Padres (5-3) @ Giants (1-6)
Randy Wolf vs Tim Lincecum
7:15 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184
MLB, B-R
The Padres have outscored opponents, 17-6, over the first three innings of games this year. They’ve beeen outscored by the exact same number over the final three. The club also is hitting .313/.351/.406 with RISP, while the opposition is hitting .182/.262/.273 in those situations.
287 Comments
Man…..I’m in LA and craving for a Padre game. My customers today we’re talking Dodgers and Angels but were respectful of my Padres fan status. I’m thinking of buying the mlb pass or whatever it’s called so I can watch online. Any comments or suggestions?
MLB.tv is good… but you might be in a blackout zone for SoCal games… in Utah I can’t watch games involving AZ or CO… also it can be a drag if your internet connection is slow. you can check your blackout zone status and your connection speed on mlb’s website.
Johnny Utah,
Thanks for the quick and good response. Loading game right now. Hope it works. Checking blackout zone right now too. THANKS.
#3: Jon, are you on the road a lot?
Sweet. I got it.
#4 Rick, yes. More than last year. Away 6 nights a month. Not a lot but enough to hinder watching games. Any help? Slingbox?
Like what I’m seeing so far.
A foot to either side there and that’s an inning ending double play by Gonzalez.
#6: That’s what I was thinking (Slingbox).
mlbtv is good…I had it 2 seasons ago when a lot of the Pads games were blacked out on directv and as long as you have a good connection it works pretty well.
nice start for Wolf..
Wolf looking good early…
I like the pace at which Wolf is working. Get the ball from the catcher, throw it, repeat. Keep everyone on their toes.
MLBtv is a lifesaver for us displaced Padres fans. I’m not going to be back in San Diego for at least another 5 years, so it’s lots of internet watching until then.
OT: I gotta give a high five to Bob Scanlan. He’s got a thing now called “ask Scan.” You can e-mail him questions and he’ll use some on air during the pre-game. Isent him a couple of questions and he replied within a day with very well thought out answers.
#15: E-mail is askscan@cox.net
Looks like the best strategy tonight is going to be take until two strikes, score runs off of the Giants bullpen.
17: Not giving up home-runs would also be a nice touch to that strategy…
Nice catch Kouzzzzz.
Nice one Kouz!
18: Well that was more of an offensive gameplan. My defensive one would be, don’t give up hits, or walks, or runs.
21: I like the way you think. Have you ever thought of managing?
Looks like Wolf was hit hard in the 2nd. Only one run to show for it though.
Bocock has made a couple of snazzy plays at ss.
I think I would amend my defensive gameplan to include not walking on four pitches the guy that couldn’t hit single A pitching.
Rowen has a goofy opening stance at the plate.
I like Rowand. I wish the Pads had picked him up instead of Edmonds.
#27: I’m inclined to agree with you. Sorry I mis-typed Rowand’s name. I’m not that impressed with Edmonds.
That’s right, Lincecum. Listen to the Giants announcers. Stop striking guys out. Pitch to contact.
Ha! Bocock doesn’t have a third sparkling play up his sleeve.
#30: No, just snot on it! LOL
And Gagne blows another one.
Man….I leave to get Subway and we’re down 2 runs…..All my fault. ha ha.
#33: Jon, don’t ever leave or eat again!
More eight pitch innings, please.
impressive inning… let’s get some runs boys
How ’bout some runs?!
ok…I guess we’ll wait for the next inning to get some runs..
So can we turn on Iguchi now after that terrible, terrible at bat?
Nice pick off by Wolf.
As I wait for Lincecum to leave the game so the fun can begin, I have a random question: Does anyone know what happened to Danny Payne? I have higher hopes for him than Bradley Chalk as far as our “gamer” CF prospects, but I have noticed that Chalk is getting all of the PT in Ft. Wayne. Is he hurt? I expected them to split time at Ft. Wayne since they are effectively blocked by Cedric Hunter for the time being at Lake Elsinore.
27: Rowand is not worth anywhere near what SF paid for him. It was a good move, imo, for the Pads not to get involved in that sort of bidding. Not that I’m endorsing Edmonds, mind you.
How ’bout an extra base hit, now?
42: Agreed. Rowand is vastly overpaid by the Giants and is under contract for way too long.
OUCH!
Padres are actually sporting a higher wOBA in this game than the Giants are (.338 to .336). And yet they trail by 2.
come on guys … lets go !!
45: Yeah, that one hurt to watch.
make them pay GY!!
make them pay KG!! Freudian slip….said GY!!!
