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| 953 | SAN FRANCISCO | +105 | Ov 7.5,-110 | +100 | Ov 7.5,-120 | | 954 | CHICAGO CUBS | -115 | Un 7.5,-110 | -110 | Un 7.5,+100 |
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| All Games | 20-28 | -7.8 | 22-23 | 3.4 | 0.231 | 0.286 | 0.350 | 0.636 | 4.8 | 0.260 | 0.320 | 0.410 | 0.729 | | Road Games | 9-18 | -8.1 | 16-8 | 3.5 | 0.229 | 0.290 | 0.356 | 0.646 | 5.9 | 0.289 | 0.352 | 0.477 | 0.829 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 11-17 | -7.4 | 12-13 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.281 | 0.362 | 0.644 | 4.8 | 0.273 | 0.330 | 0.430 | 0.760 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | +0.4 | 4-2 | 3.4 | 0.214 | 0.263 | 0.358 | 0.621 | 4.7 | 0.267 | 0.311 | 0.453 | 0.764 | | Grass Games | 20-28 | -7.8 | 22-23 | 3.4 | 0.231 | 0.286 | 0.350 | 0.636 | 4.8 | 0.260 | 0.320 | 0.410 | 0.729 | | Day Games | 5-10 | -6.2 | 7-8 | 3.1 | 0.211 | 0.267 | 0.333 | 0.600 | 4.7 | 0.253 | 0.307 | 0.406 | 0.713 |
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| All Games | 3.4 | 0.231 | 0.286 | 48 | 1644 | 379 | 70 | 6 | 38 | 0.350 | 157 | 128 | 367 | 22 | 319 | 36 | 22 | 32 | 27 | | Road Games | 3.5 | 0.229 | 0.290 | 27 | 932 | 213 | 44 | 3 | 23 | 0.356 | 91 | 80 | 218 | 10 | 182 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 15 | | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.281 | 28 | 960 | 218 | 43 | 6 | 25 | 0.362 | 98 | 72 | 205 | 14 | 177 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 18 |
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| All Games | 3.97 | 1.395 | 142.7 | 70 | 63 | 138 | 8 | 61 | 131 | 8-7 | 13 | 6 | 68.4% | | Road Games | 4.17 | 1.609 | 77.7 | 42 | 36 | 86 | 4 | 39 | 67 | 5-3 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 24-21 | -6.8 | 28-15 | 5.0 | 0.244 | 0.324 | 0.408 | 0.732 | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.316 | 0.405 | 0.721 | | Home Games | 13-11 | -4.8 | 16-7 | 5.1 | 0.249 | 0.329 | 0.426 | 0.754 | 4.9 | 0.247 | 0.316 | 0.417 | 0.733 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-17 | -9.4 | 21-11 | 4.6 | 0.237 | 0.312 | 0.391 | 0.702 | 4.5 | 0.243 | 0.314 | 0.399 | 0.713 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +1.4 | 5-1 | 6.4 | 0.274 | 0.351 | 0.493 | 0.844 | 4.7 | 0.254 | 0.315 | 0.395 | 0.710 | | Grass Games | 24-21 | -6.8 | 28-15 | 5.0 | 0.244 | 0.324 | 0.408 | 0.732 | 4.6 | 0.247 | 0.316 | 0.405 | 0.721 | | Day Games | 9-10 | -6.1 | 13-6 | 5.1 | 0.239 | 0.314 | 0.412 | 0.725 | 5.1 | 0.270 | 0.332 | 0.431 | 0.764 |
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| All Games | 5.0 | 0.244 | 0.324 | 45 | 1570 | 383 | 71 | 11 | 55 | 0.408 | 212 | 185 | 386 | 15 | 338 | 39 | 38 | 43 | 33 | | Home Games | 5.1 | 0.249 | 0.329 | 24 | 827 | 206 | 38 | 9 | 30 | 0.426 | 116 | 98 | 199 | 10 | 177 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | | Righty Starters | 4.6 | 0.237 | 0.312 | 33 | 1159 | 275 | 54 | 5 | 38 | 0.391 | 142 | 125 | 279 | 12 | 248 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
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| All Games | 3.40 | 1.260 | 164.3 | 73 | 62 | 135 | 22 | 72 | 174 | 5-8 | 11 | 5 | 68.8% | | Home Games | 4.05 | 1.300 | 102.3 | 53 | 46 | 88 | 15 | 45 | 95 | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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| 5/11/2017 | BLACH(L) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 2-3 | L | -115 | 8 ov | U | 11 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 5/12/2017 | CUETO(R) | CINCINNATI | FELDMAN(R) | 3-2 | W | -150 | 7 ev | U | 12 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | | 5/13/2017 | MOORE(L) | CINCINNATI | BONILLA(R) | 3-1 | W | -120 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | 5/14/2017 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | CINCINNATI | ADLEMAN(R) | 8-3 | W | -140 | 8 ev | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | | 5/15/2017 | CAIN(R) | LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | 8-4 | W | +135 | 7.5 ov | O | 10 