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| 917 | SEATTLE | -145 | Ov 7.5,-120 | -145 | Ov 8,-105 | | 918 | TORONTO | +135 | Un 7.5,+100 | +135 | Un 8,-115 |
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| All Games | 18-22 | -8.4 | 17-22 | 3.8 | 0.239 | 0.295 | 0.406 | 0.701 | 4.2 | 0.249 | 0.313 | 0.393 | 0.706 | | Road Games | 7-12 | -5 | 10-9 | 3.8 | 0.228 | 0.283 | 0.394 | 0.677 | 5.1 | 0.279 | 0.341 | 0.443 | 0.784 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-17 | -7.3 | 14-16 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.292 | 0.410 | 0.702 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.311 | 0.391 | 0.702 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.6 | 2-5 | 3.1 | 0.227 | 0.286 | 0.365 | 0.651 | 3.3 | 0.257 | 0.321 | 0.361 | 0.682 | | Night Games | 12-19 | -11 | 12-19 | 3.3 | 0.233 | 0.283 | 0.397 | 0.680 | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.314 | 0.395 | 0.710 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.239 | 0.295 | 40 | 1353 | 324 | 58 | 7 | 51 | 0.406 | 139 | 107 | 307 | 19 | 256 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 18 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.228 | 0.283 | 19 | 653 | 149 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 0.394 | 64 | 50 | 149 | 10 | 116 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 7 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.292 | 31 | 1043 | 247 | 48 | 5 | 41 | 0.410 | 109 | 81 | 247 | 16 | 189 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 18 |
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| All Games | 3.60 | 1.378 | 122.7 | 57 | 49 | 112 | 10 | 57 | 108 | 5-12 | 11 | 5 | 68.8% | | Road Games | 4.27 | 1.492 | 59 | 30 | 28 | 63 | 7 | 25 | 42 | 2-8 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
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| All Games | 19-24 | -6.2 | 22-19 | 5.2 | 0.256 | 0.323 | 0.425 | 0.747 | 4.8 | 0.256 | 0.326 | 0.435 | 0.761 | | Home Games | 11-9 | -0.4 | 8-11 | 5.3 | 0.277 | 0.348 | 0.466 | 0.814 | 4.0 | 0.227 | 0.300 | 0.380 | 0.680 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 12-20 | -9 | 16-14 | 5.0 | 0.245 | 0.317 | 0.409 | 0.726 | 4.9 | 0.254 | 0.329 | 0.425 | 0.754 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.4 | 4-3 | 4.9 | 0.253 | 0.324 | 0.402 | 0.726 | 5.0 | 0.241 | 0.287 | 0.496 | 0.783 | | Turf Games | 11-9 | -0.4 | 8-11 | 5.3 | 0.277 | 0.348 | 0.466 | 0.814 | 4.0 | 0.227 | 0.300 | 0.380 | 0.680 | | Night Games | 12-19 | -8.4 | 16-14 | 4.7 | 0.243 | 0.306 | 0.411 | 0.717 | 4.8 | 0.253 | 0.324 | 0.431 | 0.755 |
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| All Games | 5.2 | 0.256 | 0.323 | 43 | 1439 | 369 | 89 | 6 | 47 | 0.425 | 208 | 141 | 326 | 25 | 267 | 40 | 23 | 34 | 17 | | Home Games | 5.3 | 0.277 | 0.348 | 20 | 661 | 183 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 0.466 | 104 | 72 | 123 | 13 | 133 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 11 | | Righty Starters | 5.0 | 0.245 | 0.317 | 32 | 1068 | 262 | 70 | 3 | 33 | 0.409 | 147 | 112 | 251 | 20 | 209 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 17 |
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| All Games | 3.85 | 1.214 | 131 | 62 | 56 | 110 | 17 | 49 | 131 | 5-8 | 6 | 7 | 46.2% | | Home Games | 2.60 | 1.123 | 62.3 | 21 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
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| 5/8/2015 | WALKER(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 4-3 | W | +105 | 7.5 ev | U | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 5/9/2015 | HAPP(L) | OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 7-2 | W | -135 | 7.5 ev | O | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | | 5/10/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | -160 | 7 un | P | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | PAXTON(L) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 11-4 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | WALKER(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 2-4 | L | -140 | 7 ov | U | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | ELIAS(L) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 1-2 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | HAPP(L) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 2-1 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 2-4 | L | -170 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | PAXTON(L) | BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 5-0 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 4-9 | L | 110 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | ELIAS(L) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 4-2 | W | 125 | 8 un | U | 12 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 4-5 | L | 100 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | PAXTON(L) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | | | 5/24/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | ELIAS(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | | | 5/28/2015 | | CLEVELAND | | | | 5/29/2015 | | CLEVELAND | | |