Yeah … and then oh no
Another baserunning mistake. This one more forgivable than the others at least.
that was a a tough call for Kooz
Whoever is the Pads baserunning coach should NOT put this month on their resume.
OK Bardo .. we need some more runs … no LOB
Lincecum is nasty
That second strike to Bard was off the plate.
not so sure about that call ump .. looked a little outside
This ump is VERY generous on that inside corner to lefthanded batters.
#54: That would be Glen Hoffman.
ARRRHhhh
Another base-running blunder for the Pads that hurts.
#61: Sue, are you the woman I was sitting next to at the game last Friday night?
Not a good month for the Hoffman clan.
Someone at 4SD has a sense of humor. They just played “Waiting in Vain” by Bob Marley as their cut to commercial music.
60: Not sure if its all his fault
Good effort OG
Some bad luck tonight…
I’m quoting Bill Simmons, but “I will now light myself on fire.”
not sure .. sec 113?
There’s no way Durham couldn’t get out of the way of that pitch…
That was a great play
60, 66: Yeah, I remember that Glen was pointing Giles back to third a few days ago when he started home and was snagged at 3rd.
nice play wolf
Nice play by Wolf.
double play ball double play ball
74: Great minds… or something. What was Bochy thinking there?
nice play Kouz
Another nice play, this time by Kouzy.
# 70: Umm can’t remember. I your husban’s name Jim?
77. I think its the great minds
Must type faster…
80. Nope not me
Why would this be Wolf’s last inning? He’s under 80 pitches.
84: That was in response to the Padres broadcast, btw.
84. pitchers spot is first up top 7
#83: Ok. We were somewhere down in that area and I was plugging the DS blog.
Ump not so generous on that call…
Probably because he’s leading off next inning and we need runs.
Yes .. nicely done Wolf … I had concerns watching him in the spring .. but not so much now
very impressive performance by Wolf..
No TV here. Was Kouz tagging up or did he misjudge the play and think it was caught?
Come on MAC
89: eh, I still would have left him in.
92: thought the ball was caught .. could not see because the player blocked his view of the play and went back to tag up
Still not one extra base hit by the Padres.
ok boys .. lets use the luck of that play and bring Giles in
Bocock is 2 for 4 at SS tonite. No Khalil here.
Thanks, Sue; much appreciated.
This is a huge PA for Adrian here.
Iguchi is not exactly sparkling at the plate tonite.
101: -.155 WPA
YO Adrean .. let’s get it done !!
Adrian swung at a couple of balls well out of the zone there. Not a good at bat.
this is a frustrating game
ok Thatcher … strike zone
105: Losing a game where the other team puts up a .250 BABIP is pretty frustrating.
now that’s the way to handle the inning..
now .. bats and runners !!!
That was unfortunate.
The Padres are again out-hitting the Giants (.299 to .294, both are terrible).
ok .. 1st base
where did everyone go .. not much chatter … is it the game .. or did you all leave after the 7th inning stretch?
I got distracted by food. Was hoping I would come back to a Padres lead.
Edmonds was sooooo lucky
Edmonds was out by a mile. Good thing Durham couldn’t handle the throw.
Tying run at 2nd. C’mon Pads!
Greene can not hit the outside down pitch….
114: That’s a weird definition of a mile. It was a perfect throw, and he still slid into the throw enough to knock the ball out.
“Looks like I picked the wrong night to stop sniffing glue.” Matty V
ok here is a clue .. quit swining at that pitch
117: He had a great jump and yet had Durham fielded the throw, he would have been clearly out.
“Look’s like I picked the wrong night to stop sniffing glue.”
-Matty V.
Wow. Quick ejection there.
Whoa! Hairston ejected!
122: And it sure looked like Scotty checked his swing.
great .. bad call from the ump !!! and then Scott gets tossed
looks like the ump forgot to sniff his glue tonight .. BAD CALL
Bad call by the ump, but the ejection was warranted.
and I did sniff my glue.
Pitchers are getting the job done for the Pads. Kouz has about three dozen put outs. No clutch hitting. None.
who’s left to pinch hit … Morton?
Just off the glove…
130: Peavy?
Re: Tony Clark, Huber
132.. maybe .. one day he will get the silver slugger … they also have Justin Huber
oh yeay how ca I forget TC
Rowand always looks like he just had to use some Preparation H.
Nice 2 innings Prime Minister
So, Thatcher appears to have rebounded nicely.
Big Joe is back on track.
All right, we’ve got the hitters coming up in the right order next inning. Bard’s good OBP, Clark’s power, Giles’ bloop single hitting ability.
