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| All Games | 14-13 | +0.1 | 17-10 | 4.9 | 0.254 | 0.301 | 0.403 | 0.704 | 4.5 | 0.249 | 0.315 | 0.439 | 0.754 | | Road Games | 5-6 | -0.2 | 8-3 | 5.1 | 0.259 | 0.299 | 0.407 | 0.706 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.333 | 0.435 | 0.769 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 9-10 | -2.2 | 11-8 | 4.5 | 0.242 | 0.290 | 0.404 | 0.694 | 4.8 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 0.462 | 0.789 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.8 | 5-2 | 5.0 | 0.212 | 0.250 | 0.314 | 0.564 | 6.1 | 0.274 | 0.328 | 0.528 | 0.857 | | Grass Games | 14-13 | +0.1 | 17-10 | 4.9 | 0.254 | 0.301 | 0.403 | 0.704 | 4.5 | 0.249 | 0.315 | 0.439 | 0.754 | | Night Games | 9-8 | +0.3 | 10-7 | 5.4 | 0.276 | 0.321 | 0.418 | 0.740 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.464 | 0.785 | | Division | 12-9 | +2.7 | 11-10 | 5.0 | 0.265 | 0.317 | 0.422 | 0.739 | 3.7 | 0.241 | 0.305 | 0.426 | 0.731 |
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| All Games | 4.9 | 0.254 | 0.301 | 27 | 933 | 237 | 49 | 6 | 26 | 0.403 | 127 | 62 | 206 | 15 | 160 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 25 | | Road Games | 5.1 | 0.259 | 0.299 | 11 | 398 | 103 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0.407 | 55 | 23 | 92 | 5 | 67 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 14 | | Righty Starters | 4.5 | 0.242 | 0.290 | 19 | 649 | 157 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 0.404 | 82 | 44 | 142 | 12 | 107 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 17 |
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| All Games | 4.87 | 1.377 | 81.3 | 47 | 44 | 77 | 12 | 35 | 64 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 75% | | Road Games | 3.86 | 1.385 | 30.3 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
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| All Games | 13-13 | -0.6 | 10-15 | 3.1 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.372 | 0.687 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.303 | 0.385 | 0.687 | | Home Games | 8-6 | +0.4 | 4-10 | 2.9 | 0.251 | 0.312 | 0.351 | 0.664 | 3.1 | 0.222 | 0.274 | 0.327 | 0.601 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 7-11 | -6.2 | 7-10 | 2.9 | 0.246 | 0.309 | 0.362 | 0.671 | 4.1 | 0.256 | 0.313 | 0.403 | 0.716 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.8 | 3-4 | 3.3 | 0.260 | 0.313 | 0.394 | 0.707 | 3.1 | 0.191 | 0.243 | 0.336 | 0.579 | | Grass Games | 13-13 | -0.6 | 10-15 | 3.1 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 0.372 | 0.687 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.303 | 0.385 | 0.687 | | Night Games | 9-10 | -1.1 | 8-10 | 3.3 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 0.373 | 0.688 | 4.3 | 0.261 | 0.314 | 0.402 | 0.716 | | Division | 10-13 | -3.6 | 9-13 | 3.0 | 0.248 | 0.312 | 0.360 | 0.672 | 4.1 | 0.257 | 0.313 | 0.402 | 0.715 |
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| All Games | 3.1 | 0.252 | 0.314 | 26 | 892 | 225 | 37 | 8 | 18 | 0.372 | 79 | 81 | 184 | 16 | 203 | 31 | 18 | 28 | 11 | | Home Games | 2.9 | 0.251 | 0.312 | 14 | 467 | 117 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0.351 | 40 | 42 | 92 | 12 | 110 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | | Righty Starters | 2.9 | 0.246 | 0.309 | 18 | 621 | 153 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 0.362 | 51 | 56 | 121 | 7 | 140 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
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| All Games | 2.91 | 1.270 | 80.3 | 29 | 26 | 74 | 4 | 28 | 59 | 5-2 | 8 | 2 | 80% | | Home Games | 2.27 | 1.286 | 39.7 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| 4/21/2015 | MORROW(R) | @ COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | 7-6 | W | -105 | 10 ev | O | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | | 4/22/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 4-5 | L | -110 | 10 ev | U | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ COLORADO | LYLES(R) | 1-2 | L | 100 | 10 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | 4/24/2015 | CASHNER(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 0-3 | L | +110 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | 8-11 | L | +110 | 6.5 un | O | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 4/26/2015 | MORROW(R) | LA DODGERS | BAKER(R) | 3-1 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 4/27/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 4-9 | L | -115 | 6.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 4/28/2015 | ROSS(R) | HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 3-14 | L | -155 | 7 un | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | | 4/29/2015 | CASHNER(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 2-7 | L | -115 | 6.5 ov | O | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | 5/1/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 14-3 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | 5/2/2015 | MORROW(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 4-2 | W | -135 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 5/3/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 8-6 | W | -180 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/4/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 0-2 | L | 130 | 6.5 un | U | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | | 5/5/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | | 5/6/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | | | 5/7/2015 | MORROW(R) | @ ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 5/8/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | | | 5/9/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | | | 5/10/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ ARIZONA | RAY(L) | | | 5/12/2015 | | @ SEATTLE | | |
