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| 909 | LA DODGERS | +145 | Ov 7.5,-110 | +135 | Ov 7.5,+110 | | 910 | ST LOUIS | -155 | Un 7.5,-110 | -145 | Un 7.5,-130 |
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| All Games | 28-19 | +0.8 | 26-19 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.334 | 0.445 | 0.779 | 3.4 | 0.233 | 0.286 | 0.357 | 0.643 | | Road Games | 7-12 | -8.4 | 7-11 | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.324 | 0.404 | 0.728 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.309 | 0.369 | 0.678 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 26-14 | +7 | 23-15 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.342 | 0.469 | 0.810 | 3.2 | 0.234 | 0.287 | 0.353 | 0.640 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0 | 3-4 | 3.3 | 0.253 | 0.295 | 0.398 | 0.693 | 3.0 | 0.238 | 0.290 | 0.336 | 0.626 | | Grass Games | 28-19 | +0.8 | 26-19 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.334 | 0.445 | 0.779 | 3.4 | 0.233 | 0.286 | 0.357 | 0.643 | | Night Games | 21-14 | 0 | 20-13 | 4.4 | 0.261 | 0.334 | 0.437 | 0.770 | 3.3 | 0.225 | 0.279 | 0.359 | 0.639 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.334 | 47 | 1540 | 399 | 91 | 5 | 62 | 0.445 | 202 | 173 | 343 | 12 | 322 | 46 | 23 | 31 | 23 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.324 | 19 | 621 | 150 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 0.404 | 68 | 76 | 138 | 2 | 139 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 12 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.342 | 40 | 1306 | 348 | 80 | 5 | 58 | 0.469 | 181 | 149 | 284 | 11 | 271 | 38 | 22 | 27 | 21 |
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| All Games | 2.57 | 1.133 | 133.3 | 43 | 38 | 103 | 6 | 48 | 156 | 10-8 | 11 | 6 | 64.7% | | Road Games | 3.32 | 1.338 | 43.3 | 18 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 21 | 50 | 1-4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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| All Games | 32-16 | +14.4 | 19-27 | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.329 | 0.407 | 0.736 | 3.0 | 0.243 | 0.304 | 0.359 | 0.662 | | Home Games | 19-5 | +12.2 | 9-14 | 4.6 | 0.284 | 0.350 | 0.427 | 0.777 | 3.0 | 0.254 | 0.309 | 0.363 | 0.672 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 27-11 | +15.1 | 15-21 | 4.2 | 0.266 | 0.327 | 0.403 | 0.729 | 2.8 | 0.236 | 0.296 | 0.349 | 0.645 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.2 | 1-5 | 3.4 | 0.283 | 0.353 | 0.417 | 0.770 | 2.6 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 0.361 | 0.666 | | Grass Games | 32-16 | +14.4 | 19-27 | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.329 | 0.407 | 0.736 | 3.0 | 0.243 | 0.304 | 0.359 | 0.662 | | Night Games | 20-10 | +8.8 | 15-14 | 4.6 | 0.273 | 0.334 | 0.420 | 0.754 | 3.2 | 0.248 | 0.306 | 0.360 | 0.666 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.329 | 48 | 1671 | 448 | 101 | 7 | 39 | 0.407 | 195 | 152 | 363 | 21 | 364 | 43 | 29 | 39 | 13 | | Home Games | 4.6 | 0.284 | 0.350 | 24 | 818 | 232 | 55 | 4 | 18 | 0.427 | 104 | 84 | 159 | 12 | 185 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.266 | 0.327 | 38 | 1314 | 350 | 80 | 6 | 29 | 0.403 | 149 | 118 | 280 | 14 | 288 | 30 | 20 | 29 | 8 |
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| All Games | 2.17 | 1.212 | 149.3 | 38 | 36 | 128 | 8 | 53 | 137 | 12-5 | 19 | 4 | 82.6% | | Home Games | 1.98 | 1.212 | 81.7 | 20 | 18 | 73 | 6 | 26 | 65 | 8-1 | 11 | 2 | 84.6% |
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| 5/16/2015 | GREINKE(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 1-7 | L | -190 | 6.5 ev | O | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 1-0 | W | -210 | 8 un | U | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | FRIAS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 0-2 | L | -115 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 0-4 | L | -130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 0-4 | L | -130 | 6 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | GREINKE(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 2-1 | W | -195 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 2-0 | W | -150 | 7 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | FRIAS(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 3-11 | L | -120 | 7 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | ATLANTA | PEREZ(R) | 6-3 | W | -190 | 7 ev | O | 11 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 8-0 | W | -260 | 6 un | O | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | GREINKE(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 2-3 | L | -175 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/29/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 0-3 | L | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 5/30/2015 | FRIAS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | | | 6/1/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | @ COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | | | 6/4/2015 | FRIAS(R) | ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | | | 6/5/2015 | | ST LOUIS | | | | 6/6/2015 | | ST LOUIS | | |
