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| All Games | 22-17 | +4.6 | 18-18 | 4.4 | 0.245 | 0.313 | 0.413 | 0.725 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.298 | 0.377 | 0.675 | | Road Games | 13-10 | +3.9 | 10-13 | 4.3 | 0.244 | 0.312 | 0.404 | 0.716 | 3.9 | 0.258 | 0.313 | 0.393 | 0.706 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 6-6 | +0.2 | 5-6 | 4.4 | 0.234 | 0.299 | 0.414 | 0.714 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.302 | 0.370 | 0.672 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.4 | 2-5 | 3.1 | 0.238 | 0.283 | 0.381 | 0.664 | 5.3 | 0.267 | 0.318 | 0.413 | 0.732 | | Grass Games | 17-12 | +4.9 | 13-13 | 4.4 | 0.243 | 0.311 | 0.418 | 0.729 | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.298 | 0.373 | 0.671 | | Night Games | 18-11 | +7.6 | 15-13 | 4.9 | 0.261 | 0.326 | 0.442 | 0.768 | 3.8 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 0.373 | 0.679 | | Interleague | 2-1 | +0.8 | 2-0 | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.294 | 0.485 | 0.779 | 4.3 | 0.231 | 0.238 | 0.423 | 0.661 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.245 | 0.313 | 39 | 1333 | 327 | 73 | 6 | 46 | 0.413 | 163 | 131 | 290 | 27 | 270 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 14 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.244 | 0.312 | 23 | 778 | 190 | 39 | 5 | 25 | 0.404 | 94 | 77 | 162 | 18 | 161 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 9 | | Lefty Starters | 4.4 | 0.234 | 0.299 | 12 | 449 | 105 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 0.414 | 50 | 42 | 96 | 6 | 89 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 5 |
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| All Games | 2.62 | 1.092 | 127.3 | 46 | 37 | 88 | 7 | 51 | 137 | 7-4 | 15 | 2 | 88.2% | | Road Games | 3.63 | 1.351 | 57 | 27 | 23 | 51 | 4 | 26 | 70 | 3-2 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% |
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| All Games | 22-17 | +0.6 | 25-13 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.329 | 0.416 | 0.745 | 4.3 | 0.270 | 0.319 | 0.381 | 0.700 | | Home Games | 10-6 | +1.6 | 10-6 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.325 | 0.425 | 0.750 | 3.4 | 0.242 | 0.291 | 0.324 | 0.616 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-15 | -3.1 | 19-11 | 4.7 | 0.257 | 0.323 | 0.403 | 0.726 | 4.5 | 0.272 | 0.322 | 0.388 | 0.710 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.6 | 6-1 | 7.6 | 0.312 | 0.381 | 0.480 | 0.861 | 5.0 | 0.281 | 0.331 | 0.463 | 0.794 | | Grass Games | 22-17 | +0.6 | 25-13 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.329 | 0.416 | 0.745 | 4.3 | 0.270 | 0.319 | 0.381 | 0.700 | | Night Games | 13-10 | +0.8 | 14-9 | 5.3 | 0.275 | 0.339 | 0.420 | 0.759 | 4.0 | 0.270 | 0.320 | 0.381 | 0.701 | | Interleague | 1-2 | -0.9 | 3-0 | 7.0 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 0.462 | 0.779 | 7.3 | 0.295 | 0.345 | 0.457 | 0.802 |
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| All Games | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.329 | 39 | 1329 | 348 | 70 | 6 | 41 | 0.416 | 188 | 132 | 314 | 10 | 266 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 17 | | Home Games | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.325 | 16 | 527 | 136 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0.425 | 68 | 52 | 133 | 1 | 108 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 8 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.257 | 0.323 | 31 | 1057 | 272 | 56 | 4 | 30 | 0.403 | 141 | 103 | 252 | 9 | 216 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 16 |
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| All Games | 3.36 | 1.283 | 115.4 | 48 | 43 | 107 | 9 | 41 | 107 | 7-4 | 13 | 6 | 68.4% | | Home Games | 2.79 | 1.238 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 4-1 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
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| 5/5/2015 | PINEDA(R) | @ TORONTO | ESTRADA(R) | 6-3 | W | -115 | 8 un | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 5/6/2015 | SABATHIA(L) | @ TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 1-5 | L | 125 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 5/7/2015 | EOVALDI(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 4-3 | W | -130 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/8/2015 | WARREN(R) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 5-4 | W | -120 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | WHITLEY(R) | BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 2-6 | L | -115 | 8 un | P | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | 5/10/2015 | PINEDA(R) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | 6-2 | W | -175 | 8 ov | P | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | SABATHIA(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | 11-5 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | EOVALDI(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | 2-4 | L | 115 | 7 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | WARREN(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | KARNS(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | WHITLEY(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(L) | 1-6 | L | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | PINEDA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 1-12 | L | -115 | 7 un | O | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | SABATHIA(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 5-1 | W | 115 | 8 un | U | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | CAPUANO(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 0-6 | L | 105 | 8 un | U | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | EOVALDI(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 5/20/2015 | WARREN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | COLE(R) | | | 5/22/2015 | PINEDA(R) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | SABATHIA(L) | TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | TEXAS | | | | 5/25/2015 | | KANSAS CITY | | | | 5/26/2015 | | KANSAS CITY | | |
