In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Marlins (15 May 2005)
Sun, May 15, 2005
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Brian Lawrence (2-4, 5.09 ERA) vs A.J. Burnett (3-3, 2.70 ERA)
previews: ESPN | CBS | SI | Padres.com
For the second straight game, the Pads got seven innings out of their starter on just 99 pitches. Saturday night was vintage Jake Peavy. Of those 99 pitches, 74 were strikes. The only hard hit ball all night came off the bat of Carlos Delgado, who ripped a 1-2 fastball into the left-center field gap to start the sixth and came around to score the only run Peavy would surrender. All you need to know about Peavy’s night: in the third inning he retired the side in order on seven pitches, all strikes. Trevor Hoffman closed out the victory in the ninth, throwing four pitches to retire three Marlins to end the game.
Now just a half game back of the NL West leading Dodgers, the Pads go for the sweep this afternoon.
AB BA OBP SLG
Lawrence vs current Marlins 155 .284 .313 .406
Burnett vs current Padres 60 .233 .373 .450
Against Lawrence, Juan Encarnacion (.474/.524/.789 in 19 AB) and Mike Lowell (.385/.385/.692 in 13 AB) are getting it done. Lowell has one of three homers against Lawrence; the other two are by Juan Pierre (.321/.321/.464 in 28 AB) and Paul LoDuca (.250/.291/.346 in 52 AB). As we’ve mentioned before, Lawrence also has some of the most extreme home/road splits of any Padres pitcher. At Petco, opponents are hitting just .181/.227/.229 in 83 at-bats. Oddly, Lawrence actually pitched better on the road (3.86 ERA) in 2004 than he did at home (4.42). One other split that has reversed itself from last year is the left/right split:
2004 2005
LHB .301/.356/.486 .238/.287/.363
RHB .272/.306/.432 .316/.389/.481
Theories? The absence of Larry Walker (.417/.576/.708 in 24 AB) and Barry Bonds (.476/.645/1.000 in 21 AB) in the NL West this year can’t hurt. Then again, could just be small sample.
For the Pads, Phil Nevin (.444/.500/1.222 in 9 AB) is doing the most damage against Burnett. Nevin has two of the three homers, with Damian Jackson accounting for the other. Jackson was a part of the lineup that Burnett threw the no-hitter against at the Q in May 2001. Jackson was hit by a pitch in that game that broke his right thumb and put him on the shelf for over a month.
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May 15, 2005 at 1:07 pm
Same lineup today, even with a day game after a night game.
May 15, 2005 at 1:16 pm
wow Loretta was out by a mile
May 15, 2005 at 1:21 pm
We ran ourselves out of that inning.
May 15, 2005 at 1:23 pm
Nice play by Burroughs. He can keep himself in the lineup with plays like that.
May 15, 2005 at 1:24 pm
Burnett’s fastball is running 96-99 mph. Wow.
May 15, 2005 at 1:26 pm
That just means Klesko going to hit the Supply building.
May 15, 2005 at 1:33 pm
1-0, Burroughs was moving on that hit. We are seeing the fastball real good.
May 15, 2005 at 1:33 pm
Good to see Khalil hit one to the wall in center.
May 15, 2005 at 1:36 pm
Wow, I just saw the entrance to Petco Park.
May 15, 2005 at 1:37 pm
I’m back online. Stupid technology… Khalil drove that ball a long, long way.
May 15, 2005 at 1:38 pm
Four groundballs in a row for B-Law. Why can’t he do that on the road?
May 15, 2005 at 1:40 pm
Lawrence is looking good. I can’t figure out what’s up with him on the road this year.
May 15, 2005 at 1:40 pm
To my way of thinkin, Friday could have gone either way, Saturday was a more/less lock for us and today should be a more/less lock for them. If we can win today, I’d be very pleased.
May 15, 2005 at 1:41 pm
I’m headed to work, guys. Pull us through. I’ll be watching some of it, but not commenting.
May 15, 2005 at 1:42 pm
Did anyone see the “one-on-one” preview with Dave Roberts? They say his father was in “the army” and show him wearing his marine uniform…
May 15, 2005 at 1:44 pm
Funny, I saw the preview but didn’t notice the uni.
