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| 913 | SAN FRANCISCO | +115 | Ov 7,-115 | +130 | Ov 7,-110 | | 914 | KANSAS CITY | -125 | Un 7,-105 | -140 | Un 7,-110 |
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| All Games | 99-79 | +15.8 | 85-83 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.310 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.289 | | Road Games | 48-41 | +12.1 | 43-40 | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.306 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.298 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 67-49 | +14.7 | 63-47 | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.311 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.289 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.8 | 5-2 | 4.7 | 0.270 | 0.342 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.290 | | Grass Games | 99-79 | +15.8 | 85-83 | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.310 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.289 | | Night Games | 59-52 | +3.3 | 50-59 | 3.8 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 3.7 | 0.235 | 0.284 | | Interleague | 13-13 | +0.3 | 14-10 | 3.9 | 0.253 | 0.304 | 3.8 | 0.242 | 0.287 | | Playoff games | 11-5 | +7.5 | 9-7 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.325 | 3.1 | 0.215 | 0.263 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.255 | 0.310 | 178 | 6090 | 1551 | 462 | 139 | 0.02 | 698 | 486 | 1342 | 59 | 1224 | 137 | 106 | | | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.251 | 0.306 | 89 | 3152 | 791 | 249 | 83 | 0.03 | 356 | 249 | 692 | 28 | 629 | 67 | 53 | | | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.256 | 0.311 | 116 | 3998 | 1025 | 313 | 97 | 0.02 | 475 | 317 | 863 | 44 | 797 | 83 | 70 | | |
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| All Games | 2.94 | 1.057 | 528.7 | 183 | 173 | 413 | 44 | 146 | 435 | 38-15 | 51 | 19 | 72.9% | | Road Games | 3.15 | 1.070 | 265.4 | 99 | 93 | 208 | 25 | 76 | 213 | 18-7 | 30 | 8 | 78.9% |
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| All Games | 100-76 | +12.6 | 81-87 | 4.1 | 0.262 | 0.310 | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.306 | | Home Games | 48-40 | -5.6 | 42-44 | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.307 | 4.1 | 0.260 | 0.313 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 73-53 | +10.4 | 59-61 | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.308 | 3.7 | 0.247 | 0.305 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1 | 4-3 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.292 | 4.0 | 0.260 | 0.336 | | Grass Games | 96-73 | +11.1 | 78-84 | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.310 | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.305 | | Night Games | 73-51 | +14 | 56-61 | 4.2 | 0.263 | 0.310 | 3.7 | 0.246 | 0.303 | | Interleague | 18-8 | +9.5 | 12-13 | 4.8 | 0.266 | 0.314 | 3.2 | 0.239 | 0.289 | | Playoff games | 11-3 | +9.5 | 8-6 | 4.8 | 0.257 | 0.314 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.308 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.262 | 0.310 | 176 | 6027 | 1580 | 447 | 106 | 0.02 | 670 | 420 | 1085 | 167 | 1164 | 166 | 110 | | | | Home Games | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.307 | 88 | 2889 | 742 | 215 | 48 | 0.02 | 316 | 207 | 507 | 96 | 549 | 73 | 53 | | | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.308 | 126 | 4322 | 1127 | 322 | 72 | 0.02 | 482 | 296 | 773 | 120 | 831 | 108 | 71 | | |
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| All Games | 3.27 | 1.241 | 520.6 | 208 | 189 | 449 | 33 | 197 | 507 | 35-19 | 60 | 12 | 83.3% | | Home Games | 3.86 | 1.315 | 270.7 | 122 | 116 | 253 | 20 | 103 | 276 | 21-8 | 30 | 6 | 83.3% |
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| 10/15/2014 | VOGELSONG(R) | ST LOUIS | MILLER(R) | 6-4 | W | -115 | 7 un | O | 11 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 10/16/2014 | BUMGARNER(L) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 6-3 | W | -150 | 6 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 10/21/2014 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ KANSAS CITY | SHIELDS(R) | 7-1 | W | -110 | 6.5 un | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 10/22/2014 | PEAVY(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | 2-7 | L | 125 | 7 un | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | | 10/24/2014 | HUDSON(R) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 2-3 | L | -125 | 7 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 10/25/2014 | VOGELSONG(R) | KANSAS CITY | VARGAS(L) | 11-4 | W | +100 | 7 un | O | 16 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | | 10/26/2014 | BUMGARNER(L) | KANSAS CITY | SHIELDS(R) | 5-0 | W | -165 | 6.5 un | U | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 10/28/2014 | PEAVY(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | VENTURA(R) | 0-10 | L | 130 | 7 un | O | 6 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | | 10/29/2014 | HUDSON(R) | @ KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | |