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| 5/5/2015 | STRASBURG(R) | MIAMI | LATOS(R) | 1-2 | L | -165 | 7 un | U | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | 5/6/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 7-5 | W | -190 | 7 un | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | | 5/8/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | ATLANTA | STULTS(L) | 9-2 | W | -200 | 7.5 ev | O | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | FISTER(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 8-6 | W | -150 | 7.5 ev | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 5/10/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 5-4 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | @ ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 11-1 | W | -150 | 8 un | O | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | STRASBURG(R) | @ ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 6-14 | L | -140 | 8.5 ev | O | 12 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 9-6 | W | -125 | 9 un | O | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 0 | | 5/14/2015 | FISTER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 3-8 | L | 100 | 6.5 ov | O | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | 5/15/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | 10-0 | W | -130 | 7 un | O | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 4-1 | W | -135 | 6.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | STRASBURG(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 10-5 | W | -125 | 6.5 ov | O | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | GONZALEZ(L) | NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | | | 5/20/2015 | COLE(R) | NY YANKEES | WARREN(R) | | | 5/22/2015 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | PHILADELPHIA | O'SULLIVAN(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | SCHERZER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | | | 5/24/2015 | | PHILADELPHIA | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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| |  | NY YANKEES: NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter is gone, the final remaining link to the New York Yankees' last dynasty. He left behind a team in transition, that failed to make the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in a generation and is beset with an older core coming off injuries.
Alex Rodriguez's return from a season-long drug suspension is the most interesting aspect of the Yankees, who enter the season with a health-challenged rotation, rebuilt bullpen and lineup that was among the least potent in the American League last year.
''I think we've added a lot of good young arms,'' manager Joe Girardi said. ''Added some good young players, as well. I think we've really seen an improvement in our young minor league players and the impact they are capable of having. I think we will continue to see that for years to come.''
If the Yankees founder, young players could be given more of a chance. Top prospects include pitcher Luis Severino, infielders Jose Pirela and Rob Refsnyder, and outfielder Aaron Judge.
But first, many of the old, beaten-up players will be given a chance to show they have something left.
Left fielder Brett Gardner (abdomen) and right fielder Carlos Beltran (elbow) return from surgery, and Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique) missed a significant stretch of spring training. First baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) hit .216 last year, 143rd among 148 major league qualifiers in his return from an injury that sidelined him for most of 2013.
After signing a big-money deal with the Yankees, catcher Brian McCann was hitting just .209 in May before improving in the second half to finish at .232. Third baseman Chase Headley, acquired from San Diego in July, was given a new contract by the Yankees because they have no confidence in A-Rod's ability to play the field. New York also re-signed Stephen Drew under the theory he can't be as bad as he was in 2014.
Didi Gregorius, obtained from Arizona in a trade, is the primary offensive newcomer and replaces Jeter at shortstop. Left-handed-hitting Garrett Jones hopes to earn at-bats.
''Jeter is still Jeter. Everything that everybody is going to talk about is Jeter,'' Gregorius said. ''But for me - I'm learning and I'm there just to play the game, so just trying to focus on the game and trying to win every game, that's all I can say, not worrying about what's going on around.''
