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| 977 | SEATTLE | -120 | Ov 9,-115 | -125 | Ov 8.5,-130 | | 978 | OAKLAND | +110 | Un 9,-105 | +115 | Un 8.5,+110 |
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| All Games | 76-81 | -9.6 | 73-78 | 4.6 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.411 | 0.730 | 4.8 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 0.423 | 0.738 | | Road Games | 36-40 | +1.1 | 33-41 | 4.7 | 0.253 | 0.311 | 0.403 | 0.714 | 5.1 | 0.270 | 0.330 | 0.448 | 0.779 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 54-59 | -7.6 | 53-55 | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.322 | 0.420 | 0.742 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.322 | 0.437 | 0.759 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4.3 | 2-5 | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.306 | 0.396 | 0.702 | 4.6 | 0.231 | 0.265 | 0.382 | 0.647 | | Grass Games | 74-76 | -6.8 | 71-74 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.319 | 0.414 | 0.733 | 4.8 | 0.254 | 0.316 | 0.422 | 0.737 | | Night Games | 54-52 | -2.4 | 51-52 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.417 | 0.736 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.312 | 0.420 | 0.733 | | Division | 33-38 | -8.6 | 32-37 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.321 | 0.417 | 0.738 | 4.4 | 0.241 | 0.308 | 0.400 | 0.708 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 157 | 5375 | 1387 | 247 | 17 | 181 | 0.411 | 690 | 477 | 1234 | 83 | 1054 | 157 | 99 | 145 | 69 | | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.253 | 0.311 | 76 | 2682 | 679 | 128 | 7 | 87 | 0.403 | 340 | 225 | 600 | 46 | 527 | 62 | 54 | 72 | 37 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.322 | 113 | 3890 | 1025 | 194 | 10 | 131 | 0.420 | 508 | 337 | 872 | 63 | 766 | 110 | 78 | 108 | 53 |
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| All Games | 4.06 | 1.292 | 552 | 275 | 249 | 508 | 76 | 205 | 527 | 29-28 | 37 | 23 | 61.7% | | Road Games | 3.97 | 1.277 | 276.4 | 133 | 122 | 257 | 37 | 96 | 250 | 14-9 | 24 | 9 | 72.7% |
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| All Games | 72-84 | -2.8 | 82-69 | 4.6 | 0.246 | 0.317 | 0.421 | 0.738 | 5.1 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 0.426 | 0.748 | | Home Games | 45-34 | +13.2 | 44-32 | 5.2 | 0.255 | 0.327 | 0.450 | 0.777 | 5.0 | 0.252 | 0.316 | 0.408 | 0.724 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 18-24 | -3.6 | 21-18 | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.318 | 0.409 | 0.727 | 5.1 | 0.266 | 0.333 | 0.426 | 0.760 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5 | 2-5 | 4.9 | 0.254 | 0.318 | 0.407 | 0.725 | 3.1 | 0.231 | 0.296 | 0.408 | 0.704 | | Grass Games | 71-77 | +3.2 | 77-66 | 4.6 | 0.246 | 0.318 | 0.425 | 0.743 | 5.1 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 0.422 | 0.744 | | Night Games | 39-57 | -11.4 | 46-45 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.298 | 0.398 | 0.696 | 5.2 | 0.271 | 0.331 | 0.441 | 0.772 | | Division | 29-41 | -5.6 | 36-34 | 4.4 | 0.240 | 0.314 | 0.416 | 0.729 | 5.0 | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.416 | 0.737 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.246 | 0.317 | 156 | 5262 | 1292 | 268 | 15 | 208 | 0.421 | 684 | 553 | 1448 | 48 | 1040 | 134 | 117 | 158 | 94 | | Home Games | 5.2 | 0.255 | 0.327 | 79 | 2627 | 669 | 150 | 12 | 113 | 0.450 | 394 | 281 | 705 | 23 | 496 | 63 | 56 | 76 | 52 | | Lefty Starters | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.318 | 42 | 1402 | 343 | 67 | 4 | 52 | 0.409 | 171 | 150 | 401 | 16 | 286 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 20 |
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| All Games | 4.58 | 1.319 | 533 | 293 | 271 | 504 | 78 | 199 | 508 | 22-26 | 33 | 21 | 61.1% | | Home Games | 3.73 | 1.186 | 296.7 | 134 | 123 | 251 | 34 | 101 | 290 | 16-12 | 18 | 8 | 69.2% |