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| 10/15/2014 | VARGAS(L) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | 2-1 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 10/21/2014 | SHIELDS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 1-7 | L | +100 | 6.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 10/22/2014 | VENTURA(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 7-2 | W | -135 | 7 un | O | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 10/24/2014 | GUTHRIE(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 3-2 | W | 115 | 7 un | U | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 10/25/2014 | VARGAS(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 4-11 | L | -110 | 7 un | O | 12 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | | 10/26/2014 | SHIELDS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 0-5 | L | 155 | 6.5 un | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 10/28/2014 | VENTURA(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 10-0 | W | -140 | 7 un | O | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | | 10/29/2014 | GUTHRIE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | |
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| |  | SAN FRANCISCO: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - From every slot in a talented, experienced rotation to the back end of the bullpen and in between, to the starting fielders and the role players on the bench, it's hard to find a member of the San Francisco Giants pleased with his 2013 season.
A year after winning the World Series, the Giants finished 10 games under .500, third in the NL West and they missed the playoffs.
''We don't even have to have the conversation, a lot of the guys know it,'' right-hander Matt Cain said. ''We didn't pitch the way that we wanted to.''
As the Giants begin a new year, they will try to keep up with the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers and regain the grip they had on the NL West when the club won World Series championships in 2010 and `12 - even if everybody expects the Dodgers to be the team to beat.
''You do try to reflect back and try to learn from what happened last year and how you can get better,'' manager Bruce Bochy said. ''You move forward, that's what we had to do. There are some things we'll talk about in the spring, mistakes that we made last year. Also, hopefully guys come in with an attitude, that they weren't happy with what happened the year before and want to get back on track.''
Buster Posey certainly doesn't want to spend too much time thinking about last season.
''That's probably how everybody feels. There's a bad taste in a lot of guys' mouths,'' Posey said. ''We want to come out and focus on winning ballgames.''
| | KANSAS CITY: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - James Shields thinks back to last year, thoughtfully piecing together what was missing from the Kansas City Royals as they made a late push for the postseason.
The pitching was strong. The offense was coming around. The defense was sublime.
He finally settled on experience.
''These guys that didn't realize or have never been to September, when you're fighting for a playoff spot, now you have that experience,'' Shields said. ''And I think that was one of the things we were lacking last season, the experience. You tend to put too much on your shoulders. And I think the second half we definitely relaxed and put all that aside and had fun and played the game the way we know how to play, and it showed.
''I think with the experience factor now,'' Shields concluded, ''we're ready to go.''
After finishing 86-76 a year ago, and contending into September for the first time in a decade, the Royals have their sets sight squarely on their first playoff appearance since 1985 this year.
Anything less would be a disappointment. Anything less would be a failure.
''Last year was a blast. When the end of the season came in Chicago, nobody wanted to leave,'' first baseman Eric Hosmer said. ''They knew how close we were. We were right there. And it left a good taste in everyone's mouth going into the offseason, knowing how good everyone can be.''
Indeed, the Royals return most of their key players from a year ago, signing left-hander Jason Vargas to replace their only significant loss, starting pitcher Ervin Santana. They also upgraded at their weakest spots, trading for Norichika Aoki to play right field and bat leadoff and signing Omar Infante to settle a second base position that has been a black hole for years.
All of which left the notoriously frugal franchise with a record-setting payroll.
Royals manager Ned Yost hopes all those moves will pay off for a rotation that was among the league's best last year, and an offense that was among the league's worst.
''It's going to be a lineup that has offensive sequence from one to nine. You're not going to have any dead spots,'' Yost said. ''You're not going to get something going and then bam, run into a wall and have to get going again. At least, I hope not. I don't think so.''
