first pitch: 1:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (6-2, 2.56 ERA) vs Aaron Sele (6-5, 3.73 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com So much for the Padres snapping out of their June gloom. Not only did they drop the opener against “natural rival” Seattle, but leadoff hitter Dave Roberts hurt his [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (1-1, 4.76 ERA) vs Gil Meche (7-4, 4.64 ERA) Padres end up with a disappointing split of a four-game series with the Dodgers. The Friars are pretty clearly the best team in the NL West. They’re also pretty clearly going to get smoked in [...]

first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (4-6, 4.57 ERA) vs Elmer Dessens (0-0, 2.40 ERA) Baseball is a funny game. You can beat Johan Santana and lose to D.J. Houlton in the same week. Pads had numerous chances Wednesday night but didn’t capitalize on them. Frustrating. Like Xavier Nady‘s recurring [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-2, 4.10 ERA) vs D.J. Houlton (2-1, 5.77 ERA) I’m pressed for time right now, so here’s your condensed analysis: Winning rocks.

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-5, 4.47 ERA) vs Derek Lowe (5-7, 3.69 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com Now that was a dominant pitching performance. Brad Penny was outstanding, but Jake Peavy pitched about as well as a guy can pitch (dig the photo; it’s even better [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (5-2, 2.79 ERA) vs Brad Penny (3-3, 4.02 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com So. Where were you when Dave Roberts homered off Johan Santana? And what the heck got into Darrell May? I don’t know how it all happened, but the Padres [...]

first pitch: 11:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (0-1, 5.20 ERA) vs Johan Santana (7-2, 3.32 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | Padres.com The Padres managed to avoid the sweep Saturday night thanks to some good pitching from Brian Lawrence, and the hot bats of Ryan Klesko and catcher (!) Robert Fick. [...]

first pitch: 4:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (3-6, 4.76 ERA) vs Brad Radke (5-5, 4.13 ERA) Friars try to avoid getting their arses handed to them yet again by some team from the midwest. The rest is details. I’ll be eating airplane food tomorrow, so it’s probably best that I won’t [...]

first pitch: 5:10 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-2, 3.93 ERA) vs Carlos Silva (5-3, 3.15 ERA) previews: CBS | Padres.com Wow, Silva has walked just 4 batters in 80 innings this year! And he’s striking out fewer than three batters per 9 innings. Bizarre. Okay, my wife is “anxious” to leave [...]

first pitch: 10:05 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Woody Williams (2-4, 4.56 ERA) vs Jeremy Bonderman (7-4, 4.05 ERA) The city of Toronto continues to impress. Excellent dim sum in the afternoon, exquisite sushi in the evening. Another ballgame, this time with the roof open for the first couple of innings. Rogers Centre is a [...]