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| 905 | SAN DIEGO | +115 | Ov 7.5,+105 | +125 | Ov 7,-110 | | 906 | SAN FRANCISCO | -125 | Un 7.5,-125 | -135 | Un 7,-110 |
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| All Games | 14-14 | -1.1 | 17-11 | 4.7 | 0.250 | 0.297 | 0.394 | 0.691 | 4.5 | 0.251 | 0.317 | 0.440 | 0.757 | | Road Games | 5-7 | -1.3 | 8-4 | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.291 | 0.387 | 0.678 | 4.4 | 0.262 | 0.338 | 0.438 | 0.776 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 9-11 | -3.4 | 11-9 | 4.3 | 0.237 | 0.285 | 0.391 | 0.676 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.330 | 0.462 | 0.792 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.8 | 4-3 | 4.4 | 0.191 | 0.238 | 0.287 | 0.525 | 5.7 | 0.280 | 0.332 | 0.510 | 0.842 | | Grass Games | 14-14 | -1.1 | 17-11 | 4.7 | 0.250 | 0.297 | 0.394 | 0.691 | 4.5 | 0.251 | 0.317 | 0.440 | 0.757 | | Day Games | 5-5 | -0.2 | 7-3 | 3.9 | 0.216 | 0.264 | 0.376 | 0.640 | 4.0 | 0.231 | 0.305 | 0.397 | 0.702 | | Division | 12-10 | +1.5 | 11-11 | 4.8 | 0.259 | 0.311 | 0.410 | 0.721 | 3.8 | 0.244 | 0.309 | 0.428 | 0.737 |
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| All Games | 4.7 | 0.250 | 0.297 | 28 | 964 | 241 | 49 | 6 | 26 | 0.394 | 127 | 64 | 214 | 16 | 166 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 25 | | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.291 | 12 | 429 | 107 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0.387 | 55 | 25 | 100 | 6 | 73 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 14 | | Righty Starters | 4.3 | 0.237 | 0.285 | 20 | 680 | 161 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 0.391 | 82 | 46 | 150 | 13 | 113 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 17 |
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| All Games | 4.75 | 1.392 | 83.3 | 47 | 44 | 80 | 12 | 36 | 66 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 75% | | Road Games | 3.62 | 1.423 | 32.3 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
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| All Games | 14-13 | +0.4 | 10-16 | 3.2 | 0.254 | 0.317 | 0.376 | 0.693 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 0.376 | 0.675 | | Home Games | 9-6 | +1.4 | 4-11 | 3.1 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.359 | 0.676 | 2.9 | 0.216 | 0.269 | 0.315 | 0.584 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 8-11 | -5.1 | 7-11 | 3.1 | 0.250 | 0.313 | 0.368 | 0.680 | 3.8 | 0.250 | 0.307 | 0.390 | 0.697 | | Past 7 Games | 6-1 | +5.8 | 2-5 | 3.7 | 0.274 | 0.327 | 0.422 | 0.748 | 2.0 | 0.161 | 0.204 | 0.266 | 0.470 | | Grass Games | 14-13 | +0.4 | 10-16 | 3.2 | 0.254 | 0.317 | 0.376 | 0.693 | 3.7 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 0.376 | 0.675 | | Day Games | 4-3 | +0.5 | 2-5 | 2.7 | 0.241 | 0.313 | 0.371 | 0.684 | 2.7 | 0.210 | 0.271 | 0.336 | 0.607 | | Division | 11-13 | -2.6 | 9-14 | 3.1 | 0.250 | 0.315 | 0.364 | 0.679 | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.308 | 0.392 | 0.700 |
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| All Games | 3.2 | 0.254 | 0.317 | 27 | 924 | 235 | 39 | 8 | 19 | 0.376 | 83 | 85 | 189 | 16 | 210 | 32 | 18 | 28 | 12 | | Home Games | 3.1 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 15 | 499 | 127 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0.359 | 44 | 46 | 97 | 12 | 117 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | | Righty Starters | 3.1 | 0.250 | 0.313 | 19 | 653 | 163 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0.368 | 55 | 60 | 126 | 7 | 147 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
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| All Games | 2.84 | 1.251 | 82.3 | 29 | 26 | 75 | 4 | 28 | 63 | 5-2 | 8 | 2 | 80% | | Home Games | 2.16 | 1.248 | 41.7 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
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| 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) | 3-1 | W | -125 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | 4/27/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 4-9 | L | -115 | 6.5 un | O | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 4/28/2015 | ROSS(R) | HOUSTON | HERNANDEZ(R) | 3-14 | L | -155 | 7 un | O | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | | 4/29/2015 | CASHNER(R) | HOUSTON | KEUCHEL(L) | 2-7 | L | -115 | 6.5 ov | O | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | 5/1/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 14-3 | W | -140 | 7.5 un | O | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | 5/2/2015 | MORROW(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 4-2 | W | -135 | 7 ov | U | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 5/3/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 8-6 | W | -180 | 7.5 un | O | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 5/4/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 0-2 | L | 130 | 6.5 un | U | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | | 5/5/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 0-6 | L | -115 | 7 ev | U | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | 5/6/2015 | KENNEDY(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HESTON(R) | | | 5/7/2015 | MORROW(R) | @ ARIZONA | HELLICKSON(R) | | | 5/8/2015 | SHIELDS(R) | @ ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | | | 5/9/2015 | ROSS(R) | @ ARIZONA | COLLMENTER(R) | | | 5/10/2015 | CASHNER(R) | @ ARIZONA | RAY(L) | | | 5/12/2015 | | @ SEATTLE | | | | 5/13/2015 | | @ SEATTLE | | |
