SAN DIEGO PADRES (33-36) at ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (32-34) Friday, June 19, 2015 • 6:40 p.m. PT • Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ RHP James Shields (7-0, 3.59) vs. RHP Rubby De La Rosa (5-3, 5.27) Game 70 • Road Game 35 • 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 HAPPY 619 DAY: The Padres will continue their current eight-game, nine-day road trip tonight as they have made Overall Record: 33-36 their way to the “Valley of the Sun” where they will play three games this weekend against the Arizona Diamond- NL West Standing: 4th (-6.0) backs in downtown Phoenix…the Friars are coming off a quick two-game trip in Oakland against the Athletics where Home Record: 16-19 they split a two-game set, winning yesterday afternoon’s game by a score of 3-1…following the series against the Road Record: 17-17 D-Backs, the Friars will head back to the Bay Area where they will enjoy an off day Monday before playing a three- game series at AT&T Park against the San Francisco Giants. Day Record: 10-10 • The Padres posted a 1-4 record during their last homestand, dropping two of three games to the Dodgers Night Record: 23-26 (1-2) and both games against the Athletics (0-2). Roadtrip: 1-1 • Following the current road trip, the Padres will return home for fi ve games in six days, including three games Last Five Games: 1-4 against the D-Backs (June 26-28) and Mariners (June 30 - July 1). Last 10 Games: 3-7 TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS: The Padres announced today they have optioned RHP Cory Mazzoni to Triple-A El Streak: W1 Paso and selected INF Brett Wallace from that same club…to make room on the 40-man roster, San Diego desig- All-Time Record: 3,433-3,962-2 nated LHP Eury De La Rosa for assignment. All-Time at Home: 1,856-1,844-1 • Wallace, 28, has hit .298/.372/.455 (70-for-235) with 13 doubles, eight home runs and 37 RBI in 60 games for All-Time at Petco Park: 487-439 the Chihuahuas this season. All-Time on Road: 1,577-2,118-1 • The left-handed hitting infi elder last appeared in the Majors in 2013 for the Houston Astros and owns a career .242/.313/.391 line with 29 home runs and 102 RBI in parts of four Major League seasons, all with Houston. 2015 vs. Arizona: 4-3 • Wallace played his college ball at Arizona State for Padres interim manager Pat Murphy. 2015 vs. Arizona on road: 2-2 2015 vs. Arizona at home: 2-1 JAMES AND THE GIANT PITCH: James Shields enters this tonight’s game with a 7-0 record, making him one of two Major League starters to currently have fi ve or more wins without a loss (PIT Charlie Morton, 5-0). All-Time vs. ARI: 144-161 • The 7-0 start is a new personal record, surpassing his previous best of 6-0 to start the 2007 season. All-Time vs. ARI at Chase Field: 54-98 • Shields is just the second pitcher in Padres history to start a season 7-0, with the only other to do so being Andy All-Time vs. ARI in Phoenix: 54-98 Hawkins, who began the 1985 season a franchise-best 11-0 in his fi rst 12 starts. All-Time vs. ARI at Petco Park: 63-42 • Shields is one of three Major League pitchers to have won seven or more games for a new club this All-Time vs. ARI in San Diego: 90-63 season after switching Major League teams during the past offseason, joining DET Alfredo Simon (7) and WSH Max Scherzer (7). PADRES RECORD WHEN... JUEGO 2K: James Shields is set to make the 300th start of his career tonight and 301st pitching appearance overall, having made one career relief appearance with a scoreless inning in 2010 (6/19/10 at FLA)…Shields also enters Sunday 6-4 Thursday 3-5 tonight’s game 2.0 innings shy of 2,000 for his career and 3.0 shy of 2,000 innings as a starter. Monday 2-7 Friday 6-4 • According to STATS Inc., among all currently active pitchers the top fi ve in fewest starts to reach 2,000 innings Tuesday 6-5 Saturday 5-5 pitched (innings pitched as a starter) are Felix Hernandez (start #294 on 8/11/14), Mark Buehrle (start #297 on Wednesday 5-6 9/7/09), Tim Hudson (start #301 on 7/9/08), Cliff Lee (start #302 on 8/10/13) and CC Sabathia (start #305 on 7/1/10). April 11-12 August 0-0 • With 3.0 innings pitched today Shields would be the third-fastest starter to 2,000 innings among active pitchers. May 14-15 September 0-0 June 8-9 October 0-0 TWICE IS NICE: With Derek Norris and Matt Kemp each hitting home runs in yesterday’s 3-1 over Oakland, the July 0-0 Padres have now hit multiple homers in three consecutive games, tied for their longest such streak since the start of the 2011 season (also July 30 - August 1, 2014) (ELIAS).