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| 951 | ARIZONA | +115 | Ov 8,+100 | +130 | Ov 7.5,+100 | | 952 | MIAMI | -125 | Un 8,-120 | -140 | Un 7.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 18-21 | -1.1 | 19-18 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.320 | 0.399 | 0.719 | 4.4 | 0.261 | 0.318 | 0.419 | 0.736 | | Road Games | 9-9 | +1.9 | 6-11 | 4.2 | 0.265 | 0.309 | 0.383 | 0.692 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.295 | 0.406 | 0.701 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-16 | -1.2 | 14-15 | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.313 | 0.406 | 0.719 | 4.2 | 0.262 | 0.315 | 0.422 | 0.737 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.1 | 2-5 | 3.9 | 0.269 | 0.308 | 0.352 | 0.661 | 4.4 | 0.233 | 0.301 | 0.398 | 0.699 | | Grass Games | 18-21 | -1.1 | 19-18 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.320 | 0.399 | 0.719 | 4.4 | 0.261 | 0.318 | 0.419 | 0.736 | | Day Games | 3-5 | -1.8 | 3-4 | 3.7 | 0.264 | 0.330 | 0.370 | 0.700 | 5.0 | 0.287 | 0.344 | 0.495 | 0.839 |
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| All Games | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.320 | 39 | 1390 | 370 | 65 | 9 | 34 | 0.399 | 172 | 110 | 293 | 35 | 271 | 36 | 16 | 32 | 20 | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.265 | 0.309 | 18 | 669 | 177 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 0.383 | 72 | 43 | 139 | 20 | 129 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.265 | 0.313 | 30 | 1055 | 280 | 53 | 7 | 27 | 0.406 | 129 | 73 | 217 | 28 | 200 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 17 |
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| All Games | 4.36 | 1.432 | 132 | 65 | 64 | 139 | 14 | 50 | 114 | 6-9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | | Road Games | 4.09 | 1.362 | 50.7 | 23 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
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| All Games | 16-25 | -11.2 | 23-16 | 3.8 | 0.257 | 0.309 | 0.366 | 0.675 | 4.2 | 0.257 | 0.313 | 0.385 | 0.698 | | Home Games | 8-13 | -8.6 | 9-11 | 3.4 | 0.250 | 0.298 | 0.352 | 0.650 | 4.1 | 0.247 | 0.297 | 0.349 | 0.646 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-23 | -14.2 | 18-16 | 3.5 | 0.251 | 0.299 | 0.352 | 0.651 | 4.4 | 0.262 | 0.319 | 0.393 | 0.712 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -6.1 | 3-4 | 2.3 | 0.217 | 0.257 | 0.304 | 0.561 | 4.7 | 0.274 | 0.304 | 0.382 | 0.686 | | Grass Games | 16-25 | -11.2 | 23-16 | 3.8 | 0.257 | 0.309 | 0.366 | 0.675 | 4.2 | 0.257 | 0.313 | 0.385 | 0.698 | | Day Games | 6-9 | -4 | 10-4 | 4.3 | 0.274 | 0.319 | 0.390 | 0.709 | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.287 | 0.373 | 0.660 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.257 | 0.309 | 41 | 1382 | 355 | 57 | 8 | 26 | 0.366 | 142 | 105 | 322 | 24 | 273 | 35 | 16 | 39 | 25 | | Home Games | 3.4 | 0.250 | 0.298 | 21 | 693 | 173 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0.352 | 67 | 48 | 147 | 12 | 129 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 18 | | Righty Starters | 3.5 | 0.251 | 0.299 | 34 | 1145 | 287 | 45 | 4 | 21 | 0.352 | 111 | 79 | 261 | 21 | 219 | 28 | 14 | 32 | 24 |
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| All Games | 4.21 | 1.357 | 132.7 | 64 | 62 | 136 | 6 | 44 | 122 | 6-9 | 4 | 6 | 40% | | Home Games | 3.69 | 1.203 | 75.7 | 32 | 31 | 67 | 3 | 24 | 79 | 5-4 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
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| 5/7/2015 | DE LA ROSA(R) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | 11-0 | W | -120 | 8.5 ov | O | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 5/8/2015 | HELLICKSON(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 5-6 | L | +110 | 8.5 ev | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 4-6 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | | 5/10/2015 | HUDSON(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 2-1 | W | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | COLLMENTER(R) | WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | 1-11 | L | +140 | 8 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | DE LA ROSA(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 14-6 | W | +130 | 8.5 ev | O | 16 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 5/13/2015 | HELLICKSON(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 6-9 | L | +115 | 9 un | O | 14 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | 5/15/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BILLINGSLEY(R) | 3-4 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | BRADLEY(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | 5-7 | L | -120 | 8 un | O | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | | 5/17/2015 | COLLMENTER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | O'SULLIVAN(R) | 0-6 | L | -130 | 8 un | U | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | DE LA ROSA(R) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 3-2 | W | 110 | 8 un | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | HELLICKSON(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 4-2 | W | 130 | 8 ev | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | 6-1 | W | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | BRADLEY(R) | @ MIAMI | LATOS(R) | | | 5/22/2015 | COLLMENTER(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | | | 5/23/2015 | DE LA ROSA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ ST LOUIS | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ ST LOUIS | | | | 5/27/2015 | | @ ST LOUIS | | |