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 5/16/2017 | BLACH(L) | LA DODGERS | HILL(L) | 2-1 | W | +155 | 7.5 un | U | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/17/2017 | CUETO(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 1-6 | L | +170 | 6.5 ov | O | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2017 | MOORE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | WACHA(R) | 6-5 | W | 135 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 5/20/2017 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 3-1 | W | 120 | 7.5 ev | U | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 5/21/2017 | CAIN(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 3-8 | L | 160 | 9 un | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | | 5/22/2017 | BLACH(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LACKEY(R) | 6-4 | W | 182 | 10 ov | P | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | | 5/23/2017 | CUETO(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | 1-4 | L | 160 | 7 ov | U | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 5/24/2017 | MOORE(L) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 4-5 | L | 170 | 7 un | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 5/25/2017 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | BUTLER(R) | | | 5/26/2017 | CAIN(R) | ATLANTA | GARCIA(L) | | | 5/27/2017 | BLACH(L) | ATLANTA | FOLTYNEWICZ(R) | | | 5/28/2017 | CUETO(R) | ATLANTA | DICKEY(R) | | | 5/29/2017 | MOORE(L) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | | | 5/30/2017 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 5/31/2017 | | WASHINGTON | | |
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| 5/12/2017 | BUTLER(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LEAKE(R) | 3-2 | W | 120 | 8.5 ev | U | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 5/13/2017 | LESTER(L) | @ ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 3-5 | L | 105 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 5/14/2017 | ARRIETA(R) | @ ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 0-5 | L | -115 | 8.5 ev | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 5/16/2017 | LACKEY(R) | CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 9-5 | W | -180 | 12 un | O | 13 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 5/17/2017 | HENDRICKS(R) | CINCINNATI | FELDMAN(R) | 7-5 | W | -165 | 11.5 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 5/18/2017 | LESTER(L) | CINCINNATI | GARRETT(L) | 9-5 | W | -210 | 10.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | | 5/19/2017 | BUTLER(R) | MILWAUKEE | ESPINO(R) | 3-6 | L | -160 | 8 un | O | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | | 5/21/2017 | ARRIETA(R) | MILWAUKEE | ANDERSON(R) | 13-6 | W | -205 | 10.5 un | O | 15 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | | 5/22/2017 | LACKEY(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BLACH(L) | 4-6 | L | -195 | 10 ov | P | 11 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 5/23/2017 | LESTER(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | CUETO(R) | 4-1 | W | -170 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 5/24/2017 | HENDRICKS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | MOORE(L) | 5-4 | W | -180 | 7 un | O | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 5/25/2017 | BUTLER(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | | 5/26/2017 | ARRIETA(R) | @ LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | | 5/27/2017 | LACKEY(R) | @ LA DODGERS | WOOD(L) | | | 5/28/2017 | LESTER(L) | @ LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | | | 5/29/2017 | HENDRICKS(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | COSART(R) | | | 5/30/2017 | BUTLER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | LAMET(R) | | | 5/31/2017 | | @ SAN DIEGO | | |
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| |  | SAN FRANCISCO: 2016: 87-75, second place
Manager: Bruce Bochy (11th season)
Who's new? RHP Mark Melancon, C Nick Hundley, IF Jae-Gyun Hwang
