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MLB : Run Line Matchup
Saturday 7/27/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
ST LOUIS  KELLY )
 
ATLANTA  TEHERAN )
+1.5  -175

-1.5  +155
+120

-130

8.5un
 
0
Final
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ST LOUIS (62 - 38) at ATLANTA (58 - 45)
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Saturday, 7/27/2013 3:05 PM
JOE KELLY (R) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 Run LineRun Line
951ST LOUIS+1.5,-180+1.5,-170
952ATLANTA-1.5,+160-1.5,+150
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ADVANCED TEAM STATS
ST LOUIS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games62-38+10.750-475.00.2760.3333.60.2460.298
Road Games30-21+6.227-225.20.2720.3303.70.2600.311
vs Right-handed Starters51-25+18.138-365.20.2830.3403.50.2440.296
Past 7 Games5-2+1.82-54.90.2790.3423.10.2700.325
Grass Games62-38+10.750-475.00.2760.3333.60.2460.298
Day Games21-11+6.420-124.90.2660.3223.60.2660.319
ST LOUIS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.00.2760.3331003416944289830.02474292660256721114311922
Road Games5.20.2720.330511799490158460.032541563831134758246413
Righty Starters5.20.2830.340762597736219660.033772235001850490318920
ST LOUIS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.561.241268.311210625323802549-11321174.4%
Road Games2.641.143140444112613341275-413668.4%

ATLANTA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games58-45+0.852-444.30.2490.3173.60.2460.301
Home Games32-15+8.821-224.60.2580.3283.00.2280.280
vs Right-handed Starters43-33-0.238-314.40.2490.3173.50.2520.306
Past 7 Games3-4-1.73-43.70.2280.2844.00.2510.316
Grass Games57-44+0.850-444.30.2480.3173.50.2440.299
Day Games18-16-0.618-114.60.2550.3323.90.2530.316
ATLANTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2490.31710334698632921250.044243488833372391599051
Home Games4.60.2580.328471525393132570.042031593891932537293919
Righty Starters4.40.2490.317762562639215920.043202536572952864446738
ATLANTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.661.170283.786842231610925818-830683.3%
Home Games2.201.05213533339175113312-214287.5%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
ST LOUIS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/13/2013LYNN(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSGARZA(R)4-6L-1157.5 unO1213114101
7/14/2013WAINWRIGHT(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSWOOD(L)10-6W-1507 evO211501171
7/19/2013WESTBROOK(R)SAN DIEGOMARQUIS(R)9-6W-1909 unO14701390
7/20/2013LYNN(R)SAN DIEGOVOLQUEZ(R)3-5L-2108.5 ovU430990
7/21/2013WAINWRIGHT(R)SAN DIEGOSTULTS(L)3-2W-2407.5 unU8601071
7/23/2013MILLER(R)PHILADELPHIAPETTIBONE(R)4-1W-2208.5 unU11100760
7/24/2013WESTBROOK(R)PHILADELPHIALANNAN(L)11-3W-1658 ovO16111960
7/25/2013LYNN(R)PHILADELPHIAKENDRICK(R)3-1W-1807.5 unU540771
7/26/2013WAINWRIGHT(R)@ ATLANTAMINOR(L)1-4L-1157 ovU441840
7/27/2013KELLY(R)@ ATLANTATEHERAN(R) 
7/28/2013MILLER(R)@ ATLANTAMEDLEN(R) 
7/29/2013WESTBROOK(R)@ PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L) 
7/30/2013LYNN(R)@ PITTSBURGHBURNETT(R) 
7/30/2013 @ PITTSBURGHGOMEZ(R) 
7/31/2013WAINWRIGHT(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L) 
8/1/2013KELLY(R)@ PITTSBURGHMORTON(R) 
8/2/2013 @ CINCINNATIARROYO(R) 
8/3/2013 @ CINCINNATI  

