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| 975 | TEXAS | +145 | Ov 8,+110 | +140 | Ov 7.5,-125 | | 976 | LA ANGELS | -155 | Un 8,-130 | -150 | Un 7.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 70-62 | +24.7 | 57-67 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.314 | 0.409 | 0.723 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.326 | 0.420 | 0.746 | | Road Games | 38-30 | +23.1 | 30-36 | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.296 | 0.388 | 0.684 | 4.3 | 0.259 | 0.320 | 0.417 | 0.737 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 46-37 | +17.8 | 32-45 | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.321 | 0.420 | 0.740 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 0.407 | 0.717 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5.2 | 2-4 | 4.3 | 0.283 | 0.344 | 0.418 | 0.761 | 3.0 | 0.241 | 0.291 | 0.342 | 0.633 | | Grass Games | 67-58 | +24.3 | 53-64 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.315 | 0.412 | 0.727 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.420 | 0.747 | | Night Games | 51-44 | +20.2 | 43-48 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.311 | 0.415 | 0.726 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.326 | 0.421 | 0.748 | | Division | 20-29 | -3.7 | 24-21 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.301 | 0.387 | 0.689 | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.340 | 0.430 | 0.770 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.314 | 132 | 4509 | 1156 | 223 | 26 | 137 | 0.409 | 545 | 379 | 1017 | 79 | 907 | 95 | 95 | 134 | 70 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.296 | 68 | 2340 | 567 | 111 | 11 | 69 | 0.388 | 268 | 179 | 566 | 43 | 443 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 27 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.321 | 83 | 2803 | 740 | 147 | 20 | 83 | 0.420 | 336 | 235 | 604 | 60 | 561 | 67 | 57 | 75 | 40 |
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| All Games | 4.46 | 1.399 | 416 | 215 | 206 | 410 | 52 | 172 | 371 | 22-17 | 38 | 15 | 71.7% | | Road Games | 4.45 | 1.362 | 196 | 101 | 97 | 185 | 24 | 82 | 191 | 14-8 | 24 | 8 | 75% |
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| All Games | 67-66 | -5.3 | 64-64 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.301 | 0.388 | 0.689 | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.305 | 0.396 | 0.701 | | Home Games | 39-27 | +5.7 | 29-35 | 3.8 | 0.244 | 0.301 | 0.393 | 0.694 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.293 | 0.360 | 0.653 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 19-17 | +0.7 | 12-23 | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.292 | 0.367 | 0.658 | 3.4 | 0.228 | 0.283 | 0.354 | 0.638 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.9 | 4-2 | 4.0 | 0.256 | 0.310 | 0.359 | 0.668 | 5.3 | 0.262 | 0.313 | 0.432 | 0.745 | | Grass Games | 63-63 | -6.4 | 60-61 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.300 | 0.385 | 0.685 | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.305 | 0.396 | 0.700 | | Night Games | 52-47 | +0.3 | 49-45 | 4.1 | 0.248 | 0.304 | 0.399 | 0.703 | 4.1 | 0.248 | 0.304 | 0.392 | 0.696 | | Division | 30-24 | +4.2 | 28-23 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.315 | 0.385 | 0.700 | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.298 | 0.390 | 0.688 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.301 | 133 | 4455 | 1088 | 192 | 14 | 140 | 0.388 | 503 | 360 | 947 | 41 | 835 | 115 | 78 | 90 | 71 | | Home Games | 3.8 | 0.244 | 0.301 | 66 | 2159 | 527 | 86 | 5 | 75 | 0.393 | 238 | 177 | 475 | 20 | 411 | 53 | 40 | 49 | 37 | | Lefty Starters | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.292 | 36 | 1173 | 267 | 46 | 3 | 37 | 0.367 | 123 | 106 | 260 | 9 | 225 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 15 |
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| All Games | 3.80 | 1.281 | 383.3 | 174 | 162 | 366 | 36 | 125 | 339 | 20-15 | 33 | 15 | 68.8% | | Home Games | 3.35 | 1.142 | 209.3 | 85 | 78 | 182 | 17 | 57 | 182 | 15-7 | 20 | 10 | 66.7% |
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| 8/21/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 2-0 | W | 115 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | 8/22/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ DETROIT | WOLF(L) | 5-3 | W | -105 | 9 un | U | 10 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 8/23/2015 | HAMELS(L) | @ DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 4-2 | W | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 8/25/2015 | HOLLAND(L) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 5-6 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 8/26/2015 | LEWIS(R) | TORONTO | PRICE(L) | 4-12 | L | +170 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 8/27/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 4-1 | W | +105 | 9.5 un | U | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | HAMELS(L) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 4-1 | W | -125 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | PEREZ(L) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | +115 | 9 ev | U | 12 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 8/30/2015 | HOLLAND(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 6-0 | W | -120 | 9.5 un | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 8/31/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 0-7 | L | 120 | 7 un | P | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 9/1/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 8-6 | W | -105 | 7 ev | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | | 9/2/2015 | HAMELS(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 4-3 | W | -150 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | 9/4/2015 | PEREZ(L) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | | | 9/5/2015 | HOLLAND(L) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | | | 9/6/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | | | 9/7/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | | | 9/8/2015 | HAMELS(L) | @ SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | | | 9/9/2015 | PEREZ(L) | @ SEATTLE | OLMOS(L) | | | 9/10/2015 | | @ SEATTLE | | | | 9/11/2015 | | OAKLAND | | |
