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MLB : ATS Matchup
Friday 5/29/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
LA DODGERS  BOLSINGER )
 
ST LOUIS  LACKEY )
+1.5  -190

-1.5  +165
+110

-120

7.5un
 
0
Final
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LA DODGERS (28 - 18) at ST LOUIS (31 - 16)
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Friday, 5/29/2015 8:15 PM
MIKE BOLSINGER (R) vs. JOHN LACKEY (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
959LA DODGERS+110Ov 7.5,-105+110Ov 7.5,-115
960ST LOUIS-120Un 7.5,-115-120Un 7.5,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
LA DODGERS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games28-18+1.826-184.50.2610.3360.4500.7873.40.2320.2840.3550.639
Road Games7-11-7.47-103.90.2440.3300.4140.7443.80.2420.3040.3640.668
vs Right-handed Starters26-13+823-144.80.2680.3450.4750.8193.30.2320.2840.3500.634
Past 7 Games4-3-0.23-43.30.2650.3110.4130.7233.10.2360.2790.3300.610
Grass Games28-18+1.826-184.50.2610.3360.4500.7873.40.2320.2840.3550.639
Night Games21-13+120-124.50.2630.3370.4430.7803.40.2230.2760.3570.632
LA DODGERS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.50.2610.336461508393905620.4502021723321231645223021
Road Games3.90.2440.33018589144272230.4146875127213321111210
Righty Starters4.80.2680.345391274342795580.4751811482731126537212619
LA DODGERS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.601.112131.3423810064615510-811664.7%
Road Games3.481.28241.3171634219491-42250%

ST LOUIS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games31-16+13.419-264.30.2670.3280.4060.7343.00.2450.3050.3620.667
Home Games18-5+11.29-134.70.2830.3480.4250.7743.20.2570.3120.3690.681
vs Right-handed Starters26-11+14.115-204.20.2650.3250.4010.7262.90.2370.2980.3520.650
Past 7 Games4-3+1.21-53.00.2520.3130.3670.6803.30.2660.3400.4050.745
Grass Games31-16+13.419-264.30.2670.3280.4060.7343.00.2450.3050.3620.667
Night Games19-10+7.815-134.70.2720.3320.4190.7503.30.2500.3090.3640.674
ST LOUIS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2670.328471638438967390.4061931473591935342293813
Home Games4.70.2830.34823785222504180.42510279155101742415119
Righty Starters4.20.2650.325371281340756290.401147113276122772920288
ST LOUIS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games2.201.222147.3383612785313512-518481.8%
Home Games2.031.23079.7201872626638-110283.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
LA DODGERS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/15/2015KERSHAW(L)COLORADOBUTLER(R)6-4W-3206.5 ovO12100891
5/16/2015GREINKE(R)COLORADODE LA ROSA(L)1-7L-1906.5 evO351952
5/17/2015BOLSINGER(R)COLORADOKENDRICK(R)1-0W-2108 unU370350
5/19/2015FRIAS(R)@ SAN FRANCISCOHUDSON(R)0-2L-1157 ovU7111891
5/20/2015ANDERSON(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOLINCECUM(R)0-4L-1307 unU681770
5/21/2015KERSHAW(L)@ SAN FRANCISCOBUMGARNER(L)0-4L-1306 unU9100961
5/22/2015GREINKE(R)SAN DIEGOCASHNER(R)2-1W-1956.5 unU640661
5/23/2015BOLSINGER(R)SAN DIEGOKENNEDY(R)2-0W-1507 unU640100
5/24/2015FRIAS(R)SAN DIEGOSHIELDS(R)3-11L-1207 unO73020100
5/25/2015ANDERSON(L)ATLANTAPEREZ(R)6-3W-1907 evO11100960
5/26/2015KERSHAW(L)ATLANTATEHERAN(R)8-0W-2606 unO1111570
5/27/2015GREINKE(R)ATLANTAWOOD(L)2-3L-1756.5 unU970560
5/29/2015BOLSINGER(R)@ ST LOUISLACKEY(R) 
5/30/2015FRIAS(R)@ ST LOUISWACHA(R) 
5/31/2015ANDERSON(L)@ ST LOUISMARTINEZ(R) 
6/1/2015KERSHAW(L)@ COLORADOBUTLER(R) 
6/2/2015GREINKE(R)@ COLORADOKENDRICK(R) 
6/3/2015 @ COLORADO  
6/4/2015 ST LOUIS  
6/5/2015 ST LOUIS  

