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| 907 | WASHINGTON | -115 | Ov 6.5,+100 | -115 | Ov 6.5,+100 | | 908 | NY METS | +105 | Un 6.5,-120 | +105 | Un 6.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 9-6 | +1.2 | 9-5 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.319 | 4.7 | 0.269 | 0.318 | | Road Games | 3-3 | -0.4 | 5-1 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.319 | 6.5 | 0.298 | 0.331 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 7-5 | +0.6 | 7-5 | 4.0 | 0.253 | 0.316 | 4.8 | 0.273 | 0.317 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -3 | 5-2 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.306 | 4.9 | 0.263 | 0.315 | | Grass Games | 9-6 | +1.2 | 9-5 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.319 | 4.7 | 0.269 | 0.318 | | Night Games | 6-3 | +2 | 6-3 | 5.0 | 0.293 | 0.356 | 5.1 | 0.280 | 0.316 | | Division | 5-4 | -1 | 4-4 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.292 | 3.4 | 0.226 | 0.285 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.319 | 15 | 493 | 128 | 50 | 19 | 0.04 | 63 | 43 | 110 | 7 | 90 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.319 | 6 | 218 | 58 | 28 | 8 | 0.04 | 28 | 17 | 48 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.253 | 0.316 | 12 | 391 | 99 | 42 | 17 | 0.04 | 47 | 36 | 87 | 7 | 72 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
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| All Games | 5.36 | 1.522 | 45.3 | 30 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 2-1 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | | Road Games | 6.75 | 1.557 | 17.3 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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| All Games | 7-7 | -1 | 11-3 | 6.0 | 0.269 | 0.341 | 5.2 | 0.269 | 0.332 | | Home Games | 4-2 | +1 | 4-2 | 6.0 | 0.258 | 0.352 | 3.5 | 0.252 | 0.314 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 5-4 | +0.5 | 8-1 | 6.7 | 0.282 | 0.355 | 5.3 | 0.285 | 0.342 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3 | 6-1 | 5.9 | 0.281 | 0.331 | 7.1 | 0.299 | 0.364 | | Grass Games | 7-7 | -1 | 11-3 | 6.0 | 0.269 | 0.341 | 5.2 | 0.269 | 0.332 | | Night Games | 3-4 | -1.4 | 7-0 | 7.1 | 0.285 | 0.360 | 6.0 | 0.255 | 0.321 | | Division | 3-3 | -0.4 | 5-1 | 4.8 | 0.262 | 0.338 | 5.0 | 0.290 | 0.341 |
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| All Games | 6.0 | 0.269 | 0.341 | 14 | 490 | 132 | 47 | 17 | 0.03 | 81 | 53 | 105 | 8 | 99 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | Home Games | 6.0 | 0.258 | 0.352 | 6 | 198 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 0.04 | 36 | 29 | 50 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 6.7 | 0.282 | 0.355 | 9 | 316 | 89 | 33 | 11 | 0.03 | 59 | 36 | 66 | 6 | 65 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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| All Games | 5.52 | 1.467 | 45.7 | 35 | 28 | 51 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | | Home Games | 3.57 | 1.471 | 17.7 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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| 4/5/2013 | HAREN(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 0-15 | L | 115 | 8 un | O | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 0 | | 4/6/2013 | DETWILER(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 7-6 | W | 120 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 4/7/2013 | STRASBURG(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 3-6 | L | 100 | 7 un | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | | 4/9/2013 | GONZALEZ(L) | CHI WHITE SOX | PEAVY(R) | 8-7 | W | -145 | 7 un | O | 13 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 4/10/2013 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | FLOYD(R) | 5-2 | W | -150 | 8 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 4/11/2013 | HAREN(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | AXELROD(R) | 7-4 | W | -140 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | | 4/12/2013 | DETWILER(L) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 4-6 | L | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | | 4/13/2013 | STRASBURG(R) | ATLANTA | HUDSON(R) | 1-3 | L | -160 | 7 un | U | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 4/14/2013 | GONZALEZ(L) | ATLANTA | MAHOLM(L) | 0-9 | L | -140 | 7 un | O | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 4/15/2013 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ MIAMI | LEBLANC(L) | 10-3 | W | -180 | 7 ov | O | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 4/16/2013 | HAREN(R) | @ MIAMI | SANABIA(R) | 2-8 | L | -160 | 8 un | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 4/17/2013 | DETWILER(L) | @ MIAMI | NOLASCO(R) | 6-1 | W | -145 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 4/19/2013 | STRASBURG(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 4/20/2013 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ NY METS | HEFNER(R) | | | 4/21/2013 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | | | 4/22/2013 | HAREN(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | | | 4/23/2013 | DETWILER(L) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 4/24/2013 | STRASBURG(R) | ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | | | 4/25/2013 | GONZALEZ(L) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | | | 4/26/2013 | | CINCINNATI | | |
