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| 955 | PITTSBURGH | -105 | Ov 7.5,+100 | -105 | Ov 7,+100 | | 956 | CINCINNATI | -105 | Un 7.5,-120 | -105 | Un 7,-120 |
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| All Games | 6-6 | -0.5 | 4-6 | 3.7 | 0.221 | 0.295 | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.292 | | Road Games | 2-4 | -2.1 | 3-3 | 3.7 | 0.214 | 0.278 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.316 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 5-6 | -1.5 | 3-6 | 3.5 | 0.221 | 0.292 | 3.5 | 0.232 | 0.293 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.6 | 3-4 | 3.4 | 0.215 | 0.277 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.296 | | Grass Games | 6-6 | -0.5 | 4-6 | 3.7 | 0.221 | 0.295 | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.292 | | Night Games | 3-4 | -1.5 | 3-2 | 4.7 | 0.238 | 0.320 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.312 | | Division | 6-6 | -0.5 | 4-6 | 3.7 | 0.221 | 0.295 | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.292 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.221 | 0.295 | 12 | 402 | 89 | 27 | 12 | 0.03 | 42 | 42 | 100 | 8 | 77 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.214 | 0.278 | 6 | 192 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 0.04 | 22 | 17 | 56 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | | Righty Starters | 3.5 | 0.221 | 0.292 | 11 | 367 | 81 | 24 | 10 | 0.03 | 37 | 37 | 87 | 7 | 69 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
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| All Games | 2.31 | 1.128 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 4-1 | 3 | 2 | 60% | | Road Games | 3.29 | 1.244 | 13.7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 4-8 | -4 | 5-6 | 3.3 | 0.233 | 0.302 | 3.2 | 0.208 | 0.290 | | Home Games | 2-4 | -2 | 2-4 | 3.3 | 0.208 | 0.293 | 2.5 | 0.190 | 0.279 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 2-7 | -5 | 4-4 | 2.8 | 0.226 | 0.286 | 3.4 | 0.218 | 0.294 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.7 | 3-4 | 3.9 | 0.254 | 0.317 | 2.9 | 0.216 | 0.296 | | Grass Games | 4-8 | -4 | 5-6 | 3.3 | 0.233 | 0.302 | 3.2 | 0.208 | 0.290 | | Night Games | 1-3 | -2 | 1-2 | 2.5 | 0.208 | 0.280 | 3.2 | 0.220 | 0.308 | | Division | 2-4 | -1.6 | 3-3 | 3.2 | 0.236 | 0.295 | 3.3 | 0.233 | 0.312 |
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| All Games | 3.3 | 0.233 | 0.302 | 12 | 395 | 92 | 29 | 11 | 0.03 | 40 | 39 | 101 | 5 | 89 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | Home Games | 3.3 | 0.208 | 0.293 | 6 | 192 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 0.04 | 20 | 23 | 52 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | Righty Starters | 2.8 | 0.226 | 0.286 | 9 | 297 | 67 | 21 | 7 | 0.02 | 25 | 25 | 76 | 4 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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| All Games | 4.72 | 1.425 | 26.7 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | | Home Games | 3.14 | 1.395 | 14.3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/2/2014 | MORTON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 4-3 | W | -150 | 7 un | P | 8 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 2 | | 4/3/2014 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 2-3 | L | -155 | 7 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 4/4/2014 | COLE(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 12-2 | W | -105 | 7 un | O | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 4/5/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | ST LOUIS | KELLY(R) | 1-6 | L | -135 | 7 un | P | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 4/6/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 2-1 | W | +150 | 7 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 4/8/2014 | MORTON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 7-6 | W | -115 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 4/9/2014 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 5-7 | L | -110 | 9 un | O | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | | 4/10/2014 | COLE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 5-4 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 4/11/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 2-4 | L | 105 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 4/12/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 2-3 | L | 135 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 4/13/2014 | MORTON(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 1-4 | L | 105 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/15/2014 | COLE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 4/16/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | | | 4/17/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | | | 4/18/2014 | MORTON(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | | | 4/19/2014 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | | | 4/20/2014 | COLE(R) | MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | | | 4/21/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 4/22/2014 | | CINCINNATI | | |
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| 4/2/2014 | CINGRANI(L) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 1-0 | W | +110 | 7 un | U | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | 4/3/2014 | BAILEY(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 6-7 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 4/4/2014 | LEAKE(R) | @ NY METS | MEJIA(R) | 3-4 | L | -105 | 7 ev | P | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 4/5/2014 | CUETO(R) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | 3-6 | L | -130 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 4/6/2014 | SIMON(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | 2-1 | W | -105 | 7 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 4/7/2014 | CINGRANI(L) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 3-5 | L | 140 | 6.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 4/8/2014 | BAILEY(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 5-7 | L | 130 | 7 un | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | | 4/9/2014 | LEAKE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 4-0 | W | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 4/11/2014 | CUETO(R) | TAMPA BAY | PRICE(L) | 1-2 | L | +105 | 7 un | U | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | 4/12/2014 | SIMON(R) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | 0-1 | L | +115 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/13/2014 | CINGRANI(L) | TAMPA BAY | RAMOS(L) | 12-4 | W | -125 | 7.5 ov | O | 13 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 4/15/2014 | LEAKE(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | | 4/16/2014 | CUETO(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 4/18/2014 | SIMON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | | 4/19/2014 | CINGRANI(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | | | 4/20/2014 | BAILEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | | | 4/21/2014 | LEAKE(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 4/22/2014 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | |
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| |  | PITTSBURGH: PITTSBURGH (AP) - The roars have faded. The giddiness of ending 21 years of futility and coming with a game of the National League championship series, too.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in some ways just another NL contender these days. That dark cloud of two decades of losing is gone after a remarkable 94-68 surge and the playoff berth that came along with it in 2013.
