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| 913 | SAN DIEGO | +225 | Ov 6.5,-115 | +225 | Ov 6.5,-130 | | 914 | LA DODGERS | -250 | Un 6.5,-105 | -250 | Un 6.5,+110 |
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| All Games | 74-86 | -17.4 | 93-61 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.298 | 0.386 | 0.685 | 4.5 | 0.252 | 0.317 | 0.413 | 0.730 | | Road Games | 35-44 | -6.2 | 48-29 | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.295 | 0.381 | 0.676 | 4.8 | 0.262 | 0.327 | 0.422 | 0.749 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 55-66 | -15.2 | 71-44 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.297 | 0.388 | 0.686 | 4.7 | 0.256 | 0.318 | 0.418 | 0.735 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -4.6 | 2-4 | 2.3 | 0.214 | 0.298 | 0.290 | 0.588 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.292 | 0.359 | 0.651 | | Grass Games | 74-86 | -17.4 | 93-61 | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.298 | 0.386 | 0.685 | 4.5 | 0.252 | 0.317 | 0.413 | 0.730 | | Night Games | 57-58 | -3.5 | 65-45 | 4.1 | 0.245 | 0.301 | 0.385 | 0.685 | 4.4 | 0.255 | 0.319 | 0.409 | 0.728 | | Division | 35-39 | -5 | 43-31 | 4.2 | 0.248 | 0.305 | 0.406 | 0.710 | 4.5 | 0.247 | 0.315 | 0.415 | 0.731 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.243 | 0.298 | 160 | 5393 | 1313 | 259 | 36 | 146 | 0.386 | 619 | 423 | 1304 | 81 | 1016 | 130 | 91 | 135 | 121 | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.240 | 0.295 | 79 | 2742 | 659 | 131 | 19 | 72 | 0.381 | 314 | 212 | 649 | 41 | 512 | 56 | 43 | 58 | 53 | | Righty Starters | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.297 | 121 | 4091 | 997 | 194 | 32 | 111 | 0.388 | 463 | 313 | 959 | 66 | 773 | 92 | 62 | 108 | 81 |
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| All Games | 4.00 | 1.260 | 488 | 239 | 217 | 436 | 56 | 179 | 490 | 26-22 | 41 | 17 | 70.7% | | Road Games | 4.29 | 1.328 | 226.7 | 113 | 108 | 219 | 24 | 82 | 229 | 15-11 | 20 | 8 | 71.4% |
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| All Games | 90-70 | -12.8 | 78-79 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 0.411 | 0.732 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.295 | 0.373 | 0.668 | | Home Games | 53-26 | +11.1 | 45-33 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.316 | 0.424 | 0.740 | 3.3 | 0.231 | 0.276 | 0.350 | 0.626 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 23-19 | -6.8 | 22-19 | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.317 | 0.392 | 0.709 | 3.7 | 0.232 | 0.281 | 0.363 | 0.643 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -3.2 | 4-3 | 4.3 | 0.241 | 0.295 | 0.355 | 0.651 | 4.6 | 0.262 | 0.310 | 0.384 | 0.694 | | Grass Games | 90-70 | -12.8 | 78-79 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 0.411 | 0.732 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.295 | 0.373 | 0.668 | | Night Games | 66-54 | -15.1 | 64-53 | 4.2 | 0.251 | 0.320 | 0.416 | 0.736 | 3.8 | 0.243 | 0.295 | 0.382 | 0.678 | | Division | 44-30 | +0.2 | 40-33 | 4.4 | 0.253 | 0.327 | 0.431 | 0.758 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.298 | 0.384 | 0.682 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 160 | 5327 | 1328 | 264 | 25 | 183 | 0.411 | 631 | 556 | 1239 | 58 | 1111 | 152 | 78 | 133 | 84 | | Home Games | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.316 | 79 | 2559 | 641 | 140 | 12 | 93 | 0.424 | 320 | 245 | 589 | 33 | 505 | 66 | 31 | 57 | 35 | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.246 | 0.317 | 42 | 1409 | 346 | 66 | 6 | 43 | 0.392 | 160 | 147 | 314 | 15 | 307 | 42 | 18 | 35 | 13 |
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| All Games | 3.94 | 1.280 | 461 | 212 | 202 | 442 | 50 | 148 | 509 | 27-28 | 45 | 19 | 70.3% | | Home Games | 3.06 | 1.123 | 241.3 | 86 | 82 | 205 | 20 | 66 | 266 | 20-7 | 27 | 10 | 73% |
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| 9/19/2015 | ERLIN(L) | @ COLORADO | FLANDE(L) | 2-10 | L | -110 | 11 ov | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | | 9/20/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 10-4 | W | -125 | 11.5 un | O | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 9/22/2015 | ROSS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | 2-4 | L | -140 | 7 un | U | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 9/23/2015 | CASHNER(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 5-4 | W | -115 | 7 ov | O | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 9/24/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 5-4 | W | +125 | 6.5 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 9/25/2015 | KELLY(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 3-6 | L | +115 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 9/26/2015 | ERLIN(L) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 3-0 | W | -105 | 8.5 ev | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | 9/27/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | ARIZONA | GODLEY(R) | 2-4 | L | -145 | 7.5 ev | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 9/29/2015 | ROSS(R) | MILWAUKEE | LOPEZ(R) | 3-4 | L | -175 | 7 un | P | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 9/30/2015 | CASHNER(R) | MILWAUKEE | DAVIES(R) | 0-5 | L | -145 | 7 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 10/1/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | MILWAUKEE | JUNGMANN(R) | 3-1 | W | -135 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 10/2/2015 | KELLY(R) | @ LA DODGERS | WOOD(L) | 2-6 | L | 182 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 10/3/2015 | ERLIN(L) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | | | 10/4/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | |
