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963 | SAN FRANCISCO | +205 | Ov 7.5,-110 | +190 | Ov 7.5,+105 | 964 | LA DODGERS | -225 | Un 7.5,-110 | -210 | Un 7.5,-125 |
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All Games | 60-93 | -36.4 | 72-70 | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.307 | 0.373 | 0.680 | 4.9 | 0.269 | 0.328 | 0.431 | 0.759 | Road Games | 24-51 | -25.9 | 39-28 | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.308 | 0.385 | 0.693 | 5.6 | 0.288 | 0.346 | 0.477 | 0.824 | vs Left-handed Starters | 17-27 | -7.6 | 24-20 | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.310 | 0.362 | 0.672 | 4.9 | 0.259 | 0.323 | 0.396 | 0.718 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.5 | 2-5 | 3.0 | 0.253 | 0.301 | 0.348 | 0.649 | 2.7 | 0.218 | 0.287 | 0.349 | 0.636 | Grass Games | 60-93 | -36.4 | 72-70 | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.307 | 0.373 | 0.680 | 4.9 | 0.269 | 0.328 | 0.431 | 0.759 | Night Games | 39-61 | -21.8 | 51-41 | 4.2 | 0.254 | 0.312 | 0.381 | 0.693 | 5.0 | 0.275 | 0.332 | 0.437 | 0.769 | Division | 25-42 | -18 | 34-32 | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.308 | 0.373 | 0.681 | 4.7 | 0.255 | 0.318 | 0.400 | 0.718 |
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All Games | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.307 | 153 | 5246 | 1300 | 246 | 26 | 120 | 0.373 | 577 | 444 | 1135 | 62 | 1032 | 145 | 85 | 118 | 62 | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.246 | 0.308 | 75 | 2606 | 641 | 122 | 11 | 73 | 0.385 | 289 | 233 | 564 | 27 | 509 | 83 | 42 | 52 | 30 | Lefty Starters | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.310 | 44 | 1511 | 376 | 68 | 5 | 31 | 0.362 | 157 | 133 | 343 | 20 | 309 | 45 | 26 | 29 | 17 |
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All Games | 4.48 | 1.457 | 462 | 247 | 230 | 466 | 45 | 207 | 430 | 21-23 | 31 | 16 | 66% | Road Games | 5.67 | 1.641 | 201.7 | 136 | 127 | 232 | 26 | 99 | 190 | 8-13 | 14 | 10 | 58.3% |
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All Games | 97-56 | +3.1 | 74-71 | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.329 | 0.420 | 0.749 | 3.6 | 0.227 | 0.286 | 0.368 | 0.654 | Home Games | 52-23 | +7.7 | 37-34 | 4.8 | 0.251 | 0.328 | 0.422 | 0.750 | 3.4 | 0.217 | 0.276 | 0.350 | 0.626 | vs Right-handed Starters | 67-42 | -5 | 52-49 | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.320 | 0.418 | 0.738 | 3.6 | 0.223 | 0.285 | 0.366 | 0.651 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -5.9 | 2-3 | 3.7 | 0.210 | 0.290 | 0.416 | 0.706 | 4.3 | 0.194 | 0.277 | 0.346 | 0.622 | Grass Games | 97-56 | +3.1 | 74-71 | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.329 | 0.420 | 0.749 | 3.6 | 0.227 | 0.286 | 0.368 | 0.654 | Night Games | 69-43 | -4.6 | 56-52 | 4.6 | 0.250 | 0.330 | 0.416 | 0.745 | 3.6 | 0.225 | 0.284 | 0.358 | 0.643 | Division | 34-33 | -23 | 36-29 | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.330 | 0.393 | 0.723 | 4.1 | 0.244 | 0.303 | 0.387 | 0.690 |
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All Games | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.329 | 153 | 5122 | 1273 | 270 | 19 | 190 | 0.420 | 684 | 612 | 1325 | 66 | 1088 | 132 | 81 | 120 | 60 | Home Games | 4.8 | 0.251 | 0.328 | 75 | 2447 | 614 | 129 | 7 | 92 | 0.422 | 344 | 281 | 638 | 31 | 507 | 55 | 38 | 56 | 22 | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.245 | 0.320 | 109 | 3673 | 901 | 197 | 10 | 139 | 0.418 | 472 | 405 | 938 | 46 | 766 | 89 | 51 | 77 | 40 |
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All Games | 3.45 | 1.140 | 527 | 209 | 202 | 430 | 68 | 171 | 595 | 30-19 | 47 | 16 | 74.6% | Home Games | 2.80 | 1.042 | 266.7 | 85 | 83 | 199 | 32 | 79 | 288 | 18-6 | 24 | 8 | 75% |
