first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (2-1, 4.85 ERA) vs Javier Vazquez (2-2, 6.11 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI After finishing April with two impressive wins against the Diamondbacks that may have helped allay some concerns (strong outings from Brian Lawrence and Trevor Hoffman, homer by [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (1-3, 7.65 ERA) vs Shawn Estes (2-1, 3.96 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI | Padres.com AB BA OBP SLG Lawrence vs current Diamondbacks 196 .255 .308 .398 Estes vs current Padres 224 .259 .356 .379 Lawrence has done a good [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 1.30 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (3-0, 2.63 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI | Padres.com A rematch of the April 23 contest in Phoenix. AB BA OBP SLG Peavy vs current Diamondbacks 124 .258 .316 .460 Webb vs current Padres [...]

first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Redding (0-3, 6.59 ERA) vs Kirk Rueter (0-2, 7.20 ERA) game previews: CBS SportsLine A mid-day battle between two struggling starters. Could be some runs on the board in this one. Be nice to see the Pads take the series. AB BA OBP SLG Redding [...]

first pitch: 7:15 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (2-1, 2.91 ERA) vs Jason Schmidt (2-1, 3.24 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI Featuring two righthanders who throw gas, this has the potential to be an exciting matchup. AB BA OBP SLG Eaton vs current Giants 142 .246 .318 .465 [...]

first pitch: 7:15 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Woody Williams (1-1, 5.16 ERA) vs Noah Lowry (1-1, 4.58 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI AB BA OBP SLG Williams vs current Giants 211 .270 .339 .422 Lowry vs current Padres 41 .341 .438 .561 Beware the middle infielders. Omar Vizquel is [...]

first pitch: 1:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Brian Lawrence (1-2, 5.60 ERA) vs Shawn Estes (1-1, 4.00 ERA) game previews: ESPN | CBS SportsLine | SI Padres try to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Snakes this afternoon. Saturday night’s loss was frustrating but not entirely surprising given the Pads’ lack [...]

first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Jake Peavy (2-0, 1.31 ERA) vs Brandon Webb (3-0, 3.26 ERA) game previews: CBS SportsLine | SI AB BA OBP SLG Peavy vs current D’backs 102 .275 .336 .500 Webb vs current Padres 98 .173 .214 .214 Luis Gonzalez owns Peavy: .529/.600/1.176 in 17 at-bats, with [...]

first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Redding vs Brad Halsey Redding makes his third start as a Padre, Halsey makes his 10th as a big leaguer. Jesse Garcia (.215/.234/.289 for his career) gets the start at short, so the rest of the lineup needs to pick up the slack. AB BA [...]

first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton vs Scott Erickson My band has a gig coming up soon and I need to do some work on my guitars, so my participation in this evening’s festivities will be limited. As Smitty says, “Beat LA!” Preview at CBS SportsLine