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SAN DIEGO PADRES (14-13) at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (13-13) Tuesday, May 5, 2015 • 7:15 p.m. PT • AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA RHP Andrew Cashner (1-4, 2.61) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (0-2, 9.31) Game 28 • Road Game 12 • 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. CINCO DE MAYO...ON A TUESDAY: The Padres opened up their three-city, nine-game, 10-day roadtrip last night and PADRES AT A GLANCE were blanked and limited to just two hits by the Giants in the fi rst of a three-game series, losing by a score of 2-0… following Wednesday afternoon’s game, the club will head to Arizona (Thurs-Sun) and then to Seattle (5/12-13)… Overall Record: 14-13 the Friars posted a 4-5 record on their nine-game, 10-day homestand, dropping series to the Dodgers (1-2) and the NL West Standing: 2nd (-3.0) Astros (0-3) before sweeping the Rockies over the weekend. Home Record: 9-7 • The Padres open the season facing off against N.L West foes in 27 of their fi rst 33 games of the season and Road Record: 5-6 have gone 12-9 vs. divisional opponents thus far, winning three of fi ve game vs. the Giants (3-2), winning a Day Record: 5-5 three-game series from the Diamondbacks (2-1), winning fi ve of seven games against Colorado (5-2) and losing Night Record: 9-8 four of six games to the Dodgers (2-4). Roadtrip: 0-1 TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS: This afternoon, the Padres announced they have placed RHP Brandon Morrow on the Last Five Games: 3-2 15-day disabled list with right shoulder infl ammation and have recalled LHP Frank Garces from Triple-A El Paso. Last 10 Games: 4-6 • Garces, 25, will be making his second stint with the Padres this season, having made the fi rst Opening Day Streak: L1 roster of his career before being optioned to El Paso on April 25. • During his time with the Chihuahuas, pitched to a 1.69 ERA (1 ER, 5.1 IP) with seven strikeouts against three All-Time Record: 3,412-3,941-2 walks over four appearances. All-Time at Home: 1,848-1,833-1 • In six outings with the big league club this season, went 0-0 with a 1.59 ERA (1 ER, 5.2 IP) with four strikeouts All-Time at Petco Park: 479-428 against three walks while limiting the opposition to a .227 batting average. All-Time on Road: 1,564-2,108-1 HONORARY BAT GIRL: Major League Baseball has announced the winners of the 2015 Honorary Bat Girl contest, 2015 vs. SF: 3-2 which recognizes baseball fans who have been affected by breast cancer and who demonstrate a commitment to 2015 vs. SF at Home: 3-1 eradicating the disease. The Honorary Bat Girl for the San Diego Padres is Ana Muñoz, who will be recognized in a 2015 vs. SF on Road: 0-1 pregame ceremony on Thursday, May 14 before the Padres take on the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m. All-Time vs. SF: 365-415 • Muñoz is one of each MLB Club’s selected winners who will take part in pregame activities, be honored during All-Time vs. SF at AT&T Park: 55-81 an on-fi eld ceremony and will receive pink MLB merchandise and will be hosted at the game with her family. All-Time vs. SF in San Francisco: 168-219 Having lost her mother to the same disease in 2007, Muñoz was no stranger to the effects and hardships of All-Time vs. SF at Petco Park: 59-47 breast cancer. • The Honorary Bat Girl program was introduced in 2009 to raise additional awareness and support for the annual All-Time vs. SF in San Diego: 197-197 “Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer” initiative celebrated on Mother’s Day. PADRES RECORD WHEN... WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?: Andrew Cashner, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Padres, owns a 1-4 record 4+ Losses, 2.61 ERA or Lower thru 5 starts since 1969 Sunday 4-0 Thursday 0-2 despite a 2.61 ERA (9 ER, 31.0 IP) this season, tied for the Monday 1-4 Friday 3-1 second-most losses in the National League while also having Year Player Rec ERA Tuesday 3-1 Saturday 2-2 the 15th-best ERA…during the divisional era (since 1969), 1969 Don Cardwell, NYM 1-4 2.43 Wednesday 1-3 Cashner is one of six National League pitchers to have four or 1974 Harry Parker, NYM 1-4 2.48 more losses despite an ERA 2.61 or lower (see chart). 