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All Games | 47-51 | -3.2 | 53-43 | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.309 | 0.419 | 0.728 | 5.4 | 0.281 | 0.348 | 0.456 | 0.803 | Road Games | 17-30 | -11.3 | 24-23 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.305 | 0.404 | 0.709 | 5.9 | 0.289 | 0.357 | 0.472 | 0.830 | vs Left-handed Starters | 15-16 | -0.6 | 12-18 | 4.2 | 0.249 | 0.301 | 0.390 | 0.690 | 4.8 | 0.276 | 0.345 | 0.426 | 0.770 | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.2 | 6-1 | 7.7 | 0.328 | 0.382 | 0.548 | 0.929 | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.327 | 0.455 | 0.782 | Dome Games | 2-1 | +2 | 3-0 | 7.0 | 0.299 | 0.348 | 0.514 | 0.862 | 7.7 | 0.310 | 0.405 | 0.540 | 0.945 | Night Games | 33-35 | -1 | 36-31 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.306 | 0.417 | 0.723 | 5.4 | 0.279 | 0.341 | 0.455 | 0.796 | Division | 26-20 | +8.7 | 24-21 | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.301 | 0.399 | 0.700 | 5.0 | 0.270 | 0.345 | 0.427 | 0.772 |
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All Games | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.309 | 98 | 3404 | 879 | 150 | 6 | 128 | 0.419 | 439 | 252 | 857 | 18 | 639 | 89 | 57 | 97 | 47 | Road Games | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.305 | 47 | 1672 | 431 | 80 | 3 | 53 | 0.404 | 201 | 113 | 437 | 11 | 314 | 42 | 29 | 44 | 22 | Lefty Starters | 4.2 | 0.249 | 0.301 | 31 | 1078 | 268 | 48 | 4 | 32 | 0.390 | 125 | 80 | 285 | 6 | 208 | 23 | 14 | 32 | 17 |
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All Games | 3.96 | 1.362 | 365.7 | 181 | 161 | 369 | 52 | 129 | 320 | 20-12 | 24 | 10 | 70.6% | Road Games | 4.24 | 1.391 | 169.7 | 92 | 80 | 176 | 26 | 60 | 151 | 5-7 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% |
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All Games | 51-48 | +1 | 55-42 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.323 | 0.429 | 0.751 | 4.5 | 0.246 | 0.312 | 0.399 | 0.712 | Home Games | 27-22 | 0 | 29-20 | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.333 | 0.434 | 0.767 | 4.2 | 0.239 | 0.303 | 0.397 | 0.700 | vs Right-handed Starters | 39-31 | +5.7 | 38-30 | 4.8 | 0.262 | 0.328 | 0.443 | 0.771 | 4.2 | 0.235 | 0.304 | 0.379 | 0.683 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4.4 | 2-5 | 3.3 | 0.218 | 0.282 | 0.346 | 0.629 | 4.3 | 0.202 | 0.285 | 0.381 | 0.666 | Dome Games | 27-22 | 0 | 29-20 | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.333 | 0.434 | 0.767 | 4.2 | 0.239 | 0.303 | 0.397 | 0.700 | Night Games | 33-27 | +5.6 | 32-27 | 4.8 | 0.255 | 0.328 | 0.446 | 0.773 | 4.6 | 0.243 | 0.309 | 0.400 | 0.710 | Division | 20-21 | -0.1 | 24-17 | 4.6 | 0.249 | 0.324 | 0.419 | 0.743 | 4.3 | 0.235 | 0.297 | 0.385 | 0.683 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.323 | 99 | 3383 | 858 | 147 | 20 | 135 | 0.429 | 443 | 346 | 950 | 53 | 686 | 87 | 67 | 81 | 43 | Home Games | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.333 | 49 | 1635 | 425 | 75 | 10 | 63 | 0.434 | 229 | 180 | 459 | 36 | 344 | 38 | 27 | 46 | 23 | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.262 | 0.328 | 70 | 2439 | 639 | 109 | 12 | 103 | 0.443 | 322 | 239 | 658 | 39 | 502 | 64 | 48 | 66 | 26 |
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All Games | 4.36 | 1.334 | 315.7 | 165 | 153 | 291 | 35 | 130 | 279 | 18-23 | 33 | 17 | 66% | Home Games | 4.27 | 1.357 | 154 | 80 | 73 | 140 | 17 | 69 | 145 | 8-11 | 16 | 10 | 61.5% |
