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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 5/9/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
DETROIT  FISTER )
 
WASHINGTON  HAREN )
-1.5  +125

+1.5  -145
-120

+110

7.5ov
 
4
Final
5

DETROIT (19 - 12) at WASHINGTON (18 - 15)
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Thursday, 5/9/2013 4:05 PM
DOUG FISTER (R) vs. DAN HAREN (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
919DETROIT-130Ov 7.5,-110-120Ov 7.5,-120
920WASHINGTON+120Un 7.5,-110+110Un 7.5,+100
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DETROIT - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games19-12+1.619-115.30.2830.3503.70.2330.293
Road Games9-8-1.19-84.60.2580.3243.50.2250.284
vs Right-handed Starters16-8+5.215-95.40.2870.3533.50.2310.289
Past 7 Games5-2+1.63-46.60.2990.3652.60.2020.255
Grass Games19-12+1.619-115.30.2830.3503.70.2330.293
Day Games9-9-4.912-54.90.2800.3434.30.2470.318
Interleague3-1+1.83-16.50.3190.3902.50.2050.235
DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.30.2830.35031114632492310.031621182141325830102318
Road Games4.60.2580.3241766417150150.02766514110148189128
Righty Starters5.40.2870.3532488825574230.0312691170122012671711
DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.931.255944141716471143-57463.6%
Road Games3.411.12158222241224803-33260%

WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games18-15+0.716-153.50.2320.2923.80.2400.297
Home Games10-7+1.16-93.50.2390.2963.00.2330.295
vs Right-handed Starters13-12-0.512-133.30.2330.2923.90.2430.302
Past 7 Games5-2+3.73-43.00.2040.2632.70.2120.264
Grass Games18-15+0.716-153.50.2320.2923.80.2400.297
Day Games7-6-0.77-43.60.2140.2853.90.2410.305
Interleague4-0+42-25.70.3390.3973.50.2800.318
WASHINGTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.50.2320.29233107024891310.03113912661619923273517
Home Games3.50.2390.2961753112740160.03574312711961212276
Righty Starters3.30.2330.2922580418770250.0380682011114621202415
WASHINGTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.691.25190.3413779934814-211473.3%
Home Games3.061.31947181636326361-17277.8%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DETROIT - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/25/2013VERLANDER(R)KANSAS CITYSHIELDS(R)3-8L-1757 unO53114100
4/26/2013SANCHEZ(R)ATLANTAMAHOLM(L)10-0W-1407.5 ovO15100552
4/27/2013PORCELLO(R)ATLANTAMEDLEN(R)7-4W-1058 unO1390740
4/28/2013FISTER(R)ATLANTAMINOR(L)8-3W-1457.5 unO940680
4/29/2013SCHERZER(R)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)4-3W-2358.5 ovU750630
4/30/2013VERLANDER(R)MINNESOTAWORLEY(R)6-1W-2608 ovU1360690
5/1/2013SANCHEZ(R)MINNESOTADIAMOND(L)2-6L-2208.5 unU6401070
5/2/2013PORCELLO(R)@ HOUSTONLYLES(R)7-3W-1559.5 unO15131641
5/3/2013FISTER(R)@ HOUSTONNORRIS(R)4-3W-1858 ovU661990
5/4/2013SCHERZER(R)@ HOUSTONHARRELL(R)17-2W-2008 unO2190641
5/5/2013VERLANDER(R)@ HOUSTONHUMBER(R)9-0W-2908 unO1381460
5/8/2013SANCHEZ(R)@ WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R)1-3L-1157 unU791841
5/9/2013FISTER(R)@ WASHINGTONHAREN(R) 
5/10/2013SCHERZER(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
5/11/2013VERLANDER(R)CLEVELANDJIMENEZ(R) 
5/12/2013PORCELLO(R)CLEVELANDMCALLISTER(R) 
5/13/2013SANCHEZ(R)HOUSTONNORRIS(R) 
5/14/2013FISTER(R)HOUSTONHARRELL(R) 
5/15/2013SCHERZER(R)HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L) 
5/16/2013 @ TEXAS  

WASHINGTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/25/2013GONZALEZ(L)CINCINNATIARROYO(R)8-1W-1357.5 unO1260122
4/26/2013ZIMMERMANN(R)CINCINNATIBAILEY(R)1-0W-1257 evU631130
4/27/2013HAREN(R)CINCINNATILEAKE(R)6-3W-1058 unO1081961
4/28/2013DETWILER(L)CINCINNATICINGRANI(L)2-5L-1057 ovP58211101
4/29/2013STRASBURG(R)@ ATLANTATEHERAN(R)2-3L-1257 ovU1060760
4/30/2013GONZALEZ(L)@ ATLANTAHUDSON(R)1-8L1057 ovO34112100
5/1/2013ZIMMERMANN(R)@ ATLANTAMAHOLM(L)2-0W1257 unU330220
5/2/2013HAREN(R)@ ATLANTAMEDLEN(R)3-1W1407.5 unU8100551
5/3/2013DETWILER(L)@ PITTSBURGHBURNETT(R)1-3L1207 ovU760981
5/4/2013STRASBURG(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)5-4W-1407 ovO6111732
5/5/2013GONZALEZ(L)@ PITTSBURGHRODRIGUEZ(L)6-2W-1107 unO1171670
5/8/2013ZIMMERMANN(R)DETROITSANCHEZ(R)3-1W+1057 unU841791
5/9/2013HAREN(R)DETROITFISTER(R) 
5/10/2013DETWILER(L)CHICAGO CUBSSAMARDZIJA(R) 
5/11/2013STRASBURG(R)CHICAGO CUBSJACKSON(R) 
5/12/2013GONZALEZ(L)CHICAGO CUBSFELDMAN(R) 
5/13/2013ZIMMERMANN(R)@ LA DODGERSBECKETT(R) 
5/14/2013HAREN(R)@ LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L) 
5/15/2013DETWILER(L)@ LA DODGERSMAGILL(R) 
5/16/2013 @ SAN DIEGO  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DETROIT: HITTING: OF AUSTIN JACKSON doesn't make much contact, but manager Jim Leyland likes his speed in the leadoff spot. RYAN RABURN and RAMON SANTIAGO will split second base duties, with Raburn getting the majority of the starts. 3B MIGUEL CABRERA seems to have cleaned up his act. He's an MVP candidate. So is newcomer 1B PRINCE FIELDER who will try to keep slugging in his move to a pitchers' park. His presence was needed after DH VICTOR MARTINEZ was lost for the season with a knee injury. OF DELMON YOUNG is a pending free agent, and he hit well after escaping spacious Target Field. He'll nab the starting LF job but could also DH. OF BRENNAN BOESCH did enough pre-injury to earn an everyday role, but he'll again be in danger of fading over the summer. SS JHONNY PERALTA had a resurgence in 2011, and he's on the right side of 30. C ALEX AVILA might not hit for average, but his power is legit. Leyland favorite BRANDON INGE and DON KELLY will back up the All-Star corner infielders, so neither expect to get much playing time. Streaky OF ANDY DIRKS is a fourth outfielder. C GERALD LAIRD will spell Avila.
STARTING PITCHING: You can't expect an identical stat line for JUSTIN VERLANDER; his opponent .236 batting average on balls in play suggests there was some luck involved in his MVP season. But he's still the best pitcher in the American League by a wide margin. DOUG FISTER's improved strikeout rate with the Tigers suggests he could sustain success as a quality No. 2 starter. MAX SCHERZER can still be outstanding when he's on, but he was inconsistent again last year. He could figure it out in his late-20s, but time is running out. RICK PORCELLO still has a ways to go. His mid-season success came against some weak lineups. He's still only 23, but he hasn't been able to beat hitters at any level in the pros. The Tigers are still searching for a No. 5 starter. Top prospect JACOB TURNER is only 20, but the Tigers haven't been shy about fast-tracking young arms. He was dominant in the minors, but torched in his first big-league stint. ANDY OLIVER appears to be the front-runner for this role, but DREW SMYLY is also a possibility.
RELIEF PITCHING: JOSE VALVERDE was perfect in 2011, but it was a surprising development considering his sliding K/BB ratio. For Tigers fans, he carries more risk than 49-for-49 would suggest. One of baseball's better set-up men, JOAQUIN BENOIT is an eighth-inning-only guy. He'd take over if Valverde got hurt. OCTAVIO DOTEL is another elite set-up man who will step up as the seventh-inning guy. As good as AL ALBURQUERQUE was in the regular season (one extra-base hit'a double'allowed in 43.1 innings!), he's out until at least the All-Star break after offseason elbow surgery. Lefty DANIEL SCHLERETH has a chance to be the closer of the future, but first he'll need to cut down on the walks.
WASHINGTON: HITTING: The Nats were among the eight worst teams in the majors in runs (3.88 per game), BA (.242), OBP (.309) and OPS (.691). Much of that had to do with the first two spots in the batting order hitting .285 OBP and .283 OBP respectively. OF ROGER BERNADINA (.301 OBP) and SS IAN DESMOND (.298 OBP) were the regular 1-2 hitters in the order. $126 million OF JAYSON WERTH was also to blame, batting .232 with a meager 58 RBI in 561 at-bats. 3B RYAN ZIMMERMAN also missed two months with an abdominal problem and had a down year with 12 HR and 49 RBI in 101 games. But OF MIKE MORSE had a breakout season, leading the Nats in batting (.303), HR (31) and RBI (95). 1B ADAM LaROCHE suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in June, but should be fully healed. Washington is counting on a pair of talented 24-year-olds to contribute a little more in 2B DANNY ESPINOSA (.236 BA, 21 HR) and C WILSON RAMOS (15 HR in 389 AB).
STARTING PITCHING: STEPHEN STRASBURG is back fully healed from Tommy John surgery, but will reportedly be limited to 160 innings in 2012. That's still enough time to strike out 150 batters and win a dozen games though. In sending four quality prospects to Oakland, the Nats paid a huge price for GIO GONZALEZ. They hope he can overcome his control issues and become an elite No. 2. Well-traveled EDWIN JACKSON was also brought in to help bolster the rotation. He joins his sixth different club since 2008, but Jackson is just 28 years old and was serviceable after being traded to St. Louis last year (5-2, 3.58 ERA). JORDAN ZIMMERMANN was in the same boat as Strasburg last year, coming off elbow surgery and limited to 161.1 innings. But in that time, he had a team-best 3.18 ERA and 4.0 K-to-BB ratio (124 K, 31 BB). JOHN LANNAN remains the top lefty in the Nats rotation with a team-high 10 wins in 2011. He dominated left-handed hitters last year (.211 BA, 55 K in 185 AB), but still needs to improve his weak 1.4 K-to-BB ratio (106 K, 76 BB).
RELIEF PITCHING: DREW STOREN had a phenomenal first year as a full-time closer, saving 43-of-48 games with a 2.75 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 74 K in 75.1 innings. His role will remain the same in 2012 once he returns from the 15-day DL (elbow) to start the season. Newcomer BRAD LIDGE was limited to 25 innings because of shoulder problems last year, but he appears to be the closer until Storen returns. The Nats have arguably the best set-up man in the game in TYLER CLIPPARD, who led the majors with 38 holds and posted a 1.83 ERA and 0.84 WHIP for the season. He held opponents to a .162 average and fanned 104 batters in 88.1 innings of work. Lefty SEAN BURNETT saw a huge decline in his numbers, as his ERA rose from 2.14 to 3.81 and his WHIP jumped from 1.14 to 1.32. This was mostly due to a diminishing strikeout rate (8.9 to 5.2 last year).
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (DETROIT-WASHINGTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Tigers-Nationals Preview* ==========================

