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MLB : ATS Matchup
Monday 8/31/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
PHILADELPHIA  EICKHOFF )
 
NY METS  COLON )
+1.5  -120

-1.5  +100
+185

-200

7.5ov
 
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Final
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PHILADELPHIA (52 - 79) at NY METS (72 - 58)
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Monday, 8/31/2015 7:10 PM
JERAD EICKHOFF (R) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
953PHILADELPHIA+185Ov 7.5,+100+185Ov 7.5,-105
954NY METS-200Un 7.5,-120-200Un 7.5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
PHILADELPHIA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games52-79-6.170-513.80.2530.3000.3860.6865.10.2800.3370.4430.781
Road Games22-44-8.334-283.40.2520.2970.3820.6785.30.2900.3480.4630.812
vs Right-handed Starters39-64-1359-373.90.2520.2970.3830.6815.10.2830.3360.4510.786
Past 7 Games2-5-2.45-15.10.2360.3050.4090.7147.60.2880.3400.5440.884
Grass Games51-78-7.469-503.80.2530.3010.3870.6885.10.2790.3370.4430.780
Night Games32-54-9.548-313.90.2490.3000.3810.6815.40.2840.3410.4580.799
Division21-31-5.727-193.70.2500.2990.3770.6764.50.2710.3320.4240.755
PHILADELPHIA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2530.30013144951136230291030.386473306995738881089311268
Road Games3.40.2520.29766231758513017450.3822151465213747252425437
Righty Starters3.90.2520.297103353189118121800.3833702277645968880718457
PHILADELPHIA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.821.4454342101844454118242518-17301075%
Road Games4.041.525202.71029121319962006-912285.7%

NY METS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games72-58+10.966-584.10.2430.3020.3900.6923.70.2410.2910.3780.669
Home Games43-23+1532-324.10.2350.3020.3880.6903.30.2370.2830.3690.652
vs Right-handed Starters55-45+7.253-414.10.2410.2990.3860.6853.70.2450.2920.3820.674
Past 7 Games5-2+16-17.10.2880.3670.5070.8744.90.2290.2840.4050.688
Grass Games71-54+1463-564.10.2450.3050.3920.6973.60.2390.2890.3740.662
Night Games45-45-2.342-433.90.2390.2960.3860.6813.80.2470.2950.3910.686
Division34-17+15.230-194.70.2550.3180.4060.7243.40.2400.2870.3550.642
NY METS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2430.30213044421080233111320.3905083771035478881226810766
Home Games4.10.2350.3026621835141164700.3882612074972243357236427
Righty Starters4.10.2410.29910033728131758990.38639528176335659100567849
NY METS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.181.2033601361273002913334019-15411474.5%
Home Games3.101.204194.37067165176918212-824972.7%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
PHILADELPHIA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/18/2015NOLA(R)TORONTODICKEY(R)5-8L+1508 unO11539100
8/19/2015MORGAN(L)TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)7-4W+2209 unO1062532
8/20/2015WILLIAMS(R)@ MIAMIHAND(L)7-9L1407.5 unO12801170
8/21/2015EICKHOFF(R)@ MIAMIFLORES(R)7-1W1307.5 unO1170863
8/22/2015HARANG(R)@ MIAMINICOLINO(L)4-2W1158 evU971360
8/23/2015NOLA(R)@ MIAMICONLEY(L)2-0W1158 unU680330
8/24/2015MORGAN(L)NY METSDEGROM(R)7-16L+2157.5 ovO11902073
8/25/2015WILLIAMS(R)NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R)5-6L+1858.5 unO761771
8/26/2015EICKHOFF(R)NY METSCOLON(R)4-9L+1208 evO9931261
8/27/2015HARANG(R)NY METSNIESE(L)5-9L+1408.5 unO87316141
8/28/2015NOLA(R)SAN DIEGOKENNEDY(R)7-1W+1158 unP650230
8/29/2015MORGAN(L)SAN DIEGOREA(R)4-3W+1458.5 ovU642881
8/30/2015ASHER(R)SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R)4-9L+1408 ovO104016100
8/31/2015EICKHOFF(R)@ NY METSCOLON(R) 
9/1/2015HARANG(R)@ NY METSNIESE(L) 
9/2/2015NOLA(R)@ NY METSHARVEY(R) 
9/4/2015MORGAN(L)@ BOSTONKELLY(R) 
9/5/2015ASHER(R)@ BOSTONMILEY(L) 
9/6/2015EICKHOFF(R)@ BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L) 
9/7/2015 ATLANTA  