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7/14/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | MONTGOMERY(L) | 8-9 | L | -110 | 10 ev | O | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7/15/2017 | MILEY(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 3-10 | L | +115 | 10 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7/16/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | QUINTANA(L) | 0-8 | L | +150 | 10.5 ov | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7/17/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | 3-1 | W | -115 | 10.5 ov | U | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7/18/2017 | BUNDY(R) | TEXAS | ROSS(R) | 12-1 | W | -125 | 10.5 un | O | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7/19/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | 10-2 | W | -135 | 10.5 un | O | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7/20/2017 | MILEY(L) | TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | 9-7 | W | -115 | 10.5 ev | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7/21/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 7-8 | L | +125 | 11 un | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7/22/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 4-8 | L | +110 | 11.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7/23/2017 | BUNDY(R) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS JR.(R) | 9-7 | W | +115 | 10.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7/24/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | | 7/25/2017 | MILEY(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | FARIA(R) | | 7/26/2017 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | | 7/28/2017 | TILLMAN(R) | @ TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | | 7/29/2017 | BUNDY(R) | @ TEXAS | ROSS(R) | | 7/30/2017 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | | 7/31/2017 | | KANSAS CITY | | |
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7/14/2017 | FARIA(R) | @ LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 2-1 | W | 110 | 8.5 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7/15/2017 | COBB(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 6-3 | W | 115 | 9 ov | P | 14 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7/16/2017 | ARCHER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | BRIDWELL(R) | 3-4 | L | -145 | 9 un | U | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7/17/2017 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ OAKLAND | GOSSETT(R) | 3-2 | W | -105 | 9 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7/18/2017 | SNELL(L) | @ OAKLAND | SMITH(R) | 4-3 | W | -105 | 9 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7/19/2017 | FARIA(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 2-7 | L | 105 | 8 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7/21/2017 | COBB(R) | TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | 3-4 | L | +115 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7/22/2017 | ARCHER(R) | TEXAS | CASHNER(R) | 3-4 | L | -175 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7/23/2017 | ODORIZZI(R) | TEXAS | ROSS(R) | 5-6 | L | -125 | 9 ov | O | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7/24/2017 | SNELL(L) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | | 7/25/2017 | FARIA(R) | BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | | 7/26/2017 | COBB(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | 7/27/2017 | ARCHER(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | | 7/28/2017 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | | 7/29/2017 | SNELL(L) | @ NY YANKEES | CESSA(R) | | 7/30/2017 | FARIA(R) | @ NY YANKEES | MONTGOMERY(L) | | 7/31/2017 | | @ HOUSTON | | |
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| | | BALTIMORE: 2016: 89-73, second place
Manager: Buck Showalter (eighth season)
Who's new? C Welington Castillo, OF Seth Smith, OF Craig Gentry, OF Michael Bourn, LHP Vidal Nuno
Who's gone? C Matt Wieters, OF Nolan Reimold, INF/OF Steve Pearce, RHP Vance Worley, RHP Odrisamer Despaigne, LHP T.J. McFarland, LHP Brian Duensing, RHP Tommy Hunter
