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SAN DIEGO PADRES (30-30) at ATLANTA BRAVES (28-30) Wednesday, June 10, 2015 • 4:10 p.m. PT • Turner Field • Atlanta, GA RHP Tyson Ross (3-5, 3.75) vs. RHP Williams Perez (1-0, 3.55) Game 61 • Road Game 31 • 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. #VOTENORRIS | #VOTEUPTON | #VOTEKEMP | PADRES.COM/VOTE PADRES AT A GLANCE GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS?!?: The Padres will continue the second leg of their current two-city, seven-game roadtrip tonight as Overall Record: 30-30 they will play the third of four games against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, having split each of the fi rst two games after NL West Standing: 3rd (-4.5) losing last night’s game by a score of 6-5…the Friars started their current road swing with a thee-game series victory over Home Record: 15-15 the Reds in Cincinnati, taking two of three games at Great American Ball Park, but losing Sunday’s fi nale by a score of 4-0. Road Record: 15-15 • Following the current roadtrip, the Padres will head back to “America’s Finest City” where they will welcome the Los Day Record: 8-8 Angeles Dodgers (6/12-14) and Oakland Athletics (6/15-16) to Petco Park. Night Record: 22-22 • The Padres posted a 4-3 record over their last seven-game homestand as they split a four-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-2) and took two of three games from the New York Mets (2-1). Roadtrip: 3-2 Last Five Games: 3-2 TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS: The Padres announced this afternoon they have recalled RHP Nick Vincent from Triple-A El Last 10 Games: 6-4 Paso and optioned INF Jedd Gyorko to that same club. Streak: L1 • Vincent, 28, is making his third stint with the Major League club, having been with the Padres from Opening Day - April All-Time Record: 3,429-3,957-2 9 and May 1-7…is 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA (5 ER, 7.1 IP) and seven strikeouts against two walks in seven games with All-Time at Home: 1,854-1,841-1 the big league club . All-Time at Petco Park: 485-436 • Pitched to a 2-3 record with a 3.32 ERA (8 ER, 21.2 IP) and 33 strikeouts against six walks in 19 apps for the Chi- All-Time on Road: 1,575-2,116-1 huahuas. 2015 vs. ATL: 1-1 WE CHOOSE YOU!: Yesterday marked the second day of Major League Baseball’s 2015 MLB Draft and the Padres made 2015 vs. ATL on road: 1-1 eight selections from Rounds 3-10…through day two, the Padres have selected a total of nine players through the fi rst 10 2015 vs. ATL at home: 0-0 rounds, consisting of fi ve pitchers (four right-handed, one left-handed), three outfi elders and a catcher…the Friars have All-Time vs. ATL: 264-338 drafted fi ve college players and four high school players. All-Time vs. ATL at Turner Field: 24-43 • With the 51st overall pick, the Padres’ fi rst pick of the draft, they selected RHP Austin Smith out of Park Vista Com- All-Time vs. ATL in Atlanta: 121-178 munity High School in Lake Worth, Florida…Smith went 8-2 with a 1.33 ERA and 98 strikeouts against 23 walks over All-Time vs. ATL at Petco Park: 20-19 82.0 innings pitched his senior year, allowing just 54 hits. • RHP Jacob Nix, 19, was selected by the Padres in the third round (86th overall).…a 6-4, 220-pound right-hander out All-Time vs. ATL in San Diego: 143-160 of IMG Academy, he graduated from Los Alamitos High School (CA) in 2014 and was selected by the Houston Astros in the fi fth round of the 2014 Draft, but did not sign…pitched on the 2013 18U National Team for USA Baseball where PADRES RECORD WHEN... he was teammates with LHP Brady Aiken. • Austin Allen, 21, was selected by the Padres in the fourth round (117th overall)…He is a 6-3, 225-pound catcher out of Sunday 6-3 Thursday 1-5 Florida Tech University…the left-handed hitter hit .421 (82-for-195) this past year, his junior season, with 25 doubles, Monday 2-6 Friday 6-3 one triple, 11 home runs, 57 RBI and 52 runs scored in 49 games played.