The San Diego Padres scoreboard for 9-7-08 - 9-16-08:

9/7/08: Padres 10, Brewers 1, Chris Young nearly a perfect game get the win.Moving him to 5-5 on the year.

9/8/08:Padres  4, Dodgers 0, Cha Seung Beak get the win, moving to 5-10 on the year.

9/9/08:Dodgers 2, Padres 6, with Heath Bell blowing the save and picking up the the loss.

9/10/08:Dodgers 7, Padres 2, with Shawn Estes gaining the win, making him 2-2 on the year.

9/11/08:Padres 11, Giants 3, with Josh Geer collecting his second win in 3 starts.Plus Adrian Gonzalez hit two homer and brother Edger Gonzalez hit a pitch-hit home run, and Drew Macias hit his first of his career. 

9/12/08:Giants 5, Padres 2, with Jake Peavy collecting his 11th loss of the season,making him 9-11.

9/13/08:Giants 7, Padres 0, shutout by Tim Lincecum making him 17-3 on the year, every well might be the CY Young winner in the NL,despite the Popularity vote that C.C Sabathia will get.

9/14/08:Giants 8, Padres 6, with a platoon of relief pitchers nine total, with Beak starting going only two innings, before being pulled with an injury. Mike Adams earned the blown save and Dirk Hayhurst getting the loss.

9/15/08:Padres 11, Rockies 5, Wade LeBlancearned is first win of his career, with a win at Coors Field that should give the rookie the confidence he’ll need going in too next year.

9/16/08:Rockies 10, Padres 3, Estes took his second straight loss in two starts.

Next Game: 12:05pm pt/2:05pm ct/3:05pm et. at Coors Field. No T.V  RADIO: XPRS 1090/105.7 FM , XEMO 860,

J.Geer (2-0) vs. Livan Hernandez (11-11).

After a long flight the day before, The San Diego Padres lose a close one, as the Rookie Josh Geer shows his value for the future of the Padres, going 5 innings allowing 7 hits 2 earned runs 3 BBs and 2 SO.

The Bullpen followed up like this: Clay Hensley, Cla Meredith and Heath Bell combined to throw up 4 innings of shutout baseball, only allowing 2 hits and one BB. While Brian Falkenborg earned the loss by giving up 3 hits one run it was earned and 3 BBs all in 2 and one thirds innings.

Brian Giles went 4-6 with one RBI and one run scored, Adrian Gonzalez went 0-2 with 3 BBs one RBI and one strikeout.

After getting swept by the Dodgers, The San Diego Padrespull one off the Brew-Crew, as they were sleep deprived as they landed in Milwaukee around 530-6am their time(central).

Shawn Estes went 6 innings allowing 7 hits but only one ER one BB and one SO. The Bullpen followed up great Heath Bell and Trevor Hoffman combined to throw up 2 scoreless innings with Hoffman getting his 28th save of the season. One bad note from the pen’ Mike Adams continues to struggle, he gave up one HR and striked out three.

Luis Rodriguez went 1-4 with 2 RBI and one SO, Nick Hundley went 2-3 with two hit and two RBI and  one run scored. Will Venable 2-4 with two hits one being a HR two RBI and one run scored.  

The San Diego Padres lose again to the Dodgers taking a sweep from them. Wade LeBlancin his first ever major league start went 4 innings giving up 8 hits 5 ER 3 BB one SO and 2 HRs. While the rest of the bullpen’s line went like this, Cla Meredith and Heath Bell went 2 innings scoreless with one SO. one bad note, Mike Adams went 2 innings giving up one hit one run 2 SO and one HR.

Kevin Kouzmanoff went 2-4 with a HR a BB and a run scored, Josh Bard went 2-4 with three RBIs.

On Tuesday night The San Diego Padres made it two in-a-row from the 1st place D-Backs. Chad Reineke went 5 innings giving up 2 hits, a two run home run 4 BBs and 4 strikeouts. The Bullpen of the Padres fared pretty well as Clay Hensley, Mike Adams, Brian Falkenborg, Heath Bell and Brett Tomko combined to throw up 4 scoreless innings giving up only one hit 3 BBs and 4 strikeouts.

