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| 901 | MILWAUKEE | -135 | Ov 8,-105 | -140 | Ov 8,-105 | | 902 | PHILADELPHIA | +125 | Un 8,-115 | +130 | Un 8,-115 |
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| All Games | 29-48 | -18 | 38-35 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.286 | 0.381 | 0.667 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.323 | 0.427 | 0.751 | | Road Games | 14-22 | -4.4 | 14-20 | 3.4 | 0.239 | 0.280 | 0.362 | 0.643 | 4.0 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.388 | 0.715 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 20-41 | -21.3 | 31-28 | 3.5 | 0.237 | 0.283 | 0.371 | 0.654 | 5.0 | 0.270 | 0.328 | 0.435 | 0.763 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.6 | 2-4 | 4.0 | 0.266 | 0.314 | 0.419 | 0.733 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.293 | 0.379 | 0.673 | | Grass Games | 29-48 | -18 | 38-35 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.286 | 0.381 | 0.667 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.323 | 0.427 | 0.751 | | Night Games | 19-28 | -7.7 | 26-19 | 4.2 | 0.246 | 0.295 | 0.404 | 0.700 | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.314 | 0.432 | 0.745 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.286 | 77 | 2589 | 618 | 130 | 17 | 68 | 0.381 | 273 | 172 | 600 | 32 | 460 | 72 | 54 | 68 | 46 | | Road Games | 3.4 | 0.239 | 0.280 | 36 | 1203 | 287 | 53 | 6 | 28 | 0.362 | 118 | 70 | 272 | 14 | 208 | 41 | 22 | 38 | 27 | | Righty Starters | 3.5 | 0.237 | 0.283 | 61 | 2063 | 488 | 102 | 10 | 52 | 0.371 | 208 | 134 | 486 | 23 | 368 | 59 | 48 | 57 | 30 |
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| All Games | 3.39 | 1.230 | 239 | 104 | 90 | 209 | 24 | 85 | 246 | 12-7 | 15 | 4 | 78.9% | | Road Games | 2.76 | 1.177 | 97.7 | 32 | 30 | 79 | 5 | 36 | 105 | 4-2 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 27-50 | -15 | 40-31 | 3.3 | 0.242 | 0.288 | 0.358 | 0.646 | 4.9 | 0.275 | 0.338 | 0.434 | 0.772 | | Home Games | 18-21 | 0 | 20-17 | 3.5 | 0.239 | 0.287 | 0.366 | 0.654 | 4.4 | 0.254 | 0.314 | 0.402 | 0.716 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 22-41 | -13.4 | 35-24 | 3.4 | 0.240 | 0.284 | 0.358 | 0.642 | 5.0 | 0.274 | 0.335 | 0.437 | 0.772 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +5 | 6-1 | 6.4 | 0.296 | 0.327 | 0.451 | 0.778 | 5.6 | 0.301 | 0.361 | 0.504 | 0.865 | | Grass Games | 27-50 | -15 | 40-31 | 3.3 | 0.242 | 0.288 | 0.358 | 0.646 | 4.9 | 0.275 | 0.338 | 0.434 | 0.772 | | Night Games | 17-30 | -8.2 | 25-18 | 3.4 | 0.242 | 0.291 | 0.363 | 0.654 | 5.1 | 0.273 | 0.337 | 0.441 | 0.778 |
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| All Games | 3.3 | 0.242 | 0.288 | 77 | 2605 | 630 | 127 | 16 | 48 | 0.358 | 244 | 169 | 542 | 41 | 516 | 64 | 58 | 69 | 44 | | Home Games | 3.5 | 0.239 | 0.287 | 39 | 1280 | 306 | 58 | 6 | 31 | 0.366 | 129 | 87 | 263 | 23 | 246 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 22 | | Righty Starters | 3.4 | 0.240 | 0.284 | 63 | 2130 | 512 | 105 | 11 | 41 | 0.358 | 201 | 130 | 434 | 38 | 410 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 40 |
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| All Games | 3.71 | 1.492 | 247.3 | 122 | 102 | 251 | 25 | 118 | 246 | 10-9 | 15 | 3 | 83.3% | | Home Games | 3.29 | 1.325 | 131.3 | 58 | 48 | 124 | 12 | 50 | 132 | 8-3 | 11 | 2 | 84.6% |
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| 6/15/2015 | LOHSE(R) | KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 5-8 | L | +100 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 6/16/2015 | GARZA(R) | KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 2-7 | L | +105 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | | 6/17/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | BLANTON(R) | 2-10 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 6/18/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 2-3 | L | 130 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | | 6/19/2015 | JUNGMANN(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 9-5 | W | 125 | 10.5 ev | O | 16 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 6/20/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 1-5 | L | 115 | 10 ov | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 6/21/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ COLORADO | RUSIN(L) | 4-10 | L | 105 | 11 ov | O | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | | 6/23/2015 | FIERS(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | 3-2 | W | -155 | 8 un | U | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 6/24/2015 | NELSON(R) | NY METS | COLON(R) | 4-1 | W | -130 | 7.5 ev | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | JUNGMANN(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 0-2 | L | +105 | 7 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | LOHSE(R) | MINNESOTA | MAY(R) | 10-4 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | 6/27/2015 | GARZA(R) | MINNESOTA | GIBSON(R) | 2-5 | L | -135 | 8 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 6/28/2015 | FIERS(R) | MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 5-3 | W | -160 | 8 un | P | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 6/29/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | O'SULLIVAN(R) | | | 6/30/2015 | JUNGMANN(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | | | 7/1/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HARANG(R) | | | 7/2/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | | | 7/3/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LORENZEN(R) | | | 7/4/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | SMITH(R) | | | 7/5/2015 | JUNGMANN(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | | ATLANTA | | |
