Login  | Free Registration

You are viewing a condensed version of this FoxSheet. Login as a FoxSheets Subscriber to view the full sheet.
Not a member? Subscribe today and start taking advantage of our premium information, including the Game Estimator™, the Super Situations ™, the Power Trends ™, and many more features.
MLB : ATS Matchup
Monday 4/27/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
MILWAUKEE  NELSON )
 
CINCINNATI  MARQUIS )
+1.5  -180

-1.5  +160
+115

-125

7.5un
 
6
Final
9

MILWAUKEE (4 - 15) at CINCINNATI (8 - 10)
View Previous GameView Next Game
Monday, 4/27/2015 7:10 PM
JIMMY NELSON (R) vs. JASON MARQUIS (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
955MILWAUKEE-110Ov 8,-110+110Ov 7.5,+105
956CINCINNATI+100Un 8,-110-120Un 7.5,-125
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MILWAUKEE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games4-15-1210-82.90.2240.2680.3320.6005.40.2720.3250.4510.776
Road Games1-5-3.53-22.30.2150.2490.2550.5044.80.2790.3430.3910.733
vs Right-handed Starters4-13-9.88-83.00.2250.2710.3350.6065.30.2730.3240.4470.772
Past 7 Games2-5-3.13-43.60.2370.2810.3820.6635.30.2490.3200.4440.764
Grass Games4-15-1210-82.90.2240.2680.3320.6005.40.2720.3250.4510.776
Night Games1-11-11.16-63.00.2200.2700.3280.5985.30.2600.3160.4550.771
Division4-12-88-73.10.2250.2680.3400.6085.10.2610.3220.4220.744
MILWAUKEE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games2.90.2240.2681962414036290.3325237157411218181411
Road Games2.30.2150.2496200438000.255139481385745
Righty Starters3.00.2250.2711755912632190.335483514331001718149
MILWAUKEE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.721.22458332452919541-230100%
Road Games3.451.27715.7761416130-010100%

CINCINNATI - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games8-10-1.47-93.80.2190.2830.3540.6374.30.2330.2940.3880.682
Home Games4-4+0.14-23.60.2080.2810.3540.6354.40.2230.2880.3690.657
vs Right-handed Starters7-7+0.65-83.90.2190.2870.3630.6504.10.2250.2870.3680.655
Past 7 Games3-4-0.92-44.60.2190.2910.3760.6674.30.2110.2560.3750.631
Grass Games8-10-1.47-93.80.2190.2830.3540.6374.30.2330.2940.3880.682
Night Games6-5+1.76-54.40.2280.2920.3570.6494.50.2260.2930.3770.670
Division8-10-1.47-93.80.2190.2830.3540.6374.30.2330.2940.3880.682
CINCINNATI - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2190.28318613134173200.35464551502111511131311
Home Games3.60.2080.28182745781100.35426288214564556
Righty Starters3.90.2190.28714474104102180.36351451111692910128
CINCINNATI - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.931.39949.3292746723524-44450%
Home Games4.301.26229.3141427310314-22340%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MILWAUKEE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/13/2015GARZA(R)@ ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R)5-4W1507.5 unO8429122
4/15/2015PERALTA(R)@ ST LOUISLYNN(R)2-4L1407 unU101111071
4/16/2015FIERS(R)@ ST LOUISLACKEY(R)0-4L1307.5 unU6811171
4/17/2015NELSON(R)@ PITTSBURGHWORLEY(R)3-6L1157.5 unO8811160
4/18/2015LOHSE(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)2-6L1307.5 unO530760
4/19/2015GARZA(R)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)2-5L1607 unP642761
4/20/2015PERALTA(R)CINCINNATIDESCLAFANI(R)1-6L+1008 unU341962
4/21/2015FIERS(R)CINCINNATIMARQUIS(R)10-16L-1258 unO12521361
4/22/2015NELSON(R)CINCINNATICUETO(R)1-2L+1257 ovU560420
4/23/2015LOHSE(R)CINCINNATIBAILEY(R)4-2W-1108 unU1060411
4/24/2015GARZA(R)ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)0-3L+1307.5 ovU550881
4/25/2015PERALTA(R)ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R)3-5L+1457.5 evO972960
4/26/2015FIERS(R)ST LOUISLYNN(R)6-3W+1157 unO105113140
4/27/2015NELSON(R)@ CINCINNATIMARQUIS(R) 
4/28/2015LOHSE(R)@ CINCINNATIBAILEY(R) 
4/29/2015GARZA(R)@ CINCINNATILEAKE(R) 
5/1/2015 @ CHICAGO CUBS  
5/2/2015 @ CHICAGO CUBS  
5/3/2015 @ CHICAGO CUBS  
5/4/2015 LA DODGERS  