1985 Dave LaPoint, SF 1-4 1.69 April 11-12 August 0-0 • Cashner is the third pitcher in franchise history to post 2002 Juan Cruz, CHC 0-5 2.33 May 3-1 September 0-0 a sub-3.00 ERA despite four losses through his fi rst fi ve 2012 Erik Bedard, PIT 1-4 2.48 June 0-0 October 0-0 starts, joining Al Santorini in 1970 (1-4, 2.84) and Dan 2015 Andrew Cashner, SD 1-4 2.61 July 0-0 Spillner in 1976 (1-4, 2.64). • Cashner has allowed eight unearned runs this season, Leading after six 9-1 the highest total of any Major League pitcher. Tied after six: 2-2 Trailing after six: 3-10 RAN DIEGO: The Padres have scored 131 runs through their fi rst 27 games this season (4.85 runs per game), Leading after seven: 10-1 the highest total in the National League and the third-most in Major League Baseball (TOR, 147 and OAK, 138). Tied after seven: 3-4 • Last season through the club’s fi rst 27 games, the club had scored 75 runs (2.78 runs per game). Trailing after seven: 1-8 • Through 27 games this season, the Friars have tallied seven games of seven or more runs scored, tied Leading after eight: 13-0 for the second-highest total in the National League…the Friars didn’t have their fi rst game of seven or more Tied after eight: 1-3 runs a season ago until the club’s 37th game (May 9 vs. MIA, 10 runs). Trailing after eight: 0-10 WELL-OILED RBI MACHINE: The Padres currently have six players with 10 or more RBI this season (Kemp, Scoring fi rst: 9-5 Middlebrooks, Myers, Norris, Solarte, Upton...Alonso has nine), tied for the highest total in the National League and Opponents score fi rst: 5-8 tied for third-most in baseball (Houston and New York-AL each have seven). Shutouts: 1-2 • The Padres have fi ve players with 15+ RBI (Kemp, Myers, Norris, Solarte, Upton), the highest total in MLB Home crowds of 20,000+: 9-5 CLIMBING THE BEANSTALK: Matt Kemp and Justin Upton have found success in their careers vs. San Francisco, Home crowds of 30,000+: 6-3 with Kemp hitting .295/.353/.481 (150-for-509) vs. SF and Upton hitting .255/.348/.458 (95-for-373). Home crowds of 40,000+: 4-3 • Among active players, Matt Kemp ranks among the Major League leaders vs. SF in most categories, including: Scoring less than three: 1-5 fi rst in runs scored (80), fi rst in hits (150), tied for second in doubles (29), second in triples (9), tied for third in Scoring three or four: 3-6 home runs (16) and second in RBI (70). Scoring fi ve or more: 10-2 • Upton also ranks among the league leaders vs. SF, including: seventh in runs scored (50), seventh in hits (95), tied for second in doubles (29), tied for seventh in triples (4), tied for seventh in home runs (13) and ninth in RBI (47). One-run games: 4-4 Two-run games: 4-1 SWING BATTER BATTER: Through 27 games this season, the Padres starting rotation has recorded 167 strike- Games decided in last AB: 3-3 outs, the highest total in Major League Baseball, 23 punch-outs ahead of the second-place Pittsburgh Pirates (144). Extra Innings W-L: 0-2 • The Friars have three players in the top-11 in the Majors in strikeouts this season: James Shields (48, 1st), Tyson Ross (42, T4th) and Andrew Cashner (36, T11th). Playing series opener: 3-6 • Overall, Padres pitchers have recorded 231 strikeouts this season, the second-highest total in the NL and third- Playing series fi nale: 5-3 most in the Majors, trailing only the New Yankees (234) and Los Angeles Dodgers (233). Series W-L-T (Home): 3-2-0 RISP-Y BUSINESS: Despite going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position last night vs. SF, the Friars are still hitting Series W-L-T (Road): 1-1-1 .320 (72-for-225), the second-best batting average in Major League Baseball with runners in scoring position, Series W-L-T (Total): 4-3-1 trailing only the Atlanta Braves (.321). Series Sweeps (Home): 1-1 • Yangervis Solarte (.524, 11-for-21) and Derek Norris (.500, 12-for-24) rank third and fourth in the National Series Sweeps (Road): 0-0 League, respectively, in batting average with runners in scoring position.