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| 901 | ATLANTA | -130 | Ov 7,-110 | -120 | Ov 7,-105 | | 902 | PITTSBURGH | +120 | Un 7,-110 | +110 | Un 7,-115 |
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| All Games | 13-2 | +11.2 | 8-7 | 4.9 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 2.1 | 0.208 | 0.258 | | Road Games | 7-0 | +8 | 4-3 | 5.3 | 0.279 | 0.356 | 1.6 | 0.165 | 0.232 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 5-1 | +4.4 | 4-2 | 5.2 | 0.249 | 0.330 | 2.8 | 0.209 | 0.286 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5.4 | 5-2 | 5.4 | 0.273 | 0.355 | 1.9 | 0.204 | 0.237 | | Grass Games | 13-2 | +11.2 | 8-7 | 4.9 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 2.1 | 0.208 | 0.258 | | Night Games | 10-1 | +9 | 7-4 | 5.2 | 0.264 | 0.334 | 2.5 | 0.222 | 0.280 |
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| All Games | 4.9 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 15 | 505 | 130 | 51 | 29 | 0.06 | 71 | 52 | 128 | 9 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | | Road Games | 5.3 | 0.279 | 0.356 | 7 | 251 | 70 | 24 | 13 | 0.05 | 36 | 30 | 48 | 3 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | | Lefty Starters | 5.2 | 0.249 | 0.330 | 6 | 205 | 51 | 24 | 12 | 0.06 | 29 | 25 | 46 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
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| All Games | 1.24 | 0.870 | 43.7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 5-0 | 7 | 0 | 100% | | Road Games | 0.48 | 0.643 | 18.7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2-0 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 7-8 | -0.3 | 7-8 | 3.7 | 0.223 | 0.287 | 4.2 | 0.223 | 0.314 | | Home Games | 5-4 | +1.1 | 4-5 | 4.4 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 3.9 | 0.199 | 0.290 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 7-4 | +4.2 | 5-6 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 3.9 | 0.210 | 0.295 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.8 | 5-2 | 5.1 | 0.296 | 0.354 | 5.6 | 0.246 | 0.357 | | Grass Games | 7-8 | -0.3 | 7-8 | 3.7 | 0.223 | 0.287 | 4.2 | 0.223 | 0.314 | | Night Games | 6-4 | +3 | 4-6 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.298 | 3.4 | 0.207 | 0.301 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.223 | 0.287 | 15 | 476 | 106 | 36 | 9 | 0.02 | 54 | 43 | 122 | 9 | 90 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | | Home Games | 4.4 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 9 | 291 | 77 | 27 | 7 | 0.02 | 39 | 25 | 64 | 6 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 11 | 356 | 91 | 32 | 8 | 0.02 | 48 | 31 | 86 | 7 | 71 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
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| All Games | 2.43 | 1.096 | 55.7 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 44 | 3-1 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | | Home Games | 2.76 | 1.011 | 32.7 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
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| 4/5/2013 | MINOR(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | FELDMAN(R) | 4-1 | W | -200 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 4/6/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | 6-5 | W | -170 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | | 4/7/2013 | HUDSON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 5-1 | W | -130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | 4/8/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | @ MIAMI | SLOWEY(R) | 2-0 | W | -155 | 7.5 ov | U | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | 4/9/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | @ MIAMI | LEBLANC(L) | 3-2 | W | -155 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 4/10/2013 | MINOR(L) | @ MIAMI | SANABIA(R) | 8-0 | W | -150 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | | 4/12/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | 6-4 | W | 125 | 8.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 4/13/2013 | HUDSON(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 3-1 | W | 150 | 7 un | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 4/14/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 9-0 | W | 130 | 7 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | 4/16/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 6-3 | W | -175 | 7 un | O | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 4/17/2013 | MINOR(L) | KANSAS CITY | DAVIS(R) | 0-1 | L | -165 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/18/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 6-4 | W | -110 | 8.5 ov | O | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 4/19/2013 | HUDSON(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | RODRIGUEZ(L) | | | 4/20/2013 | MAHOLM(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | MCDONALD(R) | | | 4/21/2013 | MEDLEN(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | SANCHEZ(L) | | | 4/22/2013 | MINOR(L) | @ COLORADO | FRANCIS(L) | | | 4/23/2013 | TEHERAN(R) | @ COLORADO | GARLAND(R) | | | 4/24/2013 | HUDSON(R) | @ COLORADO | CHACIN(R) | | | 4/26/2013 | | @ DETROIT | | |
