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MLB : ATS Matchup
Friday 8/28/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
BOSTON  OWENS )
 
NY METS  HARVEY )
+1.5  -120

-1.5  +100
+185

-200

7un
 
6
Final
4

BOSTON (58 - 69) at NY METS (71 - 56)
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Friday, 8/28/2015 7:10 PM
HENRY OWENS (L) vs. MATT HARVEY (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
925BOSTON+182Ov 7,+100+185Ov 7,-105
926NY METS-195Un 7,-120-200Un 7,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games58-69-16.366-544.50.2660.3230.4110.7344.90.2680.3240.4340.758
Road Games25-37-1031-273.70.2370.2970.3680.6654.80.2700.3310.4400.770
vs Right-handed Starters43-47-8.246-384.50.2620.3210.4070.7274.90.2650.3200.4310.751
Past 7 Games4-3+2.34-24.60.2890.3250.4260.7513.70.2710.2910.4000.691
Grass Games51-63-18.762-464.70.2710.3280.4160.7444.90.2670.3210.4320.753
Night Games40-46-8.841-414.10.2560.3130.3900.7044.40.2610.3170.4170.734
Interleague8-6+0.48-45.40.2740.3350.4370.7724.80.2500.3110.3660.677
BOSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2660.32312744061171218301210.411546374858549051087710759
Road Games3.70.2370.2976221555118516550.3682231854342843152305024
Righty Starters4.50.2620.32190313382116120840.4073922705903565181568246
BOSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.311.388401.42121924195913834913-20311764.6%
Road Games4.601.450191.71089821329651595-11151157.7%

NY METS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games71-56+13.864-574.10.2430.3010.3920.6933.70.2410.2920.3770.668
Home Games42-21+17.930-314.10.2350.2990.3940.6933.30.2370.2840.3660.650
vs Left-handed Starters16-12+4.611-173.90.2480.3050.4090.7143.40.2270.2880.3590.647
Past 7 Games7-0+76-110.40.3380.3950.6391.0345.70.2570.3150.4630.778
Grass Games70-52+16.961-554.20.2450.3030.3950.6983.60.2390.2890.3720.661
Night Games45-44-0.341-433.90.2390.2940.3870.6813.80.2470.2950.3900.685
Interleague7-7+07-63.50.2160.2590.3730.6324.10.2540.3030.4390.742
NY METS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2430.30112743421056229111320.3924993601017468611186710662
Home Games4.10.2350.2996320834901124700.3942521904792140653226323
Lefty Starters3.90.2480.305281000248563330.409105822571120720122814
NY METS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.081.195350.71291202872513232718-14401276.9%
Home Games2.921.1891856360152136816911-723776.7%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BOSTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/14/2015KELLY(R)SEATTLEMONTGOMERY(L)15-1W-1259.5 unO2180781
8/15/2015MILEY(L)SEATTLEHERNANDEZ(R)22-10W+1158.5 ovO261111361
8/16/2015OWENS(L)SEATTLENUNO(L)8-10L-1159 unO1310218120
8/17/2015BARNES(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)2-8L+1059 ovO6611050
8/18/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)CLEVELANDBAUER(R)9-1W-1359.5 unO1690641
8/19/2015KELLY(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)6-4W+1259 unO732860
8/20/2015MILEY(L)KANSAS CITYDUFFY(L)4-1W-1109 unU1071660
8/21/2015OWENS(L)KANSAS CITYCUETO(R)7-2W+1408.5 unO1471422
8/22/2015BARNES(R)KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)3-6L+1259 unP91111280
8/23/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)6-8L-1158.5 unO11531470
8/24/2015KELLY(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R)5-4W1158.5 unO1190830
8/25/2015MILEY(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)4-5L1207.5 unO8301582
8/26/2015PORCELLO(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)3-0W1907 unU770660
8/28/2015OWENS(L)@ NY METSHARVEY(R) 
8/29/2015KELLY(R)@ NY METSDEGROM(R) 
8/30/2015MILEY(L)@ NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R) 
8/31/2015PORCELLO(R)NY YANKEESNOVA(R) 
9/1/2015RODRIGUEZ(L)NY YANKEESPINEDA(R) 
9/2/2015OWENS(L)NY YANKEESTANAKA(R) 
9/4/2015 PHILADELPHIA  

