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| 907 | ST LOUIS | -120 | Ov 7.5,-115 | -135 | Ov 7.5,-110 | | 908 | MILWAUKEE | +110 | Un 7.5,-105 | +125 | Un 7.5,-110 |
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| All Games | 10-4 | +5.4 | 5-9 | 3.9 | 0.261 | 0.319 | 0.384 | 0.703 | 2.3 | 0.209 | 0.268 | 0.305 | 0.574 | | Road Games | 5-3 | +2 | 3-5 | 3.7 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 0.385 | 0.707 | 2.6 | 0.194 | 0.270 | 0.318 | 0.588 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 9-3 | +5.4 | 5-7 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 0.390 | 0.699 | 2.5 | 0.211 | 0.266 | 0.304 | 0.570 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5.2 | 2-5 | 4.1 | 0.279 | 0.328 | 0.425 | 0.753 | 1.7 | 0.214 | 0.272 | 0.290 | 0.562 | | Grass Games | 10-4 | +5.4 | 5-9 | 3.9 | 0.261 | 0.319 | 0.384 | 0.703 | 2.3 | 0.209 | 0.268 | 0.305 | 0.574 | | Night Games | 5-2 | +2.8 | 3-4 | 3.9 | 0.273 | 0.327 | 0.399 | 0.726 | 2.3 | 0.211 | 0.274 | 0.315 | 0.588 | | Division | 8-3 | +4.2 | 4-7 | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.308 | 0.370 | 0.678 | 2.2 | 0.206 | 0.261 | 0.302 | 0.563 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.261 | 0.319 | 14 | 479 | 125 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0.384 | 51 | 41 | 95 | 9 | 103 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 5 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 8 | 286 | 74 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0.385 | 27 | 27 | 65 | 7 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 12 | 403 | 102 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0.390 | 47 | 33 | 76 | 3 | 80 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
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| All Games | 1.69 | 1.125 | 37.3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | | Road Games | 1.93 | 1.114 | 23.3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| All Games | 3-13 | -11.2 | 8-7 | 2.9 | 0.220 | 0.263 | 0.323 | 0.586 | 5.7 | 0.272 | 0.323 | 0.450 | 0.773 | | Home Games | 2-8 | -7.7 | 5-5 | 3.2 | 0.223 | 0.272 | 0.364 | 0.636 | 6.2 | 0.268 | 0.312 | 0.484 | 0.796 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 3-11 | -8.9 | 6-7 | 3.0 | 0.221 | 0.267 | 0.325 | 0.591 | 5.6 | 0.273 | 0.322 | 0.446 | 0.768 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -5.2 | 3-3 | 3.3 | 0.216 | 0.258 | 0.317 | 0.576 | 6.1 | 0.246 | 0.321 | 0.424 | 0.745 | | Grass Games | 3-13 | -11.2 | 8-7 | 2.9 | 0.220 | 0.263 | 0.323 | 0.586 | 5.7 | 0.272 | 0.323 | 0.450 | 0.773 | | Night Games | 1-9 | -9.1 | 5-5 | 3.3 | 0.219 | 0.268 | 0.336 | 0.604 | 5.6 | 0.263 | 0.319 | 0.452 | 0.771 | | Division | 3-10 | -7.2 | 6-6 | 3.1 | 0.220 | 0.263 | 0.330 | 0.593 | 5.5 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.413 | 0.732 |
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| All Games | 2.9 | 0.220 | 0.263 | 16 | 527 | 116 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0.323 | 43 | 31 | 132 | 4 | 95 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | | Home Games | 3.2 | 0.223 | 0.272 | 10 | 327 | 73 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0.364 | 30 | 22 | 84 | 3 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 3.0 | 0.221 | 0.267 | 14 | 462 | 102 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0.325 | 39 | 29 | 118 | 3 | 83 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
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| All Games | 3.83 | 1.277 | 47 | 29 | 20 | 45 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | | Home Games | 4.02 | 1.276 | 31.3 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/10/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 4-5 | L | -125 | 8 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 4-1 | W | 105 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 4/12/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ CINCINNATI | IGLESIAS(R) | 7-5 | W | -115 | 8 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 4-5 | L | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | 4/15/2015 | LYNN(R) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 4-2 | W | -150 | 7 un | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | LACKEY(R) | MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 4-0 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | WACHA(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 6-1 | W | -120 | 6.5 ov | O | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | | 4/18/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 5-2 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 4/19/2015 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 2-1 | W | -185 | 7 ov | U | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 1-2 | L | 105 | 7 un | U | 13 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | | 4/22/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | 7-5 | W | -110 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/23/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | 4-1 | W | 120 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 4/24/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | LACKEY(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | | | 4/28/2015 | WACHA(R) | PHILADELPHIA | MCGOWAN(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HARANG(R) | | | 4/30/2015 | | PHILADELPHIA | | | | 5/1/2015 | | PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 4/10/2015 | FIERS(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 2-6 | L | -130 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | NELSON(R) | PITTSBURGH | WORLEY(R) | 6-0 | W | -125 | 8 un | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 4/12/2015 | LOHSE(R) | PITTSBURGH | SADLER(R) | 2-10 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | O | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 5-4 | W | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | | 4/15/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-4 | L | 140 | 7 un | U | 10 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 0-4 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | WORLEY(R) | 3-6 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 2-6 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | O | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 2-5 | L | 160 | 7 un | P | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 4/20/2015 | PERALTA(R) | CINCINNATI | DESCLAFANI(R) | 1-6 | L | +100 | 8 un | U | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | 4/21/2015 | FIERS(R) | CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 10-16 | L | -125 | 8 un | O | 12 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | | 4/22/2015 | NELSON(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 1-2 | L | +125 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 4-2 | W | -110 | 8 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 4/24/2015 | GARZA(R) | ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | PERALTA(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | FIERS(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | | | 4/28/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 5/1/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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| |  | ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals hope Michael Wacha is ready to stand alongside ace Adam Wainwright at the top of their rotation.
