first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT
television: Channel 4SD
matchup: Clay Hensley (0-1, 9.64 ERA) vs Matt Morris (0-0, 1.50 ERA)
previews: Padres.com | SI.com
We’re seven games into the season, and already the Padres have played in four one-run contests. In fact, they’ve played in four straight, winning the last three. Get used to it, folks; this is how it’s going to be.
Clay Hensley gets the start Tuesday evening against the Giants. When he faced them in San Francisco last week, he battled control problems. Actually, the plate umpire that night battled control problems; Hensley just suffered for it. Assuming Hensley’s blister (great name for a band) doesn’t act up and tonight’s plate umpire has better command of the strike zone, he should be fine.
Matt Morris takes the mound for the Giants. He’s had pretty decent success against most current Padres over the years, with two notable exceptions: Mike Cameron (.444/.559/.926 in 34 PA) and Brian Giles (.395/.449/.744 in 49 PA). Those are big enough samples that they probably aren’t flukes.
Also, in case you missed it, the Padres have signed Chris Young to a deal worth $14.5 million over 4 years, with a club option for 2011. We’ll drill a little deeper tomorrow; for now I’ll just say I’m thrilled about the news.
Go Padres!
Bull? Bibs? Sounds like RJ BBQ or Phil’s BBQ time!
OK, this is a good thing. Can we capitolize?
capitalize
we’re getting closer…
Damn, both Giles bros almost did serious damage.
Can’t win for losing.
Well, The Padres Didn’t Capitalize, But I Can.
Who the crap made this ballpark so big?
At least we don’t have the ‘Green Monster.’
208: Larry Lucchino
Visquel just got a shave! LOL!
Crap!
Good, walk the SOB.
im surprised he’s still in the game
Good DP.
nice…
214: I guess he’s not.
This guy looks like the kid in the movie ‘Deliverance.’
El Hombre!
Home effing run!!!!!!!!!!!!
218: that’s creepy…
aint over till .. sings
Yo, Adriaaaaaaan!!!!
stupid delay on MLB.tv ….
I clicked reload and saw you postong about the homerun before it happened. :-/
now we’re a little closer……
Nice pitch mouth-breather… now we got a game.
224: Sorry Steve, I’ll time delay my posts by two seconds for you.
Why can’t we get home runs like that with people on base?
3 strikeouts and a home run….just your typical inning…
228: I hear you Ben. That should have come when we had opprotunity knocking.
227: Thanks Rick. Can everyone do the same? And actually about 20 seconds would be better. :-p
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to tell my friends not to IM me or call me when exciting things happen in a game. I mean, the first few times I get it, they don’t know about the delay. But I tell them OVER AND OVER!!!
Hey, Mike C saw the ball!
Mike C got that gold glove the same day he lost the ball in the sun and missed the play. How ironic.
Steve, I don’t know how you can follow this live on the east coast and still hold a job.
234: lol, I’m in my last week of unemployment. Start a new job on Monday. I’m gonna miss watching these games :’(
234: I agree… I have hard time making it to the end of these long games
Well, congrats on the new job thing. You need to get Tivo.
Yep…congrats on the job….good news is the Padres play some games on the east coast so they don’t end at a ridiculous hour for you
Whoa! I think that went to the Toyota Terrace!
237: Well MLB.tv acts kinda like a tivo. I can watch the games from the last night that evening if I want to. But I suppose it wouldn’t kill me to miss a few of the 162 games.
Let’s get things started Cruz!!!!!!
It’s all about priorities man… wait, what?
That was inside.
Hot blonde in the high dollar seats tonight.
P-Mac just doesn’t seem ready to me. A little too far away from being ready to be giving him the chance over someone else who might be “kinda ready”
Steve, have you been to Petco yet?
One away…
Pathetic offense as usual.
Got him looking!
We need a BIG bottom 9th!
245: Yes, only once. About this time last year. It was the series against the Rockies where they ruined us. I was at the game where Peavy pitched. I did get to go down to Shea to watch them play the Mets last fall. Again, another blow out loss. Had a blast, though. I got me a single ticket 12 rows right behind home plate.