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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 5/23/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
MILWAUKEE  FIERS )
 
ATLANTA  MILLER )
-1.5  +135

+1.5  -155
-110

+100

7ev
 
2
Final
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MILWAUKEE (16 - 27) at ATLANTA (20 - 21)
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Saturday, 5/23/2015 4:10 PM
MICHAEL FIERS (R) vs. SHELBY MILLER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
955MILWAUKEE+125Ov 7,-120-115Ov 7,-110
956ATLANTA-135Un 7,+100+105Un 7,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MILWAUKEE - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games16-27-1022-183.90.2300.2820.3870.6695.00.2600.3210.4350.756
Road Games8-12-1.89-93.70.2310.2760.3680.6444.30.2540.3210.3910.713
vs Right-handed Starters12-22-9.118-143.80.2310.2840.3810.6655.50.2650.3250.4490.774
Past 7 Games3-4-0.54-33.90.2280.2900.3820.6725.30.2610.3240.3890.713
Grass Games16-27-1022-183.90.2300.2820.3870.6695.00.2600.3210.4350.756
Day Games7-7+1.26-73.30.2320.2770.3660.6434.80.2700.3310.4340.766
MILWAUKEE - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.90.2300.282431415325759430.3871601043541624037363824
Road Games3.70.2310.27620663153332180.3687241159811217171916
Righty Starters3.80.2310.284341123259594340.381123832821219431323117
MILWAUKEE - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.291.333126746012117471367-48280%
Road Games3.521.19353.7232145419603-130100%

ATLANTA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games20-21+1.525-144.20.2530.3150.3740.6884.40.2540.3250.4070.732
Home Games10-10+0.114-44.50.2510.3150.3860.7015.00.2560.3290.4100.739
vs Right-handed Starters18-18+1.921-134.40.2590.3190.3820.7014.30.2550.3270.4050.732
Past 7 Games5-2+3.65-24.40.2470.2860.3260.6123.40.2330.2910.3450.636
Grass Games18-20-0.623-134.10.2510.3110.3660.6784.30.2520.3230.3950.718
Day Games5-7-0.88-44.20.2530.2940.3820.6763.80.2580.3330.3870.720
ATLANTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2530.315411357343746260.3741631232572126441224323
Home Games4.50.2510.31520642161363150.3868360125131221972213
Righty Starters4.40.2590.319361200311646240.3821491052191922936203821
ATLANTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.321.312125626010715571136-814573.7%
Home Games4.591.31168.7353558632652-26185.7%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MILWAUKEE - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/9/2015LOHSE(R)CHICAGO CUBSWOOD(L)12-4W+1058.5 unO1140852
5/10/2015GARZA(R)CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R)3-2W+1008.5 evU990650
5/11/2015PERALTA(R)CHI WHITE SOXSAMARDZIJA(R)10-7W-1108 unO10321472
5/12/2015FIERS(R)CHI WHITE SOXSALE(L)2-4L-1057.5 unU322991
5/13/2015NELSON(R)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)2-4L-1207.5 unU750970
5/15/2015LOHSE(R)@ NY METSCOLON(R)7-0W1157 unP1021351
5/16/2015GARZA(R)@ NY METSDEGROM(R)1-14L1257 unO7501640
5/17/2015PERALTA(R)@ NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R)1-5L1257.5 evU461980
5/18/2015FIERS(R)@ DETROITLOBSTEIN(L)3-2W1058.5 ovU871960
5/19/2015NELSON(R)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R)8-1W1457.5 unO1352370
5/20/2015LOHSE(R)@ DETROITGREENE(R)2-5L1307.5 ovU6611070
5/21/2015GARZA(R)@ ATLANTATEHERAN(R)1-10L1107 evO2211160
5/22/2015PERALTA(R)@ ATLANTASTULTS(L)11-0W-1257.5 unO1271371
5/23/2015FIERS(R)@ ATLANTAMILLER(R) 
5/24/2015NELSON(R)@ ATLANTAFOLTYNEWICZ(R) 
5/25/2015LOHSE(R)SAN FRANCISCOLINCECUM(R) 
5/26/2015GARZA(R)SAN FRANCISCOBUMGARNER(L) 
5/27/2015PERALTA(R)SAN FRANCISCOVOGELSONG(R) 
5/29/2015 ARIZONA  
5/30/2015 ARIZONA  

