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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 9/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
CLEVELAND  BAUER )
 
TORONTO  DICKEY )
+1.5  -140

-1.5  +120
+155

-165

9un
 
1
Final
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CLEVELAND (64 - 67) at TORONTO (75 - 57)
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Wednesday, 9/2/2015 7:05 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. R.A. DICKEY (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
971CLEVELAND+170Ov 8.5,-130+150Ov 9,+100
972TORONTO-180Un 8.5,+110-160Un 9,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games64-67-14.363-664.10.2560.3240.3950.7194.10.2390.2940.3910.685
Road Games35-33+2.426-403.70.2420.3080.3790.6873.50.2230.2790.3590.638
vs Right-handed Starters46-39-1.445-384.50.2640.3360.4070.7434.00.2350.2840.3920.676
Past 7 Games6-1+64-36.30.3030.3640.5020.8663.00.2200.2690.3920.661
Turf Games1-1+10-23.50.2330.2630.4380.7023.50.2460.3000.3380.638
Night Games43-42-5.539-454.10.2550.3180.3960.7154.10.2340.2880.3910.679
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2560.32413144351137246201090.395515447939709501306911564
Road Games3.70.2420.3086823105581059650.3792402214863946675355037
Righty Starters4.50.2640.33685291677017215720.4073683156155864469487135
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.271.2833611621313403412335514-1532978%
Road Games3.491.325160676215014621618-820483.3%

TORONTO - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games75-57+7.762-625.50.2650.3320.4500.7824.00.2490.3010.4000.700
Home Games44-24+9.826-405.60.2760.3470.4820.8283.50.2280.2780.3740.652
vs Right-handed Starters55-43+7.444-465.40.2610.3290.4420.7713.90.2440.2990.3880.687
Past 7 Games5-2+1.63-47.00.3010.3930.5360.9283.00.2400.2840.3550.639
Turf Games44-24+9.826-405.60.2760.3470.4820.8283.50.2280.2780.3740.652
Night Games45-36+1.240-375.40.2600.3260.4440.7714.10.2490.3030.4010.704
TORONTO - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.50.2650.33213244671184246121850.450690451926678261347311853
Home Games5.60.2760.34768222861513841040.4823712414243142863305528
Righty Starters5.40.2610.32998331786617481370.4425013367035062289559141
TORONTO - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.101.0913831451323153910337417-21281860.9%
Home Games2.751.039196.3676016518391937-813959.1%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/19/2015KLUBER(R)@ BOSTONKELLY(R)4-6L-1359 unO860732
8/20/2015TOMLIN(R)@ NY YANKEESNOVA(R)3-2W1408.5 unU860560
8/21/2015CARRASCO(R)@ NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)7-3W1157 evO1281881
8/22/2015SALAZAR(R)@ NY YANKEESSEVERINO(R)2-6L1207.5 unO6721370
8/23/2015BAUER(R)@ NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L)4-3W1408.5 ovU9112581
8/24/2015KLUBER(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)1-2L1207.5 ovU640541
8/25/2015TOMLIN(R)MILWAUKEEPERALTA(R)11-6W-1708 unO1360712
8/26/2015ANDERSON(R)MILWAUKEENELSON(R)6-2W-1307.5 ovO11111781
8/28/2015BAUER(R)LA ANGELSHEANEY(L)3-1W-1258 ovU1080520
8/29/2015KLUBER(R)LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)8-3W-1507 ovO1251670
8/30/2015TOMLIN(R)LA ANGELSWEAVER(R)9-2W-1358.5 ovO1060961
8/31/2015SALAZAR(R)@ TORONTOPRICE(L)4-2W2007.5 unU8401091
9/1/2015ANDERSON(R)@ TORONTOESTRADA(R)3-5L1709 unU980630
9/2/2015BAUER(R)@ TORONTODICKEY(R) 
9/4/2015KLUBER(R)@ DETROITFARMER(R) 
9/5/2015TOMLIN(R)@ DETROITSIMON(R) 
9/6/2015SALAZAR(R)@ DETROITVERLANDER(R) 
9/7/2015ANDERSON(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXRODON(L) 
9/8/2015BAUER(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R) 
9/9/2015 @ CHI WHITE SOX  

