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| 953 | CINCINNATI | +105 | Ov 7,-110 | -105 | Ov 7,+115 | | 954 | PITTSBURGH | -115 | Un 7,-110 | -105 | Un 7,-135 |
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| All Games | 88-66 | +2 | 74-73 | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.322 | 3.6 | 0.236 | 0.292 | | Road Games | 40-39 | -4.3 | 39-37 | 4.4 | 0.248 | 0.321 | 3.6 | 0.244 | 0.299 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 62-42 | +4 | 56-44 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.330 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.298 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.4 | 5-2 | 5.9 | 0.234 | 0.325 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.333 | | Grass Games | 88-66 | +2 | 74-73 | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.322 | 3.6 | 0.236 | 0.292 | | Night Games | 54-42 | -0.6 | 45-47 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.318 | 3.5 | 0.237 | 0.292 | | Division | 39-32 | -4.8 | 35-34 | 4.2 | 0.240 | 0.316 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.301 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.250 | 0.322 | 154 | 5236 | 1311 | 431 | 152 | 0.03 | 641 | 555 | 1190 | 60 | 1133 | 143 | 73 | 120 | 65 | | Road Games | 4.4 | 0.248 | 0.321 | 79 | 2713 | 673 | 213 | 71 | 0.03 | 331 | 293 | 583 | 36 | 578 | 88 | 36 | 65 | 42 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.330 | 104 | 3542 | 907 | 285 | 102 | 0.03 | 462 | 392 | 798 | 47 | 770 | 99 | 56 | 83 | 50 |
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| All Games | 3.46 | 1.197 | 439.3 | 179 | 169 | 353 | 53 | 173 | 462 | 23-24 | 43 | 15 | 74.1% | | Road Games | 3.56 | 1.252 | 199.7 | 82 | 79 | 168 | 19 | 82 | 183 | 9-14 | 21 | 11 | 65.6% |
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| All Games | 88-66 | +20 | 68-80 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.305 | 3.6 | 0.237 | 0.303 | | Home Games | 49-30 | +11 | 31-44 | 3.8 | 0.250 | 0.306 | 3.2 | 0.231 | 0.291 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 71-53 | +17.9 | 53-67 | 3.8 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 3.6 | 0.234 | 0.299 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -3.4 | 2-4 | 3.4 | 0.216 | 0.263 | 2.9 | 0.214 | 0.292 | | Grass Games | 88-66 | +20 | 68-80 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.305 | 3.6 | 0.237 | 0.303 | | Night Games | 59-40 | +14.6 | 40-54 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.303 | 3.4 | 0.240 | 0.303 | | Division | 39-29 | +9.9 | 30-35 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.308 | 3.7 | 0.229 | 0.294 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.305 | 154 | 5217 | 1282 | 443 | 146 | 0.03 | 568 | 443 | 1271 | 89 | 1069 | 134 | 102 | 142 | 91 | | Home Games | 3.8 | 0.250 | 0.306 | 79 | 2628 | 656 | 213 | 66 | 0.03 | 287 | 215 | 585 | 49 | 542 | 71 | 50 | 76 | 43 | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 124 | 4166 | 1008 | 357 | 119 | 0.03 | 451 | 353 | 1024 | 71 | 840 | 111 | 81 | 116 | 76 |
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| All Games | 2.88 | 1.162 | 517.9 | 174 | 166 | 436 | 36 | 166 | 430 | 28-20 | 51 | 14 | 78.5% | | Home Games | 2.39 | 1.084 | 275 | 78 | 73 | 221 | 10 | 77 | 228 | 17-9 | 25 | 7 | 78.1% |
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| 9/7/2013 | LATOS(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 4-3 | W | -120 | 7.5 ov | U | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 9/8/2013 | BAILEY(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 3-2 | W | +115 | 6.5 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 9/9/2013 | ARROYO(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 0-2 | L | -175 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 9/10/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 1-9 | L | -250 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 9/11/2013 | LEAKE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 6-0 | W | -170 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 9/13/2013 | LATOS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 1-5 | L | -145 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 9/14/2013 | BAILEY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | HELLWEG(R) | 7-3 | W | -190 | 8 ov | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | | 9/15/2013 | ARROYO(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 5-6 | L | -130 | 8 un | O | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 9/16/2013 | CUETO(R) | @ HOUSTON | BEDARD(L) | 6-1 | W | -175 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 9/17/2013 | LEAKE(R) | @ HOUSTON | LYLES(R) | 10-0 | W | -175 | 8.5 un | O | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 9/18/2013 | REYNOLDS(R) | @ HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | 6-5 | W | -145 | 9 ev | O | 9 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | | 9/20/2013 | LATOS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 6-5 | W | 110 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | | 