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| 909 | PHILADELPHIA | +185 | Ov 7,-110 | +187 | Ov 7,-120 | | 910 | ST LOUIS | -200 | Un 7,-110 | -205 | Un 7,+100 |
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| All Games | 8-12 | -2.6 | 9-8 | 2.6 | 0.220 | 0.273 | 0.326 | 0.599 | 4.2 | 0.245 | 0.324 | 0.380 | 0.704 | | Road Games | 2-6 | -3.1 | 4-3 | 2.5 | 0.225 | 0.274 | 0.337 | 0.611 | 4.2 | 0.260 | 0.342 | 0.411 | 0.754 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 6-11 | -4.1 | 9-6 | 2.8 | 0.214 | 0.264 | 0.325 | 0.589 | 4.5 | 0.250 | 0.332 | 0.385 | 0.717 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.2 | 3-3 | 3.0 | 0.235 | 0.281 | 0.359 | 0.641 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.314 | 0.343 | 0.657 | | Grass Games | 8-12 | -2.6 | 9-8 | 2.6 | 0.220 | 0.273 | 0.326 | 0.599 | 4.2 | 0.245 | 0.324 | 0.380 | 0.704 | | Night Games | 6-7 | -0.1 | 5-6 | 2.9 | 0.227 | 0.275 | 0.352 | 0.627 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.311 | 0.356 | 0.667 |
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| All Games | 2.6 | 0.220 | 0.273 | 20 | 651 | 143 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 0.326 | 51 | 48 | 132 | 10 | 136 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 7 | | Road Games | 2.5 | 0.225 | 0.274 | 8 | 267 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0.337 | 20 | 18 | 53 | 4 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | Righty Starters | 2.8 | 0.214 | 0.264 | 17 | 557 | 119 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0.325 | 45 | 38 | 120 | 10 | 108 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
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| All Games | 2.98 | 1.608 | 60.3 | 29 | 20 | 63 | 4 | 34 | 59 | 3-2 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | | Road Games | 2.21 | 1.574 | 20.3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 12-6 | +4.8 | 7-11 | 3.7 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.389 | 0.707 | 2.5 | 0.221 | 0.276 | 0.322 | 0.598 | | Home Games | 5-2 | +2 | 2-5 | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.306 | 0.362 | 0.667 | 2.1 | 0.241 | 0.277 | 0.303 | 0.580 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-4 | +6.2 | 7-8 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.315 | 0.404 | 0.718 | 2.6 | 0.218 | 0.271 | 0.319 | 0.590 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.6 | 3-4 | 3.4 | 0.270 | 0.333 | 0.417 | 0.750 | 3.0 | 0.246 | 0.300 | 0.353 | 0.653 | | Grass Games | 12-6 | +4.8 | 7-11 | 3.7 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.389 | 0.707 | 2.5 | 0.221 | 0.276 | 0.322 | 0.598 | | Night Games | 7-3 | +3.4 | 4-6 | 3.6 | 0.257 | 0.315 | 0.398 | 0.713 | 2.3 | 0.225 | 0.282 | 0.316 | 0.598 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 18 | 620 | 160 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 0.389 | 62 | 55 | 131 | 9 | 139 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | | Home Games | 3.7 | 0.250 | 0.306 | 7 | 224 | 56 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0.362 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.315 | 15 | 513 | 132 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 0.404 | 57 | 43 | 99 | 3 | 108 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
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| All Games | 2.01 | 1.095 | 49.3 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 20 | 53 | 3-2 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% | | Home Games | 1.69 | 1.125 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/14/2015 | BUCHANAN(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 5-6 | L | 195 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | | 4/15/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | 1-6 | L | 150 | 7 un | P | 9 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | HAMELS(L) | @ WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | 2-5 | L | 125 | 6.5 un | O | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | O'SULLIVAN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | 2-7 | L | 225 | 7 ev | O | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | | 4/18/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 5-3 | W | 160 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 4/19/2015 | BUCHANAN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 1-4 | L | 210 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 7-3 | W | +105 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 4/22/2015 | HAMELS(L) | MIAMI | COSART(R) | 1-6 | L | -125 | 7 ev | P | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | MCGOWAN(R) | MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | 1-9 | L | +110 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 4/24/2015 | HARANG(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 1-0 | W | +110 | 7 un | U | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 4/25/2015 | BUCHANAN(R) | ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 2-5 | L | +105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 4/26/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | ATLANTA | CAHILL(R) | 5-4 | W | -105 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 4/27/2015 | HAMELS(L) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 4-1 | W | 130 | 6.5 un | U | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | 4/28/2015 | GONZALEZ(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | | | 4/30/2015 | BUCHANAN(R) | @ ST LOUIS | | | | 5/1/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 5/2/2015 | HAMELS(L) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 5/3/2015 | O'SULLIVAN(R) | @ MIAMI | COSART(R) | | | 5/4/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | | | 5/5/2015 | | @ ATLANTA | | |
