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SAN DIEGO PADRES (1-1) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (1-1) Wednesday, April 8, 2015 • 7:10 p.m. PT • Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA RHP Andrew Cashner (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Brandon McCarthy (0-0, 0.00) Game 3 • Road Game 3 • Mighty 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • FOX Sports San Diego • ESPN 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. FRIAR-VERSARY: On this day 46 years ago, on April 8, 1969, the San Diego Padres played their fi rst ever PADRES AT A GLANCE Major League game, a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros at San Diego Stadium…RHP Dick Selma made the start for the Friars, pitching a complete game, allowing one run on fi ve hits with 12 strikeouts against two walks. Overall Record: 1-1 • 3B Ed Spiezio homered in the fi fth inning and RF Ollie Brown doubled home the winning run in the sixth NL West Standing: T-2nd (-1.0) inning. Home Record: 0-0 Road Record: 1-1 WITH A WIN TONIGHT: With a win this evening, the Padres would win their fi rst series of the 2015 season Day Record: 0-1 and their fi rst series win at Dodger Stadium since April 15-17, 2013 when the Friars swept the Dodgers in LA. Night Record: 1-0 Roadtrip: 1-1 STRAIGHT CASH, HOMIE: Dating back to 8/14/13, Cashner has pitched to a 7-10 record despite a 2.16 ERA Last Five Games: 1-1 (42 ER, 175.0 IP) and 138 strikeouts against 36 walks…among qualifi ed pitchers (162.0 IP) in that time, Last 10 Games: 1-1 his ERA ranks third-best in Major League Baseball, trailing only Clayton Kershaw (1.81) and Johnny Streak: W1 Cueto (2.12). • In that time, his opponents average (.219) ranks eighth best in baseball and fi fth-best in the Na- All-Time Record: 3,399-3,929-2 tional League. All-Time at Home: 1,839-1,826-1 • Cashner owns a lifetime 1-2 record with a 1.53 ERA (9 ER, 53.0 IP) in 17 career games, six starts, All-Time at Petco Park: 470-421 against the Dodgers…among Padres pitchers with at least 50.0 career innings pitched vs. All-Time on Road: 1,560-2,103-1 Los Angeles-NL, Cashner’s 1.58 ERA against the Dodgers is the lowest in franchise history 2015 vs. LAD: 1-1 (second place is Andy Ashby, 1.90) 2015 vs. LAD at Home: 0-0 • Among active pitchers with at least fi ve starts and 50.0 IP against a single opponent, Cashner’s 2015 vs. LAD on Road: 1-1 ERA vs. LA is the 10th-lowest in Major League baseball. All-Time vs. LAD: 370-413-1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YONDER!: Today is Yonder Alonso’s 28th birthday, as he was born on April 8, 1987… All-Time vs. LAD at Dodger Stadium: 175-220 Alonso shares a birthday with the likes of pitcher Felix Hernandez of the Mariners, Hall of Fame catcher Gary All-Time vs. LAD in Los Angeles: 175-220 Carter and singer/rapper Biz Markie. All-Time vs. LAD at Petco Park: 49-51 All-Time vs. LAD in San Diego: 195-193-1 BASHING BACKSTOP: Having gone 2-for-4 on Opening Day and 2-for-5 last night at LAD, Derek Norris is the fi fth catcher in Padres franchise history to record multiple hits in each of the team’s fi rst two games, joining PADRES RECORD WHEN... Nick Hundley in 2011, Josh Bard in 2008, Carlos Hernandez in 2000 and Benito Santiago in 1988. • Having doubled in each of the fi rst two games as well, Norris is the only catcher in franchise history to Sunday 0-0 Thursday 0-0 record at least two hits and one double in each of the club’s fi rst two games of the season. Monday 0-1 Friday 0-0 • The last National League catcher to have two hits and a double in each of the fi rst two games of a season Tuesday 1-0 Saturday 0-0 was ATL David Ross in 2012…the Major League record is three consecutive games. Wednesday 0-0 WIL THE BANDIT: Wil Myers has recorded a stolen base in each of the Padres fi rst two games this season, April 1-1 August 0-0 placing him in a fi rst place tie in the Majors with DET Jose Iglesias…Myers set a career high with six stolen May 0-0 September 0-0 bases in 87 games in 2014. June 0-0 October 0-0 July 0-0 NEW KIDS ON THE BEACH: In Monday’s season opener against the Dodgers, San Diego had eight