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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 7/28/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
SAN DIEGO  SHIELDS )
 
NY METS  SYNDERGAARD )
+1.5  -170

-1.5  +150
+125

-135

7un
 
0
Final
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SAN DIEGO (47 - 52) at NY METS (51 - 48)
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Tuesday, 7/28/2015 7:10 PM
JAMES SHIELDS (R) vs. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
951SAN DIEGO+115Ov 6.5,-120+125Ov 7,+110
952NY METS-125Un 6.5,+100-135Un 7,-130
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SAN DIEGO - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games47-52-4.653-433.80.2360.2910.3700.6614.40.2520.3130.4140.728
Road Games23-27-0.726-233.90.2390.2980.3710.6704.30.2570.3180.4160.734
vs Right-handed Starters35-42-740-343.60.2330.2850.3640.6494.60.2590.3170.4240.741
Past 7 Games4-3+0.62-52.40.2200.2760.3640.6393.70.2310.2830.3850.667
Grass Games47-52-4.653-433.80.2360.2910.3700.6614.40.2520.3130.4140.728
Night Games34-35-0.835-323.80.2360.2900.3660.6564.40.2590.3180.4160.734
SAN DIEGO - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.80.2360.29199334379015021850.3703622568305963373558872
Road Games3.90.2390.2985017564208812400.3711901484243235232253634
Righty Starters3.60.2330.28577259660510918650.3642671886155048754417651
SAN DIEGO - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.731.2303041371262703010427817-1530878.9%
Road Games3.261.237146.35553135114613911-915478.9%

NY METS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games51-48+2.845-483.50.2360.2940.3610.6553.60.2410.2920.3700.662
Home Games34-16+15.824-244.10.2400.3050.3850.6913.30.2400.2880.3690.657
vs Right-handed Starters41-38+1.437-363.60.2390.2950.3620.6573.70.2460.2950.3750.669
Past 7 Games3-4-0.84-24.60.2550.3040.3500.6543.90.2320.2890.3820.670
Grass Games51-46+4.845-463.60.2380.2950.3630.6583.50.2390.2900.3680.658
Night Games27-39-1326-353.10.2250.2780.3390.6173.80.2510.3010.3920.693
NY METS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games3.50.2360.2949933217841549810.3613352717723966998567947
Home Games4.10.2400.305501648396874480.3851991543641933044195017
Righty Starters3.60.2390.2957926246261267610.3622762115852952482496035
NY METS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.861.20526490842131910524412-9311075.6%
Home Games2.671.179145444311811531329-319676%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SAN DIEGO - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015SHIELDS(R)COLORADODE LA ROSA(L)4-2W-1357 unU641981
7/18/2015ROSS(R)COLORADOBETTIS(R)5-4W-1357 unO530840
7/20/2015KENNEDY(R)SAN FRANCISCOHUDSON(R)4-2W+1057 ovU1091770
7/21/2015DESPAIGNE(R)SAN FRANCISCOHESTON(R)3-9L+1157 unO430911
7/22/2015SHIELDS(R)SAN FRANCISCOCAIN(R)1-7L+1007 unO6701191
7/23/2015ROSS(R)MIAMIKOEHLER(R)0-4L-1456.5 unU3621060
7/24/2015CASHNER(R)MIAMIHAREN(R)3-1W-1506.5 ovU850590
7/25/2015KENNEDY(R)MIAMIPHELPS(R)3-1W-1307 ovU870871
7/26/2015DESPAIGNE(R)MIAMILATOS(R)3-2W-1107 unU750450
7/28/2015SHIELDS(R)@ NY METSSYNDERGAARD(R) 
7/29/2015ROSS(R)@ NY METSCOLON(R) 
7/30/2015CASHNER(R)@ NY METSNIESE(L) 
7/31/2015KENNEDY(R)@ MIAMIPHELPS(R) 
8/1/2015DESPAIGNE(R)@ MIAMILATOS(R) 
8/2/2015SHIELDS(R)@ MIAMIFERNANDEZ(R) 
8/3/2015 @ MILWAUKEE  
8/4/2015 @ MILWAUKEE  

