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907 | COLORADO | +100 | Ov 7.5,+105 | +105 | Ov 7.5,-110 | 908 | CHICAGO CUBS | -110 | Un 7.5,-125 | -115 | Un 7.5,-110 |
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All Games | 43-62 | -18.9 | 51-44 | 4.7 | 0.281 | 0.329 | 5.2 | 0.277 | 0.342 | Road Games | 16-34 | -14.5 | 25-18 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.294 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.332 | vs Right-handed Starters | 29-44 | -15.9 | 39-27 | 4.9 | 0.286 | 0.332 | 5.4 | 0.272 | 0.333 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.5 | 2-4 | 4.9 | 0.306 | 0.349 | 4.4 | 0.284 | 0.346 | Grass Games | 43-62 | -18.9 | 51-44 | 4.7 | 0.281 | 0.329 | 5.2 | 0.277 | 0.342 | Night Games | 28-42 | -15.2 | 31-33 | 4.5 | 0.275 | 0.323 | 5.1 | 0.273 | 0.338 |
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All Games | 4.7 | 0.281 | 0.329 | 105 | 3596 | 1010 | 349 | 123 | 0.03 | 474 | 257 | 777 | 60 | 678 | 103 | 74 | 101 | 61 | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.294 | 50 | 1684 | 408 | 138 | 46 | 0.03 | 167 | 123 | 408 | 22 | 303 | 48 | 34 | 44 | 24 | Righty Starters | 4.9 | 0.286 | 0.332 | 73 | 2551 | 730 | 248 | 85 | 0.03 | 345 | 176 | 537 | 41 | 483 | 62 | 48 | 62 | 36 |
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All Games | 4.90 | 1.463 | 337.7 | 197 | 184 | 366 | 43 | 128 | 276 | 13-21 | 17 | 16 | 51.5% | Road Games | 4.14 | 1.324 | 156.4 | 75 | 72 | 146 | 19 | 61 | 140 | 6-14 | 11 | 8 | 57.9% |
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All Games | 43-61 | -11.6 | 54-45 | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.294 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.314 | Home Games | 23-26 | -3 | 27-22 | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.302 | 4.2 | 0.240 | 0.307 | vs Left-handed Starters | 11-10 | +3.4 | 12-9 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.319 | 4.5 | 0.250 | 0.314 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.4 | 4-3 | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.306 | 5.0 | 0.257 | 0.327 | Grass Games | 43-61 | -11.6 | 54-45 | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.294 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.314 | Night Games | 23-31 | -4.2 | 27-24 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.298 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.328 |
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All Games | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.294 | 104 | 3536 | 840 | 298 | 97 | 0.03 | 387 | 283 | 891 | 44 | 677 | 72 | 62 | 82 | 81 | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.302 | 49 | 1612 | 384 | 143 | 43 | 0.03 | 187 | 148 | 413 | 19 | 311 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 39 | Lefty Starters | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.319 | 21 | 711 | 189 | 74 | 23 | 0.03 | 93 | 56 | 166 | 10 | 129 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 12 |
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All Games | 3.76 | 1.284 | 323.3 | 148 | 135 | 280 | 21 | 135 | 302 | 13-19 | 20 | 13 | 60.6% | Home Games | 4.35 | 1.379 | 153 | 82 | 74 | 141 | 13 | 70 | 149 | 7-10 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% |
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7/18/2014 | DE LA ROSA(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 2-4 | L | 145 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7/19/2014 | ANDERSON(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 2-3 | L | 150 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7/20/2014 | MATZEK(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 3-5 | L | 160 | 8 un | P | 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 7/21/2014 | MORALES(L) | WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | 2-7 | L | +140 | 11 ev | U | 10 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 7/22/2014 | FLANDE(L) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 4-7 | L | +170 | 10.5 ov | O | 13 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7/23/2014 | DE LA ROSA(L) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 6-4 | W | +140 | 10 un | P | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 7/25/2014 | ANDERSON(L) | PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 8-1 | W | +105 | 10 ov | U | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7/26/2014 | MATZEK(L) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 8-1 | W | +105 | 10.5 un | U | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7/27/2014 | MORALES(L) | PITTSBURGH | VOLQUEZ(R) | 