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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 5/23/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
SEATTLE  PAXTON )
 
TORONTO  BUEHRLE )
+1.5  -170

-1.5  +150
+130

-140

8.5un
 
3
Final
2

SEATTLE (19 - 22) at TORONTO (19 - 25)
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Saturday, 5/23/2015 1:05 PM
JAMES PAXTON (L) vs. MARK BUEHRLE (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
963SEATTLE+100Ov 8.5,-115+130Ov 8.5,+100
964TORONTO-110Un 8.5,-105-140Un 8.5,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SEATTLE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games19-22-7.417-233.80.2380.2950.4060.7014.20.2480.3130.3940.707
Road Games8-12-410-103.80.2260.2830.3940.6774.90.2770.3390.4440.782
vs Left-handed Starters4-5-1.13-63.60.2480.3070.3900.6974.90.2690.3210.4010.722
Past 7 Games4-3+0.62-53.60.2230.2850.3910.6753.40.2450.3080.3580.666
Turf Games1-0+10-14.00.1870.2780.4060.6843.00.2260.2940.4520.746
Day Games6-3+2.65-35.40.2600.3330.4360.7694.60.2410.3110.3860.696
SEATTLE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2380.295411385330608520.4061431113132026131283319
Road Games3.80.2260.28320685155226270.3946854155111211811228
Lefty Starters3.60.2480.307931077102100.3903026603677760
SEATTLE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.681.388124.7595111511581085-1212570.6%
Road Games4.431.50961323066826422-88372.7%

TORONTO - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games19-25-7.222-205.10.2560.3220.4250.7474.80.2540.3250.4340.759
Home Games11-10-1.48-125.20.2750.3460.4650.8114.00.2250.2990.3810.680
vs Left-handed Starters7-4+2.86-55.60.2880.3400.4690.8094.50.2600.3180.4620.779
Past 7 Games2-5-3.43-44.70.2520.3240.4290.7534.40.2220.2810.4570.738
Turf Games11-10-1.48-125.20.2750.3460.4650.8114.00.2250.2990.3810.680
Day Games7-5+2.26-56.40.2880.3620.4590.8214.90.2640.3300.4450.776
TORONTO - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.10.2560.322441470376906490.4252111443342627143233418
Home Games5.20.2750.34621692190453270.465107751311413724111712
Lefty Starters5.60.2880.34011371107193140.46961297555815380
TORONTO - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.791.203133625611017501325-86746.2%
Home Games2.521.10464.3211850721602-23260%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SEATTLE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/9/2015HAPP(L)OAKLANDHAHN(R)7-2W-1357.5 evO1012110124
5/10/2015HERNANDEZ(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)4-3W-1607 unP560641
5/12/2015PAXTON(L)SAN DIEGOKENNEDY(R)11-4W-1357.5 unO15716110
5/13/2015WALKER(R)SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R)2-4L-1407 ovU9101861
5/14/2015ELIAS(L)BOSTONKELLY(R)1-2L-1107.5 unU77110110
5/15/2015HAPP(L)BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)2-1W-1107.5 unU530750
5/16/2015HERNANDEZ(R)BOSTONPORCELLO(R)2-4L-1706.5 unU550890
5/17/2015PAXTON(L)BOSTONWRIGHT(R)5-0W-1307.5 unU850560
5/19/2015WALKER(R)@ BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)4-9L1108.5 ovO6611370
5/20/2015ELIAS(L)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L)4-2W1258 unU12801060
5/21/2015HAPP(L)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)4-5L1008 ovO10131671
5/22/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ TORONTOESTRADA(R)4-3W-1508 evU650740
5/23/2015PAXTON(L)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L) 
5/24/2015WALKER(R)@ TORONTOSANCHEZ(R) 
5/25/2015ELIAS(L)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R) 
5/26/2015HAPP(L)@ TAMPA BAYCOLOME(R) 
5/27/2015HERNANDEZ(R)@ TAMPA BAYARCHER(R) 
5/28/2015PAXTON(L)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
5/29/2015 CLEVELAND  
5/30/2015 CLEVELAND  

