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| All Games | 15-13 | -1.5 | 15-12 | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.321 | 3.6 | 0.236 | 0.288 | | Road Games | 3-9 | -7 | 6-5 | 3.2 | 0.217 | 0.293 | 4.8 | 0.276 | 0.331 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-9 | -3.9 | 9-8 | 4.2 | 0.233 | 0.306 | 3.6 | 0.251 | 0.307 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.8 | 2-4 | 1.9 | 0.198 | 0.250 | 2.9 | 0.236 | 0.291 | | Grass Games | 15-13 | -1.5 | 15-12 | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.321 | 3.6 | 0.236 | 0.288 | | Day Games | 7-5 | +0.9 | 8-3 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.343 | 4.7 | 0.245 | 0.308 | | Division | 4-7 | -4.6 | 5-6 | 3.5 | 0.231 | 0.313 | 4.5 | 0.265 | 0.316 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.321 | 28 | 964 | 236 | 71 | 26 | 0.03 | 116 | 108 | 226 | 8 | 211 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 12 | | Road Games | 3.2 | 0.217 | 0.293 | 12 | 392 | 85 | 22 | 7 | 0.02 | 38 | 42 | 91 | 3 | 81 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.233 | 0.306 | 17 | 562 | 131 | 37 | 17 | 0.03 | 64 | 59 | 140 | 5 | 115 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
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| All Games | 3.98 | 1.205 | 81.3 | 39 | 36 | 71 | 13 | 27 | 82 | 6-7 | 6 | 2 | 75% | | Road Games | 6.30 | 1.667 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 15-11 | +2.8 | 12-13 | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.302 | 3.6 | 0.251 | 0.309 | | Home Games | 6-5 | -0.9 | 6-5 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.305 | 3.3 | 0.229 | 0.289 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-9 | +1.5 | 10-10 | 4.8 | 0.249 | 0.302 | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.311 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.1 | 3-4 | 3.0 | 0.248 | 0.316 | 2.9 | 0.234 | 0.289 | | Grass Games | 15-11 | +2.8 | 12-13 | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.302 | 3.6 | 0.251 | 0.309 | | Day Games | 5-5 | -0.9 | 7-3 | 5.2 | 0.251 | 0.307 | 4.0 | 0.258 | 0.328 | | Division | 7-6 | -1.1 | 7-6 | 4.4 | 0.239 | 0.297 | 3.6 | 0.245 | 0.302 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.245 | 0.302 | 26 | 867 | 212 | 67 | 20 | 0.02 | 109 | 72 | 176 | 8 | 149 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 8 | | Home Games | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.305 | 11 | 355 | 89 | 30 | 11 | 0.03 | 41 | 28 | 58 | 4 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 4.8 | 0.249 | 0.302 | 20 | 682 | 170 | 56 | 15 | 0.02 | 89 | 51 | 137 | 6 | 116 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 6 |
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| All Games | 5.81 | 1.530 | 66.7 | 45 | 43 | 80 | 10 | 22 | 64 | 0-5 | 7 | 5 | 58.3% | | Home Games | 9.97 | 1.985 | 21.7 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 0-3 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
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| 4/17/2013 | LEAKE(R) | PHILADELPHIA | LANNAN(L) | 11-2 | W | -135 | 8.5 ov | O | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 4/18/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | 11-1 | W | -185 | 7.5 ov | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | 4/19/2013 | LATOS(R) | MIAMI | SLOWEY(R) | 1-2 | L | -255 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 4/20/2013 | ARROYO(R) | MIAMI | LEBLANC(L) | 3-2 | W | -220 | 8 un | U | 13 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 4/21/2013 | BAILEY(R) | MIAMI | SANABIA(R) | 10-6 | W | -245 | 8 un | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | | 4/22/2013 | LEAKE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 5-4 | W | -160 | 8.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | | 4/23/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | 2-4 | L | -170 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 4/24/2013 | LATOS(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 1-0 | W | -165 | 7 ev | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/25/2013 | ARROYO(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 1-8 | L | 125 | 7.5 un | O | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 4/26/2013 | BAILEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 0-1 | L | 115 | 7 ev | U | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 4/27/2013 | LEAKE(R) | @ WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | 3-6 | L | -105 | 8 un | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 4/28/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | @ WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | 5-2 | W | -105 | 7 ov | P | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | 4/29/2013 | LATOS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 2-1 | W | 120 | 7 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | | 4/30/2013 | ARROYO(R) | @ ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | 1-2 | L | 130 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/1/2013 | BAILEY(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 5/3/2013 | LEAKE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | | | 5/4/2013 | CINGRANI(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | | 5/5/2013 | LATOS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | | | 5/6/2013 | ARROYO(R) | ATLANTA | MAHOLM(L) | | | 5/7/2013 | BAILEY(R) | ATLANTA | MEDLEN(R) | | | 5/8/2013 | | ATLANTA | | |
