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951 | PHILADELPHIA | +1.5,-160 | +1.5,-150 | 952 | NY METS | -1.5,+140 | -1.5,+130 |
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All Games | 47-60 | -7.5 | 55-45 | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.299 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.317 | Road Games | 25-27 | +6 | 27-21 | 4.1 | 0.245 | 0.301 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.326 | vs Right-handed Starters | 35-47 | -8.2 | 45-33 | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.321 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 3-4 | 4.1 | 0.283 | 0.327 | 4.0 | 0.255 | 0.306 | Grass Games | 47-58 | -5.5 | 53-45 | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.300 | 4.3 | 0.250 | 0.316 | Day Games | 16-20 | -1.7 | 16-17 | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.298 | 4.4 | 0.248 | 0.313 | Division | 19-27 | -6.4 | 26-17 | 3.5 | 0.244 | 0.302 | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.325 |
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All Games | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.299 | 107 | 3741 | 903 | 275 | 88 | 0.02 | 392 | 307 | 871 | 66 | 785 | 72 | 56 | 80 | 71 | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.245 | 0.301 | 52 | 1847 | 452 | 135 | 44 | 0.02 | 204 | 148 | 416 | 38 | 390 | 32 | 17 | 34 | 30 | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 82 | 2909 | 714 | 207 | 66 | 0.02 | 316 | 239 | 674 | 55 | 615 | 52 | 43 | 62 | 49 |
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All Games | 3.90 | 1.294 | 299.9 | 141 | 130 | 259 | 30 | 129 | 311 | 16-15 | 25 | 12 | 67.6% | Road Games | 3.85 | 1.399 | 128.6 | 61 | 55 | 120 | 12 | 60 | 131 | 8-5 | 15 | 7 | 68.2% |
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All Games | 51-56 | +1.2 | 46-50 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.308 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.310 | Home Games | 26-24 | +2.9 | 22-25 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.306 | 3.5 | 0.242 | 0.311 | vs Right-handed Starters | 40-44 | +0.2 | 34-43 | 3.7 | 0.230 | 0.304 | 3.6 | 0.243 | 0.306 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.5 | 2-5 | 2.6 | 0.201 | 0.260 | 3.6 | 0.226 | 0.270 | Grass Games | 51-56 | +1.2 | 46-50 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.308 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.310 | Day Games | 22-13 | +11 | 14-19 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.318 | 3.3 | 0.222 | 0.291 | Division | 22-21 | +2 | 19-17 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.310 | 3.5 | 0.239 | 0.305 |
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All Games | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.308 | 107 | 3638 | 863 | 284 | 80 | 0.02 | 396 | 370 | 878 | 70 | 774 | 83 | 64 | 99 | 54 | Home Games | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.306 | 50 | 1657 | 388 | 137 | 41 | 0.02 | 185 | 171 | 402 | 28 | 362 | 34 | 27 | 48 | 27 | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.230 | 0.304 | 84 | 2821 | 649 | 217 | 58 | 0.02 | 299 | 298 | 670 | 60 | 600 | 60 | 54 | 73 | 45 |
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All Games | 3.13 | 1.315 | 327.7 | 129 | 114 | 294 | 31 | 137 | 316 | 17-20 | 25 | 14 | 64.1% | Home Games | 3.38 | 1.447 | 159.6 | 67 | 60 | 155 | 15 | 76 | 144 | 9-7 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% |
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7/18/2014 | BURNETT(R) | @ ATLANTA | SANTANA(R) | 4-6 | L | 160 | 7 un | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7/19/2014 | HAMELS(L) | @ ATLANTA | HARANG(R) | 2-1 | W | -105 | 7 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7/20/2014 | KENDRICK(R) | @ ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 2-8 | L | 165 | 7 un | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7/21/2014 | LEE(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 4-7 | L | -130 | 7 ov | O | 14 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 7/22/2014 | HERNANDEZ(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PETIT(R) | 6-9 | L | +105 | 8.5 ev | O | 11 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 7/23/2014 | BURNETT(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 1-3 | L | +130 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7/24/2014 | HAMELS(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 2-1 | W | -120 | 7 un | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7/25/2014 | KENDRICK(R) | ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | 9-5 | W | +115 | 8 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7/26/2014 | LEE(L) | ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 6-10 | L | -150 | 7.5 un | O | 17 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 7/27/2014 | HERNANDEZ(R) | ARIZONA | NUNO(L) | 4-2 | W | +110 | 9 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7/28/2014 | BURNETT(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 1-7 | L | 125 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7/29/2014 | HAMELS(L) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | 6-0 | W | -125 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7/30/2014 | KENDRICK(R) | @ NY METS | WHEELER(R) | | 7/31/2014 | LEE(L) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | 8/1/2014 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | | 8/2/2014 | BURNETT(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | 8/3/2014 | HAMELS(L) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | | 8/5/2014 | KENDRICK(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | 8/6/2014 | | HOUSTON | | |
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7/18/2014 | COLON(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 5-4 | W | 115 | 6.5 un | O | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7/19/2014 | GEE(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 0-6 | L | 125 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7/20/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | 1-2 | L | -115 | 6.5 ov | U | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7/21/2014 | NIESE(L) | @ SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 2-5 | L | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 7/22/2014 | DEGROM(R) | @ SEATTLE | RAMIREZ(L) | 3-1 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7/23/2014 | COLON(R) | @ SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 3-2 | W | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7/24/2014 | GEE(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 1-9 | L | 145 | 7.5 ov | O | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7/25/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 3-2 | W | 110 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7/26/2014 | NIESE(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 2-5 | L | 150 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7/27/2014 | DEGROM(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 2-0 | W | 120 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7/28/2014 | COLON(R) | PHILADELPHIA | BURNETT(R) | 7-1 | W | -135 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7/29/2014 | GEE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 0-6 | L | +115 | 7 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7/30/2014 | WHEELER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | | 8/1/2014 | NIESE(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | 8/2/2014 | DEGROM(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | | 8/3/2014 | COLON(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | 8/4/2014 | GEE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | | 8/5/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | 8/6/2014 | | @ WASHINGTON | | |
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| | | PHILADELPHIA: PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Howard and his teammates have heard critics say the window has closed for the Philadelphia Phillies.
