Know Your Foe #44: Padres look to get back on track, bury Rockies

by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 3, 2010 12:00 PM MDT in Know Your Foe

SAN DIEGO PADRES (76-56, 1st in NL West)

2010 Record vs. Rockies: 4-8

Last Series vs. Rockies: July 9-11 (L 1-2)

The Friars avoided a sweep by taking the final game of the series by a score of 9-7. With that win, they avoided falling into a tie for first place with the Rockies heading into the All-Star break.

Recent series results: L 0-3 vs. Philadelphia, L 0-3 at Arizona

The reeling Padres have lost seven straight and have been swept in their last two series. Over those seven games, they've been outscored 41-16.

Friday-Sunday: 3-game series @ Petco Park

Expected Pitching Matchups

Friday, 3 September 2010 @ 8:05pm MT

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2010 - Aaron Cook	4-8	26	21	2	0	0	0	116.1	137	74	69	11	47	55	5.34	1.58

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2010 - Cory Luebke	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Saturday, 4 September 2010 @ 2:10pm MT

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2010 - Jason Hammel	9-7	24	24	0	0	0	0	148.0	155	73	71	13	41	123	4.32	1.32

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2010 - Jon Garland	13-9	28	27	0	0	0	0	164.0	141	67	60	15	74	106	3.29	1.31

Sunday, 5 September 2010 @ 2:05pm MT

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2010 - Jorge De La Rosa	5-4	14	14	0	0	0	0	82.1	73	44	39	9	42	82	4.26	1.40

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2010 - Clayton Richard	12-6	27	27	0	0	0	0	167.1	164	69	65	11	65	131	3.50	1.37

More after the jump...

Expected Lineup

Player	Pos	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
David Eckstein	2B	.279	.331	.346	.677	.067	.293	.308
Miguel Tejada	SS	.268	.328	.431	.759	.163	.284	.334
Adrian Gonzalez	1B	.299	.388	.516	.905	.217	.324	.381
Ryan Ludwick	RF	.231	.309	.361	.670	.130	.268	.295
Chase Headley	3B	.274	.336	.398	.734	.124	.323	.327
Will Venable	CF	.227	.318	.396	.714	.169	.300	.321
Chris Denorfia	LF	.281	.348	.465	.813	.184	.309	.348
Yorvit Torrealba	C	.287	.360	.378	.738	.091	.342	.331

Bench

Player	Pos	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Chris Stewart	C	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Nick Hundley	C	.243	.305	.389	.694	.146	.293	.295
Everth Cabrera	SS	.209	.284	.284	.567	.075	.270	.252
Aaron Cunningham	OF	.317	.341	.488	.829	.171	.373	.344
Scott Hairston	OF	.218	.302	.359	.662	.141	.246	.298
Oscar Salazar	Util	.235	.321	.304	.625	.070	.269	.279
Matt Stairs	PH	.221	.282	.403	.685	.182	.292	.295

Closer

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2010 - Heath Bell	5-0	54	0	0	0	37	3	55.2	45	13	11	1	22	73	1.78	1.20

Injuries

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Yorvit Torrealba	other-excused	09/03/2010

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Jerry Hairston Jr.	elbow	08/28/2010
Tony Gwynn Jr.	other-excused	08/19/2010
Kyle Blanks	elbow	05/18/2010

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Chris Young	shoulder	04/07/2010

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Comments

I have a good feeling about Cook tonight

The Padres are the opponent for him to return against given his career numbers

Just a heartbroken Rockie fan waiting on 2011

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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Sep 3, 2010 12:37 PM MDT reply actions

the perfect opponent

Just a heartbroken Rockie fan waiting on 2011

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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Sep 3, 2010 12:38 PM MDT up reply actions

who else is completely unsurprised that Torrealba has the highest BABIP?

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 3, 2010 12:56 PM MDT via mobile reply actions

Me.

They also have some really low OBP numbers.

Oh, and Scott Hairston and his career .913 OPS against the Rockies can GTFO.