LIGHTNING ROD: The three-time AL MVP, who turns 40 on July 27, has not played a full season since 2007 because the suspension, operations on both hips and other injuries. New York owes him $61 million over the final three seasons of his contract, so he will be given a chance to earn at-bats as a DH, especially against left-handed starters.
RICKETY ROTATION: Masahiro Tanaka missed 2 1/2 months in his first season because of a small elbow ligament tear the Yankees say didn't need surgery. CC Sabathia, limited to eight starts last year, has to show he can pitch effectively with reduced velocity. Michael Pineda, back from shoulder surgery, had a 1.89 ERA in 13 starts last year but missed a long stretch because of the shoulder. New York hopes hard-throwing Nathan Eovaldi can learn to be effective after his acquisition from Miami. With Chris Capuano on the DL and Ivan Nova not expected back from Tommy John surgery until May or June, Adam Warren was the leading contender for fifth starter.
BULLPEN: A strong point last year, the Yankees rebuilt the `pen. David Robertson was allowed to leave for the Chicago White Sox, and David Phelps, Shawn Kelley and Shane Greene were traded. Lefty Andrew Miller and Scott Baker were signed, and Justin Wilson and Chris Martin acquired in trades. Miller and Dellin Betances competed in spring training to replace Robertson as closer.
HOPS: The Yankees are sharing their ballpark with Major League Soccer's expansion New York City team, and Teixeira complained before the soccer team's home opener that the infield would get torn up, leading to bad hops. | | WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON (AP) - Bryce Harper's reaction to the news that the Washington Nationals added Max Scherzer to an already-talented starting staff drew quite a lot of attention.
''I just started laughing,'' Harper famously said. ''I was like, `Where's my ring?'''
Yes, that pretty much sums up where the expectations are for the 2015 Nationals - as expressed by them and by others.
On the first day of full-squad workouts at spring training, reigning NL Manager of the Year Matt Williams posted these words of wisdom in the clubhouse: ''The road to the World Series begins today.''
''We're here to get to that ultimate goal,'' Williams said. ''We're not alone. There's 29 other teams that have the same thought. So that being said, I want to make sure that we understand that that's our goal. That is our goal: to be the last one standing at the end of it.''
The main reason many folks think the Nationals are capable of achieving that goal, even if the team has yet to win a playoff series, is the rotation.
Scherzer, the 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner with Detroit, came aboard with a $210 million contract, joining a group that led the majors in ERA last season - right-handers Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister, and lefty Gio Gonzalez.
''There's no break'' for an opposing team, new reliever Casey Janssen observed.
It's such a formidable quintet that a guy who won 15 games, had a sub-3.00 ERA and threw nearly 200 innings a year ago, Tanner Roark, is moving to the bullpen.
In 2014, the Nationals won a league-best 96 games and finished atop the underwhelming NL East by a whopping 17 games, but then bowed out in four games in a Division Series against the eventual champs, the San Francisco Giants. Washington's starting pitching wasn't the problem in the postseason; its bullpen and hitting were what led to a second quick playoff exit in three years.
And yet general manager Mike Rizzo allowed those two areas to lose important pieces, trading away the man he called ''maybe the best eighth-inning setup man in the history of the game,'' Tyler Clippard, and letting first baseman Adam LaRoche (team highs of 26 homers, 92 RBIs) leave via free agency.
The hope, presumably, is that hitters such as Harper, Ryan Zimmerman (who replaces LaRoche at first) and Wilson Ramos, who each missed significant chunks of last season, will deliver the numbers they're capable of producing, while opponents have a really hard time scoring much against all the aces Williams will send to the mound.
''It's hilarious having to go in there and face them. It's absolutely stupid,'' Harper said. ''We have the best staff in baseball. I don't care what anybody says.''
Actually, Bryce, that's exactly what pretty much everybody IS saying.
