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| All Games | 11-16 | -8.5 | 13-14 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.286 | 0.402 | 0.688 | 4.6 | 0.256 | 0.320 | 0.413 | 0.733 | | Road Games | 6-9 | -3.2 | 8-7 | 3.8 | 0.219 | 0.273 | 0.395 | 0.667 | 5.1 | 0.281 | 0.343 | 0.456 | 0.798 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 3-4 | -1.3 | 3-4 | 3.6 | 0.235 | 0.305 | 0.370 | 0.675 | 5.4 | 0.272 | 0.332 | 0.407 | 0.739 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.4 | 3-4 | 3.9 | 0.236 | 0.290 | 0.435 | 0.725 | 4.9 | 0.262 | 0.322 | 0.507 | 0.829 | | Grass Games | 11-16 | -8.5 | 13-14 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.286 | 0.402 | 0.688 | 4.6 | 0.256 | 0.320 | 0.413 | 0.733 | | Night Games | 7-14 | -10.1 | 9-12 | 3.0 | 0.222 | 0.271 | 0.378 | 0.649 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.412 | 0.726 | | Division | 10-11 | -3.4 | 10-11 | 3.7 | 0.240 | 0.294 | 0.396 | 0.690 | 4.6 | 0.258 | 0.314 | 0.425 | 0.739 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.286 | 27 | 911 | 213 | 39 | 6 | 34 | 0.402 | 91 | 67 | 196 | 14 | 159 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 9 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.219 | 0.273 | 15 | 512 | 112 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 0.395 | 49 | 38 | 116 | 8 | 82 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 4 | | Lefty Starters | 3.6 | 0.235 | 0.305 | 7 | 238 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0.370 | 23 | 24 | 48 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
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| All Games | 4.01 | 1.470 | 83 | 40 | 37 | 79 | 7 | 43 | 67 | 3-8 | 9 | 5 | 64.3% | | Road Games | 4.31 | 1.522 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 2-5 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 12-15 | -4.9 | 14-11 | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.287 | 0.347 | 0.634 | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 0.394 | 0.698 | | Home Games | 5-7 | -3.9 | 7-5 | 3.9 | 0.231 | 0.299 | 0.359 | 0.658 | 4.2 | 0.254 | 0.314 | 0.390 | 0.704 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 5-2 | +2.8 | 2-4 | 4.6 | 0.249 | 0.314 | 0.412 | 0.726 | 2.6 | 0.178 | 0.247 | 0.269 | 0.516 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.9 | 4-3 | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.286 | 0.344 | 0.629 | 4.0 | 0.250 | 0.298 | 0.414 | 0.712 | | Grass Games | 12-15 | -4.9 | 14-11 | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.287 | 0.347 | 0.634 | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 0.394 | 0.698 | | Night Games | 9-9 | -1.1 | 9-7 | 3.9 | 0.228 | 0.289 | 0.350 | 0.639 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.290 | 0.373 | 0.663 | | Division | 12-9 | +1.9 | 11-8 | 4.2 | 0.240 | 0.304 | 0.364 | 0.667 | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.291 | 0.366 | 0.657 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.287 | 27 | 883 | 200 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 0.347 | 97 | 75 | 195 | 10 | 155 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 22 | | Home Games | 3.9 | 0.231 | 0.299 | 12 | 390 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0.359 | 43 | 38 | 85 | 3 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | | Lefty Starters | 4.6 | 0.249 | 0.314 | 7 | 233 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0.412 | 29 | 22 | 56 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| All Games | 3.39 | 1.167 | 79.7 | 32 | 30 | 69 | 9 | 24 | 71 | 4-3 | 9 | 4 | 69.2% | | Home Games | 3.70 | 1.161 | 41.3 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
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| 4/22/2015 | HAPP(L) | HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | -160 | 7.5 ev | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 4/24/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 2-0 | W | -200 | 6.5 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 4/25/2015 | PAXTON(L) | MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | 5-8 | L | -150 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 4/26/2015 | ELIAS(L) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 2-4 | L | -145 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | | 4/27/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | 3-1 | W | 105 | 9 un | U | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 4/28/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ TEXAS | DETWILER(L) | 2-1 | W | -115 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 4/29/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ TEXAS | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 5-2 | W | -155 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | 4/30/2015 | PAXTON(L) | @ HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/1/2015 | ELIAS(L) | @ HOUSTON | DEDUNO(R) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 5/2/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 4-11 | L | 125 | 8 un | O | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | | 5/3/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 6-7 | L | -120 | 9 ov | O | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | | 5/4/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 3-2 | W | -135 | 7 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 5/5/2015 | PAXTON(L) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 4-5 | L | 130 | 8 un | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 5/6/2015 | ELIAS(L) | @ LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 5/8/2015 | WALKER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | | 5/9/2015 | HAPP(L) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | | | 5/10/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | | | 5/12/2015 | | SAN DIEGO | | | | 5/13/2015 | | SAN DIEGO | | |
