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| 901 | WASHINGTON | -1.5,+105 | -1.5,+115 | | 902 | NY METS | +1.5,-125 | +1.5,-135 |
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| All Games | 10-7 | +1.2 | 11-5 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.313 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.316 | | Road Games | 4-4 | -0.5 | 7-1 | 4.5 | 0.246 | 0.307 | 6.5 | 0.281 | 0.325 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-6 | +0.6 | 9-5 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.309 | 5.1 | 0.266 | 0.315 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.7 | 5-2 | 3.9 | 0.231 | 0.280 | 5.3 | 0.245 | 0.300 | | Grass Games | 10-7 | +1.2 | 11-5 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.313 | 4.9 | 0.264 | 0.316 | | Day Games | 4-3 | +0.2 | 4-2 | 3.7 | 0.209 | 0.270 | 4.4 | 0.247 | 0.320 | | Division | 6-5 | -1 | 6-4 | 3.8 | 0.231 | 0.287 | 4.0 | 0.226 | 0.289 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.313 | 17 | 556 | 139 | 58 | 23 | 0.04 | 71 | 51 | 125 | 7 | 99 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 9 | | Road Games | 4.5 | 0.246 | 0.307 | 8 | 281 | 69 | 36 | 12 | 0.04 | 36 | 25 | 63 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.309 | 14 | 454 | 110 | 50 | 21 | 0.05 | 55 | 44 | 102 | 7 | 81 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
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| All Games | 5.33 | 1.452 | 52.3 | 34 | 31 | 55 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 3-1 | 6 | 4 | 60% | | Road Games | 6.29 | 1.397 | 24.3 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 2-0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
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| All Games | 8-8 | -1 | 13-3 | 6.1 | 0.264 | 0.337 | 5.1 | 0.258 | 0.324 | | Home Games | 5-3 | +1 | 6-2 | 6.1 | 0.249 | 0.341 | 3.6 | 0.234 | 0.302 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 6-4 | +1.5 | 9-1 | 6.7 | 0.278 | 0.349 | 4.9 | 0.271 | 0.330 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1 | 6-1 | 6.9 | 0.269 | 0.335 | 6.1 | 0.264 | 0.341 | | Grass Games | 8-8 | -1 | 13-3 | 6.1 | 0.264 | 0.337 | 5.1 | 0.258 | 0.324 | | Day Games | 4-4 | -0.5 | 5-3 | 5.0 | 0.246 | 0.320 | 4.7 | 0.275 | 0.341 | | Division | 4-4 | -0.4 | 7-1 | 5.2 | 0.253 | 0.330 | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.323 |
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| All Games | 6.1 | 0.264 | 0.337 | 16 | 557 | 147 | 55 | 21 | 0.04 | 93 | 61 | 125 | 8 | 110 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | | Home Games | 6.1 | 0.249 | 0.341 | 8 | 265 | 66 | 26 | 12 | 0.05 | 48 | 37 | 70 | 7 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 6.7 | 0.278 | 0.349 | 10 | 349 | 97 | 39 | 15 | 0.04 | 65 | 38 | 74 | 6 | 69 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
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| All Games | 5.47 | 1.367 | 52.7 | 39 | 32 | 54 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | | Home Games | 4.01 | 1.257 | 24.7 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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| 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) | 1-7 | L | -105 | 6.5 un | O | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 4/20/2013 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ NY METS | HEFNER(R) | 7-6 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 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 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | | | 4/27/2013 | HAREN(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 4/28/2013 | | CINCINNATI | | |
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| 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) | 7-1 | W | -105 | 6.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 4/20/2013 | HEFNER(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 6-7 | L | +130 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 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 | GEE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | | | 4/27/2013 | NIESE(L) | PHILADELPHIA | | | | 4/28/2013 | | 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 NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Washington (9-7) at New York (8-7), 1:10 p.m. EDT
The last time the Washington Nationals had a pitcher win his first four starts of a season, it was 16 years ago and they were the Montreal Expos.
Bryce Harper may have a big role in Jordan Zimmermann accomplishing that feat.
Coming off his second two-homer game of the season, Harper will try give Zimmermann some help at the plate, as the Nationals go for a second straight win over the New York Mets in Sunday's finale.
Zimmermann (3-0, 2.45 ERA) is off to the best start of his career, and his win total is just one shy of the rest of the rotation.
Matching that total Sunday would make the right-hander the first member of the Nationals franchise to win his first four starts of a season since Pedro Martinez won his first eight of 1997, en route to the NL Cy Young Award.
Zimmermann was impressive again Monday, tossing 103 pitches to complete a six-hitter in a 10-3 win at Miami.
"It means a lot," Zimmermann said of his second career complete game and first since 2011. "It means I'm doing my job staying in the game and putting up zeros. It's the kind of pitcher I want to be. I want to be a workhorse and someone who can eat up innings."
He's also been helped by the lineup, which has backed him with 18 total runs through three games, scoring six in the first inning.
"It's a lot easier to pitch when you get runs early in the game," Zimmermann said.
Harper and the offense may be primed for another big performance after all seven of Washington's hits during Saturday's 7-6 win went for extra bases, including four homers.
Harper doubled and had two homers with three RBIs on Saturday after going 0 for 4 in Friday's 7-1 loss to open this series. He also went deep twice in a 2-0 season-opening win over Miami on April 1.
"He beats you in many ways, not just home runs," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "If he gets on base he can steal a base or two as well. He's a dangerous player."
Last year's NL Rookie of the Year, Harper is hitting .371 with seven homers and 14 RBIs this season, and he owns a .333 average with three homers and seven RBIs in eight visits to Citi Field.
The Nationals (10-7) have also enjoyed visiting Flushing, winning 13 of the last 15 there thanks in large part to a 2.01 ERA while limiting New York to .194 at the plate.
Each of Zimmermann's last five starts against the Mets have ended in wins for Washington, while he's 1-0 with a 1.55 ERA.
The Mets (8-8) are looking to take a three-game series from the Nationals for the first time since winning two of three in the nation's capital from Sept. 2-4, 2011.
They're scheduled to give the ball to Dillon Gee (0-3, 8.36), who is 0-1 with a 6.19 ERA in his last three starts against Washington after winning the first three of his career with a 1.27 ERA.
The right-hander, who will be facing Harper for the first time, is also on the verge of becoming the first Met to lose his first four starts in April since Steve Trachsel in 2001.
Gee's struggles continued Tuesday, when he was tagged for five runs and seven hits in 4 2-3 innings of an 8-4 loss at Colorado.
Daniel Murphy is batting .355 with 12 RBIs and 17 runs after getting three hits in this series. The second baseman is 7 for 21 with two doubles and a homer off Zimmermann.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 11:00:49 PM EST. |
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