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| 913 | LA DODGERS | +105 | Ov 7.5,+110 | +115 | Ov 7.5,+105 | | 914 | SAN DIEGO | -115 | Un 7.5,-130 | -125 | Un 7.5,-125 |
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| All Games | 11-6 | +2.8 | 10-7 | 4.9 | 0.273 | 0.350 | 0.487 | 0.837 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.289 | 0.379 | 0.668 | | Road Games | 3-5 | -3.8 | 3-5 | 3.7 | 0.246 | 0.319 | 0.434 | 0.753 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.314 | 0.367 | 0.681 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 10-5 | +3.2 | 9-6 | 5.0 | 0.280 | 0.358 | 0.507 | 0.865 | 3.9 | 0.247 | 0.297 | 0.381 | 0.678 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.1 | 3-4 | 4.7 | 0.271 | 0.341 | 0.492 | 0.833 | 3.3 | 0.225 | 0.290 | 0.339 | 0.630 | | Grass Games | 11-6 | +2.8 | 10-7 | 4.9 | 0.273 | 0.350 | 0.487 | 0.837 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.289 | 0.379 | 0.668 | | Day Games | 3-1 | +1.9 | 2-2 | 5.5 | 0.315 | 0.372 | 0.650 | 1.022 | 2.5 | 0.233 | 0.292 | 0.301 | 0.592 | | Division | 8-6 | -0.2 | 8-6 | 4.7 | 0.270 | 0.344 | 0.497 | 0.840 | 3.9 | 0.241 | 0.292 | 0.364 | 0.656 |
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| All Games | 4.9 | 0.273 | 0.350 | 17 | 575 | 157 | 44 | 2 | 25 | 0.487 | 81 | 68 | 125 | 6 | 130 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | | Road Games | 3.7 | 0.246 | 0.319 | 8 | 272 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0.434 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 1 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | | Righty Starters | 5.0 | 0.280 | 0.358 | 15 | 503 | 141 | 41 | 2 | 23 | 0.507 | 73 | 61 | 108 | 6 | 114 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
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| All Games | 2.68 | 1.137 | 53.7 | 19 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 20 | 69 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | | Road Games | 4.63 | 1.457 | 23.3 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 0-3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
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| All Games | 10-9 | +0.9 | 12-7 | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.321 | 0.432 | 0.753 | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.315 | 0.411 | 0.726 | | Home Games | 5-4 | +0.1 | 4-5 | 4.1 | 0.267 | 0.325 | 0.426 | 0.751 | 3.6 | 0.225 | 0.293 | 0.371 | 0.664 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 6-8 | -2.6 | 7-7 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.291 | 0.398 | 0.689 | 4.1 | 0.250 | 0.326 | 0.420 | 0.747 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -0.6 | 4-3 | 5.6 | 0.275 | 0.330 | 0.457 | 0.787 | 4.6 | 0.268 | 0.333 | 0.468 | 0.801 | | Grass Games | 10-9 | +0.9 | 12-7 | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.321 | 0.432 | 0.753 | 4.1 | 0.242 | 0.315 | 0.411 | 0.726 | | Day Games | 3-4 | -1.1 | 5-2 | 3.7 | 0.234 | 0.288 | 0.371 | 0.659 | 3.7 | 0.226 | 0.314 | 0.367 | 0.681 | | Division | 8-8 | -0.3 | 9-7 | 4.8 | 0.277 | 0.329 | 0.439 | 0.768 | 4.0 | 0.244 | 0.315 | 0.429 | 0.744 |
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| All Games | 4.9 | 0.272 | 0.321 | 19 | 669 | 182 | 38 | 6 | 19 | 0.432 | 90 | 48 | 149 | 10 | 118 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 14 | | Home Games | 4.1 | 0.267 | 0.325 | 9 | 303 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0.426 | 35 | 26 | 66 | 5 | 57 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.291 | 14 | 480 | 115 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 0.398 | 51 | 35 | 109 | 7 | 82 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 11 |
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| All Games | 3.47 | 1.307 | 59.7 | 25 | 23 | 53 | 7 | 25 | 46 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | | Home Games | 2.97 | 1.220 | 30.3 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/12/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 7-4 | W | -140 | 7.5 ov | O | 16 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 4/13/2015 | MCCARTHY(R) | SEATTLE | PAXTON(L) | 6-5 | W | -120 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | HUFF(L) | SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 6-5 | W | +105 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | | 4/15/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | SEATTLE | WALKER(R) | 5-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 7-3 | W | -260 | 6.5 ev | O | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | GREINKE(R) | COLORADO | LYLES(R) | 6-3 | W | -180 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 4/19/2015 | MCCARTHY(R) | COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 7-0 | W | -170 | 8 ov | U | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 4/21/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 2-6 | L | -135 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 4/22/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 2-3 | L | -140 | 5.5 un | U | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 4/23/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 2-3 | L | -110 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | | 4/24/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 3-0 | W | -120 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | MCCARTHY(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 11-8 | W | -120 | 6.5 un | O | 13 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | 4/26/2015 | BAKER(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | MORROW(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | | 4/28/2015 | | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | GREINKE(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | | | 5/1/2015 | | ARIZONA | | | | 5/2/2015 | | ARIZONA | | | | 5/3/2015 | | ARIZONA | | |
