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| 903 | WASHINGTON | +110 | Ov 6.5,-110 | +105 | Ov 6.5,-130 | | 904 | NY METS | -120 | Un 6.5,-110 | -115 | Un 6.5,+110 |
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| All Games | 54-46 | -0.8 | 51-45 | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.397 | 0.712 | 3.9 | 0.258 | 0.302 | 0.377 | 0.679 | | Road Games | 26-27 | -4.8 | 30-21 | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.321 | 0.405 | 0.727 | 4.3 | 0.271 | 0.316 | 0.412 | 0.728 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 41-37 | -2.8 | 40-36 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.316 | 0.395 | 0.711 | 3.9 | 0.258 | 0.303 | 0.372 | 0.676 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.9 | 4-3 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.303 | 0.414 | 0.717 | 3.7 | 0.253 | 0.292 | 0.407 | 0.699 | | Grass Games | 53-45 | -1 | 50-45 | 4.1 | 0.248 | 0.311 | 0.393 | 0.703 | 3.8 | 0.257 | 0.300 | 0.377 | 0.677 | | Night Games | 31-30 | -4.4 | 31-28 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.322 | 0.401 | 0.723 | 3.9 | 0.264 | 0.307 | 0.395 | 0.703 | | Division | 27-17 | +4.1 | 22-20 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.315 | 0.388 | 0.703 | 3.4 | 0.251 | 0.292 | 0.334 | 0.626 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 100 | 3347 | 842 | 166 | 11 | 100 | 0.397 | 395 | 307 | 796 | 39 | 677 | 86 | 60 | 76 | 38 | | Road Games | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.321 | 53 | 1826 | 470 | 89 | 8 | 55 | 0.405 | 227 | 172 | 440 | 24 | 375 | 48 | 27 | 41 | 23 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.316 | 78 | 2617 | 657 | 125 | 9 | 78 | 0.395 | 305 | 247 | 617 | 32 | 540 | 68 | 47 | 64 | 33 |
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| All Games | 3.33 | 1.246 | 283.4 | 113 | 105 | 268 | 23 | 85 | 267 | 12-12 | 32 | 12 | 72.7% | | Road Games | 3.92 | 1.292 | 149.4 | 71 | 65 | 144 | 16 | 49 | 130 | 4-10 | 15 | 8 | 65.2% |
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| All Games | 52-50 | +1.8 | 47-49 | 3.6 | 0.236 | 0.293 | 0.364 | 0.657 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.294 | 0.373 | 0.667 | | Home Games | 35-18 | +14.8 | 26-25 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.303 | 0.391 | 0.694 | 3.4 | 0.244 | 0.290 | 0.375 | 0.665 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 10-10 | +1.4 | 8-12 | 3.0 | 0.227 | 0.288 | 0.359 | 0.647 | 3.3 | 0.221 | 0.285 | 0.351 | 0.636 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.9 | 4-3 | 4.9 | 0.245 | 0.300 | 0.437 | 0.736 | 4.1 | 0.264 | 0.296 | 0.442 | 0.739 | | Grass Games | 52-48 | +3.8 | 47-47 | 3.6 | 0.237 | 0.294 | 0.366 | 0.661 | 3.5 | 0.241 | 0.291 | 0.371 | 0.662 | | Night Games | 28-40 | -13 | 27-36 | 3.1 | 0.225 | 0.278 | 0.343 | 0.621 | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.301 | 0.393 | 0.694 | | Division | 24-17 | +5.2 | 23-16 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.307 | 0.366 | 0.673 | 3.4 | 0.246 | 0.294 | 0.365 | 0.659 |
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| All Games | 3.6 | 0.236 | 0.293 | 102 | 3414 | 804 | 158 | 9 | 88 | 0.364 | 349 | 278 | 794 | 39 | 681 | 102 | 57 | 82 | 50 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.303 | 53 | 1741 | 416 | 91 | 4 | 55 | 0.391 | 213 | 161 | 386 | 19 | 342 | 48 | 20 | 53 | 20 | | Lefty Starters | 3.0 | 0.227 | 0.288 | 20 | 697 | 158 | 28 | 2 | 20 | 0.359 | 59 | 60 | 187 | 10 | 145 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 12 |
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| All Games | 3.01 | 1.220 | 274.7 | 98 | 92 | 226 | 21 | 109 | 254 | 12-10 | 31 | 11 | 73.8% | | Home Games | 2.95 | 1.208 | 155.7 | 52 | 51 | 131 | 13 | 57 | 142 | 9-4 | 19 | 7 | 73.1% |
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| 7/17/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 5-3 | W | +115 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | FISTER(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 2-4 | L | +200 | 7 un | U | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | | 7/19/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 0-5 | L | +100 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1 | | 7/20/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 7-2 | W | -120 | 7 un | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | | 7/21/2015 | ROSS(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 2-7 | L | +100 | 7 un | O | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 7/22/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | 4-3 | W | -110 | 7 un | P | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | FISTER(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 3-7 | L | 175 | 7 un | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 5-7 | L | -130 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 7/25/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 9-3 | W | 135 | 7 ov | O | 14 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | | 7/26/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 1-3 | L | 150 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | 1-4 | L | 115 | 6.5 un | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | FISTER(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 7-2 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | 7/30/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 1-0 | W | -185 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 7/31/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ NY METS | DEGROM(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | FISTER(R) | ARIZONA | GODLEY(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | ARIZONA | CORBIN(L) | | | 8/5/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | | | 8/6/2015 | ROSS(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 8/7/2015 | | COLORADO | | |