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| 4/17/2013 | MILLER(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 0-5 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 4/18/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 4-3 | W | -115 | 7 ev | P | 7 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 4/19/2013 | GARCIA(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HALLADAY(R) | 2-8 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 4/20/2013 | LYNN(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | LEE(L) | 5-0 | W | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 4/21/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 3-7 | L | 100 | 8 un | O | 10 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 4/22/2013 | MILLER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | 3-2 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 4/23/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | 2-0 | W | -120 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 4/24/2013 | GARCIA(L) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 4-2 | W | 145 | 7 ev | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 4/26/2013 | LYNN(R) | PITTSBURGH | SANCHEZ(L) | 9-1 | W | -205 | 8 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | | 4/27/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 3-5 | L | -105 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 4/28/2013 | MILLER(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 0-9 | L | -200 | 7.5 un | O | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | | 4/29/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 1-2 | L | -130 | 7 un | U | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 4/30/2013 | GARCIA(L) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 2-1 | W | -140 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/1/2013 | LYNN(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | | | 5/2/2013 | WESTBROOK(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 5/3/2013 | MILLER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | | | 5/4/2013 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | | | 5/5/2013 | GARCIA(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | | | 5/7/2013 | LYNN(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | | 5/8/2013 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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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. | | ST LOUIS: HITTING: Alienate and trade your talented young centerfielder for bullpen scraps and a middling, impending free-agent starter. Justify your ludicrous pitching changes by blaming crowd noise and your innocent bullpen coach'and you too could win a World Series! This was Tony La Russa baseball. But he's gone now, as is the all-world Albert Pujols. SS RAFAEL FURCAL liked his short stint in the Show Me State enough to sign up for more. OF CARLOS BELTRAN will hit second after an impressive 2011 campaign during which he produced solid numbers in pitchers' parks amidst weak lineups. 2Bs TYLER GREENE and DANIEL DESCALSO are the latest plucky 'gamer' to play infield at Busch. Resuscitated slugger 1B LANCE BERKMAN shifts to a much more suitable defensive position. OF MATT HOLLIDAY's OPS remains as strong as ever. 3B DAVID FREESE will never have to buy a drink in Missouri again after his postseason heroics. C YADIER MOLINA is a defensive whiz behind the plate and an underrated hitter. OFs ALLEN CRAIG and JON JAY are more suited to platoon roles, but Jay will be starting in center on Opening Day.
STARTING PITCHING: His stuff isn't nearly what it used to be, and he's more than earned his reputation within the game as a towering crybaby. But on the mound, CHRIS CARPENTER remains ruthlessly effective when he's healthy. But he'll miss the first couple of months of the 2012 campaign due to shoulder problems. ADAM WAINWRIGHT should be ready to go on Opening Day, and has shown every reason to think he'll be his old brilliant self. JAIME GARCIA cannot sustain a sub-2.00 ERA for a full season. He's a mid-rotation starter, but one of the better ones in all of baseball. Did KYLE LOHSE really register a 1.17 WHIP over an entire season? Really? He just doesn't miss enough bats to keep that going. JAKE WESTBROOK stayed healthy for a full season again, which is a relief given his past dalliances with the DL. He's an innings eater who's capable of another dozen wins. LANCE LYNN gives the Cardinals enviable depth in the rotation. He'll probably slide back to the bullpen once Carpenter returns. Uber-prospect SHELBY MILLER could be a second-half call-up.
