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Opposite dugout: Light-hitting Padres' pitching staff making opponents say uncle

April 23, 2014, 7:19pm

Josh Land

Nationals

Opposite dugout: Light-hitting Padres' pitching staff making opponents say uncle

Manager: Bud Black, eighth year Record: 10-12 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: RF Chris Denorfia (.328/.349/.492, 6 XBH, 7 RBIs); LF Seth Smith (.274/.374/.419, 2 HR, 6 RBIs); RHP Andrew Cashner (2-2, 2.10 ERA, 1.05 WHIP); RHP Ian Kennedy (1-3, 3.60 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 2-5, 38 runs scored, 41 runs against Pitching probables April 24: Eric Stults vs. Jordan Zimmermann, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 25: Robbie Erlin vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 26: Andrew...

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Opposite dugout: Jays getting job done on mound as well as at plate

April 21, 2014, 8:50am

Josh Land

Orioles

Opposite dugout: Jays getting job done on mound as well as at plate

Manager: John Gibbons, second year Record: 10-9 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: RF Jose Bautista (.258/.459/.581, 6 HR, 13 RBIs); SS Jose Reyes (.273/.273/.364, 2 RBIs); RHP Drew Hutchison (1-1, 3.60 ERA, 24 K); RHP R.A. Dickey (1-3, 6.26 ERA) Season series vs. O's: 2-1, 14 runs scored, 5 runs allowed Pitching probables April 22: R.A. Dickey vs. Miguel Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 23: Dustin McGowan vs. Chris Tillman, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 24: Drew Hutchison vs. Bud Norris, 1:30 p.m.,...

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Opposite dugout: Struggling on offense, Red Sox welcome Birds to Boston

April 17, 2014, 11:53am

Josh Land

Orioles

Opposite dugout: Struggling on offense, Red Sox welcome Birds to Boston

Manager: John Farrell, second year Record: 7-9 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 1B Mike Napoli (.304/.400/.500, 3 HR, 9 RBIs); OF Grady Sizemore (.273/.327/.455, 2 HR, 5 RBIs); RHP Jake Peavy (0-0, 1.93 ERA, .179 BAA); RHP John Lackey (2-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 2-1, 11 runs scored, 7 runs allowed Pitching probables April 18: John Lackey vs. Chris Tillman, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 19: Felix Doubront vs. Bud Norris, 1:30 p.m., MASN HD April 20: Jake Peavy vs. Ubaldo Jimenez,...

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Opposite dugout: St. Louis playing right cards in rotation

April 16, 2014, 9:29pm

Josh Land

Nationals

Opposite dugout: St. Louis playing right cards in rotation

Manager: Mike Matheny, third year Record: 9-6 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: C Yadier Molina (.352/.386/.574, 3 HR, 9 RBIs); 1B Matt Adams (.362/.393/.517, 7 XBH, 2 RBIs); RHP Michael Wacha (2-0, 1.89 ERA, 0.95 WHIP); RHP Adam Wainwright (2-1, 2.57 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 6-0, 19 runs scored, 8 runs allowed Pitching probables April 17: Adam Wainwright vs. Taylor Jordan, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 18: Michael Wacha vs. Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 19: Lance Lynn vs....

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Opposite dugout: Marlins hope to stop spiral sparked in D.C.

April 13, 2014, 7:45pm

Josh Land

Nationals

Opposite dugout: Marlins hope to stop spiral sparked in D.C.

Manager: Mike Redmond, second year Record: 5-8 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: RF Giancarlo Stanton (.291/.339/.564, 4 HR, 16 RBIs); 3B Casey McGehee (.298/.382/.447, 6 XBH, 11 RBIs); RHP Jose Fernandez (2-1, 3.78 ERA, 23 K); RHP Tom Koehler (1-1, 3.00 ERA) Season series vs. Nats: 0-3, 8 runs scored, 22 runs allowed Pitching probables April 14: Brad Hand vs. Jordan Zimmermann, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 15: Tom Koehler vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 16: Jose Fernandez vs. Tanner...

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Opposite dugout: Same old Rays ride arms into first meeting with O's

April 13, 2014, 3:58pm

Josh Land

Orioles

Opposite dugout: Same old Rays ride arms into first meeting with O's

Manager: Joe Maddon, ninth year Record: 7-6 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: OF Matt Joyce (.355/.475/.613, 2 HR, 7 RBIs); 2B Ben Zobrist (.277/.382/.489, 3 HR, 6 RBIs); LHP David Price (2-0, 2.91 ERA, 21 2/3 IP, 22 K, 2 BB); RHP Grant Balfour (4 saves, 0.00 ERA, .071 BAA) Season series vs. O's (2013): 13-6, 104 runs scored, 86 runs allowed Pitching probables April 14: Chris Archer vs. Wei-Yin Chen, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 15: Jake Odorizzi vs. Miguel Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 16: David...

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Opposite dugout: Braves take on top division rival for last time until June

April 10, 2014, 10:14am

Josh Land

Nationals

Opposite dugout: Braves take on top division rival for last time until June

Manager: Fredi Gonzalez, fourth year Record: 5-4 Last 10 games: 5-4 Who to watch: 1B Freddie Freeman (.419/.514/.677, 2 HR, 5 RBIs); LF Justin Upton (.264/.324/.441, 2 HR, 3 RBIs); RHP Julio Teheran (1-1, 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP); RHP Aaron Harang (1-1, 0.71 ERA, 0.71 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 2-1, 9 runs scored, 5 runs allowed Pitching probables April 11: Julio Teheran vs. Tanner Roark, 7:30 p.m., MASN HD April 12: Alex Wood vs. Taylor Jordan, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 13: Aaron Harang vs. Gio...

