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| All Games | 42-40 | -0.3 | 46-34 | 4.5 | 0.281 | 0.337 | 0.429 | 0.766 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.319 | 0.430 | 0.750 | | Road Games | 20-17 | +4.9 | 22-15 | 4.5 | 0.269 | 0.329 | 0.416 | 0.746 | 4.5 | 0.269 | 0.322 | 0.440 | 0.762 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 30-32 | -4.2 | 35-25 | 4.6 | 0.280 | 0.330 | 0.428 | 0.758 | 4.7 | 0.264 | 0.319 | 0.432 | 0.751 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.5 | 7-0 | 6.3 | 0.343 | 0.375 | 0.526 | 0.901 | 6.6 | 0.312 | 0.383 | 0.500 | 0.883 | | Grass Games | 42-40 | -0.3 | 46-34 | 4.5 | 0.281 | 0.337 | 0.429 | 0.766 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.319 | 0.430 | 0.750 | | Night Games | 20-27 | -9 | 22-23 | 3.6 | 0.263 | 0.320 | 0.378 | 0.698 | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.324 | 0.455 | 0.779 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.281 | 0.337 | 82 | 2860 | 803 | 140 | 28 | 76 | 0.429 | 350 | 241 | 624 | 55 | 579 | 104 | 41 | 78 | 34 | | Road Games | 4.5 | 0.269 | 0.329 | 37 | 1304 | 351 | 54 | 9 | 40 | 0.416 | 155 | 117 | 306 | 24 | 255 | 44 | 16 | 31 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.280 | 0.330 | 62 | 2168 | 606 | 109 | 19 | 58 | 0.428 | 269 | 164 | 456 | 39 | 422 | 79 | 37 | 58 | 20 |
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| All Games | 4.06 | 1.385 | 239.7 | 115 | 108 | 246 | 27 | 86 | 186 | 12-9 | 19 | 8 | 70.4% | | Road Games | 4.19 | 1.379 | 103 | 50 | 48 | 105 | 12 | 37 | 76 | 5-3 | 12 | 4 | 75% |
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| All Games | 38-45 | -13.1 | 33-46 | 3.4 | 0.229 | 0.287 | 0.374 | 0.661 | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.305 | 0.385 | 0.690 | | Home Games | 17-24 | -14.2 | 15-23 | 3.2 | 0.237 | 0.297 | 0.373 | 0.670 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.288 | 0.361 | 0.649 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 7-11 | -4.5 | 7-11 | 2.8 | 0.227 | 0.281 | 0.343 | 0.623 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.311 | 0.401 | 0.711 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.2 | 2-4 | 4.0 | 0.220 | 0.258 | 0.392 | 0.650 | 3.4 | 0.254 | 0.292 | 0.386 | 0.678 | | Grass Games | 33-44 | -17.6 | 31-42 | 3.4 | 0.230 | 0.288 | 0.374 | 0.661 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.306 | 0.385 | 0.691 | | Night Games | 27-31 | -9.2 | 22-34 | 3.4 | 0.237 | 0.291 | 0.388 | 0.679 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.300 | 0.386 | 0.687 |
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| All Games | 3.4 | 0.229 | 0.287 | 83 | 2780 | 637 | 117 | 14 | 86 | 0.374 | 266 | 226 | 669 | 33 | 526 | 68 | 42 | 84 | 31 | | Home Games | 3.2 | 0.237 | 0.297 | 41 | 1361 | 322 | 60 | 7 | 37 | 0.373 | 124 | 117 | 352 | 14 | 280 | 27 | 24 | 36 | 19 | | Lefty Starters | 2.8 | 0.227 | 0.281 | 18 | 607 | 138 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 0.343 | 48 | 45 | 134 | 5 | 124 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
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| All Games | 3.81 | 1.336 | 243.3 | 113 | 103 | 228 | 21 | 97 | 214 | 6-17 | 23 | 10 | 69.7% | | Home Games | 3.45 | 1.292 | 120 | 53 | 46 | 106 | 7 | 49 | 112 | 3-8 | 9 | 5 | 64.3% |
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| 6/23/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 7-3 | W | 105 | 7 un | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 6/24/2015 | FARMER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 2-8 | L | 185 | 8 un | O | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | SIMON(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | 7-8 | L | -160 | 8.5 ev | O | 16 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 6/26/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 5-4 | W | -155 | 8 un | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | PRICE(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 5-4 | W | -160 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | VERLANDER(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 4-5 | L | +105 | 7.5 ov | O | 17 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 0 | | 7/1/2015 | SIMON(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 3-9 | L | -110 | 8.5 ev | O | 11 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1 | | 7/2/2015 | RYAN(L) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 4-8 | L | +125 | 9 ev | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 7/3/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 8-6 | W | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | 7/4/2015 | PRICE(L) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 8-3 | W | -105 | 9 un | O | 13 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 7/5/2015 | VERLANDER(R) | TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 5-10 | L | +110 | 9 un | O | 11 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 7/6/2015 | SIMON(R) | @ SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 12-5 | W | 165 | 7.5 ov | O | 19 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 7/7/2015 | RYAN(L) | @ SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | | | 7/8/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | | | 7/9/2015 | PRICE(L) | @ MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | | | 7/10/2015 | VERLANDER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | | | 7/11/2015 | SIMON(R) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | | | 7/12/2015 | RYAN(L) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | |