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| 4/5/2013 | SANCHEZ(L) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 0-3 | L | 185 | 7 ov | U | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 4/6/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 0-1 | L | 182 | 6 ov | U | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 4/7/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | 2-6 | L | 125 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 4/8/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | 5-3 | W | 130 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 4/9/2013 | MCDONALD(R) | @ ARIZONA | MCCARTHY(R) | 6-5 | W | 130 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | 4/10/2013 | SANCHEZ(L) | @ ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | 2-10 | L | 170 | 9 un | O | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 4/12/2013 | BURNETT(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 6-5 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 4/13/2013 | LOCKE(L) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 3-1 | W | +130 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | | 4/14/2013 | IRWIN(R) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 10-7 | W | +145 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 4/15/2013 | MCDONALD(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 6-10 | L | +110 | 7.5 ov | O | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 4/17/2013 | BURNETT(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 5-0 | W | +105 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 4/18/2013 | LOCKE(L) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 4-6 | L | +100 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 4/19/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | ATLANTA | HUDSON(R) | | | 4/20/2013 | MCDONALD(R) | ATLANTA | MAHOLM(L) | | | 4/21/2013 | SANCHEZ(L) | ATLANTA | MEDLEN(R) | | | 4/22/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | 4/23/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | | | 4/24/2013 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HALLADAY(R) | | | 4/25/2013 | MCDONALD(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | LEE(L) | | | 4/26/2013 | | @ ST LOUIS | | |
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| |  | ATLANTA: HITTING: The Braves were 27th in the majors in steals last year, but that number should rise with a full season of speedster OF MICHAEL BOURN, who was acquired from Houston last July. OFs MARTIN PRADO and JASON HEYWARD comprise the corner outfield spots, and are both are looking to bounce back after disappointing, injury-riddled 2011 campaigns. 2B DAN UGGLA smacked a career-best 36 HR in his first year with Atlanta, his fifth straight 30-homer season. Steady veterans C BRIAN McCANN and 3B CHIPPER JONES comprise a solid middle of the lineup. McCann has four straight 20-HR, 70-RBI seasons, while Jones, who turns 40 in April, has a career .402 on-base percentage. 1B FREDDIE FREEMAN was the N.L.'s best offensive rookie last year, batting .282 with 21 HR and 76 RBI. The starting shortstop will be one of two highly-touted, 22-year-old prospects, TYLER PASTORNICKY or ANDRELTON SIMMONS.
STARTING PITCHING: Even with significant injuries to three starters, the Braves rotation still ranked ninth in the majors in ERA (3.73), thanks to TIM HUDSON posting a 3.22 ERA in 215 innings. The right-hander was lights-out at Turner Field again, going 10-4 with a 2.31 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. But he'll be out at least a month because of back problems. JAIR JURRJENS was outstanding through the end of July (12-3, 2.38 ERA), but a knee strain bothered him in August and shut him down for September. Although many teams inquired about Jurrjens in the offseason, it doesn't look like the Braves want to deal him just yet. TOMMY HANSON is another young star (25) that had to be shut down in early August due to a partially torn rotator cuff. His ERA was a career-worst 3.60, but he notched a career-best 9.8 K/9 rate. BRANDON BEACHY, also 25, posted a whopping 10.7 K/9 ratio with a respectable ERA (3.68) and WHIP (1.21). Atlanta is loaded with young pitchers, but expect MIKE MINOR (5-3, 4.14 ERA) and RANDALL DELGADO to start in the majors, with JULIO TEHERAN, who has the most upside of the trio, to begin 2012 in Triple-A.
