first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (11-11, 3.73 ERA) vs Livan Hernandez (12-13, 4.95 ERA) buy tickets I never saw the morning til I stayed up all night I never saw the sunshine til you turned out the light I never saw my hometown until I stayed away too long [...]

first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (10-14, 4.13 ERA) vs Miguel Batista (11-7, 4.36 ERA) preview: Padres.com buy tickets Unfortunately the Padres couldn’t hold off the Cardinals on Wednesday, and the Rockies couldn’t hold off the Dodgers, so the Pads’ lead in the NL West is back down to 1 [...]

first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (11-5, 3.55 ERA) vs Anthony Reyes (5-7, 4.92 ERA) preview: Padres.com buy tickets The Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres are tied for the big-league lead with 17 wins in September. The Twins have lost 8 games this month, while the Pads have lost [...]

first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Woody Williams (10-5, 3.53 ERA) vs Chris Carpenter (15-7, 2.93 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com buy tickets Chris Carpenter continues his unlikely transformation from mid-rotation starter to perennial Cy Young Award contender via 1 1/2 years of inactivity due to injury. His is not the recommended [...]

first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: David Wells (2-5, 4.80) vs Jeff Suppan (12-7, 4.07 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets The Padres head to St. Louis in a matchup of the two NL division leaders that are still looking to clinch a playoff spot. The Padres’ magic number [...]

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (10-11, 3.81 ERA) vs Marty McLeary (1-0, 4.76 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Trevor Hoffman ties Lee Smith for the all-time big-league saves record (rumor has it even ESPN woke up for that one). Jake Peavy ties Andy Benes for [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (9-14, 4.25 ERA) vs Zach Duke (10-13, 4.49 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets Joe Freakin’ Randa? You’ve got to be kidding me. Even when he’s not donning a Padres uniform he hurts us. On the bright side, the Pads won [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (10-5, 3.63 ERA) vs Tom Gorzelanny (2-3, 3.62 ERA) buy tickets Running on fumes here. I’ll be out at the park tonight, tomorrow night, and Sunday afternoon. Tonight I’ll be sitting right on top of the Pittsburgh bullpen. Just got a new digital camera; [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Woody Williams (9-5, 3.69 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (16-6, 2.92 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN buy tickets We had a request for Chicago or Strawberry Alarm Clock lyrics today. I couldn’t find anything appropriate for the occasion, but I did learn that Lynyrd Skynyrd’s [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: David Wells (2-4, 4.71 ERA) vs Edgar Gonzalez (1-3, 5.26 ERA) preview: Padres.com buy tickets In honor of Jake Peavy and David Wells’ drive home to San Diego after Monday night’s loss in Los Angeles: Bad company And I won’t deny Bad Bad company Till the [...]