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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 7/28/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
DETROIT  PRICE )
 
TAMPA BAY  ODORIZZI )
-1.5  +130

+1.5  -150
-115

+105

6.5un
 
2
Final
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DETROIT (48 - 51) at TAMPA BAY (50 - 51)
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Tuesday, 7/28/2015 7:10 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. JAKE ODORIZZI (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
963DETROIT-115Ov 6.5,-115-120Ov 6.5,+100
964TAMPA BAY+105Un 6.5,-105+110Un 6.5,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games48-51-6.255-414.50.2750.3300.4280.7594.70.2700.3270.4380.765
Road Games23-24+1.127-194.30.2620.3190.4170.7364.80.2780.3310.4490.780
vs Right-handed Starters33-42-12.241-314.50.2730.3230.4250.7494.80.2700.3250.4370.762
Past 7 Games2-5-3.43-34.10.2360.3000.3920.6925.30.3130.3670.4900.857
Dome Games0-1-10-02.00.1560.2060.2500.4565.00.3640.4170.6671.083
Night Games24-34-12.428-273.80.2570.3120.3900.7024.90.2790.3310.4580.789
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2750.33099345094917429990.42841828476359678126509743
Road Games4.30.2620.3194716514337410540.4171911373892730860214314
Righty Starters4.50.2730.32375263171913220760.4253191955734350194427224
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.251.429296.71471403143311024213-14231069.7%
Road Games4.511.423135.7706814517481115-614573.7%

TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games50-51-3.140-523.50.2390.2960.3790.6753.70.2340.2970.3680.665
Home Games25-27-5.924-223.50.2390.2970.3730.6704.00.2350.2950.3730.668
vs Left-handed Starters16-10+58-143.80.2540.3180.4170.7353.20.2390.2910.3490.641
Past 7 Games3-4-21-32.70.2430.3040.4090.7133.30.2290.2790.3160.595
Dome Games26-28-6.224-243.40.2350.2920.3660.6593.90.2340.2930.3690.662
Night Games35-33+1.727-353.60.2360.2960.3770.6733.90.2410.3040.3760.680
TAMPA BAY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.50.2390.296101333979716022880.3793372738166564389567452
Home Games3.50.2390.297521667398779430.3731701374293831842283433
Lefty Starters3.80.2540.31826851216384310.417100801972718125141710
TAMPA BAY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.761.262337.71491412964213031116-2041982%
Home Games3.961.207177.3827815526591859-821484%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015SANCHEZ(R)BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)7-3W+1008 evO84110110
7/18/2015PRICE(L)BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)0-3L-1408 unU1211080
7/19/2015VERLANDER(R)BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)3-9L-1159 unO141301450
7/20/2015SIMON(R)SEATTLEHAPP(L)5-4W-1109.5 ovU610880
7/21/2015GREENE(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R)9-11L+1259 evO128014102
7/22/2015SANCHEZ(R)SEATTLEMONTGOMERY(L)9-4W-1358.5 unO13811182
7/23/2015PRICE(L)SEATTLEIWAKUMA(R)2-3L-1607.5 unU10101990
7/24/2015VERLANDER(R)@ BOSTONPORCELLO(R)1-2L1359 unU750960
7/25/2015SIMON(R)@ BOSTONWRIGHT(R)5-1W1159.5 unU960650
7/26/2015GREENE(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)1-11L1409.5 unO35120111
7/27/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)2-5L1057 unP5501280
7/28/2015PRICE(L)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R) 
7/29/2015VERLANDER(R)@ TAMPA BAYARCHER(R) 
7/30/2015SIMON(R)@ BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R) 
7/31/2015GREENE(R)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L) 
8/1/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ BALTIMOREGAUSMAN(R) 
8/2/2015PRICE(L)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R) 
8/4/2015 KANSAS CITY  

