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905 | SAN DIEGO | +230 | Ov 8,-110 | +220 | Ov 7.5,-125 | 906 | WASHINGTON | -260 | Un 8,-110 | -240 | Un 7.5,+105 |
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All Games | 18-31 | -9.4 | 26-21 | 3.5 | 0.222 | 0.288 | 0.370 | 0.658 | 5.3 | 0.260 | 0.328 | 0.402 | 0.730 | Road Games | 9-17 | -4.6 | 12-13 | 4.0 | 0.232 | 0.290 | 0.396 | 0.686 | 5.2 | 0.270 | 0.342 | 0.417 | 0.759 | vs Right-handed Starters | 13-22 | -6.6 | 20-14 | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.291 | 0.387 | 0.678 | 5.3 | 0.257 | 0.326 | 0.399 | 0.726 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | +0.2 | 4-3 | 3.1 | 0.218 | 0.304 | 0.316 | 0.620 | 5.9 | 0.296 | 0.371 | 0.428 | 0.799 | Grass Games | 18-31 | -9.4 | 26-21 | 3.5 | 0.222 | 0.288 | 0.370 | 0.658 | 5.3 | 0.260 | 0.328 | 0.402 | 0.730 | Night Games | 14-22 | -4.8 | 18-16 | 3.6 | 0.231 | 0.294 | 0.390 | 0.684 | 5.0 | 0.262 | 0.324 | 0.405 | 0.729 |
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All Games | 3.5 | 0.222 | 0.288 | 49 | 1612 | 358 | 56 | 7 | 56 | 0.370 | 166 | 149 | 428 | 23 | 309 | 39 | 34 | 48 | 31 | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.232 | 0.290 | 26 | 879 | 204 | 32 | 2 | 36 | 0.396 | 102 | 72 | 245 | 17 | 158 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 19 | Righty Starters | 3.7 | 0.227 | 0.291 | 35 | 1146 | 260 | 43 | 6 | 43 | 0.387 | 125 | 103 | 315 | 18 | 212 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 25 |
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All Games | 4.80 | 1.401 | 170.7 | 100 | 91 | 160 | 26 | 79 | 176 | 6-13 | 9 | 7 | 56.3% | Road Games | 4.70 | 1.388 | 84.3 | 48 | 44 | 75 | 12 | 42 | 79 | 4-7 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
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All Games | 28-18 | +1.8 | 24-19 | 5.7 | 0.275 | 0.345 | 0.458 | 0.802 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.318 | 0.420 | 0.739 | Home Games | 14-8 | +0.7 | 11-10 | 5.7 | 0.295 | 0.365 | 0.480 | 0.845 | 3.9 | 0.245 | 0.298 | 0.394 | 0.693 | vs Right-handed Starters | 25-16 | +1.1 | 23-16 | 6.0 | 0.279 | 0.350 | 0.464 | 0.814 | 4.6 | 0.253 | 0.317 | 0.418 | 0.735 | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -3.4 | 3-4 | 4.3 | 0.240 | 0.292 | 0.399 | 0.691 | 4.3 | 0.273 | 0.339 | 0.455 | 0.793 | Grass Games | 28-18 | +1.8 | 24-19 | 5.7 | 0.275 | 0.345 | 0.458 | 0.802 | 4.6 | 0.254 | 0.318 | 0.420 | 0.739 | Night Games | 19-8 | +9.1 | 18-7 | 6.1 | 0.283 | 0.350 | 0.474 | 0.824 | 4.8 | 0.264 | 0.329 | 0.432 | 0.760 |
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All Games | 5.7 | 0.275 | 0.345 | 46 | 1613 | 443 | 90 | 8 | 63 | 0.458 | 254 | 172 | 355 | 24 | 319 | 41 | 25 | 51 | 24 | Home Games | 5.7 | 0.295 | 0.365 | 22 | 756 | 223 | 44 | 3 | 30 | 0.480 | 125 | 83 | 156 | 13 | 163 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 17 | Righty Starters | 6.0 | 0.279 | 0.350 | 41 | 1447 | 403 | 84 | 5 | 58 | 0.464 | 237 | 160 | 313 | 23 | 287 | 37 | 25 | 45 | 24 |
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All Games | 5.26 | 1.496 | 131.7 | 82 | 77 | 151 | 24 | 46 | 121 | 9-9 | 12 | 8 | 60% | Home Games | 4.00 | 1.302 | 63 | 29 | 28 | 60 | 13 | 22 | 61 | 7-4 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% |
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5/12/2017 | CHACIN(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | GONZALEZ(R) | 6-3 | W | 120 | 8 ev | O | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5/13/2017 | CAHILL(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | COVEY(R) | 4-5 | L | -140 | 9 ov | P | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5/14/2017 | WEAVER(R) | @ CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 3-9 | L | 180 | 8.5 ov | O | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5/15/2017 | PERDOMO(R) | MILWAUKEE | ANDERSON(R) | 6-5 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5/16/2017 | RICHARD(L) | MILWAUKEE | NELSON(R) | 2-6 | L | -120 | 7.5 