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| 967 | BOSTON | -1.5,+115 | -1.5,+100 | | 968 | MILWAUKEE | +1.5,-135 | +1.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 17-16 | -1.3 | 13-19 | 4.5 | 0.277 | 0.343 | 0.406 | 0.749 | 4.2 | 0.246 | 0.304 | 0.402 | 0.706 | | Road Games | 6-9 | -3.4 | 7-7 | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.351 | 0.428 | 0.779 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.317 | 0.422 | 0.738 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 15-14 | -1.2 | 12-16 | 4.7 | 0.281 | 0.346 | 0.420 | 0.767 | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.303 | 0.402 | 0.704 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.9 | 5-2 | 7.0 | 0.305 | 0.386 | 0.504 | 0.890 | 5.6 | 0.308 | 0.352 | 0.457 | 0.810 | | Grass Games | 15-15 | -2.8 | 12-17 | 4.6 | 0.278 | 0.346 | 0.414 | 0.760 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.309 | 0.408 | 0.717 | | Day Games | 10-4 | +5.9 | 6-7 | 5.6 | 0.292 | 0.359 | 0.460 | 0.819 | 3.5 | 0.225 | 0.300 | 0.372 | 0.672 | | Interleague | 5-3 | +1.8 | 4-4 | 4.7 | 0.285 | 0.359 | 0.441 | 0.800 | 4.6 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 0.400 | 0.706 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.277 | 0.343 | 33 | 1128 | 312 | 60 | 4 | 26 | 0.406 | 142 | 114 | 201 | 12 | 238 | 44 | 29 | 25 | 12 | | Road Games | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.351 | 15 | 533 | 148 | 33 | 1 | 15 | 0.428 | 73 | 60 | 95 | 7 | 116 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 7 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.281 | 0.346 | 29 | 997 | 280 | 56 | 4 | 25 | 0.420 | 130 | 100 | 178 | 11 | 210 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 10 |
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| All Games | 2.58 | 1.158 | 101 | 34 | 29 | 79 | 6 | 38 | 95 | 6-2 | 10 | 3 | 76.9% | | Road Games | 3.82 | 1.200 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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| All Games | 18-16 | +5.6 | 21-12 | 5.1 | 0.250 | 0.314 | 0.448 | 0.762 | 4.6 | 0.272 | 0.344 | 0.434 | 0.778 | | Home Games | 9-10 | -0.7 | 14-5 | 5.6 | 0.254 | 0.323 | 0.442 | 0.765 | 5.4 | 0.290 | 0.364 | 0.464 | 0.828 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 4-4 | +1.1 | 6-2 | 6.0 | 0.254 | 0.322 | 0.446 | 0.768 | 6.4 | 0.309 | 0.393 | 0.503 | 0.897 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.5 | 3-3 | 4.4 | 0.264 | 0.310 | 0.421 | 0.732 | 3.6 | 0.269 | 0.350 | 0.410 | 0.760 | | Grass Games | 16-16 | +2 | 21-10 | 5.2 | 0.250 | 0.316 | 0.446 | 0.763 | 4.8 | 0.279 | 0.349 | 0.447 | 0.796 | | Day Games | 4-6 | -2 | 6-3 | 4.6 | 0.211 | 0.300 | 0.410 | 0.710 | 4.7 | 0.242 | 0.320 | 0.435 | 0.755 | | Interleague | 4-0 | +5.8 | 2-2 | 6.0 | 0.310 | 0.338 | 0.514 | 0.852 | 3.5 | 0.246 | 0.342 | 0.362 | 0.704 |
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| All Games | 5.1 | 0.250 | 0.314 | 34 | 1152 | 288 | 60 | 6 | 52 | 0.448 | 165 | 107 | 314 | 28 | 202 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 23 | | Home Games | 5.6 | 0.254 | 0.323 | 19 | 633 | 161 | 33 | 4 | 26 | 0.442 | 100 | 64 | 183 | 17 | 106 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 16 | | Lefty Starters | 6.0 | 0.254 | 0.322 | 8 | 276 | 70 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0.446 | 45 | 28 | 75 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
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| All Games | 3.86 | 1.512 | 128.3 | 64 | 55 | 125 | 13 | 69 | 119 | 6-10 | 10 | 6 | 62.5% | | Home Games | 4.25 | 1.557 | 78.3 | 43 | 37 | 79 | 9 | 43 | 62 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% |