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| 5/8/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 7-0 | W | -135 | 9 ov | U | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | BOSTON | KELLY(R) | 7-1 | W | -115 | 9 un | U | 9 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | | 5/10/2015 | DICKEY(R) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 3-6 | L | +100 | 9 un | P | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 2-5 | L | 115 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 10-2 | W | 120 | 9.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | 5/13/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 1-6 | L | 115 | 8.5 ov | U | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 5/14/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | @ HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-6 | L | -105 | 9 un | O | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | DICKEY(R) | @ HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 4-8 | L | 105 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | @ HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | 5-6 | L | 105 | 9 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/17/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 2-4 | L | 130 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 5/18/2015 | REDMOND(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 10-6 | W | -110 | 9.5 ev | O | 17 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | SANCHEZ(R) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 2-3 | L | -120 | 9.5 ov | U | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 3-4 | L | -125 | 9 un | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | DICKEY(R) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 8-4 | W | +100 | 8.5 ov | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | ESTRADA(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | BUEHRLE(L) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | | | 5/24/2015 | STROMAN(R) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | HUTCHISON(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | | 5/26/2015 | DICKEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | | | 5/27/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | | 5/29/2015 | | @ MINNESOTA | | |
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| |  | SEATTLE: SEATTLE (AP) - Robinson Cano is one of the few on the Seattle Mariners roster who can speak with certainty about the playoffs. In his previous stop, Cano played in the postseason seven times and hoisted one World Series trophy.
When Cano looks at the roster the Mariners have put together for the 2015 season, he sees familiar traits.
''On paper we look like world champions,'' Cano said. ''But hopefully, God help us, we stay healthy and it's not how we look on paper, we have to go out and prove it every day.''
This time it's different for Seattle. Before the season begins the Mariners are viewed as favorites in the AL West.
It's been a rarity for most of Seattle's history for the Mariners to be the favorites and when they have been, they typically fell short. That's what makes this season equal parts exciting and concerning. They could be the team that reignites the fire in Seattle fans, or one that provides another disappointment.
''There's more of a buzz around the team from an outside perspective. Internally, we expected a lot out of ourselves last year and we did that for the most part, obviously coming one game short,'' third baseman Kyle Seager said. ''But this year it's a different feeling in the locker room. There's more of a confidence. There's more of a general trust in the guy next to you and confidence in the guy next to you.''
Cano's signing a year ago brought validity to what Seattle was trying to create. That was supplemented by the development of Seager into an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, and the best pitching staff in baseball led by AL Cy Young runner-up Felix Hernandez.
But it wasn't enough. The Mariners ended one-game short. Getting to 87 wins was a surprising achievement but left Seattle wanting more.
The Mariners have created a roster that has Cano optimistic about what Seattle can accomplish. Nelson Cruz, the major league leader in homers last season, adds punch and protection in the middle of the lineup. The Mariners upgraded their outfield with the additions of Justin Ruggiano and Seth Smith and the late signing of Rickie Weeks.
And while Hernandez remains the ace, Seattle's pitching staff could be even better because of youngsters James Paxton and Taijuan Walker.
''With the additions we made this offseason and guys getting that experience last year, being in a little bit of a race, I think this team's prepped and ready to make a run at the postseason,'' Paxton said.
Here are things to watch as Seattle looks to reach the postseason for the first time since 2001:
CRUZ CONTROL: The addition of Cruz is a massive upgrade for Seattle's offense. While with Baltimore, Cruz was the only hitter in baseball to reach 40 homers last season, and while that came in the friendly hitting confines of Camden Yards he's always been a strong hitter at Safeco Field. One of Cruz's biggest impacts is the trickle down on Seattle's lineup. He'll hit behind Cano and in front of Seager and no longer leaves the cleanup spot in Seattle's order a gaping hole.
