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| 909 | ST LOUIS | -120 | Ov 6.5,+105 | -115 | Ov 6.5,-105 | | 910 | LA DODGERS | +110 | Un 6.5,-125 | +105 | Un 6.5,-115 |
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| All Games | 102-67 | +14.3 | 83-78 | 4.8 | 0.266 | 0.325 | 3.6 | 0.246 | 0.304 | | Road Games | 44-39 | +0 | 46-34 | 4.9 | 0.262 | 0.321 | 4.0 | 0.262 | 0.322 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 21-24 | -10.7 | 19-23 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.304 | 3.7 | 0.245 | 0.307 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.2 | 4-3 | 3.6 | 0.187 | 0.262 | 2.4 | 0.196 | 0.263 | | Grass Games | 102-67 | +14.3 | 83-78 | 4.8 | 0.266 | 0.325 | 3.6 | 0.246 | 0.304 | | Night Games | 66-47 | +2.6 | 50-55 | 4.7 | 0.269 | 0.329 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.301 | | Playoff games | 5-2 | +3.2 | 4-3 | 3.6 | 0.187 | 0.262 | 2.4 | 0.196 | 0.263 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.266 | 0.325 | 169 | 5782 | 1536 | 481 | 131 | 0.02 | 767 | 504 | 1159 | 46 | 1125 | 179 | 79 | 186 | 41 | | Road Games | 4.9 | 0.262 | 0.321 | 83 | 2939 | 769 | 250 | 69 | 0.02 | 393 | 258 | 637 | 24 | 565 | 90 | 41 | 91 | 21 | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.304 | 45 | 1494 | 366 | 123 | 30 | 0.02 | 168 | 126 | 310 | 13 | 296 | 44 | 22 | 51 | 7 |
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| All Games | 3.36 | 1.227 | 495.7 | 196 | 185 | 452 | 37 | 156 | 464 | 21-20 | 46 | 18 | 71.9% | | Road Games | 3.10 | 1.242 | 238.4 | 86 | 82 | 223 | 19 | 73 | 216 | 9-11 | 18 | 10 | 64.3% |
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| All Games | 95-73 | +4.5 | 77-84 | 4.0 | 0.264 | 0.323 | 3.6 | 0.241 | 0.301 | | Home Games | 49-34 | -2.1 | 40-39 | 3.6 | 0.260 | 0.315 | 3.6 | 0.244 | 0.299 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 69-45 | +14.8 | 52-57 | 4.2 | 0.264 | 0.323 | 3.4 | 0.235 | 0.291 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.8 | 4-3 | 4.1 | 0.265 | 0.328 | 2.9 | 0.206 | 0.283 | | Grass Games | 92-73 | +1.3 | 74-84 | 3.9 | 0.262 | 0.321 | 3.5 | 0.240 | 0.300 | | Night Games | 68-55 | -2.7 | 62-57 | 4.1 | 0.270 | 0.325 | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.309 | | Playoff games | 3-3 | -0.8 | 4-2 | 4.7 | 0.280 | 0.339 | 3.0 | 0.187 | 0.261 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.264 | 0.323 | 168 | 5705 | 1506 | 457 | 145 | 0.03 | 645 | 495 | 1205 | 81 | 1220 | 160 | 108 | 166 | 63 | | Home Games | 3.6 | 0.260 | 0.315 | 83 | 2702 | 702 | 212 | 70 | 0.03 | 288 | 217 | 563 | 47 | 560 | 74 | 53 | 93 | 33 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.264 | 0.323 | 114 | 3880 | 1026 | 304 | 100 | 0.03 | 456 | 335 | 814 | 65 | 831 | 95 | 62 | 109 | 41 |
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| All Games | 3.47 | 1.296 | 490.7 | 204 | 189 | 437 | 42 | 199 | 474 | 32-25 | 47 | 18 | 72.3% | | Home Games | 3.48 | 1.336 | 250.7 | 101 | 97 | 232 | 17 | 103 | 239 | 17-9 | 23 | 7 | 76.7% |
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| 10/3/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 9-1 | W | -140 | 6.5 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 10/4/2013 | LYNN(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 1-7 | L | -120 | 7 ov | O | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 10/6/2013 | KELLY(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 3-5 | L | 150 | 7 un | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 10/7/2013 | WACHA(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 2-1 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 10/9/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 6-1 | W | -160 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 10/11/2013 | KELLY(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-2 | W | +115 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | | 10/12/2013 | WACHA(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 1-0 | W | +125 | 6 un | U | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 10/14/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | | 10/15/2013 | LYNN(R) | @ LA DODGERS | NOLASCO(R) | |
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| 10/3/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | @ ATLANTA | MEDLEN(R) | 6-1 | W | -140 | 6 un | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 10/4/2013 | GREINKE(R) | @ ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | 3-4 | L | -115 | 6.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 10/6/2013 | RYU(L) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 13-6 | W | -145 | 6.5 un | O | 14 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 10/7/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | ATLANTA | GARCIA(R) | 4-3 | W | -225 | 6 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 10/11/2013 | GREINKE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | KELLY(R) | 2-3 | L | -125 | 7 ov | U | 9 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 10/12/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 0-1 | L | -135 | 6 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 10/14/2013 | RYU(L) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 10/15/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | |
