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zkiesel · 06-16-2013, 08:40 PM

Padres Set For 2013 Season

Over the past few years, the San Diego Padres have fallen on tough times. But it wasn't too long ago that they were in the thick of things in the N.L. West. After a very strong end to their 2012 campaign, the Friars hope to build on that momentum and have a contending year in 2013.

Looking up and down the roster, this Padres team is solid. Anchored by young stars Chase Headley and Carlos Quentin, the offense hopes to build around those two sluggers with up and comers like Yonder Alonso, Yasmani Grandal, and rookie Jedd Gyorko. The pitching staff is healthy and ready to go in the pitchers-friendly Petco Park.

Speaking of the pitching staff, it looks to be a good one in 2013. Edinson Volquez will be the ace once again and hopes to become a bit more consistent this season. Cory Luebke will aim to have his first season without a major injury, and hopes to show all the potential everyone knows he has. Andrew Cashner will make the move from the bullpen to the rotation, and Padres fans will see that live arm for more than a few innings out of the 'pen. Clayton Richard and Tim Stauffer round out the rotation as solid starters with some upside.

The bullpen is highlighted by the back end. Huston Street is a very good closer for the Padres, and Luke Gregerson and Joe Thatcher are as good a setup team as you're going to find. Dale Thayer will likely be the 7th inning man for Bud Black, and brings a veteran presence to a young bullpen. Speaking of youth, Brad Brach and Nick Vincent hope to be solid middle relievers this season, and Anthony Bass will provide his long relief services to round out the bullpen.

As for the defense, it should be solid. Everth Cabrera is a very good defensive shortstop, and Yonder Alonso can pick it at first. Cameron Maybin is possibly the best defensive center fielder in the game today, and the platoon of Chris Denorfia and Will Venable in right field doesn't lack any defensive prowess.

All in all, it seems like the 2013 Padres are set up for an exciting season. They will start out with 2 series on the road before coming home to San Diego. Fans are excited to see how the new dimensions at Petco Park help their hitters, and those hitters are excited as well.

zkiesel · 06-16-2013, 08:54 PM

San Diego Padres Active Roster
#	PITCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
45	Anthony Bass	RP	R/R	25	6'2"	195
58	Brad Brach	RP	R/R	27	6'6"	214
34	Andrew Cashner	SP	R/R	26	6'6"	219
57	Luke Gregerson	RP	L/R	29	6'3"	201
52	Cory Luebke	SP	R/L	28	6'4"	201
33	Clayton Richard	SP	L/L	29	6'5"	243
46	Tim Stauffer	SP	R/R	31	6'1"	216
16	Huston Street	RP	R/R	29	6'0"	197
54	Joe Thatcher	RP	L/L	31	6'2"	230
55	Dale Thayer	RP	R/R	32	6'0"	215
50	Nick Vincent	RP	R/R	26	6'0"	184
37	Edinson Volquez	SP	R/R	29	6'0"	222
#	CATCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
12	Yasmani Grandal	C	S/R	24	6'2"	214
4	Nick Hundley	C	R/R	29	6'1"	196
#	INFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
23	Yonder Alonso	1B	L/R	26	6'2"	250
5	Alexi Amarista	2B	L/R	24	5'8"	152
2	Everth Cabrera	SS	S/R	26	5'10"	189
9	Jedd Gyorko	2B	R/R	24	5'10"	210
7	Chase Headley	3B	S/R	29	6'2"	219
#	OUTFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
13	Chris Denorfia	RF	R/R	32	6'0"	194
15	Jesus Guzman	LF	R/R	29	6'1"	201
14	Mark Kotsay	LF	L/L	37	6'0"	221
24	Cameron Maybin	CF	R/R	26	6'3"	205
18	Carlos Quentin	LF	R/R	30	6'2"	235
25	Will Venable	RF	L/L	30	6'2"	210

