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| All Games | 23-27 | -5.3 | 20-29 | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.294 | 0.354 | 0.648 | 4.7 | 0.269 | 0.329 | 0.428 | 0.757 | | Road Games | 11-17 | -4.5 | 14-14 | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.292 | 0.349 | 0.641 | 5.5 | 0.293 | 0.341 | 0.483 | 0.824 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 21-22 | -2.2 | 18-24 | 3.8 | 0.255 | 0.302 | 0.366 | 0.668 | 4.9 | 0.268 | 0.327 | 0.431 | 0.759 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +2 | 3-4 | 3.6 | 0.233 | 0.265 | 0.340 | 0.605 | 4.6 | 0.315 | 0.361 | 0.470 | 0.831 | | Grass Games | 22-25 | -4.4 | 19-27 | 3.6 | 0.245 | 0.294 | 0.353 | 0.647 | 4.6 | 0.267 | 0.328 | 0.420 | 0.749 | | Night Games | 13-12 | +0.2 | 9-16 | 3.8 | 0.257 | 0.306 | 0.362 | 0.669 | 4.7 | 0.255 | 0.322 | 0.410 | 0.731 |
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| All Games | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.294 | 50 | 1695 | 419 | 70 | 6 | 33 | 0.354 | 174 | 113 | 364 | 16 | 322 | 54 | 36 | 47 | 30 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.292 | 28 | 963 | 241 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 0.349 | 101 | 57 | 193 | 10 | 177 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 14 | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.255 | 0.302 | 43 | 1470 | 375 | 63 | 5 | 30 | 0.366 | 158 | 99 | 303 | 16 | 284 | 47 | 33 | 42 | 24 |
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| All Games | 4.13 | 1.443 | 139.3 | 70 | 64 | 146 | 16 | 55 | 129 | 9-7 | 12 | 3 | 80% | | Road Games | 4.87 | 1.569 | 72 | 42 | 39 | 91 | 12 | 22 | 67 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% |
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| All Games | 27-25 | +10.9 | 25-24 | 4.8 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.411 | 0.724 | 4.5 | 0.261 | 0.323 | 0.417 | 0.740 | | Home Games | 10-14 | -3.4 | 11-10 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.330 | 0.424 | 0.754 | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.328 | 0.409 | 0.736 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 8-10 | +1.2 | 10-8 | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.314 | 0.402 | 0.716 | 4.9 | 0.275 | 0.336 | 0.417 | 0.753 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.8 | 3-4 | 6.0 | 0.297 | 0.345 | 0.476 | 0.820 | 4.1 | 0.267 | 0.333 | 0.417 | 0.750 | | Grass Games | 25-23 | +9.9 | 22-23 | 4.9 | 0.255 | 0.316 | 0.419 | 0.734 | 4.5 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.417 | 0.742 | | Night Games | 20-18 | +8.5 | 17-20 | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.314 | 0.423 | 0.737 | 4.1 | 0.252 | 0.311 | 0.401 | 0.712 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 52 | 1794 | 452 | 93 | 9 | 58 | 0.411 | 230 | 161 | 411 | 34 | 369 | 35 | 45 | 49 | 32 | | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.330 | 24 | 832 | 222 | 44 | 6 | 25 | 0.424 | 108 | 78 | 179 | 14 | 185 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 21 | | Lefty Starters | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.314 | 18 | 657 | 165 | 39 | 3 | 18 | 0.402 | 79 | 60 | 151 | 5 | 157 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 11 |
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| All Games | 4.18 | 1.340 | 180.7 | 87 | 84 | 175 | 23 | 67 | 146 | 9-6 | 13 | 7 | 65% | | Home Games | 4.25 | 1.315 | 89 | 44 | 42 | 87 | 12 | 30 | 54 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
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| 5/20/2015 | RODON(L) | CLEVELAND | MARCUM(R) | 3-4 | L | -165 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | DANKS(L) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 2-5 | L | +120 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 3-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 5/23/2015 | SALE(L) | MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | 3-4 | L | -165 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 1-8 | L | -140 | 8 ev | O | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | NOESI(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 0-6 | L | 145 | 8.5 ev | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 9-10 | L | 145 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | | 5/27/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 5-3 | W | 115 | 9 un | U | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | | 5/28/2015 | SALE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | WILSON(R) | 3-2 | W | -130 | 8 ev | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/28/2015 | BECK(R) | @ BALTIMORE | WRIGHT(R) | 3-6 | L | 165 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | RODON(L) | @ HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | 6-3 | W | 150 | 8.5 un | O | 9 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 5/30/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 0-3 | L | 140 | 7 ev | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | | 5/31/2015 | DANKS(L) | @ HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 6-0 | W | 135 | 8.5 ov | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | | 6/2/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 2-15 | L | -105 | 8.5 ev | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | | 6/3/2015 | SALE(L) | @ TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | | | 6/4/2015 | RODON(L) | @ TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | | | 6/5/2015 | QUINTANA(L) | DETROIT | RYAN(L) | | | 6/6/2015 | DANKS(L) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | | | 6/7/2015 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | | | 6/8/2015 | SALE(L) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | | | 6/9/2015 | RODON(L) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | | 6/10/2015 | | HOUSTON | | |
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| 5/20/2015 | KLEIN(R) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 2-1 | W | 155 | 9 un | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 3-1 | W | 170 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | 5/22/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 10-9 | W | 175 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | | 5/23/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 15-4 | W | 160 | 8 un | O | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 5/24/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | @ NY YANKEES | CAPUANO(L) | 5-2 | W | 150 | 8.5 un | U | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/25/2015 | KLEIN(R) | @ CLEVELAND | MARCUM(R) | 10-8 | W | 120 | 9 ov | O | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | | 5/26/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 4-3 | W | 145 | 8.5 ev | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 3-12 | L | 145 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | | 5/28/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 1-5 | L | +120 | 9 un | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 7-4 | W | -115 | 9 ev | O | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 5/30/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 8-0 | W | +120 | 9 un | U | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | | 5/31/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 4-3 | W | +110 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | | 6/2/2015 | LEWIS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 15-2 | W | -105 | 8.5 ev | O | 19 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 6/3/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | | | 6/4/2015 | GALLARDO(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | | 6/5/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | | | 6/6/2015 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | | | 6/7/2015 | LEWIS(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | | | 6/9/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | | 6/10/2015 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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| |  | CHI WHITE SOX: CHICAGO (AP) - A decade removed from their most recent championship, the Chicago White Sox once again are eyeing a big season.
Their sights are set on an AL Central title after consecutive losing records, maybe even more. The White Sox added to their offense, boosted their rotation, overhauled their bullpen and sent expectations soaring.
''Obviously postseason first, and World Series,'' new closer David Robertson said. ''I mean that's what I look forward to every year. That's where I want to be.''
The addition of Robertson to the bullpen is among the reasons the White Sox believe they are armed and ready after going 73-89. But it's not the only one.
They added All-Star Jeff Samardzija to a rotation that already included ace Chris Sale. They added free agent Adam LaRoche to their lineup, giving AL Rookie of the Year Jose Abreu more protection, and brought in Melky Cabrera to solidify the No. 2 spot in the order behind Adam Eaton.
Is that enough to compete with Cleveland, Kansas City and Detroit in the division and make a run in the playoffs? The White Sox believe it is. Their fans are pumped, too.
With that in mind, here are some things to look for this season:
LINED UP: It would be hard for Abreu to match, let alone exceed, what he did last season. He batted .317 with 36 homers and 107 RBIs, one year after defecting from Cuba. While the White Sox tied for fourth in the AL in homers, they were just eighth in runs, ninth in batting average and 12th in on-base percentage.
LaRoche, who signed a $25 million, two-year contract, should give them power from the left side. He hit 26 homers and drove in 92 runs for Washington last season. Cabrera, a .301 hitter with Toronto, helps the top of the order.
''I think we're jelling together as a team. Hopefully that translates to wins in April,'' Eaton said.
