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| 903 | ARIZONA | +105 | Ov 8.5,+105 | -110 | Ov 8,-120 | | 904 | PITTSBURGH | -115 | Un 8.5,-125 | +100 | Un 8,+100 |
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| All Games | 31-22 | +9.4 | 23-28 | 4.9 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.433 | 0.759 | 4.0 | 0.237 | 0.303 | 0.387 | 0.690 | | Road Games | 10-14 | -3.3 | 7-17 | 3.6 | 0.222 | 0.288 | 0.354 | 0.642 | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.314 | 0.380 | 0.694 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 23-14 | +8.9 | 16-20 | 5.1 | 0.264 | 0.328 | 0.439 | 0.767 | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.298 | 0.365 | 0.664 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.6 | 2-5 | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.286 | 0.411 | 0.697 | 4.4 | 0.268 | 0.320 | 0.447 | 0.767 | | Grass Games | 31-22 | +9.4 | 23-28 | 4.9 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.433 | 0.759 | 4.0 | 0.237 | 0.303 | 0.387 | 0.690 | | Night Games | 25-13 | +11.5 | 19-17 | 5.6 | 0.276 | 0.343 | 0.464 | 0.807 | 3.8 | 0.229 | 0.292 | 0.378 | 0.670 |
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| All Games | 4.9 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 53 | 1825 | 480 | 87 | 13 | 66 | 0.433 | 246 | 168 | 467 | 44 | 366 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 20 | | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.222 | 0.288 | 24 | 809 | 180 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 0.354 | 80 | 75 | 230 | 15 | 161 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 8 | | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.264 | 0.328 | 37 | 1289 | 340 | 54 | 11 | 50 | 0.439 | 179 | 123 | 327 | 31 | 261 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 18 |
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| All Games | 3.87 | 1.241 | 158 | 75 | 68 | 138 | 20 | 58 | 170 | 10-4 | 14 | 3 | 82.4% | | Road Games | 4.02 | 1.341 | 62.7 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 7 | 25 | 64 | 3-1 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% |
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| All Games | 24-28 | -2.3 | 24-24 | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.311 | 0.377 | 0.688 | 4.6 | 0.269 | 0.322 | 0.418 | 0.740 | | Home Games | 14-11 | +1.5 | 13-8 | 3.7 | 0.247 | 0.322 | 0.379 | 0.701 | 4.9 | 0.261 | 0.312 | 0.414 | 0.726 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-9 | -2.7 | 8-7 | 3.9 | 0.214 | 0.297 | 0.367 | 0.664 | 5.6 | 0.291 | 0.362 | 0.423 | 0.784 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1 | 5-1 | 5.4 | 0.305 | 0.368 | 0.483 | 0.851 | 5.3 | 0.305 | 0.335 | 0.478 | 0.812 | | Grass Games | 24-28 | -2.3 | 24-24 | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.311 | 0.377 | 0.688 | 4.6 | 0.269 | 0.322 | 0.418 | 0.740 | | Night Games | 12-21 | -10.2 | 15-15 | 3.7 | 0.225 | 0.296 | 0.350 | 0.646 | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.327 | 0.428 | 0.755 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.311 | 52 | 1743 | 415 | 74 | 12 | 48 | 0.377 | 187 | 184 | 377 | 24 | 367 | 47 | 36 | 46 | 33 | | Home Games | 3.7 | 0.247 | 0.322 | 25 | 817 | 202 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 0.379 | 82 | 90 | 174 | 11 | 186 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.214 | 0.297 | 15 | 499 | 107 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0.367 | 53 | 59 | 131 | 3 | 98 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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| All Games | 3.86 | 1.390 | 177 | 83 | 76 | 181 | 19 | 65 | 157 | 11-8 | 11 | 6 | 64.7% | | Home Games | 3.78 | 1.259 | 97.7 | 46 | 41 | 98 | 13 | 25 | 78 | 8-2 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% |
