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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 8/19/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
CLEVELAND  BAUER )
 
KANSAS CITY  VARGAS )
-1.5  +110

+1.5  -130
-135

+125

9.5ev
 
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CLEVELAND (67 - 53) at KANSAS CITY (61 - 60)
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Saturday, 8/19/2017 7:15 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
971CLEVELAND-125Ov 9.5,+100-135Ov 9.5,-110
972KANSAS CITY+115Un 9.5,-120+125Un 9.5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games67-53-16.844-694.90.2580.3320.4220.7543.80.2390.2960.3850.681
Road Games36-26+0.520-374.80.2510.3230.4150.7383.90.2380.3020.3750.677
vs Left-handed Starters21-22-12.114-274.60.2560.3260.4070.7333.90.2430.3110.3800.691
Past 7 Games6-1+5.12-46.10.2650.3390.4700.8092.10.2210.2680.3510.619
Grass Games63-50-17.343-634.90.2600.3340.4260.7603.90.2410.2970.3900.687
Night Games43-37-13.929-464.90.2520.3290.4190.7483.80.2440.2980.3890.687
Division28-22-9.516-314.70.2610.3380.4200.7583.40.2360.2960.3570.653
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.90.2580.33212040771053219201360.422557449868638511055911338
Road Games4.80.2510.32362213753710612730.4152802284493444253375421
Lefty Starters4.60.2560.326431463374726460.4071851533141930439285415
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.961.182365.31381203133811941514-1925778.1%
Road Games3.321.276189.7837016819742168-1018385.7%

KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games61-60+758-584.50.2570.3070.4140.7214.70.2620.3240.4120.736
Home Games32-28+4.728-324.30.2610.3120.4180.7304.60.2570.3150.4000.716
vs Right-handed Starters46-41+9.341-414.50.2590.3090.4220.7304.60.2630.3260.4080.734
Past 7 Games4-3+0.64-26.30.2910.3620.4720.8346.30.2830.3210.4900.811
Grass Games58-59+4.155-574.50.2570.3070.4140.7214.70.2610.3230.4100.733
Night Games40-42+1.837-434.30.2560.3020.4070.7104.70.2620.3200.4100.730
Division23-25-1.325-204.80.2680.3200.4300.7505.10.2670.3320.4090.742
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2570.30712141561070182181440.414509300905667601215410858
Home Games4.30.2610.312601994521969660.4182471474153038250304627
Righty Starters4.50.2590.309872998777132111110.4223662156505355486387440
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.141.384413.32121904014017137624-20271761.4%
Home Games3.771.32121510190205197918616-713765%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/5/2017SALAZAR(R)NY YANKEESMONTGOMERY(L)1-2L-1358.5 unU650560
8/6/2017CARRASCO(R)NY YANKEESSEVERINO(R)1-8L-1207.5 unO2201270
8/8/2017KLUBER(R)COLORADOMARQUEZ(R)4-1W-2508 ovU660310
8/9/2017BAUER(R)COLORADOSENZATELA(R)2-3L-1859 evU71001290
8/10/2017SALAZAR(R)@ TAMPA BAYSNELL(L)1-4L-1308 unU44110100
8/11/2017CARRASCO(R)@ TAMPA BAYFARIA(R)5-0W-1258 unU770350
8/12/2017CLEVINGER(R)@ TAMPA BAYARCHER(R)3-0W1357.5 ovU760430
8/13/2017KLUBER(R)@ TAMPA BAYPRUITT(R)4-3W-1657.5 unU860440
8/14/2017BAUER(R)@ BOSTONFISTER(R)7-3W-11010 unP1091881
8/15/2017SALAZAR(R)@ MINNESOTACOLON(R)8-1W-1609.5 ovU1180320
8/17/2017CARRASCO(R)@ MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)9-3W-1709 unO141001081
8/17/2017MERRITT(L)@ MINNESOTASLEGERS(R)2-4L-12010 unU33113130
8/18/2017KLUBER(R)@ KANSAS CITYKENNEDY(R)10-1W-2008 ovO1370990
8/19/2017BAUER(R)@ KANSAS CITYVARGAS(L) 
8/20/2017SALAZAR(R)@ KANSAS CITYHAMMEL(R) 
8/21/2017CLEVINGER(R)BOSTONPORCELLO(R) 
8/22/2017CARRASCO(R)BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L) 
8/23/2017KLUBER(R)BOSTONPOMERANZ(L) 
8/24/2017BAUER(R)BOSTONSALE(L) 
8/25/2017 KANSAS CITY  
8/26/2017 KANSAS CITY  

