SAN DIEGO PADRES GAME INFORMATION SAN DIEGO PADRES (SS) (0-3) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (2-2) Sunday, March 2, 2014 • 1:05 p.m. MST • Camelback Ranch • Glendale, AZ LHP Robbie Erlin (0-0, --- ERA) vs. LHP Paul Maholm (0-0, --- ERA) Game 5 • Road Game 3 • MLB Network (Delay, Airs at Midnight PT) FRIARS FALL TO ROYALS IN RAIN SHORTENED GAME: The Padres were only able to get seven innings in the books before the downpour arrived in Surprise yesterday afternoon as the Friars fell for the third consecutive day, this time at the hands of the Royals, 7-3...RHP Ian Kennedy got the starting nod for San Diego and pitched 2.0 scoreless frames, allowing just one hit with two strikeouts and a walk...LHP Tony Sipp (2.0) and RHP Dale Thayer each logged scoreless outings in relief...OF Cameron Maybin hit the first Padre home run of the spring with a two-run blast to the left field berm in the 4th inning off Royals reliever Brad Penny...INFTommy Medica singled three times in three plate appearances. HOME AWAY FROM HOME: The 2014 Cactus League is the Padres’ 46th Spring Upcoming Probables Training and 21st season at the Peoria Sports Complex...the facility serves as the Spring home for both the Padres and Seattle Mariners...the club has used the Today vs. Cincinnati @ PSC (1:05) Brett Marshall, Curtis Partch, Lee Hyde (L), Trevor Bell, complex since moving their Spring Training camp to Peoria from Yuma, Ariz, in Tim Crabbe, Daniel Corcino, Jose Diaz, Ismael Guillon (L), 1994...it is also used as a year-round conditioning and rehabilitation center for the Drew Hayes and Michael Lorenzen. organization’s Major & minor league players...the Padres complex, which is home vs. to the clubhouse, player training facilities and front office headquarters, underwent Tyson Ross, Matt Wisler, Burch Smith, Anthony Carter, a $15.5 million renovation since last April. Nick Vincent and Dennis O’Grady SPRING RESULTS: The Padres are 605-583-62 (.511) in 45 Spring Trainings, the Today at Dodgers @ Camelback Ranch (1:05) first 25 years in Yuma, Ariz...last season, the Friars compiled a 16-21 record...the Robbie Erlin (L), Jesse Hahn, Kevin Quackenbush, Padres are 0-3 thus far during the 2014 Spring campaign, 0-2 on the road. Leonel Campos, Blaine Boyer and Patrick Schuster (L) vs. LET’S PLAY TWO! (SORTA): Today marks the first and only time this spring that the Paul Maholm (L), Stephen Fife, Javy Guerra, Padres will feature a split-squad...Tyson Ross will take the mound at Peoria Sports Jose Dominguez, Sam Demel and Daniel Moskos (L). Complex against Brett Marshall and the Cincinnati Reds while Robbie Erlin gets the start 12 miles down the road at Glendale Camelback Ranch to take on division Monday at San Francisco @ Scottsdale Stadium (1:05) rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Josh Johnson, TBA vs. ARIZONA HOT: Tommy Medica has appeared in all three of the Padres’ games Tim Lincecum, Yusmeiro Petit, Kyle Crick, Derek Law, this spring and has certainly gotten his money’s worth at the plate...the 25-year old George Kontos, Mason Tobin, Mitch Lively and has gone 4-for-6 (.667) so far in Cactus League play, tied for the best average in Erik Cordier the Majors among hitters with as many or more at-bats...Medica finished the 2013 season on a five-game hitting streak for the Padres, going 9-for-19 (.474) with a Tuesday vs. Arizona @ Peoria Sports Complex (1:05) double, a home run, four walks and four RBI in that time. Randall Delgado, TBA vs. DOG DAYS OF MARCH: Today’s game against the Cincinnati Reds is the annual Eric Stults (L), TBA Dog Day at the Peoria Sports Complex...fans can bring their dogs to the left field berm and a German Shepherd will run the first pitch to home plate from the mound... admission is $7 per person, $4 per dog, with 100% of dog admission supporting the Arizona Humane Society. MOVIN’ ON UP: Today’s Cactus League split-squad affair means an opportunity to play for several players from Minor League Camp...in Peo- ria, INF Franchy Cordero (#91), C Robert Kral (#92), LHP Jason Lane (#93), OF Franmil Reyes (#98) and OF Mallex Smith (#87) will be available...in Glendale, OF Henry Charles (#88), RHP Trevor Gott (#94), C Jason Hagerty (#96), INF Duanel Jones (#91), OF Jose Urena (#92) and INF Josh VanMeter (#87) will travel. HE’S OUR BUDDY: The 2014 season will be the eighth campaign at the helm for Padres manager Buddy Black, tied with Giants manager and former Padres skipper Bruce Bochy for the longest-tenured manager in the National League...Black’s clubs are 540-595 (.476) in his seven seasons since taking over in 2007...the only other managers to be at their current posts longer than Black are