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| 911 | SAN DIEGO | +130 | Ov 7,-110 | +115 | Ov 7,-110 | | 912 | LA DODGERS | -140 | Un 7,-110 | -125 | Un 7,-110 |
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| All Games | 20-24 | -5 | 26-18 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.293 | 0.377 | 0.670 | 4.6 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.449 | 0.767 | | Road Games | 9-12 | -1.9 | 13-8 | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 0.370 | 0.669 | 4.4 | 0.262 | 0.325 | 0.463 | 0.788 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 15-19 | -5 | 19-15 | 3.9 | 0.234 | 0.283 | 0.377 | 0.659 | 4.7 | 0.258 | 0.320 | 0.453 | 0.774 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -5.4 | 2-5 | 1.9 | 0.161 | 0.198 | 0.253 | 0.452 | 3.9 | 0.224 | 0.282 | 0.413 | 0.695 | | Grass Games | 20-24 | -5 | 26-18 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.293 | 0.377 | 0.670 | 4.6 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.449 | 0.767 | | Day Games | 6-7 | -1.1 | 9-4 | 4.2 | 0.232 | 0.284 | 0.390 | 0.674 | 4.1 | 0.227 | 0.298 | 0.401 | 0.700 | | Division | 15-14 | +0.7 | 15-14 | 4.4 | 0.254 | 0.309 | 0.398 | 0.707 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.302 | 0.431 | 0.733 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.293 | 44 | 1505 | 363 | 73 | 10 | 37 | 0.377 | 177 | 110 | 355 | 31 | 276 | 35 | 28 | 37 | 38 | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 21 | 745 | 181 | 40 | 5 | 15 | 0.370 | 85 | 59 | 172 | 18 | 146 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 20 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.234 | 0.283 | 34 | 1158 | 271 | 51 | 9 | 32 | 0.377 | 126 | 79 | 268 | 28 | 204 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 28 |
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| All Games | 4.48 | 1.304 | 132.7 | 70 | 66 | 123 | 21 | 50 | 115 | 6-6 | 12 | 4 | 75% | | Road Games | 4.06 | 1.335 | 57.7 | 27 | 26 | 57 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
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| All Games | 26-16 | +2.8 | 23-17 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.335 | 0.448 | 0.784 | 3.3 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 0.352 | 0.631 | | Home Games | 19-5 | +10.1 | 16-7 | 5.0 | 0.267 | 0.339 | 0.474 | 0.813 | 2.9 | 0.217 | 0.262 | 0.343 | 0.605 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 24-12 | +7.2 | 20-14 | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.343 | 0.472 | 0.815 | 3.1 | 0.225 | 0.279 | 0.345 | 0.623 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.6 | 1-6 | 0.9 | 0.186 | 0.249 | 0.256 | 0.505 | 2.6 | 0.195 | 0.236 | 0.290 | 0.526 | | Grass Games | 26-16 | +2.8 | 23-17 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.335 | 0.448 | 0.784 | 3.3 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 0.352 | 0.631 | | Day Games | 7-4 | +2 | 5-6 | 4.7 | 0.257 | 0.341 | 0.484 | 0.825 | 2.8 | 0.232 | 0.285 | 0.311 | 0.595 | | Division | 19-13 | +0.1 | 15-16 | 3.9 | 0.247 | 0.323 | 0.432 | 0.755 | 3.2 | 0.227 | 0.276 | 0.339 | 0.615 |
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| All Games | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.335 | 42 | 1378 | 355 | 85 | 5 | 56 | 0.448 | 184 | 161 | 303 | 11 | 295 | 38 | 21 | 27 | 20 | | Home Games | 5.0 | 0.267 | 0.339 | 24 | 789 | 211 | 58 | 3 | 33 | 0.474 | 116 | 86 | 176 | 9 | 162 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10 | | Righty Starters | 4.7 | 0.266 | 0.343 | 36 | 1178 | 313 | 74 | 5 | 53 | 0.472 | 165 | 139 | 252 | 11 | 251 | 31 | 20 | 24 | 19 |
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| All Games | 2.56 | 1.073 | 119.3 | 38 | 34 | 87 | 6 | 41 | 145 | 9-7 | 10 | 6 | 62.5% | | Home Games | 2.08 | 0.962 | 78 | 21 | 18 | 53 | 4 | 22 | 96 | 8-3 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% |
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| 5/10/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ ARIZONA | HUDSON(R) | 1-2 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 4-11 | L | 125 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | | 5/13/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 4-2 | W | 130 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | ROSS(R) | WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | 8-3 | W | -110 | 6.5 ov | O | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 0-10 | L | +120 | 7 un | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 5/16/2015 | CASHNER(R) | WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | 1-4 | L | +125 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | 5-10 | L | +115 | 6.5 ov | O | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 4-3 | W | -120 | 6.5 ov | O | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | 5/20/2015 | ROSS(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WADA(L) | 2-3 | L | -135 | 7 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 0-3 | L | +105 | 7 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 1-2 | L | 182 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/23/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 0-2 | L | 140 | 7 un | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | | PITTSBURGH | | | | 5/30/2015 | | PITTSBURGH | | | | 5/31/2015 | | PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 5/10/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 9-5 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 5/11/2015 | GREINKE(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 5-3 | W | -210 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 11-1 | W | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | FRIAS(R) | MIAMI | COSART(R) | 4-5 | L | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 5/14/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 4-5 | L | -215 | 8 un | O | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 6-4 | W | -320 | 6.5 ov | O | 12 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | GREINKE(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 1-7 | L | -190 | 6.5 ev | O | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 1-0 | W | -210 | 8 un | U | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | FRIAS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 0-2 | L | -115 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 0-4 | L | -130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 0-4 | L | -130 | 6 un | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 5/22/2015 | GREINKE(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 2-1 | W | -195 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 2-0 | W | -150 | 7 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | FRIAS(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | | | 5/25/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | ATLANTA | PEREZ(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | GREINKE(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | | | 5/29/2015 | | @ ST LOUIS | | | | 5/30/2015 | | @ ST LOUIS | | | | 5/31/2015 | | @ ST LOUIS | | |
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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. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-LA DODGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Dodgers Preview* ========================
San Diego (20-24) at Los Angeles (26-16), 4:10 p.m. EDT
Two well-pitched games in this series have gone in favor of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are on the verge of sweeping the San Diego Padres.
James Shields could give San Diego the pitching edge in the finale - if he can keep the baseball from leaving Dodger Stadium.
Shields looks to improve to 6-0 and avoid giving up more homers while helping the Padres end a four-game losing streak Sunday.
After winning Friday's opener 2-1, Los Angeles (26-16) won 2-0 the next night as San Diego (20-24) was shut out for the second time in three games. The Padres have totaled three runs while batting .150 with four extra-base hits, five walks and 38 strikeouts during this losing streak that has matched their longest from April 22-25.
"We've been through this before, and these guys are going to get out of it," pitcher Ian Kennedy said. "Our guys are too talented to go through a rut this long."
The Padres' lone hit Saturday came when Yangervis Solarte led off with a single. Solarte was erased on Cory Spangenberg's double-play grounder, and no other San Diego hitter reached.
The anemic offense will put pressure on Shields (5-0, 3.74 ERA), who gave up two runs in seven innings and did not receive a decision in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs that marked the Padres' fourth straight victory with him on the mound.
The right-hander has surrendered baseball's most homers with 14, including 10 over his last 24 1-3 innings. Shields - who opened 6-0 with Tampa Bay in 2007 - can also be tough to hit, as evidenced by his NL-leading 75 strikeouts and ratio of 12.20 strikeouts per nine innings that is the majors' second-best mark.
He made his Padres debut at Dodger Stadium on opening day, giving up two runs with eight strikeouts over six innings in a 6-3 loss April 6.
Howie Kendrick is 15 for 29 with a homer off Shields, Adrian Gonzalez is 10 for 28 with two homers and Jimmy Rollins is 5 for 11 with one home run.
Los Angeles has produced six runs in the last seven games. Andre Ethier is 3 for 17 in that span, Kendrick is 5 for 26, Rollins is 4 for 24 and Justin Turner is 4 for 17.
Gonzalez is 15 for 31 with six homers and 10 RBIs against the Padres, with Los Angeles capturing six of eight meetings.
Rookie Joc Pederson has homered in both games, though he's batting .197 in his last 19 games.
"He's homered the last couple of days but kind of struggling a little bit," manager Don Mattingly said. "So I think it's going to be a constant learning curve with Joc and part of it is going through it."
Mattingly will give the ball to Carlos Frias (3-1, 2.55), who is 2-1 with a 2.82 ERA in four starts. He yielded one run in six innings in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat at San Francisco.
The right-hander has a 1.56 ERA in three career home starts. He has never started against the Padres, allowing one hit over three innings in three relief appearances versus them.
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