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957 | LA DODGERS | -150 | Ov 7.5,-105 | -160 | Ov 7.5,-105 | 958 | MILWAUKEE | +140 | Un 7.5,-115 | +150 | Un 7.5,-115 |
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All Games | 16-9 | +3.3 | 13-10 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.333 | 0.472 | 0.805 | 3.4 | 0.232 | 0.278 | 0.373 | 0.651 | Road Games | 3-7 | -6.5 | 3-6 | 3.4 | 0.234 | 0.307 | 0.408 | 0.715 | 4.1 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 | vs Right-handed Starters | 15-7 | +5.6 | 12-8 | 5.0 | 0.267 | 0.343 | 0.497 | 0.840 | 3.4 | 0.234 | 0.281 | 0.373 | 0.654 | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +1.5 | 3-2 | 4.9 | 0.234 | 0.306 | 0.459 | 0.765 | 2.3 | 0.221 | 0.258 | 0.348 | 0.606 | Grass Games | 16-9 | +3.3 | 13-10 | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.333 | 0.472 | 0.805 | 3.4 | 0.232 | 0.278 | 0.373 | 0.651 | Night Games | 12-7 | +1.4 | 11-6 | 4.9 | 0.257 | 0.339 | 0.453 | 0.792 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.281 | 0.393 | 0.674 |
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All Games | 4.7 | 0.259 | 0.333 | 25 | 835 | 216 | 55 | 3 | 39 | 0.472 | 115 | 93 | 194 | 7 | 174 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 12 | Road Games | 3.4 | 0.234 | 0.307 | 10 | 333 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0.408 | 33 | 35 | 71 | 1 | 72 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Righty Starters | 5.0 | 0.267 | 0.343 | 22 | 731 | 195 | 51 | 3 | 37 | 0.497 | 106 | 85 | 167 | 7 | 153 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
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All Games | 1.90 | 1.021 | 80.3 | 20 | 17 | 56 | 1 | 26 | 93 | 6-5 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | Road Games | 4.68 | 1.479 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 0-4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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All Games | 8-18 | -9.4 | 12-12 | 3.3 | 0.228 | 0.270 | 0.358 | 0.629 | 4.8 | 0.263 | 0.324 | 0.443 | 0.766 | Home Games | 4-10 | -7 | 7-6 | 3.2 | 0.229 | 0.273 | 0.378 | 0.651 | 5.4 | 0.264 | 0.316 | 0.466 | 0.782 | vs Right-handed Starters | 7-15 | -7.6 | 10-11 | 3.5 | 0.234 | 0.279 | 0.364 | 0.643 | 5.0 | 0.264 | 0.322 | 0.445 | 0.767 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +2.7 | 2-4 | 4.4 | 0.239 | 0.277 | 0.430 | 0.707 | 3.4 | 0.236 | 0.320 | 0.418 | 0.738 | Grass Games | 8-18 | -9.4 | 12-12 | 3.3 | 0.228 | 0.270 | 0.358 | 0.629 | 4.8 | 0.263 | 0.324 | 0.443 | 0.766 | Night Games | 2-13 | -11.5 | 7-7 | 3.2 | 0.220 | 0.265 | 0.344 | 0.609 | 5.3 | 0.256 | 0.324 | 0.456 | 0.780 |
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All Games | 3.3 | 0.228 | 0.270 | 26 | 854 | 195 | 47 | 5 | 18 | 0.358 | 82 | 49 | 216 | 8 | 149 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 14 | Home Games | 3.2 | 0.229 | 0.273 | 14 | 455 | 104 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 0.378 | 43 | 28 | 117 | 3 | 77 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | Righty Starters | 3.5 | 0.234 | 0.279 | 22 | 728 | 170 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 0.364 | 74 | 46 | 186 | 6 | 128 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 |
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All Games | 3.10 | 1.187 | 78.3 | 36 | 27 | 64 | 10 | 29 | 81 | 3-2 | 5 | 0 | 100% | Home Games | 3.50 | 1.187 | 46.3 | 26 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
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4/21/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 2-6 | L | -135 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4/22/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 2-3 | L | -140 | 5.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4/23/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4/24/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 3-0 | W | -120 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4/25/2015 | MCCARTHY(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 11-8 | W | -120 | 6.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4/26/2015 | BAKER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | MORROW(R) | 1-3 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4/27/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 8-3 | W | -150 | 7.5 ev | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4/28/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 1-2 | L | -185 | 6 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4/29/2015 | GREINKE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 7-3 | W | -205 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5/1/2015 | FRIAS(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 8-0 | W | -145 | 8 un | P | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5/2/2015 | BAKER(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 6-4 | W | -150 | 8 un | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5/3/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 1-0 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5/4/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 3-4 | L | -165 | 7 ev | P | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5/5/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | | 5/6/2015 | FRIAS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | 5/7/2015 | BAKER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | 5/8/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | | 5/9/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | | 5/10/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | | 5/11/2015 | FRIAS(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | 5/12/2015 | | MIAMI | | |
