SAN DIEGO PADRES GAME INFORMATION PETCO PARK 100 PARK BLVD SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 PROVIDED BY THE PADRES COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO PADRES (75-82) vs. COLORADO ROCKIES (66-92) Wednesday, September 24, 2014 • 6:10 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA RHP Joe Wieland (0-0, 4.55) vs. LHP Yohan Flande (0-5, 4.91) Game 158 • Home Game 81 • 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • FOX Sports San Diego • FOX Deportes PADRES AT A GLANCE All Padres game information including game notes and rosters is available at http://padrespressbox.com. Overall Record: 75-82 PETCO FINALE: Tonight will be the Padres fi nal home game of the 2014 season as they look to win the rubbermatch NL West Standing: 3rd (-14.5) of this three-game set...the Friars took the series opener on Monday by a score of 1-0, but lost last night’s game by a Home Record: 47-33 score of 3-2...following tonight’s game the Padres will head to San Francisco for their fi nal series of the 2014 season, Road Record: 28-49 a four-game set against the Giants. Day Record: 22-25 • The Friars are coming off their fourth series sweep of the season as they took all three games over the week- Night Record: 53-57 end against the Giants, sealing the deal with an 8-2 victory yesterday at Petco Park...it was the Padres’ fi rst series sweep over San Francisco since taking all three games from the Giants at Petco Park from April 26-28 Homestand: 7-2 of last season. Last Five Games: 4-1 • The Padres kicked-off their fi nal homestand of the season last Monday night as they took three of four games Last 10 Games: 7-3 from the Philadelphia Phillies at Petco Park...the series win over the Phillies was just second by the Padres Streak: L1 since Petco Park opened in 2004, joining the series win from July 17-19, 2006 when the Friars took two of three games from the Phils. All-Time Record: 3,396-3,925-2 All-Time at Home: 1,838-1,826-1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAKE!: Today is Padres INF/OF Jake Goebbert’s 27th birthday...born on September 24, 1987 in All-Time at Petco Park: 469-421 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, the southpaw shares his birthday with the likes of MLB Network Intentional Talk co-host and All-Time on Road: 1,558-2,099-1 former Major Leaguer Kevin Millar (43), Muppets creator Jim Henson (would have been 78), actor Phil Hartman (would have been 66) and novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald (would have been 118). 2014 vs. COL: 8-10 2014 vs. COL at Home: 6-3 WITH A WIN TONIGHT: With a win this evening over the Rockies, the Padres would improve to 48-33 at home, which 2014 vs. COL on Road: 2-7 would be a new franchise record for wins in a single season at Petco Park...overall, the only clubs that have won more games in the city of San Diego was the 1998 club (54-27), 1978 club (50-31) and the 1984 club (48-33). All-Time vs. COL: 170-188 • A win tonight would improve the Padres to 11-7-2 in 20 series since the second half began on July 18, including All-Time vs. COL at Petco Park: 48-52 a 9-0-1 mark in 10 series at home in that time...during the fi rst half of the season, the Padres were 7-19-4 in 30 All-Time vs. COL in San Diego: 91-89 overall series and 4-9-4 in 17 series at home. All-Time vs. COL at Coors Field: 75-93 All-TIme vs. COL in Denver: 79-99 HOLDING DOWN THE MISSION: As mentioned above, through 80 games at Petco Park this season, the Padres own a 47-33 (.588) record, the seventh-best home record in Major League Baseball and the fourth-best mark in the National League...the six Major League teams with a better home record than the Padres are all currently in the RECORD WHEN... playoff picture (LAA, PIT, STL, WSH, BAL, OAK). Sunday 13-13 Thursday 5-10 • Since June 29, the Padres have won 28 of their last 38 games at Petco Park...their .737 winning percentage at home in that time is the best mark in the National League and the second-best in Major League Baseball, Monday 10-7 Friday 13-12 trailing only Baltimore, who is 31-11 (.738). Tuesday 11-14 Saturday 12-13 • Since the second-half began on July 18, the Padres own a 23-8 record at Petco Park (.742), the second-best Wednesday 11-13 mark in Major League Baseball