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| 7/17/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-3 | L | 130 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 7/18/2015 | COLON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 2-12 | L | 160 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 7/19/2015 | NIESE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | COONEY(L) | 3-1 | W | 130 | 7.5 ev | U | 16 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 | | 7/20/2015 | HARVEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 2-7 | L | 110 | 7 un | O | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | DEGROM(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | 7-2 | W | -110 | 7 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 7/22/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 3-4 | L | 100 | 7 un | P | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | COLON(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 0-3 | L | +230 | 6.5 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | NIESE(L) | LA DODGERS | THOMAS(L) | 2-7 | L | +105 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | HARVEY(R) | LA DODGERS | LEE(R) | 15-2 | W | -120 | 7 un | O | 21 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | DEGROM(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-2 | W | +115 | 6 ov | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 7/28/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 4-0 | W | -135 | 7 un | U | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | COLON(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 3-7 | L | -105 | 7 ov | O | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | | 7/30/2015 | NIESE(L) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 7-8 | L | +100 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | | 7/31/2015 | HARVEY(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 8/1/2015 | DEGROM(R) | WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | COLON(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | NIESE(L) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | HARVEY(R) | @ MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | | | 8/7/2015 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | |
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| |  | WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON (AP) - Bryce Harper's reaction to the news that the Washington Nationals added Max Scherzer to an already-talented starting staff drew quite a lot of attention.
''I just started laughing,'' Harper famously said. ''I was like, `Where's my ring?'''
Yes, that pretty much sums up where the expectations are for the 2015 Nationals - as expressed by them and by others.
On the first day of full-squad workouts at spring training, reigning NL Manager of the Year Matt Williams posted these words of wisdom in the clubhouse: ''The road to the World Series begins today.''
''We're here to get to that ultimate goal,'' Williams said. ''We're not alone. There's 29 other teams that have the same thought. So that being said, I want to make sure that we understand that that's our goal. That is our goal: to be the last one standing at the end of it.''
The main reason many folks think the Nationals are capable of achieving that goal, even if the team has yet to win a playoff series, is the rotation.
Scherzer, the 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner with Detroit, came aboard with a $210 million contract, joining a group that led the majors in ERA last season - right-handers Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister, and lefty Gio Gonzalez.
''There's no break'' for an opposing team, new reliever Casey Janssen observed.
It's such a formidable quintet that a guy who won 15 games, had a sub-3.00 ERA and threw nearly 200 innings a year ago, Tanner Roark, is moving to the bullpen.
In 2014, the Nationals won a league-best 96 games and finished atop the underwhelming NL East by a whopping 17 games, but then bowed out in four games in a Division Series against the eventual champs, the San Francisco Giants. Washington's starting pitching wasn't the problem in the postseason; its bullpen and hitting were what led to a second quick playoff exit in three years.
And yet general manager Mike Rizzo allowed those two areas to lose important pieces, trading away the man he called ''maybe the best eighth-inning setup man in the history of the game,'' Tyler Clippard, and letting first baseman Adam LaRoche (team highs of 26 homers, 92 RBIs) leave via free agency.
