June 25, 1969, Cincinnati: Reds 4, Padres 0 (box score) A day after breaking their three-game streak of being shut out, the Padres saw the offense disappear again in Cincinnati. The dreaded combination of George Culver and Wayne Granger proved to be too much for San Diego. Clay Kirby, despite allowing just one run over [...]
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IGD: Padres vs Red Sox (24 Jun 07)
Game #74 time: 1:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Jake Peavy (9-1, 1.98) vs Josh Beckett (10-1, 3.14) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I think it’s safe to say that the first two games of this series have lived up to the hype. Sure, the Padres could’ve done more damage against Daisuke Matsuzaka in the first inning [...]
1969: Padres Finally Score, Still Lose
June 23, 1969, Cincinnati: Reds 4, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres, having suffered three straight shutouts, last scored in the sixth inning of a June 20 game. Since then, they had gone 30 2/3 innings without scoring. San Diego tried its luck against right-hander Jack Fisher in this one and wasted no time in [...]
IGD: Padres vs Red Sox (23 Jun 07)
Game #73 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (6-3, 2.26) vs Tim Wakefield (7-7, 4.18) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Tough loss Friday night. If you’re looking for a bright spot, it’s that the Padres’ #3 starter was able to largely neutralize a very powerful offense. No, that doesn’t make me feel much better [...]
1969: Three Days, Three Shutouts
June 23, 1969, Cincinnati: Reds 5, Padres 0 (box score) After being blanked in the final two games of a weekend series at Houston, the Padres headed north to take on the Reds. Gary Ross made the start for San Diego, while Cincinnati countered with left-hander Jim Merritt. The Reds threatened immediately in this one. [...]
IGD: Padres vs Red Sox (22 Jun 07)
Game #72 time: 7:05 p.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (6-3, 3.90) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-5, 4.18) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Welcome to the (hype) machine. The Red Sox are in town for the weekend. Daisuke Matsuzaka gets the call on Friday night. Matsuzaka has been solid, if unspectacular, in his first season in North [...]
1969: Houston Lemasters Padres
June 22, 1969, Houston: Astros 2, Padres 0 (box score) Day two of the Padres’ jaunt to Shutout City saw Joe Niekro lock horns against left-hander Denny Lemaster. For six innings, the two hurlers put on quite a show. The Padres had runners at the corners with one out in the first but failed to [...]
IGD: Padres vs Orioles (21 Jun 07)
Game #71 time: 12:35 p.m. PT tv: none sp: David Wells (3-4, 4.86) vs Erik Bedard (4-4, 3.64) pre: Padres.com, SI.com David Wells pitched for the Orioles in 1996. Went 11-14 with a 5.14 ERA. Wells’ teammates on that club included Hall of Famers Cal Ripken and Eddie Murray; Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell; San [...]
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