first pitch: 4:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (5-5, 4.15 ERA) vs Tom Glavine (6-7, 4.71 ERA) previews: ESPN | Padres.com Gravity. The rising of the sun. The Padres failing to capitalize on opportunities against mediocre pitching. Brownian motion. Xavier Nady sitting on the bench watching his team score one run. Sometimes [...]

first pitch: 4:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (5-9, 4.27 ERA) vs Kris Benson (6-3, 3.57 ERA) previews: ESPN | Padres.com Oh, goody. Games on the east coast. Games that I don’t get home in time to watch. Lawrence’s starts this year by runs allowed: G IP H R ER HR BB [...]

first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (3-4, 4.55 ERA) vs Brad Halsey (5-7, 4.26 ERA) previews: ESPN | Padres.com Comic-Con was great Saturday, as it always is. We went there mainly to see the Serenity panel. For those of us who find the new Star Wars movies a little–how shall [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (7-3, 3.14 ERA) vs Claudio Vargas (3-4, 6.70 ERA) previews: ESPN | Padres.com That was a satisfying win Friday night. After Sean Burroughs and Ramon Hernandez both dropped balls that would have ended the top of the sixth, en route to a five-run inning [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (5-5, 4.10 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (8-6, 3.57 ERA) I may or may not have a chance to update this before first pitch, so I’m posting it a little early. Anagrams for tonight’s starting pitchers: Wild Loomis Yaw vs Bad Ben Brown. Stupid? Could [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (5-8, 4.14 ERA) vs Javier Vazquez (7-8, 4.54 ERA) preview: Padres.com Okay, that was a nice break. Now let’s get back to baseball. The Padres open the second half of the season with a brief four-game homestand against second place Arizona. As has been [...]

first pitch: 12:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Pedro Astacio (2-8, 6.05 ERA) vs Jeff Francis (8-5, 4.74 ERA) preview: Padres.com You’re down 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth at Coors Field. You’ve got runners on first and second with nobody out. Xavier Nady (.263/.328/.497) is available on the bench. So is Geoff [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (5-7, 4.34 ERA) vs Jason Jennings (4-8, 5.59 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com Rookie Tim Stauffer bounced back strong after a 34-pitch first inning Friday night. Spotting the Rockies to a 2-0 lead courtesy of a blast off the bat of about-to-be-traded [...]

first pitch: 6:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (2-4, 4.78 ERA) vs Jamey Wright (5-8, 5.14 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com Friars narrowly averted a sweep at Houston, beating the Astros 7-5 Thursday. Now it’s off to Denver for three games of Arena Baseball before the All-Star break. Eric Young [...]

first pitch: 5:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (4-5, 4.14 ERA) vs Wandy Rodriguez (4-3, 6.55 ERA) preview: CBS | Padres.com Padres lost again, keeping the rest of the division close. Remember these games come September. Here’s your Thursday matchup: AB BA OBP SLG Williams vs current Astros 223 .300 .359 .484 [...]