TAMPA BAY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015ODORIZZI(R)@ TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)2-6L1408.5 unU561650
7/18/2015RAMIREZ(L)@ TORONTODICKEY(R)3-2W1259 unU841661
7/19/2015ARCHER(R)@ TORONTOESTRADA(R)0-4L-1108 unU420640
7/20/2015MOORE(L)@ PHILADELPHIABUCHANAN(R)3-5L-1158 ovP662931
7/21/2015KARNS(R)@ PHILADELPHIANOLA(R)1-0W-1357.5 unU771460
7/22/2015ODORIZZI(R)@ PHILADELPHIAMORGAN(L)4-5L-1707.5 ovO1312312111
7/24/2015ARCHER(R)BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)3-1W-1556.5 unU551680
7/25/2015RAMIREZ(L)BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)1-5L-1157 unU542720
7/26/2015MOORE(L)BALTIMORECHEN(L)2-5L+1107 ovP8801060
7/27/2015KARNS(R)DETROITSANCHEZ(R)5-2W-1157 unP1280550
7/28/2015ODORIZZI(R)DETROITPRICE(L) 
7/29/2015ARCHER(R)DETROITVERLANDER(R) 
7/31/2015RAMIREZ(L)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L) 
8/1/2015MOORE(L)@ BOSTONKELLY(R) 
8/2/2015KARNS(R)@ BOSTONMILEY(L) 
8/3/2015 @ CHI WHITE SOX  
8/4/2015 @ CHI WHITE SOX  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A year after being a trendy preseason pick to contend for the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays are back in a familiar role as underdogs.
''That's good. ... We like that,'' three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria said, noting the team has a history of flourishing most when little is expected from outside the organization.
''I just think it's going to be a really good year,'' the club's career home run and RBIs leader said. ''We've got a young team, a bunch of guys eager to learn and get out there and win games. I'm really looking forward to that.''
Former manager Joe Maddon - and his often unconventional way of doing things - is gone.
So is Andrew Friedman, the young executive who was architect of the teams that made the playoffs four of the past seven seasons.
The roster has a much different look, too, with 10 key players from a year ago either traded or released this winter.
''The end result is a club that we have optimism about, a club that we're excited about, that we think can compete for a playoff spot. And, that's what we want,'' team president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said.
''Every year, we want to come into camp believing our team can play meaningful games in September and have a chance to go to the playoffs, and even beyond,'' Silverman added. ''We have that - and at the same time, we've reloaded our minor league system, added some players who impact us this year, might impact us in the future, and we're better off because of that.''
Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, catcher Rene Rivera, outfielder Steven Souza Jr., and pitchers Kevin Jepsen, Ernesto Frieri and Burch Smith are offseason acquisitions who could figure in the team's success - or failure.
Smith and two other young starters - Matt Andriese and Nathan Karns - figure to begin the season in the rotation because of injuries to Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, and Matt Moore.
The hope is the rest of the projected rotation, Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi, can help the Rays stay afloat until they can get back to full strength.
''If you've got starting pitching, you've got a leg up on going into the season,'' rookie manager Kevin Cash said. ''We're very fortunate with the pitchers we have - starters and relievers.''
Cobb, sidelined by a forearm strain during spring training, believes the team will thrive as underdogs.
''We're not going to get bullied. A lot of people are picking us at the bottom, and we're going to embrace that and have each other's backs,'' the right-hander said.
''Any time anybody calls you out in your profession and makes you feel like you're not as good as you know you are, there's always something to prove,'' Cobb said. ''I don't feel like we need to have extra motivation. It's just going to be that much sweeter when we go out there and perform well.''
A look at the keys to the Rays' season:
WHO WILL LEAD?: Pitching and defense were staples during six consecutive winning seasons that produced four playoff berths and one trip to the World Series. The Rays slipped to 77-85 a year ago, their first losing record since 2007. They're banking on Cash, who has no previous managerial experience, being the right fit to restore winning ways. At 37, he's the youngest current manager or head coach in the four major professional sports.
BETTER LONGO: Longoria played in every game in 2014 for the first time in his career, however he hit a disappointing .253 with 22 homers and 91 RBIs. He's moving into the cleanup spot after batting third most of his career, and knows he has to be more consistent if the Rays - last in the AL in runs scored a year ago - are going to have a chance to be better offensively.
BEHIND THE PLATE: Catcher Ryan Hanigan was traded and backup Jose Molina was released this winter. The three-team deal that sent Wil Myers to San Diego and brought Souza to Tampa Bay from Washington, also landed Rivera from the Padres.
The Rays believe he's an upgrade defensively, as well as offensively.
Rivera posted career highs with a .252 batting average, 11 homers and 44 RBI's in 103 games last season. Still, the 31-year-old catcher stresses his job is to provide solid direction behind the plate.
''I want to help my pitching staff first. I think that's what the game is all about. If you pitch well, you're going to win some games,'' Rivera said. ''If I get a hit here, a hit there and help us win some games, that's even better.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (DETROIT-TAMPA BAY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Tigers-Rays Preview* =====================

