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955 | ATLANTA | -120 | Ov 8.5,-125 | -135 | Ov 9,+100 | 956 | MILWAUKEE | +110 | Un 8.5,+105 | +125 | Un 9,-120 |
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All Games | 43-33 | +2.2 | 37-35 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.313 | 3.4 | 0.240 | 0.293 | Road Games | 18-22 | -6.2 | 21-17 | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.306 | 3.9 | 0.259 | 0.317 | vs Right-handed Starters | 29-24 | -1.1 | 26-23 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.310 | 3.4 | 0.248 | 0.297 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -5.6 | 1-4 | 2.0 | 0.200 | 0.287 | 3.1 | 0.264 | 0.324 | Grass Games | 42-32 | +2.2 | 35-35 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.313 | 3.3 | 0.238 | 0.290 | Day Games | 14-10 | +2.6 | 11-10 | 4.5 | 0.248 | 0.329 | 3.3 | 0.239 | 0.297 |
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All Games | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.313 | 76 | 2520 | 606 | 204 | 93 | 0.04 | 298 | 268 | 675 | 27 | 528 | 68 | 46 | 66 | 32 | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.306 | 40 | 1367 | 322 | 112 | 48 | 0.04 | 149 | 139 | 369 | 9 | 281 | 39 | 20 | 37 | 18 | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.310 | 53 | 1751 | 418 | 135 | 65 | 0.04 | 208 | 182 | 478 | 23 | 360 | 45 | 33 | 47 | 21 |
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All Games | 2.82 | 1.152 | 204 | 66 | 64 | 163 | 14 | 72 | 176 | 15-5 | 21 | 6 | 77.8% | Road Games | 3.43 | 1.319 | 102.3 | 41 | 39 | 96 | 8 | 39 | 78 | 4-4 | 11 | 4 | 73.3% |
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All Games | 31-42 | -13.6 | 39-32 | 4.0 | 0.259 | 0.306 | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.316 | Home Games | 18-20 | -5.2 | 22-16 | 4.1 | 0.266 | 0.315 | 4.8 | 0.271 | 0.325 | vs Left-handed Starters | 7-20 | -15.2 | 15-11 | 3.5 | 0.254 | 0.296 | 5.3 | 0.276 | 0.342 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.6 | 2-5 | 2.7 | 0.236 | 0.274 | 3.3 | 0.215 | 0.275 | Grass Games | 31-42 | -13.6 | 39-32 | 4.0 | 0.259 | 0.306 | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.316 | Day Games | 9-17 | -8.6 | 15-11 | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.296 | 5.1 | 0.261 | 0.315 |
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All Games | 4.0 | 0.259 | 0.306 | 73 | 2508 | 650 | 204 | 69 | 0.03 | 279 | 170 | 538 | 56 | 493 | 69 | 48 | 62 | 42 | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.266 | 0.315 | 38 | 1288 | 343 | 105 | 41 | 0.03 | 154 | 91 | 257 | 26 | 256 | 36 | 21 | 39 | 19 | Lefty Starters | 3.5 | 0.254 | 0.296 | 27 | 955 | 243 | 75 | 26 | 0.03 | 92 | 56 | 216 | 14 | 181 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
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All Games | 3.05 | 1.198 | 244.7 | 93 | 83 | 209 | 28 | 84 | 228 | 12-12 | 17 | 10 | 63% | Home Games | 2.98 | 1.203 | 148 | 54 | 49 | 128 | 18 | 50 | 132 | 9-6 | 9 | 4 | 69.2% |
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6/9/2013 | MINOR(L) | @ LA DODGERS | MAGILL(R) | 8-1 | W | -165 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6/10/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | MARQUIS(R) | 6-7 | L | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6/11/2013 | HUDSON(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 2-3 | L | -130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6/12/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | VOLQUEZ(R) | 3-5 | L | -125 | 8 un | P | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6/14/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 0-6 | L | -135 | 7 un | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6/15/2013 | MINOR(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | GAUDIN(R) | 6-5 | W | -185 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6/16/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 3-0 | W | -165 | 7.5 ev | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6/17/2013 | HUDSON(R) | NY METS | GEE(R) | 2-1 | W | -185 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6/18/2013 | WOOD(L) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 7 un | P | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6/18/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | NY METS | WHEELER(R) | 1-6 | L | -185 | 7 ov | P | 7 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6/19/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | NY METS | MARCUM(R) | 5-3 | W | -185 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6/20/2013 | MINOR(L) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | 3-4 | L | -185 | 7.5 un | U | 13 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6/21/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 0-2 | L | -135 | 8.5 un | U | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6/22/2013 | HUDSON(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | HAND(R) | 0-2 | L | -140 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6/23/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIGARO(R) | | 6/25/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | SANTANA(R) | | 6/26/2013 | MINOR(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | MENDOZA(R) | | 6/28/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | ARIZONA | DELGADO(R) | | 6/29/2013 | HUDSON(R) | ARIZONA | KENNEDY(R) | | 6/30/2013 | | ARIZONA | | |
