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| 903 | CINCINNATI | +100 | Ov 7.5,-120 | +105 | Ov 7.5,-115 | | 904 | MILWAUKEE | -110 | Un 7.5,+100 | -115 | Un 7.5,-105 |
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| All Games | 5-7 | -1.5 | 5-6 | 3.1 | 0.219 | 0.277 | 0.333 | 0.610 | 4.2 | 0.240 | 0.308 | 0.390 | 0.698 | | Road Games | 1-5 | -3.6 | 2-4 | 2.2 | 0.226 | 0.268 | 0.303 | 0.571 | 4.5 | 0.250 | 0.319 | 0.420 | 0.739 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 4-5 | -0.5 | 4-5 | 2.9 | 0.219 | 0.282 | 0.332 | 0.614 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.297 | 0.366 | 0.662 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -4.6 | 3-4 | 2.6 | 0.231 | 0.288 | 0.323 | 0.611 | 4.9 | 0.251 | 0.325 | 0.432 | 0.757 | | Grass Games | 5-7 | -1.5 | 5-6 | 3.1 | 0.219 | 0.277 | 0.333 | 0.610 | 4.2 | 0.240 | 0.308 | 0.390 | 0.698 | | Night Games | 3-4 | -0.4 | 4-3 | 3.0 | 0.220 | 0.268 | 0.315 | 0.584 | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.318 | 0.389 | 0.706 | | Division | 5-7 | -1.5 | 5-6 | 3.1 | 0.219 | 0.277 | 0.333 | 0.610 | 4.2 | 0.240 | 0.308 | 0.390 | 0.698 |
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| All Games | 3.1 | 0.219 | 0.277 | 12 | 411 | 90 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0.333 | 34 | 33 | 97 | 13 | 85 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | Road Games | 2.2 | 0.226 | 0.268 | 6 | 208 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.303 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 2.9 | 0.219 | 0.282 | 9 | 310 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0.332 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 11 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
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| All Games | 4.36 | 1.485 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 4-2 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | | Road Games | 4.63 | 1.801 | 11.7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
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| All Games | 2-10 | -9 | 7-4 | 2.5 | 0.217 | 0.260 | 0.303 | 0.563 | 5.4 | 0.286 | 0.328 | 0.455 | 0.783 | | Home Games | 1-5 | -5.4 | 4-2 | 2.7 | 0.219 | 0.271 | 0.352 | 0.623 | 6.0 | 0.292 | 0.314 | 0.514 | 0.828 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 2-8 | -6.6 | 5-4 | 2.6 | 0.218 | 0.264 | 0.302 | 0.566 | 5.3 | 0.289 | 0.328 | 0.450 | 0.778 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -4.6 | 4-2 | 2.3 | 0.208 | 0.250 | 0.264 | 0.514 | 5.6 | 0.288 | 0.341 | 0.411 | 0.752 | | Grass Games | 2-10 | -9 | 7-4 | 2.5 | 0.217 | 0.260 | 0.303 | 0.563 | 5.4 | 0.286 | 0.328 | 0.455 | 0.783 | | Night Games | 1-6 | -5.8 | 4-3 | 3.0 | 0.227 | 0.277 | 0.339 | 0.616 | 4.6 | 0.267 | 0.306 | 0.440 | 0.746 | | Division | 2-7 | -4.9 | 5-3 | 2.7 | 0.216 | 0.259 | 0.307 | 0.566 | 5.0 | 0.271 | 0.324 | 0.403 | 0.727 |
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| All Games | 2.5 | 0.217 | 0.260 | 12 | 396 | 86 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0.303 | 28 | 23 | 93 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | | Home Games | 2.7 | 0.219 | 0.271 | 6 | 196 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0.352 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | Righty Starters | 2.6 | 0.218 | 0.264 | 10 | 331 | 72 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0.302 | 24 | 21 | 79 | 1 | 62 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
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| All Games | 2.92 | 1.189 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | | Home Games | 2.53 | 1.125 | 21.3 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/6/2015 | CUETO(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 5-2 | W | -120 | 7 un | P | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/8/2015 | LEAKE(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 5-4 | W | +110 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | | 4/9/2015 | DESCLAFANI(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 3-2 | W | +100 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 4/10/2015 | MARQUIS(R) | ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 5-4 | W | +115 | 8 un | O | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | CUETO(R) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 1-4 | L | -115 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/12/2015 | IGLESIAS(R) | ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 5-7 | L | +105 | 8 un | O | 11 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | LEAKE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | 6-7 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 4/14/2015 | DESCLAFANI(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 3-2 | W | 135 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | MARQUIS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 0-5 | L | 130 | 7 un | U | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | CUETO(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 