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| 951 | PHILADELPHIA | -105 | Ov 7,-110 | -120 | Ov 7,+100 | | 952 | NY METS | -105 | Un 7,-110 | +110 | Un 7,-120 |
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| All Games | 11-14 | -5.6 | 13-11 | 3.7 | 0.252 | 0.302 | 4.3 | 0.246 | 0.303 | | Road Games | 5-6 | -1.3 | 4-7 | 2.9 | 0.235 | 0.283 | 3.6 | 0.215 | 0.277 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 1-3 | -2.6 | 3-1 | 3.2 | 0.256 | 0.299 | 4.5 | 0.200 | 0.275 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.1 | 4-3 | 4.3 | 0.272 | 0.332 | 3.1 | 0.238 | 0.281 | | Grass Games | 11-14 | -5.6 | 13-11 | 3.7 | 0.252 | 0.302 | 4.3 | 0.246 | 0.303 | | Day Games | 2-3 | -2 | 4-1 | 5.4 | 0.306 | 0.349 | 6.6 | 0.324 | 0.385 | | Division | 7-4 | +2.7 | 6-5 | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.319 | 3.4 | 0.208 | 0.266 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.252 | 0.302 | 25 | 827 | 208 | 66 | 19 | 0.02 | 87 | 60 | 195 | 13 | 155 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 11 | | Road Games | 2.9 | 0.235 | 0.283 | 11 | 371 | 87 | 26 | 7 | 0.02 | 30 | 25 | 74 | 5 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 | | Lefty Starters | 3.2 | 0.256 | 0.299 | 4 | 129 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0.02 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| All Games | 4.50 | 1.406 | 64 | 35 | 32 | 61 | 7 | 29 | 62 | 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | | Road Games | 4.45 | 1.235 | 28.3 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 10-12 | -3.2 | 16-6 | 5.2 | 0.244 | 0.318 | 4.9 | 0.251 | 0.319 | | Home Games | 7-7 | -1.3 | 9-5 | 4.7 | 0.223 | 0.310 | 3.9 | 0.233 | 0.303 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 3-6 | -3.5 | 6-3 | 4.6 | 0.230 | 0.313 | 5.0 | 0.232 | 0.310 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.3 | 4-3 | 3.3 | 0.189 | 0.274 | 4.7 | 0.229 | 0.307 | | Grass Games | 10-12 | -3.2 | 16-6 | 5.2 | 0.244 | 0.318 | 4.9 | 0.251 | 0.319 | | Day Games | 5-6 | -1.6 | 6-5 | 4.4 | 0.231 | 0.304 | 4.5 | 0.263 | 0.334 | | Division | 5-6 | -1.8 | 8-3 | 4.4 | 0.231 | 0.302 | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.319 |
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| All Games | 5.2 | 0.244 | 0.318 | 22 | 745 | 182 | 68 | 25 | 0.03 | 110 | 81 | 178 | 11 | 148 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 11 | | Home Games | 4.7 | 0.223 | 0.310 | 14 | 453 | 101 | 39 | 16 | 0.04 | 65 | 57 | 123 | 10 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Lefty Starters | 4.6 | 0.230 | 0.313 | 9 | 305 | 70 | 23 | 8 | 0.03 | 39 | 37 | 82 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
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| All Games | 5.28 | 1.317 | 76.7 | 53 | 45 | 75 | 9 | 26 | 64 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | | Home Games | 4.44 | 1.233 | 48.7 | 30 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
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| 4/14/2013 | HALLADAY(R) | @ MIAMI | SLOWEY(R) | 2-1 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/15/2013 | LEE(L) | @ CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 2-4 | L | -115 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 4/16/2013 | KENDRICK(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 0-1 | L | 145 | 8 un | U | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | 4/17/2013 | LANNAN(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 2-11 | L | 125 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | | 4/18/2013 | HAMELS(L) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 3-4 | L | +105 | 7 ev | P | 13 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 4/19/2013 | HALLADAY(R) | ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | 8-2 | W | +110 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 4/20/2013 | LEE(L) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 0-5 | L | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 4/21/2013 | KENDRICK(R) | ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | 7-3 | W | -110 | 8 un | O | 14 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 4/22/2013 | PETTIBONE(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 3-2 | W | +105 | 8 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 4/23/2013 | HAMELS(L) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 0-2 | L | -155 | 7 un | U | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 4/24/2013 | HALLADAY(R) | PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 3-5 | L | -110 | 7 ev | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 4/25/2013 | LEE(L) | PITTSBURGH | MCDONALD(R) | 4-6 | L | -180 | 7 un | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | | 4/26/2013 | KENDRICK(R) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | 4-0 | W | 110 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 4/27/2013 | PETTIBONE(R) | @ NY METS | MARCUM(R) | 9-4 | W | 120 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/28/2013 | HAMELS(L) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 4/30/2013 | HALLADAY(R) | @ CLEVELAND | MCALLISTER(R) | | | 5/1/2013 | LEE(L) | @ CLEVELAND | KAZMIR(L) | | | 5/2/2013 | KENDRICK(R) | MIAMI | SANABIA(R) | | | 5/3/2013 | | MIAMI | | | | 5/4/2013 | | MIAMI | | | | 5/5/2013 | | MIAMI | | |
