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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 7/5/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
CLEVELAND  SALAZAR )
 
PITTSBURGH  COLE )
+1.5  -175

-1.5  +155
+120

-130

6.5un
 
3
Final
5

CLEVELAND (38 - 42) at PITTSBURGH (46 - 34)
View Previous GameNo Next Game
Sunday, 7/5/2015 1:35 PM
DANNY SALAZAR (R) vs. GERRIT COLE (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
929CLEVELAND+115Ov 7,+100+125Ov 6.5,-105
930PITTSBURGH-125Un 7,-120-135Un 6.5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games38-42-13.337-414.00.2500.3230.3880.7114.30.2450.3030.3960.699
Road Games23-19+3.415-253.90.2430.3090.3820.6923.30.2200.2800.3550.635
vs Right-handed Starters25-22-3.622-234.30.2570.3360.3970.7334.20.2460.3010.3990.699
Past 7 Games5-3+2.24-43.90.2240.2850.3400.6252.90.1510.1980.2890.486
Grass Games34-42-17.433-413.90.2490.3230.3850.7084.40.2520.3110.4070.717
Day Games15-17-617-144.20.2580.3360.3860.7224.60.2570.3150.4070.722
Interleague7-4+2.73-83.20.2230.3270.3310.6583.50.2190.2620.3420.604
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2500.3238026886731479680.3883102895563859172457443
Road Games3.90.2430.309421425346635420.3821591372852429039223424
Righty Starters4.30.2570.336471581406958370.3971911883282736732294123
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.151.274228.31048020424872427-918578.3%
Road Games3.221.242953434779411154-412192.3%

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games46-34+4.833-394.00.2580.3100.3840.6943.30.2450.3000.3450.645
Home Games25-15+3.617-214.00.2590.3130.3850.6983.00.2390.2880.3420.630
vs Right-handed Starters37-28+3.528-304.00.2540.3060.3790.6853.40.2480.3020.3520.654
Past 7 Games5-2+2.24-34.90.2980.3510.4420.7933.10.2580.3060.3650.671
Grass Games46-34+4.833-394.00.2580.3100.3840.6943.30.2450.3000.3450.645
Day Games17-11+5.210-144.10.2680.3160.3980.7143.20.2350.2950.3340.629
Interleague9-5+2.36-84.10.2800.3240.4210.7452.80.2060.2620.3090.572
PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2580.3108027787181516620.3843082086356057768549267
Home Games4.00.2590.313401339347723300.3851511062792927837194628
Righty Starters4.00.2540.3066522655761254500.3792461695154546256448153
PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.551.180246.7807022020712169-1327779.4%
Home Games2.621.067123.7383610311291007-414287.5%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/21/2015ANDERSON(R)TAMPA BAYCOLOME(R)1-0W-1158 ovU340780
6/22/2015BAUER(R)DETROITRYAN(L)5-8L-1409 unO95013101
6/23/2015SALAZAR(R)DETROITPRICE(L)3-7L-1157 unO1281951
6/24/2015CARRASCO(R)DETROITFARMER(R)8-2W-2008 unO13110520
6/26/2015KLUBER(R)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L)3-4L-1107.5 unU10901070
6/28/2015BAUER(R)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)0-4L1208.5 unU460630
6/28/2015MURATA(R)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)0-8L1259 unU871850
6/29/2015ANDERSON(R)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)7-1W1107 unO1391311
6/30/2015SALAZAR(R)@ TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(L)6-2W-1357 unO741231
7/1/2015CARRASCO(R)@ TAMPA BAYCOLOME(R)8-1W-1457 unO1040121
7/2/2015KLUBER(R)@ TAMPA BAYMOORE(L)5-4W-1256.5 unO841731
7/3/2015BAUER(R)@ PITTSBURGHMORTON(R)5-2W1057.5 unU7100331
7/4/2015ANDERSON(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)0-1L1008 ovU330640
7/5/2015SALAZAR(R)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R) 
7/6/2015CARRASCO(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
7/7/2015KLUBER(R)HOUSTONVELASQUEZ(R) 
7/8/2015BAUER(R)HOUSTONSTRAILY(R) 
7/9/2015ANDERSON(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R) 
7/10/2015SALAZAR(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R) 
7/11/2015CARRASCO(R)OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R) 
7/12/2015 OAKLAND  

