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| 951 | COLORADO | +125 | Ov 7.5,+105 | +140 | Ov 7.5,+100 | | 952 | PITTSBURGH | -135 | Un 7.5,-125 | -150 | Un 7.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 40-55 | -15.4 | 49-38 | 4.8 | 0.281 | 0.329 | 5.3 | 0.277 | 0.341 | | Road Games | 16-30 | -10.5 | 25-15 | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.296 | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.331 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 13-15 | -1.1 | 12-14 | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.320 | 5.1 | 0.294 | 0.367 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.2 | 2-5 | 3.6 | 0.279 | 0.310 | 6.0 | 0.324 | 0.386 | | Grass Games | 40-55 | -15.4 | 49-38 | 4.8 | 0.281 | 0.329 | 5.3 | 0.277 | 0.341 | | Night Games | 26-37 | -12.4 | 30-27 | 4.5 | 0.275 | 0.323 | 5.2 | 0.276 | 0.340 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.281 | 0.329 | 95 | 3254 | 913 | 314 | 112 | 0.03 | 434 | 233 | 703 | 57 | 611 | 88 | 63 | 93 | 52 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.296 | 46 | 1554 | 379 | 133 | 43 | 0.03 | 159 | 114 | 376 | 20 | 280 | 40 | 29 | 42 | 20 | | Lefty Starters | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.320 | 28 | 911 | 244 | 94 | 33 | 0.04 | 115 | 70 | 207 | 16 | 166 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 21 |
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| All Games | 4.63 | 1.405 | 311 | 173 | 160 | 320 | 37 | 117 | 254 | 13-16 | 17 | 13 | 56.7% | | Road Games | 3.84 | 1.232 | 147.7 | 66 | 63 | 128 | 18 | 54 | 134 | 6-11 | 11 | 6 | 64.7% |
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| All Games | 49-46 | -0.2 | 44-45 | 4.1 | 0.256 | 0.323 | 4.1 | 0.252 | 0.313 | | Home Games | 29-20 | +4.8 | 23-21 | 4.4 | 0.271 | 0.341 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.309 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-6 | -1.5 | 5-7 | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.302 | 4.5 | 0.250 | 0.307 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.1 | 5-2 | 4.1 | 0.232 | 0.307 | 4.3 | 0.293 | 0.357 | | Grass Games | 47-45 | -1.7 | 42-44 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.324 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.314 | | Night Games | 35-25 | +8.6 | 35-21 | 4.9 | 0.274 | 0.346 | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.324 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.256 | 0.323 | 95 | 3263 | 835 | 242 | 85 | 0.03 | 375 | 323 | 761 | 67 | 723 | 96 | 66 | 80 | 77 | | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.271 | 0.341 | 49 | 1688 | 458 | 127 | 32 | 0.02 | 203 | 178 | 347 | 36 | 389 | 60 | 34 | 36 | 42 | | Lefty Starters | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.302 | 12 | 406 | 99 | 22 | 10 | 0.02 | 44 | 34 | 92 | 5 | 82 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
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| All Games | 3.52 | 1.298 | 299 | 121 | 117 | 281 | 29 | 107 | 253 | 21-13 | 28 | 14 | 66.7% | | Home Games | 3.19 | 1.248 | 174.7 | 66 | 62 | 161 | 14 | 57 | 139 | 14-5 | 13 | 7 | 65% |
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| 7/4/2014 | JURRJENS(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 0-9 | L | +195 | 9.5 un | U | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 1 | | 7/5/2014 | DE LA ROSA(L) | LA DODGERS | HAREN(R) | 8-7 | W | -105 | 10.5 ov | O | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 7/6/2014 | FLANDE(L) | LA DODGERS | BECKETT(R) | 2-8 | L | +110 | 10.5 ov | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 1 | | 7/7/2014 | MATZEK(L) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 1-6 | L | -115 | 10.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 7/8/2014 | MORALES(L) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 2-1 | W | +105 | 10 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 7/9/2014 | JURRJENS(R) | SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | 6-3 | W | -125 | 11.5 un | U | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 7/11/2014 | DE LA ROSA(L) | MINNESOTA | JOHNSON(L) | 6-2 | W | -185 | 10 un | U | 11 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 7/12/2014 | MATZEK(L) | MINNESOTA | CORREIA(R) | 3-9 | L | -170 | 10.5 ev | O | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 7/13/2014 | ANDERSON(L) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 5-13 | L | -135 | 9.5 un | O | 13 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 0 | | 7/18/2014 | DE LA ROSA(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 