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967 | TEXAS | +180 | Ov 8.5,-105 | +190 | Ov 8.5,-110 | 968 | HOUSTON | -190 | Un 8.5,-115 | -210 | Un 8.5,-110 |
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All Games | 11-14 | -3.7 | 10-14 | 4.6 | 0.220 | 0.289 | 0.380 | 0.668 | 4.2 | 0.242 | 0.316 | 0.394 | 0.711 | Road Games | 3-6 | -2.8 | 5-4 | 4.3 | 0.207 | 0.272 | 0.352 | 0.624 | 4.4 | 0.266 | 0.330 | 0.455 | 0.785 | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-11 | -3.9 | 8-11 | 4.4 | 0.220 | 0.289 | 0.388 | 0.677 | 4.5 | 0.244 | 0.316 | 0.398 | 0.715 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.4 | 2-4 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.322 | 0.417 | 0.739 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.336 | 0.412 | 0.748 | Grass Games | 11-14 | -3.7 | 10-14 | 4.6 | 0.220 | 0.289 | 0.380 | 0.668 | 4.2 | 0.242 | 0.316 | 0.394 | 0.711 | Night Games | 8-11 | -3.8 | 7-11 | 4.4 | 0.220 | 0.283 | 0.375 | 0.658 | 4.1 | 0.232 | 0.309 | 0.371 | 0.680 | Division | 6-9 | -3.4 | 7-7 | 4.6 | 0.211 | 0.274 | 0.365 | 0.639 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.325 | 0.433 | 0.757 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.220 | 0.289 | 25 | 822 | 181 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 0.380 | 109 | 79 | 206 | 19 | 137 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 12 | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.207 | 0.272 | 9 | 304 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0.352 | 39 | 27 | 67 | 6 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.220 | 0.289 | 19 | 613 | 135 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 0.388 | 80 | 59 | 145 | 16 | 102 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 10 |
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All Games | 4.96 | 1.385 | 78 | 48 | 43 | 84 | 12 | 24 | 66 | 3-6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | Road Games | 6.49 | 1.671 | 26.3 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 0-3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
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All Games | 16-9 | +4 | 13-12 | 4.5 | 0.272 | 0.334 | 0.421 | 0.755 | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.292 | 0.381 | 0.673 | Home Games | 9-5 | +1.2 | 5-9 | 3.6 | 0.261 | 0.310 | 0.426 | 0.736 | 2.8 | 0.202 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.593 | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-4 | +8 | 8-9 | 4.8 | 0.289 | 0.344 | 0.452 | 0.796 | 2.8 | 0.215 | 0.269 | 0.367 | 0.636 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.4 | 4-3 | 5.1 | 0.297 | 0.340 | 0.443 | 0.783 | 3.6 | 0.227 | 0.298 | 0.397 | 0.695 | Grass Games | 14-8 | +3.2 | 10-12 | 4.4 | 0.273 | 0.331 | 0.419 | 0.750 | 3.5 | 0.225 | 0.291 | 0.373 | 0.665 | Night Games | 11-8 | +0.1 | 9-10 | 4.3 | 0.279 | 0.331 | 0.426 | 0.757 | 3.5 | 0.227 | 0.291 | 0.379 | 0.670 | Division | 12-4 | +6.6 | 7-9 | 4.7 | 0.274 | 0.329 | 0.422 | 0.751 | 2.9 | 0.216 | 0.282 | 0.337 | 0.619 |
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All Games | 4.5 | 0.272 | 0.334 | 25 | 848 | 231 | 34 | 1 | 30 | 0.421 | 105 | 78 | 186 | 11 | 167 | 43 | 16 | 21 | 17 | Home Games | 3.6 | 0.261 | 0.310 | 14 | 460 | 120 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 0.426 | 50 | 33 | 98 | 3 | 84 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 10 | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.289 | 0.344 | 17 | 571 | 165 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 0.452 | 77 | 48 | 120 | 5 | 111 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 9 |
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All Games | 2.91 | 1.133 | 80.3 | 28 | 26 | 58 | 7 | 33 | 100 | 6-3 | 7 | 3 | 70% | Home Games | 3.05 | 1.150 | 44.3 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% |
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4/17/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | @ OAKLAND | COTTON(R) | 7-0 | W | 120 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4/18/2017 | DARVISH(R) | @ OAKLAND | TRIGGS(R) | 2-4 | L | -125 | 7 ov | U | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4/19/2017 | PEREZ(L) | @ OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 1-9 | L | 105 | 8.5 ev | O | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4/20/2017 | CASHNER(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 1-0 | W | +105 | 9 ev | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4/21/2017 | HAMELS(L) | KANSAS CITY | KARNS(R) | 6-2 | W | -145 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4/22/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | 2-1 | W | -105 | 9 ev | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4/23/2017 | DARVISH(R) | KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | 5-2 | W | -200 | 8 ov | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4/24/2017 | PEREZ(L) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 2-3 | L | -130 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4/25/2017 | CASHNER(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 1-8 | L | -105 | 9.5 ov | U | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4/26/2017 | HAMELS(L) | MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 14-3 | W | -135 | 9 un | O | 14 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4/28/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | SKAGGS(L) | 3-6 | L | +105 | 9 ov | P | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4/29/2017 | DARVISH(R) | LA ANGELS | CHAVEZ(R) | 6-3 | W | -165 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4/30/2017 | PEREZ(L) | LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 2-5 | L | +105 | 9 ev | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5/1/2017 | CASHNER(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | | 5/2/2017 | HAMELS(L) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | | 5/3/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | @ HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | | 5/4/2017 | DARVISH(R) | @ HOUSTON | MUSGROVE(R) | | 5/5/2017 | PEREZ(L) | @ SEATTLE | GALLARDO(R) | | 5/6/2017 | CASHNER(R) | @ SEATTLE | | | 5/7/2017 | HAMELS(L) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | | 5/8/2017 | | @ SAN DIEGO | | |
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4/17/2017 | MORTON(R) | LA ANGELS | CHAVEZ(R) | 3-0 | W | -150 | 8.5 ev | U | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4/18/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 2-5 | L | -140 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4/19/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 5-1 | W | -175 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4/20/2017 | MCCULLERS(R) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 2-1 | W | -160 | 7.5 ev | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4/21/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 6-3 | W | -115 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4/22/2017 | MORTON(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | 3-6 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4/23/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 6-4 | W | -115 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4/25/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | 4-2 | W | -115 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4/26/2017 | MCCULLERS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 6-7 | L | 115 | 8.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4/27/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 3-4 | L | 150 | 8.5 ov | U | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4/28/2017 | MORTON(R) | OAKLAND | COTTON(R) | 9-4 | W | -150 | 8.5 ov | O | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4/29/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | OAKLAND | TRIGGS(R) | 1-2 | L | -155 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4/30/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 7-2 | W | -190 | 7.5 ev | O | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5/1/2017 | MCCULLERS(R) | TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | | 5/2/2017 | FIERS(R) | TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | | 5/3/2017 | MORTON(R) | TEXAS | GRIFFIN(R) | | 5/4/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | | 5/5/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ LA ANGELS | CHAVEZ(R) | | 5/6/2017 | MCCULLERS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | | 5/7/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | |
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| | | TEXAS: 2016: 95-67, first place
Manager: Jeff Banister (third season)
Who's new? 1B Mike Napoli, 1B James Loney, INF Will Middlebrooks, RHP Andrew Cashner, RHP Tyson Ross, RHP Mike Hauschild
Who's gone? 1B Mitch Moreland, INF/OF Ian Desmond, OF/DH Carlos Beltran, RHP Derek Holland, RHP Colby Lewis, RHP Shawn Tolleson, RHP Lucas Harrell
Projected lineup: CF Carlos Gomez (.231, 13 HR, 53 RBI, 18 SB in 118 games with Astros and Rangers), DH Shin-Soo Choo (.242, 7, 17, 6 in 48 games), 3B Adrian Beltre (.300, 32, 104), 1B Mike Napoli (.239, 34, 101 with Indians), 2B Rougned Odor (.271, 33, 88, 14 SB), C Jonathan Lucroy (.292, 24, 81 with Brewers and Rangers), RF Nomar Mazara (.266, 20, 64), SS Elvis Andrus (.302, 8, 69, 24 SB), LF Jurickson Profar (.239, 5, 20) or Ryan Rua (.258, 8, 22, 9 SB)
Rotation: LH Cole Hamels (15-5, 3.32 ERA), RH Yu Darvish (7-5, 3.42 in 17 games), LH Martin Perez (10-11, 4.39), RH A.J. Griffin (7-4, 5.07), RH Andrew Cashner (5-11, 5.25 with Padres and Marlins)
Key relievers: RH Sam Dyson (3-2, 2.43, 38/43 SV), RH Matt Bush (7-2, 2.48), RH Jeremy Jeffress (27/28 SV with Brewers and Rangers), RH Tony Barnette (7-3, 2.09), LH Alex Claudio (4-1, 2.79), RH Keone Kela (5-1, 6.09)
Hot spots: Designated hitter and left field. Choo, Napoli and Joey Gallo are all candidates to DH. Gallo, a perennial prospect with prodigious power, can make it interesting by seizing his first-ever Opening Day roster spot. Otherwise Napoli (a first baseman) and Choo (an outfielder) can switch off as needed. Moving Desmond to the outfield was successful enough last year that the Rangers are taking a similar approach with Profar. The oft-injured 24-year-old will try to break camp as a left fielder, platooning with Rua.