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| 4/15/2015 | LYNN(R) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 4-2 | W | -150 | 7 un | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | LACKEY(R) | MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 4-0 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | WACHA(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 6-1 | W | -120 | 6.5 ov | O | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | | 4/18/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 5-2 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 4/19/2015 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 2-1 | W | -185 | 7 ov | U | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 1-2 | L | 105 | 7 un | U | 13 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | | 4/22/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | 7-5 | W | -110 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 4/23/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | 4-1 | W | 120 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 4/24/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 3-0 | W | -140 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | WAINWRIGHT(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 5-3 | W | -155 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | 4/26/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 3-6 | L | -125 | 7 un | O | 13 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | | 4/27/2015 | LACKEY(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 1-4 | L | -140 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 4/28/2015 | WACHA(R) | PHILADELPHIA | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HARANG(R) | | | 4/30/2015 | | PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | | | 5/1/2015 | LYNN(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | | | 5/2/2015 | LACKEY(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 5/3/2015 | WACHA(R) | PITTSBURGH | WORLEY(R) | | | 5/4/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | | 5/5/2015 | | CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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| |  | PHILADELPHIA: CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - No team is picked to win fewer games this season than the Philadelphia Phillies.
Rebuilding isn't easy.
After dominating the NL East from 2007-11, capturing five division titles, two pennants and one World Series championship, the Phillies have spiraled downward - all the way to the bottom.
Oddsmakers set Philadelphia's win total for 2015 at 67 or 68. Things could get even uglier if ace Cole Hamels is traded - a very realistic possibility - along with other veterans still hanging around. Ryan Howard and Jonathan Papelbon are available. Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz also could be moved. Jimmy Rollins was the first member of the nucleus to go when he was traded to the Dodgers in December.
The goal this season is figuring out which players will be part of the future. Cody Asche, Maikel Franco, Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Darin Ruf and Odubel Herrera are among those will get opportunities. Asche and Galvis form the left side of the infield. Franco will begin the season at Triple-A. Hernandez and Herrera will start off as role players. Ruf still is hoping to get a chance to play regularly.
''I'm very pleased with the demeanor of the players in the clubhouse,'' general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. said. ''Young players are stepping up and gaining confidence. It's all about experience and that's what these young guys are going to get and hopefully they take the ball and run with it.''
Howard, Utley and Rollins each were homegrown players who developed into the best players at their position in franchise history. Those are big shoes for guys like Asche, Galvis and others to fill.
But they're up for the challenge.
''The faces might be different, the names might be different and they might not be big names, but the mentality is the same,'' Asche said. ''We're still out there trying to earn it every day and we're going to have our bad days and good days, but I guarantee there's no one in that clubhouse not trying to earn something.''
