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979 | BOSTON | +135 | Ov 9,+100 | +140 | Ov 9,-125 | 980 | ATLANTA | -145 | Un 9,-120 | -150 | Un 9,+105 |
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All Games | 41-27 | +10.4 | 32-35 | 5.0 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 0.436 | 0.745 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.328 | 0.410 | 0.737 | Road Games | 21-10 | +13.4 | 14-17 | 5.0 | 0.247 | 0.301 | 0.442 | 0.743 | 4.1 | 0.248 | 0.320 | 0.389 | 0.708 | vs Right-handed Starters | 28-18 | +7.8 | 22-24 | 5.1 | 0.255 | 0.311 | 0.442 | 0.753 | 4.2 | 0.253 | 0.326 | 0.386 | 0.712 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.4 | 5-2 | 5.6 | 0.248 | 0.302 | 0.453 | 0.755 | 7.9 | 0.327 | 0.381 | 0.620 | 1.001 | Grass Games | 41-27 | +10.4 | 32-35 | 5.0 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 0.436 | 0.745 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.328 | 0.410 | 0.737 | Night Games | 27-15 | +11.5 | 19-22 | 5.0 | 0.249 | 0.299 | 0.425 | 0.724 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.327 | 0.406 | 0.733 | Interleague | 9-2 | +9 | 4-7 | 4.8 | 0.238 | 0.288 | 0.433 | 0.722 | 3.2 | 0.237 | 0.309 | 0.374 | 0.683 |
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All Games | 5.0 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 68 | 2298 | 587 | 146 | 7 | 85 | 0.436 | 317 | 179 | 604 | 23 | 428 | 31 | 50 | 54 | 40 | Road Games | 5.0 | 0.247 | 0.301 | 31 | 1071 | 265 | 68 | 1 | 46 | 0.442 | 147 | 82 | 297 | 14 | 190 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 13 | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.255 | 0.311 | 46 | 1563 | 399 | 109 | 3 | 59 | 0.442 | 223 | 126 | 422 | 18 | 303 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 28 |
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All Games | 3.83 | 1.376 | 242 | 120 | 103 | 221 | 29 | 112 | 290 | 15-8 | 21 | 11 | 65.6% | Road Games | 3.86 | 1.367 | 98 | 50 | 42 | 81 | 11 | 53 | 126 | 6-4 | 12 | 6 | 66.7% |
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All Games | 30-34 | -12.9 | 32-30 | 4.8 | 0.235 | 0.310 | 0.425 | 0.735 | 4.9 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 0.410 | 0.725 | Home Games | 17-18 | -9.3 | 20-13 | 5.3 | 0.244 | 0.314 | 0.463 | 0.777 | 5.1 | 0.244 | 0.304 | 0.400 | 0.704 | vs Right-handed Starters | 23-25 | -8.5 | 23-24 | 4.6 | 0.228 | 0.308 | 0.413 | 0.721 | 4.7 | 0.248 | 0.319 | 0.405 | 0.724 | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 3-4 | 4.6 | 0.243 | 0.313 | 0.395 | 0.708 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.325 | 0.425 | 0.750 | Grass Games | 29-32 | -11.4 | 31-28 | 4.9 | 0.235 | 0.309 | 0.426 | 0.736 | 4.9 | 0.246 | 0.316 | 0.413 | 0.729 | Night Games | 20-22 | -8.6 | 25-17 | 5.4 | 0.252 | 0.326 | 0.467 | 0.793 | 5.1 | 0.238 | 0.307 | 0.407 | 0.715 | Interleague | 2-9 | -8.2 | 5-6 | 3.7 | 0.224 | 0.289 | 0.367 | 0.655 | 6.1 | 0.260 | 0.333 | 0.464 | 0.797 |
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All Games | 4.8 | 0.235 | 0.310 | 64 | 2106 | 495 | 105 | 8 | 93 | 0.425 | 295 | 228 | 609 | 25 | 416 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 30 | Home Games | 5.3 | 0.244 | 0.314 | 35 | 1149 | 280 | 67 | 4 | 59 | 0.463 | 178 | 118 | 339 | 16 | 223 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 15 | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.228 | 0.308 | 48 | 1574 | 359 | 71 | 8 | 68 | 0.413 | 212 | 182 | 451 | 17 | 322 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 |
