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| 953 | ST LOUIS | -110 | Ov 8,+100 | -115 | Ov 7.5,+100 | | 954 | NY METS | +100 | Un 8,-120 | +105 | Un 7.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 11-8 | +1.7 | 8-9 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.307 | 3.3 | 0.229 | 0.291 | | Road Games | 7-6 | +0.4 | 3-8 | 3.3 | 0.227 | 0.285 | 2.8 | 0.211 | 0.288 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 9-6 | +1.7 | 7-7 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.313 | 3.7 | 0.233 | 0.294 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1 | 1-5 | 3.7 | 0.260 | 0.301 | 2.1 | 0.186 | 0.262 | | Grass Games | 11-8 | +1.7 | 8-9 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.307 | 3.3 | 0.229 | 0.291 | | Night Games | 5-4 | +0.6 | 4-4 | 4.1 | 0.246 | 0.315 | 3.2 | 0.212 | 0.270 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.307 | 19 | 636 | 156 | 48 | 12 | 0.02 | 71 | 57 | 129 | 7 | 130 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 7 | | Road Games | 3.3 | 0.227 | 0.285 | 13 | 436 | 99 | 31 | 10 | 0.02 | 41 | 35 | 96 | 1 | 84 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.313 | 15 | 509 | 131 | 39 | 10 | 0.02 | 59 | 41 | 97 | 6 | 102 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 7 |
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| All Games | 5.18 | 1.311 | 50.3 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 48 | 0-3 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | | Road Games | 5.68 | 1.421 | 31.7 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
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| All Games | 9-9 | +2 | 9-6 | 4.3 | 0.224 | 0.296 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.320 | | Home Games | 3-6 | -2.8 | 4-4 | 3.3 | 0.187 | 0.263 | 5.1 | 0.269 | 0.334 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 0-3 | -3 | 2-1 | 2.3 | 0.190 | 0.236 | 8.0 | 0.336 | 0.413 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +2 | 3-3 | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.318 | 5.0 | 0.269 | 0.329 | | Grass Games | 9-9 | +2 | 9-6 | 4.3 | 0.224 | 0.296 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.320 | | Night Games | 6-5 | +2.5 | 5-3 | 4.5 | 0.237 | 0.307 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.308 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.224 | 0.296 | 18 | 635 | 142 | 37 | 12 | 0.02 | 73 | 65 | 177 | 18 | 128 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 4 | | Home Games | 3.3 | 0.187 | 0.263 | 9 | 300 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 0.02 | 30 | 31 | 88 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | | Lefty Starters | 2.3 | 0.190 | 0.236 | 3 | 100 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0.01 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| All Games | 4.55 | 1.467 | 61.3 | 35 | 31 | 64 | 8 | 26 | 55 | 4-2 | 3 | 2 | 60% | | Home Games | 5.64 | 1.714 | 30.3 | 23 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
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| 4/7/2014 | WACHA(R) | CINCINNATI | CINGRANI(L) | 5-3 | W | -150 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 4/8/2014 | LYNN(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 7-5 | W | -140 | 7 un | O | 13 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 4/9/2014 | MILLER(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 0-4 | L | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 4/11/2014 | KELLY(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 3-6 | L | -140 | 7 ev | O | 7 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 4/12/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | 10-4 | W | -230 | 7 un | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/13/2014 | WACHA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 6-4 | W | -230 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 4/14/2014 | LYNN(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 4-0 | W | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 4/15/2014 | MILLER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | 6-1 | W | 100 | 8 un | U | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 4/16/2014 | KELLY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 1-5 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 4/17/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ WASHINGTON | JORDAN(R) | 8-0 | W | -130 | 6.5 un | O | 14 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | | 4/18/2014 | WACHA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 1-3 | L | -110 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 4/19/2014 | LYNN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 4-3 | W | 110 | 7 un | P | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 4/20/2014 | MILLER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 2-3 | L | 140 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 | | 4/21/2014 | LYONS(L) | @ NY METS | MEJIA(R) | | | 4/22/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | | | 4/23/2014 | WACHA(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 4/24/2014 | LYNN(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | | | 4/25/2014 | MILLER(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | | 4/26/2014 | LYONS(L) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 4/27/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | PITTSBURGH | VOLQUEZ(R) | | | 4/28/2014 | | MILWAUKEE | | |
