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| 923 | CHI WHITE SOX | +145 | Ov 8,-115 | +130 | Ov 8,-125 | | 924 | KANSAS CITY | -155 | Un 8,-105 | -140 | Un 8,+105 |
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| All Games | 63-70 | -8.6 | 64-65 | 3.9 | 0.253 | 0.301 | 0.382 | 0.683 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.317 | 0.406 | 0.723 | | Road Games | 30-38 | -4.3 | 39-26 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.302 | 0.385 | 0.686 | 4.6 | 0.275 | 0.326 | 0.434 | 0.760 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 13-15 | -2 | 11-16 | 3.1 | 0.227 | 0.272 | 0.325 | 0.597 | 3.9 | 0.261 | 0.312 | 0.397 | 0.709 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.8 | 5-2 | 5.1 | 0.271 | 0.333 | 0.380 | 0.714 | 4.3 | 0.273 | 0.327 | 0.418 | 0.745 | | Grass Games | 62-65 | -4.4 | 61-62 | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.301 | 0.384 | 0.685 | 4.2 | 0.259 | 0.316 | 0.403 | 0.719 | | Night Games | 41-41 | -0.5 | 40-41 | 4.2 | 0.261 | 0.308 | 0.394 | 0.702 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.313 | 0.393 | 0.706 | | Division | 22-33 | -13.8 | 24-28 | 3.7 | 0.248 | 0.298 | 0.380 | 0.678 | 4.4 | 0.267 | 0.320 | 0.415 | 0.735 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.253 | 0.301 | 133 | 4556 | 1152 | 221 | 21 | 109 | 0.382 | 492 | 312 | 1006 | 54 | 870 | 123 | 84 | 131 | 65 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.302 | 68 | 2375 | 613 | 123 | 11 | 52 | 0.385 | 279 | 148 | 506 | 31 | 434 | 65 | 44 | 64 | 34 | | Lefty Starters | 3.1 | 0.227 | 0.272 | 28 | 931 | 211 | 43 | 5 | 13 | 0.325 | 81 | 58 | 219 | 7 | 170 | 33 | 17 | 30 | 17 |
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| All Games | 3.37 | 1.342 | 358.3 | 151 | 134 | 343 | 35 | 138 | 346 | 22-19 | 31 | 13 | 70.5% | | Road Games | 3.82 | 1.468 | 158 | 75 | 67 | 174 | 20 | 58 | 148 | 8-10 | 15 | 6 | 71.4% |
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| All Games | 82-52 | +25.3 | 59-62 | 4.5 | 0.272 | 0.318 | 0.412 | 0.730 | 3.8 | 0.248 | 0.306 | 0.393 | 0.699 | | Home Games | 47-23 | +17.6 | 32-32 | 4.8 | 0.285 | 0.335 | 0.434 | 0.769 | 3.7 | 0.247 | 0.299 | 0.386 | 0.685 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 26-23 | +0.5 | 20-25 | 4.2 | 0.271 | 0.313 | 0.405 | 0.718 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.308 | 0.398 | 0.706 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.6 | 5-2 | 6.3 | 0.304 | 0.360 | 0.456 | 0.816 | 4.9 | 0.275 | 0.312 | 0.429 | 0.741 | | Grass Games | 79-48 | +26.1 | 56-58 | 4.5 | 0.275 | 0.321 | 0.418 | 0.739 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 0.392 | 0.697 | | Night Games | 57-37 | +14.1 | 40-46 | 4.3 | 0.271 | 0.316 | 0.403 | 0.720 | 3.5 | 0.244 | 0.301 | 0.381 | 0.682 | | Division | 34-21 | +9.5 | 26-25 | 4.7 | 0.273 | 0.325 | 0.418 | 0.743 | 3.6 | 0.243 | 0.301 | 0.374 | 0.675 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.272 | 0.318 | 134 | 4582 | 1247 | 241 | 36 | 109 | 0.412 | 575 | 308 | 762 | 85 | 886 | 136 | 71 | 112 | 62 | | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.285 | 0.335 | 70 | 2301 | 655 | 135 | 22 | 55 | 0.434 | 327 | 174 | 355 | 56 | 459 | 66 | 32 | 62 | 34 | | Lefty Starters | 4.2 | 0.271 | 0.313 | 49 | 1698 | 460 | 93 | 9 | 39 | 0.405 | 199 | 103 | 277 | 28 | 334 | 53 | 36 | 39 | 22 |
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| All Games | 2.42 | 1.082 | 438 | 128 | 118 | 335 | 35 | 139 | 407 | 27-9 | 47 | 12 | 79.7% | | Home Games | 2.45 | 1.074 | 231 | 70 | 63 | 193 | 16 | 55 | 209 | 16-2 | 23 | 6 | 79.3% |
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| 8/22/2015 | RODON(L) | @ SEATTLE | NUNO(L) | 6-3 | W | 100 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 8/23/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 6-8 | L | 130 | 7.5 ev | O | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 8/24/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 4-5 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 8/25/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 5-4 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | 8/26/2015 | SALE(L) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 0-3 | L | -210 | 7 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 8/27/2015 | RODON(L) | SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 4-2 | W | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | DANKS(L) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 0-2 | L | +105 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 6-7 | L | +105 | 7.5 ev | O | 11 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | 8/30/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | SEATTLE | OLMOS(L) | 6-5 | W | -160 | 8 ev | O | 14 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | | 9/1/2015 | SALE(L) | @ MINNESOTA | DUFFEY(R) | 6-8 | L | -150 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 