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| 901 | NY METS | -145 | Ov 7,+110 | -140 | Ov 7,-120 | | 902 | CHICAGO CUBS | +135 | Un 7,-130 | +130 | Un 7,+100 |
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| All Games | 15-23 | -9.1 | 24-13 | 4.3 | 0.229 | 0.298 | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.331 | | Road Games | 6-11 | -3.6 | 12-4 | 4.9 | 0.244 | 0.299 | 5.9 | 0.288 | 0.359 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-13 | -6.3 | 13-7 | 4.6 | 0.232 | 0.299 | 4.7 | 0.270 | 0.336 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -5.1 | 4-3 | 3.0 | 0.211 | 0.271 | 6.1 | 0.298 | 0.370 | | Grass Games | 15-23 | -9.1 | 24-13 | 4.3 | 0.229 | 0.298 | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.331 | | Day Games | 7-10 | -3.7 | 9-8 | 4.1 | 0.226 | 0.298 | 5.1 | 0.280 | 0.347 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.229 | 0.298 | 38 | 1293 | 296 | 108 | 40 | 0.03 | 160 | 128 | 329 | 19 | 256 | 19 | 23 | 39 | 15 | | Road Games | 4.9 | 0.244 | 0.299 | 17 | 616 | 150 | 55 | 19 | 0.03 | 81 | 49 | 141 | 5 | 111 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 11 | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.232 | 0.299 | 21 | 720 | 167 | 65 | 22 | 0.03 | 93 | 69 | 181 | 15 | 140 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 9 |
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| All Games | 4.85 | 1.408 | 130 | 80 | 70 | 134 | 17 | 49 | 97 | 6-7 | 5 | 5 | 50% | | Road Games | 5.40 | 1.500 | 60 | 40 | 36 | 65 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 1-3 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% |
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| All Games | 17-23 | -3.6 | 19-21 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.298 | 4.2 | 0.232 | 0.303 | | Home Games | 9-12 | -3 | 13-8 | 5.0 | 0.276 | 0.333 | 4.8 | 0.255 | 0.324 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-15 | -0.4 | 16-12 | 4.5 | 0.261 | 0.314 | 4.2 | 0.226 | 0.297 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +2.3 | 6-1 | 5.1 | 0.292 | 0.325 | 4.0 | 0.254 | 0.309 | | Grass Games | 17-23 | -3.6 | 19-21 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.298 | 4.2 | 0.232 | 0.303 | | Day Games | 6-13 | -5.1 | 9-10 | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.293 | 4.3 | 0.229 | 0.310 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.298 | 40 | 1359 | 338 | 139 | 44 | 0.03 | 153 | 95 | 290 | 28 | 256 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 30 | | Home Games | 5.0 | 0.276 | 0.333 | 21 | 713 | 197 | 86 | 26 | 0.04 | 100 | 61 | 140 | 15 | 145 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 12 | | Righty Starters | 4.5 | 0.261 | 0.314 | 28 | 968 | 253 | 104 | 32 | 0.03 | 121 | 75 | 203 | 17 | 190 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
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| All Games | 4.11 | 1.370 | 107.3 | 52 | 49 | 102 | 11 | 45 | 89 | 6-5 | 10 | 8 | 55.6% | | Home Games | 5.37 | 1.579 | 57 | 37 | 34 | 63 | 6 | 27 | 47 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% |
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| 5/3/2013 | MARCUM(R) | @ ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | 7-5 | W | 182 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 5/5/2013 | NIESE(L) | @ ATLANTA | HUDSON(R) | 4-9 | L | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 5/7/2013 | HARVEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SANTIAGO(L) | 1-0 | W | -160 | 6.5 ev | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 5/8/2013 | HEFNER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | PEAVY(R) | 3-6 | L | +105 | 7 un | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | | 5/9/2013 | GEE(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 3-2 | W | -120 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 5/10/2013 | MARCUM(R) | PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 3-7 | L | +100 | 7.5 ev | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 5/11/2013 | NIESE(L) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 2-11 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 5/12/2013 | HARVEY(R) | PITTSBURGH | GOMEZ(R) | 2-3 | L | -210 | 7 un | U | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 5/13/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 3-6 | L | 185 | 8 ev | O | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 5/14/2013 | GEE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | GAST(L) | 4-10 | L | 160 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 5/15/2013 | MARCUM(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 2-4 | L | 182 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/16/2013 | NIESE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 5-2 | W | 215 | 7.5 ev | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | 5/17/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | | | 5/18/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | FELDMAN(R) | | | 5/19/2013 | GEE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | | 5/20/2013 | MARCUM(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | | | 5/21/2013 | NIESE(L) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 5/22/2013 | HARVEY(R) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | | | 5/24/2013 | | ATLANTA | | |