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| 9/12/2017 | GONZALES(L) | @ TEXAS | GONZALEZ(R) | 10-3 | W | 110 | 11.5 un | O | 15 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 9/13/2017 | LEAKE(R) | @ TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | 8-1 | W | -105 | 11 un | U | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 9/14/2017 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | 10-4 | W | 100 | 10.5 ov | O | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 9/15/2017 | PAXTON(L) | @ HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 2-5 | L | 100 | 9 ev | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 9/16/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 6-8 | L | 182 | 9 un | O | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 9/17/2017 | MOORE(R) | @ HOUSTON | VERLANDER(R) | 1-7 | L | 205 | 9 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 9/19/2017 | LEAKE(R) | TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | 1-3 | L | -150 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 9/20/2017 | HERNANDEZ(R) | TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | 6-8 | L | -145 | 9 un | O | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 9/21/2017 | PAXTON(L) | TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | 2-4 | L | -160 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 9/22/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 3-1 | W | +130 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 9/23/2017 | MOORE(R) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 4-11 | L | +140 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 9/24/2017 | LEAKE(R) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 2-4 | L | +185 | 7 ev | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | 9/25/2017 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GOSSETT(R) | 7-1 | W | -105 | 9.5 ev | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 9/26/2017 | PAXTON(L) | @ OAKLAND | MENGDEN(R) | | | 9/27/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | | 9/29/2017 | MOORE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SKAGGS(L) | | | 9/30/2017 | LEAKE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | | | 10/1/2017 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | BRIDWELL(R) | |
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| 9/12/2017 | MANAEA(L) | @ BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 1-11 | L | 160 | 9.5 un | O | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | | 9/13/2017 | COTTON(R) | @ BOSTON | FISTER(R) | 7-3 | W | 170 | 10 ev | P | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 9/14/2017 | GOSSETT(R) | @ BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | 2-6 | L | 200 | 10.5 un | U | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 9/15/2017 | MENGDEN(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | LEITER JR.(R) | 4-0 | W | 120 | 10 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 9/16/2017 | GRAVEMAN(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | LIVELY(R) | 3-5 | L | -105 | 9.5 un | U | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 9/17/2017 | MANAEA(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | ALVAREZ(R) | 6-3 | W | -120 | 9.5 ev | U | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | 9/18/2017 | ALCANTARA(R) | @ DETROIT | FARMER(R) | 8-3 | W | -110 | 10 ov | O | 14 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 9/19/2017 | GOSSETT(R) | @ DETROIT | BELL(L) | 9-8 | W | -130 | 10.5 un | O | 14 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1 | | 9/20/2017 | MENGDEN(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | -110 | 10.5 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | 9/22/2017 | GRAVEMAN(R) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 4-1 | W | -135 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 9/23/2017 | ALCANTARA(R) | TEXAS | GONZALEZ(R) | 1-0 | W | +110 | 10 ov | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 9/24/2017 | COTTON(R) | TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | 8-1 | W | -115 | 10 ev | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 9/25/2017 | GOSSETT(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 1-7 | L | -105 | 9.5 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 9/26/2017 | MENGDEN(R) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | | | 9/27/2017 | GRAVEMAN(R) | SEATTLE | RAMIREZ(R) | | | 9/28/2017 | MANAEA(L) | @ TEXAS | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 9/29/2017 | COTTON(R) | @ TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | | | 9/30/2017 | GOSSETT(R) | @ TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | | | 10/1/2017 | MENGDEN(R) | @ TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | |
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| |  | SEATTLE: 2016: 86-76, second place
Manager: Scott Servais (second season)
Who's new? LF Jarrod Dyson, SS Jean Segura, IF Danny Valencia, RF Mitch Haniger, C Carlos Ruiz, C Tuffy Gosewich, RHP Yovani Gallardo, LHP Drew Smyly, LHP Marc Rzepczynski, RHP Casey Fien, RHP Chris Heston
Who's gone? OF Seth Smith, SS Ketel Marte, C Chris Iannetta, OF Nori Aoki, RHP Taijuan Walker, RHP Nathan Karns, LHP Vidal Nuno, LHP David Rollins, RHP Tom Wilhelmsen
Projected lineup: LF Jarrod Dyson (.278, 1 HR, 25 RBI, 30 SB with Royals), SS Jean Segura (.319, 20, 64, 33 with Diamondbacks), 2B Robinson Cano (.298, 39, 103), DH Nelson Cruz (.287, 43, 105), 3B Kyle Seager (.278, 30, 99), C Mike Zunino (.207, 12, 31), 1B Danny Valencia (.287, 17, 51 with A's), RF Mitch Haniger (.229, 5, 17 in 34 games with Diamondbacks), CF Leonys Martin (.247, 15, 47, 24 SB)
Rotation: RH Felix Hernandez (11-8, 3.82), RH Hisashi Iwakuma (16-12, 4.12), LH James Paxton (6-7, 3.79), RH Yovani Gallardo (6-8, 5.42 with Orioles), LH Drew Smyly (7-12, 4.88 with Rays)
Key relievers: RH Steve Cishek (4-6, 2.81, 25/32 SV), RH Edwin Diaz (0-4, 2.79, 18/21), RH Nick Vincent (4-4, 3.73), RH Evan Scribner (0-0, 0.00 in 12 games), LH Marc Rzepczynski (1-0, 2.64 with A's and Nationals), RH Casey Fien (1-1, 5.49 with Twins and Dodgers)
Hot spots: First base and right field. Veteran Valencia has the first baseman's job for now, but Dan Vogelbach is the heir apparent who will begin the season at Triple-A. Vogelbach, 24, slimmed down this offseason ' a necessity when you're 6 feet tall, weigh 250 pounds and expect to play your first full major league season ' and might have more weight to lose. Valencia, 32, has never been a full-time first baseman in seven seasons. Haniger is known more for his glove than his bat, but he struggled (.713 OPS) in limited time at a hitter-friendly park in Arizona last year. Safeco Field won't be as kind. Cruz will play right field if Haniger doesn't.
Outlook: General Manager Jerry Dipoto has paired a staff of fly-ball pitchers with three rangy outfielders, an exercise in team-building he once tried with the Angels. Dipoto caused a stir by executing 40 roster transactions during the offseason, but is it possible he didn't do enough? Haniger has never been atop a major league depth chart. Pitchers Gallardo and Smyly are coming off shaky seasons in Baltimore and Tampa Bay, respectively. On paper, the Mariners look like a top-heavy team without much help in the minors if the bottom falls out. That was the case for Dipoto with the Angels too, and sometimes it worked out OK. More often it didn't. | | OAKLAND: 2016: 69-93, fifth place
Manager: Bob Melvin (seventh season)
Who's new? CF Rajai Davis, OF Matt Joyce, 3B Trevor Plouffe, IF Adam Rosales, RHP Santiago Casilla
Who's gone? IF/OF Danny Valencia, OF Brett Eibner, 2B Eric Sogard, 2B Tyler Ladendorf, LHP Dillon Overton, RHP Fernando Rodriguez
Projected lineup: CF Rajai Davis (.249, 12 HR, 48 RBI, 43 SB with Indians), C Stephen Vogt (.251, 14, 56), DH Ryon Healy (.305, 13, 37 in 72 games), LF Khris Davis (.247, 42, 102), RF Matt Joyce (.242, 13, 42 with Pirates) or Mark Canha (.122, 3, 6 in 16 games), SS Marcus Semien (.238, 27, 75, 10 SB), 3B Trevor Plouffe (.260, 12, 47 with Twins), 1B Yonder Alonso (.253, 7, 56), 2B Jed Lowrie (.263, 2, 27 in 87 games)
Rotation: RH Kendall Graveman (10-11, 4.11), LH Sean Manaea (7-9, 3.86), RH Jharel Cotton (2-0, 2.15 in five games), RH Andrew Triggs (1-1, 4.31), RH Jesse Hahn (2-4, 6.02 in nine games) and Frankie Montas (0-0, 2.38 in four games at Triple-A)
Key relievers: RH Ryan Madson (6-7, 3.62, 30/37 SV), LH Sean Doolittle (2-3, 3.23), RH Santiago Casilla (2-5, 3.57 with Giants), RH Ryan Dull (5-5, 2.42), RH John Axford (6-4, 3.97), RH Liam Hendriks (0-4, 3.76), LH Daniel Coulombe (3-1, 4.53)
Hot spots: Fifth Starter and Second Base. Triggs, Hahn and Montas are the top candidates to fill out the rotation. Montas, who turns 24 before the season, is the youngest and has the highest ceiling. Hahn is the only one with something resembling a track record of success in the majors. Triggs showed potential in five starts last year. Second base will belong to prospect Franklin Barreto at some point. For now the position belongs to Lowrie, who figures to become trade bait as the A's begin their annual migration toward mathematical elimination.
