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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 7/30/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHICAGO CUBS  ARRIETA )
 
MILWAUKEE  NELSON )
-1.5  +110

+1.5  -130
-135

+125

7ov
 
5
Final
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CHICAGO CUBS (53 - 47) at MILWAUKEE (44 - 58)
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Thursday, 7/30/2015 8:10 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. JIMMY NELSON (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
961CHICAGO CUBS-130Ov 7,-110-140Ov 7,-115
962MILWAUKEE+120Un 7,-110+130Un 7,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHICAGO CUBS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games53-47-3.341-533.80.2370.3080.3720.6793.80.2390.2940.3820.676
Road Games26-23+2.924-224.50.2470.3140.3920.7064.10.2490.3040.3900.693
vs Right-handed Starters40-39-7.231-443.70.2370.3050.3800.6853.70.2360.2910.3780.669
Past 7 Games3-5-6.15-33.60.2150.2870.3550.6436.50.3140.3690.5180.888
Grass Games53-47-3.341-533.80.2370.3080.3720.6793.80.2390.2940.3820.676
Night Games35-25+9.427-304.20.2500.3180.4000.7183.90.2410.2990.3740.673
Division21-21-2.620-194.00.2520.3200.3810.7014.50.2510.3110.3910.702
CHICAGO CUBS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2370.308100338780315615900.3723653459156971680697480
Road Games4.50.2470.314491744430899490.3922101724633535637394130
Righty Starters3.70.2370.30579269564012413780.3802832617255255963586074
CHICAGO CUBS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.441.281319.31301222842512530223-18241561.5%
Road Games3.481.360150615814010641369-1014766.7%

MILWAUKEE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games44-58-13.549-474.00.2510.3010.3940.6944.40.2620.3210.4170.738
Home Games20-29-12.828-194.20.2470.3020.4110.7135.00.2660.3230.4530.775
vs Right-handed Starters32-49-17.342-363.90.2510.3010.3890.6894.70.2660.3250.4220.747
Past 7 Games2-5-2.91-51.70.1970.2450.2780.5233.60.2560.3280.3810.709
Grass Games44-58-13.549-474.00.2510.3010.3940.6944.40.2620.3210.4170.738
Night Games31-34-2.135-264.50.2590.3120.4150.7274.30.2560.3120.4140.726
Division18-19+1.416-204.10.2510.3060.3900.6963.80.2400.3020.3880.690
MILWAUKEE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2510.301102345286517523910.394386247773476411037710364
Home Games4.20.2470.3024916514089213510.4111941303802430942394621
Righty Starters3.90.2510.30181275969214015700.3893051976223751685678542
MILWAUKEE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.291.243303.31251112682510931415-823679.3%
Home Games3.651.254165796714819591659-511473.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHICAGO CUBS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015HENDRICKS(R)@ ATLANTATEHERAN(R)2-4L-1307.5 unU752781
7/18/2015LESTER(L)@ ATLANTABANUELOS(L)4-0W-1607.5 unU891252
7/19/2015ARRIETA(R)@ ATLANTAMILLER(R)4-1W-1556.5 evU9110581
7/20/2015RICHARD(L)@ CINCINNATILORENZEN(R)4-5L1009.5 unU890840
7/21/2015HAMMEL(R)@ CINCINNATIIGLESIAS(R)5-4W-1258.5 unO1214113110
7/22/2015HENDRICKS(R)@ CINCINNATILEAKE(R)1-9L-1158 unO5511380
7/22/2015BEELER(R)@ CINCINNATICINGRANI(L)6-5W1108.5 unO1210113120
7/24/2015LESTER(L)PHILADELPHIAWILLIAMS(R)3-5L-2659 unU91001260
7/25/2015ARRIETA(R)PHILADELPHIAHAMELS(L)0-5L-2106 ovU02111100
7/26/2015HAMMEL(R)PHILADELPHIANOLA(R)5-11L-1807 evO6201780
7/27/2015HENDRICKS(R)COLORADODE LA ROSA(L)9-8W-1407 unO10411371
7/28/2015BEELER(R)COLORADOFLANDE(L)2-7L-1508.5 ovO7701070
7/29/2015LESTER(L)COLORADOBUTLER(R)3-2W-2208 evU650530
7/30/2015ARRIETA(R)@ MILWAUKEENELSON(R) 
7/31/2015HAMMEL(R)@ MILWAUKEEJUNGMANN(R) 
8/1/2015HENDRICKS(R)@ MILWAUKEEGARZA(R) 
8/2/2015WADA(L)@ MILWAUKEELOHSE(R) 
8/3/2015LESTER(L)@ PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L) 
8/4/2015ARRIETA(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L) 
8/5/2015 @ PITTSBURGH  
8/6/2015 SAN FRANCISCO  