TORONTO - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/19/2015BUEHRLE(L)@ PHILADELPHIAMORGAN(L)4-7L-2409 unO5321062
8/21/2015PRICE(L)@ LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)9-2W-1757 evO1190653
8/22/2015ESTRADA(R)@ LA ANGELSHEANEY(L)15-3W-1208 ovO2072741
8/23/2015DICKEY(R)@ LA ANGELSRICHARDS(R)12-5W1008 ovO17901252
8/25/2015BUEHRLE(L)@ TEXASHOLLAND(L)6-5W-1309 unO9601281
8/26/2015PRICE(L)@ TEXASLEWIS(R)12-4W-1808.5 unO10801071
8/27/2015ESTRADA(R)@ TEXASGALLARDO(R)1-4L-1159.5 unU89111100
8/28/2015DICKEY(R)DETROITBOYD(L)5-3W-1909.5 unU970640
8/29/2015HUTCHISON(R)DETROITFARMER(R)15-1W-2509.5 ovO1890772
8/30/2015BUEHRLE(L)DETROITSIMON(R)9-2W-2009.5 unO1161770
8/31/2015PRICE(L)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)2-4L-2207.5 unU1091840
9/1/2015ESTRADA(R)CLEVELANDANDERSON(R)5-3W-1809 unU630980
9/2/2015DICKEY(R)CLEVELANDBAUER(R) 
9/4/2015HUTCHISON(R)BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R) 
9/5/2015BUEHRLE(L)BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R) 
9/6/2015PRICE(L)BALTIMORECHEN(L) 
9/7/2015ESTRADA(R)@ BOSTONPORCELLO(R) 
9/8/2015DICKEY(R)@ BOSTONOWENS(L) 
9/9/2015 @ BOSTON  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - While their AL Central rivals jockeyed during the offseason, one trying to outdo the other to improve their chances of winning a World Series title, the Indians watched.
That was the plan.
No, they didn't make any blockbuster trades, sign a big-name, big-ticket free agent or overhaul their roster with new faces. The Indians, who somehow stayed in contention last season until the waning days of September, didn't feel the need to make radical changes. It wasn't necessary.
The pieces are in place for Cleveland to have a special 2015 season.
''The team knows it,'' said second baseman Jason Kipnis. ''We got two winning seasons in a row. We had an 85-win season when we had about three guys playing good. The possibilities are there, the potential is there. That whole last year we never had more than a seven-game winning streak, never really got hot.
''We got the same corps. Same group of guys. We kind of want another chance at this again - and we're getting another chance.''
The Indians return virtually the same team that went 85-77 last season, finishing third behind division champion Detroit and wild-card winner Kansas City, which ended a postseason drought dating to 1985, won the pennant and pushed San Francisco to seven games in the World Series.
Watching the Royals inspired the Indians. And as he prepares for his third season in Cleveland, manager Terry Francona senses a different drive in his players.
They're hungry.
''Our veteran guys are trying to get better,'' he said. ''Our younger guys are excited to prove what they can do. I didn't see anybody just kind of go home and want to kind of keep the status quo. We're all excited about that.''
Francona said they're upping expectations both on performance and results.
''They're kind of at a stage where they're embracing trying to see if we can go up against some of these teams and, not only maybe hold our own, but maybe do a little more than that,'' Francona said.
There's no denying Francona's magical touch. The man who helped end Boston's supposed baseball curse, who got the Indians to the postseason in 2013, has an uncanny ability to convince players buy in to his program and get them to believe they can overcome any obstacles: injuries, payroll, low expectations, the Tigers lineup.
This spring, Francona didn't have to sell the Indians, who haven't won a World Series since 1948, on the idea they can compete. They already know that. Now it's a matter of taking the next step.
''When guys believe they can do it, and then they start to do it, then you see the confidence take over and guys take off, and you can accomplish a lot,'' he said. ''That's part of the fun of the season, to see how good you can get. I'd rather enjoy, as much as we can, the journey.''
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KLUBER UBER ALLES
All Corey Kluber did in his first major-league season was win 18 games, re-write some record books, dominate almost every time he pitched and win the AL Cy Young.
The 28-year-old could do it again.
Seemingly programmed because of his consistent performances and composed demeanor, Kluber gives the Indians a long-needed and legitimate No. 1 starter capable of winning every time he gets the ball. He scares opponents and makes his teammates better.
The Indians have discussed a long-term contract extension for the right-hander, who isn't even eligible for arbitration.
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YOUR TABLE, MR. BRANTLEY
Michael Brantley just might be baseball's most unassuming star, and he plans to keep it that way. The 27-year-old's breakout 2014 season - he batted .327 with 20 homers, 97 RBIs and a third-place finish in MVP voting - was followed by obligatory can-he-do-it-again questions.
Francona thinks Brantley might be poised for bigger things. The spotlight will find Brantley, but he's not craving it.
''He's so consistent at a high level that I don't see that going away,'' he said. ''He's so confident in what he's doing that I think he enjoys playing the game and the other things that come with it, I think he could take it or leave it. He has a really good understanding of who he is.''
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BETTER BE BETTER
For the Indians to get where they want, Kipnis (.240), CF Michael Bourn (106 games) and DH Nick Swisher (offseason knee surgeries) need to bounce back and produce more than they did in `14.
No position player is more important than Kipnis, a 2013 All-Star who was injured most of last season.
''He can affect the game so many ways - steal a base, get a bunt down, hit a ball in the gap,'' Francona said.
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 (CLEVELAND-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Indians-Blue Jays Preview* ===========================

