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971 | DETROIT | +1.5,-200 | -1.5,+140 | 972 | KANSAS CITY | -1.5,+170 | +1.5,-160 |
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All Games | 23-27 | -4.4 | 26-22 | 4.6 | 0.240 | 0.320 | 0.400 | 0.720 | 5.1 | 0.268 | 0.334 | 0.437 | 0.771 | Road Games | 11-17 | -5 | 16-10 | 4.1 | 0.224 | 0.305 | 0.371 | 0.676 | 5.3 | 0.275 | 0.340 | 0.453 | 0.793 | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-23 | -6.5 | 21-17 | 4.6 | 0.243 | 0.321 | 0.396 | 0.717 | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.341 | 0.456 | 0.797 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 3-3 | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.313 | 0.366 | 0.679 | 5.3 | 0.284 | 0.336 | 0.500 | 0.836 | Grass Games | 23-24 | -1.3 | 24-21 | 4.7 | 0.244 | 0.324 | 0.406 | 0.730 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.331 | 0.432 | 0.762 | Night Games | 12-16 | -3.2 | 13-14 | 4.8 | 0.248 | 0.325 | 0.401 | 0.726 | 5.1 | 0.274 | 0.339 | 0.439 | 0.778 | Division | 11-10 | +0.5 | 12-8 | 4.5 | 0.241 | 0.322 | 0.399 | 0.721 | 5.0 | 0.257 | 0.333 | 0.417 | 0.750 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.240 | 0.320 | 50 | 1677 | 403 | 79 | 10 | 56 | 0.400 | 219 | 197 | 442 | 14 | 343 | 47 | 30 | 39 | 23 | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.224 | 0.305 | 28 | 936 | 210 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 0.371 | 109 | 109 | 269 | 9 | 186 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 16 | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.243 | 0.321 | 39 | 1297 | 315 | 64 | 9 | 39 | 0.396 | 172 | 149 | 344 | 12 | 258 | 40 | 24 | 30 | 19 |
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All Games | 5.24 | 1.442 | 147.7 | 94 | 86 | 150 | 30 | 63 | 149 | 5-9 | 12 | 8 | 60% | Road Games | 6.07 | 1.414 | 75.7 | 54 | 51 | 79 | 19 | 28 | 80 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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All Games | 21-28 | -4.4 | 18-29 | 3.4 | 0.229 | 0.284 | 0.368 | 0.651 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.327 | 0.396 | 0.723 | Home Games | 12-11 | +0.6 | 6-17 | 3.3 | 0.241 | 0.300 | 0.371 | 0.670 | 3.6 | 0.233 | 0.294 | 0.342 | 0.636 | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-8 | -0.8 | 5-9 | 3.1 | 0.221 | 0.267 | 0.336 | 0.603 | 4.4 | 0.253 | 0.321 | 0.409 | 0.730 | Past 7 Games | 4-4 | +1.5 | 4-4 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.280 | 0.429 | 0.709 | 4.6 | 0.281 | 0.358 | 0.461 | 0.819 | Grass Games | 18-27 | -7.4 | 15-28 | 3.2 | 0.224 | 0.279 | 0.364 | 0.643 | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.325 | 0.388 | 0.713 | Night Games | 16-16 | +2.6 | 11-21 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.289 | 0.382 | 0.672 | 4.2 | 0.248 | 0.314 | 0.385 | 0.699 | Division | 6-15 | -8.9 | 10-9 | 3.1 | 0.222 | 0.279 | 0.360 | 0.639 | 5.4 | 0.272 | 0.348 | 0.412 | 0.760 |
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All Games | 3.4 | 0.229 | 0.284 | 49 | 1634 | 374 | 59 | 3 | 54 | 0.368 | 154 | 125 | 372 | 26 | 305 | 53 | 16 | 49 | 27 | Home Games | 3.3 | 0.241 | 0.300 | 23 | 739 | 178 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 0.371 | 73 | 62 | 161 | 12 | 153 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 11 | Lefty Starters | 3.1 | 0.221 | 0.267 | 14 | 458 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 0.336 | 40 | 29 | 105 | 7 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 7 |
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All Games | 4.67 | 1.451 | 164 | 89 | 85 | 159 | 18 | 79 | 156 | 8-9 | 11 | 6 | 64.7% | Home Games | 3.57 | 1.269 | 75.7 | 32 | 30 | 66 | 5 | 30 | 69 | 5-3 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% |
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5/16/2017 | BOYD(L) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | 11-13 | L | -115 | 9.5 ov | O | 18 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | FULMER(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 5-4 | W | -140 | 9.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5/18/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 6-5 | W | +115 | 10 ev | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | NORRIS(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 3-5 | L | -135 | 9 un | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5/20/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | TEXAS | GRIFFIN(R) | 9-3 | W | -145 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | BOYD(L) | TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | 2-5 | L | +115 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5/22/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | 0-1 | L | 120 | 8.5 ov | U | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | 2-6 | L | 220 | 8.5 ov | U | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5/24/2017 | NORRIS(L) | @ HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 6-3 | W | 160 | 9 ov | P | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5/25/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 6-7 | L | 115 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5/26/2017 | BOYD(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | PELFREY(R) | 2-8 | L | -110 | 9.5 ov | O | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5/27/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | DANISH(R) | 0-3 | L | -150 | 9 ov | U | 4 