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903 | ST LOUIS | -1.5,-105 | -1.5,-110 | 904 | NY METS | +1.5,-115 | +1.5,-110 |
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All Games | 11-9 | +0.5 | 8-10 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.305 | 3.2 | 0.229 | 0.292 | Road Games | 7-7 | -0.8 | 3-9 | 3.1 | 0.225 | 0.283 | 2.8 | 0.213 | 0.290 | vs Right-handed Starters | 9-7 | +0.5 | 7-8 | 3.9 | 0.254 | 0.310 | 3.6 | 0.233 | 0.296 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.2 | 1-5 | 3.1 | 0.244 | 0.291 | 2.4 | 0.204 | 0.282 | Grass Games | 11-9 | +0.5 | 8-10 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.305 | 3.2 | 0.229 | 0.292 | Night Games | 5-5 | -0.6 | 4-5 | 3.7 | 0.241 | 0.310 | 3.1 | 0.214 | 0.275 |
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All Games | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.305 | 20 | 667 | 162 | 49 | 12 | 0.02 | 71 | 60 | 139 | 7 | 137 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 8 | Road Games | 3.1 | 0.225 | 0.283 | 14 | 467 | 105 | 32 | 10 | 0.02 | 41 | 38 | 106 | 1 | 91 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.254 | 0.310 | 16 | 540 | 137 | 40 | 10 | 0.02 | 59 | 44 | 107 | 6 | 109 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
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All Games | 4.99 | 1.280 | 52.3 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 0-3 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Road Games | 5.35 | 1.366 | 33.7 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
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All Games | 10-9 | +3.2 | 9-7 | 4.2 | 0.224 | 0.297 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.318 | Home Games | 4-6 | -1.8 | 4-5 | 3.2 | 0.191 | 0.268 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.328 | vs Right-handed Starters | 9-6 | +5 | 7-5 | 4.7 | 0.230 | 0.306 | 4.0 | 0.241 | 0.298 | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +4 | 2-4 | 4.6 | 0.251 | 0.322 | 3.0 | 0.235 | 0.292 | Grass Games | 10-9 | +3.2 | 9-7 | 4.2 | 0.224 | 0.297 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.318 | Night Games | 7-5 | +3.6 | 5-4 | 4.3 | 0.236 | 0.308 | 3.6 | 0.245 | 0.305 |
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All Games | 4.2 | 0.224 | 0.297 | 19 | 665 | 149 | 38 | 12 | 0.02 | 75 | 69 | 185 | 19 | 137 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 4 | Home Games | 3.2 | 0.191 | 0.268 | 10 | 330 | 63 | 20 | 7 | 0.02 | 32 | 35 | 96 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.230 | 0.306 | 15 | 535 | 123 | 30 | 11 | 0.02 | 68 | 59 | 144 | 18 | 115 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
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All Games | 4.38 | 1.445 | 63.7 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 8 | 26 | 58 | 4-2 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Home Games | 5.24 | 1.653 | 32.7 | 23 | 19 | 39 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
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4/8/2014 | LYNN(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 7-5 | W | -140 | 7 un | O | 13 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4/9/2014 | MILLER(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 0-4 | L | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4/11/2014 | KELLY(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 3-6 | L | -140 | 7 ev | O | 7 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4/12/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | 10-4 | W | -230 | 7 un | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4/13/2014 | WACHA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 6-4 | W | -230 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4/14/2014 | LYNN(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 4-0 | W | 110 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4/15/2014 | MILLER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | 6-1 | W | 100 | 8 un | U | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4/16/2014 | KELLY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 1-5 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4/17/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ WASHINGTON | JORDAN(R) | 8-0 | W | -130 | 6.5 un | O | 14 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4/18/2014 | WACHA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 1-3 | L | -110 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4/19/2014 | LYNN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 4-3 | W | 110 | 7 un | P | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4/20/2014 | MILLER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 2-3 | L | 140 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 4/21/2014 | LYONS(L) | @ NY METS | MEJIA(R) | 0-2 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4/22/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | | 4/23/2014 | WACHA(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | 4/24/2014 | LYNN(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | | 4/25/2014 | MILLER(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | 4/26/2014 | LYONS(L) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | 4/27/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | PITTSBURGH | VOLQUEZ(R) | | 4/28/2014 | WACHA(R) | MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | | 4/29/2014 | | MILWAUKEE | | |