TORONTO - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/9/2015HUTCHISON(R)BOSTONKELLY(R)7-1W-1159 unU9111892
5/10/2015DICKEY(R)BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)3-6L+1009 unP860740
5/11/2015ESTRADA(R)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)2-5L1158.5 ovU861860
5/12/2015BUEHRLE(L)@ BALTIMORETILLMAN(R)10-2W1209.5 unO1371533
5/13/2015SANCHEZ(R)@ BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)1-6L1158.5 ovU4619100
5/14/2015HUTCHISON(R)@ HOUSTONHERNANDEZ(R)4-6L-1059 unO731870
5/15/2015DICKEY(R)@ HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)4-8L1058.5 unO8601140
5/16/2015ESTRADA(R)@ HOUSTONFELDMAN(R)5-6L1059 unO660861
5/17/2015BUEHRLE(L)@ HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)2-4L1308.5 unU880641
5/18/2015REDMOND(R)LA ANGELSWILSON(L)10-6W-1109.5 evO171001270
5/19/2015SANCHEZ(R)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)2-3L-1209.5 ovU450661
5/20/2015HUTCHISON(R)LA ANGELSWEAVER(R)3-4L-1259 unU541880
5/21/2015DICKEY(R)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)8-4W+1008.5 ovO1060521
5/22/2015ESTRADA(R)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)3-4L+1408 evU740650
5/23/2015BUEHRLE(L)SEATTLEPAXTON(L) 
5/24/2015SANCHEZ(R)SEATTLEWALKER(R) 
5/25/2015HUTCHISON(R)CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L) 
5/26/2015DICKEY(R)CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L) 
5/27/2015ESTRADA(R)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R) 
5/29/2015 @ MINNESOTA  
5/30/2015 @ MINNESOTA  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (SEATTLE-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Mariners-Blue Jays Preview* ============================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Seattle (18-22) at Toronto (19-24), 1:07 p.m. EDT

James Paxton has pitched well over the last few weeks and has looked especially untouchable in his last two outings.

He was far from that in his only previous game in his home country, but gets a chance to redeem himself Saturday when he takes the mound for the Seattle Mariners against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Paxton (2-2, 3.59 ERA) has logged four straight quality starts and owns the majors' longest active scoreless streak at 20 innings, which is also a personal high. He's won back-to-back games and completed a career-best eight innings in a 5-0 victory against Boston on Sunday.

"He's pretty good, eh?" manager Lloyd McClendon told MLB's official website. "I don't think there's really been a big change. It's just been a matter of finding his groove."

A native of Ladner, British Columbia, Paxton gave up a career-high nine runs along with seven hits and six walks over 2 2-3 innings in a 14-4 road loss at Toronto on Sept. 22. That outing is part of a six-start road winless stretch for Paxton, who is 0-3 with a 5.30 ERA in that span.

The Mariners (19-22) scored four runs for the fourth straight game in a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday, its third win in 11 road contests.

Seattle's victory came despite its top three hitters going 0 for 11, but Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 17th homer and Nos. 7 and 8 batters Logan Morrison and Mike Zunino combined for three RBIs.

Toronto (19-25) lost for the 10th time in 13 games and has scored three runs or fewer in four of six. Josh Donaldson's first absence of the season likely didn't help. Manager John Gibbons told MLB's official website the club's second-leading RBI man is nursing a calf injury, though it's not serious.

"He needs it," Gibbons said of the day off. "He's banged up, he's been playing on a bad calf and his body is beat up."

Donaldson is expected to rejoin the lineup Saturday but has hit .157 in his career versus Seattle. Devon Travis, third on the team with 26 RBIs, went on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation after Thursday's 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Edwin Encarnacion continues to produce, though, homering for the second straight day and seventh time in 14 games. He also has nine home runs in his last 21 meetings with Seattle.

Mark Buehrle (5-3, 5.36) recorded his first complete game since 2013 his last time out, throwing a six-hitter in a 4-2 loss at Houston on Sunday.

"It was a good day. I felt strong throughout," he said. "I felt like everything was working for the most part. I made some mistakes, and they made me pay for them. I got away with a few of them."

The left-hander gave up two solo homers, already the third time he's given up multiple home runs this year. He allowed multiple homers four times in 40 starts over the last two seasons.

Buehrle has won all three starts at Rogers center this year with a 3.71 ERA. He's 6-1 with 3.49 mark over his last 11 matchups with Seattle, completing seven-plus innings eight times.


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