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| 905 | MILWAUKEE | +185 | Ov 7,-105 | +170 | Ov 7,+115 | | 906 | CINCINNATI | -200 | Un 7,-115 | -180 | Un 7,-135 |
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| All Games | 4-16 | -13 | 11-8 | 3.0 | 0.229 | 0.274 | 0.336 | 0.610 | 5.5 | 0.273 | 0.332 | 0.455 | 0.787 | | Road Games | 1-6 | -4.5 | 4-2 | 2.9 | 0.231 | 0.268 | 0.278 | 0.546 | 5.4 | 0.282 | 0.361 | 0.410 | 0.770 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 4-14 | -10.8 | 9-8 | 3.2 | 0.231 | 0.277 | 0.339 | 0.616 | 5.5 | 0.274 | 0.332 | 0.452 | 0.784 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.1 | 4-3 | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.316 | 0.407 | 0.723 | 5.7 | 0.252 | 0.333 | 0.445 | 0.779 | | Grass Games | 4-16 | -13 | 11-8 | 3.0 | 0.229 | 0.274 | 0.336 | 0.610 | 5.5 | 0.273 | 0.332 | 0.455 | 0.787 | | Night Games | 1-12 | -12.1 | 7-6 | 3.2 | 0.228 | 0.278 | 0.335 | 0.613 | 5.6 | 0.263 | 0.328 | 0.461 | 0.789 | | Division | 4-13 | -9 | 9-7 | 3.2 | 0.231 | 0.275 | 0.344 | 0.619 | 5.4 | 0.263 | 0.331 | 0.428 | 0.758 |
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| All Games | 3.0 | 0.229 | 0.274 | 20 | 658 | 151 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 0.336 | 58 | 40 | 163 | 4 | 118 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | | Road Games | 2.9 | 0.231 | 0.268 | 7 | 234 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.278 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | | Righty Starters | 3.2 | 0.231 | 0.277 | 18 | 593 | 137 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 0.339 | 54 | 38 | 149 | 3 | 106 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
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| All Games | 3.68 | 1.225 | 63.7 | 35 | 26 | 55 | 9 | 23 | 58 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 100% | | Road Games | 3.38 | 1.266 | 21.3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 9-10 | -0.4 | 8-9 | 4.1 | 0.222 | 0.293 | 0.362 | 0.655 | 4.4 | 0.237 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 | | Home Games | 5-4 | +1 | 5-2 | 4.2 | 0.217 | 0.302 | 0.372 | 0.674 | 4.6 | 0.234 | 0.297 | 0.374 | 0.671 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-7 | +1.6 | 6-8 | 4.2 | 0.224 | 0.299 | 0.373 | 0.672 | 4.2 | 0.232 | 0.293 | 0.371 | 0.664 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.1 | 3-3 | 5.7 | 0.228 | 0.319 | 0.414 | 0.733 | 4.9 | 0.233 | 0.284 | 0.387 | 0.672 | | Grass Games | 9-10 | -0.4 | 8-9 | 4.1 | 0.222 | 0.293 | 0.362 | 0.655 | 4.4 | 0.237 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 | | Night Games | 7-5 | +2.7 | 7-5 | 4.7 | 0.234 | 0.306 | 0.370 | 0.676 | 4.6 | 0.235 | 0.300 | 0.380 | 0.680 | | Division | 9-10 | -0.4 | 8-9 | 4.1 | 0.222 | 0.293 | 0.362 | 0.655 | 4.4 | 0.237 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.222 | 0.293 | 19 | 643 | 143 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 0.362 | 71 | 64 | 155 | 23 | 124 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.217 | 0.302 | 9 | 304 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0.372 | 33 | 37 | 87 | 16 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.224 | 0.299 | 15 | 504 | 113 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 0.373 | 58 | 54 | 116 | 18 | 101 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
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| All Games | 5.54 | 1.471 | 50.3 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 50% | | Home Games | 5.34 | 1.385 | 30.3 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 4-2 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
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| 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) | 6-3 | W | +115 | 7 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | | 4/27/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 6-9 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 4/28/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 5/1/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | | | 5/2/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | | 5/3/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | | | 5/4/2015 | LOHSE(R) | LA DODGERS | | | | 5/5/2015 | | LA DODGERS | | |
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| 4/14/2015 | DESCLAFANI(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 3-2 | W | 135 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | MARQUIS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 0-5 | L | 130 | 7 un | U | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | CUETO(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 1-6 | L | 110 | 6.5 ov | O | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | 4/18/2015 | BAILEY(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 2-5 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | LEAKE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 1-2 | L | 175 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 4/20/2015 | DESCLAFANI(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 6-1 | W | -110 | 8 un | U | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 4/21/2015 | MARQUIS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 16-10 | W | 115 | 8 un | O | 13 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | | 4/22/2015 | CUETO(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 2-1 | W | -135 | 7 ov | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | BAILEY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 2-4 | L | 100 | 8 un | U | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 4/24/2015 | LEAKE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | 3-7 | L | -105 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 4/26/2015 | DESCLAFANI(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 2-5 | L | +105 | 7 un | P | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 4/27/2015 | MARQUIS(R) | MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 9-6 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 4/28/2015 | CUETO(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | LEAKE(R) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | | | 4/30/2015 | | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | | | 5/1/2015 | DESCLAFANI(R) | @ ATLANTA | CAHILL(R) | | | 5/2/2015 | MARQUIS(R) | @ ATLANTA | STULTS(L) | | | 5/3/2015 | CUETO(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | | 5/5/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | |
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| |  | 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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.''