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| 8/21/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | TORONTO | PRICE(L) | 2-9 | L | +165 | 7 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 8/22/2015 | HEANEY(L) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 3-15 | L | +110 | 8 ov | O | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | | 8/23/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 5-12 | L | -110 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | | 8/25/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ DETROIT | SIMON(R) | 8-7 | W | -120 | 9 ev | O | 11 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 8/26/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 0-5 | L | 125 | 9 un | U | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 8/27/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ DETROIT | WOLF(L) | 2-0 | W | -115 | 9 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | HEANEY(L) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 1-3 | L | 115 | 8 ov | U | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 3-8 | L | 140 | 7 ov | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 8/30/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | 2-9 | L | 125 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 8/31/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ OAKLAND | DOUBRONT(L) | 5-11 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 9/1/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ OAKLAND | MARTIN(R) | 6-2 | W | -130 | 8 un | P | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 9/2/2015 | HEANEY(L) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 9-4 | W | 120 | 7.5 ov | O | 13 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 9/4/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | | | 9/5/2015 | WEAVER(R) | TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | | | 9/6/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | | | 9/7/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | | 9/8/2015 | HEANEY(L) | LA DODGERS | LATOS(R) | | | 9/9/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | LA DODGERS | WOOD(L) | | | 9/11/2015 | | HOUSTON | | |
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| |  | TEXAS: When Yu Darvish pitched only one inning this spring before season-ending elbow surgery, the Texas Rangers were already off to an ominous start.
The Rangers lost their ace even before what they are still hoping will be a comeback season.
''There is no way to spin that, other than it's a tough deal for us. He's one of the best pitchers in the game,'' general manager Jon Daniels said this spring. ''That being said, it's one guy. It's not 17. Good teams and good organizations have had similar news at similar times before and found a way. That's got to be our mentality.''
Texas had 22 different players spend time on the disabled list last season, including Darvish missing the final seven weeks with elbow inflammation before needing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery this spring.
The aching result for the Rangers was the American League's worst record (67-95) and their most losses since 1985, ending an impressive four-year run of 90-win seasons with their only two World Series appearances (2010-11).
Darvish was 10-7 and an All-Star again before getting sidelined last season.
As for the top of the rotation without him, the January trade to get local pitcher Yovani Gallardo proved even more important. Gallardo, who can be a free agent after this season, started the last five season openers for Milwaukee.
Derek Holland, who didn't pitch until September last season after knee surgery, had a strong finish. Shoulder soreness slowed the left-hander this spring, but that likely set him up to start the home opener April 10 against Houston, in the fifth game of the season.
Also among the injured in 2014 were slugger Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, the big offensive additions before last season.
Fielder had missed only one game the previous five seasons with Detroit and Milwaukee before being limited to only 42 games and three home runs in his Rangers debut because a herniated disk in his neck that required surgery. Choo played 123 games, but his on-base percentage dipped from .423 in 2013 for Cincinnati to .340 before operations late last season for a bone spur in his left elbow and torn cartilage in his left ankle.
''There's no telling what this ballclub can do,'' new manager Jeff Banister said. ''They've yet to have an opportunity to play together. Let's hope they get a really strong shot of playing together for 162-plus (games).''
