SAN DIEGO PADRES (17-17) at SEATTLE MARINERS (15-17) Wednesday, May 13, 2015 • 7:10 p.m. PT • Safeco Field • Seattle, WA RHP James Shields (4-0, 4.25) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (1-3, 8.13) Game 35 • Road Game 19 • 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. GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS? EH? ANYBODY?: The Padres will conclude their three-city, nine-game, ten-day roadtrip PADRES AT A GLANCE this evening in the “Emerald City” of Seattle as they will look to avoid a two-game sweep to the Mariners at Safeco Field…the Friars enjoyed an off day in Seattle Monday after splitting a four-game series with the Diamondbacks in Overall Record: 17-17 Phoenix over the weekend (Thursday-Sunday)…San Diego opened the current roadtrip in San Francisco against NL West Standing: 3rd (-6.0) the Giants, winning just one of three games against their division rivals. Home Record: 9-7 • After tonight’s contest, the club will head home to open a seven-game homestand Thursday with a four-game Road Record: 8-10 series against the Washington Nationals before also hosting the Chicago Cubs for three (Tues-Thurs). Day Record: 6-6 Night Record: 11-11 #FREETHEPITCHER: The series with the Mariners is Padres’ second of seven against the American League this season, as they will play Seattle one more time (6/31-7/1 at Petco Park), the Los Angeles Angels (5/25-27 at Road trip: 3-5 Anaheim), the Oakland Athletics (6/15-16 at Petco, 6/17-18 at OAK) and the Texas Rangers twice (7/10-12 at TEX, Last Five Games: 2-3 8/31-9/2 at Petco). Last 10 Games: 5-5 • The Friars are winless in four interleague contests this season, losing last night to the Mariners by a score of Streak: L2 11-4 and dropping all three games of a three-game set vs. Houston at Petco Park from April 27-29. • The Mariners, who share a spring training complex with the Padres in Peoria, Ariz., are San Diego’s “Natural All-Time Record: 3,415-3,945-2 Rival”…the Mariners own an all-time 50-45 advantage over the Friars, including a 24-20 edge at Safeco Field. All-Time at Home: 1,848-1,833-1 • All-time the Friars own a 128-170 record in Interleague Play and a 61-87 mark on the road. All-Time at Petco Park: 479-428 All-Time on Road: 1,567-2,112-1 THE MAN IN THE BLACK PAJAMAS, DUDE: Entering play today, the Padres have played 27 of their fi rst 34 games 2015 vs. SEA: 0-1 this season against teams with a record .500 or better (14-13), the highest total in Major League Baseball…the Friars will play 10 of their next 11 games vs. opponents that currently possess winning records, as San Diego will 2015 vs. SEA at Home: 0-0 take on the Nationals (18-16), Cubs (17-15) and Dodgers (22-10) in their next three series. 2015 vs. SEA on Road: 0-1 All-Time vs. SEA: 45-50 HIS BEARD HITS FOR EXTRA BASES TOO: With his ninth inning double last night at Seattle, Derek Norris now has All-Time vs. SEA at Safeco Field: 20-24 14 doubles and 16 extra-base hits this season, both of which are the highest totals of any catcher in Major League All-Time vs. SEA in Seattle: 22-26 Baseball… regardless of position, Norris ranks tied for third in the Majors in doubles and tied for ninth in extra-base hits. All-Time vs. SEA at Petco Park: 63-42 • Norris already ranks tied for third in franchise history for doubles by a catcher before the All-Star All-Time vs. SEA in San Diego: 11-17 Break…Terry Kennedy belted 26 doubles prior to the ASB in 1982 and 16 in 1985. • Has tossed out 13 attempted base stealers, most in the Majors and a career-high…his 13 CCS this season surpass his previous career high of eight, which came in 114 games and 870.1 innings played behind PADRES RECORD WHEN... the plate last season. • According to Baseball-Reference.com, has posted a 1.3 WAR (wins above replacement) this season, the Sunday 4-1 Thursday 0-3 third-highest mark among Major League catchers and best in the National League. Monday 1-4 Friday 4-1 WON’T EVEN LET MYERS HAVE HIS ‘L’: James Shields, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Padres, enters tonight’s Tuesday 3-3 Saturday 3-2 game with a 4-0 record, the fi