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| 4/27/2017 | SALE(L) | NY YANKEES | TANAKA(R) | 0-3 | L | -175 | 7 ov | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 4/28/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 5-4 | W | +100 | 8.5 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 4/29/2017 | WRIGHT(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | LACKEY(R) | 4-7 | L | +105 | 10.5 ov | O | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 4/30/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 6-2 | W | -110 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | 5/1/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | BALTIMORE | BUNDY(R) | 2-5 | L | -135 | 8 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/2/2017 | SALE(L) | BALTIMORE | ASHER(R) | 5-2 | W | -220 | 9 ov | U | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 5/3/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 4-2 | W | -135 | 9 un | U | 6 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | | 5/4/2017 | KENDRICK(R) | BALTIMORE | WILSON(R) | 3-8 | L | -125 | 9.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 0 | | 5/5/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 3-4 | L | -140 | 9 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 5/6/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | @ MINNESOTA | TEPESCH(R) | 11-1 | W | -135 | 9 ov | O | 16 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/7/2017 | SALE(L) | @ MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 17-6 | W | -170 | 7 un | O | 15 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/9/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 7-11 | L | -125 | 8.5 ev | O | 12 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | | 5/10/2017 | KENDRICK(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | ANDERSON(R) | 4-7 | L | 110 | 9.5 un | O | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | | 5/11/2017 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | | | 5/12/2017 | PORCELLO(R) | TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | | | 5/13/2017 | SALE(L) | TAMPA BAY | SNELL(L) | | | 5/14/2017 | POMERANZ(L) | TAMPA BAY | ANDRIESE(R) | | | 5/16/2017 | KENDRICK(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 5/17/2017 | | @ ST LOUIS | | | | 5/18/2017 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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| 4/28/2017 | ANDERSON(R) | ATLANTA | COLON(R) | 8-10 | L | -120 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | | 4/29/2017 | NELSON(R) | ATLANTA | GARCIA(L) | 3-11 | L | -120 | 9 un | O | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | | 4/30/2017 | GARZA(R) | ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | 4-3 | W | -105 | 9 ev | U | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | 5/1/2017 | DAVIES(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 7-5 | W | 140 | 8 un | O | 11 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | | 5/2/2017 | PERALTA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 1-2 | L | 170 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 5/4/2017 | ANDERSON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 5-4 | W | 135 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 5/5/2017 | NELSON(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | KUHL(R) | 0-4 | L | 120 | 9 un | U | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/6/2017 | GARZA(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 1-2 | L | 140 | 8 un | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 5/7/2017 | DAVIES(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | GLASNOW(R) | 6-2 | W | -105 | 8 ov | P | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | | 5/9/2017 | PERALTA(R) | BOSTON | POMERANZ(L) | 11-7 | W | +115 | 8.5 ev | O | 13 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | | 5/10/2017 | ANDERSON(R) | BOSTON | KENDRICK(R) | 7-4 | W | -120 | 9.5 un | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | | 5/11/2017 | NELSON(R) | BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 5/12/2017 | GARZA(R) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 5/13/2017 | DAVIES(R) | NY METS | GSELLMAN(R) | | | 5/14/2017 | PERALTA(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | | | 5/15/2017 | ANDERSON(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | PERDOMO(R) | | | 5/16/2017 | NELSON(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CHACIN(R) | | | 5/17/2017 | | @ SAN DIEGO | | | | 5/18/2017 | | @ SAN DIEGO | | |
