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| 979 | SAN DIEGO | +125 | Ov 7.5,-110 | +125 | Ov 7.5,+100 | | 980 | LA ANGELS | -135 | Un 7.5,-110 | -135 | Un 7.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 21-24 | -3.9 | 27-18 | 4.3 | 0.247 | 0.298 | 0.385 | 0.684 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.316 | 0.447 | 0.763 | | Road Games | 10-12 | -0.8 | 14-8 | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 0.388 | 0.697 | 4.4 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 0.457 | 0.778 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-19 | -3.8 | 20-15 | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.290 | 0.388 | 0.678 | 4.6 | 0.257 | 0.318 | 0.449 | 0.768 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 3-4 | 3.3 | 0.217 | 0.247 | 0.339 | 0.586 | 3.7 | 0.208 | 0.262 | 0.394 | 0.655 | | Grass Games | 21-24 | -3.9 | 27-18 | 4.3 | 0.247 | 0.298 | 0.385 | 0.684 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.316 | 0.447 | 0.763 | | Night Games | 14-17 | -3.9 | 17-14 | 4.1 | 0.245 | 0.297 | 0.371 | 0.668 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.325 | 0.470 | 0.795 | | Interleague | 1-4 | -3.6 | 4-1 | 3.4 | 0.198 | 0.256 | 0.281 | 0.537 | 8.6 | 0.319 | 0.382 | 0.644 | 1.025 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.247 | 0.298 | 45 | 1549 | 383 | 77 | 10 | 39 | 0.385 | 188 | 113 | 360 | 31 | 286 | 36 | 28 | 39 | 38 | | Road Games | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 22 | 789 | 201 | 44 | 5 | 17 | 0.388 | 96 | 62 | 177 | 18 | 156 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 20 | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.290 | 35 | 1202 | 291 | 55 | 9 | 34 | 0.388 | 137 | 82 | 273 | 28 | 214 | 27 | 20 | 34 | 28 |
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| All Games | 4.41 | 1.299 | 134.7 | 70 | 66 | 125 | 21 | 50 | 118 | 6-6 | 12 | 4 | 75% | | Road Games | 3.92 | 1.324 | 59.7 | 27 | 26 | 59 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
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| All Games | 22-22 | -1.9 | 19-23 | 3.8 | 0.230 | 0.284 | 0.359 | 0.642 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.296 | 0.375 | 0.671 | | Home Games | 10-9 | -0.9 | 8-11 | 3.7 | 0.235 | 0.292 | 0.356 | 0.648 | 3.5 | 0.230 | 0.288 | 0.344 | 0.632 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 15-18 | -4.6 | 16-16 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 0.348 | 0.627 | 4.2 | 0.252 | 0.306 | 0.390 | 0.696 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.9 | 4-3 | 4.7 | 0.223 | 0.283 | 0.412 | 0.695 | 6.0 | 0.303 | 0.366 | 0.466 | 0.832 | | Grass Games | 20-20 | -2 | 17-21 | 3.7 | 0.230 | 0.284 | 0.350 | 0.635 | 3.7 | 0.237 | 0.291 | 0.368 | 0.659 | | Night Games | 18-13 | +4.1 | 13-16 | 4.0 | 0.233 | 0.289 | 0.367 | 0.656 | 3.6 | 0.226 | 0.279 | 0.353 | 0.632 | | Interleague | 2-3 | -1 | 1-4 | 2.6 | 0.207 | 0.244 | 0.287 | 0.531 | 3.2 | 0.256 | 0.290 | 0.381 | 0.671 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.230 | 0.284 | 44 | 1444 | 332 | 62 | 2 | 40 | 0.359 | 158 | 108 | 310 | 15 | 247 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 29 | | Home Games | 3.7 | 0.235 | 0.292 | 19 | 612 | 144 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 0.356 | 65 | 49 | 131 | 5 | 108 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 14 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.279 | 33 | 1084 | 246 | 45 | 1 | 28 | 0.348 | 116 | 78 | 229 | 13 | 183 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 25 |
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| All Games | 3.51 | 1.203 | 118 | 50 | 46 | 105 | 10 | 37 | 112 | 6-5 | 14 | 7 | 66.7% | | Home Games | 3.13 | 1.061 | 60.3 | 22 | 21 | 49 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 4-3 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
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| 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) | 11-3 | W | 110 | 7 un | O | 20 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 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 | SHIELDS(R) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 5/30/2015 | ROSS(R) | PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 6/1/2015 | | NY METS | | |