different Leading after six 0-1 players make their Padres debut (Myers, Norris, Kemp, Upton, Middlebrooks, Barmes, Shields and Kelley)… Tied after six: 0-0 yesterday’s game featured the second-highest number of team debuts in the same game in franchise history, Trailing after six: 1-0 trailing only March 31, 2011 (Opening Day) when the Friars had nine players make their team debut. Leading after seven: 0-0 Tied after seven: 1-1 BASH BROTHERS: Since the 2009 season, Justin Upton and Matt Kemp rank among the National League Trailing after seven: 0-0 leaders in several offensive categories, including: total bases (Upton 1,591, 4th and Kemp 1,520, 5th), extra- Leading after eight: 0-0 base hits (Upton 352, 4th and Kemp 328, 8th), RBI (Kemp 510, 5th, Upton 470, 7th) and home runs (both Tied after eight: 1-0 have 147 and are tied for 5th). Trailing after eight: 0-1 Scoring fi rst: 1-1 TRANSACTION-PALOOZA: The Padres will open the 2015 season with 15 players on the Opening Day 25-man Opponents score fi rst: 0-0 roster that were not on the roster to start the 2014 season…this list includes six pitchers (Despaigne, Garces, Shutouts: 0-0 Kelley, Kimbrel, Morrow and Shields), two catchers (Nieves and Norris), four infi elders (Barmes, Middlebrooks, Solarte and Spangenberg) and three outfi elders (Kemp, Myers and Upton). Home crowds of 20,000+: 0-0 • From the end of the season until now, the club made 10 trades involving 38 players (coming and going) Home crowds of 30,000+: 0-0 and made four 40-man free-agent signings. Home crowds of 40,000+: 0-0 • In a 24-hour window between December 18-19, the Padres made a total of 30 transactions (trades, Scoring less than three: 0-0 signings, DFA’s, minor league moves, etc.) which, since data became available, is the most ever by a Scoring three or four: 0-1 Major League club in a 24-hour window. Scoring fi ve or more: 1-0 THE BUDDY SYSTEM: The 2015 season will be the ninth campaign at the helm for Padres manager Buddy One-run games: 0-0 Black, tied with Giants manager and former Padres skipper Bruce Bochy for the longest-tenured manager in Two-run games: 0-0 the National League. Games decided in last AB: 1-1 • His clubs are 617-680 (.476) in his eight seasons with SD...the only other Major League manager to be Extra Innings W-L: 0-0 at his current post longer than Black is Angels skipper Mike Scioscia (16). Playing series opener: 0-1 • Buddy is one of two people in Major League history with 100+ wins as a pitcher and 600+ wins as a manager Playing series fi nale: 0-0 (121 as pitcher, 617 as manager), joining Hall of Famer Clark Griffi th (1,491 as manager, 236 as pitcher). Series W-L-T (Home): 0-0-0 SPRING RECAP: In 31 spring training games (including an exhibition game vs. Mexico City at Petco Park), Series W-L-T (Road): 0-0-0 the Friars posted a 18-12-1 record, the third-best in the National League and fourth-best record in the Cactus Series W-L-T (Total): 0-0-0 League…the Friars’ 18 wins were their most since winning 20 games in 2012. Series Sweeps (Home): 0-0 • Matt Kemp fi nished the spring campaign with a .370/.393/.741 (20-for-54) line with six doubles, one Series Sweeps (Road): 0-0 triple, four home runs and 14 RBI in 18 games…among qualifi ed National League hitters, his slugging Series Sweeps (Total): 0-0 percentage ranked fi rst, his 11 extra-base hits were tied for fi rst, his OPS (on-base plus slugging) ranked White Jerseys: 0-0 second, his batting average ranked fi fth and his RBI total ranked tied for ninth. Gray Jerseys: 0-1 • Tyson Ross fi nished the spring tied as the National League leader in strikeouts (25) while James Shields Blue Jerseys: 1-0 ranked tied for third (23). Camoufl age Jerseys: 0-0 Retro Jerseys: 0-0 GET ‘EM WHILE THEY’RE HOT: Single-game tickets for the 2015 season are on sale and can be purchased online at www.padres.com/tickets, by phone at 619-795-5555 or at the Petco Park box offi ce. • Single game tickets for Opening Day on April 9 vs. San Francisco are offi cially sold out. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE TIME (PDT) OPP. PADRES STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TELEVISION Thurs 4/9 3:40 p.m.