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| 4/21/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 6-2 | W | +125 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 4/22/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 3-2 | W | +130 | 5.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 3-2 | W | +100 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 4/24/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 4-6 | L | -125 | 10 ov | P | 12 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | HUDSON(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 5-4 | W | 125 | 9.5 ev | U | 12 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | | 4/27/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | @ LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 3-8 | L | 140 | 7.5 ev | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 4/28/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 2-1 | W | 175 | 6 un | U | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/29/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-7 | L | 187 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | | 5/1/2015 | HESTON(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 3-2 | W | -115 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 5/2/2015 | HUDSON(R) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 5-4 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 5/3/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 5-0 | W | -105 | 7.5 ov | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 5/4/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 2-0 | W | -140 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | 5/5/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 5/6/2015 | HESTON(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | | | 5/7/2015 | HUDSON(R) | MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 5/8/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | MIAMI | COSART(R) | | | 5/9/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | | | 5/10/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | MIAMI | LATOS(R) | | | 5/12/2015 | | @ HOUSTON | | |
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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. | | SAN FRANCISCO: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants lost Pablo Sandoval to big money and the Boston Red Sox. They missed out paying big money to left-hander Jon Lester, who instead signed with the Chicago Cubs.
While the reigning World Series champions are ready to shed that every-other-year title trend, plenty of people wonder whether general manager Brian Sabean and his staff did enough during the offseason to stay near the top in the talented NL West.
Ask manager Bruce Bochy and his players, and they consider the additions of healthy right-hander Matt Cain and center fielder Angel Pagan back into the mix as a big deal right up there with signing a prized free agent.
And, of course, they have World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner ready to build off his remarkable postseason.
As he addressed the team at the start of spring training, Bochy reminded the Giants that it's hard to win consistently year after year.
''We had a great year last year,'' Bochy said. ''We have to go about our business and get ready for a new year. We'll still enjoy and savor those memories but at the same time it's time for us to get ready. ... Your lock on success is as good as that last game, so we've got to get after it.''
Durable right fielder Hunter Pence is sidelined with a broken left forearm that could keep him out until early May, while left fielder Nori Aoki will join the team he lost to in last year's Fall Classic while with the Kansas City Royals.
Casey McGehee, traded to San Francisco from the Marlins, will take over at third base with Sandoval's departure on a $95 million, five-year contract to Boston. He has said he won't try to replace the formerly popular Kung Fu Panda.
''I feel like we get a lot of flak for not doing anything this offseason,'' shortstop Brandon Crawford said. ''We got Aoki, we got McGehee. We have Cain coming back healthy that I think a lot of people forget. We've got Pagan coming back healthy. It's almost like getting four new guys.''
Bochy joked to Aoki - whom he calls ''a catalyst'' - about hitting 30 home runs. The speedy Japanese outfielder responded, ''24.''
''We're playing for a championship,'' Aoki said. ''It's a passionate group of guys.''
Here are some things to look for with the Giants, who have captured three World Series titles in the past five years:
BUMGARNER'S NEXT STEP: Bumgarner threw 270 innings, including 21 with two wins and a save in the World Series.
He went 4-1 during the postseason following an 18-10 regular season. From his four-hit, 10-strikeout gem that got things started in an 8-0 wild-card win at Pittsburgh all the way through his brilliant relief outing in Game 7 of the World Series to beat the Royals, Bumgarner became one of the postseason's best pitchers ever.