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| 5/16/2017 | GREINKE(R) | NY METS | MILONE(L) | 5-4 | W | -160 | 9 ev | P | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 5/17/2017 | CORBIN(L) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 5-4 | W | -125 | 9.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 5/19/2017 | WALKER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | WEAVER(R) | 10-1 | W | -140 | 8.5 un | O | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 5/20/2017 | RAY(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | PERDOMO(R) | 9-1 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | | 5/21/2017 | GODLEY(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | RICHARD(L) | 1-5 | L | -120 | 8 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 5/22/2017 | GREINKE(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | GONZALEZ(R) | 5-1 | W | -185 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | 5/23/2017 | CORBIN(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | COVEY(R) | 5-4 | W | -170 | 11 ev | U | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 5/24/2017 | DELGADO(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 8-6 | W | -115 | 9 un | O | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/25/2017 | RAY(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | DAVIES(R) | 4-0 | W | -110 | 8.5 ev | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 5/26/2017 | GODLEY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GUERRA(R) | 4-2 | W | 100 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | | 5/27/2017 | GREINKE(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | ANDERSON(R) | 1-6 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | U | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | 5/28/2017 | CORBIN(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 5-9 | L | 115 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 5/29/2017 | DELGADO(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | WILLIAMS(R) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 5/30/2017 | RAY(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | NOVA(R) | | | 5/31/2017 | GODLEY(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | KUHL(R) | | | 6/1/2017 | GREINKE(R) | @ MIAMI | WORLEY(R) | | | 6/2/2017 | CORBIN(L) | @ MIAMI | URENA(R) | | | 6/3/2017 | WALKER(R) | @ MIAMI | VOLQUEZ(R) | | | 6/4/2017 | RAY(L) | @ MIAMI | NICOLINO(L) | | | 6/6/2017 | | SAN DIEGO | | |
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| 5/16/2017 | KUHL(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 4-8 | L | +150 | 8 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | | 5/17/2017 | COLE(R) | WASHINGTON | TURNER(R) | 6-1 | W | -130 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | 5/18/2017 | GLASNOW(R) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | 10-4 | W | +120 | 9.5 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 5/19/2017 | WILLIAMS(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HELLICKSON(R) | 2-7 | L | -120 | 9 ev | P | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | | 5/20/2017 | NOVA(R) | PHILADELPHIA | VELASQUEZ(R) | 6-3 | W | -120 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | | 5/21/2017 | KUHL(R) | PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | 1-0 | W | +105 | 8.5 ev | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2017 | COLE(R) | @ ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | 2-5 | L | -120 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | | 5/23/2017 | GLASNOW(R) | @ ATLANTA | DICKEY(R) | 5-6 | L | -105 | 9.5 un | O | 15 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 5/24/2017 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 12-5 | W | 120 | 9.5 ev | O | 14 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | | 5/25/2017 | NOVA(R) | @ ATLANTA | COLON(R) | 9-4 | W | -105 | 9 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | | 5/26/2017 | KUHL(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 1-8 | L | +130 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 5/27/2017 | COLE(R) | NY METS | WHEELER(R) | 5-4 | W | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 5/28/2017 | GLASNOW(R) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 2-7 | L | -115 | 9 ov | P | 9 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 5/29/2017 | WILLIAMS(R) | ARIZONA | DELGADO(R) | 4-3 | W | +100 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 5/30/2017 | NOVA(R) | ARIZONA | RAY(L) | | | 5/31/2017 | KUHL(R) | ARIZONA | GODLEY(R) | | | 6/2/2017 | COLE(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 6/3/2017 | GLASNOW(R) | @ NY METS | GSELLMAN(R) | | | 6/4/2017 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ NY METS | | | | 6/6/2017 | | @ BALTIMORE | | |
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Manager: Torey Lovullo (first season)
