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| 911 | ARIZONA | +120 | Ov 7.5,-115 | +105 | Ov 7.5,-105 | | 912 | LA DODGERS | -130 | Un 7.5,-105 | -115 | Un 7.5,-115 |
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| All Games | 72-71 | -3.4 | 60-76 | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.320 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.313 | | Road Games | 32-40 | -2.7 | 33-34 | 4.2 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.320 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 49-50 | -6.5 | 44-51 | 4.1 | 0.252 | 0.316 | 4.5 | 0.258 | 0.314 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.4 | 2-5 | 2.4 | 0.217 | 0.278 | 4.3 | 0.270 | 0.324 | | Grass Games | 71-70 | -4 | 60-74 | 4.2 | 0.257 | 0.320 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.313 | | Night Games | 51-50 | -0.4 | 47-49 | 4.4 | 0.257 | 0.322 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.318 | | Division | 28-32 | -6.2 | 23-35 | 3.7 | 0.248 | 0.313 | 3.9 | 0.254 | 0.310 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.258 | 0.320 | 143 | 5009 | 1290 | 398 | 116 | 0.02 | 564 | 460 | 1019 | 54 | 1026 | 155 | 66 | 125 | 41 | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 72 | 2643 | 684 | 186 | 55 | 0.02 | 287 | 224 | 544 | 26 | 540 | 81 | 29 | 55 | 22 | | Righty Starters | 4.1 | 0.252 | 0.316 | 99 | 3491 | 879 | 271 | 86 | 0.02 | 385 | 327 | 750 | 43 | 721 | 106 | 47 | 87 | 28 |
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| All Games | 3.33 | 1.268 | 451 | 175 | 167 | 407 | 50 | 165 | 431 | 32-17 | 34 | 24 | 58.6% | | Road Games | 3.11 | 1.329 | 222.7 | 82 | 77 | 202 | 21 | 94 | 213 | 13-10 | 17 | 12 | 58.6% |
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| All Games | 84-59 | +12.7 | 66-71 | 4.1 | 0.267 | 0.325 | 3.6 | 0.245 | 0.303 | | Home Games | 44-28 | +3.1 | 35-34 | 3.5 | 0.260 | 0.313 | 3.5 | 0.241 | 0.296 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 60-37 | +16.5 | 45-47 | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.326 | 3.4 | 0.241 | 0.294 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.2 | 4-3 | 5.3 | 0.285 | 0.326 | 4.3 | 0.283 | 0.343 | | Grass Games | 81-59 | +9.5 | 63-71 | 4.0 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 3.5 | 0.243 | 0.301 | | Night Games | 59-44 | +3 | 52-48 | 4.2 | 0.272 | 0.326 | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.311 | | Division | 29-28 | -8.6 | 31-24 | 4.2 | 0.279 | 0.337 | 4.2 | 0.263 | 0.322 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.267 | 0.325 | 143 | 4846 | 1293 | 380 | 120 | 0.02 | 557 | 417 | 1010 | 70 | 1032 | 139 | 97 | 142 | 49 | | Home Games | 3.5 | 0.260 | 0.313 | 72 | 2320 | 603 | 180 | 58 | 0.02 | 243 | 180 | 478 | 40 | 471 | 66 | 47 | 79 | 28 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.268 | 0.326 | 97 | 3291 | 883 | 253 | 83 | 0.03 | 394 | 283 | 675 | 55 | 703 | 84 | 57 | 94 | 34 |
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| All Games | 3.53 | 1.290 | 407.7 | 175 | 160 | 377 | 36 | 149 | 392 | 26-22 | 43 | 17 | 71.7% | | Home Games | 3.41 | 1.323 | 205.7 | 82 | 78 | 191 | 12 | 81 | 197 | 13-8 | 22 | 6 | 78.6% |
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| 8/27/2013 | HOLMBERG(L) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 10-9 | W | -115 | 9 un | O | 12 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | | 8/28/2013 | MILEY(L) | SAN DIEGO | ERLIN(L) | 1-5 | L | -175 | 8.5 ov | U | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 8/30/2013 | DELGADO(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 0-1 | L | -125 | 8.5 un | U | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | 8/31/2013 | CAHILL(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 4-3 | W | -130 | 8.5 ev | U | 12 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 9/1/2013 | CORBIN(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | PETIT(R) | 2-8 | L | -180 | 8 un | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | | 9/2/2013 | MCCARTHY(R) | TORONTO | ROGERS(R) | 1-4 | L | -155 | 8.5 ev | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | | 9/3/2013 | MILEY(L) | TORONTO | REDMOND(R) | 4-10 | L | -145 | 8.5 ov | O | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | | 9/4/2013 | DELGADO(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 4-3 | W | -120 | 8 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | | 9/5/2013 | CAHILL(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 4-2 | W | 100 | 7 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 9/6/2013 | CORBIN(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | PETIT(R) | 0-3 | L | -125 | 7 un | U | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 9/7/2013 | MCCARTHY(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 2-1 | W | 130 | 7 un | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 9/8/2013 | MILEY(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 2-3 | L | 130 | 6.5 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 9/9/2013 | DELGADO(R) | @ LA DODGERS | NOLASCO(R) | 1-8 | L | 150 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 9/10/2013 | CAHILL(R) | @ LA DODGERS | VOLQUEZ(R) | | | 9/11/2013 | CORBIN(L) | @ LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | | 9/13/2013 | MCCARTHY(R) | COLORADO | CHATWOOD(R) | | | 9/14/2013 | MILEY(L) | COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | | | 9/15/2013 | DELGADO(R) | COLORADO | CHACIN(R) | | | 9/16/2013 | CAHILL(R) | LA DODGERS | RYU(L) | | | 9/17/2013 | | LA DODGERS | | |
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| 8/27/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | 2-3 | L | -295 | 6 ov | U | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | | 8/28/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 4-0 | W | -210 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | 8/30/2013 | RYU(L) | SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | 9-2 | W | -210 | 7 ev | O | 13 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | | 8/31/2013 | CAPUANO(L) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 2-1 | W | -160 | 7.5 ov | U | 13 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 9/1/2013 | GREINKE(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 2-1 | W | -215 | 7 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 9/2/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | @ COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 10-8 | W | -220 | 9 un | O | 15 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 2 | | 9/3/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | @ COLORADO | CHACIN(R) | 7-4 | W | 100 | 9 un | O | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | 9/4/2013 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 5-7 | L | 125 | 10 un | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | | 9/6/2013 | CAPUANO(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 2-3 | L | 110 | 9 un | U | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 9/7/2013 | GREINKE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 3-4 | L | 110 | 7.5 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 9/8/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 2-3 | L | -125 | 6.5 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 9/9/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | ARIZONA | DELGADO(R) | 8-1 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 9/10/2013 | VOLQUEZ(R) | ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | | | 9/11/2013 | RYU(L) | ARIZONA | CORBIN(L) | | | 9/12/2013 | GREINKE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | | | 9/13/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | | 9/14/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | | | 9/15/2013 | VOLQUEZ(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | | 9/16/2013 | RYU(L) | @ ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | | | 9/17/2013 | | @ ARIZONA | | |
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| |  | ARIZONA: HITTING: Arizona's offense placed ninth in the majors in runs (4.5 per game), homers (172) and OPS (.736), thanks in big part to its young outfield trio. OF JUSTIN UPTON, 24, had a career year and led his team with a .289 BA, 31 HR, 88 RBI, 105 runs and a .369 OBP. OF GERARDO PARRA may have won a Gold Glove, but OF JASON KUBEL is the new leftfielder. Kubel's power numbers will improve in the desert. OF CHRIS YOUNG's .236 BA was poor, but his .331 OBP allowed him to score 89 times and swipe a team-high 22 SB. 1B PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT, 24, belted 30 homers in 103 Double-A games and continued his power in the majors with eight bombs in 156 at-bats. 3B RYAN ROBERTS (19 HR, 86 runs) and C MIGUEL MONTERO (18 HR, 86 RBI) also had career-best seasons. 2B AARON HILL was a great midseason acquisition from Toronto, tallying an .878 OPS in 33 games with Arizona. SS STEPHEN DREW batted only .252 with 5 HR in half a season before fracturing his ankle. He'll probably return in early May, and speedy WILLIE BLOOMQUIST will replace him in the starting lineup.
