SAN DIEGO PADRES 2017 SPRING TRAINING NOTES SAN DIEGO PADRES (7-12) vs. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (10-8) SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2017 • HOHOKAM STADIUM • MESA, AZ RHP LUIS PERDOMO (0-1, 3.18 ERA) VS. RHP KENDALL GRAVEMAN ( 1-1, 4.05 ERA) GAME 20 • ROAD GAME 10 • 94.9 FM JUST LIKE KEROUAC: Today the Padres go on the road to face the Oakland A’s at PROBABLE PITCHERS Hohokam Stadium for the fi rst time this Spring...The Padres defeated the A’s earlier this Spring on March 1st, and today’s game will be the second and fi nal Spring match- Friday, March 18 at Oakland Athletics (1:05 p.m.) up...San Diego and Oakland will not play one another in the 2017 regular season. RHP Luis Perdomo RHP Kendall Graveman RHP Zach Lee RHP Ryan Dull HARD WORK AND SKILL OF THE IRISH: San Diego’s walk-off victory against the LHP Daniel Coulombe Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a fi ve-game losing streak for the Padres and marked RHP Frankie Montas the club’s fi rst walk-off of the Spring. • In a ninth inning rally, INF Brett Wallace’s ground ball to second base scored Friday, March 19 vs. Cincinnati Reds (1:10 p.m.) the Padres’ winning run when the Dodgers’ catcher pulled his foot from home RHP Jarred Cosart LHP Amir Garrett plate...San Diego manufactured the winning run by capitalizing on an infi eld single RHP Andre Rienzo RHP Robert Stephenson by OF Hunter Renfroe, a sacrifi ce bunt from C Tony Cruz, and two Dodgers’ RHP Logan Bawcom LHP Lucas Luetge errors that book-ended the ninth inning. RHP Tyrell Jenkins RHP Evan Mitchell • RHP Walker Lockett made his third Cactus League start of the Spring, and he threw 3.0 innings of three hit ball, allowing two runs (both earned) with one walk RHP Phil Maton and four strikouts...LHP Jose Torres entered the game in the ninth inning, and PADRES RECORD the young lefty continued his scoreless streak as he struck out the side to give the Padres another opportunity to score in the bottom of the ninth. Overall ..........................................................................7-12 • OF Travis Jankowski and OF Hunter Renfroe both doubled in yesterday’s Peoria Sports Complex* .................................................5-7 Home Record .................................................................4-7 game...it was Renfroe’s second multi-hit game of the Spring and his fourth Road Record ..................................................................3-6 double...After going 1-for-4, Jankowski continues to lead the team in hits (14) Day ............................................................................... 6-11 and both he and Renfroe are tied for fi rst in doubles (4). Night ...............................................................................1-1 vs. National League ........................................................5-5 vs. American League ......................................................2-7 ROSTER MOVES: Today, the Padres optioned RHP Walker Lockett and INF/OF Current Streak ................................................................W1 Franchy Cordero to minor league camp. *Includes WBC exhibition game PETCO HOSTS THE CLASSIC: In last night’s World Baseball Classic game, Puerto PADRES ATTENDANCE Rico defeated Team USA 6-5 at Petco Park in San Diego...Puerto Rico’s win clinched Pool F’s top seed and punched their ticket to the semi-fi nals in Los Angeles. Home Total ............................................................... 52,994 Home Average ............................................................4,416 • 3B Nolan Arenado’s throwing error in the sixth inning plated two for the Puerto Road Total ............................................................... 46,674 Rican team...Team USA will play a re-match game against Domincan Republic Road Average .............................................................5,186 tonight...the winner will advance to Los Angeles, and the loser may be eliminated. Total .......................................................................103,668 • Puerto Rico will also play Team Venezuela this afternoon, with Omar Vizquel’s Average ...................................................................... 5,183 club facing elimination...Padres’ INF Yangervis Solarte and RHP Jhoulys Chacin will suit-up for Venezuela as they hope to keep their WBC dreams alive. STARTS BY POSITION • The top two teams from Pool F at Petco will join the Netherlands and Japan at Pos. Player Dodger Stadium for the Championship Round March 20-22. C: Cruz (2), Hedges (8), Sanchez (5), Torrens (4) • 2017 marks the third occasion in which Petco Park has welcomed the Classic... 