MILWAUKEE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015FIERS(R)PITTSBURGHMORTON(R)4-1W-1208.5 ovU6112351
7/18/2015NELSON(R)PITTSBURGHWORLEY(R)8-5W+1158 unO13102872
7/19/2015JUNGMANN(R)PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)6-1W-1358 unU1150672
7/21/2015GARZA(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)8-1W+1058 unO960971
7/22/2015LOHSE(R)CLEVELANDANDERSON(R)5-7L-1109 unO171011490
7/23/2015FIERS(R)@ ARIZONAGODLEY(R)3-8L-1358 ovO7321390
7/24/2015NELSON(R)@ ARIZONACORBIN(L)2-1W1158 unU680870
7/25/2015JUNGMANN(R)@ ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R)0-2L1058 ovU6101453
7/26/2015GARZA(R)@ ARIZONAHELLICKSON(R)0-3L1408 unU4919100
7/27/2015LOHSE(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R)2-4L1827 unU640651
7/28/2015PERALTA(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOCAIN(R)5-2W1407 ovP940750
7/29/2015FIERS(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOPEAVY(R)0-5L-1107 unU661850
7/30/2015NELSON(R)CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R) 
7/31/2015JUNGMANN(R)CHICAGO CUBSHAMMEL(R) 
8/1/2015GARZA(R)CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R) 
8/2/2015LOHSE(R)CHICAGO CUBSWADA(L) 
8/3/2015PERALTA(R)SAN DIEGOROSS(R) 
8/4/2015FIERS(R)SAN DIEGOCASHNER(R) 
8/5/2015 SAN DIEGO  
8/6/2015 SAN DIEGO  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CHICAGO CUBS: CHICAGO (AP) - Standing in the shade on a beautiful afternoon in Arizona, Jon Lester embraced the question that hovers over the Chicago Cubs these days.
When it comes to all those highly touted prospects, Lester said the time is now.
''When I played in Boston, we didn't have time to grow up,'' the left-hander explained. ''You just had to show up and play, and each year you're expected to win, so that's how I feel. Every year they should come in and expect to be not only division winners, but World Series champions. If you don't have that mindset, then I think you're playing for the wrong reasons.''
Heady stuff for a franchise known mostly for futility, but the Cubs think it's a new era after five consecutive losing seasons.
The shift in thinking for president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and the rest of the front office was evident during an aggressive offseason that included the addition of Joe Maddon after the veteran manager opted out of his contract with Tampa Bay, and a $155 million, six-year contract to add Lester.
The hiring of Maddon meant dumping Rick Renteria after just one year, and Lester's deal is a significant investment for a pitcher who turned 31 in January. But looking at their good young core and rich minor league system, the Cubs felt it was time to act.
''There's a lot of talent here. Now it's about executing,'' Lester said. ''It's going out and playing good baseball for six months. It's hard to do. But that's why we're here. We're going to figure it out as we go.''
The Cubs, who also acquired center fielder Dexter Fowler and catcher Miguel Montero in trades, should be much improved after their 73-89 finish in 2014. But going from last place to the playoffs could depend more on the development of Chicago's top prospects than its newest players.
Jorge Soler takes over in right field after making his major league debut in August and drawing raves for his approach at the plate in the season's final month. Javier Baez, Arismendy Alcantara and Kris Bryant - all 20-something position players with considerable potential - also are key to the Cubs' chance for a breakthrough.
''You don't really read enough about their personalities and their makeup. That to me makes them real prospects,'' Maddon said. ''There's a lot of guys who throw 95 mph and hit balls out of sight. But with the makeup, personality and character ... that's what really turns me on to this group.''
Here are a few more things to watch with the Cubs:
UNDER THE RADAR: Jake Arrieta was a pleasant surprise, finishing with a 10-5 record and a sparkling 2.53 ERA in 25 starts last year. He struck out 167 in 156 2-3 innings and allowed just five homers.
Arrieta, 29, began last season on the disabled list with right shoulder tightness but looked healthy this spring and could team with Lester to give Chicago a potent top of the rotation.
''There's always room to improve. There's always things to get better at,'' Arrieta said. ''There's a right way to go about doing that, and I think that there's some things that I can clean up and kind of use in regard to what I did last season to make it even better.''
AT THE PLATE: The Cubs struck out a major league-high 1,477 times last season, and their .300 on-base percentage was 28th among 30 teams. They had six players with at least 100 strikeouts.
The addition of Fowler, who had a .375 on-base percentage last season with Houston, should help the top of the order, and the pressure is on new hitting coach John Mallee to help Baez and the other young hitters make more consistent contact.
IN THE DUGOUT: Maddon is one of the game's most creative managers, and the move to the NL and one of the game's most quirky ballparks in Wrigley Field could lead to all sorts of different lineups. He could put the pitcher in the eighth slot in the lineup in some situations. Pretty much everything is on the table when it comes to Maddon.
IN THE FIELD: The majors' second-oldest ballpark is undergoing a major renovation that could affect its notoriously fickle wind, which can turn innocent fly balls into homers and long drives into outs. A massive new videoboard is expected to be in place by opening day, but the bleachers will be under construction for the first part of the season. How the work on the ballpark affects the the field remains to be seen.
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (CHICAGO CUBS-MILWAUKEE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Cubs-Brewers Preview* ======================

