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| All Games | 47-54 | -19.3 | 48-51 | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.320 | 0.387 | 0.708 | 4.3 | 0.247 | 0.302 | 0.397 | 0.699 | | Road Games | 27-22 | +4.2 | 20-27 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.314 | 0.385 | 0.699 | 3.5 | 0.227 | 0.286 | 0.364 | 0.650 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 33-30 | -5.2 | 31-30 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.332 | 0.395 | 0.727 | 4.1 | 0.244 | 0.296 | 0.396 | 0.692 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4.3 | 3-4 | 3.4 | 0.268 | 0.306 | 0.417 | 0.723 | 4.4 | 0.237 | 0.278 | 0.378 | 0.656 | | Grass Games | 43-54 | -23.4 | 44-51 | 3.8 | 0.250 | 0.320 | 0.385 | 0.705 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.308 | 0.405 | 0.713 | | Night Games | 29-34 | -12.4 | 27-35 | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.310 | 0.386 | 0.696 | 4.2 | 0.241 | 0.296 | 0.395 | 0.691 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.320 | 101 | 3385 | 848 | 186 | 14 | 83 | 0.387 | 381 | 348 | 708 | 51 | 733 | 96 | 55 | 94 | 54 | | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.314 | 49 | 1667 | 411 | 77 | 5 | 48 | 0.385 | 187 | 164 | 331 | 29 | 342 | 51 | 26 | 42 | 29 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.332 | 63 | 2115 | 541 | 122 | 10 | 51 | 0.395 | 251 | 241 | 434 | 40 | 480 | 50 | 37 | 58 | 29 |
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| All Games | 3.21 | 1.300 | 280 | 129 | 100 | 262 | 27 | 102 | 285 | 9-10 | 24 | 6 | 80% | | Road Games | 3.08 | 1.299 | 117 | 44 | 40 | 102 | 10 | 50 | 131 | 6-4 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% |
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| All Games | 45-58 | -21.6 | 51-44 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 0.387 | 0.697 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.297 | 0.363 | 0.660 | | Home Games | 21-30 | -18.4 | 26-22 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.315 | 0.393 | 0.707 | 3.6 | 0.226 | 0.278 | 0.337 | 0.615 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 36-39 | -9.2 | 36-32 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.312 | 0.389 | 0.701 | 3.9 | 0.236 | 0.296 | 0.360 | 0.656 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -4.7 | 2-5 | 2.7 | 0.213 | 0.252 | 0.313 | 0.565 | 4.7 | 0.285 | 0.321 | 0.439 | 0.759 | | Grass Games | 43-56 | -22.1 | 50-42 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.309 | 0.388 | 0.697 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.297 | 0.361 | 0.658 | | Night Games | 29-34 | -10.1 | 36-22 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.311 | 0.398 | 0.708 | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.306 | 0.378 | 0.683 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 103 | 3545 | 897 | 175 | 25 | 83 | 0.387 | 410 | 293 | 678 | 60 | 710 | 89 | 89 | 95 | 52 | | Home Games | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.315 | 51 | 1744 | 454 | 93 | 18 | 34 | 0.393 | 209 | 138 | 298 | 22 | 351 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 23 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.312 | 75 | 2572 | 659 | 133 | 19 | 57 | 0.389 | 311 | 208 | 487 | 49 | 495 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 39 |
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| All Games | 4.28 | 1.299 | 288 | 149 | 137 | 271 | 36 | 103 | 282 | 10-19 | 19 | 15 | 55.9% | | Home Games | 3.55 | 1.197 | 147 | 65 | 58 | 130 | 17 | 46 | 141 | 4-11 | 7 | 7 | 50% |
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| 7/17/2015 | BAUER(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 1-6 | L | -105 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | KLUBER(R) | @ CINCINNATI | DESCLAFANI(R) | 9-4 | W | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 7/19/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 5-3 | W | 100 | 7 un | O | 13 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 7/21/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 1-8 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 7/22/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 7-5 | W | 100 | 9 un | O | 14 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 1 | | 7/23/2015 | BAUER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 1-8 | L | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | KLUBER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 0-6 | L | -160 | 7 un | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 3-10 | L | +105 | 6 un | O | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | 1-2 | L | -155 | 7 un | U | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 7/27/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 4-9 | L | +100 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | BAUER(R) | KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 1-2 | L | -115 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | KLUBER(R) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 12-1 | W | -170 | 7.5 un | O | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 7/30/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | @ OAKLAND | BASSITT(R) | 3-1 | W | -130 | 7 un | U | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 7/31/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ OAKLAND | BROOKS(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | BAUER(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | KLUBER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | | | 8/7/2015 | | MINNESOTA | | |
