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| All Games | 9-5 | +4 | 10-4 | 5.2 | 0.281 | 0.323 | 0.436 | 0.759 | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.302 | 0.366 | 0.669 | | Road Games | 4-3 | +1.9 | 7-0 | 6.3 | 0.278 | 0.307 | 0.440 | 0.747 | 4.6 | 0.252 | 0.331 | 0.427 | 0.758 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 3-1 | +2.4 | 4-0 | 8.0 | 0.353 | 0.377 | 0.510 | 0.887 | 3.2 | 0.222 | 0.291 | 0.370 | 0.661 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3 | 5-2 | 6.0 | 0.282 | 0.314 | 0.460 | 0.775 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.310 | 0.341 | 0.651 | | Grass Games | 9-5 | +4 | 10-4 | 5.2 | 0.281 | 0.323 | 0.436 | 0.759 | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.302 | 0.366 | 0.669 | | Night Games | 6-2 | +4.1 | 5-3 | 6.0 | 0.316 | 0.350 | 0.474 | 0.824 | 3.2 | 0.234 | 0.298 | 0.368 | 0.666 | | Division | 7-4 | +2.8 | 7-4 | 5.2 | 0.290 | 0.335 | 0.447 | 0.782 | 3.4 | 0.227 | 0.300 | 0.377 | 0.677 |
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| All Games | 5.2 | 0.281 | 0.323 | 14 | 502 | 141 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 0.436 | 71 | 31 | 114 | 7 | 88 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | | Road Games | 6.3 | 0.278 | 0.307 | 7 | 266 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0.440 | 43 | 11 | 67 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | | Lefty Starters | 8.0 | 0.353 | 0.377 | 4 | 153 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0.510 | 32 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| All Games | 3.22 | 1.254 | 44.7 | 18 | 16 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | | Road Games | 4.29 | 1.476 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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| All Games | 7-6 | +1.6 | 7-6 | 4.2 | 0.271 | 0.309 | 0.430 | 0.738 | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.328 | 0.418 | 0.746 | | Home Games | 1-3 | -2.6 | 3-1 | 4.5 | 0.301 | 0.346 | 0.441 | 0.787 | 7.5 | 0.287 | 0.350 | 0.490 | 0.840 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 6-5 | +1.6 | 6-5 | 4.2 | 0.272 | 0.310 | 0.427 | 0.737 | 4.6 | 0.263 | 0.326 | 0.428 | 0.754 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1 | 3-4 | 2.7 | 0.225 | 0.276 | 0.330 | 0.606 | 5.3 | 0.285 | 0.352 | 0.464 | 0.817 | | Grass Games | 7-6 | +1.6 | 7-6 | 4.2 | 0.271 | 0.309 | 0.430 | 0.738 | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.328 | 0.418 | 0.746 | | Night Games | 4-4 | +0 | 5-3 | 4.0 | 0.253 | 0.289 | 0.422 | 0.711 | 5.6 | 0.273 | 0.340 | 0.444 | 0.784 | | Division | 3-4 | -1 | 3-4 | 2.7 | 0.225 | 0.276 | 0.330 | 0.606 | 5.3 | 0.285 | 0.352 | 0.464 | 0.817 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.271 | 0.309 | 13 | 454 | 123 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 0.430 | 52 | 25 | 101 | 4 | 82 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | | Home Games | 4.5 | 0.301 | 0.346 | 4 | 143 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0.441 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.272 | 0.310 | 11 | 386 | 105 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0.427 | 44 | 21 | 78 | 3 | 69 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
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| All Games | 3.35 | 0.993 | 48.3 | 21 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 3-1 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | | Home Games | 3.79 | 0.895 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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| 4/7/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 7-3 | W | 135 | 6.5 un | O | 11 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | 4/8/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | 4-7 | L | 110 | 7 un | O | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 4/9/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 0-1 | L | -130 | 7 un | U | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | | 4/10/2015 | MORROW(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 1-0 | W | -115 | 7 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 10-2 | W | -110 | 6 un | O | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | 4/12/2015 | ROSS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 6-4 | W | -135 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | CASHNER(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 4-8 | L | -160 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 5-1 | W | -130 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | MORROW(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 3-2 | W | -130 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 5-4 | W | 110 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 4/18/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 6-7 | L | 105 | 7 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | | 4/19/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | 5-2 | W | 110 | 6.5 ov | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 4/20/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 14-3 | W | 135 | 9.5 ov | O | 17 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 4/21/2015 | MORROW(R) | @ COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | | | 4/22/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | | | 4/23/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ COLORADO | LYLES(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | CASHNER(R) | LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | LA DODGERS | | | | 4/26/2015 | MORROW(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | | | 4/27/2015 | | HOUSTON | | | | 4/28/2015 | | HOUSTON | | |
