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969 | BOSTON | +187 | Ov 7.5,+105 | +215 | Ov 7,-110 | 970 | PITTSBURGH | -205 | Un 7.5,-125 | -235 | Un 7,-110 |
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All Games | 66-86 | -28.2 | 65-83 | 3.8 | 0.242 | 0.309 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.319 | Road Games | 35-42 | -3 | 34-40 | 3.9 | 0.231 | 0.293 | 4.2 | 0.254 | 0.312 | vs Right-handed Starters | 44-59 | -19.1 | 45-56 | 3.8 | 0.241 | 0.307 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.318 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | +0.5 | 5-2 | 3.7 | 0.211 | 0.282 | 5.6 | 0.279 | 0.323 | Grass Games | 58-74 | -25.4 | 56-73 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.312 | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.320 | Night Games | 48-61 | -18.6 | 48-59 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.312 | 4.5 | 0.263 | 0.322 | Interleague | 9-10 | -4.1 | 6-13 | 3.3 | 0.247 | 0.314 | 4.4 | 0.273 | 0.330 |
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All Games | 3.8 | 0.242 | 0.309 | 152 | 5208 | 1258 | 400 | 113 | 0.02 | 552 | 512 | 1247 | 56 | 1109 | 150 | 88 | | | Road Games | 3.9 | 0.231 | 0.293 | 77 | 2693 | 622 | 191 | 68 | 0.03 | 285 | 235 | 677 | 31 | 535 | 74 | 33 | | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.241 | 0.307 | 103 | 3532 | 852 | 253 | 74 | 0.02 | 367 | 334 | 845 | 44 | 744 | 101 | 54 | | |
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All Games | 3.29 | 1.273 | 468 | 188 | 171 | 451 | 43 | 145 | 421 | 20-27 | 34 | 17 | 66.7% | Road Games | 3.18 | 1.316 | 212 | 84 | 75 | 213 | 23 | 66 | 190 | 7-15 | 22 | 9 | 71% |
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All Games | 81-70 | +3.5 | 71-72 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.324 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.312 | Home Games | 48-29 | +11.2 | 35-36 | 4.4 | 0.275 | 0.339 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.306 | vs Right-handed Starters | 62-57 | +1.1 | 59-54 | 4.3 | 0.259 | 0.324 | 4.0 | 0.250 | 0.314 | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +3.9 | 5-2 | 5.9 | 0.312 | 0.358 | 2.4 | 0.193 | 0.268 | Grass Games | 79-69 | +1.9 | 69-71 | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.325 | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.313 | Night Games | 59-41 | +13.4 | 56-39 | 4.9 | 0.271 | 0.337 | 4.1 | 0.256 | 0.318 | Interleague | 10-9 | +0.9 | 11-8 | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.335 | 4.9 | 0.275 | 0.328 |
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All Games | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.324 | 151 | 5170 | 1346 | 429 | 146 | 0.03 | 626 | 489 | 1146 | 96 | 1113 | 145 | 104 | | | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.275 | 0.339 | 77 | 2611 | 718 | 217 | 60 | 0.02 | 327 | 251 | 519 | 51 | 577 | 85 | 55 | | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.259 | 0.324 | 119 | 4069 | 1055 | 349 | 124 | 0.03 | 495 | 391 | 912 | 79 | 876 | 121 | 84 | | |
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All Games | 3.22 | 1.238 | 458 | 177 | 164 | 410 | 39 | 157 | 406 | 31-22 | 42 | 21 | 66.7% | Home Games | 3.01 | 1.203 | 254.3 | 92 | 85 | 227 | 20 | 79 | 223 | 20-8 | 21 | 10 | 67.7% |
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9/4/2014 | WORKMAN(R) | @ NY YANKEES | CAPUANO(L) | 4-5 | L | 135 | 8.5 ev | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9/5/2014 | WEBSTER(R) | TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 9-8 | W | +100 | 9.5 ov | O | 17 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 9/6/2014 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | TORONTO | HAPP(L) | 4-3 | W | -135 | 9 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9/7/2014 | DE LA ROSA(R) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 1-3 | L | +110 | 9 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9/8/2014 | KELLY(R) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 0-4 | L | -120 | 9 un | U | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9/9/2014 | RANAUDO(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 1-4 | L | +110 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9/10/2014 | WORKMAN(R) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 6-10 | L | +120 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 9/11/2014 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | HENDRIKS(R) | 6-3 | W | 115 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9/12/2014 | WEBSTER(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | 4-2 | W | 182 | 7 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9/13/2014 | DE LA ROSA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 1-7 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 9/14/2014 | KELLY(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 8-4 | W | 155 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9/16/2014 | RANAUDO(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 0-4 | L | 170 | 7.5 ev | U | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9/17/2014 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 1-9 | L | 160 | 7 un | O | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 9/18/2014 | WORKMAN(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | 9/19/2014 | WEBSTER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | | 9/20/2014 | | @ BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | 9/21/2014 | KELLY(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | 9/23/2014 | RANAUDO(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | | 9/24/2014 | BUCHHOLZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | | 9/25/2014 | | TAMPA BAY | | |
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9/5/2014 | WORLEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WADA(L) | 5-3 | W | -135 | 8.5 ev | U | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 9/6/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | DOUBRONT(L) | 5-0 | W | -165 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9/7/2014 | COLE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 10-4 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 19 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9/8/2014 | LOCKE(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 6-4 | W | -120 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9/9/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | 3-4 | L | -135 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9/10/2014 | WORLEY(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | 6-3 | W | -145 | 8 ev | O | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9/11/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BURNETT(R) | 4-1 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9/12/2014 | COLE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WADA(L) | 7-3 | W | -220 | 7 un | O | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9/13/2014 | LOCKE(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | DOUBRONT(L) | 4-6 | L | -210 | 7 un | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9/14/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | TURNER(R) | 7-3 | W | -205 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9/16/2014 | MORTON(R) | BOSTON | RANAUDO(R) | 4-0 | W | -180 | 7.5 ev | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9/17/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | BOSTON | BUCHHOLZ(R) | 9-1 | W | -170 | 7 un | O | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9/18/2014 | COLE(R) | BOSTON | WORKMAN(R) | | 9/19/2014 | LOCKE(L) | MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | | 9/20/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | | 9/21/2014 | MORTON(R) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | 9/22/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | @ ATLANTA | HARANG(R) | | 9/23/2014 | COLE(R) | @ ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | | 9/24/2014 | LOCKE(L) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | 9/25/2014 | | @ ATLANTA | | |
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| | | BOSTON: BOSTON (AP) - Last season was one to remember for fans of the Red Sox - and one to forget for the players.