NY METS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
7/17/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ ST LOUISLYNN(R)2-3L1307 ovU761760
7/18/2015COLON(R)@ ST LOUISLACKEY(R)2-12L1607.5 unO121121590
7/19/2015NIESE(L)@ ST LOUISCOONEY(L)3-1W1307.5 evU1625013141
7/20/2015HARVEY(R)@ WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L)2-7L1107 unO9102740
7/21/2015DEGROM(R)@ WASHINGTONROSS(R)7-2W-1107 unO1080532
7/22/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)@ WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R)3-4L1007 unP7409120
7/23/2015COLON(R)LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L)0-3L+2306.5 unU320840
7/24/2015NIESE(L)LA DODGERSTHOMAS(L)2-7L+1057.5 unO6301250
7/25/2015HARVEY(R)LA DODGERSLEE(R)15-2W-1207 unO21110750
7/26/2015DEGROM(R)LA DODGERSGREINKE(R)3-2W+1156 ovU690561
7/28/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R) 
7/29/2015COLON(R)SAN DIEGOROSS(R) 
7/30/2015NIESE(L)SAN DIEGOCASHNER(R) 
7/31/2015HARVEY(R)WASHINGTONGONZALEZ(L) 
8/1/2015DEGROM(R)WASHINGTONROSS(R) 
8/2/2015SYNDERGAARD(R)WASHINGTONZIMMERMANN(R) 
8/3/2015 @ MIAMI  
8/4/2015 @ MIAMI  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
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.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (SAN DIEGO-NY METS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(UPDATES with Mets acquiring Clippard)

*Padres-Mets Preview* =====================

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer

San Diego (47-52) at New York (51-48), 7:10 p.m. EDT

While James Shields' days with the San Diego Padres could be numbered, the New York Mets expect Noah Syndergaard to be one of the cornerstones of their future.

As Shields goes after only his second win in 10 starts, the Padres will try for their fourth straight victory Tuesday night in the opener of a 10-game trip against Syndergaard and the Mets.

Shields (8-3, 3.77 ERA) has been the subject of trade rumors in his first season with San Diego (47-52), which has been a disappointment at 8 1/2 games out in the NL West.

Since going 7-0 with 2.51 walks per nine innings and a 7.2 run-support average in his first 12 starts, the right-hander is 1-3 with 4.56 walks per nine and a 2.8 RSA in his last nine.

Shields hasn't lasted past the sixth in any of his last three starts. He allowed no runs and three hits with seven strikeouts over five innings in Wednesday's 7-1 home loss to San Francisco, throwing 96 pitches.

The 33-year-old is among several big-money players the club could move before the trade deadline.

"It's professional baseball and those types of things happen and whatever happens we are going to move forward," interim manager Pat Murphy told MLB's official website.

San Diego has made a push by winning eight of 11, though it's likely to be too little, too late. The team allowed just four runs in taking the last three of a four-game home series with Miami.

Justin Upton, one of those mentioned in trade rumors, isn't ready to give up. He went 2 for 3 with a home run in Sunday's 3-2 win after going 6 for 56 (.107) in his previous 16 games.

"I think this (Mets) series coming up is a big one for us," Upton said. "We have to play well against a good team with good pitching, so we're going to have to do some good pitching of our own."

Shields gave up two runs over seven innings in a 7-3 home win over the Mets (51-48) on June 3. Curtis Granderson (7 for 61) and new addition Kelly Johnson (2 for 16) have struggled when facing Shields.

Syndergaard (4-5, 2.97) has solidified his place in New York's young rotation by going 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA with 34 strikeouts over 34 innings in his last five starts.

The rookie right-hander did not factor in a 4-3 loss at Washington on Wednesday when he overcame a season-high five walks and allowed one run in five innings. He's been particularly outstanding at home, going 4-1 with a 1.74 ERA.

The Padres were responsible for Syndergaard's worst outing June 2, tagging him for seven runs over four innings in a 7-2 home win. Derek Norris went 2 for 3 with a home run off him.

Yonder Alonso is batting .389 over a 10-game hitting streak versus New York, which is tied with San Diego for the worst batting average in the majors at .236.

The Mets, two games back in the NL East, took the last two of a four-game weekend series with the Los Angeles Dodgers to open a 10-game homestand.

They bolstered their bullpen Monday, acquiring closer Tyler Clippard from Oakland for minor league pitcher Casey Meisner in a swap of right-handers. The 30-year-old Clippard, who is eligible for free agency after this season, went 1-3 with a 2.79 ERA and 17 saves in 21 chances for the Athletics.

Ruben Tejada went 8 for 14 when New York dropped two of three in San Diego in June. The Mets haven't lost a home series to the Padres since 2009, going 11-6 over that span.


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