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| All Games | 35-42 | -12.1 | 31-43 | 3.4 | 0.230 | 0.289 | 0.373 | 0.662 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.305 | 0.382 | 0.686 | | Road Games | 18-19 | +0.3 | 17-20 | 3.6 | 0.223 | 0.281 | 0.376 | 0.657 | 4.5 | 0.263 | 0.328 | 0.418 | 0.747 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 28-32 | -8.6 | 24-33 | 3.5 | 0.228 | 0.289 | 0.379 | 0.667 | 3.8 | 0.238 | 0.302 | 0.377 | 0.679 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.5 | 1-5 | 3.1 | 0.216 | 0.260 | 0.366 | 0.627 | 2.9 | 0.224 | 0.276 | 0.314 | 0.590 | | Grass Games | 30-41 | -16.7 | 29-39 | 3.3 | 0.230 | 0.290 | 0.373 | 0.662 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.305 | 0.382 | 0.687 | | Day Games | 9-13 | -4.6 | 11-10 | 3.5 | 0.211 | 0.279 | 0.344 | 0.623 | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.322 | 0.392 | 0.714 | | Interleague | 4-6 | -2.8 | 4-6 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.292 | 0.432 | 0.724 | 3.9 | 0.228 | 0.312 | 0.322 | 0.634 |
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| All Games | 3.4 | 0.230 | 0.289 | 77 | 2582 | 593 | 108 | 13 | 79 | 0.373 | 243 | 215 | 625 | 29 | 497 | 62 | 42 | 76 | 28 | | Road Games | 3.6 | 0.223 | 0.281 | 37 | 1256 | 280 | 49 | 7 | 43 | 0.376 | 124 | 101 | 283 | 17 | 223 | 36 | 18 | 43 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 3.5 | 0.228 | 0.289 | 60 | 2003 | 457 | 90 | 10 | 64 | 0.379 | 195 | 170 | 499 | 24 | 375 | 50 | 32 | 57 | 24 |
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| All Games | 3.69 | 1.322 | 227 | 103 | 93 | 207 | 21 | 93 | 200 | 6-16 | 22 | 9 | 71% | | Road Games | 4.38 | 1.415 | 111 | 57 | 54 | 112 | 14 | 45 | 92 | 3-9 | 13 | 5 | 72.2% |
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| All Games | 37-42 | -4.9 | 48-30 | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.294 | 0.375 | 0.668 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.320 | 0.426 | 0.745 | | Home Games | 18-21 | -5.4 | 24-14 | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.286 | 0.369 | 0.655 | 4.6 | 0.249 | 0.311 | 0.415 | 0.725 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 27-34 | -7.3 | 36-24 | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.288 | 0.372 | 0.660 | 4.9 | 0.269 | 0.327 | 0.440 | 0.767 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.7 | 3-4 | 3.7 | 0.232 | 0.272 | 0.378 | 0.650 | 5.1 | 0.236 | 0.294 | 0.408 | 0.701 | | Grass Games | 37-42 | -4.9 | 48-30 | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.294 | 0.375 | 0.668 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.320 | 0.426 | 0.745 | | Day Games | 11-13 | -2.1 | 17-7 | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.303 | 0.401 | 0.704 | 4.5 | 0.239 | 0.304 | 0.419 | 0.723 | | Interleague | 4-9 | -4.6 | 8-5 | 3.1 | 0.200 | 0.256 | 0.302 | 0.558 | 6.8 | 0.300 | 0.359 | 0.521 | 0.880 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.294 | 79 | 2715 | 656 | 132 | 17 | 65 | 0.375 | 312 | 200 | 671 | 51 | 507 | 58 | 48 | 72 | 61 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.286 | 39 | 1293 | 310 | 51 | 7 | 34 | 0.369 | 146 | 84 | 325 | 23 | 228 | 32 | 25 | 44 | 31 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.288 | 61 | 2101 | 501 | 96 | 14 | 52 | 0.372 | 230 | 147 | 495 | 44 | 389 | 42 | 35 | 62 | 44 |
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| All Games | 3.83 | 1.263 | 242.3 | 111 | 103 | 219 | 24 | 87 | 220 | 13-11 | 20 | 6 | 76.9% | | Home Games | 4.05 | 1.255 | 126.7 | 64 | 57 | 110 | 13 | 49 | 109 | 5-5 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% |
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| 6/17/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 2-0 | W | -135 | 5.5 ev | U | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 6/18/2015 | MONTGOMERY(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 0-7 | L | -135 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 6/19/2015 | ELIAS(L) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | 5-2 | W | +125 | 7 un | P | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 6/20/2015 | WALKER(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 6-3 | W | +105 | 6.5 ov | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 6/21/2015 | HAPP(L) | HOUSTON | VELASQUEZ(R) | 2-6 | L | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 6/22/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | KANSAS CITY | BLANTON(R) | 1-4 | L | -150 | 6.5 un | U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 6/23/2015 | MONTGOMERY(L) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 7-0 | W | -115 | 7 ov | P | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | ELIAS(L) | KANSAS CITY | DUFFY(L) | 2-8 | L | +100 | 7 un | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | | 6/26/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | 3-1 | W | 105 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 6/27/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | 2-4 | L | 130 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 6/28/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 2-3 | L | -115 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | MONTGOMERY(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 5-0 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | 7/1/2015 | WALKER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | | | 7/2/2015 | ELIAS(L) | @ OAKLAND | KAZMIR(L) | | | 7/3/2015 | HAPP(L) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | | | 7/4/2015 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | | 7/5/2015 | MONTGOMERY(L) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | WALKER(R) | DETROIT | SIMON(R) | | | 7/7/2015 | ELIAS(L) | DETROIT | RYAN(L) | | | 7/8/2015 | | DETROIT | | |