un | O | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | CHACIN(R) | MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 1-3 | L | -130 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5/18/2017 | COSART(R) | MILWAUKEE | DAVIES(R) | 2-4 | L | -110 | 8 ov | U | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5/19/2017 | WEAVER(R) | ARIZONA | WALKER(R) | 1-10 | L | +130 | 8.5 un | O | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5/20/2017 | PERDOMO(R) | ARIZONA | RAY(L) | 1-9 | L | +110 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5/21/2017 | RICHARD(L) | ARIZONA | GODLEY(R) | 5-1 | W | +110 | 8 ov | U | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5/23/2017 | CHACIN(R) | @ NY METS | HARVEY(R) | 3-9 | L | 125 | 8 ov | O | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5/24/2017 | COSART(R) | @ NY METS | GSELLMAN(R) | 6-5 | W | 130 | 9 un | O | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5/25/2017 | LAMET(R) | @ NY METS | MONTERO(R) | 4-3 | W | 187 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5/26/2017 | PERDOMO(R) | @ WASHINGTON | SCHERZER(R) | | 5/27/2017 | RICHARD(L) | @ WASHINGTON | STRASBURG(R) | | 5/28/2017 | CHACIN(R) | @ WASHINGTON | ROSS(R) | | 5/29/2017 | COSART(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | HENDRICKS(R) | | 5/30/2017 | LAMET(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | BUTLER(R) | | 5/31/2017 | PERDOMO(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | ARRIETA(R) | | 6/2/2017 | | COLORADO | | |
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5/13/2017 | ROARK(R) | PHILADELPHIA | PIVETTA(R) | 6-4 | W | -160 | 8.5 ev | O | 10 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5/14/2017 | GONZALEZ(L) | PHILADELPHIA | HELLICKSON(R) | 3-4 | L | -220 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5/14/2017 | SCHERZER(R) | PHILADELPHIA | VELASQUEZ(R) | 6-5 | W | -180 | 9 ov | O | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5/16/2017 | STRASBURG(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | KUHL(R) | 8-4 | W | -160 | 8 ov | O | 14 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5/17/2017 | TURNER(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | COLE(R) | 1-6 | L | 120 | 8.5 ov | U | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5/18/2017 | ROARK(R) | @ PITTSBURGH | GLASNOW(R) | 4-10 | L | -130 | 9.5 ov | O | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5/19/2017 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ ATLANTA | DICKEY(R) | 4-7 | L | -165 | 9 ov | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5/20/2017 | SCHERZER(R) | @ ATLANTA | COLON(R) | 2-5 | L | -210 | 9 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5/21/2017 | STRASBURG(R) | @ ATLANTA | GARCIA(L) | 3-2 | W | -185 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5/23/2017 | ROSS(R) | SEATTLE | BERGMAN(R) | 10-1 | W | -145 | 9 un | O | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5/24/2017 | ROARK(R) | SEATTLE | GAVIGLIO(R) | 5-1 | W | -140 | 9.5 un | U | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5/25/2017 | GONZALEZ(L) | SEATTLE | MIRANDA(L) | 2-4 | L | -135 | 9.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5/26/2017 | SCHERZER(R) | SAN DIEGO | PERDOMO(R) | | 5/27/2017 | STRASBURG(R) | SAN DIEGO | RICHARD(L) | | 5/28/2017 | ROSS(R) | SAN DIEGO | CHACIN(R) | | 5/29/2017 | ROARK(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | MOORE(L) | | 5/30/2017 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | SAMARDZIJA(R) | | 5/31/2017 | SCHERZER(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | | 6/2/2017 | | @ OAKLAND | | |
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| | | SAN DIEGO: 2016: 68-94, fifth place
Manager: Andy Green (second season)
Who's new? RHP Jhoulys Chacin, RHP Trevor Cahill, RHP Jered Weaver
Who's gone? RHP Tyson Ross, RHP Brandon Morrow, IF/OF Alexi Amarista, OF Jon Jay, OF Oswaldo Arcia, IF/OF Adam Rosales
