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| All Games | 47-53 | -5.6 | 53-44 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.289 | 0.368 | 0.658 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.313 | 0.415 | 0.728 | | Road Games | 23-28 | -1.7 | 26-24 | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.296 | 0.368 | 0.664 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.317 | 0.418 | 0.734 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 35-43 | -8 | 40-35 | 3.6 | 0.232 | 0.283 | 0.362 | 0.645 | 4.6 | 0.259 | 0.317 | 0.425 | 0.742 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.5 | 2-5 | 1.9 | 0.192 | 0.236 | 0.308 | 0.544 | 4.0 | 0.238 | 0.287 | 0.416 | 0.703 | | Grass Games | 47-53 | -5.6 | 53-44 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.289 | 0.368 | 0.658 | 4.4 | 0.252 | 0.313 | 0.415 | 0.728 | | Night Games | 34-36 | -1.8 | 35-33 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.288 | 0.364 | 0.651 | 4.4 | 0.259 | 0.318 | 0.417 | 0.735 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.289 | 100 | 3373 | 794 | 151 | 21 | 85 | 0.368 | 362 | 256 | 839 | 59 | 636 | 74 | 56 | 90 | 72 | | Road Games | 3.8 | 0.237 | 0.296 | 51 | 1786 | 424 | 89 | 12 | 40 | 0.368 | 190 | 148 | 433 | 32 | 355 | 33 | 26 | 38 | 34 | | Righty Starters | 3.6 | 0.232 | 0.283 | 78 | 2626 | 609 | 110 | 18 | 65 | 0.362 | 267 | 188 | 624 | 50 | 490 | 55 | 42 | 78 | 51 |
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| All Games | 3.75 | 1.230 | 305 | 138 | 127 | 271 | 31 | 104 | 278 | 17-15 | 30 | 8 | 78.9% | | Road Games | 3.30 | 1.235 | 147.3 | 56 | 54 | 136 | 12 | 46 | 139 | 11-9 | 15 | 4 | 78.9% |
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| All Games | 52-48 | +3.8 | 45-49 | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.293 | 0.362 | 0.656 | 3.5 | 0.240 | 0.291 | 0.368 | 0.659 | | Home Games | 35-16 | +16.8 | 24-25 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.304 | 0.388 | 0.692 | 3.2 | 0.239 | 0.285 | 0.366 | 0.651 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 42-38 | +2.4 | 37-37 | 3.6 | 0.239 | 0.295 | 0.363 | 0.658 | 3.6 | 0.244 | 0.293 | 0.372 | 0.665 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +1.2 | 3-3 | 4.9 | 0.256 | 0.298 | 0.378 | 0.676 | 2.9 | 0.220 | 0.266 | 0.357 | 0.622 | | Grass Games | 52-46 | +5.8 | 45-47 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.295 | 0.364 | 0.659 | 3.5 | 0.238 | 0.289 | 0.366 | 0.655 | | Night Games | 28-39 | -12 | 26-36 | 3.1 | 0.225 | 0.278 | 0.341 | 0.620 | 3.7 | 0.249 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 |
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| All Games | 3.5 | 0.236 | 0.293 | 100 | 3352 | 792 | 156 | 9 | 83 | 0.362 | 339 | 271 | 776 | 39 | 672 | 100 | 57 | 80 | 47 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.304 | 51 | 1679 | 404 | 89 | 4 | 50 | 0.388 | 203 | 154 | 368 | 19 | 333 | 46 | 20 | 51 | 17 | | Righty Starters | 3.6 | 0.239 | 0.295 | 80 | 2655 | 634 | 128 | 7 | 63 | 0.363 | 280 | 211 | 589 | 29 | 527 | 84 | 50 | 61 | 35 |
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| All Games | 2.85 | 1.204 | 265 | 90 | 84 | 214 | 19 | 105 | 244 | 12-9 | 31 | 10 | 75.6% | | Home Games | 2.65 | 1.178 | 146 | 44 | 43 | 119 | 11 | 53 | 132 | 9-3 | 19 | 6 | 76% |
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| 7/17/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 4-2 | W | -135 | 7 un | U | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | ROSS(R) | COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 5-4 | W | -135 | 7 un | O | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 7/20/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 4-2 | W | +105 | 7 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 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) | | | 7/30/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ NY METS | NIESE(L) | | | 7/31/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ MIAMI | LATOS(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ MIAMI | FERNANDEZ(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | @ MILWAUKEE | | |
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| 7/17/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LYNN(R) | 2-3 | L | 130 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 7/18/2015 | COLON(R) | @ ST LOUIS | LACKEY(R) | 2-12 | L | 160 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 7/19/2015 | NIESE(L) | @ ST LOUIS | COONEY(L) | 3-1 | W | 130 | 7.5 ev | U | 16 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 | | 7/20/2015 | HARVEY(R) | @ WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 2-7 | L | 110 | 7 un | O | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 7/21/2015 | DEGROM(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | 7-2 | W | -110 | 7 un | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 7/22/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 3-4 | L | 