ATLANTA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/13/2013MINOR(L)CINCINNATIBAILEY(R)5-2W+1057 unP1170760
7/14/2013TEHERAN(R)CINCINNATICINGRANI(L)4-8L-1057.5 unO9801181
7/19/2013HUDSON(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXDANKS(L)6-4W-1159 unO920960
7/20/2013MAHOLM(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXPEAVY(R)6-10L1059 unO10411371
7/21/2013MINOR(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)1-3L-1258.5 ovU9111540
7/22/2013TEHERAN(R)@ NY METSGEE(R)2-1W-1257.5 ovU680580
7/23/2013MEDLEN(R)@ NY METSTORRES(R)1-4L-1307.5 ovU790940
7/24/2013HUDSON(R)@ NY METSHEFNER(R)8-2W-1357.5 ovO840642
7/25/2013WOOD(L)@ NY METSWHEELER(R)4-7L-1207.5 unO55214141
7/26/2013MINOR(L)ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R)4-1W+1057 ovU840441
7/27/2013TEHERAN(R)ST LOUISKELLY(R) 
7/28/2013MEDLEN(R)ST LOUISMILLER(R) 
7/29/2013BEACHY(R)COLORADODE LA ROSA(L) 
7/30/2013WOOD(L)COLORADONICASIO(R) 
7/31/2013MINOR(L)COLORADOCHATWOOD(R) 
8/1/2013TEHERAN(R)COLORADOMCHUGH(R) 
8/2/2013MEDLEN(R)@ PHILADELPHIALEE(L) 
8/3/2013 @ PHILADELPHIA  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
ST LOUIS: HITTING: Alienate and trade your talented young centerfielder for bullpen scraps and a middling, impending free-agent starter. Justify your ludicrous pitching changes by blaming crowd noise and your innocent bullpen coach'and you too could win a World Series! This was Tony La Russa baseball. But he's gone now, as is the all-world Albert Pujols. SS RAFAEL FURCAL liked his short stint in the Show Me State enough to sign up for more. OF CARLOS BELTRAN will hit second after an impressive 2011 campaign during which he produced solid numbers in pitchers' parks amidst weak lineups. 2Bs TYLER GREENE and DANIEL DESCALSO are the latest plucky 'gamer' to play infield at Busch. Resuscitated slugger 1B LANCE BERKMAN shifts to a much more suitable defensive position. OF MATT HOLLIDAY's OPS remains as strong as ever. 3B DAVID FREESE will never have to buy a drink in Missouri again after his postseason heroics. C YADIER MOLINA is a defensive whiz behind the plate and an underrated hitter. OFs ALLEN CRAIG and JON JAY are more suited to platoon roles, but Jay will be starting in center on Opening Day.
STARTING PITCHING: His stuff isn't nearly what it used to be, and he's more than earned his reputation within the game as a towering crybaby. But on the mound, CHRIS CARPENTER remains ruthlessly effective when he's healthy. But he'll miss the first couple of months of the 2012 campaign due to shoulder problems. ADAM WAINWRIGHT should be ready to go on Opening Day, and has shown every reason to think he'll be his old brilliant self. JAIME GARCIA cannot sustain a sub-2.00 ERA for a full season. He's a mid-rotation starter, but one of the better ones in all of baseball. Did KYLE LOHSE really register a 1.17 WHIP over an entire season? Really? He just doesn't miss enough bats to keep that going. JAKE WESTBROOK stayed healthy for a full season again, which is a relief given his past dalliances with the DL. He's an innings eater who's capable of another dozen wins. LANCE LYNN gives the Cardinals enviable depth in the rotation. He'll probably slide back to the bullpen once Carpenter returns. Uber-prospect SHELBY MILLER could be a second-half call-up.
RELIEF PITCHING: It doesn't look pretty when JASON MOTTE winds up and delivers a pitch, but in the end, results are results. The converted catcher has finally nailed down the closer role that many predicted would be his a few years ago. The only way he loses it this time is if he hurts himself with that painful delivery. FERNANDO SALAS can more than hold his own if that happens. He'll slot into the eighth-inning role, but he provides more of the pitching depth that is a hallmark of this Cardinals team. KYLE McCLELLAN, like Lynn, is serviceable both in relief or in the rotation. But he's better in the former role.
ATLANTA: HITTING: The Braves were 27th in the majors in steals last year, but that number should rise with a full season of speedster OF MICHAEL BOURN, who was acquired from Houston last July. OFs MARTIN PRADO and JASON HEYWARD comprise the corner outfield spots, and are both are looking to bounce back after disappointing, injury-riddled 2011 campaigns. 2B DAN UGGLA smacked a career-best 36 HR in his first year with Atlanta, his fifth straight 30-homer season. Steady veterans C BRIAN McCANN and 3B CHIPPER JONES comprise a solid middle of the lineup. McCann has four straight 20-HR, 70-RBI seasons, while Jones, who turns 40 in April, has a career .402 on-base percentage. 1B FREDDIE FREEMAN was the N.L.'s best offensive rookie last year, batting .282 with 21 HR and 76 RBI. The starting shortstop will be one of two highly-touted, 22-year-old prospects, TYLER PASTORNICKY or ANDRELTON SIMMONS.
STARTING PITCHING: Even with significant injuries to three starters, the Braves rotation still ranked ninth in the majors in ERA (3.73), thanks to TIM HUDSON posting a 3.22 ERA in 215 innings. The right-hander was lights-out at Turner Field again, going 10-4 with a 2.31 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. But he'll be out at least a month because of back problems. JAIR JURRJENS was outstanding through the end of July (12-3, 2.38 ERA), but a knee strain bothered him in August and shut him down for September. Although many teams inquired about Jurrjens in the offseason, it doesn't look like the Braves want to deal him just yet. TOMMY HANSON is another young star (25) that had to be shut down in early August due to a partially torn rotator cuff. His ERA was a career-worst 3.60, but he notched a career-best 9.8 K/9 rate. BRANDON BEACHY, also 25, posted a whopping 10.7 K/9 ratio with a respectable ERA (3.68) and WHIP (1.21). Atlanta is loaded with young pitchers, but expect MIKE MINOR (5-3, 4.14 ERA) and RANDALL DELGADO to start in the majors, with JULIO TEHERAN, who has the most upside of the trio, to begin 2012 in Triple-A.
RELIEF PITCHING: CRAIG KIMBREL exceeded all expectations last year, establishing himself as one of the best closers in the game. He struck out an eye-popping 14.8 batters per nine (127 K in 77 IP), and converted 46-of-54 (85%) save chances. Even though Kimbrel's job as a closer is probably locked down for the next decade, the Braves have two other great relievers, both lefties. JONNY VENTERS posted a 1.84 WHIP and .176 opponents' BA in 88 innings, and is next in line for saves (five in 2011) should Kimbrel suffer an injury. Fellow southpaw ERIC O'FLAHERTY had a 0.98 ERA (8 ER in 73.2 IP) and 32 holds, just three fewer than Venters.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-ATLANTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Cardinals-Braves Preview* ==========================

