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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 9/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
DETROIT  WOLF )
 
KANSAS CITY  VENTURA )
+1.5  -125

-1.5  +105
+175

-185

8.5un
 
1
Final
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DETROIT (61 - 70) at KANSAS CITY (80 - 51)
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Wednesday, 9/2/2015 8:10 PM
RANDY WOLF (L) vs. YORDANO VENTURA (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
973DETROIT+170Ov 8,-120+180Ov 8,-105
974KANSAS CITY-180Un 8,+100-190Un 8,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games61-70-8.170-564.40.2720.3260.4280.7544.90.2690.3270.4430.771
Road Games31-35+2.438-264.40.2650.3170.4220.7395.30.2800.3360.4740.810
vs Right-handed Starters42-55-12.451-414.40.2690.3180.4190.7385.00.2710.3270.4440.771
Past 7 Games2-5-2.34-33.40.2220.2660.3720.6386.30.2910.3660.5090.874
Grass Games60-65-4.667-544.50.2750.3300.4350.7654.80.2670.3240.4340.758
Night Games34-47-12.238-384.00.2640.3170.4120.7295.00.2760.3300.4580.787
Division31-20+1230-214.80.2850.3430.4490.7924.30.2640.3120.4050.717
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2720.32613145551238234411320.4285473651008718961476912657
Road Games4.40.2650.31766233561911314750.4222791795583543672326026
Righty Starters4.40.2690.31897339591417127950.41940424475050646109549335
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.671.482385.42112004164515532319-17301566.7%
Road Games5.421.552192.712211622126781689-919870.4%

KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games80-51+25.156-624.40.2690.3150.4060.7213.70.2460.3050.3900.695
Home Games45-22+17.429-324.60.2800.3300.4240.7543.50.2440.2960.3800.677
vs Left-handed Starters24-22+0.317-253.80.2630.3040.3900.6934.00.2520.3050.3900.695
Past 7 Games4-3-0.23-34.10.2680.3270.3890.7163.90.2430.2870.4020.689
Grass Games77-47+25.953-584.40.2720.3180.4120.7313.70.2450.3040.3890.692
Night Games55-36+13.937-464.20.2670.3120.3950.7073.40.2410.3000.3760.675
Division32-20+9.323-254.40.2660.3180.4050.7233.40.2380.2980.3650.663
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.40.2690.31513144751206234351030.406547297748858681317010959
Home Games4.60.2800.33067219461412821490.4242991633415644161315931
Lefty Starters3.80.2630.304461591419868330.390171922632831648353619
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.361.078426.71221123233313739626-9471279.7%
Home Games2.341.065219.76457181145319815-223679.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/19/2015NORRIS(L)@ CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)15-8W1709 unO211021170
8/20/2015SIMON(R)TEXASPEREZ(L)4-0W-1059.5 unU772140
8/21/2015VERLANDER(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)0-2L-1258.5 ovU762531
8/22/2015WOLF(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)3-5L-1059 unU11811040
8/23/2015BOYD(L)TEXASHAMELS(L)2-4L+1208.5 unU990761
8/24/2015FARMER(R)@ CINCINNATISAMPSON(R)5-12L1058.5 ovO111001150
8/25/2015SIMON(R)LA ANGELSWEAVER(R)7-8L+1109 evO121001162
8/26/2015VERLANDER(R)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)5-0W-1359 unU780111
8/27/2015WOLF(L)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)0-2L+1059 ovU211750
8/28/2015BOYD(L)@ TORONTODICKEY(R)3-5L1809.5 unU640970
8/29/2015FARMER(R)@ TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)1-15L2259.5 ovO7721890
8/30/2015SIMON(R)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)2-9L1859.5 unO7701161
9/1/2015VERLANDER(R)@ KANSAS CITYCUETO(R)6-5W1707 ovO11621071
9/2/2015WOLF(L)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R) 
9/3/2015BOYD(L)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R) 
9/4/2015FARMER(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
9/5/2015SIMON(R)CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R) 
9/6/2015VERLANDER(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
9/7/2015WOLF(L)TAMPA BAYSMYLY(L) 
9/8/2015BOYD(L)TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(R) 
9/9/2015 TAMPA BAY  

