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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 10/4/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
SAN DIEGO  GARCES )
 
LA DODGERS  KERSHAW )
+1.5  +135

-1.5  -155
+270

-340

6.5un
 
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Final
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SAN DIEGO (74 - 87) at LA DODGERS (91 - 70)
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Sunday, 10/4/2015 3:10 PM
FRANK GARCES (L) vs. CLAYTON KERSHAW (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
963SAN DIEGO+285Ov 6.5,-110+265Ov 6.5,-110
964LA DODGERS-360Un 6.5,-110-325Un 6.5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SAN DIEGO - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games74-87-18.493-624.00.2430.2980.3850.6834.50.2520.3160.4130.729
Road Games35-45-7.248-304.10.2400.2940.3800.6734.70.2620.3260.4210.747
vs Left-handed Starters19-20-2.322-174.20.2430.3020.3790.6814.10.2410.3140.4000.714
Past 7 Games2-5-4.61-52.00.2130.2910.3000.5913.10.2370.2900.3570.648
Grass Games74-87-18.493-624.00.2430.2980.3850.6834.50.2520.3160.4130.729
Day Games17-28-1428-163.90.2400.2930.3900.6834.90.2440.3110.4240.736
Division35-40-643-324.20.2470.3030.4040.7074.40.2460.3140.4140.728
SAN DIEGO - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.00.2430.29816154231318259361470.385620424131381102213091138122
Road Games4.10.2400.29480277266413119730.3803152136584151856436154
Lefty Starters4.20.2430.302391302316654350.3791561103451524338292740
SAN DIEGO - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.991.2584892392174365617949126-22411770.7%
Road Games4.271.322227.7113108219248223015-1120871.4%

LA DODGERS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games91-70-11.978-804.10.2490.3200.4110.7303.70.2430.2940.3720.667
Home Games54-26+12.145-344.20.2500.3150.4220.7373.30.2310.2750.3490.624
vs Left-handed Starters24-19-5.822-203.90.2450.3150.3910.7063.60.2310.2790.3610.640
Past 7 Games4-3-0.63-43.70.2310.2800.3280.6073.60.2210.2730.3110.584
Grass Games91-70-11.978-804.10.2490.3200.4110.7303.70.2430.2940.3720.667
Day Games24-16+2.214-263.80.2460.3210.3960.7183.30.2450.2930.3460.639
Division45-30+1.240-344.30.2520.3260.4300.7563.90.2480.2970.3820.679
LA DODGERS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2490.32016153531333264251840.41163255612445911121557813384
Home Games4.20.2500.31580258564614012940.4223212455943450669315735
Lefty Starters3.90.2450.315431435351666440.3911611473191630845183513
LA DODGERS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.941.2794622122024435014851027-28461970.8%
Home Games3.051.122242.38682206206626720-7281073.7%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SAN DIEGO - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/20/2015SHIELDS(R)@ COLORADOKENDRICK(R)10-4W-12511.5 unO1560451
9/22/2015ROSS(R)SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R)2-4L-1407 unU692850
9/23/2015CASHNER(R)SAN FRANCISCOPEAVY(R)5-4W-1157 ovO11111440
9/24/2015KENNEDY(R)SAN FRANCISCOBUMGARNER(L)5-4W+1256.5 ovO6601390
9/25/2015KELLY(R)ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R)3-6L+1157.5 ovO660631
9/26/2015ERLIN(L)ARIZONAHELLICKSON(R)3-0W-1058.5 evU770440
9/27/2015SHIELDS(R)ARIZONAGODLEY(R)2-4L-1457.5 evU5709100
9/29/2015ROSS(R)MILWAUKEELOPEZ(R)3-4L-1757 unP960751
9/30/2015CASHNER(R)MILWAUKEEDAVIES(R)0-5L-1457 unU6711380
10/1/2015KENNEDY(R)MILWAUKEEJUNGMANN(R)3-1W-1357 ovU660750
10/2/2015KELLY(R)@ LA DODGERSWOOD(L)2-6L1827.5 unO641840
10/3/2015ERLIN(L)@ LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)1-2L2506.5 ovU560510
10/4/2015GARCES(L)@ LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L) 

