SAN DIEGO PADRES GAME INFORMATION PETCO PARK 100 PARK BLVD SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 PROVIDED BY THE PADRES COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO PADRES (70-81) vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (70-82) Thursday, September 18, 2014 • 6:10 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA LHP Robbie Erlin (3-4, 4.89) vs. RHP Kyle Kendrick (9-12, 4.72) Game 152 • Home Game 75 • 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • FOX Sports San Diego PADRES AT A GLANCE All Padres game information including game notes and rosters is available at http://padrespressbox.com. Overall Record: 70-81 HOME IS WHERE THE FRIAR IS: The Padres kicked-off their fi nal homestand of the 2014 campaign Monday night NL West Standing: 3rd (-15.5) as they have taken two of the fi rst three games of this four game series against the Phillies, taking Monday night’s Home Record: 42-32 game by a score of 1-0 and Tuesday night’s game by a score of 5-4, but dropping last night’s game by score of 5-2... Road Record: 28-49 following the current series against Philadelphia, the Friars will welcome their National League West division rival Day Record: 21-25 San Francisco Giants to town for a three-game, weekend set (Fri-Sun) and will conclude their 2014 home schedule next Monday-Wednesday when the Colorado Rockies come to town. Night Record: 49-56 Homestand: 2-1 HOMESTAND HAPPENINGS: The Padres’ fi nal homestand of the season will feature a variety of different events, Last Five Games: 2-3 highlighted by Fall Beerfest presented by Alaska Airlines tomorrow night and Belly Up at the Ballpark presented by San Diego Toyota Dealers, a postgame concert featuring O.A.R and DJ Chris Cote on Saturday night. Last 10 Games: 4-6 • Following next Tuesday’s game, fans are invited to stay for the annual Shirts off their Backs fundraiser cer- Streak: L1 emony, presented by Sycuan..throughout the homestand, fans will be able to buy $1 Shirts off their Backs All-Time Record: 3,391-3,925-2 scratcher tickets for the chance to win the opportunity to take part in Tuesday’s ceremony...following the game, All-Time at Home: 1,833-1,825-1 approximately 44 winners will receive a game-worn jersey off the back of one Padres player or coach...all proceeds from the scratcher ticket sales will go to the Padres Foundation. All-Time at Petco Park: 464-420 All-Time on Road: 1,558-2,099-1 UNFORTUNATELY...: With last night’s loss to the Phillies, the Padres have offi cially been eliminated from 2014 2014 vs. PHI: 2-4 Postseason contention. 2014 vs. PHI at Home: 2-1 WITH A WIN TODAY: With a win today, the Padres would improve to 9-8-2 in 19 series since the All-Star Break and 2014 vs. PHI on Road: 0-3 7-0-1 in eight series at home in that time... a series victory over the Phillies would be the fi rst for the Padres since All-Time vs. PHI: 203-254 taking three of four games from Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park from April 17-20, 2009 (the April 20th game was All-Time vs. PHI at Petco Park: 9-27 played on July 23, 2009 as a rain-out make-up game). • The Padres have only had one series win over the Phillies at Petco Park: July 17-19, 2006 when the Friars took All-Time vs. PHI in San Diego: 106-122 two of three from the Phils. All-Time vs. PHI at Citizens Bank Park: 13-23 All-Time vs. PHI in Philadelphia: 97-132 ROBBIE RETURNS: Robbie Erlin will take the mound tonight for the Padres in what will be his fi rst Major League start since May 17 at Colorado...Erlin, 23, made an appearance out of the bullpen on September 7 at Colorado in what was RECORD WHEN... his fi rst big league action since he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow soreness on May 22 (retro May 18) and was later transferred to the 60-day disabled list on June 26. Sunday 12-13 Thursday 4-10 • Since making his home debut on June 1 of last season vs, Toronto, Erlin owns a 3-2 record with a 2.50 ERA (16 Monday 8-8 Friday 12-12 ER, 57.2 IP) with 53 strikeouts against 13 walks while limiting the opposition to a .199 batting average over 10 Tuesday 11-13 Saturday 11-13 games, nine starts, at Petco Park...has allowed just one earned run over his last 17.1 innings pitched at Wednesday 