7/19/2014 | ANDERSON(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | | | 7/20/2014 | MATZEK(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 7/21/2014 | MORALES(L) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 7/22/2014 | BUTLER(R) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | | | 7/23/2014 | DE LA ROSA(L) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | | | 7/25/2014 | | PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 7/4/2014 | COLE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HERNANDEZ(R) | 8-2 | W | -195 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | 7/5/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | 3-2 | W | -175 | 8 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 7/6/2014 | LOCKE(L) | PHILADELPHIA | BURNETT(R) | 6-2 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 7/7/2014 | MORTON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 0-2 | L | 170 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 7/8/2014 | WORLEY(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 4-5 | L | 100 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 7/9/2014 | CUMPTON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-5 | L | 125 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | | 7/10/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 9-1 | W | -105 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 7/11/2014 | LOCKE(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 5-6 | L | -110 | 7.5 ev | O | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | | 7/12/2014 | MORTON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 6-5 | W | -105 | 7.5 ov | O | 13 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 7/13/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 3-6 | L | 110 | 7 un | O | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | | 7/18/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | | | 7/19/2014 | MORTON(R) | COLORADO | ANDERSON(L) | | | 7/20/2014 | LOCKE(L) | COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | | | 7/21/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | | 7/22/2014 | WORLEY(R) | LA DODGERS | BECKETT(R) | | | 7/23/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | LA DODGERS | HAREN(R) | | | 7/25/2014 | | @ COLORADO | | |
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| |  | COLORADO: DENVER (AP) - Justin Morneau wears Larry Walker's old number and is stepping in for Todd Helton.
Just so it's clear, though: He doesn't expect to be the next Walker and certainly isn't trying to make Colorado Rockies fans forget all about Helton, the everyday first baseman in the Mile High City since 1997.
Morneau can only be himself, a slick fielder who's a four-time All-Star and former AL MVP.
That's not too bad, either.
Still, the Rockies wouldn't mind if Morneau channeled a little bit of those two Colorado icons to help them get back to the postseason. But that's a lot of cleats to fill, especially when it comes to Helton, the franchise's leader in virtually every offensive category.
Morneau's goals are more modest: Slide seamlessly into to this potent lineup, one that includes good friend and reigning NL batting champion Michael Cuddyer, along with Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki.
The 32-year-old Morneau knows the comparisons to Helton are inevitable. No. 17 spent 17 seasons in purple pinstripes, endearing himself to the community. The team will honor Helton on Aug. 17 when they retire his number (although Helton's first send-off will be hard to top, when the club gave him a horse in his last home game).
''From the outside looking in, it looks like I'm coming in to replace him,'' said Morneau, who wears No. 33 because of Walker, his boyhood idol. ''But that's not my thought process. My thought process is to just come in and be me and do what I can do.''
Cuddyer thinks Morneau will fit in just fine.
''If you think about the guy you're replacing, you're already not doing yourself a good service,'' said Cuddyer, who was teammates with Morneau in Minnesota. ''He respects (Helton), but he also understands he has to go out there and be himself.''
| | PITTSBURGH: PITTSBURGH (AP) - The roars have faded. The giddiness of ending 21 years of futility and coming with a game of the National League championship series, too.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in some ways just another NL contender these days. That dark cloud of two decades of losing is gone after a remarkable 94-68 surge and the playoff berth that came along with it in 2013.
