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| All Games | 9-3 | +4.6 | 8-4 | 5.2 | 0.286 | 0.364 | 0.510 | 0.874 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.278 | 0.380 | 0.657 | | Road Games | 1-2 | -2 | 1-2 | 3.3 | 0.252 | 0.325 | 0.437 | 0.761 | 4.7 | 0.262 | 0.309 | 0.350 | 0.659 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-3 | +3.6 | 7-4 | 5.2 | 0.290 | 0.369 | 0.520 | 0.889 | 3.7 | 0.239 | 0.285 | 0.367 | 0.652 | | Past 7 Games | 7-0 | +7 | 5-2 | 6.3 | 0.325 | 0.401 | 0.560 | 0.961 | 3.1 | 0.213 | 0.257 | 0.374 | 0.631 | | Grass Games | 9-3 | +4.6 | 8-4 | 5.2 | 0.286 | 0.364 | 0.510 | 0.874 | 3.8 | 0.234 | 0.278 | 0.380 | 0.657 | | Night Games | 6-3 | +1.6 | 6-3 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.345 | 0.424 | 0.769 | 4.3 | 0.238 | 0.281 | 0.406 | 0.688 | | Division | 6-3 | +1.6 | 6-3 | 5.1 | 0.285 | 0.359 | 0.533 | 0.892 | 3.8 | 0.235 | 0.278 | 0.356 | 0.634 |
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| All Games | 5.2 | 0.286 | 0.364 | 12 | 406 | 116 | 36 | 2 | 17 | 0.510 | 62 | 50 | 92 | 6 | 94 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | | Road Games | 3.3 | 0.252 | 0.325 | 3 | 103 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.437 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | Righty Starters | 5.2 | 0.290 | 0.369 | 11 | 369 | 107 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 0.520 | 56 | 46 | 85 | 6 | 87 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
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| All Games | 2.17 | 0.991 | 37.3 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 80% | | Road Games | 6.43 | 1.429 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
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| All Games | 4-10 | -8 | 6-8 | 2.6 | 0.233 | 0.296 | 0.341 | 0.637 | 4.4 | 0.267 | 0.324 | 0.396 | 0.720 | | Home Games | 1-6 | -7.2 | 2-5 | 2.0 | 0.221 | 0.286 | 0.304 | 0.590 | 4.6 | 0.268 | 0.316 | 0.397 | 0.713 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1 | 2.0 | 0.212 | 0.257 | 0.364 | 0.621 | 4.0 | 0.187 | 0.212 | 0.281 | 0.493 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -7.2 | 2-5 | 2.0 | 0.221 | 0.286 | 0.304 | 0.590 | 4.6 | 0.268 | 0.316 | 0.397 | 0.713 | | Grass Games | 4-10 | -8 | 6-8 | 2.6 | 0.233 | 0.296 | 0.341 | 0.637 | 4.4 | 0.267 | 0.324 | 0.396 | 0.720 | | Night Games | 3-7 | -5.4 | 5-5 | 3.1 | 0.249 | 0.302 | 0.363 | 0.665 | 4.9 | 0.276 | 0.329 | 0.406 | 0.735 | | Division | 4-10 | -8 | 6-8 | 2.6 | 0.233 | 0.296 | 0.341 | 0.637 | 4.4 | 0.267 | 0.324 | 0.396 | 0.720 |
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| All Games | 2.6 | 0.233 | 0.296 | 14 | 484 | 113 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 0.341 | 36 | 43 | 95 | 5 | 108 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 9 | | Home Games | 2.0 | 0.221 | 0.286 | 7 | 240 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0.304 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 5 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | Lefty Starters | 2.0 | 0.212 | 0.257 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.364 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| All Games | 3.40 | 1.343 | 47.7 | 20 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 100% | | Home Games | 3.04 | 1.395 | 23.7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
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| 4/7/2015 | GREINKE(R) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 3-7 | L | -145 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 4/8/2015 | MCCARTHY(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 7-4 | W | -120 | 7 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | | 4/10/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 3-4 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | U | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ ARIZONA | BRADLEY(R) | 0-6 | L | -180 | 7.5 un | U | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | | 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) | | | 4/22/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | | 4/23/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | MCCARTHY(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | | @ SAN DIEGO | DESPAIGNE(R) | | | 4/26/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | MORROW(R) | | | 4/27/2015 | | SAN FRANCISCO | | | | 4/28/2015 | | SAN FRANCISCO | | |
