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SAN DIEGO PADRES GAME INFORMATION PETCO PARK 100 PARK BLVD SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 PROVIDED BY THE PADRES COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO PADRES (11-17) vs. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (15-13) RHP Jason Marquis (2-2, 4.20) vs. LHP Wade Miley (2-0, 2.37) Friday, May 3, 2013 • Petco Park Game 29 • Home Game 13 • The Mighty 1090 AM • XEMO 860 AM • Fox Sports San Diego LATE RALLY CARRIES PADRES PAST CUBS: The Padres came back in the 8th inning yesterday against the Cubs PADRES AT A GLANCE with an unconventional rally to put up a four spot and earn a split, 4-2...after Jesus Guzman (1B) and Blanks (BB) NL West Standing ...................5th reached base to start the frame, Yonder Alonso pinch-hit with two outs and hit a fl y ball that fell between the second Home Record ........................ 5-7 baseman and right fi elder...Blanks then scored the tying run on a passed ball, Chris Denorfi a walked, Everth Cabrera Road Record ....................... 6-10 laced an RBI single to center and Chase Headley capped the scoring with an infi eld RBI single...Eric Stults started the Day Record............................ 4-5 game and allowed just a two-run home run in the seventh and the bullpen shut down the Cubs over fi nal 2.1 frames. Night Record........................ 7-12 HOMESTAND BEGINS TONIGHT: Padres return home to open a six-game homestand starting tonight against the Last Road Trip ....................... 2-2 D’Backs for three before hosting the Marlins next Monday thru Wednesday...San Diego just completed a short four- Last Homestand .................... 4-2 game road trip against the Cubs in Chicago, splitting the series. Last Five Games ................... 3-2 ODDS AND ENDS: The Padres have won 6 of last 8 games...are 5-7 here at home. Last 10 Games ...................... 6-4 • Mark Kotsay is 4-for-11 as pinch-hitter this year including a GWRBI...in career is .302 (58-for-192). Streak .................................... W1 • Yonder Alonso and Everth Cabrera have appeared in all 27 games. Series W-L-T (Home) ......... 1-3-0 PADRES VS. D’BACKS: The Padres play the fi rst of 19 games against the Diamondbacks in 2013 tonight...will play Series W-L-T (Road) .......... 1-3-1 these three (May 3-5) and will also host the Snakes two more times (June 14-16 & Sept. 23-26)...will visit Arizona three Series W-L-T (Total) ........... 2-6-1 times this season (May 24-26, July 26-28 & Aug. 26-28)...Padres were 11-7 in 2012 against Arizona including 4-5 at Series Sweeps (Home).......... 1-1 Petco Park…Padres trail all-time series 121-139, including 76-54 mark in San Diego (49-33 at Petco Park). Series Sweep (Road) ............ 1-1 RATTLING ARIZONA: The Padres have won 9 of the last 12 games against Arizona dating back to July 2, 2012...San Series Sweep (Total) ............. 2-2 Diego is 14-8 over the last 22 games against the Diamondbacks since Sept. 11, 2011. 2012 vs. ARI .........................11-7 SNAKE CHARMER: Outfi elder Chris Denorfi a leads all active Major Leaguers in batting average against the Dia- 2012 vs. ARI at Home............ 4-5 mondbacks (min. 100 AB)...Denorfi a is hitting .362 (38-for-105) with 28 runs, fi ve doubles, one triple, seven home run, 2012 vs. ARI on Road............ 7-2 13 RBI, .398 OBP, .629 SLG & 1.027 OPS in 37 career games...Deno ranks ahead of Ty Wiggington (.361/60-for- All-Time vs. ARI .................. 121-139 166), Juan Pierre (.346/145-for-419) and Miguel Cabrera (.346/47-for-136). All-Time vs. ARI at Home ........ 76-54 All-Time vs. ARI on Road ........ 