1B: Myers (12), Romak (2), Wallace (5) 2B: Asuaje (9), Cordoba (1), Sardiñas (2), Schimpf (1), the downtown ballpark previously hosted the inaugural WBC semi-fi nals and Spangenberg (5), Urias (1) fi nal in 2006 as well as second-round games in 2009. SS: Aybar (11), Cordoba (1), Sardiñas (7) 3B: Cordoba (4), Colman (1), Rondon (2), Schimpf (1), Sol ON THE HILL: RHP Luis Perdomo looks for his fi rst win of 2017 as he gets the ball arte (7), Spangenberg (4) LF: Blash (4), Cordero (1), Cowgill (2), Jankowski (5), Mar for the third time this Spring...Perdomo hopes to be the fi rst Padres starter to hit for got (1), Ortega (2), Pirela (2), Renfroe (1) himself this Spring Training. CF: Cordero (4), Cowgill (2), Jankowski (7), Ortega (1), • So far this Spring, Perdomo owns a 3.18 ERA (2 ER/5.2 IP), and he has allowed Margot (5) RF: Blash (4), Cowgill (2), Jankowski (1), Ona (1), Renfroe (11) six hits, one home run, two walks, and he has struck out four. DH: Bethancourt (2), Blash (3), Dickerson (1), Hedges (1), • The 23-year-old was acquired from the Rockies in exchange for PTBNL or cash Myers (1), Pirela (3), Renfroe (2), Schimpf (1), considerations on December 10, 2015. Spangenberg (1), Wallace (2) • In 2016, Perdomo set career highs in nearly every category and led all Padres P: Cahill (3), Chacin (1), Clemens (2), Cosart (2) Friedrich (1), Jenkins (1), Lee (1), Lockett (3), Perdomo starting pitchers in 2016 in wins (nine), innings pitched (146.2) and ranked (2), Richard (2), Weaver (2) second in strikeouts (105) and games started (20). • The native of the Domincan Republic tossed the only complete game by a STARTS BY BATTING ORDER Padres pitcher this season on 8/28 at Miami, working 9.0 innings of one- run ball, allowing six hits while striking out three in the team’s 3-1 victory. Order Player 1st: Aybar (1), Cordoba (1), Jankowski (10) Margot (5), Spangenberg (1), Sardiñas (1) SPRINGTIME SWINGIN’: A multitude of Padres have impressed at the plate this 2nd: Asuaje (3), Aybar (6), Jankowski (2), Margot (1), Myers Spring, including the following: (1), Solarte (1), Spangenberg (5) 3rd: Cordero (1), Myers (12), Solarte (5), Spangenberg (1) • OF Jabari Blash is tied for second place for home runs this Spring with his fi ve 4th: Blash (1), Dickerson (1), Hedges (1), Schimpf (2), Ren round-trippers...Nationals RF Bryce Harper’s six home runs leads the pack, froe (12), Wallace (2) but Blash shares the second-place record with Met’s LF Yoenis Cespedes, 5th: Asuaje (2), Blash (1), Cordoba (1),Cowgill (1), Hedges (4), Renfroe (2), Romak (1),Solarte (1), Sanchez (3), Nationals’ RF Bryce Harper, Royals’ LF Peter O’Brien and Phillies’ 1B Brock Schimpf (2), Wallace (1) Stassi...Blash is hitting .286 (8-for-28) and is tied for second in all of Spring 6th: Asuaje (1),Blash (4), Cordero (3), Cowgill (1), Training in RBI (13). Hedges (3), Pirela (1), Sanchez (1), Sardinas (1), Span • C Austin Hedges made his return yesterday after being sidelined with an injury, genberg (2), Urias (1), Wallace (1) 7th: Asuaje (3), Aybar (1), Blash (2), Bethancourt (1), Cor and though he went hitless against the Dodgers, he is hitting .429 (9-for-21) this dero (1), Cordoba (1), Cowgill, (1), Jankowski (1), Ona Spring with three doubles, one RBI, and one run scored. (1),Sardinas (3), Sanchez (1) Spangenberg, (1), Torrens (2) 8th: Aybar (3), Blash (3) Cordoba (2), Cowgill (1) Cruz (1), MOUND REPORT: Several Padres’ hurlers have made notable appearances on the Hedges (1), Ortega (1), Romak (1), Rondon (1), Torrens (2), Wallace (3) hill this Spring, including the following: 9th: Bethancourt (1), Buss (1), Cahill (1), Coleman (1), Cor • RHP Phil Maton has now thrown 6.0 innings in six appearances, and he has doba (1), Cruz (1), Cowgill (2), Lockett (1), Ortega (2), allowed only one hit this Spring...he has yet to allow a single run, he has recorded Pirela (2), Rondon (1), Sardiñas (4) eight strikeouts, and he has walked only three batters. • LHP Jose Torres continues to have a perfect Spring after striking out the side against the Dodgers...He has now registered six scoreless appearances, one win, and a save in 6.0 innings of work...the southpaw has allowed only one walk, struck out a team-leading nine batters, and limited the opposition to a .053 average. YOUTH IN THE BOOTH: When they are paired together, Padres’ announcers PADRES TRANSACTIONS Jesse Agler and Tony Gwynn Jr. (both 34 years-old) are the youngest active Date Transaction broadcast duo in all of Major League Baseball. 3/18 Optioned INF/OF Franchy Cordero and RHP Walker Lockett • Gwynn Jr., whose addition to the Friar’s team was announced on February 28th, to minor league camp. played two seasons for the Padres (2009 and 2010), and he will serve both as 3/16 Agreed to terms with LHP Osvaldo Hernandez. an analyst for FOX Sport San Diego’s pre and postgame shows on television, 3/15 Reassigned INF Luis Urias to minor league camp. as well as an analyst during select Padres radio broadcasts on FM 94.9...Agler 3/13 Reassigned OF Nick Buss, RHP Jon Edwards, RHP Jason (along with Ted Leitner) is one of the primary voices for San Diego’s radio Jester, LHP Kyle McGrath, INF/OF Jose Pirela and LHP broadcasts, and he is entering his fourth season behind the mic.