Let’s go walk, double, bloop single to bring both of them in.
I voting the home plate ump off the diamond at tribal council
ok there is the walk
Is Colt Morton that much faster than Bardo?
143.. yes
143: Hahaha. Colt Morton, pinch runner.
Beautiful at bat by Tony Clark.
Nice shot TC!!!!!!!!!!
Great AB by Clark
TC is probably the best pick up of the off season
Beautiful at-bat by Clark.
TC!!!
If they tie it, Morton will have to play the 10th.
Peavey pinch running!!
And there’s Jake.
peavy pich running !!
This is frightening with Peavy pinchrunning
Jake pinch running. Sweeeeet.
Peavy to pinch run. hahaha
Tie ballgame!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job by Giles.
Giles CLUTCH
I mean: Morton will have to play the 9th.
be safe on the bases JAKE
Yes Brian .. good job Colt …. now can we bring Jake home SAFE!
Morton is tall and I have to say that OG has had a good day at the plate.
We get ahead and he just has to hold up the glove and let 51 pitch
Another goof by Bocock.
Iguchi gets on base!
Did you see how hard Peavy was rounding second. I thought he was going to try for third
Hey, Jake is no slouch at hitting and running.
Keep it going boys!
Jake is a position player in his other life ..
164: I’m sweating just reading your comment.
We have six guys in the lineup batting over 300 still.
170, keep the faith
Popping up on a 2-0 pitch…
Did Peavy just spike Castillo?
Damn! C’mon guys, I don’t need extra innings tonight. I gotta get up early.
hold’m boys .. we a running out of boys … Maddoux can alway bunt
Why score 2 runs when we can do it next inning, eh?
176: We still have Huber.
Stop wasting chances.
This is a frustrating start to the season, because the pitching has been so good and the team is actually hitting (albeit for not a lot of power), but they don’t put teams away.
174: I didn’t see it if he did, but I kinda hope he did.
Rally Pumpkin? Yeah, you’re orange and round, but could you spend an extra five minutes and make a jack o’lantern face too?
174 .. just his foot cum’n up from the slide .. Castillo was off the bag
Gotta go to bed. 4 AM comes to quick. Later folks.
night.. i get up at 430 .. but have to watch
While OG has had a good night at the plate, that is the second ball he has honked in the field.
Something to think about: Giles sac fly actually decreased the Pads’ win expectancy there (that’s of course assuming it was an average situation, which it surely wasn’t).
Bocock: watchu got?
Extra innings!
taco bell strikes again !!!
Yes!
I’m waiting for Crabbe to win this one for the Pads.
Damn Edmonds… Striking out after swinging at ball four earlier in the AB…
180, 182: yeah, just an awkward slide, I think.
do the Crabbe shuffel
anyone else worried about a rookie catcher calling the game for our ‘pen?
Greene = no clutch hitting. I thought he was supposed to hit well on the road.
Just when you think Greene is looking better, he goes and has a real stinker for an AB there.
195 .. i don’t think he is calling much .. pitches being signaled from the dugout
195: Not really.
195: No.
Greeney has looked pretty foul at the plate tonight. An 0-fer and 3 K’s
198: true
nice Crabbe shuffle to 1st
Crabbe’s first career hit there.
Gotta love that speed
Does Buddy have him steal 2nd? If I remember right, he had some bad jumpts in ST.
Not a great AB by Morton.
didnt even have a chance to send him
205 .. guess we have to wait on that one
Crabbe is a pretty bad base stealer, and Morton doesn’t hit a lot of singles, so I think it made sense to keep Crabbe at first.
Anyone know off the top of their head which NL team has the longest active streak of winning seasons?
205: He also wasn’t great in the minors on steals (70%; 55% last year in AAA). But that was a great spot to go … ah, doesn’t matter anymore.
Laptop battery is almost dead. Hurry up boys.
210: San Diego?
Why put Huber in now when he is the only player left on the bench. This one could go 17 innings! Can CY pinch hit?
213: Philly with five. San Diego’s second with four, though.
214: Double switch, I suspect.
Amazing play!
wow
214: he would have come in next inning as a PH anyway. They made a double switch. We gotta get out of this inning for it to matter though
Gonzalez is unreal. That’s a sick, sick play.
I LOVE OUR INFIELD !!!!!!!
It looked like Greene just missed the throw from Morton. Was it on target?
Sweet throw Adrian!
You gotta be KIDDING ME GONZO!!!
