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| 921 | LA DODGERS | +150 | Ov 6.5,-110 | +160 | Ov 6.5,-125 | | 922 | NY METS | -160 | Un 6.5,-110 | -170 | Un 6.5,+105 |
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| All Games | 93-71 | -11.8 | 80-81 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 0.411 | 0.730 | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.293 | 0.371 | 0.665 | | Road Games | 37-44 | -24 | 33-46 | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.324 | 0.400 | 0.724 | 4.1 | 0.256 | 0.314 | 0.396 | 0.710 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 68-52 | -7 | 57-61 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.321 | 0.417 | 0.737 | 3.7 | 0.246 | 0.299 | 0.376 | 0.675 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2 | 3-4 | 3.3 | 0.207 | 0.281 | 0.315 | 0.595 | 2.6 | 0.191 | 0.237 | 0.312 | 0.548 | | Grass Games | 93-71 | -11.8 | 80-81 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 0.411 | 0.730 | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.293 | 0.371 | 0.665 | | Night Games | 68-55 | -15 | 65-55 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.318 | 0.414 | 0.733 | 3.8 | 0.241 | 0.294 | 0.380 | 0.674 | | Playoff games | 1-1 | -0.9 | 1-1 | 3.0 | 0.215 | 0.271 | 0.323 | 0.595 | 2.5 | 0.167 | 0.231 | 0.317 | 0.547 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 164 | 5450 | 1356 | 271 | 25 | 187 | 0.411 | 644 | 568 | 1283 | 61 | 1134 | 157 | 78 | 136 | 85 | | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.248 | 0.324 | 81 | 2768 | 687 | 124 | 13 | 90 | 0.400 | 311 | 311 | 650 | 25 | 606 | 86 | 47 | 76 | 49 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.321 | 120 | 3983 | 996 | 205 | 19 | 140 | 0.417 | 477 | 414 | 950 | 45 | 817 | 111 | 60 | 101 | 71 |
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| All Games | 3.91 | 1.272 | 471.6 | 215 | 205 | 449 | 51 | 151 | 523 | 28-28 | 48 | 19 | 71.6% | | Road Games | 4.92 | 1.452 | 219.6 | 126 | 120 | 237 | 30 | 82 | 243 | 7-21 | 18 | 9 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 91-73 | +6.8 | 85-73 | 4.2 | 0.244 | 0.305 | 0.399 | 0.705 | 3.8 | 0.244 | 0.293 | 0.377 | 0.670 | | Home Games | 49-32 | +4.9 | 38-41 | 3.9 | 0.233 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 | 3.6 | 0.237 | 0.284 | 0.370 | 0.654 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 21-16 | +3.4 | 15-22 | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.308 | 0.398 | 0.707 | 3.5 | 0.232 | 0.289 | 0.368 | 0.657 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.8 | 2-5 | 1.7 | 0.152 | 0.212 | 0.267 | 0.479 | 3.0 | 0.178 | 0.239 | 0.310 | 0.549 | | Grass Games | 90-69 | +10 | 82-71 | 4.3 | 0.246 | 0.307 | 0.402 | 0.709 | 3.7 | 0.242 | 0.291 | 0.374 | 0.665 | | Night Games | 59-56 | -7 | 57-53 | 4.1 | 0.241 | 0.300 | 0.397 | 0.697 | 3.9 | 0.250 | 0.298 | 0.388 | 0.686 | | Playoff games | 1-1 | +0.8 | 1-1 | 2.5 | 0.167 | 0.231 | 0.317 | 0.547 | 3.0 | 0.215 | 0.271 | 0.323 | 0.595 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.244 | 0.305 | 164 | 5587 | 1363 | 295 | 17 | 180 | 0.399 | 659 | 493 | 1315 | 51 | 1105 | 157 | 84 | 134 | 76 | | Home Games | 3.9 | 0.233 | 0.299 | 81 | 2660 | 621 | 144 | 7 | 85 | 0.389 | 304 | 248 | 620 | 25 | 524 | 69 | 33 | 74 | 32 | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.242 | 0.308 | 37 | 1293 | 313 | 70 | 3 | 42 | 0.398 | 140 | 124 | 331 | 13 | 271 | 27 | 17 | 35 | 20 |
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| All Games | 3.55 | 1.236 | 463.7 | 198 | 183 | 403 | 42 | 170 | 449 | 26-21 | 51 | 22 | 69.9% | | Home Games | 3.59 | 1.243 | 243 | 106 | 97 | 209 | 24 | 93 | 234 | 14-11 | 27 | 11 | 71.1% |
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| 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) | 2-1 | W | -300 | 6.5 ov | U | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 10/4/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN DIEGO | GARCES(L) | 6-3 | W | -340 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 10/9/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 1-3 | L | -190 | 5.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 10/10/2015 | GREINKE(R) | NY METS | SYNDERGAARD(R) | 5-2 | W | -170 | 6 ov | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 10/12/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | |
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| 9/29/2015 | COLON(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BUCHANAN(R) | 3-4 | L | -175 | 9 ev | U | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | | 9/30/2015 | VERRETT(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | ASHER(R) | 5-7 | L | -175 | 9 un | O | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | 10/1/2015 | GILMARTIN(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | EICKHOFF(R) | 0-3 | L | -110 | 7 ov | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 10/3/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | 1-3 | L | -155 | 6.5 ov | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 10/3/2015 | HARVEY(R) | WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | 0-2 | L | -115 | 6 un | U | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 10/4/2015 | DEGROM(R) | WASHINGTON | ROARK(R) | 1-0 | W | -205 | 6.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | 10/9/2015 | DEGROM(R) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 3-1 | W | 180 | 5.5 un | U | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 10/10/2015 | SYNDERGAARD(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 2-5 | L | 160 | 6 ov | O | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 10/12/2015 | HARVEY(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | |
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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. | | 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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(Updates with Harvey's stats in Notes. Should stand. With AP Photos.)