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| 4/5/2013 | HEFNER(R) | MIAMI | SANABIA(R) | 5-7 | L | -150 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 4/6/2013 | NIESE(L) | MIAMI | NOLASCO(R) | 7-3 | W | -165 | 7 un | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | | 4/7/2013 | LAFFEY(L) | MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | | 4/8/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HALLADAY(R) | 7-2 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 4/9/2013 | GEE(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | LEE(L) | 3-8 | L | 180 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | | 4/10/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 3-7 | L | 120 | 9 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 4/12/2013 | NIESE(L) | @ MINNESOTA | WORLEY(R) | 16-5 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 4/13/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ MINNESOTA | DIAMOND(L) | 4-2 | W | -125 | 7 ov | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 4/16/2013 | GEE(R) | @ COLORADO | NICASIO(R) | 4-8 | L | 140 | 10 un | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 4/16/2013 | LAFFEY(L) | @ COLORADO | FRANCIS(L) | 8-9 | L | 125 | 10.5 un | O | 12 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | | 4/18/2013 | NIESE(L) | @ COLORADO | GARLAND(R) | 3-11 | L | 105 | 9.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | | 4/19/2013 | HARVEY(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | | | 4/20/2013 | HEFNER(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 4/21/2013 | GEE(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 4/23/2013 | NIESE(L) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | | 4/24/2013 | HARVEY(R) | LA DODGERS | LILLY(L) | | | 4/25/2013 | HEFNER(R) | LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | | 4/26/2013 | | PHILADELPHIA | | |
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| |  | WASHINGTON: HITTING: The Nats were among the eight worst teams in the majors in runs (3.88 per game), BA (.242), OBP (.309) and OPS (.691). Much of that had to do with the first two spots in the batting order hitting .285 OBP and .283 OBP respectively. OF ROGER BERNADINA (.301 OBP) and SS IAN DESMOND (.298 OBP) were the regular 1-2 hitters in the order. $126 million OF JAYSON WERTH was also to blame, batting .232 with a meager 58 RBI in 561 at-bats. 3B RYAN ZIMMERMAN also missed two months with an abdominal problem and had a down year with 12 HR and 49 RBI in 101 games. But OF MIKE MORSE had a breakout season, leading the Nats in batting (.303), HR (31) and RBI (95). 1B ADAM LaROCHE suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in June, but should be fully healed. Washington is counting on a pair of talented 24-year-olds to contribute a little more in 2B DANNY ESPINOSA (.236 BA, 21 HR) and C WILSON RAMOS (15 HR in 389 AB).
STARTING PITCHING: STEPHEN STRASBURG is back fully healed from Tommy John surgery, but will reportedly be limited to 160 innings in 2012. That's still enough time to strike out 150 batters and win a dozen games though. In sending four quality prospects to Oakland, the Nats paid a huge price for GIO GONZALEZ. They hope he can overcome his control issues and become an elite No. 2. Well-traveled EDWIN JACKSON was also brought in to help bolster the rotation. He joins his sixth different club since 2008, but Jackson is just 28 years old and was serviceable after being traded to St. Louis last year (5-2, 3.58 ERA). JORDAN ZIMMERMANN was in the same boat as Strasburg last year, coming off elbow surgery and limited to 161.1 innings. But in that time, he had a team-best 3.18 ERA and 4.0 K-to-BB ratio (124 K, 31 BB). JOHN LANNAN remains the top lefty in the Nats rotation with a team-high 10 wins in 2011. He dominated left-handed hitters last year (.211 BA, 55 K in 185 AB), but still needs to improve his weak 1.4 K-to-BB ratio (106 K, 76 BB).
RELIEF PITCHING: DREW STOREN had a phenomenal first year as a full-time closer, saving 43-of-48 games with a 2.75 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 74 K in 75.1 innings. His role will remain the same in 2012 once he returns from the 15-day DL (elbow) to start the season. Newcomer BRAD LIDGE was limited to 25 innings because of shoulder problems last year, but he appears to be the closer until Storen returns. The Nats have arguably the best set-up man in the game in TYLER CLIPPARD, who led the majors with 38 holds and posted a 1.83 ERA and 0.84 WHIP for the season. He held opponents to a .162 average and fanned 104 batters in 88.1 innings of work. Lefty SEAN BURNETT saw a huge decline in his numbers, as his ERA rose from 2.14 to 3.81 and his WHIP jumped from 1.14 to 1.32. This was mostly due to a diminishing strikeout rate (8.9 to 5.2 last year). | | NY METS: HITTING: The Mets will be moving in the fences at Citi Field by as much as 12 feet and reducing the height to eight feet, making the park more homer-friendly. The loss of Jose Reyes and his NL-leading average at the top of the order weakens an already subpar lineup. 3B DAVID WRIGHT is coming off his worst season (.254 BA, 14 HR, 61 RBI) and could be traded at the July 31 deadline. New OF ANDRES TORRES provides very little at the plate (.221 BA, .312 OBP), but the future is bright for youngsters OF LUCAS DUDA (.852 OPS) and 1B IKE DAVIS (.926 OPS), who missed most of 2011 with an ankle injury. OF JASON BAY (.245 BA) continues to be a colossal bust. SS RUBEN TEJADA will be tasked with trying to replace Reyes. The 22-year-old made great strides last year, batting .319 after August 1. DANIEL MURPHY hit .320 last year, and will start at second, possibly losing AB in a platoon with JUSTIN TURNER. C JOSH THOLE hits well enough to be an above-average starting catcher.
