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MLB : ATS Matchup
Friday 8/28/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
SAN DIEGO  KENNEDY )
 
PHILADELPHIA  NOLA )
-1.5  +120

+1.5  -140
-125

+115

8un
 
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Final
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SAN DIEGO (62 - 65) at PHILADELPHIA (50 - 78)
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Friday, 8/28/2015 7:05 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. AARON NOLA (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
905SAN DIEGO-130Ov 8,-120-115Ov 8,-110
906PHILADELPHIA+120Un 8,+100+105Un 8,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SAN DIEGO - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games62-65-4.874-504.10.2440.2970.3830.6804.40.2520.3140.4150.728
Road Games31-35-0.438-274.10.2430.2990.3800.6794.50.2580.3190.4200.739
vs Right-handed Starters46-53-8.358-383.90.2410.2920.3780.6704.60.2590.3180.4240.742
Past 7 Games4-3+1.55-24.90.2710.3150.4450.7604.60.2650.3400.4200.760
Grass Games62-65-4.874-504.10.2440.2970.3830.6804.40.2520.3140.4150.728
Night Games47-42+4.350-374.20.2470.3010.3870.6884.30.2550.3150.4110.726
SAN DIEGO - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2440.29712743031048196291150.383494326104769804987210892
Road Games4.10.2430.29966230356011017570.3802651845563743846374644
Righty Starters3.90.2410.29299335380714825870.3783722457925962473519261
SAN DIEGO - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.871.214388.71811673424513036822-17371177.1%
Road Games3.601.2211908176173205918015-1019773.1%

PHILADELPHIA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games50-78-7.769-503.80.2530.3000.3840.6845.10.2810.3390.4450.783
Home Games28-34+0.635-224.20.2530.3040.3870.6914.80.2720.3290.4260.755
vs Right-handed Starters37-63-14.658-363.80.2520.2970.3820.6795.20.2840.3370.4520.790
Past 7 Games3-4-0.45-24.90.2380.3090.4140.7236.10.2600.3240.5060.830
Grass Games49-77-968-493.80.2540.3010.3860.6875.10.2800.3390.4440.782
Night Games30-54-12.148-303.80.2490.3000.3800.6805.40.2860.3440.4630.808
PHILADELPHIA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2530.30012844061114227261000.384459297969728751049111266
Home Games4.20.2530.304622089529979550.3872441514483540352495829
Righty Starters3.80.2520.297100344286917818770.3823562187385867576698455
PHILADELPHIA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.761.440425.72041784334018041718-17281073.7%
Home Games3.511.36322310287220218421712-816866.7%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SAN DIEGO - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/14/2015ROSS(R)@ COLORADOFLANDE(L)9-5W-13510 ovO12421190
8/15/2015CASHNER(R)@ COLORADOGRAY(R)7-5W10510.5 ovO11621041
8/16/2015KENNEDY(R)@ COLORADORUSIN(L)0-5L10011 evU551720
8/17/2015REA(R)ATLANTAPEREZ(R)5-3W-1557 ovO940750
8/18/2015SHIELDS(R)ATLANTAWISLER(R)9-0W-1857 unO1370890
8/19/2015ROSS(R)ATLANTATEHERAN(R)3-2W-1556.5 ovU870870
8/21/2015CASHNER(R)ST LOUISLACKEY(R)9-3W+1056.5 ovO1371893
8/22/2015KENNEDY(R)ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R)8-0W+1206.5 ovO12808101
8/23/2015REA(R)ST LOUISWACHA(R)3-10L+1357 unO111121161
8/25/2015SHIELDS(R)@ WASHINGTONSTRASBURG(R)3-8L1757 unO73110100
8/26/2015ROSS(R)@ WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)6-5W1257 unO1051761
8/27/2015CASHNER(R)@ WASHINGTONROSS(R)2-4L1607.5 unU34011111
8/28/2015KENNEDY(R)@ PHILADELPHIANOLA(R) 
8/29/2015REA(R)@ PHILADELPHIAMORGAN(L) 
8/30/2015SHIELDS(R)@ PHILADELPHIAWILLIAMS(R) 
8/31/2015ROSS(R)TEXASLEWIS(R) 
9/1/2015CASHNER(R)TEXASGALLARDO(R) 
9/2/2015KENNEDY(R)TEXASHAMELS(L) 
9/3/2015REA(R)LA DODGERSLATOS(R) 
9/4/2015 LA DODGERS  

