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903 | WASHINGTON | -1.5,+120 | -1.5,+110 | 904 | MIAMI | +1.5,-140 | +1.5,-130 |
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All Games | 7-5 | +0.4 | 8-4 | 5.0 | 0.271 | 0.338 | 4.2 | 0.241 | 0.306 | Road Games | 3-3 | -0.3 | 5-1 | 5.5 | 0.297 | 0.361 | 5.5 | 0.246 | 0.311 | vs Left-handed Starters | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1 | 5.0 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 4.7 | 0.318 | 0.375 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.7 | 5-2 | 5.0 | 0.271 | 0.333 | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.322 | Grass Games | 7-5 | +0.4 | 8-4 | 5.0 | 0.271 | 0.338 | 4.2 | 0.241 | 0.306 | Night Games | 3-3 | -0.6 | 4-2 | 5.2 | 0.290 | 0.353 | 4.5 | 0.265 | 0.332 | Division | 7-5 | +0.4 | 8-4 | 5.0 | 0.271 | 0.338 | 4.2 | 0.241 | 0.306 |
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All Games | 5.0 | 0.271 | 0.338 | 12 | 413 | 112 | 40 | 14 | 0.03 | 54 | 42 | 109 | 4 | 86 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | Road Games | 5.5 | 0.297 | 0.361 | 6 | 222 | 66 | 24 | 8 | 0.04 | 30 | 22 | 58 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Lefty Starters | 5.0 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 3 | 100 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0.04 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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All Games | 1.84 | 0.977 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 3-2 | 2 | 2 | 50% | Road Games | 2.70 | 0.900 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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All Games | 5-8 | -3.6 | 8-4 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.333 | 4.5 | 0.268 | 0.335 | Home Games | 5-2 | +2.8 | 4-2 | 6.0 | 0.294 | 0.353 | 3.0 | 0.237 | 0.291 | vs Right-handed Starters | 1-7 | -6.8 | 5-3 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.318 | 5.2 | 0.284 | 0.358 | Past 7 Games | 0-7 | -7.6 | 4-3 | 2.9 | 0.222 | 0.297 | 5.9 | 0.291 | 0.364 | Grass Games | 5-8 | -3.6 | 8-4 | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.333 | 4.5 | 0.268 | 0.335 | Night Games | 4-5 | -1.4 | 6-2 | 5.1 | 0.288 | 0.363 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.323 | Division | 0-6 | -6.4 | 4-2 | 3.0 | 0.230 | 0.311 | 6.2 | 0.303 | 0.383 |
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All Games | 4.6 | 0.264 | 0.333 | 13 | 435 | 115 | 37 | 10 | 0.02 | 58 | 45 | 117 | 7 | 99 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | Home Games | 6.0 | 0.294 | 0.353 | 7 | 231 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 0.01 | 41 | 21 | 54 | 4 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.318 | 8 | 272 | 66 | 21 | 8 | 0.03 | 28 | 30 | 82 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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All Games | 3.54 | 1.353 | 40.7 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 22 | 37 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 75% | Home Games | 0.40 | 1.030 | 22.3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
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3/31/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | 9-7 | W | -165 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4/2/2014 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 5-1 | W | -120 | 7 un | U | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4/3/2014 | ROARK(R) | @ NY METS | WHEELER(R) | 8-2 | W | -120 | 7 un | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4/4/2014 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | ATLANTA | HALE(R) | 1-2 | L | -175 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4/5/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 2-6 | L | -155 | 6.5 un | O | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4/6/2014 | JORDAN(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 2-1 | W | -105 | 7 un | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4/8/2014 | GONZALEZ(L) | MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | 5-0 | W | -190 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4/9/2014 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | MIAMI | HAND(L) | 10-7 | W | -200 | 7 ev | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4/10/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 7-1 | W | -225 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4/11/2014 | ROARK(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 6-7 | L | 115 | 7 ov | O | 14 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4/12/2014 | JORDAN(R) | @ ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 3-6 | L | 130 | 7 ev | O | 11 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4/13/2014 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ ATLANTA | HARANG(R) | 2-10 | L | -130 | 7 un | O | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4/14/2014 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ MIAMI | HAND(L) | | 4/15/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | 4/16/2014 | ROARK(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | | 4/17/2014 | JORDAN(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | 4/18/2014 | GONZALEZ(L) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | | 4/19/2014 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | 4/20/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | | 4/21/2014 | | LA ANGELS | | |
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3/31/2014 | FERNANDEZ(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 10-1 | W | -140 | 6.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4/1/2014 | EOVALDI(R) | COLORADO | ANDERSON(L) | 4-3 | W | +115 | 7 ov | P | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4/2/2014 | ALVAREZ(R) | COLORADO | LYLES(R) | 5-6 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4/3/2014 | TURNER(R) | COLORADO | MORALES(L) | 8-5 | W | +105 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4/4/2014 | KOEHLER(R) | SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | 8-2 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4/5/2014 | FERNANDEZ(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 5-0 | W | -150 | 6.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4/6/2014 | EOVALDI(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 2-4 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4/8/2014 | ALVAREZ(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 0-5 | L | 180 | 7 ov | U | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4/9/2014 | HAND(L) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 7-10 | L | 185 | 7 ev | O | 14 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4/10/2014 | KOEHLER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 1-7 | L | 205 | 7.5 un | O | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4/11/2014 | FERNANDEZ(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BURNETT(R) | 3-6 | L | -135 | 6.5 ov | O | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4/12/2014 | EOVALDI(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | PETTIBONE(R) | 4-5 | L | 100 | 8 un | O | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4/13/2014 | ALVAREZ(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 3-4 | L | 110 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4/14/2014 | HAND(L) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | 4/15/2014 | KOEHLER(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | | 4/16/2014 | FERNANDEZ(R) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | | 4/18/2014 | EOVALDI(R) | SEATTLE | YOUNG(R) | | 4/19/2014 | ALVAREZ(R) | SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | | 4/20/2014 | HAND(L) | SEATTLE | | | 4/21/2014 | | @ ATLANTA | | |
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| | | WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON (AP) - Thanks in part to No. 1 overall draft picks Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, the 2012 Washington Nationals were considered an up-and-coming team, perhaps a year or two away from contending.
