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917 | PITTSBURGH | +120 | Ov 8.5,+105 | +105 | Ov 8,-115 | 918 | MINNESOTA | -130 | Un 8.5,-125 | -115 | Un 8,-105 |
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All Games | 61-59 | +1.4 | 57-55 | 4.5 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 0.409 | 0.723 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.320 | 0.401 | 0.721 | Road Games | 28-30 | +2.1 | 28-26 | 4.7 | 0.250 | 0.304 | 0.419 | 0.723 | 4.8 | 0.257 | 0.319 | 0.400 | 0.719 | vs Right-handed Starters | 46-39 | +7.2 | 35-43 | 4.6 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 0.410 | 0.726 | 4.1 | 0.244 | 0.305 | 0.378 | 0.683 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.4 | 3-4 | 6.1 | 0.272 | 0.318 | 0.440 | 0.758 | 4.6 | 0.271 | 0.328 | 0.381 | 0.709 | Grass Games | 61-59 | +1.4 | 57-55 | 4.5 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 0.409 | 0.723 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.320 | 0.401 | 0.721 | Day Games | 24-23 | +0.3 | 17-28 | 4.1 | 0.235 | 0.291 | 0.395 | 0.686 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.297 | 0.364 | 0.661 | Interleague | 12-4 | +8.6 | 9-7 | 5.8 | 0.276 | 0.345 | 0.449 | 0.794 | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.316 | 0.434 | 0.750 |
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All Games | 4.5 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 120 | 4058 | 1031 | 193 | 33 | 123 | 0.409 | 527 | 358 | 920 | 48 | 794 | 98 | 77 | 98 | 49 | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.250 | 0.304 | 58 | 2011 | 503 | 93 | 15 | 72 | 0.419 | 267 | 156 | 469 | 19 | 354 | 52 | 38 | 45 | 17 | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 85 | 2887 | 739 | 131 | 27 | 87 | 0.410 | 376 | 249 | 652 | 40 | 572 | 65 | 49 | 67 | 34 |
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All Games | 4.22 | 1.425 | 405 | 207 | 190 | 396 | 38 | 181 | 431 | 18-15 | 29 | 13 | 69% | Road Games | 4.94 | 1.427 | 178.7 | 105 | 98 | 178 | 16 | 77 | 204 | 7-9 | 12 | 6 | 66.7% |
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All Games | 55-63 | -8.9 | 55-60 | 4.4 | 0.245 | 0.312 | 0.389 | 0.701 | 4.6 | 0.258 | 0.325 | 0.410 | 0.734 | Home Games | 33-23 | +7.3 | 26-28 | 4.7 | 0.261 | 0.333 | 0.420 | 0.752 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.318 | 0.392 | 0.710 | vs Right-handed Starters | 40-45 | -6.4 | 43-40 | 4.6 | 0.249 | 0.316 | 0.404 | 0.720 | 4.9 | 0.261 | 0.331 | 0.418 | 0.749 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | +0.1 | 1-6 | 3.3 | 0.250 | 0.286 | 0.377 | 0.663 | 3.7 | 0.219 | 0.293 | 0.342 | 0.636 | Grass Games | 52-60 | -9.1 | 50-59 | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.310 | 0.385 | 0.695 | 4.6 | 0.255 | 0.322 | 0.408 | 0.730 | Day Games | 22-26 | -5.2 | 22-24 | 4.6 | 0.244 | 0.313 | 0.394 | 0.706 | 4.6 | 0.261 | 0.330 | 0.404 | 0.734 | Interleague | 7-12 | -5.7 | 11-7 | 4.9 | 0.263 | 0.330 | 0.415 | 0.744 | 5.4 | 0.278 | 0.362 | 0.445 | 0.807 |
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All Games | 4.4 | 0.245 | 0.312 | 118 | 4030 | 986 | 219 | 20 | 108 | 0.389 | 491 | 394 | 989 | 38 | 788 | 83 | 62 | 92 | 65 | Home Games | 4.7 | 0.261 | 0.333 | 56 | 1834 | 479 | 111 | 12 | 52 | 0.420 | 249 | 196 | 446 | 16 | 368 | 42 | 28 | 45 | 29 | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.249 | 0.316 | 85 | 2921 | 728 | 168 | 14 | 85 | 0.404 | 374 | 287 | 705 | 29 | 570 | 64 | 44 | 64 | 48 |
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All Games | 4.65 | 1.411 | 416 | 225 | 215 | 444 | 62 | 143 | 435 | 20-24 | 27 | 20 | 57.4% | Home Games | 4.47 | 1.386 | 201.3 | 104 | 100 | 218 | 26 | 61 | 200 | 11-9 | 17 | 8 | 68% |
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8/1/2018 | KINGHAM(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMELS(L) | 2-9 | L | +115 | 8 ov | O | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 8/3/2018 | ARCHER(R) | ST LOUIS | GANT(R) | 7-6 | W | -155 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 8/4/2018 | NOVA(R) | ST LOUIS | GOMBER(L) | 4-8 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 8/5/2018 | WILLIAMS(R) | ST LOUIS | FLAHERTY(R) | 1-2 | L | +110 | 8.5 ev | U | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8/6/2018 | MUSGROVE(R) | @ COLORADO | FREELAND(L) | 0-2 | L | 130 | 10.5 ev | U | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8/7/2018 | TAILLON(R) | @ COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 10-2 | W | -110 | 11 ov | O | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8/8/2018 | ARCHER(R) | @ COLORADO | MARQUEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | 110 | 9.5 ov | U | 11 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8/9/2018 | NOVA(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | SUAREZ(L) | 