SAN DIEGO PADRES (35-39) at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (39-34) Thursday, June 25, 2015 • 12:45 p.m. PT • AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA RHP James Shields (7-1, 3.75) vs. RHP Chris Heston (7-5, 3.83) Game 75 • Road Game 40 • Mighty 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • FOX Sports San Diego 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. #VOTENORRIS | #VOTEUPTON | #VOTEKEMP | PADRES.COM/VOTE PADRES AT A GLANCE SFO ---> SAN: The Padres will put the fi nishing touches on their current eight-game, nine-day road trip this after- Overall Record: 35-39 noon as they will play the third and fi nal game of this three-game set against the Giants at AT&T Park, having split NL West Standing: 4th (-5.5) each of the fi rst two games after they lost last night’s game by a score of 6-0…following this afternoon’s game, the Home Record: 16-19 Padres will head back home to Petco Park where they will have a fi ve-game, six-day homestand, including three Road Record: 19-20 games against the Arizona Diamondbacks (June 26-28) and two against the Seattle Mariners (June 30 - July 1). Day Record: 10-11 • The Friars have made their way to SF via Phoenix, where they played three games over the weekend against Night Record: 25-28 the Diamondbacks, dropping two of the three games…San Diego started their trip across the bay in Oakland, Road Trip: 3-4 splitting a two game set. Last Five Games: 2-3 • This next homestand for the Padres will feature BeerFest, presented by Southwest Airlines, on Friday, June Last 10 Games: 3-7 26 when the Padres take on the D-Backs, as well as a Padres Beach Towel giveaway, presented by National Streak: L1 University, on Saturday for the club’s 7:10 p.m. game against Arizona. All-Time Record: 3,435-3,965-2 All-Time at Home: 1,856-1,844-1 WITH A WIN TODAY: With a win this afternoon, the Padres would secure their fourth road series victory of the All-Time at Petco Park: 487-439 season and their fi rst against a National League West Division opponent (0-4-2 entering play today)…a series vic- All-Time on Road: 1,579-2,121-1 tory over the Giants this afternoon would be the second of the season for the Padres in three tries, having also won three of four games against San Francisco at Petco Park from April 9-12, the Padres 2015 home opening series. 2015 vs. San Francisco: 5-4 • The Friars last won a series at AT&T Park in San Francisco from June 23-25 at SF, taking two of three games 2015 vs. San Francisco on road: 2-3 from the Giants. 2015 vs. San Francisco at home: 3-1 All-Time vs. SF: 367-418 GET OUT OF TOWN!: In the Padres 11 games so far this season in which they immediately fl y after the game to All-Time vs. SF at AT&T Park: 57-83 their next opponent’s city (getaway day), the club has gone 6-5. All-Time vs. SF in San Francisco: 170-221 All-Time vs. SF at Petco Park: 59-47 THE GRAND FINALE: Today being the fi nal game of this three-game set against the Giants, James Shields owns All-Time vs. SF in San Diego: 197-197 a lifetime 49-24 record (.671) in 105 starts over his career in the fi nal game of a series (STATS, Inc). • Shields is 4-0 this season in his fi ve starts in series fi nales, having defeated the Rockies on May 3, the Mari- PADRES RECORD WHEN... ners on May 13, the Dodgers on May 24 and the Mets on June 6…took a no-decision in his last outing in this scenario on June 14 vs. Los Angeles. Sunday 6-5 Thursday 3-5 Monday 2-7 Friday 6-5 ROAD TO VICTORY: Since the start of the 2013 season, a span of 45 starts, Shields owns a 24-6 record (.800) Tuesday 7-5 Saturday 6-5 on the road, the best winning percentage of any Major League pitcher (min 20 starts) as well as the second-most Wednesday 5-7 wins (Bumgarner, 25). April 11-12 August 0-0 • Owns a lifetime 63-48 record (.568) on the road, the tied for the fourth-most wins of any active Major League May 14-15 September 0-0 pitcher since he entered the league in 2006, trailing only Justin Verlander (73), CC Sabathia (70) and Jered June 10-12 October 0-0 Weaver (64). July 0-0 • Is 4-1 with a 4.66 ERA (25 ER, 48.1.0 IP) away from Petco Park in 2015…led the American League with 10 Leading