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| 957 | PITTSBURGH | -115 | Ov 7.5,-120 | -105 | Ov 7.5,-110 | | 958 | MILWAUKEE | +105 | Un 7.5,+100 | -105 | Un 7.5,-110 |
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| All Games | 29-18 | +13.6 | 21-25 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.301 | 3.5 | 0.224 | 0.298 | | Road Games | 11-9 | +5.7 | 13-7 | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.332 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 24-12 | +15.2 | 16-19 | 4.2 | 0.249 | 0.308 | 3.5 | 0.223 | 0.296 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +3.4 | 2-4 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.290 | 2.1 | 0.209 | 0.272 | | Grass Games | 29-18 | +13.6 | 21-25 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.301 | 3.5 | 0.224 | 0.298 | | Night Games | 19-11 | +7.6 | 11-18 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.296 | 3.4 | 0.232 | 0.301 | | Division | 14-7 | +7.9 | 10-10 | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 4.0 | 0.227 | 0.293 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.301 | 47 | 1552 | 377 | 131 | 47 | 0.03 | 179 | 130 | 357 | 28 | 318 | 33 | 30 | 43 | 40 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 20 | 678 | 164 | 52 | 26 | 0.04 | 84 | 57 | 168 | 9 | 134 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 19 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.249 | 0.308 | 36 | 1181 | 294 | 103 | 37 | 0.03 | 144 | 101 | 272 | 22 | 241 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 31 |
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| All Games | 2.74 | 1.136 | 167.3 | 51 | 51 | 128 | 14 | 62 | 161 | 11-6 | 21 | 5 | 80.8% | | Road Games | 3.62 | 1.245 | 74.7 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 9 | 27 | 66 | 5-3 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% |
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| All Games | 18-27 | -10.1 | 26-18 | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.313 | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.326 | | Home Games | 11-13 | -4.1 | 16-8 | 4.6 | 0.279 | 0.330 | 5.3 | 0.288 | 0.337 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-12 | +2.1 | 17-9 | 4.8 | 0.264 | 0.320 | 4.6 | 0.267 | 0.310 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.4 | 3-3 | 3.3 | 0.261 | 0.311 | 5.1 | 0.296 | 0.350 | | Grass Games | 18-27 | -10.1 | 26-18 | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.313 | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.326 | | Night Games | 13-17 | -4.8 | 16-13 | 4.3 | 0.263 | 0.319 | 4.5 | 0.273 | 0.330 | | Division | 9-16 | -6.7 | 13-11 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.313 | 5.2 | 0.268 | 0.324 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.313 | 45 | 1539 | 401 | 127 | 47 | 0.03 | 178 | 117 | 347 | 38 | 301 | 46 | 31 | 35 | 23 | | Home Games | 4.6 | 0.279 | 0.330 | 24 | 810 | 226 | 73 | 31 | 0.04 | 109 | 61 | 164 | 19 | 157 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 10 | | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.264 | 0.320 | 26 | 882 | 233 | 76 | 28 | 0.03 | 119 | 73 | 194 | 30 | 175 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 9 |
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| All Games | 3.27 | 1.191 | 148.7 | 62 | 54 | 129 | 18 | 48 | 144 | 7-8 | 10 | 8 | 55.6% | | Home Games | 3.56 | 1.209 | 91 | 40 | 36 | 83 | 14 | 27 | 92 | 5-5 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
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| 5/10/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ NY METS | MARCUM(R) | 7-3 | W | -110 | 7.5 ev | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 5/11/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | 11-2 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 5/12/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 3-2 | W | 190 | 7 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 5/13/2013 | BURNETT(R) | MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | 1-5 | L | -150 | 7 un | U | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/14/2013 | LOCKE(L) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 4-3 | W | +115 | 7.5 ev | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 5/15/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 3-1 | W | -105 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 5/16/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | MILWAUKEE | BURGOS(R) | 7-1 | W | -145 | 8 ov | P | 13 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 5/17/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | HOUSTON | LYLES(R) | 5-4 | W | -185 | 8.5 ov | O | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | 5/18/2013 | BURNETT(R) | HOUSTON | BEDARD(L) | 2-4 | L | -255 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 5/19/2013 | LOCKE(L) | HOUSTON | HARRELL(R) | 1-0 | W | -170 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 5/21/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | GARZA(R) | 5-4 | W | -145 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 5/22/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 1-0 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | | 5/23/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 4-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 5/24/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | | | 5/25/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 5/26/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | | | 5/27/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ DETROIT | VERLANDER(R) | | | 5/28/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | @ DETROIT | PORCELLO(R) | | | 5/29/2013 | BURNETT(R) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 5/30/2013 | | DETROIT | | | | 5/31/2013 | | CINCINNATI | | |
