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| 909 | SAN DIEGO | +165 | Ov 6.5,-120 | +155 | Ov 7,+105 | | 910 | ST LOUIS | -175 | Un 6.5,+100 | -165 | Un 7,-125 |
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| All Games | 38-43 | -4.9 | 49-30 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.292 | 0.374 | 0.666 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.320 | 0.424 | 0.744 | | Road Games | 20-21 | +1.6 | 25-16 | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 0.383 | 0.683 | 4.6 | 0.268 | 0.328 | 0.431 | 0.759 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 27-35 | -8.4 | 36-24 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.286 | 0.369 | 0.655 | 4.9 | 0.269 | 0.328 | 0.441 | 0.768 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.4 | 4-2 | 4.0 | 0.226 | 0.276 | 0.404 | 0.681 | 5.4 | 0.247 | 0.304 | 0.420 | 0.724 | | Grass Games | 38-43 | -4.9 | 49-30 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.292 | 0.374 | 0.666 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.320 | 0.424 | 0.744 | | Night Games | 27-29 | -1.8 | 32-23 | 3.9 | 0.238 | 0.290 | 0.365 | 0.655 | 4.6 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.425 | 0.751 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.292 | 81 | 2783 | 667 | 135 | 17 | 68 | 0.374 | 317 | 207 | 690 | 52 | 519 | 59 | 49 | 72 | 63 | | Road Games | 4.3 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 41 | 1461 | 354 | 83 | 10 | 34 | 0.383 | 171 | 122 | 355 | 28 | 287 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 31 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.286 | 62 | 2130 | 504 | 97 | 14 | 52 | 0.369 | 230 | 148 | 505 | 45 | 393 | 43 | 36 | 62 | 45 |
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| All Games | 3.86 | 1.274 | 249.7 | 116 | 107 | 229 | 25 | 89 | 229 | 14-11 | 21 | 6 | 77.8% | | Road Games | 3.43 | 1.268 | 120.7 | 47 | 46 | 114 | 11 | 39 | 117 | 9-6 | 12 | 4 | 75% |
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| All Games | 51-27 | +20 | 29-46 | 4.0 | 0.262 | 0.323 | 0.398 | 0.721 | 2.9 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 0.356 | 0.653 | | Home Games | 29-10 | +15.9 | 13-25 | 4.0 | 0.271 | 0.337 | 0.402 | 0.739 | 2.8 | 0.242 | 0.295 | 0.350 | 0.645 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 44-16 | +26.3 | 23-34 | 4.2 | 0.269 | 0.330 | 0.406 | 0.736 | 2.6 | 0.236 | 0.291 | 0.349 | 0.640 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.4 | 3-4 | 3.6 | 0.245 | 0.309 | 0.357 | 0.666 | 2.7 | 0.232 | 0.299 | 0.360 | 0.659 | | Grass Games | 51-27 | +20 | 29-46 | 4.0 | 0.262 | 0.323 | 0.398 | 0.721 | 2.9 | 0.241 | 0.297 | 0.356 | 0.653 | | Night Games | 33-19 | +11.4 | 23-27 | 4.2 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.401 | 0.726 | 3.0 | 0.244 | 0.298 | 0.354 | 0.652 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.262 | 0.323 | 78 | 2656 | 696 | 149 | 13 | 62 | 0.398 | 300 | 241 | 608 | 31 | 565 | 72 | 46 | 64 | 21 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.271 | 0.337 | 39 | 1300 | 352 | 78 | 10 | 24 | 0.402 | 148 | 130 | 283 | 16 | 289 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 13 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.269 | 0.330 | 60 | 2047 | 550 | 121 | 11 | 46 | 0.406 | 241 | 187 | 449 | 21 | 443 | 53 | 33 | 47 | 14 |
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| All Games | 2.22 | 1.231 | 226.7 | 59 | 56 | 203 | 16 | 76 | 208 | 14-8 | 31 | 5 | 86.1% | | Home Games | 2.07 | 1.262 | 122 | 31 | 28 | 117 | 10 | 37 | 101 | 9-3 | 19 | 2 | 90.5% |
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| 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) | 0-7 | L | -105 | 7 un | P | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 7/2/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ ST LOUIS | COONEY(L) | 5-3 | W | 100 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2 | | 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 | CASHNER(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | | | 7/10/2015 | | @ TEXAS | | |