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| 5/16/2015 | LYONS(L) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | 3-4 | L | +100 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | LYNN(R) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | 2-1 | W | -155 | 8 un | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 1-2 | L | 125 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 5/19/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | 10-2 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 9-0 | W | -130 | 7 un | O | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | GARCIA(L) | @ NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 0-5 | L | 100 | 7 un | U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 0-5 | L | 100 | 7 un | U | 8 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/23/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 2-3 | L | 120 | 7 ev | U | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 5/24/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | 6-1 | W | 120 | 7 ev | P | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 3-2 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | U | 15 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | GARCIA(L) | ARIZONA | BRADLEY(R) | 6-4 | W | -165 | 8 un | O | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | LYNN(R) | ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 4-3 | W | -185 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | | 5/29/2015 | LACKEY(R) | LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 3-0 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/30/2015 | WACHA(R) | LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | | | 6/1/2015 | GARCIA(L) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | LYNN(R) | MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | LACKEY(R) | MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | | | 6/4/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | | | 6/5/2015 | | @ LA DODGERS | | | | 6/6/2015 | | @ LA DODGERS | | |
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| |  | LA DODGERS: LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have a new front office. Shortstop Hanley Ramirez, outfielder Matt Kemp, second-baseman Dee Gordon and pitcher Dan Haren are gone from a roster that won the NL West title last season.
Change was everywhere at the Dodgers' spring camp and all of it was designed to enhance their chances of achieving a goal that has never changed: Winning the World Series.
It eluded them last October in the NL Division series against the St. Louis Cardinals. It eluded them after the club was sold for $2.15 billion three years ago. It's eluded them since 1988.
''Everything we're doing is in the vein of trying to put ourselves in the best position to make it into October and then play as long as we can,'' said Andrew Friedman, the team's new president of baseball operations, who along with new general manager Farhan Zaidi employed an analytic approach to a winter makeover of a roster that had won back-to-back NL West titles.
Make no mistake, though, the changes were built around those who are back. At the top of the pitching order is Clayton Kershaw, the 2014 NL MVP and three-time Cy Young Award winner. Kershaw is armed with motivation to make amends for last fall's struggles. In right field, there's the young Yasiel Puig, an All-Star who was benched for some of the postseason.
A key to the makeover is in the heart of the infield, where Friedman and Zaidi acquired shortstop Jimmy Rollins from Philadelphia and second baseman Howie Kendrick from the Angels.
''Instant credibility,'' Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said of the two veterans who some think will plug holes in what was an inconsistent defense. ''I think they bring a ton to the table for us. They create stability up the middle.''
There are questions whether the Dodgers sacrificed some offense in losing Ramirez' big bat and Gordon's speed. Ramirez signed with Boston. Gordon, a 2014 All Star, was traded to Miami. Meanwhile, Kemp's proven power is also gone. He was traded to San Diego for catcher Yasmani Grandal.
The Dodgers were willing to move Kemp because of what they've seen in 22-year-old Joc Pederson, who through 17 spring games was batting .417. Pederson appears to have the edge over veteran Andre Ethier as the starter in center field. With Carl Crawford in left and Puig in right, there's no room for Ethier, who said early in camp that he wants to be an everyday player.