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| 9/19/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | PITTSBURGH | LIRIANO(L) | 2-3 | L | -180 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 9/20/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 3-4 | L | +120 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 9/21/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | ARIZONA | CHACIN(R) | 4-8 | L | -170 | 8 ov | O | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 0 | | 9/22/2015 | WOOD(L) | ARIZONA | RAY(L) | 0-8 | L | -145 | 7.5 ev | O | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | | 9/23/2015 | FRIAS(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 4-1 | W | -145 | 8 ov | U | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 9/24/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | ARIZONA | CORBIN(L) | 6-3 | W | -215 | 6 ov | O | 9 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | 9/25/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | @ COLORADO | HALE(R) | 4-7 | L | -140 | 11.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 9/26/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 6-8 | L | -170 | 11.5 un | O | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 9/27/2015 | WOOD(L) | @ COLORADO | RUSIN(L) | 5-12 | L | -160 | 11 ov | O | 14 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | | 9/28/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 2-3 | L | -180 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 9/29/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 8-0 | W | -130 | 5.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 9/30/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LEAKE(R) | 0-5 | L | -115 | 7 un | U | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 10/1/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 3-2 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 10/2/2015 | WOOD(L) | SAN DIEGO | KELLY(R) | 6-2 | W | -195 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 10/3/2015 | GREINKE(R) | SAN DIEGO | ERLIN(L) | | | 10/4/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | |
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| |  | SAN DIEGO: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black turned the corner to meet the press on the first day of spring training and was taken aback at the throng of reporters waiting.
''What are we, the Yankees?'' Black asked.
No, but they're no longer the anonymous Padres, the light-hitting, star-less team planted near the bottom of the NL West.
Thanks to first-year general manager A.J. Preller's wild offseason, the Padres have been remade. There's suddenly star power. And expectations, too.
''The organization, from top on down, there's a different vibe,'' Black said.
A new ace in James Shields joins an already strong rotation. Matt Kemp, Justin Upton and Wil Myers make for a brand new power-hitting outfield. Derek Norris is now catching. Newcomers Yangervis Solarte and Will Middlebrooks have had great springs as they compete at third base.
''I'm impressed,'' Kemp said. ''We've got a lot of great players in this clubhouse. We have a really good chance of winning some games.''
It's been a long time since people have been saying that about the Padres. They were last in the postseason in 2006. They haven't had a winning season since 2010 and last year finished 18 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
A lost season included a shake-up at the top. Preller, a former assistant GM with Texas, replaced the fired Josh Byrnes in August. Preller was then the clear star of baseball's hot stove season.
Kemp, who acknowledged he was shocked the Dodgers traded him, thinks the Padres now have the best outfield in the game.
Shields, who helped get Kansas City to the World Series last season, was the last piece. He signed in February.
''Shields wanted to be here. Kemp, Upton, Norris, those guys are happy to be here,'' Black said. ''They're happy to be in San Diego. They're happy to be a Padre. That's a good thing.''
Now it will be up to Black, lauded for squeezing as much as he can out of bad rosters, to make them winners. The Padres expect to contend for at least a wild card spot.
''I've been in San Diego for 40 years. That energy is back,'' Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler said. ''People are talking baseball and it's fun to be a Padre right now.''
ROTATION WORKHORSES: Adding Shields gives the Padres baseball's most durable pitcher on a staff already known for eating innings. The right-hander has tossed 1,785 2/3 innings since 2007. No pitcher has thrown more. Tyson Ross (195 2/3) and Ian Kennedy (201) were workhorses in 2014. Right-hander Andrew Cashner was the exception, but last year's opening-day starter has looked dominant as he returns from arm issues. Brandon Morrow and Odrisamer Despaigne are contending for the fifth spot. And Josh Johnson, coming back from elbow surgery, could be ready by June. ''The one thing we do have is pitching depth,'' Shields said. ''And you can never have too much.'' The one issue: no left-handers.