May 15, 2005 at 1:50 pm
The crowd is saluting all the Marine recruits. I love it when they do that.
May 15, 2005 at 1:53 pm
I love seeing a pitcher break bats…
Cabrera is strong.
May 15, 2005 at 1:54 pm
Cabrera is terrifying. He absolutely crushed two pitches that at-bat.
May 15, 2005 at 1:54 pm
I wonder if Padre fans are starting to appreciate that “Death Valley” section? Cabrera’s ball goes out a lot of places.
May 15, 2005 at 2:08 pm
Mud compared Lawrence to Rick Reuschel. Good call.
May 15, 2005 at 2:31 pm
Defensive shift with Delgado up turns a routine ground ball to second into a single.
May 15, 2005 at 2:32 pm
Base hit Cabrera. Damn, Lawrence should be out of this inning already.
May 15, 2005 at 2:37 pm
Florida up, 4-1. Lawrence out in the sixth. That stinks. He got Delgado to hit a weak grounder to second that should’ve ended the inning. Unfortunately Loretta was positioned in shallow right-center and could only watch.
May 15, 2005 at 2:37 pm
Geoff, I was away from my TV when Delgado got his hit. I heard that Loretta was 20 ft into the outfield. Would it have been out #3 if he were playing a normal second?
May 15, 2005 at 2:37 pm
Easily. It was a routine grounder to second.
May 15, 2005 at 2:41 pm
How do you give up four runs with two outs?
May 15, 2005 at 2:41 pm
Bochy outsmarts himself again? It seems that Lawrence lost his composure a bit after that. He knew it would have been out #3. How else to explain the 5 straight hits with two outs? Lawrence was cruising.
May 15, 2005 at 2:44 pm
Of course Nevin’s relative struggles didn’t help either. He looked lost in that at-bat.
May 15, 2005 at 2:46 pm
Hopefully we can comeback, but I can’t help feeling that we have let this one get away, what with the bases loaded the past inning and Lawrence losing it. This Marlins lineup is not their best today.
May 15, 2005 at 3:06 pm
Come on Mark, let’s make this a one run game. With the bases loaded and no one out, we have to score two.
May 15, 2005 at 3:09 pm
That was a terrific at-bat from Loretta.
May 15, 2005 at 3:09 pm
Nice, Loretta is walked, now 4-2. Bases still loaded and no one out. Marlin’s bringing in Perisho to face Klesko.
May 15, 2005 at 3:13 pm
Come on pads, kings of the late game rally. Watching via gameday from the big apple.
May 15, 2005 at 3:13 pm
Ryno walks after falling behind 0-2. One-run game. Still bases loaded, nobody out.
May 15, 2005 at 3:14 pm
Another walk to Klesko. 4-3. Klesko stayed in there nicely after 0-2 beginning to the at-bat.
May 15, 2005 at 3:15 pm
Nevin just beat a ball foul into the ground. I’d rather he K than GIDP.
May 15, 2005 at 3:16 pm
The bottom of 7th is getting meaty … and Atlanta is up 3-2 on Dogs thru 6.5!
May 15, 2005 at 3:16 pm
Good to see Nevin shorten up 0-2.
May 15, 2005 at 3:16 pm
Nevin almost swung at that ball at hat-height.
May 15, 2005 at 3:17 pm
That almost hit Nevin.
May 15, 2005 at 3:17 pm
Nevin’s battling… The Padres have put in some fantastic PAs this inning.
May 15, 2005 at 3:17 pm
Nice call on that, Geoff…
May 15, 2005 at 3:18 pm
My heart almost stopped right there.
May 15, 2005 at 3:18 pm
Tie game. Bases loaded, no out. Giles up. No wonder McKeon leaves his starters in so long.
May 15, 2005 at 3:19 pm
They’ve already walked in two runs. Now, Giles is up.
May 15, 2005 at 3:19 pm
Nice at-bat by Nevin, but almost the double play the Marlins were looking for. The ball had just enough on it to almost slip through.
May 15, 2005 at 3:19 pm
6-4, San Diego!
