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| 903 | PITTSBURGH | -1.5,+100 | -1.5,-110 | | 904 | MIAMI | +1.5,-120 | +1.5,-110 |
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| All Games | 60-40 | +25.3 | 43-55 | 3.9 | 0.243 | 0.301 | 3.4 | 0.226 | 0.295 | | Road Games | 28-22 | +13.8 | 25-24 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.300 | 3.8 | 0.231 | 0.308 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 50-30 | +26.2 | 31-47 | 3.8 | 0.239 | 0.298 | 3.2 | 0.220 | 0.289 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.6 | 4-3 | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.316 | 4.1 | 0.233 | 0.308 | | Grass Games | 60-40 | +25.3 | 43-55 | 3.9 | 0.243 | 0.301 | 3.4 | 0.226 | 0.295 | | Night Games | 38-23 | +16.3 | 22-38 | 3.7 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 3.2 | 0.230 | 0.295 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.243 | 0.301 | 100 | 3396 | 824 | 285 | 100 | 0.03 | 369 | 284 | 853 | 71 | 700 | 74 | 70 | 87 | 60 | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.300 | 50 | 1730 | 415 | 156 | 61 | 0.04 | 195 | 148 | 471 | 35 | 347 | 36 | 35 | 44 | 31 | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.239 | 0.298 | 80 | 2692 | 643 | 223 | 78 | 0.03 | 286 | 226 | 680 | 60 | 552 | 59 | 54 | 74 | 49 |
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| All Games | 2.91 | 1.121 | 346 | 112 | 112 | 270 | 31 | 118 | 307 | 21-12 | 37 | 9 | 80.4% | | Road Games | 3.75 | 1.258 | 163 | 68 | 68 | 142 | 24 | 63 | 142 | 9-8 | 18 | 5 | 78.3% |
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| All Games | 38-62 | -7.6 | 41-52 | 3.2 | 0.232 | 0.284 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.318 | | Home Games | 21-27 | -1.5 | 22-22 | 3.4 | 0.234 | 0.292 | 4.1 | 0.259 | 0.315 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 12-18 | -0.2 | 9-18 | 2.6 | 0.224 | 0.279 | 3.6 | 0.252 | 0.317 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | +0.5 | 0-7 | 1.9 | 0.221 | 0.264 | 2.4 | 0.226 | 0.279 | | Grass Games | 38-60 | -5.6 | 39-52 | 3.1 | 0.231 | 0.283 | 4.0 | 0.253 | 0.315 | | Night Games | 25-41 | -5.1 | 26-37 | 2.7 | 0.218 | 0.273 | 4.2 | 0.261 | 0.320 |
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| All Games | 3.2 | 0.232 | 0.284 | 100 | 3388 | 785 | 214 | 60 | 0.02 | 301 | 245 | 712 | 48 | 642 | 106 | 63 | 87 | 51 | | Home Games | 3.4 | 0.234 | 0.292 | 48 | 1574 | 368 | 98 | 21 | 0.01 | 155 | 130 | 307 | 25 | 302 | 57 | 30 | 41 | 15 | | Lefty Starters | 2.6 | 0.224 | 0.279 | 30 | 1008 | 226 | 60 | 19 | 0.02 | 74 | 76 | 235 | 13 | 207 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 15 |
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| All Games | 3.68 | 1.341 | 323 | 148 | 132 | 300 | 22 | 133 | 283 | 16-21 | 21 | 8 | 72.4% | | Home Games | 3.40 | 1.336 | 158.7 | 65 | 60 | 155 | 8 | 57 | 128 | 9-8 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% |
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| 7/12/2013 | MORTON(R) | NY METS | HEFNER(R) | 3-2 | W | -145 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 7/13/2013 | BURNETT(R) | NY METS | TORRES(R) | 4-2 | W | -170 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | | 7/14/2013 | COLE(R) | NY METS | GEE(R) | 2-4 | L | -155 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | 7/19/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 3-5 | L | -110 | 7.5 ev | O | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 7/20/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 4-5 | L | 125 | 8 un | O | 8 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | | 7/21/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 3-2 | W | 125 | 8 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 7/22/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | 6-5 | W | 115 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 7/23/2013 | COLE(R) | @ WASHINGTON | JORDAN(R) | 5-1 | W | 105 | 8.5 ov | U | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 7/24/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 4-2 | W | 125 | 7 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 7/25/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 7-9 | L | 120 | 7 un | O | 12 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | | 7/26/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | | | 7/27/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 7/28/2013 | COLE(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | | | 7/29/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | | | 7/30/2013 | | ST LOUIS | | | | 7/30/2013 | | ST LOUIS | | | | 7/31/2013 | LOCKE(L) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 8/1/2013 | | ST LOUIS | | | | 8/2/2013 | | COLORADO | | |
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| 7/12/2013 | EOVALDI(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 8-3 | W | +155 | 7 un | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | | 7/13/2013 | FERNANDEZ(R) | WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | 2-1 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | | 7/14/2013 | ALVAREZ(R) | WASHINGTON | JORDAN(R) | 2-5 | L | +130 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | | 7/19/2013 | TURNER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 0-2 | L | 140 | 8 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | | 7/20/2013 | EOVALDI(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 0-6 | L | 155 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 7/21/2013 | ALVAREZ(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 0-1 | L | 145 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | 7/22/2013 | KOEHLER(R) | @ COLORADO | POMERANZ(L) | 3-1 | W | 160 | 11 ev | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 7/23/2013 | FERNANDEZ(R) | @ COLORADO | CHACIN(R) | 4-2 | W | 140 | 9 ov | U | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 7/24/2013 | TURNER(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 1-2 | L | 160 | 9 ev | U | 10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 7/25/2013 | EOVALDI(R) | @ COLORADO | NICASIO(R) | 5-3 | W | 150 | 9.5 ev | U | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/26/2013 | ALVAREZ(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 7/27/2013 | KOEHLER(R) | PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | | | 7/28/2013 | FERNANDEZ(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | | 7/29/2013 | TURNER(R) | NY METS | HEFNER(R) | | | 7/30/2013 | EOVALDI(R) | NY METS | WHEELER(R) | | | 7/31/2013 | ALVAREZ(R) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 8/1/2013 | KOEHLER(R) | NY METS | | | | 8/2/2013 | | CLEVELAND | | |
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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. | | MIAMI: HITTING: Ozzie Guillen takes over as manager for the newly named Miami Marlins, who will open their new retractable-roof Marlins Ballpark in 2012. Indoor games could generate more offense, but the fences are pretty deep (340' to left, 384' to 392' power alleys, 416' center and 335' right). New SS JOSE REYES led the NL with a .337 average and posted a career-best .384 OBP. Malcontent HANLEY RAMIREZ will reluctantly move to 3B, but hopefully he will play harder under Guillen than he has under the previous two skippers. OF GIANCARLO STANTON hit 34 HR last year and will drive in 100 if Ramirez stays healthy. OF LOGAN MORRISON cranked 23 bombs, but his batting average dipped to .247 with this new-found power. 1B GABY SANCHEZ fizzled after August 1 (.211 BA), but still had 19 HR and 78 RBI. OF EMILIO BONIFACIO swiped 40 bases and led the team with a .296 average, but he'll move down the order because of Reyes. C JOHN BUCK and 2B OMAR INFANTE's jobs are secure, but 22-year-old prospect MATT DOMINGUEZ might start 2012 in Triple-A instead of sitting and watching Ramirez and Sanchez at the corner infield spots.
