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| 965 | BALTIMORE | +130 | Ov 8.5,-120 | +115 | Ov 8.5,-125 | | 966 | TORONTO | -140 | Un 8.5,+100 | -125 | Un 8.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 7-6 | +1.2 | 7-5 | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.328 | 0.460 | 0.789 | 4.6 | 0.224 | 0.312 | 0.377 | 0.689 | | Road Games | 4-3 | +1.6 | 3-4 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.298 | 0.403 | 0.701 | 3.3 | 0.208 | 0.325 | 0.322 | 0.647 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1 | 4.5 | 0.308 | 0.338 | 0.523 | 0.861 | 7.5 | 0.301 | 0.338 | 0.452 | 0.790 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.4 | 3-4 | 4.4 | 0.298 | 0.345 | 0.472 | 0.818 | 4.0 | 0.212 | 0.301 | 0.344 | 0.646 | | Night Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 3-3 | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.318 | 0.422 | 0.740 | 3.6 | 0.179 | 0.272 | 0.330 | 0.602 | | Division | 7-6 | +1.2 | 7-5 | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.328 | 0.460 | 0.789 | 4.6 | 0.224 | 0.312 | 0.377 | 0.689 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.328 | 13 | 430 | 117 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 0.460 | 59 | 36 | 113 | 5 | 81 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | | Road Games | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.298 | 7 | 226 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0.403 | 26 | 19 | 61 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | | Lefty Starters | 4.5 | 0.308 | 0.338 | 2 | 65 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.523 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| All Games | 4.63 | 1.200 | 46.7 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 80% | | Road Games | 3.47 | 1.114 | 23.3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 6-7 | -2.7 | 7-5 | 5.4 | 0.244 | 0.310 | 0.409 | 0.719 | 4.7 | 0.244 | 0.326 | 0.422 | 0.749 | | Home Games | 2-5 | -5 | 3-4 | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 0.428 | 0.744 | 4.9 | 0.243 | 0.332 | 0.406 | 0.738 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 3-7 | -5.7 | 4-5 | 4.6 | 0.216 | 0.289 | 0.359 | 0.648 | 4.6 | 0.241 | 0.326 | 0.398 | 0.724 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -5 | 3-4 | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 0.428 | 0.744 | 4.9 | 0.243 | 0.332 | 0.406 | 0.738 | | Turf Games | 2-5 | -5 | 3-4 | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 0.428 | 0.744 | 4.9 | 0.243 | 0.332 | 0.406 | 0.738 | | Night Games | 2-6 | -5.3 | 4-3 | 4.2 | 0.218 | 0.276 | 0.355 | 0.631 | 4.7 | 0.242 | 0.336 | 0.424 | 0.760 | | Division | 5-5 | -0.5 | 5-4 | 5.5 | 0.231 | 0.298 | 0.365 | 0.663 | 4.3 | 0.235 | 0.317 | 0.410 | 0.727 |
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| All Games | 5.4 | 0.244 | 0.310 | 13 | 435 | 106 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0.409 | 64 | 42 | 93 | 5 | 76 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 9 | | Home Games | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 7 | 229 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0.428 | 32 | 24 | 43 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.216 | 0.289 | 10 | 329 | 71 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0.359 | 41 | 34 | 78 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
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| All Games | 3.59 | 1.175 | 47.7 | 20 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 50% | | Home Games | 2.96 | 1.281 | 27.3 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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| 4/7/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 6-5 | W | -110 | 7 ov | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/8/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 0-2 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 4/10/2015 | NORRIS(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 5-12 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | | 4/11/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 7-1 | W | -110 | 8 un | P | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 4/12/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 7-10 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | CHEN(L) | NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 5-6 | L | -110 | 7.5 ev | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 4-3 | W | -110 | 8 un | U | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | 4/15/2015 | NORRIS(R) | NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | 7-5 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 2-3 | L | 135 | 9 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 4/18/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 4-1 | W | 120 | 8.5 un | U | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 8-3 | W | 130 | 8 ov | O | 15 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 4/20/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ BOSTON | MASTERSON(R) | 1-7 | L | 115 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | NORRIS(R) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 4/22/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 4/23/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | CHEN(L) | BOSTON | MASTERSON(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | NORRIS(R) | BOSTON | MILEY(L) | | | 