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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 5/28/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
BOSTON  RODRIGUEZ )
 
TEXAS  MARTINEZ )
-1.5  +115

+1.5  -135
-130

+120

9un
 
5
Final
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BOSTON (21 - 26) at TEXAS (23 - 24)
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Thursday, 5/28/2015 8:05 PM
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L) vs. NICK MARTINEZ (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
905BOSTON+105Ov 9,-110-110Ov 9,-110
906TEXAS-115Un 9,-110+100Un 9,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games21-26-9.621-243.90.2400.3080.3730.6814.70.2600.3220.4190.741
Road Games11-14-3.312-113.60.2190.2890.3370.6264.80.2620.3240.4150.738
vs Right-handed Starters14-19-8.515-163.90.2390.3050.3620.6675.30.2710.3350.4350.770
Past 7 Games2-5-4.63-33.90.2690.3080.3850.6924.90.2630.3200.4170.737
Grass Games19-22-7.420-204.10.2480.3150.3840.7004.80.2590.3190.4210.740
Night Games14-17-6.414-173.60.2400.3090.3670.6754.50.2560.3190.4130.733
BOSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.90.2400.308471607386606470.3731751583031535041254325
Road Games3.60.2190.28925884194233250.3378786162918621102310
Righty Starters3.90.2390.305331157276424310.3621251112131126129213221
BOSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.471.327153635914621571247-510662.5%
Road Games3.931.40584.73937911028634-46554.5%

TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games23-24+7.623-214.50.2450.3080.4030.7114.70.2630.3230.4260.749
Home Games6-13-6.79-74.20.2530.3190.4090.7285.20.2680.3310.4270.758
vs Left-handed Starters7-9+110-64.70.2500.3160.4110.7265.20.2750.3310.4190.750
Past 7 Games6-1+8.24-37.10.2880.3380.5160.8545.60.2500.3150.4710.786
Grass Games21-22+6.620-204.70.2480.3090.4110.7214.70.2640.3260.4260.752
Night Games17-17+6.315-184.20.2470.3040.4090.7134.30.2530.3110.4070.718
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2450.308471615395837530.4031961473803333231424026
Home Games4.20.2530.31919653165344200.40974641481314813192015
Lefty Starters4.70.2500.31616587147343180.411705613651424132011
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.261.341167827916322611368-612763.2%
Home Games4.421.31475.33937751124441-41325%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BOSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/14/2015KELLY(R)@ SEATTLEELIAS(L)2-1W1007.5 unU10110771
5/15/2015BUCHHOLZ(R)@ SEATTLEHAPP(L)1-2L1007.5 unU750530
5/16/2015PORCELLO(R)@ SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)4-2W1606.5 unU890550
5/17/2015WRIGHT(R)@ SEATTLEPAXTON(L)0-5L1207.5 unU560850
5/19/2015MILEY(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)4-3W-1609 ovU13121980
5/20/2015KELLY(R)TEXASKLEIN(R)1-2L-1659 unU9121861
5/21/2015BUCHHOLZ(R)TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L)1-3L-1808.5 ovU652750
5/22/2015PORCELLO(R)LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)5-12L-1108.5 ovO11731292
5/23/2015WRIGHT(R)LA ANGELSWILSON(L)8-3W-1059 ovO1270661
5/24/2015MILEY(L)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)6-1W-1359.5 evU1260430
5/25/2015KELLY(R)@ MINNESOTANOLASCO(R)2-7L-1159 unP8501690
5/26/2015BUCHHOLZ(R)@ MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)1-2L-1408.5 evU761760
5/27/2015PORCELLO(R)@ MINNESOTAHUGHES(R)4-6L-1209 unO740810
5/28/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ TEXASMARTINEZ(R) 
5/29/2015MILEY(L)@ TEXASGALLARDO(R) 
5/30/2015KELLY(R)@ TEXASKLEIN(R) 
5/31/2015BUCHHOLZ(R)@ TEXASRODRIGUEZ(L) 
6/1/2015PORCELLO(R)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R) 
6/2/2015WRIGHT(R)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
6/3/2015 MINNESOTA  
6/4/2015 MINNESOTA  

TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/14/2015DETWILER(L)KANSAS CITYGUTHRIE(R)3-6L-1059 unP7811490
5/15/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)CLEVELANDCHEN(L)3-8L-1309.5 unO91001272
5/16/2015LEWIS(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)8-10L+1309 unO136314102
5/17/2015MARTINEZ(R)CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R)5-1W+1309.5 unU7316101
5/19/2015GALLARDO(R)@ BOSTONMILEY(L)3-4L1509 ovU98013121
5/20/2015KLEIN(R)@ BOSTONKELLY(R)2-1W1559 unU8619121
5/21/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)3-1W1708.5 ovU750652
5/22/2015LEWIS(R)@ NY YANKEESPINEDA(R)10-9W1757.5 unO12511272
5/23/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L)15-4W1608 unO1572771
5/24/2015GALLARDO(R)@ NY YANKEESCAPUANO(L)5-2W1508.5 unU1382661
5/25/2015KLEIN(R)@ CLEVELANDMARCUM(R)10-8W1209 ovO931872
5/26/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)@ CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)4-3W1458.5 evU881590
5/27/2015LEWIS(R)@ CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R)3-12L1458.5 unO8411780
5/28/2015MARTINEZ(R)BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L) 
5/29/2015GALLARDO(R)BOSTONMILEY(L) 
5/30/2015KLEIN(R)BOSTONKELLY(R) 
5/31/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R) 
6/2/2015LEWIS(R)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R) 
6/3/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
6/4/2015 CHI WHITE SOX  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON: BOSTON (AP) - A revamped lineup and change in attitude has the Boston Red Sox looking to repeat a feat they performed just two seasons ago when they went from worst to World Series champions.
Like the hip-hop song they blasted in their locker room after the 2013 division and World Series titles were clinched in Fenway Park, the Red Sox started at the bottom.
They've carried the theme over this season.
''There's a good vibe going around,'' said first baseman Mike Napoli, who rallies spirits in the clubhouse by growing beards with teammates. ''It feels a little like 2013 in here. We're just having fun.''
During this past offseason, GM Ben Cherington looked to grow a weak offense that finished 11th in the AL in scoring.
Cherington spent $88 million to sign Hanley Ramirez, who began in the organization's minor league system before stints with Miami and Los Angeles, and signed third baseman Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95 million deal.
It was a quick fix for a lineup that lacked pop besides another strong season by Big Papi.
''This has a chance to be a lineup that doesn't give the opposition too many breathers or take a hitter off - so to speak,'' manager John Farrell said. ''There's the ability to do some damage up and down the lineup.''
The 39-year old Ortiz posted a .263 average with 35 homers and 104 RBIs last season, his eighth time in 12 reaching 30/100 with the club.
The revised order still leaves the question of how Red Sox starting pitching will hold up.
Cherington moved quickly after left-hander Jon Lester opted not to return, signing instead with the Cubs.
The GM acquired right-hander Rick Porcello from Detroit for slugger Yoenis Cespedes, traded for lefty Wade Miley and signed free agent Justin Masterson, who was coming off an injury-plagued season. The trio is expected to join Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly.
Some have questioned whether they have a top-of-the-rotation type. Buchholz thinks they'll feed off the doubters and strive.
''I think we're going to fly under the radar for the most part, which I think is a good thing,'' he said. ''At some point they're going to say, `They've got their stuff in order and they've got a pretty good staff.'''
They aren't hiding from how bad last season ended after going 71-91 and finishing 25 games out in the AL East.
''Our record says what we were, and that wasn't good,'' Farrell said.
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A FUN TRIO
Just a few days into spring training, Ortiz dubbed himself, Ramirez and Sandoval as ''The Three Amigos.'' The three are expected to bring both pop and some interesting times in the clubhouse.
''This will be a lively group and, I think, a fun one to be part of,'' Farrell said. ''I think the biggest thing is, they love to play the game. You can see the joy come out of them when they do well, and there's no question they'll draw from one another - the confidence they'll draw from one another.''
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NO STICKER SHOCK HERE
The Red Sox pledged more than $180 million to bring in Ramirez and Sandoval.
''The proven power hitter obviously has a hefty price tag attached to it,'' Farrell said.
Ramirez hit 13 homers with 71 RBIs. Sandoval had 16 with 73 and won a World Series with San Francisco.
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KEEP QUIET AND PLAY
Shane Victorino, who had his 2014 season cut short by back surgery, isn't about to try to analyze what went wrong last season. He feels like it's time to move on and make up for it.