Here are some things to know about the Phillies entering the season:
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REPLACING J-ROLL
Jimmy Rollins was a three-time All-Star shortstop and the 2007 NL MVP. Beyond the stats, he was a team leader who brought swagger to the clubhouse. Freddy Galvis takes his spot while top prospect J.P. Crawford is groomed in the minors. Galvis is an excellent defensive player whether he's playing second base, shortstop, third base or even the outfield. The switch-hitter has a .218 career average with 13 homers and 55 RBIs in 514 at-bats. Galvis has gap power - 42 extra-base hits - but needs to improve his average and stay on top of the ball at the plate.
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FINISHING OFF
If starting pitchers get through six innings with a lead, the Phillies may win more games than people think. Their bullpen is a major strength. Jonathan Papelbon converted 39 of 43 save chances last year. Setup man Ken Giles brings a 100 mph heater to the eighth inning. Lefty Jake Diekman has a power arm in the seventh or eighth and righty Justin De Fratus is solid.
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STARTING FIVE
Before Cliff Lee's elbow injury, the rotation was quite formidable with Cole Hamels, Lee and Aaron Harang. Now, Harang moves up to No. 2 and journeyman Jerome Williams takes the third spot ahead of David Buchanan. Several guys are competing for the No. 5 spot while Chad Billingsley works his way back from two elbow operations.
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POWER OUTTAGE
Marlon Byrd led the Phillies with 25 homers last year before he was traded to Cincinnati in the offseason. Howard hit 23, but the former NL MVP looked good in spring training. If he sticks around, he should supply more power. But Chase Utley only hit 11 homers last year and Domonic Brown dropped from 27 to 10. This won't be the 2009 Phillies who had four guys hit 30 homers and five hit 20. But there's a chance they'll get a few more in the 15-20 range.
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CALLING THE SHOTS
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is finding out it was easier for him to play the game than to win games as the manager. Sandberg is 93-111 since replacing Charlie Manuel in August 2013. | | ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals hope Michael Wacha is ready to stand alongside ace Adam Wainwright at the top of their rotation.
Wacha was the NL Championship Series MVP as a rookie but just 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts last year. He was sidelined for most of the season's second half by a stress reaction in his shoulder, and was rusty in October before giving up Travis Ishikawa's series-winning homer in Game 5 of the NLCS.
Now he feels healthy.
''It's very encouraging, the long term of what this kid could be and the short term of how he feels, somebody every fifth day that can bring the kind of stuff he does,'' St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. ''He feels good about himself and we feel good about what we're seeing.''
The 23-year-old Wacha has long insisted the injury is behind him.
''Ever since I came back last year, I haven't thought about it when I was on the mound,'' Wacha said. ''As far as I know, it was a rare injury. I'm not sure where it came from.''
If it stays away, the Cardinals figure to again have one of the deeper starting staffs despite trading 15-game winner Shelby Miller for outfielder Jason Heyward. Wainwright was a 20-game winner for the second time, and Lance Lynn has averaged 16 wins during three years in the rotation.
John Lackey is a proven late-season talent. Jaime Garcia's resurgent spring following surgery to relieve nerve compression may cause promising Carlos Martinez to be related to the bullpen again.
Lackey expects to be more comfortable in his first full NL season, saying ''It's different for a lot of reasons.''
Things to watch for with the Cardinals, who open April 5 at Chicago:
LEFT-HANDED HEAVY
There are five lefty bats in the lineup, a potential downside. But there also figures to be more power on the bench. Mark Reynolds, who has hit 20 or more homers each of the last seven seasons, was signed as a free agent. He could factor in as a semi-regular, especially at first base, where Matt Adams has struggled against lefties.
HEYWARD TIME
Only 25, Heyward is a potential future core member of the franchise. His is eligible for free agency after the World Series, and the wooing began not long after the trade with Atlanta - which also brought set-up man Jordan Walden.
''He fits in very well with how our guys work, how seriously they take the game,'' Matheny said. ''He's mixed in very well to this point.''
