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963 | KANSAS CITY | +125 | Ov 8.5,-115 | +130 | Ov 8.5,-125 | 964 | NY YANKEES | -135 | Un 8.5,-105 | -140 | Un 8.5,+105 |
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All Games | 18-26 | -7 | 16-26 | 3.3 | 0.230 | 0.286 | 0.362 | 0.648 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.324 | 0.390 | 0.715 | Road Games | 6-15 | -7.6 | 10-9 | 3.3 | 0.218 | 0.272 | 0.354 | 0.626 | 5.3 | 0.273 | 0.357 | 0.443 | 0.800 | vs Left-handed Starters | 5-8 | -2.2 | 5-8 | 2.9 | 0.224 | 0.272 | 0.320 | 0.592 | 4.6 | 0.253 | 0.321 | 0.406 | 0.726 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3 | 3-4 | 4.0 | 0.250 | 0.302 | 0.392 | 0.694 | 5.6 | 0.290 | 0.367 | 0.468 | 0.835 | Grass Games | 15-25 | -9.9 | 13-25 | 3.1 | 0.224 | 0.281 | 0.357 | 0.638 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.322 | 0.381 | 0.703 | Night Games | 14-15 | +0.7 | 10-19 | 3.6 | 0.241 | 0.295 | 0.376 | 0.671 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.317 | 0.386 | 0.703 |
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All Games | 3.3 | 0.230 | 0.286 | 44 | 1468 | 337 | 51 | 3 | 46 | 0.362 | 136 | 116 | 333 | 24 | 280 | 46 | 14 | 43 | 24 | Road Games | 3.3 | 0.218 | 0.272 | 21 | 729 | 159 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 0.354 | 63 | 54 | 172 | 12 | 127 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 13 | Lefty Starters | 2.9 | 0.224 | 0.272 | 13 | 425 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0.320 | 34 | 28 | 97 | 7 | 77 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
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All Games | 4.90 | 1.460 | 148.7 | 85 | 81 | 143 | 17 | 74 | 141 | 7-9 | 9 | 6 | 60% | Road Games | 6.29 | 1.658 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 77 | 12 | 44 | 72 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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All Games | 26-16 | +8.3 | 25-17 | 5.6 | 0.269 | 0.345 | 0.442 | 0.787 | 4.3 | 0.236 | 0.299 | 0.366 | 0.665 | Home Games | 14-6 | +6 | 13-7 | 6.3 | 0.279 | 0.359 | 0.487 | 0.846 | 4.5 | 0.240 | 0.296 | 0.388 | 0.684 | vs Left-handed Starters | 8-3 | +5.4 | 7-4 | 5.7 | 0.264 | 0.342 | 0.392 | 0.734 | 4.1 | 0.221 | 0.291 | 0.324 | 0.615 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 3-4 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.316 | 0.439 | 0.754 | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.315 | 0.379 | 0.694 | Grass Games | 24-12 | +10.8 | 22-14 | 6.0 | 0.275 | 0.355 | 0.450 | 0.806 | 4.2 | 0.231 | 0.293 | 0.361 | 0.654 | Night Games | 17-11 | +4.1 | 15-13 | 5.5 | 0.275 | 0.347 | 0.445 | 0.793 | 4.3 | 0.237 | 0.297 | 0.372 | 0.668 |
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All Games | 5.6 | 0.269 | 0.345 | 42 | 1485 | 400 | 62 | 6 | 61 | 0.442 | 222 | 171 | 387 | 27 | 320 | 46 | 23 | 28 | 16 | Home Games | 6.3 | 0.279 | 0.359 | 20 | 682 | 190 | 31 | 3 | 35 | 0.487 | 121 | 86 | 189 | 11 | 141 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | Lefty Starters | 5.7 | 0.264 | 0.342 | 11 | 413 | 109 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 0.392 | 58 | 49 | 111 | 9 | 89 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
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All Games | 2.74 | 1.132 | 141.3 | 49 | 43 | 104 | 5 | 56 | 161 | 8-4 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% | Home Games | 2.69 | 1.164 | 67 | 23 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 63 | 4-1 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% |
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5/9/2017 | YOUNG(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 7-6 | W | 150 | 8 ev | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5/10/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 1-12 | L | 175 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5/11/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 6-0 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5/12/2017 | DUFFY(L) | BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 3-2 | W | -105 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5/13/2017 | KARNS(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 4-3 | W | -115 | 8.5 ov | U | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5/14/2017 | YOUNG(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 9-8 | W | +125 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5/16/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 1-7 | L | +105 | 9.5 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | VARGAS(L) | NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 7-11 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5/18/2017 | DUFFY(L) | NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 5-1 | W | +105 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | KARNS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 8 ov | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | JUNIS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 6-4 | W | 110 | 9 ev | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5/21/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | 4-8 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5/22/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 2-4 | L | 160 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | | 5/24/2017 | HAMMEL(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | | 5/25/2017 | KARNS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | | 5/26/2017 | KENNEDY(R) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | 5/27/2017 | VARGAS(L) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | | 5/28/2017 | DUFFY(L) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | 5/29/2017 | | DETROIT | | | 5/30/2017 | | DETROIT | | |
