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| 975 | TAMPA BAY | +100 | Ov 7,+100 | -115 | Ov 7,-115 | | 976 | LA ANGELS | -110 | Un 7,-120 | +105 | Un 7,-105 |
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| All Games | 26-26 | -1.4 | 21-30 | 3.7 | 0.245 | 0.305 | 0.390 | 0.694 | 3.6 | 0.222 | 0.288 | 0.358 | 0.646 | | Road Games | 13-12 | +1.9 | 8-17 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.302 | 0.387 | 0.689 | 3.5 | 0.220 | 0.283 | 0.357 | 0.640 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-8 | -2.7 | 5-8 | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.321 | 0.432 | 0.753 | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.299 | 0.380 | 0.678 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 3-4 | 3.3 | 0.248 | 0.292 | 0.403 | 0.696 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.288 | 0.414 | 0.701 | | Grass Games | 9-10 | -0.4 | 7-12 | 4.0 | 0.257 | 0.311 | 0.411 | 0.722 | 3.5 | 0.225 | 0.287 | 0.374 | 0.661 | | Night Games | 19-18 | +0.5 | 14-22 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.300 | 0.380 | 0.679 | 3.6 | 0.223 | 0.287 | 0.358 | 0.645 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.245 | 0.305 | 52 | 1737 | 426 | 89 | 9 | 48 | 0.390 | 189 | 148 | 416 | 30 | 348 | 37 | 23 | 27 | 35 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.302 | 25 | 870 | 211 | 51 | 6 | 21 | 0.387 | 93 | 74 | 200 | 13 | 181 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.321 | 14 | 463 | 119 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 0.432 | 54 | 44 | 106 | 11 | 99 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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| All Games | 3.59 | 1.239 | 170.3 | 72 | 68 | 140 | 22 | 71 | 164 | 8-9 | 21 | 4 | 84% | | Road Games | 3.89 | 1.373 | 78.7 | 36 | 34 | 73 | 10 | 35 | 65 | 2-5 | 11 | 2 | 84.6% |
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| All Games | 28-24 | +1 | 23-27 | 4.0 | 0.239 | 0.294 | 0.382 | 0.675 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.296 | 0.365 | 0.661 | | Home Games | 16-11 | +1.9 | 12-15 | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.309 | 0.402 | 0.710 | 3.4 | 0.228 | 0.290 | 0.334 | 0.624 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 20-20 | -2.8 | 20-19 | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.291 | 0.381 | 0.671 | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.304 | 0.378 | 0.682 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +1.9 | 4-3 | 5.3 | 0.281 | 0.341 | 0.519 | 0.861 | 3.1 | 0.216 | 0.293 | 0.312 | 0.605 | | Grass Games | 26-22 | +0.8 | 21-25 | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.295 | 0.377 | 0.672 | 3.6 | 0.234 | 0.292 | 0.358 | 0.650 | | Night Games | 24-15 | +7 | 17-20 | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.301 | 0.396 | 0.697 | 3.5 | 0.226 | 0.283 | 0.344 | 0.627 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.239 | 0.294 | 52 | 1711 | 409 | 76 | 3 | 54 | 0.382 | 197 | 132 | 366 | 21 | 299 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 34 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.309 | 27 | 879 | 221 | 41 | 2 | 29 | 0.402 | 104 | 73 | 187 | 11 | 160 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 19 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.291 | 40 | 1319 | 314 | 58 | 2 | 42 | 0.381 | 151 | 98 | 279 | 19 | 226 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 30 |
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| All Games | 3.61 | 1.196 | 139.7 | 60 | 56 | 122 | 11 | 45 | 135 | 8-6 | 17 | 8 | 68% | | Home Games | 3.40 | 1.085 | 82 | 32 | 31 | 66 | 4 | 23 | 77 | 6-4 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% |
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| 5/19/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | @ ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | 5-3 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ ATLANTA | PEREZ(R) | 1-2 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | COLOME(R) | OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 3-0 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | ARCHER(R) | OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 5-2 | W | -130 | 7 un | P | 12 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | KARNS(R) | OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 0-5 | L | -160 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 2-7 | L | +115 | 7 un | O | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 1-4 | L | -135 | 7 un | U | 8 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | COLOME(R) | SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | 6-7 | L | -115 | 7 un | O | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | ARCHER(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 0-3 | L | +115 | 6.5 un | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | KARNS(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 1-2 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 5/30/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 3-0 | W | 125 | 8 ov | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 5/31/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 9-5 | W | -110 | 8 ev | O | 15 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | | 6/1/2015 | COLOME(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 3-7 | L | 140 | 7 un | O | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 6/2/2015 | ARCHER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 6/3/2015 | KARNS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | | | 6/4/2015 | RAMIREZ(L) | @ SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | | | 6/5/2015 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | | | 6/6/2015 | COLOME(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 6/7/2015 | ARCHER(R) | @ SEATTLE | | | | 6/9/2015 | | LA ANGELS | | |
