TEXAS RANGERS (68-61) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (63-67) Monday, August 31, 2015 • 7:05 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA RHP Colby Lewis (14-6, 4.38) vs. RHP Tyson Ross (9-9, 3.42) Game 131 • Home Game 62 • 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. DEEP IN THE HEART OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.: The Padres have made their way back home where they will begin a PADRES AT A GLANCE 11-day, 11-game homestand as they will fi rst welcome the Texas Rangers to “America’s Finest City” for a three game set from today through Wednesday…following this three-game tilt with the Rangers, the Friars will play a four-game series against their Overall Record: 63-67 division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend (Thursday-Sunday)…fi nally, San Diego will close out the homestand with four NL West Standing: T3rd (-9.5) games against the Rockies, the fi rst three (Monday-Wednesday) of which were scheduled contests, and the fi nal game being Home Record: 31-30 a make-up from a rainout at Petco Park on July 19, the second rainout in Petco Park history and the fi rst since April 4, 2006. Road Record: 32-37 • The Padres are coming off a six-game roadtrip to the east coast where they played a three game series in both Wash- Day Record: 15-23 ington and Philadelphia, dropping two of three games to the Nats in our Nation’s Capital as well as two of three against Night Record: 48-44 the Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love. • Following the current homestand, the Friars will venture out on a nine-game, 10-day roadtrip around the National Roadtrip: 2-4 League West as they will head out to San Francisco (September 11-13), Arizona (September 14-16) and Colorado Last Five Games: 2-3 (September 18-20). Last 10 Games: 5-5 Streak: W1 GIDDY UP!: The Padres will open their seventh and fi nal interleague series of the season tonight as they will take on the Texas Rangers for the next three days… this will be the Padres’ second series against the Rangers this season, having taken two of All-Time Record: 3,461-3,995-2 three games against Texas in Arlington from July 10-12, their fi nal series before the All-Star Break. All-Time at Home: 1,870-1,856-1 • This series against the Rangers will be Texas’ second ever trip to Petco Park, having been here from June 18-20, All-Time at Petco Park: 502-451 2012 when they earned a three-game sweep over the Padres. All-Time on Road: 1,590-2,139-1 • The Rangers are one of three Major League teams the Padres have never defeated at Petco Park, as they have also 2015 vs. Texas: 2-1 never beaten the Minnesota Twins (0-5) and Tampa Bay Rays (0-3) in downtown San Diego. 2015 vs. Texas at Home: 0-0 • Overall this season, the Padres are 6-11 in Interleague Play, but are 0-7 against American League opponents at Petco 2015 vs. Texas on Road: 2-1 Park…the Friars won two of their fi rst three games against Rangers in Arlington (2-1), won a three-game set at Los Angeles (2-1), dropped three of four games against Mariners in both Seattle and San Diego (1-3), dropped three of four All-Time vs. TEX: 14-14 games to the Athletics in a home-and-home series (1-3) and were swept by the Astros (0-3) at Petco Park. All-Time vs. TEX at Petco Park: 0-3 All-Time vs. TEX in San Diego: 6-5 DON’T MESS WITH SAN DIEGO: The Padres have four pitchers this season with 130+ strikeouts (Shields 184, Ross 169, All-Time vs. TEX at Globe Life Park: 8-9 Cashner 130, Kennedy 130), marking just the third time in franchise history they’ve had four or more pitchers with 130+ All-Time vs. TEX in San Diego: 8-9 strikeouts in a single season. • Prior to this season, the last time the Padres accomplished this feat was during the 1999 season when Andy Ashby PADRES RECORD WHEN... (132), Matt Clement (135), Sterling Hitchcock (194) and Woody Williams (137) all did so. • The only other time came in 1998 when Andy Ashby (151), Kevin Brown (257), Joey Hamilton (147) and Sterling Hitch- Sunday 9-11 Thursday 5-9 cock (158) all did so. Monday 6-8 Friday 13-8 Tuesday 9-11 Saturday 13-8 ‘RIGHT’ TO THE PASTURE: Through 