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6/9/2013 | LOHSE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | PETTIBONE(R) | 9-1 | W | -150 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6/10/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ MIAMI | NOLASCO(R) | 6-1 | W | -115 | 7 un | P | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6/11/2013 | PERALTA(R) | @ MIAMI | TURNER(R) | 4-5 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6/12/2013 | FIGARO(R) | @ MIAMI | SLOWEY(R) | 10-1 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6/14/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 3-4 | L | 135 | 8 un | U | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6/15/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 6-0 | W | 160 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6/16/2013 | PERALTA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 1-5 | L | 190 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6/18/2013 | FIGARO(R) | @ HOUSTON | LYLES(R) | 1-10 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6/19/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ HOUSTON | BEDARD(L) | 3-1 | W | -125 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6/20/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ HOUSTON | HARRELL(R) | 4-7 | L | -135 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6/21/2013 | PERALTA(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 2-0 | W | +125 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6/22/2013 | HAND(R) | ATLANTA | HUDSON(R) | 2-0 | W | +130 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6/23/2013 | FIGARO(R) | ATLANTA | MAHOLM(L) | | 6/25/2013 | LOHSE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | | 6/26/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | FELDMAN(R) | | 6/27/2013 | PERALTA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | GARZA(R) | | 6/28/2013 | HAND(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | 6/29/2013 | FIGARO(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | 6/30/2013 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | |
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| | | ATLANTA: HITTING: The Braves were 27th in the majors in steals last year, but that number should rise with a full season of speedster OF MICHAEL BOURN, who was acquired from Houston last July. OFs MARTIN PRADO and JASON HEYWARD comprise the corner outfield spots, and are both are looking to bounce back after disappointing, injury-riddled 2011 campaigns. 2B DAN UGGLA smacked a career-best 36 HR in his first year with Atlanta, his fifth straight 30-homer season. Steady veterans C BRIAN McCANN and 3B CHIPPER JONES comprise a solid middle of the lineup. McCann has four straight 20-HR, 70-RBI seasons, while Jones, who turns 40 in April, has a career .402 on-base percentage. 1B FREDDIE FREEMAN was the N.L.'s best offensive rookie last year, batting .282 with 21 HR and 76 RBI. The starting shortstop will be one of two highly-touted, 22-year-old prospects, TYLER PASTORNICKY or ANDRELTON SIMMONS. STARTING PITCHING: Even with significant injuries to three starters, the Braves rotation still ranked ninth in the majors in ERA (3.73), thanks to TIM HUDSON posting a 3.22 ERA in 215 innings. The right-hander was lights-out at Turner Field again, going 10-4 with a 2.31 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. But he'll be out at least a month because of back problems. JAIR JURRJENS was outstanding through the end of July (12-3, 2.38 ERA), but a knee strain bothered him in August and shut him down for September. Although many teams inquired about Jurrjens in the offseason, it doesn't look like the Braves want to deal him just yet. TOMMY HANSON is another young star (25) that had to be shut down in early August due to a partially torn rotator cuff. His ERA was a career-worst 3.60, but he notched a career-best 9.8 K/9 rate. BRANDON BEACHY, also 25, posted a whopping 10.7 K/9 ratio with a respectable ERA (3.68) and WHIP (1.21). Atlanta is loaded with young pitchers, but expect MIKE MINOR (5-3, 4.14 ERA) and RANDALL DELGADO to start in the majors, with JULIO TEHERAN, who has the most upside of the trio, to begin 2012 in Triple-A. RELIEF PITCHING: CRAIG KIMBREL exceeded all expectations last year, establishing himself as one of the best closers in the game. He struck out an eye-popping 14.8 batters per nine (127 K in 77 IP), and converted 46-of-54 (85%) save chances. Even though Kimbrel's job as a closer is probably locked down for the next decade, the Braves have two other great relievers, both lefties. JONNY VENTERS posted a 1.84 WHIP and .176 opponents' BA in 88 innings, and is next in line for saves (five in 2011) should Kimbrel suffer an injury. Fellow southpaw ERIC O'FLAHERTY had a 0.98 ERA (8 ER in 73.2 IP) and 32 holds, just three fewer than Venters. | | 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. |
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*Braves-Brewers Preview* ========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Atlanta (43-32) at Milwaukee (30-42), 2:10 p.m. EDT
Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez believes it's only a matter of time until his club breaks out of its offensive slump, but the most recent results haven't been encouraging.
