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| 919 | BALTIMORE | +130 | Ov 8.5,-110 | +120 | Ov 8.5,-125 | | 920 | TORONTO | -140 | Un 8.5,-110 | -130 | Un 8.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 9-9 | +1 | 8-9 | 4.3 | 0.267 | 0.315 | 4.3 | 0.278 | 0.336 | | Road Games | 5-5 | +1.5 | 7-3 | 5.6 | 0.296 | 0.352 | 5.1 | 0.297 | 0.352 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-6 | +3 | 7-6 | 4.9 | 0.281 | 0.332 | 4.1 | 0.265 | 0.328 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.6 | 4-2 | 5.0 | 0.280 | 0.335 | 4.6 | 0.272 | 0.346 | | Night Games | 4-4 | +0.2 | 3-4 | 4.0 | 0.275 | 0.321 | 3.5 | 0.247 | 0.311 | | Division | 8-7 | +1.6 | 6-8 | 4.3 | 0.273 | 0.318 | 3.9 | 0.267 | 0.332 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.267 | 0.315 | 18 | 632 | 169 | 49 | 10 | 0.02 | 76 | 44 | 134 | 8 | 126 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 7 | | Road Games | 5.6 | 0.296 | 0.352 | 10 | 361 | 107 | 32 | 6 | 0.02 | 56 | 31 | 74 | 5 | 73 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.9 | 0.281 | 0.332 | 14 | 501 | 141 | 40 | 7 | 0.01 | 68 | 38 | 102 | 6 | 102 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 7 |
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| All Games | 3.09 | 1.320 | 58.3 | 23 | 20 | 57 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 3-1 | 6 | 2 | 75% | | Road Games | 3.13 | 1.389 | 31.7 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| All Games | 10-9 | +0.9 | 10-9 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.313 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.331 | | Home Games | 3-3 | -1.2 | 4-2 | 4.5 | 0.241 | 0.305 | 4.0 | 0.266 | 0.330 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-6 | +2.8 | 7-7 | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.319 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.328 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 4-3 | 5.3 | 0.283 | 0.361 | 4.3 | 0.232 | 0.341 | | Turf Games | 3-3 | -1.2 | 4-2 | 4.5 | 0.241 | 0.305 | 4.0 | 0.266 | 0.330 | | Night Games | 6-5 | +0.8 | 6-5 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.317 | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.333 | | Division | 5-5 | +1.2 | 5-5 | 3.6 | 0.224 | 0.286 | 3.6 | 0.255 | 0.324 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.313 | 19 | 645 | 154 | 49 | 18 | 0.03 | 73 | 70 | 133 | 8 | 135 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 19 | | Home Games | 4.5 | 0.241 | 0.305 | 6 | 195 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 0.04 | 25 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.319 | 14 | 479 | 116 | 33 | 11 | 0.02 | 56 | 54 | 98 | 8 | 100 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
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| All Games | 3.90 | 1.392 | 64.7 | 30 | 28 | 51 | 5 | 39 | 71 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 75% | | Home Games | 1.96 | 1.174 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/8/2014 | CHEN(L) | @ NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 14-5 | W | -105 | 9 ov | O | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | 4/9/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 5-4 | W | 155 | 8 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | | 4/11/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | TORONTO | MCGOWAN(R) | 0-2 | L | -150 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 4/12/2014 | NORRIS(R) | TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 2-1 | W | -110 | 9 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 4/13/2014 | JIMENEZ(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 3-11 | L | +100 | 9 un | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | | 4/14/2014 | CHEN(L) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 7-1 | W | +105 | 8 ov | P | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 4/16/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 3-0 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | | 4/18/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | @ BOSTON | LACKEY(R) | 8-4 | W | 115 | 7.5 ov | O | 15 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | | 4/19/2014 | NORRIS(R) | @ BOSTON | DOUBRONT(L) | 2-4 | L | 125 | 9 un | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 4/20/2014 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | PEAVY(R) | 5-6 | L | 145 | 8 un | O | 12 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 4/21/2014 | CHEN(L) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 7-6 | W | 145 | 8 un | O | 10 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 4/22/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | | | 4/23/2014 | TILLMAN(R) | @ TORONTO | MCGOWAN(R) | | | 4/24/2014 | NORRIS(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | | | 4/25/2014 | JIMENEZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | | | 4/26/2014 | CHEN(L) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | | | 4/27/2014 | GONZALEZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | SHIELDS(R) | | | 4/29/2014 | | PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 4/8/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | HOUSTON | OBERHOLTZER(L) | 5-2 | W | -210 | 9.