their 55th season:
WHAT'S ON SECOND: The Angels' biggest problem is at second base, where Howie Kendrick leaves a gaping hole after nearly a decade entrenched in the job. With just a year left on Kendrick's contract, Dipoto traded him to the Dodgers to get promising young starter Andrew Heaney. But the lineup that led the AL in runs has lost its top hit producer - yes, Kendrick had even more than Trout - with no real plan to replace him. Josh Rutledge, Grant Green and Johnny Giavotella are among the light-hitting infielders getting a look in the spring, but none is likely to replace Kendrick's big bat.
RICH MAN: After leading the AL in RBIs and runs last season while winning the MVP trophy, Trout already has accomplished more than pretty much any 23-year-old in baseball history - and he's about to get paid for it. The outfielder's six-year, $144.5 million contract begins this year, albeit at a modest $5.25 million salary for 2015 before the deal skyrockets. Yet Trout hasn't shown any signs of complacency in the offseason, and he is working aggressively with hitting coach Don Baylor on limiting his strikeouts, which jumped to an AL-worst 184 last year.
WEAKNESS TO STRENGTH: After years of ineptitude, the Angels are confident their bullpen will again be among the majors' tops this season. Closer Huston Street and setup man Joe Smith are among the best in the business, while Mike Morin is expected to move into a bigger role with Kevin Jepsen's departure. Fernando Salas, Vinny Pestano and newcomer Cesar Ramos - Jered Weaver's college teammate - all are angling for innings, likely making the bullpen into a source of comfort for Scioscia.
GOTTA PITCH: The Angels' rotation has a high ceiling and a low floor - just like the rest of this team. Weaver and Wilson are on top of the rotation, but many believe both 30-something veterans took a step backward last season. Richards faces an uncertain mid-April return from a long rehabilitation, while Matt Shoemaker must prove he can replicate his shocking 16-victory performance that made him second on AL Rookie of the Year voting. Scioscia also must pick a fifth starter among Heaney, Hector Santiago and Nick Tropeano.
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (LA ANGELS-HOUSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Angels-Astros Preview* =======================

By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer

Los Angeles (55-45) at Houston (57-45), 8:10 p.m. EDT

With Mike Trout out of the lineup, the Los Angeles Angels haven't had enough to beat the Houston Astros in a pivotal AL West series.

Trout's status is unclear for Thursday night's finale against the Astros, who are hoping for another stellar outing from Houston native Scott Kazmir in his home debut.

A sore left wrist has sidelined Trout the first two games in Houston, and the Angels (55-45) went 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position Wednesday when they plated just one run in the first eight innings of a 6-3 loss Wednesday.

"We're definitely going to err on the side of caution to make sure he's where he needs to be ... it's definitely the type of injury where you would rather give it a couple of more days on this end and not risk a couple of weeks on the back end," manager Mike Scioscia said of his star center fielder, who is batting .315 with an MLB-best 31 homers and 64 RBIs.

Albert Pujols provided a bright spot by reaching 30 homers for the first time since 2012, his first season with the Angels, but the Astros (57-45) moved one game ahead in the division by scoring all of their runs in their final four innings.

They'll try to pad that lead with help from the recently acquired Kazmir (6-5, 2.24 ERA), who is 2-0 with a 0.34 ERA in four starts this month. He went seven innings in a 4-0 win in Kansas City on Friday, one day after he was acquired from Oakland.

"Obviously, the reason we went out and got him is exactly what he did tonight, to give us solid innings," catcher Jason Castro said. "We can't expect him to throw a shutout every time, but that would be nice. That's exactly what we were hoping to get out of him, to have another arm like that in our rotation is going to be huge."

Kazmir yielded one run in 7 1-3 innings in a 3-2 win over Los Angeles on June 21. He went 11-18 with a 5.45 ERA in 37 starts for the Angels - including two in the postseason - from August 2009 until being released in June 2011.

Matt Shoemaker (5-7, 4.55) will try to help his team, losers in five of six, avoid its first sweep of three games or longer in Houston while bolstering his hopes of staying in the rotation.

Shoemaker will likely get bumped to the bullpen when Jered Weaver returns from a hip injury, but he made a good impression by scattering two hits in six innings and fanning a season high-tying 10 in a 7-0 win over Minnesota on July 21.

Shoemaker gave up six runs in three innings - matching the shortest start of his career - in his only matchup with Houston this season, a 6-5 loss May 9. Jose Altuve, 4 for 7 lifetime against Shoemaker, hit the first of three Astros home runs off the right-hander and is batting .406 (28 for 69) in his last 17 games against the Angels.

Jed Lowrie would face Shoemaker for the first time if he makes his return from right thumb surgery as expected Thursday. Lowrie was batting .300 with four homers in 18 games when he was injured April.

Erick Aybar is 7 for 11 with two doubles lifetime versus Kazmir, but Pujols is 1 for 9.


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