Now the franchise needs to figure out what to do with the rest of its life. For three seasons a club that was a laughingstock when manager Clint Hurdle took over in December 2010 has slowly made inroads to relevance.
Suddenly, the ''World Series or bust'' attitude owner Bob Nutting has espoused for years doesn't seem so laughable anymore.
Press reigning NL Manager of the Year Clint Hurdle on what his team can possibly do for an encore despite a relatively quiet offseason and he responds with his usual eternal optimism.
''Excellence is verb, not a noun,'' Hurdle said. ''You're going to continue to push forward. Our goal is to win a sixth world championship. The fact is, we haven't won an LCS or a division series. We need to maintain our focus on the things we need to do.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (COLORADO-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(ADDS Liriano quote)
*Rockies-Pirates Preview* =========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Colorado (40-55) at Pittsburgh (49-46), 7:05 p.m. EDT
Francisco Liriano helped key the Pittsburgh Pirates' run to their first playoff appearance in 21 years. But for the Pirates to return to the postseason, they'll likely need a turnaround from Liriano following his disappointing first half.
The Colorado Rockies are hoping for more consistency from their entire starting rotation.
Pittsburgh looks for a 10th home win in 12 games Friday night when it hosts Colorado.
Liriano (1-7, 4.72 ERA) was the Pirates' most reliable starter in 2013, going 16-8 with the second-lowest ERA of his career (3.02). His 3.52 walks per nine innings was his second-lowest mark since 2008, but that number has climbed to 4.95, and he has thrown fewer than six innings in nine of his last 10 outings.
Liriano has had a particularly tough time at home, posting an 0-3 record with a 5.98 ERA in eight starts there.
Even with Liriano's struggles, Pittsburgh (49-46) is just 3 1/2 games out of first place in the NL Central.
He gave up three runs - all on a second-inning home run - and three hits over four innings while matching a season high with six walks Sunday at Cincinnati in his first start since June 10 after being sidelined by a strained oblique.
"They count on me," Liriano said. "I'm just going to do everything I can to keep the team in the game. Now that I'm healthy, I think I can pitch a lot better than what I was pitching."
The left-hander was wildly inconsistent in two matchups with Colorado last season, throwing seven scoreless innings despite five walks in a 5-2 victory on Aug. 3. He gave up a career-worst 10 runs over 2 1-3 innings in a 10-1 loss six days later.
Colorado (40-55) is an NL-worst 6-20 since June 16, with its starters compiling a 6.91 ERA in that span. The lack of depth in its rotation has hurt as Jordan Lyles, Jhoulys Chacin, Tyler Chatwood - who combined for 29 wins in 2013 - are all currently on the disabled list.
"Our pitching needs to be more consistent," Troy Tulowitzki, who leads the majors with a .345 average and is tied for the NL lead with 21 homers, told MLB's official website. "Those guys need to go deeper into games. Be healthy. I think so many key people went down. So they are coming back, and when we have them we are very talented."
Reigning NL batting champ Michael Cuddyer also hasn't played since June 5 due to a strained shoulder as the Rockies begin the second half of the season 13 games out of first.
Jorge De La Rosa (10-6, 4.56) has endured a tumultuous season but has won four straight starts after limiting Minnesota to one run in six innings of a 6-2 victory last Friday. The southpaw is 4-3 with a 4.01 ERA in 13 games - nine starts - against the Pirates.
Andrew McCutchen is batting .408 over his last 12 games with five homers and 13 RBIs and has eight multihit performances in his last 14 matchups with Colorado. He's also 5 for 14 off De La Rosa with three extra-base hits.
Tulowitzki is hitting .157 in his last 15 games against Pittsburgh.
The Pirates are an NL-best 21-10 at home since May 6.
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