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HOUSTON ASTROS (11-7) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (11-9) Monday, April 27, 2015 • 7:10 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA RHP Collin McHugh (3-0, 2.41) vs. RHP James Shields (2-0, 3.24) Game 21 • Home Game 11 • Mighty 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • FOX Sports San Diego 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. HOME, SWEET HOME: The Padres will continue their nine-game, 10-day homestand and open their 2015 Interleague PADRES AT A GLANCE schedule at Petco Park tonight as they will welcome the Houston Astros to “America’s Finest City” for a three-game series (Mon-Wed)…the Friars dropped a three-game set with the Dodgers over the weekend, avoiding a sweep yes- Overall Record: 11-9 terday with a 3-1 victory…following Houston’s departutre on Wednesaday and an off-day on Thursday, the Padres NL West Standing: 3rd (-1.0) will conclude the current homestand by welcoming the Colorado Rockies (May 1-3) to town before heading out on Home Record: 6-4 the road for a three-city, nine-game, 10-day road trip to San Francisco (5/4-6), Arizona (5/7-10) and Seattle (5/12-13). Road Record: 5-5 • The Padres opened the season facing off against N.L West foes in 17 of their fi rst 20 games of the season, Day Record: 4-4 going 9-8 in that time, taking a four-game series from the Giants (3-1), a three-game series from the Diamond- Night Record: 7-5 backs (2-1), splitting a four-game set at Colorado (2-2) and losing four of six games to the Dodgers so far over two separate series. Homestand: 1-2 • The Friars put together a 4-3 record on their seven-game road trip last week, taking two of three games from Last Five Games: 1-4 the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field and splitting four games with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Last 10 Games: 5-5 FULL HOUSE MARATHON: In three games against the Dodgers over the weekend, the Padres recorded three con- Streak: W1 secutive sellouts, tallying a total attendance of 130,765…the attendance total was the third-highest three-game All-Time Record: 3,409-3,937-2 paid attendance total in Petco Park history, behind the Red Sox series from June 22-24, 2007 (133,311) and the All-Time at Home: 1,845-1,830-1 Yankees series from August 2-4, 2013 (131,812). All-Time at Petco Park: 476-425 • The Padres have now recorded fi ve sellouts through 10 games at Petco Park this season. All-Time on Road: 1,564-2,107-1 #RATINGS: Padres ratings on FOX Sports San Diego this season are up 66% on last season, with each of the top 2012 vs. HOU: 5-3 fi ve rated Padres telecasts in station history occurring already this season. 2012 vs. HOU at Home: 3-1 • Last Friday night’s Padres vs. Dodgers game produced a high point in the network’s rating history, garnering a 7.18 HH…it was also the highest rated cable program of the day. 2012 vs. HOU on Road: 2-2 All-Time vs. HOU: 282-309 GOOD START: Through 20 games this season, the Padres have posted a 11-9 record (.550), tied for the seventh-best All-Time vs. HOU at Petco Park: 19-13 start in franchise history and the best since opening the seaon 12-8 in 2010…since Petco Park opened in 2004, this All-Time vs. HOU in San Diego: 160-138 season is the third-best start the Padres have had, behind only 2010 and 2007 (12-8). All-Time vs. HOU at Minute Maid Park: 24-21 WAIT, YOUR PITCHERS DON’T DO WHAT?; The series with the Astros will be the Padres’ fi rst of seven against All-Time vs. HOU in Houston: 122-171 the American League this season, as they will play the Seattle Mariners twice (5/12-13 at SEA, 6/31-7/1 vs. SEA), the Los Angeles Angels (5/25-27 at Petco Park), the Oakland Athletics (6/15-16 at Petco, 6/17-18 at OAK) and the Texas Rangers twice (7/10-12 at TEX, 8/31-9/2 at Petco). PADRES RECORD WHEN... • All-time, the Padres own a 128-166 record in Interleague Play and a 38-54 mark at Petco Park. • in 20 games in Interleague Play against the AL Central (and Seattle) last season, the Padres went 9-11. Sunday 3-0 Thursday 0-2 Monday 1-2 Friday 2-1 BECAUSE SETH FOSTER (@SETHfoster) BROUGHT IT UP: Tonight, the two shortest players