9/21/2013 | BAILEY(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | | | 9/22/2013 | ARROYO(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 9/23/2013 | CUETO(R) | NY METS | WHEELER(R) | | | 9/24/2013 | LEAKE(R) | NY METS | HARANG(R) | | | 9/25/2013 | LATOS(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 9/27/2013 | BAILEY(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | | | 9/28/2013 | | PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 9/7/2013 | LOCKE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 0-5 | L | 150 | 7.5 ov | U | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 9/8/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 2-9 | L | 120 | 7.5 ev | O | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | | 9/9/2013 | COLE(R) | @ TEXAS | DARVISH(R) | 1-0 | W | 155 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 9/10/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | 5-4 | W | 115 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | | 9/11/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ TEXAS | GARZA(R) | 7-5 | W | 120 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 9/12/2013 | LOCKE(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | RUSIN(L) | 3-1 | W | -170 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 9/13/2013 | MORTON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 4-5 | L | -170 | 7 un | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 9/14/2013 | COLE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | BAKER(R) | 2-1 | W | -185 | 7 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 9/15/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 3-2 | W | -175 | 6.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 9/16/2013 | BURNETT(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 0-2 | L | -170 | 6.5 un | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 9/17/2013 | LOCKE(L) | SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | 2-5 | L | -180 | 7 un | P | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | | 9/18/2013 | MORTON(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 2-3 | L | -165 | 7 un | U | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 9/19/2013 | COLE(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 10-1 | W | -185 | 7 un | O | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | 9/20/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 5-6 | L | -120 | 6.5 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 9/21/2013 | BURNETT(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | | | 9/22/2013 | LOCKE(L) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | | | 9/23/2013 | MORTON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | | 9/24/2013 | COLE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | RUSIN(L) | | | 9/25/2013 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | | 9/27/2013 | BURNETT(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | | | 9/28/2013 | | @ CINCINNATI | | |
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| |  | CINCINNATI: HITTING: 2B BRANDON PHILLIPS sparked the Reds offense after moving to the top of the order. But his free-swinging makes him a bad fit there. SS ZACK COZART played in only 11 games for the Reds before wrecking his non-throwing elbow, but it was still enough to convince the team they'd seen enough of PAUL JANISH in the starting role. 1B JOEY VOTTO keeps punishing pitchers. OF JAY BRUCE is in his gawky, teenage phase, but he's already emerged as a major power source. OF DREW STUBBS must cut down on his MLB-leading 206 strikeouts. He's out of the leadoff spot now, but those whiffs don't play well anywhere in the lineup. OF CHRIS HEISEY should get the starting nod in left now that Yonder Alonso is out of the picture. 3B SCOTT ROLEN is a permanent health question mark. His backup, JUAN FRANCISCO, swings for the fences. C DEVIN MESORACO is the most hyped catching prospect since Matt Wieters. RYAN HANIGAN will split squatting responsibilities with him.
STARTING PITCHING: Considered a source of strength entering the 2011 campaign, the Reds rotation directly caused their undoing. The first step toward a remedy was trading for MAT LATOS, who began 2011 slow and got stronger as the year went on. The 24-year-old threw at least six innings with 5+ K in 16 of his final 17 starts (2.94 ERA). But that was in a much more pitcher-friendly environment. He has a decent career road ERA (3.57), and Cincy will surely give him much better run support than he received in San Diego. Last year's pitching problems began with BRONSON ARROYO, who gave up more home runs in a season than any pitcher in this millennium. He allowed more HR (46) than walks (45). JOHNNY CUETO was the one big bright spot; he hasn't maintained the strikeout rates he flashed early in his career, but he's All-Star caliber. HOMER BAILEY was a disappointment, going 9-7 with a 4.43 ERA. MIKE LEAKE actually pitched pretty well after he got his first taste of the minors to get his mechanics worked out.