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| |  | ST LOUIS: HITTING: Alienate and trade your talented young centerfielder for bullpen scraps and a middling, impending free-agent starter. Justify your ludicrous pitching changes by blaming crowd noise and your innocent bullpen coach'and you too could win a World Series! This was Tony La Russa baseball. But he's gone now, as is the all-world Albert Pujols. SS RAFAEL FURCAL liked his short stint in the Show Me State enough to sign up for more. OF CARLOS BELTRAN will hit second after an impressive 2011 campaign during which he produced solid numbers in pitchers' parks amidst weak lineups. 2Bs TYLER GREENE and DANIEL DESCALSO are the latest plucky 'gamer' to play infield at Busch. Resuscitated slugger 1B LANCE BERKMAN shifts to a much more suitable defensive position. OF MATT HOLLIDAY's OPS remains as strong as ever. 3B DAVID FREESE will never have to buy a drink in Missouri again after his postseason heroics. C YADIER MOLINA is a defensive whiz behind the plate and an underrated hitter. OFs ALLEN CRAIG and JON JAY are more suited to platoon roles, but Jay will be starting in center on Opening Day.
STARTING PITCHING: His stuff isn't nearly what it used to be, and he's more than earned his reputation within the game as a towering crybaby. But on the mound, CHRIS CARPENTER remains ruthlessly effective when he's healthy. But he'll miss the first couple of months of the 2012 campaign due to shoulder problems. ADAM WAINWRIGHT should be ready to go on Opening Day, and has shown every reason to think he'll be his old brilliant self. JAIME GARCIA cannot sustain a sub-2.00 ERA for a full season. He's a mid-rotation starter, but one of the better ones in all of baseball. Did KYLE LOHSE really register a 1.17 WHIP over an entire season? Really? He just doesn't miss enough bats to keep that going. JAKE WESTBROOK stayed healthy for a full season again, which is a relief given his past dalliances with the DL. He's an innings eater who's capable of another dozen wins. LANCE LYNN gives the Cardinals enviable depth in the rotation. He'll probably slide back to the bullpen once Carpenter returns. Uber-prospect SHELBY MILLER could be a second-half call-up.
RELIEF PITCHING: It doesn't look pretty when JASON MOTTE winds up and delivers a pitch, but in the end, results are results. The converted catcher has finally nailed down the closer role that many predicted would be his a few years ago. The only way he loses it this time is if he hurts himself with that painful delivery. FERNANDO SALAS can more than hold his own if that happens. He'll slot into the eighth-inning role, but he provides more of the pitching depth that is a hallmark of this Cardinals team. KYLE McCLELLAN, like Lynn, is serviceable both in relief or in the rotation. But he's better in the former role. | | LA DODGERS: HITTING: The Dodgers were ravaged with injuries in 2010 and finished in the bottom third in the majors in runs (4.00 per game), homers (117) and OPS (.697). None of these poor numbers were the fault of OF MATT KEMP, who finished second in MVP voting with a .324 BA, 39 HR, 126 RBI and 40 steals. He says he wants a 50-50 season in 2012. 1B JAMES LONEY had the second-most homers (12) of any returning player, and batted .357 with a .608 SLG after August 1. If speedy SS DEE GORDON learns to be more patient at the plate (7 BB in 224 AB), he could score 90 runs from the top of the order. OF ANDRE ETHIER made headlines with a 30-game hit streak, but was once again dominated by lefties (.563 OPS). The team is counting on two veterans to drive in runs. 3B JUAN URIBE has been a walking infirmary lately, but still has 15-HR power, and OF JUAN RIVERA had 46 RBI in 219 AB after coming to the Dodgers. Two guys named Ellis, 2B MARK ELLIS and C A.J. ELLIS, will bat at the bottom of the order.
STARTING PITCHING: The Dodgers remain one of the better rotations in baseball, placing third in the majors in ERA (3.41) and fourth in opponents' BA (.242). The biggest reason for the success was the NL Cy Young and Triple Crown-winning performance of CLAYTON KERSHAW, who tied for the NL lead in wins (21) and topped all NL pitchers in ERA (2.28) and strikeouts (248). Fellow southpaw TED LILLY had a down year overall (12-14, 3.97 ERA), but had a fantastic final two months of the season (2.09 ERA, 0.93 WHIP). CHAD BILLINGSLEY notched his fifth straight season of double-digit wins, despite sporting a mediocre 4.21 ERA and 1.45 WHIP. AARON HARANG signed a two-year, $12M deal to join the Dodgers rotation. He won 14 games for the lowly Padres last year and finished with a career-best 3.64 ERA. CHRIS CAPUANO left the Mets for richer pastures (2-yr, $10M) of Los Angeles. Although he pitched well at spacious Citi Field (3.82 ERA, 1.21 WHIP), he was terrible on the road (5.42 ERA, 1.51 WHIP).