4/27/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 4/28/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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| 4/8/2015 | DICKEY(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 3-4 | L | 115 | 6.5 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | 4/9/2015 | NORRIS(L) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 6-3 | W | -130 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 4/10/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 12-5 | W | 105 | 8.5 ov | O | 16 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | | 4/11/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 1-7 | L | 100 | 8 un | P | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 4/12/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 10-7 | W | 105 | 8 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/13/2015 | DICKEY(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 1-2 | L | -130 | 8.5 ov | U | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | NORRIS(L) | TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | 2-3 | L | -145 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 12-7 | W | -135 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 2-4 | L | +100 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 7-8 | L | -155 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | DICKEY(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 6-5 | W | -170 | 8 ov | O | 13 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | NORRIS(L) | ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 2-5 | L | -170 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | | 4/22/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | | 4/23/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | DICKEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | SMYLY(L) | | | 4/25/2015 | NORRIS(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | | | | 4/26/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | | @ BOSTON | | | | 4/28/2015 | | @ BOSTON | | |
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| |  | BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.'' | | TORONTO: TORONTO (AP) - The upcoming season for the Toronto Blue Jays seems destined to be defined by the one young pitcher who'll miss it and the two even younger guys who'll try to replace him.
Toronto's plans for ending baseball's longest active playoff drought took a serious hit when Marcus Stroman suffered a season-ending knee injury in spring training.
The second-year right-hander tore a ligament when his knee buckled as he backed off a bunt during a pregame fielding drill. He's out for the year after undergoing surgery.
''It's tough,'' Stroman said. ''I just feel like I let my team down. I've worked harder than I ever had this offseason.''
The injury changed Toronto's thinking about 22-year-old right-hander Aaron Sanchez, who might have been closing games rather than starting them if Stroman was still healthy, and 21-year-old lefty Daniel Norris, the van-dwelling surfer dude.
The two pitchers now look likely to get their shot in Toronto's rotation, slotting in behind 200-inning workhorses R.A Dickey and Mark Buehrle, and 24-year-old right-hander Drew Hutchison.
How successful they are could well determine what happens to the Blue Jays, out of the postseason since winning their second straight World Series in 1993 and the only team that hasn't reached the playoffs this century.
''We may have to rely on a young guy who may not be proven,'' manager John Gibbons said. ''Stro was a baby, too, but a special guy.''
Sanchez has already shown signs that he could also be special. He excelled out of the bullpen in 24 games last season, posting three saves and a 1.09 ERA in 33 innings, striking out 27 while walking nine and holding opponents to a .128 average.
With the increased demands of a starting role lying ahead, the hard-throwing Sanchez has spent this spring refining his slider.
''With the way he throws, it could turn into a big strikeout pitch for him,'' Gibbons said.
The Blue Jays are also high on Norris, currently better known for spending his winters searching for prime surfing spots while living out of a 1978 Volkswagen camper van nicknamed ''Shaggy.''
''He's a different bird,'' Gibbons said. ''Anytime you live in a van, I wouldn't say that's normal.''
Norris had an abnormal 2014 season, rising from Class A to the majors after going 12-2 with a 2.53 ERA at three minor league stops. He underwent elbow surgery last October to remove bone spurs, and expects to be better this year than the pitcher who made five appearances for the Blue Jays in September.
''He's a student of the game,'' Gibbons said. ''He's a very smart kid and he's grounded. He's got the most important thing: He's got a great arm.''
After Jose Reyes and the Blue Jays went 83-79, here's what else to watch as they try to move up:
MIGHTY MIGUEL: Sanchez and Norris aren't the only impressive young arms expected to break camp with the Blue Jays. Right-hander Miguel Castro, 20, didn't allow a run in his first five spring appearances, striking out eight and walking none while allowing three hits over nine innings. A hard thrower who stands an imposing 6-foot-5, Castro has put himself in position to jump from Class A, where he went 8-3 with a 2.68 ERA last season, all the way to the majors. ''He looks like a seasoned vet out there, under control, very relaxed,'' Gibbons said.
