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921 | BOSTON | -1.5,+105 | -1.5,+110 | 922 | TORONTO | +1.5,-125 | +1.5,-130 |
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All Games | 18-8 | +8.8 | 15-10 | 5.2 | 0.271 | 0.344 | 3.7 | 0.224 | 0.303 | Road Games | 7-3 | +4.6 | 8-2 | 6.2 | 0.286 | 0.363 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.300 | vs Left-handed Starters | 5-2 | +3 | 3-4 | 4.0 | 0.268 | 0.331 | 3.0 | 0.217 | 0.300 | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.7 | 5-1 | 5.9 | 0.312 | 0.376 | 5.3 | 0.248 | 0.337 | Turf Games | 2-2 | +0.3 | 3-1 | 6.5 | 0.262 | 0.344 | 4.5 | 0.267 | 0.308 | Night Games | 9-6 | +2.2 | 12-2 | 5.5 | 0.285 | 0.357 | 4.9 | 0.238 | 0.326 | Division | 8-5 | +2.8 | 6-7 | 4.8 | 0.252 | 0.326 | 3.3 | 0.217 | 0.288 |
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All Games | 5.2 | 0.271 | 0.344 | 26 | 881 | 239 | 93 | 26 | 0.03 | 133 | 97 | 232 | 22 | 188 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 19 | Road Games | 6.2 | 0.286 | 0.363 | 10 | 364 | 104 | 36 | 12 | 0.03 | 61 | 44 | 99 | 12 | 84 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Lefty Starters | 4.0 | 0.268 | 0.331 | 7 | 235 | 63 | 22 | 6 | 0.03 | 28 | 22 | 58 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
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All Games | 4.34 | 1.252 | 72.7 | 35 | 35 | 60 | 11 | 31 | 85 | 3-4 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% | Road Games | 3.52 | 1.043 | 30.7 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% |
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All Games | 10-17 | -9.8 | 13-13 | 3.9 | 0.231 | 0.290 | 5.1 | 0.263 | 0.333 | Home Games | 6-8 | -5 | 6-8 | 4.0 | 0.235 | 0.295 | 5.3 | 0.262 | 0.323 | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-12 | -5.7 | 8-11 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.297 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.326 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 4-2 | 4.4 | 0.241 | 0.287 | 5.0 | 0.237 | 0.329 | Turf Games | 6-8 | -5 | 6-8 | 4.0 | 0.235 | 0.295 | 5.3 | 0.262 | 0.323 | Night Games | 6-10 | -6.7 | 6-9 | 3.9 | 0.218 | 0.284 | 4.7 | 0.247 | 0.326 | Division | 4-10 | -7.1 | 8-5 | 4.0 | 0.241 | 0.294 | 5.3 | 0.252 | 0.329 |
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All Games | 3.9 | 0.231 | 0.290 | 27 | 900 | 208 | 80 | 35 | 0.04 | 98 | 75 | 217 | 17 | 161 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 18 | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.235 | 0.295 | 14 | 459 | 108 | 44 | 20 | 0.04 | 52 | 39 | 117 | 8 | 82 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.297 | 20 | 667 | 152 | 60 | 27 | 0.04 | 77 | 66 | 160 | 13 | 121 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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All Games | 3.35 | 1.330 | 94 | 42 | 35 | 85 | 9 | 40 | 79 | 5-8 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | Home Games | 3.86 | 1.265 | 49 | 25 | 21 | 44 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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4/17/2013 | ACEVES(R) | @ CLEVELAND | MASTERSON(R) | 6-3 | W | 120 | 8 un | O | 15 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4/18/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ CLEVELAND | MCALLISTER(R) | 6-3 | W | -120 | 8 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4/20/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | SHIELDS(R) | 4-3 | W | -135 | 8 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4/21/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | KANSAS CITY | SANTANA(R) | 2-4 | L | -150 | 8 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4/21/2013 | WEBSTER(R) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 4-5 | L | -150 | 8 un | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4/22/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | OAKLAND | GRIFFIN(R) | 9-6 | W | -130 | 8 un | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4/23/2013 | ACEVES(R) | OAKLAND | COLON(R) | 0-13 | L | -115 | 8.5 ev | O | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4/24/2013 | LESTER(L) | OAKLAND | ANDERSON(L) | 6-5 | W | -155 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4/25/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | HOUSTON | HUMBER(R) | 7-2 | W | -285 | 9 ov | P | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4/26/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | HOUSTON | BEDARD(L) | 7-3 | W | -250 | 8.5 ev | O | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4/27/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | 8-4 | W | -265 | 9.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4/28/2013 | LACKEY(R) | HOUSTON | NORRIS(R) | 6-1 | W | -205 | 9.5 un | U | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4/30/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ TORONTO | MORROW(R) | 7-9 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5/1/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | 5/2/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | @ TORONTO | JOHNSON(R) | | 5/3/2013 | DOUBRONT(L) | @ TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | | 5/4/2013 | LACKEY(R) | @ TEXAS | OGANDO(R) | | 5/5/2013 | LESTER(L) | @ TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | | 5/6/2013 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | MINNESOTA | WORLEY(R) | | 5/7/2013 | DEMPSTER(R) | MINNESOTA | DIAMOND(L) | | 5/8/2013 | | MINNESOTA | | |
