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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 8/1/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
LA ANGELS  HEANEY )
 
LA DODGERS  KERSHAW )
+1.5  -115

-1.5  -105
+187

-205

6ov
 
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Final
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LA ANGELS (55 - 47) at LA DODGERS (58 - 45)
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Saturday, 8/1/2015 4:05 PM
ANDREW HEANEY (L) vs. CLAYTON KERSHAW (L)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
975LA ANGELS+155Ov 6,-115+195Ov 6,-115
976LA DODGERS-165Un 6,-105-215Un 6,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
LA ANGELS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games55-47+2.747-514.30.2490.3070.3990.7073.80.2440.2980.3800.679
Road Games23-26-2.626-214.60.2500.3070.4000.7064.20.2670.3160.4290.745
vs Left-handed Starters16-9+6.47-174.20.2390.3040.4010.7052.80.2220.2790.3420.620
Past 7 Games1-6-5.95-24.60.2450.2970.3980.6966.00.2950.3450.4850.830
Grass Games51-44+1.643-484.20.2480.3070.3960.7033.70.2440.2970.3790.676
Day Games11-15-5.810-163.80.2270.2890.3540.6434.00.2590.3100.3930.703
Interleague7-8-2.85-103.50.2390.2890.3760.6643.30.2640.3070.3890.696
LA ANGELS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2490.307102341085014991150.3994132867302964586556755
Road Games4.60.2500.307491683421805540.4002151373431331441253224
Lefty Starters4.20.2390.30425813194341320.4011017617841532314137
LA ANGELS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.561.239275.3118109254228725215-9261268.4%
Road Games4.101.436116.3565312612411094-310376.9%

LA DODGERS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games58-45-951-494.20.2520.3220.4250.7473.50.2420.2950.3640.659
Home Games35-18+4.533-194.50.2580.3220.4430.7663.50.2350.2820.3570.638
vs Left-handed Starters10-10-6.38-113.40.2340.3050.3820.6873.30.2390.2860.3730.659
Past 7 Games4-3+0.44-34.10.2460.2860.4310.7174.60.2560.3060.3990.705
Grass Games58-45-951-494.20.2520.3220.4250.7473.50.2420.2950.3640.659
Day Games15-11-0.59-173.70.2370.3190.3970.7163.20.2460.2940.3410.634
Interleague6-4-0.75-53.90.2530.3290.4050.7343.60.2310.2750.3800.655
LA DODGERS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2520.3221033402859176151270.4254143467762169499467655
Home Games4.50.2580.3225317174431086660.4432291633861733942183523
Lefty Starters3.40.2340.30520650152333190.38268671502135235137
LA DODGERS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.951.2932871351262672910432322-19261366.7%
Home Games3.481.154157.76561133124918216-616866.7%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
LA ANGELS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/18/2015RICHARDS(R)BOSTONPORCELLO(R)3-0W-1357.5 unU560231
7/20/2015SANTIAGO(L)BOSTONRODRIGUEZ(L)11-1W-1158 ovO1150991
7/20/2015HEANEY(L)BOSTONWRIGHT(R)7-3W-1457.5 unO850650
7/21/2015SHOEMAKER(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)7-0W-1257 evP1360240
7/22/2015WILSON(L)MINNESOTAPELFREY(R)5-2W-1607.5 ovU12719121
7/23/2015RICHARDS(R)MINNESOTASANTANA(R)0-3L-1807.5 unU450530
7/24/2015TROPEANO(R)TEXASLEWIS(R)2-4L-1408 unU651840
7/25/2015SANTIAGO(L)TEXASGALLARDO(R)6-7L-1507.5 evO1181980
7/26/2015HEANEY(L)TEXASMARTINEZ(R)13-7W-1857.5 unO15801293
7/28/2015WILSON(L)@ HOUSTONMCHUGH(R)5-10L1307.5 unO9811460
7/29/2015RICHARDS(R)@ HOUSTONMCCULLERS(R)3-6L1207.5 unO9601160
7/30/2015SHOEMAKER(R)@ HOUSTONKAZMIR(L)0-3L1207.5 ovU361660
7/31/2015SANTIAGO(L)@ LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)3-5L1706 ovO6401070
8/1/2015HEANEY(L)@ LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L) 
8/2/2015TROPEANO(R)@ LA DODGERSLATOS(R) 
8/3/2015RICHARDS(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
8/4/2015SHOEMAKER(R)CLEVELANDCARRASCO(R) 
8/5/2015SANTIAGO(L)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R) 
8/7/2015HEANEY(L)BALTIMOREGAUSMAN(R) 
8/8/2015 BALTIMORE  

