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| All Games | 7-10 | -5.5 | 8-8 | 3.7 | 0.222 | 0.292 | 0.363 | 0.654 | 3.9 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 0.346 | 0.651 | | Road Games | 2-5 | -3.8 | 3-3 | 4.3 | 0.223 | 0.291 | 0.380 | 0.671 | 5.0 | 0.284 | 0.333 | 0.399 | 0.733 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 5-9 | -6.5 | 6-7 | 3.3 | 0.218 | 0.282 | 0.338 | 0.620 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.310 | 0.340 | 0.649 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.2 | 3-4 | 3.4 | 0.238 | 0.312 | 0.340 | 0.652 | 3.3 | 0.257 | 0.303 | 0.351 | 0.654 | | Grass Games | 7-10 | -5.5 | 8-8 | 3.7 | 0.222 | 0.292 | 0.363 | 0.654 | 3.9 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 0.346 | 0.651 | | Day Games | 3-5 | -3.6 | 4-3 | 3.7 | 0.217 | 0.288 | 0.357 | 0.644 | 4.5 | 0.239 | 0.299 | 0.332 | 0.631 | | Division | 5-6 | -3.3 | 4-6 | 3.1 | 0.217 | 0.284 | 0.346 | 0.630 | 3.0 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 0.289 | 0.568 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.222 | 0.292 | 17 | 571 | 127 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 0.363 | 61 | 56 | 143 | 3 | 117 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 12 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.223 | 0.291 | 7 | 242 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0.380 | 29 | 23 | 56 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 3.3 | 0.218 | 0.282 | 14 | 468 | 102 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0.338 | 44 | 42 | 120 | 2 | 98 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
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| All Games | 2.89 | 1.264 | 46.7 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 2-4 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | | Road Games | 3.27 | 1.318 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 1-3 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
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| All Games | 6-11 | -6.5 | 10-6 | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.310 | 0.353 | 0.663 | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.312 | 0.396 | 0.708 | | Home Games | 2-5 | -4.4 | 3-4 | 3.0 | 0.224 | 0.280 | 0.294 | 0.574 | 5.3 | 0.259 | 0.332 | 0.397 | 0.730 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 4-10 | -7.2 | 8-6 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.305 | 0.354 | 0.660 | 4.4 | 0.249 | 0.316 | 0.399 | 0.715 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.9 | 4-2 | 4.6 | 0.283 | 0.319 | 0.368 | 0.688 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.290 | 0.377 | 0.667 | | Grass Games | 6-11 | -6.5 | 10-6 | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.310 | 0.353 | 0.663 | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.312 | 0.396 | 0.708 | | Day Games | 2-4 | -2.8 | 4-2 | 4.5 | 0.249 | 0.302 | 0.365 | 0.667 | 3.7 | 0.230 | 0.284 | 0.378 | 0.662 | | Division | 5-9 | -5.2 | 8-5 | 4.0 | 0.258 | 0.314 | 0.356 | 0.670 | 4.1 | 0.238 | 0.303 | 0.373 | 0.676 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.310 | 17 | 572 | 144 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0.353 | 62 | 48 | 142 | 12 | 108 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 11 | | Home Games | 3.0 | 0.224 | 0.280 | 7 | 228 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.294 | 20 | 18 | 53 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.305 | 14 | 474 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0.354 | 53 | 34 | 119 | 11 | 88 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
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| All Games | 4.71 | 1.343 | 57.3 | 30 | 30 | 53 | 2 | 24 | 49 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | | Home Games | 6.00 | 1.519 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
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| 4/11/2015 | FISTER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 6.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | | 4/12/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | O'SULLIVAN(R) | 4-3 | W | -175 | 7 un | P | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 4-9 | L | 125 | 8.5 ov | O | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | | 4/14/2015 | STRASBURG(R) | @ BOSTON | MASTERSON(R) | 7-8 | L | 115 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 4/15/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 10-5 | W | 110 | 9 ov | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 4/16/2015 | FISTER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 5-2 | W | -135 | 6.5 un | O | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | O'SULLIVAN(R) | 7-2 | W | -250 | 7 ev | O | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | 4/18/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HARANG(R) | 3-5 | L | -170 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | STRASBURG(R) | PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | 4-1 | W | -230 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 4/21/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-1 | W | -115 | 7 un | U | 8 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | | 4/22/2015 | FISTER(R) | ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 5-7 | L | +100 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | | 4/23/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 1-4 | L | -130 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 4/24/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ MIAMI | LATOS(R) | 2-3 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | STRASBURG(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | FISTER(R) | @ ATLANTA | STULTS(L) | | | 4/28/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | | | 4/30/2015 | | @ NY METS | | | | 5/1/2015 | | @ NY METS | | | | 5/2/2015 | | @ NY METS | | |
