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| All Games | 12-4 | +7.4 | 6-10 | 3.9 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 0.395 | 0.712 | 2.2 | 0.210 | 0.270 | 0.303 | 0.573 | | Road Games | 7-3 | +4 | 4-6 | 3.8 | 0.256 | 0.319 | 0.402 | 0.720 | 2.4 | 0.199 | 0.272 | 0.312 | 0.583 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-3 | +7.4 | 6-8 | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.309 | 0.402 | 0.710 | 2.4 | 0.213 | 0.268 | 0.302 | 0.570 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5.2 | 2-5 | 3.9 | 0.266 | 0.319 | 0.436 | 0.755 | 2.0 | 0.226 | 0.290 | 0.303 | 0.594 | | Grass Games | 12-4 | +7.4 | 6-10 | 3.9 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 0.395 | 0.712 | 2.2 | 0.210 | 0.270 | 0.303 | 0.573 | | Day Games | 5-2 | +2.6 | 2-5 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.312 | 0.369 | 0.681 | 2.3 | 0.206 | 0.263 | 0.296 | 0.559 | | Division | 10-3 | +6.2 | 5-8 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.307 | 0.386 | 0.693 | 2.1 | 0.208 | 0.264 | 0.300 | 0.563 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 16 | 549 | 142 | 37 | 1 | 12 | 0.395 | 58 | 47 | 111 | 9 | 117 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.256 | 0.319 | 10 | 356 | 91 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0.402 | 34 | 33 | 81 | 7 | 79 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.309 | 14 | 473 | 119 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 0.402 | 54 | 39 | 92 | 3 | 94 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
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| All Games | 2.03 | 1.173 | 44.3 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 51 | 3-2 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% | | Road Games | 2.37 | 1.187 | 30.3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 3-2 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% |
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| All Games | 3-15 | -13.2 | 9-8 | 2.7 | 0.220 | 0.265 | 0.319 | 0.584 | 5.5 | 0.269 | 0.321 | 0.453 | 0.773 | | Home Games | 2-10 | -9.7 | 6-6 | 2.9 | 0.223 | 0.273 | 0.351 | 0.625 | 5.8 | 0.264 | 0.310 | 0.482 | 0.792 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 3-13 | -10.9 | 7-8 | 2.8 | 0.221 | 0.268 | 0.320 | 0.588 | 5.4 | 0.269 | 0.320 | 0.449 | 0.769 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -5.2 | 2-4 | 3.0 | 0.221 | 0.267 | 0.327 | 0.594 | 5.6 | 0.234 | 0.309 | 0.437 | 0.746 | | Grass Games | 3-15 | -13.2 | 9-8 | 2.7 | 0.220 | 0.265 | 0.319 | 0.584 | 5.5 | 0.269 | 0.321 | 0.453 | 0.773 | | Day Games | 2-4 | -2.1 | 3-2 | 2.2 | 0.222 | 0.256 | 0.299 | 0.555 | 5.8 | 0.286 | 0.330 | 0.448 | 0.778 | | Division | 3-12 | -9.2 | 7-7 | 2.9 | 0.220 | 0.265 | 0.324 | 0.590 | 5.3 | 0.256 | 0.317 | 0.421 | 0.738 |
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| All Games | 2.7 | 0.220 | 0.265 | 18 | 590 | 130 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0.319 | 46 | 36 | 150 | 4 | 107 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | | Home Games | 2.9 | 0.223 | 0.273 | 12 | 390 | 87 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0.351 | 33 | 27 | 102 | 3 | 69 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 2.8 | 0.221 | 0.268 | 16 | 525 | 116 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0.320 | 42 | 34 | 136 | 3 | 95 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
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| All Games | 3.91 | 1.226 | 53 | 32 | 23 | 48 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | | Home Games | 4.10 | 1.205 | 37.3 | 25 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
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| 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) | 3-0 | W | -140 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 5-3 | W | -155 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | 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 | | | | 5/2/2015 | | PITTSBURGH | | | | 5/3/2015 | | PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 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) | 0-3 | L | +130 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 4/25/2015 | PERALTA(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 3-5 | L | +145 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 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 | | | | 5/2/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 5/3/2015 | | @ 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 MATT BECKER STATS Editor
St. Louis (11-4) at Milwaukee (3-14), 2:10 p.m. EDT
Losing one's staff ace to injury obviously isn't ideal, but with the way St. Louis' starting rotation has looked, the Cardinals seem to be equipped to handle this setback.
Lance Lynn looks to continue his dominance over the Milwaukee Brewers as the Cardinals go for a three-game sweep Sunday.
St. Louis (12-4) leads the majors with a 1.97 ERA from its starters, with the rotation yielding a run or less in the team's nine wins in the last 10 games. The Cardinals have not had a smaller ERA from their starters in their first 16 games since it was at 1.78 in 1943.
Adam Wainwright shut the Brewers down for the first four innings Saturday to lower his ERA to 1.44 but suffered an ankle injury while stumbling out of the batter's box leading off the fifth and had to be helped off the field. He was wearing a walking boot after the 5-3 win and will be re-evaluated when the Cardinals return to St. Louis.
"It's something in the back of my ankle so we'll see what it is on Monday," said Wainwright, baseball's leader with 41 wins since 2013. "Everything right now is just all speculation."
The next man up for St. Louis is Lynn (1-1, 1.56 ERA), who leads the majors in April wins since 2012, going 13-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 18 starts.
He has allowed one earned run in each of his first three starts but was a little shaky Tuesday, issuing four walks in 6 1-3 innings of a 2-1, 10-inning loss in Washington.
He was better against the Brewers six days earlier, yielding six hits in five innings of a 4-2 win to improve to 4-0 with a 1.49 ERA in his last seven starts in the series. He has allowed one earned run or less in five of his six starts at Miller Park, posting a 0.93 ERA in winning his last three there.
The Cardinals are 17-5 in Milwaukee since 2013, but winning at Miller Park these days isn't particularly notable - unless it's the Brewers (3-15).
Milwaukee, 2-10 at home, is last in the NL with eight homers and a .317 slugging percentage and is 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position in the first two games of this series.
A couple of Brewers have given Lynn trouble, though, with Jean Segura 9 for 20 with a double and triple and Gerardo Parra 9 for 19 with two homers, three doubles and two triples.
Segura had three hits Saturday and is 9 for 21 with two doubles against the Cardinals this season.
St. Louis' Matt Holliday, batting .358, hit his first homer Saturday while Matt Carpenter doubled again and extended his hitting streak to 12 games. Carpenter is batting .423 with 10 doubles and 10 RBIs during his run and is 10 for 23 with six doubles against the Brewers this year.
Neither has enjoyed much success against Mike Fiers (0-3, 6.75), however, with Holliday 1 for 11 and Carpenter 2 for 14.
Fiers gave up two runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings in a 4-0 loss to the Cardinals on April 16, but has a 9.00 ERA in losing his other two outings - both at home. Against Cincinnati on Tuesday, the right-hander permitted eight runs - four earned - on a pair of grand slams in four innings of a 16-10 loss.
"Things definitely haven't been going my way," he said. "I need to be better. I don't know what else to say."
Another matchup with the Cardinals could help. In five career starts versus St. Louis, Fiers has a 1.72 ERA.
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