Who's gone? OF Angel Pagan, OF Gregor Blanco, RHP Jake Peavy, RHP Santiago Casilla, RHP Sergio Romo, LHP Javier Lopez
Projected lineup: CF Denard Span (.266, 11 HR, 53 RBI, 12 SB), 1B Brandon Belt (.275, 17 , 82), C Buster Posey (.288, 14, 80), RF Hunter Pence (.289, 13, 57), SS Brandon Crawford (.275, 12, 84), 3B Eduardo Nunez (.288, 16, 67, 40 SBs with Giants and Twins), 2B Joe Panik (.239, 10, 62), LF Jarrett Parker (.236, 5, 14) or Mac Williamson (.223, 6, 15)
Rotation: LH Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.74 ERA), RH Johnny Cueto (18-5, 2.79), RH Jeff Samardzija (12-11, 3.81), LH Matt Moore (13-12, 4.08 with Giants and Rays), RH Matt Cain (4-8, 5.64)
Key relievers: RH Mark Melancon (2-2, 1.64, 47/51 SV with Nationals), RH Hunter Strickland (3-3, 3.10), RH Derek Law (4-2, 2.13), LH Steven Okert (0-0, 3.21) or Josh Osich (1-3, 4.71), RH Cory Gearrin (3-2, 4.28), RH George Kontos (3-2, 2.53)
Hot spot: Bullpen and left field. No team blew more saves last year than the Giants. The front office hopes it found the answer by signing three-time All-Star closer Melancon to a (then-record) four-year, $62 million deal, and by cutting ties with Romo and Casilla. They will need to replace Will Smith, a key lefty who tore his UCL in spring training. Veteran outfielder Pagan left after five seasons in San Francisco. Rather than fill his shoes via free agency or trade, the unproven tandem of Williamson and Parker is expected to share time in left.
Outlook: The Giants have an established core of position players, and an enviable 1-2 rotation punch in Bumgarner and Cueto. That's probably why the front office did little in the offseason besides overhaul the back end of the bullpen. Hwang, who hit 26 home runs and drove in 104 last year in Korea, is an intriguing addition to the bench. Mostly the Giants are counting on continuity. Former NL MVP Posey is coming off a below-average season by his standards, and sparkplug Pence missed nearly two months last year with a hamstring injury. Expecting both to bounce back isn't a stretch, and new closer Melancon is as good as they come. At full strength, this Giants team should be able to give the Dodgers a good run. | | CHICAGO CUBS: 2016: 103-58, won World Series
Manager: Joe Maddon (third season)
Who's new? OF Jon Jay, RHP Wade Davis, LHP Brett Anderson, RHP Koji Uehara, LHP Brian Duensing, RHP Eddie Butler
Who's gone? OF Dexter Fowler, IF/OF Jorge Soler, LHP Aroldis Chapman, LHP Travis Wood, RHP Trevor Cahill, RHP Jason Hammel
Projected lineup: LF Kyle Schwarber (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI in two games), 3B Kris Bryant (.292, 39, 102), 1B Anthony Rizzo (.292, 32, 109), 2B Ben Zobrist (.272, 18, 76), SS Addison Russell (.238, 21, 95), RF Jason Heyward (.230, 7, 49, 11 SB), C Willson Contreras (.282, 12, 35), CF Jon Jay (.291, 2, 26 with Padres) or Albert Almora (.277, 3, 14 in 47 games)
Rotation: LH Jon Lester (19-5, 2.44 ERA), RH Jake Arrieta (18-8, 3.10), RH Kyle Hendricks (16-8, 2.13), RH John Lackey (11-8, 3.35), LH Brett Anderson (1-2, 11.91 in four games with Dodgers) or LH Mike Montgomery (4-5, 2.52 with Mariners and Cubs) or RH Eddie Butler (2-5, 7.17 with Rockies) or LH Rob Zastryzny (1-0, 1.13 ERA in eight games) or RH Alec Mills (0-0, 13.50 in three games with Royals)
Key relievers: RH Wade Davis (2-1, 1.87, 27/30 SV with Royals), RH Pedro Strop (2-2, 2.85), RH Hector Rondon (2-3, 3.53, 18/23 SV), RH Koji Uehara (2-3, 3.45, 7/9 SV with Red Sox), RH Carl Edwards Jr. (0-1, 3.75), RH Justin Grimm (2-1, 4.10), LH Brian Duensing (1-0, 4.05 with Royals)
Hot spots: Fifth Starter. Of all the candidates vying to replace Hammel, who signed with Kansas City as a free agent, most have plenty of upside but didn't log many innings last year. That includes Anderson, who had one productive season and one unproductive season for the Dodgers. Keep an eye on southpaw Montgomery, who tossed two shutouts as a starter for the Mariners in 2015, came to the Cubs last year in a midseason trade, then was effective as a reliever. Last time he was on the mound, he recorded the save in Game 7 of the World Series.
