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921 | DETROIT | +120 | Ov 9.5,-115 | +125 | Ov 9.5,-130 | 922 | MINNESOTA | -130 | Un 9.5,-105 | -135 | Un 9.5,+110 |
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All Games | 43-51 | -10.1 | 49-39 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.327 | 0.423 | 0.751 | 5.1 | 0.269 | 0.336 | 0.431 | 0.767 | Road Games | 18-30 | -10.2 | 28-16 | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.312 | 0.387 | 0.699 | 5.5 | 0.282 | 0.351 | 0.452 | 0.803 | vs Right-handed Starters | 28-40 | -12.6 | 34-30 | 4.6 | 0.250 | 0.321 | 0.403 | 0.724 | 5.2 | 0.269 | 0.336 | 0.444 | 0.780 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 5-2 | 6.4 | 0.308 | 0.375 | 0.485 | 0.860 | 5.4 | 0.261 | 0.324 | 0.410 | 0.733 | Grass Games | 43-48 | -7.1 | 47-38 | 4.9 | 0.261 | 0.329 | 0.427 | 0.757 | 5.0 | 0.268 | 0.334 | 0.428 | 0.762 | Night Games | 24-36 | -12.3 | 29-28 | 4.8 | 0.260 | 0.324 | 0.416 | 0.740 | 5.1 | 0.275 | 0.343 | 0.432 | 0.775 | Division | 22-18 | +4 | 24-13 | 5.1 | 0.264 | 0.333 | 0.438 | 0.771 | 5.1 | 0.273 | 0.339 | 0.427 | 0.766 |
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All Games | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.327 | 94 | 3215 | 831 | 162 | 19 | 110 | 0.423 | 433 | 329 | 766 | 34 | 650 | 85 | 48 | 91 | 42 | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.312 | 48 | 1642 | 398 | 75 | 9 | 48 | 0.387 | 194 | 166 | 423 | 16 | 320 | 50 | 29 | 37 | 26 | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.250 | 0.321 | 68 | 2289 | 572 | 117 | 12 | 70 | 0.403 | 293 | 239 | 558 | 26 | 459 | 66 | 35 | 65 | 33 |
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All Games | 5.25 | 1.472 | 288 | 176 | 168 | 287 | 48 | 137 | 262 | 12-17 | 19 | 16 | 54.3% | Road Games | 7.17 | 1.675 | 134.3 | 110 | 107 | 157 | 30 | 68 | 132 | 6-11 | 9 | 10 | 47.4% |
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All Games | 48-46 | +5.8 | 40-49 | 4.6 | 0.251 | 0.324 | 0.403 | 0.727 | 5.2 | 0.270 | 0.334 | 0.439 | 0.772 | Home Games | 22-29 | -9.9 | 23-24 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.336 | 0.413 | 0.749 | 5.8 | 0.285 | 0.345 | 0.459 | 0.804 | vs Right-handed Starters | 36-32 | +7.2 | 31-34 | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.330 | 0.417 | 0.748 | 5.1 | 0.273 | 0.335 | 0.440 | 0.775 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.7 | 2-5 | 4.3 | 0.216 | 0.304 | 0.377 | 0.680 | 5.3 | 0.291 | 0.350 | 0.414 | 0.764 | Grass Games | 48-46 | +5.8 | 40-49 | 4.6 | 0.251 | 0.324 | 0.403 | 0.727 | 5.2 | 0.270 | 0.334 | 0.439 | 0.772 | Night Games | 31-21 | +12.3 | 24-26 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.328 | 0.415 | 0.743 | 4.7 | 0.261 | 0.320 | 0.422 | 0.742 | Division | 22-20 | +4.9 | 16-22 | 4.2 | 0.237 | 0.317 | 0.371 | 0.688 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.319 | 0.420 | 0.739 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.251 | 0.324 | 94 | 3218 | 809 | 160 | 11 | 102 | 0.403 | 409 | 348 | 793 | 48 | 687 | 65 | 48 | 85 | 43 | Home Games | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.336 | 51 | 1735 | 450 | 86 | 11 | 53 | 0.413 | 228 | 200 | 422 | 28 | 397 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 19 | Righty Starters | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.330 | 68 | 2360 | 605 | 121 | 8 | 81 | 0.417 | 314 | 260 | 584 | 45 | 508 | 40 | 30 | 67 | 26 |
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All Games | 4.61 | 1.429 | 331.6 | 189 | 170 | 358 | 52 | 116 | 264 | 10-10 | 27 | 10 | 73% | Home Games | 5.07 | 1.537 | 190 | 118 | 107 | 217 | 34 | 75 | 155 | 6-6 | 10 | 6 | 62.5% |