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| 4/7/2015 | LYLES(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 5-2 | W | 115 | 8 ev | U | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 4/8/2015 | BUTLER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 5-4 | W | 120 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 4/10/2015 | MATZEK(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 5-1 | W | -135 | 10 ev | U | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | | 4/11/2015 | KENDRICK(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 5-9 | L | -105 | 10.5 ev | O | 12 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 4/12/2015 | LYLES(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 5-6 | L | -105 | 9.5 ov | O | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | BUTLER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | 2-0 | W | 120 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | | 4/14/2015 | BERGMAN(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 4-1 | W | 120 | 7 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | MATZEK(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 4-2 | W | -105 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | KENDRICK(R) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 3-7 | L | 230 | 6.5 ev | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 4/18/2015 | LYLES(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-6 | L | 170 | 7 ov | O | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 4/19/2015 | BUTLER(R) | @ LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | 0-7 | L | 160 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | | 4/20/2015 | DE LA ROSA(L) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | 3-14 | L | -145 | 9.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | MATZEK(L) | SAN DIEGO | MORROW(R) | | | 4/22/2015 | KENDRICK(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | | | 4/23/2015 | LYLES(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | BUTLER(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | DE LA ROSA(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | MATZEK(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | | @ ARIZONA | | | | 4/28/2015 | | @ ARIZONA | | |
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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. | | COLORADO: DENVER (AP) - Troy Tulowitzki benefits by having Carlos Gonzalez in the lineup. Gonzalez certainly benefits from Tulowitzki's presence, too.
But the Colorado Rockies may not benefit as much as you might think having those two sluggers together in the batting order. A healthy Tulo and CarGo by no means guarantees success, even if the Rockies are banking on bounce-back years from them to end a string of four straight losing seasons.
At least, the numbers seem to indicate as much. Since 2010, the Rockies are just 185-198 (.483 winning percentage) when Gonzalez and Tulowitzki are both in the starting lineup, according to STATS.
Still better than the alternative, though. Colorado is 175-252 (.410) when one or both don't start.
The takeaway is simple: This powerful tandem needs some help.
Colorado didn't make any splashy moves over the winter after a 66-96 season that led to sweeping changes in the front office. The biggest moves by new GM Jeff Bridich weren't to bolster a beleaguered pitching staff, but to bring in veteran catcher Nick Hundley and utility infielder Daniel Descalso.
Bridich believes Tulowitzki and Gonzalez can do more to get this team back on track than any sort of blockbuster deal.
If they stay on the field, that is.
''I'm not going to sit here and say we're a 90-win team or whatever it is. I'm just getting myself ready to play,'' Tulowitzki said. ''That's my goal, keep myself healthy.''
That's been anything but easy for the smooth-fielding shortstop. Over his career, he's had stints on the disabled list for a quadriceps tendon tear, lacerated right hand, broken left wrist and a groin injury. Last season, Tulowitzki played only 91 games before undergoing hip surgery.
''I feel great,'' said Tulowitzki, who turned 30 in October. ''But you guys judge and tell me.''
Like Tulowitzki, Gonzalez also feels fit again. The outfielder was limited to 70 games because of surgery to remove a small tumor in his left index finger and then another on his left knee.
''I'm feeling really good in the outfield, so that's a really good sign,'' Gonzalez said.
No doubt, Tulowitzki and Gonzalez fuel each other on offense. With Tulowitzki in the lineup since 2010, Gonzalez hit .307 with 89 homers spanning 402 games. Without him, Gonzalez's average was .291 with 30 homers in 185 games, according to STATS research.
And while Tulowitzki's batting average actually goes up without Gonzalez (.307 to .328), his slugging percentage dips a bit (.559 to .533).
