first pitch: 7:15 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Brian Lawrence (2-5, 5.47 ERA) vs Brad Hennessey (2-0, 3.66 ERA)
previews: ESPN | CBS | SI

Jake Peavy must’ve done something right Thursday night; he made the front page of ESPN and SI’s baseball web sites this morning. I didn’t get to watch the game, but I’ve read through your comments and it sounds like he pretty much dominated. I guess a two-hit shutout will do that. As for Royce Clayton, I think he’s closer to DeBarge than to Dave Chappelle’s Prince, but either would work in a pinch.

I don’t have time to break down the pitcher-batter matchups but here is how Lawrence does against the Giants (hint, be glad Barry Bonds isn’t around). And no Padres have faced Hennessey, so there.

X Factor

Xavier Nady entered the game as a defensive replacement for Ryan Klesko; he singled and scored in his only at-bat.

Go Pads!