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7/7/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 2-11 | L | 215 | 9.5 ev | O | 10 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7/8/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 0-4 | L | 140 | 9.5 un | U | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 7/9/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 5-3 | W | 190 | 8 un | P | 10 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7/14/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 2-7 | L | -120 | 9.5 ev | U | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7/15/2017 | FULMER(R) | TORONTO | LIRIANO(L) | 11-1 | W | -140 | 9.5 ov | O | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7/16/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 6-5 | W | -120 | 10 ov | O | 8 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7/17/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 10-2 | W | 105 | 10 ov | O | 14 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7/18/2017 | BOYD(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | WOOD(L) | 9-3 | W | -110 | 10.5 ov | O | 16 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7/19/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | 3-4 | L | -105 | 10 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7/20/2017 | FULMER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 4-16 | L | -105 | 9 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 7/21/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | | 7/22/2017 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | | 7/23/2017 | BOYD(L) | @ MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | | 7/24/2017 | VERLANDER(R) | KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | | 7/25/2017 | FULMER(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | 7/26/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | KENNEDY(R) | | 7/28/2017 | | HOUSTON | | |
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7/7/2017 | JORGE(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 9-6 | W | +115 | 10 un | O | 14 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7/8/2017 | MEJIA(L) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | 1-5 | L | +100 | 11 un | U | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7/9/2017 | GIBSON(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 5-11 | L | -120 | 10.5 ov | O | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 7/14/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | @ HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 5-10 | L | 155 | 9 ev | O | 5 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7/15/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ HOUSTON | MUSGROVE(R) | 4-2 | W | 155 | 9.5 ev | U | 11 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 7/16/2017 | GIBSON(R) | @ HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 3-5 | L | 175 | 9.5 ov | U | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7/17/2017 | MEJIA(L) | NY YANKEES | MITCHELL(R) | 4-2 | W | -105 | 10 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7/18/2017 | COLON(R) | NY YANKEES | CESSA(R) | 3-6 | L | +110 | 10.5 un | U | 7 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7/19/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 6-1 | W | +100 | 9 ev | U | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7/21/2017 | SANTANA(R) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | 7/22/2017 | GIBSON(R) | DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | 7/23/2017 | MEJIA(L) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | | 7/24/2017 | BERRIOS(R) | @ LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | 7/25/2017 | COLON(R) | @ LA DODGERS | MAEDA(R) | | 7/26/2017 | SANTANA(R) | @ LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | | 7/28/2017 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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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. | | MINNESOTA: 2016: 59-103, fifth place.
Manager: Paul Molitor (third season).
He's Here: C Jason Castro, RHP Matt Belisle, SS Ehire Adrianza, LHP Craig Breslow.
He's Outta Here: 3B Trevor Plouffe, C Kurt Suzuki, LHP Tommy Milone, RHP Pat Light.
Projected lineup: 2B Brian Dozier (.268, 42, 99, 18/20 SBs), RF Max Kepler (.235, 17, 63), CF Byron Buxton (.225, 10 HRs, 38 RBIs, 118 Ks in 298 ABs), 1B Joe Mauer (.261, 11, 49), 3B Miguel Sano (.236, 25, 66, 178 Ks in 437 ABs), DH Kennys Vargas (.230, 10, 20 in 152 ABs), LF Eddie Rosario (.269, 10, 32), C Jason Castro (.210, 11, 32 with Houston), SS Jorge Polanco (.282, 4, 27 in 245 ABs).
Rotation: RH Ervin Santana (7-11, 3.38 ERA, 149 Ks), RH Phil Hughes (1-7, 5.95, 11 HRs, 11 starts), LH Hector Santiago (3-6, 5.58, 13 HRs, 11 starts after trade with Angels), RH Kyle Gibson (6-11, 5.07, 1.561 WHIP), LH Adalberto Mejia (rookie).