The hitting was there for the Padres today, Tadahito Iguchi went 1-4 with a run scored and two strikeouts, Nick Hundley went 2-4 with 2 hits and a run scored, Chase Headley went 2-4 with 2 hits and 2 RBIs. Kevin Kouzmanoff went 2-4 with 2 hits a run scored 3 RBIs and one strikeout, while Luis Rodriguez went 1-5 with a hit and a run scored.

Brian Giles went 3-5 with 3 hits,one being a two run shot in the 3rd inning his 10th of the season, one run scored and one more RBI making his total 3 for the day, Jody Gerut went 1-5 with an RBI. Adrian Gonzalez went 1-3 with 3 runs scored one hit and 2 BBs, while brother Edger Gonzalez had a pitch hit appearance going 0-1,Scott Hairston also had a pitch hit appearance going 1-1 with a BB.

Tomorrow’s game the Padres send out Cha Seung Beak(4-8) vs. the last of the three headed monster of Arizona R.Johnson(10-8). Game starts at 12:35pm pt/3:35pm et. NO T.V RADIO: XPRS 1090/105.7 FM , XEMO 860.

On a Monday following a bad road trip, The San Diego Padres pull a win off of the first place D-Backs! Jake Peavywent 6 innings giving up 4 hits 2 runs both earned 2 BBs and 7 strikeouts. The Bullpen line went like this: Clay Hensley,Heath Bell and Trevor Hoffman combined to throw up 3 scoreless innings only giving up one hit one BB, Hoffman got the win.
The batting lineup: Brian Giles went 4-4 with 3 hits one run scored an RBI and a BB, Jody Gerut went 1-5 with a two run homer his 14th home run of the season, also had a strikeout.
Adrian Gonzalez went 2-4 with a hit and two strikeouts, while brother Edger Gonzalez had a pitch hit appearance, he had a strikeout. Luis Rodriguez went 3-5 with a run scored an RBI and 2 strikeouts, Josh Bard went 1-3 with a hit a run scored a BB and 2 strikeouts, Chase Headley went 1-4 with a hit.
Tadahito Iguchi went 1-4 with a hit and 2 strikeouts, Scott Hairston had a pitch hit appearance and he had a strikeout, Peavy helped his own cause going 1-2 with a hit.
Tomorrow’s game will be Chad Reineke(1-1) vs. the second head of the three head pitching monster in Arizona B.Webb(19-4). Game starts at 7:05pm pt/10:05pm et
TV: 4SD/704-HD | RADIO: XPRS 1090/105.7 FM , XEMO 860

On a Sunday afternoon in SanFran, The San Diego Padres where handed their 7th straight loss.
Josh Banks lasted three innings giving up 5 hits and one run that was earned one walk and one strikeout. While the bullpen filled the rest of the starting line. Heath Bell, Wilfredo Ledezma and Brian Falkenborgcombined to throw up 2 and two thirds scoreless innings giving up only 2 hits 2 BBs and one strikeout. The Bad notes from the pen:Justin Hampson and Mike Adams combined to throw up 2 and one third innings and giving up 5 hits 6 earned runs one BB,one strikeout and one HR.Adams earned the loss.
The Batting line up went like this: Brian Gileswent 3-3 with 2 BBs one HR his 9th on the season, Luis Rodriguez went 2-5 with two singles, Jody Gerut went 1-5 with 2 SO. Kevin Kouzmanoff went 2-5 with a run scored, Chase Headley went 1-4 with a run scored and 2 SO, Edger Gonzalez went 1-4 with a hit an RBI and a run scored, plus a SO, brother Adrian Gonzalez went 1-5 with a strikeout.
Nick Hundley 1-3 with a hit and a RBI, Scott Hairston went 1-1 with a SO, and Josh Bard went 1-1 with a hit and a RBI.
Tomorrow’s game will highlight the Padres ace Jake Peavy(8-9) vs. one of three Arizona aces D.Haren(14-5). Game starts at 7:05pm pt/10:05pm et. 4SD/ RADIO: XPRS 1090/105.7 FM , XEMO 860