in Major League Tuesday 3-0 Saturday 1-2 Baseball will face off on the same fi eld…Alexi Amarista (5’6”) will play shortstop for the Padres and Jose Altuve (5’6”) Wednesday 1-2 will play second base for the Astros (credit STATS, Inc.). April 11-9 August 0-0 RAN DIEGO: The Padres have scored 96 runs through their fi rst 20 games this season (4.80 runs per game), May 0-0 September 0-0 the highest total in the National League and tied for the fourth-highest total in the Majors. June 0-0 October 0-0 • Last season through the club’s fi rst 20 games, the club had scored 56 runs (2.80 runs per game). July 0-0 • With three games remaining this month, at the current pace, the Padres would score 110 runs in April, which would be the seventh-most in franchise history for the opening month of the season. Leading after six 6-1 Tied after six: 2-1 SWINGING FRIARS: As a team, the Padres are hitting .268/.319/.433 (187-for-697) this season, the third-best bat- Trailing after six: 3-7 ting average and slugging percentage and seventh-best on-base percentage in the National League…in terms Leading after seven: 7-1 of the Major Leagues, the Friars rank seventh in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage and fi fth in slugging. Tied after seven: 3-2 • With runners in scoring position, the Friars are hitting .318/.360/.476 (53-for-165), the best batting average in Trailing after seven: 1-6 Major League Baseball, while their on-base percentage ranks eighth (fourth in the NL) and slugging percentage ranks fi fth (second in NL)…the Padres’ 170 AB with runners in scoring position is the most in National Leading after eight: 10-0 League and third-most in baseball (OAK 184, DET 173). Tied after eight: 1-2 • With runners in scoring position and two outs, the Friars are hitting .298 (25-for-84), the best mark in the Trailing after eight: 0-7 National League and tied for the best in Major League Baseball (also Detroit). Scoring fi rst: 7-4 Opponents score fi rst: 4-5 FEAR THE BEARD: Derek Norris has opened the season hitting .324/.342/.493 (23-for-71) with nine doubles, one home run, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored in 19 games, all as catcher, for the Padres this season…among Major League Shutouts: 1-1 catchers, his 10 exta-base hits and nine doubles rank fi rst, his batting average and slugging percentage Home crowds of 20,000+: 2-0 rank second (OAK Stephen Vogt, .345/.638), his 11 RBI rank third and his on-base percentage ranks fourth. Home crowds of 30,000+: 0-0 • Norris’ nine doubles this month are tied for the second-most by a catcher in any month in franchise history, Home crowds of 40,000+: 4-3 trailing only Terry Kennedy’s 11 two-baggers in June of 1982 (Kennedy also had nine in September of 1981). • After yesterday’s 2-for-3 day at the plate, has now recorded eight multi-hit games, tied for the fourth-most Scoring less than three: 1-3 among National League players. Scoring three or four: 2-4 • Behind the plate, Norris has recorded eight catcher caught stealings this season, the highest total in Major Scoring fi ve or more: 8-2 League Baseball…through 19 games behind the plate, the eight CCS matches his career high, done in 114 games behind the plate for the Athletics in 2014. One-run games: 4-4 Two-run games: 2-0 NINJA SKILLS: PATIENCE, GRASSHOPPER: Alexi Amarista Games decided in last AB: 3-3 hit his fi rst home run of the season yesterday afternoon against Extra Innings W-L: 0-2 the Dodgers, a solo shot to right fi eld in the third inning…the DATE PLAYER OPP PIT 9/5/2000 Phil Nevin MIL 10 homer came on the 10th pitch of the at-bat, making Amarista Playing series opener: 2-4 8/16/2001 Ryan Klesko NYM 11 the fi rst Padres player since Miguel Tejada on September 13, 6/25/2005 Mark Sweeney SEA 10 Playing series fi nale: 4-2 2010 at Colorado to homer on the 10th pitch of an at-bat or 9/13/2010 Miguel Tejada @COL 10 Series W-L-T (Home): 2-1-0 later (see list since 2000 on the right). 4/26/2015 Alexi Amarista LAD 10 • Before Lil’ Ninja’s blast yesterday, the only other Padres Series W-L-T (Road): 1-1-1 player to hit a home run on the 10th pitch or later at Petco Series W-L-T (Total): 3-2-1 Park was Mark Sweeney vs.