Detroit (48-50) at Tampa Bay (49-51), 7:10 p.m. EDT

David Price is in a familiar place, just wearing a different uniform, in the days before the trade deadline.

The Detroit Tigers' 29-year-old left-hander is perhaps the biggest name on lists of players most likely to be traded before Friday's deadline. It's not his first time on the rumor mill.

"I've been through it once before," Price said Monday, "and once you go though something you're able to learn more about it. It just makes you more comfortable."

Price (9-3, 2.31 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Tuesday night on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays, the team that traded him to the Tigers hours before the July 31 deadline last year.

"I kind of had an inkling that I was going to be traded but I had no idea who it was going to be to," he recalled. "I thought of a couple teams that it could have been to, and the Tigers weren't one of them. So you've got to be ready for anything; there's no telling where you could go, no telling where you could end up."

That is a common feeling for a lot of players at this time of year.

"For guys that have been in the big leagues for a few years, they understand there's a little different atmosphere before the trade deadline," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.

Price could be a trade candidate because he is eligible to become a free agent for the first time at the end of the season. In the prime of his career, he could be in line for the kind of contracts signed by current teammate Justin Verlander (seven years, $180 million) and former teammate Max Scherzer (seven years, $210 million).

Price said he would prefer to stay and help Detroit (48-51) get back to the World Series. And he is not convinced the Tigers are ready to trade him.

"The Tigers are never sellers. They're always trying to add pieces and looking to the postseason and beyond," he said. "We have a very talented group in this clubhouse and we all know that. If we can play the way we're capable of playing, we'll be playing baseball in October."

Price pitched a one-hitter in his first start as a visitor to Tropicana Field, a 1-0 loss Aug. 21. He's 6-1 with an AL-best 1.65 ERA in 10 road outings.

He'll be opposed by Jake Odorizzi (5-6, 2.85), who is limiting batters to a .175 average in six home starts in going 2-2 with a 1.40 ERA. He yielded two runs in five innings in Wednesday's 5-4, 10-inning loss at Philadelphia.

The right-hander allowed three runs in 6 2-3 innings in his lone start against Detroit, a 6-0 loss Aug. 20. Yoenis Cespedes has the most experience among the Tigers against him, going 1 for 6.

Tampa Bay (50-51) opened this three-game series with Monday's 5-2 victory behind Curt Casali, who recorded the first multihomer effort of his career and drove in three runs.

The Rays had gone 13 straight games without scoring more than four runs, tied for the longest streak in the majors this season.

"We do need offense right now. That's no secret," manager Kevin Cash said. "What (Casali) provided today was a huge lift."

Asdrubal Cabrera will likely be back in the lineup for Tampa Bay. The shortstop was activated following Monday's game after being out with a strained right hamstring.

Cespedes and Victor Martinez combined for four of the five hits for Detroit, which has lost 10 of 14.


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