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| 6/23/2015 | MONTGOMERY(L) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 7-0 | W | -115 | 7 ov | P | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | ELIAS(L) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 2-8 | L | +100 | 7 un | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | | 6/26/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 3-1 | W | 105 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 6/27/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 2-4 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 6/28/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 2-3 | L | -115 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | MONTGOMERY(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 5-0 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | 7/1/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 7-0 | W | -105 | 7 un | P | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 7/2/2015 | ELIAS(L) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 0-4 | L | 140 | 7 un | U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 7/3/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 9-5 | W | 105 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | | 7/4/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 0-2 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 7/5/2015 | MONTGOMERY(L) | @ OAKLAND | BASSITT(R) | 2-1 | W | 105 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 7/6/2015 | IWAKUMA(R) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | 5-12 | L | -175 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | | 7/7/2015 | WALKER(R) | DETROIT | RYAN(L) | | | 7/8/2015 | HAPP(L) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 7/9/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | | | 7/10/2015 | MONTGOMERY(L) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | | | 7/11/2015 | IWAKUMA(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | | 7/12/2015 | WALKER(R) | LA ANGELS | HEANEY(L) | |
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| |  | DETROIT: DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep. Then Kansas City - the team the Tigers fought so hard to hold off in the AL Central - rolled to the AL pennant and came within a game of winning the World Series.
It was enough to turn the Tigers into October afterthoughts for the first time in a while, and now it's fair to wonder whether Detroit's best chance to claim baseball's ultimate prize with its current core of stars has already come and gone.
''I'm not worried about what people are saying about us. I'm more worried about how we perform,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''I feel like this team is a winning team. This is a team that has an opportunity to win a World Series.''
The Tigers edged Kansas City by one game in the division last year in Ausmus' first season as manager, and their 90-72 record was similar enough to their previous work during this run of postseason appearances, but a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles snapped Detroit's streak of three straight trips to the AL Championship Series.
Then the Tigers lost Max Scherzer in the offseason, and it remains to be seen how much longer Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez can keep this team's run of success going.
Cabrera and Martinez each missed a chunk of the exhibition schedule after offseason surgery. Verlander is coming off a down year and has been displaced as Detroit's opening-day starter by left-hander David Price.
Over the past three seasons, the Tigers have fought off challenges in the division from the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland and Kansas City - but those teams essentially made their bids for first place one at a time. Now all three appear poised to threaten Detroit's reign.
''I think quietly, I've said for the last two or three years, I've said we have the best division in baseball. Nobody really talked about it because there weren't sexy names besides the Tigers, who had won however many straight and been to a couple World Series and had a lot of star power,'' Verlander said. ''The Royals won the pennant last year so, obviously, what I was saying wasn't just hogwash. We see all the teams in the AL quite enough, and I know that these teams are good enough to make our division one of the best in baseball.''
Here are a few things to watch as the Tigers try to make it five division championships in a row:
ON THE MEND: Cabrera had offseason surgery on his right foot and Martinez had an operation to repair his left knee. Their health is crucial, but the Tigers also are hoping for big contributions from shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon, both of whom missed all of 2014 with injuries.