Soon after Boston's third World Series championship in 10 years, that bearded bunch decided to put it behind them and focus on what they must do to keep winning.
''It was a dream come true last year,'' pitcher Jake Peavy said. ''It's a new year. I think that's been a slogan of ours on the text messages that we've been exchanging with the guys, `Hey turn the page, it's a new year, it's 2014.' We haven't done anything and, obviously, some teams in our division got awfully better.''
The Red Sox won't be sneaking up on them, not after rebounding from a 69-93, last-place finish in the AL East to a 97-65 record, a 28-win improvement.
''You've got the bull's-eye on your back,'' second baseman Dustin Pedroia said. ''You want to get everybody's best, so I think it's going to be a fun challenge for everybody.''
John Farrell's disciplined, businesslike approach worked in his first year as Boston's manager. That, and the influx of players to improve the toxic clubhouse chemistry, made the one season under the animated Bobby Valentine seem like a distant memory.
Those players, including Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino, return. The Red Sox lost center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury to the New York Yankees then signed Grady Sizemore as a possible replacement. Sizemore missed the last two seasons with knee and back injuries that required surgery but has had a healthy, productive spring training.
''In this group, no one's going to let anybody sit back and relax,'' Pedroia said. ''We're always going to push each other and make sure that we're respecting the game and playing the game the right way. If we do that, we should be all right.''
| | 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 (BOSTON-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Red Sox-Pirates Preview* =========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Boston (66-85) at Pittsburgh (80-70), 7:05 p.m. EDT
Thanks in part to his outstanding work last September, Gerrit Cole became one of the big reasons the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their lengthy playoff drought.
Now the young right-hander is looking to contribute to another playoff march in the final month of this season.
As Cole looks to win a season-best third consecutive start, the Pirates will try to move closer to back-to-back playoff berths with a fourth straight victory Thursday night against the visiting Boston Red Sox.
Cole (9-5, 3.92 ERA) can do his part by recapturing his form from last September, when he went 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA in five starts to help Pittsburgh reach the postseason for the first time in 21 years.
While he hasn't been nearly as dominant through three outings this month, the NL's 2013 September rookie of the month has posted back-to-back quality starts while striking out 14 to win both times.
He's now 6-1 with a 3.04 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 50 1-3 innings in eight career starts in September.
"I think games definitely become more intense at this time," Cole told MLB's official website. "But it's just as easy to get too caught up in that. It's still about making pitches."
The 24-year-old has gone 2-1 with a 4.31 ERA in his last five starts while working his way back from a lat injury that sidelined him for a month and a half. He allowed three runs over six innings in Friday's 7-3 home win over the Chicago Cubs.
A strong outing could help the Pirates add to their 2 1/2-game wild-card advantage following Wednesday's 9-1 victory. Pittsburgh (81-70), which has won 10 of 12, can sweep Boston (66-86) for the first time in four regular-season series.
Cole has never faced the Red Sox, but he's 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA in his last four outings at PNC Park. The Pirates also have won eight of 10 at home when he starts.
Allen Craig has gone hitless in six career at-bats when facing Cole and is batting .123 with two homers and six RBIs in his last 40 games dating to his time with St. Louis.
The Red Sox have averaged 2.8 runs and hit .213 with only five homers while dropping seven of 10. Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo couldn't provide a boost in his much-anticipated debut Wednesday, going 1 for 4.
"Obviously I'd like a better outcome in terms of winning the game," Castillo said. "But I was pretty satisfied with my overall approach and the way I stepped in."
Boston has totaled one run in this series and scored only 19 while losing Brandon Workman's last 10 starts.
Workman (1-9, 5.27) is 0-9 with a 6.99 ERA over his last 10 outings, including nine starts. The right-hander gave up six runs, five earned, over three innings in last Wednesday's 10-6 home loss to Baltimore.
"I still believe in myself 100 percent," Workman said. "That doesn't change after a bad outing or a couple of bad outings."
Pittsburgh, however, has been hot offensively, averaging 5.8 runs and hitting .308 with 15 home runs in its last 12 games.
Clint Barmes had three hits Wednesday, while Gregory Polanco, Neil Walker and Ike Davis homered. Walker is 10 for 22 with two homers, three doubles and six RBIs in his last six games.
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| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 3:21:43 AM EST. |
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