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| 959 | PITTSBURGH | +130 | Ov 8,-120 | +120 | Ov 8,-110 | | 960 | CINCINNATI | -140 | Un 8,+100 | -130 | Un 8,-110 |
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| All Games | 42-29 | +17.1 | 33-37 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.295 | 3.5 | 0.228 | 0.300 | | Road Games | 17-16 | +6.2 | 18-15 | 3.7 | 0.228 | 0.286 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.317 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 35-21 | +18.7 | 25-30 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.297 | 3.4 | 0.225 | 0.295 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.8 | 4-3 | 4.1 | 0.254 | 0.327 | 4.3 | 0.273 | 0.313 | | Grass Games | 42-29 | +17.1 | 33-37 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.295 | 3.5 | 0.228 | 0.300 | | Night Games | 26-18 | +8.8 | 17-26 | 3.5 | 0.234 | 0.290 | 3.4 | 0.237 | 0.303 | | Division | 20-12 | +9.8 | 13-18 | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.300 | 3.5 | 0.218 | 0.286 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.295 | 71 | 2354 | 560 | 190 | 66 | 0.03 | 257 | 191 | 599 | 48 | 473 | 51 | 47 | 61 | 47 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.228 | 0.286 | 33 | 1108 | 253 | 88 | 35 | 0.03 | 121 | 89 | 313 | 21 | 212 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 22 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.297 | 56 | 1832 | 438 | 147 | 51 | 0.03 | 202 | 150 | 477 | 39 | 365 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 37 |
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| All Games | 3.04 | 1.183 | 252 | 85 | 85 | 202 | 23 | 96 | 233 | 15-9 | 27 | 6 | 81.8% | | Road Games | 3.69 | 1.264 | 114.7 | 47 | 47 | 99 | 17 | 46 | 103 | 6-5 | 12 | 3 | 80% |
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| All Games | 43-29 | +5.9 | 38-33 | 4.5 | 0.251 | 0.323 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.292 | | Home Games | 25-13 | +5.6 | 20-18 | 4.8 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 3.7 | 0.237 | 0.291 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 14-8 | +5.1 | 9-12 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.325 | 3.3 | 0.216 | 0.266 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.8 | 1-6 | 2.9 | 0.219 | 0.272 | 3.1 | 0.221 | 0.276 | | Grass Games | 43-29 | +5.9 | 38-33 | 4.5 | 0.251 | 0.323 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.292 | | Night Games | 25-17 | +3.6 | 20-22 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.313 | 3.4 | 0.238 | 0.289 | | Division | 21-15 | +1.8 | 17-19 | 4.4 | 0.241 | 0.316 | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.303 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.251 | 0.323 | 72 | 2468 | 620 | 205 | 74 | 0.03 | 311 | 261 | 567 | 21 | 545 | 65 | 32 | 54 | 29 | | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 38 | 1290 | 331 | 117 | 44 | 0.03 | 171 | 134 | 306 | 12 | 284 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 14 | | Lefty Starters | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.325 | 22 | 761 | 191 | 65 | 23 | 0.03 | 86 | 83 | 176 | 5 | 176 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 4 |
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| All Games | 3.78 | 1.251 | 204.7 | 93 | 86 | 176 | 25 | 80 | 221 | 13-14 | 22 | 9 | 71% | | Home Games | 3.93 | 1.191 | 116.7 | 56 | 51 | 96 | 17 | 43 | 147 | 9-7 | 12 | 4 | 75% |
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| 6/5/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 0-5 | L | 110 | 7.5 ov | U | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 6/7/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 2-0 | W | -115 | 7 un | U | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | | 6/8/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 6-2 | W | 100 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 6/9/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 1-4 | L | -120 | 9 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 6/11/2013 | COLE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 8-2 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 6/12/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | ZITO(L) | 12-8 | W | -200 | 7.5 un | O | 18 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | | 6/13/2013 | MORTON(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 0-10 | L | +115 | 7.5 ov | O | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 0 | | 6/14/2013 | LOCKE(L) | LA DODGERS | FIFE(R) | 3-0 | W | -160 | 8 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 6/15/2013 | CUMPTON(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 3-5 | L | +150 | 7 ev | O | 9 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 6/16/2013 | COLE(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 6-3 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 6/17/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 1-4 | L | 110 | 8 un | U | 7 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 6/18/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 4-0 | W | 180 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 6/19/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | | | 6/20/2013 | CUMPTON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | | | 6/21/2013 | COLE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | | | 6/22/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ LA ANGELS | VARGAS(L) | | | 6/23/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ LA ANGELS | BLANTON(R) | | | 6/25/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ SEATTLE | SAUNDERS(L) | | | 6/26/2013 | | @ SEATTLE | | |