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5/9/2017 | SABATHIA(L) | @ CINCINNATI | ADLEMAN(R) | 3-5 | L | -110 | 9 un | U | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5/11/2017 | PINEDA(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 2-3 | L | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5/12/2017 | MONTGOMERY(L) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | 1-5 | L | +105 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5/14/2017 | SEVERINO(R) | HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 11-6 | W | -140 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5/14/2017 | TANAKA(R) | HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 7-10 | L | -120 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5/16/2017 | SABATHIA(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | 7-1 | W | -115 | 9.5 ov | U | 13 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | PINEDA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 11-7 | W | -130 | 9 un | O | 16 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5/18/2017 | MONTGOMERY(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 1-5 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5/19/2017 | SEVERINO(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(R) | 4-5 | L | -125 | 8 un | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5/20/2017 | TANAKA(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 5-9 | L | -110 | 8 ov | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5/21/2017 | SABATHIA(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 3-2 | W | 125 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5/22/2017 | PINEDA(R) | KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 4-2 | W | -170 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5/23/2017 | MONTGOMERY(L) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | | 5/24/2017 | SEVERINO(R) | KANSAS CITY | HAMMEL(R) | | 5/25/2017 | TANAKA(R) | KANSAS CITY | KARNS(R) | | 5/26/2017 | SABATHIA(L) | OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | 5/27/2017 | PINEDA(R) | OAKLAND | MANAEA(L) | | 5/28/2017 | MONTGOMERY(L) | OAKLAND | TRIGGS(R) | | 5/29/2017 | | @ BALTIMORE | | | 5/30/2017 | | @ BALTIMORE | | |
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| | | KANSAS CITY: 2016: 81-81, third place.
Manager: Ned Yost (eighth season).
He's Here: OF Jorge Soler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Nathan Karns, DH Brandon Moss, LHP Travis Wood.
He's Outta Here: RHP Wade Davis, DH Kendrys Morales, OF Jarrod Dyson, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Edinson Volquez.
Projected lineup: SS Alcides Escobar (.261, 7 HRs, 55 RBIs), LF Alex Gordon (.220, 17, 40), CF Lorenzo Cain (.287, 9, 56), 1B Eric Hosmer (.266, 25, 104), DH Brandon Moss (.255, 28, 67), RF Jorge Soler (.238, 12, 31 with Cubs; likely to start season on DL with strained oblique), 3B Mike Moustakas (.240, 7, 13), C Salvador Perez (.247, 22, 64), Raul Mondesi (.185, 2, 13).
Rotation: LH Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA, 188 Ks), RH Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68, 184 Ks), RH Jason Hammel (11-11, 3.83 with Cubs), LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 3 starts after returning from Tommy John surgery), RH Nathan Karns (6-2, 5.15 with Mariners).
Key relievers: RH Kelvin Herrera (2-6, 2.75, 12 saves), RH Joakim Soria (5-8, 4.05), LH Matt Strahm (2-2, 1.23), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95), LH Scott Alexander (0-0, 3.32), RH Chris Young (3-9, 6.19).
Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. Duffy showed signs of blossoming into an ace late last year, but is yet to put it all together for a full season. Hammel was signed after the tragic death of RHP Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Vargas barely pitched last season after coming back from elbow surgery. Karns has intriguing potential, but might end up in the bullpen unless he lives up to it quickly.
Outlook: Royals GM Dayton Moore thinks his starting rotation is the best it has been during his tenure, even if just about every spot is tenuous. He also thinks Kansas City has more power at the plate this year thanks to Moustakas' return from a torn ACL and the signing of Moss. Paulo Orlando (.302, 5, 43, 14 SBs) will replace Soler in right field at the start of the season. But there are plenty of question marks up and down the lineup, not to mention on the pitching staff, and several things must break right for Kansas City to make noise in the AL Central and take a run at its third World Series appearance in four years. | | NY YANKEES: 2016: 84-78, fourth place
Manager: Joe Girardi (10th season)
Who's new? 1B/DH Chris Carter, 1B/LF/DH Matt Holliday, RHP Aroldis Chapman
Who's gone? 1B Mark Teixeira, C Brian McCann, RHP Nate Eovaldi, RHP Kirby Yates, RHP Anthony Swarzak, RHP Nick Goody, RHP Blake Parker
Projected lineup: LF Brett Gardner (.261, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 16 SB), CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.263, 9, 56, 20), C Gary Sanchez (.299, 20, 42 in 53 games), DH Matt Holliday (.246, 20, 62 with Cardinals), 1B Greg Bird (did not play in 2016), 2B Starlin Castro (.270, 21, 70), 3B Chase Headley (.253, 14, 51), RH Aaron Judge (.179, 4, 10 in 27 games) or Aaron Hicks (.217, 8, 31), SS Tyler Wade (.259, 5, 27 at Double-A) or Ronald Torreyes (.258, 1, 12)
Rotation: RH Masahiro Tanaka (14-4, 3.07), LH C.C. Sabathia (9-12, 3.91), RH Michael Pineda (6-12, 4.82), RH Luis Severino (3-8, 5.83), RH Chad Green (2-4, 4.73) or RH Adam Warren (4-2, 3.26) or RH Luis Cessa (4-4, 4.35) or RH Bryan Mitchell (1-2, 3.24 in five games)
Key relievers: LH Aroldis Chapman (4-1, 1.55, 36/39 SV), RH Dellin Betances (3-6, 3.08), RH Tyler Clippard (3-6, 3.57), LH Tommy Layne (2-0, 3.38), LH Chasen Shreve (2-1, 5.18)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and right field. The starter's competition is not urgent ' the Yankees have five off-days in the first month of the season ' but it's interesting nonetheless. Green, Cessa, Warren and Mitchell combined to make 22 major league starts last season. None had an outstanding spring training, so the Yankees might choose to divide the load again. Some will go to Triple-A, others to the bullpen. Someone named Aaron (Judge or Hicks) will be the Yankees' right fielder this season. If either falters, Tyler Austin or Rob Refsnyder could seize their at-bats.
