first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Brian Lawrence (3-6, 4.78 ERA) vs Freddy Garcia (6-3, 3.51 ERA)
Great comeback win Saturday night against the White Sox. Rookie Tim Stauffer allowed a first inning run but otherwise matched Mark Buehrle pitch for pitch. But with one out in the bottom of the ninth, and with Jeff Brantley’s favorite closer on the hill, Ramon Hernandez launched a solo homer into the left field seats to tie the game, 1-1. Four batters later, Damian Jackson punched a grounder past the drawn-in infield to plate Sean Burroughs with the winning run.
Stauffer threw strikes early and often, showing excellent command of the breaking ball and working smart sequences. He was efficient, throwing just 92 pitches (65 for strikes) in seven innings.
The Padres look to take the series in a Sunday afternoon affair that marks the end of their longest homestand of the year. The breakdown:
AB BA OBP SLG
Lawrence vs current White Sox 62 .306 .368 .468
Garcia vs current Padres 84 .286 .362 .357
Juan Uribe (.375/.400/.667 in 24 AB) has faced Lawrence the most, and done the most damage. For the Padres, Robert Fick (.455/.500/.455 in 11 AB) and Ramon Hernandez (.368/.368/.474 in 19 AB) have had the most success against Garcia. Phil Nevin (.071/.188/.071 in 14 AB) hasn’t done much. Given Nevin’s recent general lack of production, today might be a good time to give Fick the start at first base.
Good call, Richard. That was a heads-up play by Sean. Everett made a boneheaded move but not everyone would’ve made him pay for it.
You don’t run to third on a grounder to third. And you DON’T do it on Sean Burroughs.
this makes that failure to get Greene in from 3rd even larger. Cant expect too much of Lawrence(although he did put it in play) but DJ hit a ball to 3rd on a 3 and 1 count. he has got to take that pitch for something he can hit to the right side..
its fundamentals, we are just not doing it..
Fick bunts for a base hit!
Fick with the drag bunt? Nice.
Fick looked like Alan Wiggins on that bunt.
Fick is hitting .407. Did someone thaw out Teddy Ballgame?
.145 over his career average.
Does Fick think he’s Dave Roberts? Holy smokes.
And now he thinks he’s Pete Rose.
Look at Fick run! He can throw the ball from right field! He can bunt! Is there anything he can’t do?
first and third for giles…dp?
Fortunately Giles didn’t hit it hard enough for a DP. C’mon Nevin, let today be the day you turn it around.
Giles has not been his patient self today.
I really wish this wasn’t on Phil Nevin…
here is Phil, two outs and runners on …again
he already delivered once…again?
Phil needs to take the walk they’re giving him unless Garcia hangs one.
Nevin has been patient today. He’s sitting on a pitch to drive.
That ball was hung badly.
Good job by Nevin to lay off that pitch. Time for Ramon to make them pay.
Nice at-bat.
Ramon apparently leads Major League catchers in RBI. I never would have seen that…
dang…walk..now its on ramon..
Okay, make him throw a good pitch 2-0.
Will Garcia walk in a run?
Hernandez needs to just stand there until Garcia throws a strike.
Damnit, Ramon. That’s a failure to execute.
And they leave the bases loaded. Sigh.
That wasn’t a strike.
I agree with Kevin, he should have made him throw a strike. Garcia is not at his best and was laboring that inning. Make him throw a strike before deciding that you are going to swing 2-0 no matter what.
Hernandez doesn’t have patience at the dish.
.032 BB/PA
Hey, A.J., grab some bench!
Here’s hoping the home plate umpire holds a grudge.
Why are these guys whining about the strikeout? They have no case. Sit down, and try again next time.
Geoff, this is the same team that doesn’t think running on the infield grass constitutes leaving the baseline.
Good point, Richard. Also, is it me or does Mark Grant’s impersonation of Hawk Harrelson sound more like Keith Jackson? Mud is usually pretty on, but I’m not sure about this one.
Does anyone know the latest on Dave Roberts?
Ozzie does like to stand up for his guys. But Everett is a loon, and A.J. is a poser who likes to argue technicalities.
Burroughs drives one to right-center for a double. More of that, please.
Podsednik has no arm.
That’s Burroughs’ fifth extra-base hit.
A Sean Burroughs XBH?
Khalil is really squaring up on the ball today. Podsednik got a bad jump, but Khalil really hammered that pitch.
thats what im talking about. btb doubles
B-Law is done. With an off-day tomorrow, I like this move. Go for the kill, and let the ‘pen take care of business.
Khalil is 3-for-3, upping his averaging to .262.
Khalil has gotten good wood on the ball today from what I have seen.
Are we coming with Seanez?
Yes! Greene scores. I’m so stoned!
Awkward slide/collision there at the plate.
Good execution. Sweeney pulls the outside pitch to move Khalil to third; DJ hits the fly ball to bring him home.
Not sure who’s coming in to pitch the seventh.