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| 5/12/2015 | WILSON(L) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 5-2 | W | -175 | 8 un | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | COLORADO | LYLES(R) | 2-1 | W | -165 | 8 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | CHEN(L) | 3-1 | W | 100 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 6-1 | W | 120 | 9 un | U | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 5/17/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ BALTIMORE | WRIGHT(R) | 0-3 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ TORONTO | REDMOND(R) | 6-10 | L | 100 | 9.5 ev | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ TORONTO | SANCHEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | 110 | 9.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | WEAVER(R) | @ TORONTO | HUTCHISON(R) | 4-3 | W | 115 | 9 un | U | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 4-8 | L | -110 | 8.5 ov | O | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ BOSTON | PORCELLO(R) | 12-5 | W | 100 | 8.5 ov | O | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | | 5/23/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ BOSTON | WRIGHT(R) | 3-8 | L | -105 | 9 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ BOSTON | MILEY(L) | 1-6 | L | 125 | 9.5 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | WEAVER(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | | | 5/26/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | | | 5/27/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | WILSON(L) | DETROIT | FARMER(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | | | 5/30/2015 | WEAVER(R) | DETROIT | GREENE(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | DETROIT | PRICE(L) | | | 6/1/2015 | | TAMPA BAY | | |
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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 ANGELS: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels had the majors' best record last year, and they return this season with baseball's best player at the center of largely the same roster.
Yet the Angels accomplished none of their biggest goals last year when they were swept out of the division series, and their sky-high payroll makes those unmet expectations even more painful.
So are the Angels a legitimate power or an unbalanced, aging team with a rapidly closing window? Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and manager Mike Scioscia can only figure it out by going back to work to find the right combination to contend again.
The Angels are difficult to evaluate because everything depends on the window from which they're viewed.
They have an enormous payroll topped by some of baseball's highest-paid players at their positions - Pujols, Josh Hamilton, C.J. Wilson and Trout, the reigning AL MVP. For all that money, consistent winning and championship contention is expected, which means the Angels' inability to win a single playoff game in five seasons is a disaster.
Yet the Angels still won 98 games last season despite losing budding ace Garrett Richards to a knee injury in August, and general manager Jerry Dipoto has restocked his roster while breathing life into what was considered the majors' worst farm system in recent years. From the bullpen to the heart of the order, Los Angeles has an undeniably solid complement of talent around Trout, the best player in baseball at 23 years old.
But just when the Angels look sharp, new worries arise. The biggest problem in 2015 is the fate of Hamilton, who is likely to be hit by a lengthy suspension for an apparent drug relapse before opening day. His recovery from shoulder surgery would have kept him out anyway.
Hamilton still has three years left on his $125 million contract, but at least his absence is cushioned by the grim fact that he has made no significant, consistent impact on the Angels' offense in two expensive seasons. Los Angeles acquired veteran Matt Joyce from Tampa Bay in the offseason, and returning outfielder Collin Cowgill also can fill in capably.
Some other things to watch when the Angels embark on their 55th season:
WHAT'S ON SECOND: The Angels' biggest problem is at second base, where Howie Kendrick leaves a gaping hole after nearly a decade entrenched in the job. With just a year left on Kendrick's contract, Dipoto traded him to the Dodgers to get promising young starter Andrew Heaney. But the lineup that led the AL in runs has lost its top hit producer - yes, Kendrick had even more than Trout - with no real plan to replace him. Josh Rutledge, Grant Green and Johnny Giavotella are among the light-hitting infielders getting a look in the spring, but none is likely to replace Kendrick's big bat.