STARTING PITCHING: D-backs starters won 71 games, sixth-most in baseball. IAN KENNEDY won 21 of those contests and led the team with a 2.88 ERA and 198 strikeouts. He also held batters to a .210 BA at hitter-friendly Chase Field. DANIEL HUDSON was strong in all facets as well, notching 16 wins, 169 K and a 3.49 ERA. He pitches like a seasoned veteran, but he's only 25. Newcomer TREVOR CAHILL was 6-1 with a 1.79 ERA in his first 10 starts before finishing 6-13 with a 5.25 ERA. Don't expect a huge comeback going from a pitcher's park to a hitter's park. The Diamondbacks brought back innings eater JOE SAUNDERS, which closed the door for stud prospect WADE MILEY to begin 2012 in Arizona's starting rotation. Once the first-round draft pick from 2008 cuts down on his walks, everything else should fall into place, and he should be pitching for the big club come September. JOSH COLLMENTER burst on the scene with his crazy delivery and was unhittable in his first six starts (1.05 ERA, 0.76 WHIP). He predictably tailed off, but still led the rotation with a 1.07 WHIP, walking just 28 batters in 154.1 innings.
RELIEF PITCHING: Arizona led the majors with 58 saves, as J.J. PUTZ tallied 45 of those. He didn't allow a run in his final 18 appearances, finishing with a 2.17 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 9.5 K per 9 IP. He was unhittable on the road, giving up just one run on nine hits in 24.1 innings (.113 opp. BA). Putz does have a history of being injured, and if he gets hurt again, DAVID HERNANDEZ proved a worthy replacement, saving 11 games last year and posting a strong 10.0 K per 9 IP rate. He held opponents to a meager .193 BA. BRAD ZIEGLER was even better after Arizona acquired him at the deadline. In 23 appearances with the D-backs, the side-arming Ziegler notched a 1.74 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. | | LA DODGERS: HITTING: The Dodgers were ravaged with injuries in 2010 and finished in the bottom third in the majors in runs (4.00 per game), homers (117) and OPS (.697). None of these poor numbers were the fault of OF MATT KEMP, who finished second in MVP voting with a .324 BA, 39 HR, 126 RBI and 40 steals. He says he wants a 50-50 season in 2012. 1B JAMES LONEY had the second-most homers (12) of any returning player, and batted .357 with a .608 SLG after August 1. If speedy SS DEE GORDON learns to be more patient at the plate (7 BB in 224 AB), he could score 90 runs from the top of the order. OF ANDRE ETHIER made headlines with a 30-game hit streak, but was once again dominated by lefties (.563 OPS). The team is counting on two veterans to drive in runs. 3B JUAN URIBE has been a walking infirmary lately, but still has 15-HR power, and OF JUAN RIVERA had 46 RBI in 219 AB after coming to the Dodgers. Two guys named Ellis, 2B MARK ELLIS and C A.J. ELLIS, will bat at the bottom of the order.
STARTING PITCHING: The Dodgers remain one of the better rotations in baseball, placing third in the majors in ERA (3.41) and fourth in opponents' BA (.242). The biggest reason for the success was the NL Cy Young and Triple Crown-winning performance of CLAYTON KERSHAW, who tied for the NL lead in wins (21) and topped all NL pitchers in ERA (2.28) and strikeouts (248). Fellow southpaw TED LILLY had a down year overall (12-14, 3.97 ERA), but had a fantastic final two months of the season (2.09 ERA, 0.93 WHIP). CHAD BILLINGSLEY notched his fifth straight season of double-digit wins, despite sporting a mediocre 4.21 ERA and 1.45 WHIP. AARON HARANG signed a two-year, $12M deal to join the Dodgers rotation. He won 14 games for the lowly Padres last year and finished with a career-best 3.64 ERA. CHRIS CAPUANO left the Mets for richer pastures (2-yr, $10M) of Los Angeles. Although he pitched well at spacious Citi Field (3.82 ERA, 1.21 WHIP), he was terrible on the road (5.42 ERA, 1.51 WHIP).
