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| 977 | TEXAS | +155 | Ov 8,-105 | +155 | Ov 7.5,+110 | | 978 | SEATTLE | -165 | Un 8,-115 | -165 | Un 7.5,-130 |
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| All Games | 5-7 | -0.6 | 6-5 | 3.4 | 0.201 | 0.261 | 0.325 | 0.587 | 4.6 | 0.277 | 0.338 | 0.428 | 0.766 | | Road Games | 3-3 | +1.5 | 3-3 | 2.8 | 0.174 | 0.219 | 0.289 | 0.508 | 4.0 | 0.276 | 0.336 | 0.412 | 0.748 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 1-3 | -1.5 | 3-1 | 2.2 | 0.174 | 0.256 | 0.278 | 0.534 | 6.7 | 0.289 | 0.343 | 0.428 | 0.771 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.4 | 3-3 | 3.9 | 0.212 | 0.288 | 0.344 | 0.633 | 4.3 | 0.282 | 0.345 | 0.429 | 0.774 | | Grass Games | 5-7 | -0.6 | 6-5 | 3.4 | 0.201 | 0.261 | 0.325 | 0.587 | 4.6 | 0.277 | 0.338 | 0.428 | 0.766 | | Day Games | 1-3 | -1.7 | 3-1 | 4.2 | 0.217 | 0.283 | 0.375 | 0.658 | 5.5 | 0.260 | 0.317 | 0.422 | 0.739 | | Division | 5-7 | -0.6 | 6-5 | 3.4 | 0.201 | 0.261 | 0.325 | 0.587 | 4.6 | 0.277 | 0.338 | 0.428 | 0.766 |
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| All Games | 3.4 | 0.201 | 0.261 | 12 | 403 | 81 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0.325 | 37 | 33 | 93 | 6 | 83 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | | Road Games | 2.8 | 0.174 | 0.219 | 6 | 190 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.289 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | | Lefty Starters | 2.2 | 0.174 | 0.256 | 4 | 144 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.278 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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| All Games | 3.70 | 1.315 | 48.7 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 100% | | Road Games | 4.00 | 1.333 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 4-7 | -3.9 | 6-5 | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.272 | 0.391 | 0.662 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.327 | 0.401 | 0.727 | | Home Games | 2-3 | -2 | 1-4 | 2.2 | 0.253 | 0.289 | 0.405 | 0.694 | 2.4 | 0.181 | 0.235 | 0.310 | 0.545 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 0-4 | -4.4 | 2-2 | 1.7 | 0.180 | 0.234 | 0.266 | 0.499 | 6.2 | 0.302 | 0.374 | 0.468 | 0.842 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.5 | 4-3 | 4.1 | 0.244 | 0.295 | 0.427 | 0.722 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.338 | 0.393 | 0.731 | | Grass Games | 4-7 | -3.9 | 6-5 | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.272 | 0.391 | 0.662 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.327 | 0.401 | 0.727 | | Day Games | 3-0 | +3.3 | 2-1 | 5.7 | 0.243 | 0.288 | 0.441 | 0.730 | 4.0 | 0.268 | 0.322 | 0.375 | 0.697 | | Division | 4-4 | -0.8 | 4-4 | 3.0 | 0.226 | 0.270 | 0.368 | 0.638 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.307 | 0.385 | 0.692 |
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| All Games | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.272 | 11 | 371 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 0.391 | 34 | 23 | 82 | 3 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | Home Games | 2.2 | 0.253 | 0.289 | 5 | 158 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0.405 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | Lefty Starters | 1.7 | 0.180 | 0.234 | 4 | 128 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.266 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
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| All Games | 2.92 | 1.459 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | | Home Games | 0.00 | 0.917 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/6/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 0-8 | L | 145 | 7 ov | O | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | | 4/7/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 3-1 | W | 150 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 4/8/2015 | DETWILER(L) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 0-10 | L | 145 | 7 un | O | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | | 4/9/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 10-1 | W | 145 | 7.5 ev | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | 4/10/2015 | HOLLAND(L) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 1-5 | L | -115 | 8 un | U | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 6-2 | W | -120 | 8.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 3 | | 4/12/2015 | LEWIS(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 4-6 | L | +115 | 8.5 un | O | 9 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | DETWILER(L) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 3-6 | L | +120 | 9 ov | P | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | | 4/14/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | RUCINSKI(R) | 8-2 | W | +105 | 9 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | RANAUDO(R) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 2-10 | L | +115 | 9 un | O | 6 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | 3-1 | W | 150 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 4/18/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 1-3 | L | 185 | 6.5 ov | U | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | DETWILER(L) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | | | 4/21/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | | | 4/22/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ ARIZONA | BRADLEY(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | | @ LA ANGELS | | | | 4/26/2015 | | @ LA ANGELS | | |
