first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (3-2, 4.62 ERA) vs Joel Pineiro (6-7, 5.34 ERA) previews:

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (5-4, 4.15 ERA) vs Jamie Moyer (4-6, 3.58 ERA) previews:

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Gil Meche (7-4, 4.10 ERA) vs Jake Peavy (4-8, 4.81 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com After a successful, if brief, road trip, the Padres return home for a weekend series against the Mariners. Jake Peavy gets the start tonight. Peavy is 0-3 with a 7.56 ERA [...]

first pitch: 11:05 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Clay Hensley (4-5, 4.05 ERA) vs John Rheinecker (2-1, 3.60 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Best of all possible outcomes Wednesday night: Padres get the win, we get to see Aki, and even though he takes the loss, no earned runs are charged to his [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (6-3, 3.27 ERA) vs Kevin Millwood (8-3, 4.47 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Was it fair or foul? Looked foul to me and the umpires. I love this photo of Mark Teixeira. In his defense, it is very difficult to kick a [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Mike Thompson (2-2, 4.24 ERA) vs Vicente Padilla (6-4, 4.65 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com The highlight of my baseball experience this year probably was when Akinori Otsuka saved Japan’s two victories at Petco Park in the World Baseball Classic this past March. The Padres should [...]