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SAN DIEGO PADRES (2-6-1) vs. (5-4) Friday, March 7, 2014 • 1:05 p.m. MST • Maryvale Park • Maryvale, AZ RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Garza (0-1, 36.00 ERA) Game 10 • Road Game 6 • MLB Network (delayed)

BIG DOWNS PADRES IN PEORIA: The Padres pitching staff allowed all of its runs in two (two runs in the first, six runs in the sixth) but a first-pitch from Rangers DH Jurrickson Profar in the sixth proved to be the breaking point as the Friars fell to , 8-4...Padres starter surrendered his first two runs of the spring in the first inning, but that would be it as he worked 3.0 innings, allowing just the two runs with two ...LH made his Padres debut and was tagged for five runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts over 0.2 ..., Joaquin Benoit, , and Anthony Carter each recorded a scoreless inning in relief...Tommy Medica extended his spring to seven games with a three- homer in the ninth and Rene Rivera went 2-for-2 with a double and a RBI. Upcoming Probables

HOME AWAY FROM HOME: The 2014 Cactus League is the Padres’ 46th Today at Milwaukee @ Maryvale (1:05) and 21st season at the Peoria Sports Complex...the facility serves as the Spring home for Tyson Ross, , (L), Patrick Schus- both the Padres and ...the club has used the complex since moving their ter (L), (L), Leonel Campos, Anthony Carter, Spring Training camp to Peoria from Yuma, Ariz, in 1994...it is also used as a year-round Kevin Quackenbush and vs. conditioning and rehabilitation center for the organization’s Major & minor league players... Matt Garza, Johnny Hellweg, Brandon Kintzler the Padres complex, which is home to the clubhouse, player training facilities and front office headquarters, underwent a $15.5 million renovation since lastApril. Tomorrow vs. Cleveland @ Peoria Sports Complex (1:05) Zach McAllister, Tyler Cloyd, Scott Atchison, Cody Allen, The Padres are 607-586-63 (.508) in 45 Spring Trainings, the first SPRING RESULTS: , Nick Hagadone (L) , (L), 25 years in Yuma, Ariz...last season, the Friars compiled a 16-21 record...the Padres are JC Ramirez and Austin Adams 2-6-1 thus far during the 2014 Spring campaign, 2-2-1 on the road. vs. Josh Johnson, Leonel Campos, Anthony Carter, Kevin HE’S OUR BUDDY: The 2014 season will be the eighth campaign at the helm for Padres Quackenbush, Adys Portillo, and Dale Thayer Buddy Black, tied with Giants manager and former Padres skipper for the longest-tenured manager in the ...Black’s clubs are 540-595 (.476) Sunday at @ Salt River Fields (1:10) in his seven seasons since taking over in 2007...the only other managers to be at their (L), TBA current posts longer than Black are of the Angels (15), of vs. the Twins (13), of the Rays (9) and Ron Washington of the Rangers (also 8). , TBA

UPON FURTHER REVIEW...: With ’s expanded replay system Monday at Colorado @ Salt River Fields (1:10) in place for the 2014 season, today’s game in Maryvale against the Brewers will be the , TBA first Padres game to feature the full replay technology... managers will have at least one vs. challenge to use...if any portion of a challenged play is overturned, then the manager who TBA challenged the play will retain the ability to challenge one more play during the game...once the manager has exhausted his ability to challenge plays during the game and after the Tuesday vs. Oakland @ Peoria Sports Complex (1:05) beginning of the seventh inning, the Crew Chief may choose to invoke instant replay on any TBA reviewable call...instant replay will also be available for four more Friars games this spring: vs. this Sunday, March 9 at ARI, March 14 vs. LAA, March 21 at SEA and March 23 at Texas. Ian Kennedy, TBA

MICRO SAMPLE BEFORE THE SIX-PACK: Today marks the first of two spring matchups between these two clubs during the 2014 Cactus League (also Thursday, March 13 in Peoria)...the two clubs are scheduled to face off six times during the regular season, the first of which comes April 21-23 at Miller Park in Milwaukee while the second is August 25-27 at .

