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| 911 | ST LOUIS | +115 | Ov 7,-115 | +120 | Ov 7,-125 | | 912 | LA DODGERS | -125 | Un 7,-105 | -130 | Un 7,+105 |
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| All Games | 102-68 | +13.1 | 83-79 | 4.8 | 0.265 | 0.324 | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.304 | | Road Games | 44-40 | -1.1 | 46-35 | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.320 | 4.0 | 0.262 | 0.322 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 81-43 | +24.9 | 64-55 | 5.1 | 0.273 | 0.332 | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.303 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1 | 3-4 | 2.3 | 0.161 | 0.224 | 2.7 | 0.216 | 0.282 | | Grass Games | 102-68 | +13.1 | 83-79 | 4.8 | 0.265 | 0.324 | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.304 | | Night Games | 66-48 | +1.5 | 50-56 | 4.7 | 0.268 | 0.328 | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.300 | | Playoff games | 5-3 | +2.1 | 4-4 | 3.1 | 0.180 | 0.251 | 2.5 | 0.206 | 0.265 |
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| All Games | 4.8 | 0.265 | 0.324 | 170 | 5812 | 1540 | 481 | 131 | 0.02 | 767 | 505 | 1165 | 46 | 1129 | 180 | 79 | 187 | 41 | | Road Games | 4.9 | 0.260 | 0.320 | 84 | 2969 | 773 | 250 | 69 | 0.02 | 393 | 259 | 643 | 24 | 569 | 91 | 41 | 92 | 21 | | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.273 | 0.332 | 124 | 4288 | 1170 | 358 | 101 | 0.02 | 599 | 378 | 849 | 33 | 829 | 135 | 57 | 135 | 34 |
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| All Games | 3.37 | 1.230 | 496.7 | 197 | 186 | 455 | 37 | 156 | 465 | 21-20 | 46 | 18 | 71.9% | | Road Games | 3.12 | 1.249 | 239.4 | 87 | 83 | 226 | 19 | 73 | 217 | 9-11 | 18 | 10 | 64.3% |
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| All Games | 96-73 | +5.6 | 77-85 | 4.0 | 0.264 | 0.323 | 3.6 | 0.241 | 0.300 | | Home Games | 50-34 | -1 | 40-40 | 3.6 | 0.260 | 0.314 | 3.5 | 0.243 | 0.297 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 70-45 | +15.8 | 52-58 | 4.2 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 3.4 | 0.234 | 0.290 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.3 | 4-3 | 4.4 | 0.280 | 0.332 | 2.6 | 0.180 | 0.249 | | Grass Games | 93-73 | +2.3 | 74-85 | 3.9 | 0.262 | 0.321 | 3.5 | 0.240 | 0.299 | | Night Games | 69-55 | -1.6 | 62-58 | 4.1 | 0.270 | 0.324 | 3.8 | 0.248 | 0.308 | | Playoff games | 4-3 | +0.3 | 4-3 | 4.4 | 0.280 | 0.332 | 2.6 | 0.180 | 0.249 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.264 | 0.323 | 169 | 5737 | 1515 | 461 | 145 | 0.03 | 648 | 495 | 1211 | 81 | 1225 | 161 | 108 | 167 | 63 | | Home Games | 3.6 | 0.260 | 0.314 | 84 | 2734 | 711 | 216 | 70 | 0.03 | 291 | 217 | 569 | 47 | 565 | 75 | 53 | 94 | 33 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 115 | 3912 | 1035 | 308 | 100 | 0.03 | 459 | 335 | 820 | 65 | 836 | 96 | 62 | 110 | 41 |
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| All Games | 3.45 | 1.293 | 492.7 | 204 | 189 | 438 | 42 | 199 | 476 | 32-25 | 48 | 18 | 72.7% | | Home Games | 3.46 | 1.330 | 252.7 | 101 | 97 | 233 | 17 | 103 | 241 | 17-9 | 24 | 7 | 77.4% |
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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) | 0-3 | L | -115 | 6.5 ov | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 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) | 3-0 | W | +105 | 6.5 ov | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 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) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Cardinals-Dodgers Preview* ===========================
By MATT BECKER STATS Editor
St. Louis (97-65) at Los Angeles (92-70), 8:07 p.m. EDT
Despite coming home down 0-2 in the NL championship series, the Los Angeles Dodgers believed they easily could have taken the first two games in St. Louis with some clutch hitting.
