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| 905 | SAN DIEGO | -140 | Ov 8,+100 | -155 | Ov 8,-110 | | 906 | PHILADELPHIA | +130 | Un 8,-120 | +145 | Un 8,-110 |
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| All Games | 62-67 | -7.6 | 74-51 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.295 | 0.380 | 0.676 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.415 | 0.728 | | Road Games | 31-37 | -3.2 | 38-28 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.296 | 0.376 | 0.672 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.319 | 0.419 | 0.738 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 46-54 | -9.6 | 58-38 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.291 | 0.376 | 0.667 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.318 | 0.424 | 0.742 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.4 | 4-2 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.265 | 0.352 | 0.617 | 5.4 | 0.259 | 0.340 | 0.452 | 0.792 | | Grass Games | 62-67 | -7.6 | 74-51 | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.295 | 0.380 | 0.676 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.415 | 0.728 | | Day Games | 15-23 | -9 | 24-13 | 3.7 | 0.235 | 0.288 | 0.373 | 0.660 | 4.8 | 0.245 | 0.310 | 0.423 | 0.733 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.242 | 0.295 | 129 | 4368 | 1058 | 198 | 29 | 116 | 0.380 | 498 | 328 | 1060 | 71 | 815 | 98 | 73 | 109 | 93 | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.296 | 68 | 2368 | 570 | 112 | 17 | 58 | 0.376 | 269 | 186 | 569 | 39 | 449 | 46 | 38 | 47 | 45 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.291 | 100 | 3382 | 809 | 149 | 25 | 88 | 0.376 | 373 | 247 | 799 | 59 | 627 | 73 | 51 | 93 | 61 |
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| All Games | 3.94 | 1.214 | 393 | 186 | 172 | 346 | 46 | 131 | 373 | 22-17 | 37 | 11 | 77.1% | | Road Games | 3.75 | 1.220 | 194.3 | 86 | 81 | 177 | 21 | 60 | 185 | 15-10 | 19 | 7 | 73.1% |
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| All Games | 52-78 | -5.1 | 69-51 | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.300 | 0.385 | 0.685 | 5.0 | 0.279 | 0.337 | 0.442 | 0.778 | | Home Games | 30-34 | +3.2 | 35-23 | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.304 | 0.388 | 0.692 | 4.7 | 0.269 | 0.325 | 0.420 | 0.745 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 39-63 | -12 | 58-37 | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.297 | 0.382 | 0.679 | 5.1 | 0.282 | 0.335 | 0.448 | 0.783 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.3 | 4-2 | 4.9 | 0.221 | 0.302 | 0.387 | 0.690 | 6.3 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 0.483 | 0.792 | | Grass Games | 51-77 | -6.4 | 68-50 | 3.8 | 0.253 | 0.301 | 0.386 | 0.687 | 5.0 | 0.278 | 0.336 | 0.441 | 0.777 | | Day Games | 20-24 | +4.4 | 21-20 | 3.7 | 0.260 | 0.300 | 0.392 | 0.692 | 4.4 | 0.270 | 0.328 | 0.408 | 0.736 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.252 | 0.300 | 130 | 4462 | 1126 | 230 | 27 | 102 | 0.385 | 469 | 305 | 985 | 73 | 884 | 105 | 93 | 112 | 68 | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.304 | 64 | 2145 | 541 | 100 | 10 | 57 | 0.388 | 254 | 159 | 464 | 36 | 412 | 53 | 51 | 58 | 31 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.297 | 102 | 3498 | 881 | 181 | 19 | 79 | 0.382 | 366 | 226 | 754 | 59 | 684 | 77 | 71 | 84 | 57 |
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| All Games | 3.74 | 1.433 | 430.7 | 205 | 179 | 437 | 40 | 180 | 421 | 18-17 | 30 | 10 | 75% | | Home Games | 3.47 | 1.351 | 228 | 103 | 88 | 224 | 21 | 84 | 221 | 12-8 | 18 | 8 | 69.2% |
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| 8/16/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ COLORADO | RUSIN(L) | 0-5 | L | 100 | 11 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | 8/17/2015 | REA(R) | ATLANTA | PEREZ(R) | 5-3 | W | -155 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 8/18/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | ATLANTA | WISLER(R) | 9-0 | W | -185 | 7 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 8/19/2015 | ROSS(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 3-2 | W | -155 | 6.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 8/21/2015 | CASHNER(R) | ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 9-3 | W | +105 | 6.5 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | | 8/22/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 8-0 | W | +120 | 6.5 ov | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | | 8/23/2015 | REA(R) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 3-10 | L | +135 | 7 un | O | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | 8/25/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 3-8 | L | 175 | 7 un | O | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 8/26/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 6-5 | W | 125 | 7 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 