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Opposite dugout: Blue Jays take powerful bats into Baltimore

April 10, 2014, 9:58am

Josh Land

Orioles

Opposite dugout: Blue Jays take powerful bats into Baltimore

Manager: John Gibbons, second year Record: 5-5 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: RF Jose Bautista (.233/.452/.667, 4 HR, 6 RBIs); LF Melky Cabrera (.333/.333/.644, 4 HR, 5 RBIs); LHP Mark Buehrle (2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14 IP, 14 K, 2 BB); RHP Sergio Santos (3 saves, 2.70 ERA) Season series vs. O's (2013): 9-10, 97 runs scored, 94 runs allowed Pitching probables April 11: Dustin McGowan vs. Chris Tillman, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 12: Drew Hutchison vs. Bud Norris, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 13: Mark Buehrle...

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Opposite dugout: Fish hope to keep flying in D.C.

April 06, 2014, 8:32am

Josh Land

Nationals

Opposite dugout: Fish hope to keep flying in D.C.

Manager: Mike Redmond, second year Record: 5-2 Last 10 games: 5-2 Who to watch: RF Giancarlo Stanton (.345/.406/.655, 2 HR, 7 R, 12 RBIs); 3B Casey McGehee (.375/.467/.625, 5 XBH, 10 RBIs); SS Adeiny Hechavarria (.393/.379/.464, 3 RBIs, 6 R); RHP Tom Koehler (1-0, 3.00 ERA) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 5-14, 52 runs scored, 86 runs allowed Pitching probables April 8: Henderson Alvarez vs. Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 9: Jacob Turner vs. Tanner Roark, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 10: Tom...

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Opposite dugout: Yankees still looking to hit early stride

April 06, 2014, 7:55am

Josh Land

Orioles

Opposite dugout: Yankees still looking to hit early stride

Manager: Joe Girardi, seventh year Record: 3-3 Last 10 games: 3-3 Who to watch: 3B Yangervis Solarte (.471/.526/.706, 4 doubles, 5 RBIs); CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.333/.417/.429, 2 doubles, 3 SB); RHP Masahiro Tanaka (1-0, 2.57 ERA, 8 Ks, O BB); RHP Hiroki Kuroda (0-1, 3.00 ERA) Season series vs. O's (2013): 10-9, 72 runs scored, 77 runs allowed Pitching probables April 7: Hiroki Kuroda vs. Ubaldo Jimenez, 1 p.m., MASN HD April 8: Ivan Nova vs. Wei-Yin Chen, 1 p.m., MASN HD April 9: Masahiro Tanaka...

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Opposite dugout: Braves in town to reopen rivalry with Nats

April 03, 2014, 6:06am

Josh Land

Nationals

Opposite dugout: Braves in town to reopen rivalry with Nats

Manager: Fredi Gonzalez, fourth year Record: 2-1 Last 10 games: 2-1 Who to watch: 1B Freddie Freeman (.333/.500/1.000, 2 HR, 2 RBIs); RF Jason Heyward (.250/.308/.500, 1 HR, 2 RBIs); RHP Julio Teheran (1-0, 3.00 ERA); RHP Craig Kimbrel (2 saves, 0.00 ERA) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 13-6, 73 runs scored, 49 runs allowed Pitching probables April 4: David Hale vs. TBA, 1 p.m., MASN HD April 5: Julio Teheran vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 6: Alex Wood vs. Taylor Jordan, 1:30...

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Opposite dugout: Meet the 2014 Mets

March 30, 2014, 6:56pm

Josh Land

Nationals

Manager: Terry Collins, fourth year Record (2013): 74-88 Last 10 games: N/A Who to watch (2013 stats): 3B David Wright (.307/.390/.514, 18 HR, 58 RBIs); RF Curtis Granderson (.229/.317/.407, 7 HR, 15 RBIs); RHP Dillon Gee (12-11, 3.62 ERA); RHP Bartolo Colon (18-6, 2.65 ERA) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 7-12, 76 runs scored, 88 runs allowed Pitching probables March 31: Dillon Gee vs. Stephen Strasburg, 1 p.m., MASN2 HD April 2: Bartolo Colon vs. Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD April 3: Zack...

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Opposite dugout: Red Sox begin their World Series defense

March 30, 2014, 6:37pm

Josh Land

Orioles

Opposite dugout: Red Sox begin their World Series defense

Manager: John Farrell, second year Record (2013): 97-65 Last 10 games: N/A Who to watch (2013 stats): DH David Ortiz (.309/.395/.564, 30 HR, 103 RBIs); 2B Dustin Pedroia (.301/.372/.415, 42 doubles, 84 RBIs); 1B Mike Napoli (.259/.360/.482, 23 HR, 92 RBIs); LHP Jon Lester (15-8, 3.75 ERA) Season series vs. O's (2013): 8-11, 84 runs scored, 71 runs allowed Pitching probables March 31: Jon Lester vs. Chris Tillman, 3 p.m., MASN HD April 2: John Lackey vs. Ubaldo Jimenez, 7 p.m., MASN HD April...