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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 7/28/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
WASHINGTON  ZIMMERMANN )
 
MIAMI  FERNANDEZ )
+1.5  -180

-1.5  +160
+115

-125

6.5un
 
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Final
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WASHINGTON (52 - 45) at MIAMI (41 - 58)
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Tuesday, 7/28/2015 7:10 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. JOSE FERNANDEZ (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
953WASHINGTON+115Ov 6.5,-120+105Ov 6.5,+110
954MIAMI-125Un 6.5,+100-115Un 6.5,-130
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games52-45-1.850-434.20.2530.3150.3970.7123.90.2590.3020.3800.682
Road Games24-26-5.829-194.70.2600.3230.4050.7274.50.2740.3180.4190.737
vs Right-handed Starters39-36-3.839-344.20.2520.3160.3940.7114.00.2600.3040.3760.680
Past 7 Games3-4-15-14.40.2400.3100.3760.6854.60.2620.2890.4040.693
Grass Games51-44-249-434.10.2490.3110.3920.7033.90.2590.3000.3800.680
Night Games30-29-4.430-274.30.2560.3210.3990.7203.90.2640.3070.3970.704
Division25-16+3.121-184.00.2510.3160.3860.7023.50.2530.2930.3380.631
WASHINGTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2530.31597325182116110960.3973862967753865782607337
Road Games4.70.2600.323501730449847510.4052181614192335544273822
Righty Starters4.20.2520.3167525216361208740.3942962365963152064476132
WASHINGTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.391.252276.4112104264238226012-12311272.1%
Road Games4.051.307142.4706414016461234-1014863.6%

MIAMI - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games41-58-16.143-513.60.2540.3020.3780.6803.90.2480.3050.3790.684
Home Games24-23-0.620-253.80.2600.3110.3770.6883.50.2370.2930.3440.636
vs Right-handed Starters31-45-13.828-453.40.2470.2950.3620.6573.70.2470.3050.3710.676
Past 7 Games3-4-0.41-62.40.2210.2790.3450.6242.10.2210.2810.3330.615
Grass Games41-55-13.142-503.60.2550.3040.3760.6803.80.2470.3040.3740.678
Night Games26-38-12.226-353.30.2470.2980.3670.6654.00.2510.3110.3740.685
Division14-20-8.520-124.10.2750.3200.3940.7144.00.2390.2940.3670.662
MIAMI - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.60.2540.30299334185014021770.3783342307516865978459051
Home Games3.80.2600.3114715604066310330.3771681143383430339194029
Righty Starters3.40.2470.2957625446299412580.3622451725595548862367248
MIAMI - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.251.265296.31201072691610630510-18191163.3%
Home Games2.651.14715648461275521777-610376.9%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
WASHINGTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)LA DODGERSBOLSINGER(R)5-3W+1157.5 unO781671
7/18/2015FISTER(R)LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L)2-4L+2007 unU53113121
7/19/2015SCHERZER(R)LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)0-5L+1006.5 unU54015131
7/20/2015GONZALEZ(L)NY METSHARVEY(R)7-2W-1207 unO7409102
7/21/2015ROSS(R)NY METSDEGROM(R)2-7L+1007 unO5321080
7/22/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R)4-3W-1107 unP9120740
7/23/2015FISTER(R)@ PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L)3-7L1757 unO6701370
7/24/2015SCHERZER(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)5-7L-1306.5 unO7601251
7/25/2015GONZALEZ(L)@ PITTSBURGHBURNETT(R)9-3W1357 ovO1491752
7/26/2015ROSS(R)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)1-3L1507 unU751530
7/28/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)@ MIAMIFERNANDEZ(R) 
7/29/2015FISTER(R)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R) 
7/30/2015SCHERZER(R)@ MIAMIHAREN(R) 
7/31/2015GONZALEZ(L)@ NY METSHARVEY(R) 
8/1/2015ROSS(R)@ NY METSDEGROM(R) 
8/2/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)@ NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R) 
8/3/2015 ARIZONA  
8/4/2015 ARIZONA  