By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

Chicago (52-47) at Milwaukee (44-57), 8:10 p.m. EDT

Jake Arrieta was overshadowed by a no-hitter the last time out, and while his next opponent hasn't quite been on that level, he is enjoying maybe the best starting span of his career.

Jimmy Nelson will try to continue finding his way Thursday night as the visiting Chicago Cubs attempt to figure out the last-place Milwaukee Brewers.

While Nelson is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA in his last six starts, the already established Arrieta has been even better with a 5-1 record and 1.37 ERA in his past seven.

The defeat came in a 5-0 home loss to Philadelphia on Saturday with Cole Hamels throwing a no-hitter while Arrieta (11-6, 2.61 ERA) gave up three runs and had eight strikeouts in six innings. He's struck out 18 in 13 innings over his last two starts, but that's come with six walks after yielding four in 39 2-3 innings of his previous five outings.

"I struggled with timing," Arrieta told MLB's official website. "That was the main issue from start to finish. Toward the end was really the only time I felt like I had consistent command of multiple pitches. I felt like it was a battle. I didn't pitch near the way I would've liked to today."

Arrieta is 2-3 with a 3.22 ERA in six starts against the Brewers, and the best of the bunch was in 2013 in his only one at Miller Park. Ryan Braun (3 for 8), Adam Lind (4 for 13) and Carlos Gomez (3 for 10) have homered off him, but Jonathan Lucroy (2 for 12) and Gerardo Parra (0 for 6) have struggled.

Nelson (8-9, 3.97) hasn't allowed an earned run in two of his last three starts and has won the past two, including Friday's 2-1 victory in Arizona. The right-hander gave up five hits in seven scoreless innings and is no longer thinking about the six-start span preceding his recent success that resulted in a 1-4 record and 6.06 ERA.

"Really not letting the stuff before affect me, not trying to do too much, not trying to go out there and paint corners and strike everybody out, just going to my strengths and let the defense do it job," Nelson said.

Nelson's four starts against the Cubs have resulted in an 0-3 record and 5.25 ERA. Jorge Soler is 5 for 12 with a home run and three doubles, while Kris Bryant is 0 for 6.

The Cubs (53-47) haven't been providing much offense with 3.0 runs per game and a .222 average over a 14-17 span, but that was enough in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Colorado.

Anthony Rizzo homered for the first time in 18 games, a span during which he's batting .203. Bryant went 0 for 4 as his average dipped below .250 for the first time since May 10, and he's hitting .129 in his last 16.

Manager Joe Maddon inserted Kyle Schwarber in left field for a full game for the first time, and while the rookie is 2 for 14 in his last seven games, he has a .400 on-base percentage in that time.

The Brewers (44-58) have won four of six in the season series, but with Wednesday's 5-0 loss in San Francisco, they've fallen into a 1-4 funk with seven runs after winning 15 of their previous 21.

Braun returned from a two-game absence due to lower back tightness and went hitless in four at-bats to drop to 6 for 34 since the All-Star break.

Parra is on a career-best 13-game hitting streak, which could help entice a contender to make a move for the free-agent-to-be before Friday's trade deadline.


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