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4/17/2013 | HAPP(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 0-7 | L | -125 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4/18/2013 | DICKEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 3-1 | W | -110 | 7.5 ev | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4/19/2013 | MORROW(R) | NY YANKEES | PETTITTE(L) | 4-9 | L | -125 | 8 un | O | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4/20/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | 3-5 | L | +100 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4/21/2013 | JOHNSON(R) | NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 8-4 | W | -150 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4/22/2013 | HAPP(L) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 1-2 | L | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4/23/2013 | DICKEY(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 3-4 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4/24/2013 | MORROW(R) | @ BALTIMORE | STINSON(R) | 6-5 | W | -130 | 8.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4/25/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ NY YANKEES | KURODA(R) | 3-5 | L | 125 | 8 un | P | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4/26/2013 | LAFFEY(L) | @ NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 4-6 | L | 130 | 9 ev | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4/27/2013 | HAPP(L) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 4-5 | L | 135 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4/28/2013 | DICKEY(R) | @ NY YANKEES | HUGHES(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4/30/2013 | MORROW(R) | BOSTON | LESTER(L) | 9-7 | W | +105 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5/1/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | | 5/2/2013 | JOHNSON(R) | BOSTON | DEMPSTER(R) | | 5/3/2013 | HAPP(L) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | 5/4/2013 | DICKEY(R) | SEATTLE | SAUNDERS(L) | | 5/5/2013 | MORROW(R) | SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | | 5/6/2013 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | HELLICKSON(R) | | 5/7/2013 | JOHNSON(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | HERNANDEZ(R) | | 5/8/2013 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | |
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| | | BOSTON: HITTING: OF JACOBY ELLSBURY's 2011 breakout was no fluke. He has real power to complement his elite speed. 2B DUSTIN PEDROIA bounced back from a slow start to finish with career highs in HR and RBI. He benefits from hitting behind Ellsbury. 3B KEVIN YOUKILIS is a huge injury risk. His best seasons are behind him. 1B ADRIAN GONZALEZ wasted no time winning over Boston fans last year, and should hit even more HR in 2012. DH DAVID ORTIZ has put together two straight impressive years after being left for dead in 2009. 2011 Super Bust OF CARL CRAWFORD will bounce back, just not as much as most experts think. Most of the catcher duties will go to C JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA, with C KELLY SHOPPACH getting ABs against lefties. Right field will be filled by former Giants playoff hero CODY ROSS. SS NICK PUNTO replaces Marco Scutaro, who is now in Colorado. 3B MIKE AVILES is a solid hitter with the defensive flexibility to end up with semi-regular ABs. STARTING PITCHING: JON LESTER seems to have leveled off as a very good pitcher instead of ascending into an elite class. He lost some speed on his pitches and got hit a little harder in 2011. Coming off the best season of his up-and-down career, JOSH BECKETT's numbers are bound to regress a bit in 2012. Back problems limited CLAY BUCHHOLZ last season, and he lost some of the zip on his fastball. He'll tally a low ERA and 15+ wins if he can stay healthy. ALFREDO ACEVES was outstanding out of the bullpen last year, and will compete for a rotation spot this year. He was a starter for years in the Mexican League and the minors. Former setup man DANIEL BARD is being converted to a starter, but he may wind up back in the bullpen later on. After Tommy John surgeries, DAISUKE MATSUZAKA is due to return around July, while JOHN LACKEY won't be back until 2013. RELIEF PITCHING: ANDREW BAILEY was a acquired from Oakland in December for a heap of prospects. He's one of the best closers in baseball, and may even be an upgrade from departed Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth. Time will tell how he'll handle the increased scrutiny of playing in Boston. Coming over in a trade for infielder Jed Lowrie, MARK MELANCON was excellent as a closer last season in Houston and should be Bailey's main set-up man in the eighth inning. BOBBY JENKS has ninth-inning experience, but he will be out at least two months coming off a pulmonary embolism. | | TORONTO: HITTING: SS YUNEL ESCOBAR brings a little pop and could score runs in bunches atop a solid lineup. OF JOSE BAUTISTA has simply been the best hitter in baseball the past two seasons. 1B ADAM LIND will have plenty of RBI chances, but his average stinks and he faded late last year. 3B BRETT LAWRIE will be a 30-30 candidate in his prime and he's a solid slugger already. Expect big power numbers but a painful average in C J.P. ARENCIBIA's sophomore season. OF COLBY RASMUS should have his head right this year and could see an uptick in power numbers. 