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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 7/24/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
CLEVELAND  KLUBER )
 
KANSAS CITY  DUFFY )
+1.5  -190

-1.5  +165
+110

-120

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CLEVELAND (51 - 50) at KANSAS CITY (50 - 50)
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Thursday, 7/24/2014 8:10 PM
COREY KLUBER (R) vs. DANNY DUFFY (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
965CLEVELAND-110Ov 7.5,+100-110Ov 7.5,+105
966KANSAS CITY+100Un 7.5,-120+100Un 7.5,-125
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games51-50-1.751-474.50.2550.3214.40.2580.321
Road Games22-31-7.224-274.40.2470.3144.40.2670.334
vs Left-handed Starters13-18-5.112-183.70.2380.3014.50.2570.322
Past 7 Games4-3+1.82-54.70.2590.3323.00.2560.316
Grass Games48-47-248-464.40.2530.3184.40.2570.321
Night Games31-30+0.634-244.70.2620.3194.40.2660.326
Division22-22-322-214.60.2700.3334.40.2560.319
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2550.3211013480889287970.034323357395872290799360
Road Games4.40.2470.314531847456150480.032261814163038045384335
Lefty Starters3.70.2380.30131105325170200.02107952161121132222420
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.011.2493291291102813013032623-12261268.4%
Road Games2.941.348168.36555154167315810-610471.4%

KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games50-50-7.145-504.00.2640.3134.00.2550.312
Home Games22-25-10.522-243.60.2560.3074.40.2690.320
vs Right-handed Starters37-35-4.535-334.30.2680.3153.90.2550.310
Past 7 Games3-4-0.81-62.90.2680.3312.90.2450.317
Grass Games46-47-8.642-474.00.2620.3123.90.2550.311
Night Games31-31-4.429-294.20.2700.3164.00.2560.314
Division20-23-6.422-204.10.2690.3214.40.2700.325
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2640.3131003448911254570.023712445908369799587436
Home Games3.60.2560.307471533392110240.021631132544030238243423
Righty Starters4.30.2680.315722492668190420.022831724116249569345423
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.461.281278.61171072431911426816-1227779.4%
Home Games4.691.394136.3737113311571358-416288.9%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/10/2014HOUSE(L)NY YANKEESPHELPS(R)9-3W-1458 unO159111110
7/11/2014KLUBER(R)CHI WHITE SOXNOESI(R)7-4W-2257.5 ovO1070862
7/12/2014MCALLISTER(R)CHI WHITE SOXCARROLL(R)2-6L-1859 evU670840
7/13/2014BAUER(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)3-2W-1658.5 evU910011121
7/18/2014BAUER(R)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R)9-3W1558.5 ovO14711180
7/19/2014KLUBER(R)@ DETROITVERHAGEN(R)6-2W-1358.5 ovU1260751
7/19/2014MCALLISTER(R)@ DETROITSCHERZER(R)5-2W1758.5 unU890570
7/20/2014TOMLIN(R)@ DETROITSMYLY(L)1-5L1109 evU450960
7/21/2014HOUSE(L)@ MINNESOTAJOHNSON(L)3-4L-1109.5 unU880962
7/22/2014SALAZAR(R)@ MINNESOTAPINO(R)8-2W-1359 unO11609100
7/23/2014BAUER(R)@ MINNESOTASWARZAK(R)1-3L-1358.5 unU561861
7/24/2014KLUBER(R)@ KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L) 
7/25/2014TOMLIN(R)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R) 
7/26/2014MCALLISTER(R)@ KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R) 
7/27/2014SALAZAR(R)@ KANSAS CITYCHEN(L) 
7/29/2014BAUER(R)SEATTLEIWAKUMA(R) 
7/30/2014KLUBER(R)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R) 
7/31/2014 SEATTLE  