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| 4/6/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 4-1 | W | -155 | 6.5 ov | U | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 4/7/2015 | PAXTON(L) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 0-2 | L | -115 | 7 ev | U | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 4/8/2015 | IWAKUMA(R) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 3-5 | L | -125 | 7 un | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 4/10/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ OAKLAND | POMERANZ(L) | 0-12 | L | -105 | 7 un | O | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 5-4 | W | 130 | 7 ov | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | | 4/12/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 8-7 | W | -135 | 6.5 ov | O | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | | 4/13/2015 | PAXTON(L) | @ LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | 5-6 | L | 110 | 7 ov | O | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | IWAKUMA(R) | @ LA DODGERS | HUFF(L) | 5-6 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 2-5 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | HAPP(L) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | 1-3 | L | -160 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 3-1 | W | -200 | 6.5 ov | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | PAXTON(L) | TEXAS | DETWILER(L) | | | 4/20/2015 | IWAKUMA(R) | HOUSTON | WOJCIECHOWSKI(R) | | | 4/21/2015 | WALKER(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | | | 4/22/2015 | HAPP(L) | HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | | MINNESOTA | | | | 4/26/2015 | | MINNESOTA | | |
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| |  | 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. | | SEATTLE: SEATTLE (AP) - Robinson Cano is one of the few on the Seattle Mariners roster who can speak with certainty about the playoffs. In his previous stop, Cano played in the postseason seven times and hoisted one World Series trophy.
When Cano looks at the roster the Mariners have put together for the 2015 season, he sees familiar traits.
''On paper we look like world champions,'' Cano said. ''But hopefully, God help us, we stay healthy and it's not how we look on paper, we have to go out and prove it every day.''
This time it's different for Seattle. Before the season begins the Mariners are viewed as favorites in the AL West.
It's been a rarity for most of Seattle's history for the Mariners to be the favorites and when they have been, they typically fell short. That's what makes this season equal parts exciting and concerning. They could be the team that reignites the fire in Seattle fans, or one that provides another disappointment.
''There's more of a buzz around the team from an outside perspective. Internally, we expected a lot out of ourselves last year and we did that for the most part, obviously coming one game short,'' third baseman Kyle Seager said. ''But this year it's a different feeling in the locker room. There's more of a confidence. There's more of a general trust in the guy next to you and confidence in the guy next to you.''
Cano's signing a year ago brought validity to what Seattle was trying to create. That was supplemented by the development of Seager into an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, and the best pitching staff in baseball led by AL Cy Young runner-up Felix Hernandez.
But it wasn't enough. The Mariners ended one-game short. Getting to 87 wins was a surprising achievement but left Seattle wanting more.
The Mariners have created a roster that has Cano optimistic about what Seattle can accomplish. Nelson Cruz, the major league leader in homers last season, adds punch and protection in the middle of the lineup. The Mariners upgraded their outfield with the additions of Justin Ruggiano and Seth Smith and the late signing of Rickie Weeks.
And while Hernandez remains the ace, Seattle's pitching staff could be even better because of youngsters James Paxton and Taijuan Walker.
''With the additions we made this offseason and guys getting that experience last year, being in a little bit of a race, I think this team's prepped and ready to make a run at the postseason,'' Paxton said.
Here are things to watch as Seattle looks to reach the postseason for the first time since 2001:
CRUZ CONTROL: The addition of Cruz is a massive upgrade for Seattle's offense. While with Baltimore, Cruz was the only hitter in baseball to reach 40 homers last season, and while that came in the friendly hitting confines of Camden Yards he's always been a strong hitter at Safeco Field. One of Cruz's biggest impacts is the trickle down on Seattle's lineup. He'll hit behind Cano and in front of Seager and no longer leaves the cleanup spot in Seattle's order a gaping hole.
