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| 953 | PITTSBURGH | -105 | Ov 7.5,-115 | -110 | Ov 7.5,+100 | | 954 | NY METS | -105 | Un 7.5,-105 | +100 | Un 7.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 18-16 | +5.5 | 17-17 | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 3.9 | 0.228 | 0.311 | | Road Games | 8-9 | +1.8 | 11-6 | 3.8 | 0.226 | 0.284 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.344 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-11 | +5.6 | 13-12 | 4.4 | 0.255 | 0.310 | 4.0 | 0.229 | 0.313 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.8 | 3-4 | 3.1 | 0.236 | 0.271 | 3.1 | 0.208 | 0.278 | | Grass Games | 18-16 | +5.5 | 17-17 | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 3.9 | 0.228 | 0.311 | | Night Games | 12-9 | +4.5 | 8-13 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.294 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.310 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 34 | 1112 | 268 | 94 | 36 | 0.03 | 128 | 89 | 275 | 20 | 221 | 27 | 21 | 33 | 28 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.226 | 0.284 | 17 | 570 | 129 | 42 | 21 | 0.04 | 64 | 46 | 153 | 9 | 112 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 15 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.255 | 0.310 | 25 | 822 | 210 | 73 | 29 | 0.04 | 106 | 65 | 204 | 14 | 160 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 19 |
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| All Games | 3.01 | 1.182 | 122.7 | 41 | 41 | 97 | 12 | 48 | 113 | 7-5 | 14 | 3 | 82.4% | | Road Games | 3.66 | 1.281 | 64 | 26 | 26 | 59 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 4-3 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% |
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| All Games | 14-17 | -4 | 20-10 | 4.6 | 0.233 | 0.304 | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.323 | | Home Games | 9-9 | -1.3 | 10-8 | 4.1 | 0.217 | 0.304 | 3.8 | 0.232 | 0.294 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 7-7 | +0.3 | 8-6 | 4.3 | 0.225 | 0.303 | 4.5 | 0.237 | 0.305 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.6 | 4-3 | 3.7 | 0.220 | 0.270 | 4.3 | 0.267 | 0.328 | | Grass Games | 14-17 | -4 | 20-10 | 4.6 | 0.233 | 0.304 | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.323 | | Night Games | 8-9 | -1.4 | 12-4 | 4.9 | 0.237 | 0.305 | 4.5 | 0.242 | 0.305 |
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| All Games | 4.6 | 0.233 | 0.304 | 31 | 1061 | 247 | 90 | 34 | 0.03 | 139 | 109 | 263 | 13 | 210 | 16 | 18 | 32 | 14 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.217 | 0.304 | 18 | 577 | 125 | 45 | 17 | 0.03 | 72 | 72 | 158 | 10 | 124 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 4 | | Lefty Starters | 4.3 | 0.225 | 0.303 | 14 | 471 | 106 | 35 | 14 | 0.03 | 58 | 53 | 122 | 4 | 96 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
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| All Games | 4.66 | 1.336 | 110 | 67 | 57 | 110 | 13 | 37 | 82 | 6-5 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | | Home Games | 4.42 | 1.254 | 59 | 35 | 29 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 5-3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
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| 4/26/2013 | SANCHEZ(L) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 1-9 | L | 187 | 8 un | O | 5 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 4/27/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | 5-3 | W | -105 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 4/28/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 9-0 | W | 185 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 4/29/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 4-10 | L | 120 | 8 un | O | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | | 4/30/2013 | MCDONALD(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | 8-12 | L | 135 | 8 ov | O | 14 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 5/1/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | BURGOS(R) | 6-4 | W | 130 | 9 un | O | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 5/3/2013 | BURNETT(R) | WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | 3-1 | W | -130 | 7 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/4/2013 | LOCKE(L) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 4-5 | L | +130 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | | 5/5/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 2-6 | L | +100 | 7 un | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 5/7/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | SEATTLE | HARANG(R) | 4-1 | W | -130 | 8 un | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 5/8/2013 | BURNETT(R) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 1-2 | L | -105 | 6.5 un | U | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 5/9/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | 2-3 | L | 110 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 5/10/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ NY METS | MARCUM(R) | | | 5/11/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 5/12/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 5/13/2013 | BURNETT(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | | | 5/14/2013 | LOCKE(L) | MILWAUKEE | BURGOS(R) | | | 5/15/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | | | 5/16/2013 | | MILWAUKEE | | | | 5/17/2013 | | HOUSTON | | |
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| 4/26/2013 | GEE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 0-4 | L | -120 | 7.5 ov | U | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 4/27/2013 | MARCUM(R) | PHILADELPHIA | PETTIBONE(R) | 4-9 | L | -130 | 8 ov | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 4/28/2013 | NIESE(L) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 1-5 | L | +110 | 7 un | U | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 4/29/2013 | HARVEY(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | 3-4 | L | -140 | 7 un | P | 11 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 1 | | 4/30/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ MIAMI | SLOWEY(R) | 1-2 | L | -120 | 8 un | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 5/1/2013 | GEE(R) | @ MIAMI | LEBLANC(L) | 7-6 | W | -130 | 8 un | O | 13 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | | 5/3/2013 | MARCUM(R) | @ ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | 7-5 | W | 182 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 5/5/2013 | NIESE(L) | @ ATLANTA | HUDSON(R) | 4-9 | L | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 5/7/2013 | HARVEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SANTIAGO(L) | 1-0 | W | -160 | 6.5 ev | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 5/8/2013 | HEFNER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | PEAVY(R) | 3-6 | L | +105 | 7 un | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | | 5/9/2013 | GEE(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 3-2 | W | -120 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 5/10/2013 | MARCUM(R) | PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 5/11/2013 | NIESE(L) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 5/12/2013 | HARVEY(R) | PITTSBURGH | GOMEZ(R) | | | 5/13/2013 | HEFNER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 5/14/2013 | GEE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WESTBROOK(R) | | | 5/15/2013 | MARCUM(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | | | 5/16/2013 | | @ ST LOUIS | | | | 5/17/2013 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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| |  | PITTSBURGH: HITTING: The Pirates' two-month casual flirtation with competitiveness was cute while it lasted, before this team fizzled to a 72-win season. This team is still years away. But don't blame OF ANDREW McCUTCHEN, who might be the best all-around player in the division. Of all the ballyhooed outfielders from the 2005 draft, he's the one GMs would most want to build around. OF JOSE TABATA, not so much. He's serviceable and has plus speed, but the six-year extension the Pirates gave him was absurd. 2B NEIL WALKER has settled into a respectable place short of stardom. 3B PEDRO ALVAREZ has a lot of uphill climbing to do if he wants to wake up old expectations. He'll compete with 3B CASEY MCGEHEE for a starting role, but it's most likely that Alvarez moves to first base to back up 1B GARRETT JONES. OFs NATE McLOUTH and ALEX PRESLEY are underwhelming choices for the starting left-field spot. SS CLINT BARMES and C ROD BARAJAS would like to thank the Pirates for wildly overpaying them.