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| 4/11/2015 | COSART(R) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 0-2 | L | -105 | 7 ov | U | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 4/12/2015 | ALVAREZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 5-8 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 4/13/2015 | LATOS(R) | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 2-3 | L | -105 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | KOEHLER(R) | @ ATLANTA | CAHILL(R) | 8-2 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | HAREN(R) | @ ATLANTA | STULTS(L) | 6-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 4/16/2015 | COSART(R) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | 5-7 | L | -110 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | PHELPS(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 1-4 | L | 125 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | LATOS(R) | @ NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 4-5 | L | 120 | 6.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | KOEHLER(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 6-7 | L | 160 | 6.5 un | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | HAREN(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | 3-7 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 4/22/2015 | COSART(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 6-1 | W | 115 | 7 ev | P | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | | 4/23/2015 | PHELPS(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MCGOWAN(R) | 9-1 | W | -120 | 7.5 ov | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | | 4/24/2015 | LATOS(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 3-2 | W | +110 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | KOEHLER(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | HAREN(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 4/27/2015 | COSART(R) | NY METS | GEE(R) | | | 4/28/2015 | PHELPS(R) | NY METS | MONTERO(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | LATOS(R) | NY METS | COLON(R) | | | 5/1/2015 | | PHILADELPHIA | | | | 5/2/2015 | | PHILADELPHIA | | |
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| |  | WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON (AP) - Bryce Harper's reaction to the news that the Washington Nationals added Max Scherzer to an already-talented starting staff drew quite a lot of attention.
''I just started laughing,'' Harper famously said. ''I was like, `Where's my ring?'''
Yes, that pretty much sums up where the expectations are for the 2015 Nationals - as expressed by them and by others.
On the first day of full-squad workouts at spring training, reigning NL Manager of the Year Matt Williams posted these words of wisdom in the clubhouse: ''The road to the World Series begins today.''
''We're here to get to that ultimate goal,'' Williams said. ''We're not alone. There's 29 other teams that have the same thought. So that being said, I want to make sure that we understand that that's our goal. That is our goal: to be the last one standing at the end of it.''
The main reason many folks think the Nationals are capable of achieving that goal, even if the team has yet to win a playoff series, is the rotation.
Scherzer, the 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner with Detroit, came aboard with a $210 million contract, joining a group that led the majors in ERA last season - right-handers Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister, and lefty Gio Gonzalez.
''There's no break'' for an opposing team, new reliever Casey Janssen observed.
It's such a formidable quintet that a guy who won 15 games, had a sub-3.00 ERA and threw nearly 200 innings a year ago, Tanner Roark, is moving to the bullpen.
In 2014, the Nationals won a league-best 96 games and finished atop the underwhelming NL East by a whopping 17 games, but then bowed out in four games in a Division Series against the eventual champs, the San Francisco Giants. Washington's starting pitching wasn't the problem in the postseason; its bullpen and hitting were what led to a second quick playoff exit in three years.
And yet general manager Mike Rizzo allowed those two areas to lose important pieces, trading away the man he called ''maybe the best eighth-inning setup man in the history of the game,'' Tyler Clippard, and letting first baseman Adam LaRoche (team highs of 26 homers, 92 RBIs) leave via free agency.
The hope, presumably, is that hitters such as Harper, Ryan Zimmerman (who replaces LaRoche at first) and Wilson Ramos, who each missed significant chunks of last season, will deliver the numbers they're capable of producing, while opponents have a really hard time scoring much against all the aces Williams will send to the mound.
