COLORADO ROCKIES (57-82) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (67-73) Thursday, September 10, 2015 • 12:40 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA LHP Jorge De La Rosa (9-6, 4.24) vs. RHP Tyson Ross (10-10, 3.21) Game 141 • Home Game 72 • Mighty 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • FOX Sports SD 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. LEAVING ON A JET PLANE: The Padres will put the fi nal touches on their current 11-game homestand this afternoon as they PADRES AT A GLANCE will play the fourth and fi nal game of this series against the Rockies, having won each of the last two contests, including last night by a score of 11-4… the fi rst three games of this tilt were originally scheduled and the fourth and fi nal game is a makeup Overall Record: 67-73 game for the rain out at Petco Park on July 19, the second rain out in Petco Park history and the fi rst since April 4, 2006… San NL West Standing: T3rd (-13.5) Diego is coming off a four game series last weekend with the Los Angeles Dodgers, losing three of four games to their division Home Record: 35-36 rivals… the Friars opened this homestand having lost two of three games to the Texas Rangers. Road Record: 32-37 • Following this afternoon’s game, the Friars will venture out on a nine-game, 10-day road trip around the National League Day Record: 15-25 West as they will head out to San Francisco (Friday-Sunday), Arizona (Monday-Wednesday) and Colorado (September Night Record: 52-48 18-20). Homestand: 4-6 WITH A WIN TODAY: With a win this afternoon over the Rockies, the Padres would secure their 11th home series win of the Last Five Games: 2-3 season and their third against the Rockies…dating back to last season, a win this afternoon would give the Friars their fi fth Last 10 Games: 4-6 consecutive series victory in downtown San Diego over Colorado. Streak: W2 • A win this afternoon would mark just the second time since the Rockies became a franchise in 1993 that Padres won All-Time Record: 3,465-4,001-2 three home series in a single season against the Rockies, having also won three series in San Diego during the 2012 season (San Diego didn’t start playing three home series against divisional opponents until the 2001 season). All-Time at Home: 1,874-1,862-1 • A win this afternoon would improve the Padres to 6-4 in 10 home series since the start of the second-half of the season All-Time at Petco Park: 506-457 on July 17…the Friars were 4-7-1 in 12 series at home before the break. All-Time on Road: 1,590-2,139-1 • A win today would also improve the Padres to 6-4 this season in 10 series at home against NL West divisional op- 2015 vs. Colorado: 11-4 ponents. 2015 vs. Colorado at Home: 7-1 2015 vs. Colorado on Road: 4-3 IN SAN DIEGO, TAKE IT ON THE ROX: Dating back to September 6, 2013, the Padres have been victorious in 17 of their last 21 contests against the Rockies at Petco Park, pitching to a 2.43 ERA (51 ER, 189.0 IP) with 204 strikeouts (9.7 K/9) against All-Time vs. COL: 182-192 55 walks while limiting the opposition to a .227 batting average…offensively, the Padres bats have hit .261/.340/.427 with 36 All-Time vs. COL at Petco Park: 56-53 doubles, three triples, 22 home runs, 89 RBI and 95 runs scored (4.5 runs per game) in that 21 game span. All-Time vs. COL in San Diego: 99-90 • The Padres have won eight of their last nine games against the Rockies at Petco Park dating back to September 24 of All-Time vs. COL at Coors Field: 79-96 last season and 12 of their last 14 meetings in downtown San Diego since August 11 of last year. All-Time vs. COL in Denver: 83-102 • The Padres’ 17-4 record (.810) at Petco Park against the Rockies since the 2013 All-Star Break is the second-best home winning percentage vs. any divisional opponent in Major League Baseball, trailing only the Dodgers’ .833 PADRES RECORD WHEN... winning percentage (15-3) vs. Arizona. • Overall this season, regardless of location, the Padres own a 11-4 (.733) record against the Rockies, the fourth-best Sunday 9-12 Thursday 6-9 record by any National League team against a divisional opponent this