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969 | TAMPA BAY | +1.5,-200 | +1.5,-170 | 970 | TEXAS | -1.5,+170 | -1.5,+150 |
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All Games | 27-26 | +1.3 | 29-24 | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.324 | 0.414 | 0.738 | 4.1 | 0.236 | 0.306 | 0.379 | 0.685 | Road Games | 11-13 | +0.7 | 14-10 | 4.4 | 0.237 | 0.317 | 0.411 | 0.728 | 4.3 | 0.244 | 0.319 | 0.387 | 0.706 | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-11 | -5.2 | 8-9 | 4.1 | 0.218 | 0.302 | 0.360 | 0.663 | 4.6 | 0.243 | 0.309 | 0.404 | 0.713 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.6 | 1-6 | 3.9 | 0.235 | 0.309 | 0.394 | 0.704 | 3.1 | 0.220 | 0.319 | 0.361 | 0.680 | Grass Games | 10-11 | +1.6 | 13-8 | 4.6 | 0.242 | 0.321 | 0.418 | 0.739 | 4.4 | 0.243 | 0.319 | 0.390 | 0.710 | Night Games | 18-14 | +4.3 | 18-14 | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.334 | 0.425 | 0.759 | 4.2 | 0.238 | 0.312 | 0.384 | 0.695 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.324 | 53 | 1823 | 450 | 77 | 10 | 69 | 0.414 | 233 | 209 | 555 | 22 | 396 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 21 | Road Games | 4.4 | 0.237 | 0.317 | 24 | 845 | 200 | 34 | 4 | 35 | 0.411 | 102 | 100 | 275 | 5 | 183 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 8 | Lefty Starters | 4.1 | 0.218 | 0.302 | 17 | 555 | 121 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 0.360 | 65 | 67 | 180 | 6 | 113 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
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All Games | 3.77 | 1.276 | 169.3 | 81 | 71 | 144 | 14 | 72 | 131 | 9-12 | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | Road Games | 3.89 | 1.335 | 78.7 | 38 | 34 | 73 | 9 | 32 | 58 | 4-7 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% |
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All Games | 25-26 | -0.5 | 23-27 | 4.6 | 0.238 | 0.305 | 0.401 | 0.706 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.328 | 0.412 | 0.740 | Home Games | 16-8 | +7.2 | 9-14 | 5.1 | 0.258 | 0.330 | 0.411 | 0.741 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.302 | 0.379 | 0.681 | vs Right-handed Starters | 19-20 | -1 | 20-19 | 4.7 | 0.239 | 0.310 | 0.410 | 0.719 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.326 | 0.425 | 0.751 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.4 | 3-4 | 3.9 | 0.264 | 0.301 | 0.431 | 0.732 | 5.6 | 0.282 | 0.373 | 0.427 | 0.800 | Grass Games | 24-24 | -0.1 | 22-25 | 4.7 | 0.237 | 0.305 | 0.401 | 0.706 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.328 | 0.411 | 0.739 | Night Games | 17-21 | -4.6 | 16-21 | 4.3 | 0.235 | 0.298 | 0.394 | 0.692 | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.328 | 0.408 | 0.736 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.238 | 0.305 | 51 | 1689 | 402 | 71 | 6 | 64 | 0.401 | 222 | 162 | 439 | 35 | 297 | 49 | 35 | 65 | 21 | Home Games | 5.1 | 0.258 | 0.330 | 24 | 771 | 199 | 31 | 3 | 27 | 0.411 | 113 | 83 | 186 | 22 | 136 | 27 | 13 | 30 | 8 | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.239 | 0.310 | 39 | 1282 | 307 | 57 | 4 | 51 | 0.410 | 169 | 131 | 319 | 30 | 229 | 41 | 25 | 49 | 15 |
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All Games | 5.10 | 1.513 | 155.4 | 95 | 88 | 169 | 21 | 66 | 134 | 9-9 | 9 | 8 | 52.9% | Home Games | 3.68 | 1.159 | 73.3 | 35 | 30 | 67 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 8-3 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% |
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5/15/2017 | ARCHER(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 7-8 | L | 135 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5/16/2017 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 6-4 | W | 150 | 9 ov | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | COBB(R) | @ CLEVELAND | TOMLIN(R) | 7-4 | W | 155 | 9.5 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | NY YANKEES | SEVERINO(R) | 5-4 | W | +115 | 8 un | O | 11 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5/20/2017 | ANDRIESE(R) | NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 9-5 | W | +100 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5/21/2017 | ARCHER(R) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 2-3 | L | -135 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5/22/2017 | ODORIZZI(R) | LA ANGELS | RAMIREZ(R) | 2-3 | L | -115 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | COBB(R) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 0-4 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5/24/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | LA ANGELS | NOLASCO(R) | 5-2 | W | -110 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5/25/2017 | ANDRIESE(R) | LA ANGELS | WRIGHT(R) | 4-0 | W | -155 | 9 ev | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5/26/2017 | ARCHER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTIAGO(L) | 5-2 | W | -135 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5/27/2017 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ MINNESOTA | MEJIA(L) | 3-5 | L | -120 | 9 ev | U | 8 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5/28/2017 | COBB(R) | @ MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 8-6 | W | -105 | 9.5 un | O | 18 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 5/29/2017 | RAMIREZ(R) | @ TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | | 5/30/2017 | ANDRIESE(R) | @ TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | | 5/31/2017 | ARCHER(R) | @ TEXAS | GRIFFIN(R) | | 6/2/2017 | | @ SEATTLE | | | 6/3/2017 | | @ SEATTLE | | | 6/4/2017 | | @ SEATTLE | | |
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5/16/2017 | DARVISH(R) | PHILADELPHIA | EICKHOFF(R) | 5-1 | W | -180 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5/17/2017 | CASHNER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | EFLIN(R) | 9-3 | W | -130 | 10.5 un | O | 17 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5/18/2017 | PEREZ(L) | PHILADELPHIA | PIVETTA(R) | 8-4 | W | -140 | 10 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | NORRIS(L) | 5-3 | W | 125 | 9 un | U | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5/20/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 3-9 | L | 135 | 8.5 ev | O | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | DARVISH(R) | @ DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 5-2 | W | -125 | 8.5 ov | U | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5/23/2017 | CASHNER(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 6-11 | L | 165 | 9 ov | O | 13 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5/24/2017 | PEREZ(L) | @ BOSTON | SALE(L) | 4-9 | L | 230 | 8 un | O | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5/25/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | 2-6 | L | 187 | 9 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5/26/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | @ TORONTO | BOLSINGER(R) | 6-7 | L | 135 | 9.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5/27/2017 | DARVISH(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 1-3 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5/28/2017 | CASHNER(R) | @ TORONTO | BIAGINI(R) | 3-1 | W | 160 | 9 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5/29/2017 | PEREZ(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(R) | | 5/30/2017 | MARTINEZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | | 5/31/2017 | GRIFFIN(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | 6/2/2017 | | HOUSTON | | | 6/3/2017 | | HOUSTON | | | 6/4/2017 | | HOUSTON | | |
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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. | | TEXAS: 2016: 95-67, first place
Manager: Jeff Banister (third season)
Who's new? 1B Mike Napoli, 1B James Loney, INF Will Middlebrooks, RHP Andrew Cashner, RHP Tyson Ross, RHP Mike Hauschild
Who's gone? 1B Mitch Moreland, INF/OF Ian Desmond, OF/DH Carlos Beltran, RHP Derek Holland, RHP Colby Lewis, RHP Shawn Tolleson, RHP Lucas Harrell
Projected lineup: CF Carlos Gomez (.231, 13 HR, 53 RBI, 18 SB in 118 games with Astros and Rangers), DH Shin-Soo Choo (.242, 7, 17, 6 in 48 games), 3B Adrian Beltre (.300, 32, 104), 1B Mike Napoli (.239, 34, 101 with Indians), 2B Rougned Odor (.271, 33, 88, 14 SB), C Jonathan Lucroy (.292, 24, 81 with Brewers and Rangers), RF Nomar Mazara (.266, 20, 64), SS Elvis Andrus (.302, 8, 69, 24 SB), LF Jurickson Profar (.239, 5, 20) or Ryan Rua (.258, 8, 22, 9 SB)
Rotation: LH Cole Hamels (15-5, 3.32 ERA), RH Yu Darvish (7-5, 3.42 in 17 games), LH Martin Perez (10-11, 4.39), RH A.J. Griffin (7-4, 5.07), RH Andrew Cashner (5-11, 5.25 with Padres and Marlins)
Key relievers: RH Sam Dyson (3-2, 2.43, 38/43 SV), RH Matt Bush (7-2, 2.48), RH Jeremy Jeffress (27/28 SV with Brewers and Rangers), RH Tony Barnette (7-3, 2.09), LH Alex Claudio (4-1, 2.79), RH Keone Kela (5-1, 6.09)
Hot spots: Designated hitter and left field. Choo, Napoli and Joey Gallo are all candidates to DH. Gallo, a perennial prospect with prodigious power, can make it interesting by seizing his first-ever Opening Day roster spot. Otherwise Napoli (a first baseman) and Choo (an outfielder) can switch off as needed. Moving Desmond to the outfield was successful enough last year that the Rangers are taking a similar approach with Profar. The oft-injured 24-year-old will try to break camp as a left fielder, platooning with Rua.
