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| 905 | ST LOUIS | +100 | Ov 8,-120 | +105 | Ov 8.5,+100 | | 906 | MILWAUKEE | -110 | Un 8,+100 | -115 | Un 8.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 19-11 | +6.8 | 14-15 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.310 | 3.6 | 0.256 | 0.312 | | Road Games | 12-6 | +6.7 | 8-9 | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.313 | 3.8 | 0.276 | 0.329 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 15-9 | +5.4 | 12-12 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.312 | 3.9 | 0.262 | 0.315 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +1.7 | 3-4 | 3.7 | 0.271 | 0.317 | 3.7 | 0.277 | 0.323 | | Grass Games | 19-11 | +6.8 | 14-15 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.310 | 3.6 | 0.256 | 0.312 | | Day Games | 7-5 | +1.1 | 8-4 | 5.2 | 0.258 | 0.309 | 4.0 | 0.264 | 0.327 | | Division | 11-6 | +2.9 | 9-8 | 4.7 | 0.261 | 0.313 | 3.6 | 0.256 | 0.310 |
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| All Games | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.310 | 30 | 1012 | 259 | 80 | 26 | 0.03 | 131 | 80 | 201 | 9 | 176 | 33 | 12 | 35 | 11 | | Road Games | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.313 | 18 | 624 | 160 | 47 | 14 | 0.02 | 86 | 51 | 139 | 5 | 106 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 8 | | Righty Starters | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.312 | 24 | 827 | 217 | 69 | 21 | 0.03 | 111 | 59 | 162 | 7 | 143 | 22 | 10 | 27 | 9 |
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| All Games | 5.52 | 1.481 | 78.3 | 51 | 48 | 91 | 11 | 25 | 71 | 1-5 | 10 | 6 | 62.5% | | Road Games | 3.79 | 1.317 | 54.7 | 25 | 23 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
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| All Games | 14-15 | -2.4 | 20-9 | 4.6 | 0.262 | 0.317 | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.317 | | Home Games | 9-9 | -1.8 | 13-5 | 5.3 | 0.282 | 0.337 | 5.3 | 0.291 | 0.334 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 4-5 | -1.4 | 6-3 | 4.4 | 0.277 | 0.326 | 5.1 | 0.271 | 0.333 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.6 | 5-2 | 5.4 | 0.300 | 0.356 | 5.6 | 0.283 | 0.313 | | Grass Games | 14-15 | -2.4 | 20-9 | 4.6 | 0.262 | 0.317 | 4.8 | 0.272 | 0.317 | | Day Games | 5-5 | 0 | 7-3 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.298 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.290 | | Division | 7-7 | -0.1 | 9-5 | 4.7 | 0.261 | 0.322 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.305 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.262 | 0.317 | 29 | 990 | 259 | 89 | 36 | 0.04 | 129 | 80 | 224 | 27 | 193 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 11 | | Home Games | 5.3 | 0.282 | 0.337 | 18 | 614 | 173 | 60 | 28 | 0.05 | 93 | 51 | 129 | 18 | 119 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 6 | | Lefty Starters | 4.4 | 0.277 | 0.326 | 9 | 314 | 87 | 32 | 12 | 0.04 | 39 | 23 | 77 | 5 | 60 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
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| All Games | 4.16 | 1.263 | 88.7 | 47 | 41 | 85 | 14 | 27 | 88 | 5-7 | 7 | 6 | 53.8% | | Home Games | 4.38 | 1.288 | 63.7 | 35 | 31 | 64 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 4-5 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% |
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| 4/21/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 3-7 | L | 100 | 8 un | O | 10 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 4/22/2013 | MILLER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | 3-2 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 4/23/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | 2-0 | W | -120 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 4/24/2013 | GARCIA(L) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 4-2 | W | 145 | 7 ev | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 4/26/2013 | LYNN(R) | PITTSBURGH | SANCHEZ(L) | 9-1 | W | -205 | 8 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | | 4/27/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 3-5 | L | -105 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 4/28/2013 | MILLER(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 0-9 | L | -200 | 7.5 un | O | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | | 4/29/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 1-2 | L | -130 | 7 un | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 4/30/2013 | GARCIA(L) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 2-1 | W | -140 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/1/2013 | LYNN(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 4-2 | W | -115 | 7 ov | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 5/2/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 6-5 | W | 100 | 8.5 ev | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | | 5/3/2013 | MILLER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 6-1 | W | 100 | 8 ov | U | 15 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/4/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 7-6 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 5/5/2013 | GARCIA(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | | | 5/7/2013 | LYNN(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | | 5/8/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | | | 5/10/2013 | MILLER(R) | COLORADO | GARLAND(R) | | | 5/11/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | COLORADO | CHACIN(R) | | | 5/12/2013 | | COLORADO | | |
