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967 | TAMPA BAY | +130 | Ov 8.5,-120 | +100 | Ov 8,-110 | 968 | TORONTO | -140 | Un 8.5,+100 | -110 | Un 8,-110 |
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All Games | 12-12 | +0.6 | 15-9 | 4.5 | 0.252 | 0.324 | 0.421 | 0.745 | 4.2 | 0.246 | 0.315 | 0.387 | 0.702 | Road Games | 3-8 | -4.5 | 7-4 | 3.8 | 0.219 | 0.293 | 0.398 | 0.691 | 4.7 | 0.277 | 0.344 | 0.422 | 0.766 | vs Left-handed Starters | 3-4 | -0.6 | 4-3 | 4.3 | 0.238 | 0.327 | 0.383 | 0.710 | 4.4 | 0.246 | 0.310 | 0.407 | 0.717 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.6 | 6-1 | 4.1 | 0.236 | 0.311 | 0.419 | 0.730 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.333 | 0.400 | 0.733 | Turf Games | 1-0 | +1.2 | 1-0 | 7.0 | 0.270 | 0.325 | 0.676 | 1.001 | 4.0 | 0.297 | 0.350 | 0.432 | 0.782 | Day Games | 3-6 | -3 | 7-2 | 4.4 | 0.240 | 0.301 | 0.433 | 0.734 | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.313 | 0.403 | 0.716 | Division | 8-10 | -1.4 | 10-8 | 4.2 | 0.239 | 0.319 | 0.402 | 0.720 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.318 | 0.394 | 0.712 |
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All Games | 4.5 | 0.252 | 0.324 | 24 | 822 | 207 | 35 | 7 | 30 | 0.421 | 102 | 88 | 238 | 11 | 175 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 6 | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.219 | 0.293 | 11 | 374 | 82 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0.398 | 39 | 39 | 118 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | Lefty Starters | 4.3 | 0.238 | 0.327 | 7 | 227 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0.383 | 27 | 30 | 77 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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All Games | 3.52 | 1.257 | 84.3 | 38 | 33 | 73 | 6 | 33 | 57 | 6-6 | 6 | 5 | 54.5% | Road Games | 5.03 | 1.500 | 39.3 | 25 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 2-5 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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All Games | 6-17 | -14.1 | 10-11 | 3.6 | 0.230 | 0.293 | 0.349 | 0.641 | 4.7 | 0.260 | 0.324 | 0.426 | 0.750 | Home Games | 2-8 | -9.6 | 4-6 | 2.9 | 0.229 | 0.281 | 0.342 | 0.623 | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.304 | 0.445 | 0.749 | vs Right-handed Starters | 5-12 | -8.7 | 7-9 | 3.4 | 0.222 | 0.289 | 0.328 | 0.617 | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.319 | 0.406 | 0.725 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.9 | 4-1 | 4.1 | 0.259 | 0.319 | 0.414 | 0.733 | 5.0 | 0.283 | 0.349 | 0.463 | 0.813 | Turf Games | 2-8 | -9.6 | 4-6 | 2.9 | 0.229 | 0.281 | 0.342 | 0.623 | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.304 | 0.445 | 0.749 | Day Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 3-3 | 3.0 | 0.226 | 0.282 | 0.366 | 0.649 | 5.1 | 0.261 | 0.325 | 0.439 | 0.764 | Division | 3-11 | -9.8 | 6-8 | 3.3 | 0.228 | 0.284 | 0.344 | 0.628 | 4.8 | 0.255 | 0.323 | 0.431 | 0.753 |
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All Games | 3.6 | 0.230 | 0.293 | 23 | 809 | 186 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 0.349 | 77 | 72 | 212 | 5 | 160 | 27 | 14 | 28 | 14 | Home Games | 2.9 | 0.229 | 0.281 | 10 | 336 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0.342 | 28 | 24 | 92 | 3 | 70 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | Righty Starters | 3.4 | 0.222 | 0.289 | 17 | 595 | 132 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 0.328 | 53 | 56 | 153 | 3 | 118 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 11 |
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All Games | 5.31 | 1.436 | 78 | 48 | 46 | 79 | 13 | 33 | 74 | 3-6 | 4 | 7 | 36.4% | Home Games | 6.75 | 1.435 | 30.7 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
