The San Diego Padres fall to The Atlanta Brave to the tune of 4-1. The Paders offense was no where to be find have only 1 run on 4 hits, The Braves on the other hand had 4 runs on 8 hits, with the two out broken bat single that scored two runs in the top of the sixth and The Padres really they never recovered, and just to add to it Brent Lillibridge hit his first homer run of the season to seal the deal. Greg Maddux pitch well pitching 7 inning giving up 3 runs on 6 hits 2 BB and 3 strikeouts, while his counter part C.Morton had 5 and one third inning pitched with 1 ER on 4 hits 3 walks and 4 strikeouts,a combination of C.Morton/Ohman/Boyer/and Gonzalez held the Padres to only one run.

Offensively the Padres were no where to be find with the hightlight being if hardly any were J.Gerut hitting an RBI double off of Morton in the bottom of the fourth scoring A.Gonzalez, that would prove to be it for the Padres as the Braves had 4 runs on 8 hits,one that started the scoring in the top of the third was a sacrifice fly by G.Blanco scoring Lillibridge, then the Francoeur’s broke bat 2 RBI single in the sixth followed by Lillibridge homer in the ninth.

Tomorrow the Padres try to win the series with R.Wolf (6-8 with an 4.38 ERA) going against J.Campillo(3-4 with an 3.06 ERA) it should be a good pitchers duel.

Over 40 thousand plus were on hand to watch some Classic Baseball played by The Padres. Jake Peavy moved his record to a respectable 7-5,with a solid 7 innings pitched on only 4 hits, 0 earned and 7 strikeouts. A good bid too get into the All-Star Game on. Also Hoffman got his 17 save of the year on one strikeout. Heath Bell gave up two hits and but neither sored,also has a strikeout. Mike Adams appeared two thirds of an inning and gave up 2 hits then was removed for Bell. It was also The Padres 5 shutout of the year. 

Offensively The Padres looked good,better than they have been scoring 4 runs on 9 hit. Scott Hairston had 2 runs and 2 hits(2B and 3B). While the Gonzales boys gave us something to cheer about Edgar 2 hit and RBI, as Adrian had 2 hits one run and RBI. Chase Headley had 2 hits an strikeout, Jody Gerut had The Brave killing RBI in the bottom of the sixth. All-in-All it was a good classic game ,I was impressed by the towels and am glad too see The Padres win the first game in the series that is important when you play a team like the Braves. Lets continue doing so tomorrow!

The San Diego Padres lost to the Florida Marlins by the score of 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon as the two teams finished up their three game series.  The Padres lost two out of three games against the Marlins as they just didn’t play very good baseball the past three days.

Cha Seung Baek took the loss and is now 2-4 after throwing give innings and allowing six hits and three runs.  Bryan Corey gave up two big runs in the ninth inning as well which really hurt the team because that pretty much put the game out of reach.  Mike Adams, Heath Bell, and Joe Thatcher all threw out of the pen without allowing runs score.

Scott Hairston stayed hot as he had a solo home run in the sixth inning.  The Padres then pushed across another run in the ninth inning on a Chase Headley rbi single but that was all they could get.

In the end, it was a dissappointing series for the Padres.  They will now be off on Thursday and welcome the Atlanta Braves in for a three game series starting on Friday.

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The San Diego Padres put a big whooping on the Florida Marlins Tuesday night as they tied the series up at 1-1 with a 10-1 victory.  It was a good game all the way around for the Padres as they hammered the Marlins pitching staff and got some good pitching from their own pitchers.

The Padres got all over the Marlins starting pitcher Andrew Miller for four runs and then hammered the bullpen for six more runs.  Chase Headley lead the team with four rbi while Scott Hairston had a three run home run to finish with three rbi.  Luis Rodriguez, Nick Hundley, and Brian Myrow all chipped in with one rbi each as well.

Randy Wolf pitched seven innings while giving up five hits and one run to pick up the win.  Wolf’s only mistake in the game came in the first inning when he gave up a solo home run to Jeremy Hermida.  Wolf is now 6-8 on the season with a 4.38 era.

Joe Thatcher pitched the eighth inning and then Cla Meredith pitched a scoreless ninth inning to finish off the Marlins.

The Padres will try to win the series with another victory on Wednesday.  Padres Blog

The San Diego Padres lost to the Colorado Rockies by the score of 6-1 on Wednesday night as they finished up a three game series in Denver.  The Padres dropped two of there games to the Rockies and are now 33-52 in a dissapointing season.

Randy Wolf gave up six hits and seven runs in only four innings of action to take the loss for the Padres.  Wolf is now 5-8 on the season and tonight’s game definately won’t help out his stock in a trade.  Bryan Corey pitched two scoreless innings while Mike Adams and Carlos Guevara both tossed a inning each without giving up a run.

Chase Headley had the only run for the Padres as he hit a solo home run off Ubaldo Jimenez in the the second inning.  The Padres struck out five times and left 16 runners on base as they struggled at the plate in the thin air of Denver.

The Padres will now be off on Thursday before starting a weekend series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.