PHILADELPHIA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
8/14/2015MORGAN(L)@ MILWAUKEEPERALTA(R)1-3L1608.5 ovU9100410
8/15/2015WILLIAMS(R)@ MILWAUKEENELSON(R)2-4L1707.5 ovU7921071
8/16/2015HARANG(R)@ MILWAUKEEJUNGMANN(R)1-6L1558.5 evU792860
8/18/2015NOLA(R)TORONTODICKEY(R)5-8L+1508 unO11539100
8/19/2015MORGAN(L)TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)7-4W+2209 unO1062532
8/20/2015WILLIAMS(R)@ MIAMIHAND(L)7-9L1407.5 unO12801170
8/21/2015EICKHOFF(R)@ MIAMIFLORES(R)7-1W1307.5 unO1170863
8/22/2015HARANG(R)@ MIAMINICOLINO(L)4-2W1158 evU971360
8/23/2015NOLA(R)@ MIAMICONLEY(L)2-0W1158 unU680330
8/24/2015MORGAN(L)NY METSDEGROM(R)7-16L+2157.5 ovO11902073
8/25/2015WILLIAMS(R)NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R)5-6L+1858.5 unO761771
8/26/2015EICKHOFF(R)NY METSCOLON(R)4-9L+1208 evO9931261
8/27/2015HARANG(R)NY METSNIESE(L)5-9L+1408.5 unO87316141
8/28/2015NOLA(R)SAN DIEGOKENNEDY(R) 
8/29/2015MORGAN(L)SAN DIEGOREA(R) 
8/30/2015WILLIAMS(R)SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R) 
8/31/2015EICKHOFF(R)@ NY METSCOLON(R) 
9/1/2015HARANG(R)@ NY METSNIESE(L) 
9/2/2015NOLA(R)@ NY METSHARVEY(R) 
9/4/2015 @ BOSTON  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
PHILADELPHIA: CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - No team is picked to win fewer games this season than the Philadelphia Phillies.
Rebuilding isn't easy.
After dominating the NL East from 2007-11, capturing five division titles, two pennants and one World Series championship, the Phillies have spiraled downward - all the way to the bottom.
Oddsmakers set Philadelphia's win total for 2015 at 67 or 68. Things could get even uglier if ace Cole Hamels is traded - a very realistic possibility - along with other veterans still hanging around. Ryan Howard and Jonathan Papelbon are available. Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz also could be moved. Jimmy Rollins was the first member of the nucleus to go when he was traded to the Dodgers in December.
The goal this season is figuring out which players will be part of the future. Cody Asche, Maikel Franco, Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Darin Ruf and Odubel Herrera are among those will get opportunities. Asche and Galvis form the left side of the infield. Franco will begin the season at Triple-A. Hernandez and Herrera will start off as role players. Ruf still is hoping to get a chance to play regularly.
''I'm very pleased with the demeanor of the players in the clubhouse,'' general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. said. ''Young players are stepping up and gaining confidence. It's all about experience and that's what these young guys are going to get and hopefully they take the ball and run with it.''
Howard, Utley and Rollins each were homegrown players who developed into the best players at their position in franchise history. Those are big shoes for guys like Asche, Galvis and others to fill.
But they're up for the challenge.
''The faces might be different, the names might be different and they might not be big names, but the mentality is the same,'' Asche said. ''We're still out there trying to earn it every day and we're going to have our bad days and good days, but I guarantee there's no one in that clubhouse not trying to earn something.''
Here are some things to know about the Phillies entering the season:
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REPLACING J-ROLL
Jimmy Rollins was a three-time All-Star shortstop and the 2007 NL MVP. Beyond the stats, he was a team leader who brought swagger to the clubhouse. Freddy Galvis takes his spot while top prospect J.P. Crawford is groomed in the minors. Galvis is an excellent defensive player whether he's playing second base, shortstop, third base or even the outfield. The switch-hitter has a .218 career average with 13 homers and 55 RBIs in 514 at-bats. Galvis has gap power - 42 extra-base hits - but needs to improve his average and stay on top of the ball at the plate.
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FINISHING OFF
If starting pitchers get through six innings with a lead, the Phillies may win more games than people think. Their bullpen is a major strength. Jonathan Papelbon converted 39 of 43 save chances last year. Setup man Ken Giles brings a 100 mph heater to the eighth inning. Lefty Jake Diekman has a power arm in the seventh or eighth and righty Justin De Fratus is solid.
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STARTING FIVE
Before Cliff Lee's elbow injury, the rotation was quite formidable with Cole Hamels, Lee and Aaron Harang. Now, Harang moves up to No. 2 and journeyman Jerome Williams takes the third spot ahead of David Buchanan. Several guys are competing for the No. 5 spot while Chad Billingsley works his way back from two elbow operations.
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POWER OUTTAGE
Marlon Byrd led the Phillies with 25 homers last year before he was traded to Cincinnati in the offseason. Howard hit 23, but the former NL MVP looked good in spring training. If he sticks around, he should supply more power. But Chase Utley only hit 11 homers last year and Domonic Brown dropped from 27 to 10. This won't be the 2009 Phillies who had four guys hit 30 homers and five hit 20. But there's a chance they'll get a few more in the 15-20 range.
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CALLING THE SHOTS
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is finding out it was easier for him to play the game than to win games as the manager. Sandberg is 93-111 since replacing Charlie Manuel in August 2013.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-PHILADELPHIA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Padres-Phillies Preview* =========================

