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903 | NY METS | +182 | Ov 8,+105 | +175 | Ov 7.5,-115 | 904 | ST LOUIS | -195 | Un 8,-125 | -185 | Un 7.5,-105 |
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All Games | 14-20 | -8.3 | 22-11 | 4.4 | 0.231 | 0.301 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.329 | Road Games | 5-8 | -2.7 | 10-2 | 5.4 | 0.252 | 0.305 | 6.0 | 0.292 | 0.360 | vs Right-handed Starters | 7-11 | -6.4 | 12-5 | 4.8 | 0.233 | 0.301 | 4.8 | 0.271 | 0.336 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4.2 | 4-3 | 2.6 | 0.211 | 0.272 | 5.4 | 0.284 | 0.346 | Grass Games | 14-20 | -8.3 | 22-11 | 4.4 | 0.231 | 0.301 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.329 | Night Games | 8-10 | -2.4 | 13-4 | 4.8 | 0.239 | 0.305 | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.309 |
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All Games | 4.4 | 0.231 | 0.301 | 34 | 1161 | 268 | 98 | 38 | 0.03 | 146 | 116 | 293 | 17 | 231 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 14 | Road Games | 5.4 | 0.252 | 0.305 | 13 | 484 | 122 | 45 | 17 | 0.04 | 67 | 37 | 105 | 3 | 86 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.233 | 0.301 | 18 | 621 | 145 | 57 | 21 | 0.03 | 83 | 60 | 153 | 13 | 120 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
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All Games | 4.61 | 1.372 | 121 | 72 | 62 | 123 | 14 | 43 | 90 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Road Games | 4.94 | 1.431 | 51 | 32 | 28 | 54 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
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All Games | 23-13 | +8 | 17-18 | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.319 | 3.4 | 0.247 | 0.300 | Home Games | 9-6 | +0.5 | 7-8 | 3.9 | 0.262 | 0.316 | 3.1 | 0.211 | 0.266 | vs Right-handed Starters | 19-9 | +9.6 | 14-14 | 5.0 | 0.272 | 0.325 | 3.5 | 0.251 | 0.301 | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.2 | 4-3 | 4.4 | 0.285 | 0.352 | 3.0 | 0.231 | 0.261 | Grass Games | 23-13 | +8 | 17-18 | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.319 | 3.4 | 0.247 | 0.300 | Night Games | 13-7 | +5.4 | 6-13 | 4.0 | 0.254 | 0.312 | 3.0 | 0.238 | 0.286 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.319 | 36 | 1215 | 317 | 91 | 29 | 0.02 | 154 | 103 | 252 | 11 | 230 | 39 | 14 | 41 | 12 | Home Games | 3.9 | 0.262 | 0.316 | 15 | 488 | 128 | 38 | 13 | 0.03 | 53 | 38 | 88 | 4 | 99 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4 | Righty Starters | 5.0 | 0.272 | 0.325 | 28 | 964 | 262 | 76 | 23 | 0.02 | 131 | 76 | 195 | 8 | 181 | 28 | 12 | 32 | 10 |
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All Games | 5.28 | 1.437 | 87 | 54 | 51 | 97 | 11 | 28 | 79 | 2-5 | 11 | 6 | 64.7% | Home Games | 9.45 | 1.838 | 26.7 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 0-3 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
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4/29/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | 3-4 | L | -140 | 7 un | P | 11 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4/30/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ MIAMI | SLOWEY(R) | 1-2 | L | -120 | 8 un | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5/1/2013 | GEE(R) | @ MIAMI | LEBLANC(L) | 7-6 | W | -130 | 8 un | O | 13 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5/3/2013 | MARCUM(R) | @ ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | 7-5 | W | 182 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5/5/2013 | NIESE(L) | @ ATLANTA | HUDSON(R) | 4-9 | L | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5/7/2013 | HARVEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SANTIAGO(L) | 1-0 | W | -160 | 6.5 ev | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5/8/2013 | HEFNER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | PEAVY(R) | 3-6 | L | +105 | 7 un | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5/9/2013 | GEE(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 3-2 | W | -120 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5/10/2013 | MARCUM(R) | PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 3-7 | L | +100 | 7.5 ev | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5/11/2013 | NIESE(L) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 2-11 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5/12/2013 | HARVEY(R) | PITTSBURGH | GOMEZ(R) | 2-3 | L | -210 | 7 un | U | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5/13/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | 5/14/2013 | GEE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | | 5/15/2013 | MARCUM(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | | 5/16/2013 | NIESE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | 5/17/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | | 5/18/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | FELDMAN(R) | | 5/19/2013 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | 5/20/2013 | | CINCINNATI | | |
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4/29/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 1-2 | L | -130 | 7 un | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4/30/2013 | GARCIA(L) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 2-1 | W | -140 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5/1/2013 | LYNN(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 4-2 | W | -115 | 7 ov | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5/2/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 6-5 | W | 100 | 8.5 ev | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 5/3/2013 | MILLER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 6-1 | W | 100 | 8 ov | U | 15 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5/4/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 7-6 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5/5/2013 | GARCIA(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | 10-1 | W | 110 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5/7/2013 | LYNN(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 1-2 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5/8/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | 5-4 | W | -120 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5/10/2013 | MILLER(R) | COLORADO | GARLAND(R) | 3-0 | W | -165 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5/11/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | COLORADO | CHACIN(R) | 3-0 | W | -190 | 7.5 un | U | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5/12/2013 | GARCIA(L) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 2-8 | L | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5/13/2013 | LYNN(R) | NY METS | HEFNER(R) | | 5/14/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | NY METS | GEE(R) | | 5/15/2013 | MILLER(R) | NY METS | MARCUM(R) | | 5/16/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | | 5/17/2013 | GARCIA(L) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | 5/18/2013 | LYNN(R) | MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | | 5/19/2013 | | MILWAUKEE | | | 5/20/2013 | | @ SAN DIEGO | | |