CINCINNATI - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/13/2015LEAKE(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)6-7L1307.5 unO13601071
4/14/2015DESCLAFANI(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R)3-2W1357 unU750570
4/15/2015MARQUIS(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSWOOD(L)0-5L1307 unU46211100
4/17/2015CUETO(R)@ ST LOUISWACHA(R)1-6L1106.5 ovO691732
4/18/2015BAILEY(R)@ ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)2-5L1307.5 unU9911080
4/19/2015LEAKE(R)@ ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R)1-2L1757 ovU890410
4/20/2015DESCLAFANI(R)@ MILWAUKEEPERALTA(R)6-1W-1108 unU962341
4/21/2015MARQUIS(R)@ MILWAUKEEFIERS(R)16-10W1158 unO13611252
4/22/2015CUETO(R)@ MILWAUKEENELSON(R)2-1W-1357 ovU420560
4/23/2015BAILEY(R)@ MILWAUKEELOHSE(R)2-4L1008 unU4111060
4/24/2015LEAKE(R)CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)3-7L-1057 ovO881950
4/26/2015DESCLAFANI(R)CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R)2-5L+1057 unP672640
4/27/2015MARQUIS(R)MILWAUKEENELSON(R) 
4/28/2015BAILEY(R)MILWAUKEELOHSE(R) 
4/29/2015LEAKE(R)MILWAUKEEGARZA(R) 
4/30/2015 @ ATLANTA  
5/1/2015 @ ATLANTA  
5/2/2015 @ ATLANTA  
5/3/2015 @ ATLANTA  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
CINCINNATI: CINCINNATI (AP) - The rotation was Cincinnati's strength in an otherwise disappointing season last year. It's the Reds' biggest question as they try to move forward.
They're not sure what they're getting beyond 20-game-winner Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake, the only two holdovers who are healthy enough to pitch as the season begins. They've got some veteran retreads and unproven young starters trying to hold it together.
The rotation could be a work in progress well into the season.
''I know what the regular lineup looks like,'' second-year manager Bryan Price said. ''The biggest challenge is the bullpen and deciding roles and finalizing the last two starting pitchers.''
The Reds created two openings by trading Mat Latos and Alfredo Simon in the offseason. Homer Bailey hasn't fully recovered from surgery on his forearm and won't be ready until at least mid-April.
Cincinnati is counting on Anthony DeSclafani, who was acquired from Miami in the trade for Latos, to fill one of the spots. The rest of the rotation was under construction late in spring training, a sign of how much things had changed from a year ago.
''We feel we have a competitive team,'' Price said. ''This isn't a rebuilt situation. So we have to feel as confident as we can one-through-five in our rotation.''
The Reds lost 86 games last season in large part because of a subpar offense and a bullpen that finished as one of the NL's worst. They've tried to fix those two problems in the offseason through trades and free agency.
Now, a lot of it is on the starters to make it hold together during a special season in Cincinnati, which will host the All-Star Game. Some things to watch:
---
CUETO'S CONTRACT
Cueto is entering the final year on his deal. The Reds have talked to him about an extension, but nothing was imminent as spring training wound down. If Cueto doesn't have an extension by midseason, the Reds would be in the position of considering a trade offer rather than letting him leave as a free agent after the season.
---
VOTTO'S LEG
First baseman Joey Votto didn't play after July 5 because of strained muscles above his left knee. The 2010 National League MVP felt good in spring training. The Reds struggled to score runs last season despite playing in hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park. If Votto is back to form, the offense will get a huge boost. The question is whether he can make it through the season without getting hurt again.
''I think that I've proven when healthy that I'm a helpful part of the team,'' Votto said.
---
NEEDING RELIEF
The bullpen was one of the biggest problems in the second half of the season, contributing to the Reds' collapse. They were only 1 1/2 games out in the NL Central at the All-Star break, but went 25-42 the rest of the way. The bullpen was 1-17 after the break. Closer Aroldis Chapman was dependable, but the middle of the bullpen was a huge problem. The Reds added Burke Badenhop and Kevin Gregg to try to help, and moved left-hander Tony Cingrani into a relief role during spring training.
---
OUT IN LEFT FIELD
Ryan Ludwick struggled in his return from a significant shoulder injury, and nobody else excelled in left field, either, making it the biggest weakness in the lineup. The Reds got Marlon Byrd in a trade with the Phillies, hoping to finally stabilize the position. The 14-year veteran knows there's a lot at stake in how he performs.
''Yes, there is pressure and there should be,'' Byrd said. ''This is a team that wanted me. I've got to come in to fill that veteran role, the left field spot, and bring some pop to the lineup. I have to do what I've done the last two years. To do any less is just a failure on my part.''
---
RUN BILLY RUN
Center fielder Billy Hamilton had an exceptional rookie season, stealing a club-record 56 bases. He wore down as the season went along, batting only .200 with 18 steals in the second half. The 6-foot, 160-pound leadoff hitter lifted weights in the offseason, trying to get stronger so he doesn't fade again.
''I'm not a power hitter, but I want to be stronger than last year,'' Hamilton said.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (MILWAUKEE-CINCINNATI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Brewers-Reds Preview* ======================

