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905 | MILWAUKEE | +120 | Ov 8.5,-105 | +135 | Ov 8,-105 | 906 | PITTSBURGH | -130 | Un 8.5,-115 | -145 | Un 8,-115 |
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All Games | 32-47 | -18 | 43-33 | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.307 | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.317 | Road Games | 13-24 | -10.4 | 18-17 | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.297 | 4.5 | 0.252 | 0.306 | vs Right-handed Starters | 25-25 | -0.8 | 27-21 | 4.3 | 0.264 | 0.314 | 4.4 | 0.255 | 0.302 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 4-2 | 3.6 | 0.274 | 0.320 | 4.9 | 0.262 | 0.308 | Grass Games | 32-47 | -18 | 43-33 | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.307 | 4.7 | 0.263 | 0.317 | Day Games | 9-19 | -10.7 | 16-11 | 3.7 | 0.253 | 0.297 | 5.2 | 0.265 | 0.319 | Division | 12-24 | -12.2 | 17-17 | 3.9 | 0.254 | 0.304 | 4.9 | 0.263 | 0.317 |
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All Games | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.307 | 79 | 2711 | 705 | 220 | 76 | 0.03 | 301 | 182 | 579 | 62 | 533 | 74 | 54 | 66 | 49 | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.297 | 37 | 1288 | 324 | 101 | 28 | 0.02 | 128 | 84 | 296 | 30 | 253 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 25 | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.264 | 0.314 | 50 | 1687 | 446 | 142 | 49 | 0.03 | 204 | 122 | 347 | 45 | 337 | 42 | 33 | 44 | 24 |
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All Games | 2.89 | 1.156 | 270.7 | 97 | 87 | 225 | 29 | 88 | 253 | 12-12 | 17 | 10 | 63% | Road Games | 3.14 | 1.151 | 106 | 42 | 37 | 88 | 11 | 34 | 107 | 3-6 | 8 | 6 | 57.1% |
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All Games | 50-30 | +26.7 | 36-42 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.298 | 3.4 | 0.227 | 0.298 | Home Games | 27-13 | +12.9 | 16-23 | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.303 | 3.1 | 0.222 | 0.287 | vs Right-handed Starters | 42-22 | +27.3 | 27-35 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 3.3 | 0.225 | 0.294 | Past 7 Games | 7-0 | +8.8 | 3-4 | 6.6 | 0.284 | 0.326 | 3.1 | 0.212 | 0.281 | Grass Games | 50-30 | +26.7 | 36-42 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.298 | 3.4 | 0.227 | 0.298 | Day Games | 19-11 | +13.2 | 17-12 | 4.3 | 0.247 | 0.304 | 3.7 | 0.216 | 0.295 | Division | 23-13 | +12.6 | 14-20 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.300 | 3.4 | 0.221 | 0.287 |
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All Games | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.298 | 80 | 2694 | 653 | 234 | 82 | 0.03 | 303 | 214 | 674 | 52 | 538 | 56 | 54 | 68 | 53 | Home Games | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.303 | 40 | 1313 | 325 | 110 | 34 | 0.03 | 147 | 104 | 300 | 29 | 270 | 30 | 27 | 35 | 25 | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 64 | 2132 | 518 | 182 | 62 | 0.03 | 240 | 170 | 542 | 43 | 423 | 45 | 45 | 57 | 42 |
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All Games | 2.99 | 1.164 | 282.7 | 94 | 94 | 225 | 26 | 104 | 258 | 18-10 | 32 | 8 | 80% | Home Games | 2.39 | 1.089 | 143.3 | 38 | 38 | 105 | 6 | 51 | 136 | 9-4 | 17 | 3 | 85% |
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6/16/2013 | PERALTA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 1-5 | L | 190 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6/18/2013 | FIGARO(R) | @ HOUSTON | LYLES(R) | 1-10 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6/19/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ HOUSTON | BEDARD(L) | 3-1 | W | -125 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6/20/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ HOUSTON | HARRELL(R) | 4-7 | L | -135 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6/21/2013 | PERALTA(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 2-0 | W | +125 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6/22/2013 | HAND(R) | ATLANTA | HUDSON(R) | 2-0 | W | +130 | 8.5 un | U | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6/23/2013 | FIGARO(R) | ATLANTA | MAHOLM(L) | 4-7 | L | +120 | 9 un | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6/25/2013 | LOHSE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 9-3 | W | -140 | 8 ov | O | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6/26/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | FELDMAN(R) | 4-5 | L | -135 | 8.5 un | O | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6/27/2013 | PERALTA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | GARZA(R) | 2-7 | L | -110 | 9 un | P | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6/28/2013 | HELLWEG(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 3-10 | L | 182 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6/29/2013 | HAND(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 1-2 | L | 187 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6/30/2013 | LOHSE(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | | 7/1/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | 7/2/2013 | PERALTA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | | 7/3/2013 | HELLWEG(R) | @ WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | | 7/4/2013 | HAND(R) | @ WASHINGTON | | | 7/5/2013 | LOHSE(R) | NY METS | WHEELER(R) | | 7/6/2013 | GALLARDO(R) | NY METS | MARCUM(R) | | 7/7/2013 | | NY METS | | |
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6/16/2013 | COLE(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 6-3 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6/17/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 1-4 | L | 110 | 8 un | U | 7 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6/18/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 4-0 | W | 180 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6/19/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 1-2 | L | 120 | 8 un | U | 10 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6/20/2013 | CUMPTON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 5-3 | W | 185 | 8 ev | P | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6/21/2013 | COLE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 5-2 | W | 150 | 7.5 ev | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6/22/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ LA ANGELS | WILLIAMS(R) | 6-1 | W | 120 | 7.5 ov | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6/23/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ LA ANGELS | BLANTON(R) | 10-9 | W | 145 | 9 un | O | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6/25/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ SEATTLE | SAUNDERS(L) | 9-4 | W | -120 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6/26/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 4-2 | W | 160 | 6.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6/28/2013 | COLE(R) | MILWAUKEE | HELLWEG(R) | 10-3 | W | -195 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6/29/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | MILWAUKEE | HAND(R) | 2-1 | W | -205 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6/30/2013 | MORTON(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | | 7/2/2013 | LOCKE(L) | PHILADELPHIA | PETTIBONE(R) | | 7/3/2013 | GOMEZ(R) | PHILADELPHIA | LANNAN(L) | | 7/4/2013 | COLE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | | 7/5/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | 7/6/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | | 7/7/2013 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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| | | MILWAUKEE: HITTING: It helped when the Brew Crew had Prince Fielder in the fold, but there's still lots of firepower here now that he's moved on. 2B RICKIE WEEKS starts it off, with some of the game's best bat speed. OF NYJER MORGAN doesn't hit the ball hard, but when it drops in he's off to the races. OF RYAN BRAUN has put up Hall of Fame numbers since day one. Now the big question is whether he doped to do it. OF COREY HART has improved his batting eye and is no longer an on-base liability. He's also one of the few Brewers hitters who plays even average defense. 3B ARAMIS RAMIREZ is on the down side of his career, but remains productive. Backup TAYLOR GREEN should see decent time behind him though. IF MAT GAMEL is slated to start at first; nobody knows if he'll be any good. He sure as heck won't be Prince Fielder. C JONATHAN LUCROY was effective in a middle-of-the-road kind of way. Fourth OF CARLOS GOMEZ still can't hit. SS ALEX GONZALEZ will play every day and has decent pop for a middle infielder. STARTING PITCHING: The Brewers' front three is among the most formidable in baseball. YOVANI GALLARDO has improved his peripherals every year as a starter. High pitch counts used to chase him early in games, but not anymore. One day he'll win a Cy Young. ZACK GREINKE was a product of bad defense, bad luck, and an unusually high home run rate. In the second