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/10/2014GUTHRIE(R)DETROITSMYLY(L)4-16L-1158 ovO9621990
7/11/2014DUFFY(L)DETROITSANCHEZ(R)1-2L+1158.5 unU1191551
7/12/2014SHIELDS(R)DETROITPORCELLO(R)1-5L-1258 evU6611150
7/13/2014CHEN(L)DETROITVERLANDER(R)5-2W+1208.5 evU1080950
7/18/2014SHIELDS(R)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)4-5L1108 unO12811082
7/19/2014DUFFY(L)@ BOSTONDE LA ROSA(R)1-2L1208 unU571661
7/20/2014VENTURA(R)@ BOSTONLESTER(L)0-6L1457.5 unU4619100
7/21/2014GUTHRIE(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)1-3L1607 ovU861680
7/22/2014CHEN(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXCARROLL(R)7-1W-1459 unU141408102
7/23/2014SHIELDS(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)2-1W1007.5 unU10101651
7/24/2014DUFFY(L)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
7/25/2014VENTURA(R)CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R) 
7/26/2014GUTHRIE(R)CLEVELANDMCALLISTER(R) 
7/27/2014CHEN(L)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
7/29/2014SHIELDS(R)MINNESOTASWARZAK(R) 
7/30/2014DUFFY(L)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
7/31/2014 MINNESOTA  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - Jason Kipnis didn't want it to end. He had plenty of company.
After the final out ended the club's magical, turnaround season so jarringly last October, Kipnis, who made his first All-Star team in 2013 and a few of his teammates lingered in the dugout and watched as Tampa Bay's players celebrated their 4-0 win in the AL wild-card playoff game.
One and done. Hardly the finish Cleveland wanted.
And once again, the city would remain without a major sports championship, a drought approaching its 50-year anniversary.
But despite their brief postseason appearance in manager Terry Francona's first year, the Indians intend to play in October again - and again.
''We don't want it to be a fluke,'' Kipnis said. ''We don't want to be a one-trick pony. We want to be at the top and we want to stay there.''
Hoping to build off their unexpected 92-win campaign, the Indians enter 2014 confident they can not only contend this season, but go even further.
During spring training in Arizona, first baseman Nick Swisher, who also serves as the club's high-energy hype man, handed out ''Unfinished Business'' T-shirts to his teammates.
The Indians aren't satisfied.
''Last season, hopefully, was a steppingstone that we needed to get us going in the right direction,'' Swisher said. ''Last year was that amazing year to get us in the right mind frame to say, `Hey, we can do this. We are a team. And people need to start recognizing it.'''
Cleveland had to win its final 10 games just to make the playoffs. The late-season kick wouldn't have been necessary if the Indians had played more consistently, and more evenness has been a focus for Francona, who feels his club has the makings to do something special again.
''I love our team,'' said the AL's manager of the year. ''I love coming to the ballpark and watching them play. They are easy to like because they try hard. When you can show up with a group of guys and you respect the way they go about things it makes the challenging times more fulfilling. We know we can do it now. We've got to try and go do it better.''
KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - James Shields thinks back to last year, thoughtfully piecing together what was missing from the Kansas City Royals as they made a late push for the postseason.
The pitching was strong. The offense was coming around. The defense was sublime.
He finally settled on experience.
''These guys that didn't realize or have never been to September, when you're fighting for a playoff spot, now you have that experience,'' Shields said. ''And I think that was one of the things we were lacking last season, the experience. You tend to put too much on your shoulders. And I think the second half we definitely relaxed and put all that aside and had fun and played the game the way we know how to play, and it showed.
''I think with the experience factor now,'' Shields concluded, ''we're ready to go.''
After finishing 86-76 a year ago, and contending into September for the first time in a decade, the Royals have their sets sight squarely on their first playoff appearance since 1985 this year.
Anything less would be a disappointment. Anything less would be a failure.
''Last year was a blast. When the end of the season came in Chicago, nobody wanted to leave,'' first baseman Eric Hosmer said. ''They knew how close we were. We were right there. And it left a good taste in everyone's mouth going into the offseason, knowing how good everyone can be.''
Indeed, the Royals return most of their key players from a year ago, signing left-hander Jason Vargas to replace their only significant loss, starting pitcher Ervin Santana. They also upgraded at their weakest spots, trading for Norichika Aoki to play right field and bat leadoff and signing Omar Infante to settle a second base position that has been a black hole for years.
All of which left the notoriously frugal franchise with a record-setting payroll.
Royals manager Ned Yost hopes all those moves will pay off for a rotation that was among the league's best last year, and an offense that was among the league's worst.
''It's going to be a lineup that has offensive sequence from one to nine. You're not going to have any dead spots,'' Yost said. ''You're not going to get something going and then bam, run into a wall and have to get going again. At least, I hope not. I don't think so.''
So with more experience and an upgraded lineup, Kansas City enters its season opener Sunday at Detroit with boundless enthusiasm.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (CLEVELAND-KANSAS CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Indians-Royals Preview* ========================