ATLANTA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/9/2015TEHERAN(R)@ WASHINGTONFISTER(R)6-8L1407.5 evO9511470
5/10/2015WOOD(L)@ WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R)4-5L1507.5 unO121001140
5/11/2015MILLER(R)@ CINCINNATILEAKE(R)2-1W1257.5 unU11111460
5/12/2015FOLTYNEWICZ(R)@ CINCINNATIDESCLAFANI(R)3-4L1258 ovU9121870
5/13/2015STULTS(L)@ CINCINNATIIGLESIAS(R)1-5L1207.5 unU240740
5/15/2015TEHERAN(R)@ MIAMIPHELPS(R)5-3W1207.5 unO137112112
5/16/2015WOOD(L)@ MIAMILATOS(R)5-3W1107 ovO13621091
5/17/2015MILLER(R)@ MIAMIALVAREZ(R)6-0W1107 ovU1060220
5/19/2015FOLTYNEWICZ(R)TAMPA BAYRAMIREZ(L)3-5L-1057.5 unO460850
5/20/2015PEREZ(R)TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R)2-1W+1207.5 unU560890
5/21/2015TEHERAN(R)MILWAUKEEGARZA(R)10-1W-1207 evO1160221
5/22/2015STULTS(L)MILWAUKEEPERALTA(R)0-11L+1157.5 unO3711271
5/23/2015MILLER(R)MILWAUKEEFIERS(R) 
5/24/2015FOLTYNEWICZ(R)MILWAUKEENELSON(R) 
5/25/2015PEREZ(R)@ LA DODGERSANDERSON(L) 
5/26/2015TEHERAN(R)@ LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L) 
5/27/2015WOOD(L)@ LA DODGERSGREINKE(R) 
5/28/2015MILLER(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R) 
5/29/2015 @ SAN FRANCISCO  
5/30/2015 @ SAN FRANCISCO  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (MILWAUKEE-ATLANTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Brewers-Braves Preview* ========================

By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer

Milwaukee (15-27) at Atlanta (20-20), 4:10 p.m. EDT

When the Atlanta Braves acquired Shelby Miller during the offseason, the organization felt he had the potential to be an elite pitcher.

He's proving them right.

Coming off a near no-hitter, Miller tries to continue his dominance this month and against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

After Miller (5-1, 1.33 ERA) followed a 15-win campaign by going 10-9 with a 4.50 ERA during his second full season in 2014, Atlanta made a curious move by dealing offensive staple Jason Heyward to St. Louis in a deal that brought the right-hander south.

"We loved Shelby and we didn't blink," Braves president of baseball operations John Hart told MLB's official website. "We just went with it. ... We just felt it was the right deal for us.

"We valued Shelby and felt there was still upside."

Ranked among the major league leaders in ERA and WHIP (0.83), Miller has certainly shown that upside. In his last three starts, he's gone 2-0 with two complete games, allowed one run and eight hits over 25 innings while walking four and striking out 20.

"He's got it going on," Hart said. "He's got some weapons and he's developed those weapons."

His no-hit bid Sunday ended with two outs in the ninth of a 6-0 victory at Miami.

"Obviously things didn't finish as we wanted to," said Miller, who yielded two hits and one walk while facing 29 Marlins. "In the end I had a lot of fun."

Hart credits Miller's tireless work ethic on and off the field for his success this season.

"He's made a lot of adjustments and it's been a lot of fun to watch," Hart said. "The one thing that I like is this guy is prepared and he's taking ownership in his career. He's in the video room and the weight room. He's paying attention and he's experimenting. This is a pretty special young man on top of what he has been able to do for us on the mound."

Miller's often been at best his while going 5-0 with a 2.20 ERA in eight starts against Milwaukee (16-27), which evened the set with an 11-0 rout Friday. After pounding out 11 hits in Thursday's 10-1 series-opening victory, Atlanta was held to three.

The Brewers had two hits in the opener then recorded 12 while improving to 4-4 on a 10-game trip.

With a two-run homer and four RBIs Friday, Milwaukee's Ryan Braun has homered in three of the last four games and is batting .358 with six and 20 RBIs in his last 16 contests.

"The challenge is doing it over the course of a season, but the last month I've swung the bat a lot better than I have in a long, long time," said Braun, who is 4 for 12 versus Miller.

Teammate Aramis Ramirez is 0 for 6 in the series but 7 for 16 with two home runs against Miller.

Milwaukee's Mike Fiers (1-4, 4.75) is 0-3 with a 6.29 ERA in five home starts but 1-1 with a 2.60 ERA in three on the road. He allowed two runs for a second consecutive outing while lasting 5 2-3 innings and not factoring in the decision of Monday's 3-2 win at Detroit.

This will be the right-hander's first appearance against the Braves.

Milwaukee reliever Will Smith was suspended eight games for having a foreign substance on his arm Thursday. He's available to pitch until his appeal is heard.


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