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| 7/17/2015 | GRAY(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 0-5 | L | -170 | 6.5 ov | U | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | KAZMIR(L) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 3-2 | W | -150 | 7 ev | U | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 7/19/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 14-1 | W | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | | 7/21/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 1-7 | L | +100 | 7.5 ev | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 7/22/2015 | GRAY(R) | TORONTO | DOUBRONT(L) | 4-3 | W | -140 | 7 ev | P | 11 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | | 7/23/2015 | POMERANZ(L) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 2-5 | L | +110 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 7/24/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 3-9 | L | 120 | 7 un | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | BASSITT(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 1-2 | L | 182 | 6.5 ov | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 3-4 | L | 125 | 7.5 ev | U | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | | 7/28/2015 | GRAY(R) | @ LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 2-0 | W | 130 | 6.5 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | @ LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 7-10 | L | 140 | 7 un | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 7/30/2015 | BASSITT(R) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 1-3 | L | +120 | 7 un | U | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | | 7/31/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | BROOKS(R) | CLEVELAND | ANDERSON(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | GRAY(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | BASSITT(R) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | | | 8/6/2015 | BROOKS(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | | 8/7/2015 | | HOUSTON | | |
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| |  | CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - While their AL Central rivals jockeyed during the offseason, one trying to outdo the other to improve their chances of winning a World Series title, the Indians watched.
That was the plan.
No, they didn't make any blockbuster trades, sign a big-name, big-ticket free agent or overhaul their roster with new faces. The Indians, who somehow stayed in contention last season until the waning days of September, didn't feel the need to make radical changes. It wasn't necessary.
The pieces are in place for Cleveland to have a special 2015 season.
''The team knows it,'' said second baseman Jason Kipnis. ''We got two winning seasons in a row. We had an 85-win season when we had about three guys playing good. The possibilities are there, the potential is there. That whole last year we never had more than a seven-game winning streak, never really got hot.
''We got the same corps. Same group of guys. We kind of want another chance at this again - and we're getting another chance.''
The Indians return virtually the same team that went 85-77 last season, finishing third behind division champion Detroit and wild-card winner Kansas City, which ended a postseason drought dating to 1985, won the pennant and pushed San Francisco to seven games in the World Series.
Watching the Royals inspired the Indians. And as he prepares for his third season in Cleveland, manager Terry Francona senses a different drive in his players.
They're hungry.
''Our veteran guys are trying to get better,'' he said. ''Our younger guys are excited to prove what they can do. I didn't see anybody just kind of go home and want to kind of keep the status quo. We're all excited about that.''
Francona said they're upping expectations both on performance and results.
''They're kind of at a stage where they're embracing trying to see if we can go up against some of these teams and, not only maybe hold our own, but maybe do a little more than that,'' Francona said.
There's no denying Francona's magical touch. The man who helped end Boston's supposed baseball curse, who got the Indians to the postseason in 2013, has an uncanny ability to convince players buy in to his program and get them to believe they can overcome any obstacles: injuries, payroll, low expectations, the Tigers lineup.
This spring, Francona didn't have to sell the Indians, who haven't won a World Series since 1948, on the idea they can compete. They already know that. Now it's a matter of taking the next step.