1-6 | L | 110 | 6.5 ov | O | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | 4/18/2015 | BAILEY(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 2-5 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | LEAKE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 1-2 | L | 175 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 4/20/2015 | DESCLAFANI(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 4/21/2015 | MARQUIS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 4/22/2015 | CUETO(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | | | 4/23/2015 | BAILEY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | LEAKE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | | | 4/25/2015 | DESCLAFANI(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | MARQUIS(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | | 4/27/2015 | | MILWAUKEE | | |
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| 4/6/2015 | LOHSE(R) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 0-10 | L | -150 | 9 un | O | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 4/7/2015 | GARZA(R) | COLORADO | LYLES(R) | 2-5 | L | -125 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 4/8/2015 | PERALTA(R) | COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 4-5 | L | -130 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | | 4/10/2015 | FIERS(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 2-6 | L | -130 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | NELSON(R) | PITTSBURGH | WORLEY(R) | 6-0 | W | -125 | 8 un | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 4/12/2015 | LOHSE(R) | PITTSBURGH | SADLER(R) | 2-10 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | O | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 5-4 | W | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | | 4/15/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-4 | L | 140 | 7 un | U | 10 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 0-4 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | WORLEY(R) | 3-6 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 2-6 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | O | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 2-5 | L | 160 | 7 un | P | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 4/20/2015 | PERALTA(R) | CINCINNATI | DESCLAFANI(R) | | | 4/21/2015 | FIERS(R) | CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | | | 4/22/2015 | NELSON(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | | | 4/23/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | GARZA(R) | ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | PERALTA(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | FIERS(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | | @ CINCINNATI | | |
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| |  | CINCINNATI: CINCINNATI (AP) - The rotation was Cincinnati's strength in an otherwise disappointing season last year. It's the Reds' biggest question as they try to move forward.
They're not sure what they're getting beyond 20-game-winner Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake, the only two holdovers who are healthy enough to pitch as the season begins. They've got some veteran retreads and unproven young starters trying to hold it together.
The rotation could be a work in progress well into the season.
''I know what the regular lineup looks like,'' second-year manager Bryan Price said. ''The biggest challenge is the bullpen and deciding roles and finalizing the last two starting pitchers.''
The Reds created two openings by trading Mat Latos and Alfredo Simon in the offseason. Homer Bailey hasn't fully recovered from surgery on his forearm and won't be ready until at least mid-April.
Cincinnati is counting on Anthony DeSclafani, who was acquired from Miami in the trade for Latos, to fill one of the spots. The rest of the rotation was under construction late in spring training, a sign of how much things had changed from a year ago.
''We feel we have a competitive team,'' Price said. ''This isn't a rebuilt situation. So we have to feel as confident as we can one-through-five in our rotation.''
The Reds lost 86 games last season in large part because of a subpar offense and a bullpen that finished as one of the NL's worst. They've tried to fix those two problems in the offseason through trades and free agency.
Now, a lot of it is on the starters to make it hold together during a special season in Cincinnati, which will host the All-Star Game. Some things to watch:
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CUETO'S CONTRACT
Cueto is entering the final year on his deal. The Reds have talked to him about an extension, but nothing was imminent as spring training wound down. If Cueto doesn't have an extension by midseason, the Reds would be in the position of considering a trade offer rather than letting him leave as a free agent after the season.