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| 5/3/2013 | VILLANUEVA(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 5-6 | L | -110 | 7 un | O | 15 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 5/4/2013 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | CINCINNATI | CINGRANI(L) | 4-6 | L | +105 | 7 un | O | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 5/5/2013 | JACKSON(R) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 4-7 | L | +125 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 5/6/2013 | FELDMAN(R) | TEXAS | TEPESCH(R) | 9-2 | W | +110 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | 5/7/2013 | WOOD(L) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-1 | W | +120 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 5/8/2013 | VILLANUEVA(R) | ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | 4-5 | L | +110 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 5/10/2013 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | 3-7 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | 5/11/2013 | JACKSON(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 8-2 | W | 187 | 7 un | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 5/12/2013 | FELDMAN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 2-1 | W | 160 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | 5/13/2013 | WOOD(L) | COLORADO | NICASIO(R) | 9-1 | W | -120 | 8 un | O | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 5/14/2013 | VILLANUEVA(R) | COLORADO | FRANCIS(L) | 4-9 | L | -115 | 10.5 un | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | | 5/15/2013 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | COLORADO | GARLAND(R) | 6-3 | W | -135 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/17/2013 | JACKSON(R) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 5/18/2013 | FELDMAN(R) | NY METS | HEFNER(R) | | | 5/19/2013 | WOOD(L) | NY METS | GEE(R) | | | 5/21/2013 | VILLANUEVA(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 5/22/2013 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 5/23/2013 | JACKSON(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | GOMEZ(R) | | | 5/24/2013 | | @ CINCINNATI | | |
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| |  | NY METS: HITTING: The Mets will be moving in the fences at Citi Field by as much as 12 feet and reducing the height to eight feet, making the park more homer-friendly. The loss of Jose Reyes and his NL-leading average at the top of the order weakens an already subpar lineup. 3B DAVID WRIGHT is coming off his worst season (.254 BA, 14 HR, 61 RBI) and could be traded at the July 31 deadline. New OF ANDRES TORRES provides very little at the plate (.221 BA, .312 OBP), but the future is bright for youngsters OF LUCAS DUDA (.852 OPS) and 1B IKE DAVIS (.926 OPS), who missed most of 2011 with an ankle injury. OF JASON BAY (.245 BA) continues to be a colossal bust. SS RUBEN TEJADA will be tasked with trying to replace Reyes. The 22-year-old made great strides last year, batting .319 after August 1. DANIEL MURPHY hit .320 last year, and will start at second, possibly losing AB in a platoon with JUSTIN TURNER. C JOSH THOLE hits well enough to be an above-average starting catcher.
STARTING PITCHING: With the fences moving forward at Citi Field, the entire Mets pitching staff takes a hit. JOHAN SANTANA will be ready for Opening Day, but it's hard to have much faith that he'll remain healthy for an entire season. His velocity on his fastball is not what it used to be, topping out in the high-80's. MIKE PELFREY benefitted most from the pitcher-friendly ballpark with serviceable home numbers (3.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP) and atrocious road statistics (5.49 ERA, 1.56 WHIP). JONATHON NIESE was also much better at Citi Field (3.54 ERA) than he was on the road (5.33 ERA), but he posted 14 games of 6+ strikeouts for the second straight season. DILLON GEE began the season 7-0 with a 2.86 ERA and 1.08 WHIP, but closed the 2011 campaign with a 5.51 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in his final 17 starts. Knuckle-balling R.A. DICKEY posted a second straight solid season with New York, notching a 3.28 ERA and a solid 1.23 WHIP. At age 37, he hopes to keep his pitches dancing in the smaller home ballpark.
RELIEF PITCHING: Two former Blue Jays late-innings relievers, FRANK FRANCISCO and JON RAUCH, were signed from Toronto to pitch at the back of the bullpen. Francisco will likely get first crack at the ninth-inning role, saving 17 games last year and keeping his strikeout rate above one per inning for the fourth straight year. Rauch is an imposing figure at 6-foot-11, but he posted a 1.35 WHIP and paltry 6.2 strikeout rate last year. But 52 saves since 2008 makes him a worthy candidate for ninth-inning duty. RAMON RAMIREZ was part of the Andres Torres/Angel Pagan trade and he should be a valuable set-up man. He had a strong two-year stint with San Francisco, posting a 2.07 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. | | CHICAGO CUBS: HITTING: 'Under New Management' is the motto in Wrigleyville, where Epstein, Hoyer, Sveum and Co. aim to turn SS STARLIN CASTRO and a bunch of straw into gold. OF DAVID DeJESUS was an underrated first pick-up. But OFs ALFONSO SORIANO and MARLON BYRD are overpaid and over the hill. C GEOVANY SOTO has lost his mojo. New 3B IAN STEWART has a lousy career OPS of .737 away from Coors Field. 1B BRYAN LaHAIR is tagged as part of a 'youth movement,' but he's almost 30. The other youths'2B DARWIN BARNEY, IF JEFF BAKER, and IF BLAKE DEWITT 'are interchangeable guys with low ceilings. Fourth OF TONY CAMPANA is fast but one-dimensional. And minor-league reinforcements are scarce. OF BRETT JACKSON is solid, but blocked in the lineup. And former uber-prospect 3B JOSH VITTERS has done nothing to justify his third-overall draft status. This rebuilding process will take time. Meanwhile, somewhere in the Chicago suburbs, Jim Hendry quietly sobs into a pile of Cubs-themed stuffed animals.