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| 4/7/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | @ ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 6-7 | L | -105 | 8.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 4/8/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 5-2 | W | 105 | 8.5 ov | U | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 4/9/2015 | HUDSON(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 1-0 | W | 120 | 7 un | U | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | | 4/10/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | MORROW(R) | 0-1 | L | 105 | 7 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/11/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | SHIELDS(R) | 2-10 | L | 100 | 6 un | O | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | | 4/12/2015 | PEAVY(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 4-6 | L | 125 | 6.5 un | O | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 4/13/2015 | HESTON(R) | COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 0-2 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | | 4/14/2015 | HUDSON(R) | COLORADO | BERGMAN(R) | 1-4 | L | -130 | 7 un | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 4/15/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | 2-4 | L | -105 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 4/16/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | ARIZONA | BRADLEY(R) | 6-7 | L | -170 | 6.5 un | O | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 4/17/2015 | PEAVY(R) | ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | 0-9 | L | -140 | 7 un | O | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 0 | | 4/18/2015 | HESTON(R) | ARIZONA | DE LA ROSA(R) | 4-1 | W | -140 | 7 ev | U | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 4/19/2015 | HUDSON(R) | ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | 1-5 | L | -140 | 7.5 un | U | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | 4/21/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | | | 4/22/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | | 4/23/2015 | PEAVY(R) | LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | | | 4/24/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | | | 4/25/2015 | HUDSON(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | | | 4/26/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | @ COLORADO | MATZEK(L) | | | 4/27/2015 | | @ LA DODGERS | | | | 4/28/2015 | | @ LA DODGERS | | |
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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 FRANCISCO: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants lost Pablo Sandoval to big money and the Boston Red Sox. They missed out paying big money to left-hander Jon Lester, who instead signed with the Chicago Cubs.
While the reigning World Series champions are ready to shed that every-other-year title trend, plenty of people wonder whether general manager Brian Sabean and his staff did enough during the offseason to stay near the top in the talented NL West.
Ask manager Bruce Bochy and his players, and they consider the additions of healthy right-hander Matt Cain and center fielder Angel Pagan back into the mix as a big deal right up there with signing a prized free agent.
And, of course, they have World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner ready to build off his remarkable postseason.
As he addressed the team at the start of spring training, Bochy reminded the Giants that it's hard to win consistently year after year.
''We had a great year last year,'' Bochy said. ''We have to go about our business and get ready for a new year. We'll still enjoy and savor those memories but at the same time it's time for us to get ready. ... Your lock on success is as good as that last game, so we've got to get after it.''
Durable right fielder Hunter Pence is sidelined with a broken left forearm that could keep him out until early May, while left fielder Nori Aoki will join the team he lost to in last year's Fall Classic while with the Kansas City Royals.
Casey McGehee, traded to San Francisco from the Marlins, will take over at third base with Sandoval's departure on a $95 million, five-year contract to Boston. He has said he won't try to replace the formerly popular Kung Fu Panda.
''I feel like we get a lot of flak for not doing anything this offseason,'' shortstop Brandon Crawford said. ''We got Aoki, we got McGehee. We have Cain coming back healthy that I think a lot of people forget. We've got Pagan coming back healthy. It's almost like getting four new guys.''
Bochy joked to Aoki - whom he calls ''a catalyst'' - about hitting 30 home runs. The speedy Japanese outfielder responded, ''24.''
''We're playing for a championship,'' Aoki said. ''It's a passionate group of guys.''
Here are some things to look for with the Giants, who have captured three World Series titles in the past five years:
BUMGARNER'S NEXT STEP: Bumgarner threw 270 innings, including 21 with two wins and a save in the World Series.
He went 4-1 during the postseason following an 18-10 regular season. From his four-hit, 10-strikeout gem that got things started in an 8-0 wild-card win at Pittsburgh all the way through his brilliant relief outing in Game 7 of the World Series to beat the Royals, Bumgarner became one of the postseason's best pitchers ever.
''I think he'll be comfortable in his skin,'' pitching coach Dave Righetti said.
HUDSON'S HURRAH: This is it for Tim Hudson, who has said he will retire after his 17th major league season.
