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| 905 | MILWAUKEE | +115 | Ov 7,-120 | +105 | Ov 7.5,-110 | | 906 | ATLANTA | -125 | Un 7,+100 | -115 | Un 7.5,-110 |
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| All Games | 15-27 | -11 | 21-18 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.277 | 0.382 | 0.659 | 5.1 | 0.264 | 0.325 | 0.443 | 0.767 | | Road Games | 7-12 | -2.8 | 8-9 | 3.4 | 0.225 | 0.264 | 0.357 | 0.621 | 4.6 | 0.262 | 0.329 | 0.406 | 0.736 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 3-5 | -1.9 | 3-4 | 3.4 | 0.211 | 0.249 | 0.387 | 0.636 | 3.7 | 0.258 | 0.320 | 0.415 | 0.736 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.4 | 3-3 | 3.3 | 0.219 | 0.258 | 0.395 | 0.653 | 5.3 | 0.262 | 0.323 | 0.395 | 0.718 | | Grass Games | 15-27 | -11 | 21-18 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.277 | 0.382 | 0.659 | 5.1 | 0.264 | 0.325 | 0.443 | 0.767 | | Night Games | 8-20 | -12.1 | 15-11 | 3.9 | 0.224 | 0.277 | 0.391 | 0.668 | 5.3 | 0.261 | 0.321 | 0.447 | 0.768 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.277 | 42 | 1379 | 313 | 70 | 9 | 42 | 0.382 | 150 | 96 | 345 | 16 | 233 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 23 | | Road Games | 3.4 | 0.225 | 0.264 | 19 | 627 | 141 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 0.357 | 62 | 33 | 150 | 8 | 105 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | | Lefty Starters | 3.4 | 0.211 | 0.249 | 8 | 256 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0.387 | 27 | 13 | 63 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
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| All Games | 4.46 | 1.372 | 121 | 74 | 60 | 119 | 17 | 47 | 129 | 6-4 | 8 | 2 | 80% | | Road Games | 3.88 | 1.274 | 48.7 | 23 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 19 | 53 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 20-20 | +2.5 | 24-14 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.319 | 0.380 | 0.699 | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.321 | 0.403 | 0.724 | | Home Games | 10-9 | +1.1 | 13-4 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 0.401 | 0.724 | 4.7 | 0.251 | 0.321 | 0.402 | 0.723 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 18-17 | +2.9 | 20-13 | 4.5 | 0.263 | 0.323 | 0.390 | 0.713 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.322 | 0.400 | 0.723 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.6 | 4-3 | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.287 | 0.333 | 0.620 | 2.6 | 0.219 | 0.268 | 0.339 | 0.607 | | Grass Games | 18-19 | +0.4 | 22-13 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.315 | 0.373 | 0.688 | 4.2 | 0.249 | 0.318 | 0.391 | 0.709 | | Night Games | 15-13 | +3.2 | 16-10 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.329 | 0.379 | 0.708 | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.316 | 0.410 | 0.726 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.319 | 40 | 1326 | 340 | 74 | 6 | 26 | 0.380 | 163 | 121 | 248 | 20 | 257 | 41 | 21 | 42 | 23 | | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 19 | 611 | 158 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 0.401 | 83 | 58 | 116 | 12 | 115 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 13 | | Righty Starters | 4.5 | 0.263 | 0.323 | 35 | 1169 | 308 | 64 | 6 | 24 | 0.390 | 149 | 103 | 210 | 18 | 222 | 36 | 19 | 37 | 21 |
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| All Games | 4.21 | 1.270 | 119.7 | 58 | 56 | 98 | 15 | 54 | 109 | 6-8 | 14 | 5 | 73.7% | | Home Games | 4.40 | 1.231 | 63.3 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 6 | 29 | 61 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% |
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| 5/8/2015 | NELSON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 6-7 | L | -110 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 12-4 | W | +105 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | 5/10/2015 | GARZA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 3-2 | W | +100 | 8.5 ev | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | PERALTA(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 10-7 | W | -110 | 8 un | O | 10 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | | 5/12/2015 | FIERS(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 2-4 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 5/13/2015 | NELSON(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 2-4 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 7-0 | W | 115 | 7 un | P | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 1-14 | L | 125 | 7 un | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | 1-5 | L | 125 | 7.5 ev | U | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ DETROIT | LOBSTEIN(L) | 3-2 | W | 105 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 8-1 | W | 145 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ DETROIT | GREENE(R) | 2-5 | L | 130 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 1-10 | L | 110 | 7 ev | O | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ ATLANTA | STULTS(L) | | | 5/23/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | LOHSE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | GARZA(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | | 5/27/2015 | | SAN FRANCISCO | | | | 5/29/2015 | | ARIZONA | | |