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All Games | 4.78 | 1.400 | 231.4 | 140 | 123 | 221 | 31 | 103 | 246 | 9-17 | 13 | 11 | 54.2% | Home Games | 4.58 | 1.290 | 135.7 | 79 | 69 | 131 | 15 | 44 | 143 | 5-10 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
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6/2/2021 | PIVETTA(R) | @ HOUSTON | VALDEZ(L) | 1-2 | L | 120 | 9 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6/3/2021 | PEREZ(L) | @ HOUSTON | ODORIZZI(R) | 5-1 | W | 105 | 9 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6/4/2021 | EOVALDI(R) | @ NY YANKEES | KING(R) | 5-2 | W | -105 | 9 un | U | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6/5/2021 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ NY YANKEES | TAILLON(R) | 7-3 | W | 125 | 9.5 un | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6/6/2021 | RICHARDS(R) | @ NY YANKEES | GERMAN(R) | 6-5 | W | 135 | 9.5 ev | O | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 6/7/2021 | PIVETTA(R) | MIAMI | THOMPSON(R) | 5-3 | W | -190 | 10.5 un | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6/8/2021 | PEREZ(L) | HOUSTON | VALDEZ(L) | 1-7 | L | +110 | 10 ov | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6/9/2021 | EOVALDI(R) | HOUSTON | ODORIZZI(R) | 3-8 | L | -135 | 10 un | O | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6/10/2021 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | HOUSTON | GREINKE(R) | 12-8 | W | -105 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6/11/2021 | RICHARDS(R) | TORONTO | STRIPLING(R) | 6-5 | W | -115 | 9.5 ov | O | 8 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6/12/2021 | PIVETTA(R) | TORONTO | MATZ(L) | 2-7 | L | -125 | 9.5 ev | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6/13/2021 | PEREZ(L) | TORONTO | RAY(L) | 4-18 | L | +115 | 10.5 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6/14/2021 | EOVALDI(R) | TORONTO | MANOAH(R) | 2-1 | W | -125 | 9.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6/15/2021 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ ATLANTA | DAVIDSON(L) | 10-8 | W | 105 | 9 ov | O | 14 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6/16/2021 | RICHARDS(R) | @ ATLANTA | ANDERSON(R) | | 6/18/2021 | PIVETTA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | KOWAR(R) | | 6/19/2021 | PEREZ(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | BUBIC(L) | | 6/20/2021 | EOVALDI(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | KELLER(R) | | 6/22/2021 | RODRIGUEZ(L) | @ TAMPA BAY | YARBROUGH(L) | | 6/23/2021 | () | @ TAMPA BAY | () | |