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/6/2017DUFFY(L)SEATTLEGONZALES(L)7-8L-1358.5 evO10601170
8/6/2017JUNIS(R)SEATTLERAMIREZ(R)9-1W-1159.5 unO1360441
8/7/2017KENNEDY(R)ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)3-11L+1109 evO8521030
8/8/2017VARGAS(L)ST LOUISWACHA(R)3-10L+1158.5 ovO65114100
8/9/2017CAHILL(R)@ ST LOUISLEAKE(R)5-8L1308.5 unO15811181
8/10/2017HAMMEL(R)@ ST LOUISLYNN(R)6-8L1359 unO1293991
8/11/2017DUFFY(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXLOPEZ(R)3-6L-1309 unP771940
8/12/2017KENNEDY(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSHIELDS(R)5-4W-15010 unU1050950
8/13/2017VARGAS(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXHOLLAND(L)14-6W-13510 ovO16111982
8/14/2017JUNIS(R)@ OAKLANDCOTTON(R)6-2W1109 evU1061560
8/15/2017HAMMEL(R)@ OAKLANDSMITH(R)8-10L-1259 unO8201450
8/16/2017DUFFY(L)@ OAKLANDBLACKBURN(R)7-6W-1209.5 unO141211291
8/18/2017KENNEDY(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)1-10L+1858 ovO9901370
8/19/2017VARGAS(L)CLEVELANDBAUER(R) 
8/20/2017HAMMEL(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
8/22/2017DUFFY(L)COLORADOGRAY(R) 
8/23/2017KENNEDY(R)COLORADOHOFFMAN(R) 
8/24/2017VARGAS(L)COLORADOMARQUEZ(R) 
8/25/2017 @ CLEVELAND  
8/26/2017 @ CLEVELAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CLEVELAND: 2016: 94-67, first place, AL champions, lost to Chicago Cubs in World Series.
Manager: Terry Francona (fifth season). He's Here: 1B-DH Edwin Encarnacion, OF Austin Jackson, LHP Boone Logan, RHP Carlos Frias, OF Wily Mo Pena, CF Bradley Zimmer, SS Eric Stamets. He's Outta Here: 1B-DH Mike Napoli, OF Coco Crisp, OF Rajai Davis, C Chris Gimenez, 1B Jesus Aguilar, OF Marlon Byrd, RHP Jeff Manship.
Projected lineup: SS Francisco Lindor (.301, 15 HRs, 78 RBIs, Gold Glove, league-leading 15 sac flies in first full MLB season), 2B Jason Kipnis (.275, 23, 82, career-high 156 games), LF Michael Brantley (.231, 0, 7 in 11 games following shoulder surgery; .310, 15, 84, MLB-best 45 doubles, 15 SBs in 2015), DH Edwin Encarnacion (.263, 42, AL-high 142 RBIs for Toronto), 1B Carlos Santana (.259, 34, 87, 99 BBs, 99 Ks), 3B Jose Ramirez (.312, 11, 76, played 4 positions) or Giovanny Urshela (.225, 6, 21 in 81 games for Cleveland), RF Brandon Guyer (.333, 2, 14 in 38 games with Indians; .241, 7, 18 in 63 games with Rays; led majors with 31 HBP) or Lonnie Chisenhall (.286, 8, 57), C Yan Gomes (.167, 9, 34 in 74 games due to shoulder injury), CF Tyler Naquin (.296, 14, 43) or Austin Jackson (.254, 0, 18 in 54 games with White Sox before left knee surgery).
Rotation: RH Corey Kluber (18-9, 3.14 ERA, 227 Ks, third in Cy Young voting), RH Carlos Carrasco (11-8, 3.32, 25 starts due to injuries), RH Danny Salazar (11-6, 3.87, 25 starts, limited in postseason by injury), RH Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26, 28 starts, began season in bullpen), RH Josh Tomlin (13-9, 4.40, 5.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio).
Key relievers: LH Andrew Miller (10-1, 1.45, 12 saves, 70 appearances with Yankees and Indians), RH Cody Allen (3-5, 2.51, 32/35 saves), RH Bryan Shaw (2-5, 3.24 in league-high 75 games; 70 games in each of past four seasons), RH Dan Otero (5-1, 1.53, 70 2/3 innings), LH Boone Logan (2-5, 3.69, 66 games with Rockies). Hot Spot: Brantley's Right Shoulder. An All-Star in 2014, Brantley missed out on the fun last season as the Indians won the pennant without him. His return is vital for Cleveland as it tries to make another deep run because he can help provide lineup protection for Encarnacion and stabilize an outfield that was under constant change in 2016. Brantley may not hit for the same extra-base power he had in the past, but he could still offer a high average and excellent defense.
Outlook: With perhaps the league's deepest pitching staff, the Indians are an AL favorite and appear poised to return to the World Series. Last year, they exceeded expectations and built a 3-1 Series lead against the Cubs before losing three straight ' including a dramatic Game 7 at home. One elusive win from the franchise's first championship since 1948. This season, the Indians will try to finish the job. There are injury concerns with Brantley and Kipnis, who won't be ready for the start of the season because of shoulder inflammation. Ramirez could slide over to help fill in at second base. But the addition of Encarnacion finally gives Cleveland the intimidating, middle-of-the-order slugger the club has coveted since the glory days of Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle. Cleveland is a baseball town again as Indians fans spent on tickets this winter and are rallying around the club the way they did back in the mid-1990s. Lindor is on the cusp of superstardom, and one of the Indians' top priorities should be signing him to a long-term deal while he's still affordable.
KANSAS CITY: 2016: 81-81, third place.
Manager: Ned Yost (eighth season). He's Here: OF Jorge Soler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Nathan Karns, DH Brandon Moss, LHP Travis Wood. He's Outta Here: RHP Wade Davis, DH Kendrys Morales, OF Jarrod Dyson, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Edinson Volquez.
Projected lineup: SS Alcides Escobar (.261, 7 HRs, 55 RBIs), LF Alex Gordon (.220, 17, 40), CF Lorenzo Cain (.287, 9, 56), 1B Eric Hosmer (.266, 25, 104), DH Brandon Moss (.255, 28, 67), RF Jorge Soler (.238, 12, 31 with Cubs; likely to start season on DL with strained oblique), 3B Mike Moustakas (.240, 7, 13), C Salvador Perez (.247, 22, 64), Raul Mondesi (.185, 2, 13).
Rotation: LH Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA, 188 Ks), RH Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68, 184 Ks), RH Jason Hammel (11-11, 3.83 with Cubs), LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 3 starts after returning from Tommy John surgery), RH Nathan Karns (6-2, 5.15 with Mariners).
Key relievers: RH Kelvin Herrera (2-6, 2.75, 12 saves), RH Joakim Soria (5-8, 4.05), LH Matt Strahm (2-2, 1.23), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95), LH Scott Alexander (0-0, 3.32), RH Chris Young (3-9, 6.19). Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. Duffy showed signs of blossoming into an ace late last year, but is yet to put it all together for a full season. Hammel was signed after the tragic death of RHP Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Vargas barely pitched last season after coming back from elbow surgery. Karns has intriguing potential, but might end up in the bullpen unless he lives up to it quickly.
Outlook: Royals GM Dayton Moore thinks his starting rotation is the best it has been during his tenure, even if just about every spot is tenuous. He also thinks Kansas City has more power at the plate this year thanks to Moustakas' return from a torn ACL and the signing of Moss. Paulo Orlando (.302, 5, 43, 14 SBs) will replace Soler in right field at the start of the season. But there are plenty of question marks up and down the lineup, not to mention on the pitching staff, and several things must break right for Kansas City to make noise in the AL Central and take a run at its third World Series appearance in four years.
PREVIEW
Royals' Vargas looks to continue hold over Indians
 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Manager Terry Francona decided to liven up the Cleveland clubhouse before Friday night's game with the Kansas City Royals.

