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971 | BALTIMORE | +170 | Ov 8,-105 | +170 | Ov 8,-105 | 972 | HOUSTON | -180 | Un 8,-115 | -180 | Un 8,-115 |
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All Games | 25-21 | +2.7 | 22-23 | 4.5 | 0.253 | 0.308 | 0.410 | 0.718 | 4.5 | 0.268 | 0.339 | 0.413 | 0.752 | Road Games | 10-14 | -4 | 12-12 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.309 | 0.425 | 0.734 | 5.2 | 0.282 | 0.352 | 0.453 | 0.805 | vs Left-handed Starters | 9-7 | +2 | 6-9 | 4.6 | 0.251 | 0.308 | 0.381 | 0.689 | 4.5 | 0.274 | 0.352 | 0.412 | 0.763 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4 | 2-5 | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.289 | 0.374 | 0.664 | 4.7 | 0.281 | 0.328 | 0.435 | 0.763 | Grass Games | 22-20 | +0.2 | 20-21 | 4.5 | 0.254 | 0.308 | 0.406 | 0.714 | 4.7 | 0.269 | 0.344 | 0.416 | 0.759 | Night Games | 20-13 | +6.6 | 15-18 | 4.5 | 0.254 | 0.304 | 0.421 | 0.724 | 4.4 | 0.261 | 0.327 | 0.407 | 0.734 |
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All Games | 4.5 | 0.253 | 0.308 | 46 | 1627 | 412 | 71 | 2 | 60 | 0.410 | 196 | 129 | 402 | 11 | 323 | 33 | 27 | 47 | 23 | Road Games | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.309 | 24 | 885 | 232 | 44 | 2 | 32 | 0.425 | 113 | 60 | 234 | 7 | 167 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 12 | Lefty Starters | 4.6 | 0.251 | 0.308 | 16 | 577 | 145 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0.381 | 70 | 47 | 149 | 4 | 117 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 |
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All Games | 3.87 | 1.442 | 165 | 78 | 71 | 168 | 19 | 70 | 148 | 13-8 | 16 | 8 | 66.7% | Road Games | 5.18 | 1.604 | 81.7 | 51 | 47 | 93 | 14 | 38 | 72 | 4-6 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
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All Games | 33-16 | +12.4 | 23-23 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.329 | 0.435 | 0.764 | 3.7 | 0.228 | 0.293 | 0.384 | 0.678 | Home Games | 18-10 | +3.4 | 11-16 | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.317 | 0.449 | 0.765 | 3.4 | 0.215 | 0.283 | 0.371 | 0.654 | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-6 | -2.7 | 6-5 | 4.2 | 0.246 | 0.318 | 0.371 | 0.689 | 4.8 | 0.248 | 0.320 | 0.424 | 0.744 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.1 | 2-4 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 0.457 | 0.749 | 3.6 | 0.226 | 0.291 | 0.365 | 0.656 | Grass Games | 31-15 | +11.5 | 20-23 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.327 | 0.435 | 0.762 | 3.6 | 0.226 | 0.293 | 0.381 | 0.674 | Night Games | 25-11 | +10.1 | 16-18 | 5.0 | 0.278 | 0.329 | 0.456 | 0.785 | 3.3 | 0.225 | 0.290 | 0.371 | 0.661 |
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All Games | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.329 | 49 | 1663 | 443 | 74 | 3 | 67 | 0.435 | 227 | 154 | 347 | 22 | 327 | 67 | 33 | 45 | 26 | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.317 | 28 | 916 | 236 | 39 | 2 | 44 | 0.449 | 115 | 79 | 184 | 9 | 177 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 14 | Lefty Starters | 4.2 | 0.246 | 0.318 | 12 | 410 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0.371 | 48 | 43 | 93 | 9 | 83 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
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All Games | 3.28 | 1.142 | 159.3 | 61 | 58 | 119 | 15 | 63 | 204 | 11-6 | 17 | 6 | 73.9% | Home Games | 3.16 | 1.064 | 94 | 34 | 33 | 62 | 11 | 38 | 121 | 6-3 | 11 | 3 | 78.6% |
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5/13/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | KARNS(R) | 3-4 | L | 105 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5/14/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 8-9 | L | -135 | 9 ov | O | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5/16/2017 | MILEY(L) | @ DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 13-11 | W | 105 | 9.5 ov | O | 20 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5/17/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | FULMER(R) | 4-5 | L | 130 | 9.5 ov | U | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5/18/2017 | BUNDY(R) | @ DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 5-6 | L | -125 | 10 ev | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 5-3 | W | -105 | 9 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5/20/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | TORONTO | BOLSINGER(R) | 7-5 | W | -150 | 9 ov | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5/21/2017 | MILEY(L) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 1-3 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5/22/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 7-14 | L | -135 | 10 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | BUNDY(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 0-2 | L | -140 | 9 un | U | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5/24/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | MINNESOTA | BERRIOS(R) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5/26/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ HOUSTON | MUSGROVE(R) | 0-2 | L | 125 | 9 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5/27/2017 | MILEY(L) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | 5/28/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | | 5/29/2017 | BUNDY(R) | NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | | 5/30/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | | 5/31/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | | 6/1/2017 | MILEY(L) | BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | 6/2/2017 | | BOSTON | | | 6/3/2017 | | BOSTON | | |
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5/14/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 6-11 | L | 130 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5/14/2017 | MORTON(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 10-7 | W | 110 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5/15/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | @ MIAMI | STRAILY(R) | 7-2 | W | -115 | 9 un | P | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5/16/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 12-2 | W | -175 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5/17/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | @ MIAMI | URENA(R) | 3-0 | W | -150 | 8 un | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5/19/2017 | MORTON(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 3-5 | L | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5/20/2017 | FIERS(R) | CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 0-3 | L | -120 | 9 un | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 6-8 | L | -105 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5/22/2017 | PEACOCK(R) | DETROIT | FULMER(R) | 1-0 | W | -130 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 6-2 | W | -240 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5/24/2017 | MORTON(R) | DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | 3-6 | L | -170 | 9 ov | P | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5/25/2017 | FIERS(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 7-6 | W | -125 | 9 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5/26/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 2-0 | W | -135 | 9 ov | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5/27/2017 | KEUCHEL(L) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | | 5/28/2017 | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | 5/29/2017 | MORTON(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | | 5/30/2017 | FIERS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | BERRIOS(R) | | 5/31/2017 | MUSGROVE(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | | 6/2/2017 | | @ TEXAS | | | 6/3/2017 | | @ TEXAS | | |
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| | | BALTIMORE: 2016: 89-73, second place
Manager: Buck Showalter (eighth season)
Who's new? C Welington Castillo, OF Seth Smith, OF Craig Gentry, OF Michael Bourn, LHP Vidal Nuno
Who's gone? C Matt Wieters, OF Nolan Reimold, INF/OF Steve Pearce, RHP Vance Worley, RHP Odrisamer Despaigne, LHP T.J. McFarland, LHP Brian Duensing, RHP Tommy Hunter
Projected lineup: LF Hyun-Soo Kim (.302, 6 HR, 22 RBI), CF Adam Jones (.265, 29, 83), 3B Manny Machado (.294, 37, 96), 1B Chris Davis (.221, 38, 84), DH Mark Trumbo (.256, 47, 108), RF Seth Smith (.249, 16, 63 with Mariners), 2B Jonathan Schoop (.267, 25, 82), C Welington Castillo (.264, 14, 68 with Diamondbacks), SS J.J. Hardy (.269, 9, 48)
Rotation: RH Kevin Gausman (9-12, 3.61 ERA), RH Dylan Bundy (10-6, 4.02), LH Wade Miley (9-13, 5.37), RH Ubaldo Jimenez (8-12, 5.44), RH Mike Wright (3-4, 5.79) or Chris Lee (5-0, 2.98 at Double-A) or Gabriel Ynoa (1-0, 6.38 with Mets) or Tyler Wilson (4-6, 5.27) or Jayson Aquino (0-0, 0.00 in three games)
Key relievers: LH Zach Britton (2-1, 0.54, 47/47 SV), RH Brad Brach (10-4, 2.05), RH Darren O'Day (3-1, 3.77), RH Mychal Givens (8-2, 3.13), LH Donnie Hart (0-0, 0.49), LH Vidal Nuno (1-1, 3.53 with Mariners)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and bullpen. A shoulder injury in camp left 16-game winner Chris Tillman in doubt for opening day. That opened the floodgates for a pair of competitions that are somewhat intertwined, since the Orioles value long relievers more than perhaps any team. Wright and Wilson, who shuttled between the bullpen and the rotation last season, are the top candidates for the final rotation job. Aquino is a candidate to start or relieve. Logan Verrett, Richard Bleier and Zach Stewart are all potential long men. Keep an eye on Lee, a 24-year-old lefty who missed most of last season with a lat strain.
