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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 5/27/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
MIAMI  HAND )
 
PITTSBURGH  COLE )
+1.5  -120

-1.5  +100
+182

-195

7.5un
 
2
Final
5

MIAMI (18 - 29) at PITTSBURGH (23 - 22)
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Wednesday, 5/27/2015 12:35 PM
BRAD HAND (L) vs. GERRIT COLE (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
953MIAMI+180Ov 7,-120+182Ov 7.5,+100
954PITTSBURGH-190Un 7,+100-195Un 7.5,-120
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MIAMI - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games18-29-13.625-203.70.2580.3110.3620.6734.20.2590.3160.3850.701
Road Games8-14-4.514-74.00.2610.3170.3740.6914.30.2740.3320.4350.767
vs Right-handed Starters13-26-15.620-193.60.2550.3020.3520.6554.30.2620.3220.3890.711
Past 7 Games2-5-3.62-53.00.2510.3010.3190.6204.60.2760.3410.3740.715
Grass Games18-29-13.625-203.70.2580.3110.3620.6734.20.2590.3160.3850.701
Day Games7-10-4.411-54.50.2810.3270.3930.7213.80.2460.2930.3700.663
MIAMI - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.70.2580.311471604414629290.3621611223653032639174726
Road Games4.00.2610.31722756197323160.374786218713159197247
Righty Starters3.60.2550.302391334340485240.352129912952726232153825
MIAMI - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.821.294155.468661526491447-105645.5%
Road Games4.471.46062.4323171320491-52340%

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games23-22-2.718-224.10.2490.2990.3830.6823.40.2450.3060.3490.656
Home Games14-9+1.812-94.50.2570.3060.4040.7113.60.2490.2980.3660.665
vs Left-handed Starters2-4-32-34.30.2630.3180.4090.7274.30.2690.3410.3530.694
Past 7 Games5-2+23-45.40.2930.3380.4720.8102.70.2180.2640.3170.580
Grass Games23-22-2.718-224.10.2490.2990.3830.6823.40.2450.3060.3490.656
Day Games9-7+26-74.80.2770.3290.4390.7683.10.2220.2980.3210.619
PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2490.299451539383871390.3831781103532929937275342
Home Games4.50.2570.30623752193420230.4049854149141372182714
Lefty Starters4.30.2630.3186198528070.4092616513405748
PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.841.224139.7484412610451264-1012475%
Home Games3.141.04771.7272561614603-38188.9%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MIAMI - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/13/2015COSART(R)@ LA DODGERSFRIAS(R)5-4W1507.5 unO1290630
5/15/2015PHELPS(R)ATLANTATEHERAN(R)3-5L-1307.5 unO121121371
5/16/2015LATOS(R)ATLANTAWOOD(L)3-5L-1207 ovO10911362
5/17/2015ALVAREZ(R)ATLANTAMILLER(R)0-6L-1207 ovU2201060
5/18/2015HAREN(R)ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R)2-3L-1208 unU640950
5/19/2015KOEHLER(R)ARIZONAHELLICKSON(R)2-4L-1408 evU651960
5/20/2015PHELPS(R)ARIZONAANDERSON(R)1-6L-1257.5 unU4311190
5/21/2015LATOS(R)ARIZONABRADLEY(R)6-7L-1407.5 unO12801181
5/22/2015ALVAREZ(R)BALTIMOREJIMENEZ(R)5-8L+1007.5 unO1412111101
5/23/2015HAREN(R)BALTIMOREWRIGHT(R)1-0W-1057.5 unU71009101
5/24/2015KOEHLER(R)BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)5-2W-1057.5 unU1180680
5/25/2015PHELPS(R)@ PITTSBURGHMORTON(R)2-4L1157.5 evU9501050
5/26/2015URENA(R)@ PITTSBURGHLOCKE(L)1-5L1258 evU61001050
5/27/2015HAND(L)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R) 
5/29/2015HAREN(R)@ NY METSHARVEY(R) 
5/30/2015KOEHLER(R)@ NY METSNIESE(L) 
5/31/2015PHELPS(R)@ NY METSCOLON(R) 
6/1/2015 CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R) 
6/2/2015 CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L) 
6/3/2015 CHICAGO CUBS  