Wacha was the NL Championship Series MVP as a rookie but just 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts last year. He was sidelined for most of the season's second half by a stress reaction in his shoulder, and was rusty in October before giving up Travis Ishikawa's series-winning homer in Game 5 of the NLCS.
Now he feels healthy.
''It's very encouraging, the long term of what this kid could be and the short term of how he feels, somebody every fifth day that can bring the kind of stuff he does,'' St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. ''He feels good about himself and we feel good about what we're seeing.''
The 23-year-old Wacha has long insisted the injury is behind him.
''Ever since I came back last year, I haven't thought about it when I was on the mound,'' Wacha said. ''As far as I know, it was a rare injury. I'm not sure where it came from.''
If it stays away, the Cardinals figure to again have one of the deeper starting staffs despite trading 15-game winner Shelby Miller for outfielder Jason Heyward. Wainwright was a 20-game winner for the second time, and Lance Lynn has averaged 16 wins during three years in the rotation.
John Lackey is a proven late-season talent. Jaime Garcia's resurgent spring following surgery to relieve nerve compression may cause promising Carlos Martinez to be related to the bullpen again.
Lackey expects to be more comfortable in his first full NL season, saying ''It's different for a lot of reasons.''
Things to watch for with the Cardinals, who open April 5 at Chicago:
LEFT-HANDED HEAVY
There are five lefty bats in the lineup, a potential downside. But there also figures to be more power on the bench. Mark Reynolds, who has hit 20 or more homers each of the last seven seasons, was signed as a free agent. He could factor in as a semi-regular, especially at first base, where Matt Adams has struggled against lefties.
HEYWARD TIME
Only 25, Heyward is a potential future core member of the franchise. His is eligible for free agency after the World Series, and the wooing began not long after the trade with Atlanta - which also brought set-up man Jordan Walden.
''He fits in very well with how our guys work, how seriously they take the game,'' Matheny said. ''He's mixed in very well to this point.''
IMPROVED POP
St. Louis hit just 105 homers last season, second-fewest in the majors. They Cardianls are anticipating more out of right field from Heyward, who had a career-low 11 last year while forced into the leadoff spot with Atlanta. Jhonny Peralta followed his drug suspension with a 21 homers, a franchise record among shortstops, and the smooth-swinging Adams is capable of hitting a lot more than 15.
HEALTHY CHOICES
A full return by Garcia would be an unexpected bonus after two injury-filled seasons. Wainwright and Lynn are recovering from health setbacks early in spring training. Center fielder Jon Jay made a delayed exhibition debut following wrist surgery. ''I said the whole goal was to be ready April 5,'' Jay said.
MORE SPEED
Along with increasing the power profile, there will be an emphasis on manufacturing runs. The Cardinals stole 57 bases last year, third-fewest in the major leagues, but are primed for at least a little more thievery with both Wong and Heyward capable of swiping 20-plus.
''I want to see bigger leads. I want to see more aggressive chances with balls in the dirt,'' Matheny said. ''I want to see us take a first-and-second double steal because we have the kind of players to do that.'' | | MILWAUKEE: MILWAUKEE (AP) - Success for the Brewers this season may hinge on Milwaukee's consistency in the batter's box.
September swoons can prove costly - as can prolonged slumps any other time of year, for that matter.
A lineup filled with accomplished hitters like Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez has the potential to score runs. To break into the playoffs from the competitive NL Central, the Brewers must eliminate team-wide slumps.
''Last year we kind of grinded it to a point where instead of just playing day to day and for that game and to win, we looked like we were forcing things,'' manager Ron Roenicke said. ''We were trying to hold on to what we had, and that's not the way we go about it.''
The Brewers spent 150 days in first place before a stunning, late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs for a third straight year.
''We've got a good club, and when we're playing the type of baseball I think we can play every night ... if we just worry about that game today, at the end of the season, good things will happen,'' the skipper added from the team's spring training complex in Phoenix.
The lineup is bashing again this spring.