8/27/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | 2-4 | L | 160 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | 1-7 | L | -125 | 8 un | P | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | REA(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | 3-4 | L | -155 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | 8/30/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | ASHER(R) | | | 8/31/2015 | ROSS(R) | TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | | | 9/1/2015 | CASHNER(R) | TEXAS | GALLARDO(R) | | | 9/2/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | | | 9/3/2015 | REA(R) | LA DODGERS | LATOS(R) | | | 9/4/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | LA DODGERS | WOOD(L) | | | 9/5/2015 | ROSS(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | | | 9/6/2015 | | LA DODGERS | | |
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| 8/16/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | JUNGMANN(R) | 1-6 | L | 155 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 8/18/2015 | NOLA(R) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 5-8 | L | +150 | 8 un | O | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 8/19/2015 | MORGAN(L) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 7-4 | W | +220 | 9 un | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 8/20/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | @ MIAMI | HAND(L) | 7-9 | L | 140 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 8/21/2015 | EICKHOFF(R) | @ MIAMI | FLORES(R) | 7-1 | W | 130 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | 8/22/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ MIAMI | NICOLINO(L) | 4-2 | W | 115 | 8 ev | U | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 8/23/2015 | NOLA(R) | @ MIAMI | CONLEY(L) | 2-0 | W | 115 | 8 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 8/24/2015 | MORGAN(L) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 7-16 | L | +215 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | | 8/25/2015 | WILLIAMS(R) | NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | 5-6 | L | +185 | 8.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 8/26/2015 | EICKHOFF(R) | NY METS | COLON(R) | 4-9 | L | +120 | 8 ev | O | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 8/27/2015 | HARANG(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | 5-9 | L | +140 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | | 8/28/2015 | NOLA(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 7-1 | W | +115 | 8 un | P | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 8/29/2015 | MORGAN(L) | SAN DIEGO | REA(R) | 4-3 | W | +145 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 8/30/2015 | ASHER(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | | | 8/31/2015 | EICKHOFF(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | | | 9/1/2015 | HARANG(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 9/2/2015 | NOLA(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 9/4/2015 | MORGAN(L) | @ BOSTON | KELLY(R) | | | 9/5/2015 | ASHER(R) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | | | 9/6/2015 | | @ BOSTON | | |
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| |  | SAN DIEGO: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black turned the corner to meet the press on the first day of spring training and was taken aback at the throng of reporters waiting.
''What are we, the Yankees?'' Black asked.
No, but they're no longer the anonymous Padres, the light-hitting, star-less team planted near the bottom of the NL West.
Thanks to first-year general manager A.J. Preller's wild offseason, the Padres have been remade. There's suddenly star power. And expectations, too.
''The organization, from top on down, there's a different vibe,'' Black said.
A new ace in James Shields joins an already strong rotation. Matt Kemp, Justin Upton and Wil Myers make for a brand new power-hitting outfield. Derek Norris is now catching. Newcomers Yangervis Solarte and Will Middlebrooks have had great springs as they compete at third base.
''I'm impressed,'' Kemp said. ''We've got a lot of great players in this clubhouse. We have a really good chance of winning some games.''
It's been a long time since people have been saying that about the Padres. They were last in the postseason in 2006. They haven't had a winning season since 2010 and last year finished 18 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
A lost season included a shake-up at the top. Preller, a former assistant GM with Texas, replaced the fired Josh Byrnes in August. Preller was then the clear star of baseball's hot stove season.
Kemp, who acknowledged he was shocked the Dodgers traded him, thinks the Padres now have the best outfield in the game.
Shields, who helped get Kansas City to the World Series last season, was the last piece. He signed in February.