RELIEF PITCHING: CRAIG KIMBREL exceeded all expectations last year, establishing himself as one of the best closers in the game. He struck out an eye-popping 14.8 batters per nine (127 K in 77 IP), and converted 46-of-54 (85%) save chances. Even though Kimbrel's job as a closer is probably locked down for the next decade, the Braves have two other great relievers, both lefties. JONNY VENTERS posted a 1.84 WHIP and .176 opponents' BA in 88 innings, and is next in line for saves (five in 2011) should Kimbrel suffer an injury. Fellow southpaw ERIC O'FLAHERTY had a 0.98 ERA (8 ER in 73.2 IP) and 32 holds, just three fewer than Venters. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ATLANTA-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Braves-Pirates Preview* ========================
By BRETT HUSTON STATS Editor
Atlanta (12-2) at Pittsburgh (7-7), 7:05 p.m. EDT
The Atlanta Braves haven't shown any signs of slowing down from their magnificent home run pace, but taking Pittsburgh's Wandy Rodriguez deep could prove to be a challenge.
A few more blasts might help Tim Hudson reach a major milestone.
After going deep four times in a series-opening win over the Pirates, the Braves look to continue their power surge Friday night against Rodriguez as they try to help Hudson earn his 200th win.
Atlanta (13-2) has hit 29 homers in its first 15 games, becoming the first NL team with such a torrid start since Cincinnati in 2006.
All of the Braves' runs Thursday came via the long ball. B.J. and Justin Upton each hit solo homers - Justin's was his major league-best ninth - while Chris Johnson and Evan Gattis added two-run shots in a 6-4 victory to help Atlanta match its best 15-game start in franchise history.
"I was a little surprised," Gattis said after hitting his fifth homer in his first 43 major league at-bats, a tiebreaking two-run shot in the eighth. "I didn't think I hit it hard enough. It started hooking and I'm glad it did because I don't think it would have gone out otherwise."
Opposing pitchers haven't had any margin for error against Atlanta, which is 13-0 when it scores. That's an intimidating prospect for Rodriguez (1-0, 1.00 ERA), who missed his latest start with a tight hamstring after leaving his April 8 outing at Arizona after 2 1-3 innings.
Perhaps the left-hander won't be too fazed by the Braves' torrid start at the plate, though. Rodriguez, who's facing Atlanta for the first time with the Pirates (7-8), hasn't allowed a Braves player to take him deep since July 6, 2008. He went 2-2 with a 1.80 ERA in his eight starts since against Atlanta while with Houston.
Rodriguez has generally done an excellent job of keeping the ball in the park since joining Pittsburgh. After allowing four homers in his first three games with the Pirates, he's given up four over 65 innings spanning his last 11 starts.
The Upton brothers are a combined 3 for 15 against Rodriguez, though they've each homered once.
The Braves counter with Hudson (2-0, 2.50), who has the majors' fourth-lowest home runs per nine inning rate (0.63) since 2007. He gave one up to Washington's Danny Espinosa on Saturday, but allowed only three other hits over seven innings while outdueling Stephen Strasburg in a 3-1 win.
That was Hudson's 199th victory, meaning Friday will be his first chance to become the 110th pitcher in major league history to reach 200.
"I'm just thrilled to have had the opportunity to play as long as I have," Hudson told the Braves' official website. "When I was in college, and even when I first started playing in the big leagues, 200 wins seemed like forever away. A lot of good things have to go right for you."
Plenty has gone right for Hudson in his recent starts against the Pirates. He's 4-2 with a 2.01 ERA in his last six outings versus Pittsburgh, and he hasn't allowed a homer over 40 1-3 innings in that stretch.
Garrett Jones is 5 for 11 against Hudson, but the other five members of the Pirates' Thursday lineup against righty Julio Teheran that have faced Hudson are a combined 8 for 53 (.151).
Leadoff hitter Starling Marte, who hasn't seen Hudson, struck out in all five at-bats in the opener as his 10-game hitting streak came to an end.
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