RELIEF PITCHING: With Francisco Cordero flying the coop, and newcomer RYAN MADSON lost for the season with Tommy John Surgery, Cincinnati will use a closer-by-committee approach. The Reds gave up three players, including starter Travis Wood, to acquire SEAN MARSHALL, who should fit in nicely as a set-up man who's tough on both right-and left-handed batters. AROLDIS CHAPMAN is listed as the main set-up man for Marshall, but he missed out on winter ball and could be too raw to trust in the ninth inning. LOGAN ONDRUSEK is also capable of being a decent closer, with a big fastball. | | 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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*Reds-Pirates Preview* ======================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Cincinnati (87-66) at Pittsburgh (88-65), 7:05 p.m. EDT
After stunning the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of this three-game set, the Cincinnati Reds are looking for more.
Manager Clint Hurdle's club, meanwhile, is hoping to quickly move on.
The visiting Reds go for a fifth consecutive win Saturday night against the fellow wild card-leading Pirates, who are headed in the wrong direction with the playoffs fast approaching.
Cincinnati (88-66) appeared headed for defeat before storming back in Friday's 6-5, 10-inning victory. Billy Hamilton continued his recent treachery on the basepaths during a three-run ninth-inning rally, and Joey Votto hit a tiebreaking homer in the 10th to help the Reds pull even with Pittsburgh (88-66) atop the NL wild-card standings. Both clubs sit two games behind NL Central-leading St. Louis.
"That's really uncommon, really rare, and for us to have done that in a game like this, against this squad ... that makes it even more rare and pretty impressive," Votto said. "Guys just strung together a bunch of tough at-bats."
Hamilton, who entered as a pinch-runner, stole second before coming around to score on Devin Mesoraco's infield single. The speedster has only received eight at-bats, but he has 10 stolen bases in as many tries since getting called up Sept. 2.
"(Hamilton) is not just a track star. He's a baseball player who can steal bases," Hurdle told the Pirates' official website. "This guy is a good young player."
While Cincinnati has outscored opponents 28-11 during its winning streak, the Pirates have hit .219 in dropping four of five.
"Who said it was going to be easy?" Hurdle said. "We've been very good winning as a team, losing as a team ... we've got to find a way to finish things off."
Things aren't about to get any easier against Homer Bailey (11-10, 3.40 ERA), who has had the Pirates' number over the course of his career. The right-hander has gone 8-3 while recording a 2.66 ERA and two shutouts, including a no-hitter last September 28 in his most recent visit to PNC Park. Pedro Alvarez has managed two hits in 15 at-bats in their matchups, and Jordy Mercer is 1 for 10.
Bailey has also shined during a nine-start stretch overall, earning a career-high six consecutive wins while posting a 2.60 ERA. He allowed three runs in seven innings in Saturday's 7-3 victory at Milwaukee, moving above .500 for the first time since winning his season debut April 5.
"As long as we win at the end of the day, I couldn't care less what my record is," he told MLB's official website.
The Pirates counter with A.J. Burnett (8-11, 3.43), who took a shutout into the seventh inning before giving up both runs in Monday's 2-0 loss to San Diego. The right-hander had surrendered at least five runs in four of his previous seven starts.
He's 2-1 with a 1.52 ERA in his last four home outings.
Burnett had won four consecutive starts against Cincinnati before going 0-3 in his last four despite a 2.81 ERA. He yielded five runs - two earned - and a season-high 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings in a 5-4 road loss July 20.
Jay Bruce is 2 for his last 19 with eight strikeouts in their matchups, and Todd Frazier and Ryan Hanigan are a combined 2 for 21.
Mercer is 12 for 30 (.400) with six doubles in his last nine games.
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