GOOD TO BE THE KING: Hernandez is already driven by the desire to make the postseason. He may have gotten just a little more motivation by finishing second in the Cy Young voting to Cleveland's Corey Kluber. He set a major league record last season when he pitched 16 straight games of seven or more innings while allowing two earned runs or less. It was a brilliant stretch from May to early August, but wasn't good enough to get Seattle to the postseason or win the Cy Young.
PLATOON OR NO PLATOON: How manager Lloyd McClendon handles his situations in right and left field will be worth watching early in the season. Ultimately, it's a good thing for Seattle to have as many options as it does at those positions with Smith and Ruggiano in right field and Dustin Ackley and Weeks in left field. With the strengths of each player, it's likely Smith and Ackley will  right-handed pitching and Weeks and Ruggiano against lefties. McClendon has said he doesn't view either situation as a platoon.
BEST BULLPEN: Fernando Rodney was the anchor of the best bullpen in baseball last year. He led baseball in saves with 48, but he was just part of what made Seattle successful late in games. Most of that bullpen crew is back, and for as good as Seattle's starters are expected to be, its relievers need to be equal to last season if the Mariners are going to match their expectations. | | 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 (SEATTLE-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Mariners-Blue Jays Preview* ============================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Seattle (18-21) at Toronto (18-24), 7:07 p.m. EDT
Felix Hernandez is healthy enough for the chance to bounce back from his first defeat of the season and avoid another rough outing against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Still in position to become the majors' first seven-game winner, Hernandez looks to get back on track when the Seattle Mariners visit the Blue Jays on Friday night.
Neither Hernandez (6-1, 2.30 ERA) nor manager Lloyd McClendon blamed an ankle the ace tweaked in the sixth of Saturday's 4-2 loss to Boston for him walking three and allowing two runs in his last inning of work. The right-hander gave up season highs of four runs and four walks along with seven hits as Seattle (18-22) lost for the first time in his eight starts.
"He's only human," McClendon told MLB's official website. "We think he's Superman sometimes, but he's only human."
McClendon declared Hernandez physically fine to make this start shortly after his previous one.
But even when healthy, Hernandez has had his issues with the Blue Jays (19-24).
He's gone 5-6 in 13 starts with a 4.80 ERA that's his highest against any opponent he has faced more than once. Since the start of 2011, four of the 15 games in which Hernandez has been tagged for at least six runs have come against the Blue Jays. He allowed eight runs - four earned - in 4 2-3 innings of a 10-2 loss Sept. 23 in the last matchup, falling to 1-2 with a 5.94 ERA at Toronto over the past three seasons.
Losers in five of eight, the Mariners hope turn things around after falling 5-4 at Baltimore on Thursday. Brad Miller, Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager each had two hits for Seattle, which rallied from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game before the Orioles scored in the eighth.
The Mariners are batting .158 with runners in scoring position over the past eight games after going 3 for 15 on Thursday and stranding a season-high 13.
"We really battled," McClendon said. "Just couldn't come through. ... We just couldn't really get the big hit to really put us over the hump."
Miller is batting .387 in the last nine contests and is 10 for 22 in eight career games versus Toronto.
Following Thursday's 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels, the Blue Jays will try to win two straight for the first time since a three-game run May 6-9.
Edwin Encarnacion's only hit in his last 10 at-bats went for a three-run homer Thursday. He's 4 for 20 with a home run versus Hernandez.
Jose Bautista also is 1 for 10 in the last three games, but he has seven hits in his last 14 at-bats against Hernandez with two homers.
Toronto is looking to avoid a fourth loss in as many starts by Marco Estrada (1-2, 3.55) since he joined the rotation. He's failed to last past the fifth inning in the first three, going 0-2 with a 5.52 ERA.
"I've got to go deeper in games," the right-hander said. "That's all I'm thinking about, going six-plus."
Estrada has yielded five homers in three starts after allowing a major league-high 29 in 2014.
Though Estrada has never faced the Mariners, recently acquired catcher Welington Castillo has homered four times in 21 at-bats against him.
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