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| 4/8/2014 | COLON(R) | @ ATLANTA | HARANG(R) | 4-0 | W | 115 | 7 un | U | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 4/9/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ ATLANTA | SANTANA(R) | 3-4 | L | 155 | 7 un | P | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 4/10/2014 | MEJIA(R) | @ ATLANTA | HALE(R) | 6-4 | W | 120 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 4/11/2014 | GEE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SKAGGS(L) | 4-5 | L | 150 | 8 un | O | 10 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | | 4/12/2014 | NIESE(L) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 7-6 | W | 160 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | | 4/13/2014 | COLON(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 2-14 | L | 130 | 7.5 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | | 4/14/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 7-3 | W | 125 | 9 un | O | 13 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | 4/15/2014 | MEJIA(R) | @ ARIZONA | ARROYO(R) | 9-0 | W | 130 | 9 ev | P | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | 4/16/2014 | GEE(R) | @ ARIZONA | MCCARTHY(R) | 5-2 | W | 140 | 9 un | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | 4/18/2014 | NIESE(L) | ATLANTA | HARANG(R) | 0-6 | L | +105 | 7 un | U | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 4/19/2014 | COLON(R) | ATLANTA | SANTANA(R) | 5-7 | L | +120 | 7 un | O | 13 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 4/20/2014 | WHEELER(R) | ATLANTA | HALE(R) | 4-3 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | | 4/21/2014 | MEJIA(R) | ST LOUIS | LYONS(L) | | | 4/22/2014 | GEE(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 4/23/2014 | NIESE(L) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | | | 4/24/2014 | COLON(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 4/25/2014 | WHEELER(R) | MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | | | 4/26/2014 | MEJIA(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 4/27/2014 | GEE(R) | MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | |
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| |  | ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - Last October, the St. Louis Cardinals were sufficiently flush with arms that they carried rookie Shelby Miller and deposed closer Edward Mujica in ceremonial roles and made it to Game 6 of the World Series against Boston.
After leading major league rookies with 15 wins, Miller was limited to one postseason inning due to concerns about a heavy workload. Mujica was used only in mop-up duty after mid-September.
The National League champions are perhaps even deeper, across the board, entering opening day March 31 at Cincinnati. The team that tied for the major league high with 97 wins has a surplus of viable candidates.
''I think we have the potential to be great,'' said ace Adam Wainwright, who won 19 games and finished second in NL Cy Young balloting. ''We just have to go out there, not listen to the hype, and perform.''
The 32-year-old Wainwright qualifies as the grizzled leader of a rotation that could include three members coming off big rookie debuts. Michael Wacha was a postseason sensation and the NLCS MVP, Miller went wire-to-wire as the fifth starter and Carlos Martinez, who's had an impressive spring, moved into the setup role when fellow rookie Trevor Rosenthal took over as closer.
Wacha and Martinez are 22, Miller and Rosenthal just 23.
There's also 15-game winner Lance Lynn, who struck out 10 in four innings of his last spring training start, and lefty Jaime Garcia could fit into the mix sometime in April coming off shoulder surgery. And don't forget Joe Kelly, another rookie who won 10 games and was the rotation's strongest starter much of the second half.
And one of the National League's best lineups, too.
Much is expected from a loyal fan base that extends several states, and that's OK.
''Our expectations,'' Lynn said, ''are higher than theirs.''
| | NY METS: NEW YORK (AP) - Five straight losing seasons. That's what the New York Mets have produced since moving into Citi Field.
David Wright, for one, is tired of it.
''We need to start going out there showing results,'' the star third baseman said. ''The last couple years we've kind of been hampered by some contracts and payroll issues. It seems like that's behind us. At the same time, we've got those prospects knocking at the door. I think we're in a better place now than we have been the past few years and quite frankly, I think we have a better team.''
Translation: No more waiting for next year. No more selling the future. No more excuses.
It's time to take a step forward - and that means winning.
General manager Sandy Alderson seems to think so, too. After he signed free agents Curtis Granderson, Bartolo Colon and Chris Young this offseason, a report emerged that Alderson told staffers he thinks the Mets can win 90 games (with a payroll under $90 million).
Even hard-core fans found that overly optimistic, especially with ace Matt Harvey expected to miss the entire season following Tommy John surgery. New York posted its second consecutive 74-88 record last year - and that was with Harvey on the mound most of the way.
