At ATLANTA BRAVES (27-30) Tuesday, June 9, 2015 • 4:10 P.M

At ATLANTA BRAVES (27-30) Tuesday, June 9, 2015 • 4:10 P.M

SAN DIEGO PADRES (30-29) at ATLANTA BRAVES (27-30) Tuesday, June 9, 2015 • 4:10 p.m. PT • Turner Field • Atlanta, GA RHP James Shields (7-0, 3.58) vs. RHP Mike Foltynewicz (3-2, 4.29) Game 60 • Road Game 30 • 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 ...ON A TUESDAY: The Padres will continue the second leg of their current two-city, seven-game roadtrip tonight as they Overall Record: 30-29 will play the second of four games against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, having won last night’s series opener by a NL West Standing: 3rd (-3.5) score of 5-3 in 11 innings…the Friars started their current road swing with a three-game series victory over the Reds in Home Record: 15-15 Cincinnati, taking two of three games at Great American Ball Park, but losing Sunday’s fi nale by a score of 4-0. Road Record: 15-14 • Following the current roadtrip, the Padres will head back to “America’s Finest City” where they will welcome the Los Day Record: 8-8 Angeles Dodgers (6/12-14) and Oakland Athletics (6/15-16) to Petco Park. Night Record: 22-21 • The Padres posted a 4-3 record over their last seven-game homestand as they split a four-game set with the Roadtrip: 3-1 Pittsburgh Pirates (2-2) and took two of three games from the New York Mets (2-1). Last Five Games: 4-1 WE CHOOSE YOU!: Yesterday marked the fi rst day of Major League Baseball’s 2015 MLB Draft and the Padres, with the Last 10 Games: 7-3 51st overall pick, selected RHP Austin Smith out of Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth, Florida. Streak: W1 • Recommended by Padres Area Scout Willie Bosque, Smith went 8-2 with a 1.33 ERA and 98 strikeouts against 23 All-Time Record: 3,429-3,956-2 walks over 82.0 innings pitched his senior year, allowing just 54 hits. All-Time at Home: 1,854-1,841-1 • The 6-4, 215 pound right-hander was a part of the 18U National Team for USA Baseball in 2014 as well as the All-Time at Petco Park: 485-436 Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park in August 2014. All-Time on Road: 1,575-2,115-1 • Smith is just the fourth high school pitcher selected by the Padres with their fi rst pick since 1987…a native of Boyn- ton Beach, Fla., he was rated by Baseball America as the No. 47 overall draft prospect in the 2015 class. 2015 vs. ATL: 1-0 • The draft continues today with rounds 3-10 starting at 10 am PT …rounds 11-40 are Wednesday starting at 9 am PT. 2015 vs. ATL on road: 0-0 • The Padres do not have a fi rst round pick in 2015 as they forfeited their pick when they signed RHP James Shields 2015 vs. ATL at home: 0-0 this offseason…the Friars also traded their 41st overall pick (Competitive Balance A pick) to the Braves in the deal that sent Justin Upton and Craig Kimbrel to San Diego. All-Time vs. ATL: 264-337 All-Time vs. ATL at Turner Field: 24-42 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: Craig Kimbrel secured his 200th career save last night All-Time vs. ATL in Atlanta: 121-177 vs. Atlanta in what was his 318th career game…with the save, Kimbrel became FASTEST TO 200 SAVES, All-Time vs. ATL at Petco Park: 20-19 the quickest pitcher in Major League history to reach the 200 save plateau, 41 MLB HISTORY All-Time vs. ATL in San Diego: 143-160 games faster that Jonathan Papelbon, who was the previous record holder with 200 Player Games saves in 359 career games. PADRES RECORD WHEN... • Kimbrel, who turned 27 years old last week, is the second-youngest pitcher to Craig Kimbrel 318 Jonathan Papelbon 359 ever record 200 saves, behind only Francisco Rodriguez, who reached 200 Sunday 6-3 Thursday 1-5 Mariano Rivera 382 saves at 26 years and 239 days old…Huston Street is the next youngest pitch- Monday 2-6 Friday 6-3 er to reach the 200 save plateau, having done so at 29 years and 52 days old. Bobby Thigpen 397 Tuesday 6-3 Saturday 4-5 • He’s the 47th player in Major League history to reach the 200 save plateau. Francisco Rodriguez 397 Wednesday 5-4 I VOTE WE DO CALL IT A COMEBACK: Last night, the Padres notched their 15th April 11-12 August 0-0 come-from-behind victory of the season after they overcame a 3-1 defi cit entering the eighth inning to beat the Braves May 14-15 September 0-0 5-3 in 11 innings…the Friars’ 15 come-from-behind wins are tied with the Dodgers for the highest total in the National June 