''Shields wanted to be here. Kemp, Upton, Norris, those guys are happy to be here,'' Black said. ''They're happy to be in San Diego. They're happy to be a Padre. That's a good thing.''
Now it will be up to Black, lauded for squeezing as much as he can out of bad rosters, to make them winners. The Padres expect to contend for at least a wild card spot.
''I've been in San Diego for 40 years. That energy is back,'' Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler said. ''People are talking baseball and it's fun to be a Padre right now.''
ROTATION WORKHORSES: Adding Shields gives the Padres baseball's most durable pitcher on a staff already known for eating innings. The right-hander has tossed 1,785 2/3 innings since 2007. No pitcher has thrown more. Tyson Ross (195 2/3) and Ian Kennedy (201) were workhorses in 2014. Right-hander Andrew Cashner was the exception, but last year's opening-day starter has looked dominant as he returns from arm issues. Brandon Morrow and Odrisamer Despaigne are contending for the fifth spot. And Josh Johnson, coming back from elbow surgery, could be ready by June. ''The one thing we do have is pitching depth,'' Shields said. ''And you can never have too much.'' The one issue: no left-handers.
CAN THEY FIELD?: The new outfield packs power, but can they cover spacious Petco Park? Kemp's arthritic hips were made public during trade discussions and he no longer has the speed for center. Myers has only played there in the minors. ''They read the noise that we're not going to play defense,'' Black said. ''Players have a lot of pride.'' Veteran Wil Nieves, a non-roster invite, is the likely backup catcher with Tim Federowicz sidelined following knee surgery.
WHO PLAYS THIRD?: Solarte, acquired last summer from the Yankees, has impressed at the plate and can also play second and first. Middlebrooks, coming off a poor, injury-plagued 2014 in Boston, has hit well and looked smooth in the field. ''I'm not too worried about it. I know I'm a good player,'' Middlebrooks said. ''He's a good player as well. We're both going to be on the field at some point.''
WHAT HAPPENS TO QUENTIN?: Preller's next task is to figure out what to do with all his spare outfielders. That includes Carlos Quentin, the oft-injured two-time All-Star. ''Everyone knows there's a DH in the American League,'' said Quentin, who is open to a trade. Will Venable and Cameron Maybin also face uncertain futures.
PRESSURE ON BLACK: Black found a way to win 77 games last year with a roster that scored 535 runs, 38 fewer than any other team. But Preller declined to extend his contract in the offseason. ''We're both in the last year before we're free agents,'' Kennedy said, grinning. | | PHILADELPHIA: CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - No team is picked to win fewer games this season than the Philadelphia Phillies.
Rebuilding isn't easy.
After dominating the NL East from 2007-11, capturing five division titles, two pennants and one World Series championship, the Phillies have spiraled downward - all the way to the bottom.
Oddsmakers set Philadelphia's win total for 2015 at 67 or 68. Things could get even uglier if ace Cole Hamels is traded - a very realistic possibility - along with other veterans still hanging around. Ryan Howard and Jonathan Papelbon are available. Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz also could be moved. Jimmy Rollins was the first member of the nucleus to go when he was traded to the Dodgers in December.
The goal this season is figuring out which players will be part of the future. Cody Asche, Maikel Franco, Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Darin Ruf and Odubel Herrera are among those will get opportunities. Asche and Galvis form the left side of the infield. Franco will begin the season at Triple-A. Hernandez and Herrera will start off as role players. Ruf still is hoping to get a chance to play regularly.
''I'm very pleased with the demeanor of the players in the clubhouse,'' general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. said. ''Young players are stepping up and gaining confidence. It's all about experience and that's what these young guys are going to get and hopefully they take the ball and run with it.''
Howard, Utley and Rollins each were homegrown players who developed into the best players at their position in franchise history. Those are big shoes for guys like Asche, Galvis and others to fill.
But they're up for the challenge.
''The faces might be different, the names might be different and they might not be big names, but the mentality is the same,'' Asche said. ''We're still out there trying to earn it every day and we're going to have our bad days and good days, but I guarantee there's no one in that clubhouse not trying to earn something.''
