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959 | NY METS | +1.5,-155 | +1.5,-175 | 960 | ATLANTA | -1.5,+135 | -1.5,+155 |
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All Games | 74-80 | +1 | 69-67 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.303 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.312 | Road Games | 36-40 | +3.3 | 36-28 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.316 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.312 | vs Left-handed Starters | 17-15 | +5.6 | 14-11 | 3.9 | 0.244 | 0.305 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.323 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.3 | 4-2 | 4.1 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 3.9 | 0.298 | 0.343 | Grass Games | 74-80 | +1 | 69-67 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.303 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.312 | Night Games | 46-58 | -7.6 | 47-44 | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.299 | 4.0 | 0.256 | 0.317 | Division | 35-36 | +0.4 | 34-25 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.306 | 3.8 | 0.250 | 0.314 |
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All Games | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.303 | 154 | 5205 | 1236 | 392 | 118 | 0.02 | 569 | 492 | 1213 | 97 | 1069 | 128 | 99 | | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.316 | 76 | 2675 | 669 | 203 | 63 | 0.02 | 305 | 257 | 632 | 56 | 553 | 73 | 54 | | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.244 | 0.305 | 32 | 1093 | 267 | 83 | 25 | 0.02 | 119 | 96 | 283 | 12 | 222 | 34 | 13 | | |
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All Games | 3.27 | 1.339 | 454.7 | 186 | 165 | 415 | 48 | 194 | 440 | 20-27 | 40 | 20 | 66.7% | Road Games | 3.26 | 1.250 | 218.4 | 91 | 79 | 191 | 22 | 82 | 222 | 10-16 | 21 | 10 | 67.7% |
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All Games | 76-77 | -14.6 | 60-80 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.302 | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.309 | Home Games | 41-34 | -4.9 | 30-37 | 3.6 | 0.244 | 0.307 | 3.4 | 0.242 | 0.300 | vs Left-handed Starters | 17-14 | +0.8 | 12-15 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.304 | 3.5 | 0.247 | 0.303 | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -6.4 | 1-6 | 1.6 | 0.221 | 0.261 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.305 | Grass Games | 76-77 | -14.6 | 60-80 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.302 | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.309 | Night Games | 57-52 | -4.8 | 37-60 | 3.5 | 0.247 | 0.301 | 3.5 | 0.243 | 0.302 | Division | 38-33 | -0.3 | 27-39 | 3.5 | 0.240 | 0.299 | 3.5 | 0.242 | 0.302 |
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All Games | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.302 | 153 | 5178 | 1253 | 366 | 118 | 0.02 | 524 | 449 | 1288 | 87 | 1075 | 132 | 78 | | | Home Games | 3.6 | 0.244 | 0.307 | 75 | 2459 | 600 | 167 | 61 | 0.02 | 258 | 222 | 637 | 35 | 533 | 60 | 41 | | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.304 | 31 | 1043 | 257 | 77 | 28 | 0.03 | 119 | 86 | 276 | 18 | 208 | 21 | 16 | | |
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All Games | 3.21 | 1.272 | 406.4 | 158 | 145 | 355 | 23 | 162 | 403 | 20-21 | 51 | 12 | 81% | Home Games | 2.60 | 1.140 | 211.4 | 70 | 61 | 161 | 10 | 80 | 241 | 12-10 | 28 | 4 | 87.5% |
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9/6/2014 | GEE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 1-2 | L | 145 | 7 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9/7/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 4-3 | W | 105 | 7 un | P | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 9/8/2014 | NIESE(L) | COLORADO | LYLES(R) | 3-2 | W | -150 | 7 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9/9/2014 | DEGROM(R) | COLORADO | BERGMAN(R) | 2-0 | W | -175 | 7 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9/10/2014 | MONTERO(R) | COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | 2-0 | W | -125 | 7 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9/11/2014 | COLON(R) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | 2-6 | L | +110 | 7 un | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9/12/2014 | GEE(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 4-3 | W | +130 | 7 un | P | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 9/13/2014 | WHEELER(R) | WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | 3-10 | L | +125 | 6.5 un | O | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 9/14/2014 | NIESE(L) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 0-3 | L | +150 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 9/15/2014 | DEGROM(R) | MIAMI | COSART(R) | 5-6 | L | -155 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 9/16/2014 | COLON(R) | MIAMI | EOVALDI(R) | 9-1 | W | -140 | 6.5 un | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 9/17/2014 | GEE(R) | MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | 3-4 | L | -130 | 6.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 9/19/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 5-0 | W | 120 | 6.5 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9/20/2014 | NIESE(L) | @ ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | | 9/21/2014 | DEGROM(R) | @ ATLANTA | SANTANA(R) | | 9/23/2014 | COLON(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | | 9/24/2014 | GEE(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | 9/25/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | | 9/26/2014 | NIESE(L) | HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | | 9/27/2014 | | HOUSTON | | |