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9/8/2017 | MOORE(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | GIOLITO(R) | 9-2 | W | 115 | 9 ov | O | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9/9/2017 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | SHIELDS(R) | 1-13 | L | -130 | 9 ev | O | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 9/10/2017 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | FULMER(R) | 1-8 | L | -155 | 9 ev | P | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9/11/2017 | STRATTON(R) | LA DODGERS | MAEDA(R) | 8-6 | W | +185 | 8 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 9/12/2017 | CUETO(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 3-5 | L | +230 | 6.5 ev | O | 14 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 9/13/2017 | MOORE(L) | LA DODGERS | DARVISH(R) | 1-4 | L | +200 | 7.5 ev | U | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9/15/2017 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | ARIZONA | RAY(L) | 2-3 | L | +145 | 7.5 ev | U | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9/16/2017 | BUMGARNER(L) | ARIZONA | GREINKE(R) | 0-2 | L | +130 | 7.5 un | U | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9/17/2017 | STRATTON(R) | ARIZONA | WALKER(R) | 7-2 | W | +135 | 8.5 ov | O | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9/19/2017 | CUETO(R) | COLORADO | MARQUEZ(R) | 4-3 | W | +100 | 7.5 ev | U | 12 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 9/20/2017 | MOORE(L) | COLORADO | CHATWOOD(R) | 4-0 | W | +110 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9/22/2017 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ LA DODGERS | HILL(L) | | 9/23/2017 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | 9/24/2017 | STRATTON(R) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | 9/25/2017 | CUETO(R) | @ ARIZONA | GODLEY(R) | | 9/26/2017 | MOORE(L) | @ ARIZONA | RAY(L) | | 9/27/2017 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ ARIZONA | GREINKE(R) | | 9/29/2017 | | SAN DIEGO | | |
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9/8/2017 | DARVISH(R) | COLORADO | MARQUEZ(R) | 4-5 | L | -225 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9/9/2017 | WOOD(L) | COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 5-6 | L | -240 | 8.5 ev | O | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9/10/2017 | HILL(L) | COLORADO | CHATWOOD(R) | 1-8 | L | -230 | 8.5 ov | O | 8 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9/11/2017 | MAEDA(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | STRATTON(R) | 6-8 | L | -200 | 8 ov | O | 8 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 9/12/2017 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | CUETO(R) | 5-3 | W | -260 | 6.5 ev | O | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 9/13/2017 | DARVISH(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | MOORE(L) | 4-1 | W | -220 | 7.5 ev | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9/15/2017 | WOOD(L) | @ WASHINGTON | JACKSON(R) | 7-0 | W | -150 | 9.5 ev | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9/16/2017 | HILL(L) | @ WASHINGTON | COLE(R) | 3-2 | W | -160 | 9 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9/17/2017 | RYU(L) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 1-7 | L | 135 | 8 un | P | 5 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9/18/2017 | KERSHAW(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | PIVETTA(R) | 3-4 | L | -380 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9/19/2017 | DARVISH(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | 2-6 | L | -155 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9/20/2017 | WOOD(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | THOMPSON(R) | 5-7 | L | -260 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9/21/2017 | MAEDA(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | LEITER JR.(R) | 5-4 | W | -210 | 9 un | P | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9/22/2017 | HILL(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | 9/23/2017 | RYU(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | 9/24/2017 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | STRATTON(R) | | 9/25/2017 | DARVISH(R) | SAN DIEGO | WOOD(L) | | 9/26/2017 | WOOD(L) | SAN DIEGO | LAMET(R) | | 9/27/2017 | HILL(L) | SAN DIEGO | RICHARD(L) | | 9/29/2017 | | @ COLORADO | | |
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| | | SAN FRANCISCO: 2016: 87-75, second place