''When guys believe they can do it, and then they start to do it, then you see the confidence take over and guys take off, and you can accomplish a lot,'' he said. ''That's part of the fun of the season, to see how good you can get. I'd rather enjoy, as much as we can, the journey.''
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KLUBER UBER ALLES
All Corey Kluber did in his first major-league season was win 18 games, re-write some record books, dominate almost every time he pitched and win the AL Cy Young.
The 28-year-old could do it again.
Seemingly programmed because of his consistent performances and composed demeanor, Kluber gives the Indians a long-needed and legitimate No. 1 starter capable of winning every time he gets the ball. He scares opponents and makes his teammates better.
The Indians have discussed a long-term contract extension for the right-hander, who isn't even eligible for arbitration.
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YOUR TABLE, MR. BRANTLEY
Michael Brantley just might be baseball's most unassuming star, and he plans to keep it that way. The 27-year-old's breakout 2014 season - he batted .327 with 20 homers, 97 RBIs and a third-place finish in MVP voting - was followed by obligatory can-he-do-it-again questions.
Francona thinks Brantley might be poised for bigger things. The spotlight will find Brantley, but he's not craving it.
''He's so consistent at a high level that I don't see that going away,'' he said. ''He's so confident in what he's doing that I think he enjoys playing the game and the other things that come with it, I think he could take it or leave it. He has a really good understanding of who he is.''
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BETTER BE BETTER
For the Indians to get where they want, Kipnis (.240), CF Michael Bourn (106 games) and DH Nick Swisher (offseason knee surgeries) need to bounce back and produce more than they did in `14.
No position player is more important than Kipnis, a 2013 All-Star who was injured most of last season.
''He can affect the game so many ways - steal a base, get a bunt down, hit a ball in the gap,'' Francona said. | | OAKLAND: OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Athletics topped even their most trade-happy of days by making nine swaps involving 27 players in a wild offseason for Billy Beane and his front-office mates.
As far as Beane is concerned, the A's wouldn't have even had a chance to close the gap on the reigning AL West champion Los Angeles Angels without a major offseason overhaul.
Even if that meant shipping out a trio of All-Stars in third baseman Josh Donaldson, first baseman Brandon Moss and catcher Derek Norris.
''Our expectations don't change, not with the guys we brought in,'' manager Bob Melvin said. ''You look at it early on and you're thinking, `What are we doing here?' Then we see the last few moves ... and it all came together at the end as far as what this team would look like going into spring. ... We feel real good about this group.''
There were so many changes that Melvin had to search for names on the backs of jerseys during February's FanFest.
Billy Butler is the new designated hitter, and two-time All-Star infielder Ben Zobrist can play just about anywhere for Melvin, who is always one to mix and match his lineups based on matchups and who's playing well. Ike Davis came in a November trade from the Pirates to play first base, while third baseman Brett Lawrie came from the Blue Jays in the swap that sent Donaldson to Toronto.
''It's unique. I don't think many teams have taken turnover like this,'' reliever Dan Otero said. ''Who are we to judge? Everybody's here for a reason, so it's going to be great.''
Still, all the change took some getting used to this spring for an Oakland clubhouse known for its easygoing nature.
You first must know your teammates' names.
''Team chemistry's a little funky. You have to spend time with people and get to know people for team chemistry to fully come,'' center fielder Coco Crisp said. ''You can't expect it just to happen. We'll be fine. We have a good group of core guys, guys that talk and mingle.''
Here are some things to know as the A's chase a fourth straight playoff berth:
BUTLER'S BIG MOVE: Butler makes the first move of his career and is coming off a down season with the Royals, who lost in a seven-game World Series to San Francisco. He batted .271 with nine home runs and 66 RBIs in 151 games last year, 108 of those as a DH. ''Everybody's awesome to be around,'' Butler said. ''I couldn't be happier to get ready for another year with them. There are a lot of talented major league guys in this room.''