10-5 | W | 135 | 8 un | O | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8/10/2018 | HOLMES(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HOLLAND(L) | 10-13 | L | 110 | 8 un | O | 17 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 8/11/2018 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BLACH(L) | 4-0 | W | 120 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8/12/2018 | MUSGROVE(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | RODRIGUEZ(R) | 3-4 | L | -105 | 7.5 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8/14/2018 | TAILLON(R) | @ MINNESOTA | ODORIZZI(R) | 2-5 | L | -125 | 9 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 8/15/2018 | ARCHER(R) | @ MINNESOTA | BERRIOS(R) | | 8/16/2018 | NOVA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | | 8/17/2018 | WILLIAMS(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMELS(L) | | 8/18/2018 | MUSGROVE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | MONTGOMERY(L) | | 8/19/2018 | TAILLON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | QUINTANA(L) | | 8/20/2018 | ARCHER(R) | ATLANTA | GAUSMAN(R) | | 8/21/2018 | NOVA(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | 8/22/2018 | | ATLANTA | | |
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8/1/2018 | MEJIA(L) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 0-2 | L | +170 | 9 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8/3/2018 | ODORIZZI(R) | KANSAS CITY | FILLMYER(R) | 6-4 | W | -195 | 9.5 ev | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8/4/2018 | BERRIOS(R) | KANSAS CITY | SMITH(R) | 8-2 | W | -230 | 9 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8/5/2018 | SANTANA(R) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 6-5 | W | -130 | 9 ov | O | 11 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 8/6/2018 | GIBSON(R) | @ CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | 0-10 | L | 187 | 8.5 ov | O | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8/7/2018 | MEJIA(L) | @ CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | 3-2 | W | 215 | 8.5 ov | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8/8/2018 | ODORIZZI(R) | @ CLEVELAND | CLEVINGER(R) | 2-5 | L | 180 | 9 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8/9/2018 | BERRIOS(R) | @ CLEVELAND | KLUBER(R) | 4-5 | L | 187 | 7.5 ov | O | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8/10/2018 | SANTANA(R) | @ DETROIT | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 3-5 | L | -105 | 9 ov | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8/11/2018 | GIBSON(R) | @ DETROIT | LIRIANO(L) | 4-3 | W | -135 | 8.5 ev | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 8/12/2018 | STEWART(R) | @ DETROIT | BOYD(L) | 2-4 | L | -115 | 9 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8/14/2018 | ODORIZZI(R) | PITTSBURGH | TAILLON(R) | 5-2 | W | +115 | 9 ov | U | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8/15/2018 | BERRIOS(R) | PITTSBURGH | ARCHER(R) | | 8/16/2018 | SANTANA(R) | DETROIT | LIRIANO(L) | | 8/17/2018 | GIBSON(R) | DETROIT | BOYD(L) | | 8/18/2018 | STEWART(R) | DETROIT | | | 8/19/2018 | ODORIZZI(R) | DETROIT | HARDY(L) | | 8/21/2018 | SANTANA(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | | 8/22/2018 | | @ CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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| | | PITTSBURGH: 2017 75-87, fourth place
MANAGER Clint Hurdle (seventh season)
ADDITIONS: OF Corey Dickerson, LHP Kyle Crick, RHP Joe Musgrove, RHP Michael Feliz, 3B Colin Moran
SUBTRACTIONS: CF Andrew McCutchen, RHP Gerrit Cole, RHP Daniel Hudson, C Chris Stewart, 1B John Jaso, RHP Joaquin Benoit OUTLOOK: General Manager Neal Huntington insists the Pirates are not rebuilding, but it certainly looks that way after they flipped franchise cornerstones McCutchen and Cole for less expensive and less proven talent. The Pirates did nothing in free agency, though they were able to grab Dickerson -- an All-Star for Tampa Bay last season -- in February. Dickerson's arrival gives Pittsburgh some stability in the outfield, but the Pirates still have some serious power issues outside of Bell, who finished third in NL Rookie of the Year voting. Pittsburgh finished 29th in the majors in home runs in 2017, and while McCutchen and Dickerson's numbers are comparable, the rest of the lineup isn't exactly imposing. If Marte can put his suspension-marred 2017 behind him, if Polanco and his hamstrings can stay healthy, if Moran proves he can do more than spell Freese at third, and if Taillon, Kuhl and Williams all improve, Pittsburgh could be competitive. That's a lot of "ifs," probably a few too many. | | MINNESOTA: 2017: 85-77, second place, lost to Yankees in wild-card game.