''You try to be the best team you can be,'' he said. ''Don't want to sit here and talk about this and talk about that. You've got to go out there and do it. There's no other way of looking at it.''
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KEEP AN EYE ON THIS
Ortiz didn't want to listen to any new rules about speeding up the game by having batters keep one foot in the box in between pitches. He even joked that he'll run out of money if he's fined.
''This game has been going on for over 100 years,'' he said. ''It's the nature of the game. I don't care who you are, you're not going to change. The pitch comes through, you come out of the box, you come back in.''
TEXAS: When Yu Darvish pitched only one inning this spring before season-ending elbow surgery, the Texas Rangers were already off to an ominous start.
The Rangers lost their ace even before what they are still hoping will be a comeback season.
''There is no way to spin that, other than it's a tough deal for us. He's one of the best pitchers in the game,'' general manager Jon Daniels said this spring. ''That being said, it's one guy. It's not 17. Good teams and good organizations have had similar news at similar times before and found a way. That's got to be our mentality.''
Texas had 22 different players spend time on the disabled list last season, including Darvish missing the final seven weeks with elbow inflammation before needing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery this spring.
The aching result for the Rangers was the American League's worst record (67-95) and their most losses since 1985, ending an impressive four-year run of 90-win seasons with their only two World Series appearances (2010-11).
Darvish was 10-7 and an All-Star again before getting sidelined last season.
As for the top of the rotation without him, the January trade to get local pitcher Yovani Gallardo proved even more important. Gallardo, who can be a free agent after this season, started the last five season openers for Milwaukee.
Derek Holland, who didn't pitch until September last season after knee surgery, had a strong finish. Shoulder soreness slowed the left-hander this spring, but that likely set him up to start the home opener April 10 against Houston, in the fifth game of the season.
Also among the injured in 2014 were slugger Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, the big offensive additions before last season.
Fielder had missed only one game the previous five seasons with Detroit and Milwaukee before being limited to only 42 games and three home runs in his Rangers debut because a herniated disk in his neck that required surgery. Choo played 123 games, but his on-base percentage dipped from .423 in 2013 for Cincinnati to .340 before operations late last season for a bone spur in his left elbow and torn cartilage in his left ankle.
''There's no telling what this ballclub can do,'' new manager Jeff Banister said. ''They've yet to have an opportunity to play together. Let's hope they get a really strong shot of playing together for 162-plus (games).''
Here are a few things to know about the Rangers, who open the season April 6 at Oakland:
CLOSING TIME: Neftali Feliz is back in his World Series role for the Rangers as their closer after an ill-fated and injury-plagued attempt to be a starter. The right-hander was 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in eight games (seven starts) in 2012 before Tommy John surgery. Feliz was 2-1 with 13 saves in 14 chances with a 1.99 ERA in 30 relief appearances after rejoining the Rangers last July, just before Joakim Soria was traded.
BELTRE'S IMPACT: Third baseman Adrian Beltre is going into his 17th major league season, his fifth with the Rangers and signed through next season. ''He's the heart and soul of this club,'' Banister said. ''A shining light in the storm, that's what he was last year. ... Do yourself a favor and watch that last at-bat he put together in 2014.'' Determined not to be the final out of the season, Beltre went from an 0-2 count to getting a single on the third straight slider thrown after that.
LEFT OF CENTER: With pretty much every other defensive position set, Jake Smolinski and Ryan Ruo entered spring as candidates in left field. Both showed promising glimpses in short stints in their major league debuts the second half of last season. Ryan Ludwick, who made his major league debut with Texas in 2002 and played for five other teams the past decade, was a non-roster invitee who could play left. Michael Choice, who got 35 of his 55 outfield starts in left last year, was the early man out when optioned to the minors in mid-March. Choo moves from left to right after Alex Rios departed in free agency.
MISSING WORK: The 26 different DL stints for the Rangers last season amounted to 2,281 days lost. That was 833 more than Arizona, who had the second most, and more than double any other American League team.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (BOSTON-TEXAS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Red Sox-Rangers Preview* =========================