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| 6/19/2015 | LYONS(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | AUMONT(R) | 12-4 | W | -190 | 8 un | O | 16 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 6/20/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HARANG(R) | 10-1 | W | -150 | 7.5 un | O | 16 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 6/21/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | 2-9 | L | -185 | 8.5 ev | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | | 6/23/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ MIAMI | URENA(R) | 4-3 | W | -125 | 7 un | P | 9 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | GARCIA(L) | @ MIAMI | LATOS(R) | 6-1 | W | -115 | 6.5 ev | O | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 6/25/2015 | LYNN(R) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 5-1 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | 6/26/2015 | LACKEY(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 3-2 | W | -120 | 6.5 ov | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | | 6/27/2015 | WACHA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ROACH(R) | 8-1 | W | -175 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 4-1 | W | -135 | 7 un | U | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | LYNN(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 1-2 | L | +105 | 6 un | U | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | 7/1/2015 | LACKEY(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 1-7 | L | -150 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 7/2/2015 | COONEY(L) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 3-5 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 7/3/2015 | WACHA(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 7/4/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | | | 7/5/2015 | LYNN(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | | | 7/6/2015 | LACKEY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | | | 7/7/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 7/7/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | | | 7/8/2015 | WACHA(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | | | 7/9/2015 | MARTINEZ(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | | | 7/10/2015 | | @ PITTSBURGH | | |
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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. | | ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals hope Michael Wacha is ready to stand alongside ace Adam Wainwright at the top of their rotation.
Wacha was the NL Championship Series MVP as a rookie but just 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts last year. He was sidelined for most of the season's second half by a stress reaction in his shoulder, and was rusty in October before giving up Travis Ishikawa's series-winning homer in Game 5 of the NLCS.
Now he feels healthy.
''It's very encouraging, the long term of what this kid could be and the short term of how he feels, somebody every fifth day that can bring the kind of stuff he does,'' St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. ''He feels good about himself and we feel good about what we're seeing.''
The 23-year-old Wacha has long insisted the injury is behind him.
''Ever since I came back last year, I haven't thought about it when I was on the mound,'' Wacha said. ''As far as I know, it was a rare injury. I'm not sure where it came from.''
If it stays away, the Cardinals figure to again have one of the deeper starting staffs despite trading 15-game winner Shelby Miller for outfielder Jason Heyward. Wainwright was a 20-game winner for the second time, and Lance Lynn has averaged 16 wins during three years in the rotation.
John Lackey is a proven late-season talent. Jaime Garcia's resurgent spring following surgery to relieve nerve compression may cause promising Carlos Martinez to be related to the bullpen again.
Lackey expects to be more comfortable in his first full NL season, saying ''It's different for a lot of reasons.''
Things to watch for with the Cardinals, who open April 5 at Chicago:
LEFT-HANDED HEAVY
There are five lefty bats in the lineup, a potential downside. But there also figures to be more power on the bench. Mark Reynolds, who has hit 20 or more homers each of the last seven seasons, was signed as a free agent. He could factor in as a semi-regular, especially at first base, where Matt Adams has struggled against lefties.
HEYWARD TIME
Only 25, Heyward is a potential future core member of the franchise. His is eligible for free agency after the World Series, and the wooing began not long after the trade with Atlanta - which also brought set-up man Jordan Walden.
''He fits in very well with how our guys work, how seriously they take the game,'' Matheny said. ''He's mixed in very well to this point.''
