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| 955 | ATLANTA | -135 | Ov 7,-115 | -130 | Ov 6.5,-110 | | 956 | NY METS | +125 | Un 7,-105 | +120 | Un 6.5,-110 |
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| All Games | 68-64 | -7.2 | 54-68 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.307 | 3.6 | 0.250 | 0.309 | | Road Games | 31-36 | -6 | 26-38 | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.303 | 3.8 | 0.256 | 0.318 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 52-53 | -10.9 | 43-55 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.306 | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.310 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.4 | 2-4 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.324 | 2.3 | 0.186 | 0.231 | | Grass Games | 68-64 | -7.2 | 54-68 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.307 | 3.6 | 0.250 | 0.309 | | Night Games | 51-43 | -0.1 | 35-50 | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.307 | 3.5 | 0.244 | 0.302 | | Division | 30-23 | +3 | 22-29 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.308 | 3.4 | 0.243 | 0.303 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.307 | 132 | 4492 | 1102 | 329 | 108 | 0.02 | 477 | 401 | 1122 | 75 | 938 | 114 | 71 | 121 | 84 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.303 | 67 | 2343 | 566 | 172 | 50 | 0.02 | 234 | 206 | 565 | 45 | 474 | 63 | 35 | 64 | 52 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.306 | 105 | 3580 | 871 | 257 | 81 | 0.02 | 365 | 324 | 880 | 65 | 756 | 96 | 56 | 100 | 66 |
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| All Games | 3.06 | 1.264 | 356 | 134 | 121 | 310 | 21 | 140 | 365 | 18-20 | 45 | 10 | 81.8% | | Road Games | 3.73 | 1.414 | 169 | 74 | 70 | 167 | 12 | 72 | 148 | 7-10 | 21 | 7 | 75% |
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| All Games | 62-70 | -0.1 | 59-59 | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.302 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.310 | | Home Games | 31-32 | 0 | 26-33 | 3.6 | 0.225 | 0.293 | 3.5 | 0.241 | 0.310 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 47-56 | -4.4 | 45-49 | 3.8 | 0.231 | 0.299 | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.307 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | 0 | 5-2 | 4.4 | 0.245 | 0.284 | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.335 | | Grass Games | 62-70 | -0.1 | 59-59 | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.302 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.310 | | Night Games | 36-51 | -9.6 | 39-38 | 3.7 | 0.233 | 0.296 | 4.0 | 0.254 | 0.317 | | Division | 28-27 | +3.3 | 25-21 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.306 | 3.6 | 0.240 | 0.306 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.302 | 132 | 4475 | 1054 | 333 | 102 | 0.02 | 485 | 424 | 1055 | 78 | 915 | 108 | 76 | 124 | 65 | | Home Games | 3.6 | 0.225 | 0.293 | 63 | 2055 | 462 | 156 | 49 | 0.02 | 220 | 199 | 489 | 33 | 424 | 44 | 31 | 63 | 33 | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.231 | 0.299 | 103 | 3469 | 803 | 256 | 77 | 0.02 | 372 | 334 | 796 | 67 | 707 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 55 |
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| All Games | 3.26 | 1.330 | 394.7 | 160 | 143 | 358 | 41 | 167 | 384 | 18-25 | 32 | 17 | 65.3% | | Home Games | 3.38 | 1.418 | 194.6 | 80 | 73 | 183 | 22 | 93 | 178 | 9-10 | 14 | 9 | 60.9% |
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| 8/13/2014 | SANTANA(R) | LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | 3-2 | W | -130 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | 8/14/2014 | HARANG(R) | LA DODGERS | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-6 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 8/15/2014 | WOOD(L) | OAKLAND | HAMMEL(R) | 7-2 | W | -135 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 8/16/2014 | TEHERAN(R) | OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | 4-3 | W | -105 | 7 un | P | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 8/17/2014 | MINOR(L) | OAKLAND | LESTER(L) | 4-3 | W | +130 | 7 un | P | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 8/18/2014 | SANTANA(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | WORLEY(R) | 7-3 | W | -110 | 7 ov | O | 15 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | 8/19/2014 | HARANG(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 11-3 | W | 155 | 7.5 ov | O | 14 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 8/20/2014 | WOOD(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 2-3 | L | 105 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 8/21/2014 | TEHERAN(R) | @ CINCINNATI | HOLMBERG(L) | 8-0 | W | -180 | 8 un | P | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 8/22/2014 | MINOR(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 3-1 | W | -105 | 7.5 ev | U | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | 8/23/2014 | SANTANA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 0-1 | L | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 8/24/2014 | HARANG(R) | @ CINCINNATI | SIMON(R) | 3-5 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 8/26/2014 | WOOD(L) | @ NY METS | GEE(R) | 2-3 | L | -145 | 7 un | U | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 8/27/2014 | TEHERAN(R) | @ NY METS | WHEELER(R) | | | 8/28/2014 | MINOR(L) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 8/29/2014 | SANTANA(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 8/30/2014 | HARANG(R) | MIAMI | COSART(R) | | | 8/31/2014 | WOOD(L) | MIAMI | EOVALDI(R) | | | 9/1/2014 | | PHILADELPHIA | | | | 9/2/2014 | | PHILADELPHIA | | | | 9/3/2014 | | PHILADELPHIA | | |
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| 8/13/2014 | COLON(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 2-3 | L | +105 | 7 un | U | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | 8/14/2014 | GEE(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 1-4 | L | +140 | 7 un | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | 8/15/2014 | WHEELER(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 3-2 | W | -150 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | 8/16/2014 | NIESE(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | STRAILY(R) | 7-3 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 8/17/2014 | MONTERO(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 1-2 | L | +105 | 7 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 8/18/2014 | TORRES(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 1-4 | L | -110 | 7 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 8/19/2014 | GEE(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | 2-6 | L | 210 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 8/20/2014 | WHEELER(R) | @ OAKLAND | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 8-5 | W | 175 | 7 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 8/22/2014 | NIESE(L) | @ LA DODGERS | HAREN(R) | 2-6 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 8/23/2014 | DEGROM(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 4-7 | L | 150 | 6.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 8/24/2014 | COLON(R) | @ LA DODGERS | CORREIA(R) | 11-3 | W | 100 | 7.5 ov | O | 14 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 8/26/2014 | GEE(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 3-2 | W | +135 | 7 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 8/27/2014 | WHEELER(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | | 8/28/2014 | NIESE(L) | ATLANTA | MINOR(L) | | | 8/29/2014 | DEGROM(R) | PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | | | 8/30/2014 | COLON(R) | PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | | | 8/31/2014 | GEE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | BURNETT(R) | | | 9/1/2014 | | @ MIAMI | | | | 9/2/2014 | | @ MIAMI | | | | 9/3/2014 | | @ MIAMI | | |
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| |  | ATLANTA: ATLANTA (AP) - For the Atlanta Braves, spring training turned into a matter of survival.
