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| 917 | PITTSBURGH | +140 | Ov 7.5,+100 | +145 | Ov 7,-110 | | 918 | TAMPA BAY | -150 | Un 7.5,-120 | -155 | Un 7,-110 |
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| All Games | 37-38 | -3.6 | 33-36 | 4.1 | 0.258 | 0.324 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.313 | | Road Games | 16-20 | -3.4 | 14-21 | 3.6 | 0.241 | 0.304 | 4.2 | 0.246 | 0.313 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 32-34 | -3.6 | 29-31 | 4.0 | 0.258 | 0.324 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.314 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.5 | 3-4 | 3.6 | 0.247 | 0.333 | 4.7 | 0.260 | 0.310 | | Night Games | 26-20 | +4.6 | 27-15 | 5.0 | 0.276 | 0.346 | 4.6 | 0.262 | 0.325 | | Interleague | 4-6 | -2.7 | 6-4 | 4.2 | 0.280 | 0.344 | 6.0 | 0.287 | 0.334 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.258 | 0.324 | 75 | 2602 | 671 | 190 | 69 | 0.03 | 291 | 255 | 597 | 47 | 586 | 81 | 57 | 53 | 65 | | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.241 | 0.304 | 36 | 1235 | 298 | 89 | 41 | 0.03 | 130 | 112 | 323 | 20 | 267 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.258 | 0.324 | 66 | 2291 | 590 | 172 | 60 | 0.03 | 254 | 226 | 533 | 43 | 518 | 73 | 51 | 46 | 56 |
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| All Games | 3.27 | 1.250 | 248 | 94 | 90 | 217 | 23 | 93 | 214 | 18-10 | 23 | 13 | 63.9% | | Road Games | 3.68 | 1.276 | 100.3 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 10 | 42 | 98 | 6-5 | 13 | 6 | 68.4% |
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| All Games | 31-46 | -27.6 | 37-37 | 3.7 | 0.246 | 0.315 | 4.2 | 0.240 | 0.305 | | Home Games | 18-23 | -15.2 | 22-17 | 4.3 | 0.262 | 0.335 | 3.8 | 0.221 | 0.283 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 24-31 | -16.3 | 28-25 | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.321 | 4.0 | 0.235 | 0.296 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -0.5 | 3-4 | 4.1 | 0.272 | 0.328 | 2.6 | 0.179 | 0.254 | | Dome Games | 18-23 | -15.2 | 22-17 | 4.3 | 0.262 | 0.335 | 3.8 | 0.221 | 0.283 | | Night Games | 20-29 | -16.9 | 24-23 | 3.9 | 0.254 | 0.324 | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.307 | | Interleague | 3-6 | -5.4 | 4-5 | 2.7 | 0.234 | 0.307 | 4.1 | 0.238 | 0.289 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.246 | 0.315 | 77 | 2618 | 645 | 204 | 57 | 0.02 | 271 | 264 | 536 | 29 | 580 | 77 | 36 | 38 | 31 | | Home Games | 4.3 | 0.262 | 0.335 | 41 | 1402 | 368 | 115 | 32 | 0.02 | 167 | 153 | 271 | 20 | 333 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 16 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.321 | 55 | 1868 | 469 | 147 | 40 | 0.02 | 201 | 192 | 369 | 24 | 421 | 48 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
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| All Games | 3.84 | 1.239 | 253.3 | 113 | 108 | 212 | 29 | 102 | 231 | 13-13 | 13 | 7 | 65% | | Home Games | 3.52 | 1.084 | 143 | 58 | 56 | 108 | 16 | 47 | 134 | 9-7 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
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| 6/9/2014 | MORTON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 6-2 | W | -150 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 6/10/2014 | LIRIANO(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 3-7 | L | -170 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | | 6/11/2014 | CUMPTON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 4-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | 6/12/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 4-0 | W | -125 | 7 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 6/13/2014 | LOCKE(L) | @ MIAMI | EOVALDI(R) | 8-6 | W | 115 | 7.5 un | O | 17 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | | 6/14/2014 | MORTON(R) | @ MIAMI | WOLF(L) | 8-6 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 18 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 6/15/2014 | WORLEY(R) | @ MIAMI | ALVAREZ(R) | 2-3 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 6/17/2014 | CUMPTON(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 5-6 | L | +105 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 6/18/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | CINCINNATI | SIMON(R) | 4-11 | L | -135 | 8 ov | O | 7 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | | 6/19/2014 | LOCKE(L) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 4-3 | W | +105 | 7.5 un | U | 12 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 