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| 955 | MILWAUKEE | +175 | Ov 7.5,-110 | +175 | Ov 7.5,+105 | | 956 | ST LOUIS | -185 | Un 7.5,-110 | -185 | Un 7.5,-125 |
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| All Games | 18-34 | -15.7 | 27-22 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 0.377 | 0.656 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.438 | 0.763 | | Road Games | 9-14 | -2.6 | 9-12 | 3.4 | 0.225 | 0.270 | 0.347 | 0.617 | 4.0 | 0.253 | 0.322 | 0.379 | 0.702 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-28 | -15.1 | 22-17 | 3.7 | 0.229 | 0.281 | 0.375 | 0.657 | 5.4 | 0.268 | 0.330 | 0.450 | 0.780 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.6 | 5-2 | 3.4 | 0.225 | 0.266 | 0.363 | 0.629 | 5.3 | 0.284 | 0.340 | 0.479 | 0.819 | | Grass Games | 18-34 | -15.7 | 27-22 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 0.377 | 0.656 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.438 | 0.763 | | Night Games | 10-22 | -12 | 18-12 | 4.1 | 0.229 | 0.284 | 0.393 | 0.677 | 5.1 | 0.257 | 0.317 | 0.445 | 0.762 | | Division | 10-16 | -4.6 | 12-13 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.284 | 0.375 | 0.659 | 4.5 | 0.251 | 0.314 | 0.420 | 0.734 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 52 | 1750 | 398 | 87 | 12 | 50 | 0.377 | 186 | 125 | 427 | 19 | 305 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 30 | | Road Games | 3.4 | 0.225 | 0.270 | 23 | 764 | 172 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 0.347 | 76 | 47 | 184 | 8 | 131 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 17 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.229 | 0.281 | 41 | 1391 | 318 | 70 | 7 | 40 | 0.375 | 145 | 102 | 344 | 15 | 247 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 22 |
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| All Games | 3.69 | 1.283 | 170.7 | 84 | 70 | 153 | 21 | 66 | 185 | 8-6 | 9 | 4 | 69.2% | | Road Games | 3.06 | 1.206 | 64.7 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 76 | 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 33-18 | +12.7 | 19-30 | 4.1 | 0.267 | 0.328 | 0.400 | 0.729 | 2.9 | 0.240 | 0.300 | 0.353 | 0.653 | | Home Games | 20-7 | +10.5 | 9-17 | 4.2 | 0.279 | 0.347 | 0.411 | 0.758 | 3.0 | 0.246 | 0.302 | 0.352 | 0.653 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 27-13 | +12.4 | 15-23 | 4.0 | 0.264 | 0.324 | 0.394 | 0.718 | 2.8 | 0.235 | 0.294 | 0.345 | 0.639 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.3 | 1-6 | 2.9 | 0.283 | 0.350 | 0.396 | 0.746 | 2.3 | 0.211 | 0.278 | 0.300 | 0.578 | | Grass Games | 33-18 | +12.7 | 19-30 | 4.1 | 0.267 | 0.328 | 0.400 | 0.729 | 2.9 | 0.240 | 0.300 | 0.353 | 0.653 | | Night Games | 20-12 | +6.1 | 15-16 | 4.3 | 0.270 | 0.330 | 0.408 | 0.738 | 3.2 | 0.246 | 0.303 | 0.355 | 0.658 | | Division | 17-8 | +7.2 | 11-14 | 4.2 | 0.261 | 0.321 | 0.392 | 0.713 | 3.0 | 0.236 | 0.290 | 0.344 | 0.634 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.267 | 0.328 | 51 | 1762 | 470 | 101 | 7 | 40 | 0.400 | 199 | 162 | 388 | 22 | 383 | 49 | 30 | 41 | 13 | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.279 | 0.347 | 27 | 909 | 254 | 55 | 4 | 19 | 0.411 | 108 | 94 | 184 | 13 | 204 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.264 | 0.324 | 40 | 1378 | 364 | 80 | 6 | 29 | 0.394 | 150 | 123 | 299 | 15 | 302 | 34 | 21 | 31 | 8 |
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| All Games | 2.18 | 1.232 | 156.7 | 40 | 38 | 138 | 9 | 55 | 145 | 12-5 | 20 | 4 | 83.3% | | Home Games | 2.02 | 1.247 | 89 | 22 | 20 | 83 | 7 | 28 | 73 | 8-1 | 12 | 2 | 85.7% |
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| 5/19/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 8-1 | W | 145 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ DETROIT | GREENE(R) | 2-5 | L | 130 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 1-10 | L | 110 | 7 ev | O | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ ATLANTA | STULTS(L) | 11-0 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 7 ev | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | 1-2 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | LOHSE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 4-8 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | O | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | GARZA(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 3-6 | L | +120 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | FIERS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 1-3 | L | -120 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | NELSON(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 5-7 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 5/30/2015 | LOHSE(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 3-7 | L | -130 | 8 ev | O | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 5/31/2015 | WAGNER(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 7-6 | W | +105 | 8 un | O | 16 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 1 | | 6/1/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | 1-0 | W | 130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | | 6/2/2015 | CRAVY(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | | | 6/5/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ MINNESOTA | NOLASCO(R) | | | 6/6/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | | | 6/7/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | | | 6/8/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | | | 6/9/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 5/19/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | 10-2 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 9-0 | W | -130 | 7 un | O | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | GARCIA(L) | @ NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 0-5 | L | 100 | 7 un | U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 0-5 | L | 100 | 7 un | U | 8 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/23/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 2-3 | L | 120 | 7 ev | U | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 5/24/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | 6-1 | W | 120 | 7 ev | P | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 3-2 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | U | 15 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | GARCIA(L) | ARIZONA | BRADLEY(R) | 6-4 | W | -165 | 8 un | O | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | LYNN(R) | ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 4-3 | W | -185 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | | 5/29/2015 | LACKEY(R) | LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 3-0 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/30/2015 | WACHA(R) | LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | 1-5 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | 5/31/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 3-1 | W | -105 | 7 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | 6/1/2015 | GARCIA(L) | MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 0-1 | L | -140 | 7 un | U | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 6/2/2015 | LYNN(R) | MILWAUKEE | CRAVY(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | LACKEY(R) | MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | | | 6/4/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | | | 6/5/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | | | 6/6/2015 | GARCIA(L) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | | 6/7/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | | | 6/8/2015 | | @ COLORADO | | | | 6/9/2015 | | @ COLORADO | | |
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| |  | MILWAUKEE: MILWAUKEE (AP) - Success for the Brewers this season may hinge on Milwaukee's consistency in the batter's box.
September swoons can prove costly - as can prolonged slumps any other time of year, for that matter.
A lineup filled with accomplished hitters like Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez has the potential to score runs. To break into the playoffs from the competitive NL Central, the Brewers must eliminate team-wide slumps.
''Last year we kind of grinded it to a point where instead of just playing day to day and for that game and to win, we looked like we were forcing things,'' manager Ron Roenicke said. ''We were trying to hold on to what we had, and that's not the way we go about it.''
The Brewers spent 150 days in first place before a stunning, late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs for a third straight year.
''We've got a good club, and when we're playing the type of baseball I think we can play every night ... if we just worry about that game today, at the end of the season, good things will happen,'' the skipper added from the team's spring training complex in Phoenix.
The lineup is bashing again this spring.
After a slow start, Braun has been hitting much better following an unusual offseason medical procedure. Extreme cold was applied to his right hand in hopes of fixing a lingering nerve problem near the thumb.
Lucroy also looks like he is over a hamstring injury that limited him for the first few weeks of spring training. The upbeat, energetic Gomez had three homers three weeks into spring ball.
''Every day you learn something new ... you learn from that,'' Gomez said about the 2014 season. ''The first step we have to do is make the playoffs. We take it game by game.''
The regular season begins on April 6 against Colorado at Miller Park. Some things to watch with the Brewers:
PITCHING: The Brewers don't have a true ace, but they do have solid veterans atop the rotation in Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza. Wily Peralta won 17 games last year in his second full season in the majors, and Mike Fiers impressed down the stretch. But Milwaukee traded Yovani Gallardo and Marco Estrada, so there is no experienced starting depth. Young right-hander Jimmy Nelson must prove he can be a consistent fifth starter. A long-term injury to any of the starting five could leave the Brewers scrambling.
In the bullpen, veteran Francisco Rodriguez figures to return to the closer's role after re-signing with the club more than two weeks into spring training. He bounced back with 44 saves in 49 chances last season.