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 4/9/2014 | MORROW(R) | HOUSTON | HARRELL(R) | 7-3 | W | -205 | 9 ov | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | 4/10/2014 | DICKEY(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 4-6 | L | -200 | 9 un | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 4/11/2014 | MCGOWAN(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 2-0 | W | 140 | 8.5 un | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | 4/12/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 1-2 | L | 100 | 9 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 4/13/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 11-3 | W | -110 | 9 un | O | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 4/15/2014 | MORROW(R) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 9-3 | W | -125 | 7.5 ov | O | 14 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | | 4/17/2014 | DICKEY(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 0-7 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | | 4/17/2014 | MCGOWAN(R) | @ MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | 5-9 | L | -130 | 8 un | O | 8 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | | 4/18/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ CLEVELAND | MASTERSON(R) | 3-2 | W | 130 | 7.5 ev | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | | 4/19/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 5-0 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | 4/20/2014 | MORROW(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 4-6 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 4/22/2014 | DICKEY(R) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 4/23/2014 | MCGOWAN(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 4/24/2014 | HUTCHISON(R) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | | 4/25/2014 | BUEHRLE(L) | BOSTON | PEAVY(R) | | | 4/26/2014 | MORROW(R) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | | | 4/27/2014 | DICKEY(R) | BOSTON | LESTER(L) | | | 4/29/2014 | | @ KANSAS CITY | | |
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| |  | BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - The transformation of the Baltimore Orioles clubhouse under manager Buck Showalter is complete.
No longer do the Orioles hope to win. They expect it.
When Showalter took over in July 2010, he inherited a team with the worst record in the majors. Having gone without a winning season since 1997, Baltimore could only hope Showalter's knack for orchestrating quick turnarounds would take hold in a town that had switched its allegiance from baseball to football.
By 2012, the Orioles were back. Baltimore won 93 games, beat Texas in the wild-card matchup and took the New York Yankees to the limit before falling in the AL division series.
After missing the postseason last year, the Orioles are poised for a return. They maintained the nucleus of a team that went 85-77 and was in contention to the final week, then added right-handed starter Ubaldo Jimenez and slugger Nelson Cruz to an already potent lineup that led the majors in home runs in 2013.
''When you have talent, you have confidence,'' right fielder Nick Markakis said. ''Put them together and good things usually happen. We've got that right now. We know we have a good team and we're going to roll with it.''
Although Jimenez and Cruz didn't come aboard until after the start of spring training, Showalter never wavered in his belief that the Orioles would challenge the defending champion Boston Red Sox and retooled Yankees in the AL East.
''I felt that way whether or not we added Nelson and Jimenez,'' he said. ''That's a poor reflection on me and my staff if we thought we needed more to win.''
| | TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - All winter long, the Blue Jays' primary concern was upgrading the starting pitching. The biggest story in Toronto this spring, though, is the one about the free agent arm that got away.
After months of inaction, the Blue Jays thought they'd landed right-hander Ervin Santana on a one-year deal in early March. But when injury concerns flared up in Atlanta, Santana signed a similar deal with the Braves instead.
''I think it's pretty obvious we were involved, it didn't work out. I'm trying to take the high road here,'' general manager Alex Anthopoulos said after Santana turned him down, saying he'd rather pitch in a spacious National League park than face AL East foes in Toronto's hitter-friendly dome.
Anthopoulos, who'd previously come ''extremely close'' to acquiring a starter through trade, must now start the season with almost the same staff he took north last year. Right-handed knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young winner, will be the opening-day starter again, while left-hander Mark Buehrle gets the third slot.
