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| 957 | PITTSBURGH | +1.5,-145 | +1.5,-160 | | 958 | ST LOUIS | -1.5,+125 | -1.5,+140 |
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| All Games | 71-66 | -1 | 63-66 | 4.2 | 0.257 | 0.322 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.316 | | Road Games | 27-38 | -10.3 | 32-31 | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.306 | 4.3 | 0.262 | 0.327 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 56-54 | -1.5 | 54-50 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.324 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.318 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.2 | 1-6 | 3.0 | 0.263 | 0.310 | 2.4 | 0.207 | 0.274 | | Grass Games | 69-65 | -2.6 | 61-65 | 4.2 | 0.257 | 0.323 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.316 | | Night Games | 53-38 | +11.8 | 50-36 | 4.9 | 0.269 | 0.337 | 4.2 | 0.261 | 0.323 | | Division | 28-34 | -8.7 | 27-32 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.314 | 3.9 | 0.253 | 0.315 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.257 | 0.322 | 137 | 4669 | 1199 | 374 | 128 | 0.03 | 553 | 449 | 1047 | 92 | 1005 | 134 | 96 | 128 | 96 | | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.306 | 65 | 2233 | 537 | 178 | 75 | 0.03 | 257 | 211 | 552 | 41 | 465 | 52 | 45 | 68 | 43 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.324 | 110 | 3760 | 969 | 313 | 112 | 0.03 | 452 | 369 | 848 | 76 | 814 | 114 | 80 | 102 | 73 |
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| All Games | 3.42 | 1.279 | 413.7 | 167 | 157 | 382 | 38 | 147 | 347 | 30-20 | 38 | 21 | 64.4% | | Road Games | 3.86 | 1.348 | 175 | 78 | 75 | 166 | 19 | 70 | 147 | 10-12 | 17 | 11 | 60.7% |
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| All Games | 74-63 | -2 | 63-68 | 3.8 | 0.255 | 0.315 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.306 | | Home Games | 42-28 | +3.6 | 35-32 | 4.2 | 0.264 | 0.327 | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.301 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 16-17 | -4 | 16-15 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.325 | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.314 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.4 | 4-3 | 4.7 | 0.279 | 0.343 | 4.6 | 0.262 | 0.311 | | Grass Games | 71-61 | -3.5 | 62-64 | 3.9 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.306 | | Night Games | 46-41 | -4.1 | 38-45 | 3.7 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.306 | | Division | 34-23 | +4.7 | 34-21 | 4.4 | 0.263 | 0.327 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.311 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.255 | 0.315 | 137 | 4590 | 1170 | 352 | 90 | 0.02 | 504 | 401 | 940 | 53 | 983 | 139 | 77 | 120 | 49 | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.264 | 0.327 | 70 | 2291 | 604 | 200 | 48 | 0.02 | 281 | 215 | 427 | 32 | 497 | 78 | 39 | 59 | 24 | | Lefty Starters | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.325 | 33 | 1110 | 286 | 98 | 24 | 0.02 | 135 | 111 | 239 | 15 | 246 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 7 |
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| All Games | 3.76 | 1.222 | 401.7 | 179 | 168 | 363 | 36 | 128 | 362 | 20-19 | 47 | 15 | 75.8% | | Home Games | 3.64 | 1.226 | 215.3 | 92 | 87 | 184 | 14 | 80 | 202 | 13-12 | 29 | 9 | 76.3% |
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| 8/19/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | ATLANTA | HARANG(R) | 3-11 | L | -165 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | 8/20/2014 | COLE(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 3-2 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 8/22/2014 | LOCKE(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | GALLARDO(R) | 8-3 | W | 135 | 8.5 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | | 8/23/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 10-2 | W | 115 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 1 | | 8/24/2014 | WORLEY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 3-4 | L | 125 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 8/25/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 2-3 | L | -145 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 8/26/2014 | COLE(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 5-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 8/27/2014 | LOCKE(L) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 3-1 | W | +100 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 8/29/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 2-1 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 8/30/2014 | WORLEY(R) | CINCINNATI | SIMON(R) | 3-2 | W | -155 | 7.5 ov | U | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 8/31/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 2-3 | L | -130 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 9/1/2014 | COLE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 4-5 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | | 9/2/2014 | LOCKE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | | 9/3/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | | | 9/5/2014 | WORLEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WADA(L) | | | 9/6/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | DOUBRONT(L) | | | 9/7/2014 | COLE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | | 9/8/2014 | LOCKE(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | | | 9/9/2014 | | @ PHILADELPHIA | | |
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| 8/19/2014 | LACKEY(R) | CINCINNATI | SIMON(R) | 5-4 | W | -165 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 8/20/2014 | LYNN(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 7-3 | W | -105 | 6.5 ov | O | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 8/22/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 4-5 | L | -155 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 8/23/2014 | MILLER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | 6-5 | W | -115 | 8 ev | O | 13 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | 8/24/2014 | MASTERSON(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | 1-7 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 8/25/2014 | LACKEY(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 3-2 | W | 135 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | 8/26/2014 | LYNN(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 2-5 | L | 120 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 8/27/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 1-3 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 8/29/2014 | MILLER(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 2-7 | L | -155 | 8 un | O | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | 8/30/2014 | MASTERSON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | DOUBRONT(L) | 1-5 | L | -170 | 8 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 8/30/2014 | GONZALES(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | WADA(L) | 13-2 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 8/31/2014 | LACKEY(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 9-6 | W | -190 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 9/1/2014 | LYNN(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 5-4 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 9/2/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 9/3/2014 | MILLER(R) | PITTSBURGH | VOLQUEZ(R) | | | 9/4/2014 | MASTERSON(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 9/5/2014 | LACKEY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 9/6/2014 | LYNN(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | | | 9/7/2014 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | | | 9/8/2014 | MILLER(R) | @ CINCINNATI | AXELROD(R) | | | 9/9/2014 | | @ CINCINNATI | | |
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| |  | PITTSBURGH: PITTSBURGH (AP) - The roars have faded. The giddiness of ending 21 years of futility and coming with a game of the National League championship series, too.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in some ways just another NL contender these days. That dark cloud of two decades of losing is gone after a remarkable 94-68 surge and the playoff berth that came along with it in 2013.
