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| 901 | ATLANTA | +105 | Ov 7,-115 | +105 | Ov 7.5,-110 | | 902 | CINCINNATI | -115 | Un 7,-105 | -115 | Un 7.5,-110 |
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| All Games | 19-12 | +4.3 | 17-14 | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.319 | 3.3 | 0.235 | 0.290 | | Road Games | 10-7 | +2.8 | 10-7 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.320 | 3.8 | 0.250 | 0.312 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-9 | -0.3 | 11-9 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.306 | 3.4 | 0.248 | 0.295 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.7 | 4-3 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.346 | 3.3 | 0.199 | 0.254 | | Grass Games | 19-12 | +4.3 | 17-14 | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.319 | 3.3 | 0.235 | 0.290 | | Night Games | 14-8 | +4.1 | 13-9 | 4.3 | 0.244 | 0.313 | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.296 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.319 | 31 | 1029 | 254 | 97 | 44 | 0.04 | 131 | 109 | 287 | 14 | 208 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 17 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.320 | 17 | 588 | 146 | 53 | 23 | 0.04 | 71 | 62 | 159 | 6 | 123 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 10 | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.306 | 20 | 664 | 160 | 55 | 26 | 0.04 | 80 | 62 | 195 | 13 | 131 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 8 |
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| All Games | 2.48 | 1.127 | 87 | 24 | 24 | 70 | 4 | 28 | 73 | 6-2 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | | Road Games | 2.59 | 1.254 | 48.7 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 2-1 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% |
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| All Games | 18-15 | -0.5 | 19-13 | 4.6 | 0.246 | 0.325 | 3.8 | 0.241 | 0.293 | | Home Games | 12-5 | +4.4 | 10-7 | 5.4 | 0.264 | 0.340 | 3.0 | 0.214 | 0.265 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-10 | -1.9 | 12-9 | 4.4 | 0.235 | 0.314 | 3.8 | 0.253 | 0.308 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.2 | 4-3 | 4.0 | 0.239 | 0.317 | 3.9 | 0.256 | 0.311 | | Grass Games | 18-15 | -0.5 | 19-13 | 4.6 | 0.246 | 0.325 | 3.8 | 0.241 | 0.293 | | Night Games | 8-9 | -3.4 | 8-9 | 4.1 | 0.232 | 0.303 | 3.1 | 0.233 | 0.277 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.246 | 0.325 | 33 | 1128 | 277 | 88 | 28 | 0.02 | 141 | 132 | 259 | 10 | 249 | 33 | 16 | 26 | 13 | | Home Games | 5.4 | 0.264 | 0.340 | 17 | 605 | 160 | 52 | 19 | 0.03 | 82 | 69 | 144 | 5 | 138 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.235 | 0.314 | 21 | 693 | 163 | 51 | 19 | 0.03 | 85 | 80 | 164 | 7 | 145 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
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| All Games | 3.94 | 1.190 | 98.3 | 46 | 43 | 83 | 15 | 34 | 96 | 7-7 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% | | Home Games | 2.93 | 0.958 | 55.3 | 21 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| 4/23/2013 | MINOR(L) | @ COLORADO | FRANCIS(L) | 4-3 | W | -120 | 9.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 4/23/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | @ COLORADO | GARLAND(R) | 10-2 | W | 110 | 9.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 4/24/2013 | HUDSON(R) | @ COLORADO | CHATWOOD(R) | 5-6 | L | -125 | 9.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2 | | 4/26/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 0-10 | L | 130 | 7.5 ov | O | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | | 4/27/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | @ DETROIT | PORCELLO(R) | 4-7 | L | -105 | 8 un | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 4/28/2013 | MINOR(L) | @ DETROIT | FISTER(R) | 3-8 | L | 135 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 4/29/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 3-2 | W | +115 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 4/30/2013 | HUDSON(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 8-1 | W | -115 | 7 ov | O | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 5/1/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 0-2 | L | -135 | 7 un | U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 5/2/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | 1-3 | L | -150 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 5/3/2013 | MINOR(L) | NY METS | MARCUM(R) | 5-7 | L | -195 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | 5/5/2013 | HUDSON(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | 9-4 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/6/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | @ CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 7-4 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 5/7/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | | | 5/8/2013 | MINOR(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 5/9/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | | 5/10/2013 | HUDSON(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | | | 5/11/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | | 5/12/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | | | 5/13/2013 | MINOR(L) | @ ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | | | 5/14/2013 | | @ ARIZONA | | |