By JEFF BARTL STATS Writer

Detroit (19-11) at Washington (17-15), 4:05 p.m. EDT

Dan Haren, much like his Washington Nationals, has used a recent surge to bounce back from a less-than-ideal start.

Facing a Detroit Tigers team he's had plenty of success against lately could help Washington stay hot.

The Nationals seek a sixth victory in seven tries in the conclusion of a two-game interleague set with the Tigers on Thursday.

Washington (18-15), coming off having the NL's best record and an NL East title in 2012, dealt with its share of struggles early and carried a sub-.500 record into May.

The Nationals seem to have gotten on track, though, after winning four of five to end a recent road trip before beating Detroit 3-1 on Wednesday. Bryce Harper entered this short series 4 for 29 (.115) over his previous eight games, but his solo homer and sacrifice fly helped back another stellar performance from Jordan Zimmermann.

"We didn't get much off a hot pitcher even though I thought we had pretty good at-bats off him, to be honest with you." Tiger manager Jim Leyland said.

Detroit's problems may continue against Haren, who has been solid over his last two starts after posting a 7.36 ERA through his first four.

Haren (3-3, 5.01 ERA) gave up two runs in six innings of a 6-3 win over Cincinnati on April 27 before allowing one run and four hits in eight frames of a 3-1 win at Atlanta last Thursday.

"I was trying to do too much (early in the season)," Haren told the team's official website. "I just backed off and pitched like myself (the last time out). I didn't pile up too many strikeouts, but I didn't have many two-strike counts."

Haren's teammates know he has plenty more solid performances in him, too.

"His last two starts have been good; that's what he's capable of doing," said outfielder Denard Span, who tripled Wednesday. "That's the three-time all-star Dan Haren right there."

The right-hander has pitched extremely well versus Detroit in recent years, going 3-0 with a 1.76 ERA in four starts since 2008 including a shutout and another complete game.

The Tigers (19-12) hope to have better luck against him this time around after falling for only the second time in 11 games Wednesday. Miguel Cabrera, just 3 for 16 lifetime off Haren, drove in their only run with a single in the third after they scored 37 runs in a four-game sweep at Houston in their previous series.

Detroit will look to bounce back Thursday as it sends Doug Fister to the mound.

Fister (4-0, 2.48) wasn't at his best Friday, giving up three runs - two earned - and a season-high nine hits while striking out four in six innings in the Tigers' 4-3 win over Houston.

It marked the first time since his first start April 5 that Fister failed to pitch at least seven full innings and strike out at least five. The right-hander, though, has a 2.13 ERA over his last 12 starts - including the postseason - completing at least six innings in 11 of them.

"He was good. Maybe not quite as sharp as he's been, but still good," Leyland said. "He kept us in the game and saved our bullpen."

Fister has made one start versus Washington, allowing one run and three hits in eight innings of a 6-5 victory June 21, 2011, while with Seattle.


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