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929 | PHILADELPHIA | +1.5,+100 | +1.5,+115 | 930 | OAKLAND | -1.5,-120 | -1.5,-135 |
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All Games | 70-83 | -1.4 | 79-63 | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.298 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.317 | Road Games | 34-41 | +5.9 | 41-30 | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.300 | 4.5 | 0.263 | 0.328 | vs Left-handed Starters | 21-19 | +5.8 | 16-18 | 3.5 | 0.231 | 0.285 | 3.5 | 0.242 | 0.303 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1 | 4-3 | 3.0 | 0.218 | 0.260 | 3.1 | 0.259 | 0.323 | Grass Games | 70-81 | +0.6 | 77-63 | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.298 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.316 | Night Games | 49-54 | +3.4 | 56-41 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.295 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.316 | Interleague | 6-11 | -5.5 | 7-8 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.303 | 4.9 | 0.266 | 0.328 |
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All Games | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.298 | 153 | 5300 | 1280 | 380 | 122 | 0.02 | 562 | 423 | 1235 | 103 | 1083 | 110 | 82 | | | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.300 | 75 | 2626 | 643 | 188 | 59 | 0.02 | 287 | 208 | 599 | 59 | 546 | 48 | 32 | | | Lefty Starters | 3.5 | 0.231 | 0.285 | 40 | 1346 | 311 | 100 | 30 | 0.02 | 128 | 102 | 314 | 22 | 271 | 30 | 18 | | |
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All Games | 3.73 | 1.286 | 434.6 | 200 | 180 | 379 | 34 | 180 | 459 | 25-22 | 37 | 15 | 71.2% | Road Games | 4.35 | 1.477 | 190.3 | 105 | 92 | 190 | 14 | 91 | 197 | 11-9 | 19 | 9 | 67.9% |
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All Games | 83-69 | -12.4 | 73-70 | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 3.6 | 0.233 | 0.288 | Home Games | 45-30 | -5.2 | 39-35 | 4.7 | 0.257 | 0.332 | 3.5 | 0.231 | 0.283 | vs Right-handed Starters | 57-46 | -6.2 | 49-47 | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.318 | 3.6 | 0.234 | 0.290 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -6.8 | 3-4 | 2.1 | 0.187 | 0.264 | 3.7 | 0.256 | 0.298 | Grass Games | 81-65 | -9.9 | 73-65 | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.318 | 3.6 | 0.233 | 0.288 | Night Games | 54-44 | -7.2 | 49-43 | 4.6 | 0.244 | 0.319 | 3.6 | 0.232 | 0.285 | Interleague | 11-6 | +3.2 | 10-2 | 5.2 | 0.256 | 0.314 | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.284 |
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All Games | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 152 | 5218 | 1276 | 418 | 143 | 0.03 | 651 | 543 | 1039 | 81 | 1073 | 125 | 103 | | | Home Games | 4.7 | 0.257 | 0.332 | 75 | 2506 | 645 | 210 | 73 | 0.03 | 333 | 280 | 475 | 45 | 549 | 56 | 44 | | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.318 | 103 | 3532 | 867 | 288 | 94 | 0.03 | 448 | 378 | 692 | 46 | 732 | 80 | 68 | | |
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All Games | 2.91 | 1.087 | 445.3 | 153 | 144 | 363 | 38 | 121 | 379 | 25-21 | 30 | 19 | 61.2% | Home Games | 3.05 | 1.072 | 221 | 78 | 75 | 179 | 14 | 58 | 180 | 11-12 | 15 | 8 | 65.2% |
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9/5/2014 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 9-8 | W | 215 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9/6/2014 | BURNETT(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | 3-1 | W | 160 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9/7/2014 | HAMELS(L) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 2-3 | L | 125 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9/8/2014 | KENDRICK(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 4-6 | L | +110 | 8.5 un | O | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9/9/2014 | BUCHANAN(R) | PITTSBURGH | VOLQUEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | +125 | 8 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9/10/2014 | WILLIAMS(R) | PITTSBURGH | WORLEY(R) | 3-6 | L | +135 | 8 ev | O | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 9/11/2014 | BURNETT(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 1-4 | L | +130 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9/12/2014 | HAMELS(L) | MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | 3-1 | W | -155 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9/13/2014 | KENDRICK(R) | MIAMI | HAND(L) | 2-1 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9/14/2014 | BUCHANAN(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 4-5 | L | +100 | 7 ev | O | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9/15/2014 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 0-1 | L | 165 | 6.5 ov | U | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9/16/2014 | BURNETT(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 4-5 | L | 125 | 6.5 ov | O | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 9/17/2014 | HAMELS(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | 5-2 | W | -145 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9/18/2014 | KENDRICK(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | ERLIN(L) | 3-7 | L | 150 | 7 un | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9/19/2014 | BUCHANAN(R) | @ OAKLAND | LESTER(L) | | 9/20/2014 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ OAKLAND | POMERANZ(L) | | 9/21/2014 | BURNETT(R) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | | 9/23/2014 | HAMELS(L) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | | 9/24/2014 | KENDRICK(R) | @ MIAMI | HAND(L) | | 9/25/2014 | BUCHANAN(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | 9/26/2014 | | ATLANTA | | |