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VOTTO'S LEG
First baseman Joey Votto didn't play after July 5 because of strained muscles above his left knee. The 2010 National League MVP felt good in spring training. The Reds struggled to score runs last season despite playing in hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park. If Votto is back to form, the offense will get a huge boost. The question is whether he can make it through the season without getting hurt again.
''I think that I've proven when healthy that I'm a helpful part of the team,'' Votto said.
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NEEDING RELIEF
The bullpen was one of the biggest problems in the second half of the season, contributing to the Reds' collapse. They were only 1 1/2 games out in the NL Central at the All-Star break, but went 25-42 the rest of the way. The bullpen was 1-17 after the break. Closer Aroldis Chapman was dependable, but the middle of the bullpen was a huge problem. The Reds added Burke Badenhop and Kevin Gregg to try to help, and moved left-hander Tony Cingrani into a relief role during spring training.
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OUT IN LEFT FIELD
Ryan Ludwick struggled in his return from a significant shoulder injury, and nobody else excelled in left field, either, making it the biggest weakness in the lineup. The Reds got Marlon Byrd in a trade with the Phillies, hoping to finally stabilize the position. The 14-year veteran knows there's a lot at stake in how he performs.
''Yes, there is pressure and there should be,'' Byrd said. ''This is a team that wanted me. I've got to come in to fill that veteran role, the left field spot, and bring some pop to the lineup. I have to do what I've done the last two years. To do any less is just a failure on my part.''
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RUN BILLY RUN
Center fielder Billy Hamilton had an exceptional rookie season, stealing a club-record 56 bases. He wore down as the season went along, batting only .200 with 18 steals in the second half. The 6-foot, 160-pound leadoff hitter lifted weights in the offseason, trying to get stronger so he doesn't fade again.
''I'm not a power hitter, but I want to be stronger than last year,'' Hamilton said. | | MILWAUKEE: MILWAUKEE (AP) - Success for the Brewers this season may hinge on Milwaukee's consistency in the batter's box.
September swoons can prove costly - as can prolonged slumps any other time of year, for that matter.
A lineup filled with accomplished hitters like Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez has the potential to score runs. To break into the playoffs from the competitive NL Central, the Brewers must eliminate team-wide slumps.
''Last year we kind of grinded it to a point where instead of just playing day to day and for that game and to win, we looked like we were forcing things,'' manager Ron Roenicke said. ''We were trying to hold on to what we had, and that's not the way we go about it.''
The Brewers spent 150 days in first place before a stunning, late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs for a third straight year.
''We've got a good club, and when we're playing the type of baseball I think we can play every night ... if we just worry about that game today, at the end of the season, good things will happen,'' the skipper added from the team's spring training complex in Phoenix.
The lineup is bashing again this spring.
After a slow start, Braun has been hitting much better following an unusual offseason medical procedure. Extreme cold was applied to his right hand in hopes of fixing a lingering nerve problem near the thumb.
Lucroy also looks like he is over a hamstring injury that limited him for the first few weeks of spring training. The upbeat, energetic Gomez had three homers three weeks into spring ball.
''Every day you learn something new ... you learn from that,'' Gomez said about the 2014 season. ''The first step we have to do is make the playoffs. We take it game by game.''
The regular season begins on April 6 against Colorado at Miller Park. Some things to watch with the Brewers:
PITCHING: The Brewers don't have a true ace, but they do have solid veterans atop the rotation in Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza. Wily Peralta won 17 games last year in his second full season in the majors, and Mike Fiers impressed down the stretch. But Milwaukee traded Yovani Gallardo and Marco Estrada, so there is no experienced starting depth. Young right-hander Jimmy Nelson must prove he can be a consistent fifth starter. A long-term injury to any of the starting five could leave the Brewers scrambling.
In the bullpen, veteran Francisco Rodriguez figures to return to the closer's role after re-signing with the club more than two weeks into spring training. He bounced back with 44 saves in 49 chances last season.