STARTING PITCHING: With the fences moving forward at Citi Field, the entire Mets pitching staff takes a hit. JOHAN SANTANA will be ready for Opening Day, but it's hard to have much faith that he'll remain healthy for an entire season. His velocity on his fastball is not what it used to be, topping out in the high-80's. MIKE PELFREY benefitted most from the pitcher-friendly ballpark with serviceable home numbers (3.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP) and atrocious road statistics (5.49 ERA, 1.56 WHIP). JONATHON NIESE was also much better at Citi Field (3.54 ERA) than he was on the road (5.33 ERA), but he posted 14 games of 6+ strikeouts for the second straight season. DILLON GEE began the season 7-0 with a 2.86 ERA and 1.08 WHIP, but closed the 2011 campaign with a 5.51 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in his final 17 starts. Knuckle-balling R.A. DICKEY posted a second straight solid season with New York, notching a 3.28 ERA and a solid 1.23 WHIP. At age 37, he hopes to keep his pitches dancing in the smaller home ballpark.
RELIEF PITCHING: Two former Blue Jays late-innings relievers, FRANK FRANCISCO and JON RAUCH, were signed from Toronto to pitch at the back of the bullpen. Francisco will likely get first crack at the ninth-inning role, saving 17 games last year and keeping his strikeout rate above one per inning for the fourth straight year. Rauch is an imposing figure at 6-foot-11, but he posted a 1.35 WHIP and paltry 6.2 strikeout rate last year. But 52 saves since 2008 makes him a worthy candidate for ninth-inning duty. RAMON RAMIREZ was part of the Andres Torres/Angel Pagan trade and he should be a valuable set-up man. He had a strong two-year stint with San Francisco, posting a 2.07 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Nationals-Mets Preview* ========================
By MATT BEARDMORE STATS Writer
Washington (9-6) at New York (7-6), 7:10 p.m. EDT
This pitching matchup could have taken place seven months ago. Instead, it will happen Friday night when Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals put their franchise-record eight-game road winning streak in this series on the line against impressive New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey.
Strasburg was in line to pitch Sept. 12 in the final matchup with the Mets last season, but the Nationals made the controversial move of shutting down their ace, who was in his first full season following Tommy John surgery. Washington won its eighth straight at Citi Field that night behind starter John Lannan and Ryan Zimmerman, who hit a solo homer off Harvey in a 2-0 victory. Harvey, making his first start against Washington, struck out 10 in five-plus innings.
Harvey (3-0, 0.82 ERA) gets the ball after fanning nine in eight innings of a 4-2 victory at Minnesota on Saturday. He didn't give up a hit until Justin Morneau's solo homer with two out in the seventh.
"I'm glad they've got another good young pitcher coming along that's showing a lot of promise," Nationals manager Davey Johnson, the Mets' manager from 1984-90, told the team's official website. " ... That's interesting, and I'll look forward to it when Friday comes."
Strasburg (1-2, 2.95) gets back to work after losing his second consecutive start, 3-1 to Atlanta on Saturday. The right-hander allowed two unearned runs in six innings after walking four and yielding six runs in his previous outing, a 6-3 loss at Cincinnati on April 7.
"I wanted to go out there and try to go deep in the ballgame, but unfortunately I threw a lot of pitches early (and finished with 112), so that kind of spoiled that," Strasburg said. "But at least I was able to go out and give six."
Strasburg was dominant in two starts at Citi Field last season, both wins.
Zimmerman, 24 for 71 (.338) with four homers and 13 RBIs against the Mets in 2012, left Wednesday's 6-1 victory at Miami with cramps in his left hamstring, but he should be available Friday.
Nationals outfielder Denard Span could return after missing two games with the flu, but second baseman Danny Espinosa (bruised right hand) is questionable after sitting out three.
There's no question the Mets (7-7) are happy about playing their first home game since April 7 after a trip that included three winter weather postponements. New York lost its third straight Thursday, 11-3, in a game that started at 28 degrees, tying a Colorado Rockies' record for coldest home start.
"We're glad it's over and we know the weather's going to start changing soon, start getting baseball weather," manager Terry Collins said. "We didn't swing the bats today either. We didn't get a lot of opportunities. We've got to start taking BP like we normally do and get back on our schedule."
A bigger concern might be the Mets' bullpen, which saw its ERA jump from 3.06 to 5.32 on the trip.
Second baseman Daniel Murphy hit .417 (15 for 36) during that stretch, while David Wright went 13 for 35 (.371) with his first two homers and a team-high 13 RBIs.
Wright hit .344 (22 for 64) with five homers and 10 RBIs last season against Washington (9-6), which won 14 of 18 matchups. The third baseman is 1 for 6 with four strikeouts versus Strasburg.
Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper, who's batting .364 with five homers and 11 RBIs, is 0 for 3 with two strikeouts against Harvey.
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| | Last Updated: 6/1/2024 9:01:34 PM EST. |
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