6/20/2014 | MORTON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 3-6 | L | -120 | 8.5 ev | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 6/21/2014 | WORLEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 5-3 | W | -120 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 6/22/2014 | CUMPTON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 2-1 | W | 105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 6/23/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | COBB(R) | | | 6/24/2014 | LOCKE(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 6/25/2014 | MORTON(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | PRICE(L) | | | 6/26/2014 | WORLEY(R) | NY METS | MATSUZAKA(R) | | | 6/27/2014 | CUMPTON(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | | | 6/28/2014 | VOLQUEZ(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 6/29/2014 | LOCKE(L) | NY METS | COLON(R) | |
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| 6/9/2014 | PRICE(L) | SEATTLE | RAMIREZ(L) | 0-3 | L | -195 | 7 un | U | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 6/10/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 0-1 | L | +120 | 7 un | U | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 6/11/2014 | BEDARD(L) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 6-3 | W | +110 | 7 ev | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | | 6/13/2014 | COBB(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 6-1 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 6/14/2014 | ARCHER(R) | @ HOUSTON | COSART(R) | 3-7 | L | -140 | 8 un | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 6/15/2014 | PRICE(L) | @ HOUSTON | PEACOCK(R) | 4-3 | W | -155 | 7.5 ov | U | 10 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 6/16/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 5-4 | W | -130 | 7 un | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 6/17/2014 | BEDARD(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 5-7 | L | -115 | 7.5 ev | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 6/18/2014 | COBB(R) | BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 0-2 | L | -145 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | | 6/19/2014 | ARCHER(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 5-0 | W | -165 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | 6/20/2014 | PRICE(L) | HOUSTON | COSART(R) | 1-3 | L | -185 | 7 un | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 6/21/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | HOUSTON | BUCHANAN(R) | 8-0 | W | -195 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 6/22/2014 | BEDARD(L) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 5-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 6/23/2014 | COBB(R) | PITTSBURGH | VOLQUEZ(R) | | | 6/24/2014 | ARCHER(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 6/25/2014 | PRICE(L) | PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | | | 6/27/2014 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | | 6/27/2014 | | @ BALTIMORE | | | | 6/28/2014 | COBB(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 6/29/2014 | ARCHER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | | | 6/30/2014 | | @ NY YANKEES | | |
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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.''
| | TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays feel they have everything it takes to win the World Series and aren't afraid to say it.
The budget-minded franchise that's played into October four out of the past six seasons boosted payroll instead of cutting back this winter in hopes of making another strong run for the playoffs.
''The goal is to be the team that plays the last game of the year and win,'' third baseman Evan Longoria said.
''I felt like we were really close to breaking through last year,'' the three-time AL All-Star added. ''And with the team that we have this year, I'm really excited to go out and try to prove to ourselves that we are good enough to do that.''
The Rays won 92 games a year ago, including a Game 163 tie-breaker to claim a wild-card spot, and have compiled the second-best record in baseball over the past six seasons.
That's not enough for manager Joe Maddon and a hungry collection of players who reported to spring training feeling as if there's unfinished business to tend to after losing to eventual World Series champion Boston in the AL division round.
''I love that our guys feel and think that way. I think it's great,'' Maddon said.