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| 6/5/2013 | VILLARREAL(R) | COLORADO | GARLAND(R) | 4-12 | L | -150 | 9 ov | O | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 0 | | 6/7/2013 | LEAKE(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 2-9 | L | +115 | 8 un | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | | 6/8/2013 | LATOS(R) | ST LOUIS | LYONS(L) | 4-2 | W | -150 | 8.5 un | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 6/9/2013 | ARROYO(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 4-11 | L | +105 | 8 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 6/10/2013 | BAILEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | FELDMAN(R) | 6-2 | W | -120 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 6/11/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | GARZA(R) | 12-2 | W | -130 | 8.5 ov | O | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | 6/12/2013 | LEAKE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 2-1 | W | -115 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 6/13/2013 | LATOS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 5-6 | L | -125 | 7 un | O | 13 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | | 6/14/2013 | ARROYO(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 4-3 | W | -145 | 8 un | U | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | | 6/15/2013 | BAILEY(R) | MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 0-6 | L | -170 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | 6/16/2013 | CUETO(R) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 5-1 | W | -210 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 6/17/2013 | LEAKE(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 4-1 | W | -120 | 8 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | | 6/18/2013 | LATOS(R) | PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 0-4 | L | -190 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 6/19/2013 | ARROYO(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 6/20/2013 | BAILEY(R) | PITTSBURGH | CUMPTON(R) | | | 6/21/2013 | CUETO(R) | @ ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | | | 6/22/2013 | LEAKE(R) | @ ARIZONA | CORBIN(L) | | | 6/23/2013 | LATOS(R) | @ ARIZONA | DELGADO(R) | | | 6/25/2013 | ARROYO(R) | @ OAKLAND | MILONE(L) | | | 6/26/2013 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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| |  | PITTSBURGH: HITTING: The Pirates' two-month casual flirtation with competitiveness was cute while it lasted, before this team fizzled to a 72-win season. This team is still years away. But don't blame OF ANDREW McCUTCHEN, who might be the best all-around player in the division. Of all the ballyhooed outfielders from the 2005 draft, he's the one GMs would most want to build around. OF JOSE TABATA, not so much. He's serviceable and has plus speed, but the six-year extension the Pirates gave him was absurd. 2B NEIL WALKER has settled into a respectable place short of stardom. 3B PEDRO ALVAREZ has a lot of uphill climbing to do if he wants to wake up old expectations. He'll compete with 3B CASEY MCGEHEE for a starting role, but it's most likely that Alvarez moves to first base to back up 1B GARRETT JONES. OFs NATE McLOUTH and ALEX PRESLEY are underwhelming choices for the starting left-field spot. SS CLINT BARMES and C ROD BARAJAS would like to thank the Pirates for wildly overpaying them.
STARTING PITCHING: JEFF KARSTENS looked pretty decent for much of last year. But that's what happens when you get to log 14 percent of your innings against the lowly Astros. Better teams exposed him for the replacement-level guy he is. Contrary to what a lot of bored, lazy sportswriters wanted you to believe last year, CHARLIE MORTON doesn't pitch like Roy Halladay. At all. JAMES McDONALD could still be special if he cut down his walk rate. ERIK BEDARD was a respectable signing. Even if his shoulder acts up, he cost only $4.5 million for a year. If he's healthy, he's still well above-average. KEVIN CORREIA may only be slightly more effective at striking out hitters than a batting tee, but the Pirates are grateful for the innings he eats. BRAD LINCOLN is the designated fill-in if any of the other starters get hurt (cough, Bedard). In the meantime, he's a swing man.
