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| 953 | SAN DIEGO | +100 | Ov 7,-110 | +100 | Ov 7,-140 | | 954 | NY METS | -110 | Un 7,-110 | -110 | Un 7,+120 |
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| All Games | 48-53 | -4.6 | 54-44 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.291 | 0.371 | 0.662 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.313 | 0.416 | 0.729 | | Road Games | 24-28 | -0.7 | 27-24 | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.299 | 0.373 | 0.672 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.316 | 0.419 | 0.735 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 12-10 | +2.4 | 13-9 | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.310 | 0.391 | 0.701 | 3.6 | 0.228 | 0.300 | 0.381 | 0.681 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.5 | 2-5 | 2.4 | 0.235 | 0.278 | 0.382 | 0.661 | 3.1 | 0.226 | 0.280 | 0.403 | 0.682 | | Grass Games | 48-53 | -4.6 | 54-44 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.291 | 0.371 | 0.662 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.313 | 0.416 | 0.729 | | Day Games | 13-17 | -3.9 | 18-11 | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.293 | 0.379 | 0.672 | 4.4 | 0.236 | 0.302 | 0.412 | 0.714 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.291 | 101 | 3411 | 809 | 154 | 21 | 87 | 0.371 | 369 | 259 | 850 | 62 | 646 | 75 | 56 | 92 | 72 | | Road Games | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.299 | 52 | 1824 | 439 | 92 | 12 | 42 | 0.373 | 197 | 151 | 444 | 35 | 365 | 34 | 26 | 40 | 34 | | Lefty Starters | 4.6 | 0.248 | 0.310 | 22 | 747 | 185 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 0.391 | 95 | 68 | 215 | 9 | 146 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 21 |
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| All Games | 3.76 | 1.223 | 309 | 140 | 129 | 274 | 33 | 104 | 284 | 17-15 | 30 | 8 | 78.9% | | Road Games | 3.33 | 1.222 | 151.3 | 58 | 56 | 139 | 14 | 46 | 145 | 11-9 | 15 | 4 | 78.9% |
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| All Games | 52-49 | +2.8 | 46-49 | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.293 | 0.364 | 0.657 | 3.6 | 0.241 | 0.293 | 0.371 | 0.664 | | Home Games | 35-17 | +15.8 | 25-25 | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.304 | 0.389 | 0.693 | 3.3 | 0.242 | 0.289 | 0.371 | 0.660 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 42-39 | +1.4 | 38-37 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.295 | 0.365 | 0.659 | 3.7 | 0.246 | 0.295 | 0.376 | 0.671 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.9 | 3-3 | 4.3 | 0.245 | 0.291 | 0.406 | 0.697 | 3.6 | 0.256 | 0.307 | 0.410 | 0.717 | | Grass Games | 52-47 | +4.8 | 46-47 | 3.6 | 0.237 | 0.295 | 0.365 | 0.660 | 3.5 | 0.240 | 0.291 | 0.369 | 0.659 | | Day Games | 24-9 | +15.8 | 19-13 | 4.5 | 0.257 | 0.322 | 0.402 | 0.724 | 3.2 | 0.221 | 0.276 | 0.328 | 0.604 |
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| All Games | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.293 | 101 | 3381 | 797 | 156 | 9 | 86 | 0.364 | 342 | 275 | 787 | 39 | 676 | 102 | 57 | 81 | 50 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.239 | 0.304 | 52 | 1708 | 409 | 89 | 4 | 53 | 0.389 | 206 | 158 | 379 | 19 | 337 | 48 | 20 | 52 | 20 | | Righty Starters | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.295 | 81 | 2684 | 639 | 128 | 7 | 66 | 0.365 | 283 | 215 | 600 | 29 | 531 | 86 | 50 | 62 | 38 |
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| All Games | 2.82 | 1.204 | 271.7 | 91 | 85 | 219 | 19 | 108 | 254 | 12-9 | 31 | 10 | 75.6% | | Home Games | 2.59 | 1.179 | 152.7 | 45 | 44 | 124 | 11 | 56 | 142 | 9-3 | 19 | 6 | 76% |
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| 7/17/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 4-2 | W | -135 | 7 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | ROSS(R) | COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 5-4 | W | -135 | 7 un | O | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 7/20/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 4-2 | W | +105 | 7 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | 3-9 | L | +115 | 7 un | O | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | | 7/22/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 1-7 | L | +100 | 7 un | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | | 7/23/2015 | ROSS(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 0-4 | L | -145 | 6.5 un | U | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | CASHNER(R) | MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 3-1 | W | -150 | 6.5 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | 3-1 | W | -130 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 7/26/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | MIAMI | LATOS(R) | 3-2 | W | -110 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | 0-4 | L | 125 | 7 un | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 7-3 | W | -105 | 7 ov | O | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 7/30/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 7/31/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ MIAMI | LATOS(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | 8/6/2015 | | @ MILWAUKEE | | |
