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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 10/18/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON  KEUCHEL )
 
NY YANKEES  TANAKA )
+1.5  -210

-1.5  +175
+100

-110

8ev
 
0
Final
5

HOUSTON (106 - 64) at NY YANKEES (97 - 75)
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Wednesday, 10/18/2017 5:05 PM
DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) vs. MASAHIRO TANAKA (R)
AL Championship Series - Best of 7 - Game 5 - Series tied at 2-2
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
969HOUSTON-120Ov 8,+100-105Ov 7.5,-125
970NY YANKEES+110Un 8,-120-105Un 7.5,+105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games106-64+13.686-755.50.2810.3410.4620.8034.30.2400.3060.3990.705
Road Games54-31+1449-286.00.2820.3460.4630.8084.70.2570.3210.4240.746
vs Right-handed Starters83-39+26.259-575.40.2800.3370.4630.7994.20.2360.3040.3930.697
Past 7 Games4-3+0.84-33.60.2380.3180.3590.6774.60.2470.3130.4230.736
Grass Games102-61+13.280-755.40.2800.3390.4590.7984.30.2400.3060.3980.703
Night Games71-47+258-555.30.2810.3370.4630.8004.20.2370.3000.3950.695
Playoff games5-3+1.85-34.10.2530.3270.3890.7154.20.2470.3110.4090.720
HOUSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.50.2810.34117058761649327202330.462885538114291115518710215896
Road Games6.00.2820.346853047860168141180.4634842956184159989517142
Righty Starters5.40.2800.33712241811171241151640.463633357798588011357411764
HOUSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.351.2845712892765108322368231-24472070.1%
Road Games4.971.373286.31611582764111733218-12191261.3%

NY YANKEES - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games97-75+2.388-815.20.2590.3330.4320.7644.00.2250.2910.3680.660
Home Games56-30+6.446-385.60.2640.3420.4610.8033.80.2140.2790.3590.637
vs Left-handed Starters24-24-425-225.10.2520.3310.4060.7374.10.2280.2930.3610.654
Past 7 Games5-2+3.83-44.10.2110.2920.3620.6552.00.1520.2330.2290.461
Grass Games89-65+5.380-715.40.2620.3360.4340.7704.00.2230.2890.3650.654
Night Games64-48+4.458-525.30.2630.3370.4360.7734.00.2260.2900.3740.664
Playoff games6-4+2.85-54.50.2100.2920.3740.6653.10.1740.2600.2810.541
NY YANKEES - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.20.2590.33317259231535265242360.432863654149181124515110311364
Home Games5.60.2640.342862856755123131380.4614603367174459268495833
Lefty Starters5.10.2520.3314816974276810580.4062282004462037545333715
NY YANKEES - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.271.149580.32252114245324370832-26402462.5%
Home Games3.091.1242911071002013012634215-823874.2%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
10/5/2017VERLANDER(R)BOSTONSALE(L)8-2W-1157 ovO1240860
10/6/2017KEUCHEL(L)BOSTONPOMERANZ(L)8-2W-1758.5 unO12110781
10/8/2017PEACOCK(R)@ BOSTONFISTER(R)3-10L-1259.5 ovO131021570
10/9/2017MORTON(R)@ BOSTONPORCELLO(R)5-4W-12010.5 unU12130961
10/13/2017KEUCHEL(L)NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)2-1W-1758 evU651570
10/14/2017VERLANDER(R)NY YANKEESSEVERINO(R)2-1W-1307.5 unU540540
10/16/2017MORTON(R)@ NY YANKEESSABATHIA(L)1-8L1258.5 ovO4110721
10/17/2017MCCULLERS JR.(R)@ NY YANKEESGRAY(R)4-6L1058.5 ovO330853
10/18/2017KEUCHEL(L)@ NY YANKEESTANAKA(R) 
10/20/2017 NY YANKEES  