RELIEF PITCHING: Closer JOEL HANRAHAN has been outstanding since first donning a Pirates uniform in 2009, converting 40-of-44 saves with a 1.83 ERA last season. It makes sense for the rebuilding Pirates to move him, but they'll probably keep the hand they were dealt. There isn't another qualified ninth-inning pitcher in this bullpen though. EVAN MEEK was bit by the shoulder bug. His early season was an unqualified disaster, but he turned it around and regained his form once he came back in September. He should be fully healthy again, and a quiet source of a few saves. CHRIS RESOP is another primary set-up man, but he posted a 4.39 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 2011. DANIEL McCUTCHEN won't be so lucky with his ERA this year if he doesn't lower his walk rate. He's just not a guy to put much faith in. | | 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 (PITTSBURGH-CINCINNATI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Pirates-Reds Preview* ======================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Pittsburgh (41-29) at Cincinnati (43-28), 7:10 p.m. EDT
The Cincinnati Reds have had a hard time coming up with big hits in clutch situations lately.
Pittsburgh's Jeff Locke, who continues to surprise, will try to extend Cincinnati's woes Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park.
The Pirates (42-29) ended Mat Latos' streak of 21 straight regular-season starts without a loss - despite his nine strikeouts in five innings - with a 4-0 victory on Tuesday. Cincinnati equaled Pittsburgh's four hits, but was hitless in five at-bats with men in scoring position while the Pirates were 3 for 9.
Pittsburgh's 12th shutout, which leads baseball, also was the second for the Reds (43-29) in their last four games. They've managed 20 runs over their last seven games while batting .219, including .125 with runners in scoring position. They're 1 for 25 in such situations in their last four contests.
Cleanup hitter Brandon Phillips is 1 for 16 in the last four games, leaving seven runners on base.
Tensions also flared up Tuesday as Pirates starter Charlie Morton hit Shin-Soo Choo with his first pitch. He also later hit Xavier Paul and buzzed Joey Votto with a pitch inside.
Choo being hit didn't sit well with Latos. The Pirates have hit 39 batters, more than any other team. Choo, though, has also been hit 19 times - the most in baseball.
"It's time that somebody stepped up and did something about the team that's hit more guys in the league than anybody," Latos said.
A win for the Pirates would move them past the Reds for second place in the NL Central.
Locke (6-1, 2.19 ERA) is 3-0 with a 0.98 ERA over his last six starts and allowed two hits over seven innings in Friday's 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Barely earning the job as the team's fifth starter out of spring training, Locke seems to have settled in.
"I wouldn't say (my) comfort level has changed at all," said the left-hander, who earned his first win of the season on April 13 against Cincinnati, giving up one run and four hits over five innings in a 3-1 final. "It's still uncomfortable. The confidence is definitely there. That's something I've gained into spring training and I've been able to carry it through the first half of the season so far."
The Reds counter with Bronson Arroyo (6-5, 3.27), who has an 8.40 ERA in losing each of his last three starts versus Pittsburgh, failing twice to last more than four innings.
Cincinnati will hope his recent success - he owns a 1.66 ERA over his last three outings overall - can translate to Wednesday. The right-hander gave up a season-high 12 hits in Friday's 4-3 victory over Milwaukee, but his ability to go 7 2-3 innings was crucial after the Reds used seven pitchers in a 14-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs a day earlier.
"I knew the bullpen was tired and I needed to go deep into the game," Arroyo said. "Luckily, they swung at a lot of first pitches. I think I only had like 30 pitches after four innings."
Neil Walker is 5 for 11 against Arroyo while Pedro Alvarez is 4 for 8 with a homer and three doubles. Andrew McCutchen is only 1 for 19, the lone hit a home run.
Walker is hitless in six at-bats in this series, and 1 for 17 in his last five games versus the Reds.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 1:45:57 AM EST. |
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