July 7, 1969, San Diego: Reds 5, Padres 3 (box score)
This game started off with a bang when Pete Rose popped a leadoff homer to right off Joe Niekro. Johnny Bench added an RBI single later in the first inning to put the Reds up, 2-0.
San Diego got one of the runs back in the second. Van Kelly doubled and Ivan Murrell singled him to third. Kelly scored on a 4-6-3 double play off the bat of Chris Cannizzaro to make the score 2-1.
The Padres had a chance to break the game open in the third. With runners at second and third, and one out, Cincinnati starter George Culver intentionally walked Ollie Brown to face Nate Colbert, who rapped into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. San Diego did tie the score in the fourth thanks to a leadoff homer off the bat of Kelly.
In the seventh, with Tommie Sisk now on the mound for the Padres, Cincinnati took control. A two-out single by Bobby Tolan and triple by Tony Perez gave the Reds a 5-2 lead.
The Padres scored a run in the ninth on yet another double play grounder (this one off the bat of Murrell), making the final score 5-3. Right-hander Pedro Ramos got the win in relief, with Wayne Granger picking up his 11th save of the season. Sisk took the loss and saw his record fall to 0-6.
Trivia: Ramos lost 10 or more games in each of his first eight big-league seasons, and 18 or more every year from 1958 through 1961, including 20 with the Minnesota Twins in ‘61.
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Krasovic’s Notebook today says Milton Bradley is “probable” to start today … and says Padres signed Cumberland … cool …
1 … http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/padres/20070707-9999-1s7padnotes.html
Padres have now signed their top 8 picks …
http://www.baseballamerica.com/draftdb/2007xteam.php?team=SD
… with 4 guys left from the first 10 rounds …
3 117 Tommy Toledo rhp Alonso HS, Tampa FL
4 134 Corey Kluber rhp Stetson FL
9 297 Wynn Pelzer rhp South Carolina SC
10 327 Christian Colon ss/2b Canyon HS, Canyon Country, Calif. CA
3 … the guys at madfriars.com are saying Toledo is likely to sign, but is in no hurry … and Kluber is expected to sign within a week.
Just read this article http://www.nysun.com/article/57942 from Friday’s links. (Posting here because that thread probably won’t be read much a day and a half later.) Nice read over all, and great to see the Padres getting attention, but I’m not sure I buy his claim at the end that it’s “easier” to build a team in a pitcher’s ballpark. If you’re KT and can spot a lights-out reliever in your dirty sock bin, then yes it is. Otherwise? I’m not so sure about that.
GO PADRES! Looking forward to being able to watch the games live the next two days.