IGD: Padres vs Nationals (16 Sep 2005)
Fri, Sep 16, 2005
by Geoff Young
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Jake Peavy (12-6, 2.93 ERA) vs John Patterson (8-5, 2.74 ERA)
preview: Padres.com
magic number: 12
As I’m writing this, ESPN has John Halama starting for the Nats Friday, with Patterson going on Saturday. I don’t know who will get the call, but Peavy vs Patterson is a lot more compelling so we’ll assume that’s the matchup.
You may recall that Patterson once was a top prospect in the Arizona organization (thank goodness he and Brad Penny aren’t part of the Snakes rotation these days). Healthy enough to make it through his first complete big-league season, Patterson is having a breakthrough year similar to what Peavy did in 2004. Here’s the tale of the tape so far this year:
| Patterson | Peavy | |
|---|---|---|
| GS | 27 | 27 |
| IP/GS | 6.36 | 6.72 |
| ERA | 2.73 | 2.93 |
| H/9 | 7.76 | 7.05 |
| HR/9 | 0.63 | 0.84 |
| BB/9 | 2.88 | 2.23 |
| SO/9 | 8.34 | 9.98 |
| BA | .234 | .214 |
| OBP | .297 | .266 |
| SLG | .335 | .362 |
Patterson isn’t quite at Peavy’s level, but there’s no shame in that. Assuming Patterson is good to go, this should be one heckuva duel.
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September 15, 2005 at 11:51 pm
I’m pretty sure Patterson is starting. I work at The Washington Times, and that’s what we reported.
September 16, 2005 at 9:44 am
Carillo didn’t pitch well … but Storm wins game #1 of the Cal League Champ Series … http://www.minorleaguebaseball.....x_lesafx_1
September 16, 2005 at 10:10 am
Geoff,
Thanks for the link to the Wetzel article on Bonds. Good stuff. I’ll be sure to boo him LOUDLY when I’m at the game on the 28th - somehow, I don’t think I’ll be alone.
Also, re: the Storm. They were 29-40 in the 2nd half, but swept a 38-32 team 3-zip in the first round, and now have taken the opener of the best-of-5 championship against a 41-29 team. Note to Padres fans: anything can happen in a playoff series.
September 16, 2005 at 10:19 am
Good call, dprat. Everyone starts the playoffs 0-0.
September 16, 2005 at 11:01 am
Ken Rosenthal on the Padres and the playoffs:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/4873448
September 16, 2005 at 1:54 pm
BP on Padres … http://www.baseballprospectus......cleid=4447 … worth a quick read.
September 16, 2005 at 2:59 pm
Missed this one earlier. Glad we took Carillo:
http://www.baseballamerica.com.....hevar.html
What a mess.
September 16, 2005 at 4:40 pm
JJ has walked and scored tonight … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=250916223
September 16, 2005 at 4:44 pm
GY, Jim Callis has a followup in yesterday’s AskBA column … http://www.baseballamerica.com.....askba.html … agree’d it’s a mess … but it strikes me as unusually messy for Boras … it’s usually the owners/teams who are the screw-ups …
September 16, 2005 at 7:14 pm
Nice start for Peavy in the 1st..
September 16, 2005 at 7:17 pm
WOW !!!!! That was a shot by Ramon…
September 16, 2005 at 8:10 pm
Can we ever take a lead and KEEP IT?!?!?