*Dodgers-Mets Preview* ======================
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer
Los Angeles (92-70) at New York (90-72), 8:37 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- All of a sudden, Matt Harvey's postseason debut contains an extra layer of drama.
Wouldn't seem normal any other way.
With the New York Mets still steamed about a late slide by Chase Utley that broke Ruben Tejada's right leg, Harvey is set to start a pivotal Game 3 on Monday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first playoff contest at Citi Field.
Whether the Mets will see Utley anytime soon was uncertain. Major League Baseball on Sunday night suspended the second baseman for Games 3 and 4, with executive Joe Torre calling it an illegal slide.
Utley planned to appeal, according to agent Joel Wolfe. That would allow Utley to play until the hearing process is complete. Chances are, MLB would try to resolve the matter Monday before the series resumes.
Hours before the penalty was announced, the natural question was whether Harvey would retaliate against Utley or perhaps some other Dodgers hitter.
"I think the most important thing is going out and doing my job and doing what's best for the team. For me, in my mind, that's going out and pitching a long game and being out there as long as I can, and keeping zeros on the board," Harvey said. "But you know, as far as sticking up for your teammates, I think being out there and doing what's right is exactly what I'm going to do."
The first thing he needs to do is show up on time.
Harvey missed a mandatory workout last week and apologized after arriving late. The misstep drew a curt comment from Mets captain David Wright and the latest round of criticism for a star pitcher who is constantly in the headlines for one reason or another.
The next could still be his latest showdown with Utley, a thorn in the Mets' side for more than a decade while he played for NL East rival Philadelphia.
The 36-year-old Utley has a part-time role with the Dodgers after they acquired him Aug. 19. But before the ban was handed down, manager Don Mattingly said Utley might start Monday because of the lefty-righty matchup and his good numbers against Harvey (6 for 18 with a homer).
"He will definitely be a possibility," Mattingly said Sunday evening.
The best-of-five NL Division Series is tied 1-all after Utley's takeout slide swung Game 2 in Los Angeles, keying a four-run rally in the seventh inning Saturday night that sent the Dodgers to a 5-2 victory.
"Obviously the replay, everybody saw that it was more of a tackle than anything," Harvey said. "We're all feeling for Ruben. We're going to pick him up, and we're excited to be back at home."
Mattingly said Utley tried to reach out and apologize to Tejada, who will be replaced at shortstop by Wilmer Flores. Matt Reynolds, a Triple-A infielder who has never played in the majors, was on his way to New York as a potential addition to the roster.
Harvey already has a history with Utley, who angered the Mets with a rough slide into Tejada back in September 2010. During his first home start this season, the right-hander nailed Utley in the back with a 95 mph fastball after Phillies pitcher David Buchanan plunked Flores and Michael Cuddyer, both on the left hand.
"I think history has kind of shown that he's kind of been in situations like that before," Harvey said Sunday. "I know personally, after watching in 2010 and hearing about it with Ruben as well, you know, there's some situations that need to be taken care of. I think the league is going to do their best to do that and take charge."
With retaliation on everyone's mind, there is some thought MLB might instruct umpires to warn the Mets and Dodgers before Monday's game about throwing inside.
"I would personally hope that there wouldn't be such an issue, only because the impact it would have on the entire game itself, would change the way the game's supposed to be played," New York manager Terry Collins said. "In the game of baseball, we do ask our pitchers to pitch inside once in a while, and the last thing we need is an umpire to take the games into his hands where he thinks it was on purpose. ... And all of a sudden to create a mess that certainly wasn't intended."
Mattingly sees it the same way.
"You do want it to be about back to the field," he said. "I know it's fun to talk about all this stuff, and you hear about it all, and it gets a lot of attention, but I'm sure it won't go away.
"I don't think there needs to be any kind of warnings. Just let the game play," he added.
Left-hander Brett Anderson gets the ball for Los Angeles after going 10-9 with a 3.69 ERA in his first season with the Dodgers. Anderson tossed six shutout innings of two-hit ball to win his only previous playoff start for Oakland in 2012 against Detroit.
NOTES: Mets rookie LHP Steven Matz (back) threw off the main mound at Citi Field and will start Game 4, Collins said. ... LHP Alex Wood or LHP Clayton Kershaw (on three days' rest) will pitch Game 4 for the Dodgers, Mattingly confirmed. ... Neither team worked out at Citi Field (which opened in 2009). The Mets landed in New York about 8:15 a.m. after an overnight flight from Los Angeles. The Dodgers slept at home and flew across the country Sunday. ... Harvey was 13-8 with a 2.71 ERA this year in his first season back from Tommy John surgery. ... Reynolds could become the second player since the first World Series in 1903 to make his major league debut in the postseason, according to STATS. Mark Kiger did it for Oakland in 2006.
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