130 games this season, the Padres have started a right-handed pitcher in every game, Wednesday 8-12 the second-longest single-season streak in franchise history, having started 133 consecutive games with a right-handed pitcher from April 7 - September 2, 2006…including streaks the span multiple seasons, the Padres current 128 game streak is the April 11-12 August 13-14 fourth-longest in franchise history (LHP Robbie Erlin started the fi nal game of the 2014 season for the Friars). May 14-15 September 0-0 • The only other Major League team to have not started a left-handed pitcher this season is the Milwaukee Brewers. June 12-15 October 0-0 July 13-11 HOTTER THAN A SUMMER DAY IN SAN ANTONE: Matt Kemp is working on a season-best and career-long-tying 19-game on-base streak (also July 19 - August 1, 2008), during which he is hitting .325./365/.571 (25-for-77) with fi ve home runs and 21 Leading after six 40-5 RBI in that span…his current on-base streak is the longest active streak in Major League Baseball. Tied after six: 9-6 • His on-base streak is the longest streak by a Padres player this season, surpassing the 18-game streak by Justin Trailing after six: 14-56 Upton which was snapped last Tuesday night (August 3-23)…the last Padres player with an on-base streak of 19+ Leading after seven: 45-3 games was Chase Headley’s 22 game streak from July 3- 28, 2013. Tied after seven: 10-11 • Since the second half of the season began on July 17, Kemp has hit .301/.358/.524 (43-for-143) with six doubles, a Trailing after seven: 8-53 triple, eight home runs and 33 RBI, the second-most RBI in the NL in that time (Carlos Gonzalez, 37). Leading after eight: 52-0 • Since the second half of the season began in 2013, Kemp has hit a combined .311/.369/.579 (130-for-418) after the All- Tied after eight: 7-7 Star Break, the seventh-best batting average, 15th-best OBP, the best slugging percentage and third-best OPS (.948) Trailing after eight: 4-60 of any NL player with at least 400 plate appearances.in that time. Scoring fi rst: 43-21 • Has posted 38 multiple hit games this season, tied for the 10th-highest total in the National League. Opponents score fi rst: 20-46 • Kemp has driven in 32 go-ahead RBI this season, the highest total in Major League Baseball, three ahead of TOR Josh Shutouts: 4-16 Donaldson (29). • Hit for the fi rst cycle in Padres franchise history on August 14th at Colorado, snapping a franchise streak of 7,443 games Home crowds of 20,000+: 31-27 without one. Home crowds of 30,000+: 16-17 Home crowds of 40,000+: 7-7 DOG GON’ HUNT: Over 25 games this month, Matt Kemp has hit .306/.339/.500 with MATT KEMP, MOST RBI IN fi ve home runs and 24 RBI, tied for the most RBI by a National League player this SINGLE MONTH Scoring less than three: 5-41 month (also, Khris Davis and Ryan Zimmerman). Month Year RBI Scoring three or four: 15-17 • His 24 RBI this month are the most by a Padre in August since Chase August 2009 27 Scoring fi ve or more: 43-8 Headley had 31 RBI in August of 2012 and the most by a Padre in a single April 2012 25 One-run games: 18-17 calendar month since Headley’s 30 RBI in September of 2012. September 2014 25 Two-run games: 19-9 • Kemp’s 24 RBI this month are tied for the fourth-most for any single month of August 2015 24 September 2011 24 Games decided in last AB: 17-15 his career and his most since tallying 25 RBI in September 2014 (See Chart). Extra Innings W-L: 7-4 HOME ON THE RANGE: Justin Upton belted his 24th home run of the season yes- Playing series opener: 19-23 terday afternoon after he belted a solo shot to left center fi eld in the third inning off Alec Asher…his home run total is the most Playing series fi nale: 19-23 by a Padres player since Chase Headley hit 31 home runs during the 2012 season and the most by a Padres outfi elder since Bubba Trammell hit 25 home runs in 2001. Series W-L-T (Home): 10-9-1 • Each of Upton’s last four hits since August 26, a span of fi ve games, have been home runs, making him the fi rst Series W-L-T (Road): 7-9-6 Padres player with four consecutive hits go for homer since Adrian Gonzalez also did so in May 2009 (ELIAS).