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/13/2015LIRIANO(L)@ PHILADELPHIAHAMELS(L)2-3L-1256.5 evU660761
5/14/2015WORLEY(R)@ PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R)2-4L-1257.5 unU7521191
5/15/2015LOCKE(L)@ CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R)10-11L1209.5 ovO1512115160
5/16/2015COLE(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)1-4L-1108 ovU11103880
5/17/2015BURNETT(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R)3-0W13010 unU861590
5/19/2015LIRIANO(L)MINNESOTANOLASCO(R)5-8L-1607.5 unO13100831
5/20/2015LOCKE(L)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)3-4L-1407.5 evU10901090
5/22/2015COLE(R)NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R)4-1W-1706.5 evU741631
5/23/2015BURNETT(R)NY METSHARVEY(R)8-2W-1156.5 ovO1040751
5/24/2015LIRIANO(L)NY METSNIESE(L)9-1W-1807.5 unO1290780
5/25/2015MORTON(R)MIAMIPHELPS(R)4-2W-1257.5 evU1050950
5/26/2015LOCKE(L)MIAMIURENA(R)5-1W-1358 evU10506100
5/27/2015COLE(R)MIAMIHAND(L) 
5/28/2015BURNETT(R)@ SAN DIEGOKENNEDY(R) 
5/29/2015LIRIANO(L)@ SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R) 
5/30/2015MORTON(R)@ SAN DIEGOROSS(R) 
5/31/2015LOCKE(L)@ SAN DIEGODESPAIGNE(R) 
6/1/2015COLE(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOVOGELSONG(R) 
6/2/2015BURNETT(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R) 
6/3/2015 @ SAN FRANCISCO  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MIAMI: MIAMI (AP) - Two transactions midway through spring training that drew little notice heralded significant progress for the Miami Marlins.
Top pitching prospects Jose Urena and Justin Nicolino were optioned to the minor leagues - moves reflecting the franchise's improved depth of talent. This season, for a change, the front office doesn't feel compelled to rush youngsters like Urena and Nicolino to the majors.
''In previous years they would probably already be in the big leagues,'' president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. ''We've really tried to change that, be fair to the player and allow them to have the necessary growing pains in the minor leagues so when they do get to the big leagues, they can hit the ground running.''
When Urena and Nicolino do reach the majors, they might be joining a contender. Following a busy offseason highlighted by the signing of Giancarlo Stanton to a record $325 million contract, Miami's expectations are unusually lofty.
The Marlins don't talk just about finishing above .500 for the first time since 2009. They want to end an 11-year playoff drought.
''I love the talent we've been able to assemble,'' Hill said. ''If we handle our business, I'm pretty excited about where that will lead.''
While Stanton draws the biggest headlines, it might be the Marlins' rotation that separates them from the pack. They enter the season with five solid starters, and that doesn't include ace Jose Fernandez, the 2013 NL Rookie of the Year, who is projected to return from elbow surgery at midseason.
Miami acquired Mat Latos and Dan Haren in offseason deals, and they join Henderson Alvarez, Jarred Cosart and Tom Koehler. Latos is 56-40 since 2010, and the others each won at least 10 games last year, with a combined record of 48-39. Newcomer David Phelps, who is 12-11 as a starter, provides depth and can also relieve.
''I like our rotation,'' manager Mike Redmond said. ''These guys have gone out and competed for a long time and have a lot of experience, which is nice.''
Other things to know about the baseball buzz building in South Florida:
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Stanton appears poised for another big year after being knocked out of the 2014 NL MVP race when a beaning ended his season in September. He led the NL in slugging and homers despite missing the final 17 games.
During spring training batting practice, new teammate Phelps noted that Stanton hits balls to the opposite field farther than most players can pull them. And he doesn't just outslug everybody.
''We ran shuttles the first week of camp and I figured he was a good athlete,'' Phelps said. ''But I didn't expect him to be outrunning everybody, too.''
TRENDING UPWARD: Miami went 62-100 under Redmond two years ago, and then ended a streak of three consecutive last-place finishes in the NL East by going 77-85 in 2014. The 15-win improvement tied for the best in the National League by a 100-loss team since 1986.
Among the players still around from that young, awful 2013 team are Stanton, Fernandez, Alvarez, Koehler, left fielder Christian Yelich, center fielder Marcell Ozuna and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria.
''The fun part is to see the excitement in guys now, and for them to talk about how far we've come in a short amount of time,'' Redmond said. ''As tough as it was at the time, I knew we would be better off for it, because we got some guys a lot of experience.''
STILL YOUNG: With the addition such veterans as Latos, Haren, third baseman Martin Prado, second baseman Dee Gordon and first baseman Michael Morse, the payroll is expected to be above $70 million. That's the highest for the Marlins since 2012, and an increase of about 50 percent from last year.
Even so, the Marlins remain young. Fernandez, Alvarez, Cosart, Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna and Hechavarria are all under 26. That creates a clubhouse environment foreign to Phelps, a right-hander acquired in a trade with the Yankees.
