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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 (65-71) vs. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (57-80) Tuesday, September 2, 2014 • 7:10 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (3-5, 3.24) vs. LHP Wade Miley (7-10, 4.30) Game 137 • Home Game 69 • 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • FOX Sports SD PADRES AT A GLANCE All Padres game information including game notes and rosters is available at http://padrespressbox.com. Overall Record: 65-71 SAN DIEGO, DRINK IT IN: The Padres opened up the third and fi nal leg of their 11-day, 10-game homestand yes- NL West Standing: 3rd (-11.0) terday as they welcomed the Arizona Diamondbacks to “America’s Finest City,” taking game one of the four game Home Record: 39-29 set by a score of 3-1..following this four game set with the Snakes, the Padres will embark on a three-city, 11-day, Road Record: 26-42 10-game road trip to Colorado (Sep 5-7), Los Angeles (Sep 8-10) and Arizona (Sep 12-14). Day Record: 21-23 • The Padres are coming off a series victory against the Dodgers over the weekend, having taken two of three games from Los Angeles at Petco Park...the series victory was the Padres fi rst against the Dodgers in San Night Record: 44-48 Diego since earning a three-game sweep against Los Angeles on September 6-8, 2010. Homestand: 5-2 • The Friars kicked-off the current homestand with a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers, from whom Last Five Games: 4-1 the Padres took two of three games. Last 10 Games: 6-4 TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS: The Padres today announced they have recalled RHP Joe Wieland from Triple-A El Streak: W1 Paso and LHP Frank Garces from Double-A San Antonio...additionally, San Diego recalled INF Ryan Jackson from All-Time Record: 3,386-3,914-2 Triple-A El Paso and placed him on the 60-day disabled list...the Padres also selected C Adam Moore from Triple-A All-Time at Home: 1,830-1,822-1 El Paso and RHP R.J. Alvarez from Double-A San Antonio...to make room on the 40-man roster, the Friars activated Chris Nelson from the paternity list and designated him for assignment...the Padres also activated LHP Troy Patton All-Time at Petco Park: 461-417 from the 60-day disabled list and designated him for assignment. All-Time on Road: 1,556-2,092-1 • Wieland, 24, will be making his fi rst Major League stint since making fi ve starts for the Padres from April 14 - 2014 vs. ARI: 5-8 May 6, 2012 before having his season cut short by “Tommy John” surgery...returned to baseball for the fi rst time since having the operation on July 19 of this season and made nine minor league starts, posting a 2-3 record 2014 vs. ARI at Home: 3-4 with a 3.03 ERA (9 ER, 23.2 IP) with 36 strikeouts against six walks over nine games, all starts, between the 2014 vs. ARI on Road: 2-4 Arizona League Padres, Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A El Paso. All-Time vs. ARI: 138-154 • Garces, 24, will be making his second Major League stint, having had his contract purchased from Double-A All-Time vs. ARI at Petco Park: 60-39 San Antonio on August 19...pitched 3.0 scoreless innings over two appearances on August 19 at LAD and Au- gust 22 at ARI for the Padres...posted a 2-5 record with a 1.93 ERA (14 ER, 65.1 IP) with 74 strikeouts against All-Time vs. ARI in San Diego: 87-60 24 walks over 51 relief appearances for the Missions this season. All-Time vs. ARI at Chase Field: 51-94 • Alvarez, 23, will be making his Major League debut when he makes his fi rst appearance for the Padres...was All-Time vs. ARI in Phoenix: 51-94 acquired by the Padres on July 18 in the fi ve-player trade that sent RHP Huston Street to the Los Angeles Angels...posted an 0-1 record with a 2.76 ERA (5 ER, 16.1 IP) with 23 strikeouts against three walks over 17 RECORD WHEN... relief appearances for the Missions after the trade...will wear jersey number 61. • Moore, 30, will be making his fi rst Major League stint since appearing in fi ve games for the Kansas City Royals Sunday 12-11 Thursday 4-9 from May 26 - June 1 of last season...over parts of fi ve big league seasons, the right-handed hitting backstop Monday 8-6 Friday 11-11 has posted a career .200 batting average (51-for-255) with six home runs and 19 RBI in 77 career games.... Tuesday 8-13 Saturday 11-11 