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| All Games | 51-36 | +12.6 | 47-38 | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.322 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.294 | | Road Games | 23-22 | +2.3 | 26-17 | 4.9 | 0.254 | 0.324 | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.300 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 34-25 | +7.4 | 32-25 | 4.8 | 0.250 | 0.320 | 4.1 | 0.245 | 0.296 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.1 | 3-3 | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.302 | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.279 | | Grass Games | 51-33 | +15.7 | 45-37 | 4.8 | 0.250 | 0.325 | 3.9 | 0.243 | 0.292 | | Day Games | 16-18 | -4.4 | 16-18 | 3.7 | 0.240 | 0.319 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.295 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.322 | 87 | 2983 | 740 | 266 | 90 | 0.03 | 377 | 327 | 658 | 44 | 621 | 66 | 44 | 64 | 46 | | Road Games | 4.9 | 0.254 | 0.324 | 45 | 1571 | 399 | 129 | 53 | 0.03 | 205 | 164 | 351 | 25 | 326 | 36 | 24 | 27 | 24 | | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.250 | 0.320 | 59 | 2047 | 512 | 179 | 57 | 0.03 | 263 | 211 | 450 | 31 | 414 | 47 | 26 | 46 | 34 |
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| All Games | 3.20 | 1.192 | 253.3 | 96 | 90 | 229 | 22 | 73 | 212 | 14-8 | 23 | 8 | 74.2% | | Road Games | 3.61 | 1.256 | 114.7 | 49 | 46 | 108 | 8 | 36 | 92 | 4-6 | 11 | 5 | 68.8% |
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| All Games | 40-43 | -4 | 33-46 | 4.1 | 0.258 | 0.310 | 4.0 | 0.253 | 0.316 | | Home Games | 21-21 | -3.8 | 17-23 | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.300 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.314 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 32-28 | +3.9 | 25-32 | 4.4 | 0.268 | 0.320 | 3.8 | 0.253 | 0.317 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1 | 5-1 | 6.3 | 0.271 | 0.332 | 5.9 | 0.264 | 0.341 | | Grass Games | 37-42 | -7.2 | 30-46 | 3.9 | 0.256 | 0.308 | 4.0 | 0.255 | 0.317 | | Day Games | 17-13 | +5.4 | 10-19 | 4.1 | 0.268 | 0.326 | 3.6 | 0.251 | 0.308 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.258 | 0.310 | 83 | 2827 | 730 | 212 | 54 | 0.02 | 321 | 210 | 529 | 62 | 547 | 84 | 49 | 71 | 43 | | Home Games | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.300 | 42 | 1384 | 345 | 101 | 25 | 0.02 | 151 | 101 | 239 | 29 | 265 | 42 | 24 | 42 | 21 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.268 | 0.320 | 60 | 2055 | 551 | 163 | 44 | 0.02 | 248 | 157 | 380 | 45 | 410 | 59 | 35 | 53 | 30 |
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| All Games | 2.92 | 1.207 | 222 | 79 | 72 | 180 | 22 | 88 | 222 | 19-14 | 23 | 12 | 65.7% | | Home Games | 2.64 | 1.198 | 119.3 | 41 | 35 | 106 | 7 | 37 | 117 | 11-6 | 12 | 6 | 66.7% |
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| 6/22/2013 | STRAILY(R) | @ SEATTLE | HARANG(R) | 5-7 | L | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | 6/23/2013 | PARKER(R) | @ SEATTLE | BONDERMAN(R) | 3-6 | L | -145 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | 6/25/2013 | MILONE(L) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 7-3 | W | -150 | 7.5 ev | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 6/26/2013 | GRIFFIN(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 5-0 | W | -120 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | 6/28/2013 | COLON(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 6-1 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 6/29/2013 | PARKER(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 1-7 | L | +110 | 7.5 ev | O | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | | 6/30/2013 | MILONE(L) | ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | 7-5 | W | -130 | 8.5 ov | O | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | 7/2/2013 | GRIFFIN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | RUSIN(L) | 8-7 | W | -215 | 8 ev | O | 10 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | 7/3/2013 | COLON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | GARZA(R) | 1-3 | L | -190 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 7/4/2013 | STRAILY(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 1-0 | W | -160 | 8 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | 7/5/2013 | MILONE(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | DAVIS(R) | 6-3 | W | -115 | 9 un | P | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | 7/6/2013 | PARKER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | SANTANA(R) | | | 7/7/2013 | GRIFFIN(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | MENDOZA(R) | | | 7/8/2013 | COLON(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 7/9/2013 | STRAILY(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | | 7/10/2013 | MILONE(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 7/12/2013 | PARKER(R) | BOSTON | LACKEY(R) | | | 7/13/2013 | | BOSTON | | |
