SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2-5) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (3-3 Tuesday, March 10, 2015 • Peoria Sports Complex • Peoria, AZ RHP Yusmeiro Petit (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (0-1, 9.00 ERA) Game 7 • Home Game 3 • Webcast on Padres.com HOME AWAY FROM HOME: The 2015 Cactus League season marks the Padres’ 47th Spring Training as well as their 22nd season at the Peoria Sports Complex…it is also used as year- PROBABLE PITCHERS round conditioning and rehabilitation center for the organization’s major & minor league players. • Peoria Stadium underwent a $9.5 million renovation starting in the summer of 2014, including Tuesday, March 10 vs. San Francisco new, expanded ticket windows, a 2,400 square foot team store, new seats in the seating RH Ian Kennedy RH Yusmeiro Petit bowl and a new upper level terrace down the third base line for group functions. LH Robbie Erlin RH Kyle Crick RH Marcos Mateo WARM UP IN THE DESERT: Today marks the seventh of 193 scheduled games for the Padres this season...the club will play 31 Spring Training games, including 30 Cactus League contests LH Frank Garces (March 4 - April 2) followed by an exhibition game against the Mexico City Diablos Rojos at Petco LH Scott Elbert Park on April 4, before embarking on the 162-game regular season. RH Jay Jackson THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’: The Padres game against the Dodgers on March 12 at Wednesday, March 11 at Kansas City Peoria Sports Complex, originally scheduled for a 1:05 PT fi rst pitch, has been pushed back to a 6:15 pm start time to accommodate a request by Major League Baseball, which is collaborating RH Brandon Morrow RH Yordano Ventura with HBO to fi lm a special that day in Arizona. RH Odrisamer Despaigne RH Wade Davis RH Brian Broderick A WEST COAST I.P.K.: Ian Kennedy will make his second appearance and fi rst start of the 2015 RH Miguel Almonte spring campaign this afternoon when he takes the hill against the Giants…in his fi rst appearance, RH Jandel Gustave a “relief” outing on 3/5 at Seattle, Kennedy allowed two runs on three hits with two strikeouts and a walk over 2.0 innings of work. LH Buddy Baumann • The 6-0, 200 pound right-hander posted a 13-13 record with a 3.63 ERA (81 ER, 201.0 IP) LH Joe Paterson and a career-high 207 strikeouts over 33 starts for the Friars in 2014. • Became the fourth pitcher in Padres franchise history to record 200+ strikeouts in a season, Thursday, March 12 vs. Los Angeles-NL joining Kevin Brown in 1998, Jake Peavy from 2005-07 and Clay Kirby in 1971. TBA LH Hyun-Jin Ryu SWINGIN’ FRIARS: Through seven spring training contests, the Padres as a team are hitting .295/.352/.460 (66-for-224), the best batting average and slugging percentage of any National League team and the fourth-best on-base percentage. PADRES RECORD • After notching 12 hits in their 6-3 victory over the Cubs yesterday afternoon, the Friars have tallied 10 or more hits four times this spring, including in each of their last three games. Overall ................................................................3-3 • Tommy Medica is hitting .600 (6-for-10) in six games this spring, tied for the best mark in Peoria Sports Complex........................................1-3 the Major Leagues (also HOU Robbie Grossman)…overall, Medica owns a lifetime .370 Home Record .....................................................1-1 (30-for-81) in 36 Cactus League games. Road Record ......................................................2-2 Day ......................................................................3-3 SPRING RESULTS: With yesterday’s win, the Padres are 619-596-68 (.509) in 46 Spring Train- ings, the fi rst 25 years of which came in Yuma, Ariz. Night ...................................................................0-0 • Last season, the Friars compiled an 11-13-6 record during Cactus League play, the most vs. NL ..................................................................2-1 ties by a Major League club during a single spring since records started being kept in 1996. vs. AL ..................................................................1-2 Current Streak .....................................................W1 #ROCKSTARGM: During the offseason, the Padres made several transactions, including eight trades involving a total of 32 players and four 40-man free-agent signings. • In a 24-hour window between December 18-19, the Padres made a total of 30 transactions PADRES ATTENDANCE (trades, signings, DFA’s, minor league moves, etc.) which, since data became available, is the most ever by a Major League club in a 24-hour window. Home Total ..........................................................11,375 Home Average .....................................................5,688 THE BUDDY SYSTEM: The 2015 season will be the