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| 957 | SAN FRANCISCO | -170 | Ov 7,-110 | -175 | Ov 7,-120 | | 958 | ATLANTA | +160 | Un 7,-110 | +165 | Un 7,+100 |
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| All Games | 58-48 | +4.1 | 53-47 | 4.4 | 0.272 | 0.325 | 0.412 | 0.737 | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.306 | 0.396 | 0.702 | | Road Games | 28-25 | +4.3 | 34-16 | 5.0 | 0.275 | 0.327 | 0.437 | 0.763 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.317 | 0.444 | 0.761 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 43-39 | -3.9 | 43-34 | 4.4 | 0.273 | 0.326 | 0.413 | 0.739 | 4.0 | 0.253 | 0.305 | 0.402 | 0.707 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -2.4 | 3-2 | 5.1 | 0.263 | 0.312 | 0.454 | 0.766 | 4.6 | 0.283 | 0.311 | 0.437 | 0.748 | | Grass Games | 58-48 | +4.1 | 53-47 | 4.4 | 0.272 | 0.325 | 0.412 | 0.737 | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.306 | 0.396 | 0.702 | | Night Games | 36-34 | -1.5 | 35-30 | 4.5 | 0.274 | 0.328 | 0.414 | 0.742 | 3.8 | 0.254 | 0.307 | 0.398 | 0.705 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.272 | 0.325 | 106 | 3670 | 997 | 187 | 25 | 93 | 0.412 | 440 | 288 | 737 | 48 | 744 | 114 | 54 | 102 | 49 | | Road Games | 5.0 | 0.275 | 0.327 | 53 | 1908 | 524 | 107 | 8 | 62 | 0.437 | 248 | 148 | 394 | 24 | 369 | 61 | 24 | 57 | 19 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.273 | 0.326 | 82 | 2839 | 775 | 144 | 20 | 71 | 0.413 | 343 | 223 | 560 | 37 | 576 | 88 | 39 | 79 | 37 |
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| All Games | 3.33 | 1.212 | 321.7 | 131 | 119 | 295 | 30 | 95 | 263 | 13-11 | 31 | 7 | 81.6% | | Road Games | 3.47 | 1.241 | 166 | 72 | 64 | 159 | 20 | 47 | 130 | 6-7 | 16 | 5 | 76.2% |
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| All Games | 48-59 | -1.3 | 53-48 | 3.7 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 0.363 | 0.673 | 4.4 | 0.267 | 0.331 | 0.416 | 0.747 | | Home Games | 27-21 | +8.7 | 25-19 | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.315 | 0.367 | 0.682 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.317 | 0.378 | 0.695 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 8-11 | -0.8 | 9-8 | 2.9 | 0.220 | 0.283 | 0.326 | 0.609 | 4.4 | 0.275 | 0.336 | 0.438 | 0.774 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.2 | 4-2 | 3.4 | 0.267 | 0.289 | 0.376 | 0.665 | 6.4 | 0.316 | 0.367 | 0.524 | 0.891 | | Grass Games | 46-58 | -3.3 | 51-47 | 3.6 | 0.253 | 0.309 | 0.360 | 0.669 | 4.3 | 0.266 | 0.330 | 0.412 | 0.742 | | Night Games | 36-40 | +1.9 | 36-35 | 3.7 | 0.255 | 0.312 | 0.359 | 0.671 | 4.3 | 0.263 | 0.327 | 0.416 | 0.744 |
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| All Games | 3.7 | 0.253 | 0.310 | 107 | 3622 | 917 | 172 | 11 | 68 | 0.363 | 377 | 298 | 727 | 50 | 748 | 106 | 57 | 120 | 63 | | Home Games | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.315 | 48 | 1577 | 397 | 82 | 5 | 30 | 0.367 | 176 | 146 | 329 | 28 | 330 | 42 | 26 | 59 | 31 | | Lefty Starters | 2.9 | 0.220 | 0.283 | 19 | 622 | 137 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0.326 | 52 | 54 | 138 | 5 | 130 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 9 |
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| All Games | 4.24 | 1.408 | 316 | 157 | 149 | 316 | 35 | 129 | 285 | 15-23 | 34 | 17 | 66.7% | | Home Games | 3.78 | 1.268 | 157 | 68 | 66 | 139 | 10 | 60 | 147 | 9-7 | 18 | 6 | 75% |
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| 7/22/2015 | CAIN(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 7-1 | W | -110 | 7 un | O | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | PEAVY(R) | OAKLAND | CHAVEZ(R) | 9-3 | W | -130 | 7 un | O | 17 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 7/25/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | OAKLAND | BASSITT(R) | 2-1 | W | -195 | 6.5 ov | U | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | HUDSON(R) | OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 4-3 | W | -135 | 7.5 ev | U | 12 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 7/27/2015 | HESTON(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 4-2 | W | -195 | 7 un | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | CAIN(R) | MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 2-5 | L | -150 | 7 ov | P | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | PEAVY(R) | MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 5-0 | W | +100 | 7 un | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 7/31/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ TEXAS | MARTINEZ(R) | 3-6 | L | -165 | 9 un | P | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | | 8/1/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ TEXAS | HAMELS(L) | 