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| 4/22/2015 | WEAVER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 2-9 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | TROPEANO(R) | OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 2-0 | W | -115 | 8 un | U | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | | 4/24/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | TEXAS | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 3-2 | W | -170 | 8 un | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | WILSON(L) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 4-1 | W | -145 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 4/26/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 4-5 | L | -155 | 8 ov | O | 15 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 | | 4/28/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 2-6 | L | 135 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 4/29/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 6-3 | W | 100 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 4/30/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 6-5 | W | 115 | 7.5 ov | O | 12 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 5/1/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | 2-3 | L | 105 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 5/2/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 4-5 | L | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 5/3/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 0-5 | L | -105 | 7.5 ov | U | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 5/4/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 2-3 | L | +125 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 5/5/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 5-4 | W | -140 | 8 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 5/6/2015 | WILSON(L) | SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | | | 5/7/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | | | 5/8/2015 | WEAVER(R) | HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 5/9/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | | 5/10/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | | | 5/12/2015 | | COLORADO | | | | 5/13/2015 | | COLORADO | | |
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| |  | SEATTLE: SEATTLE (AP) - Robinson Cano is one of the few on the Seattle Mariners roster who can speak with certainty about the playoffs. In his previous stop, Cano played in the postseason seven times and hoisted one World Series trophy.
When Cano looks at the roster the Mariners have put together for the 2015 season, he sees familiar traits.
''On paper we look like world champions,'' Cano said. ''But hopefully, God help us, we stay healthy and it's not how we look on paper, we have to go out and prove it every day.''
This time it's different for Seattle. Before the season begins the Mariners are viewed as favorites in the AL West.
It's been a rarity for most of Seattle's history for the Mariners to be the favorites and when they have been, they typically fell short. That's what makes this season equal parts exciting and concerning. They could be the team that reignites the fire in Seattle fans, or one that provides another disappointment.
''There's more of a buzz around the team from an outside perspective. Internally, we expected a lot out of ourselves last year and we did that for the most part, obviously coming one game short,'' third baseman Kyle Seager said. ''But this year it's a different feeling in the locker room. There's more of a confidence. There's more of a general trust in the guy next to you and confidence in the guy next to you.''
Cano's signing a year ago brought validity to what Seattle was trying to create. That was supplemented by the development of Seager into an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, and the best pitching staff in baseball led by AL Cy Young runner-up Felix Hernandez.
But it wasn't enough. The Mariners ended one-game short. Getting to 87 wins was a surprising achievement but left Seattle wanting more.
The Mariners have created a roster that has Cano optimistic about what Seattle can accomplish. Nelson Cruz, the major league leader in homers last season, adds punch and protection in the middle of the lineup. The Mariners upgraded their outfield with the additions of Justin Ruggiano and Seth Smith and the late signing of Rickie Weeks.
And while Hernandez remains the ace, Seattle's pitching staff could be even better because of youngsters James Paxton and Taijuan Walker.
''With the additions we made this offseason and guys getting that experience last year, being in a little bit of a race, I think this team's prepped and ready to make a run at the postseason,'' Paxton said.