LA DODGERS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/20/2015BOLSINGER(R)PITTSBURGHCOLE(R)3-4L+1207.5 ovU6231290
9/21/2015ANDERSON(L)ARIZONACHACIN(R)4-8L-1708 ovO89117140
9/22/2015WOOD(L)ARIZONARAY(L)0-8L-1457.5 evO3701121
9/23/2015FRIAS(R)ARIZONAANDERSON(R)4-1W-1458 ovU430531
9/24/2015KERSHAW(L)ARIZONACORBIN(L)6-3W-2156 ovO9100762
9/25/2015BOLSINGER(R)@ COLORADOHALE(R)4-7L-14011.5 unU982960
9/26/2015ANDERSON(L)@ COLORADOKENDRICK(R)6-8L-17011.5 unO9311670
9/27/2015WOOD(L)@ COLORADORUSIN(L)5-12L-16011 ovO141201571
9/28/2015GREINKE(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOPEAVY(R)2-3L-1806.5 unU980970
9/29/2015KERSHAW(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOBUMGARNER(L)8-0W-1305.5 unO1170122
9/30/2015BOLSINGER(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOLEAKE(R)0-5L-1157 unU230840
10/1/2015ANDERSON(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOHUDSON(R)3-2W-1357.5 unU671530
10/2/2015WOOD(L)SAN DIEGOKELLY(R)6-2W-1957.5 unO840641
10/3/2015GREINKE(R)SAN DIEGOERLIN(L)2-1W-3006.5 ovU510560
10/4/2015KERSHAW(L)SAN DIEGOGARCES(L) 
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.
LA DODGERS: LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have a new front office. Shortstop Hanley Ramirez, outfielder Matt Kemp, second-baseman Dee Gordon and pitcher Dan Haren are gone from a roster that won the NL West title last season.
Change was everywhere at the Dodgers' spring camp and all of it was designed to enhance their chances of achieving a goal that has never changed: Winning the World Series.
It eluded them last October in the NL Division series against the St. Louis Cardinals. It eluded them after the club was sold for $2.15 billion three years ago. It's eluded them since 1988.
''Everything we're doing is in the vein of trying to put ourselves in the best position to make it into October and then play as long as we can,'' said Andrew Friedman, the team's new president of baseball operations, who along with new general manager Farhan Zaidi employed an analytic approach to a winter makeover of a roster that had won back-to-back NL West titles.
Make no mistake, though, the changes were built around those who are back. At the top of the pitching order is Clayton Kershaw, the 2014 NL MVP and three-time Cy Young Award winner. Kershaw is armed with motivation to make amends for last fall's struggles. In right field, there's the young Yasiel Puig, an All-Star who was benched for some of the postseason.
A key to the makeover is in the heart of the infield, where Friedman and Zaidi acquired shortstop Jimmy Rollins from Philadelphia and second baseman Howie Kendrick from the Angels.
''Instant credibility,'' Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said of the two veterans who some think will plug holes in what was an inconsistent defense. ''I think they bring a ton to the table for us. They create stability up the middle.''
There are questions whether the Dodgers sacrificed some offense in losing Ramirez' big bat and Gordon's speed. Ramirez signed with Boston. Gordon, a 2014 All Star, was traded to Miami. Meanwhile, Kemp's proven power is also gone. He was traded to San Diego for catcher Yasmani Grandal.
The Dodgers were willing to move Kemp because of what they've seen in 22-year-old Joc Pederson, who through 17 spring games was batting .417. Pederson appears to have the edge over veteran Andre Ethier as the starter in center field. With Carl Crawford in left and Puig in right, there's no room for Ethier, who said early in camp that he wants to be an everyday player.
Then there's the pitching staff. Kershaw and Zack Greinke are locks for the top of the rotation. After them, there are questions. No. 3 starter Hyun-Jin Ryu is likely to start the season on the disabled list because of an ailing left shoulder. Friedman signed projected starters Brandon McCarthy (four years at $48 million) and Brett Anderson (one year at $10 million), but each has a long history of injury.
With the uncertainty surrounding Ryu, it's not clear who will be the fifth starter. Joe Wieland, also acquired from San Diego in the deal for Kemp, was considered a leading possibility.
In the bullpen, the biggest question is about closer Kenley Jansen, who underwent surgery on Feb. 17 to have a growth removed from the fifth metatarsal on his left foot. He was expected to be out for 8-to-12 weeks. Until he's back, Mattingly said he might use a committee of pitchers to fill the role.
QUIET PUIG: Except for an occasional flip of the bat, it was a quiet camp for Puig, who is beginning his third season. Through 12 games, he was batting a modest .226 with 3 homers. ''I don't think his spring was that great last year either,'' Mattingly said. ''I'm not really concerned about his average or anything. I think he looks fine. He's hit some balls decent. He's a lot like other guys who know they're going to be around. They take their bats different than guys who are trying to show us what they can do.''
IMPATIENT KERSHAW: Kershaw never has much patience for questions about the World Series in the spring. ''Every team thinks they're going to win the World Series at this time of year,'' he said. ''That's everybody's goal and it should be. If you don't win the World Series, it's a failure.''
POWER ADJUSTMENT: First baseman Adrian Gonzalez has his own take on the Dodgers' altered offense. ''People are saying say that we lost power, but I think we just put the power in different spots of the lineup,'' he said.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-LA DODGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Padres-Dodgers Preview* ========================