Outlook: There hasn't been a back-to-back champion this century. For opponents of the Cubs, that might be the most tangible nugget of hope. Most of the key players return from a powerhouse team that played historically good defense, got no fewer than 165 innings from each of its top five starters, and featured a deep lineup led by NL MVP Kris Bryant. In the bullpen, two-time All-Star Davis is capable of replacing closer Chapman if he's healthy. Among the Cubs' regular position players, only Zobrist and new center fielder Jay are over 30 ' everyone else is either entering or in the midst of his prime. This is a strong outlook. |
| | Giants' Samardzija to renew acquaintances with Cubs
CHICAGO -- During Jeff Samardzija's 6 1/2 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, he struggled through losing years and a rebuilding process that ultimately included his departure via trade. The San Francisco Giants right-hander gets a close look at what the Cubs assembled as he faces the reigning World Series champions to close out a four-game Wrigley Field series on Thursday. The Giants (20-28) hope to salvage the finale as Samardzija (1-5, 4.57 ERA) goes against recent Cubs call-up Eddie Butler (1-0, 2.00 ERA) in an afternoon matchup. It will be the 32-year-old Samardzija's fourth-ever start against the Cubs (24-21). He last faced Chicago in Game 4 of the 2016 National League Division Series, lasting just two innings while allowing four runs and six hits. He's 0-2 with a 9.75 ERA in those starts. The Cubs wanted to keep Samardzija and offered a contract extension, which he turned down. So Chicago eventually traded Samardzija to Oakland in 2014 in a deal that brought prospect and now star shortstop Addison Russell to Chicago. "It was the easy thing to do," Samardzija told USA Today. "You can always sell the future, and people always buy it. It's a great way to rebuild, and I understand that. But as a veteran guy, it was becoming a joke." In 2015, Samardzija signed with the crosstown Chicago White Sox, going 11-13 with a 4.96 ERA. After that season, he signed a five-year deal with the Giants and went 12-11 with a 3.81 ERA last season in 2016. Entering his 10th start of the season, he's tied with the second-most losses in the major leagues and is coming off a no-decision despite allowing just five hits and no walks and striking out eight in the Giants' 3-1 extra-inning win over the St. Louis Cardinals last Saturday. Butler, meanwhile, will make his third Cubs start of the season and second at home. In his last outing on May 19 against Milwaukee, he threw 92 pitches inn three innings and gave up two earned runs and three hits in a no-decision. "Just couldn't get a good feel of the baseball," said Butler, who had an impressive Cubs debut against the Cardinals. "I sprayed the fastball around, never really was able to establish it." In four career starts against San Francisco, Butler is 3-0 with a 3.22 ERA with 14 strikeouts. Two of those starts were scoreless outings of at least 5 1/3 innings. Butler, who started the season at Triple-A Iowa, is holding down a rotation spot as Brett Anderson works his way back from lower back strain and is currently on the disabled list Anderson threw a bullpen session this week and is scheduled to continue rehab work in Arizona. After Thursday's finale, the Cubs travel to Los Angeles for a weekend series with the Dodgers. The Giants return home to meet Atlanta for three games starting Friday. The teams will meet again Aug. 7-9 for a series at AT&T Park. |
| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 12:21:16 AM EST. |
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