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| 905 | MILWAUKEE | -130 | Ov 7.5,-110 | -120 | Ov 7.5,-120 | | 906 | ATLANTA | +120 | Un 7.5,-110 | +110 | Un 7.5,+100 |
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| All Games | 16-28 | -11.1 | 22-19 | 3.8 | 0.230 | 0.284 | 0.384 | 0.668 | 5.0 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 0.434 | 0.755 | | Road Games | 8-13 | -2.8 | 9-10 | 3.7 | 0.232 | 0.278 | 0.365 | 0.643 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.322 | 0.391 | 0.713 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 12-23 | -10.2 | 18-15 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.285 | 0.379 | 0.664 | 5.4 | 0.265 | 0.326 | 0.447 | 0.772 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.6 | 3-4 | 4.0 | 0.233 | 0.301 | 0.390 | 0.691 | 3.7 | 0.237 | 0.305 | 0.331 | 0.636 | | Grass Games | 16-28 | -11.1 | 22-19 | 3.8 | 0.230 | 0.284 | 0.384 | 0.668 | 5.0 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 0.434 | 0.755 | | Day Games | 7-8 | +0 | 6-8 | 3.2 | 0.234 | 0.281 | 0.361 | 0.642 | 4.7 | 0.269 | 0.332 | 0.431 | 0.762 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.230 | 0.284 | 44 | 1454 | 335 | 77 | 9 | 43 | 0.384 | 162 | 108 | 364 | 16 | 249 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 24 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.232 | 0.278 | 21 | 702 | 163 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 0.365 | 74 | 45 | 169 | 8 | 121 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.285 | 35 | 1162 | 269 | 61 | 4 | 34 | 0.379 | 125 | 87 | 292 | 12 | 203 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 17 |
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| All Games | 4.17 | 1.329 | 131.7 | 75 | 61 | 125 | 17 | 50 | 143 | 7-5 | 8 | 2 | 80% | | Road Games | 3.34 | 1.197 | 59.3 | 24 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 22 | 67 | 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 21-21 | +2.5 | 25-15 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.315 | 0.374 | 0.690 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.325 | 0.405 | 0.730 | | Home Games | 11-10 | +1.1 | 14-5 | 4.5 | 0.252 | 0.316 | 0.387 | 0.702 | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.329 | 0.404 | 0.734 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 19-18 | +2.9 | 21-14 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.319 | 0.383 | 0.702 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.327 | 0.402 | 0.729 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.4 | 4-3 | 4.1 | 0.237 | 0.287 | 0.320 | 0.606 | 3.3 | 0.223 | 0.287 | 0.313 | 0.601 | | Grass Games | 19-20 | +0.4 | 23-14 | 4.1 | 0.252 | 0.312 | 0.367 | 0.679 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.323 | 0.393 | 0.716 | | Day Games | 6-7 | +0.2 | 8-5 | 4.1 | 0.254 | 0.298 | 0.383 | 0.681 | 3.7 | 0.258 | 0.333 | 0.380 | 0.712 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.315 | 42 | 1398 | 354 | 79 | 6 | 26 | 0.374 | 166 | 127 | 269 | 21 | 275 | 42 | 22 | 45 | 23 | | Home Games | 4.5 | 0.252 | 0.316 | 21 | 683 | 172 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 0.387 | 86 | 64 | 137 | 13 | 133 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 13 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.319 | 37 | 1241 | 322 | 69 | 6 | 24 | 0.383 | 152 | 109 | 231 | 19 | 240 | 37 | 20 | 40 | 21 |
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| All Games | 4.15 | 1.300 | 130 | 62 | 60 | 110 | 15 | 59 | 118 | 7-8 | 14 | 5 | 73.7% | | Home Games | 4.28 | 1.290 | 73.7 | 35 | 35 | 61 | 6 | 34 | 70 | 3-2 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% |
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| 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) | 11-0 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 7 ev | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | 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 | PERALTA(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | | ARIZONA | | | | 5/30/2015 | | ARIZONA | | | | 5/31/2015 | | ARIZONA | | |
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| 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) | 0-11 | L | +115 | 7.5 un | O | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | MILLER(R) | MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 3-2 | W | +100 | 7 ev | U | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 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 | WOOD(L) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | MILLER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | | @ SAN FRANCISCO | | | | 5/30/2015 | | @ SAN FRANCISCO | | | | 5/31/2015 | | @ 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 TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Milwaukee (16-27) at Atlanta (20-21), 1:35 p.m. EDT
Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell believes Jimmy Nelson discovered the key to his success last time out when he didn't allow an outfield fly ball after the third inning.
That's a trend the right-hander might be able to continue against a team that rarely hits fly balls over the wall.
Nelson will try to post consecutive wins for the first time in his career Sunday when the visiting Brewers try for a series split against the Atlanta Braves.
After allowing five home runs in dropping his previous two starts, Nelson (2-4, 3.73 ERA) earned his first win in seven outings - and just his fourth in 21 career starts - when he gave up one run and three hits over eight innings in Tuesday's 8-1 victory at Detroit.
The 25-year-old coaxed a season-high 13 groundouts against the Tigers after he had gotten a total of 24 over his previous four starts. He didn't allow a fly ball to the outfield in his final five innings.
"(Groundballs) started coming in bunches," Counsell told MLB's official website. "I think that's who Jimmy is going to be."
Nelson hopes to build on that performance after an up-and-down start. He had a 1.35 ERA through his first three outings before posting a 6.75 mark over the next four.
"He's got good stuff, he just has to put it together. We know how good he can be," third baseman Aramis Ramirez said. "It's just like I say, go out there and be consistent."
A former Braves fan while attending the University of Alabama and growing up in Niceville, Florida, Nelson should have a good chance to remain a ground-ball machine as he faces Atlanta (21-21) for the first time.
The Braves have one of the highest groundball-to-flyball ratios in the majors at 1.65. They're tied for last in the majors with 26 home runs after failing to hit one in the past six games and 12 of 14.
However, Atlanta enters with a chance to get above .500 for the first time since April 27 partly because of how well it does with runners in scoring position. The Braves are among the MLB leaders in that category with a .302 average after going 4 for 10 in Saturday's 3-2, 11-inning victory. They were 7 for 16 in those situations in Thursday's 10-1 series-opening win before going 0 for 3 in Friday's 11-0 defeat.
Cameron Maybin and Freddie Freeman each have three RBIs in the series, Nick Markakis has gone 5 for 11 with two doubles and Jace Peterson came through with the single that drove in Alberto Callaspo with the winning run Saturday.
"Probably one of the most fun times I've ever had playing baseball," Peterson said of the victory celebration.
Atlanta will try to claim its seventh win in nine games by giving the ball to Mike Foltynewicz (2-1, 5.32). He's looking to recover from his first defeat after yielding five runs over five innings in Tuesday's 5-3 home loss to Tampa Bay.
"It's only my fourth start and I'm just still trying to learn things," he said. "I'm trying to make my mechanics clean and all that stuff, working on the slider still. But other than that, it's just baby steps and it's coming along good now."
The right-hander will have to contend with Ryan Braun in his first look at the Brewers (16-28). Braun is batting .367 with five home runs and 16 RBIs over his last nine games and has driven in at least one in five straight.
Carlos Gomez contributed two doubles Saturday and is hitting .375 over his last six games. Ramirez, however, is still seeking his first hit in the series (0 for 9) and is 3 for 25 over his past seven.
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| | Last Updated: 4/27/2024 10:30:47 PM EST. |
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