With 23 games in 23 dates, a doubleheader on Thursday and Kansas City the last stop of an 11-game four-city trip, Francona arranged to have a DJ for the clubhouse and a Pop-A-Shot basketball competition.

"We were all getting a little tired," Francona said. "It's just kind of our way of showing them that, one, we acknowledge the fact that they're out there playing so much, but also that we care.

"The game is the most important thing, and that's where you want your energy. But in the meantime, I don't think it hurts to have a little bit of fun."

The basketball shooting competition will continue through the weekend. Francona tried his luck, but without much success. The DJ played mostly hip-hop and rap.

"That would not be my song list," Francona said, laughing.

The Indians had a laugher in thumping the Royals 10-1 in the first game of the three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.

The two teams meet again Saturday with right-hander Trevor Bauer going for the Indians and left-hander Jason Vargas starting for the Royals.

How important is this series to the Royals?

"I was just waiting for that question," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "(Wondering) who was going to ask that brilliant question. It's a big series, yeah. These games are two-game swings. It's a huge series."

A Royals' victory Friday would have pulled them with 4 1/2 games of the Indians, but the loss dropped them 6 1/2 games in arrears. And with the Minnesota victory, the Royals fell into third place in the American League Central.

Bauer will be making his ninth career appearance against the Royals. He has a 1-2 career record versus Kansas City with a 3.43 ERA. This will be his 24th start of the season. He is 4-3 with a 5.82 ERA in nine road appearances, eight of them starts.

Eric Hosmer is 5-for-15 with a home run and three RBIs against Bauer. Alcides Escobar has a .316 average (6-for-19) versus Bauer, and Alex Gordon is 2-for-12 (.167) with a home run against him.

Vargas is 14-6 with a 3.45 ERA. The 14 victories match his career high set in 2012.

He has dominated the Indians in his time with the Royals, going 6-1 with a 3.17 ERA in 11 starts. Vargas is 2-0 with a 0.87 ERA -- two earned runs in 20 2/3 innings -- against the Indians this year.

Vargas is 7-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 12 home starts this year.

While the Indians have won 7 of 8, the Royals have lost 12 of 18 starting on July 31. The Royals were seven games above .500 on July 30 and two games behind the Indians after a win at Boston that date.

After the loss Friday, they are one game above .500 and have lost five of their past six Kauffman Stadium games. They still have nine games remaining with the Indians, but the last seven are in Cleveland.


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