GOOD TO BE THE KING: Hernandez is already driven by the desire to make the postseason. He may have gotten just a little more motivation by finishing second in the Cy Young voting to Cleveland's Corey Kluber. He set a major league record last season when he pitched 16 straight games of seven or more innings while allowing two earned runs or less. It was a brilliant stretch from May to early August, but wasn't good enough to get Seattle to the postseason or win the Cy Young.
PLATOON OR NO PLATOON: How manager Lloyd McClendon handles his situations in right and left field will be worth watching early in the season. Ultimately, it's a good thing for Seattle to have as many options as it does at those positions with Smith and Ruggiano in right field and Dustin Ackley and Weeks in left field. With the strengths of each player, it's likely Smith and Ackley will  right-handed pitching and Weeks and Ruggiano against lefties. McClendon has said he doesn't view either situation as a platoon.
BEST BULLPEN: Fernando Rodney was the anchor of the best bullpen in baseball last year. He led baseball in saves with 48, but he was just part of what made Seattle successful late in games. Most of that bullpen crew is back, and for as good as Seattle's starters are expected to be, its relievers need to be equal to last season if the Mariners are going to match their expectations. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TEXAS-SEATTLE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rangers-Mariners Preview* ==========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Texas (5-6) at Seattle (3-7), 4:10 p.m. EDT
A rough start has hardly shattered the collective belief of the Seattle Mariners.
They'll look to build on a much-needed victory Sunday against the visiting Texas Rangers.
Mired in a four-game losing streak, Seattle (4-7) turned to ace Felix Hernandez on Saturday and he delivered by allowing one run, two hits and striking out 12 in seven innings of a 3-1 victory. Mike Zunino homered and four Mariners had two of the club's season-high 11 hits.
"One thing I expressed to them is \2026 you've got to continue to grind it out," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said. "There are going to be good moments, bad moments, tough moments, and moments that want to make your manager cry."
The Mariners' early struggles stemmed from a pitching staff that even after the efforts of Hernandez and two relievers has a 4.50 ERA and allowed 100 hits in 100 innings.
However, Hernandez's dominant performance could be the spark Seattle needs to string together some victories. Having James Paxton (0-1, 5.11 ERA) throwing at home also could help.
The left-hander is 4-4 with a 3.79 ERA in 11 career road starts but has enjoyed Safeco Field's spacious dimensions even more while going 5-1 with a 1.85 ERA in eight.
He's maintained that form for the most part this season by allowing a two-run homer in six innings of a 2-0 home loss to the Los Angeles Angels on April 7, then giving up five runs in 6 1-3 of Monday's 6-5, 10-inning defeat at Dodger Stadium.
Paxton, however, shined both home and away while going 1-1 with an 0.71 ERA against the Rangers (5-7) last season.
The Mariners also hope Zunino's 412-foot home run is a sign of good things to come for the young catcher, who is 5 for 36 with 17 strikeouts in 2015. It was the first homer this season for Zunino, who despite batting .199 was second on the team with 22 in 2014.
Teammate Robinson Cano, meanwhile, is 8 for 21 in the last five games after going 3 for 25 in the first six.
The Mariners could be in for another big offensive performance facing Texas' Ross Detwiler (0-2, 9.00) for the first time.
After pitching out of the bullpen with Washington last season, the left-hander has allowed 13 runs, 18 hits, walked six and struck out five in 10 innings in his return to the starting rotation this season. He gave up a pair of two-run homers and five total runs in 5 2-3 innings during Monday's 6-3 loss to the Angels.
"Again. All day, falling behind. Never getting the hitters defensive," said Detwiler, whose first two opponents hit .383 against him. "You get it up, it gets hit pretty hard. Get it down, and you get ground balls.
Seattle's Rickie Weeks has yet to see action in this series but could be in the lineup considering he's 3 for 8 with a home run and a double against Detwiler.
Prince Fielder's two hits in three at-bats versus Paxton were doubles. Fielder's season average dropped to .383 after he went 0 for 4 on Saturday.
It's uncertain if Texas' Mitch Moreland will miss a third straight contest with elbow soreness. He's batting .368 with two home runs and six RBIs during a 10-game hitting streak at Safeco.
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