after six 19-2 wins on the road last season. Tied after six: 6-2 Trailing after six: 10-35 WIKI-WIKI, WILD, WILD WEST: The Padres have gone 19-19 against National League West opponents this season… Leading after seven: 22-3 will play their next four games against NL West opponents, with one game left on this trip at San Francisco and the Tied after seven: 8-6 fi rst three of the next homestand against the D-Backs. Trailing after seven: 5-30 Leading after eight: 29-0 • Today’s starter, James Shields, has posted a 4-1 record (.800) with a 4.29 ERA (24 ER, 50.1 IP) in his eight Tied after eight: 5-5 starts against NL West opponents this season, the fourth-best winning percentage against divisional oppo- Trailing after eight: 1-34 nents by any National League starter with at least six starts against their own division, trailing only ATL Shelby Miller (4-0), MIA David Phelps (1-0) and NYM Bartolo Colon (8-1). Scoring fi rst: 23-9 Opponents score fi rst: 12-30 Shutouts: 2-11 CHICKS DIG THE LONG BALL: With Ian Kennedy’s double last night against the Giants, the Padres pitching staff has now totaled four extra-base hits at the plate this season, one behind the Major League lead of fi ve, held by the Home crowds of 20,000+: 16-17 Reds, Dodgers and Giants. Home crowds of 30,000+: 7-10 • Odrisamer Despaigne, Ian Kennedy and James Shields have all doubled and Tyson Ross has legged-out a Home crowds of 40,000+: 5-6 triple, leaving Andrew Cashner as the only member of the active rotation without an extra-base hit. Scoring less than three: 2-23 • James Shields, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Padres, has tallied seven hits on the season the third- Scoring three or four: 8-10 most among ML pitchers, trailing only CHC Jason Hammel (8) and WSH Max Scherzer (8). Scoring fi ve or more: 25-6 One-run games: 9-11 MR. ALONS-ROAD: After going 1-for-3 with a walk yesterday, Yonder Alonso is now hitting .382/.481/.472 (34-for- Two-run games: 10-4 89) with fi ve doubles, one home run and 13 RBI in 26 road games this season, the second-best batting average Games decided in last AB: 10-8 and on-base percentage and 11th-best OPS (.953) of any Major Leaguer with at least 100 plate appearances Extra Innings W-L: 5-3 away from their home ballpark. Playing series opener: 8-15 • Has now reached base safely in 10 consecutive starts on the road since June 8, hitting .324 (11-for-34) in that Playing series fi nale: 12-10 time…dating back to July 26 of last season, Alonso has reached base safely in 29 of his last 30 starts on the road, hitting .410 (43-for-105) in that time. Series W-L-T (Home): 4-6-1 • Overall, regardless of location, Alonso has hit .321/.412/.415 (51-for-159) this season, the seventh-best bat- Series W-L-T (Road): 3-4-5 ting average and fi fth-best on-base percentage of any NL players with at least 175 PA. Series W-L-T (Total): 7-10-6 • Since being activated from the 15-day disabled list on June 2, has hit .306/.398/.389 (22-for-72). Series Sweeps (Home): 1-2 Series Sweeps (Road): 0-0 ALL ABOUT THAT BASE: Justin Upton has reached base safely in all nine games against the Giants this season, Series Sweeps (Total): 1-2 posting a .313/.425/.406 (10-for-32) with three doubles, two RBI and seven walks. White Jerseys: 9-13 • Dating back to May 13 of last season, Upton has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games against San Gray Jerseys: 5-8 Francisco, hitting .282/.396/.359 (11-for-39) in that time. Blue Jerseys: 17-15 Camoufl age Jerseys: 4-2 FEE-FI-FO-KEMP: Over the course of his career, Matt Kemp has hit 16 home runs and driven in 71 RBI against the Retro Jerseys: 0-1 Giants, tied for the third-most home runs by any active player against San Francisco (Adrian Gonzalez 19 and Troy Tulowitzki 18) and tied for the most RBI (also Matt Holliday). HIGHS AND LOWS... OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR: The Padres have earned 17 come-from-behind Team Batting Highs victories this season, tied for the fi fth-highest total in the Major Leagues and tied for the third-most in the National Runs: 14 (2x, 5/1) 2B: 5 (3x, 6/8) Hits: 20 (2x, 4/11 & 5/24) HR: 3 (5x, 6/5) League, behind only St.