Manager: Bruce Bochy (11th season)
Who's new? RHP Mark Melancon, C Nick Hundley, IF Jae-Gyun Hwang
Who's gone? OF Angel Pagan, OF Gregor Blanco, RHP Jake Peavy, RHP Santiago Casilla, RHP Sergio Romo, LHP Javier Lopez
Projected lineup: CF Denard Span (.266, 11 HR, 53 RBI, 12 SB), 1B Brandon Belt (.275, 17 , 82), C Buster Posey (.288, 14, 80), RF Hunter Pence (.289, 13, 57), SS Brandon Crawford (.275, 12, 84), 3B Eduardo Nunez (.288, 16, 67, 40 SBs with Giants and Twins), 2B Joe Panik (.239, 10, 62), LF Jarrett Parker (.236, 5, 14) or Mac Williamson (.223, 6, 15)
Rotation: LH Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.74 ERA), RH Johnny Cueto (18-5, 2.79), RH Jeff Samardzija (12-11, 3.81), LH Matt Moore (13-12, 4.08 with Giants and Rays), RH Matt Cain (4-8, 5.64)
Key relievers: RH Mark Melancon (2-2, 1.64, 47/51 SV with Nationals), RH Hunter Strickland (3-3, 3.10), RH Derek Law (4-2, 2.13), LH Steven Okert (0-0, 3.21) or Josh Osich (1-3, 4.71), RH Cory Gearrin (3-2, 4.28), RH George Kontos (3-2, 2.53)
Hot spot: Bullpen and left field. No team blew more saves last year than the Giants. The front office hopes it found the answer by signing three-time All-Star closer Melancon to a (then-record) four-year, $62 million deal, and by cutting ties with Romo and Casilla. They will need to replace Will Smith, a key lefty who tore his UCL in spring training. Veteran outfielder Pagan left after five seasons in San Francisco. Rather than fill his shoes via free agency or trade, the unproven tandem of Williamson and Parker is expected to share time in left.
Outlook: The Giants have an established core of position players, and an enviable 1-2 rotation punch in Bumgarner and Cueto. That's probably why the front office did little in the offseason besides overhaul the back end of the bullpen. Hwang, who hit 26 home runs and drove in 104 last year in Korea, is an intriguing addition to the bench. Mostly the Giants are counting on continuity. Former NL MVP Posey is coming off a below-average season by his standards, and sparkplug Pence missed nearly two months last year with a hamstring injury. Expecting both to bounce back isn't a stretch, and new closer Melancon is as good as they come. At full strength, this Giants team should be able to give the Dodgers a good run. | | LA DODGERS: 2016: 91-71, first place, lost to Chicago Cubs in NLCS
Manager: Dave Roberts (second season)
Who's new? IF Logan Forsythe, OF Franklin Gutierrez, OF Brett Eibner, RHP Sergio Romo
Who's gone? OF Josh Reddick, C Carlos Ruiz, RHP Joe Blanton, RHP Jose De Leon, LHP J.P. Howell, RHP Louis Coleman, RHP Jesse Chavez
Projected lineup: 2B Logan Forsythe (.264, 20 HR, 52 RBI with Rays) or Chase Utley (.252, 14, 52), SS Corey Seager (.308, 26 72), 3B Justin Turner (.275, 27, 90), 1B Adrian Gonzalez (.285, 18, 90), RF Yasiel Puig (.263, 11, 45) or Andre Ethier (.208, 1, 2 in 16 games), C Yasmani Grandal (.228, 27, 72), CF Joc Pederson (.246, 25, 68), LF Andrew Toles (.314, 3, 16) or Trayce Thompson (.225, 13, 32)
Rotation: LH Clayton Kershaw (12-4, 1.69 ERA), RH Kenta Maeda (16-11, 3.48), LH Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12 with A's and Dodgers), RH Brandon McCarthy (2-3, 4.95), LH Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1, 11.57 in one game) or LH Alex Wood (1-4, 3.73)
Key relievers: RH Kenley Jansen (3-2, 1.83, 47/53 SV), RH Pedro Baez (3-2, 3.04), LH Grant Dayton (0-1, 2.05), LH Luis Avilan (3-0, 3.20), RH Josh Fields (1-0, 4.63 with Astros and Dodgers), RH Sergio Romo (1-0, 2.64 with Giants), RH Chris Hatcher (5-4, 5.53)
Hot spots: Outfield and rotation. The Dodgers set a record for Disabled List trips in 2016. Ethier, who missed most of last season with a broken tibia, compared his recent back injury to 'Groundhog Day.' Even without Ethier there isn't room for Puig, Pederson, Toles, Thompson, Scott Van Slyke, Franklin Gutierrez and Brett Eibner. The pitching staff was decimated last year too, but a deep farm system produced a wave of capable reinforcements. If Scott Kazmir, McCarthy or Ryu can't pitch, Julio Urias, Brock Stewart and Ross Stripling can step in.