Key relievers: RH Brandon Kintzler (0-2, 3.15, 17/20 saves), RH Matt Belisle (0-0, 1.76 in 40 games for Nationals), RH Ryan Pressly (6-7, 3.70, 1 save in 72 games), LH Taylor Rogers (3-1, 3.96, 64 Ks in 57 games), LH Craig Breslow (0-2, 4.50 in 15 games for Marlins).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. The resuscitation of a team with the worst record in the majors last season must begin with starting pitching that ranked 30th out of 30 in wins (37), ERA (5.39) and strikeouts (655). Hughes, Santiago, Gibson and Berrios will all be counted on to make 2016 the aberration and not the standard. Adding Castro, who has a strong reputation for game calling and pitch framing, probably can't hurt. There's enough depth in the group at least to give the Twins a chance to return to respectability as new baseball chief Derek Falvey continues to try to revamp organizational philosophy and process for the long term. The bullpen appears more vulnerable than the rotation, despite being bolstered by the addition of the veteran Belisle. Three-time All-Star closer Glen Perkins is still working his way back from surgery last year to repair a torn labrum and will likely land on the disabled list to start the season. Kintzler fared well in his place, but doesn't have a track record.
Outlook: The Twins ranked a respectable sixth in the American League in total bases and eighth in OPS despite their abysmal record last year. Buxton's sparkling September, following a second straight frustrating summer, restored his and the club's confidence in the 2012 second overall draft pick. Dozier probably hit his power ceiling in 2016, but if Buxton and Sano can strike out less and get on base more there's the potential in place for a productive offense. Vargas hit his way back into contention for the DH spot with a decent finish to 2016, but the pressure is on him to prove he's worth a spot in the lineup with a strong performance this spring by Park, who struggled badly to adjust to major league pitching in his arrival from South Korea last year. |
| | Trade deadline could impact Tigers-Twins series
MINNEAPOLIS -- As the winds of change blow through major league baseball before the upcoming trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins are becoming very active participants. The two teams who start a weekend series in Minnesota on Friday might look different before the end of the weekend. Detroit and Minnesota are very familiar with each other, but the Tigers made themselves known as sellers this week when they traded slugging outfielder J.D. Martinez to the Arizona Diamondbacks. "We're still in conversation with other clubs on several players," Detroit general manager Al Avila told MLB.com this week. "So we'll just have to take it a day at a time." The Twins, just a half-game behind Cleveland in the American League Central, are buyers and appeared to have purchased a new starting pitcher. Multiple reports said Minnesota traded for Atlanta Braves left-hander Jamie Garcia a day before facing the Tigers. Garcia is just 3-7 with a 4.33 ERA, but the 31-year-old owns a 3.65 career ERA. The Twins have used 11 starting pitchers this year and have sought any kind of help behind Ervin Santana, Jose Berrios and the emerging Adalberto Mejia. Minnesota had 44-year-old Bartolo Colon start a game this week. There will be no worries about the starting pitcher on Friday against Detroit. Santana (11-6, 2.99 ERA) will be making his second start since pitching in the All-Star Game. He is 9-4 with a 3.08 ERA in his career against the Tigers. In his last outing, Santana earned a win against the Houston Astros by allowing two runs in six innings, even as he struggled with fastball command. "It was tough, especially when you don't have command of the fastball," Santana told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "You come in with sliders, but you also have to come in with the changeup. You don't want to be throwing changeup all night, so I just tried to mix it up. I just tried to make an adjustment every time." Minnesota is coming off a series win at home against the New York Yankees for the first time since 2008. The Twins are 8-5 in their last 13 games at home after starting the season with the worst home record in the AL. "We bunched them together," Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said of the team's offense in the series-clinching win Wednesday. "We've had a little trouble getting some clutch hits here since we've come out of the break, and we put three together in a row." This time around, Minnesota won't be facing Martinez, a big blow to Detroit's potent lineup. "Now, you can get a left-handed bat in the lineup," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus told MLB.com. "But let's be honest: J.D.'s right-handed bat against a righty is better than most left-handed bats against a righty. In that sense, you're not going to replace the offense. We'll probably cover a little bit more ground in right field, but the offense won't be replaced." Detroit has lost two games in a row after a 16-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. The Tigers' defense committed three errors in a four-run first inning for Kansas City. "It was an ugly inning, maybe the ugliest inning we've had defensively since I've been here," Ausmus told MLB.com. Ausmus will look for improved defense behind Friday's starter, Anibal Sanchez (1-0, 6.08), who will be making his sixth start of the season after moving into the rotation on June 19. He has a 3.99 ERA as a starter this season but gave up five runs in six innings to the Toronto Blue Jays in his last start. Sanchez has faced the Twins three times this season as a reliever, yielding eight runs in three innings. In his career, Sanchez is 5-4 with a 3.65 ERA against Minnesota. |
| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 3:24:23 AM EST. |
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