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MLB : ATS Matchup
Sunday 7/5/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
NY METS  MATZ )
 
LA DODGERS  BOLSINGER )
+1.5  -155

-1.5  +135
+140

-150

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NY METS (41 - 41) at LA DODGERS (46 - 36)
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Sunday, 7/5/2015 4:10 PM
STEVEN MATZ (L) vs. MIKE BOLSINGER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
911NY METS+140Ov 7,-115+170Ov 7,-105
912LA DODGERS-150Un 7,-105-180Un 7,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NY METS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games41-41-1.438-393.40.2320.2880.3560.6443.70.2450.2970.3780.674
Road Games12-27-1417-192.80.2270.2720.3400.6124.00.2460.3020.3890.691
vs Right-handed Starters33-34-3.532-303.50.2310.2870.3500.6373.80.2520.3000.3860.686
Past 7 Games3-4+0.13-42.10.2010.2550.2770.5322.40.2090.2960.3240.619
Grass Games41-39+0.638-373.50.2340.2900.3590.6483.60.2440.2940.3750.669
Day Games18-8+9.917-94.50.2590.3210.4070.7283.50.2320.2810.3520.633
NY METS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.40.2320.2888227096281287650.3562702146363252885486738
Road Games2.80.2270.272391292293503300.340103813281624348292324
Righty Starters3.50.2310.2876722005081075480.3502221734972642572435727
NY METS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.841.195218.37169171149020110-825778.1%
Road Games3.201.20090333266442842-59281.8%

LA DODGERS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games46-36-8.141-394.20.2530.3270.4300.7563.40.2410.2940.3600.654
Home Games28-14+4.227-144.50.2630.3310.4510.7813.30.2290.2760.3480.625
vs Left-handed Starters7-8-6.55-103.30.2300.3100.3540.6643.30.2310.2790.3770.656
Past 7 Games4-3-3.23-43.60.2350.3210.3910.7123.60.2680.3130.3900.703
Grass Games46-36-8.141-394.20.2530.3270.4300.7563.40.2410.2940.3600.654
Day Games11-9-1.78-123.80.2340.3220.4210.7433.20.2570.3050.3560.661
LA DODGERS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2530.327822709685141131040.4303342976121656182366245
Home Games4.50.2630.331421371361874540.4511831383011327735152916
Lefty Starters3.30.2300.31015486112243100.3544956115110319296
LA DODGERS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.411.2032279386197177625818-15211165.6%
Home Games2.891.075124.743409863614512-612666.7%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NY METS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/21/2015HARVEY(R)@ ATLANTATEHERAN(R)0-1L-1257 unU440680
6/23/2015NIESE(L)@ MILWAUKEEFIERS(R)2-3L1458 unU4519111
6/24/2015COLON(R)@ MILWAUKEENELSON(R)1-4L1207.5 evU3201070
6/25/2015DEGROM(R)@ MILWAUKEEJUNGMANN(R)2-0W-1157 evU1080431
6/26/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)CINCINNATICUETO(R)2-1W+1106.5 unU250531
6/27/2015HARVEY(R)CINCINNATILORENZEN(R)2-1W-1607 unU1119011122
6/28/2015MATZ(L)CINCINNATISMITH(R)7-2W-1407.5 unO870652
6/30/2015NIESE(L)CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R)0-1L+1107 ovU340470
7/1/2015COLON(R)CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)0-2L+1107 ovU7100991
7/2/2015DEGROM(R)CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R)1-6L-1156 unO531870
7/3/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L)2-1W2256 unU771350
7/4/2015HARVEY(R)@ LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)3-4L1506.5 unO97010110
7/5/2015MATZ(L)@ LA DODGERSBOLSINGER(R) 
7/6/2015NIESE(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R) 
7/7/2015COLON(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOCAIN(R) 
7/8/2015DEGROM(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOPEAVY(R) 
7/10/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)ARIZONAANDERSON(R) 
7/11/2015HARVEY(R)ARIZONACORBIN(L) 
7/12/2015 ARIZONA  