Here are a few things to know about the Rangers, who open the season April 6 at Oakland:
CLOSING TIME: Neftali Feliz is back in his World Series role for the Rangers as their closer after an ill-fated and injury-plagued attempt to be a starter. The right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in eight games (seven starts) in 2012 before Tommy John surgery. Feliz was 2-1 with 13 saves in 14 chances with a 1.99 ERA in 30 relief appearances after rejoining the Rangers last July, just before Joakim Soria was traded.
BELTRE'S IMPACT: Third baseman Adrian Beltre is going into his 17th major league season, his fifth with the Rangers and signed through next season. ''He's the heart and soul of this club,'' Banister said. ''A shining light in the storm, that's what he was last year. ... Do yourself a favor and watch that last at-bat he put together in 2014.'' Determined not to be the final out of the season, Beltre went from an 0-2 count to getting a single on the third straight slider thrown after that.
LEFT OF CENTER: With pretty much every other defensive position set, Jake Smolinski and Ryan Ruo entered spring as candidates in left field. Both showed promising glimpses in short stints in their major league debuts the second half of last season. Ryan Ludwick, who made his major league debut with Texas in 2002 and played for five other teams the past decade, was a non-roster invitee who could play left. Michael Choice, who got 35 of his 55 outfield starts in left last year, was the early man out when optioned to the minors in mid-March. Choo moves from left to right after Alex Rios departed in free agency.
MISSING WORK: The 26 different DL stints for the Rangers last season amounted to 2,281 days lost. That was 833 more than Arizona, who had the second most, and more than double any other American League team. | | 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. |
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*Rangers-Angels Preview* ========================
Texas (70-62) at Los Angeles (67-66), 10:05 p.m. EDT
The Los Angeles Angels have a terrific opportunity to gain ground on the Texas Rangers this weekend, and Garrett Richards gives them the perfect chance to start this three-game set Friday night on a winning note.
Richards has captured six straight starts against the Rangers for the Angels, who seek to avoid their first five-game home slide in two years.
Time is running out for Los Angeles (67-66) to get into playoff position. The Angels trail the Rangers (70-62) by 3 1/2 games for the AL's second wild card while Texas is hoping to overcome a two-game deficit in the West and catch Houston.
"We're right where we wanna be, we've just got to continue to take care of our business, not worry about anything else," Texas first baseman Mitch Moreland said.
The Angels are 8-4 versus the Rangers, with Richards (12-10, 3.80 ERA) beating them twice to run his record to 6-0 with a 1.98 ERA in six outings against them since the start of 2014. He is 7-1 with a 2.84 ERA in 12 starts against Texas, including 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA in seven at home.
Prince Fielder is 5 for 10 over the last two years against the right-hander, but Rougned Odor is 1 for 13 in that span.
Richards yielded three runs with nine strikeouts in seven innings Saturday and did not get a decision in an 8-3 loss at Cleveland. Los Angeles is 4-0 in his home starts against AL West foes.
Moreland will be back at first base Friday after he was forced to the bench for an interleague series this week in which Prince Fielder played the position. Texas took two of three in San Diego, with Moreland doubling home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning in Wednesday's 4-3 win.
The Rangers have won 15 out of 20.
"It's been a good stretch and we've got a ways to go," manager Jeff Banister said. "We've got to continue to play well and be on top of our game."
Josh Hamilton returned as a pinch-hitter Wednesday after being out since Aug. 15 due to left knee inflammation. He was loudly booed during his return to Anaheim from July 24-26.
The Rangers will start Martin Perez (2-3, 5.15), who has gone 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA in his last five starts. The left-hander is 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA in two against the Angels from 2013.
Shane Victorino is expected to be in the Angels lineup since he is 3 for 3 off Perez and batting .266 off lefties compared to .197 versus righties.
The Angels last dropped five in a row at home from Aug. 4-16, 2013, and are opening a nine-game homestand after capturing a three-game set with Oakland with Wednesday's 9-4 victory.
Albert Pujols went deep to became one of four players with 10 35-homer seasons in their first 15 years.
"I've been blessed my whole career," said Pujols, who has 555 homers and will pass Manny Ramirez for 14th all-time with his next one. "I was born to play this game and to hit."
Pujols has 35 homers - two more than Mike Trout, who has gone a career-worst 25 games without going deep. Trout is hitting .432 with four homers and 11 RBIs in the season series.
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