MIAMI - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015FERNANDEZ(R)@ PHILADELPHIAMORGAN(L)3-6L-1756.5 ovO962730
7/18/2015KOEHLER(R)@ PHILADELPHIABILLINGSLEY(R)1-3L-1157.5 ovU1082550
7/19/2015HAREN(R)@ PHILADELPHIAHAMELS(L)7-8L1307.5 unO14801042
7/20/2015PHELPS(R)@ ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R)1-3L1508 unU781870
7/21/2015LATOS(R)@ ARIZONAHELLICKSON(R)3-0W1258 unU970560
7/22/2015FERNANDEZ(R)@ ARIZONARAY(L)5-3W-1157 unO7508111
7/23/2015KOEHLER(R)@ SAN DIEGOROSS(R)4-0W1356.5 unU1060362
7/24/2015HAREN(R)@ SAN DIEGOCASHNER(R)1-3L1406.5 ovU590850
7/25/2015PHELPS(R)@ SAN DIEGOKENNEDY(R)1-3L1207 ovU871870
7/26/2015LATOS(R)@ SAN DIEGODESPAIGNE(R)2-3L1007 unU450750
7/28/2015FERNANDEZ(R)WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R) 
7/29/2015KOEHLER(R)WASHINGTONFISTER(R) 
7/30/2015HAREN(R)WASHINGTONSCHERZER(R) 
7/31/2015PHELPS(R)SAN DIEGOKENNEDY(R) 
8/1/2015LATOS(R)SAN DIEGODESPAIGNE(R) 
8/2/2015FERNANDEZ(R)SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R) 
8/3/2015 NY METS  
8/4/2015 NY METS  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON (AP) - Bryce Harper's reaction to the news that the Washington Nationals added Max Scherzer to an already-talented starting staff drew quite a lot of attention.
''I just started laughing,'' Harper famously said. ''I was like, `Where's my ring?'''
Yes, that pretty much sums up where the expectations are for the 2015 Nationals - as expressed by them and by others.
On the first day of full-squad workouts at spring training, reigning NL Manager of the Year Matt Williams posted these words of wisdom in the clubhouse: ''The road to the World Series begins today.''
''We're here to get to that ultimate goal,'' Williams said. ''We're not alone. There's 29 other teams that have the same thought. So that being said, I want to make sure that we understand that that's our goal. That is our goal: to be the last one standing at the end of it.''
The main reason many folks think the Nationals are capable of achieving that goal, even if the team has yet to win a playoff series, is the rotation.
Scherzer, the 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner with Detroit, came aboard with a $210 million contract, joining a group that led the majors in ERA last season - right-handers Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister, and lefty Gio Gonzalez.
''There's no break'' for an opposing team, new reliever Casey Janssen observed.
It's such a formidable quintet that a guy who won 15 games, had a sub-3.00 ERA and threw nearly 200 innings a year ago, Tanner Roark, is moving to the bullpen.
In 2014, the Nationals won a league-best 96 games and finished atop the underwhelming NL East by a whopping 17 games, but then bowed out in four games in a Division Series against the eventual champs, the San Francisco Giants. Washington's starting pitching wasn't the problem in the postseason; its bullpen and hitting were what led to a second quick playoff exit in three years.
And yet general manager Mike Rizzo allowed those two areas to lose important pieces, trading away the man he called ''maybe the best eighth-inning setup man in the history of the game,'' Tyler Clippard, and letting first baseman Adam LaRoche (team highs of 26 homers, 92 RBIs) leave via free agency.
The hope, presumably, is that hitters such as Harper, Ryan Zimmerman (who replaces LaRoche at first) and Wilson Ramos, who each missed significant chunks of last season, will deliver the numbers they're capable of producing, while opponents have a really hard time scoring much against all the aces Williams will send to the mound.
''It's hilarious having to go in there and face them. It's absolutely stupid,'' Harper said. ''We have the best staff in baseball. I don't care what anybody says.''
Actually, Bryce, that's exactly what pretty much everybody IS saying.
Here are other things to know about the Nationals, who open the season on April 6 at home against the New York Mets:
HEALTH MATTERS: Half of the everyday lineup - outfielders Jayson Werth and Denard Span (both recovering from offseason surgery), third baseman Anthony Rendon and new second baseman Yunel Escobar - missed extended periods of spring training, as did fourth outfielder Nate McClouth. Rendon, Span, Werth and McClouth might all miss opening day. ''You can be as good as you want on paper, but that doesn't mean anything until the end of the year,'' Scherzer said. ''We've got to stay healthy.''
MIGHTY `PEN?: Given their aspirations, October is what really matters for the Nationals, and Drew Storen blew save chances in the 2012 and 2014 playoffs. Still, the closer's job is his entering the season, and Clippard is no longer around to shut down foes in the eighth - or provide ninth-inning backup if needed. Worth watching: Will Aaron Barrett set aside the yips that hit him in the NLDS?