Now the franchise needs to figure out what to do with the rest of its life. For three seasons a club that was a laughingstock when manager Clint Hurdle took over in December 2010 has slowly made inroads to relevance.
Suddenly, the ''World Series or bust'' attitude owner Bob Nutting has espoused for years doesn't seem so laughable anymore.
Press reigning NL Manager of the Year Clint Hurdle on what his team can possibly do for an encore despite a relatively quiet offseason and he responds with his usual eternal optimism.
''Excellence is verb, not a noun,'' Hurdle said. ''You're going to continue to push forward. Our goal is to win a sixth world championship. The fact is, we haven't won an LCS or a division series. We need to maintain our focus on the things we need to do.''
| | ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - Last October, the St. Louis Cardinals were sufficiently flush with arms that they carried rookie Shelby Miller and deposed closer Edward Mujica in ceremonial roles and made it to Game 6 of the World Series against Boston.
After leading major league rookies with 15 wins, Miller was limited to one postseason inning due to concerns about a heavy workload. Mujica was used only in mop-up duty after mid-September.
The National League champions are perhaps even deeper, across the board, entering opening day March 31 at Cincinnati. The team that tied for the major league high with 97 wins has a surplus of viable candidates.
''I think we have the potential to be great,'' said ace Adam Wainwright, who won 19 games and finished second in NL Cy Young balloting. ''We just have to go out there, not listen to the hype, and perform.''
The 32-year-old Wainwright qualifies as the grizzled leader of a rotation that could include three members coming off big rookie debuts. Michael Wacha was a postseason sensation and the NLCS MVP, Miller went wire-to-wire as the fifth starter and Carlos Martinez, who's had an impressive spring, moved into the setup role when fellow rookie Trevor Rosenthal took over as closer.
Wacha and Martinez are 22, Miller and Rosenthal just 23.
There's also 15-game winner Lance Lynn, who struck out 10 in four innings of his last spring training start, and lefty Jaime Garcia could fit into the mix sometime in April coming off shoulder surgery. And don't forget Joe Kelly, another rookie who won 10 games and was the rotation's strongest starter much of the second half.
And one of the National League's best lineups, too.
Much is expected from a loyal fan base that extends several states, and that's OK.
''Our expectations,'' Lynn said, ''are higher than theirs.''
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*Pirates-Cardinals Preview* ===========================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Pittsburgh (71-65) at St. Louis (73-63), 8:15 p.m. EDT
The St. Louis Cardinals are alone atop the NL Central for the first time this year after rallying to take the opener of this pivotal three-game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.
Getting Adam Wainwright on track could prove especially key if they want to remain there.
With August behind him, Wainwright tries to avenge last week's defeat to the division rival Pirates on Tuesday night.
St. Louis (74-63) extended its winning streak to three Monday as Matt Holliday followed Kolten Wong's tying pinch-hit two-run homer with an RBI single in the seventh inning of a 5-4 victory.
The Cardinals climbed one game ahead of Milwaukee, which lost Monday, and three in front of Pittsburgh (71-66) for the division lead.
"Whenever you're in first place, it means a lot, especially at this time of year," Monday's starter Lance Lynn told MLB's official website. "When it's all said and done, we want to be in first place at the end of the month."
St. Louis now turns to Wainwright, who went 2-4 with a 5.17 ERA last month. The All-Star right-hander is looking to avoid dropping three consecutive starts for the first time in nearly two years after losing 3-1 at Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
Wainwright (15-9, 2.59) has allowed 32 runs over his last nine starts after surrendering 26 in his first 18.
"Baseball is a weird, funny game. It can be very frustrating," he said. "Over the last however many starts it's been, if it's not one thing, it's another. Really, my arm has felt better. I have been going through a dead-arm phase, and everybody does. But you have to find ways to get outs.
"It has been a grind, and I'll just continue to go out there and battle my tail off until things click back into place. ... I'm ready to move on to September."
Wainwright is 4-2 with a 1.24 ERA over a seven-start stretch against the Pirates, including playoffs.
Andrew McCutchen went 2 for 5 with a homer Monday and combined with Josh Harrison for four runs, but Pittsburgh went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position. The Pirates have lost 10 of their last 12 regular-season games at St. Louis.
"It's a game we should have won, that's how I look at it," McCutchen said. "We can't let ones like this get away."
Pittsburgh will try to bounce back behind Jeff Locke (6-3, 3.51). The left-hander allowed one run over 7 1-3 innings opposite Wainwright on Wednesday, improving to 4-0 with a 2.90 ERA over his last five starts.
"I've just been focused since returning here on being strong and healthy down the stretch, to give this team a chance to move forward," he said.
Locke is 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA in four starts against the Cardinals. Holliday is 5 for 11 with a homer in their matchups, while Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta are a combined 0 for 12.
Holliday has hit safely in seven straight against the Pirates, going 10 for 26 with four extra-base hits and nine RBIs. He's 7 for 11 with three homers and 12 RBIs over his last three overall.
"I'm OK with him going off all month long," Lynn said. "This stretch, I'd like for it to be like a 28- to 45-game stretch. If he can keep doing what he's doing, that's a big boost."
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