By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer

San Diego (62-65) at Philadelphia (50-78), 7:05 p.m. EDT

Aaron Nola approaches each start for the Philadelphia Phillies as another opportunity to learn more about being a successful major league pitcher.

Coming off the best outing of his young career, Nola looks to help the Phillies avoid a fifth consecutive defeat and continue their success against the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Since making his major league debut July 21, Nola (4-1, 3.59 ERA) has been one of the few bright spots amid a third straight dismal season for Philadelphia (50-78). The Phillies' first-round pick in 2014 was at his most dominant Sunday when he allowed three hits and struck out six in eight innings of a 2-0 victory at Miami.

It was also another lesson learned for the talented right-hander.

"You just want to pound the zone and stay ahead," he said. "Getting behind big-league hitters, it's tough to come back and then you have to make that perfect pitch. That's one thing I've learned - once you start getting yourself in jams and walking guys like that ... bad things will happen."

Hitters seem to be noticing that aggressive mentality. They're 11 for 23 when swinging at Nola's first pitch, with four of the five homers he's allowed coming in those situations.

With Nola and fellow prospects Adam Morgan and Jerad Eickhoff all debuting this season, the Phillies have reason to be optimistic about the future of their rotation.

"It's been fun," Nola told MLB's official website. "I feel like there definitely is competition between us, but on the other side, we're still rooting for each other, trying to learn from each other."

For the first time Nola will face a repeat opponent after allowing three runs and striking out six in six innings of a 4-3, 12-inning win at San Diego (62-65) on Aug. 7.

Though Philadelphia swept the Padres in that three-game series and has won the last five meetings at Citizens Bank Park, its pitchers have posted a 7.11 ERA and allowed 20 home runs while losing seven of their last eight at home. The Phillies were swept in four by the New York Mets after blowing a 5-0 lead in Thursday's 9-5, 13-inning defeat.

Outfield prospect Aaron Altherr had two hits with an RBI in his seventh career game, and could see more action in these final weeks of the season.

"We like what we see," manager Pete Mackanin said of Altherr, whose six hits in 24 at-bats have all gone for extra bases (two homers and four doubles) while plating six runs. "We think Altherr deserves an opportunity."

Altherr could get his first look at Ian Kennedy (8-11, 4.01), who is 4-2 with a 2.27 ERA in seven starts since the All-Star break. He'll try to build on perhaps his most impressive effort of 2015, when he gave up seven hits but struck out 10 and walked one in six-plus innings of Saturday's 8-0 rout of St. Louis.

"It was as good a performance as I've seen all year from anybody," Padres manager Pat Murphy said.

San Diego has totaled 14 runs while dropping three of four following a five-game winning streak in which it averaged 6.8. The Padres were held to three hits in Thursday's 4-2 loss at Washington.

Melvin Upton Jr. tripled for San Diego's lone extra-base hit but is batting .222 with 13 strikeouts in his last 16 games.


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