…he is the highest draft selection in the Tuesday 6-4 Saturday 4-5 history of Florida Tech’s program, four rounds ahead of former Major League pitcher Tim Wakefi eld (eighth round, Wednesday 5-4 1988 Draft by Pittsburgh). April 11-12 August 0-0 RUN, FRIARS, RUN!: The Padres have scored 264 runs this season, the fi fth-highest total in baseball and the second- May 14-15 September 0-0 most in the National League, trailing only the Arizona Diamondbacks (268). June 5-3 October 0-0 • The Padres have three players with 30+ RBI this season (Kemp-32, Norris-36, Upton-38), the highest total in the July 0-0 NL and tied for the most in baseball (also Los Angeles-AL, Minnesota and Toronto). Leading after six 17-1 Tied after six: 5-2 I VOTE WE DO CALL IT A COMEBACK: The Padres have 15 come-from-behind victories this season, the third-highest Trailing after six: 8-27 total in the National League (St. Louis and Los Angeles, 16). Leading after seven: 20-1 Tied after seven: 7-6 NO HOMERS CLUB: So far this season, Tyson Ross, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Padres, has allowed just three home Trailing after seven: 3-23 runs in 69.2 IP, good for a 0.39 HR per nine innings ratio, the fi fth-best rate in Major League Baseball and the fourth-best Leading after eight: 26-0 in the NL. Tied after eight: 3-3 • Has not allowed a home run in his last seven starts, the longest active streak by a Major League starter and tied for Trailing after eight: 1-27 the longest streak by a MLB starter this season (David Phelps and John Lackey, 7). • The seven straight starts without a home run allowed is the longest such stretch of his career, surpassing his previ- Scoring fi rst: 20-7 ous record of fi ve (3x, last 7/13-8/3/14). Opponents score fi rst: 10-23 • No other Padres starter has gone more than two consecutive games without allowing a homer this season. Shutouts: 2-10 Home crowds of 20,000+: 15-13 RIGHT BACK AT IT AGAIN: Since returning from the disabled list with a right shoulder bone bruise on June 2, Yonder Home crowds of 30,000+: 6-7 Alonso is hitting .444/.500/.630 (12-for-27) with a home run, two doubles and seven RBI in seven games, logging multiple Home crowds of 40,000+: 4-5 hits four times. Scoring less than three: 1-17 BULLY-PEN: The Padres bullpen has surrendered just one earned run in their last seven outings and 25.0 IP dating back Scoring three or four: 6-8 to the eighth inning on June 1 vs. New York-NL…during the month of June, the Friars bullpen has posted a 2-1 record with Scoring fi ve or more: 23-5 a 0.66 ERA (2 ER, 27.1 IP) and 23 strikeouts against seven walks while limiting the opposition to a .196 batting average One-run games: 7-9 over that eight game span, the third-lowest bullpen ERA in baseball this month (MIL 0.44, STL 0.46). Two-run games: 8-2 • Over the last 21 games since May 19, Padres relievers have posted a 5-3 record with a 1.61 ERA (11 ER, 61.1 IP) Games decided in last AB: 8-6 and 65 strikeouts against 17 walks while limiting the opposition to a .192 batting average. Extra Innings W-L: 3-2 WILL THE THRILL: Last night, Will Venable went 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored… Playing series opener: 7-12 his effort marked the 361st time in Padres franchise history that a player fell one hit shy of a cycle and the 257th time a player Playing series fi nale: 11-7 fell a triple shy of the cycle…it was the third time in his career he’s fallen a triple shy of the cycle (last on June 10, 2012) Series W-L-T (Home): 4-4-1 and the ninth time his fallen one hit short and the second time this seaosn (also May 8 at Arizona...fell a double short)…the Series W-L-T (Road): 3-3-3 Marlins and Padres are the only active Major League franchises without a cylce. Series W-L-T (Total): 7-7-4 • Has turned in fi ve multiple hit efforts over his last seven games, going 11-for-33 (.333) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven RBI…seven of his last 11 hits have gone for extra bases. Series Sweeps (Home): 1-1 • Is hitting .321 (26-for-81) with three doubles, one triple, four home runs and 11 RBI on the road this season.