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| 7/17/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-3 | L | 130 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 7/18/2015 | COLON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 2-12 | L | 160 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 7/19/2015 | NIESE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | COONEY(L) | 3-1 | W | 130 | 7.5 ev | U | 16 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 | | 7/20/2015 | HARVEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 2-7 | L | 110 | 7 un | O | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | DEGROM(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | 7-2 | W | -110 | 7 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 7/22/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 3-4 | L | 100 | 7 un | P | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | COLON(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 0-3 | L | +230 | 6.5 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | NIESE(L) | LA DODGERS | THOMAS(L) | 2-7 | L | +105 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | HARVEY(R) | LA DODGERS | LEE(R) | 15-2 | W | -120 | 7 un | O | 21 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | DEGROM(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-2 | W | +115 | 6 ov | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 7/28/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 4-0 | W | -135 | 7 un | U | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | COLON(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 3-7 | L | -105 | 7 ov | O | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | | 7/30/2015 | NIESE(L) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 7/31/2015 | HARVEY(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 8/1/2015 | DEGROM(R) | WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | COLON(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | NIESE(L) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | @ MIAMI | | |
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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. | | NY METS: NEW YORK (AP) - The big names for the New York Mets this season: Matt Harvey, David Wright, Tommy John.
Finally confident they're a playoff contender, the Mets absorbed a familiar setback in spring training - two of them, really. Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin became the latest New York pitchers to have reconstructive elbow surgery, sidelining both until next year.
Wheeler's injury prevents the Mets from lining up three electric young arms at the top of their rotation. And the loss of Edgin, who had a 1.32 ERA last season, leaves the bullpen without a dependable lefty.
But the return of Harvey, an imposing ace back from his own Tommy John operation in 2013, has the team talking about October aspirations.
''We've been sitting around for four years asking everybody to be patient,'' manager Terry Collins said when camp opened. ''Well, it's time.''
Former batting champ Michael Cuddyer was signed to add offense, and his Virginia hometown buddy Wright looks healthy again at the plate. So while hardly anyone expects the Mets to unseat Washington atop the NL East, anything short of a wild-card push would be a disappointment.
That's a new outlook for a big-market club that has spent several years trimming payroll while rebuilding under general manager Sandy Alderson. New York improved by five wins last year and finished 79-83, its sixth consecutive losing season since moving into Citi Field.
''Is the team capable of winning 89-90 games? Yeah, I think the team is capable,'' Alderson said last month. ''It has that capacity. I think it has that potential.''
Harvey highlights a solid group of starters that includes 2014 NL Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom, who made a successful comeback in the minors from Tommy John surgery - the ligament-replacement procedure named for its pioneer pitching patient in 1974.
Dillon Gee, who was headed for the bullpen, instead slides back into the rotation as Wheeler's substitute. He rejoins Jonathon Niese and 41-year-old Bartolo Colon, a 15-game winner last season.
With young right-hander Rafael Montero also in the mix, plus top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz (a former Tommy John patient) getting close, the Mets might indeed have enough pitching depth to offset the injuries.
Especially if Tommy John veterans Jenrry Mejia and Bobby Parnell can lock down games in the late innings.
Mejia had his operation in 2011, shifted to a relief role last season and posted 28 saves. Parnell, the team's previous closer, had surgery last April and could be back this May.
New York is hardly the only team hurt by the recent rash of torn elbow ligaments all over baseball. Look no further than division rivals Washington, Miami and Atlanta.
But for a club that's been rebuilding around a young stable of power arms, rebuilding all those elbows has taken its toll on progress.
''Every guy that throws hard eventually is going to have it,'' Wheeler said.
