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| 901 | MILWAUKEE | +150 | Ov 7.5,+105 | +145 | Ov 7,-120 | | 902 | ST LOUIS | -160 | Un 7.5,-125 | -155 | Un 7,+100 |
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| All Games | 18-35 | -16.7 | 27-23 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.278 | 0.374 | 0.652 | 4.9 | 0.262 | 0.324 | 0.435 | 0.759 | | Road Games | 9-15 | -3.6 | 9-13 | 3.3 | 0.225 | 0.269 | 0.342 | 0.611 | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.320 | 0.374 | 0.694 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-29 | -16.1 | 22-18 | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.281 | 0.372 | 0.653 | 5.3 | 0.266 | 0.328 | 0.446 | 0.774 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.3 | 4-3 | 2.9 | 0.233 | 0.266 | 0.335 | 0.601 | 4.3 | 0.265 | 0.318 | 0.459 | 0.777 | | Grass Games | 18-35 | -16.7 | 27-23 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.278 | 0.374 | 0.652 | 4.9 | 0.262 | 0.324 | 0.435 | 0.759 | | Day Games | 8-12 | -3.7 | 9-10 | 3.2 | 0.224 | 0.272 | 0.351 | 0.623 | 4.8 | 0.273 | 0.337 | 0.428 | 0.765 | | Division | 10-17 | -5.6 | 12-14 | 3.6 | 0.234 | 0.283 | 0.370 | 0.653 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.312 | 0.414 | 0.726 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.278 | 53 | 1781 | 405 | 87 | 12 | 50 | 0.374 | 186 | 126 | 432 | 19 | 311 | 43 | 43 | 49 | 30 | | Road Games | 3.3 | 0.225 | 0.269 | 24 | 795 | 179 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 0.342 | 76 | 48 | 189 | 8 | 137 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 17 | | Righty Starters | 3.6 | 0.229 | 0.281 | 42 | 1422 | 325 | 70 | 7 | 40 | 0.372 | 145 | 103 | 349 | 15 | 253 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 22 |
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| All Games | 3.67 | 1.276 | 171.7 | 84 | 70 | 153 | 21 | 66 | 186 | 8-6 | 9 | 4 | 69.2% | | Road Games | 3.02 | 1.188 | 65.7 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 77 | 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 34-18 | +13.7 | 19-31 | 4.0 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.398 | 0.725 | 2.9 | 0.239 | 0.299 | 0.350 | 0.649 | | Home Games | 21-7 | +11.5 | 9-18 | 4.1 | 0.277 | 0.344 | 0.406 | 0.750 | 2.9 | 0.246 | 0.300 | 0.348 | 0.648 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 28-13 | +13.4 | 15-24 | 3.9 | 0.262 | 0.323 | 0.391 | 0.714 | 2.7 | 0.235 | 0.293 | 0.343 | 0.636 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.3 | 1-6 | 2.6 | 0.251 | 0.326 | 0.358 | 0.684 | 2.0 | 0.208 | 0.265 | 0.286 | 0.551 | | Grass Games | 34-18 | +13.7 | 19-31 | 4.0 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.398 | 0.725 | 2.9 | 0.239 | 0.299 | 0.350 | 0.649 | | Day Games | 13-6 | +6.6 | 4-14 | 3.7 | 0.261 | 0.326 | 0.387 | 0.712 | 2.5 | 0.229 | 0.294 | 0.349 | 0.643 | | Division | 18-8 | +8.2 | 11-15 | 4.0 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.387 | 0.706 | 2.8 | 0.235 | 0.288 | 0.340 | 0.628 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.265 | 0.327 | 52 | 1786 | 474 | 102 | 7 | 40 | 0.398 | 200 | 164 | 395 | 22 | 384 | 52 | 30 | 42 | 13 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.277 | 0.344 | 28 | 933 | 258 | 56 | 4 | 19 | 0.406 | 109 | 96 | 191 | 13 | 205 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.262 | 0.323 | 41 | 1402 | 368 | 81 | 6 | 29 | 0.391 | 151 | 125 | 306 | 15 | 303 | 37 | 21 | 32 | 8 |
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| All Games | 2.16 | 1.234 | 158 | 40 | 38 | 140 | 9 | 55 | 145 | 12-5 | 21 | 4 | 84% | | Home Games | 1.99 | 1.251 | 90.3 | 22 | 20 | 85 | 7 | 28 | 73 | 8-1 | 13 | 2 | 86.7% |
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| 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) | 0-1 | L | 155 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 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 | PELFREY(R) | | | 6/8/2015 | CRAVY(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | | | 6/9/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 6/10/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 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) | 1-0 | W | -165 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 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 | LACKEY(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | | | 6/9/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | | | 6/10/2015 | | @ 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 JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
Milwaukee (18-34) at St. Louis (33-18), 1:45 p.m. EDT
John Lackey has been more than comfortable at Busch Stadium since the St. Louis Cardinals acquired him at last year's trade deadline.