Outlook: The Yankees will employ fewer past-their-prime position players in 2017 than any season this decade. Is their next generation of homegrown talent ready to take over? Sanchez is the most advanced prospect ' the catcher hit 20 home runs in 53 games as a rookie ' but beyond him lies several question marks. Greg Bird, Clint Frazier, Gleyber Torres, Judge and Austin (who was stalled in camp by a foot injury) will get a chance once they're ready. The pitching staff is led by Tanaka and the ferocious bullpen combo of Chapman, Betances and Clippard. But depth is a real question mark, and there are no blue-chip prospects at Triple-A waiting for their moment. |
| | Royals' Duffy looks to duplicate success vs. Yankees
NEW YORK -- Five days ago, Danny Duffy enjoyed tremendous success in shutting down the New York Yankees. A effective slider was a key element that day, and Duffy looks to replicate it Tuesday night when the Kansas City Royals continue a four-game series with the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. According to fangraphs, Duffy (3-3, 2.97 ERA) is throwing his slider a career-high 29.3 percent this season, up from 23.5 percent in the previous two seasons. On Thursday in Kansas City, he pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed three hits and two walks and struck out 10 in the Royals' 5-1 victory. He entered the game with a strikeout rate of 17.7 percent but increased it to 19.1 percent by making liberal use of the slider. "Not babying it, not trying to manipulate the movement," Duffy said of the difference in the slider's effectiveness Thursday. "Just let the grip and the release point play for itself." He used the pitch to get six strikeouts and three other outs. Overall, Duffy threw the pitch 40 times as opposed to 17 times in his previous start against the Baltimore Orioles. "I think I was (using it more), but not as much as I would have liked," Duffy said. "I was getting to 0-2, 1-2 and throw a strike slider when I needed to bounce it." With the Thursday win, Duffy improved to 2-2 with a 5.46 ERA in eight career outings (six starts) against the Yankees. "Danny was just on the attack all night," Royals manager Ned Yost said. Duffy turned in his fourth career double-digit strikeout game. He also threw a season-high 108 pitches while completing seven innings for the fifth time this year. "When you see a slider, you can see the spin, but on his slider I didn't see it," Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro said. "He didn't make too many mistakes." Duffy's last outing also saw him thrive with runners in scoring position. He held the Yankees hitless in seven at-bats with runners in scoring position after allowing a .333 average in those situations during his first eight starts. Duffy made a pair of scoreless relief appearance in New York when the teams met in mid-May of last season. On Sept. 6, 2014, in New York, he exited after throwing one pitch due to a shoulder injury and was not credited with making a start. Duffy will be hoping his teammates can be more productive than they were Monday. The Royals (18-26) opened the series with a 4-2 loss by going 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position, resulting in their fifth loss in seven games since getting within five games of .500 on May 14. The Yankees claimed the series opener by getting home runs from Brett Gardner, Didi Gregorius and Chris Carter. Michael Pineda pitched effectively into the seventh, and the Yankees are hoping for similar results Tuesday from Jordan Montgomery. Montgomery (2-3, 4.81 ERA) will oppose Duffy for the second straight start. He took the loss after allowing a career-high five earned runs and four hits in five innings Thursday. Unlike Duffy, Montgomery made a few mistakes with a slider, specifically on the pitch Mike Moustakas turned into a three-run home run. "A slider that didn't slide," Montgomery said. "I didn't have the best command. Still, I knew they were going to be free swingers at the first pitch, and I left a couple of balls up." Despite the worst of his seven career starts, Montgomery is still doing well in other areas. Opponents are batting .216 (8-for-37) with runners in scoring position against him, and his ratio of allowing 0.92 home runs per nine innings is the lowest among New York starting pitchers. |
| Last Updated: 5/15/2024 4:18:41 PM EST. |
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