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| 5/8/2015 | STULTS(L) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 2-9 | L | 185 | 7.5 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | 6-8 | L | 140 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 5/10/2015 | WOOD(L) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 4-5 | L | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | MILLER(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 2-1 | W | 125 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | @ CINCINNATI | DESCLAFANI(R) | 3-4 | L | 125 | 8 ov | U | 9 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | STULTS(L) | @ CINCINNATI | IGLESIAS(R) | 1-5 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | U | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | @ MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | 5-3 | W | 120 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | | 5/16/2015 | WOOD(L) | @ MIAMI | LATOS(R) | 5-3 | W | 110 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 5/17/2015 | MILLER(R) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | 6-0 | W | 110 | 7 ov | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 3-5 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | PEREZ(R) | TAMPA BAY | ODORIZZI(R) | 2-1 | W | +120 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 10-1 | W | -120 | 7 ev | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | STULTS(L) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | MILLER(R) | MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | PEREZ(R) | @ LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | | | 5/26/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | | 5/27/2015 | | @ LA DODGERS | | | | 5/28/2015 | | @ SAN FRANCISCO | | | | 5/29/2015 | | @ SAN FRANCISCO | | |
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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. | | ATLANTA: ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves usually start the season touted as playoff contenders.
Not this time.
For one of the few times in the last two-plus decades, not much is expected of a team that collapsed late last season, fired general manager Frank Wren and underwent a massive overhaul during the offseason.
The Braves dealt away sluggers Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Evan Gattis, receiving only one player (starting pitcher Shelby Miller) who is likely to make a significant impact right away. Mostly, the team was focused on restocking a once-mighty farm system that fell on hard times during Wren's regime.
The message was clear: The Braves are rebuilding under new GM John Hart, with an eye toward the 2017 opening of the team's new suburban stadium.
''It's kind of on us to just put our heads down and work hard and try to win as many games as we can with the team we've got,'' third baseman Chris Johnson said. ''We can't look back. We can't look at who's gone.''
The Braves are likely to remain one of the most offensively challenged teams in baseball, but the pitching staff at least looks promising. The 24-year-old Miller had 25 wins for St. Louis over the last two season and joins a rotation that already includes two more 24-year-olds: All-Star Julio Teheran (14-13, 2.89) and left-hander Alex Wood (11-11, 2.78). If lefty Mike Minor, only 27, can bounce back from shoulder problems, the outlook is even brighter.
Atlanta also has perhaps the most dominant closer in the game, Craig Kimbrel, who led the NL in saves for the fourth year in a row with 47.
''I like our pitching,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said. ''Our rotation is going to be as good as you want.''
Even if the pitching comes through, the Braves have slipped way behind Washington in the NL East and could have trouble holding off the up-and-coming Miami Marlins as well.
Yep, times have changed in Atlanta.
Or maybe not.
''The goal is the same for me,'' Gonzalez insisted. ''Our goal is to make the playoffs.''
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: The center fielder formerly known as B.J. Upton is hoping a name change - actually, using his given name - will help him bounce back from two horrific seasons. The early results were not promising for Melvin Upton Jr., who missed all of spring training with a foot injury. Eric Young Jr. will hold down the starting job until Upton returns. Even then, Upton may have to share playing time unless he shows significant improvement. As it stands now, he's one of the greatest free-agent busts in baseball history. Since signing a $75-million, five-year contract with the Braves, his two-season totals are .198 with 21 homers, 51 RBIs and a staggering 324 strikeouts.