No wonder they're so eager to get the season going.
The defending NL East champions lost a big chunk of their starting rotation down in Florida: projected opening day starter Kris Medlen and fellow right-hander Brandon Beachy both underwent Tommy John surgery for the second time and are out for the season. Another starter, Mike Minor, will also begin the year on the disabled list as he recovers from a sore shoulder.
But the Braves are nothing if not resourceful. They quickly signed Ervin Santana to a $14.1 million, one-year contract and have every intention of getting back to the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years.
''We still have a great team,'' closer Craig Kimbrel said. ''It's tough losing two top pitchers. But getting Santana was really big. I want to be closing out division titles and championships and World Series. I think we've still got the group to do it.''
The Braves will have a different look behind the plate after longtime catcher Brian McCann signed with the New York Yankees. But another title in a lackluster division is certainly a possibility, especially if second baseman Dan Uggla and center fielder B.J. Upton bounce back from dismal seasons in which both hit under .200. They showed signs of turning things around in spring training.
''Time will tell,'' general manager Frank Wren said, ''but we really like what we've seen so far.''
| | 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 (ATLANTA-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Braves-Mets Preview* =====================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Atlanta (68-63) at New York (61-70), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Julio Teheran is among the Atlanta Braves' most promising pitchers and Zack Wheeler is looking every bit like one for the New York Mets.
In the first matchup between two of baseball's top young arms, Teheran will try to halt the Braves' three-game slide Wednesday night in the middle game of this series at Citi Field.
A first-time All-Star this year, Teheran (12-9, 2.96 ERA) leads Atlanta (68-64) starters in ERA, strikeouts (156) and innings pitched (182 2-3).
The right-hander has rebounded from a three-start losing streak with wins in consecutive outings, allowing two runs and eight hits in 12 innings. He pitched four-hit ball over six innings in an 8-0 victory at Cincinnati on Thursday. His biggest challenge was staying loose while the Braves sent 11 batters to the plate during a five-run third.
"It was difficult," Teheran said. "I was trying to stay warm and trying to stay loose."
A similar issue doesn't seem likely with the Mets (62-70) turning to Wheeler (9-8, 3.48), who is 6-0 with a 2.12 ERA over his last 10 starts while winning all four at home behind a 2.05 ERA.
The second-year right-hander, though, failed to complete six innings for the first time during that stretch, but still managed an 8-5 win at Oakland. He allowed four runs - two earned - and four hits before he was pulled with two outs in the sixth.
Wheeler's recent success is attributed to mixing up his pitches and gaining confidence in his changeup.
"This guy is throwing 97 mph, you better speed your bat up to get to it," manager Terry Collins told MLB's official website. "And so if he's willing to use his changeup, you're going to get swings and misses or you're going to get little ground balls. It's a good pitch for him. It's getting better for him because he's throwing it more."
Wheeler is 3-1 with a 3.50 ERA in six starts against the Braves. He didn't get a decision in his most recent June 30, but the 5-3 road loss kicked off his personal unbeaten stretch as he allowed one run in 6 1-3 innings.
He's making his first start opposite Teheran, who was hit hard in an 8-3 loss at New York on July 8. He surrendered five runs and 11 hits over 3 1-3 innings to match the shortest start of his career.
Teheran was 1-0 with a 1.37 ERA over his three previous starts against New York, and the Braves hope he can regain that form after dropping the series opener 3-2 on Tuesday.
Justin Upton had three hits, including a run-scoring double. The left fielder is batting .379 with five homers, 21 RBIs and 10 walks in 16 games.
He's also 14 for 34 (.412) in eight road games against the Mets this year, but he's 0 for 15 with six strikeouts versus Wheeler.
Freddie Freeman, though, is 6 for 11 with a homer, a double and six walks against him. The All-Star first baseman's success isn't limited to facing Wheeler, as he's hitting .447 in his past 11 road meetings with the Mets.
It's unclear if New York will have David Wright (neck) and Daniel Murphy (calf) back after they both sat out the series opener.
New York's Juan Lagares is 7 for 14 with two homers and six RBIs in four games after hitting a two-run shot Tuesday.
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