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/19/2015GUTHRIE(R)@ CINCINNATISAMPSON(R)4-3W-1158 ovU11100990
8/20/2015DUFFY(L)@ BOSTONMILEY(L)1-4L1009 unU6601071
8/21/2015CUETO(R)@ BOSTONOWENS(L)2-7L-1508.5 unO4221471
8/22/2015VENTURA(R)@ BOSTONBARNES(R)6-3W-1359 unP12809111
8/23/2015VOLQUEZ(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)8-6W1058.5 unO14701153
8/24/2015MEDLEN(R)BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)8-3W-1357.5 unO1370501
8/25/2015DUFFY(L)BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)3-2W-1208 unU671780
8/26/2015CUETO(R)BALTIMORECHEN(L)5-8L-1357 unO11601340
8/27/2015VENTURA(R)BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)5-3W-1158 unP1271680
8/28/2015VOLQUEZ(R)@ TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(R)3-2W-1107 unU771770
8/29/2015MEDLEN(R)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R)6-3W-1106.5 evO11110563
8/30/2015DUFFY(L)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)2-3L1057 unU761971
9/1/2015CUETO(R)DETROITVERLANDER(R)5-6L-1807 ovO10711162
9/2/2015VENTURA(R)DETROITWOLF(L) 
9/3/2015VOLQUEZ(R)DETROITBOYD(L) 
9/4/2015MEDLEN(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L) 
9/5/2015DUFFY(L)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L) 
9/6/2015CUETO(R)CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L) 
9/7/2015VENTURA(R)MINNESOTAMILONE(L) 
9/8/2015VOLQUEZ(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R) 
9/9/2015 MINNESOTA  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DETROIT: DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep. Then Kansas City - the team the Tigers fought so hard to hold off in the AL Central - rolled to the AL pennant and came within a game of winning the World Series.
It was enough to turn the Tigers into October afterthoughts for the first time in a while, and now it's fair to wonder whether Detroit's best chance to claim baseball's ultimate prize with its current core of stars has already come and gone.
''I'm not worried about what people are saying about us. I'm more worried about how we perform,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''I feel like this team is a winning team. This is a team that has an opportunity to win a World Series.''
The Tigers edged Kansas City by one game in the division last year in Ausmus' first season as manager, and their 90-72 record was similar enough to their previous work during this run of postseason appearances, but a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles snapped Detroit's streak of three straight trips to the AL Championship Series.
Then the Tigers lost Max Scherzer in the offseason, and it remains to be seen how much longer Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez can keep this team's run of success going.
Cabrera and Martinez each missed a chunk of the exhibition schedule after offseason surgery. Verlander is coming off a down year and has been displaced as Detroit's opening-day starter by left-hander David Price.
Over the past three seasons, the Tigers have fought off challenges in the division from the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland and Kansas City - but those teams essentially made their bids for first place one at a time. Now all three appear poised to threaten Detroit's reign.
''I think quietly, I've said for the last two or three years, I've said we have the best division in baseball. Nobody really talked about it because there weren't sexy names besides the Tigers, who had won however many straight and been to a couple World Series and had a lot of star power,'' Verlander said. ''The Royals won the pennant last year so, obviously, what I was saying wasn't just hogwash. We see all the teams in the AL quite enough, and I know that these teams are good enough to make our division one of the best in baseball.''
Here are a few things to watch as the Tigers try to make it five division championships in a row:
ON THE MEND: Cabrera had offseason surgery on his right foot and Martinez had an operation to repair his left knee. Their health is crucial, but the Tigers also are hoping for big contributions from shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon, both of whom missed all of 2014 with injuries.
NEW-LOOK ROTATION: Scherzer isn't the only player gone from last year's starting staff. Rick Porcello was traded in a deal that brought Yoenis Cespedes to Detroit, so the Tigers had two openings in their rotation. They filled them by acquiring Shane Greene from the New York Yankees and Alfredo Simon from Cincinnati.
BULLPEN BLUES: Closer Joe Nathan is back after a rocky first season in Detroit. If the Tigers run out of patience with Nathan, Joakim Soria also returns. He was acquired shortly before the trade deadline last year, but his impact was limited, in part because of injury.
EXTRA POWER: J.D. Martinez provided a surprisingly productive bat last year after joining the Tigers, and the trade for Cespedes also gave Detroit some additional pop to supplement Cabrera and Victor Martinez.