NEW-LOOK ROTATION: Scherzer isn't the only player gone from last year's starting staff. Rick Porcello was traded in a deal that brought Yoenis Cespedes to Detroit, so the Tigers had two openings in their rotation. They filled them by acquiring Shane Greene from the New York Yankees and Alfredo Simon from Cincinnati.
BULLPEN BLUES: Closer Joe Nathan is back after a rocky first season in Detroit. If the Tigers run out of patience with Nathan, Joakim Soria also returns. He was acquired shortly before the trade deadline last year, but his impact was limited, in part because of injury.
EXTRA POWER: J.D. Martinez provided a surprisingly productive bat last year after joining the Tigers, and the trade for Cespedes also gave Detroit some additional pop to supplement Cabrera and Victor Martinez.
NEW ACE?: Price is slated to start on opening day, a sign of just how much the Tigers are leaning on him after Scherzer's departure. He was acquired at the trade deadline last year, and Detroit is hoping the trio of Price, Verlander and Anibal Sanchez will make for a pretty impressive anchor to the pitching staff. | | 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. |
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*Tigers-Mariners Preview* =========================
Detroit (42-40) at Seattle (38-45), 10:10 p.m. EDT
The only way Taijuan Walker has been stopped lately was by his own manager, who won't be around to do that this time.
J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos may be capable of enjoying success in their first look at the emerging youngster.
Walker looks to win a sixth straight start Tuesday night and he'll face some red-hot Detroit Tigers hitters in Martinez and Castellanos as the Seattle Mariners seek to even this three-game home set.
The 22-year-old right-hander is 5-0 with a 1.67 ERA in his last five outings after yielding one hit in six innings in Wednesday's 7-0 victory at San Diego in which he was lifted after 76 pitches for a pinch-hitter. Walker (7-6, 4.34 ERA) had thrown at least 92 pitches in his previous seven outings.
"He may not like it, but 12 years from now when he's still pitching, he'll thank me," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "He'll say, `The old man knew what he was doing.'"
McClendon is not with the team for this series since he is attending a funeral for his sister. Bench coach Trent Jewett is in charge in his absence.
Walker has gone 27 1-3 innings without issuing a walk with 34 strikeouts in that span. Only one of the outings in his streak has been at home, where he is limiting batters to a .182 average.
He is 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two starts against the AL Central this year, though he has never faced the Tigers.
Martinez and Castellanos both enter on seven-game hitting streaks after they helped Detroit (42-40) to a 12-5 victory Monday.
Martinez, second in the AL with 58 RBIs, was 3 for 5 with his 24th homer and two RBIs with three runs scored to improve to 14 for 29 with five homers and 12 RBIs in his streak. Castellanos homered as part of a season-high four hits and matched a season best with four RBIs to improve to 12 for 29 in his run.
The Tigers finished one hit shy of their season-high 20 in a 13-1 rout of Minnesota on May 14. Victor Martinez was 4 for 5 with three runs scored as Detroit improved to 2-1 since Miguel Cabrera was lost Friday to a calf injury.
"I'm a firm believer hitting is always contagious," said J.D. Martinez, who has 11 homers in his last 13 games. "You get a couple good guys in the lineup, a couple good at-bats, all of a sudden the pitcher starts losing confidence and everybody else just keeps feeding off of it."
Detroit may debut Marc Krauss at first base after he was claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay on Monday. Krauss is expected to help the Tigers in Cabrera's absence.
"Gives us another first-base option and a left-handed bat," manager Brad Ausmus said.
Logan Morrison hit a three-run homer for Seattle (38-45), which led 5-3 after five innings. The Mariners' bullpen was charged with a season-high seven runs in four innings.
All-Star Nelson Cruz was 0 for 4 and is hitless in his last 16 at-bats at home.
Cruz and the Mariners will get their first look at Tigers left-hander Kyle Ryan (1-2, 4.55), who is 0-2 with a 4.71 ERA in four starts this year. Ryan gave up two runs and issued a career-high five walks in four-plus innings as he suffered Thursday's 8-4 loss to Pittsburgh.
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