''I think he'll be comfortable in his skin,'' pitching coach Dave Righetti said.
HUDSON'S HURRAH: This is it for Tim Hudson, who has said he will retire after his 17th major league season.
He won his first championship last year, advancing out of the first round for the first time.
Now, the 39-year-old pitcher is bouncing back from surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, the same one he injured during the 2013 season with Atlanta that sidelined him for the final two months.
PAGAN'S BALKY BACK: Pagan arrived at spring training declaring himself pain-free for the first time in years following back surgery.
Despite some flare-ups, Pagan and the Giants are counting on a full season. He joked to Bochy that he's ready to play 160 games.
Pagan played in only 96 last season and 71 in 2013 because of injuries.
''It's a new slate for everybody, including him,'' Bochy said.
RELIABLE BULLPEN: San Francisco's bullpen is lined up again - Jeremy Affeldt, Javier Lopez, Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla. Each of these pitchers has been part of all three title teams.
Casilla became closer after Romo struggled in June, though Bochy knows he can mix and match with these guys. Then, there's Yusmeiro Petit, who showed he can start or relieve with equal efficiency.
''You want to remind them to take advantage of what you have,'' Bochy said. ''We've got a great group here and we don't ever want to lose out on this opportunity.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-SAN FRANCISCO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Giants Preview* =======================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
San Diego (14-13) at San Francisco (13-13), 10:15 p.m. EDT
The San Francisco Giants have surged back to .500 behind tremendous pitching, but turning to Ryan Vogelsong will likely require the lineup to score more.
Following gems from Tim Lincecum and Madison Bumgarner, Vogelsong seeks improvement when the Giants attempt to extend their longest winning streak of the season Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres.
San Francisco (13-13) has followed an eight-game slide by winning 10 of 14, and the pitching staff is coming up big. The Giants have a 1.25 ERA while holding opponents to a .142 average during a four-game winning streak, which continued with Monday's 2-0 victory over the Padres (14-13).
Bumgarner was superb in the opener of this three-game series, carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning before leaving with one out in the eighth. That came a day after Lincecum allowed three hits in eight innings of a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
The Giants haven't posted three straight shutouts since a franchise-record four in a row June 25-28, 2012, and giving the ball to Vogelsong (0-2, 9.31 ERA) for his third start in place of the injured Jake Peavy isn't likely to get them closer.
The right-hander is looking to rebound from Wednesday's 7-3 defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers, during which he matched a career high by serving up four homers while allowing six runs in three innings.
"I warmed up fine in the bullpen and felt fine, physically. I just didn't make very good pitches," Vogelsong said. "Not all of them were up, but some were, for sure. They weren't terrible pitches, just not as good as they needed to be."
Vogelsong has a 4.35 ERA while losing his last two starts to the Padres, and he surrendered five runs in 3 2-3 innings of relief while not figuring in the decision of a 10-2 loss at San Diego on April 11.
San Francisco is hitting .275 over the past 14 games but is averaging only 3.5 runs. Angel Pagan leads the Giants with a .350 average, and he's batting .405 over the past 10 games after having two hits and an RBI on Monday. Pagan is a .323 hitter in 17 games against the Padres at AT&T Park.
San Diego scored 26 runs while sweeping a three-game set from Colorado before being shut down by Bumgarner.
Andrew Cashner (1-4, 2.61) would like to see the offense bounce back since he's lost his last two starts while being backed by one total run. The right-hander has allowed five runs with 16 strikeouts in 14 innings over that stretch.
Cashner is 0-2 with a 6.50 ERA in seven games - three starts - at San Francisco. He surrendered six runs and two homers over five innings while not receiving a decision in a 9-8 loss Sept. 25.
Cashner has struggled against Buster Posey, who is 9 for 17 with two homers off him while Nori Aoki is 4 for 8.
His batterymate could be Austin Hedges, who struck out as a pinch-hitter in his major league debut Monday. One of the Padres' top prospects, Hedges hit .324 in 21 games for Triple-A El Paso before being called up.
"It was good to get some of the jitters out of the way. I felt good and I was anxious," Hedges said. "The next at-bat, I'll be a little more disciplined."
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