Who's new? C Chris Iannetta, C Jeff Mathis, IF/OF Daniel Descalso, RHP Taijuan Walker, RHP Fernando Rodney, RHP Tom Wilhelmsen, RHP Kevin Jepsen, RHP Tyler Jones
Who's gone? Manager Chip Hale, SS Jean Segura, IF/OF Phil Gosselin, OF Peter O'Brien, C Welington Castillo, C Tuffy Gosewich, OF Rickie Weeks Jr., RHP Daniel Hudson, LHP Edwin Escobar
Projected lineup: CF A.J. Pollock (.244, 2 HR, 4 RBI in 12 games), 3B Jake Lamb (.249, 9, 29), 1B Paul Goldschmidt (.297, 24, 95, 32 SB), RF David Peralta (.251, .4, 15), LF Yasmany Tomas (.272, 31, 83), 2B Brandon Drury (.282, 16, 53), SS Chris Owings (.277, 5, 49, 21 SB), C Chris Iannetta (.210, 7, 24 with Mariners) or Jeff Mathis (.238, 2, 15 with Marlins)
Rotation: RH Zack Greinke (13-7, 4.37 ERA), RH Taijuan Walker (8-11, 4.22), LH Robbie Ray (8-15, 4.90), LH Patrick Corbin (5-13, 5.15), RH Shelby Miller (3-12, 6.15)
Key relievers: RH Fernando Rodney (2-4, 3.44, 25/28 SV with Padres and Marlins), RH Jake Barrett (1-2, 3.49), RH Randall Delgado (5-2, 4.44), LH Andrew Chafin (0-1, 6.75), RH Kevin Jepsen (2-6, 5.98, 7/11 SV with Twins and Rays), RH Tom Wilhelmsen (2-4, 6.80 with Rangers and Mariners)
Hot spots: Rotation and catcher. The Diamondbacks' rotation was atrocious in 2016, ranking 29th in MLB in ERA. But hey, maybe it wasn't all their fault. In his first year as general manager, Mike Hazen installed a 'pitching strategist' (Dan Haren) and three new catchers (former Angels Iannetta, Mathis and Hank Conger). Meanwhile, nine of the 10 pitchers who started a game for the Diamondbacks last year remain in the organization. It's a bold experiment in how to fix a pitching staff. Iannetta and Mathis can frame all the borderline pitches they want. At some point, the onus will fall on Greinke, Ray, Miller, Corbin and newcomer Walker to perform to their potential.
Outlook: It wasn't long ago that Arizona spent $206 million to coax Greinke to defect from the Dodgers. Now the Diamondbacks feel like a team on the brink of a complete rebuild. Even without Jean Segura, who led the National League in hits, the lineup will score enough to keep Arizona competitive. But what to make of the pitching staff? The rotation beyond Greinke could be anywhere from awesome to abysmal. The ninth inning belongs to 39-year-old Rodney and, if he fails, a who's-who list of failed former closers: Wilhelmsen, Jepsen or J.J. Hoover. The farm system is in poor shape. If things get worse before they get better, Greinke could be the first player traded. | | PITTSBURGH: 2016: 78-83, third place
Manager: Clint Hurdle (seventh season)
Who's new? RHP Daniel Hudson, IF Phil Gosselin
Who's gone? IF Sean Rodriguez, OF Matt Joyce, SP Jeff Locke, SP Ryan Vogelsong, RP Neftali Feliz, C Eric Fryer
Projected lineup: 2B Josh Harrison (.283, 4 HR, 59 RBI, 19 SB), 1B Josh Bell (.273, 3, 19), RF Andrew McCutchen (.256, 24, 79), CF Starling Marte (.311, 9, 46, 47 SB), LF Gregory Polanco (.258, 22, 86), 3B Jung-ho Kang (.255, 21, 62), C Francisco Cervelli (.264, 1, 33), SS Jordy Mercer (.256, 11, 59)
Rotation: RH Gerrit Cole (7-10, 3.88 ERA), RH Ivan Nova (12-8, 4.17 for Yankees and Pirates), RH Jameson Taillon (5-4, 3.38), RH Chad Kuhl (5-4, 4.20), RH Drew Hutchison (1-0, 5.25 with Blue Jays and Pirates) or Steven Brault (0-3, 4.86) or Trevor Williams (1-1, 7.82) or Tyler Glasnow (0-2, 4.24)
Key relievers: LH Tony Watson (2-5, 3.06, 15/20 SV), RH Daniel Hudson (3-2, 5.22 with Diamondbacks), LH Felipe Rivero (1-6, 4.09 for Nationals and Pirates), RH Juan Nicasio (10-7, 4.50), LH Antonio Bastardo (3-0, 4.52 with Mets and Pirates), RH Jared Hughes (1-1, 3.03), LH Wade LeBlanc (4-0, 3.77 with Mariners and Pirates)
Hot spots: Rotation and closer. Right-hander Glasnow, 23, is a consensus top-25 prospect who made his major league debut last year. The Pirates would love to see him seize the fifth starter's job in camp, but right-hander Hutchison offers a more experienced option if Glasnow isn't ready. Watson became the closer after Mark Melancon was traded to Washington last summer, but his sinker/slider/changeup mix isn't typical ninth-inning stuff. Keep an eye on Rivero, a 25-year-old lefty acquired in the Melancon trade. His fastball actually gained velocity as last season wore on, eventually touching triple digits. Rivero might begin the season as the set-up man but his ascension to the ninth inning seems inevitable.