Then again, he's often pitched well no matter where he's taken the mound this season.
The right-hander looks to help the Cardinals improve the best home record in the majors Wednesday by taking two of three from the Milwaukee Brewers in a series during which runs have been scarce.
Lackey (3-3, 2.83 ERA) has gone 6-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 10 regular-season starts and one playoff outing at Busch since joining the Cardinals (34-18) after a trade with Boston. He had another solid effort Friday, striking out nine over seven innings of a 3-0 home win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 36-year-old improved to 3-1 with a 1.30 ERA in five starts at home this season and finished 2-2 with a 1.89 ERA in six May outings.
"We're talking an elite-style pitcher for a long period of time," manager Mike Matheny said. "As far as what we saw at the end of last year and how well he's throwing right now, it's just much better stuff."
Lackey beat the Brewers 4-0 on April 16 in St. Louis, striking out eight over seven innings. He is 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA in four career starts against Milwaukee (18-35), which dealt St. Louis a rare home loss with a 1-0 victory in Monday's series opener.
St. Louis is 21-7 at home after winning by the same score Tuesday, as Mark Reynolds' single in the second inning plated Randal Grichuk.
Matt Holliday went 0 for 3 before being ejected for arguing a called third strike in the seventh, snapping his NL-record 45-game streak of reaching base to start a season. It marked the longest such streak since Derek Jeter's major league-record 53-game run in 1999.
The Brewers outhit the Cardinals 7-4 but lost for the eighth time in 10 tries. Adam Lind, who is batting .484 (15 for 31) with six doubles in his career off Lackey - the best average for any of the 84 hitters that have faced the 13-year veteran at least 30 times - had a hit and is 7 for 17 over his last six.
Milwaukee pitchers had a 19-inning scoreless streak snapped despite Tyler Cravy's seven solid innings in his major league debut against St. Louis, which has scored five runs over its last four. The Cardinals haven't had much trouble scoring against the Brewers when Jimmy Nelson is on the mound, though.
Nelson (2-5, 3.90) walked four, gave up 13 runs and 16 hits in 9 2-3 innings and took the loss in all three of his appearances - two starts - against the Cardinals last season.
The right-hander faces St. Louis looking to bounce back after a rough outing. He gave up four runs, two homers and hit two batters over six innings of Milwaukee's 7-5 loss to Arizona on Friday.
He struck out eight and didn't issue a base on balls after walking nine over his previous two starts, but he also threw his fourth wild pitch of the season and increased his number of hit batsmen to five, which is tied for third-most in the majors.
"You can be wild within the zone, too. Your command can still be off," Nelson said. "A lot of times it can be deceiving to just look at straight strikes and balls. I feel like I fell behind too many guys."
Jhonny Peralta is 1 for 6 in this series, but he went 4 for 7 with a double off Nelson last season.
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