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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 5/23/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TEXAS  MARTINEZ )
 
NY YANKEES  SABATHIA )
+1.5  -135

-1.5  +115
+160

-170

8un
 
15
Final
4

TEXAS (19 - 23) at NY YANKEES (22 - 20)
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Saturday, 5/23/2015 1:05 PM
NICK MARTINEZ (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
965TEXAS+140Ov 8,-115+160Ov 8,+100
966NY YANKEES-150Un 8,-105-170Un 8,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games19-23+2.820-194.20.2390.3040.3870.6914.60.2650.3240.4200.743
Road Games13-10+9.611-124.20.2270.2910.3690.6604.10.2610.3170.4130.731
vs Left-handed Starters5-9-2.19-53.90.2340.3020.3850.6875.50.2860.3430.4340.777
Past 7 Games4-3+33-44.90.2720.3150.4810.7964.90.2870.3440.4660.810
Grass Games17-21+1.917-184.30.2420.3050.3950.7004.60.2670.3270.4190.746
Day Games4-6-0.55-34.30.2240.3070.3460.6535.20.2830.3490.4370.785
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2390.304421433342726430.3871621343363130230353824
Road Games4.20.2270.29123780177382230.3698870188181541716189
Lefty Starters3.90.2340.30214509119282150.38552501205127491910
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.561.391146777415021531186-69756.3%
Road Games4.711.47270.73837751029745-28466.7%

NY YANKEES - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games22-20+0.720-194.50.2450.3110.4110.7224.20.2460.3020.3890.691
Home Games9-8-1.29-54.80.2510.3150.4380.7534.50.2330.2850.3700.655
vs Right-handed Starters16-13+1.514-134.40.2510.3180.4140.7324.10.2420.3000.3890.688
Past 7 Games1-6-6.23-43.40.2130.2680.3560.6246.60.2820.3470.4870.835
Grass Games17-15+1.115-144.50.2430.3090.4160.7254.40.2450.3030.3890.692
Day Games4-6-33-52.80.1980.2710.3230.5954.50.2210.2740.3880.663
NY YANKEES - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2450.311421442353786500.4111801393112828927314016
Home Games4.80.2510.31517594149371240.4387856134101161116126
Righty Starters4.40.2510.31829955240514320.414124942092219516232011
NY YANKEES - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.821.114137.352439610571507-515383.3%
Home Games2.090.92773.3221741427704-260100%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/9/2015DETWILER(L)@ TAMPA BAYANDRIESE(R)2-7L1258 unO81101061
5/10/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R)2-1W1507 ovU890560
5/11/2015LEWIS(R)KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)8-2W+1257.5 ovO9100551
5/12/2015MARTINEZ(R)KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)6-7L+1209 unO14711281
5/13/2015GALLARDO(R)KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)5-2W+1158 evU1150630
5/14/2015DETWILER(L)KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R)3-6L-1059 unP7811490
5/15/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)CLEVELANDCHEN(L)3-8L-1309.5 unO91001272
5/16/2015LEWIS(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)8-10L+1309 unO136314102
5/17/2015MARTINEZ(R)CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R)5-1W+1309.5 unU7316101
5/19/2015GALLARDO(R)@ BOSTONMILEY(L)3-4L1509 ovU98013121
5/20/2015KLEIN(R)@ BOSTONKELLY(R)2-1W1559 unU8619121
5/21/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)3-1W1708.5 ovU750652
5/22/2015LEWIS(R)@ NY YANKEESPINEDA(R)10-9W1757.5 unO12511272
5/23/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L) 
5/24/2015GALLARDO(R)@ NY YANKEESCAPUANO(L) 
5/25/2015KLEIN(R)@ CLEVELANDMARCUM(R) 
5/26/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
5/27/2015LEWIS(R)@ CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R) 
5/28/2015MARTINEZ(R)BOSTONWRIGHT(R) 
5/29/2015 BOSTON  
5/30/2015 BOSTON  