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| 5/19/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | 110 | 9.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 4-3 | W | 115 | 9 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 4-8 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | O | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 12-5 | W | 100 | 8.5 ov | O | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | | 5/23/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 3-8 | L | -105 | 9 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 1-6 | L | 125 | 9.5 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | WEAVER(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 4-3 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | 0-4 | L | -170 | 8 ov | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 5/27/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 4-5 | L | -160 | 7 un | O | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 5/28/2015 | WILSON(L) | DETROIT | FARMER(R) | 12-2 | W | -115 | 8 ev | O | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 2-0 | W | +105 | 8 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 5/30/2015 | WEAVER(R) | DETROIT | GREENE(R) | 8-6 | W | -115 | 8 un | O | 9 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | | 5/31/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 4-2 | W | +110 | 7 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | 6/1/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | 7-3 | W | -150 | 7 un | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 6/2/2015 | WILSON(L) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | | | 6/5/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | | | 6/6/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ NY YANKEES | WARREN(R) | | | 6/7/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | | | 6/9/2015 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | |
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| |  | TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A year after being a trendy preseason pick to contend for the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays are back in a familiar role as underdogs.
''That's good. ... We like that,'' three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria said, noting the team has a history of flourishing most when little is expected from outside the organization.
''I just think it's going to be a really good year,'' the club's career home run and RBIs leader said. ''We've got a young team, a bunch of guys eager to learn and get out there and win games. I'm really looking forward to that.''
Former manager Joe Maddon - and his often unconventional way of doing things - is gone.
So is Andrew Friedman, the young executive who was architect of the teams that made the playoffs four of the past seven seasons.
The roster has a much different look, too, with 10 key players from a year ago either traded or released this winter.
''The end result is a club that we have optimism about, a club that we're excited about, that we think can compete for a playoff spot. And, that's what we want,'' team president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said.
''Every year, we want to come into camp believing our team can play meaningful games in September and have a chance to go to the playoffs, and even beyond,'' Silverman added. ''We have that - and at the same time, we've reloaded our minor league system, added some players who impact us this year, might impact us in the future, and we're better off because of that.''
Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, catcher Rene Rivera, outfielder Steven Souza Jr., and pitchers Kevin Jepsen, Ernesto Frieri and Burch Smith are offseason acquisitions who could figure in the team's success - or failure.
Smith and two other young starters - Matt Andriese and Nathan Karns - figure to begin the season in the rotation because of injuries to Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, and Matt Moore.
The hope is the rest of the projected rotation, Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi, can help the Rays stay afloat until they can get back to full strength.
''If you've got starting pitching, you've got a leg up on going into the season,'' rookie manager Kevin Cash said. ''We're very fortunate with the pitchers we have - starters and relievers.''
Cobb, sidelined by a forearm strain during spring training, believes the team will thrive as underdogs.
''We're not going to get bullied. A lot of people are picking us at the bottom, and we're going to embrace that and have each other's backs,'' the right-hander said.
''Any time anybody calls you out in your profession and makes you feel like you're not as good as you know you are, there's always something to prove,'' Cobb said. ''I don't feel like we need to have extra motivation. It's just going to be that much sweeter when we go out there and perform well.''
A look at the keys to the Rays' season:
WHO WILL LEAD?: Pitching and defense were staples during six consecutive winning seasons that produced four playoff berths and one trip to the World Series. The Rays slipped to 77-85 a year ago, their first losing record since 2007. They're banking on Cash, who has no previous managerial experience, being the right fit to restore winning ways. At 37, he's the youngest current manager or head coach in the four major professional sports.