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| 4/22/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 3-2 | W | +130 | 5.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 4/23/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 3-2 | W | +100 | 7.5 un | U | 10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | 4/24/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 4-6 | L | -125 | 10 ov | P | 12 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | | 4/25/2015 | HUDSON(R) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 5-4 | W | 125 | 9.5 ev | U | 12 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | | 4/27/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | @ LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 3-8 | L | 140 | 7.5 ev | O | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | | 4/28/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | 2-1 | W | 175 | 6 un | U | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | 4/29/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | @ LA DODGERS | GREINKE(R) | 3-7 | L | 187 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | | 5/1/2015 | HESTON(R) | LA ANGELS | WILSON(L) | 3-2 | W | -115 | 7 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 5/2/2015 | HUDSON(R) | LA ANGELS | SANTIAGO(L) | 5-4 | W | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 5/3/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | LA ANGELS | WEAVER(R) | 5-0 | W | -105 | 7.5 ov | U | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 5/4/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 2-0 | W | -140 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | 5/5/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 6-0 | W | +105 | 7 ev | U | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | 5/6/2015 | HESTON(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | | | 5/7/2015 | HUDSON(R) | MIAMI | HAREN(R) | | | 5/8/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | MIAMI | COSART(R) | | | 5/9/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | | | 5/10/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | MIAMI | LATOS(R) | | | 5/12/2015 | | @ HOUSTON | | | | 5/13/2015 | | @ HOUSTON | | |
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| |  | 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. | | 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 (SAN DIEGO-SAN FRANCISCO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Padres-Giants Preview* =======================
San Diego (14-14) at San Francisco (14-13), 3:45 p.m. EDT
Rookie Chris Heston is next in line as the San Francisco Giants try to match a franchise record with a fourth consecutive shutout.
The Giants are enjoying win streaks of five straight overall and eight in a row at home and send Heston to the mound Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres.
San Francisco (14-13) can match the franchise record set from June 25-28, 2012, if it posts another shutout. Heston, who is 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA in three home starts, has some tough acts to follow in the Giants' rotation.
This shutout streak began Sunday when Tim Lincecum worked eight innings in a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. San Diego (14-14) was then blanked 2-0 on Monday when Madison Bumgarner went 7 1-3 innings and 6-0 on Tuesday when the previously struggling Ryan Vogelsong lasted seven.
"It's good to see these guys starting to get locked in and that's a good offensive club we're going against too and it's all about making your pitches and these guys have been doing that," manager Bruce Bochy said.
Heston (2-2, 2.51 ERA) made his first major league start in the 2014 regular-season finale against the Padres, allowing three runs over four innings in a 9-3 home victory.
The right-hander appears to be a far better pitcher this year, earning a spot in the rotation after posting a 2.40 spring ERA.
Heston did not get a decision Friday after allowing one run over 6 1-3 innings in a 3-2 victory over the Angels that began the overall winning streak.
The Giants won Tuesday without Angel Pagan, who leads the team with a .350 average but was scratched with a cut on his middle finger. The injury occurred Monday when Pagan stole second and his finger was stepped on.
Brandon Crawford had three hits and scored twice and Brandon Belt also scored twice. Pagan is day to day.
"Pagan needed a day and guys picked it up offensively," Bochy said.
Padres starter Ian Kennedy (1-1, 7.11) will face the Giants for the first time since suffering a strained left hamstring that forced him to leave after 2 1-3 innings in a 1-0, 12-inning loss in the home opener April 9. Kennedy has made two starts since returning, yielding five homers and 10 runs over 10 1-3 innings.
Among the 43 hitters who have made at least 20 plate appearances against the right-hander, Buster Posey is batting .405 (15 for 37) for the second-best mark versus Kennedy. Belt is 8 for 25 with 10 strikeouts in this matchup.
Kennedy has faced the Giants more than any opponent, going 9-4 with a 2.48 ERA in 21 starts.
The Padres could give catcher Austin Hedges his first career start in place of Derek Norris. Hedges, a highly regarded prospect, was recalled from the minors Monday and struck out as a pinch-hitter against Bumgarner in his big league debut.
San Diego has gone 20 innings without scoring. Norris and Matt Kemp are each 0 for 8 in this series, Will Middlebrooks is 0 for 6 and Wil Myers is 0 for 7 in his last two games.
The Giants are on their longest home win streak since a 10-game run Aug. 26-Sept.12.
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