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977 | TEXAS | +140 | Ov 9,-110 | +135 | Ov 9,-105 | 978 | SEATTLE | -150 | Un 9,-110 | -145 | Un 9,-115 |
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All Games | 74-76 | +2.2 | 70-73 | 5.1 | 0.247 | 0.316 | 0.423 | 0.739 | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.329 | 0.416 | 0.745 | Road Games | 35-41 | +4.8 | 35-39 | 4.4 | 0.227 | 0.289 | 0.399 | 0.688 | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.326 | 0.409 | 0.735 | vs Right-handed Starters | 53-60 | -5.4 | 52-56 | 4.9 | 0.242 | 0.312 | 0.417 | 0.729 | 4.9 | 0.259 | 0.328 | 0.421 | 0.748 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.2 | 3-4 | 3.0 | 0.209 | 0.246 | 0.298 | 0.544 | 5.7 | 0.262 | 0.362 | 0.415 | 0.777 | Grass Games | 70-74 | -1.2 | 68-69 | 5.1 | 0.248 | 0.318 | 0.423 | 0.741 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.330 | 0.419 | 0.749 | Night Games | 54-56 | -0.2 | 50-53 | 5.0 | 0.254 | 0.320 | 0.427 | 0.747 | 5.1 | 0.260 | 0.329 | 0.416 | 0.746 | Division | 30-34 | -1.3 | 29-30 | 4.6 | 0.235 | 0.301 | 0.394 | 0.695 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.333 | 0.408 | 0.742 |
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All Games | 5.1 | 0.247 | 0.316 | 150 | 5034 | 1241 | 219 | 21 | 209 | 0.423 | 721 | 514 | 1371 | 95 | 939 | 128 | 96 | 160 | 80 | Road Games | 4.4 | 0.227 | 0.289 | 76 | 2582 | 585 | 107 | 14 | 103 | 0.399 | 317 | 228 | 745 | 43 | 459 | 55 | 42 | 82 | 42 | Righty Starters | 4.9 | 0.242 | 0.312 | 113 | 3759 | 909 | 160 | 14 | 157 | 0.417 | 523 | 385 | 1014 | 73 | 694 | 104 | 73 | 120 | 59 |
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All Games | 4.69 | 1.488 | 474.4 | 275 | 247 | 489 | 61 | 217 | 430 | 22-25 | 26 | 20 | 56.5% | Road Games | 5.06 | 1.600 | 218.7 | 134 | 123 | 242 | 27 | 108 | 207 | 10-13 | 19 | 12 | 61.3% |
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All Games | 74-77 | -6.9 | 71-74 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.319 | 0.411 | 0.730 | 4.8 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.425 | 0.742 | Home Games | 39-37 | -7 | 38-34 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.327 | 0.420 | 0.747 | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.304 | 0.400 | 0.704 | vs Right-handed Starters | 52-56 | -6.4 | 51-52 | 4.8 | 0.264 | 0.322 | 0.419 | 0.740 | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.325 | 0.439 | 0.764 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.4 | 3-4 | 5.4 | 0.274 | 0.345 | 0.415 | 0.761 | 4.4 | 0.270 | 0.316 | 0.405 | 0.721 | Grass Games | 72-72 | -4.1 | 69-70 | 4.7 | 0.260 | 0.319 | 0.414 | 0.733 | 4.8 | 0.256 | 0.318 | 0.423 | 0.741 | Night Games | 52-50 | -1.6 | 50-49 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.319 | 0.416 | 0.735 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 0.424 | 0.740 | Division | 32-36 | -6.5 | 31-35 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.415 | 0.736 | 4.4 | 0.243 | 0.310 | 0.403 | 0.713 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.319 | 151 | 5179 | 1341 | 240 | 17 | 171 | 0.411 | 668 | 455 | 1184 | 82 | 1019 | 148 | 90 | 142 | 68 | Home Games | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.327 | 76 | 2530 | 669 | 113 | 10 | 87 | 0.420 | 335 | 234 | 590 | 36 | 495 | 87 | 36 | 73 | 31 | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.264 | 0.322 | 108 | 3724 | 983 | 187 | 10 | 123 | 0.419 | 488 | 317 | 830 | 62 | 734 | 101 | 70 | 105 | 52 |
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All Games | 4.04 | 1.297 | 529.7 | 262 | 238 | 486 | 70 | 201 | 497 | 28-28 | 36 | 23 | 61% | Home Games | 4.07 | 1.315 | 256.4 | 129 | 116 | 231 | 33 | 106 | 250 | 14-19 | 13 | 14 | 48.1% |
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9/6/2017 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ ATLANTA | GOHARA(L) | 12-8 | W | -110 | 9 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 9/6/2017 | HAMELS(L) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 4-5 | L | -115 | 9 un | P | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9/8/2017 | PEREZ(L) | NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 11-5 | W | +145 | 9.5 ev | O | 15 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9/9/2017 | CASHNER(R) | NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 1-3 | L | +190 | 9 ev | U | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9/10/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | 7-16 | L | +115 | 10.5 ev | O | 10 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 9/11/2017 | HAMELS(L) | SEATTLE | MIRANDA(L) | 5-3 | W | -135 | 10 