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| 913 | SAN DIEGO | -105 | Ov 8,+100 | +110 | Ov 7.5,+100 | | 914 | MILWAUKEE | -105 | Un 8,-120 | -120 | Un 7.5,-120 |
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| All Games | 52-54 | -1.6 | 59-44 | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.294 | 0.376 | 0.670 | 4.4 | 0.249 | 0.310 | 0.412 | 0.722 | | Road Games | 28-29 | +2.2 | 32-24 | 4.2 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 0.381 | 0.685 | 4.3 | 0.251 | 0.311 | 0.412 | 0.723 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 39-44 | -5 | 45-35 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.289 | 0.369 | 0.658 | 4.5 | 0.255 | 0.313 | 0.420 | 0.733 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3 | 6-1 | 6.1 | 0.289 | 0.338 | 0.451 | 0.789 | 4.3 | 0.202 | 0.260 | 0.382 | 0.642 | | Grass Games | 52-54 | -1.6 | 59-44 | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.294 | 0.376 | 0.670 | 4.4 | 0.249 | 0.310 | 0.412 | 0.722 | | Night Games | 38-36 | +2.2 | 39-33 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.294 | 0.372 | 0.666 | 4.3 | 0.255 | 0.314 | 0.412 | 0.726 |
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| All Games | 4.0 | 0.240 | 0.294 | 106 | 3596 | 863 | 161 | 24 | 93 | 0.376 | 404 | 275 | 890 | 63 | 677 | 81 | 59 | 94 | 74 | | Road Games | 4.2 | 0.245 | 0.303 | 57 | 2009 | 493 | 99 | 15 | 48 | 0.381 | 232 | 167 | 484 | 36 | 396 | 40 | 29 | 42 | 36 | | Righty Starters | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.289 | 83 | 2810 | 665 | 118 | 21 | 71 | 0.369 | 301 | 205 | 669 | 54 | 525 | 61 | 43 | 82 | 53 |
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| All Games | 3.74 | 1.197 | 325 | 146 | 135 | 280 | 36 | 109 | 298 | 19-16 | 32 | 9 | 78% | | Road Games | 3.33 | 1.171 | 167.3 | 64 | 62 | 145 | 17 | 51 | 159 | 13-10 | 17 | 5 | 77.3% |
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| All Games | 44-63 | -18.6 | 50-50 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.322 | 0.418 | 0.740 | | Home Games | 20-34 | -17.9 | 29-22 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.299 | 0.400 | 0.699 | 5.1 | 0.266 | 0.323 | 0.452 | 0.775 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 32-53 | -21.3 | 43-38 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.300 | 0.384 | 0.684 | 4.8 | 0.266 | 0.325 | 0.424 | 0.749 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -4.8 | 1-4 | 2.6 | 0.216 | 0.258 | 0.303 | 0.561 | 5.3 | 0.255 | 0.322 | 0.404 | 0.726 | | Grass Games | 44-63 | -18.6 | 50-50 | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 | 4.5 | 0.262 | 0.322 | 0.418 | 0.740 | | Night Games | 31-38 | -6.1 | 36-28 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.310 | 0.408 | 0.718 | 4.4 | 0.256 | 0.314 | 0.417 | 0.730 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.299 | 107 | 3618 | 900 | 182 | 23 | 93 | 0.389 | 398 | 259 | 811 | 52 | 673 | 105 | 79 | 105 | 66 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.299 | 54 | 1817 | 443 | 99 | 13 | 53 | 0.400 | 206 | 142 | 418 | 29 | 341 | 44 | 41 | 48 | 23 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.249 | 0.300 | 85 | 2889 | 719 | 145 | 15 | 72 | 0.384 | 314 | 209 | 654 | 42 | 542 | 87 | 69 | 87 | 43 |
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| All Games | 3.49 | 1.233 | 322 | 139 | 125 | 283 | 30 | 114 | 335 | 15-9 | 23 | 7 | 76.7% | | Home Games | 3.97 | 1.236 | 183.7 | 93 | 81 | 163 | 24 | 64 | 186 | 9-6 | 11 | 5 | 68.8% |
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| 7/21/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | 3-9 | L | +115 | 7 un | O | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | | 7/22/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 1-7 | L | +100 | 7 un | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | | 7/23/2015 | ROSS(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 0-4 | L | -145 | 6.5 un | U | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | CASHNER(R) | MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 3-1 | W | -150 | 6.5 ov | U | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | 3-1 | W | -130 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 7/26/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | MIAMI | LATOS(R) | 3-2 | W | -110 | 7 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | 0-4 | L | 125 | 7 un | U | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ NY METS | COLON(R) | 7-3 | W | -105 | 7 ov | O | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 7/30/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | 8-7 | W | -110 | 7 ov | O | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/31/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | 8-3 | W | 100 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 8/1/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ MIAMI | URENA(R) | 5-3 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 8/2/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | 2-5 | L | 130 | 6 un | O | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 8/3/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 13-5 | W | -110 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 8/4/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | JUNGMANN(R) | | | 8/6/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | | | 8/7/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | PHILADELPHIA | NOLA(R) | | | 8/8/2015 | ROSS(R) | PHILADELPHIA | MORGAN(L) | | | 8/9/2015 | CASHNER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | | | 8/10/2015 | | CINCINNATI | | | | 8/11/2015 | | CINCINNATI | | |
