Just a thought, but with a runner on first, why not pitch to Barry Bonds out of a full windup? Seriously, most starters are more comfortable working out of a windup. And if the guy on first takes second, you walk Bonds, which was a likely outcome anyway.

San Diego 9, San Francisco 4 (ESPN)

The Good

• Rondell White showed signs of life, leading off the seventh with a bomb to deep left that gave the Pads the lead. Here’s hoping this is the start of something for him.
• Xavier Nady doubled, singled twice, and a walked in five at-bats. The one time up he didn’t get on base, he worked a 3-1 count and took Damian Moss to the wall in dead center. The scary thing is, it almost looked like Nady hit it off the end of his bat.
• Ramon Vazquez had two knocks against southpaws. Not much, but you have to start somewhere.
• Jake Peavy, despite pedestrian stuff and spotty location, battled to pick up the victory. He made pitches when he had to, and that changeup looked real good. He also swings the bat real well. Wouldn’t surprise me to see Bochy use him as a pinch-hitter at some point.
• Luther Hackman was awesome. I never thought I’d write that about him, but he was. Retired all six batters he faced. And his sequence to Bonds in the seventh was a thing of beauty. With one on and one out, Bonds stepped up to the plate representing the tying run. Everybody expected Jesse Orosco to come trotting in; after all, Bonds was the reason the Pads signed him to guaranteed money, right? Well, not last night. Hackman proceeds to fall behind Bonds, 3-0, prompting a chorus of boos. Then he throws a fastball at the knees, outer half. Strike one. Gets Bonds to foul off a slider down and in. Then goes back outside and induces Bonds to hit a lazy fly ball to left. Impressive. Heck, stunning might be a better word for it.

The Bad

• Eleven runners left on base. I’m nitpicking. When you score nine runs, you can live with this.
• I can’t think of anything else. Everyone contributed. Eleven Padres had hits. The bullpen pitched well. What’s not to like?

The Ugly

• Bruce Bochy trots Peavy out to start the seventh after the kid has already thrown 107 pitches. Weren’t we supposed to learn something from the Adam Eaton experience?
• A run-scoring balk call reversed? It was the right thing to do, but man that looks bad.

More on the game:

• Padres douse red-hot Giants (padres.com)
• Padres do unto Giants – for once (U-T)

And check this out: John Sickels talks about Padres outfielder Xavier Nady (ESPN.com). He’s not going to hit like this all year, but he sure will be fun to watch.

Today: Dennis Tankersley makes his 2003 Padre debut vs Ryan Jensen at PacBell. Game time, 12:30 PM. Television: none.