But there is reason for hope, particularly in Triple-A. Touted young pitchers Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero could soon join a promising rotation that includes Colon, Zack Wheeler, Dillon Gee and Jonathon Niese.
''He's got all the traits of the good ones,'' manager Terry Collins said about Syndergaard. ''He's on track to be special.''
The offense could be better with the addition of Granderson, who got a $60 million, four-year deal after an injury-plagued season for the Yankees across town. His left-handed power bat should provide some much-needed protection for Wright.
The multitalented Young, on a one-year contract following a down season in Oakland, appears highly motivated to regain his All-Star form.
''It's been interesting to watch the whole team,'' Granderson said early in spring training. ''There's power here. Chris Young has been amazing.''
The lineup remains flawed and prone to strikeouts, though the roster has improved. Perhaps not enough to push Washington and Atlanta in the NL East just yet, but the Mets expect to take significant strides this season as they anticipate Harvey's return in 2015.
''When I re-signed here, I knew it wasn't an overnight fix. I think I like that part of the challenge of it,'' Wright said. ''I want to be part of the reason why we get this thing turned around and headed in the right direction and ultimately start winning again. I think we have that ability.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Cardinals-Mets Preview* ========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
St. Louis (11-7) at New York (8-9), 7:10 p.m. EDT
The St. Louis Cardinals have enjoyed a string of solid starting pitching performances lately, though they haven't always supplied enough run support to make them stand up.
They'll try to wake up their bats and back Tyler Lyons with some offense in his season debut in Monday night's opener of a four-game with the New York Mets at Citi Field.
St. Louis (11-8) rode good starting pitching to its fourth World Series appearance in 10 years last season, leading the majors with 77 wins by starters and ranking second with a 3.42 collective ERA.
The Cardinals rotation again appears to be among the best in baseball with a 2.29 ERA, including a sparkling 0.61 mark over the club's last seven games. But they're 4-3 in that stretch with a combined four runs in the three losses. St. Louis hitters struck out a season high-tying 12 times in Sunday's 3-2 loss at Washington, largely wasting starter Shelby Miller's 5 1-3 scoreless innings.
Making the start Monday will be Lyons (0-0, 0.00 ERA), who is being recalled from Triple-A Memphis to fill the spot created due to Joe Kelly's hamstring injury. Lyons, a left-hander, went 2-4 with a 4.75 ERA in 12 games - eight starts - as a rookie for the Cardinals in 2013 and is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in three starts for Memphis this year.
"We just hope he can carry that momentum forward here Monday," manager Mike Matheny told the team's website. "He did a great job for us when he got the opportunity last year. And we go with that hot hand."
Lyons will have to try to slow down David Wright, who is hitting .380 with eight RBIs during an 11-game hitting streak for the Mets (9-9) after going 4 for 6 in Sunday's 4-3, 14-inning victory against Atlanta. Wright is also batting .452 over his last eight games versus St. Louis.
A shift to the No. 2 spot in the order Sunday didn't seem to snap Curtis Granderson's early-season funk, though he did record the game-winning sacrifice fly. He was 0 for 6 to fall to 0 for 16 over his last four games.
"Can't help but not hear them," Granderson said of the negative crowd reaction after hitting .127 in his first 17 games with the Mets, who signed him to a $60 million, four-year deal in December.
"I haven't given them anything to cheer about," he said.
However, he could get going against the Cardinals considering that he's reached base in all 12 career matchups with them while batting .460 with eight extra-base hits and 11 RBIs. Granderson, though, hasn't faced St. Louis since 2009.
New York gives the nod to Jenrry Mejia (2-0, 2.81), who has enjoyed a surprisingly successful start to the season after entering with a 2-6 record and 4.53 ERA in 11 career starts. A torn blister on his finger caused him to leave Tuesday's 9-0 win at Arizona after five shutout innings, though it isn't expected to be a serious concern.
Mejia threw three scoreless innings against the Cardinals over two relief appearances in 2010.
Yadier Molina is hitting .400 during an 11-game hitting streak, while Matt Adams and Jon Jay are a combined 18 for 45 (.400) while hitting safely in each of the team's last six games.
Daniel Murphy is hitting .450 over his last 10 games versus St. Louis.
The Cardinals took five of seven between the teams last year and have won eight of the last 11.
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| | Last Updated: 4/25/2024 1:48:29 AM EST. |
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