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| 979 | COLORADO | +105 | Ov 9.5,-110 | +120 | Ov 9,-110 | | 980 | KANSAS CITY | -115 | Un 9.5,-110 | -130 | Un 9,-110 |
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| All Games | 68-57 | +9.9 | 51-67 | 5.2 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 0.432 | 0.765 | 4.8 | 0.263 | 0.330 | 0.436 | 0.766 | | Road Games | 30-32 | +2.2 | 24-34 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 0.372 | 0.677 | 4.4 | 0.249 | 0.318 | 0.407 | 0.726 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 48-42 | +2.4 | 40-44 | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.335 | 0.428 | 0.763 | 5.0 | 0.264 | 0.330 | 0.442 | 0.772 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -5.2 | 2-4 | 5.9 | 0.267 | 0.366 | 0.479 | 0.845 | 5.3 | 0.263 | 0.323 | 0.479 | 0.802 | | Grass Games | 68-57 | +9.9 | 51-67 | 5.2 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 0.432 | 0.765 | 4.8 | 0.263 | 0.330 | 0.436 | 0.766 | | Night Games | 39-40 | -2.1 | 33-41 | 4.9 | 0.265 | 0.325 | 0.425 | 0.750 | 5.1 | 0.272 | 0.334 | 0.455 | 0.789 | | Interleague | 8-7 | +1 | 4-9 | 5.2 | 0.246 | 0.320 | 0.417 | 0.737 | 3.5 | 0.249 | 0.318 | 0.384 | 0.702 |
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| All Games | 5.2 | 0.273 | 0.333 | 125 | 4281 | 1170 | 203 | 29 | 139 | 0.432 | 627 | 384 | 1090 | 45 | 819 | 118 | 61 | 133 | 43 | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 62 | 2150 | 530 | 94 | 5 | 55 | 0.372 | 248 | 182 | 584 | 26 | 410 | 56 | 26 | 51 | 23 | | Righty Starters | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.335 | 90 | 3066 | 839 | 149 | 17 | 97 | 0.428 | 447 | 282 | 763 | 32 | 588 | 87 | 43 | 95 | 32 |
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| All Games | 4.52 | 1.385 | 412.4 | 221 | 207 | 409 | 52 | 162 | 409 | 17-15 | 38 | 12 | 76% | | Road Games | 3.58 | 1.230 | 211.4 | 90 | 84 | 178 | 24 | 82 | 213 | 8-11 | 20 | 6 | 76.9% |
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| All Games | 63-61 | +8.6 | 59-60 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.308 | 0.414 | 0.722 | 4.7 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 0.410 | 0.733 | | Home Games | 34-29 | +6.2 | 29-34 | 4.3 | 0.263 | 0.313 | 0.417 | 0.730 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.313 | 0.397 | 0.710 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 48-42 | +10.8 | 42-43 | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.309 | 0.421 | 0.730 | 4.6 | 0.260 | 0.323 | 0.406 | 0.729 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.4 | 4-3 | 4.6 | 0.287 | 0.342 | 0.425 | 0.767 | 5.6 | 0.252 | 0.305 | 0.440 | 0.745 | | Grass Games | 60-60 | +5.6 | 56-59 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.307 | 0.414 | 0.721 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.408 | 0.729 | | Night Games | 41-43 | +1.8 | 37-45 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.301 | 0.405 | 0.706 | 4.7 | 0.260 | 0.318 | 0.408 | 0.726 | | Interleague | 6-9 | -2.3 | 9-5 | 4.5 | 0.279 | 0.320 | 0.437 | 0.757 | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.330 | 0.428 | 0.758 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.308 | 124 | 4253 | 1098 | 188 | 19 | 145 | 0.414 | 518 | 306 | 924 | 67 | 779 | 125 | 56 | 108 | 60 | | Home Games | 4.3 | 0.263 | 0.313 | 63 | 2091 | 549 | 102 | 10 | 67 | 0.417 | 256 | 153 | 434 | 31 | 401 | 54 | 32 | 46 | 29 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.309 | 90 | 3095 | 805 | 138 | 12 | 112 | 0.421 | 375 | 221 | 669 | 54 | 573 | 90 | 40 | 74 | 42 |
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| All Games | 4.08 | 1.374 | 423.6 | 214 | 192 | 408 | 40 | 174 | 387 | 24-20 | 28 | 17 | 62.2% | | Home Games | 3.67 | 1.305 | 225.3 | 103 | 92 | 212 | 19 | 82 | 197 | 16-7 | 14 | 7 | 66.7% |
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| 8/9/2017 | SENZATELA(R) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 3-2 | W | 175 | 9 ev | U | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | | 8/11/2017 | GRAY(R) | @ MIAMI | URENA(R) | 3-6 | L | -115 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 8/12/2017 | HOFFMAN(R) | @ MIAMI | NICOLINO(L) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 9 ev | U | 9 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | | 8/13/2017 | MARQUEZ(R) | @ MIAMI | WORLEY(R) | 3-5 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 8/14/2017 | BETTIS(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 3-0 | W | -130 | 12 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 8/15/2017 | FREELAND(L) | ATLANTA | NEWCOMB(L) | 3-4 | L | -180 | 11 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 8/16/2017 | GRAY(R) | ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | 17-2 | W | -175 | 11 un | O | 18 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 8/17/2017 | HOFFMAN(R) | ATLANTA | SIMS(R) | 4-10 | L | -170 | 12 ev | O | 9 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 8/18/2017 | MARQUEZ(R) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 8-4 | W | -165 | 12 un | P | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 8/19/2017 | BETTIS(R) | MILWAUKEE | WOODRUFF(R) | 3-6 | L | -145 | 12.5 un | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 8/20/2017 | FREELAND(L) | MILWAUKEE | ANDERSON(R) | 4-8 | L | -120 | 12.5 ev | U | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 8/22/2017 | GRAY(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 2-3 | L | 105 | 8.5 un | U | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 8/23/2017 | SENZATELA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | | | 8/24/2017 | MARQUEZ(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | JUNIS(R) | | | 8/25/2017 | BETTIS(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | | 8/26/2017 | FREELAND(L) | @ ATLANTA | NEWCOMB(L) | | | 8/27/2017 | GRAY(R) | @ ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | | | 8/28/2017 | | DETROIT | | | | 8/29/2017 | | DETROIT | | | | 8/30/2017 | | DETROIT | | |
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| 8/9/2017 | CAHILL(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LEAKE(R) | 5-8 | L | 130 | 8.5 un | O | 15 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 8/10/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 6-8 | L | 135 | 9 un | O | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 8/11/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | LOPEZ(R) | 3-6 | L | -130 | 9 un | P | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 8/12/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SHIELDS(R) | 5-4 | W | -150 | 10 un | U | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 8/13/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | HOLLAND(L) | 14-6 | W | -135 | 10 ov | O | 16 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | 8/14/2017 | JUNIS(R) | @ OAKLAND | COTTON(R) | 6-2 | W | 110 | 9 ev | U | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 8/15/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ OAKLAND | SMITH(R) | 8-10 | L | -125 | 9 un | O | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | | 8/16/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ OAKLAND | BLACKBURN(R) | 7-6 | W | -120 | 9.5 un | O | 14 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | | 8/18/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 1-10 | L | +185 | 8 ov | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 8/19/2017 | VARGAS(L) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 0-5 | L | +125 | 9.5 ev | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 8/20/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 7-4 | W | +150 | 9 ov | O | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 8/22/2017 | DUFFY(L) | COLORADO | GRAY(R) | 3-2 | W | -115 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | 8/23/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | COLORADO | SENZATELA(R) | | | 8/24/2017 | JUNIS(R) | COLORADO | MARQUEZ(R) | | | 8/25/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 8/26/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | | | 8/27/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | | 8/28/2017 | | TAMPA BAY | | | | 8/29/2017 | | TAMPA BAY | | | | 8/30/2017 | | TAMPA BAY | | |
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| |  | COLORADO: 2016: 75-87, third place
Manager: Bud Black (first season)
Who's new? 1B Ian Desmond, IF Alexi Amarista, RHP Greg Holland, LHP Mike Dunn
Who's gone? Manager Walt Weiss, LHP Jorge De La Rosa, RHP Eddie Butler, LHP Boone Logan, C Nick Hundley, IF Daniel Descalso, OF Ryan Raburn
Projected lineup: CF Charlie Blackmon (.324, 29 HR, 82 RBI, 17 SB), 2B D.J. LeMahieu (.348, 11, 66, 11), 3B Nolan Arenado (.294, 41, 133), RF Carlos Gonzalez (.298, 25, 100), 1B Mark Reynolds (.282, 14, 53), LF David Dahl (.315, 7, 24) or Gerardo Parra (.253, 7, 39), SS Trevor Story (.272, 27, 72), C Tony Wolters (.259, 3, 30)
Rotation: RH Jon Gray (10-10, 4.61 ERA), RH Tyler Chatwood (12-9, 3.87), LH Tyler Anderson (5-6, 3.54), LH Kyle Freeland (6-3, 3.91 at Triple-A), RH German Marquez (1-1, 5.23)
Key relievers: Greg Holland (did not pitch in 2016), Adam Ottavino (1-3, 2.67, 7/12 SV), Mike Dunn (6-1, 3.40, 4/8 SV with Marlins), Jake McGee (2-3, 4.73, 15/19 SV), Jordan Lyles (4-5, 5.83), Chad Qualls (2-0, 5.23), Chris Rusin (3-5, 3.74), Carlos Estevez (3-7, 5.24, 11/18 SV)
Hot spots: Catcher and closer. Wolters was 23 years old and hadn't played a game above Double-A last year when the Rockies claimed him off waivers from Cleveland. Now he's the most experienced catcher on the Rockies' 40-man roster, having played 71 major league games. A pitch-framing specialist with rare agility behind the plate, Wolters must coax pitchers through Coors Field and its occasional malefactions. While Colorado's rotation is the best it's looked in years, the ninth inning could be an adventure. Seven pitchers recorded a save for the Rockies in 2016. Now, a man who hasn't thrown a competitive pitch since 2015 might be their best option. Holland, 31, saved 125 games for the Royals from 2013-15 before elbow surgery paused his career. Ottavino will close if Holland can't.
