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| All Games | 44-38 | +2.4 | 36-43 | 4.1 | 0.247 | 0.307 | 0.390 | 0.697 | 3.8 | 0.239 | 0.295 | 0.379 | 0.674 | | Road Games | 19-20 | -0.6 | 19-18 | 4.6 | 0.251 | 0.311 | 0.392 | 0.703 | 4.1 | 0.253 | 0.303 | 0.415 | 0.718 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 32-30 | -0.9 | 31-29 | 4.1 | 0.250 | 0.308 | 0.390 | 0.698 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.300 | 0.389 | 0.690 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5 | 3-4 | 6.1 | 0.307 | 0.383 | 0.484 | 0.867 | 2.1 | 0.214 | 0.258 | 0.350 | 0.608 | | Grass Games | 40-35 | +1.3 | 32-40 | 4.0 | 0.245 | 0.307 | 0.384 | 0.691 | 3.8 | 0.239 | 0.293 | 0.378 | 0.671 | | Night Games | 36-24 | +9.4 | 29-28 | 4.5 | 0.260 | 0.318 | 0.414 | 0.733 | 3.7 | 0.231 | 0.288 | 0.371 | 0.659 | | Interleague | 5-7 | -3.8 | 3-9 | 3.1 | 0.235 | 0.285 | 0.343 | 0.629 | 3.3 | 0.254 | 0.299 | 0.374 | 0.673 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.247 | 0.307 | 82 | 2733 | 676 | 124 | 5 | 85 | 0.390 | 321 | 237 | 588 | 25 | 522 | 73 | 46 | 53 | 50 | | Road Games | 4.6 | 0.251 | 0.311 | 39 | 1333 | 334 | 66 | 3 | 39 | 0.392 | 175 | 116 | 273 | 11 | 249 | 36 | 19 | 23 | 22 | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.250 | 0.308 | 62 | 2086 | 521 | 95 | 4 | 63 | 0.390 | 242 | 176 | 440 | 21 | 399 | 55 | 34 | 44 | 44 |
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| All Games | 3.29 | 1.194 | 227 | 90 | 83 | 200 | 18 | 71 | 207 | 13-7 | 23 | 11 | 67.6% | | Road Games | 3.29 | 1.312 | 93 | 37 | 34 | 89 | 9 | 33 | 86 | 3-2 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
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| All Games | 35-47 | -7.5 | 43-36 | 4.4 | 0.266 | 0.313 | 0.427 | 0.740 | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.343 | 0.451 | 0.794 | | Home Games | 17-22 | -6.2 | 22-16 | 5.4 | 0.298 | 0.348 | 0.474 | 0.822 | 5.7 | 0.297 | 0.358 | 0.485 | 0.843 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 3-13 | -8.8 | 9-7 | 3.2 | 0.240 | 0.276 | 0.350 | 0.625 | 5.2 | 0.286 | 0.354 | 0.464 | 0.818 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.2 | 2-3 | 2.4 | 0.212 | 0.260 | 0.312 | 0.572 | 5.0 | 0.288 | 0.359 | 0.475 | 0.833 | | Grass Games | 35-47 | -7.5 | 43-36 | 4.4 | 0.266 | 0.313 | 0.427 | 0.740 | 5.1 | 0.278 | 0.343 | 0.451 | 0.794 | | Night Games | 18-32 | -11.8 | 26-21 | 4.1 | 0.261 | 0.300 | 0.409 | 0.709 | 5.6 | 0.291 | 0.355 | 0.470 | 0.825 | | Interleague | 1-8 | -6.7 | 4-4 | 2.6 | 0.212 | 0.263 | 0.308 | 0.571 | 5.4 | 0.290 | 0.347 | 0.518 | 0.865 |
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| All Games | 4.4 | 0.266 | 0.313 | 82 | 2797 | 744 | 139 | 19 | 91 | 0.427 | 350 | 190 | 630 | 43 | 506 | 71 | 54 | 83 | 57 | | Home Games | 5.4 | 0.298 | 0.348 | 39 | 1338 | 399 | 72 | 14 | 45 | 0.474 | 206 | 102 | 258 | 25 | 256 | 36 | 26 | 52 | 29 | | Lefty Starters | 3.2 | 0.240 | 0.276 | 16 | 529 | 127 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 0.350 | 50 | 26 | 148 | 9 | 88 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
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| All Games | 4.65 | 1.411 | 265 | 151 | 137 | 280 | 26 | 94 | 228 | 11-12 | 21 | 9 | 70% | | Home Games | 5.10 | 1.463 | 136 | 82 | 77 | 156 | 16 | 43 | 109 | 6-7 | 7 | 6 | 53.8% |
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| 6/23/2015 | WILSON(L) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 3-13 | L | -115 | 7.5 ov | O | 11 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | HEANEY(L) | HOUSTON | MCCULLERS(R) | 2-1 | W | -105 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 6/26/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 1-3 | L | -115 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 6/27/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | SEATTLE | HAPP(L) | 4-2 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 3-2 | W | +105 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 6/29/2015 | WILSON(L) | NY YANKEES | SABATHIA(L) | 4-1 | W | -130 | 8 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 6/30/2015 | HEANEY(L) | NY YANKEES | NOVA(R) | 2-1 | W | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 7/1/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | NY YANKEES | EOVALDI(R) | 1-3 | L | +100 | 8 ov | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 7/3/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ TEXAS | GONZALEZ(R) | 8-2 | W | -135 | 9.5 ev | O | 15 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 7/4/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ TEXAS | RODRIGUEZ(L) | 13-0 | W | -120 | 9 un | O | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | 7/5/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ TEXAS | LEWIS(R) | 12-6 | W | -125 | 9.5 un | O | 15 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 7/7/2015 | HEANEY(L) | @ COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | | | 7/8/2015 | SHOEMAKER(R) | @ COLORADO | RUSIN(L) | | | 7/9/2015 | RICHARDS(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 7/10/2015 | SANTIAGO(L) | @ SEATTLE | MONTGOMERY(L) | | | 7/11/2015 | WILSON(L) | @ SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | | | 7/12/2015 | HEANEY(L) | @ SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | |
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| 6/23/2015 | KENDRICK(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 10-5 | W | +115 | 10.5 un | O | 11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 6/24/2015 | HALE(R) | ARIZONA | WEBSTER(R) | 7-8 | L | -115 | 10.5 ov | O | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | | 6/25/2015 | DE LA ROSA(L) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 6-4 | W | +115 | 10.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 6/26/2015 | BETTIS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 8-6 | W | 115 | 7 un | O | 17 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 6/27/2015 | RUSIN(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 5-7 | L | 115 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | | 6/28/2015 | KENDRICK(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 3-6 | L | 200 | 7 ev | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | | 6/29/2015 | HALE(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | 1-7 | L | 160 | 8 un | P | 7 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | | 6/30/2015 | DE LA ROSA(L) | @ OAKLAND | BASSITT(R) | 2-1 | W | 130 | 7.5 ov | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 7/1/2015 | BETTIS(R) | @ OAKLAND | HAHN(R) | 1-4 | L | 175 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 7/2/2015 | RUSIN(L) | @ ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 1-8 | L | 145 | 9 un | P | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 7/3/2015 | KENDRICK(R) | @ ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 3-4 | L | 150 | 9 ev | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | | 7/4/2015 | HALE(R) | @ ARIZONA | CORBIN(L) | 3-7 | L | 150 | 9 un | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 7/5/2015 | DE LA ROSA(L) | @ ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 6-4 | W | 155 | 8 ev | O | 11 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 7/7/2015 | BETTIS(R) | LA ANGELS | HEANEY(L) | | | 7/8/2015 | RUSIN(L) | LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | | | 7/9/2015 | KENDRICK(R) | ATLANTA | WOOD(L) | | | 7/10/2015 | HALE(R) | ATLANTA | MILLER(R) | | | 7/11/2015 | DE LA ROSA(L) | ATLANTA | WISLER(R) | | | 7/12/2015 | BETTIS(R) | ATLANTA | BANUELOS(L) | |
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| |  | LA ANGELS: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels had the majors' best record last year, and they return this season with baseball's best player at the center of largely the same roster.
Yet the Angels accomplished none of their biggest goals last year when they were swept out of the division series, and their sky-high payroll makes those unmet expectations even more painful.
So are the Angels a legitimate power or an unbalanced, aging team with a rapidly closing window? Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and manager Mike Scioscia can only figure it out by going back to work to find the right combination to contend again.
The Angels are difficult to evaluate because everything depends on the window from which they're viewed.
They have an enormous payroll topped by some of baseball's highest-paid players at their positions - Pujols, Josh Hamilton, C.J. Wilson and Trout, the reigning AL MVP. For all that money, consistent winning and championship contention is expected, which means the Angels' inability to win a single playoff game in five seasons is a disaster.
Yet the Angels still won 98 games last season despite losing budding ace Garrett Richards to a knee injury in August, and general manager Jerry Dipoto has restocked his roster while breathing life into what was considered the majors' worst farm system in recent years. From the bullpen to the heart of the order, Los Angeles has an undeniably solid complement of talent around Trout, the best player in baseball at 23 years old.
But just when the Angels look sharp, new worries arise. The biggest problem in 2015 is the fate of Hamilton, who is likely to be hit by a lengthy suspension for an apparent drug relapse before opening day. His recovery from shoulder surgery would have kept him out anyway.