By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer

San Diego (74-86) at Los Angeles (90-70), 3:10 p.m. EDT

He might have won a fourth NL Cy Young Award in many other seasons, but Clayton Kershaw could finish as low as third in this year's voting and behind a teammate even if he reaches an unprecedented personal mark.

Before heading into the postseason, Kershaw will try to become the first in 13 years to register 300 strikeouts but will likely have an abbreviated start Sunday against the San Diego Padres.

Kershaw (16-7, 2.16 ERA) has often dominated opponents since the beginning of July with a 11-1 record and a 1.25 ERA in 16 starts, and that might have been enough to wrap up a Cy Young in another year.

He certainly looked worthy Tuesday in San Francisco while tossing a one-hitter and fanning 13 in an 8-0 victory. That effort put him six strikeouts shy of 300.

Kershaw instead could finish behind the Chicago Cubs' Jake Arrieta and Dodgers teammate Zack Greinke, who finished with an MLB-best 1.66 ERA on Saturday. Greinke's 2-1 win over San Diego also clinched home-field advantage for Los Angeles (91-70) in the upcoming division series against the New York Mets.

Kershaw will try to follow by becoming the first with 300 strikeouts since Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling did it for Arizona in 2002. Sandy Koufax was the last Dodgers pitcher to pull off that feat in 1966.

Kershaw, though, is scheduled to pitch four innings at the most in his tuneup for an expected Game 1 start Friday against the NL East champions. He has kicked off each of the last two postseasons for Los Angeles and was a 10-9 loser to St. Louis in the 2014 NLDS opener.

"I've been through it now a bunch, I think this is my fifth postseason now," Kershaw said. "I don't know if you can get wiser from failing all the time. I know what that feels like."

Kershaw is 4-0 with a 1.41 ERA in his last six starts against the Padres (74-87) but hasn't received a decision in his two matchups this season. He yielded one run and struck out 11 in 6 2-3 innings in his latest, a 4-3 win June 12.

Yasiel Puig is not expected to start after returning from a hamstring injury Saturday and extending his hit streak to 11 games.

Frank Garces (0-0, 5.00) is slated to make his first major league start in the end to San Diego's fifth consecutive losing season. The left-hander, who has pitched in 39 games in 2015, might not go past the first inning with the Padres using their finale as a bullpen day.

San Diego is going that route so it can get one final look at its relievers heading into next season. James Shields was originally scheduled to start Sunday.

"The organization thinks it's better to get a look at our bullpen pieces and use that game, like a lot of teams use that game, to find out more about your young players," interim manager Pat Murphy told MLB's official website.

Justin Upton is not expected to play in the finale after straining his neck Wednesday while running headfirst into a padded wall in left-field foul territory. Wil Myers is also scheduled to sit along with former Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp.


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