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911 | LA DODGERS | -1.5,+130 | -1.5,+130 | 912 | MILWAUKEE | +1.5,-150 | +1.5,-150 |
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All Games | 17-9 | +4.3 | 14-10 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.334 | 0.475 | 0.809 | 3.3 | 0.227 | 0.275 | 0.365 | 0.640 | Road Games | 4-7 | -5.5 | 4-6 | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.312 | 0.423 | 0.735 | 3.9 | 0.234 | 0.289 | 0.368 | 0.657 | vs Right-handed Starters | 16-7 | +6.6 | 13-8 | 5.1 | 0.266 | 0.344 | 0.499 | 0.843 | 3.3 | 0.229 | 0.277 | 0.364 | 0.641 | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +1.5 | 3-2 | 4.9 | 0.222 | 0.297 | 0.453 | 0.750 | 2.1 | 0.207 | 0.242 | 0.332 | 0.574 | Grass Games | 17-9 | +4.3 | 14-10 | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.334 | 0.475 | 0.809 | 3.3 | 0.227 | 0.275 | 0.365 | 0.640 | Night Games | 13-7 | +2.4 | 12-6 | 5.1 | 0.257 | 0.340 | 0.459 | 0.799 | 3.7 | 0.229 | 0.276 | 0.382 | 0.658 |
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All Games | 4.8 | 0.258 | 0.334 | 26 | 871 | 225 | 57 | 3 | 42 | 0.475 | 123 | 99 | 203 | 7 | 181 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 12 | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.236 | 0.312 | 11 | 369 | 87 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0.423 | 41 | 41 | 80 | 1 | 79 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Righty Starters | 5.1 | 0.266 | 0.344 | 23 | 767 | 204 | 53 | 3 | 40 | 0.499 | 114 | 91 | 176 | 7 | 160 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
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All Games | 1.98 | 1.029 | 81.7 | 21 | 18 | 57 | 1 | 27 | 94 | 6-5 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | Road Games | 4.78 | 1.481 | 26.3 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 0-4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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All Games | 8-19 | -10.4 | 13-12 | 3.3 | 0.224 | 0.267 | 0.351 | 0.618 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.447 | 0.772 | Home Games | 4-11 | -8 | 8-6 | 3.1 | 0.221 | 0.267 | 0.363 | 0.630 | 5.6 | 0.263 | 0.319 | 0.472 | 0.791 | vs Right-handed Starters | 7-16 | -8.6 | 11-11 | 3.5 | 0.228 | 0.275 | 0.355 | 0.630 | 5.1 | 0.264 | 0.324 | 0.450 | 0.774 | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +2.7 | 2-4 | 3.9 | 0.208 | 0.248 | 0.394 | 0.642 | 3.3 | 0.230 | 0.304 | 0.425 | 0.729 | Grass Games | 8-19 | -10.4 | 13-12 | 3.3 | 0.224 | 0.267 | 0.351 | 0.618 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.325 | 0.447 | 0.772 | Night Games | 2-14 | -12.5 | 8-7 | 3.1 | 0.213 | 0.260 | 0.332 | 0.592 | 5.5 | 0.256 | 0.327 | 0.462 | 0.789 |
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All Games | 3.3 | 0.224 | 0.267 | 27 | 884 | 198 | 48 | 5 | 18 | 0.351 | 83 | 52 | 224 | 8 | 153 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 14 | Home Games | 3.1 | 0.221 | 0.267 | 15 | 485 | 107 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 0.363 | 44 | 31 | 125 | 3 | 81 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | Righty Starters | 3.5 | 0.228 | 0.275 | 23 | 758 | 173 | 41 | 2 | 17 | 0.355 | 75 | 49 | 194 | 6 | 132 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 12 |
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All Games | 3.54 | 1.242 | 81.3 | 41 | 32 | 69 | 12 | 32 | 85 | 3-2 | 5 | 0 | 100% | Home Games | 4.20 | 1.277 | 49.3 | 31 | 23 | 45 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
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4/22/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 2-3 | L | -140 | 5.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4/23/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4/24/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 3-0 | W | -120 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4/25/2015 | MCCARTHY(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 11-8 | W | -120 | 6.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4/26/2015 | BAKER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | MORROW(R) | 1-3 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4/27/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 8-3 | W | -150 | 7.5 ev | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4/28/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 1-2 | L | -185 | 6 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4/29/2015 | GREINKE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 7-3 | W | -205 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5/1/2015 | FRIAS(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 8-0 | W | -145 | 8 un | P | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5/2/2015 | BAKER(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 6-4 | W | -150 | 8 un | O | 12 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5/3/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 1-0 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5/4/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 3-4 | L | -165 | 7 ev | P | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5/5/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 8-2 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5/6/2015 | WIELAND(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | 5/7/2015 | BAKER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | 5/8/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | | 5/9/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | | 5/10/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | | 5/11/2015 | FRIAS(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | 5/12/2015 | | MIAMI | | | 5/13/2015 | | MIAMI | | |
