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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 4/26/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
MINNESOTA  GIBSON )
 
SEATTLE  ELIAS )
+1.5  -160

-1.5  +140
+135

-145

7.5un
 
4
Final
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MINNESOTA (7 - 10) at SEATTLE (7 - 10)
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Sunday, 4/26/2015 4:10 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. ROENIS ELIAS (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
927MINNESOTA+140Ov 8,-110+130Ov 7.5,-110
928SEATTLE-150Un 8,-110-140Un 7.5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games7-10-1.37-83.30.2260.2830.3170.6004.60.2680.3240.4290.752
Road Games3-8-4.25-52.70.2130.2740.2720.5464.80.2770.3350.4680.803
vs Left-handed Starters3-4-0.55-14.70.2640.3100.3800.6905.70.2870.3380.4710.810
Past 7 Games3-4-0.22-33.70.2390.3040.3280.6323.70.2360.2860.4000.686
Grass Games7-10-1.37-83.30.2260.2830.3170.6004.60.2680.3240.4290.752
Day Games3-7-45-43.30.2330.2850.3410.6265.60.2890.3440.4610.805
MINNESOTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.30.2260.2831756712823190.3175145134511312111413
Road Games2.70.2130.274113717914120.27227318947766911
Lefty Starters4.70.2640.31072426413050.3803216461466748
MINNESOTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.531.29751.7292653414272-25183.3%
Road Games4.991.43530.718173727131-23175%

SEATTLE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games7-10-5.710-73.80.2420.2910.4050.6965.00.2600.3250.4000.725
Home Games5-6-3.85-63.60.2620.3100.4200.7304.10.2250.2860.3620.648
vs Right-handed Starters6-6-2.47-53.90.2440.2870.4250.7114.20.2410.3040.3720.676
Past 7 Games4-3-0.84-34.60.2810.3370.4510.7884.90.2360.3010.3660.667
Grass Games7-10-5.710-73.80.2420.2910.4050.6965.00.2600.3250.4000.725
Day Games4-0+4.33-17.00.2880.3470.4970.8445.50.2790.3350.3960.731
SEATTLE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2420.29117575139242220.405634012761021115115
Home Games3.60.2620.3101136295202110.42040257356981165
Righty Starters3.90.2440.2871240599212160.4254524906669985
SEATTLE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.971.55356.7282556132523-45455.6%
Home Games3.691.42131.7161326119341-23260%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/12/2015HUGHES(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)2-6L1557.5 evO7721270
4/13/2015MAY(R)KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)3-12L+1208.5 unO7321370
4/15/2015GIBSON(R)KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)3-1W+1158 unU530971
4/16/2015MILONE(L)KANSAS CITYVARGAS(L)8-5W+1057.5 unO148210101
4/17/2015PELFREY(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)3-2W+1708.5 unU6908102
4/18/2015HUGHES(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)2-4L-1058.5 unU650850
4/19/2015MAY(R)CLEVELANDHOUSE(L)7-2W+1059 evP1181771
4/20/2015GIBSON(R)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)1-7L1258 unP551841
4/21/2015MILONE(L)@ KANSAS CITYVARGAS(L)5-6L1358 unO10501090
4/22/2015PELFREY(R)@ KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R)3-0W1358.5 unU10120681
4/24/2015HUGHES(R)@ SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)0-2L1856.5 evU551641
4/25/2015MAY(R)@ SEATTLEPAXTON(L)8-5W1407.5 unO10110853
4/26/2015GIBSON(R)@ SEATTLEELIAS(L) 
4/27/2015MILONE(L)DETROITPRICE(L) 
4/28/2015PELFREY(R)DETROITSANCHEZ(R) 
4/29/2015HUGHES(R)DETROITGREENE(R) 
4/30/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/1/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/2/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
5/3/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  