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| | | 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. | | ST LOUIS: HITTING: Alienate and trade your talented young centerfielder for bullpen scraps and a middling, impending free-agent starter. Justify your ludicrous pitching changes by blaming crowd noise and your innocent bullpen coach'and you too could win a World Series! This was Tony La Russa baseball. But he's gone now, as is the all-world Albert Pujols. SS RAFAEL FURCAL liked his short stint in the Show Me State enough to sign up for more. OF CARLOS BELTRAN will hit second after an impressive 2011 campaign during which he produced solid numbers in pitchers' parks amidst weak lineups. 2Bs TYLER GREENE and DANIEL DESCALSO are the latest plucky 'gamer' to play infield at Busch. Resuscitated slugger 1B LANCE BERKMAN shifts to a much more suitable defensive position. OF MATT HOLLIDAY's OPS remains as strong as ever. 3B DAVID FREESE will never have to buy a drink in Missouri again after his postseason heroics. C YADIER MOLINA is a defensive whiz behind the plate and an underrated hitter. OFs ALLEN CRAIG and JON JAY are more suited to platoon roles, but Jay will be starting in center on Opening Day. STARTING PITCHING: His stuff isn't nearly what it used to be, and he's more than earned his reputation within the game as a towering crybaby. But on the mound, CHRIS CARPENTER remains ruthlessly effective when he's healthy. But he'll miss the first couple of months of the 2012 campaign due to shoulder problems. ADAM WAINWRIGHT should be ready to go on Opening Day, and has shown every reason to think he'll be his old brilliant self. JAIME GARCIA cannot sustain a sub-2.00 ERA for a full season. He's a mid-rotation starter, but one of the better ones in all of baseball. Did KYLE LOHSE really register a 1.17 WHIP over an entire season? Really? He just doesn't miss enough bats to keep that going. JAKE WESTBROOK stayed healthy for a full season again, which is a relief given his past dalliances with the DL. He's an innings eater who's capable of another dozen wins. LANCE LYNN gives the Cardinals enviable depth in the rotation. He'll probably slide back to the bullpen once Carpenter returns. Uber-prospect SHELBY MILLER could be a second-half call-up. RELIEF PITCHING: It doesn't look pretty when JASON MOTTE winds up and delivers a pitch, but in the end, results are results. The converted catcher has finally nailed down the closer role that many predicted would be his a few years ago. The only way he loses it this time is if he hurts himself with that painful delivery. FERNANDO SALAS can more than hold his own if that happens. He'll slot into the eighth-inning role, but he provides more of the pitching depth that is a hallmark of this Cardinals team. KYLE McCLELLAN, like Lynn, is serviceable both in relief or in the rotation. But he's better in the former role. |
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*Mets-Cardinals Preview* ========================
New York (14-19) at St. Louis (23-12), 7:05 p.m. EDT
The pitching matchup seems to heavily favor the St. Louis Cardinals in Monday night's opener of a four-game home set against the New York Mets.
The Cardinals have won the last six regular-season home starts by Lance Lynn while the Mets have yet to win when Jeremy Hefner has been on the mound.
Making matters worse for New York, Lynn (5-1, 2.72 ERA) has never dropped back-to-back starts in his career. His 10-game regular-season win streak ended Tuesday as he gave up two runs over seven innings in a 2-1 road defeat to the Cubs.
"That's the fun part - and the (not-so-fun) part - about this game," Lynn told the Cardinals' official web site. "You can pitch well and lose and pitch bad and win."
Lynn has posted a 1.93 ERA during his six-game win streak in the regular season at Busch Stadium. The right-hander dropped his lone career start against the Mets last June 2, yielding three runs over 4 2-3 innings in a 5-0 loss.
New York (14-20) has lost all seven games - including six starts - when Hefner (0-4, 4.63) has pitched in 2013. He yielded three runs over 15 innings in consecutive starts before allowing four over six Wednesday in a 6-3 loss to the White Sox.
"It's very frustrating. The bottom line is I'm tired of losing," Hefner said.
The right-hander, who has never faced the Cardinals, owns one of the majors' worst run-support averages at 2.57.
The Mets totaled 14 runs on a 2-4 homestand capped by Sunday's 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh. They batted .216 in those games, left 42 runners on base and were 7 for 40 with runners in scoring position.
"You talk about how we're snake bit, but that's just part of the game," manager Terry Collins said. "What's the next thing that's going to keep us from having a big game? But we won two games on this homestand by getting a couple of big hits. We've just got to start hitting with guys in scoring position like we did early and we did last year in the first half."
Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda and John Buck are probably all happy to hit the road after that trio combined to go 6 for 56 on the homestand. All three have higher averages on the road than at home, with Murphy at .327, Duda at .308 and Buck at .250.
St. Louis (23-13) has won nine of 11 although it also endured similar woes to New York at the plate last week in leaving 44 runners on base over five games. The Cardinals won three of those contests, with Shelby Miller and Adam Wainwright pitching shutouts over the weekend against Colorado.
Yadier Molina went 0 for 3 in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Rockies, ending his 11-game hitting streak in which he batted .476.
New York went 4-3 against St. Louis last year. The Cardinals have taken nine of 12 home meetings over the previous four years.
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| Last Updated: 3/28/2024 10:48:28 PM EST. |
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