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6/2/2021 | SMYLY(L) | WASHINGTON | LESTER(L) | 3-5 | L | -150 | 10 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6/3/2021 | DAVIDSON(L) | WASHINGTON | CORBIN(L) | 5-1 | W | -130 | 10 ev | U | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6/4/2021 | ANDERSON(R) | LA DODGERS | URIAS(L) | 5-9 | L | +125 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6/5/2021 | MORTON(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 6-4 | W | +115 | 8 ev | O | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6/6/2021 | FRIED(L) | LA DODGERS | BAUER(R) | 4-2 | W | +125 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6/8/2021 | SMYLY(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | 9-5 | W | 145 | 9 un | O | 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6/9/2021 | DAVIDSON(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | EFLIN(R) | 1-2 | L | 120 | 9 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6/10/2021 | ANDERSON(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | WHEELER(R) | 3-4 | L | 125 | 7.5 ev | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6/11/2021 | MORTON(R) | @ MIAMI | ALCANTARA(R) | 3-4 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6/12/2021 | FRIED(L) | @ MIAMI | THOMPSON(R) | 2-4 | L | -155 | 8 ev | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6/13/2021 | SMYLY(L) | @ MIAMI | LOPEZ(R) | 6-4 | W | 115 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6/15/2021 | DAVIDSON(L) | BOSTON | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 8-10 | L | -115 | 9 ov | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6/16/2021 | ANDERSON(R) | BOSTON | RICHARDS(R) | | 6/17/2021 | MORTON(R) | ST LOUIS | GANT(R) | | 6/18/2021 | FRIED(L) | ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | | 6/19/2021 | SMYLY(L) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | | 6/20/2021 | () | @ NY METS | () | | 6/20/2021 | WILSON(R) | ST LOUIS | KIM(L) | | 6/21/2021 | ANDERSON(R) | @ NY METS | DEGROM(R) | | 6/21/2021 | NEWCOMB(L) | @ NY METS | EICKHOFF(R) | | 6/22/2021 | MORTON(R) | @ NY METS | STROMAN(R) | | 6/23/2021 | () | @ NY METS | () | |
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| | | BOSTON: He's Here: Manager Alex Cora, 2B Enrique Hern'ndez, RHP Garrett Richards, LF Hunter Renfroe, RHP Adam Ottavino, OF Franchy Cordero, RHP Matt Andriese, RHP Garrett Whitlock, RHP Josh Winckowski, 3B Marwin Gonz'lez, RHP Hirokazo Sawamura.
He's Outta Here: Manager Ron Roenicke, 2B Dustin Pedroia, OF Andrew Benintendi, CF Jackie Bradley Jr., SS C.J. Chatham, C Devy Grullon, LHP Yoan Aybar, RHP Robert Stock, LHP Matt Hall, RHP Ryan Weber, RHP Collin McHugh, RHP Domingo Tapia.
Projected Lineup: 2B Enrique Hern'ndez (.230, 5 HRs, 20 RBIs), CF Alex Verdugo (.308, 6, 15), DH J.D. Martinez (.213, 7, 27), SS Xander Bogaerts (.300, 11, 28), 3B Rafael Devers (.263, 11, 43), RF Hunter Renfroe (.156, 8, 22), LF Marwin Gonz'lez (.211, 5, 37), C Christian V'zquez (.283, 7, 23), 1B Bobby Dalbec (.263, 8, 16).
Rotation: LH Eduardo Rodr'guez (19-6, 3.81 ERA in 2019; did not pitch in 2020 due to COVID-19), RH Nathan Eovaldi (4-2, 3.72), LH Mart'n P'rez (3-5, 4.50), RH Garrett Richards (2-2, 4.03), RH Nick Pivetta (2-0, 6.89), LH Chris Sale (6-11, 4.40 in 2019; expected back from Tommy John surgery midseason).
Key Relievers: RH Matt Barnes (1-3, 4.30, 5 saves), RH Hirokazu Sawamura (1-4, 3.05 for Chiba Lotte and Yomiuri in Japan), RH Adam Ottavino (2-3, 5.89), RH Matt Andriese (2-4, 4.50), RH Ryan Brasier (1-0, 3.96), LH Darwinzon Hern'ndez (1-0, 2.16).
