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MLB : ATS Matchup
Monday 4/27/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
WASHINGTON  FISTER )
 
ATLANTA  STULTS )
-1.5  +110

+1.5  -130
-135

+125

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4
Final
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WASHINGTON (7 - 12) at ATLANTA (9 - 9)
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Monday, 4/27/2015 7:10 PM
DOUG FISTER (R) vs. ERIC STULTS (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
953WASHINGTON-130Ov 7.5,+100-125Ov 7,-125
954ATLANTA+120Un 7.5,-120+115Un 7,+105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games7-12-810-83.40.2180.2850.3490.6344.30.2660.3170.3700.688
Road Games2-7-6.35-33.60.2130.2770.3480.6255.40.3040.3520.4390.791
vs Left-handed Starters2-1+12-15.70.2430.3330.4760.8093.30.2340.2870.3740.661
Past 7 Games2-5-43-42.30.2110.2830.2850.5684.30.3060.3510.4370.788
Grass Games7-12-810-83.40.2180.2850.3490.6344.30.2660.3170.3700.688
Night Games4-5-1.94-53.70.2270.2960.3680.6643.40.2650.3110.3580.669
Division5-8-5.96-62.80.2110.2750.3280.6033.60.2510.3010.3340.635
WASHINGTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.40.2180.28519634138293160.349636016031299182012
Road Games3.60.2130.27793056511380.34831277335738106
Lefty Starters5.70.2430.3333103257150.4761714231192310
WASHINGTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.311.33551.7221953516492-44544.4%
Road Games4.001.44427151229410261-31420%

ATLANTA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games9-9+1.611-73.80.2370.3050.3790.6843.80.2390.3210.3640.685
Home Games3-3-0.25-13.30.2230.2750.4090.6854.30.2390.3320.3670.699
vs Right-handed Starters7-8-0.19-63.90.2380.3020.3860.6883.70.2400.3230.3740.697
Past 7 Games2-5-2.63-42.90.2250.3010.3240.6253.70.2210.3140.3050.619
Grass Games7-8-0.59-63.40.2290.2940.3620.6553.50.2280.3150.3230.637
Night Games7-4+3.86-54.10.2490.3260.3940.7203.50.2270.3040.3430.646
Division7-8-0.59-63.40.2290.2940.3620.6553.50.2280.3150.3230.637
ATLANTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2370.30518591140284160.3796658117811219102311
Home Games3.30.2230.27561934311270.40918144053631106
Righty Starters3.90.2380.30215495118234140.3865745976881681810
ATLANTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.921.15161.7222043528573-48280%
Home Games3.001.083248815111251-130100%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
WASHINGTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/13/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)@ BOSTONPORCELLO(R)4-9L1258.5 ovO4311392
4/14/2015STRASBURG(R)@ BOSTONMASTERSON(R)7-8L1158 ovO10731181
4/15/2015GONZALEZ(L)@ BOSTONMILEY(L)10-5W1109 ovO1271750
4/16/2015FISTER(R)PHILADELPHIAHAMELS(L)5-2W-1356.5 unO641570
4/17/2015SCHERZER(R)PHILADELPHIAO'SULLIVAN(R)7-2W-2507 evO1082762
4/18/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R)3-5L-1707 ovO981760
4/19/2015STRASBURG(R)PHILADELPHIABUCHANAN(R)4-1W-2307.5 unU9100781
4/21/2015GONZALEZ(L)ST LOUISLYNN(R)2-1W-1157 unU811113132
4/22/2015FISTER(R)ST LOUISLACKEY(R)5-7L+1007 ovO8511192
4/23/2015SCHERZER(R)ST LOUISWACHA(R)1-4L-1306.5 unU671951
4/24/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)@ MIAMILATOS(R)2-3L-1207.5 unU660940
4/25/2015STRASBURG(R)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R)0-8L-1407.5 unO7711250
4/26/2015GONZALEZ(L)@ MIAMIHAREN(R)2-6L-1157.5 evO4501480
4/27/2015FISTER(R)@ ATLANTASTULTS(L) 
4/28/2015SCHERZER(R)@ ATLANTATEHERAN(R) 
4/29/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)@ ATLANTAWOOD(L) 
4/30/2015 @ NY METS  
5/1/2015 @ NY METS  
5/2/2015 @ NY METS  
5/3/2015 @ NY METS  
5/4/2015 MIAMI  

