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| 979 | SAN DIEGO | +140 | Ov 7.5,+105 | +155 | Ov 7,-115 | | 980 | LA ANGELS | -150 | Un 7.5,-125 | -165 | Un 7,-105 |
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| All Games | 22-25 | -3.3 | 27-20 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.299 | 0.381 | 0.680 | 4.5 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 0.440 | 0.755 | | Road Games | 11-13 | -0.2 | 14-10 | 4.4 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 0.379 | 0.688 | 4.2 | 0.259 | 0.319 | 0.442 | 0.761 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 17-20 | -3.2 | 20-17 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.292 | 0.382 | 0.673 | 4.5 | 0.256 | 0.317 | 0.440 | 0.757 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.6 | 1-6 | 3.0 | 0.238 | 0.281 | 0.315 | 0.596 | 2.4 | 0.214 | 0.261 | 0.326 | 0.586 | | Grass Games | 22-25 | -3.3 | 27-20 | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.299 | 0.381 | 0.680 | 4.5 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 0.440 | 0.755 | | Night Games | 15-18 | -3.3 | 17-16 | 4.1 | 0.246 | 0.298 | 0.366 | 0.663 | 4.7 | 0.265 | 0.324 | 0.458 | 0.782 | | Interleague | 2-5 | -2.9 | 4-3 | 3.4 | 0.214 | 0.272 | 0.282 | 0.554 | 6.7 | 0.298 | 0.358 | 0.547 | 0.905 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.248 | 0.299 | 47 | 1620 | 401 | 79 | 10 | 39 | 0.381 | 195 | 119 | 380 | 32 | 301 | 36 | 29 | 41 | 42 | | Road Games | 4.4 | 0.255 | 0.309 | 24 | 860 | 219 | 46 | 5 | 17 | 0.379 | 103 | 68 | 197 | 19 | 171 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 24 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.292 | 37 | 1273 | 309 | 57 | 9 | 34 | 0.382 | 144 | 88 | 293 | 29 | 229 | 27 | 21 | 36 | 32 |
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| All Games | 4.27 | 1.281 | 141.3 | 71 | 67 | 127 | 21 | 54 | 126 | 7-7 | 12 | 4 | 75% | | Road Games | 3.66 | 1.281 | 66.3 | 28 | 27 | 61 | 10 | 24 | 67 | 4-5 | 5 | 4 | 55.6% |
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| All Games | 23-23 | -2.6 | 19-25 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.284 | 0.355 | 0.639 | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 0.371 | 0.668 | | Home Games | 11-10 | -1.6 | 8-13 | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.292 | 0.349 | 0.641 | 3.5 | 0.233 | 0.291 | 0.338 | 0.629 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-19 | -5.3 | 16-18 | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.280 | 0.344 | 0.624 | 4.1 | 0.252 | 0.307 | 0.383 | 0.690 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.7 | 3-4 | 4.0 | 0.219 | 0.283 | 0.359 | 0.642 | 5.3 | 0.286 | 0.344 | 0.408 | 0.751 | | Grass Games | 21-21 | -2.7 | 17-23 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.285 | 0.347 | 0.632 | 3.7 | 0.238 | 0.292 | 0.364 | 0.656 | | Night Games | 19-14 | +3.4 | 13-18 | 3.9 | 0.234 | 0.289 | 0.362 | 0.651 | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.282 | 0.348 | 0.630 | | Interleague | 3-4 | -1.7 | 1-6 | 2.4 | 0.218 | 0.259 | 0.286 | 0.545 | 3.3 | 0.255 | 0.296 | 0.351 | 0.648 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.284 | 46 | 1514 | 349 | 65 | 2 | 40 | 0.355 | 161 | 113 | 330 | 19 | 263 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 30 | | Home Games | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.292 | 21 | 682 | 161 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0.349 | 68 | 54 | 151 | 9 | 124 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | | Righty Starters | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.280 | 35 | 1154 | 263 | 48 | 1 | 28 | 0.344 | 119 | 83 | 249 | 17 | 199 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 26 |
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| All Games | 3.79 | 1.249 | 123.3 | 56 | 52 | 113 | 10 | 41 | 119 | 7-6 | 14 | 8 | 63.6% | | Home Games | 3.70 | 1.157 | 65.7 | 28 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 19 | 61 | 5-4 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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| 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) | 3-4 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 4-0 | W | 160 | 8 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | 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 | CASHNER(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | | NY METS | | |
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| 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) | 4-3 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | 0-4 | L | -170 | 8 ov | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 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 | RICHARDS(R) | TAMPA BAY | COLOME(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | WILSON(L) | TAMPA BAY | ARCHER(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | | 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 TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
San Diego (22-25) at Los Angeles (23-23), 10:05 p.m. EDT
If it weren't for bad luck, poor defense and little run support, Andrew Cashner would have no luck at all.
The right-hander ranks among the NL leaders in ERA but hopes to avoid his MLB-worst eight defeat Wednesday night when the visiting San Diego Padres try to jump-start their offense against the Los Angeles Angels.
Aside from Sunday's 11-3 win over the Dodgers, the Padres have batted .187 and averaged 2.0 runs during a 3-8 stretch.
San Diego managed just five hits without pushing across a run Tuesday until finally breaking through in the 10th inning. Matt Kemp had a two-out, three-run double and Derek Norris added an RBI single in a 4-0 victory.
"Felt like we needed to win that game right there," said Kemp, who equaled his RBI total from his previous 15 games.
The Padres (22-25) are hoping to build on that productive inning as they attempt to close a six-game road trip with their first series win since opening May with a home sweep of Colorado.
However, no pitcher has been hurt by their scoring woes more than Cashner (1-7, 2.89 ERA), who has the 11th-best ERA in the NL. He's limited opponents to two runs or fewer in six of his last eight starts but has dropped his past five decisions while receiving three runs of support. The Padres haven't helped Cashner out defensively either, as he's been tagged with 12 unearned runs.
Cashner did not get a decision Friday despite limiting the Dodgers to an unearned run over six innings in a 2-1 road loss.
"We've wasted a lot of his outings," said Kemp, who had two hits Tuesday after going 3 for 25 over his previous seven games. "We need to score him some runs and make it a little more comfortable for him."
Cashner will try to avoid taking over the MLB lead in losses as he starts against the Angels for the first time. He did throw three scoreless innings over three relief appearances versus Los Angeles prior to 2013.
The Angels (23-23), who have dropped four of six, have hit .203 and totaled eight runs over their last four games.
Mike Trout is 3 for 16 over that span after Padres center fielder Will Venable robbed him of a two-run home run in the third inning Tuesday. David Freese is hitless in 15 at-bats in his past four.
"At some point, the runs are going to come," manager Mike Scioscia said. "We feel they're going to come."
The Angels hope they can continue to rely on a rotation that has posted a 1.88 ERA in its last 17 home starts. Garrett Richards (4-2, 2.98) has been especially sharp at Angel Stadium, going 6-1 with a 1.97 ERA in his last 10 starts.
After going 3-1 with a 1.83 ERA in his previous five starts, the right-hander looks to regroup on his 27th birthday after giving up a season-high five runs while striking out only one over six innings in Friday's 12-5 win at Boston.
He's never faced the Padres, though Norris is 2 for 3 with three walks against him dating to his time with Oakland. Kemp, Justin Upton and Will Middlebrooks have gone a combined 1 for 12 in their matchups.
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