LA DODGERS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
6/21/2015ANDERSON(L)SAN FRANCISCOLINCECUM(R)10-2W-1707.5 ovO1690851
6/22/2015KERSHAW(L)@ CHICAGO CUBSWADA(L)2-4L-1758.5 unU530530
6/23/2015GREINKE(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSHAMMEL(R)0-1L-1357 unU360570
6/24/2015BOLSINGER(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R)5-2W-1108 unU720980
6/25/2015FRIAS(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)4-0W1357 unU660880
6/26/2015ANDERSON(L)@ MIAMINICOLINO(L)7-1W-1307.5 ovO1390640
6/27/2015KERSHAW(L)@ MIAMIKOEHLER(R)2-3L-3206.5 unU632840
6/28/2015GREINKE(R)@ MIAMIURENA(R)2-0W-2157 unU7120550
6/29/2015BOLSINGER(R)@ ARIZONAWEBSTER(R)6-10L-1559 unO101111371
6/30/2015FRIAS(R)@ ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R)6-4W-1159 unO11801060
7/1/2015ANDERSON(L)@ ARIZONARAY(L)4-3W-1258.5 unU9801070
7/3/2015KERSHAW(L)NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R)1-2L-2506 unU350771
7/4/2015GREINKE(R)NY METSHARVEY(R)4-3W-1606.5 unO10110970
7/5/2015BOLSINGER(R)NY METSMATZ(L) 
7/6/2015FRIAS(R)PHILADELPHIAO'SULLIVAN(R) 
7/7/2015ANDERSON(L)PHILADELPHIABILLINGSLEY(R) 
7/8/2015KERSHAW(L)PHILADELPHIAMORGAN(L) 
7/9/2015GREINKE(R)PHILADELPHIACORREIA(R) 
7/10/2015BOLSINGER(R)MILWAUKEENELSON(R) 
7/11/2015FRIAS(R)MILWAUKEEJUNGMANN(R) 
7/12/2015 MILWAUKEE  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NY METS: NEW YORK (AP) - The big names for the New York Mets this season: Matt Harvey, David Wright, Tommy John.
Finally confident they're a playoff contender, the Mets absorbed a familiar setback in spring training - two of them, really. Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin became the latest New York pitchers to have reconstructive elbow surgery, sidelining both until next year.
Wheeler's injury prevents the Mets from lining up three electric young arms at the top of their rotation. And the loss of Edgin, who had a 1.32 ERA last season, leaves the bullpen without a dependable lefty.
But the return of Harvey, an imposing ace back from his own Tommy John operation in 2013, has the team talking about October aspirations.
''We've been sitting around for four years asking everybody to be patient,'' manager Terry Collins said when camp opened. ''Well, it's time.''
Former batting champ Michael Cuddyer was signed to add offense, and his Virginia hometown buddy Wright looks healthy again at the plate. So while hardly anyone expects the Mets to unseat Washington atop the NL East, anything short of a wild-card push would be a disappointment.
That's a new outlook for a big-market club that has spent several years trimming payroll while rebuilding under general manager Sandy Alderson. New York improved by five wins last year and finished 79-83, its sixth consecutive losing season since moving into Citi Field.
''Is the team capable of winning 89-90 games? Yeah, I think the team is capable,'' Alderson said last month. ''It has that capacity. I think it has that potential.''
Harvey highlights a solid group of starters that includes 2014 NL Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom, who made a successful comeback in the minors from Tommy John surgery - the ligament-replacement procedure named for its pioneer pitching patient in 1974.
Dillon Gee, who was headed for the bullpen, instead slides back into the rotation as Wheeler's substitute. He rejoins Jonathon Niese and 41-year-old Bartolo Colon, a 15-game winner last season.
With young right-hander Rafael Montero also in the mix, plus top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz (a former Tommy John patient) getting close, the Mets might indeed have enough pitching depth to offset the injuries.
Especially if Tommy John veterans Jenrry Mejia and Bobby Parnell can lock down games in the late innings.
Mejia had his operation in 2011, shifted to a relief role last season and posted 28 saves. Parnell, the team's previous closer, had surgery last April and could be back this May.
New York is hardly the only team hurt by the recent rash of torn elbow ligaments all over baseball. Look no further than division rivals Washington, Miami and Atlanta.
But for a club that's been rebuilding around a young stable of power arms, rebuilding all those elbows has taken its toll on progress.
''Every guy that throws hard eventually is going to have it,'' Wheeler said.
The regular season begins April 6 in Washington. Here are some other story lines to watch for with the Mets this season:
POWER COMPANY: New York finished 12th in the National League in slugging percentage (.364) last year and 13th in batting average (.238). More is needed from Curtis Granderson, who hit .227 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs in his first season with the Mets after signing a $60 million, four-year contract. Kevin Long, a Granderson favorite during his Yankees days, was hired as hitting coach - and the Mets moved in the Citi Field fences for the second time to help Granderson, Wright and Lucas Duda in right-center. Wright, a seven-time All-Star, is eager to rebound after a left shoulder injury contributed to his 2014 bust. Duda will try to repeat his breakout season of 30 homers and 92 RBIs.
UP THE MIDDLE: Outside of Gold Glove center fielder Juan Lagares, the defense appears shaky. Wilmer Flores, a young hitter with a suspect glove, starts at shortstop - a gaping hole since Jose Reyes left following the 2011 season. All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy is also limited defensively, so double-play chances could get dicey. Passed balls and wild throws are a concern for catcher Travis d'Arnaud.
UNDER PRESSURE: Increased expectations mean added scrutiny for Collins entering the final guaranteed season of his contract. Word is Alderson was even considering a change last year before deciding to bring Collins back. In truth, this is probably his first chance in five years to manage a Mets team talented enough to contend - but it might be his only one.
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 (NY METS-LA DODGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Mets-Dodgers Preview* ======================