NEW ACE?: Price is slated to start on opening day, a sign of just how much the Tigers are leaning on him after Scherzer's departure. He was acquired at the trade deadline last year, and Detroit is hoping the trio of Price, Verlander and Anibal Sanchez will make for a pretty impressive anchor to the pitching staff.
KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Every once in a while, Ned Yost will spin a story about his days on Bobby Cox's bench with the Atlanta Braves, back when the organization was winning NL pennants by the fistful.
Inevitably, Yost would start drawing comparisons to his Kansas City Royals - that they were building through the farm system in the same manner as the Braves, and Kansas City would embrace the franchise in the same way Atlanta did if it ever became a winner.
Last year, that narrative finally made sense.
After squeaking into the playoffs as a wild card, the Royals swept all the way to the World Series. If not for a virtuoso performance by Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants, the Royals might very well have been celebrating their second championship.
The postseason run led Yost to draw one more comparison when he arrived in Arizona for the start of a new season, and his players filed into the clubhouse for the first time.
''It definitely reminded me of that feeling in Atlanta,'' he said, ''when you came to spring training every year with the feeling that you have an opportunity to go to the World Series - instead of hoping, you know? And it's a different feeling.''
There is good reason for that feeling, too.
The Royals return most of the pieces from the club that ended a 29-year playoff drought, including one of the best bullpens in baseball history. And the pieces they did lose to free agency have been replaced with what could turn out to be upgrades.
Designated hitter Billy Butler is gone, Kendrys Morales signed in his place. Alex Rios is taking over for Nori Aoki in right field. Edinson Volquez was signed to fill the rotation spot of staff ace James Shields, who chased bigger money all the way to San Diego.
Even though a few faces have changed, the tenants that the Royals believe in have not: They will continue to rely on speed, defense and pitching to chase another playoff berth.
''Any time you're fortunate enough to keep those key pieces, you feel good,'' said Greg Holland, the Royals' All-Star closer. ''Yeah, we lost Billy and Shields and Nori, but for the most part, we're right where we need to be.''
Besides, the back end of the bullpen is still intact.
Kelvin Herrera harnessed his electrifying fastball to become a shutdown seventh-inning reliever last season. Former starter Wade Davis had a historically dominant year as the setup man. Holland further cemented his status as the AL's best closer.
''The way you tilt the field in your favor, in my opinion, is having quality pitching and really good defense,'' Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. ''Those are things that hopefully can show up every single day and perform for you.''
As the Royals approach opening day against the Chicago White Sox on April 6 at Kauffman Stadium, here are a few other story lines to watch this season:
THE ROTATION: Shields was the anchor in 2014, but he struggled mightily in the playoffs. So when the Royals signed Volquez to replace him, it was mostly met with a collective shrug.
Besides, the success of the rotation will more likely be determined by the success of young flamethrowers Danny Duffy and Yordano Ventura, both of whom have ace ability.
INJURY BUGS: The Royals stayed remarkably healthy last season. Will karma even out?
Second baseman Omar Infante already missed long stretches of spring training with a bone spur in his elbow that could require surgery next offseason. Left fielder Alex Gordon also got a slow start to the spring after undergoing wrist surgery this past offseason.
SLOW STARTS: The last couple of seasons, the Royals have gotten off to slow starts. They unsuccessfully dug out of a big hole two years ago, but pulled it off last season.
Considering every other team in the AL Central appeared to get better over the winter, the Royals can ill afford to let Detroit, Cleveland and Minnesota and the White Sox bury them.
RESTING SALVY: All-Star catcher Salvador Perez faded in the playoffs in part due to his heavy work load in the regular season, where he appeared in 150 games. Yost intends to give him more days off this year, though it's hard to take his bat out of the lineup.
BASEBALL TOWN: Did the World Series run turn Kansas City into a baseball town again? The club has been overshadowed for decades by the Chiefs, who play just across the parking lot in Arrowhead stadium. How will fans respond to having the reigning AL champions?
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-KANSAS CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Tigers-Royals Preview* =======================