TOMMY BOY: Tommy Medica has appeared in eight of nine games for the Padres this spring and has safely in seven of those contests...his seven- game hitting streak is currently the longest active spring streak in the Majors...the 25-year old has gone 11-for-20 (.550/.550/.950) with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI so far in Cactus League play, the best average in the Majors among qualified hitters while his hits are tied for first, OPS is second (1.500), on-base percentage is tied for second and slugging percentage is third...Medica finished the 2013 season on a five-game hitting streak for the Padres, going 9-for-19 (.474) with a double, a , four walks and four RBI, tied with CLE Jason Kipnis for the best average in the Majors during that time.

ROSTER ROUND-UP: The Padres currently have 60 players in big league camp...with a full 40-man roster and 20 non-roster invitees, the Padres squad features 30 (seven southpaws), six catchers, 10 infielders and 14 outfielders...entering camp, the Padres had 19 players on the current 40- man roster that were not there at the beginning of 2013 Spring Training.

PADRES AGREE WITH 22: The Padres agreed to terms with 22 players on Monday, meaning all players on the 40-man roster are now signed to 2014 contracts... agreeing to terms yesterday were right-handed pitchers Jesse Hahn, Casey Kelly, Donn Roach, , Burch Smith, Dale Thayer, Nick Vincent and ; left-handed pitchers Robbie Erlin, Juan Oramas, and Alex Torres; catchers and Rene Rivera; infielders , , , Ryan Jackson and Tommy Medica; and outfielders Yeison Asencio, Reymond Fuentes and Rymer Liriano.

THE FUTURE: Eight of the Padres’ top 10 prospects, according to , are in camp this Spring...that list includes C Austin Hedges (1), RHP Matt Wisler (2), RHP Casey Kelly (5), OF Rymer Liriano (6), INF (7), RHP Burch Smith (8), RHP Keyvius Sampson (9) and RHP (10) ...Baseball America also recently released their rankings of the top 100 prospects in baseball, including Hedges (27), Wisler (44), LHP Max Fried (53) and OF (80).

THE WEEK AHEAD: Today the Padres will hit the road to Maryvale to take on the Brewers in an MLB Network televised game...tomorrow the Indians will make the trek from Goodyear to Peoria for their only visit to Peoria Sports Complex on FOX Sports SD...Sunday the Friars will make a trip around Loop-101 and meet up with the Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields in another FOX Sports SD affair...the Swinging Friars will play at Salt River Fields again on Monday, this time against the , then will return home to Peoria Sports Complex next Tuesday to take on the Oakland Athlet- ics. ..next Wednesday the Friars take a trip south of the I-10 and visit the Tribe in Goodyear and will welcome the Brew Crew to Peoria Sports Complex next Thursday the 13th in a FOX Sports SD televised contest.

UNPRECEDENTED WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE: Each of the Padres’ 31 games from Arizona this spring will feature broadcast coverage, including 14 televised games (10 on FOX Sports San Diego), 15 radio broadcasts and 11 webcasts.

PADRES ON THE RADIO: The Padres will have audio broadcast available for 26 of the scheduled 31 games during Cactus League play...15 of the 26 games will be broadcast on either Mighty 1090 or ESPN 1700 while the other 11 broadcasts can be found on Padres.com via webcast...the Friars broad- cast team will be Ted Leitner, Bob Scanlan and Jesse Agler...the next broadcast on Mighty 1090 will be this Saturday from Peoria against the Tribe.

PADRES ON THE TUBE: The Padres, FOX Sports San Diego and MLB Network will televise a total of 14 Spring Training games with the first sched- uled for Sunday, March 2 vs. the Dodgers on MLB Network (will air at midnight PT on Monday, March 3)...FOX will televise on 3/6 vs. TEX (also MLB Network delay at 2 pm PT), 3/8 vs. CLE, 3/9 at ARI, 3/13 vs. MIL, 3/14 vs. LAA (also MLB Network re-air at 7 am PT on 3/15), 3/18 at SEA (also MLB Network re-air at 1 am PT on 3/19), 3/20 vs. SF (also MLB Network LIVE), 3/21 vs. SEA, 3/28 vs. CLE (also MLB Network re-air at 7 am PT on 3/15) and 3/29 vs. CLE (also MLB Network LIVE)...MLB Network will also televise the Padres on 3/7 at MIL (re-air 10 pm PT), 3/12 at CLE (LIVE) and 3/23 at TEX (also MLB Network at 9 pm PT). PADRES NOTES PAGE TWO

TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Tyson Ross will take the mound for the Padres today at Mayvale Baseball Park for his second start of the spring...made his 2014 spring debut on March 2 vs. Cincinnati, pitching two hitless and scoreless innings, allowing just a walk...pitched in 35 games, 16 starts, for the Padres in 2013, posting a 3-8 record with a 3.18 ERA (44 ER, 125.0 IP) with 119 strikeouts against just 44 walks...set new career highs in games, starts, innings pitched, strikeouts and ERA in his first season with the Padres...made 13 of his 16 starts from July 23 through the end of the season and posted a 2.93 ERA (26 ER, 80.0 IP) and a .201 opponents batting average despite a 3-4 record in that time... his 2.93 ERA during the second half was seventh-best in the National League and 14th-best in the Majors while he also recorded the lowest contact percentage (69.6% of swings) of all qualified Major League pitchers during that span...over parts of four Major League seasons, the native of Oakland, Calif. has posted a career 9-26 record with a 4.34 ERA (132 ER, 273.2 IP) over 88 games, 37 starts.

DATE OPP W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO NP-S AVG WHIP GO/AO March 2 CIN 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 32-17 .000 0.50 3.00

MATT WISLER: making his second appearance of the spring today as he made his Cactus League debut on March 2 vs. CIN, throwing two frames with two hits and a ...split the 2013 season between Single-A Lake Elsinore and Double-A , posting an overall 10-6 record to go along with a 2.78 ERA (42 ER, 136.0 IP) over 26 games, all starts...the Padres’ organizational minor league of the year in both 2012 and 2013 enters the 2014 season rated by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Padres organization and No. 78 in all of baseball...owns a career 15-10 record to go along with a 2.81 ERA over parts of four minor league seasons.

ROBBIE ERLIN (L): making his second appearance of the spring today, first in relief, as he made his Cactus League debut with a start against the Dodgers on March 2 in Glendale...saw his first Major League action during the 2013 season, posting a 3-3 record with a 4.12 ERA (25 ER, 54.2 IP) with 40 strikeouts in 11 games, including nine starts, for the big league Padres...also appeared in 20 games, all starts, for the Triple-A Tucson Padres last season, posting an 8-3 mark with a 5.07 ERA (56 ER, 99.1 IP) with 84 strikeouts against 34 walks...over five minor league seasons with the Rangers (2009-11) and Padres (2011-) organizations, owns a career 26-13 record with a 3.21 ERA over 91 games, 76 starts.

PATRICK SCHUSTER (L): is making his fourth appearance of the spring today, having thrown a scoreless inning of relief, allowing just one hit, in his last outing on March 4 vs. Arizona....was acquired by the Padres from Houston on December 12, 2013 after he was selected by the Astros as the first-overall selection in the Major League phase of the earlier that day...spent the entire 2013 campaign in Single-A Visalia (ARI) where he posted a 0-1 record despite an 1.83 ERA (14 ER, 44.1 IP) while limiting the opposition to a .191 batting average in 55 relief appearances.

TONY SIPP (L): making his fourth appearance of the spring, coming off a scorless outing in which he allowed just one hit on March 4 vs. Arizona...in his first camp with the Padres after signing as a minor league free agent on February 7, 2014...appeared in 56 games out of the for the in 2013, posting a 3-2 record with a 4.78 ERA (20 ER, 37.2 IP)...the left-hander owns a lifetime 14-9 record with a 3.84 ERA (110 ER, 258.0 IP) in parts of five Major League seasons with the (2009-2012) and the Diamondbacks (2013).

LEONEL CAMPOS: scheduled to make his fourth appearance of the Spring this afternoon, having pitched a scoreless inning of relief with two hits and a strikeout in his last appearance on March 5 at CWS...is in his first Major League camp as he was invited by the Padres as a non-roster invitee...has been a member of the Padres organization for three seasons but only has pitched in parts of two seasons after he had Tommy John Surgery midway through his first professional season in 2011...2013 marked his first full professional season and he spent it split between Single-A Fort Wayne and Double-A San Antonio, posting a combined 3-1 record with a 1.61 ERA (12 ER, 67.0 IP) in 54 games, all out of the bullpen.