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| 4/12/2015 | ROSS(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 6-4 | W | -135 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | CASHNER(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 4-8 | L | -160 | 6.5 un | O | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 5-1 | W | -130 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | MORROW(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 3-2 | W | -130 | 6.5 un | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 4/17/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HAMMEL(R) | 5-4 | W | 110 | 7.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | 4/18/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | 6-7 | L | 105 | 7 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | | 4/19/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ CHICAGO CUBS | LESTER(L) | 5-2 | W | 110 | 6.5 ov | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 4/20/2015 | DESPAIGNE(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 14-3 | W | 135 | 9.5 ov | O | 17 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 4/21/2015 | MORROW(R) | @ COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | 7-6 | W | -105 | 10 ev | O | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | | 4/22/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 4-5 | L | -110 | 10 ev | U | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ COLORADO | LYLES(R) | 1-2 | L | 100 | 10 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | 4/24/2015 | CASHNER(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 0-3 | L | +110 | 6.5 un | U | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | LA DODGERS | MCCARTHY(R) | 8-11 | L | +110 | 6.5 un | O | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | 4/26/2015 | MORROW(R) | LA DODGERS | BAKER(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | | | 4/28/2015 | ROSS(R) | HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 4/29/2015 | CASHNER(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | | | 5/1/2015 | | COLORADO | | | | 5/2/2015 | | COLORADO | | | | 5/3/2015 | | COLORADO | | |
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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. | | 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. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (LA DODGERS-SAN DIEGO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Dodgers-Padres Preview* ========================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Los Angeles (11-6) at San Diego (10-9), 4:10 p.m. EDT
The Los Angeles Dodgers appeared to have few issues without Yasiel Puig in the lineup in their latest game against the San Diego Padres. They might not have too many more if Adrian Gonzalez continues to torment his former team.
Gonzalez will try to add to his homer binge against the Padres while leading Los Angeles to its first road sweep of its NL West rivals in five years Sunday.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Saturday that Puig might be heading to the disabled list after he was forced to leave Friday's series opener with a strained left hamstring. The outfielder was batting .355 with two homers in his eight games before getting hurt.
"I still think it's a possibility. We just don't know," Mattingly told MLB's official website.
Even without Puig, the Dodgers topped the Padres 11-8 on Saturday with Gonzalez putting them ahead for good with a three-run homer in the second inning. The Los Angeles first baseman has hit six of his NL-best seven home runs and has 10 of his 18 RBIs in the five games against his former team.
He's batting .449 (22 for 49) with eight homers in a 11-game hit streak in the series.
Andre Ethier had three hits and three RBIs while filling in for Puig in right field. The Dodgers (11-6) had 13 hits after batting .214 and scoring nine runs in their prior four games.
The Dodgers, 1-5 in their first six road games, will try to hit their way to their first sweep in San Diego since May 14-16, 2010. They haven't swept the Padres in any park since Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2013.
Los Angeles will also try to provide support to Scott Baker in his season debut. The right-hander is being called up as the latest pitcher to start in place of the injured Hyun-Jin Ryu.
The Dodgers signed him to a minor league contract April 3, five days after he was released by the New York Yankees.
Baker is 65-52 with a 4.23 ERA in 170 career starts and was 2-4 with a 5.80 ERA in eight for Texas in 2014.
He will pitch opposite Brandon Morrow (0-0, 3.15) in this matchup. The right-hander gave up five runs in six innings in his latest start Tuesday in Colorado after putting up a 1.29 ERA in his first two for the Padres - both at home - and avoided the loss only when his teammates rallied for a 7-6 win.
Morrow has never faced the Dodgers but Gonzalez has seen him before, going 5 for 14 with two doubles. Carl Crawford, batting .533 in an eight-game hit streak versus San Diego, is just 3 for 18 against him.
Justin Upton, 0 for 6 lifetime against Baker, is batting .349 with 16 RBIs in a 12-game hit streak against the Dodgers and has reached base in 17 in a row. He homered twice and drove in five runs Saturday.
"He has real power. His ability to hit homers to all parts of the park is legit," manager Bud Black said. "He has all-field power."
San Diego (10-9), which has lost four straight overall, has dropped its first series at home since the All-Star break last year. The Padres had been 11-0-1 since then in series at Petco Park.
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