AGGRESSIVENESS: Roenicke likes his team to take chances on the base paths, and he's sticking with that philosophy. That puts the Brewers in attack mode, and when working at its best, the strategy forces the defense to rush and possibly make mistakes. But rally-killing outs on the bases can make fans at Miller Park groan. Perhaps of more concern is the approach at the plate, where the Brewers led the majors by swinging at 33 percent of first pitches, according to STATS. Darnell Coles is the new hitting coach. The team wants to stay aggressive while having more plate discipline.
KEYSTONE COMBO: While Braun, Lucroy and Gomez draw much of the attention in the lineup, the Brewers' keystone combination of second baseman Scooter Gennett and shortstop Jean Segura will be just as vital to the team's success. Gennett, a left-hander, will play every day and must prove he can hit lefties consistently. The speedy Segura is a top defender, though he is looking to bounce back from a slump that dropped his average nearly 50 points to .246.
RAMMY OUT: It is probably one more and done for third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who turns 36 in June. He has said he likely will retire after this season to spend more time with his family. Ramirez's production has waned over the last two seasons, though he remains one of the best in the league in fielding bunts and slow rollers to third. | | 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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*Brewers-Cardinals Preview* ===========================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Milwaukee (17-34) at St. Louis (33-17), 8:15 p.m. EDT
Although Matt Holliday is reaching base at a historic pace, the St. Louis Cardinals are having trouble delivering a timely hit.
As the outfielder closes in on the franchise's record on-base streak, the Cardinals will try to avoid losing consecutive home games for only the second time Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers.
After missing one start due to the flu, Holliday singled and walked in Monday's 1-0 loss to extend his NL record by reaching base in a 45th straight game to open the season. Derek Jeter set the MLB mark of 53 games in 1999.
The six-time All-Star can now tie Ray Sanders (1944), Solly Hemus (1953) and Albert Pujols (2001) for St. Louis' fourth-best on-base streak since 1914 at 48 dating to last season. Stan Musial still holds the team record of 55, set in 1943.
Holliday appears poised to continue his run, reaching base in 24 consecutive home games versus Milwaukee (18-34).
His eighth-inning single put runners on first and third with one out Monday, but Jhonny Peralta and Yadier Molina struck out against Jeremy Jeffress to end the threat.
The Cardinals went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position, leaving them 6 for 37 (.162) in those spots while totaling 11 runs over their last five games. They've lost back-to-back games only once at Busch Stadium - May 15-16 against Detroit.
"We're going a good job of putting ourselves in those situations - that's all you can ask for," outfielder Jason Heyward said.
St. Louis (33-18) certainly hasn't done much to help Lance Lynn (3-4, 3.41 ERA), who ranks near the bottom of the NL with a 2.82 run-support average. Lynn, though, hasn't been as sharp since allowing one run in winning two straight starts in mid-May.
The right-hander gave up five runs and 10 hits in six innings in a 5-0 loss at Kansas City on May 22, before yielding three runs and issuing four walks over six on Wednesday. He did not get a decision in that 4-3 home win over Arizona.
Lynn had been 4-0 with a 1.49 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 42 1-3 innings over his previous seven outings versus Milwaukee before surrendering a season-high six runs and 10 hits over five innings in a 6-3 road loss April 26.
He's 1-0 with a 1.96 ERA in his last four home meetings after allowing one run over five innings in a 4-2 victory April 15.
Adam Lind hit a two-run homer in Milwaukee's victory, but that's his only hit in eight at-bats in the matchup. Lind is expected to return to the lineup after being limited to pinch-hit duty the past two games due to a sore back.
Gerardo Parra should be pleased to see Lynn since he's 11 for 22 with two homers, three triples and four doubles off him. However, Carlos Gomez is 3 for 22 with 12 strikeouts and Aramis Ramirez is 3 for 26.
The Brewers are batting a major league-worst .227 after Gomez had two of the team's six hits and the lone RBI on Monday.
Still, they're seeking a season high-tying third straight win as right-hander Tyler Cravy makes his debut. Cravy, who was 5-4 with a 4.04 ERA in nine starts at Triple-A Colorado Springs, got the call because Matt Garza was used in Sunday's 17-inning win.
"We need to keep it up, and hopefully, we can do it again tomorrow," Monday's winning pitcher Mike Fiers said.
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