Hamilton still has three years left on his $125 million contract, but at least his absence is cushioned by the grim fact that he has made no significant, consistent impact on the Angels' offense in two expensive seasons. Los Angeles acquired veteran Matt Joyce from Tampa Bay in the offseason, and returning outfielder Collin Cowgill also can fill in capably.
Some other things to watch when the Angels embark on their 55th season:
WHAT'S ON SECOND: The Angels' biggest problem is at second base, where Howie Kendrick leaves a gaping hole after nearly a decade entrenched in the job. With just a year left on Kendrick's contract, Dipoto traded him to the Dodgers to get promising young starter Andrew Heaney. But the lineup that led the AL in runs has lost its top hit producer - yes, Kendrick had even more than Trout - with no real plan to replace him. Josh Rutledge, Grant Green and Johnny Giavotella are among the light-hitting infielders getting a look in the spring, but none is likely to replace Kendrick's big bat.
RICH MAN: After leading the AL in RBIs and runs last season while winning the MVP trophy, Trout already has accomplished more than pretty much any 23-year-old in baseball history - and he's about to get paid for it. The outfielder's six-year, $144.5 million contract begins this year, albeit at a modest $5.25 million salary for 2015 before the deal skyrockets. Yet Trout hasn't shown any signs of complacency in the offseason, and he is working aggressively with hitting coach Don Baylor on limiting his strikeouts, which jumped to an AL-worst 184 last year.
WEAKNESS TO STRENGTH: After years of ineptitude, the Angels are confident their bullpen will again be among the majors' tops this season. Closer Huston Street and setup man Joe Smith are among the best in the business, while Mike Morin is expected to move into a bigger role with Kevin Jepsen's departure. Fernando Salas, Vinny Pestano and newcomer Cesar Ramos - Jered Weaver's college teammate - all are angling for innings, likely making the bullpen into a source of comfort for Scioscia.
GOTTA PITCH: The Angels' rotation has a high ceiling and a low floor - just like the rest of this team. Weaver and Wilson are on top of the rotation, but many believe both 30-something veterans took a step backward last season. Richards faces an uncertain mid-April return from a long rehabilitation, while Matt Shoemaker must prove he can replicate his shocking 16-victory performance that made him second on AL Rookie of the Year voting. Scioscia also must pick a fifth starter among Heaney, Hector Santiago and Nick Tropeano. | | COLORADO: DENVER (AP) - Troy Tulowitzki benefits by having Carlos Gonzalez in the lineup. Gonzalez certainly benefits from Tulowitzki's presence, too.
But the Colorado Rockies may not benefit as much as you might think having those two sluggers together in the batting order. A healthy Tulo and CarGo by no means guarantees success, even if the Rockies are banking on bounce-back years from them to end a string of four straight losing seasons.
At least, the numbers seem to indicate as much. Since 2010, the Rockies are just 185-198 (.483 winning percentage) when Gonzalez and Tulowitzki are both in the starting lineup, according to STATS.
Still better than the alternative, though. Colorado is 175-252 (.410) when one or both don't start.
The takeaway is simple: This powerful tandem needs some help.
Colorado didn't make any splashy moves over the winter after a 66-96 season that led to sweeping changes in the front office. The biggest moves by new GM Jeff Bridich weren't to bolster a beleaguered pitching staff, but to bring in veteran catcher Nick Hundley and utility infielder Daniel Descalso.
Bridich believes Tulowitzki and Gonzalez can do more to get this team back on track than any sort of blockbuster deal.
If they stay on the field, that is.
''I'm not going to sit here and say we're a 90-win team or whatever it is. I'm just getting myself ready to play,'' Tulowitzki said. ''That's my goal, keep myself healthy.''
That's been anything but easy for the smooth-fielding shortstop. Over his career, he's had stints on the disabled list for a quadriceps tendon tear, lacerated right hand, broken left wrist and a groin injury. Last season, Tulowitzki played only 91 games before undergoing hip surgery.
''I feel great,'' said Tulowitzki, who turned 30 in October. ''But you guys judge and tell me.''
Like Tulowitzki, Gonzalez also feels fit again. The outfielder was limited to 70 games because of surgery to remove a small tumor in his left index finger and then another on his left knee.
''I'm feeling really good in the outfield, so that's a really good sign,'' Gonzalez said.
No doubt, Tulowitzki and Gonzalez fuel each other on offense. With Tulowitzki in the lineup since 2010, Gonzalez hit .307 with 89 homers spanning 402 games. Without him, Gonzalez's average was .291 with 30 homers in 185 games, according to STATS research.