2B KELLY JOHNSON improved his dreadful average after being traded to Toronto. He has great potential as a 20-20 candidate. DH EDWIN ENCARNACION raked at home last season and has the position flexibility to stay in the lineup every day. OF ERIC THAMES will start in left field. Thames has 15-15 potential. OF RAJAI DAVIS' speed makes him worthy of staying in the fourth outfielder role. STARTING PITCHING: He's not really an ace, but RICKY ROMERO is a solid innings-eater at the front of the Jays' staff. He's a low-risk, low-reward starting pitcher. BRANDON MORROW's talent is intriguing. His mid-90s heat and deceptive slider lead to huge strikeout tallies, but also leads to a lot of gopher balls. Questionable conditioning was an issue for BRETT CECIL last year, as he gave up a whopping 37 HR between the majors and Triple-A. He seemed to straighten things out over the second half of last season. HENDERSON ALVAREZ's performance as a 21-year-old gives him an inside track for a rotation spot. He has intriguing upside. DUSTIN McGOWAN returned in September from a 38-month layoff to put himself in the mix for the rotation. His mid-90s gas is still there, giving him 175-K potential. KYLE DRABEK has great potential, but he was a disaster in 2011. He could not command his promising arsenal of pitches, and broke down mentally at times. RELIEF PITCHING: SERGIO SANTOS has unhittable stuff, but will have to battle newcomer FRANCISCO CORDERO as Toronto's closer. Cordero's strikeout rate dropped down to a putrid 5.4 K/9 last year, but he showed great command with a stellar 1.02 WHIP. CASEY JANSSEN was Toronto's most improved pitcher in 2011. He has a sinking fastball, a pretty good K rate and performed quite well against the AL East last season. Prospect JOEL CARRENO, a starter in the minors, is a closer-in-waiting. He was impressive out of the pen after a late-August call-up, and averaged better than a strikeout per inning, albeit with shaky control, in the minors. |
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*Red Sox-Blue Jays Preview* ===========================
By MATT BEARDMORE STATS Writer
Boston (18-7) at Toronto (9-17), 7:07 p.m. EDT
Clay Buchholz is the first Boston Red Sox pitcher in six seasons to win his first five starts.
The right-hander is the only Red Sox starter ever to win six consecutive decisions at Toronto.
Buchholz will try to extend those streaks - and become the majors' first six-game winner - on Wednesday night when the Red Sox seek to bounce back from their first defeat in six games.
After going 0-5 with a 5.62 ERA in his final eight outings of 2012, Buchholz (5-0, 1.19 ERA) is off to a brilliant start for the MLB-best Red Sox (18-8). The right-hander matched his career high for consecutive winning starts by throwing 7 2-3 innings of two-run ball in Thursday's 7-2 win over Houston.
"If he doesn't have his best stuff, he finds a way to get it done," catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia told the Red Sox' official website after Buchholz struck out 10. "... That's what Clay's able to do."
The last Red Sox starter to win his first five starts was Josh Beckett, who opened 7-0 in 2007.
"Last couple of years I've been a slow starter, so it feels good to be out there and have a little bit of confidence early on, and that helps a lot," said Buchholz, who was 7-8 with a 5.19 ERA in April heading into 2013. "Guys are playing well behind me. Things are going right."
Things couldn't have gone much better for Buchholz in his last seven starts in Toronto. He's 6-0 with a 1.27 ERA during that stretch after not earning a decision in his last start there, a 3-2 win on Sept. 15.
The Red Sox are hoping for another solid start from Buchholz north of the border after getting denied a team-record 19th April win on Tuesday, losing 9-7 in the series opener.
"They've got a quick-strike offense and they swung the bats very well tonight," said John Farrell, the Blue Jays' former manager. "They didn't miss pitches when they got them on the plate."
Edwin Encarnacion hit a pair of homers - including the first one into the upper deck at Rogers Centre since 2011 - to help Toronto (10-17) end a season-worst four-game skid and avoid its first 18-loss April.
"Winning a game like this, that's what we need right now," he said.
Wednesday's scheduled starter Mark Buehrle (1-1, 6.35) needs a victory following a rough first month with the club. In his last outing, the veteran southpaw was tagged for a season-high three homers, including a three-run shot by Robinson Cano in a 5-3 loss at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.
"That's the thing about this game that sometimes makes it frustrating," said Buehrle, 28-16 with a 3.23 ERA in 65 May starts. "They get two infield hits, and I put it right where I want to and it's three runs."
Buehrle, 6-8 with a 4.64 ERA lifetime versus Boston, better be careful where he puts the ball against David Ortiz, who is 22 for 61 (.361) with three homers and eight doubles in that matchup.
Since coming off the DL nine games ago, Ortiz has 18 hits in 36 at-bats. He hit his third homer on Tuesday and drove in a season-high four, extending his RBI streak to six.
Encarnacion is 10 for 30 with seven homers and 12 RBIs in an eight-game hitting streak, but he has one hit - a single - in 15 at-bats against Buchholz.
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| Last Updated: 5/2/2024 9:51:38 PM EST. |
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