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| 927 | ATLANTA | +185 | Ov 8.5,+100 | +182 | Ov 8.5,+100 | | 928 | BALTIMORE | -200 | Un 8.5,-120 | -195 | Un 8.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 46-54 | +2 | 49-46 | 3.7 | 0.252 | 0.311 | 0.362 | 0.674 | 4.2 | 0.263 | 0.328 | 0.408 | 0.736 | | Road Games | 20-34 | -6.5 | 26-27 | 3.6 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 0.363 | 0.672 | 4.3 | 0.277 | 0.341 | 0.445 | 0.785 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 39-43 | +3.8 | 40-38 | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.318 | 0.371 | 0.689 | 4.2 | 0.261 | 0.326 | 0.401 | 0.726 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2 | 1-5 | 2.0 | 0.220 | 0.273 | 0.293 | 0.566 | 3.1 | 0.213 | 0.301 | 0.339 | 0.641 | | Grass Games | 44-53 | -0.1 | 47-45 | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.310 | 0.359 | 0.669 | 4.2 | 0.262 | 0.327 | 0.404 | 0.731 | | Night Games | 35-35 | +6.2 | 32-33 | 3.7 | 0.254 | 0.314 | 0.358 | 0.673 | 4.0 | 0.258 | 0.323 | 0.404 | 0.726 | | Interleague | 5-6 | +0.8 | 5-5 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.301 | 0.342 | 0.643 | 4.4 | 0.280 | 0.333 | 0.467 | 0.800 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.252 | 0.311 | 100 | 3364 | 848 | 165 | 11 | 61 | 0.362 | 353 | 290 | 690 | 48 | 697 | 101 | 56 | 113 | 60 | | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 54 | 1871 | 477 | 85 | 6 | 35 | 0.363 | 189 | 147 | 376 | 21 | 384 | 61 | 31 | 59 | 30 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.318 | 82 | 2779 | 722 | 143 | 9 | 49 | 0.371 | 307 | 239 | 555 | 43 | 575 | 86 | 45 | 93 | 51 |
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| All Games | 4.15 | 1.400 | 295 | 144 | 136 | 292 | 32 | 121 | 268 | 14-22 | 34 | 16 | 68% | | Road Games | 4.81 | 1.582 | 146 | 84 | 78 | 165 | 24 | 66 | 128 | 6-16 | 16 | 11 | 59.3% |
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| All Games | 50-49 | -0.9 | 40-53 | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.304 | 0.418 | 0.723 | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.309 | 0.401 | 0.709 | | Home Games | 31-19 | +9.4 | 21-27 | 4.8 | 0.264 | 0.316 | 0.450 | 0.766 | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.290 | 0.390 | 0.681 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 34-39 | -5.8 | 31-39 | 4.3 | 0.250 | 0.305 | 0.421 | 0.726 | 3.8 | 0.241 | 0.306 | 0.388 | 0.693 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1 | 2-4 | 3.7 | 0.206 | 0.254 | 0.378 | 0.632 | 3.3 | 0.236 | 0.288 | 0.395 | 0.683 | | Grass Games | 43-42 | -1.3 | 34-46 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.307 | 0.428 | 0.735 | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.305 | 0.397 | 0.703 | | Night Games | 29-34 | -8 | 24-37 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.300 | 0.401 | 0.702 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.295 | 0.394 | 0.689 | | Interleague | 7-7 | -0.8 | 5-9 | 4.4 | 0.240 | 0.305 | 0.415 | 0.719 | 3.1 | 0.243 | 0.286 | 0.349 | 0.635 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.253 | 0.304 | 99 | 3314 | 839 | 142 | 18 | 123 | 0.418 | 412 | 244 | 812 | 29 | 593 | 97 | 41 | 80 | 42 | | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.264 | 0.316 | 50 | 1646 | 435 | 69 | 6 | 75 | 0.450 | 230 | 124 | 379 | 15 | 292 | 48 | 22 | 42 | 15 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.250 | 0.305 | 73 | 2434 | 608 | 99 | 12 | 98 | 0.421 | 307 | 193 | 605 | 23 | 442 | 71 | 30 | 64 | 30 |
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| All Games | 2.83 | 1.197 | 302.3 | 105 | 95 | 252 | 26 | 110 | 300 | 17-11 | 28 | 7 | 80% | | Home Games | 2.99 | 1.221 | 141.7 | 56 | 47 | 128 | 15 | 45 | 145 | 12-3 | 16 | 4 | 80% |
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| 7/17/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 4-2 | W | +120 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | | 7/18/2015 | BANUELOS(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | 0-4 | L | +150 | 7.5 un | U | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 7/19/2015 | MILLER(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 1-4 | L | +145 | 6.5 ev | U | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | | 7/20/2015 | WISLER(R) | LA DODGERS | BEACHY(R) | 7-5 | W | +125 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | WOOD(L) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 4-3 | W | +125 | 7 un | P | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 7/22/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 1-3 | L | +145 | 7.5 ev | U | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 7/24/2015 | BANUELOS(L) | @ ST LOUIS | COONEY(L) | 2-4 | L | 180 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | MILLER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 0-1 | L | 200 | 6.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | WISLER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 3-2 | W | 180 | 7 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | | 7/27/2015 | WOOD(L) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 1-2 | L | 155 | 7.5 ev | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 3-7 | L | 165 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 7/30/2015 | MILLER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | | | 7/31/2015 | WISLER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | | | 8/1/2015 | WOOD(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | | | 8/3/2015 | PEREZ(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | MILLER(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | SAN FRANCISCO | | |