''It's a lot of young, talented players,'' said Phelps, 28, accustomed to being surrounded by the likes of Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia. ''It's really a breath of fresh air just to come in and have a core in place that is younger than me.''
Most of the Marlins have never played on a contending team, which raises some skepticism about their chances. But Alvarez predicted the Marlins will be playing games that matter late this season for a change.
''We're going to surprise a lot of people,'' he said.
PITTSBURGH: PITTSBURGH (AP) - The scenario was familiar. The destination not so much.
A veteran player with not much time left leaving millions of dollars on the table for one last run to glory. Only A.J. Burnett didn't walk away from his $12.75 million player option with the Philadelphia Phillies for Los Angeles, Washington or St. Louis.
Nope, the 38-year-old well-traveled (and well tattooed) pitcher practically sprinted to Pittsburgh. His arrival in 2012 marked a sea change in the once-floundering organization's direction. His return three years later signals - he hopes - the end of the team's slow but steady slog from downtrodden afterthought to world champion. And he's not kidding.
''I want to win a ring and I want to win a ring in Pittsburgh,'' Burnett said.
The Pirates are as close to being in the conversation as they've been in nearly a quarter century. And they've opened up their wallets, at least a little, to get there. Pittsburgh made Francisco Liriano the highest-paid free agent in team history when they signed lefthander to a three-year, $39-million deal in the offseason to continue the career resurgence that began when they took a two-year flier on him in 2013. And while Burnett took a cut, he isn't exactly going broke. He'll make $8 million to work as the third man in the rotation behind Liriano and Gerrit Cole.
Pittsburgh even spent $5 million for the rights to sign Korean infielder Jung-Ho Kang, who hit 40 home runs on the other side of the world last year and gives the Pirates an intriguing if unproven option should shortstop Jordy Mercer falter or second baseman Neil Walker's back flare up.
General manager Neal Huntington remains adamant his team's budget will never compare to those of clubs in larger markets but allows there is ''more margin for error'' than in years' past.
''We've built a deeper club because of the money allocated to us,'' he said. ''But we need to continue to grow and mature. We want to put ourselves in a position to win the World Series.''
There are worse places to start than in Pittsburgh, which backed up its breakthrough year in 2013 with a second straight postseason berth in 2014. The playoff run ended abruptly against Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants in the NL wild card game. Yet the point had been made. The Pirates aren't going anywhere.
''It would've been easy to say 2013 was a fluke and we just got lucky,'' centerfielder Andrew McCutchen said. ''But we showed up in `14 and were able to do the same thing. We know we're for real. And other teams know they just can't come in (thinking), `All right, we're going to beat the Pirates.' We're not that team anymore.''
They're also not where they want to be, at least not yet. A National League Central title would avoid the fickleness of a one-game scenario. Pittsburgh believes it's built to withstand the rigors of October.
Here are the keys to getting there:
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THE OTHER FRANCISCO
The Pirates' budget might be growing, but they still couldn't afford to keep catcher Russell Martin, who parlayed his tremendous 2014 into a $82 million deal with Toronto. Pittsburgh prepared for Martin's departure by trading for longtime Yankees' backup catcher Francisco Cervelli. When healthy Cervelli is an adequate defensive replacement with a decent if not powerful bat. If he can handle the pitching staff and control the basepaths, any offense he provides would be a plus.
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SPEED TO BURN
Perennial MVP candidate McCutchen anchors one of baseball's most athletic outfields. Starling Marte surged toward the end of a bumpy 2014 and Gregory Polanco is a raw but talented work in progress. Pittsburgh felt confident enough in Polanco's progress to trade Travis Snider to Baltimore.
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PEDRO'S PROGRESS
Pedro Alvarez moves across the infield to first base in hopes of salvaging his career after developing a serious case of the yips at third. If his can reclaim the groove that helped him mash 36 homers in 2013, the Pirates can live with whatever growing pains may come with the switch.
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KANG SHOW
Kang (pronounced ''Gahng'') doesn't lack for confidence. He told reporters in Korea he believes he can supplant Mercer at shortstop. It may take longer than he thought after a sluggish spring training.
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THE VANIMAL
Vance Worley, like Liriano, Burnett and the since departed Edinson Volquez, thrived under pitching coach Ray Searage's mentoring last spring. He was arguably Pittsburgh's best starter down the stretch and a strong spring gives him a leg up in the battle Jeff Locke for the fifth starter spot.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (MIAMI-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Marlins-Pirates Preview* =========================