San Diego Padres Depth Chart - 2013

Catcher
Yasmani Grandal
Nick Hundley

First Base
Yonder Alonso
Jesus Guzman
Mark Kotsay

Second Base
Jedd Gyorko
Alexi Amarista

Third Base
Chase Headley
Jesus Guzman
Jedd Gyorko

Shortstop
Everth Cabrera
Alexi Amarista

Left Field
Carlos Quentin
Jesus Guzman
Mark Kotsay
Alexi Amarista

Center Field
Cameron Maybin
Will Venable
Chris Denorfia
Alexi Amarista

Right Field
Will Venable
Chris Denorfia
Mark Kotsay
Jesus Guzman

Starting Pitcher
Edinson Volquez
Cory Luebke
Andrew Cashner
Clayton Richard
Tim Stauffer

Relief Pitcher
Luke Gregerson
Joe Thatcher
Dale Thayer
Brad Brach
Nick Vincent
Anthony Bass

Closer
Huston Street

Lineup vs. RHP
1. Everth Cabrera, SS
2. Will Venable, RF
3. Chase Headley, 3B
4. Carlos Quentin, LF
5. Yonder Alonso, 1B
6. Yasmani Grandal, C
7. Jedd Gyorko, 2B
8. Cameron Maybin, CF

Lineup vs. LHP
1. Everth Cabrera, SS
2. Chris Denorfia, RF
3. Chase Headley, 3B
4. Carlos Quentin, LF
5. Yonder Alonso, 1B
6. Yasmani Grandal, C
7. Jedd Gyorko, 2B
8. Cameron Maybin, CF

Bench
Nick Hundley, C
Mark Kotsay, 1B/OF
Alexi Amarista, IF/OF
Jesus Guzman, IF/OF
Chris Denorfia/Will Venable, OF

Starting Rotation
1. Edinson Volquez, RHP
2. Cory Luebke, LHP
3. Andrew Cashner, RHP
4. Clayton Richard, LHP
5. Tim Stauffer, RHP

Bullpen
Huston Street, CP
Luke Gregerson, SUP
Joe Thatcher, SUP
Dale Thayer, MRP
Brad Brach, MRP
Nick Vincent, MRP
Anthony Bass, LRP

Deuce2223 · 06-17-2013, 12:00 AM

Good luck. Looking forward to following the Padres.

zkiesel · 06-17-2013, 10:03 AM

Volquez Struggles as Padres Fall on Opening Day

Edinson Volquez gave up 5 runs over 4+ innings on Opening Day, and the Padres' offense was stifled by Mets starter Johan Santana. Anthony Bass came in to clean up Volquez's mess, going 3 innings and giving up 1 run. Nick Vincent also gave up a run in his inning of relief.

The Padres' offense struggled throughout the game, as they could only muster 2 runs on 8 hits. The 2 runs both came on solo home runs, one by Yasmani Grandal and the other by Chase Headley. Hopefully the offense can start to string together a few more hits in tomorrow night's ballgame.

The Friars (0-1) face off against the Mets (1-0) tomorrow night at 7:10 PM ET at Citi Field. Cory Luebke will start for the Padres against rookie sensation Matt Harvey of the Mets.

San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Apr 1, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (0-1)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	8	0
New York (1-0)	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	X	7	11	0
W: Johan Santana (1-0) L: Edinson Volquez (0-1) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	NYM
NYM	1	Ike Davis hit a sacrifice fly to Carlos Quentin. Daniel Murphy scores.	0	1
NYM	3	Ike Davis doubled to left. David Wright scores.	0	2
SDG	5	Yasmani Grandal homered to left.	1	2
NYM	5	Marlon Byrd grounded to center for a single. Ike Davis scores.	1	3
NYM	5	Kirk Nieuwenhuis reached first on a fielder's choice. Lucas Duda scores.	1	4
NYM	5	Johan Santana grounded into a double play. Marlon Byrd scores.	1	5
NYM	7	Lucas Duda homered to right.	1	6
NYM	8	Ike Davis reached first on a fielder's choice. Daniel Murphy scores.	1	7
SDG	9	Chase Headley homered to left.	2	7