Here are things to watch as Seattle looks to reach the postseason for the first time since 2001:
CRUZ CONTROL: The addition of Cruz is a massive upgrade for Seattle's offense. While with Baltimore, Cruz was the only hitter in baseball to reach 40 homers last season, and while that came in the friendly hitting confines of Camden Yards he's always been a strong hitter at Safeco Field. One of Cruz's biggest impacts is the trickle down on Seattle's lineup. He'll hit behind Cano and in front of Seager and no longer leaves the cleanup spot in Seattle's order a gaping hole.
GOOD TO BE THE KING: Hernandez is already driven by the desire to make the postseason. He may have gotten just a little more motivation by finishing second in the Cy Young voting to Cleveland's Corey Kluber. He set a major league record last season when he pitched 16 straight games of seven or more innings while allowing two earned runs or less. It was a brilliant stretch from May to early August, but wasn't good enough to get Seattle to the postseason or win the Cy Young.
PLATOON OR NO PLATOON: How manager Lloyd McClendon handles his situations in right and left field will be worth watching early in the season. Ultimately, it's a good thing for Seattle to have as many options as it does at those positions with Smith and Ruggiano in right field and Dustin Ackley and Weeks in left field. With the strengths of each player, it's likely Smith and Ackley will  right-handed pitching and Weeks and Ruggiano against lefties. McClendon has said he doesn't view either situation as a platoon.
BEST BULLPEN: Fernando Rodney was the anchor of the best bullpen in baseball last year. He led baseball in saves with 48, but he was just part of what made Seattle successful late in games. Most of that bullpen crew is back, and for as good as Seattle's starters are expected to be, its relievers need to be equal to last season if the Mariners are going to match their expectations. | | LA ANGELS: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels had the majors' best record last year, and they return this season with baseball's best player at the center of largely the same roster.
Yet the Angels accomplished none of their biggest goals last year when they were swept out of the division series, and their sky-high payroll makes those unmet expectations even more painful.
So are the Angels a legitimate power or an unbalanced, aging team with a rapidly closing window? Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and manager Mike Scioscia can only figure it out by going back to work to find the right combination to contend again.
The Angels are difficult to evaluate because everything depends on the window from which they're viewed.
They have an enormous payroll topped by some of baseball's highest-paid players at their positions - Pujols, Josh Hamilton, C.J. Wilson and Trout, the reigning AL MVP. For all that money, consistent winning and championship contention is expected, which means the Angels' inability to win a single playoff game in five seasons is a disaster.
Yet the Angels still won 98 games last season despite losing budding ace Garrett Richards to a knee injury in August, and general manager Jerry Dipoto has restocked his roster while breathing life into what was considered the majors' worst farm system in recent years. From the bullpen to the heart of the order, Los Angeles has an undeniably solid complement of talent around Trout, the best player in baseball at 23 years old.
But just when the Angels look sharp, new worries arise. The biggest problem in 2015 is the fate of Hamilton, who is likely to be hit by a lengthy suspension for an apparent drug relapse before opening day. His recovery from shoulder surgery would have kept him out anyway.
Hamilton still has three years left on his $125 million contract, but at least his absence is cushioned by the grim fact that he has made no significant, consistent impact on the Angels' offense in two expensive seasons. Los Angeles acquired veteran Matt Joyce from Tampa Bay in the offseason, and returning outfielder Collin Cowgill also can fill in capably.
Some other things to watch when the Angels embark on their 55th season:
WHAT'S ON SECOND: The Angels' biggest problem is at second base, where Howie Kendrick leaves a gaping hole after nearly a decade entrenched in the job. With just a year left on Kendrick's contract, Dipoto traded him to the Dodgers to get promising young starter Andrew Heaney. But the lineup that led the AL in runs has lost its top hit producer - yes, Kendrick had even more than Trout - with no real plan to replace him. Josh Rutledge, Grant Green and Johnny Giavotella are among the light-hitting infielders getting a look in the spring, but none is likely to replace Kendrick's big bat.
RICH MAN: After leading the AL in RBIs and runs last season while winning the MVP trophy, Trout already has accomplished more than pretty much any 23-year-old in baseball history - and he's about to get paid for it. The outfielder's six-year, $144.5 million contract begins this year, albeit at a modest $5.25 million salary for 2015 before the deal skyrockets. Yet Trout hasn't shown any signs of complacency in the offseason, and he is working aggressively with hitting coach Don Baylor on limiting his strikeouts, which jumped to an AL-worst 184 last year.