''I think everything will take care of itself - if I play,'' Tulowitzki said.
With the NL West vastly improved, the Rockies aren't exactly in the conversation as contenders. But they do boast Tulowitzki and Gonzalez, along with NL batting champ Justin Morneau and Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado.
''We're a nobody. That's OK with us,'' Arenado said. ''If we stay healthy, we're going to do some damage.''
Things to know as the Rockies try to get back on track:
TRADE RUMORS: Tulowitzki didn't pay too much attention to the trade rumors that popped up in the offseason. Should the Rockies fall out of contention early, those rumors could surface again. "I do know that rumors fly and rumors fly at a high rate these days with all the social media that's going on,'' Tulowitzki said.
YOUNG ROTATION: Lefty Jorge De La Rosa is dealing with a nagging groin injury this spring and righty Jhoulys Chacin was recently let go. That could pave the way for top prospects Eddie Butler and Jon Gray to work their way into the rotation. ''He's a talented kid,'' manager Walt Weiss said of Gray. ''Now it's just a matter of maturing and knowing he belongs.''
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Rockies had the worst road record (21-60) last season and hit almost 100 points lower away from home (.228) than at Coors Field (.322). ''Obviously there are some adjustments our hitters have to make, going away from our place,'' Weiss said.
GOLDEN INFIELD: Starter Kyle Kendrick certainly appreciates this infield, with Arenado, Tulowitzki and second baseman DJ LeMahieu all having earned a Gold Glove in their career. ''The defense is great,'' Kendrick said. ''You keep the ball down, you get ground balls, you're going to get outs.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-COLORADO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Rockies Preview* ========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
San Diego (8-5) at Colorado (7-5), 8:40 p.m. EDT
The surging San Diego Padres appear far removed from their near-record hitting woes of 2014, evidenced by their best offensive showing in nearly four years.
The Padres can extend the Colorado Rockies' longest losing streak of the season with their third straight win Tuesday night.
San Diego's .226 average last year ranked just above its franchise-worst .225 mark as an expansion team in 1969, but the Padres (9-5) are batting .281 with 13 homers and have scored 5.2 runs per game. They had 17 hits to win 14-3 at Colorado on Monday for their highest-scoring game since Aug. 20, 2011.
"This lineup is capable of doing that at any ballpark," said shortstop Clint Barmes, who had two hits.
San Diego has won eight of 10.
Matt Kemp has been a big part of the offensive revival, batting .368 with 13 RBIs after being acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers over the winter. The right fielder collected three hits and four RBIs Monday and has a .396 average while driving in 15 runs in his last 12 at Coors Field.
The Rockies will give the ball to Tyler Matzek (1-0, 1.80 ERA), who's allowed two runs and hit three batters in 10 innings through two starts. The left-hander yielded one run and plunked one hitter in six innings of a 4-2 win at San Francisco on Wednesday.
Matzek has been relying on his changeup, using it a lot and going to it early in the count.
"It's just a good pitch to contact," Matzek told MLB's official website. "It just looks good to a hitter and it's enough to just miss the barrel. That's the whole point of the pitch. I feel comfortable throwing it in the zone.
"The whole point of the game is to not let runs cross the plate. Nobody cares if there's a runner on third, runner at second. If they don't cross the plate, it doesn't mean anything. That's how you win the baseball game."
Matzek went 1-3 with a 3.67 ERA in four starts against San Diego last season. He tossed a three-hitter in a 3-0 home victory over the Padres on Sept. 5.
The Rockies (7-6) have batted .195 while scoring nine runs during a four-game slide.
Carlos Gonzalez has cooled off considerably after going 6 for 17 over the first four contests. He's 4 for 32 in eight games since and 1 for 14 in the past four.
Brandon Morrow (0-0, 1.29) takes the ball as he gets a third chance at his first win for San Diego.
The right-hander hasn't been bothered by a hand injury that sidelined him for four months with Toronto last year. He's gone seven innings in each of his first two outings, yielding two runs and scattering seven hits before Justin Upton's solo shot in the eighth was the difference in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Arizona.
Morrow is 0-1 while allowing two runs with 10 strikeouts and seven walks in nine innings over two starts at Coors.
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