Here are some things to know about the Phillies entering the season:
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REPLACING J-ROLL
Jimmy Rollins was a three-time All-Star shortstop and the 2007 NL MVP. Beyond the stats, he was a team leader who brought swagger to the clubhouse. Freddy Galvis takes his spot while top prospect J.P. Crawford is groomed in the minors. Galvis is an excellent defensive player whether he's playing second base, shortstop, third base or even the outfield. The switch-hitter has a .218 career average with 13 homers and 55 RBIs in 514 at-bats. Galvis has gap power - 42 extra-base hits - but needs to improve his average and stay on top of the ball at the plate.
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FINISHING OFF
If starting pitchers get through six innings with a lead, the Phillies may win more games than people think. Their bullpen is a major strength. Jonathan Papelbon converted 39 of 43 save chances last year. Setup man Ken Giles brings a 100 mph heater to the eighth inning. Lefty Jake Diekman has a power arm in the seventh or eighth and righty Justin De Fratus is solid.
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STARTING FIVE
Before Cliff Lee's elbow injury, the rotation was quite formidable with Cole Hamels, Lee and Aaron Harang. Now, Harang moves up to No. 2 and journeyman Jerome Williams takes the third spot ahead of David Buchanan. Several guys are competing for the No. 5 spot while Chad Billingsley works his way back from two elbow operations.
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POWER OUTTAGE
Marlon Byrd led the Phillies with 25 homers last year before he was traded to Cincinnati in the offseason. Howard hit 23, but the former NL MVP looked good in spring training. If he sticks around, he should supply more power. But Chase Utley only hit 11 homers last year and Domonic Brown dropped from 27 to 10. This won't be the 2009 Phillies who had four guys hit 30 homers and five hit 20. But there's a chance they'll get a few more in the 15-20 range.
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CALLING THE SHOTS
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is finding out it was easier for him to play the game than to win games as the manager. Sandberg is 93-111 since replacing Charlie Manuel in August 2013. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-PHILADELPHIA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Phillies Preview* =========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
San Diego (62-66) at Philadelphia (51-78), 1:35 p.m. EDT
The Philadelphia Phillies have a chance to climb out of baseball's cellar with another win against the San Diego Padres.
The Phillies look to sweep the season series from the Padres on Sunday while matching the 40-year-old franchise record for the longest home win streak in the all-time series.
Philadelphia (52-78) is tied with Miami for the worst record in the majors, a dubious status the club has owned for much of the year.
The Phillies, though, could move ahead of the Marlins by sweeping this three-game set with San Diego (62-67). They've won all five matchups this season and 11 of the past 14.
A win Sunday would give Philadelphia eight straight home wins over the Padres, matching its record in the all-time series set from 1974-75.
Rookie Adam Morgan gave the Phillies some hope for the future Saturday, allowing two unearned runs in six innings and adding his first RBI for the eventual winning run in a 4-3 victory over San Diego.
Now Philadelphia gets a look at Alec Asher, who is making his major league debut after being acquired from Texas in the Cole Hamels trade last month. The right-hander moves into the rotation spot previously occupied by Jerome Williams, who was demoted to the bullpen.
Asher, one of the Phillies' top pitching prospects, went 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA over his last three starts for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
"He's pitched with confidence, so we've liked what we've seen a great deal," player development director Joe Jordan told MLB's official website. "He presents himself very well. I think he'll come up here and be himself. He should be fine if he does that."
The Padres have dropped five of the last six games and three in a row, a trend that's unlikely to improve with James Shields (9-6, 3.89) taking the hill. He's 0-4 with a 5.63 ERA in eight road starts since beating the Dodgers in Los Angeles on May 24.
The right-hander struggled away from San Diego again Tuesday, surrendering four runs and eight hits with four walks while throwing a season-high 121 pitches in 5 2-3 innings of an 8-3 loss at Washington.
"I felt like my stuff was all right," said Shields, who exited after being hit in his lower body by a comebacker. "It was just a matter of, they were taking good pitches and were hitting pitches that normally you get outs on."
Shields didn't get a decision in a 4-3 home loss to the Phillies on Aug. 7, allowing three solo homers with eight strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings. He was 2-0 with a 6.35 ERA over the previous three matchups - all in Philadelphia.
Matt Kemp is hitting .333 with 19 RBIs while reaching base safely in 18 straight games. He had a single Saturday after missing two games with a sore left shoulder.
Kemp is a .375 hitter in 17 career games at Citizens Bank Park.
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