IMPROVED POP
St. Louis hit just 105 homers last season, second-fewest in the majors. They Cardianls are anticipating more out of right field from Heyward, who had a career-low 11 last year while forced into the leadoff spot with Atlanta. Jhonny Peralta followed his drug suspension with a 21 homers, a franchise record among shortstops, and the smooth-swinging Adams is capable of hitting a lot more than 15.
HEALTHY CHOICES
A full return by Garcia would be an unexpected bonus after two injury-filled seasons. Wainwright and Lynn are recovering from health setbacks early in spring training. Center fielder Jon Jay made a delayed exhibition debut following wrist surgery. ''I said the whole goal was to be ready April 5,'' Jay said.
MORE SPEED
Along with increasing the power profile, there will be an emphasis on manufacturing runs. The Cardinals stole 57 bases last year, third-fewest in the major leagues, but are primed for at least a little more thievery with both Wong and Heyward capable of swiping 20-plus.
''I want to see bigger leads. I want to see more aggressive chances with balls in the dirt,'' Matheny said. ''I want to see us take a first-and-second double steal because we have the kind of players to do that.'' |
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*Padres-Cardinals Preview* ==========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
San Diego (37-43) at St. Louis (51-26), 8:15 p.m. EDT
As the St. Louis Cardinals begin to see some off-field fallout from their hacking scandal, they'll try to avoid a season-high fourth consecutive defeat on the diamond Friday night.
Though Michael Wacha certainly gives them a chance to do so, their offense must find a way to come through against the visiting San Diego Padres.
Hours after the club announced the firing of scouting director Chris Correa on Thursday, St. Louis (51-27) fell 5-3 to San Diego in 11 innings. A member of the team's front office since 2009, Correa admitted he accessed the Houston Astros' player personnel database without proper authorization.
"At this time, it's still an ongoing investigation and there's really nothing more I can add at this point," Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said prior to Thursday's contest.
As the team and the FBI deal with that matter, St. Louis must get back on track after being outscored 14-5 and going 1 for 29 with runners in scoring position while dropping a season-high three straight at home. The major league-leading Cardinals are 29-10 at Busch Stadium, where they've lost one series of at least three games.
"I just feel like it's one of those times when it's not falling your way," said right fielder Jason Heyward, who is 8 for 20 in the last five contests. "The last three games it's just been that one AB where we didn't get the hit."
Wacha (10-3, 2.77 ERA) allowed a season-high five runs in five innings of a 9-2 loss at Philadelphia on June 21, then rebounded to yield a run through six of Saturday's 8-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Looking to join Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole atop the majors with 11 wins, Wacha has a 4.17 ERA while splitting his last six starts.
However, he's 3-0 with a 1.94 ERA in nine during his career when pitching on six days' rest - as will be the case Friday.
This will be the right-hander's first appearance against the Padres (38-43), who on Thursday scored one more run than during a three-game skid that ended with their third victory in 12 games at St. Louis. Will Venable belted a pinch-hit two-run homer in the 11th and Yangervis Solarte also went deep for San Diego, which tries to win back-to-back road contests for the first time since a four-game run May 26-June 6.
Solarte, who was ejected for arguing a strikeout in the sixth, is 8 for 20 in his last six games.
Andrew Cashner (3-9, 4.22) went 0-2 with a 7.62 ERA in his first five June starts, then gave up two runs and struck out six without a walk in seven innings of a 7-2 win over Arizona on Saturday.
"I could have made some better pitches but I felt like I made some adjustments with my pitches," said Cashner, who walked 14 in his previous four outings.
Interim manager Pat Murphy believes Cashner earned some needed confidence from that effort.
"I think he showed mental toughness (Saturday) that reassured him that if he just stays the course, he can be pretty special," Murphy said.
Making his first start against the Cardinals, the right-hander faced them six times out of the bullpen but not since 2012.
Though Matt Carpenter is 5 for 34 (.147) in his last 10 games, he's batting .393 with 14 RBIs in 18 career contests against the Padres.
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