fth time in his career he’s opened a season 4-0 and the fi rst since he went 5-0 to start Wednesday 2-3 the 2012 season…Shields is the 10th different pitcher in franchise history to start a season 4-0 and the fi rst since April 11-12 August 0-0 Aaron Harang did so in 2011. May 6-5 September 0-0 • Shields will look to become the sixth pitcher in franchise history and the fi rst since Justin Germano in 2007 to June 0-0 October 0-0 start a season 5-0 or better…the only pitcher in franchise history to start a season better than 5-0 was Andy July 0-0 Hawkins, who began the 1985 season a franchise-best 11-0 in his fi rst 12 starts. Leading after six 10-1 ROAD TO VICTORY: Since the start of the 2013 season, a span of 41 starts, Shields owns a 22-5 record (.815) on Tied after six: 3-2 the road, the best winning percentage of any Major League pitcher (min 20 starts) as well as tied for the most wins Trailing after six: 4-14 (also Wainwright and Bumgarner). Leading after seven: 12-1 • Has won each of his last seven regular season decisions on the road since July 7 of last season, going 7-0 with Tied after seven: 3-4 a 2.73 ERA (24 ER, 79.0 IP) while limiting the opposition to a .216 batting average in that time. Trailing after seven: 2-12 • Owns a lifetime 61-47 record (.565) on the road, the fi fth-most wins of any active Major League pitcher since Leading after eight: 16-0 he entered the league in 2006. • Led the American League with 10 wins on the road last season. Tied after eight: 1-3 Trailing after eight: 0-14 SMELLS LIKE TEAM SPIRIT: The Padres have scored 157 runs through their fi rst 34 games this season (4.62 Scoring fi rst: 12-5 runs per game), the third-most in the National League and the seventh-most in the Majors. Opponents score fi rst: 5-12 • Last season through the club’s fi rst 34 games, the club had scored 91 runs (2.68 runs per game). Shutouts: 1-4 • With runners in scoring position the club is hitting .286 (86-for-301), the fi fth-best mark in the National League. • The Friars have fi ve players with 15+ RBI this season (Kemp, Myers, Norris, Solarte and Upton), the third- Home crowds of 20,000+: 9-5 highest total in the National League and tied for the fourth-most in baseball…San Diego has three players Home crowds of 30,000+: 6-3 with 20+ RBI (Kemp, Solarte and Upton), tied for the most in baseball (also Toronto). Home crowds of 40,000+: 4-3 ALIVE: The Padres have scored 66 runs this season with two outs, the second-highest total in the National League Scoring less than three: 1-8 (Arizona, 71) and tied for the fourth-most in Major League Baseball, trailing only the Yankees (75), D-Backs and Scoring three or four: 3-7 Royals (67). Scoring fi ve or more: 13-2 • The Friars have accumulated 25 doubles, fi ve triples and 12 home runs with two outs, tied for the third-most One-run games: 5-5 doubles, tied for the second-most triples and the eighth-most homers in MLB…their 42 two-out extra-base hits are the second-most in baseball (NYY, 44). Two-run games: 5-1 Games decided in last AB: 4-3 I VOTE WE DO CALL IT A COMEBACK: Through 33 games this season, the Padres have amassed 10 come- Extra Innings W-L: 1-2 from-behind victories, the second-highest total in Major League Baseball, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers, Playing series opener: 3-8 who have won 11 times after trailing at some point in the game…by comparison, the Friars totaled 30 comeback Playing series fi nale: 6-4 wins all of last season. Series W-L-T (Home): 3-2-0 COME AS YOU ARE: Through 34 games, the Padres starting rotation has recorded 200 strikeouts, the highest total Series W-L-T (Road): 1-2-2 in Major League Baseball, 15 punch-outs ahead of the next closest team; Cleveland Indians (185). Series W-L-T (Total): 4-4-2 • The rotation’s 8.87 strikeouts per 9.0 IP is tops in the NL and second-best in MLB behind the Indians (9.89). • The Padres have three players in the Top-10 in the NL in strikeouts with James Shields ranking tied for second Series Sweeps (Home): 1-1 with 55, Tyson Ross ranking tied for sixth with 48 and Andrew Cashner ranking tied for 10th with 45.