ATLANTA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/13/2015MILLER(R)MIAMILATOS(R)3-2W-1057 ovU780671
4/14/2015CAHILL(R)MIAMIKOEHLER(R)2-8L+1057.5 unO8801191
4/15/2015STULTS(L)MIAMIHAREN(R)2-6L+1207.5 unO330831
4/17/2015TEHERAN(R)@ TORONTOHUTCHISON(R)8-7W1457.5 ovO121001171
4/18/2015WOOD(L)@ TORONTODICKEY(R)5-6L1608 ovO9701350
4/19/2015MILLER(R)@ TORONTONORRIS(L)5-2W1608.5 ovU850561
4/21/2015CAHILL(R)@ NY METSNIESE(L)1-7L1357 ovO592991
4/22/2015STULTS(L)@ NY METSGEE(R)2-3L1207.5 unU871770
4/23/2015TEHERAN(R)@ NY METSCOLON(R)3-6L1157 unO850670
4/24/2015WOOD(L)@ PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R)0-1L-1207 unU2148110
4/25/2015MILLER(R)@ PHILADELPHIABUCHANAN(R)5-2W-1157.5 unU961650
4/26/2015CAHILL(R)@ PHILADELPHIAWILLIAMS(R)4-5L-1057.5 ovO1091650
4/27/2015STULTS(L)WASHINGTONFISTER(R) 
4/28/2015TEHERAN(R)WASHINGTONSCHERZER(R) 
4/29/2015WOOD(L)WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R) 
4/30/2015 CINCINNATI  
5/1/2015 CINCINNATI  
5/2/2015 CINCINNATI  
5/3/2015 CINCINNATI  
5/4/2015 PHILADELPHIA  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.''
ATLANTA: ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves usually start the season touted as playoff contenders.
Not this time.
For one of the few times in the last two-plus decades, not much is expected of a team that collapsed late last season, fired general manager Frank Wren and underwent a massive overhaul during the offseason.
The Braves dealt away sluggers Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Evan Gattis, receiving only one player (starting pitcher Shelby Miller) who is likely to make a significant impact right away. Mostly, the team was focused on restocking a once-mighty farm system that fell on hard times during Wren's regime.
The message was clear: The Braves are rebuilding under new GM John Hart, with an eye toward the 2017 opening of the team's new suburban stadium.
''It's kind of on us to just put our heads down and work hard and try to win as many games as we can with the team we've got,'' third baseman Chris Johnson said. ''We can't look back. We can't look at who's gone.''
The Braves are likely to remain one of the most offensively challenged teams in baseball, but the pitching staff at least looks promising. The 24-year-old Miller had 25 wins for St. Louis over the last two season and joins a rotation that already includes two more 24-year-olds: All-Star Julio Teheran (14-13, 2.89) and left-hander Alex Wood (11-11, 2.78). If lefty Mike Minor, only 27, can bounce back from shoulder problems, the outlook is even brighter.
Atlanta also has perhaps the most dominant closer in the game, Craig Kimbrel, who led the NL in saves for the fourth year in a row with 47.
''I like our pitching,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said. ''Our rotation is going to be as good as you want.''
Even if the pitching comes through, the Braves have slipped way behind Washington in the NL East and could have trouble holding off the up-and-coming Miami Marlins as well.
Yep, times have changed in Atlanta.
Or maybe not.
''The goal is the same for me,'' Gonzalez insisted. ''Our goal is to make the playoffs.''
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: The center fielder formerly known as B.J. Upton is hoping a name change - actually, using his given name - will help him bounce back from two horrific seasons. The early results were not promising for Melvin Upton Jr., who missed all of spring training with a foot injury. Eric Young Jr. will hold down the starting job until Upton returns. Even then, Upton may have to share playing time unless he shows significant improvement. As it stands now, he's one of the greatest free-agent busts in baseball history. Since signing a $75-million, five-year contract with the Braves, his two-season totals are .198 with 21 homers, 51 RBIs and a staggering 324 strikeouts.
WHERE'S THE OFFENSE?: Even with Upton, Heyward and Gattis, the Braves scored the second-fewest runs in the majors. The offense was virtually non-existent coming down the stretch, the major reason Atlanta went 7-18 over the final month and wound up 17 games behind Washington after being tied for first at the All-Star break. The homer-or-bust philosophy clearly didn't work, so the Braves are hoping to scrap for runs this season. They'll have to with a lineup likely to include journeymen such as Young and Jonny Gomes, as well as rookie second baseman Jace Peterson. The only major offensive addition was right fielder Nick Markakis, and he's coming off neck surgery.
FREDI'S FUTURE: After firing Wren with a week to go in the disappointing 2014 season, the Braves decided to bring back Gonzalez for another year. He certainly deserved a shot to make up for a late-season collapse that was largely the result of a feeble offense. Let's not forget: During Gonzalez's first three years as manager, Atlanta won an NL East title, made two playoff appearances and missed out on another postseason berth on the final day. But his long-term future looks shaky, even with a franchise that cherishes stability. The Braves are definitely in rebuilding mode, and the manager often takes the fall when the losses begin to pile up.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-ATLANTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Nationals-Braves Preview* ==========================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