NY METS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/14/2015COLON(R)PITTSBURGHHAPP(L)2-3L-1108 unU1080980
8/15/2015NIESE(L)PITTSBURGHMORTON(R)3-5L-1107.5 unO7711072
8/16/2015HARVEY(R)PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)1-8L-1657 evO47115110
8/18/2015DEGROM(R)@ BALTIMOREGAUSMAN(R)5-3W-1107.5 unO880772
8/19/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)4-5L1207.5 ovO9601060
8/21/2015COLON(R)@ COLORADOGRAY(R)14-9W-10511 unO16711360
8/22/2015NIESE(L)@ COLORADORUSIN(L)14-9W-11510.5 ovO21901471
8/23/2015VERRETT(R)@ COLORADOHALE(R)5-1W-12511 ovU870441
8/24/2015DEGROM(R)@ PHILADELPHIAMORGAN(L)16-7W-2357.5 ovO20731190
8/25/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ PHILADELPHIAWILLIAMS(R)6-5W-2008.5 unO771761
8/26/2015COLON(R)@ PHILADELPHIAEICKHOFF(R)9-4W-1308 evO1261993
8/27/2015NIESE(L)@ PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R)9-5W-1508.5 unO16141873
8/28/2015HARVEY(R)BOSTONOWENS(L) 
8/29/2015DEGROM(R)BOSTONKELLY(R) 
8/30/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)BOSTONMILEY(L) 
8/31/2015COLON(R)PHILADELPHIAEICKHOFF(R) 
9/1/2015NIESE(L)PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R) 
9/2/2015HARVEY(R)PHILADELPHIANOLA(R) 
9/4/2015 @ MIAMI  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON: BOSTON (AP) - A revamped lineup and change in attitude has the Boston Red Sox looking to repeat a feat they performed just two seasons ago when they went from worst to World Series champions.
Like the hip-hop song they blasted in their locker room after the 2013 division and World Series titles were clinched in Fenway Park, the Red Sox started at the bottom.
They've carried the theme over this season.
''There's a good vibe going around,'' said first baseman Mike Napoli, who rallies spirits in the clubhouse by growing beards with teammates. ''It feels a little like 2013 in here. We're just having fun.''
During this past offseason, GM Ben Cherington looked to grow a weak offense that finished 11th in the AL in scoring.
Cherington spent $88 million to sign Hanley Ramirez, who began in the organization's minor league system before stints with Miami and Los Angeles, and signed third baseman Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95 million deal.
It was a quick fix for a lineup that lacked pop besides another strong season by Big Papi.
''This has a chance to be a lineup that doesn't give the opposition too many breathers or take a hitter off - so to speak,'' manager John Farrell said. ''There's the ability to do some damage up and down the lineup.''
The 39-year old Ortiz posted a .263 average with 35 homers and 104 RBIs last season, his eighth time in 12 reaching 30/100 with the club.
The revised order still leaves the question of how Red Sox starting pitching will hold up.
Cherington moved quickly after left-hander Jon Lester opted not to return, signing instead with the Cubs.
The GM acquired right-hander Rick Porcello from Detroit for slugger Yoenis Cespedes, traded for lefty Wade Miley and signed free agent Justin Masterson, who was coming off an injury-plagued season. The trio is expected to join Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly.
Some have questioned whether they have a top-of-the-rotation type. Buchholz thinks they'll feed off the doubters and strive.
''I think we're going to fly under the radar for the most part, which I think is a good thing,'' he said. ''At some point they're going to say, `They've got their stuff in order and they've got a pretty good staff.'''
They aren't hiding from how bad last season ended after going 71-91 and finishing 25 games out in the AL East.
''Our record says what we were, and that wasn't good,'' Farrell said.
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A FUN TRIO
Just a few days into spring training, Ortiz dubbed himself, Ramirez and Sandoval as ''The Three Amigos.'' The three are expected to bring both pop and some interesting times in the clubhouse.
''This will be a lively group and, I think, a fun one to be part of,'' Farrell said. ''I think the biggest thing is, they love to play the game. You can see the joy come out of them when they do well, and there's no question they'll draw from one another - the confidence they'll draw from one another.''
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NO STICKER SHOCK HERE
The Red Sox pledged more than $180 million to bring in Ramirez and Sandoval.
''The proven power hitter obviously has a hefty price tag attached to it,'' Farrell said.
Ramirez hit 13 homers with 71 RBIs. Sandoval had 16 with 73 and won a World Series with San Francisco.
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KEEP QUIET AND PLAY
Shane Victorino, who had his 2014 season cut short by back surgery, isn't about to try to analyze what went wrong last season. He feels like it's time to move on and make up for it.
''You try to be the best team you can be,'' he said. ''Don't want to sit here and talk about this and talk about that. You've got to go out there and do it. There's no other way of looking at it.''
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KEEP AN EYE ON THIS