Outlook: Coming off back-to-back division titles, the Rangers begin 2017 with a weakened farm system and the footsteps of the Astros and Mariners passing them by ' or at least catching up. There's still a lot to like here. Napoli was a huge bargain on a $6 million contract following his 34-homer season in Cleveland. He'll join Beltre and Odor to form a dangerous middle of the order. Darvish is entering his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, and he and catcher Lucroy are entering their long-awaited walk years. This isn't the deepest roster in the AL but it's capable of winning another division title if its stars can avoid the disabled list. |
| | Rangers return home to face Rays
On May 19, the Texas Rangers began a lengthy road trip as the hottest team in the majors leagues. On Monday, they return home somewhat cooled off as they prepare to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series. Texas (25-26) took a nine-game winning streak into its three-city, 10-game trip after winning eight straight home games against the San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and Philadelphia Phillies. The Rangers ran the streak to 10 games with a 5-3 win in Detroit before losing six of the next eight games. The Rangers stopped a five-game losing streak Sunday with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Andrew Cashner pitched seven strong innings, and Joey Gallo hit his 15th home run. "It was a huge team win for us," Cashner said. "Guys came out swinging the bats today." Despite the losing road trip, the Rangers are hitting better of late. In the last 11 games, Texas is batting .275 (103-for-375), and that is despite a 3-for-26 showing with runners in scoring position in Toronto. "We've got a little momentum and hopefully something good to look forward to," manager Jeff Banister said. "It's about winning games. It's about continuing to play good baseball. The nightly accomplishment is that: the ingredients of playing good baseball, defense, offense, starting pitching, bullpen." The Rangers also have the possible returns of injured players to anticipate. Adrian Beltre will work out Monday afternoon and could make his season debut in the series opener after being sidelined with a tight right calf. Whenever Beltre returns, Gallo will be moved off third base on a regular basis. Tyson Ross, who is recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome, will make a rehab start Monday. He could be activated by the weekend. "We've got some guys coming," Texas catcher Jonathan Lucroy told the Dallas Morning News. "We've got some power coming and some arms coming, so it's looking up. We've just got to continue to improve." Tampa Bay has won four of its past five games after scoring four runs in the previous three games. The Rays head to Texas after needing 15 innings to get an 8-6 win in Minnesota on Sunday afternoon. Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison hit back-to-back home runs in the 15th off Hector Santiago as Tampa Bay won its fourth straight road series and improved to 8-3 in its past 11 road games. "We're all just kind of swinging at that point, hoping that the guy makes a mistake," Longoria said of the late innings of the 6-hour, 26-minute marathon. "When we faced (Santiago) two days ago, he's around the plate, and the plan was to just go up there and be aggressive against him." Steven Souza had three hits, and the right fielder also threw a runner out at home to preserve the tie in the ninth. "We're just about picking each other up," Souza said. "Somebody makes an error, pitchers picking each other up. Someone blows a lead, pick each other up. That's just really what we did today for six hours." Erasmo Ramirez remains scheduled to start Monday for Tampa Bay even though he recorded the save Sunday. He needed only 12 pitches to retire the side after telling the Rays he was available to close it out. "He should be fine," manager Kevin Cash said of Ramirez starting Monday. "Erasmo, we always talk about how resilient he is." Ramirez (3-0, 2.92 ERA) will make his fourth start of the season roughly 24 hours after finishing out his 12th relief appearance. The right-hander is 14-6 in 31 starts since the start of the 2015 season. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 22 of those starts. Before Sunday, Ramirez last pitched Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he allowed two runs and four hits in six innings of a 5-2 win. In 11 career appearances, including four starts, against the Rangers, he is 0-1 with a 5.72 ERA. Ramirez last started against Texas on Aug. 27, 2014, when the Rangers tagged him for 10 runs in three innings. Left-hander Martin Perez (2-5, 3.77 ERA) will look to continue his decent performance in May for Texas. Perez has a 3.16 ERA in four starts this month after allowing at least four earned runs in two of his three starts in April. On Wednesday, he allowed three hits and six hits in 6 1/3 innings and took a no-decision in the Rangers' 9-4 loss at Boston. Perez threw 113 pitches, the second-highest total of his career. Perez is 0-2 with a 5.33 ERA in five games, including four starts, against Tampa Bay. |
| Last Updated: 5/19/2024 12:45:35 PM EST. |
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