first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT
television: Channel 4
matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 1.30 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (3-0, 2.63 ERA)
game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI | Padres.com
A rematch of the April 23 contest in Phoenix.
AB BA OBP SLG
Peavy vs current Diamondbacks 124 .258 .316 .460
Webb vs current Padres 126 .175 .212 .214
Luis Gonzalez still destroys Peavy (.450/.522/1.000); Webb still neutralizes the Friars. I know it’s early, I know it’s a small sample, but I love these numbers from Peavy: .083/.154/.083. That’s what guys are hitting against him in the first three innings of games.
Tonight’s Lineup: Last Seven Days
AB BA OBP SLG
Dave Roberts 17 .294 .333 .529
Mark Loretta 26 .192 .250 .192
Brian Giles 20 .250 .348 .300
Phil Nevin 21 .286 .318 .762
Ryan Klesko 20 .250 .400 .550
Ramon Hernandez 20 .150 .190 .450
Geoff Blum 23 .261 .320 .391
Sean Burroughs 11 .273 .385 .273
Padres 206 .218 .300 .408
Opponents 207 .309 .374 .488
that was weird…when Cintron hopped up in that backhand-n-throw attempt w/o unleashing a throw, for a split-second I said to myself, “hey that’s traveling”
Aki looks good; the slider is biting. LOL about traveling.
Matt & Mud: This is the first game in the history of Petco to go longer than 12 innings.
Get comfortable; we could be here a while.
yeah Aki looks sharper than I’ve seen him all year.
This is as good as I’ve seen Aki since last year. Real nice sequence to Glaus to end the 13th.
Top of the order: Roberts, Loretta, Giles. They’ve been on base seven times so far combined.
LOB: Ari 6, SD 14
I like watching Hammond pitch
Oh yeah. That change is sick. Great signing.
Good chance we’ll get to see Hammond hit, too. He’s due up second in the 14th. Career .204/.288/.294.
Just got home for the last inning or so. I was watching this one at work though.
Nevin wants to end this right now. I can see it in his swing
dang…I thought Arizona’s pen was supposed to be horrendous.
Eight consecutive balls.
Choate has thrown eight straight balls. Lyon is the only guy left in their ‘pen. Now is the time.
dang…I thought Arizona’s pen was supposed to be horrendous.
Eight straight balls, and Burroughs is first pitch swinging?
Ramon gets to squat another inning.
Dumb at-bat by Burroughs. What was that?
Giles swings 3-0 in a 1-run game. Burroughs swings away after back-to-back 4-pitch walks. wtf?
They are pressing big time.
In that situation, it has to be like a high school game, where everyone in the dugout says, “He has to throw a you a strike before the at-bats begins.” That at-bat shouldn’t have been left up to Burroughs.
is it me or does every Hammond inning seem to end before it starts? =)
Agreed, that was not smart. Lyon to pitch the 15th. This could really mess up the Snakes for the weekend.
Damn. Nady had to wait and couldn’t score on the single from second.
Sweet Loretta!
Bases loaded, one out for Nevin.
Nevin with bases loaded 2002-2005: .483/.469/.759
Candlesticks make a nice gift.
Woody in the on-deck circle.
I think it’d be funny if a pitcher threw a strike on the 3-0 pitch of an intentional walk. Just to see what the hitter does.
Why is Nevin swinging at that?
Padres win! Padres win! Padres win!
All is forgiven. Pads win!
Good night. It’s 2:26 on the right coast.
Man, that was a little more drama than we needed but a win is a win. Good chatting with you, gents!
“All is forgiven.”
such a perfect summary of the feeling
Peavy suffers another no decision. At least they won, right?
“All is forgiven.” Exactly…