Projected lineup: LF Travis Jankowski (.245, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 30 SB), CF Manuel Margot (.243, 0, 3 in 10 games), 1B Wil Myers (.259, 28, 94, 28), 3B Yangervis Solarte (.286, 15, 71), RF Hunter Renfroe (.371, 4, 14 in 11 games), 2B Ryan Schmipf (.217, 20, 51), C Austin Hedges (.125, 0, 1 in eight games), SS Luis Sardinas (.287, 2, 13)
Rotation: RH Jered Weaver (12-12, 5.06 ERA with Angels), RH Jhoulys Chacin (6-8, 4.81 with Angels and Braves), LH Clayton Richard (3-3, 2.52), RH Trevor Cahill (4-4, 2.74 with Cubs), LH Christian Friedrich (5-12, 4.80) or RH Luis Perdomo (9-10, 5.71)
Key relievers: RH Brandon Maurer (0-5, 4.52, 13/19 SV), RH Carter Capps (did not pitch - Tommy John surgery), LH Ryan Buchter (3-0, 2.86), LH Brad Hand (4-4, 2.92), RH Kevin Quackenbush (7-7, 3.92), LH Keith Hessler (1-0, 3.38 with Diamondbacks and Padres), RH Jarred Cosart (0-3, 6.03 with Marlins and Padres)
Hot spots: Bullpen. San Diego's version of a position battle is Green fighting the temptation to bench a young player in the middle of a long slump. Since the Padres are playing for next year anyway, watching bullpen roles shake out might be someone's version of fun. Maurer, the incumbent closer, blew six of 19 save opportunities last year. Hand and Buchter are a pair of workhorse lefties who wouldn't look out of place on a contending team. The wild card is Capps, who is healthy after missing all of 2016 following Tommy John surgery. A year before, he struck out 58 batters in 31 innings with the Marlins.
Outlook: Look up 'rebuilding team' in the dictionary. With only eight active players on the books for more than $1 million ' excluding the retained salaries of Matt Kemp, Melvin Upton Jr. and several other former Padres ' San Diego will field MLB's lowest payroll. Theirs is the youngest roster in baseball too, with perhaps only two players who have turned 30 by Opening Day. Their best prospects are college-age kids in the low minors. So what's to like? Prospect watchers have been awaiting the arrival of Margot and Renfroe for years. The backup catcher, Christian Bethancourt, might pitch. Capps has an unusual delivery. The Padres also ran the bases aggressively under Green, and stolen bases are fun. How's that for a marketing slogan? | | WASHINGTON: Manager: Dusty Baker (second season)
Who's new? CF Adam Eaton, C Matt Wieters, 1B Adam Lind, LHP Enny Romero, RHP Joe Blanton
Who's gone? CF Ben Revere, C Wilson Ramos, RHP Lucas Giolito, RHP Mat Latos, LHP Sean Burnett, RHP Mark Melancon, LHP Marc Rzepczynski, RHP Yusmeiro Petit
Projected lineup: CF Adam Eaton (.284, 14 HR, 59 RBI, 14 SB with White Sox), SS Trea Turner (.342, 13, 40, 33), 2B Daniel Murphy (.347, 25, 104), RF Bryce Harper (.243, 24, 86, 21 SB), 3B Anthony Rendon (.270, 20, 85), LF Jayson Werth (.244, 21, 69), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.218, 15, 46) or Adam Lind (.239, 20, 58 with Mariners), C Matt Wieters (.243, 17, 66 with Orioles)
Rotation: RH Max Scherzer (20-7, 2.96 ERA), RH Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83), LH Gio Gonzalez (11-11, 4.57), RH Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 3.60), RH Joe Ross (7-5, 3.43)
Key relievers: RH Shawn Kelley (3-2, 2.64), RH Joe Blanton (7-2, 2.48), RH Blake Treinen (4-1, 2.28), LH Sammy Solis (2-4, 2.41), RH Trevor Gott (0-0, 1.50), LH Oliver Perez (2-3, 4.95), LH Enny Romero (2-0, 5.91 with Rays)
Hot spots: First base and closer. Zimmerman posted a career-low .642 OPS last season and was often spelled by left-handed hitter Clint Robinson. Now 32, Zimmerman must prove he's worthy of regular playing time. Robinson and free-agent pickup Lind are next in line. The ninth inning could be a committee job too, though it's never been the Nationals' preferred method. After Kenley Jansen spurned D.C. for less money in L.A., their choices were limited. Kelley and Blanton have never closed in a combined 20 seasons in the majors, but both were stalwart set-up men last season. Joe Nathan and his 377 career saves are also in camp on a minor-league deal.