SEATTLE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/12/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ OAKLANDHAHN(R)8-7W-1356.5 ovO7311482
4/13/2015PAXTON(L)@ LA DODGERSMCCARTHY(R)5-6L1107 ovO610970
4/14/2015IWAKUMA(R)@ LA DODGERSHUFF(L)5-6L-1157.5 unO101011290
4/15/2015WALKER(R)@ LA DODGERSANDERSON(L)2-5L1207.5 unU8719101
4/17/2015HAPP(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)1-3L-1607 ovU861760
4/18/2015HERNANDEZ(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)3-1W-2006.5 ovU1190250
4/19/2015PAXTON(L)TEXASDETWILER(L)11-10W-1657 unO1712213100
4/20/2015IWAKUMA(R)HOUSTONWOJCIECHOWSKI(R)5-7L-2057.5 evO10101931
4/21/2015WALKER(R)HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)3-6L-1257 unO7419100
4/22/2015HAPP(L)HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R)3-2W-1607.5 evU74010100
4/24/2015HERNANDEZ(R)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)2-0W-2006.5 evU641551
4/25/2015PAXTON(L)MINNESOTAMAY(R)5-8L-1507.5 unO85310110
4/26/2015ELIAS(L)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R) 
4/27/2015WALKER(R)@ TEXASGALLARDO(R) 
4/28/2015HAPP(L)@ TEXASDETWILER(L) 
4/29/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L) 
4/30/2015 @ HOUSTON  
5/1/2015 @ HOUSTON  
5/2/2015 @ HOUSTON  
5/3/2015 @ HOUSTON  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MINNESOTA: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Paul Molitor was hired as Minnesota's new manager, bringing Hall of Fame membership and renowned intelligence and intuition to a team seeking a fresh start.
The Twins brought back one of their most popular players ever, Torii Hunter, to help solidify an unsettled outfield, mentor a fledgling team and hit a few home runs. They have collected plenty of promising young hitters, either slated for the opening day lineup or waiting in the minor league wings.
None of that will matter much if the starting pitching continues to wobble the way it has the last four seasons.
Phil Hughes had by most measures a career year, his first away from the New York Yankees, but his ability to match that is low on the list of 2015 goals. Ricky Nolasco needs to rebound from a terrible first season with the Twins. Ervin Santana must show he's worth that $55 million, four-year contract. Kyle Gibson has to reduce the times (five of 31 starts in 2014) he goes three innings or less and gives up six runs or more. The fifth spot winner, Trevor May, Tommy Milone or Mike Pelfrey, needs to keep it.
''We'd put up a couple good starts and somebody would get hurt or we'd take a step backward,'' said Hughes, whose 2014 season has been one of the few true success stories of the rotation since it unraveled in 2011. ''Every good team I've been on, it seems like the rotation gets on a roll.''
New pitching coach Neil Allen will have more impact on the staff than Molitor, but after 13 years under manager Ron Gardenhire the clubhouse has been naturally buzzing with excitement about the new boss.
''He's one of the smartest baseball people I've ever been around,'' first baseman Joe Mauer said.
As for Hunter? His presence was desired for more energy and stronger camaraderie.
''If there's no tension between players and you're comfortable with everyone, you're going to play better,'' closer Glen Perkins said. ''So that's chemistry, I guess. I think we've held it together as much as we can, as much as we've struggled.''
Here are some key angles to know about the Twins in 2015:
MAUER IMPROVEMENT
Mauer, soon to turn 32, will make $23 million each of the next four years. Injuries have limited him to an average of 116 games from 2011-14. His batting average hit a career-low .277 last season, and he had a career-most 96 strikeouts despite time lost to an oblique muscle injury.
The Twins haven't lost faith in their franchise player, the homegrown guy who was the first overall draft pick in 2001. Playing for Molitor, whom he grew up admiring as an alumnus of the same St. Paul high school, ought to help.
''He's healthy. I think he's anxious to prove that last year was just an aberration,'' general manager Terry Ryan said.
LINEUP FLEXIBILITY
Molitor has been touting his options at the top and in the middle of the order, with a team that quietly scored the third-most runs in the majors after the All-Star break last year and added an accomplished hitter in Hunter.
One decision is whether to bat Mauer third, where he was most of his career until Gardenhire began to bat him second often over the last two seasons.
With Hunter, Kennys Vargas, Trevor Plouffe and Oswaldo Arcia, Molitor has power to play with in the heart of the order. The downsides are Arcia's inconsistency, leadoff man Danny Santana being the only player with a 2014 average above .290 and an unsettled situation in center field.
''It's a small sample, our track record from last year, but it's something you can use as a foundation to see potentially how your offense can work. We're going to have depth, I think, all the way down to the bottom,'' Molitor said.
BULLPEN SHUFFLE
The Twins could return as few as three relievers to their roles from last season: Perkins, Casey Fien and Brian Duensing. Blaine Boyer and Tim Stauffer, from San Diego, were signed. At least one of the losers in the fifth starter competition was headed for the seven-man bullpen. Rule 5 draft pick J.R. Graham, who must be returned to Atlanta if he's not on the 25-man roster, has been pushing for a spot, too.
Reliever use will be one area in which Molitor's strategy could differ from that of Gardenhire.
''I want to get them out of a one-inning mentality. Not that they all have it, or don't want to pitch more. But we've talked a lot about some of those guys, trying to get two innings out of them here, if we can,'' Molitor said.
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (MINNESOTA-SEATTLE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Twins-Mariners Preview* ========================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Minnesota (7-10) at Seattle (7-10), 4:10 p.m. EDT