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4/15/2017 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ BOSTON | SALE(L) | 1-2 | L | 195 | 8.5 ev | U | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4/16/2017 | COBB(R) | @ BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | 5-7 | L | 165 | 9.5 ov | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 4/17/2017 | SNELL(L) | @ BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 3-4 | L | 120 | 10 ov | U | 11 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4/18/2017 | ANDRIESE(R) | DETROIT | FULMER(R) | 5-1 | W | -110 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4/19/2017 | ARCHER(R) | DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 8-7 | W | -165 | 7.5 ev | O | 14 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4/20/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | 8-1 | W | -125 | 8 ev | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4/21/2017 | COBB(R) | HOUSTON | FIERS(R) | 3-6 | L | +105 | 8 ov | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4/22/2017 | SNELL(L) | HOUSTON | MORTON(R) | 6-3 | W | +100 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4/23/2017 | ANDRIESE(R) | HOUSTON | MUSGROVE(R) | 4-6 | L | +105 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4/24/2017 | ARCHER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 3-6 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4/25/2017 | PRUITT(R) | @ BALTIMORE | MILEY(L) | 2-0 | W | 140 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4/26/2017 | COBB(R) | @ BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 4-5 | L | 120 | 8 ov | O | 8 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4/28/2017 | SNELL(L) | @ TORONTO | STROMAN(R) | 7-4 | W | 115 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4/29/2017 | ANDRIESE(R) | @ TORONTO | LIRIANO(L) | | 4/30/2017 | ARCHER(R) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | | 5/1/2017 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ MIAMI | CHEN(L) | | 5/2/2017 | COBB(R) | @ MIAMI | VOLQUEZ(R) | | 5/3/2017 | SNELL(L) | MIAMI | CONLEY(L) | | 5/4/2017 | ANDRIESE(R) | MIAMI | STRAILY(R) | | 5/5/2017 | | TORONTO | | | 5/6/2017 | | TORONTO | | |
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4/15/2017 | ESTRADA(R) | BALTIMORE | ASHER(R) | 2-1 | W | -130 | 9 ov | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4/16/2017 | HAPP(L) | BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 4-11 | L | -105 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4/18/2017 | STROMAN(R) | BOSTON | JOHNSON(L) | 7-8 | L | -170 | 8.5 ev | O | 12 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4/19/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 3-0 | W | +105 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4/20/2017 | ESTRADA(R) | BOSTON | SALE(L) | 1-4 | L | +170 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4/21/2017 | LATOS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | MEYER(R) | 8-7 | W | 130 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4/22/2017 | LAWRENCE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SKAGGS(L) | 4-5 | L | 145 | 9 un | P | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4/23/2017 | STROMAN(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WRIGHT(R) | 6-2 | W | -120 | 8 ov | P | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4/24/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | @ LA ANGELS | CHAVEZ(R) | 1-2 | L | 120 | 8 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4/25/2017 | ESTRADA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 6-5 | W | 135 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4/27/2017 | LATOS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 4-8 | L | 187 | 8 un | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4/27/2017 | LAWRENCE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 4-6 | L | 150 | 8.5 ev | O | 9 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4/28/2017 | STROMAN(R) | TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | 4-7 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4/29/2017 | LIRIANO(L) | TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | | 4/30/2017 | SANCHEZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | 5/1/2017 | ESTRADA(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | | 5/2/2017 | HAPP(L) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | | 5/3/2017 | STROMAN(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | | 5/5/2017 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | | 5/6/2017 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | |
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| | | TAMPA BAY: 2016: 68-94, fifth place
Manager: Kevin Cash (third season)
Who's new? OF Colby Rasmus, OF/1B Rickie Weeks Jr., RHP Tommy Hunter, RHP Jumbo Diaz, C Wilson Ramos, C Derek Norris, OF Mallex Smith, RHP Jose De Leon, RHP Shawn Tolleson
Who's gone? 2B Logan Forsythe, IF/OF Steve Pearce, OF Desmond Jennings, OF Mikie Mahtook, C Hank Conger, IF/OF Taylor Motter, C Bobby Wilson, LHP Drew Smyly, LHP Enny Romero, RHP Steve Geltz, LHP Dana Eveland, RHP Kevin Jepsen, RHP Tyler Sturdevant, RHP Dylan Floro
Projected lineup: DH Corey Dickerson (.245, 24, 70), CF Kevin Kiermaier (.246, 12, 37, 21 SB), 3B Evan Longoria (.273, 36, 98), 2B Brad Miller (.243, 30, 81), RF Steven Souza (.247, 17, 49), LF Colby Rasmus (.206, 15, 54 with Astros), SS Tim Beckham (.247, 5, 16), 1B Logan Morrison (.238, 14, 43), C Curt Casali (.186, 8, 25)
Rotation: RH Chris Archer (9-19, 4.02 ERA), RH Jake Odorizzi (10-6, 3.69), RH Alex Cobb (1-2, 8.59 in five starts), LH Blake Snell (6-8, 3.54), RH Matt Andriese (8-8, 4.37)
Key relievers: RH Alex Colome (2-4, 1.91, 37/40 SV), RH Tommy Hunter (2-2, 3.18 with Indians), RH Danny Farquhar (1-0, 3.06), LH Xavier Cede'o (3-4, 3.70), RH Erasmo Ramirez (7-11, 3.77), RH Jumbo Diaz (1-1, 3.14), RH Chase Whitley (0-0, 2.51)
Hot spots: Shortstop and catcher. Tim Beckham and the combination of Curt Casali and newly signed Derek Norris are holding down the fort while Matt Duffy and Wilson Ramos recover from injuries. Beckham and Casali or Norris can at least try to make the situation awkward by hitting. That wasn't their strong suit last year, but the Rays will need someone to bat eighth and ninth while Ramos (knee surgery; out until July) and Duffy (Achilles surgery; out until May) heal.
Outlook: How do you fix a team that ranked eighth in the AL in ERA and 14th in runs scored? If you're the Rays, you trade away your second-best hitter (Forsythe) for a pitcher who will start the season in Triple-A (De Leon), then sign an outfielder with a .641 OPS (Rasmus) to be your second-highest paid player. Expectations for a team with the third-lowest payroll in the game shouldn't be high to begin with. Getting Duffy and Ramos back from the DL will help, but not enough to slow rumors of Archer, Cobb and Odorizzi getting traded if they pitch well. | | TORONTO: 2016: 89-73, second place
Manager: John Gibbons (10th season)
Who's new? 1B/DH Kendrys Morales, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, IF/OF Steve Pearce, IF Lourdes Gurriel, LHP J.P. Howell, RHP Joe Smith
Who's gone? 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion, OF Michael Saunders, C Josh Thole, C Dioner Navarro, OF Junior Lake, RHP R.A. Dickey, LHP Brett Cecil, RHP Joaquin Benoit
Projected lineup: 2B Devon Travis (.300, 11 HR, 50 RBI), 3B Josh Donaldson (.284, 37, 99), RF Jose Bautista (.234, 22, 69), DH Kendrys Morales (.263, 30, 93 with Royals), SS Troy Tulowitzki (.254, 24, 79), C Russell Martin (.231, 20, 74), 1B Justin Smoak (.217, 14, 34), CF Kevin Pillar (.266, 7, 53, 14 SB), LF Ezequiel Carrera (.248, 6, 23)
Rotation: RH Marco Estrada (9-9, 3.48 ERA), LH J.A. Happ (20-4, 3.18), RH Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37), RH Aaron Sanchez (15-2, 3.00), LH Francisco Liriano (8-13, 4.69 with Pirates and Blue Jays)
Key relievers: RH Roberto Osuna (4-3, 2.68, 36/42 SV), RH Jason Grilli (6-4, 3.64), RH Joe Biagini (4-3, 3.06), LH J.P. Howell (1-1, 4.09 with Dodgers), RH Joe Smith (1-4, 3.82 with Angels), LH Aaron Loup (0-0, 5.02)
Hot spots: bullpen. The Blue Jays signed only a couple high-profile free agents (retaining Bautista, adding Morales) and brought in many lower-profile veterans mostly to compete for bullpen jobs. Howell and Smith, signed to low-risk deals, are all but guaranteed jobs. But what of Dominic Leone, Mat Latos, Mike Bolsinger, Lucas Harrell and Leonel Campos? Toronto seems to be crowd-sourcing its middle innings with low-risk, right-handed options. Up to a half-dozen pitchers could be competing for one or two jobs.