RELIEF PITCHING: Jonathan Broxton is gone, ending any kind of closer controversy the Dodgers may have been trying to avoid. JAVY GUERRA is the closer, and for good reason. He converted 21-of-23 save chances while posting a 2.31 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and allowing just two homers in 46.2 innings. If Guerra falters, manager Don Mattingly can afford to have a short leash with KENLEY JANSEN as his set-up man. Jansen led the majors with an insane 16.1 K-per-9 ratio and limited opponents to a .159 BA and .228 slugging percentage. At age 24, his upside is extremely high. MATT GUERRIER is a usually reliable reliever, but he is coming off a subpar 2011 campaign (4.07 ERA, 1.27 WHIP). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-LA DODGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Clarifies 15th paragraph that Ryu did not lose game against Braves. With AP Photos.)
*Cardinals-Dodgers Preview* ===========================
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer
St. Louis (97-65) at Los Angeles (92-70), 8:07 p.m. EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Dodgers' offense is struggling, and they might have to face St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright without their top hitter in Game 3 of the NL championship series.
Shortstop Hanley Ramirez had a CT scan on his painful left ribs Sunday, and the results weren't available by mid-afternoon. He got hit by a pitch from Joe Kelly in the opener but stayed in to play all 13 innings of a 3-2 loss Friday.
Ramirez was a late scratch for Game 2, a 1-0 defeat that left Los Angeles trailing the Cardinals 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.
He rested Sunday, along with the rest of the team, which didn't hit on the field.
"We're just working on that, taking the pain away so I can go," Ramirez said. "Even if it's cracked or something, I'm going to be able to get out there if we can take the pain away. It feels the same, but that doesn't stop me from trying to remain positive for tomorrow."
Ramirez had a .638 slugging percentage during the regular season, and the Dodgers desperately need an offensive boost to get back into the best-of-seven series. They batted .184 in the first two games on the road, including 1 for 16 (.063) with runners in scoring position.
"We've talked about it. It always comes back to, can you get that key out and can you get the key hit?" manager Don Mattingly said. "It doesn't get any easier for us with Wainwright. He seems like he's always coming up big."
Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier didn't start Saturday, but he appeared as a pinch-hitter and ended the game with a strikeout. He's been bothered by shin splints, although he made his first start since Sept. 13 in the series opener.
"It's definitely a thing where we need all the hands we can to find a way to get back in the series," Ethier said.
Wainwright predicted both Ramirez and Ethier would play.
"He looks the best I've seen him in a long time," Wainwright said of Ramirez. "His swing looks great. His approach is awesome. As everyone knows, he's got power to all fields, so he's a very dangerous hitter and a very tough bat added to that lineup."
Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig has yet to make an impact in the series. Hitting cleanup in place of Ramirez, Puig struck out four times Saturday, dropping to 0 for 10 with six strikeouts in the series.
"He is a positive kid and he told me, `I'm going to get it tomorrow,"' Ramirez said. "Tomorrow he's going to come and get ready to play and he's going to do some damage."
The lack of offense and injuries to key players recalls the early season version of the Dodgers, when they were mired in the NL West cellar and were 12 games under .500. Then Puig arrived in early June and sparked their revival.
The Dodgers couldn't capitalize on stellar outings by Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw on the road and now must rely on rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu, who stumbled against Atlanta in his playoff debut in the division series. He allowed four runs and six hits in three innings, and made two major mistakes in the field.
"I feel really strong," Ryu said through a Korean translator. "There is no reason my arm isn't in good, top shape right now."
Wainwright last pitched against Los Angeles in the postseason in the 2009 NL division series, allowing one earned run in eight innings of a no-decision. He left leading 2-1 before the Dodgers scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to win.
"Thinking back, I know it's going to be rocking tomorrow," Wainwright said. "I don't know how many people are here, but it's a lot of fans, bigger than most stadiums and very loud. I love that though. The louder the better. That plays right into my hands."
The Cardinals went through a full workout on a sunny and cool day at Dodger Stadium.
Manager Mike Matheny said his team's mentality has stayed the same throughout the season.
"We've had some brutal losses and the guys came back the next day like it never happened. We've had some exciting wins and we've come back the next day with a lot of hunger," he said. "That's what we continue to preach. That consistency is really in my mind what separates the good players from the very good players and the good teams from the very good teams."
The Dodgers have been down before in best-of-seven postseason series and come back. Three times they've trailed 2-0 in the World Series, most recently against the New York Yankees in 1981, and rallied to win titles each time.
"This team has been counted out a lot of times this year," Ethier said. "We figured out a way to get it done. We definitely have it in ourselves. We've proved that."
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