SALE-ING ALONG: With Sale, Samardzija and Jose Quintana, the White Sox appear strong at the top of the rotation.
Sale made the AL All-Star team for the third time last season while going 12-4 with a 2.17 ERA with 208 strikeouts and 39 walks. Samardzija, acquired from Oakland, moves into the No. 2 spot. With Sale recovering from a broken foot, Samardzija - who grew up a White Sox fan - could wind up starting the opener at Kansas City after pitching the previous two for the Cubs.
CLOSING TIME: Chicago tied for seventh in the majors with 21 blown saves and had the fourth-lowest save percentage (63.2) last season. Robertson, who took over as closer after Mariano Rivera retired, saved 39 games for the New York Yankees last season. Chicago also brought in Zach Duke.
RODON WATCH: Whether he starts the season in the rotation or gets sent down to the minors, expect to see top prospect Carlos Rodon in a White Sox uniform at some point this season. The No. 3 pick in last year's amateur draft, he is on a fast track to the majors after three standout seasons at North Carolina State. Rodon, who made nine minor league appearances in 2014, could start the year in the rotation. If Rodon starts in the minors, veteran Brad Penny could make some early starts. | | 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. |
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*White Sox-Rangers Preview* ===========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Chicago (23-26) at Texas (26-25), 8:05 p.m. EDT
With two former All-Stars out of the lineup, the Texas Rangers looked like they might have a difficult time extending the offensive surge that has played a big role in their turnaround.
That's because no one could have imagined the performance Joey Gallo would give in his big league debut.
The surging Rangers hope to see more from their top prospect with runs likely to be a premium Wednesday night when they face Chris Sale and the Chicago White Sox in Arlington.
Gallo, the 39th pick in the 2012 draft, wasted little time making an impact upon joining Texas (27-25) on Tuesday after the club placed Adrian Beltre on the disabled list with a sprained left thumb.
The 21-year-old third baseman - the fourth-youngest to appear in the majors this season - had a two-run single in the first inning, a 418-foot, two-run homer in the third and a double in the fifth in a 15-2 rout.
"I definitely did not think this was going to happen the first game," said Gallo, whose four RBIs set a team record for a debut. "I was just going to be happy to get on base the first game, so I definitely over-achieved my goals there."
Even with Josh Hamilton also out and now day to day with a sore hamstring, the Rangers matched their season-high run total while setting a new high with 19 hits in the series opener. Shin-Soo Choo went 3 for 5 with his eighth home run.
Carlos Corporan homered and knocked in a career-best five after filling in behind the plate for Robinson Chirinos, who had to leave two innings after he was hit by a pitch on the right hand in the first. The Rangers said X-rays were negative.
Texas has batted .307 with 18 home runs and averaged 7.5 runs in the last 11 games of an 11-2 stretch, though the team could have a much tougher time as it goes after its fifth consecutive victory.
Since allowing 14 runs and 16 hits over 8 1-3 innings in consecutive starts April 30 and May 6, Sale (4-2, 3.66 ERA) has gone 2-1 with a 1.71 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 31 2-3 innings over his last four.
The left-hander put together his first scoreless outing of the season Thursday when he yielded four singles and fanned a season-high 12 over 7 2-3 innings in a 3-2 win at Baltimore.
However, Sale's 4.62 ERA in nine games against the Rangers is highest versus any AL opponent. Adam Rosales has given him all kinds of trouble, going 6 for 11 with three home runs.
"The way our guys are going, I'm confident we're going to be in a battle," starter Nick Martinez told MLB's official website.
Martinez (4-1, 2.03) had won four straight decisions before allowing two runs over seven innings in Thursday's 5-1 home loss Boston. He extended his team record by giving up three earned runs or less for the 16th consecutive start.
The right-hander has yielded four home runs in 62 innings, but three have come in his last two starts. That might not be an issue facing the White Sox (23-27), who rank last in the AL with 33 homers.
Chicago, though, could get slugger Jose Abreu back from a three-game absence due to a swollen finger. Abreu, who has a team-high eight homers, went 2 for 3 against Martinez in a 5-3 home win Aug. 4, 2014.
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