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9/6/2014 | WOOD(L) | @ MIAMI | EOVALDI(R) | 4-3 | W | -110 | 7 un | P | 11 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9/7/2014 | TEHERAN(R) | @ MIAMI | HAND(L) | 0-4 | L | -145 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9/8/2014 | MINOR(L) | @ WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | 1-2 | L | 135 | 7 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9/9/2014 | SANTANA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 4-6 | L | 145 | 7 un | O | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9/10/2014 | HARANG(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 6-2 | W | 182 | 7 ev | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9/12/2014 | WOOD(L) | @ TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | 1-2 | L | -125 | 7 ev | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9/13/2014 | TEHERAN(R) | @ TEXAS | BONILLA(R) | 2-3 | L | -160 | 8 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9/14/2014 | MINOR(L) | @ TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 3-10 | L | -125 | 7.5 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 9/15/2014 | SANTANA(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 2-4 | L | +125 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9/16/2014 | HARANG(R) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | 0-3 | L | +115 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9/17/2014 | WOOD(L) | WASHINGTON | TREINEN(R) | 3-1 | W | -185 | 7 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9/19/2014 | TEHERAN(R) | NY METS | WHEELER(R) | 0-5 | L | -130 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 9/20/2014 | MINOR(L) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | | 9/21/2014 | SANTANA(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | | 9/22/2014 | HARANG(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | 9/23/2014 | WOOD(L) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | 9/24/2014 | TEHERAN(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | 9/25/2014 | MINOR(L) | PITTSBURGH | VOLQUEZ(R) | | 9/26/2014 | SANTANA(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | | 9/27/2014 | | @ PHILADELPHIA | | |
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| | | NY METS: NEW YORK (AP) - Five straight losing seasons. That's what the New York Mets have produced since moving into Citi Field.
David Wright, for one, is tired of it.
''We need to start going out there showing results,'' the star third baseman said. ''The last couple years we've kind of been hampered by some contracts and payroll issues. It seems like that's behind us. At the same time, we've got those prospects knocking at the door. I think we're in a better place now than we have been the past few years and quite frankly, I think we have a better team.''
Translation: No more waiting for next year. No more selling the future. No more excuses.
It's time to take a step forward - and that means winning.
General manager Sandy Alderson seems to think so, too. After he signed free agents Curtis Granderson, Bartolo Colon and Chris Young this offseason, a report emerged that Alderson told staffers he thinks the Mets can win 90 games (with a payroll under $90 million).
Even hard-core fans found that overly optimistic, especially with ace Matt Harvey expected to miss the entire season following Tommy John surgery. New York posted its second consecutive 74-88 record last year - and that was with Harvey on the mound most of the way.
But there is reason for hope, particularly in Triple-A. Touted young pitchers Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero could soon join a promising rotation that includes Colon, Zack Wheeler, Dillon Gee and Jonathon Niese.
''He's got all the traits of the good ones,'' manager Terry Collins said about Syndergaard. ''He's on track to be special.''
The offense could be better with the addition of Granderson, who got a $60 million, four-year deal after an injury-plagued season for the Yankees across town. His left-handed power bat should provide some much-needed protection for Wright.
The multitalented Young, on a one-year contract following a down season in Oakland, appears highly motivated to regain his All-Star form.
''It's been interesting to watch the whole team,'' Granderson said early in spring training. ''There's power here. Chris Young has been amazing.''
The lineup remains flawed and prone to strikeouts, though the roster has improved. Perhaps not enough to push Washington and Atlanta in the NL East just yet, but the Mets expect to take significant strides this season as they anticipate Harvey's return in 2015.
