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| 959 | LA DODGERS | -105 | Ov 7.5,+100 | -120 | Ov 7,-125 | | 960 | SAN FRANCISCO | -105 | Un 7.5,-120 | +110 | Un 7,+105 |
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| All Games | 24-13 | +4.5 | 23-12 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.344 | 0.468 | 0.812 | 3.5 | 0.231 | 0.284 | 0.362 | 0.646 | | Road Games | 7-8 | -3.6 | 7-7 | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.338 | 0.444 | 0.781 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.303 | 0.368 | 0.670 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 22-10 | +7.6 | 20-10 | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.354 | 0.494 | 0.848 | 3.3 | 0.231 | 0.285 | 0.357 | 0.643 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | -1.6 | 6-1 | 4.6 | 0.268 | 0.345 | 0.421 | 0.766 | 3.6 | 0.230 | 0.287 | 0.347 | 0.634 | | Grass Games | 24-13 | +4.5 | 23-12 | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.344 | 0.468 | 0.812 | 3.5 | 0.231 | 0.284 | 0.362 | 0.646 | | Night Games | 17-10 | +1.2 | 18-7 | 5.0 | 0.266 | 0.345 | 0.456 | 0.801 | 3.7 | 0.232 | 0.285 | 0.385 | 0.670 | | Division | 17-10 | +1.8 | 15-11 | 4.5 | 0.253 | 0.334 | 0.456 | 0.790 | 3.4 | 0.232 | 0.281 | 0.350 | 0.632 |
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| All Games | 5.0 | 0.263 | 0.344 | 37 | 1219 | 321 | 78 | 5 | 54 | 0.468 | 180 | 150 | 274 | 9 | 258 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 19 | | Road Games | 4.7 | 0.249 | 0.338 | 15 | 489 | 122 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 0.444 | 68 | 65 | 111 | 2 | 104 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | Righty Starters | 5.2 | 0.274 | 0.354 | 32 | 1053 | 288 | 69 | 5 | 51 | 0.494 | 161 | 131 | 231 | 9 | 224 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 18 |
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| All Games | 2.64 | 1.092 | 112.7 | 36 | 33 | 83 | 5 | 40 | 140 | 8-7 | 8 | 6 | 57.1% | | Road Games | 3.65 | 1.297 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 47 | 1-4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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| All Games | 20-18 | +1 | 17-19 | 3.8 | 0.270 | 0.330 | 0.398 | 0.727 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 0.387 | 0.692 | | Home Games | 11-9 | -0.7 | 7-13 | 3.0 | 0.261 | 0.321 | 0.361 | 0.682 | 3.4 | 0.233 | 0.290 | 0.339 | 0.628 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 14-15 | -3.5 | 14-13 | 3.9 | 0.269 | 0.329 | 0.396 | 0.725 | 3.9 | 0.252 | 0.311 | 0.394 | 0.705 | | Past 7 Games | 5-2 | +3.8 | 4-2 | 6.7 | 0.319 | 0.374 | 0.487 | 0.861 | 3.3 | 0.230 | 0.289 | 0.404 | 0.694 | | Grass Games | 20-18 | +1 | 17-19 | 3.8 | 0.270 | 0.330 | 0.398 | 0.727 | 3.8 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 0.387 | 0.692 | | Night Games | 14-14 | -0.2 | 13-13 | 4.0 | 0.274 | 0.332 | 0.401 | 0.734 | 3.8 | 0.249 | 0.305 | 0.391 | 0.696 | | Division | 11-14 | -3.8 | 10-14 | 3.0 | 0.248 | 0.312 | 0.361 | 0.673 | 4.1 | 0.258 | 0.317 | 0.398 | 0.715 |
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| All Games | 3.8 | 0.270 | 0.330 | 38 | 1320 | 356 | 61 | 12 | 28 | 0.398 | 139 | 118 | 266 | 21 | 296 | 44 | 21 | 35 | 21 | | Home Games | 3.0 | 0.261 | 0.321 | 20 | 667 | 174 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 0.361 | 58 | 59 | 125 | 13 | 157 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | | Righty Starters | 3.9 | 0.269 | 0.329 | 29 | 1013 | 273 | 50 | 9 | 20 | 0.396 | 108 | 90 | 195 | 11 | 223 | 33 | 15 | 25 | 18 |
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| All Games | 3.03 | 1.224 | 116 | 43 | 39 | 100 | 8 | 42 | 91 | 7-4 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | | Home Games | 3.00 | 1.316 | 57 | 21 | 19 | 49 | 1 | 26 | 53 | 4-1 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% |
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| 5/5/2015 | GREINKE(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 8-2 | W | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 5/6/2015 | WIELAND(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 3-6 | L | -115 | 8.5 ov | O | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | 5/7/2015 | FRIAS(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | FIERS(R) | 14-4 | W | -110 | 8.5 un | O | 13 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 5/8/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 2-1 | W | -135 | 10 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 5/10/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 9-5 | W | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 5/11/2015 | GREINKE(R) | MIAMI | KOEHLER(R) | 5-3 | W | -210 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 5/12/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 11-1 | W | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 5/13/2015 | FRIAS(R) | MIAMI | COSART(R) | 4-5 | L | -160 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | 5/14/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | COLORADO | BETTIS(R) | 4-5 | L | -215 | 8 un | O | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | COLORADO | BUTLER(R) | 6-4 | W | -320 | 6.5 ov | O | 12 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | GREINKE(R) | COLORADO | DE LA ROSA(L) | 1-7 | L | -190 | 6.5 ev | O | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | | 5/17/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | 1-0 | W | -210 | 8 un | U | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | FRIAS(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | | | 5/20/2015 | ANDERSON(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | | | 5/21/2015 | KERSHAW(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | | | 5/22/2015 | GREINKE(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | BOLSINGER(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | SAN DIEGO | | | | 5/25/2015 | | ATLANTA | | | | 5/26/2015 | | ATLANTA | | |