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4/8/2014 | COLON(R) | @ ATLANTA | HARANG(R) | 4-0 | W | 115 | 7 un | U | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4/9/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ ATLANTA | SANTANA(R) | 3-4 | L | 155 | 7 un | P | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4/10/2014 | MEJIA(R) | @ ATLANTA | HALE(R) | 6-4 | W | 120 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4/11/2014 | GEE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SKAGGS(L) | 4-5 | L | 150 | 8 un | O | 10 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 4/12/2014 | NIESE(L) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 7-6 | W | 160 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4/13/2014 | COLON(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 2-14 | L | 130 | 7.5 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4/14/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 7-3 | W | 125 | 9 un | O | 13 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4/15/2014 | MEJIA(R) | @ ARIZONA | ARROYO(R) | 9-0 | W | 130 | 9 ev | P | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4/16/2014 | GEE(R) | @ ARIZONA | MCCARTHY(R) | 5-2 | W | 140 | 9 un | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4/18/2014 | NIESE(L) | ATLANTA | HARANG(R) | 0-6 | L | +105 | 7 un | U | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4/19/2014 | COLON(R) | ATLANTA | SANTANA(R) | 5-7 | L | +120 | 7 un | O | 13 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4/20/2014 | WHEELER(R) | ATLANTA | HALE(R) | 4-3 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4/21/2014 | MEJIA(R) | ST LOUIS | LYONS(L) | 2-0 | W | +110 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4/22/2014 | GEE(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | 4/23/2014 | NIESE(L) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | | 4/24/2014 | COLON(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | 4/25/2014 | WHEELER(R) | MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | | 4/26/2014 | MEJIA(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | 4/27/2014 | GEE(R) | MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | | 4/29/2014 | | @ PHILADELPHIA | | |
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| | | ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - Last October, the St. Louis Cardinals were sufficiently flush with arms that they carried rookie Shelby Miller and deposed closer Edward Mujica in ceremonial roles and made it to Game 6 of the World Series against Boston.
After leading major league rookies with 15 wins, Miller was limited to one postseason inning due to concerns about a heavy workload. Mujica was used only in mop-up duty after mid-September.
The National League champions are perhaps even deeper, across the board, entering opening day March 31 at Cincinnati. The team that tied for the major league high with 97 wins has a surplus of viable candidates.
''I think we have the potential to be great,'' said ace Adam Wainwright, who won 19 games and finished second in NL Cy Young balloting. ''We just have to go out there, not listen to the hype, and perform.''
The 32-year-old Wainwright qualifies as the grizzled leader of a rotation that could include three members coming off big rookie debuts. Michael Wacha was a postseason sensation and the NLCS MVP, Miller went wire-to-wire as the fifth starter and Carlos Martinez, who's had an impressive spring, moved into the setup role when fellow rookie Trevor Rosenthal took over as closer.
Wacha and Martinez are 22, Miller and Rosenthal just 23.
There's also 15-game winner Lance Lynn, who struck out 10 in four innings of his last spring training start, and lefty Jaime Garcia could fit into the mix sometime in April coming off shoulder surgery. And don't forget Joe Kelly, another rookie who won 10 games and was the rotation's strongest starter much of the second half.
And one of the National League's best lineups, too.
Much is expected from a loyal fan base that extends several states, and that's OK.
''Our expectations,'' Lynn said, ''are higher than theirs.''
| | NY METS: NEW YORK (AP) - Five straight losing seasons. That's what the New York Mets have produced since moving into Citi Field.
David Wright, for one, is tired of it.
''We need to start going out there showing results,'' the star third baseman said. ''The last couple years we've kind of been hampered by some contracts and payroll issues. It seems like that's behind us. At the same time, we've got those prospects knocking at the door. I think we're in a better place now than we have been the past few years and quite frankly, I think we have a better team.''
Translation: No more waiting for next year. No more selling the future. No more excuses.
It's time to take a step forward - and that means winning.
General manager Sandy Alderson seems to think so, too. After he signed free agents Curtis Granderson, Bartolo Colon and Chris Young this offseason, a report emerged that Alderson told staffers he thinks the Mets can win 90 games (with a payroll under $90 million).