But none of the other three leading contenders, right-handers Brandon Morrow and Drew Hutchison, and left-hander J.A. Happ, have ever pitched 200 innings, and all three are coming off injuries. Morrow was limited to 10 starts last year by a nerve problem in his forearm, Hutchison hasn't pitched in the majors since elbow surgery in 2012, and Happ missed most of 2013 after being hit in the head by a line drive. Happ dimmed his own chances with an awful spring.
Santana, who has topped the 200-inning mark five times, would have given the Blue Jays valuable depth. Without him, there's more chance they'll need starts from touted but untested youngsters like Kyle Drabek, Sean Nolin, and Marcus Stroman.
Still, a confident Dickey insisted Santana would have been more ''bonus'' than ''necessity'' to Toronto. ''I feel like we have what we need,'' he said.
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (BALTIMORE-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Orioles-Blue Jays Preview* ===========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Baltimore (8-9) at Toronto (10-9), 7:07 p.m. EDT
The Toronto Blue Jays hoped R.A. Dickey would be in for a bounce-back year after a disappointing first season with the club. So far, however, 2014 has been even worse.
A matchup Tuesday night with the Baltimore Orioles could be trouble for the struggling knuckleballer given the more patient approach by some of Baltimore's top sluggers.
Dickey (1-3, 6.26 ERA) has given up at least five runs in all three losses. He needed 112 pitches to get through a season-worst 4 1-3 innings in a 7-0 defeat at Minnesota on Thursday with all five runs charged against him coming in the fifth.
The right-hander also issued five walks and is averaging 5.9 per nine innings after entering the season with a 2.8 career rate.
"It's been moving an awful lot, more so than I've seen in the past even, so I think that's a contributing factor to the walks," catcher Josh Thole said of Dickey's knuckeball.
Figuring things out versus the Orioles could prove to be difficult after Dickey was 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in three starts against them last season. He surrendered five homers and 10 walks in 18 2-3 innings.
Toronto (10-9), which returns home from a 5-4 trip, meets a Baltimore (9-9) squad that salvaged a four-game split in Boston with a 7-6 victory Monday.
After leading the majors with 212 home runs last season, the Orioles are homerless in five of their last six games but are batting .290 during that stretch. Their 10 home runs this season are the second-fewest in baseball.
Chris Davis, Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy combined for 111 homers in 2013, but Davis and Jones have just one each while Hardy has none. Davis' homer came in an 11-3 loss on April 13 to the Blue Jays, who took two of three from the Orioles in that series.
However, Davis and Jones both boast improved on-base percentages, with Jones going 10 for 21 during a five-game hitting streak. Jones is also batting .366 with 14 homers in 39 games against Toronto since the start of the 2012 season, but is just 3 for 16 all-time against Dickey.
Davis is averaging a walk per 6.4 plate appearances after drawing one every 9.4 last season. He has reached base in a career high-matching 17 straight games.
"This year, obviously not quite as hot as I was last year," said Davis, who recorded seven home runs and 19 RBIs against Toronto last season, to the team's website. "But getting a chance to see a lot of pitches, being patient, which is not something that I'm used to."
Toronto squandered a chance at its first sweep of the season with a 6-4 loss in Cleveland on Sunday. The Blue Jays held a two-run lead entering the bottom of the sixth but reliever Aaron Loup walked the bases full before giving up a three-run double. They issued six walks for the game and have walked 81 on the season, among the most in baseball.
Jose Reyes was 2 for 5 in his second game since returning from a strained left hamstring suffered in the season opener. He's hit safely in 14 of 15 career games versus Baltimore with seven doubles.
Jose Bautista has reached base in all 19 games this season, while Melky Cabrera has recorded at least one hit in all but one contest with a .563 slugging percentage.
Those three are a combined 3 for 22 off Baltimore starter Miguel Gonzalez (1-1, 6.28). He yielded three hits over five innings in a 3-0 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday after allowing 10 runs in his first two outings.
The right-hander is 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA in seven starts versus Toronto.
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