Outlook: The Pirates made some interesting tweaks after missing the playoffs for the first time in four years. They made no major trades, signed only two major league free agents (pitchers Nova and Hudson) and revamped Hurdle's coaching staff. They also moved their outfielders around: McCutchen goes from center to right, Marte from left to center, and Polanco from right to left. McCutchen is coming off the worst season of his career. So is ace right-hander Cole. The path back to the playoffs begins with the two stars bouncing back. If the team's other homegrown talent ' Taillon, Glasnow, Bell and Polanco ' continue their evolution, Pittsburgh should return to the postseason in 2017. |
| | Road warrior Ray leads D-backs against Pirates
PITTSBURGH -- Robbie Ray's friendly confines so far are nowhere close to home. The Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander is 4-3 with a 3.45 ERA, and his 74 strikeouts are tied for sixth in the National League. However, he has been two different pitchers, depending on the locale -- Phoenix, or anyplace else. Pitching at home, Ray is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA. In 26 1/3 innings, he has 31 strikeouts and 16 walks. On the road, he is 3-1 with an 0.81 ERA, 43 strikeouts and 13 walks in 33 1/3 innings. Given that, Ray should find it encouraging to be starting at PNC Park on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Even so, he said geography is irrelevant. "I don't know anything about it," he said. "All I can say is I'm going out there every five days trying to do the same thing." Ray is 0-2 over his career against the Pirates with an 8.00 ERA in four starts, including 0-2 with a 5.73 ERA in two starts at PNC Park. Of the home-away disparity, Ray's manager, Torey Lovullo, said, "Sometimes you have to chalk it up to it just being baseball." Ray is coming off two outstanding starts, on the road, of course. He pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings in San Diego on May 20, yielding two hits, and followed that with seven scoreless innings, again giving up two hits, in Milwaukee on Thursday. Winning both games, Ray struck out 15 and walked three. He attributes his recent work to more consistent mechanics, a quicker delivery and less time spent between pitches. "I'm starting to feel good about where I am mechanically, feel good about my pitches," he said. "I'm feeling confident. Everything's starting to flow together a lot better. My tempo's been better. "I'm getting the ball back, I'm getting on the mound, I'm not thinking a whole lot between pitches. I'm just, 'Here we go, here's what I'm throwing, this is what it's gonna be.' Maybe a little less time between pitches to think, sometimes you can get in your own way." Lovullo added, "Credit to him, where he needed to change his tempo a little bit. It's translated into two very good outings. That's the process every player, not just pitchers, go through during the course of the season. Finding things that click and work and making adjustments." Challenging Ray not only will be the Pirates' hitters but his mound opponent, right-hander Ivan Nova, perhaps Pittsburgh's most consistent starter. Nova is 5-3 with a 2.83 ERA, but his value goes beyond that. He has pitched at least six innings in each of his 10 starts, and he has gone at least seven innings five times, including a complete-game shutout. Such extended work eases the workload on his relievers, crucial in today's bullpen-intensive game. He has thrown 70 innings, tied for third in the NL. In his most recent start, Nova pitched 8 1/3 innings in a 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, but he was upset he could not go the distance. "I'm still a firm believer that a guy that can go out and give you seven innings is a great guy to have on the staff," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We're very happy that we've got Nova here, the work that he's done. He was very hard on himself the other day that he wasn't able to finish. However, you can't just continue to pitch all day, either." Nova is 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA in two career starts against the Diamondbacks. |
| | Last Updated: 4/23/2024 8:19:29 AM EST. |
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