5-7 | L | +105 | 10.5 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 7/28/2014 | FLANDE(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WADA(L) | 1-4 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7/29/2014 | DE LA ROSA(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | | 7/30/2014 | ANDERSON(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | 7/31/2014 | MATZEK(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | 8/1/2014 | MORALES(L) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | 8/2/2014 | FLANDE(L) | @ DETROIT | PORCELLO(R) | | 8/3/2014 | DE LA ROSA(L) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | 8/5/2014 | | CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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7/18/2014 | JACKSON(R) | @ ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | 4-5 | L | 120 | 9 un | P | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7/19/2014 | WOOD(L) | @ ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | 3-9 | L | 135 | 8 ev | O | 10 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7/20/2014 | ARRIETA(R) | @ ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 2-3 | L | 100 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7/22/2014 | HENDRICKS(R) | SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | 6-0 | W | -135 | 9.5 ev | U | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7/23/2014 | WADA(L) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 3-8 | L | -105 | 6.5 un | O | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 7/24/2014 | JACKSON(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 3-13 | L | +115 | 7 un | O | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7/25/2014 | WOOD(L) | ST LOUIS | KELLY(R) | 7-6 | W | +100 | 9.5 ev | O | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7/26/2014 | ARRIETA(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 3-6 | L | -130 | 8.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7/27/2014 | HENDRICKS(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 0-1 | L | +145 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7/28/2014 | WADA(L) | COLORADO | FLANDE(L) | 4-1 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7/29/2014 | JACKSON(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | | 7/30/2014 | WOOD(L) | COLORADO | ANDERSON(L) | | 7/31/2014 | ARRIETA(R) | COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | | 8/1/2014 | HENDRICKS(R) | @ LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | 8/2/2014 | WADA(L) | @ LA DODGERS | HAREN(R) | | 8/3/2014 | JACKSON(R) | @ LA DODGERS | BECKETT(R) | | 8/5/2014 | | @ COLORADO | | |
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| | | COLORADO: DENVER (AP) - Justin Morneau wears Larry Walker's old number and is stepping in for Todd Helton.
Just so it's clear, though: He doesn't expect to be the next Walker and certainly isn't trying to make Colorado Rockies fans forget all about Helton, the everyday first baseman in the Mile High City since 1997.
Morneau can only be himself, a slick fielder who's a four-time All-Star and former AL MVP.
That's not too bad, either.
Still, the Rockies wouldn't mind if Morneau channeled a little bit of those two Colorado icons to help them get back to the postseason. But that's a lot of cleats to fill, especially when it comes to Helton, the franchise's leader in virtually every offensive category.
Morneau's goals are more modest: Slide seamlessly into to this potent lineup, one that includes good friend and reigning NL batting champion Michael Cuddyer, along with Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki.
The 32-year-old Morneau knows the comparisons to Helton are inevitable. No. 17 spent 17 seasons in purple pinstripes, endearing himself to the community. The team will honor Helton on Aug. 17 when they retire his number (although Helton's first send-off will be hard to top, when the club gave him a horse in his last home game).
''From the outside looking in, it looks like I'm coming in to replace him,'' said Morneau, who wears No. 33 because of Walker, his boyhood idol. ''But that's not my thought process. My thought process is to just come in and be me and do what I can do.''
Cuddyer thinks Morneau will fit in just fine.
''If you think about the guy you're replacing, you're already not doing yourself a good service,'' said Cuddyer, who was teammates with Morneau in Minnesota. ''He respects (Helton), but he also understands he has to go out there and be himself.''
| | CHICAGO CUBS: CHICAGO (AP) - Wrigley Field is decked out for the party of a century.
