LOS ANGELES DODGERS (75-57) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (64-69) Thursday, September 3, 2015 • 7:10 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA RHP Mat Latos (4-9, 4.76) vs. RHP Colin Rea (0-1, 5.95) Game 134 • Home Game 65 • Mighty 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • FOX Sports SD San Diego Padres Communications • 100 Park Ave, San Diego, CA • (619) 795-5000 All Padres game information, including game notes and rosters, is available at http://padrespressbox.com. #BEATLA: The Padres will open the second leg of their current three-series, 11-game home stand this evening as they will PADRES AT A GLANCE welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to “Americ’as Finest City” for a four-game weekend series…the Friars enter this series having lost two of three games to the Texas Rangers to open the homestand, dropping last night’s rubber match by a score of Overall Record: 64-69 4-3 in 10 innings…San Diego will close out this long homestand with four games against the Rockies from Monday-Thursday, NL West Standing: 4th (-11.5) the fi rst three (Monday-Wednesday) of which were scheduled contests, and the fi nal game being a make-up from a rainout at Home Record: 32-32 Petco Park on July 19, the second rainout in Petco Park history and the fi rst since April 4, 2006. Road Record: 32-37 • The Padres are coming off a six-game roadtrip to the east coast where they played a three game series in both Wash- Day Record: 15-23 ington and Philadelphia, dropping two of three games to the Nats in our Nation’s Capital as well as two of three against Night Record: 49-46 the Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love. • Following the current homestand, the Friars will venture out on a nine-game, 10-day roadtrip around the National Homestand: 1-2 League West as they will head out to San Francisco (September 11-13), Arizona (September 14-16) and Colorado Last Five Games: 2-3 (September 18-20). Last 10 Games: 3-7 Streak: L2 THE REST IS WEST: Starting with tonight’s game against the Dodgers, the Padres will play 26 of their remaining 29 games against National League opponents, including 17 of those games at Petco Park. All-Time Record: 3,462-3,997-2 • The Friars own a 26-24 record in 50 games against NL West opponents thus far, including a 15-9 record at home. All-Time at Home: 1,871-1,858-1 • The only non-NL West opponent remaining on the Padres’ schedule is the Milwaukee Brewers, who will make the trip All-Time at Petco Park: 503-453 to San Diego from September 29 - October 1. All-Time on Road: 1,590-2,139-1 EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT: Through 133 games this season, the Padres have started a right-handed pitcher in every game, 2015 vs. Los Angeles: 4-8 the tied for the longest single-season streak in franchise history, having also started 133 consecutive games with a right-handed 2015 vs. Los Angeles at Home: 2-4 pitcher from April 7 - September 2, 2006…when Colin Rea takes the mound for the Friars this evening, it will set a new 2015 vs. Los Angeles on Road: 2-4 single-season franchise record. All-Time vs. LAD: 373-420-1 • The only other Major League team to have not started a left-handed pitcher this season is the Milwaukee Brewers (132), who have started a right-handed pitcher every game since August 29, 2013 (324 straight). All-Time vs. LAD at Petco Park: 51-55 All-Time vs. LAD in San Diego: 197-197-1 ON THE MEND: Wil Myers made his second minor league rehab appearance last night for Single-A Lake Elsinore, his fi rst All-Time vs. LAD at Dodger Stadium: 176-223 rehab stint since being placed on the 15-day disabled list with left wrist tendinitis on June 15 (retro June 14) (was later put on All-Time vs. LAD in Los Angeles: 176-223 the 60-day disabled list on August 8 after he had surgery on that same wrist to remove a bone spur). • Myers played seven innings at fi rst base last night and went 1-for-3 with a walk…in his fi rst rehab outing on Tuesday, PADRES RECORD WHEN... played six innings in center fi eld and went 1-for-3 at the plate with a single, a walk and a strikeout. Sunday 9-11 Thursday 5-9 MATTY ICE: Matt Kemp is working on a season-best and career-long 22-game on-base streak, during which he is hitting Monday 7-8 Friday 13-8 .326./380/.596 (29-for-89) with six home runs and 26 RBI in that span…his current on-base streak is tied for the longest Tuesday 9-12 Saturday 13-8 active streak in the National League (also CIN Joey Votto). Wednesday 8-13 • His on-base streak is the longest streak by a Padres player this season and the longest since Chase Headley also reached base safely in 22 straight games July 3- 28, 2013…the last Padres player to reach base safely in 23 or April 11-12 August 14-14 more straight games was also Headley, who reached safely in 28 straight games from August 20 - September 21, 2012. May 14-15 September 0-2 • Kemp’s on-base streak is the longest by a Friars outfi elder since Brian Giles reached safely in 27 straight games from June 12-15 October 0-0 April 2- May 6, 2008. July 13-11 • Since the second half of the season began on July 17, Kemp has hit .303/.367/.542 (47-for-155) with eight doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 38 RBI, the second-most RBI in the NL in that time (COL Carlos Gonzalez, 45). Leading after six 41-6 • Since the second half of the season began in 2013, Kemp has hit a combined .312/.372/.584 (134-for-430) after the Tied after six: 9-7 All-Star Break, the seventh-best batting average, 14th-best OBP, the best slugging percentage and second-best OPS Trailing after six: 14-56 (.956) of any NL player with at least 400 plate appearances in that time. Leading after seven: 46-4 • Kemp has driven in 33 go-ahead RBI this season, the highest total in Major League Baseball, two ahead of TOR Josh Tied after seven: 10-11 Donaldson (31). Trailing after seven: 8-54 • In 12 games against the Dodgers, his former team, this season, is hitting .333/.412/.400 (15-for-45) with three doubles Leading after eight: 53-0 and four RBI. Tied after eight: 7-8 • Hit for the fi rst cycle in Padres franchise history on August 14th at Colorado, snapping a franchise streak of 7,443 games Trailing after eight: 4-61 without one. Scoring fi rst: 44-21 JUST-IN TIME: Justin Upton has hit .261 (12-for-46) with fi ve home runs and 17 RBI in 12 games against the Dodgers this Opponents score fi rst: 20-48 season…his fi ve home runs vs. the Dodgers are the most by a Padre in a season since Chase Headley had six vs. LAD in Shutouts: 5-16 2012…the most all-time by a Padre vs. LAD in a single season is seven by Nate Colbert (1970) and Dave Winfi eld (1977). Home crowds of 20,000+: 31-28 • Upton’s fi ve home runs against the Dodgers this season are tied for the seventh-most by any National League player Home crowds of 30,000+: 16-17 against a single opponent and only one behind the leaders (six players have six home runs vs. a single opp). • His 17 RBI vs. the Dodgers this year are the most by a Padre vs. LAD since Chase Headley had 20 RBI vs. LAD in 2012, Home crowds of 40,000+: 7-7 the most ever by a Padre vs. the Dodgers. Scoring less than three: 5-41 • Upton’s 17 RBI vs. the Dodgers this season are the most by any National League player against a single op- Scoring three or four: 15-18 ponent and are tied for the second-most by any Major League player, behind only Eric Hosmer’s 19 RBI vs. Scoring fi ve or more: 44-9 Cleveland this season. • Owns a lifetime .500/.565/1.000 (10-for-20) line with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and three RBI In his career One-run games: 18-18 vs. Mat Latos, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Dodgers. Two-run games: 19-10 Games decided in last AB: 17-16 MINOR DETAILS: Colin Rea, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Padres, started the season in Double-A San Antonio where he Extra Innings W-L: 7-5 made 12 starts for the Missions, going 3-2 with a league-best 1.08 ERA (9 ER, 75.0 IP) with 60 strikeouts against 11 walks while limiting the opposition to a .185 batting average (50-for-270)…for his efforts was named to the Texas League All-Star Playing series opener: 20-23 Game…the Texas League recently announced that he was selected to the Texas League Postseason All-Star Team. Playing series fi nale: 19-24 • Was promoted to Triple-A El Paso prior to his start on July 3 and made six starts for the Chihuahuas, going 2-2 with a Series W-L-T (Home): 10-10-1 4.39 ERA (13 ER, 26.2 IP) with 20 strikeouts against 12 walks while limiting the opposition to a .274 batting average.