in that time (Baltimore, 24-8, .750). March 1-0 July 12-13 • The Padres .742 winning percentage at home since the All-Star Break is by far the best second-half home win- ning percentage in franchise history, ahead of the 2012 season, during which the Padres posted a 25-12 (.676) April 12-16 August 16-11 record at home following the Mid-Summer Classic. May 13-14 September 11-11 June 10-17 October 0-0 PITCHING AT PETCO: Overall this season, the Padres pitching BEST HOME ERA SINCE 1969 (min 81 gms) Leading after six 58-1 staff has pitched to a 2.56 ERA (210 ER, 739.0 IP) and has lim- ited the opposition to a .219 batting average at Petco Park this Tied after six: 8-12 season, the best home ERA and opponents batting average in Team Year ERA Trailing after six: 9-69 Major League Baseball. Los Angeles Dodgers 1975 2.35 Leading after seven: 59-2 • Since 1969, among Major League teams to have played a Houston Astros 1979 2.41 Tied after seven: 9-9 full 81-game home schedule, the Padres 2.56 ERA at Petco San Diego Padres 1978 2.50 Trailing after seven: 7-71 Park this season is in line to be tied for the sixth-lowest New York Yankees 1970 2.51 Leading after eight: 61-1 mark in that time and the fi fth-lowest in the National League Houston Astros 1976 2.53 Tied after eight: 9-7 (see chart). San Diego Padres 2014 2.56** Oakland Athletics 1990 2.56 Trailing after eight: 5-74 • Since the start of the 1914 season, only fi ve National League teams have had a lower home opponents Scoring fi rst: 51-19 batting average than the 2014 Padres: 1981 Houston **Haven’t yet completed 81-game home schedule Opponents score fi rst: 24-63 Astros (.208...strike year), 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers Shutouts: 10-19 (.209), 1917 New York Giants (.211) , 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers (.213) and 1988 New York Mets (.216). Home crowds of 20,000+: 34-22 Home crowds of 30,000+: 19-10 #NUNCHUCK’D: With his RBI single in the sixth inning, Alexi Amarista has 14 RBI during the month of September, Home crowds of 40,000+: 5-3 the most of any Major League shortstop and tied for the seventh-most of any National League player...the last Padres shortstop to record 14+ RBI during the month of September was Miguel Tejada, who recorded 17 RBI in September Scoring less than three: 14-59 of 2010. Scoring three or four: 26-15 • In 36 home games since July 1, Amarista has posted a .297/.333/.432 (35-for-118) line with fi ve doubles, a Scoring fi ve or more: 35-7 triple, three home runs, 17 RBI and 14 runs scored. One-run games: 32-20 KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE: Despite last night’s 3-2 loss to the Rockies, the Padres still own a 32-20 (.615) Two-run games: 11-21 record this season in one-run games, the best record in Major League Baseball...dating back to their walk-off, Games decided in last AB: 18-13 one-run victory over Milwaukee on August 27, the Padres are 9-2 in their last 11 games decided by one run...their Extra Innings W-L: 10-5 current winning percentage in one-run games would be the second-best mark in franchise history, behind the 1989 season when they went 30-18 (.625) in games decided by one run. Playing series opener: 24-26 • In 33 one-run games at home this season, the Padres own a 24-9 record (.727), the best record in Major Playing series fi nale: 22-27 League Baseball..Since the start of the 2013 season, the Padres own a 46-17 (.730) record in one-run Series W-L-T (Home): 12-9-4 games at Petco Park, the best record in Major League Baseball...since the start of the 2012 season, the Padres are 60-23 (.723) in one-run contests at home, also the best record in baseball. Series W-L-T (Road): 5-17-2 Series W-L-T (Total): 17-26-6 STICK A FOUR-K IN ‘EM: The Padres are 27-1 (.964) this season in games where they score four or more runs at Series Sweeps (Home): 4-1 home, the best record in Major League Baseball in this scenario...since the start of the 1901 season, the Padres Series Sweeps (Road): 0-2 .964 winning percentage when scoring four or more runs at home this season is tied for the seventh-best record in the Major Leagues and is the best since the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers also went 50-1 (.980) in these Series Sweeps (Total): 4-3 games.