ninth campaign at the helm for Padres Road Total ..........................................................38,220 manager Buddy Black, tied with Giants manager and former Padres skipper Bruce Bochy for the Road Average ......................................................9,555 longest-tenured manager in the National League. Total ....................................................................49,595 • Black’s clubs are 617-680 (.476) in his eight seasons since taking over in 2007...the only Average ...............................................................8,266 other Major League manager to be at his current post longer than Black is Angles skipper Mike Scioscia (16). • Buddy is one of two people in Major League history with 100+ wins as a pitcher and 600+ PADRES UPCOMING SCHEDULE wins as a manager (121 as pitcher, 617 as manager), joining Hall of Famer Clark Griffi th Wednesday, March 11 .......................... at Royals (1,491 as manager, 236 as pitcher). Thursday, March 12 ..............................vs. Dodgers PADRES PROSPECTUS: Eight of the Padres’ top 10 prospects, according to Baseball America, Friday, March 13 ...................................at Angels opened spring in Major League camp, including each of the top six...that list includes RHP Saturday, March 14 .............................. vs. Rangers Matt Wisler (1), INF Trea Turner (2), OF Hunter Renfroe (3), C Austin Hedges (4), INF Cory Sunday, March 15 ................................. at Indians Spangenberg (5), OF Rymer Liriano (6), SS Jose Rondon (9...reassigned to minor league Monday, March 16 ................................vs. Cubs camp) and RHP Casey Kelly (10). • Of the Padres top-10 prospects accoring to Baseball America, six are still in big league camp as INF Jose Rondon (3/6) and INF Trea Turner (3/9) have been reassigned to minor STARTS BY POSITION league camp. Pos. Players ROSTER ROUND-UP: The Padres have 60 players in big league camp...with a full 40-man C: Norris (3), Nieves (2), Federowicz roster and 20 non-roster invitees, the Padres squad features 29 pitchers (six southpaws), seven 1B: Alonso (4), Solarte, Wallace catchers, 14 infi elders and 10 outfi elders. 2B: Gyorko (4), Spangenberg (2) • Entering camp, the Padres have 21 players on the current 40-man roster that were not SS: Barmes (3), Amarista (3) there at the beginning of 2014 Spring Training. 3B: Solarte (3), Middlebrooks (3) • Of the 60 players in big league camp, 19 players qualify as rookies. LF: Almonte, Dickerson, Liriano, Medica, Quentin, Upton WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE: Each of the Padres’ 31 Spring Training games (30 from Arizona, CF: Myers (3), Maybin (3) one from Petco Park) will feature broadcast coverage, including 10 televised games on Fox Sports RF: Kemp (3), Venable (2), Almonte San Diego, 15 radio broadcasts on the Mighty 1090 (13) and ESPN 1700 (2) and 12 webcasts DH: Quentin (2), Maybin, Medica, Upton on Padres.com (see below for more info). PADRES ON THE RADIO: The Padres will have audio broadcast available for 27 of the scheduled STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 31 games during Cactus League play...15 of the 27 games will be broadcast on either Mighty 1090 Pos. Players (13) or ESPN 1700 (2) while the other 12 broadcasts can be found on Padres.com via webcast. 1: Myers (3), Maybin (3) • The Friars broadcast team will be Ted Leitner, Bob Scanlan and Jesse Agler. 2: Alonso (2), Amarista (2), Maybin, Venable PADRES ON THE TUBE: The Padres, FOX Sports San Diego and MLB Network will televise a 3: Kemp (3), Venable, Solarte, Upton total of 13 Spring Training games. 4: Norris (3), Quentin (2), Upton • FOX Sports San Diego will televise on 3/8 vs. COL (also MLBN, LIVE), 3/14 vs. TEX (also 5: Gyorko (2), Middlebrooks (2), Alonso, Quentin MLBN, LIVE), 3/16 vs. CHC (also MLBN, LIVE), 3/17 vs. MIL (SS), 3/20 vs. KC (also MLBN, delayed), 3/21 vs. ARI (also MLBN, dealyed), 3/23 vs. CWS, 3/27 vs. COL, 3/31 vs. KC 6: Gyorko (2), Medica (2), Alonso, Solarte (also MLBN, delayed) and 4/4 vs. Mexico City. 7: Solarte (2), Amarista, Liriano, Middlebrooks, Wallace • MLB Network will also televise the Padres on 3/4 at SEA (delayed, 9 pm PT), 3/5 at SEA 8: Barmes (3), Almonte (2), Spangenberg (delayed, 11 pm PT), 3/7 at SF (delayed, 9 pm PT), 3/12 vs. LAD (LIVE), 3/22 at CHC 9: Nieves (2), Dickerson, Federowicz, Spangenberg, Pitcher (delayed, 3/23 at 6 am PT), 3/28 at TEX (delayed, 5 pm PT) and 3/28 vs. SEA (LIVE). SINGLE-GAME TICKETS: Single-game tickets for the Padres 2015 season are on sale now TRANSACTIONS and can be purchased online at www.padres.com/tickets, by phone at 619-795-5555 or at the Petco Park box offi ce. Date Transaction • Single game tickets for Opening Day on April 9 vs. San Francisco are offi cially sold out. 3/6 INF Jose Rondon reassigned to minor league camp 3/9 INF Trea Turner