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5/27/2017 | FARMER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | HOLLAND(L) | 4-3 | W | -120 | 9 ev | U | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5/28/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | GONZALEZ(R) | 3-7 | L | -115 | 9.5 ov | O | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5/29/2017 | NORRIS(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | | 5/30/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | ALMONTE(R) | | 5/31/2017 | BOYD(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | | 6/2/2017 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | 6/3/2017 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | 6/4/2017 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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5/16/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 1-7 | L | +105 | 9.5 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | VARGAS(L) | NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 7-11 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5/18/2017 | DUFFY(L) | NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 5-1 | W | +105 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | KARNS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 8 ov | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | JUNIS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 6-4 | W | 110 | 9 ev | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5/21/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | 4-8 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5/22/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 2-4 | L | 160 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 6-2 | W | 130 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5/24/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 0-3 | L | 182 | 8.5 ev | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5/26/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 6-4 | W | 165 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5/27/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 5-2 | W | 155 | 8 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5/28/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | 1-10 | L | 115 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5/29/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | | 5/30/2017 | ALMONTE(R) | DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | 5/31/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | | 6/2/2017 | | CLEVELAND | | | 6/3/2017 | | CLEVELAND | | | 6/4/2017 | | CLEVELAND | | | 6/5/2017 | | HOUSTON | | |
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| | | DETROIT: 2016: 86-75, second place.
Manager: Brad Ausmus (fourth season).
He's Here: C Alex Avila, OF Mikie Mahtook.
He's Outta Here: OF Cameron Maybin, SS Erick Aybar, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 3B Casey McGehee.
Projected lineup: 2B Ian Kinsler (.288, 28 HRs, 83 RBIs), 3B Nicholas Castellanos (.285, 18, 58 in 110 games), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.316, 38, 108), DH Victor Martinez (.289, 27, 86), RF J.D. Martinez (.307, 22, 68 in 120 games), LF Justin Upton (.246, 31, 87), C James McCann (.221, 12, 48) or Alex Avila (.213, 7, 11 with White Sox), CF Mikie Mahtook (.195, 3, 11 with Tampa Bay) or Tyler Collins (.235, 4, 15), SS Jose Iglesias (.255, 4, 32).
Rotation: RH Justin Verlander (16-9, 3.04 ERA, 254 Ks), RH Michael Fulmer (11-7, 3.06), RH Jordan Zimmermann (9-7, 4.87), LH Daniel Norris (4-2, 3.38), LH Matt Boyd (6-5, 4.53).
Key relievers: RH Francisco Rodriguez (3-4, 3.24, 44/49 saves), RH Bruce Rondon (5-2, 2.97), LH Justin Wilson (4-5, 4.14, 1 save), RH Alex Wilson (4-0, 2.96), RH Anibal Sanchez (7-13, 5.87 in 35 games, 26 starts).
Hot Spot: Back of Starting Rotation. Zimmermann and Norris could be major contributors if healthy, but the No. 5 spot in the rotation is much more uncertain. Sanchez has a big contract and some impressive career accomplishments, but he's 33 and coming off two straight disappointing seasons. Boyd was merely serviceable a season ago.
Outlook: The Tigers have made no secret of the fact that they'll need to cut costs soon, but they've generally put off doing so. Verlander, Cabrera and Kinsler are back, and Detroit is ready to make another bid for a postseason spot. The Tigers fell just short of a wild card last season, and the team's top players aren't getting any younger, so this could be the last shot for Detroit to win big before a significant overhaul. Verlander and Cabrera are still producing like stars, and Fulmer won Rookie of the Year honors last year. If the Tigers are going to take another step forward, they'll probably need Zimmermann and Norris to perform well after both dealt with injury problems a season ago. Speaking of injuries: J.D. Martinez sprained his right foot March 18 and is expected to miss the start of the season. The Tigers finished eight games behind Cleveland in 2016. Closing that gap won't be easy, and a lot might depend on whether Detroit can stay healthy. | | KANSAS CITY: 2016: 81-81, third place.
Manager: Ned Yost (eighth season).
He's Here: OF Jorge Soler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Nathan Karns, DH Brandon Moss, LHP Travis Wood.
He's Outta Here: RHP Wade Davis, DH Kendrys Morales, OF Jarrod Dyson, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Edinson Volquez.