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| 6/17/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 2-16 | L | 175 | 7.5 un | O | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 0 | | 6/18/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 3-1 | W | 120 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | 6/19/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 2-4 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | U | 6 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | | 6/20/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ ARIZONA | RAY(L) | 8-1 | W | -110 | 8 un | O | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 6/21/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 2-7 | L | -110 | 8.5 un | O | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 6/23/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 3-2 | W | 165 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 0-6 | L | 115 | 7 ev | U | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | 8-13 | L | 120 | 6.5 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | ROSS(R) | ARIZONA | RAY(L) | 4-2 | W | -140 | 6.5 ev | U | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 6/27/2015 | CASHNER(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 7-2 | W | -125 | 6.5 ov | O | 15 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 4-6 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | SEATTLE | MONTGOMERY(L) | 0-5 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | U | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 7/1/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | | | 7/2/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | | | 7/3/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | | | 7/4/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | | | 7/5/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | | | 7/7/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | | | 7/8/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | |
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| |  | SEATTLE: SEATTLE (AP) - Robinson Cano is one of the few on the Seattle Mariners roster who can speak with certainty about the playoffs. In his previous stop, Cano played in the postseason seven times and hoisted one World Series trophy.
When Cano looks at the roster the Mariners have put together for the 2015 season, he sees familiar traits.
''On paper we look like world champions,'' Cano said. ''But hopefully, God help us, we stay healthy and it's not how we look on paper, we have to go out and prove it every day.''
This time it's different for Seattle. Before the season begins the Mariners are viewed as favorites in the AL West.
It's been a rarity for most of Seattle's history for the Mariners to be the favorites and when they have been, they typically fell short. That's what makes this season equal parts exciting and concerning. They could be the team that reignites the fire in Seattle fans, or one that provides another disappointment.
''There's more of a buzz around the team from an outside perspective. Internally, we expected a lot out of ourselves last year and we did that for the most part, obviously coming one game short,'' third baseman Kyle Seager said. ''But this year it's a different feeling in the locker room. There's more of a confidence. There's more of a general trust in the guy next to you and confidence in the guy next to you.''
Cano's signing a year ago brought validity to what Seattle was trying to create. That was supplemented by the development of Seager into an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, and the best pitching staff in baseball led by AL Cy Young runner-up Felix Hernandez.
But it wasn't enough. The Mariners ended one-game short. Getting to 87 wins was a surprising achievement but left Seattle wanting more.
The Mariners have created a roster that has Cano optimistic about what Seattle can accomplish. Nelson Cruz, the major league leader in homers last season, adds punch and protection in the middle of the lineup. The Mariners upgraded their outfield with the additions of Justin Ruggiano and Seth Smith and the late signing of Rickie Weeks.
And while Hernandez remains the ace, Seattle's pitching staff could be even better because of youngsters James Paxton and Taijuan Walker.
''With the additions we made this offseason and guys getting that experience last year, being in a little bit of a race, I think this team's prepped and ready to make a run at the postseason,'' Paxton said.