Now the franchise needs to figure out what to do with the rest of its life. For three seasons a club that was a laughingstock when manager Clint Hurdle took over in December 2010 has slowly made inroads to relevance.
Suddenly, the ''World Series or bust'' attitude owner Bob Nutting has espoused for years doesn't seem so laughable anymore.
Press reigning NL Manager of the Year Clint Hurdle on what his team can possibly do for an encore despite a relatively quiet offseason and he responds with his usual eternal optimism.
''Excellence is verb, not a noun,'' Hurdle said. ''You're going to continue to push forward. Our goal is to win a sixth world championship. The fact is, we haven't won an LCS or a division series. We need to maintain our focus on the things we need to do.''
| | CINCINNATI: CINCINNATI (AP) - Bryan Price's father worked for a savings and loan that had San Francisco Giants season tickets and would make some of them available to employees.
Any team was good to see. Two were best.
''So you go in there and battle for tickets to certain games,'' Price said. ''And I would circle the Reds and the Dodgers.''
He loved how the franchises were stocked with stars. He knew it would be fun watching them play his hometown Giants. He even dreamed of some playing or working for one of those teams.
That's why the last six weeks of spring training left him with a too-good-to-be-true feeling at times. He's managing the Reds, one of those teams he loved to see.
''It's almost a constant, surreal experience for me at this point,'' he said in February.
The surreal part gave way to reality pretty fast.
Starter Mat Latos had knee surgery the day spring training opened. Closer Aroldis Chapman got hit in the head by a line drive and is out for at least a month after having a plate put into his forehead. Starter Homer Bailey strained his groin. Relievers Jonathan Broxton and Sean Marshall aren't ready to start the season.
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-CINCINNATI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Pirates-Reds Preview* ======================
By BRETT HUSTON STATS Editor
Pittsburgh (6-6) at Cincinnati (4-8), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Gerrit Cole has made 21 starts in the regular season and two more in the postseason since making his major league debut 10 months ago, facing three of the Pittsburgh Pirates' NL Central rivals three times apiece.
He's yet to get a look at the Cincinnati Reds.
Following the conclusion of Monday's homer-heavy contest that was suspended by rain, Cole will hope to keep the ball in the park Tuesday night in his debut against the Reds and Mike Leake.
Pittsburgh's young right-hander has surrendered 10 homers in 141 1-3 innings since arriving in the majors, but Pittsburgh (6-6) and Cincinnati (4-8) hit that many in six frames Monday night. The Pirates hit six solo shots - going back-to-back three times, twice by Neil Walker and Gaby Sanchez - while the Reds hit three two-run blasts before Devin Mesoraco went deep with two outs in the sixth to tie the score at 7.
The game was delayed heading into the top of the seventh, so the teams will play the final three innings trying to add to what's already a record number of home runs at Great American Ball Park since it opened in 2003. No game has featured 10 homers since 2006, and the major league record for most combined homers is 12.
"I saw a lot of crazy stuff in Coors Field over the years," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "I spent a lot of years there, saw a lot of homers, saw a lot of weather.
"This was as good as any of that, jammed into one evening."
Cole (2-0, 3.46 ERA) has yet to get a taste of pitching in Cincinnati - or facing the Reds at all for that matter. He's faced the Pirates' other three Central opponents three times apiece, including St. Louis and Chicago this month as Pittsburgh opens with 26 straight division games.
He struck out 10 Thursday at Wrigley Field while allowing four runs in six innings, but the Pirates scored five in the seventh to give him a 5-4 win.
Cole has been at his best away from home so far in his young career. He's 5-2 with a 2.63 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 51 1-3 regular-season innings since making his road debut June 21, holding opponents to a .548 OPS - fifth-best among the 107 pitchers to make at least eight starts in that stretch.
Leake (1-1, 2.45) will be making his home debut coming off one of the more impressive starts of his five-year career. After giving up a pair of two-run homers in a loss to the Mets on April 4, he held the Cardinals to four hits over eight innings Wednesday in a 4-0 victory.
The right-hander induced three double plays and got 17 ground-ball outs.
"Keeping the ball down and keeping them guessing was the main thing," Leake told the Reds' official website. "They didn't really seem to know what to expect each time."
Leake, however, didn't keep the ball down often enough at home last season. He allowed 15 homers in 15 home starts - posting a 4.00 ERA - as opposed to six in 16 road outings and a 2.81 ERA.
Leake is 4-0 with a 3.52 ERA in seven home starts against Pittsburgh despite allowing seven homers - six solo - in his last 25 2-3 innings.
Andrew McCutchen is the only Pirate to have taken him deep twice, though the reigning NL MVP has yet to homer this season.
Since last season's All-Star break, Pittsburgh has homered 21 times in seven games in Cincinnati. Walker has led the way with four - all in the past two games.
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