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| |  | BOSTON: 2016: 93-69, first place
Manager: John Farrell (fifth season)
Who's new? LHP Chris Sale, RHP Tyler Thornburg, 1B Mitch Moreland, OF Steve Selsky
Who's gone? DH David Ortiz, 3B Travis Shaw, 3B Yoan Moncada, 2B Aaron Hill, C Ryan Hanigan, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Brad Ziegler
Projected lineup: 2B Dustin Pedroia (.318, 15 HR, 74 RBI), LF Andrew Benintendi (.295, 2, 14 in 34 games), SS Xander Bogaerts (.294, 21, 89, 13 SB), RH Mookie Betts (.318, 31, 113), DH Hanley Ramirez (.286, 30, 111) CF Jackie Bradley Jr. (.267, 26, 87), 3B Pablo Sandoval (.000, 0, 0 in three games), 1B Mitch Moreland (.233, 22, 60 with Rangers), C Sandy Leon (.310, 7, 35) or Christian Vazquez (.224, 1, 12)
Rotation: LH Chris Sale (17-10, 3.34 ERA), RH Rick Porcello (22-4, 3.15), RH Steven Wright (13-6, 3.33), LH Drew Pomeranz (3-5, 4.59), LH Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 4.71)
Key relievers: RH Craig Kimbrel (2-6, 3.40, 31/33 SV), RH Tyler Thornburg (8-5, 2.15 with Brewers), RH Joe Kelly (4-0, 5.18), LH Robbie Ross (3-2, 3.25), RH Matt Barnes (4-3, 4.05), LH Fernando Abad (1-6, 3.66 with Twins and Red Sox), RH Heath Hembree (4-1, 2.65)
Hot spots: Third base. Is this the year Sandoval is known more for his ability to play baseball than his physique? Sandoval, who missed all but three games last year because of a shoulder injury, showed up to spring training looking slimmer than years past. His production at the plate and agility on the field followed suit in the Grapefruit League. The Red Sox have shown they aren't afraid to take playing time away from the Panda if he doesn't deserve it. Josh Rutledge, a competent fielder and perhaps a better hitter against left-handers, is around just in case.
Outlook: Boston scored more runs than any team in baseball last year, and this year's club has the pitching to avoid another early playoff exit. Newcomer Sale is the best left-hander in the AL, an ace in his prime. Porcello is the reigning Cy Young Award winner. David Price, when he returns from an elbow injury, gives the Red Sox arguably the best 1-2-3 punch in the league. Ortiz retired, but he'll leave a bigger hole in the hearts of fans than in the lineup. Benintendi is a candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award, while Betts played like an MVP at age 23. A bounceback season from Sandoval would give opposing pitchers no chance to breathe. Triple-A depth shouldn't be enough of an issue to prevent the Sox from challenging the Indians for the pennant. | | MILWAUKEE: 2016: 73-89, fourth place
Manager: Craig Counsell (third season)
Who's new? 1B Eric Thames, 3B Travis Shaw, C Jett Bandy, RHP Neftali Feliz, RHP Joba Chamberlain, LHP Tommy Milone
Who's gone? 1B Chris Carter, C Martin Maldonado, OF Rymer Liriano, RHP Tyler Thornburg, RHP Blaine Boyer, LHP Chris Capuano
Projected lineup: 2B Jonathan Villar (.285, 19 HR, 63 RBI, 62 SB), SS Orlando Arcia (.219, 4, 17), LF Ryan Braun (.305, 30, 91, 16), 1B Eric Thames (.317, 40, 118, 13 SBs in Korea), RF Domingo Santana (.256, 11, 32), 3B Travis Shaw (.242, 16, 71 with Red Sox), CF Keon Broxton (.242, 9, 19, 23 SB), C Jett Bandy (.234, 8, 25 with Angels)
Rotation: Junior Guerra (9-3, 2.81 ERA), Zach Davies (11-7, 3.97), Matt Garza (4-8, 4.51), Wily Peralta (7-11, 3.86), Jimmy Nelson (8-16, 4.62) or Chase Anderson (9-11, 4.39) or Tommy Milone (3-5, 5.71 with Twins)
Key relievers: RHP Neftali Feliz (4-2, 3.52 with Pirates), RHP Corey Knebel (1-4, 4.68), RHP Carlos Torres (3-3, 2.73), RHP Jhan Marinez (0-1, 3.22), RHP Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 2.25 with Indians), RHP Jacob Barnes (0-1, 2.70), RHP Tyler Cravy (0-1, 2.86)
Hot spot: Fifth starter. Guerra and Davies began last season in the minors, then emerged as pleasant surprises in an otherwise long season. Now the Brewers have seven candidates for five rotation jobs. Nelson, who's led the staff in innings the last two years, might be wary of his two minor league options if he struggles out of the gate.