NY YANKEES - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
10/5/2017GRAY(R)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R)0-4L1258.5 unU360570
10/6/2017SABATHIA(L)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)8-9L2107 unO1173982
10/8/2017TANAKA(R)CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R)1-0W-1058.5 unU570550
10/9/2017SEVERINO(R)CLEVELANDBAUER(R)7-3W-1557.5 evO8110444
10/11/2017SABATHIA(L)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)5-2W1807.5 unU860543
10/13/2017TANAKA(R)@ HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)1-2L1658 evU570651
10/14/2017SEVERINO(R)@ HOUSTONVERLANDER(R)1-2L1207.5 unU540540
10/16/2017SABATHIA(L)HOUSTONMORTON(R)8-1W-1358.5 ovO7214110
10/17/2017GRAY(R)HOUSTONMCCULLERS JR.(R)6-4W-1158.5 ovO853330
10/18/2017TANAKA(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
10/20/2017 @ HOUSTON  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: 2016: 84-78, third place
Manager: A.J. Hinch (third season)
Who's new? RF Josh Reddick, CF Carlos Beltran, LF Nori Aoki, C Brian McCann, RHP Charlie Morton
Who's gone? C Jason Castro, INF Luis Valbuena, OF Colby Rasmus, RHP Doug Fister
Projected lineup: CF George Springer (.261, 29 HR, 82 RBI), 2B Jose Altuve (.338, 24, 96, 30 SB), SS Carlos Correa (.274, 20, 96, 13 SB), DH Carlos Beltran (.295, 29, 93 with Yankees and Rangers), C Brian McCann (.242, 20, 58 with Yankees) or Evan Gattis (.251, 32, 72), 3B Alex Bregman (.264, 8, 34 in 49 games), RF Josh Reddick (.281, 10, 37 with A's and Dodgers), 1B Yulieski Gurriel (.262, 3, 15), LF Nori Aoki (.283, 4, 28 with Mariners)
Rotation: LH Dallas Keuchel (9-12, 4.55 ERA), RH Collin McHugh (13-10, 4.34), RH Mike Fiers (11-8, 4.48), RH Lance McCullers (6-5, 3.22), RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.15 in four games with Phillies)
Key relievers: RH Ken Giles (2-5, 4.11, 15/20 SV), RH Luke Gregerson (4-3, 3.28, 15/21 SV), RH Will Harris (1-2, 2.25, 12/15 SV), RH Chris Devenski (4-4, 2.16), LH Tony Sipp (1-2, 4.95), RH Michael Feliz (8-1, 4.43)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and catcher. Hamstring issues limited 33-year-old Morton to four starts with the Phillies last season. That didn't stop the Astros from signing him to a two-year contract worth at least $14 million. Now, veteran Fiers and 24-year-old Joe Musgrove are on the bubble for the fifth starter's job. McCann and Gattis give the Astros a pair of veteran catchers with slugging potential. McCann has fewer weaknesses behind the plate; Gattis is the better all-around hitter. With Beltran aboard as the primary designated hitter, McCann and Gattis won't both be in the lineup on most nights.
Outlook: After slipping to third place in the AL West last year, the Astros' front office decided to double down on dingers rather than upgrade a rotation that lacks a true ace. The result: A lineup with eight potential 20-home run hitters, including possible MVP candidates in Altuve and Correa. Everyone returns from an impressive young bullpen with high strikeout potential. If the Astros are in contention by the trade deadline, the front office should have the financial flexibility to add a front-line starter. Then again, if Dallas Keuchel looks like the pitcher who won a Cy Young Award in 2015, Houston might not have a problem.
NY YANKEES: 2016: 84-78, fourth place
Manager: Joe Girardi (10th season)
Who's new? 1B/DH Chris Carter, 1B/LF/DH Matt Holliday, RHP Aroldis Chapman
Who's gone? 1B Mark Teixeira, C Brian McCann, RHP Nate Eovaldi, RHP Kirby Yates, RHP Anthony Swarzak, RHP Nick Goody, RHP Blake Parker
Projected lineup: LF Brett Gardner (.261, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 16 SB), CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.263, 9, 56, 20), C Gary Sanchez (.299, 20, 42 in 53 games), DH Matt Holliday (.246, 20, 62 with Cardinals), 1B Greg Bird (did not play in 2016), 2B Starlin Castro (.270, 21, 70), 3B Chase Headley (.253, 14, 51), RH Aaron Judge (.179, 4, 10 in 27 games) or Aaron Hicks (.217, 8, 31), SS Tyler Wade (.259, 5, 27 at Double-A) or Ronald Torreyes (.258, 1, 12)
Rotation: RH Masahiro Tanaka (14-4, 3.07), LH C.C. Sabathia (9-12, 3.91), RH Michael Pineda (6-12, 4.82), RH Luis Severino (3-8, 5.83), RH Chad Green (2-4, 4.73) or RH Adam Warren (4-2, 3.26) or RH Luis Cessa (4-4, 4.35) or RH Bryan Mitchell (1-2, 3.24 in five games)
Key relievers: LH Aroldis Chapman (4-1, 1.55, 36/39 SV), RH Dellin Betances (3-6, 3.08), RH Tyler Clippard (3-6, 3.57), LH Tommy Layne (2-0, 3.38), LH Chasen Shreve (2-1, 5.18)
Hot spots: Fifth starter and right field. The starter's competition is not urgent ' the Yankees have five off-days in the first month of the season ' but it's interesting nonetheless. Green, Cessa, Warren and Mitchell combined to make 22 major league starts last season. None had an outstanding spring training, so the Yankees might choose to divide the load again. Some will go to Triple-A, others to the bullpen. Someone named Aaron (Judge or Hicks) will be the Yankees' right fielder this season. If either falters, Tyler Austin or Rob Refsnyder could seize their at-bats.
Outlook: The Yankees will employ fewer past-their-prime position players in 2017 than any season this decade. Is their next generation of homegrown talent ready to take over? Sanchez is the most advanced prospect ' the catcher hit 20 home runs in 53 games as a rookie ' but beyond him lies several question marks. Greg Bird, Clint Frazier, Gleyber Torres, Judge and Austin (who was stalled in camp by a foot injury) will get a chance once they're ready. The pitching staff is led by Tanaka and the ferocious bullpen combo of Chapman, Betances and Clippard. But depth is a real question mark, and there are no blue-chip prospects at Triple-A waiting for their moment.
PREVIEW
Astros look to Keuchel to get back on track
 