By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer

Cleveland (64-66) at Toronto (74-57), 7:07 p.m. EDT

The Toronto Blue Jays have asked Ryan Goins to wear many hats, sticking him in five positions and placing him at or near the bottom of a lineup that has been the best in baseball for most of the season.

Despite having a less-than-glamorous role, he's been a major reason the Blue Jays have surged to the top of the AL East.

Goins was directly responsible for Toronto's latest victory, and he'll look to extend his hitting streak to eight when the Blue Jays host the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night.

The third-year utility man has made several highlight-reel catches, including a sliding grab deep in foul ground after sprinting from second base Tuesday.

Goins then delivered with his bat, hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Blue Jays (75-57) a 5-3 victory that snapped Cleveland's six-game winning streak. He's batting .441 over his last 12 for Toronto, which improved to 25-6 since Troy Tulowitzki made his team debut July 29.

The Blue Jays maintained their 1 1/2-game lead over New York atop the East despite Edwin Encarnacion's career-high 26-game hitting streak coming to an end.

"That was a big win for us," manager John Gibbons said. "You never expect home runs from (Goins), but he's had a few and a couple of big ones. He's smoking hot with the bat right now."

Cleveland (64-67) lost for the first time in more than a week as it continues to chase four teams for the AL's second wild card. Yan Gomes hit two homers, including a solo shot in the ninth off Jays closer Roberto Osuna that tied the game. Three of his four hits over his last five games have gone for homers.

Trevor Bauer (10-10, 4.31 ERA) takes the hill for the Indians seeking a third straight solid outing. He's bounced back from a rough stretch by allowing two earned runs in 14 1-3 innings over his last two while overcoming nine walks.

Bauer pitched eight innings of Friday's 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels after learning earlier in the day he would be replacing the ill Danny Salazar.

"One run in eight innings, we'll take that every time," manager Terry Francona said of Bauer, who went 1-2 with an 11.91 ERA over his previous three starts before helping the Indians beat the Yankees on Aug. 23.

The right-hander didn't allow a hit for the first three innings of his only career start against the Blue Jays on May 3, then gave up six runs - including a grand slam - in the fourth before being removed with one out in the fifth.

That type of scoring output for the Blue Jays is what's helped R.A. Dickey (9-10, 4.25) get through some difficult outings recently. He's 3-0 over his last four but has posted a 6.35 ERA after pitching 6 2-3 innings of Friday's 5-3 win over Detroit.

The right-hander went 3-0 with a 0.89 ERA over his previous four starts. He has a 7.02 run-support average while going unbeaten in nine outings since losing to the Chicago White Sox on July 9.

Carlos Santana enters with a nine-game hitting streak, but he's 1 for 11 lifetime against Dickey.


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