first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Darrell May (0-0, 5.53 ERA) vs Victor Santos (2-4, 3.02 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | SI | Padres.com The Pads completed the sweep of the Giants in San Francisco Sunday afternoon and have now won 20 of their last 25 games. Only St. Louis has [...]
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In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Diamondbacks (24 May 2005)
first pitch: 6:40 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (6-1, 3.35 ERA) vs Russ Ortiz (4-2, 5.11 ERA) preview: Padres.com Padres finally lost a series in May, dropping two of three to the Mariners in Seattle. The offense sputtered badly in the last two games and looks to get back on track in [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Mariners (22 May 2005)
first pitch: 1:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-0, 3.46 ERA) vs Aaron Sele (2-4, 5.62 ERA) The Padres saw their latest winning streak end at eight, as Brian Lawrence‘s struggles away from Petco continued. The Friars had numerous chances to put the hurt on Seattle starter Gil Meche, who struggled with [...]
Streaking Friars
Guess I broke out the Home Sweep Home headline one series too early. OTOH, if I hadn’t used it, the Pads wouldn’t have won the Atlanta series. See, bloggers can be superstitious too. Oh, and is it great to have Khalil Greene back and swinging the bat well again? Now if we can somehow get [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Braves (18 May 2005)
first pitch: 12:35 p.m., PT television: none matchup: Adam Eaton (5-1, 3.42 ERA) vs Horacio Ramirez (2-2, 3.47) Pads have won six in a row and 15 of their last 18. Every day it’s the same story: Fall behind early, stay close through the middle innings, have someone step up late to win it. Tuesday [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Braves (16 May 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Tim Stauffer (1-0, 3.00 ERA) vs John Thomson (3-2, 3.55 ERA) previews: ESPN | CBS | SI | Padres.com After a weekend sweep of the Marlins, the Padres turn now to the Braves. Tim Stauffer makes his debut in front of the home crowd at Petco. [...]
Home Sweep Home
Padres beat the Marlins, 12-4, Sunday afternoon thanks to a 10-run outburst in the seventh. Brian Lawrence and A.J. Burnett were locked up in a 1-0 game until Carlos Delgado hit a routine grounder to second with two out in the top of the sixth. With a defensive shift on, Mark Loretta was playing in [...]
Checkpoint: Heart of the Order, Home/Road Splits, Pythagoras
In the April 21 installment, Runs Would Be Nice, we touched on the struggles of the middle of the order as well as the issue of how well the Pads are adapting to Petco Park in their second season at the new digs. I thought it might be good to check in on those and [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres vs Marlins (13 May 2005)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m., PT television: Channel 4 matchup: Adam Eaton (4-1, 3.79 ERA) vs Josh Beckett (5-2, 2.14) After a 5-2 road trip, the Pads return home to play the two best teams the NL East has to offer. The story out of Florida is the pitching. Marlins hurlers are holding the opposition to [...]
In-Game Discussion: Padres @ Reds (11 May 2005)
first pitch: 9:35 a.m., PT television: none matchup: Tim Stauffer (big-league debut) vs Paul Wilson (1-3, 7.25 ERA) Brian Lawrence‘s road struggles continued Tuesday, as the Pads were unable to overcome their second straight 5-1 defecit in the ninth. More poor baserunning and lack of clutch hitting were contributing factors, as were the decisions to [...]
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