STARTING PITCHING: JOSH JOHNSON is dominant when healthy, but he's made only 88 starts over the past five seasons. His shoulder feels great after surgery last year, and he expects to take the mound on Opening Day. MARK BUEHRLE followed his former manager and signed a 4-year, $58M deal with Miami. The 33-year-old lefty was 13-9 with a 3.59 ERA last year, his 11th straight season of 200+ IP and 10+ wins. RICKY NOLASCO once again had 10 wins and a strong K-to-BB ratio (3.4), but also sported an 8.18 ERA and 1.61 WHIP in his final eight starts. ANIBAL SANCHEZ posted a second straight productive season, fanning 202 batters in 196.1 innings. He did give up twice as many HR (20) as he did in 2010 though. CARLOS ZAMBRANO will begin 2012 in the rotation, but where he ends up is anybody's guess. If Guillen can motivate him, Zambrano has plenty of innings left in his 30-year-old arm.
RELIEF PITCHING: The signing of HEATH BELL to a three-year deal gives the Marlins a reliable long-term closer for the first time since Robb Nen in the mid-'90s. Bell's numbers could suffer a bit with the move to a smaller ballpark and an alarming drop in strikeout rate (11.1 in 2010 to 7.3 in 2011), but he still throws 94 mph. STEVE CISHEK will be the main set-up man for Bell and could see a handful of saves, converting all three opportunities last year and fanning 55 batters in 54.2 innings. MIKE DUNN is the lefty set-up man in this bullpen. He has great stuff (100 K in 86 career innings), but remains extremely wild (53 walks in those 86 IP). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-MIAMI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Pirates-Marlins Preview* =========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Pittsburgh (60-39) at Miami (37-62), 7:10 p.m. EDT
After being forced to wait almost two weeks between starts because of a back injury, Jeff Locke was impressive again his last time out.
That could mean bad news for the Miami Marlins, who have won three of four despite inconsistent run production.
The Pittsburgh Pirates hope for Locke's fourth win in five starts Friday night when they visit the Marlins.
Locke (9-2, 2.11 ERA) experienced soreness in his back during a 2-1 loss against Oakland on July 8, then missed his next scheduled start and was held out of the All-Star Game. But he looked no worse for wear Sunday, allowing an infield single, four walks and one run over six innings of a 3-2 win at Cincinnati.
It marked the left-hander's fifth quality start in his last six games, and his ERA crept closer to Clayton Kershaw's major league-leading mark of 2.01.
"The back's great," Locke told the team's official website. "Just going back to last week, pretty much proved to myself today that I stand by the decision that was made by the club and myself (to not pitch July 14). It's more important to miss one start to feel healthy and hopefully feel good the rest of the season."
Pittsburgh (60-40) had its four-game win streak snapped Thursday by Bryce Harper's walkoff home run in a 9-7 loss at Washington. Meanwhile, Miami (38-62) comes into a 10-game homestand after taking three of four in Colorado despite totaling 13 runs and 17 in its past eight games.
Giancarlo Stanton had two doubles in Thursday's 5-3 victory after going 2 for 21 in six contests since the All-Star break.
Long-term offensive improvement could be even harder to come by for the Marlins after learning Thursday they would be without rookie outfielder Marcell Ozuna for the rest of the season because of a left thumb injury. The team's leader with 24 extra-base hits, Ozuna suffered torn ligaments and an avulsion fracture while making a diving catch in Monday's game against the Rockies.
"He did a great job," manager Mike Redmond said. "He makes a game-saving catch, gets hurt, and ends up on the DL. It's really unfortunate."
Henderson Alvarez (0-1, 3.28) will hope for better support than he received in his previous start. He turned in his best performance in four outings for the Marlins, throwing seven shutout innings of five-hit ball in a 1-0 loss at Milwaukee on Sunday.
"I felt like I was locked in from the first pitch," said the right-hander, who also recorded his first career hit.
Miami's Placido Polanco is hitting .256 - his lowest mark since his rookie year of 1998 - but is 29 for 85 (.341) against left-handers.
Starling Marte is 1 for 24 through his last six contests after going hitless in three at-bats Thursday, though he walked twice.
The Marlins had won 14 of 16 in the series prior to the Pirates taking four of five last year despite being outhit, 46-33. Andrew McCutchen was 7 for 17.
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