Mike Scioscia of the Angels (15), Ron Gardenhire of the Twins (13), Joe Maddon of the Rays (9) and Ron Washington of the Rangers (also 8). THE WEEK AHEAD: Today is the lone split-squad of the season as the Friars host the Reds in Peoria and also travel to Glendale for a date with the Dodgers, a game aired on delay on MLB Network...next Monday is the Pads first journey to the East Valley as they take on the Giants in Scottsdale...Tuesday brings the D’Backs to Peoria before a trip back to Glendale Wednesday to play the White Sox...the Rangers come calling next Thursday for the first FOX Sports San Diego telecast of 2014..the Padres will hit the road to Maryvale next Friday to take on the Brewers in an MLB Network televised game...finally, next Saturday the Indians will make the trek from Goodyear to Peoria for their only visit to Peoria Sports Complex. THE FUTURE: Eight of the Padres’ top 10 prospects, according to Baseball America, are in camp this Spring...that list includes C Austin Hedges (1), RHP Matt Wisler (2), RHP Casey Kelly (5), OF Rymer Liriano (6), INF Jace Peterson (7), RHP Burch Smith (8), RHP Keyvius Sampson (9) and RHP Joe Ross (10) ...Baseball America also recently released their rankings of the top 100 prospects in baseball, including Hedges (27), Wisler (44), LHP Max Fried (53) and OF Hunter Renfroe (80). ROSTER ROUND-UP: The Padres have 60 players in big league camp...with a full 40-man roster and 20 non-roster invitees, the Padres squad features 30 pitchers (seven southpaws), six catchers, 10 infielders and 14 outfielders...entering camp, the Padres had19 players on the cur- rent 40-man roster that were not there at the beginning of 2013 Spring Training. HEY, ROOK!: 29 of the 60 players in camp will qualify as rookies in the 2014 season, with 13 of those 29 on the 40-man roster...the 13 consist of OF Yeison Asencio, OF Reymond Fuentes, RHP Jesse Hahn, INF Ryan Jackson, RHP Casey Kelly, OF Rymer Liriano, INF/OF Tommy Medica, LHP Juan Oramas, RHP Donn Roach, RHP Keyvius Sampson, RHP Burch Smith and RHP Joe Wieland. UPON FURTHER REVIEW...: With Major League Baseball’s expanded instant replay during the 2014 regular season, the new replay technol- ogy will be available during five Padres games this spring: March 7 at MIL, March 9 at ARI, March 14 vs. LAA, March 21 at SEA and March 23 at Texas. PADRES ON THE RADIO: The Padres will have audio broadcast available for 26 of the scheduled 31 games during Cactus League play...15 of the 26 games will be broadcast on either Mighty 1090 or ESPN 1700 while the other 11 broadcasts can be found on Padres.com via webcast... the Friars broadcast team will be Ted Leitner, Bob Scanlan and Jesse Agler...today marks the first broadcast on Mighty 1090 which will also air tomorrow’s contest against the Reds from Peoria. PADRES ON THE TUBE: The Padres, FOX Sports San Diego and MLB Network will televise a total of 14 Spring Training games with the first scheduled for Sunday, March 2 vs. the Dodgers on MLB Network (will air at midnight PT on Monday, March 3)...FOX will televise on 3/6 vs. TEX (also MLB Network delay at 2 pm PT), 3/8 vs. CLE, 3/9 at ARI, 3/13 vs. MIL, 3/14 vs. LAA (also MLB Network re-air at 7 am PT on 3/15), 3/18 at SEA (also MLB Network re-air at 1 am PT on 3/19), 3/20 vs. SF (also MLB Network LIVE), 3/21 vs. SEA, 3/28 vs. CLE (also MLB Network re-air at 7 am PT on 3/15) and 3/29 vs. CLE (also MLB Network LIVE)...MLB Network will also televise the Padres on 3/7 at MIL (re-air 10 pm PT), 3/12 at CLE (LIVE) and 3/23 at TEX (also MLB Network at 9 pm PT). PADRES NOTES PAGE TWO TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Robbie Erlin will take the mound for the Padres in the visiting half of today’s split-squad, his first action of the spring... saw his first Major League action during the 2013 season, posting a 3-3 record with a 4.12 ERA (25 ER, 54.2 IP) with 40 strikeouts in 11 games, including nine starts, for the big league Padres...over his final five starts for the Padres from August 28 through September 26, posted a 2-1 record with a 1.97 ERA (7 ER, 32.0 IP) with 24 strikeouts, compared to a 1-2 record with a 7.15 ERA (18 ER, 22.2 IP) with 16 strikeouts over his first six career games, four starts...also appeared in 20 games, all starts, for the Triple-A Tucson Padres last season, posting an 8-3 mark with a 5.07 ERA (56 ER, 99.1 IP) with 84 strikeouts against 34 walks...was acquired by the Padres with RHP Joe Wieland from the Rangers in exchange for reliever Mike Adams on July 31, 2011...over five minor league seasons with the Rangers (2009-11) and Padres (2011-) organizations, owns a career 26-13 record with a 3.21 ERA over 91 games, 76 starts.