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| 963 | LA DODGERS | -1.5,-120 | -1.5,-115 | | 964 | SAN DIEGO | +1.5,+100 | +1.5,-105 |
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| All Games | 88-66 | +8 | 71-76 | 4.1 | 0.266 | 0.324 | 3.7 | 0.246 | 0.305 | | Road Games | 42-34 | +8.5 | 34-39 | 4.6 | 0.273 | 0.335 | 3.7 | 0.247 | 0.310 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 62-41 | +13.7 | 48-50 | 4.2 | 0.266 | 0.324 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.297 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -3.8 | 4-3 | 3.9 | 0.258 | 0.321 | 6.4 | 0.267 | 0.353 | | Grass Games | 85-66 | +4.7 | 68-76 | 3.9 | 0.264 | 0.322 | 3.7 | 0.245 | 0.304 | | Night Games | 62-50 | -1.6 | 56-52 | 4.1 | 0.270 | 0.324 | 4.0 | 0.254 | 0.314 | | Division | 33-35 | -13.3 | 36-29 | 4.1 | 0.274 | 0.333 | 4.4 | 0.263 | 0.324 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.266 | 0.324 | 154 | 5229 | 1389 | 413 | 131 | 0.03 | 594 | 452 | 1080 | 75 | 1121 | 146 | 106 | 156 | 60 | | Road Games | 4.6 | 0.273 | 0.335 | 76 | 2697 | 735 | 220 | 69 | 0.03 | 335 | 254 | 563 | 31 | 597 | 76 | 54 | 67 | 28 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.266 | 0.324 | 103 | 3501 | 932 | 267 | 87 | 0.02 | 412 | 300 | 714 | 59 | 751 | 86 | 60 | 101 | 39 |
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| All Games | 3.66 | 1.318 | 447 | 197 | 182 | 414 | 40 | 175 | 420 | 29-23 | 44 | 18 | 71% | | Road Games | 3.66 | 1.280 | 216.4 | 99 | 88 | 195 | 24 | 82 | 206 | 14-14 | 22 | 11 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 72-81 | +3.9 | 71-77 | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.304 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.323 | | Home Games | 42-33 | +9.7 | 34-37 | 3.6 | 0.241 | 0.304 | 3.9 | 0.243 | 0.307 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 27-25 | +8.2 | 24-24 | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.317 | 3.9 | 0.257 | 0.316 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +5.7 | 1-5 | 2.6 | 0.221 | 0.296 | 2.3 | 0.201 | 0.258 | | Grass Games | 72-78 | +6.9 | 69-76 | 3.8 | 0.246 | 0.305 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.322 | | Night Games | 51-55 | +5.5 | 51-51 | 3.9 | 0.248 | 0.307 | 4.3 | 0.257 | 0.322 | | Division | 31-36 | +0.5 | 33-33 | 4.0 | 0.249 | 0.312 | 4.5 | 0.274 | 0.333 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.245 | 0.304 | 153 | 5203 | 1275 | 392 | 136 | 0.03 | 542 | 438 | 1226 | 116 | 1066 | 110 | 79 | 136 | 105 | | Home Games | 3.6 | 0.241 | 0.304 | 75 | 2475 | 596 | 186 | 62 | 0.03 | 256 | 224 | 582 | 56 | 511 | 55 | 40 | 76 | 50 | | Lefty Starters | 4.3 | 0.258 | 0.317 | 52 | 1846 | 476 | 153 | 52 | 0.03 | 211 | 159 | 426 | 33 | 393 | 33 | 25 | 41 | 30 |
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| All Games | 3.41 | 1.265 | 498.7 | 206 | 189 | 461 | 53 | 170 | 443 | 24-27 | 39 | 12 | 76.5% | | Home Games | 2.83 | 1.153 | 261 | 95 | 82 | 230 | 31 | 71 | 234 | 16-10 | 23 | 5 | 82.1% |
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| 9/7/2013 | GREINKE(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 3-4 | L | 110 | 7.5 ov | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 9/8/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 2-3 | L | -125 | 6.5 ov | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 9/9/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | ARIZONA | DELGADO(R) | 8-1 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 9/10/2013 | VOLQUEZ(R) | ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | 5-3 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 9/11/2013 | RYU(L) | ARIZONA | CORBIN(L) | 1-4 | L | -125 | 7 un | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | 9/12/2013 | GREINKE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 3-2 | W | -170 | 6.5 ov | U | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 9/13/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 2-4 | L | -175 | 6 un | P | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 9/14/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 3-19 | L | -155 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | | 9/15/2013 | VOLQUEZ(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 3-4 | L | -115 | 8 ev | U | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 9/16/2013 | RYU(L) | @ ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | 1-2 | L | -105 | 9 un | U | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 9/17/2013 | GREINKE(R) | @ ARIZONA | CORBIN(L) | 9-3 | W | -105 | 7.5 ov | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 9/18/2013 | FIFE(R) | @ ARIZONA | MCCARTHY(R) | 4-9 | L | 110 | 9.5 ov | O | 12 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | | 9/19/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | @ ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | 7-6 | W | -110 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 9/20/2013 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | ERLIN(L) | 0-2 | L | 140 | 7 un | U | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | | 9/21/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | SMITH(R) | | | 9/22/2013 | GREINKE(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 9/24/2013 | RYU(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | | | 9/25/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | | 9/26/2013 | VOLQUEZ(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | | | 9/27/2013 | KERSHAW(L) | COLORADO | CHACIN(R) | | | 9/28/2013 | | COLORADO | | |
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| 9/7/2013 | ROSS(R) | COLORADO | CHATWOOD(R) | 2-1 | W | -130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 9/8/2013 | KENNEDY(R) | COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 5-2 | W | -140 | 7.5 ev | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | 9/10/2013 | CASHNER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | CLOYD(R) | 8-2 | W | -115 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | 9/11/2013 | STULTS(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | LEE(L) | 2-4 | L | 150 | 7.5 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 9/12/2013 | ROSS(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HALLADAY(R) | 5-10 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 2 | | 9/13/2013 | KENNEDY(R) | @ ATLANTA | HALE(R) | 4-3 | W | 130 | 8 un | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | | 9/14/2013 | ERLIN(L) | @ ATLANTA | MEDLEN(R) | 1-2 | L | 182 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | | 9/15/2013 | SMITH(R) | @ ATLANTA | TEHERAN(R) | 4-0 | W | 185 | 8 un | U | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 9/16/2013 | CASHNER(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | BURNETT(R) | 2-0 | W | 160 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 9/17/2013 | STULTS(L) | @ PITTSBURGH | LOCKE(L) | 5-2 | W | 170 | 7 un | P | 14 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 9/18/2013 | ROSS(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | MORTON(R) | 3-2 | W | 155 | 7 un | U | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 9/19/2013 | KENNEDY(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 1-10 | L | 175 | 7 un | O | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | | 9/20/2013 | ERLIN(L) | LA DODGERS | VOLQUEZ(R) | 2-0 | W | -150 | 7 un | U | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | 9/21/2013 | SMITH(R) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | | 9/22/2013 | CASHNER(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | | | 9/23/2013 | STULTS(L) | ARIZONA | MCCARTHY(R) | | | 9/24/2013 | ROSS(R) | ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | | | 9/25/2013 | KENNEDY(R) | ARIZONA | DELGADO(R) | | | 9/26/2013 | ERLIN(L) | ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | | | 9/27/2013 | SMITH(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | | 9/28/2013 | | @ SAN FRANCISCO | | |
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| |  | LA DODGERS: HITTING: The Dodgers were ravaged with injuries in 2010 and finished in the bottom third in the majors in runs (4.00 per game), homers (117) and OPS (.697). None of these poor numbers were the fault of OF MATT KEMP, who finished second in MVP voting with a .324 BA, 39 HR, 126 RBI and 40 steals. He says he wants a 50-50 season in 2012. 1B JAMES LONEY had the second-most homers (12) of any returning player, and batted .357 with a .608 SLG after August 1. If speedy SS DEE GORDON learns to be more patient at the plate (7 BB in 224 AB), he could score 90 runs from the top of the order. OF ANDRE ETHIER made headlines with a 30-game hit streak, but was once again dominated by lefties (.563 OPS). The team is counting on two veterans to drive in runs. 3B JUAN URIBE has been a walking infirmary lately, but still has 15-HR power, and OF JUAN RIVERA had 46 RBI in 219 AB after coming to the Dodgers. Two guys named Ellis, 2B MARK ELLIS and C A.J. ELLIS, will bat at the bottom of the order.