Then there's the pitching staff. Kershaw and Zack Greinke are locks for the top of the rotation. After them, there are questions. No. 3 starter Hyun-Jin Ryu is likely to start the season on the disabled list because of an ailing left shoulder. Friedman signed projected starters Brandon McCarthy (four years at $48 million) and Brett Anderson (one year at $10 million), but each has a long history of injury.
With the uncertainty surrounding Ryu, it's not clear who will be the fifth starter. Joe Wieland, also acquired from San Diego in the deal for Kemp, was considered a leading possibility.
In the bullpen, the biggest question is about closer Kenley Jansen, who underwent surgery on Feb. 17 to have a growth removed from the fifth metatarsal on his left foot. He was expected to be out for 8-to-12 weeks. Until he's back, Mattingly said he might use a committee of pitchers to fill the role.
QUIET PUIG: Except for an occasional flip of the bat, it was a quiet camp for Puig, who is beginning his third season. Through 12 games, he was batting a modest .226 with 3 homers. ''I don't think his spring was that great last year either,'' Mattingly said. ''I'm not really concerned about his average or anything. I think he looks fine. He's hit some balls decent. He's a lot like other guys who know they're going to be around. They take their bats different than guys who are trying to show us what they can do.''
IMPATIENT KERSHAW: Kershaw never has much patience for questions about the World Series in the spring. ''Every team thinks they're going to win the World Series at this time of year,'' he said. ''That's everybody's goal and it should be. If you don't win the World Series, it's a failure.''
POWER ADJUSTMENT: First baseman Adrian Gonzalez has his own take on the Dodgers' altered offense. ''People are saying say that we lost power, but I think we just put the power in different spots of the lineup,'' he said. | | ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals hope Michael Wacha is ready to stand alongside ace Adam Wainwright at the top of their rotation.
Wacha was the NL Championship Series MVP as a rookie but just 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts last year. He was sidelined for most of the season's second half by a stress reaction in his shoulder, and was rusty in October before giving up Travis Ishikawa's series-winning homer in Game 5 of the NLCS.
Now he feels healthy.
''It's very encouraging, the long term of what this kid could be and the short term of how he feels, somebody every fifth day that can bring the kind of stuff he does,'' St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. ''He feels good about himself and we feel good about what we're seeing.''
The 23-year-old Wacha has long insisted the injury is behind him.
''Ever since I came back last year, I haven't thought about it when I was on the mound,'' Wacha said. ''As far as I know, it was a rare injury. I'm not sure where it came from.''
If it stays away, the Cardinals figure to again have one of the deeper starting staffs despite trading 15-game winner Shelby Miller for outfielder Jason Heyward. Wainwright was a 20-game winner for the second time, and Lance Lynn has averaged 16 wins during three years in the rotation.
John Lackey is a proven late-season talent. Jaime Garcia's resurgent spring following surgery to relieve nerve compression may cause promising Carlos Martinez to be related to the bullpen again.
Lackey expects to be more comfortable in his first full NL season, saying ''It's different for a lot of reasons.''
Things to watch for with the Cardinals, who open April 5 at Chicago:
LEFT-HANDED HEAVY
There are five lefty bats in the lineup, a potential downside. But there also figures to be more power on the bench. Mark Reynolds, who has hit 20 or more homers each of the last seven seasons, was signed as a free agent. He could factor in as a semi-regular, especially at first base, where Matt Adams has struggled against lefties.
HEYWARD TIME
Only 25, Heyward is a potential future core member of the franchise. His is eligible for free agency after the World Series, and the wooing began not long after the trade with Atlanta - which also brought set-up man Jordan Walden.
''He fits in very well with how our guys work, how seriously they take the game,'' Matheny said. ''He's mixed in very well to this point.''
IMPROVED POP
St. Louis hit just 105 homers last season, second-fewest in the majors. They Cardianls are anticipating more out of right field from Heyward, who had a career-low 11 last year while forced into the leadoff spot with Atlanta. Jhonny Peralta followed his drug suspension with a 21 homers, a franchise record among shortstops, and the smooth-swinging Adams is capable of hitting a lot more than 15.