Outlook: The Blue Jays' roster is enviably balanced, albeit among the older ones in the league. Toronto led the AL in ERA last year. Their entire starting rotation returns, and their veteran bullpen is set up well to support second-year closer Osuna. Ironically, the youngest player in the Jays' starting lineup, 26-year-old Travis, has the biggest health concern of the bunch. He didn't appear in a spring training game until recently because of offseason knee surgery. Encarnacion, who was good for .270/30/100 every year, will be missed. The question now is whether Morales (33), Bautista (36), Tulowitzki (32) and Martin (34) are still close enough to their primes to power another playoff run. |
| | Rays try to extend woes of Blue Jays
TORONTO -- The Tampa Bay Rays would like to keep things going the way they are when the play the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. While the Rays (12-12) were getting even Friday night by using a three-homer eighth inning to propel themselves into a 7-4 victory, the Blue Jays (6-17) kept digging themselves into a deeper hole. All Toronto can hope for is that the Saturday's against Tampa Bay is the beginning of a massive turnaround. The Rays will start Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.86) and the Blue Jays are going with left-hander Francisco Liriano (1-2, 4.58 ERA). The Blue Jays keep putting themselves in a position to win before failing to close the deal. They led 3-1 before Tampa Bay scored four runs in the eighth and added two more runs in the ninth. It was eighth time in the Rays' 12 victories this season -- and the fifth in their past six -- that they have come back to earn the win. It could be a good sign. "You hope so," Rays third baseman Evan Longoria said. "Those are the kind that tend to catapult you forward. We needed that one. It's just a really good job staying in the game nine innings. ... It shows some really good resilience by the ball club being able to put that one (an 11th-inning loss in Baltimore on Wednesday) behind us." "I was really impressed with the way the guys just continued to battle," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. "We were patient enough and got something going." Toronto's bullpen also let a 4-0 lead get away Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals and lost 8-4 in 11 innings. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons admits that they are painful losses. "That's the key, when you're in a spot to win it, you've got to win those games," Gibbons said. "Losing is always tough, especially the close ones when you're in the driver's seat." Jason Grilli gave up the game-tying home run in the eighth and Dominic Leone served up a two-run blast into the restaurant to center by Logan Morrison that gave Tampa Bay the lead. It has been a familiar story for the Toronto bullpen. "We're in a little bit of a rut with some guys down there, that's obvious," Gibbons said. "We were on a nice little roll not too long ago, these are our guys. We'll keep on running them out there, they're all capable, they're all good." Starter Marcus Stroman, who struck out 10 in 7 1/3 innings and left with a 3-2 lead, said, "It's just a matter of things turning around for us. It's just frustrating. We kill ourselves to be at our best when we're out there so when things don't go our way, it's tough. We're doing everything in our power to turn this around." Liriano will try to get the job done Saturday in his second outing against the Rays this season. In his first start of the season on April 7, Liriano lasted only one-third of an inning against the Rays at Tropicana Field. He allowed three hits, four walks and five runs but did not factor in the decision in Tampa Bay's 10-8 victory. In his most recent start, Liriano allowed five hits, four walks and two runs in 5 1/3 innings in a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. In his career against the Rays, he is 2-3 with a 5.85 ERA in 11 games (10 starts). Andriese is 0-1 with a 4.88 ERA in eight career outings (four starts) against Toronto. The right-hander is 0-0 with a 4.05 ERA in two career starts at the Rogers Centre, going 3 2/3 innings and three innings in those starts. He has allowed 20 homers over 83 2/3 innings pitched since the 2016 All-Star break. |
| Last Updated: 4/25/2024 9:02:04 AM EST. |
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