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Everth Cabrera, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Chris Denorfia, RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chase Headley, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.250
Carlos Quentin, LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000
Yonder Alonso, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Yasmani Grandal, C	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.500
Jedd Gyorko, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500
Cameron Maybin, CF	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.333
Edinson Volquez, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Anthony Bass, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jesus Guzman, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Nick Vincent, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	34	2	8	2	0	8	2
BATTING: 2B: Yonder Alonso (1) HR: Yasmani Grandal (1), Chase Headley (1) RBI: Yasmani Grandal (1), Chase Headley (1)

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Daniel Murphy, 2B	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.333
Ruben Tejada, SS	4	0	2	0	1	1	0	.500
David Wright, 3B	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	.500
Ike Davis, 1B	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	.333
Lucas Duda, LF	5	2	2	1	0	2	1	.400
Marlon Byrd, RF	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.333
Travis d'Arnaud, C	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.250
Johan Santana, P	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Frank Francisco, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	33	7	11	6	5	9	1
BATTING: 2B: Ike Davis (1), Lucas Duda (1) HR: Lucas Duda (1) RBI: Ike Davis 3 (3), Marlon Byrd (1), Lucas Duda (1), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (1) HBP: Marlon Byrd, Daniel Murphy SF: Ike Davis GIDP: Ike Davis, Johan Santana

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Edinson Volquez (L, 0-1)	4.0	7	5	5	4	5	0	11.25
Anthony Bass	3.0	3	1	1	1	2	1	3.00
Nick Vincent	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	9.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	11	7	7	5	9	1
PITCHING: WP: Edinson Volquez (1)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Johan Santana (W, 1-0)	8.0	6	1	1	0	6	1	1.13
Frank Francisco	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	9.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	8	2	2	0	8	2
PITCHING: WP: Johan Santana (1)

zkiesel · 06-17-2013, 12:02 PM

Gyorko Wins Game for Padres with 1st MLB Homer

Jedd Gyorko had his first MLB hit on Opening Day, and he had his 1st MLB Home Run in the 15th inning of his 2nd MLB game. In what is sure to become one of the best wins the Padres have in 2013, the rookie was the star in the late innings.

Down 2-1 in the 9th inning, Chase Headley led off with a double. But after Carlos Quentin and Yonder Alonso failed to move him up, things were looking dire for the Friars. Yasmani Grandal saved the day with an RBI Single just inside the third base bag.

Things were crazy in extra innings. The Padres bullpen shut the door on the Mets, using every pitcher in the 'pen except long man Anthony Bass who went 3 innings on Opening Day. They were able to save closer Huston Street for his first save of the season. Manager Bud Black expressed concern for his bullpen in the days moving forward, and said he really hopes his starters can step up and go deep into games. It is assumed that Nick Vincent and Brad Brach are unavailable for tomorrow's game as they each went 2 innings tonight. Luke Gregerson, Joe Thatcher, and Dale Thayer should be fine to go again tomorrow, as should Street should a save situation arise.

The Padres (1-1) play the rubber game of their 3-game series against the Mets (1-1) tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 PM ET at Citi Field. The Friars will send Andrew Cashner to the hill to face Shawn Marcum.

Padres at Mets \|
Apr 3, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
San Diego (1-1)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0 0 0 0 0 1	3	10	1
New York (1-1)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0 0 0 0 0 0	2	8	1
W: Nick Vincent (1-0) L: Frank Francisco (0-1) S: Huston Street (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	NYM
NYM	2	Ike Davis homered to left.	0	1
SDG	3	Cory Luebke grounded out to Matt Harvey. Cameron Maybin scores.	1	1
NYM	6	Ruben Tejada grounded and deflected off Jedd Gyorko for a single. Colin Cowgill scores.	1	2
SDG	9	Yasmani Grandal grounded to left for a single. Chase Headley scores.	2	2
SDG	15	Jedd Gyorko homered to center.	3	2