LAST HURRAH: A couple of homegrown franchise cornerstones, Zimmermann and shortstop Ian Desmond, can become free agents after the season, as can Span and Fister. Rizzo could try to sign one or more to long-term deals. He could trade one or more. Or he could decide to let things play out with this group, then move on next offseason. ''With this group of guys,'' Werth said, ''this might be it.''
MIAMI: MIAMI (AP) - Two transactions midway through spring training that drew little notice heralded significant progress for the Miami Marlins.
Top pitching prospects Jose Urena and Justin Nicolino were optioned to the minor leagues - moves reflecting the franchise's improved depth of talent. This season, for a change, the front office doesn't feel compelled to rush youngsters like Urena and Nicolino to the majors.
''In previous years they would probably already be in the big leagues,'' president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. ''We've really tried to change that, be fair to the player and allow them to have the necessary growing pains in the minor leagues so when they do get to the big leagues, they can hit the ground running.''
When Urena and Nicolino do reach the majors, they might be joining a contender. Following a busy offseason highlighted by the signing of Giancarlo Stanton to a record $325 million contract, Miami's expectations are unusually lofty.
The Marlins don't talk just about finishing above .500 for the first time since 2009. They want to end an 11-year playoff drought.
''I love the talent we've been able to assemble,'' Hill said. ''If we handle our business, I'm pretty excited about where that will lead.''
While Stanton draws the biggest headlines, it might be the Marlins' rotation that separates them from the pack. They enter the season with five solid starters, and that doesn't include ace Jose Fernandez, the 2013 NL Rookie of the Year, who is projected to return from elbow surgery at midseason.
Miami acquired Mat Latos and Dan Haren in offseason deals, and they join Henderson Alvarez, Jarred Cosart and Tom Koehler. Latos is 56-40 since 2010, and the others each won at least 10 games last year, with a combined record of 48-39. Newcomer David Phelps, who is 12-11 as a starter, provides depth and can also relieve.
''I like our rotation,'' manager Mike Redmond said. ''These guys have gone out and competed for a long time and have a lot of experience, which is nice.''
Other things to know about the baseball buzz building in South Florida:
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Stanton appears poised for another big year after being knocked out of the 2014 NL MVP race when a beaning ended his season in September. He led the NL in slugging and homers despite missing the final 17 games.
During spring training batting practice, new teammate Phelps noted that Stanton hits balls to the opposite field farther than most players can pull them. And he doesn't just outslug everybody.
''We ran shuttles the first week of camp and I figured he was a good athlete,'' Phelps said. ''But I didn't expect him to be outrunning everybody, too.''
TRENDING UPWARD: Miami went 62-100 under Redmond two years ago, and then ended a streak of three consecutive last-place finishes in the NL East by going 77-85 in 2014. The 15-win improvement tied for the best in the National League by a 100-loss team since 1986.
Among the players still around from that young, awful 2013 team are Stanton, Fernandez, Alvarez, Koehler, left fielder Christian Yelich, center fielder Marcell Ozuna and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria.
''The fun part is to see the excitement in guys now, and for them to talk about how far we've come in a short amount of time,'' Redmond said. ''As tough as it was at the time, I knew we would be better off for it, because we got some guys a lot of experience.''
STILL YOUNG: With the addition such veterans as Latos, Haren, third baseman Martin Prado, second baseman Dee Gordon and first baseman Michael Morse, the payroll is expected to be above $70 million. That's the highest for the Marlins since 2012, and an increase of about 50 percent from last year.
Even so, the Marlins remain young. Fernandez, Alvarez, Cosart, Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna and Hechavarria are all under 26. That creates a clubhouse environment foreign to Phelps, a right-hander acquired in a trade with the Yankees.
''It's a lot of young, talented players,'' said Phelps, 28, accustomed to being surrounded by the likes of Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia. ''It's really a breath of fresh air just to come in and have a core in place that is younger than me.''
Most of the Marlins have never played on a contending team, which raises some skepticism about their chances. But Alvarez predicted the Marlins will be playing games that matter late this season for a change.
''We're going to surprise a lot of people,'' he said.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-MIAMI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Nationals-Marlins Preview* ===========================