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| 6/22/2013 | DAVIS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 2-3 | L | -120 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 6/23/2013 | SHIELDS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | AXELROD(R) | 7-6 | W | -190 | 8 ev | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 2 | | 6/25/2013 | SANTANA(R) | ATLANTA | MEDLEN(R) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | | 6/26/2013 | MENDOZA(R) | ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | 4-3 | W | +115 | 9 un | U | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 6/27/2013 | GUTHRIE(R) | @ MINNESOTA | DEDUNO(R) | 1-3 | L | 125 | 9 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 6/28/2013 | SHIELDS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | WALTERS(R) | 9-3 | W | -135 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 6/29/2013 | DAVIS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 2-6 | L | 105 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 6/30/2013 | SANTANA(R) | @ MINNESOTA | CORREIA(R) | 9-8 | W | -110 | 8 ov | O | 13 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 7/2/2013 | MENDOZA(R) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 5-6 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/3/2013 | GUTHRIE(R) | CLEVELAND | KAZMIR(L) | 6-5 | W | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | 7/4/2013 | SHIELDS(R) | CLEVELAND | JIMENEZ(R) | 10-7 | W | -140 | 8 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 7/5/2013 | DAVIS(R) | OAKLAND | MILONE(L) | 3-6 | L | +105 | 9 un | P | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 7/6/2013 | SANTANA(R) | OAKLAND | PARKER(R) | | | 7/7/2013 | MENDOZA(R) | OAKLAND | GRIFFIN(R) | | | 7/8/2013 | GUTHRIE(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | | | 7/9/2013 | SHIELDS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PHELPS(R) | | | 7/10/2013 | DAVIS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | | | 7/11/2013 | SANTANA(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PETTITTE(L) | | | 7/12/2013 | MENDOZA(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | | | 7/13/2013 | | @ CLEVELAND | | |
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| |  | OAKLAND: HITTING: 2B JEMILE WEEKS may not be a legitimate .300 hitter, but he's still the best option they have at the leadoff spot. C KURT SUZUKI seemingly hits as many line outs as anyone in baseball. He has a solid bat for a catcher and qualifies as a middle-of-the-order option in Oakland. OF JOSH REDDICK is more of a line-drive hitter than a 25-HR guy, and he doesn't yet have the plate discipline to approach .300. 1B BRANDON ALLEN is an all-or-nothing hitter, but his potential for much-needed power should be enough for him to beat out DARIC BARTON. SS CLIFF PENNINGTON has quietly developed into a serviceable regular. With 3B SCOTT SIZEMORE out for the season with a torn ACL, either ERIC SOGARD or JOSH DONALDSON will win the job at third base. Neither player has reached 80 career at-bats yet. Highly-coveted Cuban OF YOENIS CESPEDES inked a four-year deal with Oakland, and will be expected to produced in the heart of the lineup immediately. OF COLLIN COWGILL is undersized, but has shown impressive power in the minors. The DH spot will fall to Allen when Barton is in the lineup. When he's not, it will be filled by such Quadruple-A types as KILA KA'AIHUE and CHRIS CARTER.
STARTING PITCHING: BRANDON McCARTHY reclamation project worked out nicely. He's an injury risk, but when healthy he's one of baseball's better middle-of-the-rotation arms. BARTOLO COLON pitched better than expected with the Yankees last year (7.4 K/9, 4.00 ERA), and should perform just as well in his new spacious ballpark. DALLAS BRADEN (shoulder) and BRETT ANDERSON (elbow) are both question marks after major surgeries. Braden's return date has been pushed back to early May, while Anderson will might not take the hill until June. The jewel of the Trevor Cahill trade, hard-throwing righty JARROD PARKER has a chance to make a big impact if his arm is recovered from 2009 Tommy John surgery. The Gio Gonzalez trade landed Oakland TOMMY MILONE and BRAD PEACOCK, both of whom are coming off impressive minor-league seasons. They'll compete for rotation spots this spring. TYSON ROSS could get a few starts, but he's gotten very hittable over the past year. They're in no hurry to start the arbitration clock of top prospect SONNY GRAY, but he should make some late-season starts.
RELIEF PITCHING: With Andrew Bailey gone, righty GRANT BALFOUR (2.47 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) will get the first chance to close games. Though his occasional bouts with command issues make him a risk. If Balfour falters, BRIAN FUENTES will get the next look because of his ninth-inning experience and strong second half of 2011 . . . Long a favorite inside the organization, injury-prone righty JOEY DEVINE has long been considered a future closer and should get some late-innings duties. The highest upside option for a future closer is 25-year-old righty FAUTINO DE LOS SANTOS. He has overpowering stuff but his command comes and goes. | | KANSAS CITY: HITTING: With Melky Cabrera gone, OF LORENZO CAIN will get first crack at leadoff and centerfield. If he falters, speedster JASON BOURGEOIS, vet MITCH MAIER and prospect WIL MYERS are waiting. Former Brewer YUNIESKY BETANCOURT will start at 2B and has good life in his bat for a middle infielder. OF ALEX GORDON may not hit for average, but his approach and power are there. DH BILLY BUTLER is rock solid, but it's fair to wonder whether his power will ever progress. 1B ERIC HOSMER has MVP-type upside, and he's on the verge of figuring out MLB pitching. OF JEFF FRANCOEUR still chases too many bad pitches, but the organization likes him and he still has some pop and speed. 3B MIKE MOUSTAKAS is too good for the minors, but he still hasn't caught up to major-league pitching. There's a good chance he finds his groove this year. C HUMBERTO QUINTERO will be the main backstop with BRAYAN PENA backing him up. Speedy SS ALCIDES ESCOBAR's bat hasn't caught up to his glove.