half, he was a beast. SHAUN MARCUM pulled a reverse Greinke, starting brilliantly then fading down the stretch. Not too surprising, given the durability issues that have followed Marcum throughout his career. Most teams would still kill to have him as their No. 3 starter. People laughed when the Crew signed RANDY WOLF for three years and $30 million, but he's been a highly dependable innings-eater in both seasons as a Brewer. The same holds for CHRIS NARVESON. He's the very definition of a back-end guy, but as fifth starters go, he's pretty good. RELIEF PITCHING: JOHN AXFORD and his Long John Silver's facial hair are proof positive that you don't need to spend a fortune on a closer. Axford was an undrafted retread when Milwaukee signed him. The list of 'proven closers' with fat contracts that Axford has outpitched each of the past two years is a deep one. FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ ruined the Brewers' offseason plans by accepting arbitration. He's a decent bet for some cheap saves, and still brings it with that crazy body-flinging delivery. But the team may still deal him at some point this season. KAMERON LOE has made a reasonably smooth transition to full-time reliever. | | 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. |
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*Brewers-Pirates Preview* =========================
Milwaukee (32-46) at Pittsburgh (49-30), 1:35 p.m. EDT
The Pittsburgh Pirates are playing so well that they have to feel they can earn a rare win over Kyle Lohse.
Lohse is 9-2 in his career against the Pirates, who will try for their ninth straight victory Sunday and a three-game home sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Pittsburgh (50-30) owns baseball's best record thanks to its longest win streak since a 10-game run June 26-July 5, 2004. The club has won 50 games before the start of July for the first time - the closest it had come to accomplishing that feat was the 1971 team that won its 50th game July 1 and captured the World Series.
"We're playing good baseball," manager Clint Hurdle said. "It's nice to get to 50 wins but we're just trying to meet the demands of the game, honestly self-evaluate and get better every day. There is still a long way to go."
Pedro Alvarez is enjoying a career-high 12-game hitting streak in which he is batting .396 with six homers and 15 RBIs. He hit his 20th homer in Saturday's 2-1 victory.
Alvarez has one hit in his last 14 at-bats against Lohse (3-6, 3.69 ERA), who is 4-0 with a 3.03 ERA in his past six outings against the Pirates. He's 5-1 with a 3.58 ERA in 10 career games at PNC Park.
Milwaukee (32-47) has won four of the right-hander's last five starts as Lohse has gone 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA. He beat the Cubs on Tuesday, yielding three runs over seven innings in a 9-3 victory.
Lohse will want to be careful against Neil Walker, 8 for 21 against him, and Andrew McCutchen (9 for 30).
While the Pirates have struggled to beat Lohse, Pittsburgh starter Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.81) is winless against Milwaukee.
Morton is 0-4 with a 6.67 ERA in six starts versus the Brewers, although he hasn't faced them since 2011.
The right-hander has failed to get through six innings in his first three 2013 starts, lasting 5 2-3 and giving up six runs last Sunday in a 10-9, 10-inning victory over the Angels.
The Pirates have enjoyed five straight home sellouts - the longest such streak since PNC Park opened in 2001.
"The energy of the crowds has been unbelievable and we've been soaking it all up," said closer Jason Grilli, who improved to 15-for-15 in save chances at home Saturday. "You absorb it and try to use it to your advantage. We're playing for ourselves but we're also playing for about 40,000 people in the stands and an entire city."
The Pirates also lead the majors with a 20-11 record in day games while the Brewers are 9-20 for the NL's worst mark.
Milwaukee has totaled 10 runs while dropping four straight and has gone 3 for 16 with runners in scoring position in this series.
"We've got to get big hits," manager Ron Roenicke said.
Carlos Gomez is 4 for 9 in this series and batting .378 with four homers and eight RBIs in the season series.
Pittsburgh has taken eight of 12 meetings and can complete its first three-game sweep of Milwaukee since Aug. 28-30, 2009.
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| Last Updated: 4/24/2024 8:45:43 PM EST. |
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