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| 5/7/2015 | HAREN(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 7-2 | W | 125 | 7 ov | O | 17 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 5/8/2015 | COSART(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 0-6 | L | -105 | 7 un | U | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | PHELPS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 6-2 | W | 145 | 6.5 ev | O | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | | 5/10/2015 | LATOS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 2-3 | L | -105 | 7 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 5/11/2015 | KOEHLER(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-5 | L | 190 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | HAREN(R) | @ LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 1-11 | L | 145 | 7.5 un | O | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | COSART(R) | @ LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | 5-4 | W | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | PHELPS(R) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 3-5 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | LATOS(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | 3-5 | L | -120 | 7 ov | O | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | ALVAREZ(R) | ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 0-6 | L | -120 | 7 ov | U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | HAREN(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 2-3 | L | -120 | 8 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | KOEHLER(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 2-4 | L | -140 | 8 ev | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | PHELPS(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 1-6 | L | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | LATOS(R) | ARIZONA | BRADLEY(R) | | | 5/22/2015 | ALVAREZ(R) | BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | HAREN(R) | BALTIMORE | NORRIS(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | BALTIMORE | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | | | 5/27/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | |
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| |  | ARIZONA: PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's desert overhaul began last summer with the hire of Tony La Russa as chief baseball officer.
More hires followed: Dave Stewart as general manager, Joe Carter and De Jon Watson to front-office positions, Chip Hale as the new manager.
Now that the brain trust is in place, it's time to see what the new-look Diamondbacks can do on the field.
''I don't have a crystal ball. I just know we'll be competitive,'' La Russa said. ''I've said before, I'll be broken-hearted if we don't have a winning record this year.''
Arizona has fallen hard since winning the 2011 NL West crown, putting together a pair of .500 seasons before dropping to 64-98 a year ago, the worst record in baseball and second-worst in franchise history.
Some of it was injuries; the Diamondbacks lost three pitchers to Tommy John surgery and seemed to have every one of their top players get hurt at some point.
But La Russa and the rest of the front office also saw need for changes, which began during the trade deadline and continued during the offseason.
Gone are catcher Miguel Montero, third baseman Martin Prado, shortstop Didi Gregorius, along with pitchers Wade Miley and Brandon McCarthy.
Even with the losses, Arizona's lineup should be potent.
A.J. Pollock, Mark Trumbo and Paul Goldschmidt are all healthy after missing games last season and David Peralta returns in right field after a solid rookie season. Arizona also picked up Cuban slugger Yasmany Tomas, who has potentially game-changing power.
But, as has been the case in the desert, pitching will be the big question
Arizona traded Miley to Boston and its opening day starter will be Josh Collmenter, an over-the-top-throwing right-hander who has bounced between the bullpen and the rotation during his four big-league seasons.
Patrick Corbin and Bronson Arroyo were part of the rotation last season, but both underwent Tommy John surgery and aren't expected to return until at least midseason.