HOMBRE!!!!!!!11
215: ahh, I knew the Pads were up there … and nice play by Gonzalez
First Major League PA against Meredith and his crazy delivery. Poor Timpner.
NICE DOUBLE PLAY!
Adrian deserves and needs a Gold Glove.
A run….please!
Only 8 pitches from Cla, so he can go another if need be. Hopefully we put up a crooked number here!
The last 1B I can remember making throws like that was Keith Hernandez.
Looks like Kouz blocked his hand from getting in there. Very nice play both by Kouz and Adrian.
if Gonzalez does not get a gold glove this year .. there is something wrong with the sports writers
225: Yeah, they have the fourth longest streak in the Majors (tied with Anaheim). Yankees and Red Sox are obviously 1 & 2 with 15 and 10 years respectively.
Adrian need to hit 40 HRs to get a Gold Glove.
Nice block and dig by Kouz on that one too. Kouz has had a great defensive game.
232: Yep. It was a fine play on both ends.
233: Pujols is pretty slick with the glove…
235 .. what do hr have to do with gold gloves … or are you talking west coast bias
235: Unfortunately that’s probably true. Who won it last year?
I just about crapped in my pants when Velez was called out at third
238: It shouldn’t have anything to do with it…but most people knows it has an influence
234: The Yankees haven’t had a losing season since the pre-strike days?!
Giles!
Where do the Giants go after Hennessey? The longer this goes, the better our chances I think.
Alright Giles
239 .. Todd Helton should have if not Gonzo … but derrk lee i think from cubs
234: Nice info … hard to believe the Red Sox are at 10 (I root for them, too,). Not so hard to believe tha Yanks are at 15 … in fact, it seems like it’s been longer …
242: 1992.
Giles broke a little mini slump of bad PAs tonight
Why is Hennessey so worried about Giles?
247: I’ll put up the whole list after the game. Sox haven’t had a losing season since Tampa Bay joined the division.
At least we didn’t line into another DP
I can’t believe were watching a sea gull mid air collision
Come on Gonzo, lets end this thing…
254: that would be nice
Good nite.
shoot
251: Yeah, some of those years, finishing 10-12 games behind NY, just left a bitter taste in my mouth. Funny to look back and see how good they’ve been for so long, compared to the rest of baseball.
well … I’m gona watch the rest of the game tucked in bed … I’m gona be hurt’in at 430 am for work … good night ,… good luck Padres …
The Giants as a team have thrown 191 pitches (4.06 P/PA). The Padres have only thrown 124 (3.54 P/PA). I’m tracking that and I’m bored, so I thought I’d share.
I missed it, how close was that to gone?
258: Playing in the same division as the Yankees will do that to your perspective.
261: Not terribly.
not very …
261: Gameday showed it at the wall
Nice K
262: Yes it will : )
Losing to the Giants is pretty sad.
dang it!
sonnnnovvaaab!!!!tch
crap …
Bengie Molina… really? 2 HRs… really?
what a waste great pitching
Well you can’t blame this loss on the bullpen.
Benjie freakin Molina…you gotta be kiddin’ me.
what a waste of great pitching – i meant
so frustrating!!!!
A classic 2 runs of 10+ hits by the Padres…
better luck tomorrow
Well, that sucked. And that winning/losing season streak list is up.
Timmons did us no favors.
the problem with setting yourself up to win with pitching and defense is that it leaves you open to losing these kind of games…
We MUST do a better job of bringing runners around to win this division this year. Small ball? Taking more chances on the base paths? Productive outs? If I knew the answer, I would have Buddy’s job.
They are going to need luck, it doesn’t look like talent will be enough.
279: Hey, cool, Richard. 15 in a row for the Pirates — unreal.
As for my “keys to the loss” — obviously you could point to many things, but the base running mistake by Kouz was a killer. Also, I’ll go back to the 9th, the Giles sac fly … not sure that’s really what we wanted there, but it looks good at the time … anyway, it’s not like he was necessarily trying for the sac fly — he gave it a pretty good ride. Ehh, frustrating loss.
283, How did Clark not wind up a second base, on the hit right before Giles sac?
284: It was actually Peavy on first I believe. I was wondering if he could have made it … fwiw, if he had, their avg. win expectancy would have gone up. That’s a real spot where you want to take the lead, I think, rather than just tie — not that they weren’t essentially trying to do that.
Doh, I misread ya … yes, I definitely thought Clark should have had the double. But he is slow, and it was hard hit and played nicely by the left fielder.
286: Yeah that’s one that looks like a double off the bat, but is pretty obviously a single out of the batter’s box. Clark is not a fast man.