9/2/2015 | RODON(L) | @ MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 0-3 | L | 115 | 8.5 ev | U | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 9/3/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 6-4 | W | 105 | 8 un | O | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 9/4/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | MEDLEN(R) | 12-1 | W | 170 | 8.5 un | O | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 9/5/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | | 9/6/2015 | JOHNSON(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | CUETO(R) | | | 9/7/2015 | SALE(L) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | | | 9/8/2015 | RODON(L) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | | 9/9/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | | | 9/11/2015 | DANKS(L) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | | | 9/12/2015 | | MINNESOTA | | |
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| 8/22/2015 | VENTURA(R) | @ BOSTON | BARNES(R) | 6-3 | W | -135 | 9 un | P | 12 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | | 8/23/2015 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 8-6 | W | 105 | 8.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | | 8/24/2015 | MEDLEN(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 8-3 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | | 8/25/2015 | DUFFY(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | -120 | 8 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 8/26/2015 | CUETO(R) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 5-8 | L | -135 | 7 un | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | | 8/27/2015 | VENTURA(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 5-3 | W | -115 | 8 un | P | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 8/28/2015 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(R) | 3-2 | W | -110 | 7 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | MEDLEN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 6-3 | W | -110 | 6.5 ev | O | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | 8/30/2015 | DUFFY(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 2-3 | L | 105 | 7 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 9/1/2015 | CUETO(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 5-6 | L | -180 | 7 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | | 9/2/2015 | VENTURA(R) | DETROIT | WOLF(L) | 12-1 | W | -185 | 8.5 un | O | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 9/3/2015 | VOLQUEZ(R) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 15-7 | W | -165 | 9 ev | O | 20 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | | 9/4/2015 | MEDLEN(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | 1-12 | L | -180 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | | 9/5/2015 | DUFFY(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | | | 9/6/2015 | CUETO(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | JOHNSON(R) | | | 9/7/2015 | VENTURA(R) | MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | | | 9/8/2015 | VOLQUEZ(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | | 9/9/2015 | MEDLEN(R) | MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | | | 9/11/2015 | DUFFY(L) | @ BALTIMORE | | | | 9/12/2015 | | @ BALTIMORE | | |
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| |  | CHI WHITE SOX: CHICAGO (AP) - A decade removed from their most recent championship, the Chicago White Sox once again are eyeing a big season.
Their sights are set on an AL Central title after consecutive losing records, maybe even more. The White Sox added to their offense, boosted their rotation, overhauled their bullpen and sent expectations soaring.
''Obviously postseason first, and World Series,'' new closer David Robertson said. ''I mean that's what I look forward to every year. That's where I want to be.''
The addition of Robertson to the bullpen is among the reasons the White Sox believe they are armed and ready after going 73-89. But it's not the only one.
They added All-Star Jeff Samardzija to a rotation that already included ace Chris Sale. They added free agent Adam LaRoche to their lineup, giving AL Rookie of the Year Jose Abreu more protection, and brought in Melky Cabrera to solidify the No. 2 spot in the order behind Adam Eaton.
Is that enough to compete with Cleveland, Kansas City and Detroit in the division and make a run in the playoffs? The White Sox believe it is. Their fans are pumped, too.
With that in mind, here are some things to look for this season:
LINED UP: It would be hard for Abreu to match, let alone exceed, what he did last season. He batted .317 with 36 homers and 107 RBIs, one year after defecting from Cuba. While the White Sox tied for fourth in the AL in homers, they were just eighth in runs, ninth in batting average and 12th in on-base percentage.