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Everth Cabrera, SS	7	0	3	0	0	1	0	.273
Will Venable, RF	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Chase Headley, 3B	6	1	2	0	0	3	0	.300
Carlos Quentin, LF	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	.111
Yonder Alonso, 1B	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	.100
Yasmani Grandal, C	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	.300
Jedd Gyorko, 2B	6	1	1	1	0	2	1	.300
Cameron Maybin, CF	6	1	1	0	0	4	0	.222
Cory Luebke, P	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
Mark Kotsay, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dale Thayer, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Luke Gregerson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alexi Amarista, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Joe Thatcher, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brad Brach, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jesus Guzman, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Nick Vincent, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chris Denorfia, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Huston Street, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	54	3	10	3	0	17	1
BATTING: 2B: Chase Headley (1) 3B: Cameron Maybin (1) HR: Jedd Gyorko (1) RBI: Yasmani Grandal (2), Jedd Gyorko (1), Cory Luebke (1) SAC: Carlos Quentin
BASERUNNING: SB: Everth Cabrera 2 (2)
FIELDING: E: Yonder Alonso (1)

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Daniel Murphy, 2B	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	.300
Ruben Tejada, SS	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.444
David Wright, 3B	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	.200
Ike Davis, 1B	6	1	1	1	1	2	1	.222
Marlon Byrd, RF	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	.111
Lucas Duda, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Scott Atchison, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Justin Turner, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Jordany Valdespin, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
LaTroy Hawkins, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
John Buck, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Frank Francisco, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Travis d'Arnaud, C	5	0	1	0	1	2	0	.222
Colin Cowgill, CF	6	1	2	0	0	2	0	.333
Matt Harvey, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Wilfredo Tovar, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brandon Lyon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bobby Parnell, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
TEAM TOTALS	50	2	8	2	5	12	1
BATTING: HR: Ike Davis (1) RBI: Ike Davis (4), Ruben Tejada (1) SAC: Ruben Tejada 2, Matt Harvey
FIELDING: E: Matt Harvey (1)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Cory Luebke	7.0	4	2	2	2	4	1	2.57
Dale Thayer	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Luke Gregerson	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Joe Thatcher	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Brad Brach	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Nick Vincent (W, 1-0)	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3.00
Huston Street (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	15.0	8	2	2	5	12	1

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Matt Harvey	7.0	4	1	1	0	10	0	1.29
Brandon Lyon (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bobby Parnell (BS, 1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	9.00
Scott Atchison	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
LaTroy Hawkins	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Frank Francisco (L, 0-1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	9.00
TEAM TOTALS	15.0	10	3	3	0	17	1
PITCHING: WP: Matt Harvey (1)

zkiesel · 06-17-2013, 02:37 PM

Gregerson Loses Back-and-Forth Game

Everyone knew that the 15-inning game that the Padres played last night would hurt their bullpen moving forward. And it may have cost them a win this afternoon. Luke Gregerson gave up a solo home run to Ike Davis (his second of the day) in the 8th inning, allowing the Mets to break a 3-3 tie and win the ballgame.

The offense looked good today. Chase Headley drove in all 3 runs, but people were all getting on base in front of him even though Carlos Quentin and Yasmani Grandal got a day off. Utility man Alexi Amarista is 2-for-2 in pinch hits already this year, and could get a few starts with a bat like that.

The Padres (1-2) head to Denver to face the Rockies (1-2) tomorrow afternoon. Clayton Richard will start for the Friars against Christian Friedrich of the Rox.

San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Apr 4, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (1-2)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	0
New York (2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	X	4	9	2
W: Scott Atchison (1-0) L: Luke Gregerson (0-1) S: Bobby Parnell (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	NYM
SDG	1	Chase Headley lined to left for a single. Will Venable scores.	1	0
SDG	4	Chase Headley homered to center.	2	0
NYM	6	Ike Davis homered to center. David Wright scores.	2	2
NYM	7	Kirk Nieuwenhuis lined to right for a single. Marlon Byrd scores.	2	3
SDG	8	Chase Headley lined to left for a single. Alexi Amarista scores.	3	3
NYM	8	Ike Davis homered to center.	3	4