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| 4/16/2013 | GEE(R) | @ COLORADO | NICASIO(R) | 4-8 | L | 140 | 10 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 4/16/2013 | LAFFEY(L) | @ COLORADO | FRANCIS(L) | 8-9 | L | 125 | 10.5 un | O | 12 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | | 4/18/2013 | NIESE(L) | @ COLORADO | GARLAND(R) | 3-11 | L | 105 | 9.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | | 4/19/2013 | HARVEY(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 7-1 | W | -105 | 6.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 4/20/2013 | HEFNER(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 6-7 | L | +130 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 4/21/2013 | GEE(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 2-0 | W | +120 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | 4/23/2013 | NIESE(L) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 2-7 | L | +130 | 6.5 un | O | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 4/24/2013 | HARVEY(R) | LA DODGERS | LILLY(L) | 7-3 | W | -170 | 7 un | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 4/25/2013 | HEFNER(R) | LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | 2-3 | L | +120 | 8 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 4/26/2013 | GEE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 0-4 | L | -120 | 7.5 ov | U | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 4/27/2013 | MARCUM(R) | PHILADELPHIA | PETTIBONE(R) | 4-9 | L | -130 | 8 ov | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 4/28/2013 | NIESE(L) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | | | 4/29/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | | | 4/30/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ MIAMI | SLOWEY(R) | | | 5/1/2013 | GEE(R) | @ MIAMI | LEBLANC(L) | | | 5/3/2013 | | @ ATLANTA | | | | 5/4/2013 | | @ ATLANTA | | | | 5/5/2013 | | @ ATLANTA | | |
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| |  | PHILADELPHIA: HITTING: This Phillies lineup had another subpar season, finishing 18th in the majors in homers (153) and 13th in runs (4.4 per game). The team re-signed free-agent SS JIMMY ROLLINS, especially because light-hitting WILSON VALDEZ is his backup. Raul Ibanez has left town, which allows OF JOHN MAYBERRY JR. to display his power on a daily basis. He had 15 HR in 267 at-bats last year. 1B RYAN HOWARD will not be ready for Opening Day after Achilles surgery in October, and will be replaced by a platoon of newcomers, JIM THOME and TY WIGGINTON. 2B CHASE UTLEY continues to be bothered by tendinitis in his knee, which has caused his numbers to drop significantly in the past two years. He will not be ready for Opening Day and no timetable has been set for his return. Veterans OF SHANE VICTORINO and C CARLOS RUIZ are both coming off typical productive seasons. OF HUNTER PENCE batted .324 with 11 HR after his trade from Houston and is poised for a huge 2012 campaign at age 28. 3B PLACIDO POLANCO is coming off his third Gold Glove season at the hot corner, but his .277 BA in 2011 was his lowest mark since 1999. Stud prospect OF DOMONIC BROWN is expected to begin the season in Triple-A.
STARTING PITCHING: ROY HALLADAY won the Cy Young Award in 2010 in his first year in Philadelphia, but he was even better in 2011, posting a career-best 2.35 ERA and also reaching a personal best with 220 strikeouts. CLIFF LEE was also outstanding in his first full season in a Phillies uniform, tallying six shutouts, which included a stretch of three straight blankings midway through the year. He wasn't afraid to pitch in Citizens Bank Park, going 11-3 with a 1.94 ERA at his new home. Like Halladay and Lee, COLE HAMELS also notched a career-best ERA (2.79) and held batters to a .214 average. Although he has the stigma of being oft-injured, Hamels was able to start 30+ games for the fourth straight season. VANCE WORLEY was impressive once he was inserted into the rotation, going 11-3 with a 3.02 ERA as a starter and fanning 73 over 74.2 innings of his final dozen starts. JOE BLANTON rounds out the rotation, but he could be limited a bit after an elbow injury cost him much of the 2011 season.
RELIEF PITCHING: Not willing to shell out the big money for inconsistent and oft-injured closer Brad Lidge, the Phillies decided to spend their dough on JONATHAN PAPELBON instead. The former Red Sox closer was 31-of-34 in save chances last year with a career-high 87 strikeouts and just 10 walks. With the departure of free agent Ryan Madson, ANTONIO BASTARDO assumes eighth-inning duties. The southpaw allowed a microscopic .144 opponents' BA, won six games and saved eight others last season. JOSE CONTERAS (age 40) returns for his seventh-inning duty and appears healthy enough to pitch following last year's season-ending elbow surgery. He is 9-of-10 in save chances since 2010. | | NY METS: HITTING: The Mets will be moving in the fences at Citi Field by as much as 12 feet and reducing the height to eight feet, making the park more homer-friendly. The loss of Jose Reyes and his NL-leading average at the top of the order weakens an already subpar lineup. 3B DAVID WRIGHT is coming off his worst season (.254 BA, 14 HR, 61 RBI) and could be traded at the July 31 deadline. New OF ANDRES TORRES provides very little at the plate (.221 BA, .312 OBP), but the future is bright for youngsters OF LUCAS DUDA (.852 OPS) and 1B IKE DAVIS (.926 OPS), who missed most of 2011 with an ankle injury. OF JASON BAY (.245 BA) continues to be a colossal bust. SS RUBEN TEJADA will be tasked with trying to replace Reyes. The 22-year-old made great strides last year, batting .319 after August 1. DANIEL MURPHY hit .320 last year, and will start at second, possibly losing AB in a platoon with JUSTIN TURNER. C JOSH THOLE hits well enough to be an above-average starting catcher.
