Swept at Florida. Ugh. More complete absence of clutch hitting. How do you load the bases with nobody out in the fifth and still get shut out? By a rookie, making his first big-league start.

Sean Burroughs’ right shoulder is bothering him. This is the same shoulder that caused him trouble at the end of last season. Nobody’s panicking just yet but it’s a situation that bears watching.

Kevin Jarvis back to the DL. Andy Shibilo back to Mobile, Jason Middlebrook to San Diego. Here’s Middlebrook’s line this year at Portland:

                                           Qmax
Date      Opp    IP  H  R ER BB SO HR PQS  S  C
04/04/02  @SLk  5.0  3  2  2  1  4  0   4  2  3
04/09/02  @CSp  4.0  6  4  2  3  5  0   0  5  5
04/15/02  Mem   4.3  5  5  5  5  2  0   0  5  7
04/21/02  @Oma  4.0  3  0  0  0  3  0   0  3  3
04/26/02  @Iwa  5.0  3  3  1  2  5  0   4  2  4
05/01/02  Cgy   6.3  8  2  2  0  5  1   4  5  1
05/06/02  @Edm  4.7  8  7  7  0  6  2   0  6  3

A bit inconsistent, to say the least. Presumably he’ll work out of the ‘pen but be available to start if needed.

Caught a bit of the Mobile pregame show last night (missed the game due to other commitments), including an interview with Wednesday night’s starter Jake Peavy, who dominated Chattanooga, the league’s best offensive club.

Here’s a little of what Peavy had to say:

• His fastball felt good in the bullpen; 84 of his 109 pitches were fastballs
• He didn’t have good velocity, but good movement; he set hitters up with 2-seamer and finished them off with 4-seamer
• He’s thrilled at roommate Dennis Tankersley’s callup
• Regarding his own situation, he said that he just wants to keep doing what he’s doing so that he’ll be ready when the Padres are ready for him

There’s no hurry — he’s only 20 — but I’m really looking forward to seeing Peavy here in San Diego soon.

Down at Ft. Wayne, Doc Brooks and Greg Sain each hit his first homer of the season. Nobuaki Yoshida pitched well again, lowering his season ERA to 2.39. Only 14 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings, though.