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/21/2015MORTON(R)@ WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)2-9L-1108 ovO8711250
6/23/2015LOCKE(L)CINCINNATISMITH(R)7-6W-1508 unO76214121
6/24/2015COLE(R)CINCINNATILEAKE(R)2-5L-1806.5 ovO8701290
6/25/2015BURNETT(R)CINCINNATIDESCLAFANI(R)4-5L-1607.5 unO1112217142
6/26/2015LIRIANO(L)ATLANTAPEREZ(R)3-2W-2406.5 ovU11111661
6/27/2015MORTON(R)ATLANTATEHERAN(R)8-4W-1557 evO13711172
6/28/2015LOCKE(L)ATLANTAWOOD(L)1-2L-1607 unU660890
6/30/2015COLE(R)@ DETROITVERLANDER(R)5-4W-1157.5 ovO1519017121
7/1/2015BURNETT(R)@ DETROITSIMON(R)9-3W1008.5 evO2111111102
7/2/2015LIRIANO(L)@ DETROITRYAN(L)8-4W-1359 evO131101090
7/3/2015MORTON(R)CLEVELANDBAUER(R)2-5L-1157.5 unU3317100
7/4/2015LOCKE(L)CLEVELANDANDERSON(R)1-0W-1108 ovU640330
7/5/2015COLE(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
7/6/2015BURNETT(R)SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R) 
7/7/2015LIRIANO(L)SAN DIEGOROSS(R) 
7/8/2015MORTON(R)SAN DIEGOCASHNER(R) 
7/9/2015LOCKE(L)ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R) 
7/10/2015COLE(R)ST LOUISLYNN(R) 
7/11/2015BURNETT(R)ST LOUISLACKEY(R) 
7/12/2015 ST LOUIS  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
PITTSBURGH: PITTSBURGH (AP) - The scenario was familiar. The destination not so much.
A veteran player with not much time left leaving millions of dollars on the table for one last run to glory. Only A.J. Burnett didn't walk away from his $12.75 million player option with the Philadelphia Phillies for Los Angeles, Washington or St. Louis.
Nope, the 38-year-old well-traveled (and well tattooed) pitcher practically sprinted to Pittsburgh. His arrival in 2012 marked a sea change in the once-floundering organization's direction. His return three years later signals - he hopes - the end of the team's slow but steady slog from downtrodden afterthought to world champion. And he's not kidding.
''I want to win a ring and I want to win a ring in Pittsburgh,'' Burnett said.
The Pirates are as close to being in the conversation as they've been in nearly a quarter century. And they've opened up their wallets, at least a little, to get there. Pittsburgh made Francisco Liriano the highest-paid free agent in team history when they signed lefthander to a three-year, $39-million deal in the offseason to continue the career resurgence that began when they took a two-year flier on him in 2013. And while Burnett took a cut, he isn't exactly going broke. He'll make $8 million to work as the third man in the rotation behind Liriano and Gerrit Cole.
Pittsburgh even spent $5 million for the rights to sign Korean infielder Jung-Ho Kang, who hit 40 home runs on the other side of the world last year and gives the Pirates an intriguing if unproven option should shortstop Jordy Mercer falter or second baseman Neil Walker's back flare up.
General manager Neal Huntington remains adamant his team's budget will never compare to those of clubs in larger markets but allows there is ''more margin for error'' than in years' past.
''We've built a deeper club because of the money allocated to us,'' he said. ''But we need to continue to grow and mature. We want to put ourselves in a position to win the World Series.''
There are worse places to start than in Pittsburgh, which backed up its breakthrough year in 2013 with a second straight postseason berth in 2014. The playoff run ended abruptly against Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants in the NL wild card game. Yet the point had been made. The Pirates aren't going anywhere.
''It would've been easy to say 2013 was a fluke and we just got lucky,'' centerfielder Andrew McCutchen said. ''But we showed up in `14 and were able to do the same thing. We know we're for real. And other teams know they just can't come in (thinking), `All right, we're going to beat the Pirates.' We're not that team anymore.''
They're also not where they want to be, at least not yet. A National League Central title would avoid the fickleness of a one-game scenario. Pittsburgh believes it's built to withstand the rigors of October.
Here are the keys to getting there:
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THE OTHER FRANCISCO
The Pirates' budget might be growing, but they still couldn't afford to keep catcher Russell Martin, who parlayed his tremendous 2014 into a $82 million deal with Toronto. Pittsburgh prepared for Martin's departure by trading for longtime Yankees' backup catcher Francisco Cervelli. When healthy Cervelli is an adequate defensive replacement with a decent if not powerful bat. If he can handle the pitching staff and control the basepaths, any offense he provides would be a plus.
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SPEED TO BURN
Perennial MVP candidate McCutchen anchors one of baseball's most athletic outfields. Starling Marte surged toward the end of a bumpy 2014 and Gregory Polanco is a raw but talented work in progress. Pittsburgh felt confident enough in Polanco's progress to trade Travis Snider to Baltimore.
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PEDRO'S PROGRESS
Pedro Alvarez moves across the infield to first base in hopes of salvaging his career after developing a serious case of the yips at third. If his can reclaim the groove that helped him mash 36 homers in 2013, the Pirates can live with whatever growing pains may come with the switch.
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KANG SHOW
Kang (pronounced ''Gahng'') doesn't lack for confidence. He told reporters in Korea he believes he can supplant Mercer at shortstop. It may take longer than he thought after a sluggish spring training.
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THE VANIMAL
Vance Worley, like Liriano, Burnett and the since departed Edinson Volquez, thrived under pitching coach Ray Searage's mentoring last spring. He was arguably Pittsburgh's best starter down the stretch and a strong spring gives him a leg up in the battle Jeff Locke for the fifth starter spot.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (CLEVELAND-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Indians-Pirates Preview* =========================