NY METS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/18/2015DEGROM(R)@ BALTIMOREGAUSMAN(R)5-3W-1107.5 unO880772
8/19/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)4-5L1207.5 ovO9601060
8/21/2015COLON(R)@ COLORADOGRAY(R)14-9W-10511 unO16711360
8/22/2015NIESE(L)@ COLORADORUSIN(L)14-9W-11510.5 ovO21901471
8/23/2015VERRETT(R)@ COLORADOHALE(R)5-1W-12511 ovU870441
8/24/2015DEGROM(R)@ PHILADELPHIAMORGAN(L)16-7W-2357.5 ovO20731190
8/25/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ PHILADELPHIAWILLIAMS(R)6-5W-2008.5 unO771761
8/26/2015COLON(R)@ PHILADELPHIAEICKHOFF(R)9-4W-1308 evO1261993
8/27/2015NIESE(L)@ PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R)9-5W-1508.5 unO16141873
8/28/2015HARVEY(R)BOSTONOWENS(L)4-6L-2007 unO8140941
8/29/2015DEGROM(R)BOSTONKELLY(R)1-3L-1957 unU551780
8/30/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)BOSTONMILEY(L)5-4W-1607.5 unO1180961
8/31/2015COLON(R)PHILADELPHIAEICKHOFF(R) 
9/1/2015NIESE(L)PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R) 
9/2/2015HARVEY(R)PHILADELPHIANOLA(R) 
9/4/2015DEGROM(R)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R) 
9/5/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ MIAMIHAND(L) 
9/6/2015COLON(R)@ MIAMINARVESON(L) 
9/7/2015 @ WASHINGTON  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
PHILADELPHIA: CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - No team is picked to win fewer games this season than the Philadelphia Phillies.
Rebuilding isn't easy.
After dominating the NL East from 2007-11, capturing five division titles, two pennants and one World Series championship, the Phillies have spiraled downward - all the way to the bottom.
Oddsmakers set Philadelphia's win total for 2015 at 67 or 68. Things could get even uglier if ace Cole Hamels is traded - a very realistic possibility - along with other veterans still hanging around. Ryan Howard and Jonathan Papelbon are available. Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz also could be moved. Jimmy Rollins was the first member of the nucleus to go when he was traded to the Dodgers in December.
The goal this season is figuring out which players will be part of the future. Cody Asche, Maikel Franco, Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Darin Ruf and Odubel Herrera are among those will get opportunities. Asche and Galvis form the left side of the infield. Franco will begin the season at Triple-A. Hernandez and Herrera will start off as role players. Ruf still is hoping to get a chance to play regularly.
''I'm very pleased with the demeanor of the players in the clubhouse,'' general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. said. ''Young players are stepping up and gaining confidence. It's all about experience and that's what these young guys are going to get and hopefully they take the ball and run with it.''
Howard, Utley and Rollins each were homegrown players who developed into the best players at their position in franchise history. Those are big shoes for guys like Asche, Galvis and others to fill.
But they're up for the challenge.
''The faces might be different, the names might be different and they might not be big names, but the mentality is the same,'' Asche said. ''We're still out there trying to earn it every day and we're going to have our bad days and good days, but I guarantee there's no one in that clubhouse not trying to earn something.''
Here are some things to know about the Phillies entering the season:
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REPLACING J-ROLL
Jimmy Rollins was a three-time All-Star shortstop and the 2007 NL MVP. Beyond the stats, he was a team leader who brought swagger to the clubhouse. Freddy Galvis takes his spot while top prospect J.P. Crawford is groomed in the minors. Galvis is an excellent defensive player whether he's playing second base, shortstop, third base or even the outfield. The switch-hitter has a .218 career average with 13 homers and 55 RBIs in 514 at-bats. Galvis has gap power - 42 extra-base hits - but needs to improve his average and stay on top of the ball at the plate.
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FINISHING OFF
If starting pitchers get through six innings with a lead, the Phillies may win more games than people think. Their bullpen is a major strength. Jonathan Papelbon converted 39 of 43 save chances last year. Setup man Ken Giles brings a 100 mph heater to the eighth inning. Lefty Jake Diekman has a power arm in the seventh or eighth and righty Justin De Fratus is solid.
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STARTING FIVE
Before Cliff Lee's elbow injury, the rotation was quite formidable with Cole Hamels, Lee and Aaron Harang. Now, Harang moves up to No. 2 and journeyman Jerome Williams takes the third spot ahead of David Buchanan. Several guys are competing for the No. 5 spot while Chad Billingsley works his way back from two elbow operations.
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POWER OUTTAGE
Marlon Byrd led the Phillies with 25 homers last year before he was traded to Cincinnati in the offseason. Howard hit 23, but the former NL MVP looked good in spring training. If he sticks around, he should supply more power. But Chase Utley only hit 11 homers last year and Domonic Brown dropped from 27 to 10. This won't be the 2009 Phillies who had four guys hit 30 homers and five hit 20. But there's a chance they'll get a few more in the 15-20 range.
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CALLING THE SHOTS
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is finding out it was easier for him to play the game than to win games as the manager. Sandberg is 93-111 since replacing Charlie Manuel in August 2013.
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 (PHILADELPHIA-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Phillies-Mets Preview* =======================