9-7 | W | 125 | 9 un | O | 14 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 8/2/2015 | LEAKE(R) | @ TEXAS | PEREZ(L) | 1-2 | L | -110 | 9.5 un | U | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 8/3/2015 | CAIN(R) | @ ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | 8-9 | L | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 1 | | 8/4/2015 | PEAVY(R) | @ ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | 8-3 | W | -125 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 8/5/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ ATLANTA | PEREZ(R) | | | 8/6/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | | | 8/7/2015 | LEAKE(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | | | 8/8/2015 | CAIN(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | | | 8/9/2015 | PEAVY(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | | 8/11/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | HOUSTON | KAZMIR(L) | | | 8/12/2015 | | HOUSTON | | |
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| 7/22/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 1-3 | L | +145 | 7.5 ev | U | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 7/24/2015 | BANUELOS(L) | @ ST LOUIS | COONEY(L) | 2-4 | L | 180 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | MILLER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 0-1 | L | 200 | 6.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | WISLER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 3-2 | W | 180 | 7 un | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | | 7/27/2015 | WOOD(L) | @ BALTIMORE | GAUSMAN(R) | 1-2 | L | 155 | 7.5 ev | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | @ BALTIMORE | JIMENEZ(R) | 3-7 | L | 165 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | @ BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | 0-2 | L | 160 | 8.5 un | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 7/30/2015 | MILLER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HARANG(R) | 1-4 | L | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 7/31/2015 | PEREZ(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | 3-9 | L | -125 | 7.5 ov | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 8/1/2015 | WISLER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | 2-12 | L | 105 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | | 8/2/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | 6-2 | W | -105 | 8 ov | P | 11 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 8/3/2015 | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 9-8 | W | +125 | 7.5 un | O | 17 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | | 8/4/2015 | MILLER(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 3-8 | L | +115 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 8/5/2015 | PEREZ(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | | 8/6/2015 | WISLER(R) | MIAMI | URENA(R) | | | 8/7/2015 | TEHERAN(R) | MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | | | 8/8/2015 | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 8/9/2015 | MILLER(R) | MIAMI | HAND(L) | | | 8/11/2015 | PEREZ(R) | @ TAMPA BAY | RAMIREZ(R) | | | 8/12/2015 | | @ TAMPA BAY | | |
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| |  | SAN FRANCISCO: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants lost Pablo Sandoval to big money and the Boston Red Sox. They missed out paying big money to left-hander Jon Lester, who instead signed with the Chicago Cubs.
While the reigning World Series champions are ready to shed that every-other-year title trend, plenty of people wonder whether general manager Brian Sabean and his staff did enough during the offseason to stay near the top in the talented NL West.
Ask manager Bruce Bochy and his players, and they consider the additions of healthy right-hander Matt Cain and center fielder Angel Pagan back into the mix as a big deal right up there with signing a prized free agent.
And, of course, they have World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner ready to build off his remarkable postseason.
As he addressed the team at the start of spring training, Bochy reminded the Giants that it's hard to win consistently year after year.
''We had a great year last year,'' Bochy said. ''We have to go about our business and get ready for a new year. We'll still enjoy and savor those memories but at the same time it's time for us to get ready. ... Your lock on success is as good as that last game, so we've got to get after it.''
Durable right fielder Hunter Pence is sidelined with a broken left forearm that could keep him out until early May, while left fielder Nori Aoki will join the team he lost to in last year's Fall Classic while with the Kansas City Royals.