May 15, 2005 at 3:20 pm
Yeah that grounder by Nevin was scary. This is a very nice rally.
May 15, 2005 at 3:20 pm
Giles is looking great atm! Nice comeback by the boys. Let’s not let up now.
May 15, 2005 at 3:21 pm
Wow. When you’re on a roll, the ball falls in.
May 15, 2005 at 3:22 pm
That Ramon blooper makes up for Conine’s broken bat number in the sixth, and maybe even Delgado’s “hit.” Luck evening up now.
May 15, 2005 at 3:22 pm
And Burroughs gets the bunt down. Man, this is fun!
May 15, 2005 at 3:22 pm
A nice bunt by Sean even!
May 15, 2005 at 3:23 pm
Why SH when you’ve scored six without recording an out?
May 15, 2005 at 3:24 pm
Why did Giles stop running?
May 15, 2005 at 3:24 pm
And I think he was safe.
May 15, 2005 at 3:25 pm
Bottom of 7th (so far) …
- K. Greene singled to right
- M. Sweeney hit for R. Seanez
- M. Sweeney walked, K. Greene to second
- D. Roberts reached on fielder’s choice, K. Greene to third, M. Sweeney to second on first baseman C. Delgado’s throwing error
- M. Loretta walked, K. Greene scored, M. Sweeney to third, D. Roberts to second
- M. Perisho relieved A.J. Burnett
- R. Klesko walked, M. Sweeney scored, D. Roberts to third, M. Loretta to second
- J. Mecir relieved M. Perisho
- P. Nevin singled to second, D. Roberts scored, M. Loretta to third, R. Klesko to second
- B. Giles singled to right center, M. Loretta and R. Klesko scored, P. Nevin to third
- R. Hernandez singled to right, P. Nevin scored, B. Giles to second
- S. Burroughs sacrificed to pitcher, B. Giles to third, R. Hernandez to second
Question: Burroughs sacrificed to pitcher??? HUH?
May 15, 2005 at 3:25 pm
But why didn’e he slide?
May 15, 2005 at 3:25 pm
I think Giles was safe.
May 15, 2005 at 3:26 pm
Maybe a slide would have slowed him down once he had to start running again?
May 15, 2005 at 3:26 pm
Richard: Bunt to avoid the DP.
Replay was inconclusive on Giles at the plate. He probably should’ve slid.
May 15, 2005 at 3:27 pm
I mean start running, not reach full speed and then get down and slide all in 15-20 feet? Maybe a headfirst dive would have worked.
May 15, 2005 at 3:27 pm
As for why Giles stopped running, I think he was assuming a good throw and was just trying to get into a rundown to maybe advance the other runners.
May 15, 2005 at 3:27 pm
That’s an interesting possibility, Bruce. Maybe that’s why.
Fair enough, Geoff. I’d rather take my chances, though. SH are momentum-killers.
May 15, 2005 at 3:28 pm
Sweeney has been great this year, apart from that one start in SF.
May 15, 2005 at 3:28 pm
Sweeney has now walked and singled as a pinch hitter in this game.
May 15, 2005 at 3:28 pm
Good call, Geoff. Assuming a good throw (and why wouldn’t you?), it was probably the right move.
Nice AB by Sweeney. That’s two hits, now.
May 15, 2005 at 3:29 pm
I agree with Geoff with that is why Giles stopped originally. Now that I have thought about it, he should have gone in head first. He still would have been carrying good forward momentum.
May 15, 2005 at 3:30 pm
Damn, he did walk (as opposed to hitting safely).
You know things are going well when, Dave Roberts caps a ten run inning with a three-run jack!
May 15, 2005 at 3:30 pm
Holy crap! Roberts three-run jack. 10-spot in the 7th. Sweet Lord. Oh, sweet Lord. This is unreal.
May 15, 2005 at 3:31 pm
WOW! I don’t think they will another inning quite like this one all year! When even Dave Robert’s hitting 3 run shots, you are having a great day.
May 15, 2005 at 3:31 pm
And the Dodgers are still losing 3-2 in the 8th. Too sweet.