AGGRESSIVENESS: Roenicke likes his team to take chances on the base paths, and he's sticking with that philosophy. That puts the Brewers in attack mode, and when working at its best, the strategy forces the defense to rush and possibly make mistakes. But rally-killing outs on the bases can make fans at Miller Park groan. Perhaps of more concern is the approach at the plate, where the Brewers led the majors by swinging at 33 percent of first pitches, according to STATS. Darnell Coles is the new hitting coach. The team wants to stay aggressive while having more plate discipline.
KEYSTONE COMBO: While Braun, Lucroy and Gomez draw much of the attention in the lineup, the Brewers' keystone combination of second baseman Scooter Gennett and shortstop Jean Segura will be just as vital to the team's success. Gennett, a left-hander, will play every day and must prove he can hit lefties consistently. The speedy Segura is a top defender, though he is looking to bounce back from a slump that dropped his average nearly 50 points to .246.
RAMMY OUT: It is probably one more and done for third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who turns 36 in June. He has said he likely will retire after this season to spend more time with his family. Ramirez's production has waned over the last two seasons, though he remains one of the best in the league in fielding bunts and slow rollers to third. |
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*Reds-Brewers Preview* ======================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Cincinnati (5-7) at Milwaukee (2-10), 7:20 p.m. EDT
The Cincinnati Reds have often labored at the plate and their struggles have been especially acute during a four-game losing streak.
They're still performing better than the Milwaukee Brewers, whose stunning scarcity of power has left them with the majors' worst record.
The Reds and Brewers each seek to end their offensive woes in a four-game series that begins Monday night.
Cincinnati (5-7) has totaled four runs on its skid and seen its batting average drop to .219. The Reds are hitting .179 with runners in scoring position while losing seven of eight and were 1 for 6 in a 2-1 loss in St. Louis on Sunday.
Joey Votto has been a bright spot with a .364 average and four home runs. Brandon Phillips has a .304 average after going 12 for 29 (.414) in his past seven games, but the Reds have seven players who have appeared in at least six contests that are hitting less than .200.
Two of those players, Billy Hamilton (groin) and Devin Mesoraco (hip) have been dealing with injuries.
"I know we've got a much better offense than we've shown to this point," manager Bryan Price said. "I don't think we're reaching to think that the lineup that we have out there is capable of not just scoring runs, but scoring a lot of runs."
The Reds will try to get their lineup clicking in their first matchup with the Brewers (2-10). Milwaukee is batting .217 and is last in the majors with 30 runs, a .267 on-base percentage, a .303 slugging percentage and three homers, including none in the last six games.
The Brewers are averaging one homer per 132.0 at-bats, the worst mark in the majors since the 1948 Washington Senators' 164.9.
Milwaukee didn't have any extra-base hits in its final two contests in Pittsburgh this weekend and finished that stay with a 5-2 loss Sunday, its fifth in a row.
"These guys need to get it going," manager Ron Roenicke said. "We shouldn't be doing this every night and something needs to change. We need somebody to come up and step up and throw a great ballgame or we need the offense to start clicking like we know it can and should be."
In his first start against the Brewers, Cincinnati's Anthony DeSclafani (1-0, 1.38 ERA) could extend those woes judging by his first two outings this season. The right-hander yielded two hits and two walks in seven scoreless innings in Tuesday's 3-2 win at the Chicago Cubs, his first victory with the Reds.
DeSclafani, though, might have to outduel Wily Peralta for another win. The Brewers right-hander is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in his last three starts against Cincinnati.
Peralta (0-1, 4.50) gave up four runs and 10 hits in five innings in a 4-2 loss in St. Louis on Wednesday.
He'll try to bounce back by leading the Brewers to just their second win in seven home games. Milwaukee went 6-3 at Miller Park against Cincinnati last season but failed to win the season series for the eighth consecutive time, going 9-10.
Jonathan Lucroy hit .324 versus the Reds last season with four homers - his most against any team - en route to finishing with a team-best .301 average. He's currently batting .167 with one extra-base hit, his club's only triple.
Phillips hit a team-leading .353 in 15 games against Milwaukee last season.
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