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Everth Cabrera, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Will Venable, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.100
Chase Headley, 3B	4	1	3	3	0	1	1	.429
Yonder Alonso, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071
Mark Kotsay, LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Jedd Gyorko, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.214
Nick Hundley, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Yasmani Grandal, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273
Cameron Maybin, CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Andrew Cashner, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dale Thayer, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alexi Amarista, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Luke Gregerson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Joe Thatcher, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	33	3	6	3	0	10	1
BATTING: 2B: Cameron Maybin (1) HR: Chase Headley (2) RBI: Chase Headley 3 (4) SAC: Everth Cabrera

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Daniel Murphy, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.214
Ruben Tejada, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.308
David Wright, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.286
Ike Davis, 1B	4	2	3	3	0	0	2	.385
Lucas Duda, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.167
Marlon Byrd, RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.231
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.200
Bobby Parnell, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Travis d'Arnaud, C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273
Shawn Marcum, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Justin Turner, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
LaTroy Hawkins, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Scott Atchison, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Colin Cowgill, CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
TEAM TOTALS	31	4	9	4	1	8	2
BATTING: 3B: Marlon Byrd (1), David Wright (1) HR: Ike Davis 2 (3) RBI: Ike Davis 3 (7), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2) HBP: Travis d'Arnaud SAC: Shawn Marcum GIDP: Lucas Duda
FIELDING: E: Ike Davis (1), Shawn Marcum (1)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Andrew Cashner	6.0	5	2	2	0	6	1	3.00
Dale Thayer	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.50
Luke Gregerson (L, 0-1)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	5.40
Joe Thatcher	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	9	4	4	1	8	2

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Shawn Marcum	7.0	4	2	2	0	6	1	2.57
LaTroy Hawkins (BS, 1)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	3.38
Scott Atchison (W, 1-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bobby Parnell (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4.50
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	3	3	0	10	1

zkiesel · 06-17-2013, 03:58 PM

Richard Falls Apart in Padres Loss

Clayton Richard was cruising through the first 4 innings of this game with a 4-0 lead. Then he lost his command, walked a few batters, and all of a sudden it was 5-4 Rockies. As everyone knows, no lead is safe in Coors Field.

The Padres led off the game with back-to-back homers from Chase Headley and Carlos Quentin. Quentin added a 2-run bomb in his next at-bat. But that was all the offense the Friars would get this afternoon. After Christian Friedrich was taken out, the Rockies' bullpen shut down the offense of the Padres. Hopefully the number of bullpen arms used helps the Padres through the rest of the series.

The Friars (1-3) face off against the Rockies (2-2) tomorrow evening at Coors Field. Tim Stauffer makes the start for the Padres against Chris Volstad.

San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies
Apr 5, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (1-3)	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	1
Colorado (2-2)	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	X	5	12	0
W: Edgmer Escalona (1-0) L: Clayton Richard (0-1) S: Rafael Betancourt (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	COL
SDG	1	Chase Headley homered to center.	1	0
SDG	1	Carlos Quentin homered to center.	2	0
SDG	3	Carlos Quentin homered to right. Chase Headley scores.	4	0
COL	5	Josh Rutledge homered to left. Michael Cuddyer scores. Chris Nelson scores.	4	3
COL	6	Josh Rutledge doubled to left. Michael Cuddyer scores.	4	4
COL	6	Jonathan Herrera doubled to right. Josh Rutledge scores.	4	5

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Everth Cabrera, SS	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.158
Chris Denorfia, RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125
Will Venable, PH-RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.182
Chase Headley, 3B	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.500
Carlos Quentin, LF	4	2	2	3	0	2	2	.231
Yonder Alonso, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111
Yasmani Grandal, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267
Jedd Gyorko, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.278
Cameron Maybin, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
Clayton Richard, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Brad Brach, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alexi Amarista, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Anthony Bass, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mark Kotsay, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	36	4	11	4	0	9	3
BATTING: 2B: Chase Headley (2) HR: Carlos Quentin 2 (2), Chase Headley (3) RBI: Carlos Quentin 3 (3), Chase Headley (5) SAC: Cameron Maybin GIDP: Cameron Maybin
FIELDING: E: Brad Brach (1)