Outlook: Boston landed the biggest trade chip of the winter and Baltimore couldn't (or didn't try to) acquire the number-one starter it badly needed. When the dust settled, the Orioles look like another 80-something win team that will lean on its organizational depth to overachieve. Machado is already one of the five best players in the game, and at 24 his prime years might still lie ahead. Only three teams in history have had three 40-home run hitters, but Machado, Davis and Trumbo are capable of making it four. Expect some high-scoring games: the Orioles' outfield earned low marks on defense last year, while their starting rotation is iffy at best. Bridging the gap to closer Britton will be key. | | 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. |
| | Keuchel returning as Astros host Orioles
HOUSTON -- When the Astros placed ace left-hander Dallas Keuchel on the 10-day disabled list on May 20, manager A.J. Hinch was hopeful that Keuchel would miss just one start and could resume his exceptional pitching in short order. With Keuchel (7-0, 1.84 ERA) set to return on Saturday in the second game of a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles (25-21), Hinch now faces a decision borne of rotation maneuvering that came while Keuchel was sidelined. Right-hander Brad Peacock delivered 4 1/3 scoreless innings while making a spot start for Keuchel, and Hinch is taking that performance into consideration as he maps out his likely rotation when Houston (33-16) visits Minnesota next week. "I'm still contemplating the thought of him making a start in Minnesota," Hinch said of Peacock. "We're not going to do anything with the rotation in this series. The next decision that we have is in the Minnesota series on the road. He's still under consideration for a start there but no determination has been made because I don't know if I'm going to need him (this series). "We're trying to be smart about rest for our rotation. I'm even considering giving everybody an extra day. All of that's on the table and we'll have a determination at the end of the weekend." If Peacock does get a second start, he could bump right-hander Mike Fiers (1-2, 5.40 ERA) to the bullpen or, as Hinch noted, simple provide the other starters additional rest. How Keuchel, 2-2 with a 3.18 ERA over five career starts against Baltimore, performs will have some influence on any forthcoming decision. Left-hander Wade Miley (1-2, 2.59 ERA) will start for the Orioles. Miley is 2-1 with a 3.99 ERA over seven career starts against the Astros, suffering that loss last season while posting a 6.28 ERA over three starts with the Orioles and Mariners. The Orioles are facing a rotation change of their own, with right-hander Alec Asher (1-2, 2.17 ERA) scheduled to replace Ubaldo Jimenez in the rotation on Sunday. Jimenez has struggled of late, going 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA over his last three starts. Asher, meanwhile, has pitched effectively this season, particularly out of the bullpen, where he is 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA over nine appearances. "I think he's deserving of the opportunity," Showalter said of Asher. "He's presented himself well since we had him in the spring, his start up here, and out of the bullpen. The challenge is it takes guys who've pitched well out of our pen but we've been challenged trying to figure out a way to get a little deeper into games. It doesn't matter who we've got in the bullpen if we don't." Jimenez has worked out of the bullpen previously in his career; this shift in roles isn't at all foreign to him. That experience made the decision easier for Showalter. "That's a big part of it," Showalter said. "He's got a history of going down there, coming back and pitching well. So, we'll try that. "It's been a challenge for him. It's not like every time he's pitched it's been poor but we're trying to figure out a way to get him going." |
| Last Updated: 4/18/2024 10:49:40 PM EST. |
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