RELIEF PITCHING: It doesn't look pretty when JASON MOTTE winds up and delivers a pitch, but in the end, results are results. The converted catcher has finally nailed down the closer role that many predicted would be his a few years ago. The only way he loses it this time is if he hurts himself with that painful delivery. FERNANDO SALAS can more than hold his own if that happens. He'll slot into the eighth-inning role, but he provides more of the pitching depth that is a hallmark of this Cardinals team. KYLE McCLELLAN, like Lynn, is serviceable both in relief or in the rotation. But he's better in the former role. |
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*Reds-Cardinals Preview* ========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Cincinnati (15-12) at St. Louis (14-11), 1:45 p.m. EDT
While Matt Holliday is producing at the plate recently, Lance Lynn's run of success dates to last year.
As Lynn goes for a 10th straight win, Holliday looks to continue pounding the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday when the St. Louis Cardinals try to take this three-game series.
Holliday is hitting .370 over the past seven games, increasing his season average 43 points to .276.
The left fielder hit a two-run homer to power Tuesday's 2-1 win over Cincinnati and help end the Cardinals' three-game losing streak, which included a defeat by the same score in the series opener Monday.
"The guy is a beast," Reds starter Bronson Arroyo said after Holliday's third homer of the season doomed him to a loss. "He's solid and he swings the bat about as hard as anyone in the game. There's only a handful of guys that hit the ball with such a low trajectory and get it out."
Holliday is batting .400 with 12 RBIs during a 14-game hitting streak against the Reds. He's 12 for 27 with three doubles, a triple and two homers against Homer Bailey, Cincinnati's scheduled starter.
The Cardinals (15-11) may also feel confident with Lynn (4-0, 3.10 ERA) taking the mound.
The right-hander is 9-0 with a 2.63 ERA in 10 regular-season games - nine starts - dating to a loss in relief to Milwaukee on Sept. 7. That stretch includes winning all five home starts behind a 2.10 ERA, including a 5-1 victory over the Reds (15-13) on April 9 as he struck out 10 in six innings.
He's vying to become the first Cardinal to win 10 straight regular-season decisions since Chris Carpenter's 11 in a row July 5-Sept. 7, 2009.
Lynn has been particularly dominant in his last two starts, yielding one run and three hits over 14 innings while striking out 17.
"I thought I had a pretty good season last year," said Lynn, who had 18 wins and was an All-Star in 2012. "I was just trying to build off of that. That's where we're at; just trying to improve every time out. I'm doing that thus far."
He'll have to contend with a hot-hitting Brandon Phillips, who is 7 for 16 with three RBIs in four games. The second baseman has a .361 average over his past 15 meetings with St. Louis, while going 2 for 5 versus Lynn.
Bailey (1-2, 2.81) is taking the mound in search of his first win at St. Louis.
The right-hander is 0-4 with a 6.93 ERA in six starts there, getting battered in the most recent April 10. He surrendered seven runs and nine hits - three homers - in five innings of a 10-0 loss.
Bailey has since been terrific in three starts, compiling a 1.29 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 21 innings. However, he has an 0-1 record to show for it because he's been backed by a mere two runs.
The bats let him down again in Friday's 1-0 road loss to the Nationals, as he yielded one run in seven innings opposite Jordan Zimmermann's one-hitter.
Carlos Beltran homered off Bailey earlier this month and is coming off a three-hit effort Tuesday, giving him a .386 average in his last 12 games.
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