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| 4/21/2013 | PERALTA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | FELDMAN(R) | 4-2 | W | -130 | 8.5 ev | U | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | 4/22/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | MARQUIS(R) | 7-1 | W | -115 | 7 un | O | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 4/23/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | RICHARD(L) | 6-3 | W | -125 | 7 ev | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 4/24/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | VOLQUEZ(R) | 1-2 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/26/2013 | BURGOS(R) | @ LA DODGERS | BECKETT(R) | 5-7 | L | 130 | 7 ev | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | | 4/27/2013 | PERALTA(R) | @ LA DODGERS | MAGILL(R) | 6-4 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 4/28/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 0-2 | L | 165 | 6.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 4/29/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 10-4 | W | -130 | 8 un | O | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 4/30/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | PITTSBURGH | MCDONALD(R) | 12-8 | W | -145 | 8 ov | O | 15 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | | 5/1/2013 | BURGOS(R) | PITTSBURGH | GOMEZ(R) | 4-6 | L | -140 | 9 un | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | 5/2/2013 | PERALTA(R) | ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | 5-6 | L | -110 | 8.5 ev | O | 12 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 5/3/2013 | LOHSE(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 1-6 | L | -110 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 5/4/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 6-7 | L | +115 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 5/5/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | | | 5/7/2013 | PERALTA(R) | TEXAS | GRIMM(R) | | | 5/8/2013 | LOHSE(R) | TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | | | 5/10/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CINGRANI(L) | | | 5/11/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | | | 5/12/2013 | | @ CINCINNATI | | |
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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. | | MILWAUKEE: HITTING: It helped when the Brew Crew had Prince Fielder in the fold, but there's still lots of firepower here now that he's moved on. 2B RICKIE WEEKS starts it off, with some of the game's best bat speed. OF NYJER MORGAN doesn't hit the ball hard, but when it drops in he's off to the races. OF RYAN BRAUN has put up Hall of Fame numbers since day one. Now the big question is whether he doped to do it. OF COREY HART has improved his batting eye and is no longer an on-base liability. He's also one of the few Brewers hitters who plays even average defense. 3B ARAMIS RAMIREZ is on the down side of his career, but remains productive. Backup TAYLOR GREEN should see decent time behind him though. IF MAT GAMEL is slated to start at first; nobody knows if he'll be any good. He sure as heck won't be Prince Fielder. C JONATHAN LUCROY was effective in a middle-of-the-road kind of way. Fourth OF CARLOS GOMEZ still can't hit. SS ALEX GONZALEZ will play every day and has decent pop for a middle infielder.
STARTING PITCHING: The Brewers' front three is among the most formidable in baseball. YOVANI GALLARDO has improved his peripherals every year as a starter. High pitch counts used to chase him early in games, but not anymore. One day he'll win a Cy Young. ZACK GREINKE was a product of bad defense, bad luck, and an unusually high home run rate. In the second half, he was a beast. SHAUN MARCUM pulled a reverse Greinke, starting brilliantly then fading down the stretch. Not too surprising, given the durability issues that have followed Marcum throughout his career. Most teams would still kill to have him as their No. 3 starter. People laughed when the Crew signed RANDY WOLF for three years and $30 million, but he's been a highly dependable innings-eater in both seasons as a Brewer. The same holds for CHRIS NARVESON. He's the very definition of a back-end guy, but as fifth starters go, he's pretty good.