With The San Diego Padres turning to their newly acquired Rookie Chad Reineke for starting pitching help, he proved he was worth ever bite of ex-Padre Randy Wolf. Reineke looked Sharp; at first he struggled but then he settled in throwing up 5 innings 5 hits 3 runs all earned 3 BBs and 5 strikeouts, all-n-all he was throwing heat and locating with little effort.

The Bullpen followed-up with its shut down self (of lately) with Mike Adams,Clay Hensley,Heath Bell and newly acquired Padre Brian Falkenborg combining to throw up 4 shutout innings behind Reineke; only giving up one hit 2 BBs and 8 strikeouts.

The Batting had a tune that sounded like this, Jody Gerut went 3-5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Tadahito Iguchi went 2-4 with a hit a BB and 2 strikeouts, Brian Giles went 2-2 with 3 RBIs one hit one run scored and a sac-fly making 4 RBIs. Adrian Gonzalezwent 2-2 with 2 BBs, Kevin Kouzmanoff went 2-4 with an RBI, Chase Headley went 2-3 with one hit one walk and 2 runs scored.

Reineke helped himself to 1-2 with RBI hit and a run scored, and a strikeout, also Edger Gonzalez had a walk with a run scored on a pitch-hit appearance.

Tomorrow’s game will be national ey televised on ESPN at 5:05pm pt/8:05pm et with the Padres sending to the mound Cha Seung Beak(4-7) vs. San Diego’s hometown boy Cole Hamels(9-8).

 RADIO: XPRS 1090/105.7 FM , XEMO 860   

On a day game with no t.v broadcasting The San Diego Padressurvive a game from the Brew Crew with Jake Peavyand ex-Padre Ben Sheets Dueling it out; Peavy went 7 innings giving up 4 hits one run it was earned 3 BBs and 8 strikeout it was a big performance and the Padres needed it.

The Bullpen as well keeping up it’s lately standard with Heath Bell and Trevor Hoffman combining to throw up 2 innings with 2 hits one HR it was Hoffman’s and he got his 26th save of the season.

Jody Gerut had a hit and an RBI and two strikeout, Luis Rodriguez went 1-4 went a hit.Kevin Kouzmanoff went 2-4 with a run scored, Chase Headley went 2-3 with 2 hits a run scored and a BB. Tadahito Iguchi went 1-3 with and RBI and a run scored also had a strikeout, Brian Myrow had a sac-fly RBI.

Tomorrow’s (which i will be attending) will feature my favorite pitcher to watch pitch, 

Greg”Mad Dog”Maddux(6-8)(on the quest for 10 wins!) vs. J.Moyer(10-7) game starts at 7:05pm pt/10:05pm et.  

By Tim Dierkes

Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes of a rumor that The San Diego Padres might slash payroll from this year’s $73.6MM way down to $40MM.  The Padres reportedly explained this scenario to Brian Giles in an attempt to get him to accept a trade to Boston last week.  Krasovic heard about the pitch via Giles’ teammates, but wasn’t able to draw any comments from GM Kevin Towers.  Scott Miller believes owner John Moores’ divorce is a factor.

The Padres don’t have any large contracts on the books for ‘09; Giles would be their most expensive player at $9MM unless they choose his $3MM buyout.  After that it’s Jake Peavy at $8MM, Khalil Greene at $6.5MM, Chris Young at $4.5MM, and Adrian Gonzalez at $3MM.  By my count they have six arbitration-eligible players, including Josh Bard, Heath Bell, Scott Hairston, and Jody Gerut.  The Padres could retain Giles and still be under $45MM, though that’d leave no money for free agents