11-13 home since the third inning of the game on April 20 vs. San Francisco. • In four starts for the Padres last September, Erlin posted a 1-1 record with a 2.08 ERA (6 ER, 26.0 IP) with 22 March 1-0 July 12-13 strikeouts against fi ve walks while limiting the opposition to a .216 batting average. April 12-16 August 16-11 May 13-14 September 5-11 CALIENTE COMO EL SOL-ARTE: Yangervis Solarte has hit safely in eight consecutive games and in nine of his last June 10-17 October 0-0 ten games since September 6, posting a .351/.415/.486 (13-for-37) with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and four walks in that time...his eight game streak of reaching base safely is the second-longest stretch of his young, one-year Leading after six 53-1 career, as he tallied a 15-game on base streak from April 24 - May 14. Tied after six: 8-11 • Solarte has posted a .263/.343/.377 (115-for-438) line as a rookie this season...among Major League rookies Trailing after six: 9-69 that qualify for the batting title, his batting average and slugging percentage rank fourth in baseball while his Leading after seven: 54-2 on-base percentage ranks second (CWS Jose Abreu (.382)...his .720 OPS (on-base percentage + slugging) Tied after seven: 9-8 also ranks second among Major League rookies, trailing only Abreu (.975), who’s hit 35 homers for the White Trailing after seven: 7-71 Sox this season. Leading after eight: 56-1 • Having only stuck out 56 times and walked 53 times in 504 plate appearances this season, Solarte is one of Tied after eight: 9-7 three rookies since the 2000 season to strike out less than 60 times and walk more than 50 times in 500 or more Trailing after eight: 5-73 plate appearances during a rookie season, joining NYY Melky Cabrera in 2006 and TOR Russ Adams in 2005. Scoring fi rst: 46-19 #GYORKSTORE OVERSTOCKED WITH HEATERS: After going 1-for-3 in last night’s game against the Phillies, Opponents score fi rst: 24-62 Jedd Gyorko has hit safely in each of his last eight games since September 9, hitting .345/.406/.552 (10-for-29) Shutouts: 8-19 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI in that time...has also hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, going .350/.435/.550 (14-for-40) with fi ve doubles, a home run, six RBI and six walks in that time. Home crowds of 20,000+: 31-21 • His eight game hitting streak matches the longest streak of his career, equaling his streak from May 26 - June Home crowds of 30,000+: 16-9 3 of last season. Home crowds of 40,000+: 4-3 • After going 1-for-3 last night with a walk, improved to .421/.522/.684 (8-for-19) with two doubles, a home run, Scoring less than three: 13-58 three RBI and four walks in six career games against the Phillies. Scoring three or four: 25-15 KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE: The Padres own a 30-19 (.612) record this season in one-run games, the best Scoring fi ve or more: 32-7 record in Major League Baseball...dating back to their walk-off, one-run victory over Milwaukee on August 27, the One-run games: 30-19 Padres are 7-1 in their last six games decided by one run. Two-run games: 11-21 • In 30 one-run games at home this season, the Padres own a 22-8 record (.733), the second-best record in Games decided in last AB: 18-13 Major League Baseball (LAA, 18-6, .750) and the best in the National League...Since the start of the 2013 season, the Padres own a 44-16 record in one-run games at Petco Park, the best record in Major League Extra Innings W-L: 10-5 Baseball...since the start of the 2012 season, the Padres are 58-22 (.725) in one-run contests at home, Playing series opener: 22-26 also the best record in baseball. Playing series fi nale: 20-27 • To put the Friars’ success into historical perspective, their 30 wins in one-run games is tied for the ninth-most in franchise history...the franchise record for wins in one-run games in a single season is 34, done in both 1978 Series W-L-T (Home): 10-9-4 and 1984. Series W-L-T (Road): 5-17-2 Series W-L-T (Total): 15-26-6 HOLDING DOWN THE MISSION: Through 74 games at Petco Park this season, the Padres own a 42-32 (.568) record, the eighth-best home record in Major League Baseball and the fourth-best mark in the National League.