By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

Washington (52-45) at Miami (41-58), 7:10 p.m. EDT

Jordan Zimmermann's ERA is more than two runs higher on the road, and even if he's able to correct that it might not be enough against Jose Fernandez at Marlins Park.

The Miami ace has a chance to be the first pitcher in 33 years to win his first 15 home decisions Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals, and Zimmermann could have the added chore of facing Dee Gordon.

Fernandez (3-0, 2.77 ERA) earned the decision in Wednesday's 5-3 win in Arizona, surrendering three runs and five hits with a season-high 11 strikeouts in seven innings of his fourth start back from Tommy John surgery.

"I feel pretty healthy. I feel real normal," Fernandez told MLB's official website. "I feel, I don't want to say like I was before, but I feel like I have grown as a pitcher."

His last two starts have come on the road after winning his first two at home to get to 14-0 with a 1.17 ERA in 22 career starts in Miami. LaMarr Hoyt was the last to have this sort of career-opening run with 16 wins in 10 starts and 30 relief appearances from 1979-82, though it came with a 3.04 ERA.

Among starting pitchers with at least 100 innings pitched in their home ballpark since the start of 2013, Jacob deGrom's 1.59 mark is closest to that of Fernandez. Aroldis Chapman (1.06) is the only reliever with 100 innings pitched and a lower home ERA.

The electric right-hander has made all three of his career starts against Washington in Miami, going 1-0 with a 0.45 ERA. Ian Desmond (0 for 9 with seven strikeouts) and Bryce Harper (0 for 4 with two strikeouts) have been the main victims on the current roster.

That figures to load the pressure on Zimmermann (8-5, 3.30 ERA), who hasn't lost in his last six starts but is 1-0 with a 5.06 in his past three. The win came over Baltimore on July 11 in his last road start, but he gave up four runs and nine hits in five innings of the 7-4 victory. He's 4-2 with a 4.67 ERA in eight away starts while posting a 2.53 mark in 12 at home.

The right-hander has gone 7-0 with a 2.58 ERA in his last 13 starts against the Marlins, and he's 4-1 with a 2.49 mark in 10 career starts in Miami. Catchers J.T. Realmuto and Jeff Mathis are both 0 for 8 against Zimmermann, but Martin Prado is 9 for 23.

Zimmermann could be catching the Marlins (41-58) at the right time after they concluded a 3-7 road trip with three straight losses to San Diego in which they scored four runs. Miami, though, has won six of seven at home.

The recent struggles came without Gordon, who has been out since July 11 with a dislocated left thumb but could be activated for the series opener. The second baseman's .338 average ranks second in the NL, but he's 3 for 15 against Zimmermann.

The Nationals (52-45) began their own 10-game trip by dropping three of four to Pittsburgh. Michael A. Taylor homered for a second straight game in Sunday's 3-1 loss, and he's 5 for 9 after batting .154 in his previous 13 contests.

"It's nice to hit," Taylor said. "I kind of went through a tough streak. Hopefully, I can build off the last couple and have a couple of more good days."

The lineup could be getting an additional boost with Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman potentially joining Washington on the trip.

The Marlins have won four of six in the season series, including a three-game sweep in Miami from April 24-26.


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