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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 8/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
WASHINGTON  ZIMMERMANN )
 
NY METS  SYNDERGAARD )
+1.5  -180

-1.5  +160
+115

-125

6.5ov
 
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Final
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WASHINGTON (54 - 48) at NY METS (54 - 50)
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Sunday, 8/2/2015 8:05 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
905WASHINGTON+125Ov 6.5,-105+110Ov 6.5,-105
906NY METS-135Un 6.5,-115-120Un 6.5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games54-48-2.851-474.10.2500.3120.3920.7043.80.2560.3010.3770.678
Road Games26-29-6.830-234.50.2540.3160.3960.7134.30.2680.3140.4100.724
vs Right-handed Starters41-39-4.840-384.10.2490.3120.3890.7013.90.2560.3020.3720.674
Past 7 Games3-4-0.62-53.10.2240.2720.3610.6332.40.1990.2580.2960.554
Grass Games53-47-350-474.00.2460.3080.3880.6963.80.2560.2990.3760.676
Night Games31-32-6.431-304.20.2530.3170.3930.7103.80.2610.3060.3940.700
Division27-19+2.122-223.80.2450.3090.3780.6873.30.2470.2910.3350.626
WASHINGTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2500.3121023422854167111000.3923983108223969086607738
Road Games4.50.2540.316551901482908550.3962301754662438848274223
Righty Starters4.10.2490.3128026926691269780.3893082506433255368476533
WASHINGTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.311.232291.4115107272248727512-14321272.7%
Road Games3.831.265157.4736714817511384-1215865.2%

NY METS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games54-50+3.847-513.50.2340.2920.3650.6573.60.2410.2920.3690.660
Home Games37-18+16.826-274.10.2370.3020.3900.6923.30.2410.2860.3670.653
vs Right-handed Starters43-40+1.439-383.70.2370.2940.3670.6623.70.2470.2950.3760.671
Past 7 Games5-2+3.13-45.30.2500.3190.4870.8073.10.2250.2610.3370.598
Grass Games54-48+5.847-493.60.2360.2940.3660.6603.50.2390.2890.3660.656
Night Games30-40-1127-383.10.2230.2770.3440.6223.70.2490.2980.3860.684
Division26-17+7.223-183.90.2400.3050.3660.6713.30.2420.2890.3550.643
NY METS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.50.2340.29210434818161629910.36535428581439694103578250
Home Games4.10.2370.302551808428954580.3902181684061935549205320
Righty Starters3.70.2370.2948327466521337700.3672932216142954286506338
NY METS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.941.19928298922272111126414-10321174.4%
Home Games2.821.1721635251132135915211-420774.1%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
WASHINGTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/19/2015SCHERZER(R)LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)0-5L+1006.5 unU54015131
7/20/2015GONZALEZ(L)NY METSHARVEY(R)7-2W-1207 unO7409102
7/21/2015ROSS(R)NY METSDEGROM(R)2-7L+1007 unO5321080
7/22/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R)4-3W-1107 unP9120740
7/23/2015FISTER(R)@ PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L)3-7L1757 unO6701370
7/24/2015SCHERZER(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)5-7L-1306.5 unO7601251
7/25/2015GONZALEZ(L)@ PITTSBURGHBURNETT(R)9-3W1357 ovO1491752
7/26/2015ROSS(R)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)1-3L1507 unU751530
7/28/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)@ MIAMIFERNANDEZ(R)1-4L1156.5 unU71001180
7/29/2015FISTER(R)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R)7-2W-1257.5 unO940562
7/30/2015SCHERZER(R)@ MIAMIHAREN(R)1-0W-1856.5 unU560340
7/31/2015GONZALEZ(L)@ NY METSHARVEY(R)1-2L1007 unU570670
8/1/2015ROSS(R)@ NY METSDEGROM(R)2-3L1406.5 ovU760660
8/2/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)@ NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R) 
8/3/2015FISTER(R)ARIZONAGODLEY(R) 
8/4/2015SCHERZER(R)ARIZONACORBIN(L) 
8/5/2015GONZALEZ(L)ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R) 
8/6/2015ROSS(R)ARIZONAHELLICKSON(R) 
8/7/2015ZIMMERMANN(R)COLORADODE LA ROSA(L) 
8/8/2015FISTER(R)COLORADOFLANDE(L) 
8/9/2015 COLORADO  