Outlook: Trading former top prospect Lucas Giolito to the White Sox for Eaton signaled the Nationals' championship ambitions. Their five-game loss to the Dodgers last October marked the third time in five years they've fallen just short of the NLCS. Washington begins the season with some familiar weapons ' a dangerous heart of the lineup, an experienced bench and exceptional starting pitching. Eaton is a huge upgrade over Revere at the plate, but Wieters will be pressed to replace Ramos' 3.5 wins above replacement (via FanGraphs). Failing to sign a marquee closer could prove fatal if Kelley, Nathan or someone else can't hold down the ninth inning. |
| | Scherzer to pitch opener for Nationals vs. Padres
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals are in the midst of a homestand that has them facing two teams that they host infrequently. The Nationals ended a three-game series Thursday against the Mariners, who had not played in Washington since 2011. Seattle salvaged the final 4-2 after dropping the first two games. On Friday, first-place Washington will begin a series with the San Diego Padres, who make their only trip of the season to the nation's capital. The Nationals, hitting a league-best .275 with a .474 team slugging average, are 28-18, while the Padres are 18-31 after a 4-3 win over the Mets on Thursday night in New York. Right-hander Max Scherzer (4-3, 3.02 ERA) is slated to start Friday against San Diego ground-ball specialist Luis Perdomo (0-1, 5.79), who is coming off the worst start of his career. Perdomo gave up eight runs on 11 hits in three innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. "I wasn't commanding my sinker well," Perdomo said after the game, through an interpreter. "He wasn't sharp," San Diego manager Andy Green said of the right-hander following the Padres' 9-1 loss that day. Scherzer is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA in three starts against San Diego since he joined the Nationals, and he has not allowed more than two earned runs in any game against the Padres in that stretch. Overall, he is 2-2 with a 2.57 ERA in eight career starts against the Padres. San Diego slugger Wil Myers, however, is 4-for-9 against Scherzer with two homers. There is a good chance the catcher for Scherzer will be Matt Wieters. Backup Jose Lobaton got the start during a day game Thursday after Wieters caught Wednesday night against Seattle. So how does a pitching staff prepare for opponents they seldom see? "I actually watch more (tape) of the National League guys I haven't seen in a while," said Wieters, in his first year with Washington after beginning his career in the American League with the Baltimore Orioles. "The big thing is you have to execute. It is all about execution. I will try and look at (tape) a little bit more (of the Padres)." In the Nationals' Thursday loss, the bullpen blew another lead. Right-hander Jacob Turner gave up a homer to Nelson Cruz, the first batter he faced in the sixth after starter Gio Gonzalez left with the lead at 2-0. "We will get ready for the Padres," Washington manager Dusty Baker said after the game. Except that Baker was on his way to California to attend the Saturday high school graduation of his son, Darren, who has committed to play college baseball at California. Baker will miss the weekend series against San Diego and will join the team in San Francisco, where the Nationals begin a road trip Monday. Bench coach Chris Speier will fill in for Baker. Third baseman Anthony Rendon has been on fire for the Nationals, and he hits out of the No. 6 hole, which can be intimidating for opposing pitchers. Rendon homered in three straight games for the first time in his career in the Seattle series and had four homers against the Mariners. "He is getting really good pitches to hit," teammate Daniel Murphy said of Rendon. "He is seeing the ball really well right now." Last-place Seattle had lost five in a row before beating the Nationals on Thursday. It was the first win in nine games for the Mariners in Washington. The Padres have an even worse record than Seattle, and second-year manager Andy Green hopes Perdomo, who made 20 starts as a rookie last year, can bounce back against a Washington lineup that features Ryan Zimmerman (.362), Bryce Harper (.340) and Murphy (.316). Perdomo defeated Washington last year in his only start against the Nationals. He gave up four hits and two runs in seven innings. The San Diego staff also includes reliever Craig Stammen, who came up through the Washington system after he was drafted out of the University of Dayton in 2005. |
| Last Updated: 3/19/2024 12:51:25 AM EST. |
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