first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (3-3, 3.63 ERA) vs Orlando Hernandez (2-4, 7.36 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN How can a guy be striking out more than 10 batters per 9 innings and still have an ERA over 7.00? I dunno, but that’s exactly what Arizona’s Orlando [...]

first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (2-1, 3.57 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (6-0, 2.30 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Padres head to Arizona having won 14 of their last 15 games. They find themselves in sole possession of first place in the NL West and they have [...]

first pitch: 11:20 a.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (1-2, 4.73 ERA) vs Rich Hill (0-2, 9.00 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Happy Mother’s Day! If you can’t get out there and swing a pink bat, at least do something nice for Mom today (and every day, for that matter). How [...]

first pitch: 11:20 a.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (3-2, 3.61 ERA) vs Greg Maddux (5-2, 3.64 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN This post was supposed to be full of optimism and hope. I was going to mention that the Padres had climbed into a first-place tie with Colorado and provide [...]

first pitch: 11:20 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Woody Williams (3-1, 3.12 ERA) vs Angel Guzman (0-2, 7.20 ERA) previews: Padres.com Good to see the real Jake Peavy finally arrive on Thursday. In case you missed it, he fanned a career high 13 batters against Milwaukee, en route to an 8-5 victory to close the [...]

first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Jake Peavy (2-3, 4.17 ERA) vs Ben Hendrickson (0-0, 2.79 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN For the second straight night, the Padres had a tough left-hander on the ropes but couldn’t put him away. Fortunately, Chan Ho Park and some strong defense were able to [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chan Ho Park (1-1, 4.12 ERA) vs Chris Capuano (4-2, 2.63 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com If you’re looking for a counterexample to the notion that the World Baseball Classic hurt pitchers, you could do worse than choose Chan Ho Park, for whom the WBC seemed [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (1-2, 4.28 ERA) vs Doug Davis (2-2, 5.35 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Padres shoot for 10 in a row as the Brewers come to town. Clay Hensley makes his first start since being hit in the back of the head by [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (2-2, 3.53 ERA) vs Greg Maddux (5-1, 2.35 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN Padres try to extend their winning streak to nine and sweep another series. If they’re going to do it, it’ll have to be against a future Hall of Famer. [...]

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Woody Williams (2-1, 3.06 ERA) vs Angel Guzman (0-1, 5.91 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com | ESPN I said, train kept a rollin’ all night long Train kept a rollin’ all night long Train kept a rollin’ all night long Train kept a rollin’ all night [...]