He won his first championship last year, advancing out of the first round for the first time.
Now, the 39-year-old pitcher is bouncing back from surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, the same one he injured during the 2013 season with Atlanta that sidelined him for the final two months.
PAGAN'S BALKY BACK: Pagan arrived at spring training declaring himself pain-free for the first time in years following back surgery.
Despite some flare-ups, Pagan and the Giants are counting on a full season. He joked to Bochy that he's ready to play 160 games.
Pagan played in only 96 last season and 71 in 2013 because of injuries.
''It's a new slate for everybody, including him,'' Bochy said.
RELIABLE BULLPEN: San Francisco's bullpen is lined up again - Jeremy Affeldt, Javier Lopez, Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla. Each of these pitchers has been part of all three title teams.
Casilla became closer after Romo struggled in June, though Bochy knows he can mix and match with these guys. Then, there's Yusmeiro Petit, who showed he can start or relieve with equal efficiency.
''You want to remind them to take advantage of what you have,'' Bochy said. ''We've got a great group here and we don't ever want to lose out on this opportunity.'' |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (LA DODGERS-SAN FRANCISCO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Dodgers-Giants Preview* ========================
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer
Los Angeles (9-3) at San Francisco (4-10), 10:15 p.m. EDT
Just two weeks into the season, the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers have opened a six-game lead over the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants.
It's the same lead they held after 162 games in 2014, and if recent history between the NL West rivals at AT&T Park continues, it should grow in a three-game series that opens Tuesday night.
The Dodgers (9-3) head north with a seven-game winning streak - their longest since a 10-game run in August 2013 - after a 6-0 homestand ended with Sunday's 7-0 win over Colorado.
Howie Kendrick, Scott Van Slyke and Joc Pederson all homered, giving the Dodgers an NL-best 17. Their 56 extra-base hits and .885 OPS both lead baseball.
Justin Turner was 4 for 5 with three doubles and Van Slyke was 3 for 4. Adrian Gonzalez was 0 for 5 but is still batting .469 after hitting safely in his first 11 games. The team is at .325 with a .401 on-base percentage on the streak.
"On a day when our best hitter - and the best hitter in baseball right now - didn't have a single hit, we still put up seven runs and 14 hits," catcher A.J. Ellis said. "That's the mark of a great team."
The hot start has continued even with Yasiel Puig missing four of the last five games because of a hamstring injury.
The Dodgers may have benefited from playing only one series on the road, and the second one is in a city where they have won six of seven games while outscoring the Giants 40-16.
That's bad news for a San Francisco team that isn't hitting or pitching well over a 1-9 stretch, sinking into last place. The Giants (4-10) are on a 10-game homestand which started with a three-game sweep to Colorado and losing three of four to Arizona after Sunday's 5-1 loss.
The Giants and Dodgers play six of their next nine against each other, so there is an immediate opportunity to make up ground after Monday's off day.
"Sure, it's going to be a big series," manager Bruce Bochy said. "The last thing you want to do is get too far behind early. It's time we pick things up."
San Francisco is batting .204 in its last four series while averaging 1.9 runs. Buster Posey is in a 4-for-24 slump and Casey McGehee, taking over at third for Pablo Sandoval, is 2 for 19 without an RBI in his last seven games. Joe Panik is an exception, 9 for 19 in the last four.
The rotation has a 4.79 ERA and .290 opponent batting average in the last 10 with Madison Bumgarner, Jake Peavy and Tim Hudson struggling. Chris Heston and Tim Lincecum have balanced it out some, and Lincecum (0-1, 2.25 ERA) gets the ball in the series opener.
The right-hander has a 1-2 record and 6.16 ERA in his last six games in the series, though Puig (8 for 14) is the only Los Angeles player with more than six at-bats who is hitting higher than .275 against him.
He'll face Brett Anderson (1-0, 3.27), who earned his first decision with the Dodgers in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Seattle by allowing two runs - one earned - in five innings. The left-hander has a 2-0 record and 1.83 ERA in his last six starts dating to July, not long before his 2014 season with Colorado ended because of yet another injury.
Against the Giants, Anderson is 0-2 with a 5.25 ERA in three starts that have all come at AT&T Park.
Wednesday's matchup sends 2014 NL MVP Clayton Kershaw and World Series MVP Bumgarner to the mound.
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