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer

Miami (18-28) at Pittsburgh (22-22), 12:35 p.m. EDT

Behind a string of outstanding performances from their red-hot rotation, the suddenly surging Pittsburgh Pirates are on the verge of their longest home winning streak since July.

Gerrit Cole began the run with arguably the best start of his young career, an effort he'll try to build on against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night when the Pirates go after their sixth straight victory.

Following a 1-6 stretch, Pittsburgh starters have posted a 1.06 ERA during a winning streak that's given the club a chance to move two games over .500 for the first time since sitting 12-10 on April 29.

Jeff Locke provided the latest solid effort Tuesday, pitching 5 2-3 scoreless innings in a 5-1 win. Neil Walker hit a two-run homer while Josh Harrison and Jung Ho Kang added two hits apiece.

"Everybody has been throwing the ball so well," Locke said. "You never want to feel like the weakest link."

With Cole (6-2, 2.05 ERA) taking the ball in the finale, the Pirates (23-22) hope to wrap up this eight-game homestand with their first six-game winning streak at PNC Park since July 4-20.

The right-hander fell two outs shy of his first complete game Friday, when he allowed one unearned run and struck out a season-high 10 over 8 1-3 innings in a 4-1 win over the New York Mets.

"It's the best performance I've seen him throw so far," catcher Chris Stewart, who came to Pittsburgh in a trade before the 2014 season. "He just keeps getting better and better. The sky's the limit for him right now."

Cole has limited opponents to two runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts. He's 10-2 with a 2.40 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 14 starts dating back to Sept. 7 and is 10-2 with a 2.77 ERA over his last 17 at PNC Park.

The 24-year-old hasn't had great success against the Marlins (18-29), going 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA in two starts.

Giancarlo Stanton has a home run and two doubles in five at-bats when facing Cole, while Martin Prado is 2 for 3 and Christian Yelich is 2 for 5 with a homer. Stanton is 3 for 6 with a home run and a double in this series, Prado is batting .300 over a nine-game hitting streak and Yelich is 5 for 12 in his last three.

The Marlins, though, are batting just .180 with runners in scoring position while averaging 2.6 runs during a 3-13 stretch.

With Jose Fernandez, Henderson Alvarez, Jarred Cosart and Mat Latos injured, Miami is turning to reliever Brad Hand (0-1, 5.48) to fill in with his first start of the season. The left-hander has gone 4-18 with a 4.58 ERA in 31 career starts.

Hand didn't get a decision in his lone start against the Pirates on Aug. 5, allowing two runs in 6 1-3 innings in a 6-3 win. Jordy Mercer has gone 2 for 3 with a double off him, while Sean Rodriguez has a home run in two at-bats.

Pittsburgh's offense has come to life, hitting .323 with seven homers while averaging 6.5 runs over the last four games.

Kang is batting .406 during an eight-game hitting streak, though Andrew McCutchen is 1 for 8 in this series after going 9 for 15 with three home runs over his previous four.


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