''It's hilarious having to go in there and face them. It's absolutely stupid,'' Harper said. ''We have the best staff in baseball. I don't care what anybody says.''
Actually, Bryce, that's exactly what pretty much everybody IS saying.
Here are other things to know about the Nationals, who open the season on April 6 at home against the New York Mets:
HEALTH MATTERS: Half of the everyday lineup - outfielders Jayson Werth and Denard Span (both recovering from offseason surgery), third baseman Anthony Rendon and new second baseman Yunel Escobar - missed extended periods of spring training, as did fourth outfielder Nate McClouth. Rendon, Span, Werth and McClouth might all miss opening day. ''You can be as good as you want on paper, but that doesn't mean anything until the end of the year,'' Scherzer said. ''We've got to stay healthy.''
MIGHTY `PEN?: Given their aspirations, October is what really matters for the Nationals, and Drew Storen blew save chances in the 2012 and 2014 playoffs. Still, the closer's job is his entering the season, and Clippard is no longer around to shut down foes in the eighth - or provide ninth-inning backup if needed. Worth watching: Will Aaron Barrett set aside the yips that hit him in the NLDS?
LAST HURRAH: A couple of homegrown franchise cornerstones, Zimmermann and shortstop Ian Desmond, can become free agents after the season, as can Span and Fister. Rizzo could try to sign one or more to long-term deals. He could trade one or more. Or he could decide to let things play out with this group, then move on next offseason. ''With this group of guys,'' Werth said, ''this might be it.'' | | MIAMI: MIAMI (AP) - Two transactions midway through spring training that drew little notice heralded significant progress for the Miami Marlins.
Top pitching prospects Jose Urena and Justin Nicolino were optioned to the minor leagues - moves reflecting the franchise's improved depth of talent. This season, for a change, the front office doesn't feel compelled to rush youngsters like Urena and Nicolino to the majors.
''In previous years they would probably already be in the big leagues,'' president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. ''We've really tried to change that, be fair to the player and allow them to have the necessary growing pains in the minor leagues so when they do get to the big leagues, they can hit the ground running.''
When Urena and Nicolino do reach the majors, they might be joining a contender. Following a busy offseason highlighted by the signing of Giancarlo Stanton to a record $325 million contract, Miami's expectations are unusually lofty.
The Marlins don't talk just about finishing above .500 for the first time since 2009. They want to end an 11-year playoff drought.
''I love the talent we've been able to assemble,'' Hill said. ''If we handle our business, I'm pretty excited about where that will lead.''
While Stanton draws the biggest headlines, it might be the Marlins' rotation that separates them from the pack. They enter the season with five solid starters, and that doesn't include ace Jose Fernandez, the 2013 NL Rookie of the Year, who is projected to return from elbow surgery at midseason.
Miami acquired Mat Latos and Dan Haren in offseason deals, and they join Henderson Alvarez, Jarred Cosart and Tom Koehler. Latos is 56-40 since 2010, and the others each won at least 10 games last year, with a combined record of 48-39. Newcomer David Phelps, who is 12-11 as a starter, provides depth and can also relieve.
''I like our rotation,'' manager Mike Redmond said. ''These guys have gone out and competed for a long time and have a lot of experience, which is nice.''
Other things to know about the baseball buzz building in South Florida:
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Stanton appears poised for another big year after being knocked out of the 2014 NL MVP race when a beaning ended his season in September. He led the NL in slugging and homers despite missing the final 17 games.
During spring training batting practice, new teammate Phelps noted that Stanton hits balls to the opposite field farther than most players can pull them. And he doesn't just outslug everybody.
''We ran shuttles the first week of camp and I figured he was a good athlete,'' Phelps said. ''But I didn't expect him to be outrunning everybody, too.''
TRENDING UPWARD: Miami went 62-100 under Redmond two years ago, and then ended a streak of three consecutive last-place finishes in the NL East by going 77-85 in 2014. The 15-win improvement tied for the best in the National League by a 100-loss team since 1986.
Among the players still around from that young, awful 2013 team are Stanton, Fernandez, Alvarez, Koehler, left fielder Christian Yelich, center fielder Marcell Ozuna and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria.