''You'll hear that rhetoric in a lot of clubhouses, whether it's baseball, football or basketball, but you've got to back it up. You have to really believe it. Not just say it,'' he said. ''Some groups say it because they're supposed to say it. Some groups say it because they believe it. Our guys believe it.''
That confidence was bolstered by the Rays' ability to keep most of the key components from last year's roster together, including lefty David Price, who anchors one of baseball's deepest pitching rotations.
Price and just about everybody else expected the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner to be traded, however the Rays wound up giving him a $14 million one-year deal, in addition to re-signing first baseman James Loney and landing free agent closer Grant Balfour in moves that represent a big chunk of a club-record payroll of around $80 million.
Andrew Friedman, the team's vice president of baseball operations, also traded for catcher Ryan Hanigan and infielder Logan Forsythe to give Maddon additional flexibility filling out a batting order around Longoria and 2013 AL rookie of the year Wil Myers.
''Talent can't win every game for you, but it's a good start,'' said Loney, who signed a three-year, $21 million deal - largest since Tampa Bay has given to a free agent since Stuart Sternberg became principal owner.
''If we can stay healthy, if we can do the things we're capable of doing,'' second baseman Ben Zobrist add, ''we certainly have as good or better chance than any other team in the league to win it all.''
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (PITTSBURGH-TAMPA BAY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Pirates-Rays Preview* ======================
Pittsburgh (36-38) at Tampa Bay (30-46), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Playoff appearances by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays a year ago may seem like distant memories now, but both clubs are hoping solid efforts in their previous series will help them turn around their fortunes.
The Rays host the Pirates for the first time in 11 seasons in the opener of a three-game set Monday night.
Expectations were high for both teams going into this year after Tampa Bay (31-46) went to the postseason for the fourth time in six seasons and Pittsburgh ended a 21-year playoff drought.
However, the Rays are languishing with baseball's worst record while the Pirates are trying to get back to .500 for the second time since April 17.
Pittsburgh (37-38) took the final two games of a weekend road series against the Chicago Cubs, winning 2-1 on Sunday. Brandon Cumpton pitched seven scoreless innings for the victory.
Tampa Bay took three of four from Houston, capping the series with a 5-2 win Sunday. Evan Longoria had three hits and Yunel Escobar and Sean Rodriguez each drove in two runs.
"We've got a lot of work to do," Longoria said. "We put ourselves in a pretty good hole, but I think that the belief on a daily basis is still we can come to the ballpark and win."
There are young, exciting outfielders on both teams that figure to play a prominent role in this series.
Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, 24, is hitting .301 with four homers in 27 games this year.
Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco, 22, will have to start a new streak after going 0 for 3 with a walk Sunday, ending his career-opening hitting streak at 11 games.
Pittsburgh's Edinson Volquez (4-6, 4.67 ERA) is coming off his worst outing of 2014, allowing a season-high eight runs over 2 1-3 innings of an 11-4 loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday.
The right-hander has gone 1-0 with a 3.65 ERA in two career starts against the Rays. Longoria is 3 for 6 against him, but Volquez has limited James Loney to a double in 12 at-bats.
Loney got Sunday off after going 5 for 13 in the first three games against the Astros.
The Rays will also start a right-hander in Alex Cobb (2-5, 3.49), who has never faced the Pirates. Cobb has gone 5-2 with a 3.16 ERA in eight career interleague starts.
He went 7-0 with a 2.81 ERA in 13 regular-season home starts in 2013 but is 0-3 with a 3.30 ERA in five outings at Tropicana Field this year, with Tampa Bay failing to provide any support for him four times.
Josh Harrison or Clint Barmes figure to get one final start at second base Monday. Regular second baseman Neil Walker, out since June 8 due to an appendectomy, is expected to be activated by the Pirates on Tuesday.
Pittsburgh has won five of nine all-time meetings, taking two of three in its lone visit to Tampa in 2003.
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| | Last Updated: 5/27/2024 10:45:03 AM EST. |
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