Casey McGehee, traded to San Francisco from the Marlins, will take over at third base with Sandoval's departure on a $95 million, five-year contract to Boston. He has said he won't try to replace the formerly popular Kung Fu Panda.
''I feel like we get a lot of flak for not doing anything this offseason,'' shortstop Brandon Crawford said. ''We got Aoki, we got McGehee. We have Cain coming back healthy that I think a lot of people forget. We've got Pagan coming back healthy. It's almost like getting four new guys.''
Bochy joked to Aoki - whom he calls ''a catalyst'' - about hitting 30 home runs. The speedy Japanese outfielder responded, ''24.''
''We're playing for a championship,'' Aoki said. ''It's a passionate group of guys.''
Here are some things to look for with the Giants, who have captured three World Series titles in the past five years:
BUMGARNER'S NEXT STEP: Bumgarner threw 270 innings, including 21 with two wins and a save in the World Series.
He went 4-1 during the postseason following an 18-10 regular season. From his four-hit, 10-strikeout gem that got things started in an 8-0 wild-card win at Pittsburgh all the way through his brilliant relief outing in Game 7 of the World Series to beat the Royals, Bumgarner became one of the postseason's best pitchers ever.
''I think he'll be comfortable in his skin,'' pitching coach Dave Righetti said.
HUDSON'S HURRAH: This is it for Tim Hudson, who has said he will retire after his 17th major league season.
He won his first championship last year, advancing out of the first round for the first time.
Now, the 39-year-old pitcher is bouncing back from surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, the same one he injured during the 2013 season with Atlanta that sidelined him for the final two months.
PAGAN'S BALKY BACK: Pagan arrived at spring training declaring himself pain-free for the first time in years following back surgery.
Despite some flare-ups, Pagan and the Giants are counting on a full season. He joked to Bochy that he's ready to play 160 games.
Pagan played in only 96 last season and 71 in 2013 because of injuries.
''It's a new slate for everybody, including him,'' Bochy said.
RELIABLE BULLPEN: San Francisco's bullpen is lined up again - Jeremy Affeldt, Javier Lopez, Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla. Each of these pitchers has been part of all three title teams.
Casilla became closer after Romo struggled in June, though Bochy knows he can mix and match with these guys. Then, there's Yusmeiro Petit, who showed he can start or relieve with equal efficiency.
''You want to remind them to take advantage of what you have,'' Bochy said. ''We've got a great group here and we don't ever want to lose out on this opportunity.'' | | ATLANTA: ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves usually start the season touted as playoff contenders.
Not this time.
For one of the few times in the last two-plus decades, not much is expected of a team that collapsed late last season, fired general manager Frank Wren and underwent a massive overhaul during the offseason.
The Braves dealt away sluggers Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Evan Gattis, receiving only one player (starting pitcher Shelby Miller) who is likely to make a significant impact right away. Mostly, the team was focused on restocking a once-mighty farm system that fell on hard times during Wren's regime.
The message was clear: The Braves are rebuilding under new GM John Hart, with an eye toward the 2017 opening of the team's new suburban stadium.
''It's kind of on us to just put our heads down and work hard and try to win as many games as we can with the team we've got,'' third baseman Chris Johnson said. ''We can't look back. We can't look at who's gone.''
The Braves are likely to remain one of the most offensively challenged teams in baseball, but the pitching staff at least looks promising. The 24-year-old Miller had 25 wins for St. Louis over the last two season and joins a rotation that already includes two more 24-year-olds: All-Star Julio Teheran (14-13, 2.89) and left-hander Alex Wood (11-11, 2.78). If lefty Mike Minor, only 27, can bounce back from shoulder problems, the outlook is even brighter.
Atlanta also has perhaps the most dominant closer in the game, Craig Kimbrel, who led the NL in saves for the fourth year in a row with 47.
''I like our pitching,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said. ''Our rotation is going to be as good as you want.''
Even if the pitching comes through, the Braves have slipped way behind Washington in the NL East and could have trouble holding off the up-and-coming Miami Marlins as well.
Yep, times have changed in Atlanta.
Or maybe not.
''The goal is the same for me,'' Gonzalez insisted. ''Our goal is to make the playoffs.''