45-85 GETTING COMFORTABLE: Jedd Gyorko hit his fi rst Major League home run Wednesday night at Wrigley Field... over his last 10 games, the rookie second baseman is hitting .289 (11-for-38) with four runs, four doubles, one home run, 3 RBI and an .799 OPS...over his fi rst 17 games this season, Jedd batted .210 (13-for-62) with three doubles and a .554 OPS. HE’S GOT HIS TIMING DOWN NOW: Third baseman Chase Headley has an active 7-game hitting streak, hitting .379 (11-for-29) with fi ve runs, four dou- bles, two home runs, four RBI, .455 OBP, .724 SLG, 1.179...began season following DL stint hitting .160 (4-for-25) with a home run in his fi rst seven games. OVER YONDER: First baseman Yonder Alonso has reached base in nine of last 10 games (since April 22)...during that stretch he has 12 hits and four walks and is hitting .324 (12-for-37) with fi ve runs, three doubles, one home run, nine RBI, .390 OBP, .486 SLG & .877 OPS...has two RBI in three of the last six games including two of the last four. POSITION OF POWER: The third spot in the Padres lineup is hitting a combined .304 (31-for-102) with 10 doubles, fi ve home runs, 16 RBI, .398 OBP, .549 SLG & .947 OPS...their OPS by number three hitters ranks fourth in the Majors and third in the National League...just the Nationals (1.077), Braves (1.070) and Detroit (1.000) have had more productive number three hitters this season. KEEP IT UP, ROOK: Infi elder Jedd Gyorko led all Major League rookies in April in hits (23), was second in walks (10) and was tied for second in the league in doubles (7)...his 23 hits were the most in April by a Padres rookie since Khalil Greene had 24 in 2004. YOU ALREADY KNOW: that Nick Hundley has an active 7-game hitting streak, hitting .379 (11-for-29) with fi ve extra-base hits and a 1.090 OPS...BUT DID YOU KNOW...that his .368 (25-for-68) average since April 9 is second-best in the National League and fourth in the Majors?...since April 9, Hundley is hitting .368 (25-for-68) with 12 runs, eight doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI with a 1.007 OPS. 2012 2011 Career 2013 2012 Career Jason Marquis vs. Diamondbacks 0-0 0-0 2-7 Major League Record 2-2 (4.20 ERA) 8-11 114-111 Wade Miley vs. Padres 1-1 0-1 1-2 Major League Record 2-0 (2.37 ERA) 16-11 22-13 JASON MARQUIS will make his sixth start of the season tonight in the series Jason’s 2013 starts opener against the Diamondbacks, to begin this six-day, six-game homestand… FINAL WHEN tonight is his 354th career appearance and 295th career start…will be making his DATE OPPONENT SCORE IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 4/5 at Colorado L, 2-5 6.0 6 5 2 2 1 1 92-55 1-5 16th career appearance and 15th career start against the Diamondbacks…Marquis, 4/11 Los Angeles-NL ND, 2-3 5.0 7 2 2 1 4 5 102-54 1-2 34, was signed by the Padres as a minor league free agent on May 31, 2012…was 4/16 at Los Angeles-NL W, 9-2 7.2 3 1 1 0 1 5 107-64 8-1 4/22 Milwaukee L, 1-7 4.2 4 7 7 2 4 4 86-48 0-7 resigned this offseason as a Major League free agent on December 3, 2012. 4/28 San Francisco W, 6-4 6.2 6 2 2 0 4 3 94-51 6-2 2013 Totals 2-2, 4.20 30.0 26 17 14 5 14 18 481-272 57% COMPLETE THE SWEEP--Last time out on Sunday vs. San Francisco at Petco Career Totals 114-111, 4.59 1833.1 1930 1033 935 230 701 1083 -- -- Park, Jason picked up his second win of the season, working 6.2 innings of two-run ball as the Padres went on to win by a score of 6-4 over the Giants to complete the three-game sweep…the right-hander allowed six hits and a season-high tying four walks while striking out three…left the game with the Padres up by a score of 6-2 as the club held on down the stretch for the victory. AGAINST THE DBACKS--Jason will make his 15th career start and 16th appearance against the Diamondbacks tonight…faced Arizona once last season on the Fourth of July at Chase Field, earning a no-decision in the Padres 8-6 win, completing a three-game sweep of Arizona…has been tagged with the loss in each of his last four decisions against the Dbacks over his last seven starts vs. Arizona since August 26, 2007, going 0-4 with a 6.39 ERA (27 ER/38.0 IP) over that span…last win against the Dbacks came on July 20, 2007 for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field…his teams are 5-9 in his 14 career starts against the Dbacks…only other victory against Arizona came on May 13, 2006 for the St. Louis Cardinals…made three starts as a member of the Dbacks in 2011 after being acquired on July 30, 2011 by Arizona from the Washington Nationals, before landing on the disabled list to end the season with a fractured right leg. NATIONAL LEAGUER--Jason has played parts of 14 seasons in the National League, with tonight his 288th start for a NL team…has a career record of 112-107 in Marquis vs.