And while Tulowitzki's batting average actually goes up without Gonzalez (.307 to .328), his slugging percentage dips a bit (.559 to .533).
''I think everything will take care of itself - if I play,'' Tulowitzki said.
With the NL West vastly improved, the Rockies aren't exactly in the conversation as contenders. But they do boast Tulowitzki and Gonzalez, along with NL batting champ Justin Morneau and Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado.
''We're a nobody. That's OK with us,'' Arenado said. ''If we stay healthy, we're going to do some damage.''
Things to know as the Rockies try to get back on track:
TRADE RUMORS: Tulowitzki didn't pay too much attention to the trade rumors that popped up in the offseason. Should the Rockies fall out of contention early, those rumors could surface again. "I do know that rumors fly and rumors fly at a high rate these days with all the social media that's going on,'' Tulowitzki said.
YOUNG ROTATION: Lefty Jorge De La Rosa is dealing with a nagging groin injury this spring and righty Jhoulys Chacin was recently let go. That could pave the way for top prospects Eddie Butler and Jon Gray to work their way into the rotation. ''He's a talented kid,'' manager Walt Weiss said of Gray. ''Now it's just a matter of maturing and knowing he belongs.''
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Rockies had the worst road record (21-60) last season and hit almost 100 points lower away from home (.228) than at Coors Field (.322). ''Obviously there are some adjustments our hitters have to make, going away from our place,'' Weiss said.
GOLDEN INFIELD: Starter Kyle Kendrick certainly appreciates this infield, with Arenado, Tulowitzki and second baseman DJ LeMahieu all having earned a Gold Glove in their career. ''The defense is great,'' Kendrick said. ''You keep the ball down, you get ground balls, you're going to get outs.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (LA ANGELS-COLORADO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Angels-Rockies Preview* ========================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Los Angeles (44-38) at Colorado (35-47), 8:40 p.m. EDT
The Los Angeles Angels' first two games with the Colorado Rockies this season ended in the same fashion as nearly every meeting of the past five years - with a victory.
The surging Angels will turn to Andrew Heaney to continue that dominance Tuesday night against a Rockies team fresh off a disappointing road trip.
Los Angeles (44-38) has won seven straight versus Colorado (35-47) - tied for its second-longest active winning streak against any opponent, trailing only Philadelphia (9) - and last dropped a meeting at Coors Field in 1999. The Angels extended that run with two May victories over the Rockies, allowing three runs.
Heaney (1-0, 1.38 ERA) has been similarly stifling in two starts with Los Angeles, earning his first career victory last Tuesday with seven innings of two-hit ball in a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees.
The left-hander, who posted a 6.93 ERA in five starts last season while with Miami, has limited opposing batters to .136 average in his two outings this year since joining the rotation in place of the injured Jered Weaver.
"I was kind of fighting my own mechanics, fighting myself on the mound (in spring training)," Heaney told MLB's official website. "Here I've felt comfortable, and I've felt like I'm able to go out there and for the most part execute a game plan."
One of Heaney's primary challenge will be with Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, who combined to go 3 for 17 in the two losses to Los Angeles, yet enter Tuesday's contest after each hitting a home run in Colorado's 6-4 win Sunday against Arizona.
The Rockies entered the 10-game trip averaging 4.6 runs, but reached that number only three times en route to a 3-7 record.
"You look at any team, when you look at the middle of their lineup and both guys hit, the team's record is probably real good," said Tulowitzki. " ... I hope the power stroke shows up."
For the most part, Tulowitzki has upheld his end of that bargain. Despite only two home runs since June 9, the shortstop has an 18-game hitting streak with a .371 average and .907 OPS in that span.
Gonzalez, however, had slumped prior to Sunday's three-hit performance, batting .103 in his previous eight games.
Generating offense hasn't been an issue lately for the Angels, who scored 33 runs and had 47 hits in a three-game sweep of Texas. Los Angeles rolled to a 12-6 victory Sunday for its seventh win in eight games, as Albert Pujols hit his AL-best 25th home run and Kole Calhoun had four RBIs.
Calhoun has three straight two-hit games, knocking in 10 runs in that span.
The Angels' starting pitching also performed well, notching a quality start in each of the three wins.
"We really broke out this series, no doubt," manager Mike Scioscia said. "I think what I'm going to carry away from this series is really how well we pitched against a team that can really swing it. I thought we pitched really well this series and gave us a chance, and our offense blossomed."
Chad Bettis (4-3, 3.67) will try to slow Los Angeles' bats in his first appearance against the team. The right-hander fell just shy of a third straight quality start Wednesday, allowing three runs and seven hits over 5 2-3 innings in a 4-1 loss at Oakland.
Bettis has been far better at Coors Field this season, touting a 2.84 in five starts compared with a 4.55 mark on the road.
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