The hope, presumably, is that hitters such as Harper, Ryan Zimmerman (who replaces LaRoche at first) and Wilson Ramos, who each missed significant chunks of last season, will deliver the numbers they're capable of producing, while opponents have a really hard time scoring much against all the aces Williams will send to the mound.
''It's hilarious having to go in there and face them. It's absolutely stupid,'' Harper said. ''We have the best staff in baseball. I don't care what anybody says.''
Actually, Bryce, that's exactly what pretty much everybody IS saying.
Here are other things to know about the Nationals, who open the season on April 6 at home against the New York Mets:
HEALTH MATTERS: Half of the everyday lineup - outfielders Jayson Werth and Denard Span (both recovering from offseason surgery), third baseman Anthony Rendon and new second baseman Yunel Escobar - missed extended periods of spring training, as did fourth outfielder Nate McClouth. Rendon, Span, Werth and McClouth might all miss opening day. ''You can be as good as you want on paper, but that doesn't mean anything until the end of the year,'' Scherzer said. ''We've got to stay healthy.''
MIGHTY `PEN?: Given their aspirations, October is what really matters for the Nationals, and Drew Storen blew save chances in the 2012 and 2014 playoffs. Still, the closer's job is his entering the season, and Clippard is no longer around to shut down foes in the eighth - or provide ninth-inning backup if needed. Worth watching: Will Aaron Barrett set aside the yips that hit him in the NLDS?
LAST HURRAH: A couple of homegrown franchise cornerstones, Zimmermann and shortstop Ian Desmond, can become free agents after the season, as can Span and Fister. Rizzo could try to sign one or more to long-term deals. He could trade one or more. Or he could decide to let things play out with this group, then move on next offseason. ''With this group of guys,'' Werth said, ''this might be it.'' | | NY METS: NEW YORK (AP) - The big names for the New York Mets this season: Matt Harvey, David Wright, Tommy John.
Finally confident they're a playoff contender, the Mets absorbed a familiar setback in spring training - two of them, really. Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin became the latest New York pitchers to have reconstructive elbow surgery, sidelining both until next year.
Wheeler's injury prevents the Mets from lining up three electric young arms at the top of their rotation. And the loss of Edgin, who had a 1.32 ERA last season, leaves the bullpen without a dependable lefty.
But the return of Harvey, an imposing ace back from his own Tommy John operation in 2013, has the team talking about October aspirations.
''We've been sitting around for four years asking everybody to be patient,'' manager Terry Collins said when camp opened. ''Well, it's time.''
Former batting champ Michael Cuddyer was signed to add offense, and his Virginia hometown buddy Wright looks healthy again at the plate. So while hardly anyone expects the Mets to unseat Washington atop the NL East, anything short of a wild-card push would be a disappointment.
That's a new outlook for a big-market club that has spent several years trimming payroll while rebuilding under general manager Sandy Alderson. New York improved by five wins last year and finished 79-83, its sixth consecutive losing season since moving into Citi Field.
''Is the team capable of winning 89-90 games? Yeah, I think the team is capable,'' Alderson said last month. ''It has that capacity. I think it has that potential.''
Harvey highlights a solid group of starters that includes 2014 NL Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom, who made a successful comeback in the minors from Tommy John surgery - the ligament-replacement procedure named for its pioneer pitching patient in 1974.
Dillon Gee, who was headed for the bullpen, instead slides back into the rotation as Wheeler's substitute. He rejoins Jonathon Niese and 41-year-old Bartolo Colon, a 15-game winner last season.
With young right-hander Rafael Montero also in the mix, plus top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz (a former Tommy John patient) getting close, the Mets might indeed have enough pitching depth to offset the injuries.
Especially if Tommy John veterans Jenrry Mejia and Bobby Parnell can lock down games in the late innings.
Mejia had his operation in 2011, shifted to a relief role last season and posted 28 saves. Parnell, the team's previous closer, had surgery last April and could be back this May.
New York is hardly the only team hurt by the recent rash of torn elbow ligaments all over baseball. Look no further than division rivals Washington, Miami and Atlanta.
But for a club that's been rebuilding around a young stable of power arms, rebuilding all those elbows has taken its toll on progress.
''Every guy that throws hard eventually is going to have it,'' Wheeler said.
