Padres (15-25) @ Cubs (23-16)
Jake Peavy vs Ted Lilly
5:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183
MLB, B-R
I never noticed how severe Peavy’s lefty-righty splits are:
| vs RHB | vs LHB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | OBP | SLG | BA | OBP | SLG | |
| Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of May 13, 2008. | ||||||
| 2007 | .174 | .228 | .251 | .242 | .314 | .372 |
| 2008 | .174 | .231 | .248 | .268 | .351 | .451 |
| career | .216 | .271 | .332 | .247 | .322 | .423 |
For his career, Peavy turns righties into Juan Castro; lefties hit him more like Graig Nettles or Ruppert Jones. Guess that’s probably why he’s been working on the change-up…
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Lineup:
Hairston, cf
Iguchi, 2b
Giles, rf
Gonzalez, 1b
Kouzmanoff, 3b
Greene, ss
Huber, lf
Bard, c
Peavy, p
Interesting lineup tonight. Hairston playing CF and leading off but Kouzmanoff, despite killing LHP, is batting down in the 5th hole after Iguchi, Giles, and AGon. Huber gets the start in LF and Bard batting 8th at C.
I’d prefer to see Jake in the #7 hole and Huber in the #9.
(again with the slow refresh rate tonight)
Way OT … but since Ducksnorts at one time was getting its most hits from folks looking for info about tacos … I bring you this news from LA …
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… my favorite line: the rallying cry, “Carne asada is not a crime.”
Considering the previous pitch where Soriano flailed away an outside slider that wasn’t even close to being a strike (even Khalil probably thought he chased that pitch) I’m guessing that Jake didn’t want to throw the fastball right down the middle there.
#5@Schlom: Ya that was a mistake. Oh well, same thing happened last night, maybe we will have the same result.
Kinda ugly that Lilly struck out the side on 16 pitches… this guy is struggling, lets get some hits.
Scott Kazmir signed a contract extension with the Rays, 3 years for $28.5m with a team option for 2012 at $11m. Another great signing for the Rays. They are going to be a dangerous team for the next few seasons — of course they better be since they’ve drafted in the top 5 practically every season since 2000 since they’ve been so terrible.
We were talking about the Padres draft success (or lack thereof) on the daily entry. Here’s a quick article on the Padres 1st round futility since 2000:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/san-diego-doesnt-like-the-number-1
I hope Jake can get out of this.
I think I would have rather seen him pitch out to Soriano.
The man Peavy had to have and should have had was Reed Johnson. He nibbled with Johnson and lost him.
Brenly on WGN comments on Strikeout /Wild pitch that gave Lilly first base ” Kind of a lackadaisical attempt by Bard to block that pitch. He made no effort to get down and block that ball”…..
#11@JP: With the pitcher up next, you are going to nibble. I dont think he planned on strike 3 being a WP to Lilly. Kind of just bad luck there.
#12@JP: The game isnt on WGN is it? I checked WGN here in Irvine and the game isnt on.
you gotta be kidding me. 6 k’s through 2.2 for lilly? how come we make bad pitching look so good?
#3@Turbine Dude: My point made.
#14@SDSUBaseball: We’re getting different programing on the west coast for WGN. (I also checked-LOL)
Damn that ball was hit hard!
Just how valuable is Josh Bard right now to this team ? How good is he right now defensively ? When will the guy start hitting ? Will he get better ?
We saw Luke Carlin throw out a runner with CY on the mound the other night. We see Carlins hustle out there and how his body language shows leader.
I don’t know, you can’t help but wonder.
#17@Turbine Dude: Just checked the Cubs schedule, its not on WGN its on WCIU a different Chicago local station.
#13@SDSUBaseball: I know what your saying but Reed Johnson can’t turn on a sidewheeling right hander like Jake and looked foolish in the at bat. But it’s apparent that Peavy doesn’t have it tonight.
#19@JP: Yeah, if production from Carlin and Bard are going to be equal, might as well just throw Carlin out there. Bard could probably steal on Bard.
Also, what’s up with Peavy.
Dang Jake is having trouble now… time to warm up Ledezma.
Jake is having a terrible night.
#19@JP: Right now, I’d start Carlin over Bard.
#20@SDSUBaseball: WCIU. I am watching it on mlb.com
Actually, maybe JP = Jake Peavy. Worry about pitching not blogging man…
#22@Zagz: He has stilled K’ed 7 guys through 3 innings. He has been hit hard when they hit him though.
Thru 3 …
Pitches-strikes – J Peavy 53-35; T Lilly 40-28.
Ground balls-fly balls – J Peavy 2-1; T Lilly 1-3.
Batters faced – J Peavy 12; T Lilly 10.
That took a nasty hop off of the mound.
GOOOCH!!!!!
Things are turning around. Nice.
Not sure if that was a strike, but it was close enough to swing and foul it off. Giles should no better than that, sometimes it looks like he is looking for a walk more than a hit. Watching strike 3 should result in a fine haha
That wasn’t what we needed.
We will be seeing Bryan Corey tonight.
If things get really ugly we will see Henn who will look to whittle into his 2.3 whip in 37 mlb innings.
so much for Wil ‘Danger’ Ledezma keeping the game close. Whew!
On the other hand, the Padres got to Lilly finally and they should do it again next two innings.
If only Estes could start every game….Sigh
#37@michael: Thanks micheal -you may have just sparked 2 days of flaming blog wars
#37@michael: I laughed out loud…
#37@michael: #39@Marsh: I’m still doubled over!
I wish Josh wasn’t so damn streakish with his batting.
Oh sheesh, now they’re clocking Ledesma!
Next on the chopping block is Huber. How many MLB at bats does he get ? How many did John Roskos, Rick Lancelloti, or Jon Knott get ?
Nice catch OG. He looks like the OG of days gone by lately.
Le Grill warming in the bullpen
#42@Turbine Dude: How stupid are the Padres now for not starting Ledezma last night ?
This is an interesting read.
The Cubs is both of these two, they walk and slug.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=411832
Ledezma give the term “Will the thrill,” a whole new meaning.
#46@JP: I don’t get the gist of the question.
Rung up Gooch on a ball so far off the plate that Mudd Grant wouldn’t touch.
Guess the ump is pulling for 20 Ks tonight.
Whoa!! Back the truck up! He hit that ball fair and he ran into the ball, he’s f-ing out!
You people deserted me early!
#53@Turbine Dude: Sorry dude. Catch you tomorrow.
Guessing by Turbine Dude’s comments we lost. Win manana and we’re even.
Not trying to be negative here, but what are our odds of getting a player on the All Star team outside of the rule that says we have to have one (Agone)?
#56@Oside Jon: 100 percent, since that rule exists.
This story says Edmonds was a clubhouse cancer in San Diego. Is that why they some games?
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/deluca/948313,CST-SPT-deluca14.article
lost some games, that is. It couldn’t have helped.
Cubs signed Edmonds…
I blame this loss on Buddy… I blame a lot of this season on Buddy. Like someone said before. He bad decisions are magnified when we arent playing well.
The umpire was awful tonight. He called more than one pitch in the opposite batter’s box a strike.