Projected lineup: SS Alcides Escobar (.261, 7 HRs, 55 RBIs), LF Alex Gordon (.220, 17, 40), CF Lorenzo Cain (.287, 9, 56), 1B Eric Hosmer (.266, 25, 104), DH Brandon Moss (.255, 28, 67), RF Jorge Soler (.238, 12, 31 with Cubs; likely to start season on DL with strained oblique), 3B Mike Moustakas (.240, 7, 13), C Salvador Perez (.247, 22, 64), Raul Mondesi (.185, 2, 13).
Rotation: LH Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA, 188 Ks), RH Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68, 184 Ks), RH Jason Hammel (11-11, 3.83 with Cubs), LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 3 starts after returning from Tommy John surgery), RH Nathan Karns (6-2, 5.15 with Mariners).
Key relievers: RH Kelvin Herrera (2-6, 2.75, 12 saves), RH Joakim Soria (5-8, 4.05), LH Matt Strahm (2-2, 1.23), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95), LH Scott Alexander (0-0, 3.32), RH Chris Young (3-9, 6.19).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. Duffy showed signs of blossoming into an ace late last year, but is yet to put it all together for a full season. Hammel was signed after the tragic death of RHP Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Vargas barely pitched last season after coming back from elbow surgery. Karns has intriguing potential, but might end up in the bullpen unless he lives up to it quickly.
Outlook: Royals GM Dayton Moore thinks his starting rotation is the best it has been during his tenure, even if just about every spot is tenuous. He also thinks Kansas City has more power at the plate this year thanks to Moustakas' return from a torn ACL and the signing of Moss. Paulo Orlando (.302, 5, 43, 14 SBs) will replace Soler in right field at the start of the season. But there are plenty of question marks up and down the lineup, not to mention on the pitching staff, and several things must break right for Kansas City to make noise in the AL Central and take a run at its third World Series appearance in four years. |
| | Tigers, Royals both look to turn things around
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There is a sense of urgency for the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, who square off in a three-game series beginning Monday at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals possess the worst record in the American League, 21-28, after getting blown out 10-1 Sunday in Cleveland. The Tigers dropped a 7-3 decision to the White Sox at Chicago Sunday and fell to 23-27. They are just above the Royals in the AL Central standings. If the two veteran-laden clubs do not turn it around soon, they could be sellers as the July 31 trade deadline approaches. "I don't really worry about that at all," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "I try to win every day. I come to the ballpark trying to win every single game. My urgency is to win today. "I'm not really concerned about the trade deadline. Doesn't even cross my mind. We had a slide last year and we still finished ... over .500. I just don't get caught up in that. Water finds its level. If we're a good team, we'll win." The Tigers are 2-6 on the first two stops of the current trip, which began in Houston. "Between Houston and Chicago, there were a few games this road trip where we just couldn't get anything going," Ausmus said. "A lot of guys are just kind of in a funk right now all at the same time, so runs have been at a premium. "It's unfortunate it's coming on the road on a road trip where we've had some crazy weather and some crazy scheduling, it just kind of adds to the frustration." Kansas City is the final stop on Detroit's trek, and the Tigers will face Jason Hammel in the first game. The Royals signed right-hander Hammel, a 15-game winner last year with the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, in February. Hammel has not produced as the Royals hoped. In his first nine starts, he is 1-6 with a 5.98 ERA. Hammel lost his third consecutive decision Wednesday to the New York Yankees in the Bronx. He gave up three runs on six hits, including a home run, in a 3-0 defeat, though he did strike out a season-high seven. "I was able to get a few (bullpen sessions) in in between with the rainout and get a little extra work in," Hammel said. "It really helped a lot with just my direction, and everything else fell in line so just trying to stay square with home." He said he did not "miss up" in the zone with his fastball against the Yankees. "Being able to throw the curveball for a strike and then also in the dirt was much better, and a couple of good changeups, but the slider and the fastball were definitely the most where it should be," Hammel said. Hammel has surrendered a home run in five consecutive starts -- seven total in that span. In his first four starts, opponents did not homer. "You've got to keep the ball in the yard," Hammel said. "You can give up hits but if you keep giving up hits that leave the yard, that's points for the bad guys." Hammel is 2-2 with a 7.98 ERA in nine career appearances, six of them starts, against the Tigers. Justin Upton is 8-for-35 (.229) with two home runs off Hammel. Miguel Cabrera is 5-for-13 with two doubles, a walk and no strikeouts. The Tigers will start Daniel Norris, who brings in a 2-3 record with a 4.38 ERA in nine starts. Norris is 0-1 with a 3.47 ERA in four career starts against Kansas City. At Kauffman Stadium, Norris is 0-2 with a 4.38 ERA. He has pitched well against the American League Central this season, going 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in two starts. The Royals are returning home after a 4-5 trip to Minnesota, New York and Cleveland. |
| Last Updated: 5/13/2024 3:12:07 AM EST. |
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