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MLB : ATS Matchup
Friday 5/29/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
BOSTON  WRIGHT )
 
TEXAS  GALLARDO )
+1.5  -200

-1.5  +170
+105

-115

9ev
 
4
Final
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BOSTON (22 - 26) at TEXAS (23 - 25)
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Friday, 5/29/2015 8:05 PM
STEVEN WRIGHT (R) vs. YOVANI GALLARDO (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
967BOSTON+120Ov 9,-115+100Ov 9,-120
968TEXAS-130Un 9,-105-110Un 9,+100
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games22-26-8.621-253.90.2430.3120.3770.6884.70.2580.3200.4150.735
Road Games12-14-2.312-123.60.2250.2950.3450.6414.70.2580.3200.4080.727
vs Right-handed Starters15-19-7.515-174.00.2430.3100.3680.6785.20.2670.3320.4290.761
Past 7 Games3-4-1.83-34.40.2950.3400.4260.7664.60.2530.3080.3970.705
Grass Games20-22-6.420-214.10.2510.3190.3880.7074.70.2570.3160.4170.733
Night Games15-17-5.414-183.70.2440.3140.3720.6864.40.2530.3160.4080.724
BOSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.90.2430.312481641399617480.3771801633081535946254325
Road Games3.60.2250.29526918207244260.3459291167919526102310
Righty Starters4.00.2430.310341191289435320.3681301162181127034213221
BOSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.501.328154.3646014821571267-510662.5%
Road Games3.981.407864038931028654-46554.5%

TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games23-25+6.623-224.50.2430.3060.4000.7054.70.2650.3260.4280.755
Home Games6-14-7.79-84.00.2480.3140.4000.7145.10.2740.3370.4330.770
vs Right-handed Starters16-15+6.613-154.50.2410.3030.3990.7024.50.2560.3190.4290.749
Past 7 Games5-2+5.54-36.90.2790.3270.4980.8256.10.2750.3440.5100.854
Grass Games21-23+5.620-214.60.2460.3070.4070.7144.70.2670.3290.4290.758
Night Games17-18+5.315-194.10.2440.3020.4040.7064.30.2570.3160.4110.727
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2430.306481647400857530.4001971493893333831434526
Home Games4.00.2480.31420685170364200.40075661571315413202515
Righty Starters4.50.2410.303311028248494350.399126912442819027292015
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.371.367169858216722641368-612763.2%
Home Games4.661.37177.34240791127441-41325%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BOSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
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)5-1W-1309 unU1390561
5/29/2015WRIGHT(R)@ 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  
6/5/2015 OAKLAND  

TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
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)1-5L+1209 unU5611390
5/29/2015GALLARDO(R)BOSTONWRIGHT(R) 
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  
6/5/2015 @ KANSAS CITY  
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* =========================

By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

Boston (21-26) at Texas (23-24), 8:05 p.m. EDT

Josh Hamilton found his stroke in his Texas homecoming, but it wasn't nearly enough to punctuate the occasion with a victory.

The next preferable step would be beginning to put an end to the Rangers' home struggles Friday night as they play the second of a four-game set with the Boston Red Sox.

Boston (22-26) won the series opener 5-1 Thursday behind three-hit efforts by Dustin Pedroia and Mookie Betts and a home run from Hanley Ramirez to end a three-game losing streak. Pedroia is batting .424 on an eight-game hitting streak.

Hamilton's return didn't go as well as it could have, but the left fielder did manage his first extra-base hit in four games with a second-inning double in his first home at-bat since being traded back to Texas from the Los Angeles Angels last month. He followed that up in the bottom of the ninth with a run-scoring single for his first RBI. He's batting .397 on a 15-game hitting streak at Globe Life Park.

"It just makes you feel good," Hamilton said of the return. "I hope the fans know that I'm giving them everything I've got being back, just like I did when I was here before."

Those are welcome numbers for the Rangers (23-25), who have lost two straight after a seven-game winning streak that began in Boston. All of that success came on the road, and they're just 6-14 at home with a 0-5-1 series record.

Boston has won three straight in Texas, and the clubs have split four games this season. Dating to the start of a three-game series between the two on May 19, the Red Sox are batting .287 in their last 10, and that includes a win over Yovani Gallardo.

Gallardo (4-6, 4.13 ERA) had struggled with a 1-5 record and 4.63 ERA in six starts prior to Sunday's 5-2 win at the New York Yankees after allowing two runs and four hits in six innings.

His previous start came at Boston, where he allowed four runs and 10 hits in five innings of a 4-3 loss. That dropped the right-hander to 1-2 with a 5.52 ERA in three starts against the Red Sox. David Ortiz (4 for 7), Pedroia (4 for 9) and Mike Napoli (2 for 6) have homered once against him, and Ortiz and Napoli did so this month.

That might give Ortiz some confidence if he returns to the lineup after sitting out Thursday, but manager John Farrell stated before Thursday's game that Ortiz might receive more than one day off. The slugger is in a 1-for-20 slump and batting .216, though Farrell could have to rethink sitting him if Xander Bogaerts is out. The shortstop left the opener after being hit with a pitch on his left forearm.

Whoever is in the Boston lineup will try backing Steven Wright.

Wright (2-1, 3.68) is coming off his longest start in the majors, surrendering two runs and four hits in 6 1-3 innings while throwing only 75 pitches in Saturday's 8-3 victory over the Angels to earn his first career victory as a starter.

"He's unique, obviously, and the beauty of what he's done in both roles is he just goes out and pitches," Farrell told MLB's official website. "He hasn't worried about, 'Am I a reliever or am I a starter?' He's done a great job of staying ready and stretched out, so the ability to go up to 100-plus pitches is there."

The success against the Angels came at Fenway Park, where the knuckleballer is 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA in six career games. Away, the right-hander has the same record but a 4.60 ERA in eight games.


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