season, behind only the Mets’ 14-2 (.875) record Monday 7-9 Friday 13-9 against the Phillies, the Nationals’ 13-3 (.813) record against the Braves and the Dodgers’ 9-3 (.750) record against Tuesday 10-12 Saturday 13-9 the Diamondbacks. Wednesday 9-13 CALL US FIEVEL, BECAUSE WE’RE GOING WEST: The Padres will play 19 of their remaining 22 games against National April 11-12 August 14-14 League opponents, including 10 of those games at Petco Park. May 14-15 September 3-6 • The Friars own a 29-28 (.509) record in 57 games against NL West opponents thus far, including a 18-13 record at June 12-15 October 0-0 home…among NL West teams, the Padres record against divisional opponents is second-best, trailing only the July 13-11 Dodgers, who are 35-21 (.625). • The only non-NL West opponent remaining on the Padres’ schedule is the Milwaukee Brewers, who will make the trip Leading after six 43-6 to San Diego from September 29 - October 1. Tied after six: 9-7 Trailing after six: 15-60 HIP-HIP-JORGE!: The Padres current roster has found success against Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa in the past, hitting Leading after seven: 48-4 a combined .387/.444/.607 (58-for-150) with 16 doubles, fi ve home runs and 29 RBI. Tied after seven: 10-11 • Jedd Gyorko is 13-for-19 (.684) vs. De La Rosa, his most hits against any pitcher in his career, almost triple the total of Trailing after seven: 9-58 his next highest total (5-for-20 vs. Wade Miley)…his hit total is tied for his third-most of any MLB hitter vs. De La Rosa. Leading after eight: 56-0 • Matt Kemp is 20-for-46 (.435) vs. De La Rosa, his second-most hits against any pitcher in his career (25-for-60 vs. Barry Tied after eight: 7-8 Zito), and the most hits De La Rosa has given up to any single hitter in his career…Kemp has four home runs vs. Trailing after eight: 4-65 De La Rosa, tied for his most against any pitcher (also Matt Cain and Dan Haren). • Justin Upton is 9-for-26 (.346) vs. De La Rosa in his career. Scoring fi rst: 46-21 • Kemp, Upton and Gyorko are a combined 42-for-91 (.462) with 12 doubles, fi ve homers and 24 RBI vs. De La Opponents score fi rst: 21-52 Rosa in their careers Shutouts: 5-17 Home crowds of 20,000+: 33-32 HE’S GOT THAT DOUBLE VISION: Derek Norris has 10 doubles against the Rockies this Home crowds of 30,000+: 17-20 season, a new franchise record for most doubles by a player against a single opponent in Padres 2B vs. any opponent in a single season (see chart)…additionally, including his two home runs vs. Colorado this single season Home crowds of 40,000+: 7-8 season, Norris has 12 extra-base hits vs. the Rockies, tied for the fi fth-most in franchise Player Year Opp 2B Scoring less than three: 6-43 history vs. a single opponent in a single season and the most since Brian Giles also had Derek Norris 2015 Col 10 Scoring three or four: 15-20 12 in 2008 (9 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR) against COL. Steve Finley 1996 Col 9 Scoring fi ve or more: 46-9 • His 10 two-baggers against the Rockies this season are tied for the most doubles Brian Giles 2008 Col 9 by any player in baseball against a single opponent this season, tied with Adrian Ryan Klesko 2002 Col 9 One-run games: 19-18 Gonzalez who has 10 doubles against the Rox this season… Norris’ 12 extra- Two-run games: 19-12 base hits against Colorado in 2015 are the third-most by any Major League player Games decided in last AB: 19-16 against a single opponent, trailing only Nolan Arenado’s 14 XBH vs. San Francisco and Bryce Harper’s 14 XBH vs. ATL. Extra Innings W-L: 7-5 • Overall, Norris has 30 doubles and 45 extra-base hits, the highest totals of any Major League player to play at least 75% of his games this season as a catcher. Playing series opener: 21-24 • In terms of Padres franchise history, among players to play at least 75% of their games behind the plate, Norris’ double Playing series fi nale: 19-25 total ranks third-most (Terry Kennedy, 42 in 1982 and Benito Santiago 33 in 1987) and his extra-base hit total ranks Series W-L-T (Home): 10-11-1 fourth-most (Kennedy 64 in 1982, Santiago 53 in 1987 and Kennedy 46 in 1983).