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9/12/2017 | GONZALEZ(R) | SEATTLE | GONZALES(L) | 3-10 | L | -120 | 11.5 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 9/13/2017 | PEREZ(L) | SEATTLE | LEAKE(R) | 1-8 | L | -105 | 11 un | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9/14/2017 | CASHNER(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-10 | L | -110 | 10.5 ov | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9/15/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | NORRIS(R) | 6-7 | L | 135 | 9 ev | O | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9/16/2017 | HAMELS(L) | @ LA ANGELS | BRIDWELL(R) | 0-2 | L | 120 | 9 ov | U | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9/17/2017 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 4-2 | W | 175 | 9 un | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9/19/2017 | PEREZ(L) | @ SEATTLE | LEAKE(R) | 3-1 | W | 140 | 9.5 un | U | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9/20/2017 | CASHNER(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | 9/21/2017 | HAMELS(L) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | | 9/22/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | 9/23/2017 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | MANAEA(L) | | 9/24/2017 | PEREZ(L) | @ OAKLAND | COTTON(R) | | 9/25/2017 | CASHNER(R) | HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | | 9/26/2017 | HAMELS(L) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | 9/27/2017 | | HOUSTON | | |
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9/6/2017 | MOORE(R) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | 3-5 | L | +135 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9/8/2017 | LEAKE(R) | LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 4-3 | W | -125 | 9 un | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9/9/2017 | ALBERS(L) | LA ANGELS | HEANEY(L) | 8-1 | W | +100 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9/10/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | LA ANGELS | BRIDWELL(R) | 3-5 | L | -125 | 9.5 un | U | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9/11/2017 | MIRANDA(L) | @ TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | 3-5 | L | 125 | 10 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 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) | | 9/21/2017 | PAXTON(L) | TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | | 9/22/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | | 9/23/2017 | GONZALES(L) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | 9/24/2017 | LEAKE(R) | CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | | 9/25/2017 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GOSSETT(R) | | 9/26/2017 | PAXTON(L) | @ OAKLAND | MENGDEN(R) | | 9/27/2017 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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| | | TEXAS: 2016: 95-67, first place
Manager: Jeff Banister (third season)
Who's new? 1B Mike Napoli, 1B James Loney, INF Will Middlebrooks, RHP Andrew Cashner, RHP Tyson Ross, RHP Mike Hauschild
Who's gone? 1B Mitch Moreland, INF/OF Ian Desmond, OF/DH Carlos Beltran, RHP Derek Holland, RHP Colby Lewis, RHP Shawn Tolleson, RHP Lucas Harrell
Projected lineup: CF Carlos Gomez (.231, 13 HR, 53 RBI, 18 SB in 118 games with Astros and Rangers), DH Shin-Soo Choo (.242, 7, 17, 6 in 48 games), 3B Adrian Beltre (.300, 32, 104), 1B Mike Napoli (.239, 34, 101 with Indians), 2B Rougned Odor (.271, 33, 88, 14 SB), C Jonathan Lucroy (.292, 24, 81 with Brewers and Rangers), RF Nomar Mazara (.266, 20, 64), SS Elvis Andrus (.302, 8, 69, 24 SB), LF Jurickson Profar (.239, 5, 20) or Ryan Rua (.258, 8, 22, 9 SB)
Rotation: LH Cole Hamels (15-5, 3.32 ERA), RH Yu Darvish (7-5, 3.42 in 17 games), LH Martin Perez (10-11, 4.39), RH A.J. Griffin (7-4, 5.07), RH Andrew Cashner (5-11, 5.25 with Padres and Marlins)
Key relievers: RH Sam Dyson (3-2, 2.43, 38/43 SV), RH Matt Bush (7-2, 2.48), RH Jeremy Jeffress (27/28 SV with Brewers and Rangers), RH Tony Barnette (7-3, 2.09), LH Alex Claudio (4-1, 2.79), RH Keone Kela (5-1, 6.09)
Hot spots: Designated hitter and left field. Choo, Napoli and Joey Gallo are all candidates to DH. Gallo, a perennial prospect with prodigious power, can make it interesting by seizing his first-ever Opening Day roster spot. Otherwise Napoli (a first baseman) and Choo (an outfielder) can switch off as needed. Moving Desmond to the outfield was successful enough last year that the Rangers are taking a similar approach with Profar. The oft-injured 24-year-old will try to break camp as a left fielder, platooning with Rua.
