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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 4/24/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
PITTSBURGH  RODRIGUEZ )
 
PHILADELPHIA  HALLADAY )
+1.5  -210

-1.5  +175
+100

-110

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PITTSBURGH (11 - 9) at PHILADELPHIA (9 - 12)
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Wednesday, 4/24/2013 7:05 PM
WANDY RODRIGUEZ (L) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
959PITTSBURGH+110Ov 7.5,+100+110Ov 7,-105
960PHILADELPHIA-120Un 7.5,-120-120Un 7,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games11-9+3.77-133.60.2310.2923.40.2110.301
Road Games3-5-1.13-52.40.1740.2323.90.2450.332
vs Right-handed Starters9-5+5.65-94.40.2600.3173.40.2090.295
Past 7 Games5-2+4.11-63.70.2620.3111.70.1760.264
Grass Games11-9+3.77-133.60.2310.2923.40.2110.301
Night Games9-5+5.54-103.60.2390.2982.70.1920.279
PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.60.2310.2922063714756140.0269551601112516102213
Road Games2.40.1740.2328253441850.0219197544245116
Righty Starters4.40.2600.3171445411844110.025838111792107177
PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games1.981.07372.7161645533654-28188.9%
Road Games1.861.172296621113211-130100%

PHILADELPHIA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPRunsAvgOBP
All Games9-12-510-103.50.2480.2984.40.2470.306
Home Games6-6-1.37-44.50.2670.3204.70.2630.317
vs Left-handed Starters1-2-1.42-13.30.2450.2904.30.1960.267
Past 7 Games3-4-1.83-33.30.2650.3124.10.2500.299
Grass Games9-12-510-103.50.2480.2984.40.2470.306
Night Games8-10-3.68-93.30.2330.2873.80.2310.286
PHILADELPHIA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABHEBHR/ABRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.50.2480.2982168917153140.026849168121302410209
Home Games4.50.2670.3201238910433100.035030108771146117
Lefty Starters3.30.2450.29039423800.0076261203201
PHILADELPHIA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.931.36455272450525574-44180%
Home Games3.231.33730.7121129312303-11150%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
PITTSBURGH - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/10/2013SANCHEZ(L)@ ARIZONAMILEY(L)2-10L1709 unO5721080
4/12/2013BURNETT(R)CINCINNATILEAKE(R)6-5W-1107.5 unO1280880
4/13/2013LOCKE(L)CINCINNATICUETO(R)3-1W+1307 ovU7507120
4/14/2013IRWIN(R)CINCINNATILATOS(R)10-7W+1457.5 unO15811180
4/15/2013MCDONALD(R)ST LOUISLYNN(R)6-10L+1107.5 ovO121021060
4/17/2013BURNETT(R)ST LOUISMILLER(R)5-0W+1057.5 unU1160122
4/18/2013LOCKE(L)ATLANTATEHERAN(R)4-6L+1008.5 ovO77110100
4/19/2013RODRIGUEZ(L)ATLANTAHUDSON(R)6-0W+1057 ovU980200
4/20/2013MCDONALD(R)ATLANTAMAHOLM(L)3-1W+1207.5 unU760480
4/21/2013SANCHEZ(L)ATLANTAMEDLEN(R)4-2W+1507 ovU10908101
4/22/2013BURNETT(R)@ PHILADELPHIAPETTIBONE(R)2-3L-1158 unU840880
4/23/2013LOCKE(L)@ PHILADELPHIAHAMELS(L)2-0W1457 unU781472
4/24/2013RODRIGUEZ(L)@ PHILADELPHIAHALLADAY(R) 
4/25/2013MCDONALD(R)@ PHILADELPHIALEE(L) 
4/26/2013SANCHEZ(L)@ ST LOUISLYNN(R) 
4/27/2013BURNETT(R)@ ST LOUISWESTBROOK(R) 
4/28/2013LOCKE(L)@ ST LOUISMILLER(R) 
4/29/2013RODRIGUEZ(L)@ MILWAUKEEGALLARDO(R) 
4/30/2013MCDONALD(R)@ MILWAUKEEESTRADA(R) 
5/1/2013 @ MILWAUKEE  