BETTER LONGO: Longoria played in every game in 2014 for the first time in his career, however he hit a disappointing .253 with 22 homers and 91 RBIs. He's moving into the cleanup spot after batting third most of his career, and knows he has to be more consistent if the Rays - last in the AL in runs scored a year ago - are going to have a chance to be better offensively.
BEHIND THE PLATE: Catcher Ryan Hanigan was traded and backup Jose Molina was released this winter. The three-team deal that sent Wil Myers to San Diego and brought Souza to Tampa Bay from Washington, also landed Rivera from the Padres.
The Rays believe he's an upgrade defensively, as well as offensively.
Rivera posted career highs with a .252 batting average, 11 homers and 44 RBI's in 103 games last season. Still, the 31-year-old catcher stresses his job is to provide solid direction behind the plate.
''I want to help my pitching staff first. I think that's what the game is all about. If you pitch well, you're going to win some games,'' Rivera said. ''If I get a hit here, a hit there and help us win some games, that's even better.'' | | 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 (TAMPA BAY-LA ANGELS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rays-Angels Preview* =====================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Tampa Bay (26-26) at Los Angeles (28-24), 10:05 p.m. EDT
The Los Angeles Angels are showing signs of life offensively during their winning streak, but it might be difficult to continue as they face one of the toughest pitchers in the AL.
Red-hot Albert Pujols and the host Angels seek a season-high sixth straight win Tuesday night when Chris Archer stands in their way looking to help the Tampa Bay Rays avoid their eighth loss in 10 games.
Los Angeles (28-24) was hitting an AL-worst .232 while ranking second-to-last with 3.72 runs per game before batting .301 and averaging 6.6 runs over its past five.
The Angels have hit 13 home runs in those games after clubbing four in Monday's series-opening 7-3 win. Pujols went 3 for 5 with his first multi-homer game, while Mike Trout hit a three-run shot and David Freese added a solo blast.
Pujols is 8 for 19 with five homers during the win streak to move within one of Jimmie Foxx for 17th place all-time with 533. He's also gone 9 for 22 with four home runs over his last five meetings with the Rays.
"It took us a while to get going, but we'll take it anytime," Pujols said.
The Angels, however, should find things more difficult as they try to improve to 7-2 on their 10-game homestand.
Archer (5-4, 2.12 ERA) is coming off the best performance of his outstanding start, allowing two hits over eight shutout innings while matching a career high with 12 strikeouts in Wednesday's 3-0 home loss to Seattle.
Archer's batting average against (.192) ranks second in the AL to Houston's Dallas Keuchel (.183). He's also has the league's fifth-best ERA, but the Rays (26-26) have provided two runs of support or fewer in seven of 11 outings.
"I try to keep the same approach that I have been since spring training, since last year, since the year before that," Archer, who has posted an 0.45 ERA in winning his three road outings, told MLB's official website.
Since May 16, 2014, when he threw 5 2-3 scoreless innings in a 3-0 win in Anaheim, Archer's 1.55 ERA away from home is by far the best in the majors of anyone with at least 15 road starts.
Erick Aybar's only hit in 10 at-bats off Archer was a home run, while Pujols is 3 for 6 and Trout is 4 for 9 with three walks.
C.J. Wilson will try to contribute to a rotation that has a 2.10 ERA with seven quality starts on the homestand. He's 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA in his past four home starts and is 11-2 with a 3.42 mark over his last 19.
He allowed one run despite issuing five walks and hitting a batter over six innings in Thursday's 12-2 home win over Detroit.
Wilson (3-3, 3.18) threw a five-hit shutout in his last home meeting with the Rays on May 17, 2014, but then gave up six runs over 1 1-3 innings at Tropicana Field on Aug. 2 after missing almost a month due to injury.
Evan Longoria is 3 for 10 with two homers off Wilson since 2012, though Asdrubal Cabrera has gone just 1 for 10 since 2013.
Kevin Kiermaier had two of the team's six hits and Nick Franklin snapped an 0-for-25 slump with a two-run home run Monday. The Rays, however, failed to score more than three runs for the seventh time during this 2-7 stretch.
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