Here are things to watch as Seattle looks to reach the postseason for the first time since 2001:
CRUZ CONTROL: The addition of Cruz is a massive upgrade for Seattle's offense. While with Baltimore, Cruz was the only hitter in baseball to reach 40 homers last season, and while that came in the friendly hitting confines of Camden Yards he's always been a strong hitter at Safeco Field. One of Cruz's biggest impacts is the trickle down on Seattle's lineup. He'll hit behind Cano and in front of Seager and no longer leaves the cleanup spot in Seattle's order a gaping hole.
GOOD TO BE THE KING: Hernandez is already driven by the desire to make the postseason. He may have gotten just a little more motivation by finishing second in the Cy Young voting to Cleveland's Corey Kluber. He set a major league record last season when he pitched 16 straight games of seven or more innings while allowing two earned runs or less. It was a brilliant stretch from May to early August, but wasn't good enough to get Seattle to the postseason or win the Cy Young.
PLATOON OR NO PLATOON: How manager Lloyd McClendon handles his situations in right and left field will be worth watching early in the season. Ultimately, it's a good thing for Seattle to have as many options as it does at those positions with Smith and Ruggiano in right field and Dustin Ackley and Weeks in left field. With the strengths of each player, it's likely Smith and Ackley will  right-handed pitching and Weeks and Ruggiano against lefties. McClendon has said he doesn't view either situation as a platoon.
BEST BULLPEN: Fernando Rodney was the anchor of the best bullpen in baseball last year. He led baseball in saves with 48, but he was just part of what made Seattle successful late in games. Most of that bullpen crew is back, and for as good as Seattle's starters are expected to be, its relievers need to be equal to last season if the Mariners are going to match their expectations. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SEATTLE-SAN DIEGO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Mariners-Padres Preview* =========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Seattle (35-42) at San Diego (37-42), 3:40 p.m. EDT
Perhaps a return to Petco Park is what James Shields needs to end his first losing stretch with the San Diego Padres.
Home or away, Taijuan Walker has looked strong for the Seattle Mariners over the last month.
As Shields tries to avoid losing a third consecutive start and remain undefeated at home, Walker hopes to win his fifth consecutive start in Wednesday's finale of this two-game set.
Shields (7-2, 4.24 ERA) went 7-0 with a 3.59 ERA in 14 starts before giving up four runs, eight hits and a season-high four walks in six innings of a 4-2 loss at Arizona on June 19. The right-hander then had his worst outing as a Padre on Thursday, allowing seven runs and nine hits over four-plus innings of a 13-8 defeat at San Francisco.
"You wish some of those balls could be hit right at people," interim manager Pat Murphy said.
Shields has a 6.45 ERA while San Diego (37-42) has dropped his last four starts and scored three runs with him on the mound in the three most recent.
Three of those four outings came on the road, where he's 4-2 despite a 5.50 ERA in nine outings. At Petco, he's 3-0 with a 2.78 ERA and has allowed more than two earned runs once in his seven starts.
Shields faced Seattle (35-42) on the road May 13, giving up a Brad Miller solo homer, striking out nine and throwing a season-high 115 pitches in six innings of a 4-2 victory.
"That team put together some really good at-bats all day long from the very first at-bat on," said Shields, who is 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in his last four against the Mariners. "It was a grind."
He bested Walker (6-6, 4.64), who gave up two runs in the third inning of the six he lasted in that contest. The right-hander went 1-5 with a 7.33 ERA in his first nine starts but since is 5-1 with a 1.91 ERA while splitting those home and away.
Walker allowed a first-inning homer and lasted seven during Friday's 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on the road, where he's yielded a run each to win three straight. It also marked his third consecutive start without a walk.
"I think there's just been a growth period for Taijuan," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said. "A young pitcher like Walker was going to have some ups and downs and there were going to be some struggles along the way. But we knew that eventually, he would get it and make us all proud."
Mike Montgomery allowed his only hit in the seventh inning of his second straight shutout and Miller belted a two-run homer in Seattle's 5-0 victory Tuesday.
"We're still a work in progress," said McClendon, whose club went 11-16 in June. "We'll see how we do (Wednesday)."
Miller has hit .438 (7 for 16) while the Mariners have split the first four of their nine-game trip.
Robinson Cano is 0 for 10 with four strikeouts in the last three contests but is batting .402 with four homers, nine doubles and two triples versus Shields.
Will Middlebrooks homered off Walker this season but is dealing with an ankle injury that limited him to a pinch-hitting role Tuesday. He's batting .145 with a homer and two RBIs in his last 19 games.
The Padres have been shut out a major league-leading 12 times.
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