Washington (7-11) at Atlanta (9-8), 7:10 p.m. EDT

Few would have predicted the Washington Nationals to be towards the bottom of the NL East standings as the season nears the end of its first month, but that's exactly where they are heading into a three-game set with the Atlanta Braves.

Looking to snap a five-game losing streak Monday night, the Nationals will turn to Doug Fister, whose stretch of quality starts ended with a substandard performance his last time out.

Each of the Nationals' five starting pitchers failed to secure a win their most recent time through the rotation, dropping two contests to St. Louis before being swept in three games at Miami.

Gio Gonzalez was the latest to falter, surrendering six runs and 10 hits in five innings of a 6-2 loss to the Marlins. The defeat dropped the Nationals (7-12) into a tie for last place in the division with Philadelphia.

Fister (1-0, 2.37 ERA) opened the losing streak by allowing five runs - four earned - in six innings of a 7-5 loss on Wednesday. Including the postseason, he had previously allowed two or fewer earned runs while pitching at least six innings in seven consecutive starts.

"I wouldn't make too much of it," manager Matt Williams said following last week's loss. "Tonight, he just left one over. I wouldn't make too much of that. He's throwing the ball effectively."

Fister has been dominant in three starts against Atlanta (9-9), posting a 3-0 record and 1.23 ERA. He may need another outstanding game Monday considering Washington's offense has produced only five runs over its last four games. Bryce Harper, who hit his fifth home run of the season Sunday, has combined with Denard Span to drive in all five runs.

"We surely didn't want to start like this," Harper said. "We're a great team, and we'll get it going."

Jayson Werth has headlined Washington's struggles, batting only .189 since returning to the lineup on April 13. Ian Desmond is 2 for 16 since Thursday, while Ryan Zimmerman has gone 2 for 15.

They'll look for better luck against Atlanta's Eric Stults (0-1, 4.50). The 35-year-old journeyman has been solid in three starts for the Braves and limited the New York Mets to one run and four hits through six innings on Wednesday.

He was chased after 2 1-3 innings in his last outing against Washington on June 8. Desmond hit a two-run home run as Stults allowed eight hits and six runs in a 6-0 loss while with San Diego.

The Braves lost to the Phillies 5-4 on Sunday, their fifth defeat in six games. Alberto Callaspo hit a pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning, but Atlanta stranded two runners to end the game.

"One thing about our club is you may beat us, but the other team will go back to the locker room and say, 'We're in it for a fight with these guys,'" Fredi Gonzalez said. "They battle, but we came a little short there."

Freddie Freeman is batting .323 with nine home runs and 42 RBIs against the Nationals in his career.


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