Even hard-core fans found that overly optimistic, especially with ace Matt Harvey expected to miss the entire season following Tommy John surgery. New York posted its second consecutive 74-88 record last year - and that was with Harvey on the mound most of the way.
But there is reason for hope, particularly in Triple-A. Touted young pitchers Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero could soon join a promising rotation that includes Colon, Zack Wheeler, Dillon Gee and Jonathon Niese.
''He's got all the traits of the good ones,'' manager Terry Collins said about Syndergaard. ''He's on track to be special.''
The offense could be better with the addition of Granderson, who got a $60 million, four-year deal after an injury-plagued season for the Yankees across town. His left-handed power bat should provide some much-needed protection for Wright.
The multitalented Young, on a one-year contract following a down season in Oakland, appears highly motivated to regain his All-Star form.
''It's been interesting to watch the whole team,'' Granderson said early in spring training. ''There's power here. Chris Young has been amazing.''
The lineup remains flawed and prone to strikeouts, though the roster has improved. Perhaps not enough to push Washington and Atlanta in the NL East just yet, but the Mets expect to take significant strides this season as they anticipate Harvey's return in 2015.
''When I re-signed here, I knew it wasn't an overnight fix. I think I like that part of the challenge of it,'' Wright said. ''I want to be part of the reason why we get this thing turned around and headed in the right direction and ultimately start winning again. I think we have that ability.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Cardinals-Mets Preview* ========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
St. Louis (11-8) at New York (9-9), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Adam Wainwright has rediscovered an important part of his repertoire for the St. Louis Cardinals, which doesn't bode well for a New York Mets lineup that has shown improvement behind its star third baseman.
As Wainwright hopes to register his fourth victory, David Wright looks to extend his hitting streak to 13 games Tuesday night when the Mets try to take the first two in this four-game series.
After allowing season highs of four runs and seven hits over seven innings in a 10-4 home win over the Chicago Cubs on April 12, Wainwright (3-1, 1.80 ERA) shined in an 8-0 victory at Washington on Thursday.
The right-hander gave up two hits in his seventh career shutout, retiring 18 consecutive batters during one stretch. He's struck out at least seven in all four starts, ranking among the NL leaders with 32 in 30 innings.
"My cutter was back," Wainwright said. "That was a big pitch for me, something that when I'm throwing that quality, good, hard cutter (and) not a sloppy slurvy slider thing, it keeps those lefties honest."
St. Louis starters have again been among the best in baseball with a 2.33 ERA, including a 0.90 mark over the last eight games. The Cardinals (11-9), however, have gone 4-4 over that span while totaling four runs in the defeats.
They were shut out for the third time in a 2-0 loss Monday, dropping to 2-4 in their last six games.
"Being frustrated, I don't think there's anything wrong with that," manager Mike Matheny said. "I think the bigger story is that our offense will get going on a consistent basis."
Wright delivered a key hit for the Mets (10-9) with an RBI single in the third inning to extend his hitting streak. He has eight hits in his last three games and is batting .429 over his last nine against St. Louis.
Wright has gone 5 for 14 with two doubles when facing Wainwright, while Daniel Murphy is 6 for 11 with a triple and two doubles.
Bobby Abreu could make his debut for the Mets after getting called up Monday. The 40-year-old slugger hit .395 with one homer and nine RBIs in 15 games at Triple-A Las Vegas.
New York starter Dillon Gee (1-0, 3.71) will try to build on Wednesday's strong outing when he retired the first 14 batters and allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings in a 5-2 win at Arizona.
"It all kind of clicked, and I felt pretty good," said Gee, who pitched at least six innings for the 24th time in 26 starts.
The right-hander, who has limited opponents to a .196 batting average, has gone 2-0 with a 2.18 ERA in three home starts against the Cardinals.
Matt Holiday and Yadier Molina are a combined 5 for 24 off Gee, while Allen Craig is 4 for 8 with a home run. With two hits Monday, Molina is batting .408 over a 12-game hitting streak.
Wainwright has received 18 runs of support in his last two outings after being given two runs in his first two. He had an 8.46 ERA while losing four straight starts against New York before allowing four hits over seven scoreless innings in a 2-1 road win June 13.
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| Last Updated: 5/2/2024 10:09:49 PM EST. |
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