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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (77-58) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (65-71) Sunday, September 6, 2015 • 1:10 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA LHP Brett Anderson (8-8, 3.43) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (5-13, 4.15) Game 137 • Home Game 68 • 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. SUNDAY FUNDAY: The Padres will look to earn a series split this afternoon against the Dodgers after getting blanked PADRES AT A GLANCE last night by a score of 2-0 and taking an 8-4 loss on Friday night after winning the series opener on Thursday by a score of 10-7…the Friars enter this series having lost two of three games to the Texas Rangers to open this 11-game Overall Record: 65-71 homestand, dropping Wednesday’s rubber match by a score of 4-3 in 10 innings…San Diego will close out this long NL West Standing: T3rd (-12.5) homestand with four games against the Rockies starting tomorrow, the fi rst three (Monday-Wednesday) of which were Home Record: 33-34 scheduled contests, and the fi nal game being a make-up from a rainout at Petco Park on July 19, the second rainout Road Record: 32-37 in Petco Park history and the fi rst since April 4, 2006. Day Record: 15-23 • Following the current homestand, the Friars will venture out on a nine-game, 10-day road trip around the Na- Night Record: 50-48 tional League West as they will head out to San Francisco (September 11-13), Arizona (September 14-16) and Homestand: 2-4 Colorado (September 18-20). Last Five Games: 1-4 • The Padres are coming off a six-game road trip to the east coast where they played a three game series in both Last 10 Games: 3-7 Washington and Philadelphia, dropping two of three games to the Nats in our Nation’s Capital as well as two of Streak: L2 three against the Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love. All-Time Record: 3,463-3,999-2 THE REST IS WEST: The Padres will play 23 of their remaining 26 games against National League opponents, includ- All-Time at Home: 1,872-1,860-1 ing 14 of those games at Petco Park. All-Time at Petco Park: 504-455 • The Friars own a 27-26 (.509) record in 53 games against NL West opponents thus far, including a 16-11 record All-Time on Road: 1,590-2,139-1 at home…among NL West teams, the Padres record against divisional opponents is second-best, trailing 2015 vs. Los Angeles: 5-10 only the Dodgers, who are 34-21 (.618) in divisional play. 2015 vs. Los Angeles at Home: 3-6 • The only non-NL West opponent remaining on the Padres’ schedule is the Milwaukee Brewers, who will make the 2015 vs. Los Angeles on Road: 2-4 trip to San Diego from September 29 - October 1. All-Time vs. LAD: 374-422-1 EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT: Through 136 games this season, the Padres have started a right-handed pitcher in every All-Time vs. LAD at Petco Park: 52-57 game, he longest single-season streak in franchise history, passing the previous record of 133 consecutive games with All-Time vs. LAD in San Diego: 198-199-1 a right-handed pitcher from April 7 - September 2, 2006. All-Time vs. LAD at Dodger Stadium: 176-223 • The only other Major League team to have not started a left-handed pitcher this season is the Milwaukee Brewers All-Time vs. LAD in Los Angeles: 176-223 (135), who have started a right-handed pitcher every game since August 29, 2013 (327 straight). PADRES RECORD WHEN... #BEATLA: Andrew Cashner, this afternoon’s starting pitcher for the Padres, owns a lifetime 1-4 record with a 2.03 ERA (16 ER, 71.0 IP) in 20 career games, nine starts, against the Dodgers (18 games as a Padre, two as a Cub). Sunday 9-11 Thursday 6-9 • Among National League pitchers with at least 20 outings vs. a single opponent since the 2010 season, Monday 7-8 Friday 13-9 Cashner’s 2.03 ERA vs. LAD is the third-best, behind only Johnny Cueto’s 1.61 ERA vs. PIT and Clayton Tuesday 9-12 Saturday 13-9 Kershaw’s 1.63 ERA vs. SF. Wednesday 8-13 • Among Padres pitchers with at least 50.0 career innings pitched vs. Los Angeles-NL, Cashner’s 2.03 ERA against the Dodgers is the second-lowest in franchise history, trailing only Andy Ashby (1.90). April 11-12 