The regular season begins April 6 in Washington. Here are some other story lines to watch for with the Mets this season:
POWER COMPANY: New York finished 12th in the National League in slugging percentage (.364) last year and 13th in batting average (.238). More is needed from Curtis Granderson, who hit .227 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs in his first season with the Mets after signing a $60 million, four-year contract. Kevin Long, a Granderson favorite during his Yankees days, was hired as hitting coach - and the Mets moved in the Citi Field fences for the second time to help Granderson, Wright and Lucas Duda in right-center. Wright, a seven-time All-Star, is eager to rebound after a left shoulder injury contributed to his 2014 bust. Duda will try to repeat his breakout season of 30 homers and 92 RBIs.
UP THE MIDDLE: Outside of Gold Glove center fielder Juan Lagares, the defense appears shaky. Wilmer Flores, a young hitter with a suspect glove, starts at shortstop - a gaping hole since Jose Reyes left following the 2011 season. All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy is also limited defensively, so double-play chances could get dicey. Passed balls and wild throws are a concern for catcher Travis d'Arnaud.
UNDER PRESSURE: Increased expectations mean added scrutiny for Collins entering the final guaranteed season of his contract. Word is Alderson was even considering a change last year before deciding to bring Collins back. In truth, this is probably his first chance in five years to manage a Mets team talented enough to contend - but it might be his only one. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Nationals-Mets Preview* ========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Washington (53-46) at New York (52-49), 7:10 p.m. EDT
For a team one day away from entering August in first place, a weekend visit to the club immediately behind it in the standings might generally be approached with a mindset of wanting to get out of town without losing any ground.
By the Washington Nationals' recent standard in New York, though, they shouldn't be happy with anything short of a sweep.
The NL East's top two teams square off Friday night with the Nationals out to double their three-game lead over the Mets.
The Nationals (54-46) haven't lost a road series with the Mets (52-50) since their first meeting in 2013, going 18-3 since with three shutouts in the last five games.
One of those was started by Gio Gonzalez, who's 6-1 with a 1.66 ERA in nine career road starts against the Mets. The left-hander limited them to six hits with nine strikeouts in seven innings of a 1-0 victory May 2. Gonzalez (8-4, 3.83 ERA) also limited the Mets to two runs and six hits in six innings of a 7-2 home victory July 20.
New York's struggles have been highlighted by Wilmer Flores (1 for 13), Curtis Granderson (3 for 27), Lucas Duda (3 for 17) and Travis d'Arnaud (2 for 11), while Juan Lagares is 10 for 22 with a home run, triple and three doubles.
Gonzalez is up against Matt Harvey, who allowed two runs in seven innings of a 15-2 home win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Harvey (9-7, 3.16) improved to 3-0 with a 1.33 ERA in his last four home starts.
The right-hander matched up with Gonzalez on July 20 and was tagged with five runs and five hits in seven innings. Harvey had given up three earned runs in his previous six starts against the Nationals and remains 3-2 with a 1.34 ERA.
Bryce Harper is 0 for 14 with seven strikeouts against Harvey, the only of 49 pitchers he has more than eight at-bats against without a hit.
Some of that pressure could be relieved by Ryan Zimmerman, who's 4 for 14 with a home run off Harvey, and the first baseman homered for the first time in his three games back from the disabled list in Thursday's 1-0 victory in Miami. He's 4 for 11 since coming back, and along with the return of Jayson Werth and the trade for Jonathan Papelbon, Washington has talent new and old joining the mix to contribute.
"Just hitting the ball well and getting good at-bats is the key," Zimmerman told MLB's official website. "I'm not trying to hit home runs or anything like that. I'm just grinding out at-bats and getting my timing back. Everything feels good."
The Mets are hoping for similar production from a returning bat. D'Arnaud is likely to come off the disabled list Friday after missing 33 games with a sprained right elbow, but the club plans to ease the catcher into action.
"He won't be a four-in-a-row guy," manager Terry Collins said. "He might play two and get a day off. We'll see how he feels. The last time we did this, he played in two in a row and the second day, he was really sore at the end of the game."
In Thursday's 8-7 home loss to San Diego, pitching was the problem as New York dropped the last two of a three-game series. The Mets allowed 15 runs in the two defeats, and they led 7-1 after six innings in the latest.
Jeurys Familia tried to protect a two-run lead in the ninth Thursday but allowed a three-run homer with two outs to fall to 0 for 3 in save opportunities since the All-Star break.
"He just has to locate," Collins said. "The pitches he made were over the middle of the plate."
Since being taxed with 10 1-3 innings of work in an 18-inning game July 19, the bullpen has a 5.59 ERA.
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