By JIM GILLIS STATS Editor

Philadelphia (52-78) at New York (71-58), 7:10 p.m. EDT

Bartolo Colon facing the Philadelphia Phillies might be exactly what the New York Mets need to continue their winning ways after a slight hiccup this weekend.

The Mets swept four games in Philadelphia before dropping two of three at home to Boston this weekend and will try to remain dominant against the Phillies in the start of a three-game set Monday night at Citi Field.

Colon (11-11, 4.65 ERA) was part of the previous Phillies sweep, allowing five hits in seven shutout innings in a 9-4 win Aug. 26. It was just his second win in 12 starts and only his second scoreless outing this year. He is 3-0 with a 3.32 ERA in three games against the Phillies in 2015 and 6-1 in seven starts against them in two years as a Met.

The 42-year-old right-hander also worked in relief for the first time in four years on Saturday against Boston, tossing an inning on his scheduled throw day to help manager Terry Collins rest a tired bullpen. The Mets addressed their thin reliever corps this weekend by acquiring right-hander Addison Reed from Arizona.

"He's good for Monday," Collins said of Colon. "He was going to throw 15 pitches. He wanted to throw a bullpen (Saturday) anyway, said he could come in late in the game."

Collins did not start Yoenis Cespedes and rested Travis d'Arnaud on Sunday. Cespedes was 0 for 7 in the first two against Boston after homering in three of four against the Phillies, while d'Arnaud also homered twice and drove in six in three games last week at Philadelphia.

D'Arnaud is batting .400 with nine RBIs against the Phillies this season and Michael Cuddyer is hitting .500 with four homers and 12 RBIs in 12 games. Cuddyer was 3 for 3 with a tiebreaking single against Boston in a 5-4 win Sunday and is batting .375 in 17 games since coming off the DL on Aug. 11.

"With his knee feeling better, he's swinging the bat great," said Collins. "And as we head down the last month, he's going to be important."

The Mets outscored the Phillies 40-21 and slugged 13 home runs last week, but didn't leave the park once last Wednesday against Jerad Eickhoff.

Eickhoff (1-1, 2.25 ERA) was the only Philadelphia starter last week that didn't surrender a home run and on Monday will make his third big league start since being acquired from Texas in the deal that sent Cole Hamels to the Rangers.

He threw six shutout innings at Miami in his first start, then took the loss against the Mets and Colon, allowing four runs - three earned - and six hits in six innings.

"I had a little trouble getting settled," said Eickhoff, who gave up three first-inning runs but also retired 16 straight hitters at one point last Wednesday.

The Phillies followed the dreadful effort against the Mets by winning two of three against San Diego. Odubel Herrera had four hits in Sunday's 9-4 loss to the Padres and is batting .346 this month.

Freddy Galvis is hitting .333 against Colon this season and Ryan Howard has two career homers against the veteran.

Philadelphia is 1-12 against New York this season, including 0-6 at Citi Field. The Phillies have never been winless for an entire season against the Mets in New York, coming close in 1987 with a 1-8 mark. They have lost seven straight in Flushing and haven't taken a series in New York since winning two of three from May 9-11, 2014.


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