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After have a big offensive performance on Monday night, the San Diego Padres couldn’t hit the ball on Tuesday night as they were shut out by the Colorado Rockies and lost 4-0.  Aaron Cook pretty much dominated the Padres as he tossed a complete game five hitter against them.  The Padres and Rockies will now play a rubber match on Wednesday afternoon to see who will win the three game series.

Josh Banks took the loss and fell to 2-3 on the season.  Banks was pitching really good until the fifth inning when he gave up four runs.  An error by shortstop Khalil Greene didn’t help him out by any means in the fifth inning though.  Clay Hensley threw two innings of relief before Cla Meredith pitched the eighth inning.

As for the Padres offense, there really isn’t a whole lot to blog about to be honest.  Cook limited them to only five hits in the game and they were not able to score any runs.  The offense took zero walks and struck out four times while leaving nine runners on base.

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The San Diego Padres had two big innings on Monday night where they scored five and seven runs to beat the Colorado Rockies 15-8.  A five run sixth inning inning and then a huge seven run ninth inning fueld the Padres to the win in Denver as they kicked off a three game series with the Rockies.

Edgar Gonzalez went 4-5 with two home runs and three rbi in the game as he had a great night at the plate.  Jody Gerut had a three run home run in the ninth inning and also had a rbi in the sixth inning to finish the game with a team high four rbi.  Kevin Kouzmanoff added a solo home run and a rbi single as he had two rbi.  Brian Giles, Adrian Gonzalez, Khalil Greene, Michael Barrett, Tony Clark, and Craig Stansberry all chipped in with one rbi each as well.

Heath Bell improved his record to 6-3 as he recorded the win for the Padres after throwing the eighth inning.  Brett Tomko pitched a scoreless ninth inning to finish off the Rockies.  Greg Maddux had a bad game as he only lasted 4 2/3 innings after giving up eight hits and eight runs.  The Rockies hit Maddux hard, and Maddux was lucky that the Padres came back in the game so he didn’t get the loss.

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The San Diego Padres ran into a hot playing Minnesota Twins team and lost 4-3 on Thursday afternoon.  With the 4-3 loss the Padres were swept away in the series and are now 32-48 on the season.  The Padres just can’t come up with the big hit and get the runs that they need to to win some of these close games.

Josh Banks piched 5 1/3 innings and gave up seven hits and four runs to take the loss.  Banks is now 2-2 on the season.  Bryan Corey, Justin Hampson, and Cla Meredith all did a great job pitching in relief of Banks.  The three relief pitchers did not allow one run to cross the plate and atleast kept the Padres in the game.

The Padres just couldn’t get the big hit that they needed to late in the game.  We sure have been seeing that a lot from the Padres hitters.  Khalil Greene hit his eighth home run of the season in the second inning to put the Padres up 1-0.  In the third inning, Brian Giles had a rbi sac fly and then Jody Gerut later scored on an error to put the Padres up 3-0.  Too bad that they couldn’t hold onto that lead as the Twins came back with four unanswered runs in the game to pull out the win.

The Padres will now play the Seattle Mariners this weekend in a three game series.

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The San Diego Padres couldn’t get much going against the Minnesota Twins as they lsot 9-3 on Wednesday night and will now have to win on Thursday to avoid the three game sweep in the series.  The Padres had eight hits in the game compared to the Twins nine hits but the Padres were never able to get the big hits like the Twins did to score some runs.

Greg Maddux pitched the first 5 2/3 innings but gave up seven hits and seven runs.  Six of those seven runs were earned.  Maddux struck out three batters, walked two, and gave up one home run.  Maddux fell to 3-6 after taking the loss.

The Padres bullpen was pitching good until Mike Adams gave up two runs in the eighth inning on a Craigh Monroe home run.  Other then that, Carlos Guevara, Cla Meredith, and Justin Hampson pitched well out of the bullpen.

The Padres scored all three of their runs in the first two innings of the game and then were held scoreless the final seven innings.  Adrian Gonzalez grounded into a fielders choice but his little brother Edwin Gonzalez scored on the play in the first inning.  Later in the first inning, Kevin Kouzmanoff tripled and A. Gonzalez scored.  In the second inning Scott Hairston doubled and Michael Barrett scored for the Padres third and final run.

So will the Padres avoid the sweep and get a win on Thursday? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!  Padres Bloggers

Wow, that wasn’t what you usually see out of Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning.  Hoffman gave up back to back home runs to Brendan Harris and Brian Buscher and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Padres 3-1.  Tough loss for the Padres and you can only hope that they will bounce back from this and pick up a victory over the Twins on Wednesday.

Hoffman is now 1-5 after taking the loss in the game.  Padres starting pitcher Jake Peavy pitched six inning and allowed five hits and one run.  Peavy struck out six Twins batters and only walked one.  Bryan Corey pitched the seventh inning and Heath Bell pitched the eighth inning without getting into to much trouble.

Chase Headley had the only rbi for the Padres.  Headley grounded out in the seventh inning and Adrian Gonzalez scored.  The Padres struck out nine times and left 11 runners on base.  No wonder why they didn’t win this close ballgame.  They could never get a rally going and knock in that one or two runs like they should have.

The Padres will now try to even the series up on Wednesday.  I like their chances as Greg Maddux will take the mound.  Padres Blog