After a slow start, Braun has been hitting much better following an unusual offseason medical procedure. Extreme cold was applied to his right hand in hopes of fixing a lingering nerve problem near the thumb.
Lucroy also looks like he is over a hamstring injury that limited him for the first few weeks of spring training. The upbeat, energetic Gomez had three homers three weeks into spring ball.
''Every day you learn something new ... you learn from that,'' Gomez said about the 2014 season. ''The first step we have to do is make the playoffs. We take it game by game.''
The regular season begins on April 6 against Colorado at Miller Park. Some things to watch with the Brewers:
PITCHING: The Brewers don't have a true ace, but they do have solid veterans atop the rotation in Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza. Wily Peralta won 17 games last year in his second full season in the majors, and Mike Fiers impressed down the stretch. But Milwaukee traded Yovani Gallardo and Marco Estrada, so there is no experienced starting depth. Young right-hander Jimmy Nelson must prove he can be a consistent fifth starter. A long-term injury to any of the starting five could leave the Brewers scrambling.
In the bullpen, veteran Francisco Rodriguez figures to return to the closer's role after re-signing with the club more than two weeks into spring training. He bounced back with 44 saves in 49 chances last season.
AGGRESSIVENESS: Roenicke likes his team to take chances on the base paths, and he's sticking with that philosophy. That puts the Brewers in attack mode, and when working at its best, the strategy forces the defense to rush and possibly make mistakes. But rally-killing outs on the bases can make fans at Miller Park groan. Perhaps of more concern is the approach at the plate, where the Brewers led the majors by swinging at 33 percent of first pitches, according to STATS. Darnell Coles is the new hitting coach. The team wants to stay aggressive while having more plate discipline.
KEYSTONE COMBO: While Braun, Lucroy and Gomez draw much of the attention in the lineup, the Brewers' keystone combination of second baseman Scooter Gennett and shortstop Jean Segura will be just as vital to the team's success. Gennett, a left-hander, will play every day and must prove he can hit lefties consistently. The speedy Segura is a top defender, though he is looking to bounce back from a slump that dropped his average nearly 50 points to .246.
RAMMY OUT: It is probably one more and done for third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who turns 36 in June. He has said he likely will retire after this season to spend more time with his family. Ramirez's production has waned over the last two seasons, though he remains one of the best in the league in fielding bunts and slow rollers to third. |
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*Cardinals-Brewers Preview* ===========================
By CHRIS ALTRUDA STATS Editor
St. Louis (10-4) at Milwaukee (3-13), 8:10 p.m. EDT
The Brewers got a much-needed victory to start distancing themselves from the worst start in franchise history.
Matt Garza would like to do likewise to put aside his early season struggles as Milwaukee hosts the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
Kyle Lohse helped the Brewers (3-13) end an eight-game losing streak and avoid a sweep by Cincinnati with seven strong innings in a 4-2 victory Thursday. His effort gave Milwaukee back-to-back quality starts for the first time this season, as the rotation has posted a 5.42 ERA while going 3-11.
"We have to keep it going," Lohse told MLB's official website. "We can't get them all back right now; we have to keep our heads down and keep grinding it out. That's all we can do."
Garza (1-2, 5.40 ERA) has been grinding with middling results, sandwiching two shaky starts around a victory at St. Louis on April 13. He allowed five runs in six innings of a 5-2 defeat at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
The right-hander labored against the Cardinals, walking five and allowing six hits in 5 2-3 innings, but yielded only two runs in the 5-4 win. Garza has struggled against St. Louis' Jhonny Peralta, Matt Holliday, Jon Jay and Matt Adams, who are a combined 41 for 90 (.456) with three homers and eight doubles in the matchup.
Matt Carpenter is 3 for 15 against Garza, but he's the hottest of the Cardinals hitters going into this three-game series. He is batting .429 during a 10-game hitting streak after going 2 for 4 in St. Louis' 4-1 win at Washington on Thursday.
St. Louis - seeking its first 11-4 start since 2008 and eighth win in nine games - leads the majors with a 2.06 ERA and has limited opponents to a .142 average with runners in scoring position. The Brewers went 5 for 27 in such situations in losing two of three to the Cardinals earlier this month.
Carlos Martinez (1-0, 2.08) seeks a third straight effective start. The right-hander allowed a solo homer and two other hits over 86 pitches in six innings of a 5-2 victory over the Reds on Saturday. He's struck out 13 in as many innings this season.
"He backed off at times, I think, because he saw he had better control and better movement when he was off his max effort," manager Mike Matheny said. "That is a huge step that is hard to get a young player to take."
If the hard-throwing Martinez has shown a weakness, it has been giving up all three of his runs on solo homers. Though he struggled in his only career start against Milwaukee on July 13 - allowing four runs in four innings of an 11-2 defeat at Miller Park - the right-hander has a 1.96 ERA in 12 lifetime appearances against the Brewers.
Catcher Yadier Molina, who had a scheduled day off Thursday, has gone 12 for 28 with six RBIs in his last seven games.
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