STARTING PITCHING: RYAN DEMPSTER should bounce back from an unlucky year in which there was nearly a full-run difference between his ERA and his FIP. He's no ace in good times, but he's an underrated and dependable source of innings and strikeouts. MATT GARZA didn't disappoint in his debut season on the North Side, but he was an odd acquisition to begin with: the Cubs dealt top prospects from a thin system when all signs pointed to a belly-flop of a season. He's already trade bait again. JEFF SAMARDZIJA is moving to the rotation after a strong year in the bullpen (2.97 ERA, 87 K in 88 IP), but he needs to cut down on his walks (5.1 per 9 IP). What killed TRAVIS WOOD in 2011 was uncharacteristic wildness. His walk total spiked by over 50 percent from 2010. He's better than this, though it's hard to say how much. It could be that a 40-inning jump from 2010 to 2011 aided his freefall. Subpar newcomers PAUL MAHOLM and CHRIS VOLSTAD will also compete for rotation spots. The lefty Maholm is coming off his best season in Pittsburgh (3.66 ERA, 1.29 WHIP), but was awful after the All-Star break (0-5, 5.75 ERA, .355 Opp. BA). The 6-foot-8 Volstad was 5-13 with a 4.89 ERA for the Marlins last year, but still has time to figure things out at age 25.
RELIEF PITCHING: Because of his contract and the head-scratching faith in the 'closer mentality' that still pervades even the most enlightened front offices, CARLOS MARMOL will enter the 2012 campaign with a near-ironclad grip on ninth-inning duties for the Cubs. Trading away Sean Marshall, arguably Chicago's best reliever last season, is yet another vote of confidence for Marmol. His lack of command leads to more hittable pitches (along with tons of walks), though his ceiling for strikeouts and saves is sky-high. KERRY WOOD will be the main set-up man again after a triumphant return to Chicago last season (3.35 ERA, 57 K in 51 IP). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (NY METS-CHICAGO CUBS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Mets-Cubs Preview* ===================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
New York (14-23) at Chicago (17-23), 2:20 p.m. EDT
Matt Harvey has continued to pitch splendidly for the New York Mets but hasn't earned a victory in nearly a month.
While hoping to get some better run support from his struggling club, Harvey will try to end his winless stretch Friday against the Chicago Cubs, who will seek their fifth victory in six games.
During his breakout campaign, Harvey (4-0, 1.44 ERA) has allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his eight starts and pitched at least seven innings in all but two outings. He gave up two runs over seven innings Sunday against Pittsburgh but the Mets were edged 3-2.
Harvey has received six runs of support in his four winless starts compared with 23 in his first four outings. The last of those four straight victories was April 19 versus Washington.
Since winning that series against the Nationals, the Mets (15-23) have lost 15 of 21, but they snapped a season high-tying six-game skid Thursday with a 5-2 victory in St. Louis. After batting .195 during the losing streak, New York had 11 hits with Daniel Murphy going 4 for 4.
"There were a lot of things we needed to have and we did," manager Terry Collins said. "Murphy had a good day. There were all positives, and hopefully that gets us going."
Harvey is hoping to get similar support in his attempt to become the 17th Mets starter to win his first five decisions in a season. Dillon Gee was the most recent to pull off that feat by beginning 7-0 in 2011, and Harvey will try again to join his teammate on that list in his first matchup with the resurgent Cubs (17-23).
Chicago has outscored opponents 29-16 in the last five games, and its once-beleaguered bullpen has a 1.62 ERA during the past six. Cubs relievers had a 4.57 ERA in the first 34 games.
David DeJesus has recorded three straight multihit games and has six of his 14 RBIs over his last six contests. DeJesus' leadoff homer Wednesday helped pave the way for a 6-3 win over visiting Colorado.
"We're playing great baseball and not shooting ourselves in the foot," winning pitcher Jeff Samardzija told the team's official website. "We're just looking to keep it going, keep the momentum going that we've built up in the last couple weeks."
Edwin Jackson (1-5, 6.02) will try to do his part while building on his first victory with the Cubs, 8-2 over his former team, Washington, on Saturday. The right-hander - signed to a four-year, $52 million deal before this season - allowed two runs over 5 1-3 innings and hit a two-run double.
"It was definitely nice to get that monkey off my back. ... It felt about the same size as me," he said.
Jackson went 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA in three starts against the Mets last season, taking the loss in his most recent matchup Aug. 18 despite allowing two runs and two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings.
Jackson will try to earn a win this time while leading the Cubs to their 11th victory in 16 games in the series. Chicago has won 10 of 14 against New York at Wrigley Field.
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| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 9:26:50 PM EST. |
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