ST LOUIS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/15/2015MARTINEZ(R)DETROITGREENE(R)4-10L-1458 unO91001791
5/16/2015LYONS(L)DETROITPRICE(L)3-4L+1007.5 unU109013110
5/17/2015LYNN(R)DETROITSIMON(R)2-1W-1558 unU10100770
5/18/2015LACKEY(R)@ NY METSHARVEY(R)1-2L1256.5 unU91101091
5/19/2015WACHA(R)@ NY METSNIESE(L)10-2W-1257.5 unO1560560
5/20/2015MARTINEZ(R)@ NY METSCOLON(R)9-0W-1307 unO1491461
5/21/2015GARCIA(L)@ NY METSDEGROM(R)0-5L1007 unU220960
5/22/2015LYNN(R)@ KANSAS CITYYOUNG(R)0-5L1007 unU81301160
5/23/2015LACKEY(R)@ KANSAS CITYVOLQUEZ(R)2-3L1207 evU450651
5/24/2015WACHA(R)@ KANSAS CITYVENTURA(R)6-1W1207 evP1061660
5/25/2015MARTINEZ(R)ARIZONAANDERSON(R)3-2W-1607.5 unU151109110
5/26/2015GARCIA(L)ARIZONABRADLEY(R)6-4W-1658 unO84311100
5/27/2015LYNN(R)ARIZONACOLLMENTER(R)4-3W-1857.5 unU10101791
5/29/2015LACKEY(R)LA DODGERSBOLSINGER(R) 
5/30/2015WACHA(R)LA DODGERSFRIAS(R) 
5/31/2015MARTINEZ(R)LA DODGERSANDERSON(L) 
6/1/2015GARCIA(L)MILWAUKEEFIERS(R) 
6/2/2015LYNN(R)MILWAUKEE  
6/3/2015 MILWAUKEE  
6/4/2015 @ LA DODGERS  
6/5/2015 @ LA DODGERS  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
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.
ST LOUIS: ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Cardinals hope Michael Wacha is ready to stand alongside ace Adam Wainwright at the top of their rotation.
Wacha was the NL Championship Series MVP as a rookie but just 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts last year. He was sidelined for most of the season's second half by a stress reaction in his shoulder, and was rusty in October before giving up Travis Ishikawa's series-winning homer in Game 5 of the NLCS.
Now he feels healthy.
''It's very encouraging, the long term of what this kid could be and the short term of how he feels, somebody every fifth day that can bring the kind of stuff he does,'' St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. ''He feels good about himself and we feel good about what we're seeing.''
The 23-year-old Wacha has long insisted the injury is behind him.
''Ever since I came back last year, I haven't thought about it when I was on the mound,'' Wacha said. ''As far as I know, it was a rare injury. I'm not sure where it came from.''
If it stays away, the Cardinals figure to again have one of the deeper starting staffs despite trading 15-game winner Shelby Miller for outfielder Jason Heyward. Wainwright was a 20-game winner for the second time, and Lance Lynn has averaged 16 wins during three years in the rotation.
John Lackey is a proven late-season talent. Jaime Garcia's resurgent spring following surgery to relieve nerve compression may cause promising Carlos Martinez to be related to the bullpen again.
Lackey expects to be more comfortable in his first full NL season, saying ''It's different for a lot of reasons.''
Things to watch for with the Cardinals, who open April 5 at Chicago:
LEFT-HANDED HEAVY
There are five lefty bats in the lineup, a potential downside. But there also figures to be more power on the bench. Mark Reynolds, who has hit 20 or more homers each of the last seven seasons, was signed as a free agent. He could factor in as a semi-regular, especially at first base, where Matt Adams has struggled against lefties.
HEYWARD TIME
Only 25, Heyward is a potential future core member of the franchise. His is eligible for free agency after the World Series, and the wooing began not long after the trade with Atlanta - which also brought set-up man Jordan Walden.
''He fits in very well with how our guys work, how seriously they take the game,'' Matheny said. ''He's mixed in very well to this point.''
IMPROVED POP
St. Louis hit just 105 homers last season, second-fewest in the majors. They Cardianls are anticipating more out of right field from Heyward, who had a career-low 11 last year while forced into the leadoff spot with Atlanta. Jhonny Peralta followed his drug suspension with a 21 homers, a franchise record among shortstops, and the smooth-swinging Adams is capable of hitting a lot more than 15.
HEALTHY CHOICES
A full return by Garcia would be an unexpected bonus after two injury-filled seasons. Wainwright and Lynn are recovering from health setbacks early in spring training. Center fielder Jon Jay made a delayed exhibition debut following wrist surgery. ''I said the whole goal was to be ready April 5,'' Jay said.
MORE SPEED
Along with increasing the power profile, there will be an emphasis on manufacturing runs. The Cardinals stole 57 bases last year, third-fewest in the major leagues, but are primed for at least a little more thievery with both Wong and Heyward capable of swiping 20-plus.
''I want to see bigger leads. I want to see more aggressive chances with balls in the dirt,'' Matheny said. ''I want to see us take a first-and-second double steal because we have the kind of players to do that.''
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL PREVIEW (LA DODGERS-ST LOUIS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Dodgers-Cardinals Preview* ===========================