NEW YORK -- Masahiro Tanaka and Dallas Keuchel twice squared off in a postseason setting.

Both games went in favor of Keuchel and the Houston Astros.

The next matchup will occur Wednesday in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium, where one team will move within a game of clinching a berth in the World Series.

The series is tied 2-2 after New York rallied for a 6-4 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday. Aaron Judge homered off Lance McCullers Jr. before New York scored four runs in the eighth. Judge's double tied the score, and Gary Sanchez's two-run double off Houston closer Ken Giles gave New York the lead.

"This is a great series," Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. "This is two really good teams fighting for the chance to represent the American League. I don't think anyone thought the series was over two games ago."

The first postseason meeting between Tanaka and Keuchel occurred in the 2015 AL wild-card game in New York. In Houston's 3-0 victory, Keuchel struck out seven and allowed three hits in six innings while Tanaka allowed two runs on four hits in five innings.

The second playoff meeting occurred in the ALCS opener on Friday in Houston. Keuchel allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings while striking out 10. Tanaka gave up two runs on four hits in six innings during the Astros' 2-1 victory.

"He's a very good pitcher," Keuchel said of Tanaka. "And if it weren't for some extraordinary performances, we'd be singing his praises multiple times.

"When I've pitched against him in the regular season and in the postseason, it's a feeling that you have to be on top of your game because there's not going to be a lot of runs produced from our part. That brings a challenge."

In Game 1, Keuchel threw one changeup. In the 2015 wild-card game, he threw the pitch five times. During the regular season, he threw it 13 percent of the time. He threw just seven changeups May 11 in a start at New York.

"It was just the fact that I had some really late movement on my two-seam and my slider was really good, the cutter was decent," Keuchel said of Game 1. "So, I didn't feel the need to change speeds with the changeup, and hopefully that comes into play (Wednesday)."

Including his two playoff wins over Tanaka and the Yankees, Keuchel is 6-2 with a 1.09 ERA in eight starts versus New York, with three of those outings occurring against Tanaka.

Overall, the left-hander is 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA in five postseason appearances (four starts). Before beating the Yankees again, Keuchel allowed one run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the Boston Red Sox.

"We haven't done a whole lot off him in the starts we've seen him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Hopefully seeing him twice in one series, our guys are able to adjust a little quicker."

It will be the second postseason series Keuchel is appearing in for a second time. He started Game 3 of the 2015 ALDS against Kansas City, then three days later, he allowed three runs in the eighth inning in a relief appearance in Game 5.

The Yankees are hoping to become the fourth team to win an LCS after losing the first two games since it expanded to a best-of-seven in 1985. New York is 5-0 at home in the postseason after pulling off its biggest postseason comeback at home since Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS against the Red Sox.

Tanaka finished an inconsistent regular-season with a dynamic 15-strikeout showing against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 29. He followed it up with two outstanding postseason starts.

The right-hander pitched seven dominant innings in a 1-0 victory in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Indians before running into Keuchel again.

"I think the biggest thing is that I was able to experience the 2015 wild-card game," Tanaka said through an interpreter. "I think having that experience under my belt has helped me pitch the way I'm pitching right now."

Tanaka will be pitching Wednesday on four days' rest. Although he went 5-3 with a 4.04 ERA in eight starts on four days' rest this year, Tanaka said he believes it is not a big deal by now.

"I feel comfortable pitching four days' rest," Tanaka said. "Obviously I've done that through the season and on top of that, I've been here for four years and done that as well. So yes, I do feel comfortable."


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