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| 6/15/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 0-4 | L | 220 | 8 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 6/16/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 3-19 | L | 180 | 8.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | | 6/17/2015 | CORREIA(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 4-6 | L | +155 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 6/18/2015 | O'SULLIVAN(R) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 2-1 | W | +145 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 6/19/2015 | AUMONT(R) | ST LOUIS | LYONS(L) | 4-12 | L | +180 | 8 un | O | 11 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 1 | | 6/20/2015 | HARANG(R) | ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 1-10 | L | +140 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | | 6/21/2015 | MORGAN(L) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 9-2 | W | +175 | 8.5 ev | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 6/22/2015 | CORREIA(R) | @ NY YANKEES | PINEDA(R) | 11-8 | W | 240 | 8.5 un | O | 18 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | 6/23/2015 | O'SULLIVAN(R) | @ NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 11-6 | W | 240 | 10 un | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | | 6/24/2015 | HAMELS(L) | @ NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 2-10 | L | 110 | 8 un | O | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 1 | | 6/26/2015 | HARANG(R) | WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | 2-5 | L | +165 | 6.5 ev | O | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | CORREIA(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 2-3 | L | +155 | 8 un | U | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | | 6/28/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | 8-5 | W | +145 | 8.5 un | O | 16 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 6/29/2015 | O'SULLIVAN(R) | MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | | | 6/30/2015 | HAMELS(L) | MILWAUKEE | JUNGMANN(R) | | | 7/1/2015 | HARANG(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | | | 7/2/2015 | MORGAN(L) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | | | 7/3/2015 | CORREIA(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | | 7/4/2015 | O'SULLIVAN(R) | @ ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | | | 7/5/2015 | HAMELS(L) | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | | @ LA DODGERS | | |
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| |  | MILWAUKEE: MILWAUKEE (AP) - Success for the Brewers this season may hinge on Milwaukee's consistency in the batter's box.
September swoons can prove costly - as can prolonged slumps any other time of year, for that matter.
A lineup filled with accomplished hitters like Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez has the potential to score runs. To break into the playoffs from the competitive NL Central, the Brewers must eliminate team-wide slumps.
''Last year we kind of grinded it to a point where instead of just playing day to day and for that game and to win, we looked like we were forcing things,'' manager Ron Roenicke said. ''We were trying to hold on to what we had, and that's not the way we go about it.''
The Brewers spent 150 days in first place before a stunning, late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs for a third straight year.
''We've got a good club, and when we're playing the type of baseball I think we can play every night ... if we just worry about that game today, at the end of the season, good things will happen,'' the skipper added from the team's spring training complex in Phoenix.
The lineup is bashing again this spring.
After a slow start, Braun has been hitting much better following an unusual offseason medical procedure. Extreme cold was applied to his right hand in hopes of fixing a lingering nerve problem near the thumb.
Lucroy also looks like he is over a hamstring injury that limited him for the first few weeks of spring training. The upbeat, energetic Gomez had three homers three weeks into spring ball.
''Every day you learn something new ... you learn from that,'' Gomez said about the 2014 season. ''The first step we have to do is make the playoffs. We take it game by game.''