They just don't believe it.
After a dominant run that included five straight NL East titles, two pennants and the 2008 World Series championship, the Phillies have missed the postseason two consecutive years. They have an aging core of players who've been declining.
Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Ruiz are the remaining regulars from the group that led Philadelphia to its best era of baseball from 2007-11 under former manager Charlie Manuel.
They're determined to make another run.
''We've had a bad couple years and had injuries and all that stuff, but I don't think it's over,'' Howard said. ''People are entitled to their opinions and that's fine, but it's up to us to go out there and show them otherwise and go out and play our game and do what we do.''
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. refused to start the rebuilding process after the Phillies' first losing season since 2002. Instead, he re-signed Utley and Ruiz and added veteran outfielder Marlon Byrd and right-hander A.J. Burnett in free agency.
If the older players live up to their hefty contracts and younger guys like 2013 All-Star Domonic Brown, Cody Asche and Ben Revere continue to develop, the Phillies should be in contention.
''I think we're positive. We're expecting to win and plan on doing everything we can to ensure that,'' ace lefty Cliff Lee said.
| | 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 (PHILADELPHIA-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Phillies-Mets Preview* =======================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Philadelphia (46-60) at New York (51-55), 12:10 p.m. EDT
Zach Wheeler has found a rhythm since the worst performance of his two-year career.
He surely would appreciate the New York Mets' offense doing the same.
The Mets attempt to bounce back from another rough performance at the plate and provide some support for Wheeler on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Wheeler (5-8, 3.64 ERA) was tagged for six runs in two innings of an 8-5 loss to Oakland on June 25, but he's rebounded with a 1.41 ERA and a 2-0 record in five starts since.
"I think I just found a good rhythm," Wheeler said. "I was able to repeat on the mechanics, and that's really the biggest thing for me is just repeating everything and being able to try to get ahead of guys earlier in the count and try to keep them away a little bit faster.
"I've been able to repeat my mechanics. If it's one or two pitches getting away, it's not my mechanics anymore. It's a matter of concentrating a little bit more, I think, and focusing in."
The right-hander seemed to do that Friday, allowing two runs - one earned - and three hits with nine strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings before Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer in the ninth of a 3-2 win at Milwaukee.
Wheeler, though, didn't get any supporting runs for his second straight game, and he's been backed by three or fewer in 16 of his 21 starts, going 1-8 despite a 3.86 ERA. That includes a 1.42 ERA without a decision over the last three such games, with New York losing two of them.
He got enough help at Philadelphia (47-60) on May 29, striking out nine while allowing one run in 6 1-3 innings of a 4-1 win.
The Mets (51-56) were blanked 6-0 on Tuesday with Chase Utley providing the big blow with his first grand slam since 2010. New York was shut out for the ninth time to surpass its total from all last year and has scored three runs or fewer in 10 of 11 games, batting .193 in that stretch.
Tuesday's win was the fourth in six games for the Phillies, who have batted .291 during that span, 50 points higher than their season mark.
Grady Sizemore's .314 average in 14 games since being recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley has been a pleasant surprise. His home run Tuesday was his first in a Phillies uniform and his first since April 11 with Boston.
"He's really shown professionalism as a hitter," manager Ryne Sandberg said. "He's been using the whole field and hitting for average and squaring balls up. I've been impressed."
Philadelphia sends Kyle Kendrick (5-10, 4.87) to the mound hoping he can win back-to-back starts for the second time this year. The right-hander earned a 9-5 win over Arizona on Friday, allowing three runs and six hits over 5 2-3 innings.
However, Kendrick failed to complete six innings for the fourth straight start, and he's 2-2 with an 8.59 ERA over that stretch.
That was the case in his most recent visit to Citi Field on May 10, yielding four runs in 5 1-3 innings before the offense bailed him out by rallying for a 5-4 win.
He's 0-1 with a 4.67 ERA over his last three starts against the Mets after going 4-0 with a 3.18 ERA in the previous four meetings.
Mets third baseman David Wright is 13 for 34 (.382) with three homers the past four seasons against Kendrick.
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| Last Updated: 5/6/2024 12:49:29 AM EST. |
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