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| 5/10/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CINGRANI(L) | 3-4 | L | 140 | 7.5 ev | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | | 5/11/2013 | BURGOS(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 7-13 | L | 180 | 8 un | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 5/12/2013 | PERALTA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 1-5 | L | 145 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/13/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 5-1 | W | 140 | 7 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | 5/14/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 3-4 | L | -125 | 7.5 ev | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 5/15/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 1-3 | L | -105 | 8 ov | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 5/16/2013 | BURGOS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 1-7 | L | 135 | 8 ov | P | 6 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | | 5/17/2013 | PERALTA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | 6-7 | L | 155 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 5/18/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 6-4 | W | 150 | 8 un | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 5/19/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | GAST(L) | 2-4 | L | 105 | 9 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 5/20/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 1-3 | L | +105 | 7.5 ov | U | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 5/21/2013 | BURGOS(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 5-2 | W | +120 | 8.5 ov | U | 12 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | | 5/22/2013 | PERALTA(R) | LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | 2-9 | L | -115 | 8.5 ev | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 5/24/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | | | 5/25/2013 | FIERS(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 5/26/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 5/27/2013 | BURGOS(R) | MINNESOTA | WORLEY(R) | | | 5/28/2013 | PERALTA(R) | MINNESOTA | DIAMOND(L) | | | 5/29/2013 | ESTRADA(R) | @ MINNESOTA | DEDUNO(R) | | | 5/30/2013 | | @ MINNESOTA | | | | 5/31/2013 | | @ PHILADELPHIA | | |
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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. | | 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 (PITTSBURGH-MILWAUKEE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Pirates-Brewers Preview* =========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Pittsburgh (28-18) at Milwaukee (18-27), 8:10 p.m. EDT
The Pittsburgh Pirates are tied for the second-best record in the NL, but Andrew McCutchen thinks they can be even better.
McCutchen looks to continue his hot hitting and help the Pirates post a rare win in Milwaukee on Friday night in the opener of this three-game series.
Pittsburgh (29-18) is a season-best 11 games over .500 and is tied with Cincinnati for second in the Central, 1 1/2 games back of St. Louis.
The Pirates have won 11 of 13 with their pitchers posting a 2.14 ERA while the offense has struggled to a .248 average in those games. They won three of four at home against Milwaukee (18-27) from May 13-16 despite batting .230.
"We're playing good baseball and I don't think we've reached our ceiling yet," McCutchen said. "The pitching has been good all year but the hitting has kind of been up and down. The bats are eventually going to come around and we should be even better when that happens."
McCutchen's club has certainly left itself plenty of room for improvement when it comes to playing at Miller Park. The Pirates have lost 46 of 54 in Milwaukee since the 2007 season, ending a six-game skid there with a 6-4 victory May 1.
The star center fielder, though, is hitting .435 with five homers and 13 RBIs in his past 11 games at Miller Park.
McCutchen is 12 for 26 (.462) with five doubles, one homer, four RBIs and seven runs over his last six contests overall. He had three hits, two RBIs and a pair of stolen bases in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
McCutchen is 6 for 15 with two homers off Marco Estrada, the Brewers' scheduled starter.
He'll be opposed by A.J. Burnett (3-4, 2.57 ERA), who seeks his first win in four starts.
The right-hander has a 2.57 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 21 innings in his last three outings, but has lost both decisions while receiving four total runs of support.
That's been the theme of his last four starts versus the Brewers, going 0-3 with a 3.71 ERA while being backed by three runs.
He allowed three earned runs in seven innings of a 5-1 home loss to Milwaukee on May 13, when he started opposite Estrada.
The bullpen kept Burnett from a victory five days later. He limited Houston to one run in seven innings before the relievers gave up three runs in a 4-2, 11-inning loss.
Poor starting pitching continues to plague the Brewers, who are 4-16 this month due mainly to a rotation that has compiled a 6.77 ERA.
"It's definitely a concern. It's always a concern," manager Ron Roenicke told the team's official website. "Starting pitching, if you look at most teams, that's how you win. I don't want to say that the reason where we are is just the starting pitching, because it's not. Offensively we've had some dry spells, and when we've pitched well, we haven't hit the ball at all.
"So it's not just that. But you win with starting pitching."
The starters were again the problem as the Brewers dropped two of three to the Dodgers, yielding 11 runs in 11 innings after falling 9-2 Wednesday.
Estrada (3-2, 5.44) is 1-1 with a 9.31 ERA in four home starts, including a 12-8 win over Pittsburgh on April 30. The right-hander didn't get a decision after giving up five runs and three homers in five innings.
Estrada turned in his best performance of the season May 13, yielding one run and three hits in seven innings.
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