RICH MAN: After leading the AL in RBIs and runs last season while winning the MVP trophy, Trout already has accomplished more than pretty much any 23-year-old in baseball history - and he's about to get paid for it. The outfielder's six-year, $144.5 million contract begins this year, albeit at a modest $5.25 million salary for 2015 before the deal skyrockets. Yet Trout hasn't shown any signs of complacency in the offseason, and he is working aggressively with hitting coach Don Baylor on limiting his strikeouts, which jumped to an AL-worst 184 last year.
WEAKNESS TO STRENGTH: After years of ineptitude, the Angels are confident their bullpen will again be among the majors' tops this season. Closer Huston Street and setup man Joe Smith are among the best in the business, while Mike Morin is expected to move into a bigger role with Kevin Jepsen's departure. Fernando Salas, Vinny Pestano and newcomer Cesar Ramos - Jered Weaver's college teammate - all are angling for innings, likely making the bullpen into a source of comfort for Scioscia.
GOTTA PITCH: The Angels' rotation has a high ceiling and a low floor - just like the rest of this team. Weaver and Wilson are on top of the rotation, but many believe both 30-something veterans took a step backward last season. Richards faces an uncertain mid-April return from a long rehabilitation, while Matt Shoemaker must prove he can replicate his shocking 16-victory performance that made him second on AL Rookie of the Year voting. Scioscia also must pick a fifth starter among Heaney, Hector Santiago and Nick Tropeano. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-LA ANGELS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Angels Preview* =======================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
San Diego (20-24) at Los Angeles (22-21), 9:05 p.m. EDT
The Los Angeles Angels are returning from a lengthy road trip on the other side of the country, but their winning percentage remains the same as the day they left - exactly .500.
The Angels will try again to break free from mediocrity in a 10-game homestand that begins Monday night against the San Diego Padres, and Jered Weaver will attempt to start that on a winning note by adding to his recent turnaround.
Los Angeles was 17-17 when it started its 10-game trip against AL East teams and moved two games above .500 on Wednesday with Weaver's 4-3 victory over Toronto. It finished that trek by dropping three of its final four and each of its last two games against Boston.
The Angels registered four hits in a 6-1 defeat Sunday and batted .206 in the final six games.
"We haven't played anywhere near our potential," catcher Chris Iannetta told MLB's official website.
The Angels won six of eight at home before heading out, including the final three, and will try to extend that streak behind a rejuvenated Weaver (3-4, 4.37 ERA). The right-hander is 3-0 with a 1.54 ERA in his past three starts and survived one difficult inning in Wednesday's victory.
He gave up three runs, three hits and two walks in the fourth, and totaled one hit and one walk allowed in his other six innings.
"His last couple of starts have been great. It's fun to play behind him," outfielder Mike Trout said. "He's working fast and trying to get us back in the dugouts to get some hits. It's fun to watch."
Weaver is 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in two career starts against the Padres (21-24) and took a 7-2 win in the most recent May 18, 2012. That victory was part of a 19-start stretch in which he went 11-1 with a 2.20 ERA in interleague play.
Weaver will face a team that batted .168 with 13 runs in a 1-7 stretch before Sunday's 11-3 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers. San Diego matched its season high with 20 hits, and Justin Upton had two of those while matching a career best with six RBIs, including a grand slam.
"I don't think we cared how we got our runs today. But it was nice to get some runners in scoring position, get the bases loaded and get some hits in those situations," Upton said.
Tyson Ross (2-4, 3.93) is hoping to see that kind of help after getting two runs of support or fewer for the seventh time in nine starts Wednesday. The right-hander gave up three runs and four hits in seven innings of a 3-2 defeat to the Chicago Cubs while striking out eight.
Ross is 1-1 with a 1.99 ERA in four career starts against the Angels.
The Padres took two of three in the most recent matchup with Los Angeles in 2012 and lost all three in their last visit to Anaheim in 2009.
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