FILLING THE VOIDS: Lawrie batted .247 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs in 70 games for Toronto last season and takes pride in his defense to back up a talented rotation led by Sonny Gray and Scott Kazmir. ''We have a lot of ability out there and that's a plus for the pitching staff,'' Lawrie said. ''All they have to do is take care of business.''
GRIFFIN AND PARKER: Both right-handers are recovering from elbow ligament reconstructive surgery that sidelined them all of 2014. Parker hopes to return shortly after the season begins, while June has long been the target goal for these two. ''There's no reason to start ripping the slider,'' Parker said. ''I'm going to focus on command.''
SPEEDY OUTFIELD: Despite the losses around the diamond, Melvin likes the look of his speedy outfield with Crisp, Sam Fuld and Craig Gentry. ''They can cover a lot of ground,'' Melvin said. ''In the case of Gentry and Fuld, they throw very well, too. Especially in our outfield at home, the field can play big and you need to cover a lot of ground out there. It's a comfort to have, and I know our pitchers feel good about it, too, that on a cold night in Oakland, you can stay. It's tough to go opposite field and know that when a ball's hit in the air and stays in the ballpark it's probably going to get caught.''
ZITO'S COMEBACK: Back in his original uniform two years removed from the end of a $126 million, seven-year contract with San Francisco, lefty Barry Zito looks to be a factor for the A's out of the bullpen - or even to start when needed. After a year off, Zito arrived in Arizona motivated to show he could still pitch at the highest level. |
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*Indians-Athletics Preview* ===========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Cleveland (47-54) at Oakland (45-58), 9:35 p.m. EDT
Sending Brandon Moss elsewhere was seemingly the mark of the Cleveland Indians waving the white flag on the 2015 season.
Try as they might, the Indians face an uphill climb to reach the playoffs for a second straight year.
Cleveland aims for a third consecutive win Friday night as it continues this road series with the Oakland Athletics.
Moss was the Indians' prized offseason acquisition after he hit 76 home runs over the last three seasons for the A's. But with a .217 average and an abysmal .288 on-base percentage, Moss had become emblematic of Cleveland's disappointing season.
The Indians (47-54) are six games out of a playoff spot with seven teams ahead of them for the AL's second wild-card. On Thursday, general manager Chris Antonetti sent Moss to St. Louis in exchange for left-hander Rob Kaminsky, a 2013 first-round pick.
"No one expected to be in the position that we are right now," Antonetti told MLB's official website. "But we've played our way to this point. So we now have to do what we can to make the most of the second half of the season, and that's what we have every intention of doing."
The very immediate outlook appears favorable with Carlos Carrasco throwing a two-hitter in Thursday's 3-1 victory and Danny Salazar (8-6, 3.72 ERA) looking to stymie Oakland for the second time in three weeks.
He came within an out of his second career complete game in a 5-1 win July 10. Salazar struck out eight and allowed five hits, and the run was unearned.
The right-hander has since lost back-to-back outings since despite quality starts against Milwaukee and the Chicago White Sox in which he struck out 16 over 12 2-3 innings. He was given one total run of support in those games and has been backed by one run or fewer four times in his last eight starts while going 2-5.
"I'm disappointed," Salazar said. "I think right now we're not playing the game the right way. We don't have energy - not on the field or in the dugout. We're supposed to enjoy the game and have fun out there, and we're not doing that."
This is a rematch of starters, as Kendall Graveman (6-7, 4.13) allowed four runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. Graveman had recorded seven straight quality starts before surrendering 14 runs in his last three. He was charged with four runs in 1 1-3 innings - a career low for a start - in Sunday's 4-3 defeat at San Francisco.
"I had to do a better job of commanding the baseball," he said. "I have to find ways to get outs."
Graveman is 2-4 with a 5.40 ERA in seven home games.
The A's (45-58) have dropped six of seven, scoring three runs or fewer six times. Billy Butler is batting .148 over his last nine games but is 7 for 14 with four doubles off Salazar.
These teams have split the last 14 meetings in Oakland.
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