NY YANKEES - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/9/2015WHITLEY(R)BALTIMORECHEN(L)2-6L-1158 unP890962
5/10/2015PINEDA(R)BALTIMORENORRIS(R)6-2W-1758 ovP890860
5/11/2015SABATHIA(L)@ TAMPA BAYCOLOME(R)11-5W-1057.5 unO1442730
5/12/2015EOVALDI(R)@ TAMPA BAYARCHER(R)2-4L1157 unU860640
5/13/2015WARREN(R)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)2-3L-1107.5 unU10100731
5/14/2015WHITLEY(R)@ TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(L)1-6L-1307.5 ovU5511060
5/15/2015PINEDA(R)@ KANSAS CITYYOUNG(R)1-12L-1157 unO56117100
5/16/2015SABATHIA(L)@ KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)5-1W1158 unU9101662
5/17/2015CAPUANO(L)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)0-6L1058 unU692750
5/19/2015EOVALDI(R)@ WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)6-8L1207.5 unO8501040
5/20/2015WARREN(R)@ WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R)2-3L1457 ovU671570
5/22/2015PINEDA(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)9-10L-1857.5 unO12721251
5/23/2015SABATHIA(L)TEXASMARTINEZ(R) 
5/24/2015CAPUANO(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R) 
5/25/2015EOVALDI(R)KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R) 
5/26/2015WARREN(R)KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R) 
5/27/2015PINEDA(R)KANSAS CITYYOUNG(R) 
5/28/2015SABATHIA(L)@ OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R) 
5/29/2015 @ OAKLAND  
5/30/2015 @ OAKLAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
NY YANKEES: NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter is gone, the final remaining link to the New York Yankees' last dynasty. He left behind a team in transition, that failed to make the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in a generation and is beset with an older core coming off injuries.
Alex Rodriguez's return from a season-long drug suspension is the most interesting aspect of the Yankees, who enter the season with a health-challenged rotation, rebuilt bullpen and lineup that was among the least potent in the American League last year.
''I think we've added a lot of good young arms,'' manager Joe Girardi said. ''Added some good young players, as well. I think we've really seen an improvement in our young minor league players and the impact they are capable of having. I think we will continue to see that for years to come.''
If the Yankees founder, young players could be given more of a chance. Top prospects include pitcher Luis Severino, infielders Jose Pirela and Rob Refsnyder, and outfielder Aaron Judge.
But first, many of the old, beaten-up players will be given a chance to show they have something left.
Left fielder Brett Gardner (abdomen) and right fielder Carlos Beltran (elbow) return from surgery, and Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique) missed a significant stretch of spring training. First baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) hit .216 last year, 143rd among 148 major league qualifiers in his return from an injury that sidelined him for most of 2013.
After signing a big-money deal with the Yankees, catcher Brian McCann was hitting just .209 in May before improving in the second half to finish at .232. Third baseman Chase Headley, acquired from San Diego in July, was given a new contract by the Yankees because they have no confidence in A-Rod's ability to play the field. New York also re-signed Stephen Drew under the theory he can't be as bad as he was in 2014.
Didi Gregorius, obtained from Arizona in a trade, is the primary offensive newcomer and replaces Jeter at shortstop. Left-handed-hitting Garrett Jones hopes to earn at-bats.
''Jeter is still Jeter. Everything that everybody is going to talk about is Jeter,'' Gregorius said. ''But for me - I'm learning and I'm there just to play the game, so just trying to focus on the game and trying to win every game, that's all I can say, not worrying about what's going on around.''
LIGHTNING ROD: The three-time AL MVP, who turns 40 on July 27, has not played a full season since 2007 because the suspension, operations on both hips and other injuries. New York owes him $61 million over the final three seasons of his contract, so he will be given a chance to earn at-bats as a DH, especially against left-handed starters.
RICKETY ROTATION: Masahiro Tanaka missed 2 1/2 months in his first season because of a small elbow ligament tear the Yankees say didn't need surgery. CC Sabathia, limited to eight starts last year, has to show he can pitch effectively with reduced velocity. Michael Pineda, back from shoulder surgery, had a 1.89 ERA in 13 starts last year but missed a long stretch because of the shoulder. New York hopes hard-throwing Nathan Eovaldi can learn to be effective after his acquisition from Miami. With Chris Capuano on the DL and Ivan Nova not expected back from Tommy John surgery until May or June, Adam Warren was the leading contender for fifth starter.
BULLPEN: A strong point last year, the Yankees rebuilt the `pen. David Robertson was allowed to leave for the Chicago White Sox, and David Phelps, Shawn Kelley and Shane Greene were traded. Lefty Andrew Miller and Scott Baker were signed, and Justin Wilson and Chris Martin acquired in trades. Miller and Dellin Betances competed in spring training to replace Robertson as closer.
HOPS: The Yankees are sharing their ballpark with Major League Soccer's expansion New York City team, and Teixeira complained before the soccer team's home opener that the infield would get torn up, leading to bad hops.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TEXAS-NY YANKEES) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Rangers-Yankees Preview* =========================