By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

Detroit (60-70) at Kansas City (80-50), 8:10 p.m. EDT

The hype might not be at levels of last season, but Yordano Ventura could be having the most successful stretch of his young career.

The 24-year-old will try to build on his recent consistency Wednesday night at home against the Detroit Tigers, though he's still battling control issues.

Ventura (9-7, 4.41 ERA) began August by allowing 11 runs in 12 innings over two starts but escaped without a loss. He's since gone 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA and .167 opponent batting average, 32 strikeouts and 12 walks in 25 innings over his last four.

In Thursday's 5-3 home win over Baltimore, the right-hander impressed his manager with some in-game adjustments after issuing two walks in the first inning.

"He was rushing it, he was flying open. His pitch count was up," Ned Yost told MLB's official website. "But then he made an adjustment, slowed his tempo down, and he was down through the zone and got his pitch count manageable. His curveball was excellent, fastball up to 100 mph, changeup good."

Ventura is 3-0 with a 4.56 ERA in four starts and a relief appearance against the Tigers. That's mostly because of a 10.17 run-support average, though he did get his current reboot started by limiting them to two hits with eight strikeouts and six walks in six scoreless innings of a 6-1 home win Aug. 11.

Ian Kinsler (5 for 11) and Victor Martinez (4 for 10 with two home runs) have seen him well, but Nick Castellanos is 1 for 9.

Those guys and the rest of the Detroit lineup have been failing Randy Wolf rather than the other way around. Wolf (0-2, 2.57) hasn't been given a run of support in 14 innings of his two starts.

The left-hander gave up a run and five hits in seven innings of Thursday's 2-0 home loss to the Los Angeles Angels, and the 39-year-old will now face a pitcher that celebrated his eighth birthday eight days before his MLB debut.

"I feel like every start I kind of have to, in a way, prove people wrong, that I'm not at the geriatric level quite yet," Wolf said.

Before the impressive work against the Angels, the last time he'd gone seven innings and allowed fewer than three earned runs was June 13, 2012 - his only career start against the Royals. Wolf gave up a run and six hits in a 4-3, 11-inning loss in Kansas City while with Milwaukee.

The Royals might do more against him with Jonny Gomes. The veteran outfielder, acquired Monday from Atlanta, is 12 for 23 with two home runs off Wolf. His .522 average in their matchups is the highest of any player, active or retired, with more than 18 at-bats against Wolf.

Last-place Detroit (61-70) opened this three-game series with Tuesday's 6-5 win for its fourth in six meetings with Kansas City (80-51) to even the season series at 7-all. The Royals, however, have a 12-game lead in the AL Central, and health figures to be a greater concern than any late-season performances against the Tigers.

The Royals will be without reliever Kelvin Herrera and outfielder Alex Rios for at least two weeks due to the chickenpox, and there's a fear that it could further spread.

"Think there is always a concern because these guys were in for three or four days before they showed signs of it," Yost said. "Since that point, (trainer) Nick Kenney has done a real good job of monitoring."

They did get Alex Gordon back after missing 48 games with a strained groin, and the left fielder was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI.


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