PHILADELPHIA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/10/2013KENDRICK(R)NY METSHEFNER(R)7-3W-1309 unO10501170
4/12/2013LANNAN(L)@ MIAMINOLASCO(R)3-1W-1258 unU1090441
4/13/2013HAMELS(L)@ MIAMIFERNANDEZ(R)1-2L-1457 ovU581462
4/14/2013HALLADAY(R)@ MIAMISLOWEY(R)2-1W-1307.5 unU12100550
4/15/2013LEE(L)@ CINCINNATIARROYO(R)2-4L-1157 ovU521960
4/16/2013KENDRICK(R)@ CINCINNATIBAILEY(R)0-1L1458 unU211470
4/17/2013LANNAN(L)@ CINCINNATILEAKE(R)2-11L1258.5 ovO6301550
4/18/2013HAMELS(L)ST LOUISWAINWRIGHT(R)3-4L+1057 evP1380750
4/19/2013HALLADAY(R)ST LOUISGARCIA(L)8-2W+1107.5 unO1040221
4/20/2013LEE(L)ST LOUISLYNN(R)0-5L-1407.5 unU350861
4/21/2013KENDRICK(R)ST LOUISWESTBROOK(R)7-3W-1108 unO148110110
4/22/2013PETTIBONE(R)PITTSBURGHBURNETT(R)3-2W+1058 unU880840
4/23/2013HAMELS(L)PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)0-2L-1557 unU472781
4/24/2013HALLADAY(R)PITTSBURGHRODRIGUEZ(L) 
4/25/2013LEE(L)PITTSBURGHMCDONALD(R) 
4/26/2013KENDRICK(R)@ NY METSGEE(R) 
4/27/2013PETTIBONE(R)@ NY METSMARCUM(R) 
4/28/2013HAMELS(L)@ NY METSNIESE(L) 
4/30/2013HALLADAY(R)@ CLEVELANDMCALLISTER(R) 
5/1/2013 @ CLEVELAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
PITTSBURGH: HITTING: The Pirates' two-month casual flirtation with competitiveness was cute while it lasted, before this team fizzled to a 72-win season. This team is still years away. But don't blame OF ANDREW McCUTCHEN, who might be the best all-around player in the division. Of all the ballyhooed outfielders from the 2005 draft, he's the one GMs would most want to build around. OF JOSE TABATA, not so much. He's serviceable and has plus speed, but the six-year extension the Pirates gave him was absurd. 2B NEIL WALKER has settled into a respectable place short of stardom. 3B PEDRO ALVAREZ has a lot of uphill climbing to do if he wants to wake up old expectations. He'll compete with 3B CASEY MCGEHEE for a starting role, but it's most likely that Alvarez moves to first base to back up 1B GARRETT JONES. OFs NATE McLOUTH and ALEX PRESLEY are underwhelming choices for the starting left-field spot. SS CLINT BARMES and C ROD BARAJAS would like to thank the Pirates for wildly overpaying them.
STARTING PITCHING: JEFF KARSTENS looked pretty decent for much of last year. But that's what happens when you get to log 14 percent of your innings against the lowly Astros. Better teams exposed him for the replacement-level guy he is. Contrary to what a lot of bored, lazy sportswriters wanted you to believe last year, CHARLIE MORTON doesn't pitch like Roy Halladay. At all. JAMES McDONALD could still be special if he cut down his walk rate. ERIK BEDARD was a respectable signing. Even if his shoulder acts up, he cost only $4.5 million for a year. If he's healthy, he's still well above-average. KEVIN CORREIA may only be slightly more effective at striking out hitters than a batting tee, but the Pirates are grateful for the innings he eats. BRAD LINCOLN is the designated fill-in if any of the other starters get hurt (cough, Bedard). In the meantime, he's a swing man.
RELIEF PITCHING: Closer JOEL HANRAHAN has been outstanding since first donning a Pirates uniform in 2009, converting 40-of-44 saves with a 1.83 ERA last season. It makes sense for the rebuilding Pirates to move him, but they'll probably keep the hand they were dealt. There isn't another qualified ninth-inning pitcher in this bullpen though. EVAN MEEK was bit by the shoulder bug. His early season was an unqualified disaster, but he turned it around and regained his form once he came back in September. He should be fully healthy again, and a quiet source of a few saves. CHRIS RESOP is another primary set-up man, but he posted a 4.39 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 2011. DANIEL McCUTCHEN won't be so lucky with his ERA this year if he doesn't lower his walk rate. He's just not a guy to put much faith in.
PHILADELPHIA: HITTING: This Phillies lineup had another subpar season, finishing 18th in the majors in homers (153) and 13th in runs (4.4 per game). The team re-signed free-agent SS JIMMY ROLLINS, especially because light-hitting WILSON VALDEZ is his backup. Raul Ibanez has left town, which allows OF JOHN MAYBERRY JR. to display his power on a daily basis. He had 15 HR in 267 at-bats last year. 1B RYAN HOWARD will not be ready for Opening Day after Achilles surgery in October, and will be replaced by a platoon of newcomers, JIM THOME and TY WIGGINTON. 2B CHASE UTLEY continues to be bothered by tendinitis in his knee, which has caused his numbers to drop significantly in the past two years. He will not be ready for Opening Day and no timetable has been set for his return. Veterans OF SHANE VICTORINO and C CARLOS RUIZ are both coming off typical productive seasons. OF HUNTER PENCE batted .324 with 11 HR after his trade from Houston and is poised for a huge 2012 campaign at age 28. 3B PLACIDO POLANCO is coming off his third Gold Glove season at the hot corner, but his .277 BA in 2011 was his lowest mark since 1999. Stud prospect OF DOMONIC BROWN is expected to begin the season in Triple-A.
STARTING PITCHING: ROY HALLADAY won the Cy Young Award in 2010 in his first year in Philadelphia, but he was even better in 2011, posting a career-best 2.35 ERA and also reaching a personal best with 220 strikeouts. CLIFF LEE was also outstanding in his first full season in a Phillies uniform, tallying six shutouts, which included a stretch of three straight blankings midway through the year. He wasn't afraid to pitch in Citizens Bank Park, going 11-3 with a 1.94 ERA at his new home. Like Halladay and Lee, COLE HAMELS also notched a career-best ERA (2.79) and held batters to a .214 average. Although he has the stigma of being oft-injured, Hamels was able to start 30+ games for the fourth straight season. VANCE WORLEY was impressive once he was inserted into the rotation, going 11-3 with a 3.02 ERA as a starter and fanning 73 over 74.2 innings of his final dozen starts. JOE BLANTON rounds out the rotation, but he could be limited a bit after an elbow injury cost him much of the 2011 season.
RELIEF PITCHING: Not willing to shell out the big money for inconsistent and oft-injured closer Brad Lidge, the Phillies decided to spend their dough on JONATHAN PAPELBON instead. The former Red Sox closer was 31-of-34 in save chances last year with a career-high 87 strikeouts and just 10 walks. With the departure of free agent Ryan Madson, ANTONIO BASTARDO assumes eighth-inning duties. The southpaw allowed a microscopic .144 opponents' BA, won six games and saved eight others last season. JOSE CONTERAS (age 40) returns for his seventh-inning duty and appears healthy enough to pitch following last year's season-ending elbow surgery. He is 9-of-10 in save chances since 2010.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-PHILADELPHIA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Pirates-Phillies Preview* ==========================