Outlook: No team was more active on the bases last season than the Brewers, whose 181 steals were the most by any team since 2009. Villar, Broxton and Hernan Perez were the primary thieves, and all return. The front office curiously chose not to bring back Carter after a 41-home run season. His replacement is Thames, who hasn't had a major league at-bat since 2012. Hitter-friendly Miller Park will do no favors to their pedestrian pitching staff, but the Brewers aren't expected to contend for at least another couple seasons. At least their offense will be entertaining in the meantime. |
| | Hard-hitting Brewers look to sweep Red Sox
MILWAUKEE -- Consecutive short outings from their starting pitchers haven't been a problem for the Milwaukee Brewers, who have scored 18 runs in their last two games and go for a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon at Miller Park. Milwaukee's offense has produced 13 hits in each of the first two games of the series, including a total of two home runs, five doubles and a triple. "That's good offensive production, for sure," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. Milwaukee starting pitchers failed to get out of the fifth inning in both those games, but Counsell expects to have a full complement of relievers Thursday behind right-hander Jimmy Nelson (1-2, 4.83 ERA), who hasn't gotten past the sixth in his last four starts. "We're in good shape," Counsell said with relievers Jacob Barnes, Corey Knebel, Carlos Torres and Jhan Marinez rested. Counsell, though, won't have left fielder Ryan Braun, who left Wednesday's game in the fifth inning with tightness in his left calf. Counsell had planned to make Thursday an off day for Braun, who missed a week before returning to the lineup Monday. Hernan Perez is expected to replace Braun in left. Perez, the Brewers' super-utility player, has manned six positions this season and is batting .273 after going 2-for-4 with two RBIs on Wednesday while playing second base and left field. "One of the strengths of this team is we have depth with our position players," Counsell said. "We can put guys in there, give guys days off and I feel good about the lineup we're putting out there, no matter who is out there. "It's definitely an area we strengthened ourselves this year. HP is obviously doing a lot of that. That was the sixth place he's started a game this year. He's covered us in a lot of spots." Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1, 3.07 ERA) has never faced the Brewers but takes the mound looking to continue a strong start to the season. He has held opponents to six earned runs over his last five starts, but was tagged for three over six innings his last time out in a 4-3 loss to the Twins. Rodriguez will need some help from an offense that has produced 11 runs and 23 hits in the first two games of the series but went 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position Wednesday. "We find a way to get back into it, create a number of opportunities," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "I thought our guys did a great job once again of putting men on base." The Red Sox, too, have suffered from short outings from their starting pitchers, but they will have an additional arm in the bullpen after left-hander Robbie Ross was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on Wednesday night. Ross appeared in four games earlier this season for Boston, allowing a pair of earned runs over 4 1/3 innings. He replaced right-hander Kyle Kendrick, who was sent back to the minors after a second short, unproductive start Wednesday. |
| | Last Updated: 7/2/2024 10:55:36 PM EST. |
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