NEW GUYS, NEW FOCUS: Toronto strengthened its lineup over the winter by signing free agent catcher Russell Martin to a five-year, $82 million contract and acquiring All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson from Oakland. Slugger Jose Bautista has praised the newcomers for making a difference in the clubhouse with their winning pedigree and intense focus. ''We need something along those lines here every now and then,'' Bautista said. ''It's good to have guys to whom winning matters.''
BLOCKING THE PLATE: Adding Martin gave the Blue Jays a logjam at catcher, where incumbent Dioner Navarro is signed through 2015 and Josh Thole is Dickey's knuckleball specialist. Martin has worked hard this spring to prove he can handle Dickey's floater, which could mean Thole is ticketed for Triple-A. Or, Toronto may yet trade the switch-hitting Navarro to open room at DH for Edwin Encarnacion, who has been slowed this spring by a balky back and may not be able to handle regular duty at first base. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (BALTIMORE-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Orioles-Blue Jays Preview* ===========================
By JUSTIN EINHORN STATS Senior Editor
Baltimore (7-5) at Toronto (6-7), 7:07 p.m. EDT
Amid a disappointing homestand, the Toronto Blue Jays could use Jose Reyes back in the lineup - particularly with how he's pestered the Baltimore Orioles.
Toronto's last series win came against Baltimore behind the play of Reyes, who may return Tuesday night following his club's only day of rest through the first month of the season.
It seems like the Blue Jays (6-7) needed a break. They are 2-5 on a 10-game homestand, and both middle infielders are battling injuries.
Rookie second baseman Devon Travis left Sunday's 5-2 loss to Atlanta, and Reyes missed a third straight game due to a cracked rib. The injury may prevent the switch-hitting Reyes from batting left-handed for now, though Toronto hopes the extra day off has provided the shortstop enough recovery time to get back on the field.
"I think the plan is, Tuesday should be good to go," manager John Gibbons told MLB's official website. "He's feeling a little better. He's probably going to hit right-handed, see how that goes, maybe buy him some time that way."
Reyes is a career .354 hitter versus the Orioles and has hit safely in 10 straight against them while batting .436. He was 7 for 12 with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs when these teams met April 10-12 in Baltimore, with the Blue Jays winning two of three.
Travis had a three-run double in a 10-7 win in that series finale, part of a surprising start for the relatively unheralded 24-year-old who leads the team with a .356 average and 12 RBIs. Similar to Reyes, Travis hurt his rib when he was hit by a pitch Sunday, but the injury is only a bruise.
"There's no crack in his rib, which is a great thing," Gibbons said. "We'll see with a day off, he's a tough kid."
Gibbons' club played 12 straight days before resting Monday, and Toronto won't get another day off until May 7.
The Orioles (7-6) are in the middle of playing 13 consecutive days, though their most recent one ended fairly early Monday. They lost 7-1 at Boston in a rain-shortened, 6 1/2-inning game.
Still, Baltimore pitchers surrendered just five hits, and the only team to total more than eight against them is the Blue Jays, who did it twice. The first of those games was started by Bud Norris (0-1, 12.38 ERA), who seeks a much better performance in a rematch with Mark Buehrle (2-0, 3.75).
Norris was ripped for eight runs and seven hits in three-plus innings of that 12-5 defeat after previously being 4-0 with a 2.36 ERA against Toronto. Buehrle had been 1-5 with a 6.25 ERA against Baltimore since joining the Jays but allowed two runs in six innings.
The left-hander was given 11 runs of support that day and in a 12-7 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday, when he gave up three runs in six innings.
Adam Jones homered, doubled and singled off Buehrle to increase his average against him to .412. The All-Star center fielder's 4-for-4 effort that day sparked a nine-game hitting streak during which he had five homers and 14 RBIs, but he went hitless Monday.
Toronto's top sluggers are scuffling. Edwin Encarnacion has gone 10 games without homering while batting .132. Jose Bautista has three hits in his last 27 at-bats, though they were all home runs.
Bautista doubled and singled off Norris earlier this month after previously being 1 for 13 against him.
Norris was better Wednesday in a 7-5 win over the New York Yankees, giving up three runs and five hits in five innings.
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