Outlook: The Rockies probably won't catch the Dodgers or Giants this season, but a .500 record or better would be a big boost for their rebuilding movement. Black skippered the Padres from 2007-15, then spent last year in the Angels' front office. His first task: keeping morale steady after a spate of injuries and illness struck the clubhouse. The Rockies' biggest offseason acquisition was veteran Desmond, but he'll miss the beginning of the season with a fractured hand. Pitcher Chad Bettis, who led the Rockies with 32 starts last year, is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer. Backup catcher Tom Murphy (hairline fracture in forearm) and outfielder Dahl (ribs) could also start the season on the DL. If they can get past these early hurdles, the Rockies will be competitive at worst and dangerous at best. | | 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. |
| | Royals hope Herrera can pitch against Rockies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals are unsure whether closer Kelvin Herrera will be available Wednesday for the middle game of their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies. Herrera exited with two outs in the ninth and the bases full of Rockies on Tuesday due to right forearm tightness. Left-hander Scott Alexander recorded the final out to seal 3-2 Kansas City's triumph and his first major league save. "We're checking him," Royals manager Ned Yost said of Herrera. "It's in a spot ... right in (his mid-forearm). It's not like in (his wrist) or in (his elbow). Kind of a spot that generally doesn't mean anything really." Herrera has 26 of the Royals' 28 saves this season, and the club needs him healthy and closing games as the season winds down in the chase for postseason play. The Royals snapped a seven-game losing streak in interleague play. They are 6-9 this year against National League opponents. Left-hander Danny Duffy, who beat the Rockies on Tuesday for his first victory since July 26, said the day off Monday helped. "It was nice. It was important," Duffy said. "Late in the season, off days are huge for us, especially for everyday players and the bullpen guys. Anytime you can rest, lie down and put your feet up, it's definitely a plus." Duffy gave up just one hit, a two-run Nolan Arenado homer, and three walks over six innings. "He sort of like manipulated the breaking ball, it looked like to me, and had our guys aware of three quality pitches," Rockies manager Buddy Black said, "so we just couldn't solve him." Kansas City remains 1 1/2 games back of the Minnesota Twins for the second American League wild-card spot. The Royals will send right-hander Ian Kennedy to the mound Tuesday. Kennedy (4-9, 5.06 ERA) is winless in his past 15 home starts, which is a franchise record. He has not won at Kauffman Stadium since Aug. 20, 2016, when he beat the Twins. He is also looking for his first interleague victory as a Royal. He is 0-3 with a 6.00 ERA in five starts since switching back to the American League. Kennedy is 6-7 with a 3.03 ERA in 22 career starts against Colorado. The Rockies, who like the Royals are battling to make it into the postseason, have dropped three in a row and 10 of their past 14. The latest loss dropped them a half-game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the top spot in the National League wild-card standings. Colorado has lost 22 of its past 28 road games after starting the season 24-10 in away games. "We have to clean up some of these at-bats. It's just not good enough," Arenado said. The Rockies will start rookie right-hander Antonio Senzatela (10-4, 4.56 ERA) on Wednesday. It will be his 19th start and 26th appearance. He last started Aug. 9 in Cleveland, when he pitched five innings of two-run ball in a no-decision. Senzatela has made three starts and seven bullpen appearances in the second half. He threw two scoreless relief innings Thursday against the Atlanta Braves in his most recent outing. This will be his first career start against the Royals. Senzatela is 1-1 with a 4.96 ERA in three interleague starts. |
| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 11:20:36 AM EST. |
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