By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer

Pittsburgh (10-9) at Philadelphia (9-11), 7:05 p.m. EDT

Following a rough start to the year, Roy Halladay appears to have recaptured his Cy Young form.

That shouldn't come as much of a surprise to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Halladay takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies looking to continue his dominance of the Pirates as these clubs play the third of four Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

After compiling an uncharacteristic 14.73 ERA in losing his first two starts, Halladay (2-2, 6.04 ERA) has posted a 1.80 ERA and limited opponents to a .143 average in recording back-to-back wins. The two-time Cy Young award winner gave up two hits - both solo homers - and went the distance in Friday's rain-shortened 8-2, seven-inning victory over St. Louis.

"Today was as close as I've felt to where I want to be. When I stay within myself and execute the mechanics the way they should be done, I feel good where I'm at," he said.

"I always felt I was going in the right direction. Once I got a chance to pitch deeper in games, do more bullpens, I felt I was able to take some of that over into the game."

Halladay has to like his chances of keeping things going versus Pittsburgh (11-9). The right-hander, who's won three consecutive starts in the series, has gone 4-1 over six career matchups against the Pirates while compiling a 0.98 ERA - his lowest mark against any opponent.

He's made things difficult on several of their hitters, including Andrew McCutchen (1 for 10), Neil Walker (1 for 9), Clint Barmes (0 for 8) and Pedro Alvarez (0 for 5).

Halladay, though, could find himself in a pitchers' duel with Wandy Rodriguez (2-0, 0.56). Scratched from his previous start due to a strained hamstring, Rodriguez faced the minimum while throwing seven innings of one-hit ball Friday in a 6-0 win over Atlanta.

"When you see a guy twirling like he did today, there's not any team that's going to put up much against him," manager Clint Hurdle said. "It wasn't just the strikes but the location of the strikes. It was like he was throwing darts.

"I don't know if we can afford to throw him every 11th day, but that was pretty special."

The left-hander is 2-2 with a 4.70 ERA against the Phillies (9-12).

After dropping Monday's series opener 3-2, Pittsburgh bounced back with a 2-0 win the following night. Jeff Locke threw six strong innings and Gaby Sanchez hit his second homer.

The Pirates opened 1-5 but have since won 10 of 14, including four of their last five while allowing six total runs.

Pittsburgh catcher Russell Martin extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single Tuesday. He's batting .444 with two homers and six runs scored over that stretch.

McCutchen, though, hasn't been very locked in of late. He's hitless in eight at-bats in the series and is batting .120 in his last seven road games. McCutchen is a career .193 hitter in Philadelphia.

The Phillies, who went 26 for 62 (.419) with runners in scoring position over their first eight home games, have since gone 5 for 34 (.147), including Tuesday's 0-for-5 effort.

"I think they're trying, maybe a little bit too hard," manager Charlie Manuel said. "But you have to get it done. ... We have to improve our game."

Cleanup hitter Ryan Howard left two runners on base Tuesday, and has one RBI in his last 11 games. He is 4 for 12 with a homer lifetime against Rodriguez.


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