By BRETT HUSTON STATS Editor

St. Louis (62-37) at Atlanta (57-45), 3:05 p.m. EDT

The St. Louis Cardinals' fifth starter spot has been quite a revolving door this season, but for now, it's Joe Kelly's to lose.

That's assuming he remembers how to pitch.

Kelly hasn't seen game action in more than two weeks, but the visiting Cardinals are hoping he can pick up where he left off as he takes the mound Saturday against the Atlanta Braves.

St. Louis (62-38) has tried Kelly, Tyler Lyons, John Gast and Michael Wacha at the end of its rotation over the past few months, with each having varying degrees of success.

The Cardinals have only needed a fifth starter twice since June 22, but there are no longer conveniently placed off days on the schedule. Beginning with a home sweep of Philadelphia earlier this week, St. Louis has 21 games in a 20-day stretch before its next scheduled rest Aug. 12.

That means some additional opportunities for Kelly (1-3, 3.88 ERA), who has mainly worked in long relief but made a pair of starts prior to the All-Star break. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA in three starts this season and 1-0 with a 2.49 ERA in his last four outings overall, going at least five innings apiece in a pair of long relief appearances and two starts.

"I don't look too far ahead about anything," Kelly said after allowing one run over 5 1-3 in a 3-2 win over the Cubs on July 12. "I go out there and when they tell me to pitch, I pitch. That's what's good about being versatile, and I'm just still happy to be here."

That, however, is the last time Kelly has taken the mound, marking his longest gap between pitches in the majors.

It's been a day longer since Matt Holliday last stepped into the batter's box, but he's set to come off the disabled list. The left fielder has passed all of the necessary running tests to return after straining his hamstring on July 11.

He'll be taking the field in a venue where he's fared quite well. Holliday is a career .383 hitter in 23 games at Turner Field - his best average of any road site where he's played at least 10 games - and he'll bring a 16-game hitting streak in Atlanta into his first look at Julio Teheran (7-5, 3.25).

The right-hander's 2.73 ERA since the beginning of June is tied for the best in the Braves' rotation over that span with Tim Hudson, who's out for the season with a fractured ankle. Teheran held the Mets to one run over six innings Monday in New York before Atlanta (58-45) plated a pair in the ninth to win 2-1.

Mike Minor held the Cardinals to a lone run over seven in Friday's series-opening 4-1 win, and without Hudson, the Braves may be relying on the left-hander and Teheran to front their rotation.

"With Huddy going down, that was our ace," Minor said. "That was our best guy. We just need everybody else to step it up a little bit."

The Cardinals have the best record in baseball through 100 games, but they haven't won a road series since mid-June and are in danger of dropping another one.

St. Louis went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position, just the ninth time all year it's failed to get a hit in such situations. The Cardinals still lead the league in that category this season (.338) and this month (.353), but the Braves (.325) - who went 3 for 7 on Friday - have been the NL's next-best team in July.

Neither Kelly nor Teheran have faced their respective opponent previously.


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 5:18:27 AM EST.


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