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| 4/23/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | 2-4 | L | -170 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 4/24/2013 | LATOS(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 1-0 | W | -165 | 7 ev | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/25/2013 | ARROYO(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 1-8 | L | 125 | 7.5 un | O | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 4/26/2013 | BAILEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 0-1 | L | 115 | 7 ev | U | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 4/27/2013 | LEAKE(R) | @ WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | 3-6 | L | -105 | 8 un | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 4/28/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | @ WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | 5-2 | W | -105 | 7 ov | P | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | 4/29/2013 | LATOS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 2-1 | W | 120 | 7 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | | 4/30/2013 | ARROYO(R) | @ ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | 1-2 | L | 130 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/1/2013 | BAILEY(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-4 | L | 105 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 5/3/2013 | LEAKE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | 6-5 | W | 100 | 7 un | O | 9 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1 | | 5/4/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 6-4 | W | -115 | 7 un | O | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 5/5/2013 | LATOS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 7-4 | W | -135 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 5/6/2013 | ARROYO(R) | ATLANTA | MAHOLM(L) | 4-7 | L | +100 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 5/7/2013 | BAILEY(R) | ATLANTA | MEDLEN(R) | | | 5/8/2013 | LEAKE(R) | ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | | | 5/10/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | | | 5/11/2013 | LATOS(R) | MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | | | 5/12/2013 | ARROYO(R) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 5/14/2013 | | @ MIAMI | | |
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| |  | ATLANTA: HITTING: The Braves were 27th in the majors in steals last year, but that number should rise with a full season of speedster OF MICHAEL BOURN, who was acquired from Houston last July. OFs MARTIN PRADO and JASON HEYWARD comprise the corner outfield spots, and are both are looking to bounce back after disappointing, injury-riddled 2011 campaigns. 2B DAN UGGLA smacked a career-best 36 HR in his first year with Atlanta, his fifth straight 30-homer season. Steady veterans C BRIAN McCANN and 3B CHIPPER JONES comprise a solid middle of the lineup. McCann has four straight 20-HR, 70-RBI seasons, while Jones, who turns 40 in April, has a career .402 on-base percentage. 1B FREDDIE FREEMAN was the N.L.'s best offensive rookie last year, batting .282 with 21 HR and 76 RBI. The starting shortstop will be one of two highly-touted, 22-year-old prospects, TYLER PASTORNICKY or ANDRELTON SIMMONS.
STARTING PITCHING: Even with significant injuries to three starters, the Braves rotation still ranked ninth in the majors in ERA (3.73), thanks to TIM HUDSON posting a 3.22 ERA in 215 innings. The right-hander was lights-out at Turner Field again, going 10-4 with a 2.31 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. But he'll be out at least a month because of back problems. JAIR JURRJENS was outstanding through the end of July (12-3, 2.38 ERA), but a knee strain bothered him in August and shut him down for September. Although many teams inquired about Jurrjens in the offseason, it doesn't look like the Braves want to deal him just yet. TOMMY HANSON is another young star (25) that had to be shut down in early August due to a partially torn rotator cuff. His ERA was a career-worst 3.60, but he notched a career-best 9.8 K/9 rate. BRANDON BEACHY, also 25, posted a whopping 10.7 K/9 ratio with a respectable ERA (3.68) and WHIP (1.21). Atlanta is loaded with young pitchers, but expect MIKE MINOR (5-3, 4.14 ERA) and RANDALL DELGADO to start in the majors, with JULIO TEHERAN, who has the most upside of the trio, to begin 2012 in Triple-A.
RELIEF PITCHING: CRAIG KIMBREL exceeded all expectations last year, establishing himself as one of the best closers in the game. He struck out an eye-popping 14.8 batters per nine (127 K in 77 IP), and converted 46-of-54 (85%) save chances. Even though Kimbrel's job as a closer is probably locked down for the next decade, the Braves have two other great relievers, both lefties. JONNY VENTERS posted a 1.84 WHIP and .176 opponents' BA in 88 innings, and is next in line for saves (five in 2011) should Kimbrel suffer an injury. Fellow southpaw ERIC O'FLAHERTY had a 0.98 ERA (8 ER in 73.2 IP) and 32 holds, just three fewer than Venters. | | CINCINNATI: HITTING: 2B BRANDON PHILLIPS sparked the Reds offense after moving to the top of the order. But his free-swinging makes him a bad fit there. SS ZACK COZART played in only 11 games for the Reds before wrecking his non-throwing elbow, but it was still enough to convince the team they'd seen enough of PAUL JANISH in the starting role. 1B JOEY VOTTO keeps punishing pitchers. OF JAY BRUCE is in his gawky, teenage phase, but he's already emerged as a major power source. OF DREW STUBBS must cut down on his MLB-leading 206 strikeouts. He's out of the leadoff spot now, but those whiffs don't play well anywhere in the lineup. OF CHRIS HEISEY should get the starting nod in left now that Yonder Alonso is out of the picture. 3B SCOTT ROLEN is a permanent health question mark. His backup, JUAN FRANCISCO, swings for the fences. C DEVIN MESORACO is the most hyped catching prospect since Matt Wieters. RYAN HANIGAN will split squatting responsibilities with him.