STARTING PITCHING: With the fences moving forward at Citi Field, the entire Mets pitching staff takes a hit. JOHAN SANTANA will be ready for Opening Day, but it's hard to have much faith that he'll remain healthy for an entire season. His velocity on his fastball is not what it used to be, topping out in the high-80's. MIKE PELFREY benefitted most from the pitcher-friendly ballpark with serviceable home numbers (3.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP) and atrocious road statistics (5.49 ERA, 1.56 WHIP). JONATHON NIESE was also much better at Citi Field (3.54 ERA) than he was on the road (5.33 ERA), but he posted 14 games of 6+ strikeouts for the second straight season. DILLON GEE began the season 7-0 with a 2.86 ERA and 1.08 WHIP, but closed the 2011 campaign with a 5.51 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in his final 17 starts. Knuckle-balling R.A. DICKEY posted a second straight solid season with New York, notching a 3.28 ERA and a solid 1.23 WHIP. At age 37, he hopes to keep his pitches dancing in the smaller home ballpark.
RELIEF PITCHING: Two former Blue Jays late-innings relievers, FRANK FRANCISCO and JON RAUCH, were signed from Toronto to pitch at the back of the bullpen. Francisco will likely get first crack at the ninth-inning role, saving 17 games last year and keeping his strikeout rate above one per inning for the fourth straight year. Rauch is an imposing figure at 6-foot-11, but he posted a 1.35 WHIP and paltry 6.2 strikeout rate last year. But 52 saves since 2008 makes him a worthy candidate for ninth-inning duty. RAMON RAMIREZ was part of the Andres Torres/Angel Pagan trade and he should be a valuable set-up man. He had a strong two-year stint with San Francisco, posting a 2.07 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. |
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*Phillies-Mets Preview* =======================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Philadelphia (10-14) at New York (10-11), 1:10 p.m. EDT
A matchup with the struggling New York Mets may provide Cole Hamels with the perfect opportunity to earn his elusive first win.
Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies will try for their sixth straight victory at Citi Field and ninth win in 10 games overall against the Mets on Sunday.
The Phillies (11-14) continued their recent dominance in this series Saturday as Domonic Brown and John Mayberry Jr. hit consecutive home runs in the fifth inning en route to a 9-4 victory.
Philadelphia has finally come through with some timely hitting this weekend. After scoring three or fewer runs in 11 of their previous 14 games, the Phillies have totaled 13 in the past two victories.
"That's definitely good. It's what we've been waiting for. We've got to make it more often," manager Charlie Manuel said. "We haven't been hitting in those right situations to knock those runs in, and today we did."
Following a three-game skid, Manuel's club looks for its third straight win behind Hamels (0-3, 5.40), who has started to show signs of returning to form.
Since allowing 13 runs over 10 2-3 innings in his first two starts, the left-hander has posted a 2.57 ERA in his last three with 19 strikeouts in 21 innings. He surrendered two runs and struck out six with one walk over eight innings of a 2-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
"Just being able to really get in a groove and go deep in the ballgame was something I was pleased with," said Hamels, who has received three runs of support over his last three starts.
Hamels is 5-10 with a 4.33 ERA in 21 starts against the Mets, but went 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA in four outings against them last season. He'll be facing a New York team that's managed 17 runs and batted .186 over its last six games.
After scoring three times in five innings off rookie Jonathan Pettibone on Saturday, the Mets (10-12) have totaled 23 runs in their last nine against the Phillies.
David Wright, who went 2 for 4 with an RBI on Saturday, is batting .327 with four home runs and three doubles in his career against Hamels.
Catcher John Buck hit his eighth home run Saturday, but he's 2 for 22 with eight strikeouts versus Hamels.
The Mets, looking to snap a three-game skid, will send Jonathon Niese (2-1, 3.81) to the mound. The left-hander will make his first start since departing after 2 1-3 innings when he was hit by a ball on his right leg against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
Niese has posted a 3.38 ERA while winning five of his last six decisions. He's gone 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA in his past four home starts against the Phillies.
Michael Young has six hits in his last eight at-bats in this series, giving him a .439 average with five homers and 12 RBIs in 14 career meetings with the Mets.
Ryan Howard knocked in two runs Saturday and has 21 RBIs in his last 12 games in this series. He's batting .343 during a nine-game hitting streak, but is 1 for 15 with seven strikeouts against Niese.
Philadelphia has outscored New York 29-5 in the last three matchups at Citi Field.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 1:08:23 AM EST. |
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