STARTING PITCHING: The Dodgers remain one of the better rotations in baseball, placing third in the majors in ERA (3.41) and fourth in opponents' BA (.242). The biggest reason for the success was the NL Cy Young and Triple Crown-winning performance of CLAYTON KERSHAW, who tied for the NL lead in wins (21) and topped all NL pitchers in ERA (2.28) and strikeouts (248). Fellow southpaw TED LILLY had a down year overall (12-14, 3.97 ERA), but had a fantastic final two months of the season (2.09 ERA, 0.93 WHIP). CHAD BILLINGSLEY notched his fifth straight season of double-digit wins, despite sporting a mediocre 4.21 ERA and 1.45 WHIP. AARON HARANG signed a two-year, $12M deal to join the Dodgers rotation. He won 14 games for the lowly Padres last year and finished with a career-best 3.64 ERA. CHRIS CAPUANO left the Mets for richer pastures (2-yr, $10M) of Los Angeles. Although he pitched well at spacious Citi Field (3.82 ERA, 1.21 WHIP), he was terrible on the road (5.42 ERA, 1.51 WHIP).
RELIEF PITCHING: Jonathan Broxton is gone, ending any kind of closer controversy the Dodgers may have been trying to avoid. JAVY GUERRA is the closer, and for good reason. He converted 21-of-23 save chances while posting a 2.31 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and allowing just two homers in 46.2 innings. If Guerra falters, manager Don Mattingly can afford to have a short leash with KENLEY JANSEN as his set-up man. Jansen led the majors with an insane 16.1 K-per-9 ratio and limited opponents to a .159 BA and .228 slugging percentage. At age 24, his upside is extremely high. MATT GUERRIER is a usually reliable reliever, but he is coming off a subpar 2011 campaign (4.07 ERA, 1.27 WHIP). | | SAN DIEGO: HITTING: This was by far the worst lineup in the National League in runs (3.66 per game), HR (91), and OPS (.653). 1B JESUS GUZMAN had 44 RBI in just 247 at-bats thanks to a 1.094 OPS with RISP. 1B YONDER ALONSO, the key piece of the Mat Latos trade, will play first every day, moving Guzman to a back-up role. OF CAMERON MAYBIN used his speed to steal 40 bases and score 82 runs. OF CARLOS QUENTIN was acquired from the White Sox and will provide much-needed power in the middle of the batting order when he returns to the field sometime in late April/early May after having knee surgery. Slugger KYLE BLANKS will fill the void. In 420 career at-bats, he has 20 homers, but also has a .219 BA and 152 strikeouts. SS JASON BARTLETT had a disappointing first season in San Diego, hitting only two home runs in 554 at-bats and posting a pathetic .615 OPS as the team's No. 2 hitter in the lineup. Mediocre OF WILL VENABLE (.705 OPS) would not start for any other team in the majors. 3B CHASE HEADLEY batted .289 with a .374 OBP, but failed to provide any power from the three-hole. Oft-injured C NICK HUNDLEY had an .824 OPS and 9 HR in half a season. SS ORLANDO HUDSON batted just .246 with 92 strikeouts and just 31 walks.