Texas (18-23) at New York (22-19), 1:05 p.m. EDT

Houlihan Park on the campus of Fordham University is a short drive from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

The Texas Rangers' Nick Martinez once called the former his home and will be pitching in the latter Saturday when he opposes the New York Yankees' CC Sabathia in the middle game of this series.

Martinez (3-0, 1.88 ERA) has developed into one of baseball's biggest surprises with the AL's second-lowest ERA. He began his college career as an infielder at Fordham, which is located about three miles away from Yankee Stadium.

"It's always exciting to come back to the Bronx, hang out with my college buddies and pitch against the Yankees," he told MLB.com's official website.

The right-hander faced New York (22-20) twice in July, going 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA, and pitched 5 1-3 scoreless innings in a 2-1 loss in the Bronx on July 22.

Martinez won his first two starts and failed to receive a decision in his next five before giving up one run in five innings to earn Sunday's 5-1 home win over Cleveland.

Brett Gardner went 4 for 5 with a homer last year against Martinez.

Martinez will square off with Sabathia (2-5, 4.67) for the first time. The Yankees starter has posted consecutive wins after allowing one run in seven innings last Saturday in a 5-1 win at Kansas City.

New York has dropped four straight and eight of nine, with Sabathia accounting for its last two wins. Manager Joe Girardi believes that the left-hander is past his slow start in April since Sabathia's 4.24 career ERA that month is his worst.

"CC has not been a strong pitcher in April for much of his career," Girardi said. "But look at what he's done his last few starts. Hopefully he keeps rolling."

The Yankees are 7-0 when Sabathia starts against the Rangers (19-23), including two postseason outings. Sabathia is 5-0 with a 4.78 ERA in those games.

He has limited Adrian Beltre to a .233 average, though Elvis Andrus is 6 for 17 off him. Right-handed hitter Jake Smolinski, who has never faced Sabathia, is expected to start after he was called up from the minors Friday.

Prince Fielder is 4 for 14 against Sabathia and recorded his 26th career multihomer game in Friday's 10-9 win to open this three-game set. He had a three-run blast in a seven-run third inning and a solo homer in the seventh.

"We needed all of those," Fielder said. "Hopefully we don't have to do that much often."

The Yankees have committed eight errors in the last nine games, yielding six unearned runs during this four-game losing streak.

"I look at the extra outs we've been giving and that's the difference in the streak a little bit and it cost us a couple of games," Girardi said.

New York has lost twice since leading hitter Jacoby Ellsbury was placed on the disabled list with a right knee sprain on Wednesday. Rookie Slade Heathcott, who was recalled that day, went 2 for 3 in his first major league start Friday.

The Yankees are last in the majors in day games in runs per game (2.80) and batting average (.198). Mark Teixeira, who homered for the second time in three games Friday, has the AL's third-worst average in day games at .100.

Texas can match its season-high, four-game win streak from May 4-7.


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