NY METS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/19/2015NIESE(L)@ ST LOUISCOONEY(L)3-1W1307.5 evU1625013141
7/20/2015HARVEY(R)@ WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)2-7L1107 unO9102740
7/21/2015DEGROM(R)@ WASHINGTONROSS(R)7-2W-1107 unO1080532
7/22/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R)3-4L1007 unP7409120
7/23/2015COLON(R)LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L)0-3L+2306.5 unU320840
7/24/2015NIESE(L)LA DODGERSTHOMAS(L)2-7L+1057.5 unO6301250
7/25/2015HARVEY(R)LA DODGERSLEE(R)15-2W-1207 unO21110750
7/26/2015DEGROM(R)LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)3-2W+1156 ovU690561
7/28/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R)4-0W-1357 unU831431
7/29/2015COLON(R)SAN DIEGOROSS(R)3-7L-1057 ovO54015100
7/30/2015NIESE(L)SAN DIEGOCASHNER(R)7-8L+1007 ovO7501362
7/31/2015HARVEY(R)WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)2-1W-1107 unU670570
8/1/2015DEGROM(R)WASHINGTONROSS(R)3-2W-1506.5 ovU660760
8/2/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R) 
8/3/2015COLON(R)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R) 
8/4/2015NIESE(L)@ MIAMINICOLINO(L) 
8/5/2015HARVEY(R)@ MIAMIPHELPS(R) 
8/7/2015DEGROM(R)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R) 
8/8/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R) 
8/9/2015 @ TAMPA BAY  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Nationals-Mets Preview* ========================

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer

Washington (54-47) at New York (53-50), 8:08 p.m. EDT

Superb pitching has been the New York Mets' calling card but clutch hitting has them on the verge of gaining a share of the NL East lead.

Noah Syndergaard looks to continue his home dominance and help the Mets sweep a three-game set with the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.

New York (54-50) has one of the best staffs in baseball with a 3.25 ERA, making up for the offense's .234 average that is lowest in the majors.

The bats, however, have been vital to the Mets climbing to within one game of first-place Washington (54-48). Wilmer Flores' walkoff homer delivered Friday's 2-1 win, and Lucas Duda hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth of a 3-2 victory the next day.

The Mets haven't been in first since June 19, and they haven't swept a three-game series from the Nationals since May 25-27, 2009.

They have a good chance of changing both behind Syndergaard (5-5, 2.70 ERA).

The rookie right-hander is 3-1 with a 1.29 ERA over the past six starts. He's been even better at Citi Field, going 3-0 with a 0.90 ERA and 11.40 strikeouts per nine innings over his past four games. He's the first Met to go eight innings in three straight home games since Al Leiter in 2001.

"I don't think any of us could have predicted the rise to where he's at this fast," manager Terry Collins told MLB's official website.

Syndergaard carried a perfect game into the seventh Tuesday before leaving with nine strikeouts after the eighth of a 4-0 win over San Diego.

"I've learned so much. I've gained so much confidence," said Syndergaard.

He allowed one run with a season-high five walks in five innings and didn't get a decision in a 4-3 loss at Washington on July 22.

New York has won eight of its last 12 home games with Duda batting .325 with 10 homers and 14 RBIs. The first baseman hit a pair of solo shots Saturday to give him eight home runs in his last seven games.

Yoenis Cespedes batted in front of Duda during his Mets debut Saturday, a day after being acquired from Detroit. Cespedes, the big bat the Mets have craved this year, went 0 for 3 and drew an intentional walk that set up Duda's heroics.

"That's exactly what we're hoping to do, put some guys in the middle of that lineup, where you have bats throughout that can produce some runs," Collins said. "You kind of like the way we're headed."

The Nationals will try to end a 10-game road trip with a fourth victory. They turn to Jordan Zimmermann (8-6, 3.36), who is 5-0 with a 2.70 ERA in his last seven starts against the Mets - all ending in Washington wins.

He's won three straight visits to Queens with a 1.50 ERA, tossing 13 consecutive innings without yielding an earned run.

The right-hander allowed three runs in seven innings opposite Syndergaard on July 22. While he didn't figure in the decision, he extended his unbeaten streak to six starts with a 3-0 record and 2.33 ERA.

It ended six days later, however, when Zimmermann gave up three runs in six innings of a 4-1 loss at Miami.

He'll face Cespedes for the first time and he's limited Duda to 7 for 35 (.200) - 1 for 6 this year.

Bryce Harper is looking to build on his two hits from Saturday after going 3 for 20 in his first five games in New York this season. He is 2 for 3 off Syndergaard.


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