WEAKNESS TO STRENGTH: After years of ineptitude, the Angels are confident their bullpen will again be among the majors' tops this season. Closer Huston Street and setup man Joe Smith are among the best in the business, while Mike Morin is expected to move into a bigger role with Kevin Jepsen's departure. Fernando Salas, Vinny Pestano and newcomer Cesar Ramos - Jered Weaver's college teammate - all are angling for innings, likely making the bullpen into a source of comfort for Scioscia.
GOTTA PITCH: The Angels' rotation has a high ceiling and a low floor - just like the rest of this team. Weaver and Wilson are on top of the rotation, but many believe both 30-something veterans took a step backward last season. Richards faces an uncertain mid-April return from a long rehabilitation, while Matt Shoemaker must prove he can replicate his shocking 16-victory performance that made him second on AL Rookie of the Year voting. Scioscia also must pick a fifth starter among Heaney, Hector Santiago and Nick Tropeano. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (SEATTLE-LA ANGELS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(CORRECTS Perez's age to 24 sted 25)
*Mariners-Angels Preview* =========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Seattle (11-16) at Los Angeles (12-15), 10:05 p.m. EDT
Perhaps a memorable debut from their highly touted catching prospect will provide the spark the Los Angeles Angels need to get rolling in a positive direction.
They also look to provide C.J. Wilson with some much-needed run support in Wednesday night's decisive finale against the visiting Seattle Mariners.
Carlos Perez capped his first game with a line-drive home run to lead off the ninth inning and help Los Angeles (12-15) snap a season-high four-game slide with Tuesday's 5-4 victory. The 24-year-old Perez, who hit .361 with two homers and 12 RBIs in 17 games for Triple-A Salt Lake, also singled in his first at-bat.
"I can't explain any of that," he said. "It's my first game, and to finish like that, you'll never forget that moment."
Acquired from Houston in a November trade that sent one-time prized catching prospect Hank Conger to the Astros, Perez is expected to share playing time with veteran Chris Iannetta.
"Anytime a guy performs, you're going to get more playing time," manager Mike Scioscia said.
Perez's stellar debut came at the right time for the Angels, who hit .189 and totaled eight runs while losing their first four games in May. Tuesday marked the second time in their 12 home games that they scored more than four runs.
No member of Los Angeles' rotation has been affected more by the team's overall offensive struggles than Wilson (1-2, 2.73 ERA), whose 1.36 run-support average is the lowest among qualifying AL starters. The Angels managed two of the five runs they've scored with the left-hander on the mound Friday when he allowed one earned run and four hits in seven innings while not factoring in the decision of a 3-2 loss at San Francisco.
Wilson, who has a 1.86 ERA while going 0-1 in his last three starts, didn't show any ill effects from having fluid drained from his elbow a few days prior to his most recent outing.
"Everything's going to be fine," he told MLB's official website. "It's manageable."
Wilson opened his season by yielding two singles over eight innings of a 2-0 victory over Seattle on April 7. He's allowed one run and seven hits over 21 innings to go 2-0 in his last three starts against the Mariners (11-16).
Robinson Cano is 0 for his last 11 against Wilson, but had three hits Tuesday as Seattle overcame a 2-0 deficit only to blow a 4-2 lead in the eighth.
The Mariners have dropped five of six after opening their 10-game trip by sweeping three from Texas. Four of those five defeats have come by one run.
"This is a tough loss," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Anytime you have a lead going to the eighth inning, particularly with our bullpen, we expect to win."
Making his third straight start in place of the injured Hisashi Iwakuma, Roenis Elias (0-1, 3.86) allowed three runs on two homers but struck out eight during a 4-3 loss at Houston on Friday.
The left-hander went 0-2 with a 5.65 ERA in three starts against the Angels last season.
Albert Pujols, 3 for 8 with a home run versus Elias, homered Tuesday and is batting .367 in his last eight games.
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