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4/22/2015 | NELSON(R) | CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 1-2 | L | +125 | 7 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4/23/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 4-2 | W | -110 | 8 un | U | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4/24/2015 | GARZA(R) | ST LOUIS | MARTINEZ(R) | 0-3 | L | +130 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4/25/2015 | PERALTA(R) | ST LOUIS | WAINWRIGHT(R) | 3-5 | L | +145 | 7.5 ev | O | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4/26/2015 | FIERS(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 6-3 | W | +115 | 7 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4/27/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 6-9 | L | 115 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4/28/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 2-4 | L | 175 | 7 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4/29/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LORENZEN(R) | 8-3 | W | 110 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5/1/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | 0-1 | L | 170 | 7.5 un | U | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5/2/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 6-1 | W | 165 | 8 un | U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5/3/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 5-3 | W | 135 | 10 ov | U | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5/4/2015 | LOHSE(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 4-3 | W | +155 | 7 ev | P | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5/5/2015 | GARZA(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 2-8 | L | +125 | 7.5 un | O | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5/6/2015 | PERALTA(R) | LA DODGERS | WIELAND(R) | | 5/7/2015 | FIERS(R) | LA DODGERS | BAKER(R) | | 5/8/2015 | NELSON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | | 5/9/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | 5/10/2015 | GARZA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | | 5/11/2015 | PERALTA(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | 5/12/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | | 5/13/2015 | | CHI WHITE SOX | | |
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| | | 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. | | MILWAUKEE: MILWAUKEE (AP) - Success for the Brewers this season may hinge on Milwaukee's consistency in the batter's box.
September swoons can prove costly - as can prolonged slumps any other time of year, for that matter.
A lineup filled with accomplished hitters like Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez has the potential to score runs. To break into the playoffs from the competitive NL Central, the Brewers must eliminate team-wide slumps.
''Last year we kind of grinded it to a point where instead of just playing day to day and for that game and to win, we looked like we were forcing things,'' manager Ron Roenicke said. ''We were trying to hold on to what we had, and that's not the way we go about it.''
The Brewers spent 150 days in first place before a stunning, late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs for a third straight year.
''We've got a good club, and when we're playing the type of baseball I think we can play every night ... if we just worry about that game today, at the end of the season, good things will happen,'' the skipper added from the team's spring training complex in Phoenix.
The lineup is bashing again this spring.
After a slow start, Braun has been hitting much better following an unusual offseason medical procedure. Extreme cold was applied to his right hand in hopes of fixing a lingering nerve problem near the thumb.
Lucroy also looks like he is over a hamstring injury that limited him for the first few weeks of spring training. The upbeat, energetic Gomez had three homers three weeks into spring ball.
''Every day you learn something new ... you learn from that,'' Gomez said about the 2014 season. ''The first step we have to do is make the playoffs. We take it game by game.''
The regular season begins on April 6 against Colorado at Miller Park. Some things to watch with the Brewers:
PITCHING: The Brewers don't have a true ace, but they do have solid veterans atop the rotation in Kyle Lohse and Matt Garza. Wily Peralta won 17 games last year in his second full season in the majors, and Mike Fiers impressed down the stretch. But Milwaukee traded Yovani Gallardo and Marco Estrada, so there is no experienced starting depth. Young right-hander Jimmy Nelson must prove he can be a consistent fifth starter. A long-term injury to any of the starting five could leave the Brewers scrambling.