Outlook: Coming off back-to-back division titles, the Rangers begin 2017 with a weakened farm system and the footsteps of the Astros and Mariners passing them by ' or at least catching up. There's still a lot to like here. Napoli was a huge bargain on a $6 million contract following his 34-homer season in Cleveland. He'll join Beltre and Odor to form a dangerous middle of the order. Darvish is entering his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, and he and catcher Lucroy are entering their long-awaited walk years. This isn't the deepest roster in the AL but it's capable of winning another division title if its stars can avoid the disabled list. | | HOUSTON: 2016: 84-78, third place
Manager: A.J. Hinch (third season)
Who's new? RF Josh Reddick, CF Carlos Beltran, LF Nori Aoki, C Brian McCann, RHP Charlie Morton
Who's gone? C Jason Castro, INF Luis Valbuena, OF Colby Rasmus, RHP Doug Fister
Projected lineup: CF George Springer (.261, 29 HR, 82 RBI), 2B Jose Altuve (.338, 24, 96, 30 SB), SS Carlos Correa (.274, 20, 96, 13 SB), DH Carlos Beltran (.295, 29, 93 with Yankees and Rangers), C Brian McCann (.242, 20, 58 with Yankees) or Evan Gattis (.251, 32, 72), 3B Alex Bregman (.264, 8, 34 in 49 games), RF Josh Reddick (.281, 10, 37 with A's and Dodgers), 1B Yulieski Gurriel (.262, 3, 15), LF Nori Aoki (.283, 4, 28 with Mariners)
Rotation: LH Dallas Keuchel (9-12, 4.55 ERA), RH Collin McHugh (13-10, 4.34), RH Mike Fiers (11-8, 4.48), RH Lance McCullers (6-5, 3.22), RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.15 in four games with Phillies)
Key relievers: RH Ken Giles (2-5, 4.11, 15/20 SV), RH Luke Gregerson (4-3, 3.28, 15/21 SV), RH Will Harris (1-2, 2.25, 12/15 SV), RH Chris Devenski (4-4, 2.16), LH Tony Sipp (1-2, 4.95), RH Michael Feliz (8-1, 4.43)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and catcher. Hamstring issues limited 33-year-old Morton to four starts with the Phillies last season. That didn't stop the Astros from signing him to a two-year contract worth at least $14 million. Now, veteran Fiers and 24-year-old Joe Musgrove are on the bubble for the fifth starter's job. McCann and Gattis give the Astros a pair of veteran catchers with slugging potential. McCann has fewer weaknesses behind the plate; Gattis is the better all-around hitter. With Beltran aboard as the primary designated hitter, McCann and Gattis won't both be in the lineup on most nights.
Outlook: After slipping to third place in the AL West last year, the Astros' front office decided to double down on dingers rather than upgrade a rotation that lacks a true ace. The result: A lineup with eight potential 20-home run hitters, including possible MVP candidates in Altuve and Correa. Everyone returns from an impressive young bullpen with high strikeout potential. If the Astros are in contention by the trade deadline, the front office should have the financial flexibility to add a front-line starter. Then again, if Dallas Keuchel looks like the pitcher who won a Cy Young Award in 2015, Houston might not have a problem. |
| | Astros look to continue hot start against Rangers
HOUSTON -- Last season the roles were reversed, with the Texas Rangers building momentum toward a second consecutive American League West title with a winning record in April while the Houston Astros dug an early hole from which they never escaped, sputtering into May with a 7-17 record. A strong start to this season was a talking point for the Astros throughout spring training, and following their 7-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday at Minute Maid Park in the rubber match of that three-game series, the Astros (16-9) concluded the opening month with the most wins in the American League. The next step for Houston is reversing a two-year trend of failure against the Rangers (11-14), who might be middling but have dominated the Astros of late. The teams meet Monday in Houston for the start of a four-game series. Texas, which went 14-10 last April, won 15 of 19 meetings between the Lone Star State rivals last season. That came on the heels of a 13-6 mark against Houston in 2015, when the Rangers ran down the Astros in September to finish first in the AL West. Given those results, it is no wonder Astros manager A.J. Hinch wanted nothing to do with discussing the past on the eve of the opener against Texas. "I won't talk about the last two years. I can't do anything about those," Hinch said. "I can talk about the fact that this is a great rivalry that's developed and will continue with two really good teams. I think you can throw records out for the month of April. This is going to be a nice showdown with two teams in our state. "There's going to be a lot of questions and expectations on where the teams are and some nice matchups on the pitching side." The first matchup on Monday night at Minute Maid Park will pit Astros right-hander Lance McCullers (2-1, 4.34 ERA) against Rangers right-hander Andrew Cashner (0-2, 2.93 ERA), a native of Conroe, a city 40 miles north of Houston. McCullers is 0-3 with an 8.03 ERA in three career starts against Texas. However, he is 11-4 with a 2.08 ERA in 23 career starts at Minute Maid Park. Cashner is 2-2 with a 3.97 ERA against Houston over 10 career games (two starts). He did not face the Astros last season while pitching for the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres. Texas lost two of three against the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend, its second consecutive series defeat following a four-game sweep of Kansas City. The Rangers dropped the two series preceding the Royals set and are looking for anything to help build momentum as the calendar hits May. "We go into Houston, need to play well, all facets of the game," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "Feel like that starting pitching, starts right there. We get some positive starts from our starters, believe this offense is starting to come. Got to continue to try to play clean defense and not make mistakes on the bases. "It is a place when you're looking up at a team, whether it's April, May, June, July, August, September, you want to play well. You want to put some wins on the board. Need to start with (Monday)." |
| Last Updated: 3/28/2024 11:07:07 AM EST. |
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