STARTING PITCHING: JEFF KARSTENS looked pretty decent for much of last year. But that's what happens when you get to log 14 percent of your innings against the lowly Astros. Better teams exposed him for the replacement-level guy he is. Contrary to what a lot of bored, lazy sportswriters wanted you to believe last year, CHARLIE MORTON doesn't pitch like Roy Halladay. At all. JAMES McDONALD could still be special if he cut down his walk rate. ERIK BEDARD was a respectable signing. Even if his shoulder acts up, he cost only $4.5 million for a year. If he's healthy, he's still well above-average. KEVIN CORREIA may only be slightly more effective at striking out hitters than a batting tee, but the Pirates are grateful for the innings he eats. BRAD LINCOLN is the designated fill-in if any of the other starters get hurt (cough, Bedard). In the meantime, he's a swing man.
RELIEF PITCHING: Closer JOEL HANRAHAN has been outstanding since first donning a Pirates uniform in 2009, converting 40-of-44 saves with a 1.83 ERA last season. It makes sense for the rebuilding Pirates to move him, but they'll probably keep the hand they were dealt. There isn't another qualified ninth-inning pitcher in this bullpen though. EVAN MEEK was bit by the shoulder bug. His early season was an unqualified disaster, but he turned it around and regained his form once he came back in September. He should be fully healthy again, and a quiet source of a few saves. CHRIS RESOP is another primary set-up man, but he posted a 4.39 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 2011. DANIEL McCUTCHEN won't be so lucky with his ERA this year if he doesn't lower his walk rate. He's just not a guy to put much faith in. | | 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 (PITTSBURGH-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Pirates-Mets Preview* ======================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Pittsburgh (18-15) at New York (13-17), 7:10 p.m. EDT
While the New York Mets managed to pull out a dramatic victory, their struggles against left-handers continued in the opener of this four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field.
That doesn't bode well for Friday night's matchup against southpaw Wandy Rodriguez, who has handled the Mets fairly easily lately.
Mike Baxter provided the heroics for the second time in three days, delivering a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning Thursday to lift the Mets to a 3-2 win.
Baxter also came through with a 10th-inning pinch-hit Tuesday to beat the Chicago White Sox.
"Very enjoyable. Good feeling," said Baxter, who is 5 for 7 with a double, triple and two RBIs over his last four games.
The Mets, though, haven't had many timely hits lately, going 20 for 101 (.198) with runners in scoring position and batting .198 in their last 15 games overall.
They've been even more anemic against left-handers with a .192 average over their last nine games after going 5 for 24 with one extra-base hit against Pittsburgh's Jeff Locke and Tony Watson on Thursday.
That's a trend New York (14-17) hopes to reverse against Rodriguez (2-2, 4.02 ERA), who is 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA in his last four starts versus New York.
Rodriguez, though, will try to avoid dropping a third consecutive start and help prevent the Pirates (18-16) from their fifth loss in six games.
After going 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA and no homers allowed in his first three starts, Rodriguez has gone 0-2 with a 7.63 ERA and been taken deep six times in his past three outings.
The Mets counter with Shaun Marcum, who makes his third start after beginning the season on the DL with a neck injury and right biceps tendinitis.
Marcum (0-2, 7.20) allowed three runs and six hits over 4 1-3 innings of a 7-5 win at Atlanta on Friday, and hasn't made it out of the fifth inning in either of his first two starts.
The right-hander, however, has been tough on Pittsburgh with a 2-2 record and 2.65 ERA in six career starts.
Clutch hitting also has been a problem lately for the Pirates, who went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position Thursday and are 4 for 45 in those situations over the last six games.
Andrew McCutchen is 2 for 14 against Marcum but has been hot lately, batting .469 with two homers and five RBIs in his last eight contests.
Pedro Alvarez, who is hitting .182 on the season, went 2 for 3 with his sixth home run Thursday after going hitless in his previous 14 at-bats.
"He continues to take better swings," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We all believe it's just a matter of time, and obviously, he's waited longer than he wants to. But we feel it's coming, absolutely."
Ruben Tejada, who had a seven-game home hitting streak snapped Thursday, is 5 for 7 with two doubles against Rodriguez.
While David Wright is off to a 1 for 8 start to the homestand, he's 7 for 24 with a homer and two doubles in this matchup.
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| | Last Updated: 4/26/2024 4:24:30 PM EST. |
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