In the bullpen, veteran Francisco Rodriguez figures to return to the closer's role after re-signing with the club more than two weeks into spring training. He bounced back with 44 saves in 49 chances last season.
AGGRESSIVENESS: Roenicke likes his team to take chances on the base paths, and he's sticking with that philosophy. That puts the Brewers in attack mode, and when working at its best, the strategy forces the defense to rush and possibly make mistakes. But rally-killing outs on the bases can make fans at Miller Park groan. Perhaps of more concern is the approach at the plate, where the Brewers led the majors by swinging at 33 percent of first pitches, according to STATS. Darnell Coles is the new hitting coach. The team wants to stay aggressive while having more plate discipline.
KEYSTONE COMBO: While Braun, Lucroy and Gomez draw much of the attention in the lineup, the Brewers' keystone combination of second baseman Scooter Gennett and shortstop Jean Segura will be just as vital to the team's success. Gennett, a left-hander, will play every day and must prove he can hit lefties consistently. The speedy Segura is a top defender, though he is looking to bounce back from a slump that dropped his average nearly 50 points to .246.
RAMMY OUT: It is probably one more and done for third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who turns 36 in June. He has said he likely will retire after this season to spend more time with his family. Ramirez's production has waned over the last two seasons, though he remains one of the best in the league in fielding bunts and slow rollers to third. |
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*Dodgers-Brewers Preview* =========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Los Angeles (16-9) at Milwaukee (8-18), 8:10 p.m. EDT
As the Milwaukee Brewers hope for better days under their new manager, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to show why it's hard to keep them down for too long.
The visiting Dodgers look to continue their surge Wednesday night against the Brewers.
One night after Los Angeles' four-game winning streak ended with a 4-3 loss in the opener of this four-game series, it bounced back to win 8-2 on Tuesday. Justin Turner recorded three of his four RBIs on a sixth-inning homer and Zack Greinke yielded an unearned run over 7 2-3 innings for his 10th straight winning decision as the Dodgers (17-9) won for the eighth time in 11 games.
The Dodgers have scored at least eight runs four times in 10 contests, and Turner has hit all four of his home runs and recorded nine of his 10 RBIs in his last six.
"Most days we shoot for four (runs), and with our pitching staff that sounds pretty good," first baseman Adrian Gonzalez said. "If we add more there's a really good chance we're gonna win."
Gonzalez and Jimmy Rollins each hit two-run homers as Los Angeles handed Craig Counsell his first defeat in his second game since replacing Ron Roenicke as Milwaukee manager.
The loss snapped a season-high three-game winning streak for the Brewers (8-19), whose owner Mark Attanasio spoke Tuesday in support of general manager Doug Melvin's decision to fire Roenicke.
"Doug Melvin came to me on the off day and said he was thinking seriously that we needed a manager change, so we did our evaluation in a short period of time to make a decision, and decided to move forward with Craig," Attanasio said.
Aramis Ramirez had two of Milwaukee's three hits and an RBI. He's batting .417 with seven RBIs in his last seven games.
Teammate Wily Peralta (0-4, 4.35 ERA) is trying to avoid losing five straight starts for the first time, but he's allowed three runs over his last two and hasn't received one run of support over 19 innings in the past three. Peralta's 0.87 run-support average is the lowest among all qualifying starters.
The right-hander gave up a home run over six innings of Friday's 1-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He's 2-1 with a 4.61 ERA against Los Angeles.
As the Dodgers look to give Carlos Frias an extra day of rest, Joe Wieland will make his season debut Wednesday. The right-hander was 3-0 with a 3.60 ERA in four starts for Triple-A Oklahoma City after going 1-0 with a 7.15 ERA in four games - two starts - with San Diego last season.
Wieland took tips from ace Clayton Kershaw during spring training on how to prepare for his starts.
"I saw what he did to get ready and copied it all," Wieland told MLB's official website. "If it works for him, he's got to be doing something right."
In his only appearance against Milwaukee on April 30, 2012, Wieland allowed five runs and two homers to Ryan Braun over five innings while striking out eight during an 8-3 loss.
Gonzalez has 10 home runs and 27 RBIs while hitting .404 in 26 games at Miller Park - the highest average among those with at least 75 at-bats there.
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| Last Updated: 5/17/2024 8:26:24 AM EST. |
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