So with more experience and an upgraded lineup, Kansas City enters its season opener Sunday at Detroit with boundless enthusiasm. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN FRANCISCO-KANSAS CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Giants-Royals Preview* =======================
San Francisco (88-74) at Kansas City (89-73), 8:07 p.m. EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - After long waits to make their World Series debuts, Royals veteran Jeremy Guthrie and Giants counterpart Tim Hudson will get one more opportunity Wednesday night.
This time, they'll have everything on the line.
Guthrie, who had never pitched in the postseason before this year, will be on the mound for Kansas City in Game 7. He will once again be going against the 39-year-old Hudson, who finally made it to the World Series with San Francisco after 16 seasons in the majors.
Now, Hudson is set to become the oldest Game 7 starter in Series history.
Of course, there's a little more at stake than the first time they met.
The 35-year-old Guthrie helped pitch Kansas City to a 3-2 victory last Friday night in San Francisco, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead in the Series. But after the Giants rallied to win the next two games at home, the teams returned to Kansas City with the Royals needing a victory to force Game 7.
They got it - a 10-0 rout - behind a resurgent offense that relentlessly peppered Giants starter Jake Peavy and reliever Yusmeiro Petit, and a brilliant start by young flamethrower Yordano Ventura.
"We're confident," Kansas City's Billy Butler said. "Jeremy, every time out, gives us a chance to win."
Hudson was nearly as good as Guthrie his first time out, allowing three runs and four hits while pitching into the sixth inning. But when the Giants were unable to score a tying run off the Kansas City bullpen on Friday night, the veteran right-hander was stuck with the loss.
Now, he has a chance to bag the biggest win possible.
"I'm no different than anybody else. As a kid, you think about it. As a big leaguer, you think about it," Hudson said. "You wonder if you're going to have an opportunity to do it. Sixteen years in the big leagues, I'm finally getting that chance. I can't wait to get out there and have some fun."
If Hudson gets into trouble, Giants manager Bruce Bochy can turn to a bullpen that shut down the Royals in San Francisco. And it should be even stronger with ace Madison Bumgarner, who won Game 1 and pitched a shutout in Game 5, available for a relief stint.
Bumgarner has allowed one run over 16 innings in his two starts against Kansas City.
"We'll see where he's at and how he's doing out there," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "I can't tell you exactly how far he could go or how many pitches he could go. I think you read him and see how he's doing out there."
Asked what his pitch limit might be Wednesday night, Bumgarner gave a predictably preposterous answer.
"I said maybe 200. No, I don't know. I don't even know if I'm going to be called on. But if you are, as long as you're getting outs and you're not hurting ...," he said.
First things first, though: Bumgarner is excited for his pal Hudson.
"There couldn't be a better story for Huddy. I know he's going to be ready," Bumgarner said.
The Royals will also have a fresh bullpen after Ventura's sublime start. Kansas City manager Ned Yost has even said his star trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and All-Star closer Greg Holland would be available to pitch two innings apiece if needed.
"This is what we all prepared for. This is why we play the game," Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said.
The Royals also will have a bit of history on their side.
When they were last in the World Series in 1985, they also faced a 3-2 deficit returning home against St. Louis. They won Game 6, made famous by umpire Don Denkinger's blown call at first base, and then took Game 7 in an 11-0 rout for their only championship.
Home teams have won nine straight Game 7s in the Series since Pittsburgh's victory at Baltimore in 1979. And the Giants have lost all four of their World Series finales pushed to the limit.
"A lot of guys had this weird feeling it would come to this," Giants outfielder Hunter Pence said, "and here we are."
Teams with the home-field advantage have won 23 of the last 28 titles, including five in a row. This Series has followed the exact pattern of the only other all-wild card matchup in 2002, when the Giants won the opener, fell behind 2-1, took a 3-2 lead and lost the last two games at Anaheim.
The Giants, meanwhile, had a 3-2 lead this year for the third time in franchise history. Just like in 1924 and 2002, they lost Game 6. Both of those years, they lost Game 7 as well.
"We're going to make history. The only way to make history is to win," Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson said.
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