August 14-14 May 14-15 September 1-4 • Taken the loss in two of his three outings against the Dodgers this season, having allowed nine runs (seven June 12-15 October 0-0 earned) in 18.0 IP (3.50 ERA) with 15 strikeouts against fi ve walks. July 13-11 HOME ON THE RANGE: Over his last 28 starts at Petco Park since June 23, 2013, Cashner has posted a 8-12 record Leading after six 41-6 despite a 2.21 ERA (45 ER, 183.1 IP) and 159 strikeouts against 33 walks while limiting the opposition to a .231 batting Tied after six: 9-7 average, allowing two or fewer earned runs 23 times and three or fewer 25 times. Trailing after six: 15-58 • His home ERA in that time ranks seventh-best among Major League starters with at least 150.0 IP in their home Leading after seven: 46-4 ballpark, trailing only Clayton Kershaw (1.57), Jacob deGrom (1.63), Johnny Cueto (1.96), Zack Greinke (2.00), Tied after seven: 10-11 Michael Wacha (2.14) and Jake Arrieta (2.17). Trailing after seven: 9-56 • Posted a streak of 21 consecutive home starts allowing two or fewer earned runs from June 11, 2013 - April 29, Leading after eight: 54-0 2015, a Major League record. Tied after eight: 7-8 • In 11 starts at home this season, owns a 3-6 record with a 3.63 ERA (27 ER, 67.0 IP) with 73 strikeouts against 11 Trailing after eight: 4-63 walks…his 6.64 SO/BB ratio at home is the seventh-best mark in Major League Baseball and fi fth-best in the NL. Scoring fi rst: 45-21 • Over his last fi ve starts at Petco Park since June 27, Cashner has posted a 3-1 record with a 2.87 ERA (10 ER, Opponents score fi rst: 20-50 31.1 IP) and 27 strikeouts against three walks while limiting the opposition to a .266 batting average. Shutouts: 5-17 PITCHERS STATUS: UNKEMP’D: Matt Kemp is working on a season-best and career-long 25-game on-base streak, Home crowds of 20,000+: 32-30 during which he is hitting .327./375/.594 (33-for-101) with seven home runs and 30 RBI in that span…his current on- Home crowds of 30,000+: 17-19 base streak is the longest active streak in the National League and third-longest in the Majors, trailing only Home crowds of 40,000+: 7-8 TOR Edwin Encarnacion (35) and MIN Joe Mauer (26). Scoring less than three: 5-42 • His on-base streak is the longest streak by a Padres player this season and the longest since Chase Scoring three or four: 15-19 Headley who reached safely in 28 straight games from August 20 - September 21, 2012. Scoring fi ve or more: 45-9 • Kemp’s on-base streak is the longest by a Friars outfi elder since Brian Giles reached safely in 27 straight games from April 2- May 6, 2008. One-run games: 18-18 • Has driven in 89 runs this season, the third-highest total in the National League (Arenado 105, Gold- Two-run games: 19-11 schmidt 97). Games decided in last AB: 18-16 • Since the second half of the season began on July 17, Kemp has hit .305/.365/.545 (51-for-167) with eight Extra Innings W-L: 7-5 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 42 RBI, the second-most RBI in the NL in that time (COL Carlos Gon- Playing series opener: 21-23 zalez, 50). Playing series fi nale: 19-24 • Since the second half of the season began in 2013, Kemp has hit a combined .312/.371/.584 (138-for-442) after the All-Star Break, the seventh-best batting average, 16th-best OBP, the best slugging percentage and second- Series W-L-T (Home): 10-10-1 best OPS (.955) of any NL player with at least 400 plate appearances in that time. Series W-L-T (Road): 7-9-6 • Kemp has driven in 34 go-ahead RBI this season, the highest total in Major League Baseball, three ahead of Series W-L-T (Total): 17-19-7 TOR Josh Donaldson (31). Series Sweeps (Home): 2-4 • In 14 games against the Dodgers, his former team, this season, is hitting .333/.397/.439 (19-for-57) with three Series Sweeps (Road): 0-1 doubles, a home run and eight RBI. Series Sweeps (Total): 1-5 • Hit for the fi rst cycle in Padres franchise history on August 14th at Colorado, snapping a franchise streak of 7,443 games without one. White Jerseys: 21-19 Gray Jerseys: 12-17 JUST-IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED: Justin Upton has hit .268 (15-for-56) with fi ve home runs and 18 RBI in 15 Blue Jerseys: 27-24 games against the Dodgers this season…Upton’s 18 RBI vs.