They finally came through with some big hits to cut their deficit in half, and now aim to even their best-of-seven series with the Cardinals in Tuesday's Game 4.
Los Angeles got a huge lift before Monday's Game 3 with the news that Hanley Ramirez would start. Batting third in the lineup, Ramirez, who sat out Game 2 after being hit by a pitch in the ribs in the opener, singled in his first at-bat and drove in the final run with a hit in the eighth inning in the Dodgers' 3-0 win.
"What can I say? It couldn't be better," Ramirez said. "Really happy we got the first win. Just come back (Tuesday) and even up the series."
Ramirez, who wore a lightweight flak jacket to protect his ribs, is batting .455 with seven RBIs in the playoffs.
Andre Ethier also returned after being limited to a pinch-hitting role in Game 2 because of shin splints. He was hitless in four at-bats and is 1 for 13 with five strikeouts in the postseason.
The Dodgers outhit the Cardinals 14-9 in St. Louis, but were just 1 for 16 with runners in scoring position. They snapped a 22-inning scoreless streak with Adrian Gonzalez's RBI double in the fourth inning and Yasiel Puig drove him in with a triple.
Los Angeles finished 3 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
"The playoffs are one-day momentum swings," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "Right now I feel like we've kind of grabbed it."
While Mattingly believes his club has turned a corner, St. Louis' offense is still sputtering.
The Cardinals were limited to four hits Monday by Hyun-Jin Ryu, Brian Wilson and Kenley Jansen, and are batting .134 with seven walks in the NLCS. Manager Mike Matheny is uncertain if David Freese can return Tuesday after leaving Game 3 in the fifth inning with tightness in his right calf.
"We were fortunate to win the first two (with poor hitting)," Freese said. "We've got to get the sticks going a little bit."
The nine combined runs in the series are the fewest ever through three games of a league championship series, and it's anyone's guess how Game 4 will unfold with Los Angeles' Ricky Nolasco (13-11, 3.70 ERA) scheduled to go against Lance Lynn (1-1, 7.11).
Nolasco was expected to start Game 4 of the NL division series, but was bypassed as the Dodgers decided to go with Clayton Kershaw on three days' rest in an effort to wrap up the series. It is possible Mattingly could use a similar strategy given that Game 1 starter Zack Greinke threw only 12 pitches in Sunday's bullpen session - a relatively light workout.
"As of right now, Ricky is our set pitcher," Mattingly said after Game 3.
Nolasco had been outstanding for Los Angeles since being acquired from Miami on July 6, going 8-1 with a 2.07 ERA in his first 12 starts, but then suddenly hit a wall, posting a 12.75 ERA over his final three starts. He hasn't pitched in a game since making a relief appearance against Colorado on Sept. 29.
"Until somebody says otherwise, I'm focused on going out there and pitching (Tuesday)," Nolasco said.
The right-hander had a 0.75 ERA in winning his two 2013 starts against the Cardinals, yielding three unearned runs in five innings in his lone outing against them with the Dodgers on Aug. 7.
Carlos Beltran, who is 2 for 11 in this series, is batting .340 with a homer in 47 career at-bats against Nolasco, while Matt Holliday, hitless in 12 at-bats in the NLCS, is 12 for 26 with two home runs and three doubles.
Lynn already has made an appearance in the NLCS, throwing two scoreless innings of relief in the 13-inning opener. He allowed a single to Carl Crawford over the final two frames and was credited with the win.
The right-hander, however, was shaky against Pittsburgh in Game 2 of the NLDS, yielding five runs, seven hits and three walks in 4 1-3 innings of a 7-1 loss. He is 0-2 with a 6.94 ERA in three career postseason starts.
"Everything's different," Lynn said of the playoffs. "With the extra off days and all that stuff, the playoffs are always going to throw off your normal routine, because you're used to playing every single day."
Lynn was sharp in his lone start of the season against Los Angeles on May 24, allowing two hits in six innings of a 7-0 win at Dodger Stadium.
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