STARTING PITCHING: This young staff finished sixth in the majors with a 3.62 ERA. TIM STAUFFER struggled to pitch outside of spacious Petco Park, posting a 4.95 ERA and 1.39 WHIP on the road (2.57 ERA, 1.13 WHIP at home). Two starters both underwent surgery on their throwing shoulders last summer, but are expected to be ready for the start of the season. Lefty CLAYTON RICHARD had just 53 K and 38 BB in 99.2 innings, but he posted a strong 2.30 ERA and 1.11 WHIP at home last year. The 2011 campaign was the year to judge whether EDINSON VOLQUEZ was all the way back from major arm surgery. Well, the jury's in and the verdict isn't kind. The move to San Diego can only cure so much. Right-hander DUSTIN MOSELEY enjoyed his first season in the NL, posting career-best marks in ERA (3.30) and WHIP (1.28). But like Richard, his 64 K and 36 BB in 120 innings were unimpressive. CORY LUEBKE began 2011 in the bullpen, but was moved the rotation, which is where he'll stay in 2012. In 17 starts last year, he shined with a 3.31 ERA and 111 K in 100.2 IP.
RELIEF PITCHING: For the first time since 2008, somebody other than Heath Bell will close games for the Padres. HUSTON STREET will certainly benefit from the move to hitter haven Coors Field to pitcher-friendly Petco Park. Street had a 4.20 home ERA in three seasons in Colorado, while posting a stellar 2.59 ERA on the road. If Street gets hurt, the two leading candidates for the closer role are LUKE GREGERSON and ERNESTO FRIERI. Gregerson is the more consistent pitcher of the two, but Frieri throws harder than Gregerson and has a stellar 11.1 strikeout rate in his three-year career. |
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*Dodgers-Padres Preview* ========================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Los Angeles (88-66) at San Diego (72-81), 8:40 p.m. EDT
The Los Angeles Dodgers are already looking ahead to the postseason, but Clayton Kershaw may have his sights set on another Cy Young Award.
Facing the San Diego Padres may not help.
Kershaw will try to help the Dodgers re-establish their success over the Padres by beating them for the first time this year Saturday night.
Los Angeles (88-66) is afforded the luxury of preparing for the postseason since it has already secured its first division crown in four years.
Kershaw (14-9, 1.94 ERA) has already been declared the starter for Game 1 of the NL division series, but he could have as many as two starts before that.
That could be enough to solidify his candidacy for his second NL Cy Young award in three years.
The three-time All-Star leads the majors in ERA and the NL with 214 strikeouts. He's trying to become the first Dodger to finish a season with a sub-2.00 ERA since Sandy Koufax had 1.73 in 1966.
In an effort to preserve his arm for the playoffs, the Dodgers skipped Kershaw's latest scheduled start Wednesday.
"I don't know if protect is a good word," Kershaw told the team's official website. "They want me to be well-rested if I pitch deep (into October). I don't think I need it, but I'm not going to argue about it."
Kershaw, though, hasn't been very sharp this month, going 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA. He's also lost all three of his starts against the Padres this year, compiling a 4.67 ERA while serving up five homers in 17 1-3 innings.
That includes giving up four runs in six frames of a 5-2 defeat at Petco Park.
The left-hander may need to show improvement since the Dodgers managed six hits in Friday's 2-0 loss to San Diego to open this three-game series.
They had won five straight with a .284 average and eight homers over the division foe before resting a number of starters Friday.
"The biggest thing we wanted to do was to give guys that have been just grinding it out for months, and are pretty banged up, they just needed a day off," manager Don Mattingly said.
The Padres are putting together a strong finish to the season, winning 12 of 17 after Jedd Gyorko had a solo homer and drove in the other run Friday.
The second baseman is hitting .327 with four homers and 10 RBIs in 13 games, and his 20 home runs are four shy of Nate Colbert's rookie franchise record set in 1969.
"Jedd thinks he can hit anything," manager Bud Black said. "Twenty homers as a rookie? That's real and good stuff."
Black will turn to another rookie on the mound - Burch Smith (1-1, 6.57).
The right-hander is looking to build on a superb performance while getting his first career victory. He struck out a season-high 10 while yielding three hits in seven innings of a 4-0 win over NL East-leading Atlanta.
Smith is facing the Dodgers for the first time, but he's 0-1 while surrendering 11 runs with eight walks in 11 1-3 innings over three home starts.
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| | Last Updated: 7/5/2024 5:13:50 PM EST. |
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