Two in a row. Break up the Padres!

Great pitching from Adam Eaton. Three hits from Sean Burroughs. A Mark Kotsay homer. A Mark Loretta game-winning homer. Heck, Rod Beck saved another game. I don’t want a jinx ‘em, but these guys are playing some ball!

And on the farm, Tagg Bozied hit another bomb Monday night for Portland. Khalil Greene singled, walked, and was hit by a pitch last night. That’s his fourth HBP since moving up to Triple-A last week. Weird. Speaking of weird, Jaret Wright homered and picked up the win in relief of Brian Tollberg, who thanks to a lengthy rain delay, threw just 16 pitches before departing with one out in the first.

Also, Alex Fernandez had three hits. Jonathan at PDX Beavers is a big fan of his and implores me to "get in on the front seat of the Alex Bandwagon." Not yet, my friend, but if he can start showing any semblance of plate discipline, then maybe the Padres have something.

Speaking of guys who don’t get a lot of play, right-hander Chris Oxspring has moved into the rotation at Mobile. He pitched out of the bullpen at Elsinore last year and for the first couple months of this season. Baseball America rated him the Pads’ 28th best prospect coming into the season. He’s got a terrific curve ball, and according to BA the Padres had been trying to convert him to a starter for a while. Now healthy and taking a regular spot in the rotation, Oxspring is putting up some numbers (55.1 IP, 54 H, 2 HR, 27 BB, 61 SO, 3.74 ERA). Someone worth watching.

I gotta run. Pads shoot for three straight tonight. Wonder how long it’s been since that happened…