IMPROVED POP
St. Louis hit just 105 homers last season, second-fewest in the majors. They Cardianls are anticipating more out of right field from Heyward, who had a career-low 11 last year while forced into the leadoff spot with Atlanta. Jhonny Peralta followed his drug suspension with a 21 homers, a franchise record among shortstops, and the smooth-swinging Adams is capable of hitting a lot more than 15.
HEALTHY CHOICES
A full return by Garcia would be an unexpected bonus after two injury-filled seasons. Wainwright and Lynn are recovering from health setbacks early in spring training. Center fielder Jon Jay made a delayed exhibition debut following wrist surgery. ''I said the whole goal was to be ready April 5,'' Jay said.
MORE SPEED
Along with increasing the power profile, there will be an emphasis on manufacturing runs. The Cardinals stole 57 bases last year, third-fewest in the major leagues, but are primed for at least a little more thievery with both Wong and Heyward capable of swiping 20-plus.
''I want to see bigger leads. I want to see more aggressive chances with balls in the dirt,'' Matheny said. ''I want to see us take a first-and-second double steal because we have the kind of players to do that.'' |
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*Phillies-Cardinals Preview* ============================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Philadelphia (7-12) at St. Louis (12-5), 8:15 p.m. EDT
As if the bad news regarding Adam Wainwright's injury wasn't enough for St. Louis, the club still hasn't won since losing its ace.
Michael Wacha appears capable of ending the Cardinals' brief slump and possibly anchoring the rotation with Wainwright sidelined.
He looks to cap an impressive first month Tuesday night against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cardinals (12-6) announced Monday that Wainwright would undergo surgery for a torn left Achilles tendon and miss the entire season. He was injured Saturday against Milwaukee.
Wainwright's absence leaves a large void considering his 94 wins since 2009 are tied for the third-most in baseball. His teammates, though, weren't necessarily deterred as it seeks a third straight division title.
"I feel like we're very capable, and a very fortunate group to have a pitching staff that can kind of slide in and do their thing," said Jason Heyward. "I think we're still going to have a lot of fun and do a lot of good things."
St. Louis is in danger of losing its third straight overall after it had a five-game home winning streak snapped in Monday's 4-1 loss. Wacha (3-0, 1.33 ERA) will try to get the Cardinals on track while becoming the franchise's first pitcher 23 years old or younger to win each of his first four starts to a season since Fred Frankhouse opened 5-0 in 1927.
While Wacha's strikeouts are down with 12 in 20 1-3 innings, he also owns a 55.7 groundball percentage, up from a 43.3 mark over his first two seasons.
"He's just becoming a more versatile pitcher and that makes him less predictable," manager Mike Matheny told MLB's official website.
Facing Johnny Cueto and Max Scherzer in his first three outings brought out the best in Wacha, who has given up three runs in 20 1-3 innings. Tuesday's matchup may have less pressure in that regard with Severino Gonzalez making his major league debut for Philadelphia,
"I think he's doing a nice job of not being distracted by who he's facing," Matheny said.
Gonzalez is 1-1 with a 3.57 ERA through three starts for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He tossed three scoreless innings versus Atlanta in his lone spring training appearance.
"I love Severino," assistant general manager Benny Looper told MLB's official website. "He's got a real good feel for the baseball -- where it's going with all of his pitches. He can't get by with mistakes - he's not a power guy - but he can pitch."
Philadelphia (8-12) has been baseball's lowest-scoring team with 2.7 runs per game, though it has nine runs in the last two after scoring two or fewer in four straight. Carlos Ruiz entered Monday's contest batting .196 but was 4 for 4 and has hit safely in three straight games.
St. Louis got Yadier Molina back after a two-game absence due to a sore right knee, but he was 0 for 4 and the Cardinals struck out 13 times. They're 4 for 32 (.125) with runners in scoring position over the last four games.
Heyward was limited to bench duty due to a strained left groin and struck out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning. He's expected to be back in the lineup Tuesday.
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