LaRoche, who signed a $25 million, two-year contract, should give them power from the left side. He hit 26 homers and drove in 92 runs for Washington last season. Cabrera, a .301 hitter with Toronto, helps the top of the order.
''I think we're jelling together as a team. Hopefully that translates to wins in April,'' Eaton said.
SALE-ING ALONG: With Sale, Samardzija and Jose Quintana, the White Sox appear strong at the top of the rotation.
Sale made the AL All-Star team for the third time last season while going 12-4 with a 2.17 ERA with 208 strikeouts and 39 walks. Samardzija, acquired from Oakland, moves into the No. 2 spot. With Sale recovering from a broken foot, Samardzija - who grew up a White Sox fan - could wind up starting the opener at Kansas City after pitching the previous two for the Cubs.
CLOSING TIME: Chicago tied for seventh in the majors with 21 blown saves and had the fourth-lowest save percentage (63.2) last season. Robertson, who took over as closer after Mariano Rivera retired, saved 39 games for the New York Yankees last season. Chicago also brought in Zach Duke.
RODON WATCH: Whether he starts the season in the rotation or gets sent down to the minors, expect to see top prospect Carlos Rodon in a White Sox uniform at some point this season. The No. 3 pick in last year's amateur draft, he is on a fast track to the majors after three standout seasons at North Carolina State. Rodon, who made nine minor league appearances in 2014, could start the year in the rotation. If Rodon starts in the minors, veteran Brad Penny could make some early starts. | | 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? |
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*White Sox-Royals Preview* ==========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Chicago (62-70) at Kansas City (82-51), 7:10 p.m. EDT
After enjoying a massive outburst at the plate in their previous two games, the Kansas City Royals were quieted by a familiar nemesis with the Chicago White Sox.
Now they should feel confident about bouncing back in a matchup that they've dominated.
With Jose Quintana looking to beat them for the first time in his career, the Royals will try to avoid their first series loss at Kauffman Stadium since mid-June on Saturday night.
Kansas City (82-52) rolled into its series with Chicago (63-70), totaling 27 runs and 34 hits in back-to-back victories over Detroit in the first series of this nine-game homestand.
The AL-best Royals, however, couldn't overcome their struggles against John Danks in Friday's 12-1 defeat. Danks improved to 10-2 with a 2.57 ERA in 21 career meetings after his complete-game effort dealt the club only its eighth loss in the past 32 home games.
Kendrys Morales had been batting .441 with four homers in his previous nine games before going 0 for 3 and Lorenzo Cain had his 11-game hitting streak come to an end.
"If you figure it out, let me know, because I have not figured it out," manager Ned Yost said. "I mean seriously I haven't. Certain players have certain teams that they do really well against."
Yost's club might be able to get back on track against another left-hander. Quintana has a 5.63 ERA in four starts against the Royals in 2015 and is 0-6 with a 4.68 mark in 16 career matchups.
Quintana (7-10, 3.75 ERA) had gone at least six innings in 21 of his prior 23 starts before allowing four runs and nine hits over 4 1-3 in Sunday's 6-5 home win over Seattle.
"You would like to see Q better than that. He grinded through it," manager Robin Ventura told MLB's official website. "We know he's better than this. He knows he's better than this."
Quintana will try to rebound with a career-high fourth straight road win. He's 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA in his last four for the White Sox, who seek their third straight win.
Cain is hitting .375 in 40 at-bats versus Quintana, while Salvador Perez is batting .366 with two home runs in 41 at-bats. Paulo Orlando is 4 for 8 with two doubles off him this season, though Omar Infante has gone 0 for 11 with five strikeouts.
Danny Duffy is 5-2 with a 3.08 ERA in his last 11 starts, but he'd like to be a little more efficient after failing to reach the seventh inning in the past five. He yielded two runs over five Sunday before leaving without a decision in a 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay.
The left-hander is 3-0 with a 2.43 ERA in his last six starts at Kauffman Stadium, but has an 8.64 mark in two home meetings with Chicago. He's 1-0 with an 0.68 ERA in his two on the road.
Slugger Jose Abreu is 5 for 15 with a home run against Duffy (7-6, 4.11), but Adam Eaton and Tyler Flowers are a combined 4 for 29 with 10 strikeouts.
Abreu and Flowers each homered Friday to help the White Sox snap a seven-game losing streak in Kansas City. Eaton and Alexei Ramirez both matched career highs with four hits.
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| | Last Updated: 4/27/2024 1:50:22 AM EST. |
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