The Diamondbacks picked up right-hander Rubby De La Rosa in the Miley trade and right-hander Jeremy Hellickson in another deal with Tampa Bay. Arizona also signed 21-year-old Cuban right-hander Yoan Lopez, who is competing for a spot in the rotation, and has right-handers Chase Anderson and Trevor Cahill back from last season.
For all the potential the Diamondbacks have with their bats, it won't matter much if the pitchers don't come through.
A few more things to look for from the 2015 Arizona Diamondbacks:
GOLDY SHINES: Goldschmidt was having another stellar season in 2014 when he was derailed by a broken hand at the start of August. Before his injury, the All-Star first baseman had become one of the best power hitters in the game and was runner-up in the NL MVP race in 2013, when he hit .302 with 26 homers and 125 RBIs. He felt good throughout spring training and expected to be back giving the Diamondbacks some consistent pop in the lineup.
REPLACING MONTERO: Arizona took a gamble during the offseason by trading Montero to the Chicago Cubs. A two-time All-Star, Montero was a steadying influence in the clubhouse and behind the plate, not to mention a power bat in the lineup. Now that he's gone, the Diamondbacks will turn to 31-year-old Tuffy Gosewisch, who has 179 career at-bats and didn't break into the majors until 2013 after eight years in the minors.
ADDING TOMAS: The Diamondbacks made a bit of an international splash by signing Tomas to a six-year, $68 million contract. The dilemma now is to figure out where to play him and how quickly he can adjust to playing in the big leagues. Arizona would like to play the 24-year-old at third base, but could move him to the outfield if he can't make the transition to a position he's never played. Tomas has plenty of raw ability and is young, so the Diamondbacks have high hopes for him - wherever he ends up playing.
HUDSON'S RETURN: Daniel Hudson was a consistent performer on Arizona's staff before having Tommy John surgery each of the past two seasons. He returned last September, pitching in the bullpen. The right-hander is expected to start the season in the bullpen, but could find a place back in the rotation if he remains healthy. | | MIAMI: MIAMI (AP) - Two transactions midway through spring training that drew little notice heralded significant progress for the Miami Marlins.
Top pitching prospects Jose Urena and Justin Nicolino were optioned to the minor leagues - moves reflecting the franchise's improved depth of talent. This season, for a change, the front office doesn't feel compelled to rush youngsters like Urena and Nicolino to the majors.
''In previous years they would probably already be in the big leagues,'' president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. ''We've really tried to change that, be fair to the player and allow them to have the necessary growing pains in the minor leagues so when they do get to the big leagues, they can hit the ground running.''
When Urena and Nicolino do reach the majors, they might be joining a contender. Following a busy offseason highlighted by the signing of Giancarlo Stanton to a record $325 million contract, Miami's expectations are unusually lofty.
The Marlins don't talk just about finishing above .500 for the first time since 2009. They want to end an 11-year playoff drought.
''I love the talent we've been able to assemble,'' Hill said. ''If we handle our business, I'm pretty excited about where that will lead.''
While Stanton draws the biggest headlines, it might be the Marlins' rotation that separates them from the pack. They enter the season with five solid starters, and that doesn't include ace Jose Fernandez, the 2013 NL Rookie of the Year, who is projected to return from elbow surgery at midseason.
Miami acquired Mat Latos and Dan Haren in offseason deals, and they join Henderson Alvarez, Jarred Cosart and Tom Koehler. Latos is 56-40 since 2010, and the others each won at least 10 games last year, with a combined record of 48-39. Newcomer David Phelps, who is 12-11 as a starter, provides depth and can also relieve.
''I like our rotation,'' manager Mike Redmond said. ''These guys have gone out and competed for a long time and have a lot of experience, which is nice.''
Other things to know about the baseball buzz building in South Florida:
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Stanton appears poised for another big year after being knocked out of the 2014 NL MVP race when a beaning ended his season in September. He led the NL in slugging and homers despite missing the final 17 games.
During spring training batting practice, new teammate Phelps noted that Stanton hits balls to the opposite field farther than most players can pull them. And he doesn't just outslug everybody.
''We ran shuttles the first week of camp and I figured he was a good athlete,'' Phelps said. ''But I didn't expect him to be outrunning everybody, too.''
TRENDING UPWARD: Miami went 62-100 under Redmond two years ago, and then ended a streak of three consecutive last-place finishes in the NL East by going 77-85 in 2014. The 15-win improvement tied for the best in the National League by a 100-loss team since 1986.