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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. |
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*Brewers-Reds Preview* ======================
By CHRIS ALTRUDA STATS Editor
Milwaukee (4-15) at Cincinnati (8-10), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Bryan Price is willing to give Johnny Cueto a large margin of error as Cincinnati's staff ace.
He just doesn't make many mistakes against the Milwaukee Brewers, who he will try to beat for the second time in six days on Tuesday night.
Cueto (1-2, 1.86 ERA) has won five straight starts over Milwaukee, posting a 1.70 ERA and limiting its hitters to a .172 batting average while striking out 33 in 37 innings. Five of the seven runs he's allowed in those victories have come on solo homers, and Cueto battled his way to the most recent one at Miller Park last Wednesday.
Working on a high pitch count, Price trusted Cueto to overcome a leadoff double to Logan Schafer in the eighth inning, and the right-hander delivered with strikeouts of Elian Herrera and Adam Lind to preserve a tie game he won when the Reds (9-10) scored in the top of the ninth of their 2-1 victory.
"When I go to the top step, he was looking at me like, 'Please don't come out and take me out of the ballgame,'" Price told MLB's official website after Cueto finished with a career-high 125 pitches. "I kind of gave him the thumbs up, 'Hey, I'm not gonna, so don't panic out there.' I never wavered. I never thought I'd be taking him out in that situation."
Cueto has made life miserable for Ryan Braun, who's 8 for 41 with 12 strikeouts in their matchups and could return after missing the last two games with soreness in his right side. Aramis Ramirez is one of the few Brewers who has given Cueto fits, hitting .354 with five homers and four doubles in 48 at-bats.
The righty has been near-invincible at home versus Milwaukee (4-16), going 7-0 with a 2.12 ERA in 10 starts. That bodes well for Cincinnati, which opened this three-game set with a 9-6 victory Monday to snap a three-game losing streak.
Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer in a four-run second and the Reds took advantage of nine walks by Brewers pitchers - the most by Milwaukee since August 2013. That plate discipline helped Cincinnati end its funk with runners in scoring position, going 4 for 14 after failing to deliver in 21 at-bats during its losing streak.
"It all boils down to the pitches you swing at," said Bruce, who ended an 0-for-12 slump. "I figured I wasn't going to hit .160 all year."
Milwaukee's slow start - the worst in franchise history - is doubly damaging since all but three of its games have been against division opponents. The Brewers were denied a chance to win back-to-back games for the first time and have dropped six straight on the road.
"You hope that win from yesterday carries over and you have a good offensive performance and you pitch well, and neither one went well. And the fielding didn't go well," manager Ron Roenicke said.
"So that's what we're battling. We're not stringing together one good game after another."
Kyle Lohse (1-3, 7.94) picked up the Brewers after Cueto shut them down, allowing a two-run homer to Marlon Byrd and two other hits in seven innings of a 4-2 victory Thursday. The crisp 89-pitch effort was a welcome relief to the veteran right-hander, who had been drilled for 18 runs and 24 hits in 15 2-3 innings in losing his first three starts.
"When I'm on, I want them to swing early. I want them to get those quick outs," said Lohse, whose last start at Cincinnati was a two-hit shutout on Sept. 24.
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| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 10:28:26 PM EST. |
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