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| All Games | 6-7 | -0.5 | 5-7 | 3.3 | 0.223 | 0.284 | 0.347 | 0.631 | 3.9 | 0.230 | 0.295 | 0.378 | 0.673 | | Road Games | 2-5 | -2.6 | 2-5 | 2.7 | 0.232 | 0.283 | 0.332 | 0.615 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.293 | 0.393 | 0.686 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 5-5 | +0.5 | 4-6 | 3.2 | 0.224 | 0.291 | 0.350 | 0.641 | 3.7 | 0.216 | 0.281 | 0.353 | 0.634 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.6 | 2-5 | 2.7 | 0.232 | 0.283 | 0.332 | 0.615 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.293 | 0.393 | 0.686 | | Grass Games | 6-7 | -0.5 | 5-7 | 3.3 | 0.223 | 0.284 | 0.347 | 0.631 | 3.9 | 0.230 | 0.295 | 0.378 | 0.673 | | Night Games | 4-4 | +0.6 | 4-4 | 3.4 | 0.226 | 0.281 | 0.339 | 0.621 | 3.9 | 0.223 | 0.296 | 0.369 | 0.665 | | Division | 6-7 | -0.5 | 5-7 | 3.3 | 0.223 | 0.284 | 0.347 | 0.631 | 3.9 | 0.230 | 0.295 | 0.378 | 0.673 |
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| All Games | 3.3 | 0.223 | 0.284 | 13 | 444 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 0.347 | 40 | 38 | 103 | 14 | 91 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | | Road Games | 2.7 | 0.232 | 0.283 | 7 | 241 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0.332 | 19 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 3.2 | 0.224 | 0.291 | 10 | 343 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0.350 | 30 | 32 | 80 | 12 | 76 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
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| All Games | 4.50 | 1.471 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 4-2 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | | Road Games | 4.98 | 1.738 | 12.7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
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| All Games | 2-11 | -10 | 7-5 | 2.4 | 0.208 | 0.251 | 0.297 | 0.548 | 5.5 | 0.285 | 0.331 | 0.460 | 0.791 | | Home Games | 1-6 | -6.4 | 4-3 | 2.4 | 0.203 | 0.252 | 0.335 | 0.587 | 6.0 | 0.289 | 0.322 | 0.514 | 0.836 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 2-9 | -7.6 | 5-5 | 2.5 | 0.207 | 0.253 | 0.296 | 0.548 | 5.4 | 0.288 | 0.332 | 0.455 | 0.787 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -4.5 | 3-3 | 2.1 | 0.199 | 0.232 | 0.251 | 0.483 | 5.0 | 0.278 | 0.346 | 0.409 | 0.755 | | Grass Games | 2-11 | -10 | 7-5 | 2.4 | 0.208 | 0.251 | 0.297 | 0.548 | 5.5 | 0.285 | 0.331 | 0.460 | 0.791 | | Night Games | 1-7 | -6.8 | 4-4 | 2.7 | 0.212 | 0.260 | 0.326 | 0.586 | 4.7 | 0.268 | 0.314 | 0.449 | 0.764 | | Division | 2-8 | -5.9 | 5-4 | 2.5 | 0.205 | 0.246 | 0.300 | 0.546 | 5.1 | 0.271 | 0.329 | 0.415 | 0.743 |
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| All Games | 2.4 | 0.208 | 0.251 | 13 | 427 | 89 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0.297 | 29 | 24 | 100 | 2 | 78 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | | Home Games | 2.4 | 0.203 | 0.252 | 7 | 227 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0.335 | 16 | 15 | 52 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 2.5 | 0.207 | 0.253 | 11 | 362 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0.296 | 25 | 22 | 86 | 1 | 66 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
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| All Games | 2.77 | 1.205 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | | Home Games | 2.31 | 1.157 | 23.3 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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| 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) | 6-1 | W | -110 | 8 un | U | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 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 | | | | 4/28/2015 | | MILWAUKEE | | |
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| 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) | 1-6 | L | +100 | 8 un | U | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | 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 | | | | 4/28/2015 | | @ 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 NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Cincinnati (5-7) at Milwaukee (2-10), 8:10 p.m. EDT
Joey Votto has more home runs than the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds would like it to remain that way.
Votto will try to pound the Brewers again as the Reds aim to win the first two games of a series at Miller Park for the first time in almost five years Tuesday night.
Votto leads the Reds (6-7) with a .375 average, five homers and 12 RBIs, collecting two hits in eight of 12 games. The first baseman had his second consecutive two-hit effort Monday, including a two-run homer in a 6-1 win at Milwaukee (2-11) in the opener of this four-game set.
Votto is 10 for 24 (.417) with two homers and eight RBIs in his last six games at Miller Park, and another strong performance could give Cincinnati wins in the first two games of a series there for the first time since Sept. 20-21, 2010.
The major league-worst Brewers had three hits Monday and haven't looked capable of doing much more. They're batting .208 with four homers and averaging 2.4 runs per game.
Milwaukee has totaled 10 runs during a six-game losing streak, a stretch during which its starting pitchers have posted a 6.49 ERA.
"We're playing hard. It is not a matter of we're not playing hard," manager Ron Roenicke told MLB's official website. "We're not playing perfect baseball, but we've made some nice defensive plays. We're not swinging the bat."
They may need to with Mike Fiers (0-2, 5.91 ERA) taking the mound trying to snap a career-high five-start losing streak dating to last season. Included in that span was a 3-1 loss at Cincinnati on Sept. 23, as the right-hander served up solo homers to Todd Frazier and Devin Mesoraco over five innings in that matchup.
Fiers' slide continued Thursday, yielding two runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings of a 4-0 loss at St. Louis.
He may not have batterymate Jonathan Lucroy after he took a foul tip off his left foot and left in the seventh inning Monday. The catcher is hitting .156 with two RBIs this season and he's 0 for 11 with five walks in his last four games against the Reds.
Cincinnati will turn to Jason Marquis (0-1, 6.30), who got in trouble early in Wednesday's 5-0 road loss to the Chicago Cubs. The right-hander gave up two runs in each of the first two innings and ended up allowing five runs with three walks in four innings.
"He just wasn't as sharp as he was before," manager Bryan Price said. "He had good action on his ball, he just didn't command it as well."
Marquis has compiled a 13.86 ERA during a three-start losing streak against the Brewers, yielding five homers.
This is a very favorable matchup for Ryan Braun, who is 13 for 25 against him. Braun, who hit his first home run of the season Monday, is 4 for 18 (.222) in six home games.
Cincinnati expects Mesoraco to return Tuesday after missing seven games with a left hip impingement. Family reasons kept the catcher away for the opener of this series.
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