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921 | TORONTO | +120 | Ov 8,+105 | +105 | Ov 7,-110 | 922 | TAMPA BAY | -130 | Un 8,-125 | -115 | Un 7,-110 |
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All Games | 70-67 | +0.3 | 66-67 | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.320 | Road Games | 33-36 | +0.6 | 35-33 | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.319 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.322 | vs Right-handed Starters | 53-49 | +2 | 49-49 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.323 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.322 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.3 | 3-4 | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.302 | 4.0 | 0.207 | 0.256 | Dome Games | 4-4 | +1.3 | 5-3 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.309 | 4.7 | 0.254 | 0.352 | Night Games | 44-43 | -0.6 | 46-40 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.325 | Division | 32-26 | +6.8 | 31-25 | 4.7 | 0.267 | 0.327 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.319 |
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All Games | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.322 | 137 | 4712 | 1227 | 419 | 155 | 0.03 | 580 | 430 | 959 | 65 | 968 | 127 | 77 | 111 | 82 | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.319 | 69 | 2388 | 605 | 194 | 69 | 0.03 | 285 | 232 | 461 | 28 | 494 | 72 | 37 | 49 | 35 | Righty Starters | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.323 | 102 | 3482 | 911 | 310 | 115 | 0.03 | 439 | 316 | 724 | 52 | 700 | 94 | 62 | 85 | 59 |
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All Games | 4.18 | 1.363 | 422 | 212 | 196 | 397 | 42 | 178 | 377 | 19-18 | 37 | 16 | 69.8% | Road Games | 4.31 | 1.321 | 198.3 | 102 | 95 | 176 | 18 | 86 | 175 | 10-9 | 19 | 9 | 67.9% |
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All Games | 67-72 | -21.5 | 62-70 | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.315 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.297 | Home Games | 31-39 | -23.1 | 34-33 | 4.0 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.288 | vs Right-handed Starters | 51-52 | -13.4 | 46-55 | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.316 | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.291 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.4 | 3-4 | 3.4 | 0.205 | 0.252 | 4.0 | 0.216 | 0.283 | Dome Games | 31-39 | -23.1 | 34-33 | 4.0 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.288 | Night Games | 41-47 | -16.6 | 42-42 | 4.0 | 0.251 | 0.318 | 3.8 | 0.239 | 0.304 | Division | 28-31 | -9.2 | 26-31 | 4.1 | 0.250 | 0.317 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.303 |
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All Games | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.315 | 139 | 4745 | 1177 | 354 | 99 | 0.02 | 517 | 463 | 968 | 55 | 1032 | 133 | 76 | 78 | 69 | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 70 | 2331 | 586 | 163 | 43 | 0.02 | 269 | 244 | 479 | 31 | 532 | 63 | 31 | 35 | 38 | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.316 | 103 | 3496 | 868 | 255 | 69 | 0.02 | 383 | 348 | 702 | 46 | 768 | 95 | 63 | 58 | 56 |
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All Games | 3.47 | 1.204 | 441 | 176 | 170 | 369 | 43 | 162 | 454 | 19-24 | 31 | 14 | 68.9% | Home Games | 3.51 | 1.131 | 230.7 | 92 | 90 | 185 | 22 | 76 | 235 | 12-11 | 11 | 6 | 64.7% |
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8/20/2014 | DICKEY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 9-5 | W | 110 | 9 un | O | 15 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8/22/2014 | STROMAN(R) | TAMPA BAY | SMYLY(L) | 0-8 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 8/23/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 5-4 | W | -110 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8/24/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 1-2 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8/25/2014 | HAPP(L) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 3-4 | L | -115 | 9 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8/26/2014 | DICKEY(R) | BOSTON | DE LA ROSA(R) | 7-11 | L | -145 | 9 un | O | 15 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 8/27/2014 | STROMAN(R) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 5-2 | W | -140 | 9 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8/29/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | NY YANKEES | CAPUANO(L) | 3-6 | L | -120 | 8.5 ev | O | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8/30/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 2-0 | W | +100 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8/31/2014 | HAPP(L) | NY YANKEES | MCCARTHY(R) | 4-3 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 9/2/2014 | DICKEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | 8-2 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9/3/2014 | STROMAN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | 9/4/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | | 9/5/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | | 9/6/2014 | HAPP(L) | @ BOSTON | DE LA ROSA(R) | | 9/7/2014 | DICKEY(R) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | | 9/8/2014 | STROMAN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | TURNER(R) | | 9/9/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | 9/10/2014 | | CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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8/20/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | DETROIT | PORCELLO(R) | 0-6 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8/21/2014 | COBB(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 1-0 | W | -115 | 6.5 un | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8/22/2014 | SMYLY(L) | @ TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | 8-0 | W | 100 | 8.5 un | U | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8/23/2014 | HELLICKSON(R) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 4-5 | L | 100 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8/24/2014 | ARCHER(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 2-1 | W | 100 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8/25/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 1-9 | L | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8/26/2014 | COBB(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 2-4 | L | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8/27/2014 | SMYLY(L) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 3-1 | W | -105 | 8 un | U | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8/28/2014 | HELLICKSON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 4-5 | L | 115 | 8 un | O | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 8/29/2014 | ARCHER(R) | BOSTON | RANAUDO(R) | 4-8 | L | -175 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8/30/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | BOSTON | WEBSTER(R) | 7-0 | W | -155 | 8 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8/31/2014 | COBB(R) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 0-3 | L | -150 | 7 un | U | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9/1/2014 | SMYLY(L) | BOSTON | DE LA ROSA(R) | 4-3 | W | -175 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9/2/2014 | HELLICKSON(R) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 2-8 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9/3/2014 | ARCHER(R) | TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | | 9/4/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | 9/5/2014 | COBB(R) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | | 9/6/2014 | SMYLY(L) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | | 9/7/2014 | HELLICKSON(R) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | 9/9/2014 | ARCHER(R) | @ NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | | 9/10/2014 | | @ NY YANKEES | | |
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| | | TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - All winter long, the Blue Jays' primary concern was upgrading the starting pitching. The biggest story in Toronto this spring, though, is the one about the free agent arm that got away.
After months of inaction, the Blue Jays thought they'd landed right-hander Ervin Santana on a one-year deal in early March. But when injury concerns flared up in Atlanta, Santana signed a similar deal with the Braves instead.
''I think it's pretty obvious we were involved, it didn't work out. I'm trying to take the high road here,'' general manager Alex Anthopoulos said after Santana turned him down, saying he'd rather pitch in a spacious National League park than face AL East foes in Toronto's hitter-friendly dome.
Anthopoulos, who'd previously come ''extremely close'' to acquiring a starter through trade, must now start the season with almost the same staff he took north last year. Right-handed knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young winner, will be the opening-day starter again, while left-hander Mark Buehrle gets the third slot.
But none of the other three leading contenders, right-handers Brandon Morrow and Drew Hutchison, and left-hander J.A. Happ, have ever pitched 200 innings, and all three are coming off injuries. Morrow was limited to 10 starts last year by a nerve problem in his forearm, Hutchison hasn't pitched in the majors since elbow surgery in 2012, and Happ missed most of 2013 after being hit in the head by a line drive. Happ dimmed his own chances with an awful spring.
Santana, who has topped the 200-inning mark five times, would have given the Blue Jays valuable depth. Without him, there's more chance they'll need starts from touted but untested youngsters like Kyle Drabek, Sean Nolin, and Marcus Stroman.
Still, a confident Dickey insisted Santana would have been more ''bonus'' than ''necessity'' to Toronto. ''I feel like we have what we need,'' he said.
| | TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays feel they have everything it takes to win the World Series and aren't afraid to say it.
The budget-minded franchise that's played into October four out of the past six seasons boosted payroll instead of cutting back this winter in hopes of making another strong run for the playoffs.
''The goal is to be the team that plays the last game of the year and win,'' third baseman Evan Longoria said.
''I felt like we were really close to breaking through last year,'' the three-time AL All-Star added. ''And with the team that we have this year, I'm really excited to go out and try to prove to ourselves that we are good enough to do that.''
The Rays won 92 games a year ago, including a Game 163 tie-breaker to claim a wild-card spot, and have compiled the second-best record in baseball over the past six seasons.
That's not enough for manager Joe Maddon and a hungry collection of players who reported to spring training feeling as if there's unfinished business to tend to after losing to eventual World Series champion Boston in the AL division round.
