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| 957 | SAN FRANCISCO | +105 | Ov 8.5,-115 | +110 | Ov 8.5,-105 | | 958 | MILWAUKEE | -115 | Un 8.5,-105 | -120 | Un 8.5,-115 |
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| All Games | 27-20 | +6.2 | 22-23 | 4.1 | 0.273 | 0.331 | 0.403 | 0.734 | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.308 | 0.391 | 0.699 | | Road Games | 13-11 | +3.4 | 15-7 | 5.2 | 0.284 | 0.340 | 0.442 | 0.782 | 4.8 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.451 | 0.776 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 19-17 | -0.7 | 19-15 | 4.3 | 0.275 | 0.332 | 0.404 | 0.736 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.316 | 0.403 | 0.719 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3 | 5-2 | 6.3 | 0.300 | 0.345 | 0.456 | 0.801 | 5.6 | 0.278 | 0.335 | 0.453 | 0.788 | | Grass Games | 27-20 | +6.2 | 22-23 | 4.1 | 0.273 | 0.331 | 0.403 | 0.734 | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.308 | 0.391 | 0.699 | | Day Games | 9-5 | +3.4 | 7-7 | 4.0 | 0.269 | 0.327 | 0.392 | 0.719 | 4.4 | 0.251 | 0.312 | 0.405 | 0.717 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.273 | 0.331 | 47 | 1634 | 446 | 79 | 13 | 36 | 0.403 | 184 | 141 | 330 | 25 | 355 | 51 | 26 | 40 | 23 | | Road Games | 5.2 | 0.284 | 0.340 | 24 | 872 | 248 | 53 | 6 | 24 | 0.442 | 117 | 74 | 186 | 11 | 176 | 30 | 12 | 25 | 10 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.275 | 0.332 | 36 | 1264 | 347 | 66 | 10 | 26 | 0.404 | 145 | 108 | 243 | 15 | 269 | 39 | 19 | 28 | 20 |
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| All Games | 3.27 | 1.294 | 143 | 57 | 52 | 134 | 10 | 51 | 110 | 7-4 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% | | Road Games | 3.78 | 1.259 | 78.7 | 36 | 33 | 78 | 9 | 21 | 53 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% |
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| All Games | 16-31 | -14.4 | 24-20 | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.280 | 0.380 | 0.661 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.325 | 0.436 | 0.761 | | Home Games | 8-17 | -10.5 | 15-9 | 4.0 | 0.226 | 0.286 | 0.403 | 0.690 | 5.7 | 0.269 | 0.326 | 0.476 | 0.802 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 12-25 | -12.5 | 19-16 | 3.7 | 0.226 | 0.281 | 0.374 | 0.656 | 5.4 | 0.266 | 0.330 | 0.443 | 0.772 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -5.4 | 4-3 | 3.4 | 0.202 | 0.281 | 0.329 | 0.610 | 4.9 | 0.267 | 0.341 | 0.387 | 0.728 | | Grass Games | 16-31 | -14.4 | 24-20 | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.280 | 0.380 | 0.661 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.325 | 0.436 | 0.761 | | Day Games | 7-10 | -2.2 | 7-9 | 3.1 | 0.223 | 0.273 | 0.354 | 0.627 | 4.7 | 0.272 | 0.339 | 0.424 | 0.763 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.227 | 0.280 | 47 | 1549 | 351 | 79 | 9 | 47 | 0.380 | 170 | 116 | 389 | 17 | 266 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 26 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.226 | 0.286 | 25 | 818 | 185 | 44 | 7 | 29 | 0.403 | 95 | 69 | 209 | 9 | 140 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 10 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.226 | 0.281 | 37 | 1223 | 277 | 62 | 4 | 37 | 0.374 | 130 | 93 | 310 | 13 | 213 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 19 |
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| All Games | 4.13 | 1.327 | 141.7 | 79 | 65 | 135 | 18 | 53 | 155 | 7-5 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | | Home Games | 4.84 | 1.437 | 80 | 55 | 43 | 85 | 14 | 30 | 84 | 4-3 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
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| 5/13/2015 | HUDSON(R) | @ HOUSTON | OBERHOLTZER(L) | 3-4 | L | 120 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 3-4 | L | 155 | 7 un | P | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 10-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 11-2 | W | 125 | 8 ov | O | 16 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | DESCLAFANI(R) | 9-8 | W | -110 | 8 ev | O | 16 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | HUDSON(R) | LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | 2-0 | W | +105 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | | 5/20/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 4-0 | W | +120 | 7 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | 5/21/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 4-0 | W | +120 | 6 un | U | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 11-8 | W | -110 | 10 ov | O | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 5/23/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ COLORADO | LYLES(R) | 10-8 | W | -105 | 10 un | O | 14 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | | 5/23/2015 | PETIT(R) | @ COLORADO | HALE(R) | 3-5 | L | -115 | 10.5 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | 5/24/2015 | HUDSON(R) | @ COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 2-11 | L | -125 | 10 ev | O | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 8-4 | W | 115 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | 5/26/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 6-3 | W | -130 | 7.5 ov | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 5/28/2015 | HESTON(R) | ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | HUDSON(R) | ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | | | 5/30/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | ATLANTA | PEREZ(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | | | 6/1/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | | | 6/2/2015 | HESTON(R) | PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | | PITTSBURGH | | |