…the last time the Padres hit multiple home runs in four Leading after six 18-2 consecutive games was June 11-14, 2008. Tied after six: 6-2 Trailing after six: 9-32 THERE’S NO ‘I’ IN ‘PADRES’: The Padres have three players this season with 35+ RBI (Upton 42, Norris 40, Kemp Leading after seven: 21-3 35), making them the only National League team and one of two Major League teams (Toronto, 4) to have three or Tied after seven: 8-6 more players to have accomplished this feat. Trailing after seven: 4-27 • The Padres are one of fi ve Major League teams and one of two National League teams (also Pittsburgh) to Leading after eight: 28-0 have two players with 40+ RBI. Tied after eight: 4-5 Trailing after eight: 1-31 YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD...: The Padres have scored 289 runs this season, the ninth-highest total in Major League Baseball and the third-most in the National League, behind only the Arizona Diamondbacks (295) and Scoring fi rst: 22-9 Washington Nationals (292). Opponents score fi rst: 11-27 • The Padres rank second in the National League and are fourth in the Majors with 128 runs with two outs this Shutouts: 2-10 season, trailing only Toronto (143), Arizona (130) and New York-AL (130). • The Padres have scored 44 runs in the fi rst inning this season, the highest total in the National League and the Home crowds of 20,000+: 16-17 fourth-highest total in Major League Baseball, trailing only the New York Yankees (62), Baltimore Orioles (48) Home crowds of 30,000+: 7-10 and Detroit Tigers (46). Home crowds of 40,000+: 5-6 Scoring less than three: 2-20 ROAD TO VICTORY: Since the start of the 2013 season, a span of 43 starts, Shields owns a 24-5 record (.828) on Scoring three or four: 7-10 the road, the best winning percentage of any Major League pitcher (min 20 starts) as well as the second-most wins Scoring fi ve or more: 24-6 (Bumgarner, 25). • Owns a lifetime 63-47 record (.573) on the road, tied for the fourth-most wins of any active Major League pitcher One-run games: 8-11 since he entered the league in 2006, trailing only Justin Verlander (73), CC Sabathia (70) and Jered Weaver (64). Two-run games: 10-3 • Is 4-0 with a 4.46 ERA (21 ER, 42.1.0 IP) away from Petco Park in 2015…led the American League with 10 Games decided in last AB: 9-8 wins on the road last season. Extra Innings W-L: 3-3 #VOTENORRIS: Derek Norris leads NL catchers in many categories, both offensive and defensive (see below) (stats Playing series opener: 7-15 are based on players to have played at least 75% of their games as a catcher). Playing series fi nale: 12-9 • Has 63 hits on the season, tied for the third-highest total of any catcher in baseball and tied for second-most in Series W-L-T (Home): 4-6-1 the National League (Buster Posey, 68). Series W-L-T (Road): 3-3-5 • Has 27 extra-base hits this season, the highest total of any Major League catcher and eight more than the Series W-L-T (Total): 7-9-6 second place catcher in the National League (Buster Posey, 19). • Norris has 18 doubles on the season, by far the highest total by a Major League catcher and seven more Series Sweeps (Home): 1-2 than that of the second-place NL catcher (STL Yadier Molina, 11)…his doubles total is also tied for the Series Sweeps (Road): 0-0 11th-highest total of any player in Major League Baseball and tied for the seventh-most in the National Series Sweeps (Total): 1-1 League this season, regardless of position. • Norris’ 40 RBI are the most by a NL catcher and third-most of any catcher in baseball (Vogt, 47, Brian McCann 41).