By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer

Los Angeles (28-18) at St. Louis (31-16), 8:15 p.m. EDT

The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers are well acquainted following back-to-back postseason matchups, but upstart Dodgers right-hander Mike Bolsinger is getting his first chance to participate in the head-to-head series.

Bolsinger looks to send the Cardinals to a rare home loss while extending his scoreless streak and remaining unbeaten Friday night.

St. Louis (31-16) has eliminated Los Angeles (28-18) in the playoffs the last two years and will meet the Dodgers for the first time since a 3-2 win over Clayton Kershaw in Game 4 of the NLDS on Oct. 7.

The Cardinals are off to the best home start in team history at 18-5 and have won four straight overall after taking three from visiting Arizona this week.

They've won twice in their last at-bat during the win streak, picking up a 4-3 walkoff victory on a Diamondbacks throwing error Wednesday.

St. Louis, which has scored 19 runs in the last four games, faces a challenge in Bolsinger, who's won each of his three starts with a 0.71 ERA since being recalled from the minors May 12 and is coming off the finest outing of his brief career.

Bolsinger retired 23 in a row after allowing a leadoff single and struck out eight in Saturday's 2-0 win over San Diego. He hasn't given up a run in his last 18 2-3 innings.

"Something just clicked in my head. People ask me how I'm feeling and I'm just locked in now," Bolsinger said.

Bolsinger has benefited from starting at home each time since being called up again, but he's 1-5 with a 5.75 ERA in seven road starts in his two seasons. He yielded one run in 5 2-3 innings in his lone road game this year, a 3-2 loss in 10 innings to San Francisco on April 23.

Bolsinger will face a team that's averaged 5.1 runs in its last 16 home games while batting .296 overall and .305 with runners in scoring position.

Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday has reached base in a team-best 43 consecutive games to start this season, trailing only Derek Jeter's record of 53 straight in 1999.

"There are some great pitchers out there, and we've faced a lot of them," Holliday told MLB's official website. "To find your way on base in that many games in a row in the National League is pretty good."

The Dodgers were shut out in their three most recent road games May 19-21 against San Francisco. They've never been blanked in four straight and their 28-inning scoreless streak away from home matches their sixth-longest since 1912.

Los Angeles, 7-11 on the road, went 4-2 on a subsequent homestand and a 3-2 loss Wednesday kept it from a three-game sweep of Atlanta.

The Dodgers will face John Lackey (2-3, 3.18) for the first time since his Game 3 win in St. Louis on Oct. 6, in which he gave up one run in seven innings while striking out eight. That was the only 2014 matchup with Los Angeles for Lackey, who's 6-3 with a 1.89 ERA in 11 career starts against the Dodgers, including postseason.

Lackey has received only two runs of support in his last three starts - all on the road - as he's gone 0-2 despite a 3.12 ERA. The right-hander, who gave up three runs in five innings of a rain-shortened 3-2 loss in Kansas City on Saturday, had allowed two or fewer runs in his previous four starts.

Lackey is 2-1 with a 1.63 ERA in four home starts.


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