CAN THEY FIELD?: The new outfield packs power, but can they cover spacious Petco Park? Kemp's arthritic hips were made public during trade discussions and he no longer has the speed for center. Myers has only played there in the minors. ''They read the noise that we're not going to play defense,'' Black said. ''Players have a lot of pride.'' Veteran Wil Nieves, a non-roster invite, is the likely backup catcher with Tim Federowicz sidelined following knee surgery.
WHO PLAYS THIRD?: Solarte, acquired last summer from the Yankees, has impressed at the plate and can also play second and first. Middlebrooks, coming off a poor, injury-plagued 2014 in Boston, has hit well and looked smooth in the field. ''I'm not too worried about it. I know I'm a good player,'' Middlebrooks said. ''He's a good player as well. We're both going to be on the field at some point.''
WHAT HAPPENS TO QUENTIN?: Preller's next task is to figure out what to do with all his spare outfielders. That includes Carlos Quentin, the oft-injured two-time All-Star. ''Everyone knows there's a DH in the American League,'' said Quentin, who is open to a trade. Will Venable and Cameron Maybin also face uncertain futures.
PRESSURE ON BLACK: Black found a way to win 77 games last year with a roster that scored 535 runs, 38 fewer than any other team. But Preller declined to extend his contract in the offseason. ''We're both in the last year before we're free agents,'' Kennedy said, grinning. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-LA DODGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Dodgers Preview* ========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
San Diego (74-86) at Los Angeles (90-70), 9:10 p.m. EDT
One of Zack Greinke's main rivals in the NL Cy Young Award race got his chance to make a final statement Friday.
The Dodgers' right-hander will get his opportunity Saturday night against the San Diego Padres as Los Angeles attempts to secure home-field advantage in the NL division series.
The Chicago Cubs' Jake Arrieta went six scoreless innings in a win over Milwaukee on Friday and finished 22-6 with a 1.77 ERA, including an MLB record 0.75 mark after the All-Star break.
Greinke's supporters can point to his better overall excellence in 2015, which has him with an MLB-best 1.68 ERA heading into the final weekend. Arrieta had a 3.40 ERA on June 16 while Greinke had a 1.95.
Greinke (18-3) is 13-1 in his last 16 starts but nearly took a loss in San Francisco on Monday after giving up two runs in seven innings. The Dodgers bailed him out by scoring a run in the ninth in a 3-2 loss in 12 innings.
Los Angeles could be tempted to give Greinke only a couple of innings Saturday to get him into the postseason rested and healthy, especially with a calf issue causing him to miss a start Sept. 23 against Arizona.
Greinke, though, told manager Don Mattingly that he wants "more of a regular start" to prepare.
"Zack had a little rest after the calf thing. He looks at it like he wants a full start," Mattingly said. "It probably won't be at 120 (pitches) or anything."
Greinke would clinch the ERA title outright by giving up three runs or fewer in five or more innings, giving him no worse than a 1.762 mark. Arrieta's is technically at 1.769.
The Dodgers (90-70) could use a quality effort as they're a half-game ahead of the New York Mets for home field in the NLDS. The NL East champions will play a doubleheader against Washington on Saturday and if they get swept and the Dodgers win, Los Angeles would host their playoff series.
Greinke currently has the lowest single-season ERA by a qualifying starter since Greg Maddux's 1.63 in 1995 for Atlanta. It's also the lowest for a Dodgers pitcher since Rube Marquard's 1.58 in 1916.
Greinke is 7-0 with a 1.04 ERA in his last 11 home starts beginning with a 2-1 win over San Diego on May 22, when he yielded one run in 7 2-3 innings.
Greinke, who has earned all those wins in his past seven home starts, took a 2-1 loss in his most recent matchup with the Padres (74-86) on June 13 after yielding two runs in eight innings.
He's 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA in 11 career meetings and 1-0 with a 1.31 ERA in three at Dodger Stadium since coming to Los Angeles in 2013.
The Padres have totaled 10 runs and batted .216 while losing four of five, including a 6-2 defeat in Friday's opener that was their fourth straight in the series.
Robbie Erlin (1-1, 6.30) will try to end that skid while keeping the positivity going into his offseason after a 3-0 win over Arizona last Saturday. He went seven innings, allowed two hits and walked one in his second start of the season.
Erlin was tagged for seven runs in three-plus innings in a 10-2 loss in Colorado on Sept. 19.
The left-hander, who is likely auditioning for a spot in next season's rotation, threw 7 2-3 shutout innings in his only start against Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2013.
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