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jordan Pacheco, 1B	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	.286
Dexter Fowler, CF	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.235
Carlos Gonzalez, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.214
Troy Tulowitzki, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308
Wilin Rosario, C	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Michael Cuddyer, RF	3	2	3	0	1	0	0	.417
Wilton Lopez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rafael Betancourt, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chris Nelson, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.143
Josh Rutledge, 2B	4	2	2	4	0	0	1	.133
Christian Friedrich, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jeff Francis, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Eric Young, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Edgmer Escalona, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jonathan Herrera, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Matt Belisle, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tyler Colvin, RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	12	5	3	6	1
BATTING: 2B: Jonathan Herrera (1), Josh Rutledge (1) HR: Josh Rutledge (1) RBI: Josh Rutledge 4 (4), Jonathan Herrera (1) GIDP: Wilin Rosario
BASERUNNING: SB: Dexter Fowler 2 (2), Michael Cuddyer (1) CS: Jordan Pacheco (1)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Clayton Richard (L, 0-1)	5.2	10	5	5	2	3	1	7.94
Brad Brach	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Anthony Bass	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1.80
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	12	5	5	3	6	1

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Christian Friedrich	4.1	8	4	4	0	5	3	8.31
Jeff Francis	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Edgmer Escalona (W, 1-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.00
Matt Belisle (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Wilton Lopez (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Rafael Betancourt (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	11	4	4	0	9	3

zkiesel · 06-17-2013, 05:13 PM

Padres Bullpen Blows it Again

The Padres' bullpen blew the game for the 2nd night in a row and this time Brad Brach was the loser. The 'pen is obviously still tired out from that 15-inning game on April 3rd, but Bud Black is going to have to find a middle reliever that can lock down the innings between the starter and the setup men. The off day on Monday should help.

The Padres' offense was clicking once again, with Carlos Quentin blasting his 3rd home run of the year. But the pitching is going to have to be more consistent if the Padres want to contend this season.

The Friars (1-4) try to avoid the series sweep against the Rockies (3-2) tomorrow afternoon at Coors Field. Edinson Volquez (0-1, 11.25 ERA) goes for the Padres against Jorge De La Rosa (0-1, 5.40 ERA).

San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies
Apr 6, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (1-4)	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
Colorado (3-2)	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	X	5	7	0
W: Matt Belisle (1-0) L: Brad Brach (0-1) S: Rafael Betancourt (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	COL
COL	2	Todd Helton homered to right.	0	1
COL	3	Carlos Gonzalez homered to center. Chris Nelson scores.	0	3
SDG	4	Carlos Quentin homered to left.	1	3
SDG	4	Jedd Gyorko doubled and deflected off Michael Cuddyer. Yonder Alonso scores.	2	3
SDG	4	Tim Stauffer lined to right for a single. Jedd Gyorko scores.	3	3
SDG	5	Yonder Alonso grounded out to Josh Rutledge. Chase Headley scores.	4	3
COL	5	Carlos Gonzalez tripled to center. Chris Nelson scores.	4	4
COL	8	Josh Rutledge grounded and deflected off Everth Cabrera for a single. Carlos Gonzalez scores.	4	5

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alexi Amarista, SS-LF	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.375
Will Venable, RF	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133
Chase Headley, 3B	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	.435
Carlos Quentin, LF	3	1	3	1	1	0	1	.375
Everth Cabrera, PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158
Yonder Alonso, 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.182
Yasmani Grandal, C	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	.211
Jedd Gyorko, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.273
Cameron Maybin, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.158
Tim Stauffer, P	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	.500
Nick Vincent, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mark Kotsay, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brad Brach, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dale Thayer, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Alexi Amarista (1), Jedd Gyorko (1) 3B: Yonder Alonso (1) HR: Carlos Quentin (3) RBI: Yonder Alonso (1), Jedd Gyorko (2), Carlos Quentin (4), Tim Stauffer (1)
FIELDING: E: Alexi Amarista (1)

