LOS ANGELES DODGERS (75-58) Vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (65-69) Friday, September 4, 2015 • 7:10 P.M
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (75-58) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (65-69) Friday, September 4, 2015 • 7:10 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA RHP Mike Bolsinger (5-3, 2.83) vs. RHP James Shields (10-6, 3.78) Game 135 • Home Game 66 • 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. #BEATLA: The Padres opened the second leg of their current three-series, 11-game home stand last night, as they took the PADRES AT A GLANCE fi rst of four games from the Dodgers this weekend in come-from-behind fashion, defeating Los Angeles by a score of 10-7… the Friars enter this series having lost two of three games to the Texas Rangers to open the homestand, dropping last night’s Overall Record: 65-69 rubber match by a score of 4-3 in 10 innings…San Diego will close out this long homestand with four games against the Rock- NL West Standing: T3rd (-10.5) ies from Monday-Thursday, the fi rst three (Monday-Wednesday) of which were scheduled contests, and the fi nal game being Home Record: 33-32 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 • Following the current homestand, the Friars will venture out on a nine-game, 10-day road trip around the National Day Record: 15-23 League West as they will head out to San Francisco (September 11-13), Arizona (September 14-16) and Colorado Night Record: 50-46 (September 18-20). • The Padres are coming off a six-game road trip to the east coast where they played a three game series in both Wash- Homestand: 2-2 ington and Philadelphia, dropping two of three games to the Nats in our Nation’s Capital as well as two of three against Last Five Games: 3-2 the Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love. Last 10 Games: 4-6 Streak: W1 THE REST IS WEST: The Padres will play 25 of their remaining 28 games against National League opponents, including 16 of those games at Petco Park. All-Time Record: 3,463-3,997-2 • The Friars own a 27-24 record in 51 games against NL West opponents thus far, including a 16-9 record at home… All-Time at Home: 1,872-1,858-1 among NL West teams, the Padres record against divisional opponents is second-best, trailing only the Dodg- All-Time at Petco Park: 504-453 ers, who are 32-21 (.604) in divisional play. All-Time on Road: 1,590-2,139-1 • The only non-NL West opponent remaining on the Padres’ schedule is the Milwaukee Brewers, who will make the trip to San Diego from September 29 - October 1. 2015 vs. Los Angeles: 5-8 2015 vs. Los Angeles at Home: 3-4 WELCOME BACK: The Padres today announced that INF/OF Wil Myers will be reinstated from the 60-day DL for tonight’s game. 2015 vs. Los Angeles on Road: 2-4 • Originally placed on the 15-day DL on 6/15 (retro to 6/14) with left wrist tendinitis and transferred to the 60-day DL on 8/8…underwent surgery on his left wrist on 6/18 to remove a bone spur (performed by Dr. Sheridan). All-Time vs. LAD: 374-420-1 • Played in three games on a rehab assignment with Single-A Lake Elsinore the past three days, going 2-for-9…started All-Time vs. LAD at Petco Park: 52-55 all three games batting leadoff, with two in CF and one at 1B. All-Time vs. LAD in San Diego: 198-197-1 • Has made 34 starts this year for San Diego, with 33 batting leadoff and one batting third. All-Time vs. LAD at Dodger Stadium: 176-223 All-Time vs. LAD in Los Angeles: 176-223 KARDIAC KIDS: The Padres overcame a 7-4 defi cit in the sixth inning last night to earn a 10-7 victory, their 31st come-from- behind victory of the season, the ninth-highest total in Major League Baseball and the fi fth-highest in the National League. PADRES RECORD WHEN... • As the Padres have 65 total wins this season, they have won 48% of their games in come-from-behind fashion, the second-highest percentage in Major League Baseball, trailing only Philadelphia, who has won 51% (27 of 53) of its Sunday 9-11 Thursday 6-9 games after trailing at some point. Monday 7-8 Friday 13-8 Tuesday 9-12 Saturday 13-8 EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT: Through 134 games this season, the Padres have started a right-handed pitcher in every game, he longest single-season streak in franchise history, passing the previous record of 133 consecutive games with a right-handed Wednesday 8-13 pitcher from April 7 - September 2, 2006. April 11-12 August 14-14 • The only other Major League team to have not started a left-handed pitcher this season is the Milwaukee Brewers (133), May 14-15 September 1-2 who have started a right-handed pitcher every game since August 29, 2013 (325 straight). June 12-15 October 0-0 July 13-11 GYORK STORE - OPEN LATE: Jedd Gyorko gave the Padres the lead last night with his two-run home run to left center fi eld in the eighth inning off Jim Johnson last night, the second home run of his career in the 8th inning or later to give the Padres Leading after six 41-6 the lead (also a solo shot to right fi eld on September 7, 2013 vs. COL Matt Belisle). Tied after six: 9-7 • Has hit safely in six straight games, batting .346 (9-for-26) in that time… is hitting .301 (37-for-123) over his last 32 Trailing after six: 15-56 games since July 29 with six home runs and 2 RBI. Leading after seven: 46-4 Tied after seven: 10-11 YANGERVIS TAKES THE TOP SHELF: Yangervis Solarte blasted his 12th home run of the season in the seventh inning last Trailing after seven: 9-54 night off J.P. Howell, a solo-shot to left fi eld that landed on the third deck of the Western Metal Supply Co. Building… Solarte’s homer was 15th in ballpark history to reach the third deck of the Western Metal Supply Building and the fi rst since Leading after eight: 54-0 Rymer Liriano did so on August 13 of last season vs. Colorado (per Jeff Praught). Tied after eight: 7-8 • Has hit safely in 27 of his last 37 games, inclduing each of his last four, batting .360 (45-for-145) in that time… since Trailing after eight: 4-61 June 25, is hitting .300 (65-for-217) with 27 extra-base hits. Scoring fi rst: 45-21 Opponents score fi rst: 20-48 MATTY ICE: Matt Kemp is working on a season-best and career-long 23-game on-base streak, during which he is hitting Shutouts: 5-16 .323./375/.581 (30-for-93) with six home runs and 28 RBI in that span…his current on-base streak is the longest active streak in the National League and third-longest in the Majors, trailing only TOR Edwin Encarnacion (33) and MIN Joe Mauer (24). Home crowds of 20,000+: 32-28 • His on-base streak is the longest streak by a Padres player this season and the longest since Chase Headley Home crowds of 30,000+: 17-17 who reached safely in 28 straight games from August 20 - September 21, 2012. Home crowds of 40,000+: 7-7 • Kemp’s on-base streak is the longest by a Friars outfi elder since Brian Giles reached safely in 27 straight games from April 2- May 6, 2008. Scoring less than three: 5-41 • Has driven in 87 runs this season, the third-highest total in the National League (Arenado 102, Goldschmidt 97). Scoring three or four: 15-18 • Since the second half of the season began on July 17, Kemp has hit .302/.365/.535 (48-for-159) with eight doubles, a Scoring fi ve or more: 45-9 triple, nine home runs and 40 RBI, the second-most RBI in the NL in that time (COL Carlos Gonzalez, 49). • Since the second half of the season began in 2013, Kemp has hit a combined .311/.371/.581 (135-for-434) after the One-run games: 18-18 All-Star Break, the seventh-best batting average, 14th-best OBP, the best slugging percentage and second-best OPS Two-run games: 19-10 (.952) of any NL player with at least 400 plate appearances in that time. Games decided in last AB: 18-16 • Kemp has driven in 33 go-ahead RBI this season, the highest total in Major League Baseball, two ahead of TOR Josh Extra Innings W-L: 7-5 Donaldson (31). Playing series opener: 21-23 • In 13 games against the Dodgers, his former team, this season, is hitting .327/.400/.388 (16-for-49) with three doubles Playing series fi nale: 19-24 and six RBI. • Hit for the fi rst cycle in Padres franchise history on August 14th at Colorado, snapping a franchise streak of 7,443 games Series W-L-T (Home): 10-10-1 without one.