HEALTHY CHOICES
A full return by Garcia would be an unexpected bonus after two injury-filled seasons. Wainwright and Lynn are recovering from health setbacks early in spring training. Center fielder Jon Jay made a delayed exhibition debut following wrist surgery. ''I said the whole goal was to be ready April 5,'' Jay said.
MORE SPEED
Along with increasing the power profile, there will be an emphasis on manufacturing runs. The Cardinals stole 57 bases last year, third-fewest in the major leagues, but are primed for at least a little more thievery with both Wong and Heyward capable of swiping 20-plus.
''I want to see bigger leads. I want to see more aggressive chances with balls in the dirt,'' Matheny said. ''I want to see us take a first-and-second double steal because we have the kind of players to do that.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (LA DODGERS-ST LOUIS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Dodgers-Cardinals Preview* ===========================
By BRETT HUSTON STATS Senior Editor
Los Angeles (28-18) at St. Louis (31-16), 7:15 p.m. EDT
To Matt Carpenter, the St. Louis Cardinals' level of confidence in Michael Wacha is so high that it feels like they're going to win every time he takes the mound.
It seems that way because they have.
The Cardinals have won each of Wacha's nine starts this season and 11 in a row dating to September, a streak that will become the best by a St. Louis pitcher in a decade with another victory Saturday night against a Los Angeles Dodgers team that's in a historic road scoring slump.
Carpenter's praise came after Wacha (7-0, 2.14 ERA) held Kansas City to an unearned run over seven innings Sunday in a 6-1 victory, the second time in as many starts he's recorded 21 outs after doing so just three times in 19 outings in 2014.
Wacha now tries to become the first Cardinals pitcher to go 8-0 since Matt Morris in 2005 and the first to start 12 straight St. Louis victories since Chris Carpenter's club-record 17-game streak that same year.
"We continue to watch him improve," manager Mike Matheny told MLB's official website. "We've watched Michael be very special in some big situations as a young pitcher. As he has been able to add confidence and add pitches ... we're watching him take advantage. We just want to keep him moving in a positive direction and thinking about what's the next step."
St. Louis (32-16) has given Wacha an absurd 6.87 runs of support per nine innings, but there are also individual reasons to expect some regression. After striking out 9.05 per nine as a rookie and 8.27 before suffering a shoulder injury last season, Wacha's rate is down to 5.46 - 109th of the 128 pitchers in baseball to make at least seven starts.
His ERA is fifth in the NL but his 3.68 FIP is 27th. Batters are hitting .258 with no one on base against Wacha but just .149 with runners on - the latter a major-league best. Pedro Martinez (.160 in 2000) is the only starter since 1974 to hold opponents under .170 with men on base.
This will be the Dodgers' first look at Wacha in the regular season, but it's not their first time stepping in against him. Wacha dominated Los Angeles (28-19) in the 2013 NL championship series, pitching 13 2-3 scoreless innings and allowing just two hits over seven in a 9-0 Game 6 win that sent the Cardinals to the World Series.
He might be catching the Dodgers at the right time again. Los Angeles hasn't scored a run on the road in 37 consecutive innings after Friday's 3-0 loss. That's the franchise's longest road drought since at least 1912 and tied for the longest by any major league team since the 1985 Braves went 46 straight without scoring.
"I don't know about a rut," manager Don Mattingly said after being ejected for arguing balls and strikes. "I just look at this one and we didn't do enough to win."
The Cardinals, winners of five straight, have never seen Carlos Frias (3-2, 5.34) before, and based solely on his last outing most Dodgers fans probably don't want to see him again. After posting a 2.82 ERA in his first four starts, Frias matched a franchise record for earned runs allowed by giving up 10 in four-plus innings of Sunday's 11-3 loss to San Diego.
"That's part of the game," Frias said. "These days are going to happen to anyone. I just have to be ready for the next one."
Carpenter, Jason Heyward, Kolten Wong and Jon Jay - who came off the disabled list Friday and had a pinch-hit single - should be itching to get in the lineup Saturday. In Frias' 10 outings between the majors and minors this season, left-handers are hitting .372 with a .967 OPS.
It's unclear if Matt Holliday, who has reached base in a team-record 43 straight games, will play after sitting out Friday with flu-like symptoms.
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