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| 929 | LA DODGERS | -150 | Ov 6.5,-105 | -150 | Ov 6.5,-105 | | 930 | NY METS | +140 | Un 6.5,-115 | +140 | Un 6.5,-115 |
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| All Games | 93-72 | -12.8 | 81-81 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 0.411 | 0.731 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.294 | 0.373 | 0.668 | | Road Games | 37-45 | -25 | 34-46 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.325 | 0.401 | 0.726 | 4.2 | 0.257 | 0.315 | 0.400 | 0.715 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 25-19 | -4.8 | 23-20 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.317 | 0.395 | 0.712 | 3.6 | 0.230 | 0.278 | 0.360 | 0.638 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +2.1 | 4-3 | 4.3 | 0.244 | 0.309 | 0.373 | 0.682 | 3.7 | 0.207 | 0.254 | 0.338 | 0.592 | | Grass Games | 93-72 | -12.8 | 81-81 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 0.411 | 0.731 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.294 | 0.373 | 0.668 | | Night Games | 68-56 | -16 | 66-55 | 4.2 | 0.250 | 0.319 | 0.415 | 0.734 | 3.8 | 0.242 | 0.295 | 0.383 | 0.678 | | Playoff games | 1-2 | -1.9 | 2-1 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.306 | 0.385 | 0.691 | 6.0 | 0.240 | 0.311 | 0.437 | 0.749 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.320 | 165 | 5489 | 1369 | 271 | 25 | 189 | 0.411 | 650 | 570 | 1295 | 61 | 1141 | 158 | 78 | 136 | 85 | | Road Games | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.325 | 82 | 2807 | 700 | 124 | 13 | 92 | 0.401 | 317 | 313 | 662 | 25 | 613 | 87 | 47 | 76 | 49 | | Lefty Starters | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.317 | 44 | 1467 | 360 | 66 | 6 | 47 | 0.395 | 167 | 154 | 333 | 16 | 317 | 46 | 18 | 35 | 14 |
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| All Games | 4.00 | 1.282 | 476.6 | 222 | 212 | 455 | 52 | 156 | 530 | 28-28 | 48 | 19 | 71.6% | | Road Games | 5.09 | 1.469 | 224.6 | 133 | 127 | 243 | 31 | 87 | 250 | 7-21 | 18 | 9 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 92-73 | +7.8 | 86-73 | 4.2 | 0.245 | 0.306 | 0.401 | 0.707 | 3.8 | 0.244 | 0.293 | 0.378 | 0.671 | | Home Games | 50-32 | +5.9 | 39-41 | 4.0 | 0.235 | 0.301 | 0.392 | 0.693 | 3.6 | 0.238 | 0.285 | 0.371 | 0.657 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 22-16 | +4.4 | 16-22 | 4.1 | 0.245 | 0.312 | 0.405 | 0.717 | 3.6 | 0.235 | 0.291 | 0.372 | 0.663 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1 | 2-5 | 2.9 | 0.182 | 0.242 | 0.308 | 0.551 | 3.0 | 0.194 | 0.238 | 0.338 | 0.576 | | Grass Games | 91-69 | +11 | 83-71 | 4.3 | 0.246 | 0.308 | 0.403 | 0.711 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.291 | 0.374 | 0.666 | | Night Games | 60-56 | -6 | 58-53 | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.302 | 0.399 | 0.701 | 4.0 | 0.251 | 0.299 | 0.389 | 0.688 | | Playoff games | 2-1 | +1.8 | 2-1 | 6.0 | 0.240 | 0.311 | 0.437 | 0.749 | 4.3 | 0.260 | 0.306 | 0.385 | 0.691 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.245 | 0.306 | 165 | 5623 | 1376 | 299 | 17 | 182 | 0.401 | 672 | 498 | 1325 | 51 | 1110 | 157 | 85 | 135 | 76 | | Home Games | 4.0 | 0.235 | 0.301 | 82 | 2696 | 634 | 148 | 7 | 87 | 0.392 | 317 | 253 | 630 | 25 | 529 | 69 | 34 | 75 | 32 | | Lefty Starters | 4.1 | 0.245 | 0.312 | 38 | 1329 | 326 | 74 | 3 | 44 | 0.405 | 153 | 129 | 341 | 13 | 276 | 27 | 18 | 36 | 20 |
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| All Games | 3.60 | 1.238 | 467.7 | 202 | 187 | 409 | 44 | 170 | 454 | 26-21 | 51 | 22 | 69.9% | | Home Games | 3.68 | 1.247 | 247 | 110 | 101 | 215 | 26 | 93 | 239 | 14-11 | 27 | 11 | 71.1% |
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| 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) | 7-13 | L | 155 | 7 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | 10/13/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ NY METS | MATZ(L) | |
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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) | 13-7 | W | -165 | 7 un | O | 13 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 10/13/2015 | MATZ(L) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(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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*Dodgers-Mets Preview* ======================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Los Angeles (92-70) at New York (90-72), 8:07 p.m. EDT
Taking the mound on short rest isn't anything new for Clayton Kershaw. A postseason win, however, would be a welcome change - and a necessity with his team facing elimination.