So what did they do? Went out and led the majors with 98 wins.
Thanks to that quick rise, the 2013 Nationals became a popular pick to go to the World Series. So what did they do? Stumbled at the start and missed out on the playoffs.
Now here come the 2014 Nationals, featuring largely the same roster - including Strasburg on the mound, and Harper in left field, both feeling good after offseason surgery - and with rookie manager Matt Williams replacing Davey Johnson, he of the ''World Series or bust'' proclamation.
One key difference: The club knows what it's like to experience a truly disappointing, worse-than-they-were-supposed-to-be season for the first time since moving from Montreal in 2005.
''We got ahead of ourselves a little bit. My take on it was always: Last year in spring training, we had expectations on ourselves, really, for the first time, and we thought we were better, maybe, than we were,'' reliever Tyler Clippard said. ''We came into the season expecting to win, which is a good thing. But at the same time, we might not have went out there and earned it, like we should have.''
Yes, the team that got Strasburg and Harper thanks to consecutive 100-loss seasons is trying to deal with lofty goals.
''To see the organization from basically, literally, the ground up, improve is something I kind of take pride in, because when I signed, people would be like, `Oh, you play for the Expos and the Nationals,' and they'd be like, `Uh, OK, I don't know them,''' said shortstop Ian Desmond, drafted by Montreal in 2004. ''And now, it's like there's some pride behind playing for the Washington Nationals.''
| | MIAMI: MIAMI (AP) - The owner of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox is apparently unimpressed by the Miami Marlins' attempts to improve their feeble offense.
''They should apologize for their regular season lineup,'' John Henry tweeted during spring training.
In 2013 the Marlins were truly sorry. They finished last in the majors in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs and home runs, and scored even less than their woeful 1993 expansion team. They also lost 100 games, two more than in their first season.
Henry was being catty after the Red Sox drew criticism for the minor league lineup they fielded for a spring game against Miami. But he might be right - it's unclear whether an offseason shakeup of the lineup will mean more runs for the Marlins than last year.
''We were anemic offensively,'' new general manager Dan Jennings said. ''Just bad. It's unacceptable.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-MIAMI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Nationals-Marlins Preview* ===========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Washington (7-4) at Miami (5-7), 7:10 p.m. EDT
If the first of their many games without Ryan Zimmerman was an indication, the Washington Nationals might have some trouble getting back to their early season success.
The injury-plagued Nationals, however, will get another three games against the slumping Miami Marlins, a team they swept last week, beginning Monday night.
Washington announced Saturday night that Zimmerman is expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking his right thumb in a 6-3 loss to Atlanta that same day. The Nationals (7-5) are also missing hitters Denard Span (concussion), Wilson Ramos (hand), Scott Hairston (oblique) and Jeff Kobernus (hand).
"Hopefully we'll get all this out of the way," Zimmerman said, "and everyone will be healthy the rest of the year."
Despite that growing list of injuries, Washington had four consecutive games with 10 or more hits before registering six in a 10-2 loss to the Braves on Sunday. The Nationals started 7-2 for the third consecutive season before the three-game sweep at Turner Field.
Washington will try to get back on track by adding to its recent success against the Marlins (5-8). The Nationals have won 12 of the last 14 meetings and 17 of 22 dating back to the start of last season.
They played a part in Miami's current seven-game slide by taking all three matchups in the nation's capital last week. Washington outscored its NL East rivals 22-8 and Miami enters this series with a 5.68 ERA during its losing streak, its longest since a season-high nine-game slide May 21-30.
They played some more competitive games this weekend in Philadelphia, getting outscored just 15-10, but lost by one run in each of the last two. Miami blew an early two-run lead in a 4-3 defeat Sunday and allowed Chase Utley to hit the winning solo homer in the eighth inning.
"Everyone has to take ownership for this trip," manager Mike Redmond said. "We've got to get better. There are areas we have to improve on, but we're still battling. Nobody's going to give up."
The Marlins had a 2.33 ERA while winning five of their first six, all at home. The start was the franchise's best since it went 11-1 in 2009.
Miami was more competitive at home against Washington than on the road last season, going 4-5, and didn't allow Monday's starter for the Nationals, Jordan Zimmermann (0-0, 8.10 ERA), to get out of the second inning Wednesday.
The right-hander gave up five runs, seven hits and two walks in the shortest start of his career, but avoided the loss when his teammates rallied for a 10-7 win. Jayson Werth hit a grand slam in that game and played Sunday after a sore groin kept him out of the lineup in the previous contest.
Zimmermann was 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three matchups against the Marlins in 2013 and is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his last two in Miami.
His counterpart from last week's matchup, Brad Hand (0-0, 3.24), is once again slated to pitch for Miami. In his first start in place of the injured Jacob Turner, the left-hander gave up a three-run homer to Bryce Harper along with three other hits and two walks in 3 1-3 innings.
Hand is 0-2 with an 8.59 ERA in four all-time starts against Washington. His 7.64 ERA in six lifetime appearances versus the Nationals is easily his worst against any opponent.
Adam LaRoche is 3 for 5 with a home run against Hand.
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| Last Updated: 3/28/2024 7:27:31 AM EST. |
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