The regular season begins April 6 in Washington. Here are some other story lines to watch for with the Mets this season:
POWER COMPANY: New York finished 12th in the National League in slugging percentage (.364) last year and 13th in batting average (.238). More is needed from Curtis Granderson, who hit .227 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs in his first season with the Mets after signing a $60 million, four-year contract. Kevin Long, a Granderson favorite during his Yankees days, was hired as hitting coach - and the Mets moved in the Citi Field fences for the second time to help Granderson, Wright and Lucas Duda in right-center. Wright, a seven-time All-Star, is eager to rebound after a left shoulder injury contributed to his 2014 bust. Duda will try to repeat his breakout season of 30 homers and 92 RBIs.
UP THE MIDDLE: Outside of Gold Glove center fielder Juan Lagares, the defense appears shaky. Wilmer Flores, a young hitter with a suspect glove, starts at shortstop - a gaping hole since Jose Reyes left following the 2011 season. All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy is also limited defensively, so double-play chances could get dicey. Passed balls and wild throws are a concern for catcher Travis d'Arnaud.
UNDER PRESSURE: Increased expectations mean added scrutiny for Collins entering the final guaranteed season of his contract. Word is Alderson was even considering a change last year before deciding to bring Collins back. In truth, this is probably his first chance in five years to manage a Mets team talented enough to contend - but it might be his only one. |
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*Padres-Mets Preview* =====================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
San Diego (47-53) at New York (52-48), 12:10 p.m. EDT
As the New York Mets' search for offensive reinforcement continues, the immediate focus is just winning a series for the first time in more than two weeks.
They can do so Thursday - and no longer with Carlos Gomez coming on board - against a visiting San Diego Padres team still listening to offers as the trade deadline approaches.
While New York's three-game winning streak was ending with Wednesday's 7-3 loss, it reportedly acquired Gomez from Milwaukee for pitcher Zack Wheeler and infielder Wilmer Flores. However, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said after the game that the deal for the two-time All-Star center fielder will not happen.
"There is no trade," Alderson said. "Unfortunately social media, etc., got ahead of the facts."
Seeking its first series win since sweeping Arizona from July 10-12, New York (52-49) remains in need of a big-name bat prior to Friday's deadline. The majors' lowest-scoring offense (356 runs) was held to three or fewer runs for the ninth time in 12 games despite three more homers from Lucas Duda on Wednesday.
He's the second player in club history to accomplish the feat after Kirk Nieuwenhuis on July 12.
Each of Duda's six hits in 16 at-bats over the last four games have left the park. He has seven homers and 14 RBIs while batting .329 in 24 games against San Diego (48-53).
Duda is 2 for 5 with two doubles when facing Andrew Cashner (4-10, 3.93 ERA), who has allowed 10 runs and 19 hits in 10 2-3 innings to lose both career starts against New York. The right-hander yielded six of those runs and 11 hits but struck out 12 without a walk in 4 2-3 innings of a 7-0 defeat June 1.
Though Cashner is 0-2 with a 5.10 ERA in his last five road starts, he's helped his potential trade value by going 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA in his last four overall.
"Keep getting better each time I go out," he told MLB's official website.
Cashner beat Miami on Friday, giving up a run in seven innings of a 3-1 victory.
"You look here in this clubhouse, he is one of our biggest competitors," first baseman Yonder Alonso said.
Also mentioned as a possible trade target, perhaps for the Mets, three-time All-Star Justin Upton homered for the second time in three games and had three RBIs on Wednesday. Upton, who leads the Padres with 17 home runs and has 53 RBIs, is batting .327 with nine RBIs in his last 12 games at Citi Field.
"My job is to come here and I'm a Padre, and I'm going to go play a baseball game as a Padre," he said.
He's hitting .391 (9 for 23) against Jonathon Niese (5-9, 3.75), who is looking to bounce back from his shortest start of the season.
Instead of attending the birth of his second child in Ohio on Friday, Niese gave up six runs and eight hits in three innings of a 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"I know he wanted to be with his wife, especially today," catcher Kevin Plawecki said of Niese, who was 2-2 with a 2.01 ERA in his previous seven starts. "It showed his character to even want to be here and compete, and I think he gave 110 percent and that's all we can ask."
The left-hander's 2.04 ERA against the Padres is his lowest against any opponent, but he hasn't faced them since 2013.
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