With the Los Angeles Dodgers staring at another early playoff exit, Kershaw will try to end his five-start playoff losing streak Tuesday night against the New York Mets in Game 4 of this NL division series.
Kershaw has made two starts in the playoffs on three days' rest, compiling a 2.25 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 12 innings. He lost his only decision in those contests, falling 3-2 at St. Louis in Game 4 as Los Angeles was eliminated from last year's NLDS.
The left-hander takes the mound in the same predicament, this time in Queens.
"The adrenaline takes over. You don't really feel tired or anything like that," Kershaw said. "You know, it's the playoffs. So it doesn't really - obviously your routines change a little bit, different things like that, but as far as being prepared, being ready for it, I'll be fine."
Kershaw has been anything but fine in the postseason, going 1-6 with a 4.99 ERA in nine starts. He's lost five straight with a 6.44 ERA and 12.27 strikeouts per nine innings.
"I feel good with him. His stuff's always good," manager Don Mattingly said. "I'm always pretty confident when he's pitching."
The three-time Cy Young Award winner and reigning NL MVP gave up three runs with 11 strikeouts and four walks in 6 2-3 innings of a 3-1 loss to the Mets in Game 1.
A change of venue could benefit Kershaw, who is 3-0 while yielding three runs with 31 strikeouts over 26 2-3 innings in four starts at Citi Field. He pitched a three-hitter there with 11 strikeouts in a 3-0 victory July 23.
He'll need to be on top of his game again after New York set a franchise record for runs while collecting 13 hits in Monday's 13-7 win to take a 2-1 series lead.
While Los Angeles gives the ball to its veteran ace, the Mets are turning to rookie Steven Matz (4-0, 2.27). The 24-year-old left-hander, though, hasn't pitched in the majors since Sept. 24 due to back spasms brought on from sleeping on a couch.
He threw 80 pitches in a simulated game last week in Florida.
"It felt really good," Matz told the team's official website. "I took two weeks off, so a little rusty in the first couple innings, but felt really good, finished strong, arm feels great, back feels great, so I'm ready to go."
He pitched two-hit ball over six innings and struck out eight in an 8-0 win at Dodger Stadium on July 5.
While a playoff atmosphere at Citi Field will be much different, Matz got a small taste of that intensity in a 5-1 home win over the New York Yankees on Sept. 18. He allowed one run in six innings.
"I think that did help me a lot because now this won't be the first time I'll be pitching in front of a crowd like that," Matz said. "So now it's kind of like I've been there and I feel like I'm ready to do it."
It's unclear if he'll have to contend with Chase Utley, who was booed during the Game 3 introductions after his takeout slide Saturday broke the right leg of shortstop Ruben Tejada.
Utley was suspended two games but is awaiting a ruling on his appeal.
"The greatest retaliation is winning," Mets outfielder Michael Cuddyer said.
With the Mets' faithful seeking retaliation on the former Phillies nemesis, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly kept him on the bench in favor of using Howie Kendrick at second base.
Mattingly could opt for the same scenario since Utley hit .186 against left-handers this season, while Kendrick batted .291.
Kendrick is 5 for 13 in this series after hitting a three-run homer Monday, but he went 0 for 3 with a strikeout against Matz in July.
Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud combined for eight hits and 11 RBIs for the Mets in Game 3. The trio, however, is 3 for 22 against Kershaw.
Granderson, though, has been outstanding in this series with three straight two-hit games. He doubled twice and tied New York's playoff record by driving in five runs, matching the mark held by Rusty Staub (1973), Edgardo Alfonzo (1999) and Carlos Delgado (2006).
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