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: The center fielder formerly known as B.J. Upton is hoping a name change - actually, using his given name - will help him bounce back from two horrific seasons. The early results were not promising for Melvin Upton Jr., who missed all of spring training with a foot injury. Eric Young Jr. will hold down the starting job until Upton returns. Even then, Upton may have to share playing time unless he shows significant improvement. As it stands now, he's one of the greatest free-agent busts in baseball history. Since signing a $75-million, five-year contract with the Braves, his two-season totals are .198 with 21 homers, 51 RBIs and a staggering 324 strikeouts.
WHERE'S THE OFFENSE?: Even with Upton, Heyward and Gattis, the Braves scored the second-fewest runs in the majors. The offense was virtually non-existent coming down the stretch, the major reason Atlanta went 7-18 over the final month and wound up 17 games behind Washington after being tied for first at the All-Star break. The homer-or-bust philosophy clearly didn't work, so the Braves are hoping to scrap for runs this season. They'll have to with a lineup likely to include journeymen such as Young and Jonny Gomes, as well as rookie second baseman Jace Peterson. The only major offensive addition was right fielder Nick Markakis, and he's coming off neck surgery.
FREDI'S FUTURE: After firing Wren with a week to go in the disappointing 2014 season, the Braves decided to bring back Gonzalez for another year. He certainly deserved a shot to make up for a late-season collapse that was largely the result of a feeble offense. Let's not forget: During Gonzalez's first three years as manager, Atlanta won an NL East title, made two playoff appearances and missed out on another postseason berth on the final day. But his long-term future looks shaky, even with a franchise that cherishes stability. The Braves are definitely in rebuilding mode, and the manager often takes the fall when the losses begin to pile up. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN FRANCISCO-ATLANTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Giants-Braves Preview* =======================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
San Francisco (57-48) at Atlanta (48-58), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Madison Bumgarner has been inconsistent on the road lately but will next pitch in a stadium where he's been at his best in recent visits.
Bumgarner will try to lift the San Francisco Giants with another sparkling road start against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
Bumgarner (11-6, 3.39 ERA) settled down to pitch five scoreless innings Friday in Texas after giving up a combined six runs in his first two. That was enough to send the Giants and their left-hander to a 6-3 defeat.
The reigning World Series MVP went 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA in his prior three starts but is 2-3 with a 5.45 ERA in his last five on the road.
"It was one of those games that he couldn't get settled in early and they took advantage of it," manager Bruce Bochy said.
Bumgarner will try to build on his finish to Friday's start while winning a fifth consecutive decision over Atlanta and helping the Giants (58-48) take two of three from the Braves (48-59). He has a 2.30 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 31 1-3 innings in his last five matchups and is 3-1 with a 1.64 ERA in five lifetime starts in Atlanta, including one in the 2010 playoffs.
Bumgarner hasn't allowed an earned run in his past two games at Turner Field, a combined 13 innings, with the most recent May 4, 2014. He gave up three runs in 6 1-3 innings against the Braves in San Francisco on May 31 and did not get a decision in a 7-5 loss.
After blowing a six-run advantage and two other leads in the series opener, the Giants scored six runs in the final two innings for an 8-3 victory Tuesday. Hunter Pence provided a tiebreaking three-run homer and matched a season high with four RBIs.
That result kept the Giants within a half-game of the Chicago Cubs, who have won six straight to overtake San Francisco, for the NL's second wild card.
The Braves, losers in 17 of 23, have given up double-digit hits in each of their past six games - their longest streak since April 2012 - and a combined 43 runs. That stretch includes Williams Perez's miserable return from the disabled list and his first major league loss Friday.
The rookie right-hander was tagged for nine runs - five more than in any of his other eight starts - in 4 1-3 innings in a 9-3 loss in Philadelphia. Perez (4-1, 4.14) gave up four runs in the first inning and five in his final one after missing a little more than a month because of a bruised left foot.
"I felt rusty," Perez told MLB's official website through an interpreter. "I was able to battle through it and make adjustments from the second inning on. But that last inning kind of fell apart on me."
Perez took an 8-0 win in his only matchup against San Francisco on May 30, yielding four hits in seven innings.
Chris Johnson will try to help give him some support by adding to his five hits - two of them doubles - in his last seven at-bats versus Bumgarner. Jonny Gomes is 7 for 10 lifetime with a pair of homers against the left-hander but is 9 for 48 (.188) in his last 23 games.
The Braves haven't given up double-digit hits in seven consecutive games in a single season since April 12-21, 1990.
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