MANAGER: Paul Molitor (fourth season).
ADDITIONS: RHP Lance Lynn, RHP Jake Odorizzi, DH-1B Logan Morrison, RHP Fernando Rodney, RHP Addison Reed, LHP Zach Duke, SS-3B Erick Aybar, RHP Michael Pineda.
SUBTRACTIONS: RHP Matt Belisle, RHP Bartolo Colon, C Chris Gimenez, DH-1B Kennys Vargas, LHP Hector Santiago, LHP Glen Perkins, LHP Buddy Boshers, RHP Michael Tonkin.
OUTLOOK: After their massive 26-win turnaround last season, earning Molitor the AL Manager of the Year award and a new contract through the 2020 season, the Twins were already on the upswing with their 25-and-under core of Berrios, Buxton, Sano, Rosario and Kepler. Then, after spring training began, they traded for Odorizzi and signed Morrison and Lynn, all at market-bargain prices. They've already had some setbacks, with finger surgery for Santana expected to keep him out for most or all of April, and the gut-punch news of Polanco's suspension, plus the uncertainty that surrounds Sano. But this is a team, even with the bold offseason moves made by AL heavyweights Boston and New York, and the strength of reigning AL Central champion Cleveland, that has the talent and spunk to be right in the playoff mix. With Hughes and Tyler Duffey on track for long-relief roles and a spate of well-regarded prospects set to fill out the rotation at Triple-A Rochester, this is as much starting pitching depth as the Twins have had in years. After using 16 different starters in 2017, they needed that. Rodney, Reed and Duke were important additions to bolster the bullpen, too, after Minnesota relievers ranked 22nd in the majors with a collective 4.40 ERA. |
| | Pirates' Archer aims for another strong start vs. Twins
Chris Archer will be working on a full week of rest when he takes the mound Wednesday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up a two-game interleague series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Archer, still settling in with his new team after being dealt by Tampa Bay ahead of the trade deadline, used the extended time off to work on his two-seam fastball. He is also incorporating a curveball into an arsenal that already includes a four-seamer clocking in at almost 95 mph this season as well as a solid changeup and a devastating slider. "I'm using a full arsenal now instead of limiting myself to two, occasionally three," Archer told MLB.com. Archer went to the two-seamer early in his career but hadn't thrown it much over the last three seasons. Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage is a big proponent of the pitch and Archer said he thinks it will make him a much more effective pitcher in the long run. "It's been great," Archer said of his work with Searage. "I'm a big fan of his style of coaching. He brings a positive attitude every day, regardless of the outcome the night before. He tends to have a smile on his face, and the way he delivers messages, it's easy to digest. ... "As players, it's an everyday battle. This game is more mental than it is physical at this level. Him being the consistent positive energy and voice, it helps everybody." Archer (4-5, 4.36 ERA) has been solid if not spectacular since joining the Pirates, going 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA while striking out nine in two starts. He held the Rockies to two runs on five hits and a pair of walks while striking out three over five innings Aug. 8 to earn his first victory for Pittsburgh. He took the mound for that outing despite a bout with food poisoning that left him stuck in bed a day earlier. "I felt good enough to pitch and went out there for the boys and gave it my all," Archer said. He struck out seven over 4 1/3 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) and two hits in a July 14 start against the Twins. In his April 20 start against Minnesota, Archer allowed four hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings, but did not get a decision in the Rays' 8-7 victory. He is 6-1 with a 1.96 ERA in nine career starts versus Minnesota. The Twins send right-hander Jose Berrios (11-8, 3.66) to the mound in search of a two-game sweep Wednesday. Berrios' last outing was one of his shortest of the season. He lasted four innings against Cleveland, allowing four runs on four hits with a career-high six walks. "I was opening myself on my release," Berrios said through an interpreter. "I didn't feel strong enough to pitch a good game. It's just one of those weird things. Day games, it hasn't been good for me. But I'm still doing my routine normally like I do all the time." Minnesota manager Paul Molitor shuffled his outfield for the series opener Tuesday night, moving Max Kepler to center with Jake Cave moving to left and Eddie Rosario taking over in right. "We thought here over the remaining weeks to try to give a few different looks at that combination, and they're all capable of playing all three outfield positions," Molitor said. |
| Last Updated: 4/26/2024 1:07:38 PM EST. |
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