hit .298 (93-for-312) with 12 home runs and 34 RBI in 91 games with Triple-A El Paso this season...will wear Wednesday 11-10 jersey number 21. March 1-0 July 12-13 PLAYING WITH SNAKES: Today the Padres will square-off with the Diamondbacks at Petco Park for the second April 12-16 August 16-11 game of a four-game set against their National League West Division rival as well as the 14th of 19 scheduled meet- May 13-14 September 1-0 ings against Arizona this season…the Friars have dropped all four of their series against the Snakes this season. June 10-17 October 0-0 • Since the Diamondbacks were formed before the 1998 season, the Padres have posted an all-time 87-60 (.592) record against the Snakes in San Diego, their second-best record against any National League oppo- Leading after six 49-1 nent at home, trailing their 35-20 (.636) record against Milwaukee at home. Tied after six: 7-11 Trailing after six: 9-59 HOLDING DOWN THE MISSION: Through 68 games at Petco Park this season, the Padres own a 39-29 (.574) Leading after seven: 50-2 record, the eighth-best home record in Major League Baseball and the fourth-best mark in the National League. Tied after seven: 8-8 • Since June 29, the Padres have won 20 of their last 26 games at Petco Park...their .769 winning percentage Trailing after seven: 6-62 at home in that time is the best mark in Major League Baseball. • Since the second-half began on July 18, the Padres own a 15-4 record at Petco Park, also the best mark in Leading after eight: 52-1 Major League Baseball. Tied after eight: 8-6 • The Padres pitching staff has pitched to a 2.58 ERA (181 ER, 631.0 IP) and has limited the opposition to a .219 Trailing after eight: 5-64 batting average at Petco Park, the best home ERA and opponents batting average n Major League Baseball. Scoring fi rst: 43-17 NOW THAT’S QUALITY: Following his performance yesterday afternoon, Tyson Ross has now thrown 14 consecu- Opponents score fi rst: 22-54 tive quality starts since June 21, extending the longest quality start streak in Padres franchise history…the streak Shutouts: 7-16 surpasses the previous record of 11 games, done by Andrew Cashner from August 14, 2013-April 16, 2014, Ed Home crowds of 20,000+: 30-21 Whitson from July 25 – September 18, 1990, Dennis Rasmussen from August 6, 1988 – April 7, 1989, Gaylord Perry Home crowds of 30,000+: 16-9 from September 4, 1978 – April 27, 1979, Joe McIntosh from September 15, 1974 – May 21, 1975 and Dave Roberts Home crowds of 40,000+: 4-3 from July 3 – August 21, 1971. • His 14 consecutive quality starts are tied for the longest active streak in Major League Baseball with LAD Scoring less than three: 11-52 Clayton Kershaw and BOS/OAK Jon Lester (14). Scoring three or four: 25-13 • In addition to the quality starts, Ross has allowed six or fewer hits in each of his last 14 starts...dating back Scoring fi ve or more: 29-6 to the 1914 season, the only Major League pitcher with a longer streak of quality starts allowing six or fewer hits was HOU Mike Scott, who went 17 games from May 21 - August 8, 1986. One-run games: 26-18 • During the streak, Ross has pitched to a 7-6 record with a 1.93 ERA (20 ER, 93.1 IP) with 94 strikeouts against Two-run games: 11-21 26 walks while limiting the opposition to a .210 average. Games decided in last AB: 17-12 Extra Innings W-L: 10-4 SPAN THE MAN: INF Cory Spangenberg made his Major League debut yesterday afternoon when he made the start at third base... with his two-run single in the 5th inning, his fi rst Major League hit, he became the third player in Pa- Playing series opener: 20-24 dres franchise history to record multiple RBI in his fi rst career game, joining Kevin Higgins on May 29, 1993 and Jim Playing series fi nale: 20-23 Wilhelm on September 4, 1978…no Padres player has ever recorded more than two RBI in their fi rst career game. Series W-L-T (Home): 10-9-3 WALK THIS WAY (x4): Rene Rivera drew four walks in yesterday afternoon’s game making him the 30th player in Series W-L-T (Road): 5-14-2 Padres franchise history to accomplish this feat and the fi rst since Chase Headley on July 30, 2012…Rivera is the Series W-L-T (Total): 15-23-5 fi fth catcher in franchise history to walk four or more times in a single game, joining Rob Bowen on April 24, 2007, Bruce Bochy on May 14, 1986, Gene Tenace on July 26, 1977 (GM 2) and Tenace on July 4, 1977.