''The fun part is to see the excitement in guys now, and for them to talk about how far we've come in a short amount of time,'' Redmond said. ''As tough as it was at the time, I knew we would be better off for it, because we got some guys a lot of experience.''
STILL YOUNG: With the addition such veterans as Latos, Haren, third baseman Martin Prado, second baseman Dee Gordon and first baseman Michael Morse, the payroll is expected to be above $70 million. That's the highest for the Marlins since 2012, and an increase of about 50 percent from last year.
Even so, the Marlins remain young. Fernandez, Alvarez, Cosart, Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna and Hechavarria are all under 26. That creates a clubhouse environment foreign to Phelps, a right-hander acquired in a trade with the Yankees.
''It's a lot of young, talented players,'' said Phelps, 28, accustomed to being surrounded by the likes of Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia. ''It's really a breath of fresh air just to come in and have a core in place that is younger than me.''
Most of the Marlins have never played on a contending team, which raises some skepticism about their chances. But Alvarez predicted the Marlins will be playing games that matter late this season for a change.
''We're going to surprise a lot of people,'' he said. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-MIAMI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Nationals-Marlins Preview* ===========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Washington (7-9) at Miami (5-11), 4:10 p.m. EDT
Stephen Strasburg struggled through his first two starts before seeing plenty of improvement the last time out, albeit against a weak lineup.
The one he'll face Saturday in Miami has been considerably better lately, though the Washington Nationals' starter has strung together some impressive outings against the Marlins.
Strasburg (1-1, 4.50 ERA) allowed eight earned runs in 10 2-3 innings in his first two starts before limiting light-hitting Philadelphia to a run and five hits in 7 1-3 innings of Sunday's 4-1 win. He was perfect through 4 2-3, and manager Matt Williams said it might have been the best he's seen him pitch.
"The command of my changeup and the feel for my changeup was much better," Strasburg told MLB's official website. "You work on things and you try to remember what the keys are - what are you trying to do with the pitch, where you want to execute it. You try to paint that picture in your head. You go out there and let it go."
If the right-hander can replicate recent outings against the Marlins, he might be able keep it going.
Strasburg has recorded 14 straight scoreless innings against the Marlins over his last three starts, going 2-1 with a 0.45 ERA and nine hits surrendered over 20 innings.
However, the two scoreless starts came with Giancarlo Stanton out of the lineup. The slugger is just 1 for 12 over his last three games but is 10 for 28 with three home runs and five doubles against Strasburg. The only other Miami player with any sustained success against him is Marcell Ozuna (6 for 13).
Much of the lineup, though, has been consistent over the last six games with a .294 average and 5.2 runs per game. Miami (6-11) opened the series with a 3-2 victory Friday to extend its winning streak to three.
Dee Gordon was 3 for 4 and is batting .429 in his last six. Adeiny Hechavarria added two hits, has a seven-game hitting streak and is batting .476 over his last 11.
"We're playing better baseball," said Martin Prado, who's gone 6 for 14 with six RBIs on the winning streak. "That's what everybody was expecting with this team."
The Marlins could need that kind of production if Tom Koehler doesn't turn things around.
The right-hander's first three starts have gone the opposite direction of Strasburg's after Sunday's 7-6 loss to the New York Mets. Koehler (1-2, 6.75), who yielded two runs in each of his first two outings, allowed seven runs and five hits with two walks in 3 1-3 innings.
His last four starts against Washington have yielded a 2-2 record and 2.63 ERA, but Ryan Zimmerman (4 for 8 with a home run), Denard Span (3 for 8) and Jayson Werth (3 for 10 with two homers) have all hit him well.
Washington (7-10) has dropped three straight for the second time this year and fell to 2-5 on the road in the first contest of a 10-game trip. Werth was 0 for 3 and is batting .152 in nine games back from shoulder surgery, but Zimmerman, who is playing through plantar fasciitis, doubled and has hit safely in his last five after an equally slow start. Ian Desmond also doubled, is hitting .405 on a 10-game streak and has a nine-game streak against the Marlins.
The Nationals have won 27 of 39 over the Marlins since the start of 2013, including 12 of 20 in Miami. Over the last seven games there, Washington starters have posted a 1.74 ERA.
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