The Braves will try to avoid a third straight shutout and their ninth consecutive loss at Miller Park on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers.
After consecutive 2-0 losses in the series' first two games - Saturday marking the major league-leading 11th time the Braves (43-33) have been shut out - they haven't scored since the third inning of Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Mets. They've produced only 28 runs through a 4-8 stretch.
Saturday's defeat was Atlanta's fifth in six games and it was the eighth time in the last 12 contests the club failed to hit a home run. The Braves' 93 homers are among the most in baseball and they've proven to rely heavily on that power.
They're 4-24 in games in which they don't homer compared to 39-9 when hitting at least one.
Numerous players are dealing with individual struggles, with Jason Heyward 5 for 28, Freddie Freeman 2 for 20, Brian McCann 1 for 16 and Justin Upton - who got an off-day Saturday - 4 for his last 30. All four, who have 34 home runs on the season, are homerless during those respective slumps.
"We're getting on base, but when we do hit the ball hard, it's at somebody or somebody makes a good play," Gonzalez said. "I feel like, at any moment, some of the at-bats that you're seeing, at any moment you're going to turn that around."
Facing Milwaukee starter Donovan Hand - who was making his first big league start Saturday - didn't provide an antidote, as Atlanta managed two hits off the rookie in 4 2-3 innings and four total.
Sunday will be the second straight game in which the Braves face a starter they haven't seen before as Alfredo Figaro (1-1, 3.88 ERA) gets the nod for Milwaukee (31-42). Perhaps Gonzalez's club can rediscover its power as Figaro has surrendered five home runs in four starts spanning 21 2-3 innings and allows 1.52 homers per nine innings for his career.
A three-run shot from Carlos Pena chased Figaro from his start at Houston on Tuesday after 4 1-3 innings, which he needed 94 pitches to get through. He was charged with five runs in the 10-1 defeat.
Figaro needed 88 pitches to throw seven shutout innings in his previous outing at Miami.
"Maybe it was the day off yesterday; I didn't do anything. Maybe that's why," said Figaro, normally a long reliever, but has taken over a spot in the rotation after Mike Fiers was demoted to Triple-A earlier this month. "But you have to compete. It's no excuse to say I didn't have energy; I have to compete and try to do my job."
Paul Maholm (7-6, 3.57) tries to end a six-game losing streak against the Brewers as he starts for Atlanta, which has been a bad omen for team's offense lately. The left-hander has received three runs of support over his last three outings, going 0-2 despite a 3.15 ERA. Atlanta supported him with an average of 6.14 runs through his first 12 starts as he went 7-4.
He's 3-11 with a 5.12 ERA in 22 starts against Milwaukee, which he hasn't beaten since Aug. 19, 2009, while with Pittsburgh. Maholm owns a 6.34 ERA while losing six of his last seven starts versus the Brewers.
Carlos Gomez is 8 for 18 off Maholm with a .722 slugging percentage.
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| Last Updated: 4/24/2024 7:47:20 AM EST. |
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