RELIEF PITCHING: JOHN AXFORD and his Long John Silver's facial hair are proof positive that you don't need to spend a fortune on a closer. Axford was an undrafted retread when Milwaukee signed him. The list of 'proven closers' with fat contracts that Axford has outpitched each of the past two years is a deep one. FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ ruined the Brewers' offseason plans by accepting arbitration. He's a decent bet for some cheap saves, and still brings it with that crazy body-flinging delivery. But the team may still deal him at some point this season. KAMERON LOE has made a reasonably smooth transition to full-time reliever. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-MILWAUKEE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Cardinals-Brewers Preview* ===========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
St. Louis (18-11) at Milwaukee (14-14), 2:10 p.m. EDT
The St. Louis Cardinals are finding Miller Park's dimensions very much to their liking.
That doesn't bode well for Milwaukee right-hander Marco Estrada.
The Cardinals will try to continue their power surge and complete a four-game sweep of the Brewers on Sunday.
Jon Jay homered for the first time since April 10 and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, while Allen Craig and Daniel Descalso each hit their first homers to lead St. Louis to a 7-6 win Saturday.
"That's probably the first time that's happened," Jay said of the home runs from the three of them.
After totaling two homers over their previous six contests, the NL Central-leading Cardinals (19-11) have hit five in their last two while extending their winning streak to a season-high five games.
St. Louis, which ranks near the bottom third of the majors with 26 home runs, has hit two or more in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Now the Cardinals look to carry over that momentum against Estrada (2-1, 4.58 ERA) as they seek their longest winning streak since an eight-game run from July 11-21, 2010.
Estrada has had trouble keeping the ball in the park, surrendering 10 total home runs and allowing at least one in each of his six starts. He's allowed 2.55 homers per nine innings, the worst ratio in the majors.
Estrada surrendered a season-high three homers while giving up five runs in five innings, but left without a decision in a 12-8 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
He's 0-2 with a 4.00 ERA in three career starts against the Cardinals after allowing three runs - including a Matt Adams homer - over six innings in a 4-3, 10-inning win at St. Louis on April 14.
Yadier Molina is 7 for 13 with a homer against Estrada, while Carlos Beltran has homered for his only hit in eight career at-bats in this matchup.
Estrada, though, is tied for the team lead with four quality starts and the Brewers (14-15) have won four of his last five outings.
Milwaukee faces another tough test against left-hander Jaime Garcia (3-1, 2.50) as it tries to avoid matching a season-worst five-game skid.
Garcia handcuffed the Brewers on April 14, scattering seven hits over seven shutout innings before Milwaukee rallied late for the win.
He seeks his third straight winning start after yielding one run on seven hits over eight innings in a 2-1 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday. Garcia recorded 18 groundball outs, utilizing a St. Louis defense that ranks near the top of the NL with a .988 fielding percentage.
"With the defense we have, you want to make them hit the ball on the ground," Garcia said. "I'm confident that they'll make the plays."
Garcia, however, hasn't had fared too well in five career starts - including a loss in the 2011 postseason - at Miller Park, where's he's 2-2 with a 6.84 ERA.
Ryan Braun is hitting .355 with 18 homers and 45 RBIs off left-handers over the past two seasons, but has batted .188 with one homer in 32 career at-bats against Garcia.
Carlos Gomez went 2 for 4 with a homer Saturday to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. He's hitting .488 with four homers and seven RBIs during that span and is batting an NL-best .373.
The Cardinals have never swept a four-game series from the Brewers.
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| | Last Updated: 4/16/2024 4:44:41 AM EST. |
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