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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Sep 3, 2010 1:20 PM MDT up reply actions

I'm actually surprised that Hairston's OPS against the Rockies is not even higher

I hate Scott Hairston

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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Sep 3, 2010 1:28 PM MDT up reply actions

i hate them both

stoopid hairstons

#11

by Rosenort on Sep 3, 2010 1:35 PM MDT up reply actions

I hate their parents more

for having those children in the first place

not as punny as SDcat00

by Mondogarage on Sep 3, 2010 1:40 PM MDT up reply actions

haha, we hate all those Hairstons too. And Eckstein. Hell, every Padre can go to hell

by giant4life83 on Sep 3, 2010 2:16 PM MDT up reply actions

Let’s go COOKIE

by Shangri-La Dragon on Sep 3, 2010 1:09 PM MDT reply actions

It's heartbreaking...

how close we were to catching these punks at the break.

But then, It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.

Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.

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by RdRnnr on Sep 3, 2010 2:20 PM MDT reply actions

D'oh bad link

I meant this.

Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.

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by RdRnnr on Sep 3, 2010 2:25 PM MDT up reply actions

It's Friday night and the weather is finally cooling off...

… to the low 100s here, anyway. It’s a holiday weekend. The great outdoors beckons as people finally feel safe to take a walk in the neighborhood in the early evening without fear of heat stroke. My yard calls to me, saying, “Give me a nice trim around the hedges there. Not too much off the top, please.” “Could you check my water? I’m feeling a little dry after a hot August.” “Oh, hey… look at me, your swimming pool. Don’t I look inviting? Come on, take a nice dip.” “Hey HEY it’s your lawn here … I’m feeling a bit shaggy today and I think I’m going to seed. Give me some love so I can be soft and cooling to your bare feet again.”

Meanwhile, my favorite team teases me. It whispers in my ear, “Oh, yessssss baby just one more time. I know I failed you last night, baby, but didn’t you enjoy the tease? You know I’m the BEST at that. Tonight will be different, really. I’m here for you baby. Give me some more love. You won’t regret it!”

It’s 7:00 and my computer beckons. “Just type in mlb.tv, baby. It’s quick and easy and it will make you feel gooooood.”

But not tonight. I need to get on with my life. I love you, Rockies, but you’re taking over my life. Life beckons from beyond the LCD. Call me when you start loving me as much as I love you.

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by trekinaz on Sep 3, 2010 2:35 PM MDT via mobile reply actions

Funny. I wrote this before I saw the Bart Giamatti link above.

Needless to say, he put it much, much better than I did.

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by trekinaz on Sep 3, 2010 2:53 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

This is funny..

And so true.

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by Charlie77 on Sep 3, 2010 6:33 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

So a sweep and we are back in this thing

lets go Rockies

Clint Barmes is not a good hitter.

Free Chris Nelson.... again.

by wolf213 on Sep 3, 2010 2:43 PM MDT reply actions

Don't hold your breath this series is on the road . . .

I tried to stay on the positive band wagon as long as possible but I finally jumped off last night and am watching for the future not for this year.

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by Neclord56 on Sep 3, 2010 4:18 PM MDT up reply actions

Well, we have only lost 1 of the last 5 series at PetCo Park

And they are on a huge losing streak. It could happen

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 3, 2010 5:18 PM MDT up reply actions

The Rockies have the best record in the NLWEST..

over their last 20 games.

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by Charlie77 on Sep 3, 2010 6:35 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

What happened to Yorvit?

I’ve been busy all day and haven’t surfed the internet. What does “other-excused” mean?

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by glaucophane on Sep 3, 2010 3:02 PM MDT reply actions

Sometimes the "other-excused" and "60-day/out for the season" sections of the widgets are buggy

Torrealba has missed two games with a stiff back but should be ok for the series

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 3, 2010 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions

No wonder his back's sore

He’s been carrying that team for weeks….

not as punny as SDcat00

by Mondogarage on Sep 3, 2010 3:22 PM MDT up reply actions

Tonight's lineup

CF Fowler, 2B Herrera, RF Gonzalez, Ss Tulowitzki, 3B Mora, 1B Giambi, LF Spilborghs, C Olivo, P Cook

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 3, 2010 5:24 PM MDT reply actions

what the hell does Nelson have to do to start?

Ubaldomania.

by The Lodo Magic Man on Sep 3, 2010 6:41 PM MDT up reply actions

Kill the ball in Spring Training

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 3, 2010 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions

The padres

could make you-all feel good. Our regressing pitching is resonating nicely with our suddenly softening defense, so that the last seven (or more) games have been filled with crooked scoring numbers in several innings for their opponents. It is painful.

by hbar on Sep 3, 2010 5:45 PM MDT reply actions