Among the players still around from that young, awful 2013 team are Stanton, Fernandez, Alvarez, Koehler, left fielder Christian Yelich, center fielder Marcell Ozuna and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria.
''The fun part is to see the excitement in guys now, and for them to talk about how far we've come in a short amount of time,'' Redmond said. ''As tough as it was at the time, I knew we would be better off for it, because we got some guys a lot of experience.''
STILL YOUNG: With the addition such veterans as Latos, Haren, third baseman Martin Prado, second baseman Dee Gordon and first baseman Michael Morse, the payroll is expected to be above $70 million. That's the highest for the Marlins since 2012, and an increase of about 50 percent from last year.
Even so, the Marlins remain young. Fernandez, Alvarez, Cosart, Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna and Hechavarria are all under 26. That creates a clubhouse environment foreign to Phelps, a right-hander acquired in a trade with the Yankees.
''It's a lot of young, talented players,'' said Phelps, 28, accustomed to being surrounded by the likes of Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia. ''It's really a breath of fresh air just to come in and have a core in place that is younger than me.''
Most of the Marlins have never played on a contending team, which raises some skepticism about their chances. But Alvarez predicted the Marlins will be playing games that matter late this season for a change.
''We're going to surprise a lot of people,'' he said. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ARIZONA-MIAMI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Diamondbacks-Marlins Preview* ==============================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Arizona (17-21) at Miami (16-24), 12:10 p.m. EDT
The man guiding the Miami Marlins might be different, but the results remain the same.
Still searching for their first victory under new manager Dan Jennings, the offensively challenged Marlins try to avoid a seventh consecutive defeat and first home sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 16 seasons Thursday.
Miami (16-25) was competitive in the first two games of this series since Jennings moved from the front office to the dugout, but trailed by three runs after two innings and didn't get its first hit until the fifth of Wednesday's 6-1 loss.
Losers in nine of 10, the Marlins are batting .198 while being outscored 29-11 over the last six contests.
"This is going to turn, but we're in a storm right now," Jennings said. "It's frustrating."
Jennings tried to mix things up Wednesday by having Marcell Ozuna hit second and Martin Prado down at the cleanup spot. Though each had a hit, Justin Bour recorded the Marlins' other two hits.
"Sometimes you've got to move pieces here or there until you get the right formula," Jennings said. "I'm sure the colonel tried a lot of recipes before he came up with his secret one for the chicken so we're going to keep working it until we find ours."
Miami should at least be pleased Mat Latos (1-4, 5.54 ERA) will start after leaving Saturday's outing against Atlanta in the fourth inning, when he took a line drive to the shin. Though the right-hander is sore, X-rays were negative.
Latos allowed two runs and nine hits over 13 1-3 innings to go 1-0 in his first two May starts before yielding five runs and eight hits in three-plus innings of that 5-3 loss to the Braves. He is 4-1 with a 2.61 ERA in eight starts against the Diamondbacks but last faced them in 2013.
Trying to sweep its first road series from the Marlins since 1999, Arizona (18-21) hopes Archie Bradley (2-1, 3.27) can bounce back after he gave up four runs, five hits and three walks in two-plus innings of Saturday's 7-5 loss at Philadelphia in his first outing since taking a batted ball to the face April 28.
Bradley, who went 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA in his first three career starts before lasting 1 1-3 innings in the game he was injured, said he's not taking a tentative approach to pitching after the incident.
"No, not at all," he said. "It's kind of out of my mind right now. ... I prepared myself to get ready for (his last start)."
Manager Chip Hale is confident the Diamondbacks' prized prospect can successfully move forward.
"It's just hard to keep your stuff sharp not pitching in games, and he needs to pitch," Hale said. "He's a young guy that needs to be on schedule, and hopefully next time out he'll throw better.
"It's part of the development. He's not a finished product at all.
Fourth-year Arizona outfielder A.J. Pollock went 0 for 6 in Monday's series opener but is 4 for 5 with five runs scored in the last two.
Miami's Dee Gordon is 1 for 12 during the set, and saw his average drop to .395 and below .400 for the first time since April 27.
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