By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer

Milwaukee (4-15) at Cincinnati (8-10), 7:10 p.m. EDT

The Cincinnati Reds leaned on their ace to keep pace with Milwaukee's Jimmy Nelson in their last meeting with the right-hander. The 25-year-old figures to have better luck this time around against the back end of Cincinnati's rotation.

Looking for their first back-to-back victories, the Brewers will turn to their youngest starting pitcher Monday night against Reds right-hander Jason Marquis.

Nelson has been a revelation for the Brewers' staff through three starts, and put his ability on dis the Reds on Wednesday. He allowed only three hits and one run through eight innings, but was matched by Johnny Cueto in a 2-1 victory for the Reds.

"Outstanding ballgame," manager Ron Roenicke said following last week's loss. "His fastball command was great, he kept it down, he went up when he needed to. His curveball was great, a lot of really good sliders. It's a shame to (waste) that kind of outing."

Nelson (1-1, 1.35 ERA) has been perhaps the only bright spot during a so-far dismal season for Milwaukee, which lost three of four against Cincinnati in that series and sits nine games back of first-place St. Louis.

Injuries have been partly to blame for the poor start. Jonathan Lucroy is out four to six weeks with a broken toe, Carlos Gomez remains on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain and Scooter Gennett is working his way back from a left hand laceration.

Additionally, both Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramirez requested days off Sunday. The Brewers prevailed in spite of those absences, beating the Cardinals 6-3 to avoid a sweep.

Marquis (1-1, 7.20) will take the hill for Cincinnati, which looks to bounce back from a two-game sweep by the Chicago Cubs. The Reds fell 7-3 in 11 innings on Friday, were rained out Saturday and lost 5-2 on Sunday.

Marquis was on the winning end of a 16-10 slugfest with the Brewers on Tuesday, although his outing was hardly dominant. The veteran right-hander allowed five runs and nine hits in five innings, raising his opposing OPS to .936.

The Reds have not produced the same offensive support in their four games since Wednesday's outburst, averaging just 2.25 runs. Manager Bryan Price hopes to see that trend end Monday.

"It's not where we want to be offensively," Price said. "We create opportunities. We just can't cash in. We've got to get better at it."

Billy Hamilton stood as a bright spot for the Reds against Chicago, stealing four bases over the two games to bring his total to 13. That speed led to Cincinnati's only run against Nelson on Wednesday, as Hamilton singled to lead off the game, stole second and promptly scored on Joey Votto's single.

Votto was 6 for 17 with two homers in that series and Zack Cozart hit three.

Jay Bruce should be back Monday after a day off Sunday. The slugging right fielder is mired in an 0-for-14 slump and had only two hits during the four-game set with Milwaukee.


Last Updated: 3/19/2024 1:18:28 AM EST.


You are viewing a condensed version of this FoxSheet. Login as a FoxSheets Subscriber to view the full sheet.
Not a member? Subscribe today and start taking advantage of our premium information, including the Game Estimator™, the Super Situations ™, the Power Trends ™, and many more features.