Here are other things to know about the Nationals, who open the season on April 6 at home against the New York Mets:
HEALTH MATTERS: Half of the everyday lineup - outfielders Jayson Werth and Denard Span (both recovering from offseason surgery), third baseman Anthony Rendon and new second baseman Yunel Escobar - missed extended periods of spring training, as did fourth outfielder Nate McClouth. Rendon, Span, Werth and McClouth might all miss opening day. ''You can be as good as you want on paper, but that doesn't mean anything until the end of the year,'' Scherzer said. ''We've got to stay healthy.''
MIGHTY `PEN?: Given their aspirations, October is what really matters for the Nationals, and Drew Storen blew save chances in the 2012 and 2014 playoffs. Still, the closer's job is his entering the season, and Clippard is no longer around to shut down foes in the eighth - or provide ninth-inning backup if needed. Worth watching: Will Aaron Barrett set aside the yips that hit him in the NLDS?
LAST HURRAH: A couple of homegrown franchise cornerstones, Zimmermann and shortstop Ian Desmond, can become free agents after the season, as can Span and Fister. Rizzo could try to sign one or more to long-term deals. He could trade one or more. Or he could decide to let things play out with this group, then move on next offseason. ''With this group of guys,'' Werth said, ''this might be it.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (NY YANKEES-WASHINGTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Yankees-Nationals Preview* ===========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
New York (22-17) at Washington (22-17), 7:05 p.m. EDT
The last time Bryce Harper was in front of a home crowd, he was providing all sorts of souvenirs and establishing himself as the clear early pacesetter for NL MVP.
Seven road games didn't slow that, and he returns to Nationals Park on Tuesday night as Washington tries for its 16th win in 20 games with the slumping New York Yankees in town.
"I think we've all recognized his talent for a long time," Yankees manager Joe Girardi told MLB's official website. "I think he's starting to fulfill the expectations, and he'll fill them for some time."
The Nationals (22-17) won the last three of a four-game series in San Diego, and Harper was 3 for 4 with a home run, triple and four RBIs in Sunday's 10-5 win.
"It would have been cool (to get the cycle). I'm just happy we got the W," Harper said. "I'm excited to get home in front of our fans for the next couple of days. It's going to be fun."
In the past 11 games, he's batting .564 with nine home runs, 22 RBIs and a 2.038 OPS while reaching base at least twice in each contest. At home, he's batting .373 with nine home runs and 19 RBIs in 16 games.
"He is unbelievable," catcher Jose Lobaton said. "How can you explain that? He hits a home run, a single, triples. I don't know. It's good to have someone like that on the team."
Along with Yunel Escobar, who is batting .415 in his past 13 games, the 22-year-old's performance is pacing a .308 team average and 6.58 runs per game during Washington's 15-4 stretch since losing 13 of 20 to start the season.
The Yankees (22-17) have taken a different path to the same record, dropping five of six with offensive production Harper has often been capable of on his own. After Sunday's 6-0 loss in Kansas City, New York has scored 11 runs with a .215 average in six games.
"We just haven't swung the bats well," Mark Teixeira said. "It was just a bad week for us."
Teixeira was 0 for 2 before leaving with a right toe contusion, but he expects to be in the lineup Tuesday. Washington's Jayson Werth has missed two games since getting hit by a pitch on the left wrist Friday and is considered day to day.
New York's recent struggles could work in the favor of Gio Gonzalez, who has lost five straight starts with an 8.17 ERA against the Yankees, though only one of those has come since he moved to Washington in 2012. He's also 1-3 with a 9.08 ERA in his last eight starts against the AL.
Gonzalez (3-2, 4.25 ERA) has been up and down this season, and he didn't earn the decision in Wednesday's 9-6 win in Arizona after allowing five runs and nine hits in five innings. He's only made two home starts, but is 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA in his last six at Nationals Park and hasn't allowed a home run there over 64 innings in his last 11.
He'll face Nathan Eovaldi, who got to know the Nationals well in the NL East with Miami. Eovaldi (3-1, 4.14) is 2-4 with a 4.76 ERA in seven starts against Washington. Ryan Zimmerman is 3 for 8 with two home runs against him, while Harper is 5 for 13.
The right-hander is trying to bounce back from his first loss after yielding four runs in 7 1-3 innings of last Tuesday's 4-2 defeat in Tampa Bay.
The Yankees are 15-8 in interleague play since the start of last season and swept the Nationals in three games in Washington in June 2012.
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