5-2 October 0-0 League (St. Louis, 16). July 0-0 • The Padres trailed the Braves 3-2 following the eighth inning, making yesterday the fi rst time this season the Pa- dres won a game they were trailing after the eight inning (1-26). Leading after six 17-1 Tied after six: 5-2 JAMES AND THE GIANT PITCH: James Shields, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Padres, enters tonight’s game with a Trailing after six: 8-26 7-0 record, making him the only Major League pitcher to currently have fi ve or more wins without a loss. Leading after seven: 20-1 • The 7-0 start is a new personal record, surpassing his previous best of 6-0 to start the 2007 season. Tied after seven: 7-5 • Shields is just the second pitcher in Padres history to start a season 7-0, with the only other to do so being Andy Trailing after seven: 3-23 Hawkins, who began the 1985 season a franchise-best 11-0 in his fi rst 12 starts. Leading after eight: 26-0 • Per ELIAS, with Shields is the only pitcher who has won as many as six games for his new club after Tied after eight: 3-3 switching Major League teams during the past offseason. Trailing after eight: 1-26 Scoring fi rst: 20-6 BULLY-PEN: The Padres bullpen has not surrendered an earned run in each of their last six outings (including 6.0 IP Opponents score fi rst: 10-23 last night) and 22.1 IP dating back to the eighth inning on June 1 vs. New York-NL…during the month of June, the Friars Shutouts: 2-10 bullpen has posted a 2-0 record with a 0.36 ERA (1 ER, 24.2 IP) and 22 strikeouts against six walks while limiting the opposition to a .176 batting average over that seven game span. Home crowds of 20,000+: 15-13 • Over the last 20 games since May 19, Padres relievers have posted a 5-2 record with a 1.53 ERA (10 ER, 58.2 IP) Home crowds of 30,000+: 6-7 and 64 strikeouts against 16 walks while limiting the opposition to a .184 batting average. Home crowds of 40,000+: 4-5 Scoring less than three: 1-17 FOR THE WIN: Matt Kemp drove in the game-winning run for the Padres with an RBI double in the 11th inning last night Scoring three or four: 6-8 in their 5-3 victory over the Braves…it was Kemp’s second game-winning RBI in extra innings this season, which ties him Scoring fi ve or more: 23-4 for the major-league high with STL Matt Carpenter, MIL Martin Maldonado, MIN Joe Mauer and SF Justin Maxwell… Kemp’s fi rst game-winning RBI in extra-innings this year came on a bases-loaded double in the 10th inning against the One-run games: 7-8 Angels in Anaheim on May 26 (ELIAS). Two-run games: 8-2 • Overall, Kemp has six game-winning RBI this season, tied for the ninth-most in baseball and sixth-most in the Games decided in last AB: 8-6 National League…Kemp also has 13 go-ahead RBI in 2015, tied for the fi fth-most in baseball and fourth-most in Extra Innings W-L: 3-2 the National League. • Kemp has hit safely in each of his last fi ve games since June 3, hitting .381 (8-for-21) with three doubles, a home Playing series opener: 7-12 run and six RBI in that time. Playing series fi nale: 11-7 Series W-L-T (Home): 4-4-1 UP(TON), UP(TON) AND AWAY: Justin Upton made his fi rst appearance at Turner Field since being traded to the Padres Series W-L-T (Road): 3-3-3 on December 19 of last year last night, going 0-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored…owns a lifetime .278/.359/.495 Series W-L-T (Total): 7-7-4 (170-for-612) line with 31 doubles, three triples, 32 home runs and 96 RBI in 169 games at Turner Field. • Owns a lifetime 19.13 home runs per at-bat ratio in Atlanta (612 AB/32 HR), the sixth-best ratio in ballpark history.

View Full Text

Details

  • File Type
    pdf
  • Upload Time
    -
  • Content Languages
    English
  • Upload User
    Anonymous/Not logged-in
  • File Pages
    4 Page
  • File Size
    -

Download

Channel Download Status
Express Download Enable

Copyright

We respect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of all users. All uploaded documents are either original works of the uploader or authorized works of the rightful owners.

  • Not to be reproduced or distributed without explicit permission.
  • Not used for commercial purposes outside of approved use cases.
  • Not used to infringe on the rights of the original creators.
  • If you believe any content infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately.

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, please contact us