Outlook: Coming off back-to-back division titles, the Rangers begin 2017 with a weakened farm system and the footsteps of the Astros and Mariners passing them by ' or at least catching up. There's still a lot to like here. Napoli was a huge bargain on a $6 million contract following his 34-homer season in Cleveland. He'll join Beltre and Odor to form a dangerous middle of the order. Darvish is entering his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, and he and catcher Lucroy are entering their long-awaited walk years. This isn't the deepest roster in the AL but it's capable of winning another division title if its stars can avoid the disabled list. | | 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. |
| | Mariners hope Felix is King against Rangers
SEATTLE -- With the season running down and each game becoming increasingly more important, Seattle Mariners ace right-hander Felix Hernandez will make the next step in his return from a shoulder injury. Hernandez, who was sidelined for the month of August with bursitis in his pitching shoulder, will take the mound Wednesday night as the Mariners face the Texas Rangers. With the playoff hopes of the Mariners and Rangers on tenuous ground -- the Rangers are 3 1/2 games back of the Minnesota Twins in the chase for the second American League wild card, and the Mariners four back with less than two weeks to play -- it is a big moment for the former AL Cy Young Award winner. And with Seattle in the midst of a four-game losing streak, King Felix needs to get back to his best in a hurry. "I wish we were a little closer to the head of the pack, where Minnesota and the Angels are right now," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "But we are where we are. Every game is, 'Win tonight.' I said it last homestand, and I'm really saying it this homestand, too. That's the only thing you can concern yourself with." Rangers manager Jeff Banister made it clear Tuesday that he had the wild card in his sights. He is not yet looking to give his younger players an extended trial. "We've got 13 games to go," he said before Texas' 3-1 win over the Mariners on Tuesday. "It's about winning baseball games and closing games out, whoever goes out there." Hernandez made his return to action against the Rangers on Thursday, allowing one run and three hits in 3 2/3 innings of the Mariners' 10-4 victory. Servais said his ace probably would get a longer leash Wednesday, somewhere in the 70-80 pitch range. "No real hard pitch count," Servais said. "We'll see where he's at. I can't imagine he'll go 100 pitches." For the season, Hernandez is 5-4 with a 4.19 ERA in 77 1/3 innings. He has had some success against several Rangers regulars, notably Rougned Odor (.167 in 30 career at-bats) and former Mariner Shin-Soo Choo (.222 in 54 career at-bats). Elvis Andrus has held his own however, hitting .290 in 100 career at-bats. The best sign for Seattle: The Mariners have won all three of Hernandez's starts against Texas this season, and he went 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA in those games. Hernandez is 19-23 with a 3.92 ERA in 53 career starts versus the Rangers. He will be facing Andrew Cashner (9-10, 3.40), who was tagged with the loss Thursday, when he gave up five runs in 4 1/3 innings. Banister said the right-hander has been one of the Texas rotation's go-to guys this season. "At times, he was the guy we looked toward to go out and put together the better starts for us," the manager said. "A little bit of a slow start because of injuries coming out of spring training, but we've seen the fastball beginning to creep back up to what we've seen in the past." Kyle Seager has hit Cashner well, batting .333 in 18 at-bats with two home runs in his career as the only current Mariner to have taken him deep. Nelson Cruz is 5-for-11 against Cashner, who is 1-2 with a 4.15 ERA in four starts against Seattle this season and 1-4, 3.98 in eight career games (seven starts) vs. the Mariners. |
| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 7:04:59 AM EST. |
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