''When I re-signed here, I knew it wasn't an overnight fix. I think I like that part of the challenge of it,'' Wright said. ''I want to be part of the reason why we get this thing turned around and headed in the right direction and ultimately start winning again. I think we have that ability.''
| | ATLANTA: ATLANTA (AP) - For the Atlanta Braves, spring training turned into a matter of survival.
No wonder they're so eager to get the season going.
The defending NL East champions lost a big chunk of their starting rotation down in Florida: projected opening day starter Kris Medlen and fellow right-hander Brandon Beachy both underwent Tommy John surgery for the second time and are out for the season. Another starter, Mike Minor, will also begin the year on the disabled list as he recovers from a sore shoulder.
But the Braves are nothing if not resourceful. They quickly signed Ervin Santana to a $14.1 million, one-year contract and have every intention of getting back to the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years.
''We still have a great team,'' closer Craig Kimbrel said. ''It's tough losing two top pitchers. But getting Santana was really big. I want to be closing out division titles and championships and World Series. I think we've still got the group to do it.''
The Braves will have a different look behind the plate after longtime catcher Brian McCann signed with the New York Yankees. But another title in a lackluster division is certainly a possibility, especially if second baseman Dan Uggla and center fielder B.J. Upton bounce back from dismal seasons in which both hit under .200. They showed signs of turning things around in spring training.
''Time will tell,'' general manager Frank Wren said, ''but we really like what we've seen so far.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (NY METS-ATLANTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Mets-Braves Preview* =====================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
New York (73-80) at Atlanta (76-76), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Barring an unlikely turnaround, the Atlanta Braves will be watching the playoffs for only the second time in five years.
The blame can be placed on an anemic offense that hasn't come together all season.
Following another lackluster effort at the plate, the Braves will try to extend their slim postseason chances while avoiding their 10th loss in 12 games Saturday night against the visiting New York Mets.
Although it ranks in baseball's top five with a 3.34 ERA, Atlanta (76-77) sits 29th in the majors at 3.6 runs per game while ranking in the bottom third with a .242 batting average and 118 home runs.
The Braves have been especially punchless of late, averaging 2.1 runs and hitting .214 while dropping 13 of 18. They finished with just five hits Friday, getting shut out for the 15th time in a series-opening 5-0 defeat.
Jason Heyward has gone 2 for 15 in his last five games, but could be out for a third straight contest due to a bruised left thumb. Catcher Evan Gattis has missed the past 10 as he recovers from strep throat and a kidney stone.
Atlanta, which hasn't finished below .500 since 2008, was eliminated from the division race Tuesday. The Braves were just one game back of a wild-card spot on Aug. 29, but now they're seven out with nine to play.
"You've got to take it one at-bat at a time, one play at a time and hope for the best," said Andrelton Simmons, who had three hits Friday. "But it's really frustrating right now."
Mike Minor (6-11, 4.74 ERA), who hasn't received any runs in his last three outings, looks to avoid a career-worst four-start losing streak in the second of this three-game set at Turner Field.
The left-hander posted a 2.59 ERA over six straight quality starts before allowing five runs over 4 2-3 innings in Sunday's 10-3 loss at Texas. He's 5-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 12 career starts against the Mets (74-80), though he pitched well in his last two.
Six days after allowing four runs over 4 1-3 innings in a 5-4 home win, Minor gave up two runs and two hits over seven innings in a 4-3, 11-inning road loss July 7. He then surrendered one run and four hits over seven in a 6-1 road win Aug. 28.
New York's Daniel Murphy matched a career high with four hits Friday, while Lucas Duda hit a two-run home run.
"Guys at this level can do things that are special," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "I want to see us finish up like that."
Murphy has a .477 average in his last 15 road games and is 9 for 17 with four doubles in his last four overall against the Braves. However, he's struggled with a home run and two doubles in 21 career at-bats versus Minor.
Jonathon Niese (8-11, 3.55) has given up three runs with 14 strikeouts over 13 2-3 innings in his last two starts after allowing a season high-tying six runs in a win at Miami on Sept. 2.
Niese, 6-6 with a 3.50 ERA in 17 career starts versus Atlanta, allowed one run and four hits over six innings in a 6-0 home loss April 18. The left-hander also opposed Minor in late August, giving up three runs over 7 1-3 in that home defeat.
Perhaps Minor can give Atlanta a boost after he went 2 for 3 with a double off Niese in that contest.
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| Last Updated: 5/13/2024 3:01:51 AM EST. |
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