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| 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) | 1-9 | L | -125 | 7 ov | O | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | | 5/7/2015 | HUDSON(R) | MIAMI | HAREN(R) | 2-7 | L | -135 | 7 ov | O | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | | 5/8/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | MIAMI | COSART(R) | 6-0 | W | -105 | 7 un | U | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | 5/9/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | MIAMI | PHELPS(R) | 2-6 | L | -155 | 6.5 ev | O | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | 5/10/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | MIAMI | LATOS(R) | 3-2 | W | -105 | 7 un | U | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 5/12/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ HOUSTON | MCHUGH(R) | 8-1 | W | 150 | 8 un | O | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 5/13/2015 | HUDSON(R) | @ HOUSTON | OBERHOLTZER(L) | 3-4 | L | 120 | 8.5 un | U | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | | 5/14/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 3-4 | L | 155 | 7 un | P | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | | 5/15/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | @ CINCINNATI | MARQUIS(R) | 10-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 13 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 5/16/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 11-2 | W | 125 | 8 ov | O | 16 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | | 5/17/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ CINCINNATI | DESCLAFANI(R) | 9-8 | W | -110 | 8 ev | O | 16 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 5/19/2015 | HUDSON(R) | LA DODGERS | FRIAS(R) | | | 5/20/2015 | LINCECUM(R) | LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | | | 5/21/2015 | BUMGARNER(L) | LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | | 5/22/2015 | VOGELSONG(R) | @ COLORADO | KENDRICK(R) | | | 5/23/2015 | HESTON(R) | @ COLORADO | LYLES(R) | | | 5/24/2015 | | @ COLORADO | | | | 5/25/2015 | | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | 5/26/2015 | | @ MILWAUKEE | | |
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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 (24-13) at San Francisco (20-18), 10:15 p.m. EDT
It wasn't long ago that the San Francisco Giants were struggling to find reliable offense and were in last place after a series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
With Hunter Pence contributing immediately upon return and the club arriving home from a successful road trip, those concerns seem to have diminished and the Giants have climbed back to second place as they begin a three-game set with the Dodgers on Tuesday night.
San Francisco ended April by losing two of three in Los Angeles and found itself in last place with a 9-13 record while averaging 3.00 runs and batting .247. An 11-5 May has been considerably better with 4.94 runs and a .299 average.
Much of that production came in winning the last three of a four-game series in Cincinnati. Sunday's 9-8 victory was the Giants' second straight with 16 hits, and Pence was 2 for 5 with a home run in his second game back. The right fielder has gathered four hits in his return from a broken forearm, Brandon Belt went 9 for 14 with three homers and two doubles in the last three games, and Brandon Crawford was 7 for 13 with eight RBIs.
Sunday's performance came with leading hitter Angel Pagan out of the lineup because of back spasms.
"That's what happens when you've got four or five guys swinging the bat well," manager Bruce Bochy said. "This is a little bit more like who we are. We're going to be more consistent than we were early in the season."
The Giants (20-18) still have some work to do at home. Their 3.05 runs per game at AT&T Park is the worst home mark in the majors, but even so, they've won 11 of 15 there since dropping their first five.
The Dodgers (24-13) have been even better in May with 5.38 runs per game, though that dipped in the last two of a four-game split with Colorado. They won 1-0 Sunday despite scoring one run with three hits for the second straight game.
They'll try to improve upon that against Tim Hudson, who has surrendered at least three runs in six straight starts with eight home runs allowed in his last five. Hudson (1-3, 4.57 ERA) gave up three runs and six hits - two homers - over 5 1-3 innings of Wednesday's 4-3 loss in Houston but wasn't stuck with the decision.
In his last five starts against the Dodgers, the right-hander is 0-4 with a 5.68 ERA. Adrian Gonzalez is 10 for 27 with two home runs against him.
Hudson will be opposed by Carlos Frias, who entered the rotation in place of the injured Brandon McCarthy at the beginning of the month. Frias (3-0, 2.89) won his first two starts before allowing three runs in six innings of Wednesday's 5-4 loss to Miami.
The right-hander has faced the Giants twice in relief, and Crawford is 1 for 3 with a home run.
The Los Angeles bullpen had been struggling with a 5.10 ERA in 11 games prior to Sunday, but the return of closer Kenley Jansen from left foot surgery has provided a boost. He earned his first save and has five strikeouts in two perfect innings over two appearances.
"I felt great, felt pumped up, and did my job," Jansen said. "I was pumped up both times out. Today it was my first time in the ninth with a one-run lead, when you can't make a mistake."
The Giants swept the Dodgers at home April 21-23.
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