Minnesota is starting to figure things out on the road, but Kyle Gibson's struggles away from home have carried over from the end of last season.

Gibson will try to shake his road woes Sunday against the Seattle Mariners and help the Twins to a rare series win away from Minnesota.

The Twins (7-10) got off to a brutal start on the road, totaling 19 runs while going 1-7. Saturday's 8-5 victory gave Minnesota, which has scored 26 runs in going 4-2 at home, its second win in three road games and a chance to take its first road series in nine tries.

Gibson (1-2, 5.87 ERA) has lost his last four road starts dating to Sept. 11, posting a 9.00 ERA while walking 14 batters in 19 innings. He has allowed nine earned runs in 8 2-3 innings over two road outings this year against Detroit and Kansas City. Meanwhile, the right-hander has won his last three home starts with a 2.75 ERA.

Safeco Field proved friendly in his last visit. He threw six shutout innings in an 8-1 win there July 9 and is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three career matchups with Seattle.

Minnesota would especially benefit from a lengthy outing after six pitchers threw 5 2-3 innings Saturday in relief of Trevor May, who exited due to an elbow contusion.

The Twins relied on a balanced attack offensively with seven different players driving in at least one run.

"There were a lot of contributions," manager Paul Molitor said. "We talked about it, if we're going to be effective offensively it's going to have to be balanced."

They're hoping Brian Dozier's second two-hit performance in three games is a sign of things to come as he has just one homer and five RBIs in 17 games after a breakout 2014 in which he went deep 23 times with 71 RBIs.

Bad defense continues to plague the Mariners (7-10), who have 14 errors after committing three Saturday, and third baseman Kyle Seager has four after committing eight last year. Seattle is 4-1 when it doesn't have an error.

Hisashi Iwakuma was originally scheduled to start but went on the disabled list Friday with a right lat strain. He's expected to miss two to four weeks.

"I'm being very positive with the situation. It's minor," he told MLB's official website. "It's not bad, as we saw on the MRI, so I want to come back soon and help the team and contribute."

Roenis Elias is expected to be called up from Triple-A for his season debut. Elias was impressive in the second half as a rookie last year, recording a 2.31 ERA over his final 10 outings, but didn't make the team out of spring training after going 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in five games, including four starts. He's 2-0 in three starts for Tacoma despite allowing 14 earned runs in 15 2-3 innings.

His two matchups with Minnesota last year aren't encouraging, either, as he gave up 10 earned runs in 10 1-3 innings while losing both times. Dozier was 4 for 5 against him with a home run and two doubles.

Robinson Cano is 18 for 44 with nine runs during an 11-game hitting streak and 34 for 71 (.479) over his last 18 against the Twins.


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