Outlook: After two straight winters laying low on the free agent market, Andrew Friedman bet big on his 2016 roster. Turner, Jansen, Hill and Utley all re-signed, giving the Dodgers a chance to prove last season's NLCS run wasn't a fluke. A full season of Kershaw and Hill ' to name just two ' would improve the team's chances of claiming a fifth straight division title. If the Dodgers want to take the next step, they'll have to get past the defending champion Chicago Cubs, a potential perennial powerhouse whose roster remains similarly intact. |
| | Dodgers aim to wrap up NL West vs. Giants
LOS ANGELES -- The wobbly Los Angeles Dodgers return home Friday with a chance to clinch a fifth consecutive National League West title, knowing the opportunity to rest some tired regulars is on the horizon. The San Francisco Giants, having been left with little to play for much of the season, arrive in Los Angeles knowing they can still make their rival squirm as much as possible. When the 2017 schedule was announced, the late-season three-game series between the Dodgers and Giants that begins Friday at Dodger Stadium figured to carry plenty of drama. Then the Dodgers went on a historic run over the first four months, while San Francisco embarked on one of the worst starts in franchise history. The Giants will carry a 60-93 record into the start of their final road trip of the season, needing three victories over their final nine games to avoid the franchise's first 100-loss season since 1985 and just the second ever for the club going back to 1883, when they were the New York Gothams. "It's been a tough year, and we don't like being in this role, this, 'You can be a spoiler,'" Giants manager Bruce Bochy said, according to the San Jose Mercury News. "Despite that, it's easy to get in that shutdown mode when you're out of it." The Dodgers' magic number for winning the division is down to one, so the Giants will have a tough task in trying to prevent their rival from clinching. But San Francisco can still cause problems as the Dodgers work on the best record in the National League, and home-field advantage through the National League Championship Series that comes with it. Los Angeles hold a 4 1/2-game lead on the Washington Nationals for best NL record. And with home-field advantage in the World Series now being decided by best overall record, the Dodgers also have something to play for in that area. They are one game ahead of the Cleveland Indians for best record in baseball. But best records and a World Series spot should be the furthest thing from the Dodgers' collective minds this weekend. Once sitting high above it all with a 91-36 record, the Dodgers have lost 20 out of their last 26 games, and in less than a month have relinquished their role as runaway title favorites. "Let's band together, and let's understand what's at stake, because this is a golden opportunity," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "At the end of the season, when that last out is made, we can all look back and know we left everything we possibly could on the field for each other." The Dodgers' offense has been inconsistent since late August and the bullpen has been worse of late. Plenty of players appear in dire need of rest, and Roberts soon will be left to decide if downtime is more valuable than a best-record chase. With ailing starters like Justin Turner (right thumb contusion) and Corey Seager (sore right elbow and left ankle), it remains to be seen how Roberts will handle his starting lineup Friday. One thing that is known is that left-hander Rich Hill (10-8, 3.60 ERA) will be his starter for the series opener against the Giants. Hill is 1-0 against the Giants this season in two starts, with a 1.69 ERA, and is 4-2 with a 2.52 ERA over 60 2/3 innings against San Francisco in 10 career starts. The Giants will counter Friday with right-hander Jeff Samardzija (9-14, 4.42). In his lone start against the Dodgers this season, Samardzija fired eight scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in a May 3 no-decision. In his career, Samardzija has faced the Dodgers seven times (five starts) and has a 1-3 record with a 3.51 ERA (33 1/3 innings). If the Dodgers can clinch the division Friday, their celebration would come on a night when the club is celebrating the 90th birthday of former manager Tommy Lasorda. "That's a good birthday present for him, but you know what he wants, he wants that championship," Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen told reporters after the Thursday game at Philadelphia. "But we'll start by giving him (a division title) first." |
| Last Updated: 4/25/2024 10:04:21 PM EST. |
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