STARTING PITCHING: K.C. once again hopes this is the year LUKE HOCHEVAR puts it all together. His velocity picked up late last year, allowing him to be more than a groundball guy. Lefty BRUCE CHEN's late-career renaissance continues. He'll be a reliable veteran arm in the middle of K.C.'s rotation again. FELIPE PAULINO has the biggest upside in this rotation. He's always had one of MLB's best fastballs. His problem was that, when he missed (which has been often), it was usually belt-high and over the middle of the plate. If he hits his spots as he did late last year, he's got potential. But Paulino will start the season on the DL with a sore elbow. The Royals hope to solve JONATHAN SANCHEZ's command issues. The lefty is a risk, but has legitimate No. 3 potential. Top prospect DANNY DUFFY will get every chance to pitch his way into the Opening Day rotation.
RELIEF PITCHING: JOAKIM SORIA is out for the season with Tommy John surgery, leaving GREG HOLLAND to pick up closer duties. Holland was the Royals' best bullpen arm in 2011 and his stuff has always been nearly unhittable. It's just a matter of whether last year's vastly improved walk rate was for real. JONATHAN BROXTON was a disaster last season, but he'll be given every chance to become the No. 2 guy in this bullpen because of his experience in Los Angeles. AARON CROW was a first-round pick (twice) for his college career as a starter, but wore down late last year, and walked too many batters. |
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*Athletics-Royals Preview* ==========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Oakland (50-36) at Kansas City (40-42), 2:10 p.m. EDT
Although he's pitched well lately, Jarrod Parker hasn't gotten to play much of a role in the Oakland Athletics' resurgence.
After having to leave his most recent start, Parker will try to lead the A's to their eighth win in 10 games Saturday against the Kansas City Royals.
Parker (6-6, 4.11 ERA) is 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA in his last seven starts and had pitched 3 2-3 scoreless innings against St. Louis last Saturday before developing problems with his right hamstring. Oakland lost 7-1 after he left.
"He wanted to try to finish the inning but he still felt it," manager Bob Melvin said. "It's not a prudent thing to do. The unfortunate thing was that might have been as good as stuff as he's had all year."
The A's (51-36) haven't suffered too many defeats lately, however, and continued the momentum from a successful homestand with a 6-3 victory in Friday's series opener. Oakland had dropped seven of 10 before winning six of eight at home.
Coco Crisp drove in three runs in his team's fifth straight win over the Royals (40-43), and Josh Reddick tripled, doubled and had a pair of RBIs. Grant Balfour, meanwhile, tied Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley's franchise record from 1991-92 by converting his 40th consecutive save and 22nd this season.
"You know, it's an accomplishment. Definitely," Balfour said. "I don't like to look into it too much - I'm superstitious, obviously. But I never knew about this, and it's not something I set out to do. It just happened. I still have a lot of work to do."
The A's will try to help Balfour claim the record while adding to Ervin Santana's winless stretch. Santana (5-5, 2.84) hasn't earned a victory since June 13 despite a 3.32 ERA in his last three games.
The right-hander has more wins over Oakland than any opponent, going 14-6 with a 2.09 ERA in 25 starts, but has lost each of his last two matchups despite a 2.08 ERA in those games.
He allowed two runs and four hits over seven innings May 18 but the Royals fell 2-1 in Oakland. That start is one of 16 in a row in which he's pitched at least six innings, the longest active run in the majors.
He gave up four runs over six frames in Sunday's 9-8 win in Minnesota but also walked a season-high four after posting a 1.56 ERA in his first five starts in June.
"I didn't have my best stuff today," Santana said. "I did not have good command, but I made good pitches and gave my team a chance to win."
The Royals are hoping Alex Gordon can return as soon as possible after learning from the team's medical staff that he did not have a concussion. The outfielder hasn't played since hitting his head on the bullpen fence in Wednesday's 6-5 win over Cleveland.
The team was still awaiting clearance from MLB's independent physician.
"I'm following all the rules and they've cleared me to go, so I'm just going to get back in action and get things going," Gordon said Friday.
Gordon is batting .350 in his last 10 games against Oakland and is 2 for 6 all-time against Parker.
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| | Last Updated: 10/6/2024 3:26:02 PM EST. |
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