Projected lineup: LF Hyun-Soo Kim (.302, 6 HR, 22 RBI), CF Adam Jones (.265, 29, 83), 3B Manny Machado (.294, 37, 96), 1B Chris Davis (.221, 38, 84), DH Mark Trumbo (.256, 47, 108), RF Seth Smith (.249, 16, 63 with Mariners), 2B Jonathan Schoop (.267, 25, 82), C Welington Castillo (.264, 14, 68 with Diamondbacks), SS J.J. Hardy (.269, 9, 48)
Rotation: RH Kevin Gausman (9-12, 3.61 ERA), RH Dylan Bundy (10-6, 4.02), LH Wade Miley (9-13, 5.37), RH Ubaldo Jimenez (8-12, 5.44), RH Mike Wright (3-4, 5.79) or Chris Lee (5-0, 2.98 at Double-A) or Gabriel Ynoa (1-0, 6.38 with Mets) or Tyler Wilson (4-6, 5.27) or Jayson Aquino (0-0, 0.00 in three games)
Key relievers: LH Zach Britton (2-1, 0.54, 47/47 SV), RH Brad Brach (10-4, 2.05), RH Darren O'Day (3-1, 3.77), RH Mychal Givens (8-2, 3.13), LH Donnie Hart (0-0, 0.49), LH Vidal Nuno (1-1, 3.53 with Mariners)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and bullpen. A shoulder injury in camp left 16-game winner Chris Tillman in doubt for opening day. That opened the floodgates for a pair of competitions that are somewhat intertwined, since the Orioles value long relievers more than perhaps any team. Wright and Wilson, who shuttled between the bullpen and the rotation last season, are the top candidates for the final rotation job. Aquino is a candidate to start or relieve. Logan Verrett, Richard Bleier and Zach Stewart are all potential long men. Keep an eye on Lee, a 24-year-old lefty who missed most of last season with a lat strain.
Outlook: Boston landed the biggest trade chip of the winter and Baltimore couldn't (or didn't try to) acquire the number-one starter it badly needed. When the dust settled, the Orioles look like another 80-something win team that will lean on its organizational depth to overachieve. Machado is already one of the five best players in the game, and at 24 his prime years might still lie ahead. Only three teams in history have had three 40-home run hitters, but Machado, Davis and Trumbo are capable of making it four. Expect some high-scoring games: the Orioles' outfield earned low marks on defense last year, while their starting rotation is iffy at best. Bridging the gap to closer Britton will be key. | | TAMPA BAY: 2016: 68-94, fifth place
Manager: Kevin Cash (third season)
Who's new? OF Colby Rasmus, OF/1B Rickie Weeks Jr., RHP Tommy Hunter, RHP Jumbo Diaz, C Wilson Ramos, C Derek Norris, OF Mallex Smith, RHP Jose De Leon, RHP Shawn Tolleson
Who's gone? 2B Logan Forsythe, IF/OF Steve Pearce, OF Desmond Jennings, OF Mikie Mahtook, C Hank Conger, IF/OF Taylor Motter, C Bobby Wilson, LHP Drew Smyly, LHP Enny Romero, RHP Steve Geltz, LHP Dana Eveland, RHP Kevin Jepsen, RHP Tyler Sturdevant, RHP Dylan Floro
Projected lineup: DH Corey Dickerson (.245, 24, 70), CF Kevin Kiermaier (.246, 12, 37, 21 SB), 3B Evan Longoria (.273, 36, 98), 2B Brad Miller (.243, 30, 81), RF Steven Souza (.247, 17, 49), LF Colby Rasmus (.206, 15, 54 with Astros), SS Tim Beckham (.247, 5, 16), 1B Logan Morrison (.238, 14, 43), C Curt Casali (.186, 8, 25)
Rotation: RH Chris Archer (9-19, 4.02 ERA), RH Jake Odorizzi (10-6, 3.69), RH Alex Cobb (1-2, 8.59 in five starts), LH Blake Snell (6-8, 3.54), RH Matt Andriese (8-8, 4.37)
Key relievers: RH Alex Colome (2-4, 1.91, 37/40 SV), RH Tommy Hunter (2-2, 3.18 with Indians), RH Danny Farquhar (1-0, 3.06), LH Xavier Cede'o (3-4, 3.70), RH Erasmo Ramirez (7-11, 3.77), RH Jumbo Diaz (1-1, 3.14), RH Chase Whitley (0-0, 2.51)
Hot spots: Shortstop and catcher. Tim Beckham and the combination of Curt Casali and newly signed Derek Norris are holding down the fort while Matt Duffy and Wilson Ramos recover from injuries. Beckham and Casali or Norris can at least try to make the situation awkward by hitting. That wasn't their strong suit last year, but the Rays will need someone to bat eighth and ninth while Ramos (knee surgery; out until July) and Duffy (Achilles surgery; out until May) heal.