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| 7/17/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 3-7 | L | -110 | 8 ev | O | 10 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 3-0 | W | 130 | 8 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 7/19/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | 9-3 | W | 105 | 9 un | O | 14 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | 2-3 | L | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 7/22/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | @ NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 3-4 | L | 105 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | @ NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 3-9 | L | 120 | 7.5 ev | O | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 1-3 | L | 145 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 7/25/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 5-1 | W | 105 | 7 un | U | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | 7/26/2015 | CHEN(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | MOORE(L) | 5-2 | W | -120 | 7 ov | P | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 7/27/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 2-1 | W | -165 | 7.5 ev | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 7-3 | W | -175 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | | | 7/30/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | | | 7/31/2015 | CHEN(L) | DETROIT | FARMER(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | GAUSMAN(R) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | JIMENEZ(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | | | 8/3/2015 | TILLMAN(R) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | BASSITT(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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| |  | 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. | | BALTIMORE: BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in 17 years, the Baltimore Orioles open a new baseball season as defending AL East champions.
The Orioles can only hope for better results than in 1998, when they followed a wire-to-wire run to the division crown with a 79-83 flop - launching a franchise-record run of 14 straight losing seasons.
Although Baltimore lost slugger Nelson Cruz, Gold Glove right fielder Nick Markakis and setup man Andrew Miller from a club that last year went 96-66 and advanced to the AL Championship Series, manager Buck Showalter has no intention of disappointing a fan base that has embraced a team coming off its second playoff appearance in three seasons.
''They come to Camden to watch us win,'' Showalter said. ''There's no more passionate, sincere group of fans than we have. Nothing would kick me in the chest more than for us to regress. I want to keep going forward.''
Baltimore made only one significant offseason acquisition, picking up outfielder Travis Snider in a trade with Pittsburgh. The big question is, do the Orioles still have enough good players to stay atop the AL East?
''It definitely stinks to lose Markakis, what he brought to the clubhouse, and Cruz, what he brought to the field. But we've got to move on,'' said Steve Pearce, who's coming off the best year of his career. ''You look around the locker room and there's a lot of talent here. All our pitching's returned, so we still have a really good team.''
The Orioles are counting on third baseman Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters to bounce back from injury-shortened seasons and for first baseman Chris Davis to regain the form he showed in 2013 before slumping miserably last year.
None of the three were available in the postseason, when the Orioles swept Detroit in the division playoff before being bounced in four games by the Kansas City Royals.
Davis' absence will extend into opening day, on April 6 in Tampa Bay, when he concludes his 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine. Wieters is expected to start the season in the disabled list as he continues his recovery from elbow ligament surgery, but at least Machado appears on target to make up for lost time.
The offense will be a work in progress, but the Orioles hope they won't need heavy hitting to back a starting rotation that remains entirely intact. Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez combined to go 54-29 last year, and the foursome could get some help from right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, who's looked good in spring training after stumbling in his Orioles debut last year.
The bullpen will be anchored by Zach Britton, who had 37 saves in 41 tries during his first season as a closer.
Some things to know about the 2015 Orioles:
TOP OF THE LINEUP: Alejandro De Aza is expected to take over for Markakis as the leadoff hitter. De Aza is faster than Markakis and had a .341 on-base percentage after being obtained from the White Sox before the trade deadline.