LA DODGERS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/18/2015KERSHAW(L)@ WASHINGTONFISTER(R)4-2W-2207 unU13121531
7/19/2015GREINKE(R)@ WASHINGTONSCHERZER(R)5-0W-1106.5 unU15131540
7/20/2015BEACHY(R)@ ATLANTAWISLER(R)5-7L-1357.5 unO14701170
7/21/2015ANDERSON(L)@ ATLANTAWOOD(L)3-4L-1357 unP6621091
7/22/2015BOLSINGER(R)@ ATLANTATEHERAN(R)3-1W-1557.5 evU661341
7/23/2015KERSHAW(L)@ NY METSCOLON(R)3-0W-2606.5 unU840320
7/24/2015THOMAS(L)@ NY METSNIESE(L)7-2W-1157.5 unO1250630
7/25/2015LEE(R)@ NY METSHARVEY(R)2-15L1107 unO75021110
7/26/2015GREINKE(R)@ NY METSDEGROM(R)2-3L-1256 ovU561690
7/28/2015ANDERSON(L)OAKLANDGRAY(R)0-2L-1406.5 evU330640
7/29/2015BOLSINGER(R)OAKLANDCHAVEZ(R)10-7W-1507 unO12511390
7/31/2015GREINKE(R)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)5-3W-1806 ovO1070640
8/1/2015KERSHAW(L)LA ANGELSHEANEY(L) 
8/2/2015LATOS(R)LA ANGELSTROPEANO(R) 
8/4/2015WOOD(L)@ PHILADELPHIAWILLIAMS(R) 
8/5/2015ANDERSON(L)@ PHILADELPHIAHARANG(R) 
8/6/2015GREINKE(R)@ PHILADELPHIABUCHANAN(R) 
8/7/2015KERSHAW(L)@ PITTSBURGHCOLE(R) 
8/8/2015 @ PITTSBURGH  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
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 (LA ANGELS-LA DODGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Angels-Dodgers Preview* ========================

Los Angeles (55-47) at Los Angeles (58-45), 4:05 p.m. EDT

A few days later than expected, Clayton Kershaw finally appears ready to continue his recent dominance.

Riding the majors' longest active scoreless streak, the left-hander will get the ball in the Freeway Series on Saturday at Dodger Stadium opposite unbeaten Andrew Heaney and the Los Angeles Angels.

Though Kershaw (8-6, 2.51 ERA) saw his bid for a perfect game end in the seventh inning last Thursday against the New York Mets, he hasn't allowed a run in 29 innings after tossing a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts during that 3-0 win.

"That's what aces do. When he's like that, they've got no chance," teammate Jimmy Rollins told MLB's official website.

Kershaw last yielded a run in the fourth inning of a 2-1 loss to the Mets on July 3. In three starts since, he's recorded two complete games and struck out 38 without a walk over 26 innings to become the first pitcher in history with three straight scoreless starts that included no walks and at least 10 strikeouts.

Kershaw, 3-1 with an 0.97 ERA in his last five home starts, had this start originally pushed back from Wednesday to Friday due to hip soreness. He then got pushed back one more day, with Zack Greinke pitching Friday's three-game series opener and getting the win in a 5-3 victory.

"As much as anything, we're just making sure that everything's good," manager Don Mattingly said. "He threw yesterday before his (charity bowling) event, and we knew he was feeling good. But we wanted to give him the extra day and keep Zack on (his regular rest)."

Kershaw, who insisted to reporters he will pitch Saturday, is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in three home starts against the Angels.

Albert Pujols is 9 for 20 with four doubles against him while Mike Trout is 2 for 3 with a double. Both faced Kershaw this year in the All-Star game, with Pujols walking and Trout grounding out against the NL's losing pitcher.

Heaney (5-0, 1.79) will make his seventh start after winning his last five. He is trying to become the first Angels rookie to win six straight starts since Jered Weaver in 2006. In that year, Weaver also became the only pitcher in club history to throw at least six innings and allow two runs or fewer in his first seven starts.

"I'm trying to take the same stuff out there; the only thing that changes is the hitters," he told MLB's official website.

The Angels (55-47) have provided a healthy amount of support with 35 runs for him in his last four outings. That includes Sunday's 13-7 victory over Texas in which the left-hander gave up two runs in six innings.

Greinke struck out eight in eight innings for the Dodgers (58-45). Howie Kendrick homered in his first game against his former team and rookie Alex Guerrero hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fourth inning.

Trout finished a double shy of the cycle and drilled his major league-leading 32nd homer in the ninth off closer Kenley Jansen. He finished with three RBIs and half of the Angels' hits, with Kole Calhoun getting the other three.

Pujols was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts and will seek to avoid going hitless in three straight games for the first time since Aug. 31-Sept. 2.

The Dodgers have won six of their last eight at home while the Angels have lost seven of eight overall.


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