Ortiz didn't want to listen to any new rules about speeding up the game by having batters keep one foot in the box in between pitches. He even joked that he'll run out of money if he's fined.
''This game has been going on for over 100 years,'' he said. ''It's the nature of the game. I don't care who you are, you're not going to change. The pitch comes through, you come out of the box, you come back in.''
NY METS: NEW YORK (AP) - The big names for the New York Mets this season: Matt Harvey, David Wright, Tommy John.
Finally confident they're a playoff contender, the Mets absorbed a familiar setback in spring training - two of them, really. Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin became the latest New York pitchers to have reconstructive elbow surgery, sidelining both until next year.
Wheeler's injury prevents the Mets from lining up three electric young arms at the top of their rotation. And the loss of Edgin, who had a 1.32 ERA last season, leaves the bullpen without a dependable lefty.
But the return of Harvey, an imposing ace back from his own Tommy John operation in 2013, has the team talking about October aspirations.
''We've been sitting around for four years asking everybody to be patient,'' manager Terry Collins said when camp opened. ''Well, it's time.''
Former batting champ Michael Cuddyer was signed to add offense, and his Virginia hometown buddy Wright looks healthy again at the plate. So while hardly anyone expects the Mets to unseat Washington atop the NL East, anything short of a wild-card push would be a disappointment.
That's a new outlook for a big-market club that has spent several years trimming payroll while rebuilding under general manager Sandy Alderson. New York improved by five wins last year and finished 79-83, its sixth consecutive losing season since moving into Citi Field.
''Is the team capable of winning 89-90 games? Yeah, I think the team is capable,'' Alderson said last month. ''It has that capacity. I think it has that potential.''
Harvey highlights a solid group of starters that includes 2014 NL Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom, who made a successful comeback in the minors from Tommy John surgery - the ligament-replacement procedure named for its pioneer pitching patient in 1974.
Dillon Gee, who was headed for the bullpen, instead slides back into the rotation as Wheeler's substitute. He rejoins Jonathon Niese and 41-year-old Bartolo Colon, a 15-game winner last season.
With young right-hander Rafael Montero also in the mix, plus top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz (a former Tommy John patient) getting close, the Mets might indeed have enough pitching depth to offset the injuries.
Especially if Tommy John veterans Jenrry Mejia and Bobby Parnell can lock down games in the late innings.
Mejia had his operation in 2011, shifted to a relief role last season and posted 28 saves. Parnell, the team's previous closer, had surgery last April and could be back this May.
New York is hardly the only team hurt by the recent rash of torn elbow ligaments all over baseball. Look no further than division rivals Washington, Miami and Atlanta.
But for a club that's been rebuilding around a young stable of power arms, rebuilding all those elbows has taken its toll on progress.
''Every guy that throws hard eventually is going to have it,'' Wheeler said.
The regular season begins April 6 in Washington. Here are some other story lines to watch for with the Mets this season:
POWER COMPANY: New York finished 12th in the National League in slugging percentage (.364) last year and 13th in batting average (.238). More is needed from Curtis Granderson, who hit .227 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs in his first season with the Mets after signing a $60 million, four-year contract. Kevin Long, a Granderson favorite during his Yankees days, was hired as hitting coach - and the Mets moved in the Citi Field fences for the second time to help Granderson, Wright and Lucas Duda in right-center. Wright, a seven-time All-Star, is eager to rebound after a left shoulder injury contributed to his 2014 bust. Duda will try to repeat his breakout season of 30 homers and 92 RBIs.
UP THE MIDDLE: Outside of Gold Glove center fielder Juan Lagares, the defense appears shaky. Wilmer Flores, a young hitter with a suspect glove, starts at shortstop - a gaping hole since Jose Reyes left following the 2011 season. All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy is also limited defensively, so double-play chances could get dicey. Passed balls and wild throws are a concern for catcher Travis d'Arnaud.
UNDER PRESSURE: Increased expectations mean added scrutiny for Collins entering the final guaranteed season of his contract. Word is Alderson was even considering a change last year before deciding to bring Collins back. In truth, this is probably his first chance in five years to manage a Mets team talented enough to contend - but it might be his only one.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (BOSTON-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Red Sox-Mets Preview* ======================