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| 5/13/2015 | NELSON(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 2-4 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 7-0 | W | 115 | 7 un | P | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 1-14 | L | 125 | 7 un | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | 1-5 | L | 125 | 7.5 ev | U | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 5/18/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ DETROIT | LOBSTEIN(L) | 3-2 | W | 105 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ DETROIT | SANCHEZ(R) | 8-1 | W | 145 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | 5/20/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ DETROIT | GREENE(R) | 2-5 | L | 130 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 5/21/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 1-10 | L | 110 | 7 ev | O | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/22/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ ATLANTA | STULTS(L) | 11-0 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | 5/23/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 7 ev | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | 5/24/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | 1-2 | L | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 5/25/2015 | LOHSE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 4-8 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | O | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 5/26/2015 | GARZA(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 3-6 | L | +120 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 5/27/2015 | FIERS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | | 5/29/2015 | NELSON(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | | | 5/30/2015 | LOHSE(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 5/31/2015 | GARZA(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | | | 6/1/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | | | 6/2/2015 | | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 6/3/2015 | | @ ST LOUIS | | |
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| |  | 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.'' | | MILWAUKEE: MILWAUKEE (AP) - Success for the Brewers this season may hinge on Milwaukee's consistency in the batter's box.
September swoons can prove costly - as can prolonged slumps any other time of year, for that matter.
A lineup filled with accomplished hitters like Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez has the potential to score runs. To break into the playoffs from the competitive NL Central, the Brewers must eliminate team-wide slumps.
''Last year we kind of grinded it to a point where instead of just playing day to day and for that game and to win, we looked like we were forcing things,'' manager Ron Roenicke said. ''We were trying to hold on to what we had, and that's not the way we go about it.''
The Brewers spent 150 days in first place before a stunning, late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs for a third straight year.
''We've got a good club, and when we're playing the type of baseball I think we can play every night ... if we just worry about that game today, at the end of the season, good things will happen,'' the skipper added from the team's spring training complex in Phoenix.
The lineup is bashing again this spring.
After a slow start, Braun has been hitting much better following an unusual offseason medical procedure. Extreme cold was applied to his right hand in hopes of fixing a lingering nerve problem near the thumb.
Lucroy also looks like he is over a hamstring injury that limited him for the first few weeks of spring training. The upbeat, energetic Gomez had three homers three weeks into spring ball.
''Every day you learn something new ... you learn from that,'' Gomez said about the 2014 season. ''The first step we have to do is make the playoffs. We take it game by game.''
The regular season begins on April 6 against Colorado at Miller Park. Some things to watch with the Brewers:
PITCHING: The Brewers don't have a true ace, but they do have solid veterans atop the rotation in Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza. Wily Peralta won 17 games last year in his second full season in the majors, and Mike Fiers impressed down the stretch. But Milwaukee traded Yovani Gallardo and Marco Estrada, so there is no experienced starting depth. Young right-hander Jimmy Nelson must prove he can be a consistent fifth starter. A long-term injury to any of the starting five could leave the Brewers scrambling.
In the bullpen, veteran Francisco Rodriguez figures to return to the closer's role after re-signing with the club more than two weeks into spring training. He bounced back with 44 saves in 49 chances last season.