Boston (21-25) at Texas (23-23), 8:05 p.m. EDT

The last time Josh Hamilton played at home for the Texas Rangers, he was booed as the club was eliminated from the playoffs.

The Rangers haven't been back to the postseason since, while Hamilton is finally back for them.

He'll make his home debut Thursday night as unbeaten starter Nick Martinez looks to set a club record with an impressive streak in the opener of a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox.

Hamilton closed his first stint with Texas (23-24) by going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a 5-1 loss to Baltimore in the 2012 AL wild-card game. He was booed in his final two at-bats in a season in which the Rangers were swept over the final weekend in Oakland to blow the AL West title.

The left fielder had a self-reported alcohol and cocaine relapse last offseason that led to the end of his two-year tenure with the Los Angeles Angels. He was a five-time All-Star in his first stint with Texas and sparked the Rangers to the World Series in 2010 and 2011.

Hamilton was mostly booed in his Angels returns to Arlington, though he batted .389 during a 14-game hitting streak as a visiting player there heading into 2015.

"I'm looking forward to being back in the area and in the ballpark and playing in front of Rangers fans again," he said. "I don't think any nerves will be there, but you never know."

He went 1 for 11 in his first series in Cleveland, with his first hit coming in Wednesday's 12-3 defeat that ended the Rangers' season-high, seven-game win streak.

Martinez (4-0, 1.96 ERA) could get Texas right back on track. He's third in the AL in ERA and among three pitchers to not have a loss after making at least nine starts.

The right-hander, who has never faced Boston, allowed two runs over seven innings to win his second straight outing in a 15-4 rout of the New York Yankees on Saturday.

That was the 15th straight start in which Martinez has allowed three or fewer earned runs to match Rich Hand's 1972 club record. Martinez benefits from the fourth-highest run support average in baseball at 8.18.

Having Prince Fielder helps, as the AL batting leader has a .368 average. Fielder is 15 for 28 with five homers and 15 RBIs in a six-game hitting streak.

Boston (21-26) will give the ball to highly touted Eduardo Rodriguez, who looks to become the first Red Sox starter to win his big league debut since Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2007.

Rodriguez is a 22-year-old left-hander who went 4-3 with a 2.98 ERA in eight starts with Triple-A Pawtucket. Catcher Blake Swihart has caught him the last two years.

"He's not scared to go after guys," Swihart told MLB's official website. "He's very confident out there on the mound and he goes out there with the confidence that he's going to win the battle. To just have a guy who goes out there and competes like that is nice."

The Red Sox began a seven-game trip by getting swept in three by Minnesota. Dustin Pedroia went 5 for 12 in the series, including a pair of two-run homers in Wednesday's 6-4 defeat.

Texas and Boston combined for 14 runs from May 19-21 when the Rangers took two of three at Fenway Park.


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