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dexter Fowler, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.190
Chris Nelson, 3B	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.222
Carlos Gonzalez, LF	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	.294
Troy Tulowitzki, SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
Eric Young, PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Michael Cuddyer, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
Todd Helton, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.133
Josh Rutledge, 2B	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	.222
Rafael Betancourt, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Yorvit Torrealba, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133
Chris Volstad, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Jordan Pacheco, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Edgmer Escalona, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tyler Colvin, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Matt Belisle, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jonathan Herrera, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
TEAM TOTALS	31	5	7	5	3	7	2
BATTING: 2B: Chris Nelson (1) 3B: Carlos Gonzalez (1) HR: Carlos Gonzalez (1), Todd Helton (1) RBI: Carlos Gonzalez 3 (5), Todd Helton (1), Josh Rutledge (5) HBP: Michael Cuddyer GIDP: Yorvit Torrealba
BASERUNNING: SB: Chris Nelson 2 (2), Josh Rutledge (1)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Tim Stauffer	6.0	6	4	4	1	4	2	6.00
Nick Vincent	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.25
Brad Brach (L, 0-1)	0.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.38
Dale Thayer	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	7	5	5	3	7	2

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chris Volstad	5.0	8	4	4	1	5	1	7.20
Edgmer Escalona	2.0	1	0	0	2	4	0	1.80
Matt Belisle (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Rafael Betancourt (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	4	4	3	11	1
PITCHING: WP: Chris Volstad (1)

06-16-2013, 08:40 PM	#1
zkiesel Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego, CA	Stay Classy, San Diego: A Padres Franchise (MLB 13 The Show) Padres Set For 2013 Season Over the past few years, the San Diego Padres have fallen on tough times. But it wasn't too long ago that they were in the thick of things in the N.L. West. After a very strong end to their 2012 campaign, the Friars hope to build on that momentum and have a contending year in 2013. Looking up and down the roster, this Padres team is solid. Anchored by young stars Chase Headley and Carlos Quentin, the offense hopes to build around those two sluggers with up and comers like Yonder Alonso, Yasmani Grandal, and rookie Jedd Gyorko. The pitching staff is healthy and ready to go in the pitchers-friendly Petco Park. Speaking of the pitching staff, it looks to be a good one in 2013. Edinson Volquez will be the ace once again and hopes to become a bit more consistent this season. Cory Luebke will aim to have his first season without a major injury, and hopes to show all the potential everyone knows he has. Andrew Cashner will make the move from the bullpen to the rotation, and Padres fans will see that live arm for more than a few innings out of the 'pen. Clayton Richard and Tim Stauffer round out the rotation as solid starters with some upside. The bullpen is highlighted by the back end. Huston Street is a very good closer for the Padres, and Luke Gregerson and Joe Thatcher are as good a setup team as you're going to find. Dale Thayer will likely be the 7th inning man for Bud Black, and brings a veteran presence to a young bullpen. Speaking of youth, Brad Brach and Nick Vincent hope to be solid middle relievers this season, and Anthony Bass will provide his long relief services to round out the bullpen. As for the defense, it should be solid. Everth Cabrera is a very good defensive shortstop, and Yonder Alonso can pick it at first. Cameron Maybin is possibly the best defensive center fielder in the game today, and the platoon of Chris Denorfia and Will Venable in right field doesn't lack any defensive prowess. All in all, it seems like the 2013 Padres are set up for an exciting season. They will start out with 2 series on the road before coming home to San Diego. Fans are excited to see how the new dimensions at Petco Park help their hitters, and those hitters are excited as well.

06-17-2013, 12:00 AM	#3
Deuce2223 Hall Of Fame OVR: 22 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La Grande Oregon	Re: Stay Classy, San Diego: A Padres Franchise (MLB 13 The Show) Good luck. Looking forward to following the Padres. zkiesel likes this.

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