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9/5/2014 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | HOUSTON | OBERHOLTZER(L) | 3-4 | L | -215 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9/6/2014 | KAZMIR(L) | HOUSTON | FELDMAN(R) | 4-3 | W | -210 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9/7/2014 | HAMMEL(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 3-4 | L | -155 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9/8/2014 | GRAY(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | NOESI(R) | 4-5 | L | -160 | 8.5 ev | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9/9/2014 | LESTER(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | DANKS(L) | 11-2 | W | -185 | 8.5 un | O | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9/10/2014 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | BASSITT(R) | 1-2 | L | -210 | 8.5 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9/11/2014 | KAZMIR(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 0-1 | L | 130 | 7 un | U | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9/12/2014 | HAMMEL(R) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 2-4 | L | 130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9/13/2014 | GRAY(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | 140 | 6 ov | U | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9/14/2014 | LESTER(L) | @ SEATTLE | YOUNG(R) | 4-0 | W | -150 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 9/16/2014 | KAZMIR(L) | TEXAS | TEPESCH(R) | 3-6 | L | -240 | 7 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 9/17/2014 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | 1-6 | L | -195 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 9/18/2014 | GRAY(R) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 2-7 | L | -285 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 9/19/2014 | LESTER(L) | PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | | 9/20/2014 | POMERANZ(L) | PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | | 9/21/2014 | KAZMIR(L) | PHILADELPHIA | BURNETT(R) | | 9/22/2014 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | | 9/23/2014 | GRAY(R) | LA ANGELS | LEBLANC(L) | | 9/24/2014 | LESTER(L) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | | 9/25/2014 | HAMMEL(R) | @ TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | | 9/26/2014 | | @ TEXAS | | |
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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.
| | OAKLAND: OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Before the season has even begun, the Oakland Athletics are dealing with a devastating injury that could affect their chances of chasing a third straight AL West title.
Right-hander Jarrod Parker, who had been the projected opening day starter, was lost to a season-ending elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery - his second such procedure.
Like every year with this low-budget club, somebody always seems to step in and fill the void. Whether that will be enough for Bob Melvin's bunch in a much-improved division is to be determined.
Even before Parker went down, Oakland considered its club an underdog despite winning the last two AL West crowns.
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (PHILADELPHIA-OAKLAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Phillies-Athletics Preview* ============================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Philadelphia (70-83) at Oakland (83-69), 9:35 p.m. EDT
A postseason appearance once seemingly guaranteed for the Oakland Athletics is looking increasingly precarious after they were swept by baseball's worst team.
Oakland looks to Jon Lester to help it avoid yet another pitfall Friday night when it continues its final nine-game homestand with the first of three against the last-place Philadelphia Phillies.
The Athletics (83-69) fell 7-2 to the Rangers on Thursday, marking the first time they'd been swept at home since a May 5-7 series versus Seattle. Oakland fell a half-game behind Kansas City for the top wild-card spot less than six weeks after having a four-game cushion for baseball's best record.
It's just a game ahead of the Mariners for the second wild card.
"We're still in the wild card. All that's moot unless we start to play better. We'll find ourselves in no position if we continue to lose," manager Bob Melvin said. "You've got to fight being beat down based on what has transpired here recently. ... It's tough sometimes to get over these things. They're all accountable for what they do. We all are."
The Athletics have dropped eight of 10 at home and six of eight overall while totaling 16 runs.
Brandon Moss (4 for 15) and Sam Fuld (7 for 30) are the only players hitting above .219 with more than one at-bat during that eight-game stretch. Fuld has driven in all three of Oakland's runs in its last two games, singling Wednesday and tripling Thursday.
Lester (15-10, 2.45 ERA) has remained one of the few bright spots for the A's, going 5-3 with a 2.30 ERA since joining the club. He owns a 1.80 ERA in his last five outings, though he's just 2-2 while receiving a total of four runs of support outside of an 11-2 victory over the White Sox on Sept. 9.
The left-hander struck out seven over six innings in a 4-0 win at Seattle on Sunday, though he matched a season high with four walks and threw 110 pitches.
"These games sometimes mean more than the games you go out there and kind of walk through the lineup," he said.
Lester is 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA in four career matchups with the Phillies. Ryan Howard, Marlon Byrd and Chase Utley - Philadelphia's top three RBI producers - are a combined 3 for 28 with 13 strikeouts against him.
Philadelphia (70-83) has dropped four of five with that foursome going a combined 6 for 36.
Manager Ryne Sandberg said Jimmy Rollins (hamstring) has a shot to play this weekend for the first time since Sept. 8.
David Buchanan (6-7, 3.75) is looking for his first win since Aug. 6 despite posting a 2.70 ERA in seven outings since. He was in line for the victory Sunday against Miami after yielding one run in 6 1-3 innings, but Jonathan Papelbon surrendered four runs in the ninth inning and Philadelphia lost 5-4.
"It's all a work in progress," Buchanan told MLB's official website. "You continue to improve every outing. As long as I stay true to myself, that's when I continue to progress in my game and get better at pitching in the big leagues."
These clubs haven't met since 2011 when the Phillies took two of three at home.
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