May 15, 2005 at 3:32 pm
I am feeling confident that May/Hammond can finish this one up
May 15, 2005 at 3:33 pm
*Standing ovation on my part* The crowd sounds fantastic.
May 15, 2005 at 3:34 pm
Why is Linebrink pitching?
May 15, 2005 at 3:35 pm
Does he just need work or something?
May 15, 2005 at 3:35 pm
Good question Richard. Didn’t he pitch the other day?
May 15, 2005 at 3:37 pm
I mean the match-up favors a righty on the mound. But unless he needed the work, there is no reason to run him out there. I think Hammond could have taken care of Cabrera, Conine, and Easley.
May 15, 2005 at 3:38 pm
Game log says he hasn’t pitched since the 11th. So he needs the work apparently.
May 15, 2005 at 3:38 pm
I would have run Falkenborg out there. He was warming up…
May 15, 2005 at 3:39 pm
I think they wanted to get Linebrink some work. Maybe we’ll get to see Falkenborg in the ninth. One can only hope.
May 15, 2005 at 3:39 pm
That makes sense, then. Linebrink faced the minimum.
May 15, 2005 at 3:42 pm
X smoked that ball.
May 15, 2005 at 3:44 pm
I still think at a minimum that Nady should be getting some starts when one of the 4-5 players manning positions he can play are struggling. With the way Nevin is swinging the bat, I was hoping to see Nady get a start at first. But as someone said earlier, I still like it that Bochy has run out the “opening day” lineup three days in a row.
May 15, 2005 at 3:44 pm
This is just beautiful stuff. Everyone is contributing. Seanez will become the 8th different Padre to pick up a win in May. 8 different winners out of 11 wins.
14 different players have RBI’s this month and 9 different players have home runs(and that is 0 HR from Nady and Loretta and 0 RBI from X).
Friars haven’t allowed an earned run at Petco since April 10th.
Padres, as of the 11-4 score, are outscoring their opponents 76-39 from the 7th inning on. Its so much fun to see this team rolling after staggering out of the gate.
May 15, 2005 at 3:46 pm
This game today should make up for that skunker in St. Louis a week ago as well as helping our Pythagorean record.
May 15, 2005 at 3:46 pm
A little typo there. With the next run its actually 80-39. My bad.
Oh yeah, Brian Giles had his first RBI at Petco since Sept 30, 2004 today.
May 15, 2005 at 3:55 pm
With a nod toward Kevin.
One out (death).
May 15, 2005 at 3:56 pm
Two outs (taxes).
May 15, 2005 at 3:57 pm
Three outs (Hammond). Sorry couldn’t help myself. But I love watching Hammond’s change-up almost as much as Hoffy’s parachute.
May 15, 2005 at 3:58 pm
That was fun. Great start to the homestand. Never thought they could sweep this team with having to face both Beckett and Burnett.
May 15, 2005 at 3:58 pm
And the Braves beat LA, 5-2. Ladies and gentlemen, your first place Padres.
May 15, 2005 at 4:04 pm
Geoff, you’re forgetting the Snakes.
May 15, 2005 at 4:05 pm
Another key to the game perhaps. No Padre walks issued to the other team.
May 15, 2005 at 4:48 pm
Aw, shoot. I am forgetting the Snakes. Ladies and gentlemen, your second place Padres. Hey, at least we’re ahead of the Dodgers.
May 15, 2005 at 5:09 pm
Earlier this week I wrote that the east coast media was discounting our Padres. ESPN ranked us #15 behind Washington, Arizona, Texas, New York (AL), and New York (NL)… I wonder where they put us now? Those teams are now 5-5, 5-5, 7-3, 7-3, and 6-4 respectively in their last ten. The Padres are 9-1 over that span.
Love the in-game commentary Geoff (et al). I gotta get over here during some games! If you haven’t already check out the MVN site. Keep up the GREAT work Geoff!
May 15, 2005 at 10:35 pm
I watched the 10-run seventh from work. That was some surreal stuff. Very cool. I enjoyed coming back and reading the commentary too. As for death, taxes, Hammond, I guess he pretty darn automatic when he pitches.