''I love that our guys feel and think that way. I think it's great,'' Maddon said.
''You'll hear that rhetoric in a lot of clubhouses, whether it's baseball, football or basketball, but you've got to back it up. You have to really believe it. Not just say it,'' he said. ''Some groups say it because they're supposed to say it. Some groups say it because they believe it. Our guys believe it.''
That confidence was bolstered by the Rays' ability to keep most of the key components from last year's roster together, including lefty David Price, who anchors one of baseball's deepest pitching rotations.
Price and just about everybody else expected the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner to be traded, however the Rays wound up giving him a $14 million one-year deal, in addition to re-signing first baseman James Loney and landing free agent closer Grant Balfour in moves that represent a big chunk of a club-record payroll of around $80 million.
Andrew Friedman, the team's vice president of baseball operations, also traded for catcher Ryan Hanigan and infielder Logan Forsythe to give Maddon additional flexibility filling out a batting order around Longoria and 2013 AL rookie of the year Wil Myers.
''Talent can't win every game for you, but it's a good start,'' said Loney, who signed a three-year, $21 million deal - largest since Tampa Bay has given to a free agent since Stuart Sternberg became principal owner.
''If we can stay healthy, if we can do the things we're capable of doing,'' second baseman Ben Zobrist add, ''we certainly have as good or better chance than any other team in the league to win it all.''
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*Blue Jays-Rays Preview* ========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Toronto (69-67) at Tampa Bay (67-71), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Chris Archer had been on cruise control with a string of strong starts before being shellacked in admittedly humbling fashion.
The Tampa Bay Rays hope their young pitcher can show the same resolve he did following an equally poor performance earlier in the season.
Archer takes the mound Wednesday night against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, who are seeking a fourth straight victory.
Archer (8-7, 3.40 ERA) had gone 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA during a seven-start stretch before giving up a career worst-matching seven earned runs along with 10 hits in just four innings of an 8-4 loss to Boston on Friday. He had given up as many earned runs over his previous five outings.
"I didn't execute many pitches," Archer said. "The game has a funny way of humbling you and tonight was a very humbling experience."
The right-hander bounced back in strong fashion following the only other start in which he yielded seven runs - a 7-1 loss at Baltimore on April 14. He held the New York Yankees to one run and three hits over 6 2-3 innings for a 16-1 victory in his next start April 19.
Archer has also been successful against the Blue Jays, allowing two runs or fewer over at least six innings in five of his seven career matchups while going 2-0 with a 2.90 ERA. He limited them to one run over seven innings in Tampa Bay's 2-1 road win Aug. 24, though he did not receive a decision.
He'll contend with a Toronto lineup that hit three home runs for the second straight game in an 8-2 series-opening victory Tuesday, highlighted by a three-run shot by Jose Reyes.
"When we're playing good, that's the kind of game that we play," said Reyes, who is 6 for 14 against Archer. "Hopefully, we can play more games like we did tonight."
Jose Bautista singled twice but failed to homer for what would have been a franchise record-tying sixth straight game. He could be in for a tough night Wednesday - he's 1 for 16 off Archer. That .063 batting average is Bautista's second-lowest against an active pitcher against whom he has at least 15 at-bats, trailing only his 1-for-18 mark versus Yu Darvish.
The Blue Jays (70-67), who are 5 1/2 games behind Detroit in the AL wild-card chase, haven't won four in a row since a six-game run from July 26-31.
Toronto hopes Marcus Stroman's (8-5, 3.88) last start marked the end of his rough patch. Stroman yielded one earned run over 7 2-3 innings in a 5-2 win against Boston last Wednesday. He had given up five earned runs in three of his previous four starts, including an 8-0 loss to Tampa Bay on Aug. 22 in which he surrendered a season-high 10 hits in five-plus innings.
"He was terrific today," manager John Gibbons said of Stroman after the win over the Red Sox. "That's what the kid is capable of."
Stroman's ninth victory would tie him for the third-most among Blue Jays rookies dating back to 1992.
The Rays (67-72) were held to two hits in losing for the 10th time in 15 home games. They're hitting .170 over their last 10 at Tropicana Field, with Evan Longoria going 6 for 35 in that stretch.
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