As for the Chicago Cubs?
It looks like there won't be much to celebrate this season other than their ballpark's 100th anniversary. As Wrigley hits a milestone, the Cubs remain in a rebuilding mode, hoping to avoid their fifth straight losing season.
They have a new manager in Rick Renteria. Their outlook looks about the same, though.
It's all about the future, the prized prospects in the system, no matter how painful that might be to the players in uniform at the major league level. More lumps appear to be in store for the Cubs as they enter their third year with Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations.
''The objective is to win as many games as possible, be the last man standing and bring a championship to the city of Chicago,'' pitcher Edwin Jackson said. ''The motivation is still the same. The message is still the same. We want to go out and win. We don't want to go out and be a pushover.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (COLORADO-CHICAGO CUBS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Rockies-Cubs Preview* ======================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Colorado (43-62) at Chicago (43-61), 8:05 p.m. EDT
While Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa may be a nice acquisition for a pitching-needy club, Chicago's Edwin Jackson hasn't seemed to pitch well enough to attract serious interest.
In what could be the last starts with their respective clubs, De La Rosa will try to help the Rockies stop their longest road skid in nearly two years when he opposes Jackson and the Cubs on Tuesday night.
De La Rosa (11-6, 4.19 ERA), a free agent next season, has been rumored to be one of the top pitchers on the trade market with Thursday's deadline approaching, though more recent reports have the Rockies leaning toward keeping him.
NL-worst Colorado (43-62) can assure itself of draft pick compensation if the left-hander were to sign elsewhere by holding on to him and making a $14 million qualifying offer for next season.
"If I get traded, I get traded," De La Rosa said. "I don't have to think about those things right now."
De La Rosa has no doubt opened some eyes with the way he's pitched recently. Since allowing a season-worst eight runs in a road loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 18, he's gone 5-0 with a 3.05 ERA in his last six outings.
The left-hander also has allowed one earned run or less while going at least six innings in three straight starts.
De La Rosa is 3-0 with a 2.37 mark in five career starts against the Cubs (43-61), holding them to one earned run with nine strikeouts over seven innings in a 4-3 win in his only start at Wrigley Field in April 2011.
All-Star Anthony Rizzo is hitless in four career at-bats versus De La Rosa, but he's batting .297 with eight home runs in 101 at-bats against left-handers this season. He went 1 for 4 with two RBIs in Monday's 4-1 win in the opener of this four-game set.
Now the NL Central-worst Cubs will try to pick up consecutive victories for only the second time since July 5.
After sending top pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to Oakland earlier this month, Chicago shipped former Gold Glove second baseman Darwin Barney to the Dodgers for a player to be named Monday.
The Cubs reportedly have been trying to move Jackson (5-11, 5.76) and what's left of his four-year, $52 million contract, but he hasn't helped his stock by going 0-4 with a 7.47 ERA in six starts since his last win June 20.
"At the present time, I'm right here with Chicago and that's what I'm focusing on and not looking too far down the road," Jackson told MLB's official website.
The right-hander will try to recover from another poor outing after giving up five runs over five innings in Thursday's 13-3 home loss to San Diego. He's 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA in his last four at home and 1-3 with a 12.66 ERA in eight versus Colorado.
Carlos Gonzalez might be able to get on track since he's 7 for 9 with six RBIs lifetime against Jackson. The two-time All-Star went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts Monday following a two-game absence because of an ankle injury and is batting .152 in his last 20 games.
The Rockies have totaled 15 runs during a seven-game road losing streak after finishing with six hits in the opener. They haven't dropped eight straight on the road since a nine-game skid in September 2012.
Colorado continues to play without injured NL batting leader Troy Tulowitzki, but Justin Morneau is hoping to rejoin the club after missing 10 games with a strained neck.
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| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 10:05:39 AM EST. |
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