KEVIN QUACKENBUSH: making his fourth appearance of the spring today, having thrown a scoreless ninth inning on March 5 at CWS...split the 2013 season Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A Tucson, posting an overall 10-2 record with a 1.66 ERA (12 ER, 65.0 IP), 84 strikeouts against 19 walks and 17 saves...was voted the MiLB.com of the year in 2012 after he went 3-2 with a 0.94 ERA (6 ER, 57.2 IP) and 27 saves for Single-A Lake Elsinore.

BURCH SMITH: making his second appearance of the spring after he allowed six runs on eight hits in 1.2 innings of work in his Cactus League debut on March 2 vs. Cincinnati...played at three levels last season: Double-A San Antonio, Triple-A Tucson and the Major League Padres and posted a combined 7-6 record with a 4.06 ERA (58 ER, 128.2 IP)...made four stints with the Padres last season (May 11-22, June 8-10, June 28-July 5, September 2-end of season), his first taste of the big leagues, and posted a 1-3 record with a 6.44 ERA (26 ER, 36.1 IP) in 10 games, 7 starts...enters the 2014 season rated by Baseball America as the 8th-best prospect in the Padres organization.

2014 SPRING SCHEDULE (all times local) Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result/ Record WP LP ATT #February 27 Thursday at Seattle Peoria L, 1-7 0-1 Ramirez Stults (0-1) None 4,868 February 28 Friday SEATTLE PEORIA L, 1-12 0-2 Ramirez Ross (0-1) None 3,204 *March 1 Saturday at Kansas City Surprise L, 3-7 0-3 Penny Sampson (0-1) None 3,711 *March 2 Sunday CINCINNATI PEORIA L, 4-15 0-4 Marshall Smith (0-1) None 3,311 MLBat Glendale T, 3-3 0-4-1 None None None 8,585 March 3 Monday at San Francisco Scottsdale W, 7-2 1-4-1 Benoit (1-0) Petit (0-2) None 6,905 March 4 Tuesday ARIZONA PEORIA L, 6-8 1-5-1 Reed (1-0) Vincent (0-1) Collmenter (3) 3,412 March 5 Wednesday at Glendale W, 8-0 2-5-1 Cashner (1-0) Sale (0-1) None 2,459 TV, MLBMarch 6 Thursday TEXAS PEORIA L, 4-8 2-6-1 Ogando (1-1) Kennedy (0-1) None 2,936 MLBMarch 7 Friday at Milwaukee Maryvale 1:05 *TVMarch 8 Saturday CLEVELAND PEORIA 1:05 *TVMarch 9 Sunday at Arizona Salt River 1:10 March 10 Monday at Colorado Salt River 1:10 March 11 Tuesday OAKLAND PEORIA 1:05 MLBMarch 12 Wednesday at Cleveland Goodyear 1:05 TVMarch 13 Thursday MILWAUKEE PEORIA 1:05 TV, MLBMarch 14 Friday PEORIA 1:05 +March 15 Saturday at Los Angeles Dodgers (ss) Glendale 1:05 *March 16 Sunday KANSAS CITY PEORIA 1:05 March 17 Monday COLORADO PEORIA 1:05 *TV, MLB March 18 Tuesday at Seattle Peoria 7:05 March 19 OFF DAY +TV, MLBMarch 20 Thursday SAN FRANCISCO PEORIA 7:05 +TVMarch 21 Friday at Seattle Peoria 7:05 +March 22 Saturday CHICAGO WHITE SOX (ss) PEORIA 1:05 +MLBMarch 23 Sunday at Texas Surprise 1:05 *March 24 Monday at Mesa 7:05 *March 25 Tuesday CHICAGO CUBS (ss) PEORIA 7:05 March 26 Wednesday KANSAS CITY PEORIA 12:05 March 27 OFF DAY +TV, MLBMarch 28 Friday CLEVELAND USD 6:10 +TV, MLBMarch 29 Saturday CLEVELAND USD 1:10

# Denotes Charity Game (game and stats will count in Cactus League) Record Attendance * Game broadcast on Mighty 1090 Home: 0-4 Home: 12,863 + Game broadcast on Mighty 1090 or ESPN 1700 San Diego Road: 2-2-1 Home avg.: 3,216 TV Broadcast on FOX Sports San Diego vs. A.L.: 1-3 Road: 26,528 MLB Broadcast on MLB Network (LIVE or re-aired) vs. N.L.: 1-2-1 Road avg.: 5,306 NOTE: All games not on TV or radio available via webcast on Padres.com