By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer

Cleveland (51-49) at Kansas City (49-50), 8:10 p.m. EDT

The Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber nearly went the distance in yet another excellent showing over the weekend.

While he's baffled the Royals at home this season, he's rarely had success in Kansas City.

The right-hander tries to win a career-best fourth consecutive start as these AL Central rivals open a four-game set Thursday night.

Kluber (10-6, 2.95 ERA) is 4-1 with a 1.96 ERA over his last five outings after winning 6-2 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader at Detroit. He allowed both runs and struck out 10 before exiting with two outs in the ninth inning.

"I'm not trying to strike guys out. My game plan is to go out there and pound the strike zone," said Kluber, among the AL leaders with 9.75 strikeouts per nine innings. "If it happens to get some swing-and-misses, great. If it happens to get some early outs, great."

Kluber put together a nearly identical performance in a 4-1 win over Kansas City on July 6, yielding one run and striking out 10 over 8 1-3 innings. He also struck out 11 in a four-hitter to beat the Royals 5-1 on April 24.

While both of those gems came at home, Kluber had a rough start at Kauffman Stadium sandwiched in between. He allowed six runs - three earned - in a 9-5 loss June 10, dropping to 1-1 with a 6.15 ERA in five road starts against the Royals.

The Indians (51-50) hadn't lost a series all month before dropping two of three at Minnesota. Infielder Jose Ramirez, called back up from Triple-A Columbus earlier in the day, had two hits and drove in Cleveland's only run in Wednesday's 3-1 defeat.

"We just didn't do much offensively," said manager Terry Francona, whose team has batted .214 while losing three of four.

Michael Brantley is 1 for his last 12, Lonnie Chisenhall is 1 for his last 16 and Jason Kipnis is in a 3-for-18 funk.

The Royals (50-50) return home after closing a 2-4 trek with back-to-back wins over the Chicago White Sox. Mike Moustakas homered twice in Tuesday's 7-1 win, then scored the tiebreaking run on an error in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 2-1 victory.

Kansas City now turns to Danny Duffy (5-10, 2.66), who can't seem to catch a break. The left-hander has gone 1-5 in his last six outings despite a 2.41 ERA, receiving a combined four runs of support in those defeats.

Duffy is hoping to avoid losing a career worst-tying fourth straight start after yielding both runs - one earned - over 6 2-3 innings in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Boston.

He surrendered four runs and a career-high 10 hits over six innings opposite Kluber earlier this month. Duffy is 1-1 with a 5.51 ERA in three starts against the Indians, all of which have come on the road.

Eric Hosmer could be forced to sit out again after leaving Wednesday's game because of decreased grip strength in his right hand. The first baseman, whose 16-game hitting streak was snapped, had missed the previous two games after getting plunked with a pitch Sunday. Hosmer is batting .330 over a 22-game stretch against the Indians.

"When it comes to pain, I've got a pretty high tolerance to that, but when I go to grip more, it's just giving out," Hosmer told MLB's official website. "It's not a matter of pain, it's just not letting me do it."

Kansas City has taken six of seven from Cleveland at home.


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