Outlook: How do you fix a team that ranked eighth in the AL in ERA and 14th in runs scored? If you're the Rays, you trade away your second-best hitter (Forsythe) for a pitcher who will start the season in Triple-A (De Leon), then sign an outfielder with a .641 OPS (Rasmus) to be your second-highest paid player. Expectations for a team with the third-lowest payroll in the game shouldn't be high to begin with. Getting Duffy and Ramos back from the DL will help, but not enough to slow rumors of Archer, Cobb and Odorizzi getting traded if they pitch well. |
| | Pivotal Orioles-Rays series begins Monday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The final week of July is a dangerous time for middling baseball teams, knowing a single series can change a club from being a buyer to a seller at the trade deadline, or vice versa. That stands for both teams as the Tampa Bay Rays, suddenly mired in a four-game losing streak, play host to the Baltimore Orioles, who find themselves 3 1/2 games back of the Rays entering the clubs' three-game series that starts Monday. Third-place Tampa Bay is 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East and tied for the second AL wild-card spot. The Orioles are among nine teams within five games of a wild-card position. "I think you're always in a mode of what's best for the team and the organization in the short and long term," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "The best deals are the ones that are best short-term and long-term." The last time the Rays faced the Orioles, Tampa Bay took two of three at Camden Yards to start a 10-4 run that propelled the Rays to the top wild-card spot. However, a three-game sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers puts them back in the middle of a wild-card logjam. Could a bad week make them consider parting with starter Alex Cobb or any other key parts rather than bolstering their bullpen to help their chances down the stretch? "It's tough. We'd put ourselves right where we wanted to coming home, and just haven't been able to get it done this series," said reliever Brad Boxberger, who gave up two home runs in the eighth inning Sunday and took the loss as Texas beat Tampa Bay 6-5. "The way these three days have unfolded is not ideal," Rays manager Kevin Cash said after the Sunday loss. "I totally believe we can bounce back with a good series, without a doubt. We're going to play good baseball and get those big hits. Make the big pitches, and we'll be fine." The Rays now have to hope for a spark from Monday starter Blake Snell, who is 0-5 with a 4.98 ERA this season. In his only career appearance against Baltimore, he gave up six hits and four runs in 4 1/3 innings in a start last season. Snell, 24, went to the minors after seven starts for the Rays this season and pitched well there from mid-May to mid-June, but he hasn't gotten back to the form that made him one of the top pitching prospects in baseball in 2015. Baltimore opens the series with right-hander Kevin Gausman (6-7, 6.11 ERA), having salvaged the finale against the Houston Astros with a 9-7 win on Sunday. Gausman is 4-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 12 career appearances, including 10 starts, against Tampa Bay. In his only start against the Rays this season, he pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up just two hits while picking up the win on July 2. The Orioles went 5-5 over a 10-game homestand since the All-Star break. They took two of three games from the Rays in each of the teams' first two series before Tampa Bay took two of three before the All-Star break. "There are three games we just lost that we should have won," said Rays outfielder Steven Souza, who struck out to end the Sunday game with two runners on in the ninth. "Are they frustrating losses? Absolutely, but if we thought we were going to win every single series and sweep everyone the rest of the season, then you guys are all a little bit out of your mind. "The goal is to make it to the playoffs. We need to be consistent, and this is a little hurdle that we just have to get over and we'll be fine." |
| Last Updated: 3/28/2024 6:30:22 PM EST. |
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