''I will just let the game dictate what to do,'' he said.
What De Aza needs to do is get on base ahead of Machado, Davis and cleanup hitter Adam Jones.
DAVIS SEEKS A FRESH START: Slowed by a muscle strain near his rib cage, frustrated by defensive shifts and embarrassed by his suspension, Davis is raring to go in 2015.
''I'm in such a different situation this year than I was last year, having been off for a month and a half more than these guys,'' Davis said.
He says his teammates have forgiven him for using Adderall, which led to his untimely suspension.
''The guys are just ready to move on and focus on what we need to accomplish this year,'' Davis said.
SNIDER STEPS IN: With Markakis gone, Snider will attempt to fill the void in right field.
He hit .264 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 38 RBIs in 140 games with Pittsburgh last season.
''I'm not here to replace Nick Markakis, but to be another man on this roster and to come out here every single day with the goal of getting better,'' Snider said.
MACHADO CONFIDENT: After playing only 82 games last year, Machado is ready to go after knee surgery.
''I feel great,'' the 2013 All-Star said. ''I'm doing everything. I'm stealing bases and hitting the ball well, playing good defense, doing everything I've got to do to get ready for the year.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ATLANTA-BALTIMORE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Braves-Orioles Preview* ========================
By JON PALMIERI STATS Editor
Atlanta (46-53) at Baltimore (49-49), 7:05 p.m. EDT
After he won 29 games the last two seasons, the Baltimore Orioles were expecting more of the same from Chris Tillman in 2015.
It took half a season, but it appears they've finally gotten that pitcher back.
Tillman tries to continue his dominant stretch and pitch the Orioles to a fifth consecutive win Wednesday night against the reeling Atlanta Braves.
This had all the makings of a lost season for Tillman, who had an AL-worst 6.22 ERA with 10 homers surrendered through June 21. He's changed course completely over his last five starts, however, going 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA, walking six, striking out 28 and allowing no home runs. Seattle's Felix Hernandez (1.09) is the only AL pitcher with a better ERA during that span.
After tossing one-hit ball over eight innings and retiring the last 23 batters he faced in a 3-0 victory at Detroit, Tillman (7-7, 4.71 ERA) was nearly as good at Tampa Bay on Friday. He gave up one run and two hits in seven-plus innings but was denied a victory when Baltimore's bullpen faltered in the eighth of a 3-1 loss.
"Tilly was the reason we stayed in the ball game," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
The right-hander has never faced the Braves but has seen plenty of A.J. Pierzynski, who is 6 for 21 with a homer in this matchup.
Baltimore (50-49) has rebounded from four straight losses with a four-game win streak, beating Atlanta 7-3 on Tuesday behind two homers and a career high-tying five RBIs from Chris Davis.
"We know it's going to be a challenge," manager Buck Showalter said. "But we're competing, we're engaged and our guys will be as good as they're capable of being. I have a lot of confidence in that."
The Orioles' only three-game sweeps this season came against Boston and Cleveland in June, and Tillman won the finale both times.
Tuesday's performance was another positive sign for an Orioles offense that struggled greatly during a 5-15 stretch. They have totaled 19 runs and batted .318 with runners in scoring position in the four wins after averaging 3.2 runs and hitting .135 in those situations in the previous 20 games.
Davis is 8 for 26 with five home runs and 12 RBIs in his past seven contests.
"My job is to go out and play as hard as I can for the Orioles," said Davis, an impending free agent whose name has come up in trade rumors. "That's on every guy's mind. For us to pay attention (to rumors) and step outside the lines is not going to be beneficial."
Freddie Freeman, who missed more than a month with sprained right wrist, homered for the first time since June 13, but Atlanta (46-54) has lost 12 of 16 to fall a season-high eight games under .500. The Braves have also dropped 15 of 19 on the road, scoring 20 runs in their last nine.
With scheduled starter Manny Banuelos heading to the disabled list Tuesday, Mike Foltynewicz (3-2, 5.27) will be promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett to start for Atlanta. The right-hander is 3-2 with a 5.19 ERA in nine starts this season, last making one June 14 against the New York Mets. He was tagged for six runs and nine hits over 4 1-3 innings in that game.
Foltynewicz tossed one scoreless inning out of the bullpen at Colorado on July 11 in his most recent appearance.
He's 0-1 with a 5.01 ERA in four career road starts.
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