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer

Boston (58-69) at New York (70-56), 7:10 p.m. EDT

An innings limit combined with the prospect of postseason baseball are the only things that have slowed down Matt Harvey.

The New York Mets look for their ace to continue his dominance Friday night when they open their first home series with the Boston Red Sox in 14 years.

Harvey (11-7, 2.57 ERA) has tossed 154 innings and New York (71-56) doesn't want him to go more than 190 in his first season back from Tommy John surgery.

It's looking more and more like some of those innings will come in the playoffs, with the Mets leading the NL East by 6 1/2 games over Washington.

That means Harvey is likely to be skipped again after Logan Verrett went eight innings in his place in Sunday's 5-1 win at Colorado.

Harvey is 5-3 with a 1.45 ERA in his last 11 starts, going 4-0 with a 1.11 ERA in his past seven at home. He's taking the mound for the first time since allowing one run in six innings before leaving without a decision in an 8-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Aug. 16.

The right-hander will be backed by a red-hot offense that has powered the Mets to seven straight wins. They have scored 73 runs in that span - the most in a seven-game span in franchise history - while batting .338 with 19 homers. New York's 43 home runs this month are a franchise record.

Daniel Murphy had the key hit Thursday, connecting for a tiebreaking two-run double in the 13th inning of a 9-5 win at Philadelphia. He's batting .356 with 20 RBIs over the last 20 games.

"(Murphy) can stinkin' hit, flat hit," manager Terry Collins said. "When he's swinging good, we're dangerous."

Yoenis Cespedes is also contributing in a big way, batting .361 with six homers and 15 RBIs in the past seven contests. He played 51 games for the Red Sox (58-69) last year, batting .269 with five homers and 33 RBIs before being dealt to Detroit in the offseason.

The Red Sox will give the ball to Henry Owens (2-1, 4.50), who is looking to build on the best of his four major league starts.

The rookie left-hander was hammered for seven runs and three homers with 10 strikeouts in six innings while not getting a decision in a 10-8 loss to Seattle on Aug. 16. However, Owens followed that up five days later by yielding two runs - one earned - in eight innings while outpitching Johnny Cueto in a 7-2 win over Kansas City.

"He's going to be one of the good ones," catcher Blake Swihart told MLB's official website. "He's capable of doing that every night. He's a competitor."

Boston (58-69) took two of three from the Chicago White Sox after winning 3-0 on Wednesday. Rookie Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer, his seventh in 21 games since being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.

He's hitting .333 with 16 RBIs over that stretch but is just 3 for 35 in 13 road games.

That could be reason enough for the Red Sox to start David Ortiz at first in an NL park. He's 2 for 20 over his last six games but has a .333 average with two homers in seven interleague road games.

"I think everybody that's having success here and doing their job right now is going to be in a situation to be considered for next year, and Travis has done a great job," interim manager Torey Lovullo said.

This is Boston's first series in Queens since July 12-14, 2001.


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