By BRETT HUSTON STATS Senior Editor

Cleveland (38-41) at Pittsburgh (45-34), 1:35 p.m. EDT

The Cleveland Indians' outstanding stretch of starting pitching is still going, but their winning streak isn't thanks to a fantastic performance from perhaps the Pittsburgh Pirates' worst starter.

Now they'll take their swings against one of baseball's best.

The majors' first 11-game winner tries again to make it a career-high 12 on Sunday against the Indians, who hope Danny Salazar can match Gerrit Cole and send Cleveland home from its 10-game trip with a sixth victory.

The last six Indians starters have all pitched into the seventh inning - four completed eight - and have combined to post a 1.74 ERA. Cody Anderson gave Cleveland (38-42) an excellent chance at a sixth straight victory Saturday in his eight innings, but Neil Walker's RBI single in the sixth was all Pittsburgh (46-34) needed in its 1-0 win.

"Their guy did a good job of pounding the strike zone today and we weren't able to take advantage that much," said Walker, who's 16 for 34 during an eight-game hitting streak. "Fortunately one run was enough."

Walker's RBI held up behind a career-best start from Jeff Locke, who held the Indians to two hits over eight innings to drop his ERA from a rotation-worst 4.55 to 4.15. Pirates starters have a 1.82 ERA over the last six games and a 3.08 ERA on the season, third best in baseball.

"I'm very proud of the effort and execution (of the starting staff)," manager Clint Hurdle said. "It has been very, very good. These guys have all taken it personally upon themselves to own the game they get."

Cole (11-3, 2.20 ERA) has the NL's fourth-best ERA, but he's second in his own rotation behind A.J. Burnett's 2.05.

Matching Locke's eight scoreless innings Sunday would drop his ERA under Burnett's - and perhaps allow him to surpass his 2014 win total - but Cole has labored somewhat in his last two outings. After allowing a season-high five runs in 4 2-3 innings of a 5-2 loss June 24 against Cincinnati, the right-hander gave up a season-high nine hits and two runs in 6 2-3 of Tuesday's 5-4 win at Detroit.

The Pirates have won seven straight Cole starts against the AL dating to September 2013 as he's posted a 2.82 ERA. They've also won five of his six starts during the day in 2015 behind a 1.66 ERA.

Salazar (7-3, 3.80) is 3-0 with a 2.49 ERA and .193 opponents' batting average in matinees, but he was excellent Tuesday night. The right-hander held Tampa Bay to two hits and two runs - one earned - over seven innings.

Using his fastball almost exclusively, Salazar retired the first 15 batters he faced - and drew some high praise from the Rays.

"That guy Salazar, his stuff is as good as anybody in baseball," manager Kevin Cash said. "He throws 97 miles an hour, looks like it's coming in just effortlessly."

Neither Cole nor Salazar has faced their Sunday opponent previously, and they'll both face some struggling hitters.

Cleveland's Michael Brantley is 0 for 7 in this series and 3 for 20 in his last five games. Carlos Santana is 4 for 30 on the Indians' seven-game trip and Brandon Moss is 4 for 29 since last Sunday - though half of those hits left the park.

The Pirates have nine hits in this series after piling up 48 in a 3-game sweep at Detroit. Pedro Alvarez, Gregory Polanco and Starling Marte are a combined 0 for 20 against Indians pitching the past two days.


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