Outlook: It's been a long two years since the A's played postseason baseball. Rather than rebuilding outright, the A's spent their offseason stocking up on veteran position players. Their strength is a young rotation led by right-hander Sonny Gray ' another trade candidate who's coming off the worst of his four major league seasons (5-11, 5.69 ERA) and will miss time with a lat strain. If Cotton, Manaea and Triggs pick up where they left off, pitching won't be the problem. No team scored fewer runs than the A's in 2016, and it still isn't obvious that their lineup improved. Their home turf will be renamed in honor of Rickey Henderson when the Angels visit Oakland for the opener; maybe Rickey can hit leadoff, too. |
| | Mariners hope to seal series win over A's
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A couple of hot-hitting young players will duel a hot young pitcher when the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics square off for the second time in their three-game series Tuesday night. The Mariners (76-81) moved 3 1/2 games ahead of the A's (72-84) in their battle for last place in the American League West with a 7-1 victory on Monday night. Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez reached the 2,500-innings milestone by throwing six strong innings in the win. A Seattle win on Tuesday night would clinch no worse than a tie for fourth place in the West. The Mariners will send left-hander James Paxton (12-5, 3.03 ERA) to the mound to face A's righty Daniel Mengden (2-1, 3.30). Mengden will be seeking his third consecutive impressive effort since being promoted from Triple-A Nashville earlier this month. The 24-year-old gave up three runs (two earned) in six innings during an 11-4 win over the Houston Astros in his first back at the major league level on Sept. 9. He then shut out the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers over a combined 16 innings in his past two starts. Mengden has not walked a batter while allowing just nine hits and striking out 11 in his past two outings. If he is to continue his shutout string, he will have to keep Mariners right fielder Mitch Haniger and catcher Mike Zunino in the ballpark. They contributed three home runs to Monday's win. Haniger belted his sixth and seventh homers of September, during which he is hitting .354 (34-for-96). Zunino, meanwhile, got the Mariners rolling Monday night with a three-run shot in the second inning. The homer was his 24th of the season. It also was his 48th extra-base hit of the season, allowing him to pass Dan Wilson (47 in 1997) as the all-time franchise leader for a single season among catchers. "It's good to see those guys finish strong," Mariners manager Scott Servais said of Haniger and Zunino, a pair of 26-year-olds. "They're playing with a lot of confidence right now. They're a big part of this organization." Mendgen's goal Tuesday night: Avoid a performance like right-hander Daniel Gossett's in the series opener. The Mariners belted four homers off Gossett in the easy win. Paxton got a home run from Nelson Cruz in a 7-2 win over the A's on July 7. It ran his record to 3-0 with a 3.77 ERA against Oakland in five career starts. The 28-year-old has struck out 30 in his 31 innings against the A's. Paxton won't have to deal with the hottest Oakland hitter, first baseman Matt Olson, who strained his left hamstring on Sunday in the Athletics' win over the Texas Rangers. Olson has homered in six of his past nine games. A's manager Bob Melvin ruled his slugger out of the entire Seattle series, adding that Olson likely is done for the season. "He's having a tough time moving around right now," Melvin said. "If I'm handicapping it, there's probably a tough chance for him to come back. Usually these things can be upward of a couple of weeks. Based on the fact that we only have six games left, it's going to be tough for him." The A's finish with four games at Texas starting Thursday. |
| | Last Updated: 5/1/2024 5:30:08 AM EST. |
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