RELIEF PITCHING: Jonathan Broxton is gone, ending any kind of closer controversy the Dodgers may have been trying to avoid. JAVY GUERRA is the closer, and for good reason. He converted 21-of-23 save chances while posting a 2.31 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and allowing just two homers in 46.2 innings. If Guerra falters, manager Don Mattingly can afford to have a short leash with KENLEY JANSEN as his set-up man. Jansen led the majors with an insane 16.1 K-per-9 ratio and limited opponents to a .159 BA and .228 slugging percentage. At age 24, his upside is extremely high. MATT GUERRIER is a usually reliable reliever, but he is coming off a subpar 2011 campaign (4.07 ERA, 1.27 WHIP). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (ARIZONA-LA DODGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Diamondbacks-Dodgers Preview* ==============================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Arizona (72-71) at Los Angeles (84-59), 10:10 p.m. EDT
Juan Uribe's staggering offensive display has the Los Angeles Dodgers untracked.
Trevor Cahill, however, is looking to slow them down again.
Uribe and the NL West-leading Dodgers attempt to beat Cahill for the first time and extend their longest winning streak over the Arizona Diamondbacks in over three years Tuesday night.
Uribe had a career-high three homers and Los Angeles (84-59) totaled six in Monday's 8-1 series-opening win to end a four-game slide. It was the most homers hit by the Dodgers since connecting for seven on Sept. 18, 2006, and Uribe's sixth career four-hit game.
"He's a great guy and one of the guys that we all look to in the clubhouse," first baseman Adrian Gonzalez said. "I know he's taken his share of blows over the last two years, so it's great that he's having a good year and he's been a big part of what we've done."
The third baseman is 9 for 18 in his last four games against the Diamondbacks (72-71), and the Dodgers have made a recent habit out of pounding them.
Los Angeles is hitting .329 while outscoring Arizona 27-8 during a four-game winning streak, the club's longest in the series since reeling off seven in a row from April 15-June 2, 2010.
Cahill (6-10, 4.35 ERA), though, has typically frustrated the Dodgers, going 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA in eight career starts against Los Angeles. The right-hander is also 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in four games at Chavez Ravine, winning his latest 9-2 on May 6, yielding two runs in seven innings.
He was dominant in his only other season meeting with the Dodgers at home April 14, going 7 1-3 innings before Paul Goldschmidt's walkoff single clinched a 1-0 win.
He's also held Uribe to a single in six career at-bats.
Cahill enters having winning three straight decisions behind a 3.29 ERA over his last five games - four starts. He battled through Thursday's 4-2 win at San Francisco, allowing two runs - both in the fourth - while issuing four walks in five innings.
"It's kind of like I have one bad inning where I lose it," said Cahill, who has given up multi-run innings in three of his last four starts.
That could give Los Angeles hope of reducing its magic number in the division race to six. The Dodgers lead the West by 12 games over Arizona with 19 to play.
Gonzalez could be key in solving Cahill since he's 7 for 15 with a homer and two doubles, going 5 for 6 this season. He's also looking to build on his two-run homer and double during the series opener.
The first baseman owns a .426 average with three homers and 11 RBIs during a 12-game hitting streak against the Diamondbacks.
The Dodgers are expected to counter Cahill with Edinson Volquez (9-11, 6.05), who allowed four runs in four innings of Wednesday's 7-5 loss at Colorado in his first start since being signed Aug. 30.
The right-hander has a 3.03 ERA in five starts versus Arizona since the start of last season. He was solid in the most recent with San Diego on May 5, yielding one run in 6 2-3 innings of a 5-1 victory.
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| | Last Updated: 4/20/2024 12:48:34 PM EST. |
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