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4/21/2015 | FIERS(R) | CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 10-16 | L | -125 | 8 un | O | 12 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4/22/2015 | NELSON(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 1-2 | L | +125 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4/23/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 4-2 | W | -110 | 8 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4/24/2015 | GARZA(R) | ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 0-3 | L | +130 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4/25/2015 | PERALTA(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 3-5 | L | +145 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4/26/2015 | FIERS(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 6-3 | W | +115 | 7 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4/27/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 6-9 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4/28/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 2-4 | L | 175 | 7 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4/29/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LORENZEN(R) | 8-3 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5/1/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | 0-1 | L | 170 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5/2/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 6-1 | W | 165 | 8 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5/3/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 5-3 | W | 135 | 10 ov | U | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5/4/2015 | LOHSE(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 4-3 | W | +155 | 7 ev | P | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5/5/2015 | GARZA(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | | 5/6/2015 | PERALTA(R) | LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | | 5/7/2015 | FIERS(R) | LA DODGERS | BAKER(R) | | 5/8/2015 | NELSON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | | 5/9/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | 5/10/2015 | GARZA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | | 5/11/2015 | PERALTA(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | 5/12/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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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. | | MILWAUKEE: MILWAUKEE (AP) - Success for the Brewers this season may hinge on Milwaukee's consistency in the batter's box.
September swoons can prove costly - as can prolonged slumps any other time of year, for that matter.
A lineup filled with accomplished hitters like Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez has the potential to score runs. To break into the playoffs from the competitive NL Central, the Brewers must eliminate team-wide slumps.
''Last year we kind of grinded it to a point where instead of just playing day to day and for that game and to win, we looked like we were forcing things,'' manager Ron Roenicke said. ''We were trying to hold on to what we had, and that's not the way we go about it.''
The Brewers spent 150 days in first place before a stunning, late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs for a third straight year.
''We've got a good club, and when we're playing the type of baseball I think we can play every night ... if we just worry about that game today, at the end of the season, good things will happen,'' the skipper added from the team's spring training complex in Phoenix.
The lineup is bashing again this spring.
After a slow start, Braun has been hitting much better following an unusual offseason medical procedure. Extreme cold was applied to his right hand in hopes of fixing a lingering nerve problem near the thumb.
Lucroy also looks like he is over a hamstring injury that limited him for the first few weeks of spring training. The upbeat, energetic Gomez had three homers three weeks into spring ball.
''Every day you learn something new ... you learn from that,'' Gomez said about the 2014 season. ''The first step we have to do is make the playoffs. We take it game by game.''
The regular season begins on April 6 against Colorado at Miller Park. Some things to watch with the Brewers:
PITCHING: The Brewers don't have a true ace, but they do have solid veterans atop the rotation in Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza. Wily Peralta won 17 games last year in his second full season in the majors, and Mike Fiers impressed down the stretch. But Milwaukee traded Yovani Gallardo and Marco Estrada, so there is no experienced starting depth. Young right-hander Jimmy Nelson must prove he can be a consistent fifth starter. A long-term injury to any of the starting five could leave the Brewers scrambling.
In the bullpen, veteran Francisco Rodriguez figures to return to the closer's role after re-signing with the club more than two weeks into spring training. He bounced back with 44 saves in 49 chances last season.