STARTING PITCHING: Considered a source of strength entering the 2011 campaign, the Reds rotation directly caused their undoing. The first step toward a remedy was trading for MAT LATOS, who began 2011 slow and got stronger as the year went on. The 24-year-old threw at least six innings with 5+ K in 16 of his final 17 starts (2.94 ERA). But that was in a much more pitcher-friendly environment. He has a decent career road ERA (3.57), and Cincy will surely give him much better run support than he received in San Diego. Last year's pitching problems began with BRONSON ARROYO, who gave up more home runs in a season than any pitcher in this millennium. He allowed more HR (46) than walks (45). JOHNNY CUETO was the one big bright spot; he hasn't maintained the strikeout rates he flashed early in his career, but he's All-Star caliber. HOMER BAILEY was a disappointment, going 9-7 with a 4.43 ERA. MIKE LEAKE actually pitched pretty well after he got his first taste of the minors to get his mechanics worked out.
RELIEF PITCHING: With Francisco Cordero flying the coop, and newcomer RYAN MADSON lost for the season with Tommy John Surgery, Cincinnati will use a closer-by-committee approach. The Reds gave up three players, including starter Travis Wood, to acquire SEAN MARSHALL, who should fit in nicely as a set-up man who's tough on both right-and left-handed batters. AROLDIS CHAPMAN is listed as the main set-up man for Marshall, but he missed out on winter ball and could be too raw to trust in the ninth inning. LOGAN ONDRUSEK is also capable of being a decent closer, with a big fastball. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ATLANTA-CINCINNATI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Braves-Reds Preview* =====================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Atlanta (18-12) at Cincinnati (18-14), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Andrelton Simmons spent an unexpected day off making an adjustment to his swing.
So far, it's working, and that's partly why the Atlanta Braves are trying to win a road series with the Cincinnati Reds for the first time in over four years Tuesday night.
Simmons is known for his impressive fielding at shortstop - he's yet to make an error in 126 chances this season - so he worked on his swing when Saturday's game against the New York Mets was rained out. He was trying to keep his bat back a little longer so he could generate more power, and he's certainly found some.
He's 5 for 9 with two doubles, two homers and four RBIs in the last two games, increasing his season average 28 points to .252.
Simmons, who hit .289 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 49 games as a rookie last year, turned in his best performance at the plate in the opener of this three-game series Monday. He collected three hits and had career highs with two homers and four RBIs to spur a 7-4 win over Cincinnati, ending Atlanta's six-game slide there.
"That rainout really helped," said Simmons, who has four homers. "I feel like I'm where I want to be right now."
Simmons has six multihit games in his last 14, batting .321 over that span.
"When all is said and done after this year, we're going to be talking about him as one of the best shortstops in baseball," said catcher Brian McCann, who went 0 for 4 with a walk Monday in his return from offseason shoulder surgery.
While a change to his swing is paying off for Simmons, Kris Medlen (1-4, 3.38) takes the mound trying to solve his mechanical issues.
The right-hander has lost three straight starts with a 5.40 ERA.
He struggled early Thursday, giving up three runs in the first two innings before settling down and tossing five scoreless and leaving a 3-1 loss to Washington.
"I'm tired of doing interviews postgame saying, 'I just kept us in the game,'" Medlen said. "If I'd cleaned it up from the get-go, I don't give up any runs."
Medlen has no record while allowing four runs in eight innings over five games versus the Reds. His only start against them came on July 30, 2010, when he allowed three runs in five innings of a 6-4 win in 10 at Great American Ball Park.
The Braves last series win there came when they took two of three from April 24-26, 2009.
Cincinnati, 12-5 at home, is slated to give the ball to Homer Bailey (1-3, 3.38), who will try to continue his success against Atlanta in order to win for the first time since a 15-0 victory over the Nationals in his season debut April 5.
He allowed two hits in six innings of that outing, but is 0-3 with a 4.02 ERA in five starts since.
The right-hander is 2-0 with a 2.41 ERA in three starts against Atlanta, and both wins have come at home.
He may need some help to end his recent winless stretch, during which he's been backed by three total runs - none in three outings.
Bailey didn't seem to need support much Wednesday, yielding one run through five innings. However, he was charged with three runs and was pulled with one out in the sixth of a 4-2 loss at St. Louis.
Joey Votto is 6 for 31 with two RBIs over his last nine meetings with the Braves. However, his RBI double from Monday is part of a nine-game stretch during which he's batting .417.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 5:43:23 PM EST. |
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