Outlook: After winning the 2018 World Series, the team's fourth championship in 15 seasons, the Red Sox fired Cora in the wake of the Houston sign-stealing scandal last offseason and traded 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts and 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner David Price to the Dodgers in a salary dump. The Red Sox were also without Sale, who missed the entire 2020 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, and Rodr'guez, who was out with heart inflammation caused by COVID-19. Roenicke, promoted from bench coach after players started reporting to spring training, didn't have much of a chance. So the Red Sox moved on and brought back Cora, who served his one-year suspension for his role in the Astros scandal. The team's best hope of getting out of the cellar of the stacked AL East in 2021 is that he relights a spark in Martinez and Devers, who both struggled during the pandemic-shortened season; Rodriguez returns strong and Sale is able to recover by midseason. The retirement of Dustin Pedroia, who played only nine games in the past three years, provides clarity at second base and opened a spot that Hern'ndez should fill. Bogaerts is signed to a long-term deal and could become the star future teams are built around. Or, he could become the next Betts. Verdugo, the biggest acquisition in the Dodgers deal, is also a piece for the future. Fenway Park will be open to fans, beginning at 12% capacity, or around 4,500 people. | | ATLANTA: He's Here: RHP Charlie Morton, LHP Drew Smyly, RHP Carl Edwards Jr., SS Ehire Adrianza, 3B Jake Lamb, 2B Jason Kipnis, OF Guillermo Heredia, OF Phillip Ervin.
He's Outta Here: OF Nick Markakis, OF Adam Duvall, INF Charlie Culberson, RHP Mike Foltynewicz, RHP Mark Melancon, C Tyler Flowers, RHP Shane Greene, RHP Darren O'Day, RHP Jhoulys Chacin, INF Adeiny Hechavarria, LHP Cole Hamels. Projected Lineup: CF Ronald Acu'a Jr. (.250, 14 HRs, 29 RBIs, 8 SBs), 2B Ozzie Albies (.271, 6, 19), 1B Freddie Freeman (.341, 13, 53, .462 OBP, NL MVP), LF Marcell Ozuna (.338, 18, 56, .431 OBP), C Travis d'Arnaud (.321, 9, 34), 3B Austin Riley (.239, 8, 27), SS Dansby Swanson (.274, 10, 35), CF Cristian Pache (.278, 11, 53 with Double-A Mississippi in 2019).
Rotation: LH Max Fried (7-0, 2.25 ERA), RH Charlie Morton (2-2, 4.74 with Rays; 3-1, 2.70 in postseason), RH Ian Anderson (3-2, 1.95), LH Drew Smyly (0-1, 3.42 with Giants), RH Kyle Wright (2-4, 5.21), RH Mike Soroka (0-1, 3.95, likely to begin season on injured list completing recovery from torn Achilles).
Key Relievers: LH Will Smith (2-2, 4.50, 7 HRs in 16 IP), RH Chris Martin (1-1, 1.00, 1 save), LH Tyler Matzek (4-3, 2.79, 43 Ks in 29 IP), LH A.J. Minter (1-1, 0.83), RH Luke Jackson (2-0, 6.84), RH Jacob Webb (0 ERs in 10 IP), RH Bryse Wilson (1-0, 4.02, 1 save).
Outlook: Even though the rest of the NL East bulked up, the Braves show no signs of slipping after winning three straight division titles. They finally won a postseason series ' two of them, in fact ' to break a drought going back to 2001. Then, the Braves came within one win of the World Series, taking a 3-1 lead in the NL Championship Series before the Dodgers rallied to win the last three games. That bitter disappointment only strengthened the Braves' resolve; this season, it's World Series or bust. Atlanta moved aggressively to bolster its thin rotation by signing veterans Morton and Smyly to one-year contracts. When Soroka (a 13-game winner and All-Star in 2019) is fully recovered, the rotation could be one of baseball's best. Fried was fifth in NL Cy Young Award balloting, while Anderson also has the makings of a future ace after a stellar rookie campaign. The hitters are a dynamic group, as well, with MVP Freeman and Ozuna providing a powerful 1-2 punch in the middle of the lineup. If Acu'a recaptures the form he showed in 2019, when he had 41 homers and 37 stolen bases, the Braves will have three of the game's most feared offensive players. The only major question mark is the bullpen, where the Braves must find a replacement for Melancon's 11 saves. No one in the current bullpen had more than one save in the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, though Smith is a former closer for the Giants. |
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| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 12:49:36 PM EST. |
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