first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (6-11, 5.01 ERA) vs Wes Obermueller (1-2, 4.62 ERA) preview: Padres.com Pads got plastered by the Brewers Friday night. Silver linings? A few. Ben Johnson homered in his third straight game. Chris Oxspring made his big-league debut. Even though he gave up 6 runs, [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (7-13, 4.61 ERA) vs Chris Capuano (14-9, 3.61 ERA) preview: Padres.com I’ve hit the wall, folks. Padres are finally playing well again and I’ve gone and hit the wall. I could tell you that Capuano destroys lefties and who should sit for whom against [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (9-3, 3.86 ERA) vs Rick Helling (1-0, 4.63 ERA) preview: Padres.com Great end to the homestand, beating the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon. Yeah, the bullpen made things a little interesting toward the end, but the bottom line is the Pads have a 5 1/2 [...]

first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Chan Ho Park (11-6, 5.91 ERA) vs Javier Vazquez (10-13, 4.59 ERA) preview: Padres.com The tax man’s taken all my dough, And left me in my stately home, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. And I can’t sail my yacht, He’s taken everything I’ve got, All I’ve got’s [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (11-6, 2.97 ERA) vs Javier Vazquez (10-13, 4.59 ERA) preview: Padres.com Monday Recap Frustrating loss in the opener Monday night. Shoddy defense and the home run ball put the Padres in an early hole. But in the ninth, the Friars did manage to get [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (6-10, 5.14 ERA) vs Russ Ortiz (4-8, 6.95 ERA) previews: ESPN | Padres.com Padres averted a sweep at home by the Rockies Sunday afternoon. And a collective sigh of relief with news that Brian Giles suffered only a bruised right knee (article contains Monty [...]

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Pedro Astacio (3-10, 5.36 ERA) vs Jamey Wright (6-15, 5.70 ERA) After Saturday night’s loss, the Pads find themselves seeking to avoid a sweep at the hands of last place Colorado. Astacio hasn’t faced enough current Rockies to make it worth the effort, but Wright has [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (7-12, 4.58 ERA) vs Sunny Kim (2-2, 5.18 ERA) preview: ESPN | Padres.com Five observations from Friday night’s game: The Jake Peavy bobblehead they gave away bears an eerie resemblance to some generic white guy. Also, the head bobbles. Adam Eaton isn’t quite ready [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (9-2, 3.76 ERA) vs Jeff Francis (11-9, 6.01 ERA) preview: Padres.com So the Rockies are in town for the weekend. As you know, they are in last place in the dismal NL West, but just how bad is this team? Well, um, actually the [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Chan Ho Park (10-6, 6.07 ERA) vs Ezequiel Astacio (2-6, 6.21 ERA) preview: Padres.com After Tuesday night’s epic matchup, Wednesday promises to be a bit of a letdown. Still, the Padres have put themselves in position to win a series against a good team. And the [...]