AGGRESSIVENESS: Roenicke likes his team to take chances on the base paths, and he's sticking with that philosophy. That puts the Brewers in attack mode, and when working at its best, the strategy forces the defense to rush and possibly make mistakes. But rally-killing outs on the bases can make fans at Miller Park groan. Perhaps of more concern is the approach at the plate, where the Brewers led the majors by swinging at 33 percent of first pitches, according to STATS. Darnell Coles is the new hitting coach. The team wants to stay aggressive while having more plate discipline.
KEYSTONE COMBO: While Braun, Lucroy and Gomez draw much of the attention in the lineup, the Brewers' keystone combination of second baseman Scooter Gennett and shortstop Jean Segura will be just as vital to the team's success. Gennett, a left-hander, will play every day and must prove he can hit lefties consistently. The speedy Segura is a top defender, though he is looking to bounce back from a slump that dropped his average nearly 50 points to .246.
RAMMY OUT: It is probably one more and done for third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who turns 36 in June. He has said he likely will retire after this season to spend more time with his family. Ramirez's production has waned over the last two seasons, though he remains one of the best in the league in fielding bunts and slow rollers to third. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (LA DODGERS-MILWAUKEE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Dodgers-Brewers Preview* =========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Los Angeles (16-8) at Milwaukee (7-18), 8:10 p.m. EDT
Craig Counsell won his managerial debut with the Milwaukee Brewers and now a former teammate will try to deal him the first loss.
The Brewers go for a fourth straight win Tuesday night when they face the Los Angeles Dodgers, who again turn to Zack Greinke following a defeat.
Milwaukee (8-18), owner of the worst record in baseball, hired Counsell on Monday after dismissing Ron Roenicke a day earlier.
The Brewers responded with a three-run eighth inning to rally for a 4-3 win over Los Angeles (16-9) in the opener of this four-game series.
"It was a special energy," said Ryan Braun, who had an RBI single. "It was weird at the end of the game. It had an atmosphere we hadn't been a part of for a very long time. It is special for us to have an opportunity to get him his first victory.
"Hopefully it is a sign of things to come."
Greinke (4-0, 1.93 ERA) is looking to spoil any of those good feelings, but he has an 8.10 ERA while losing two starts at Miller Park with Los Angeles. He went 15-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 23 games there with Milwaukee, including in 2011 as Counsell's teammate.
The right-hander enters this matchup in a familiar position, as three of his victories have followed Dodgers losses, including his last two.
Greinke battled through 110 pitches in six innings of Wednesday's 7-3 win over San Francisco, allowing three runs with six strikeouts while helping himself with a sacrifice fly.
"My arm still felt good when I came out. It was just that they drove the pitch count up - and they only give you so many pitches to use," Greinke said.
Yasmani Grandal had half of the Dodgers' six hits Monday. He's 7 for 9 with a homer, two doubles and two RBIs in the past three games, increasing his average 83 points to .262.
Grandal is 7 for 12 in his last three meetings with the Brewers, while Joc Pederson hit a solo homer in his first Monday.
Pederson has homered on five of his last six hits and his seven home runs tie him with Toronto's Devon Travis for the rookie lead.
The Brewers could use a bounce-back effort from Aramis Ramirez, who went 0 for 4 on Monday after going 8 for 16 with two homers and six RBIs over his five prior games.
He's 5 for 8 over the last two years against Greinke.
Milwaukee gives the ball to Matt Garza (2-3, 4.60), who has lost both of his home starts while allowing seven runs in 11 innings. The right-hander was solid on the road Wednesday, giving up two runs in 6 2-3 innings of an 8-3 win over Cincinnati.
He's facing the Dodgers for the first time in his 10-year career, but he's held Jimmy Rollins to four hits in 23 at-bats while Howie Kendrick is 7 for 12 with a homer.
Jean Segura's status is unclear for Milwaukee after missing Monday's game due to being hit in the helmet by a pitch in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. The shortstop, 6 for 17 in his last four home games, is 1 for 6 against Greinke.
Hector Gomez started in place of Segura and had a solo homer and a triple.
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