AGGRESSIVENESS: Roenicke likes his team to take chances on the base paths, and he's sticking with that philosophy. That puts the Brewers in attack mode, and when working at its best, the strategy forces the defense to rush and possibly make mistakes. But rally-killing outs on the bases can make fans at Miller Park groan. Perhaps of more concern is the approach at the plate, where the Brewers led the majors by swinging at 33 percent of first pitches, according to STATS. Darnell Coles is the new hitting coach. The team wants to stay aggressive while having more plate discipline.
KEYSTONE COMBO: While Braun, Lucroy and Gomez draw much of the attention in the lineup, the Brewers' keystone combination of second baseman Scooter Gennett and shortstop Jean Segura will be just as vital to the team's success. Gennett, a left-hander, will play every day and must prove he can hit lefties consistently. The speedy Segura is a top defender, though he is looking to bounce back from a slump that dropped his average nearly 50 points to .246.
RAMMY OUT: It is probably one more and done for third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who turns 36 in June. He has said he likely will retire after this season to spend more time with his family. Ramirez's production has waned over the last two seasons, though he remains one of the best in the league in fielding bunts and slow rollers to third. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN FRANCISCO-MILWAUKEE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Giants-Brewers Preview* ========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
San Francisco (26-20) at Milwaukee (16-30), 1:40 p.m. EDT
Ryan Vogelsong has been a major contributor to San Francisco's success this month.
Looking to continue his stellar May, the right-hander tries to win a third straight road start and help the visiting Giants complete a sweep of the lowly Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.
Vogelsong (3-2, 4.60 ERA) went 0-2 with a 9.88 ERA in three April starts but is 3-0 with a 1.05 ERA in four this month. The right-hander allowed two hits over six scoreless innings of an 11-8 victory at Colorado on Friday.
"He just seems to keep guys off balance and makes sure not to let them put the good part of the bat on the ball," teammate Brandon Belt told MLB's official website.
Vogelsong improved to 2-0 and dropped his ERA to 2.70 in five starts at Milwaukee after yielding a solo homer to Carlos Gomez in six innings of a 7-4 victory Aug. 6.
Homers by Belt, Hunter Pence and Matt Duffy helped San Francisco (27-20) improve to 18-7 this month after Tuesday's 6-3 victory at Miller Park. Winners in seven of nine on the road, the Giants last swept a set at Milwaukee from July 5-8, 2010.
Pence is batting .326 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 11 games since making his season debut May 16 following a forearm injury. He's batting .462 with Tuesday's home run and nine RBIs in his last nine against the Brewers (16-31).
Duffy, meanwhile, is hitting .385 with two home runs and 12 RBIs in his last nine road contests.
Among the major league leaders hitting .386 on the road, ex-Brewer Nori Aoki is 7 for 9 in the series.
San Francisco leads the NL with 129 runs and a .298 batting average this month.
Milwaukee is headed in the opposite direction, losing six of seven while totaling 24 runs and hitting .202 during that span.
The Brewers didn't get their first hit Tuesday until Aramis Ramirez homered in the fourth. The veteran third baseman went 2 for 2 with two RBIs after going 0 for 11 in his previous four contests.
Ramirez is batting .333 with two home runs versus Vogelsong.
With Wily Peralta on the disabled list because of a strained left oblique, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell will start Mike Fiers (1-4, 4.63) on three days' rest. However, the Brewers plan to promote somebody from the minors later this week to take Peralta's spot for the immediate future.
"It gives us some time," Counsell said.
Fiers hasn't received a decision in three straight starts despite allowing two runs in each of those outings. He left after 86 pitches and five innings of a 3-2, 11-inning loss at Atlanta on Saturday.
"I don't think it's a big deal for me," the right-hander said of pitching on short rest. "I didn't really throw as many pitches as I usually do (Saturday). I don't think it's any more stressful than a regular start. I'm fine with it. The team needs me to go and I'll be ready to go."
Fiers gave up three runs, seven hits and struck out nine in seven innings of a 3-1 defeat Aug. 30 in his only start versus San Francisco.
Buster Posey went 0 for 4 versus Fiers in that outing but reached base in a career-high 26th straight game with a walk Tuesday. However, he went 0 for 3 to end his 16-game hitting streak.
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