WHERE'S THE OFFENSE?: Even with Upton, Heyward and Gattis, the Braves scored the second-fewest runs in the majors. The offense was virtually non-existent coming down the stretch, the major reason Atlanta went 7-18 over the final month and wound up 17 games behind Washington after being tied for first at the All-Star break. The homer-or-bust philosophy clearly didn't work, so the Braves are hoping to scrap for runs this season. They'll have to with a lineup likely to include journeymen such as Young and Jonny Gomes, as well as rookie second baseman Jace Peterson. The only major offensive addition was right fielder Nick Markakis, and he's coming off neck surgery.
FREDI'S FUTURE: After firing Wren with a week to go in the disappointing 2014 season, the Braves decided to bring back Gonzalez for another year. He certainly deserved a shot to make up for a late-season collapse that was largely the result of a feeble offense. Let's not forget: During Gonzalez's first three years as manager, Atlanta won an NL East title, made two playoff appearances and missed out on another postseason berth on the final day. But his long-term future looks shaky, even with a franchise that cherishes stability. The Braves are definitely in rebuilding mode, and the manager often takes the fall when the losses begin to pile up. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (MILWAUKEE-ATLANTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Brewers-Braves Preview* ========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Milwaukee (15-26) at Atlanta (19-20), 7:35 p.m. EDT
The Atlanta Braves are capitalizing on strong efforts on the mound, while an infraction on it proved costly for the Milwaukee Brewers.
After an ejection for an illegal substance led to a big inning for the Braves, they look to Alex Wood to deliver another impressive performance against the NL-worst Brewers on Friday night.
Atlanta (20-20) has a 3.97 ERA on the season, but the staff has a 1.83 mark while winning five of the last six games. Julio Teheran and two relievers combined on a two-hitter in a 10-1 win over Milwaukee (15-27) in Thursday's opener of this four-game set.
The Braves' highest scoring performance of the month featured a seven-run seventh inning, and six came after Brewers reliever Will Smith was ejected for having a combination of rosin and sunscreen on his right forearm.
"It was about as plain as it could be," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "It's pretty blatant. Really. It's glistening through the lights. You could see it in the dugout."
Wood (2-2, 3.83 ERA), meanwhile, is 0-2 with a 6.19 ERA in three home starts after compiling a 1.59 ERA while winning four of his final five there last year.
However, he is coming off one of his best performances of the season, allowing two runs - one earned - and seven hits in seven innings of Saturday's 5-3 win at Miami. That was six days after the left-hander overcame a three-run first by tossing 5 1-3 scoreless while not getting a decision in a 5-4 loss at Washington.
"We're still talking about some things and working on those," Wood told MLB's official website. "But the results the last two starts are definitely encouraging. It's nice to know when I'm working on things and trying to figure things out, I can still put up outings like (Saturday). I've just got to keep working and go from there."
Wood is 2-0 while allowing one run in 10 1-3 innings over five meetings with the Brewers. He yielded one run in seven innings in a 5-2 win in his only career start against them April 1, 2014.
The Brewers' .226 batting average is the worst in the majors, and they've hit .195 with 2.3 runs per game while losing six of the last seven games with Atlanta.
Ryan Braun is 2 for 25 with a homer and two RBIs over that stretch. He went 0 for 3 with an RBI on a sacrifice fly Thursday after batting .340 with five homers and 15 RBIs over the previous 14 games.
Milwaukee is starting Wily Peralta (1-5, 4.32), who is 0-5 with a 5.18 ERA over his last six road starts. He's dropped all three this year with a 5.63 ERA while allowing opponents to hit .380.
The right-hander was hammered for five runs and nine hits with three walks in five-plus innings of a 5-1 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday.
He's 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA in three career starts against the Braves, but lost his only visit to Atlanta 9-3 on May 19, 2014. He gave up three runs and nine hits with four walks in five innings.
Peralta served up a solo homer to Freddie Freeman, who went 2 for 3 in that meeting.
Freeman is batting .348 in 16 games after collecting two hits and two RBIs on Thursday.
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