100 | 7 un | P | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | | 7/23/2015 | COLON(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 0-3 | L | +230 | 6.5 un | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | NIESE(L) | LA DODGERS | THOMAS(L) | 2-7 | L | +105 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | HARVEY(R) | LA DODGERS | LEE(R) | 15-2 | W | -120 | 7 un | O | 21 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | DEGROM(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-2 | W | +115 | 6 ov | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 7/28/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 4-0 | W | -135 | 7 un | U | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | COLON(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | | | 7/30/2015 | NIESE(L) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 7/31/2015 | HARVEY(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 8/1/2015 | DEGROM(R) | WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | COLON(R) | @ MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | NIESE(L) | @ MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | @ MIAMI | | |
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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. | | 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. |
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*Padres-Mets Preview* =====================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
San Diego (47-52) at New York (51-48), 7:10 p.m. EDT
Superb pitching has the New York Mets in position to regain the NL East lead for the first time in almost six weeks.
After Noah Syndergaard turned in another brilliant performance, Bartolo Colon may need more of the same if he's going to avoid matching the longest losing streak of his career Wednesday night against the San Diego Padres.
New York (52-48) has followed a 2-6 stretch by winning three in a row behind a 1.29 ERA, with starters Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Syndergaard combining to allow two runs in 22 2-3 innings.
That's helped pull the Mets within one game of East-leading Washington ahead of a three-game series at Citi Field this weekend.
The Mets haven't been in first since June 19.
Syndergaard carried a perfect game into the seventh and left after the eighth in Tuesday's 4-0 win over San Diego (47-53).
"We've got a lot of momentum going forward," Syndergaard said.
Colon (9-9, 4.60 ERA) is 0-5 with a 5.05 ERA in his last six starts, but he's allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of those games. The Mets, however, have backed him with one run during that span, none in the past four outings.
The right-hander lost a career-high six straight decisions over eight starts with the Los Angeles Angels in 2007.
Colon limited the Los Angeles Dodgers to one run in eight innings Thursday but New York was three-hit by Clayton Kershaw in a 3-0 defeat.
He's 2-2 with a 2.67 ERA in five career starts against the Padres, giving up two runs in 7 1-3 innings of a 6-2 win in his only matchup at Citi Field on June 13, 2014.
Lucas Duda has homered on each of his three hits in 13 at-bats over the past three games. The first baseman had a two-run shot in the first inning Tuesday and he's batting .321 in 15 career home meetings with San Diego.
The Mets have 12 home runs and 22 doubles during an 8-2 stretch at home against the Padres.
Homers, though, are very tough to come by against Tyson Ross (6-8, 3.45), who has set a franchise record by going 16 straight starts without serving one up. Extending the streak would give him the longest since Roger Clemens went 19 in a row from 1990-91.
The three homers Ross has allowed this season are the fewest by any pitcher with at least 16 starts.
The right-hander is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA over his last seven starts, going 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA in four on the road over that span.
Ross, though, wasn't particularly sharp in a 4-0 loss to Miami on Thursday, matching a season high with four runs allowed over 5 2-3 innings.
He's 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two starts against the Mets.
New York's pitchers have cooled off Matt Kemp, who is 0 for 8 in this series after hitting .413 (19 for 46) with five homers and 11 RBIs in the previous 13 games.
He's 3 for 7 versus Colon but 1 for 12 in his last three games in New York.
San Diego has lost seven of nine on the road, averaging 2.0 runs and batting .120 (6 for 50) with runners in scoring position in those games.
Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia was suspended for 162 games for a second positive test for performance-enhancing substances. He appeared in seven games after serving an 80-game ban earlier this season.
"Extremely, extremely disappointed in what's happened," manager Terry Collins said.
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