By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

New York (41-40) at Los Angeles (45-36), 4:10 p.m. EDT

Sunday's pitching matchup between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers might not measure up to the name recognition of the first two games, but Steven Matz and Mike Bolsinger aren't exactly weighing down their respective staffs.

Two of the lesser-known arms on two of the better pitching clubs in the majors square off with the three-game series on the line.

The Dodgers (46-36) evened the series with Saturday's 4-3 win as Zack Greinke got the better of Matt Harvey, which came a night after Noah Syndergaard and Clayton Kershaw deferred to the bullpens.

Los Angeles got a home run from Adrian Gonzalez for a second straight game and third straight at home, while Howie Kendrick added two hits and is batting .455 in his last eight.

Yasiel Puig doubled, but he's 4 for 23 in eight games and hasn't homered in 20. Dating to May 29, 2014, he's hit eight in 571 plate appearances over 135 games, though his manager isn't concerned.

"Home runs are not something I really worry about with him," Don Mattingly told MLB's official website. "I think he's more of a center field, right-center kind of hitter which fits more into his strengths. Him trying to pull home runs doesn't really fit into his strengths. I think they'll happen over time."

The Mets (41-41) got three late runs off the Los Angeles bullpen, but they've scored six in five games while hitting .185. Over a 5-11 span, they're averaging 1.8 runs and batting .183.

Wilmer Flores is 6 for 8 in the series and a .452 hitter in 10 career games against the Dodgers, but many of his teammates remain in funks.

Michael Cuddyer is 2 for 31 in 11 contests, Juan Lagares is 4 for 41 in 13, Ruben Tejada is 4 for 41 in 11 and Lucas Duda is 9 for 60 in 16. Cuddyer has been out of the starting lineup for four games because of a knee injury, though he's appeared off the bench in the last two.

The last time they cracked three runs six games ago, it was because Matz did most of the offensive damage.

Matz (1-0, 2.35 ERA) won his major league debut in last Sunday's 7-2 home victory over Cincinnati. The left-hander gave up two solo homers and three other hits while walking three in 7 2-3 innings, thus far living up to his billing as one of the organization's top prospects.

"He's as advertised," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "You all witnessed it."

The 24-year-old also went 3 for 3 with four RBIs, making him the first pitcher ever with three hits and four RBIs in his debut and only the 11th player of any position.

Bolsinger (4-2, 2.76) has only made it through at least five innings once in his last three starts, though the latest outing wasn't shortened because of his pitching. The right-hander gave up three hits in four scoreless innings of Monday's 10-6 loss in Arizona before leaving with food poisoning.

The 27-year-old didn't walk anyone for the second time this season, but he's walked at least two in his other nine starts. Even with occasional command issues, Bolsinger's ERA has yet to touch 3.00 this year and is providing the Dodgers with strong - if limited - innings to complement Greinke and Kershaw.

Bolsinger faced the Mets once last year with Arizona and gave up two runs, six hits and two walks in three innings of relief. Duda was 2 for 2.

Los Angeles has taken 14 of 18 from the Mets.

On the road, New York is 5-19 since winning their last away series in Philadelphia from May 8-10.


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