The regular season begins on April 6 against Colorado at Miller Park. Some things to watch with the Brewers:
PITCHING: The Brewers don't have a true ace, but they do have solid veterans atop the rotation in Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza. Wily Peralta won 17 games last year in his second full season in the majors, and Mike Fiers impressed down the stretch. But Milwaukee traded Yovani Gallardo and Marco Estrada, so there is no experienced starting depth. Young right-hander Jimmy Nelson must prove he can be a consistent fifth starter. A long-term injury to any of the starting five could leave the Brewers scrambling.
In the bullpen, veteran Francisco Rodriguez figures to return to the closer's role after re-signing with the club more than two weeks into spring training. He bounced back with 44 saves in 49 chances last season.
AGGRESSIVENESS: Roenicke likes his team to take chances on the base paths, and he's sticking with that philosophy. That puts the Brewers in attack mode, and when working at its best, the strategy forces the defense to rush and possibly make mistakes. But rally-killing outs on the bases can make fans at Miller Park groan. Perhaps of more concern is the approach at the plate, where the Brewers led the majors by swinging at 33 percent of first pitches, according to STATS. Darnell Coles is the new hitting coach. The team wants to stay aggressive while having more plate discipline.
KEYSTONE COMBO: While Braun, Lucroy and Gomez draw much of the attention in the lineup, the Brewers' keystone combination of second baseman Scooter Gennett and shortstop Jean Segura will be just as vital to the team's success. Gennett, a left-hander, will play every day and must prove he can hit lefties consistently. The speedy Segura is a top defender, though he is looking to bounce back from a slump that dropped his average nearly 50 points to .246.
RAMMY OUT: It is probably one more and done for third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who turns 36 in June. He has said he likely will retire after this season to spend more time with his family. Ramirez's production has waned over the last two seasons, though he remains one of the best in the league in fielding bunts and slow rollers to third. | | 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. |
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*Brewers-Phillies Preview* ==========================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Milwaukee (28-48) at Philadelphia (26-49), 7:05 p.m. EDT
In a battle of the National League's worst, both teams are coming in relatively hot.
The Milwaukee Brewers face the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night for the start of a four-game series that can determine baseball's last-place team.
Milwaukee (29-48) got home runs from Ryan Braun and Adam Lind in a 5-3 victory over Minnesota on Sunday to win its second straight series.
Braun is 10 for 30 in his last nine games with two homers and eight RBIs.
"There's still three months of baseball left," Braun told MLB's official website. "And I think we've gotten to a point where we need to get back to wanting to win, to feeling like we're going to win, to showing up and feeling like we have a legitimate chance to win."
Jonathan Lucroy is mired in a 3-for-23 slump, but could be poised for a big series this week. He's 18 for 39 (.462) with hour homers and 11 runs in 10 career games in Philadelphia.
"We've got some good hitters in the lineup," Lucroy said. "We've got to put it all together, so we can get all clicking."
This series marks the first time this season that the Brewers will play a team with a lower winning percentage.
"There's a challenge every night in front of a major league baseball player," manager Craig Counsell told MLB's official website. "The challenge is to perform every single night, no matter what the record is, and I think we've done a good job of responding to that challenge. That's the challenge that these guys live for."
Jimmy Nelson (4-8, 4.34 ERA) takes the hill for a Brewers team that has posted a 2.83 ERA over the past six games. The right-hander had struggled with a 1-3 record and 6.86 ERA in June, but rebounded with eight two-hit innings in a 4-1 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday.
"I know I have the ability to go out there and perform like that, or close to that, every time I go out there," said Nelson. "It's not so much the ups and downs, the really highs and really lows. It's just trying to stay on a level plane."
Philadelphia (27-50) snapped a three-game skid with an 8-5 victory over Washington in the back end of Sunday's doubleheader after dropping the first game 3-2.
Cesar Hernandez matched a career high with four hits and Maikel Franco added three RBIs to give the Phillies their first win under interim manager Pete Mackanin.
Philadelphia has won four of seven and averaged 9.8 runs in those victories.
"It's nice to see," Mackanin said. "We have it in us to do it more often and confidence is the factor."
Confidence doesn't seem to be a problem for Franco, who is batting .421 with 14 RBIs in his last nine games.
Sean O'Sullivan (1-5, 5.34) struggled in his last outing, but has been far more comfortable at Citizens Bank Park. The right-hander allowed six runs in 4 1-3 innings Tuesday and did not factor into the decision of an 11-6 win at the New York Yankees.
O'Sullivan has a 3.48 ERA at home, compared with 7.67 on the road, and lost his only meeting with Milwaukee 3-1 at Miller Park on July 24, 2013, while with San Diego.
Philadelphia swept a four-game set in Milwaukee on July 7-10, but suffered a three-game sweep of their own at home April 8-10, 2014.
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