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| 7/21/2015 | GARZA(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | 8-1 | W | +105 | 8 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 7/22/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CLEVELAND | ANDERSON(R) | 5-7 | L | -110 | 9 un | O | 17 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ ARIZONA | GODLEY(R) | 3-8 | L | -135 | 8 ov | O | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | NELSON(R) | @ ARIZONA | CORBIN(L) | 2-1 | W | 115 | 8 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | JUNGMANN(R) | @ ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 0-2 | L | 105 | 8 ov | U | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | 7/26/2015 | GARZA(R) | @ ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 0-3 | L | 140 | 8 un | U | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | | 7/27/2015 | LOHSE(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | 2-4 | L | 182 | 7 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 7/28/2015 | PERALTA(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 5-2 | W | 140 | 7 ov | P | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | FIERS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 0-5 | L | -110 | 7 un | U | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 7/30/2015 | NELSON(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | 2-5 | L | +125 | 7 ov | P | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 7/31/2015 | JUNGMANN(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 1-4 | L | +115 | 8 un | U | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 8/1/2015 | GARZA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 2-4 | L | +130 | 8.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 8/2/2015 | LOHSE(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | RICHARD(L) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 9.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 8/3/2015 | PERALTA(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 5-13 | L | +100 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | | 8/4/2015 | NELSON(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | JUNGMANN(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | | | 8/6/2015 | GARZA(R) | SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | | | 8/7/2015 | LOHSE(R) | ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | | | 8/8/2015 | PERALTA(R) | ST LOUIS | GARCIA(L) | | | 8/9/2015 | NELSON(R) | ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | | | 8/11/2015 | | @ CHICAGO CUBS | | |
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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. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-MILWAUKEE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Brewers Preview* ========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
San Diego (52-54) at Milwaukee (44-63), 8:10 p.m. EDT
The San Diego Padres are surging behind on offense finally showing signs of life.
Now, they'll try to end the best stretch of Jimmy Nelson's career.
Yangervis Solarte looks to build on one of his best performances as the Padres go for a ninth win in 11 tries Tuesday night against Nelson and the Milwaukee Brewers.
San Diego (52-54) is in the NL wild-card chase despite a .240 average that ranks third-worst in the majors. The Padres, though, are batting 40 points higher while connecting for 12 homers with 5.2 runs per game during an 8-2 stretch.
They collected 13 hits and scored six times in the seventh to pull away in Monday's 13-5 win at Milwaukee in the opener of a four-game set.
"Having balance up and down the lineup is huge. When we're all clicking everyone saw what we are capable of," said Jedd Gyorko, who had a homer among his three hits Monday and is batting .458 in the past six games.
Solarte is going for a career-high 10-game hitting streak after connecting for a career-high two homers and matching his personal-best with four RBIs on Monday. He's batting .421 with seven extra-base hits during his run.
"His energy and the spirit about him is just wonderful," manager Pat Murphy said. "You can never estimate how much that means to a club."
Solarte has a .417 average with three homers and nine RBIs while getting at least one hit in each of his seven career meetings with Milwaukee (44-63).
He's 0 for 3 against Nelson (8-9, 3.76 ERA), who is 2-1 with a 0.99 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 27 1-3 innings over his last four starts. The right-hander hasn't allowed a run for 14 straight innings after striking out eight and yielding two hits in seven while not figuring in the decision of Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
"It was nice to string together some good outings and be more consistent," Nelson told MLB's official website. "I was able to get ahead, for the most part. Times when I went 1-0, I was able to make a quality pitch."
Nelson allowed four runs - two earned - with seven strikeouts in five innings of a 4-1 loss at San Diego in his only career start against the Padres on Aug. 26.
He enters this one trying to keep the Brewers from losing a seventh straight game for the first time since May 23-30.
The Padres are turning to Andrew Cashner (4-10, 4.13), who is 0-2 with a 5.60 ERA over his last six road starts, giving up a career-high seven runs three times.
The right-hander was hammered for that many in 5 1-3 innings Thursday, but the offense got him off the hook by scoring seven times in the final three innings of an 8-7 win over the New York Mets.
Cashner is 2-1 with a 3.43 ERA in nine games against the Brewers. However, all three of his starts have come at Miller Park, where he's 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA.
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