SAN DIEGO PADRES GAME INFORMATION PETCO PARK 100 PARK BLVD SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 PROVIDED BY THE PADRES COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO PADRES (74-81) vs. COLORADO ROCKIES (65-91) Monday, September 22, 2014 • 7:10 p.m. PT • Petco Park • San Diego, CA LHP Eric Stults (7-17, 4.59) vs. LHP Tyler Matzek (6-10, 4.19) Game 156 • Home Game 79 • 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: 74-81 ONE LAST GO-AROUND: The Padres willl kick-off their fi nal home series of the 2014 season tonight as they will NL West Standing: 3rd (-14.5) welcome the Colorado Rockies to “America’s Finest City” for a three-game series (Mon-Wednesday)...following Home Record: 46-32 Wednesday night’s game the Padres will head to San Francisco for their fi nal series of the 2014 season, a four-game Road Record: 28-49 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: 52-56 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: 6-1 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: W4 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: 3,395-3,924-2 All-Time at Home: 1,837-1,825-1 SHIRTS OFF OUR BACKS: Following tomorrow’s game, fans are invited to stay for the annual Shirts off their Backs All-Time at Petco Park: 468-420 fundraiser ceremony, presented by Sycuan...fans will be able to buy $1 Shirts off their Backs scratcher tickets for the All-Time on Road: 1,558-2,099-1 chance to win the opportunity to take part in Tuesday’s ceremony...following the game, approximately 44 winners will receive a game-worn jersey off the back of one Padres player or coach...all proceeds from the scratcher ticket sales 2014 vs. COL: 7-9 will go to the Padres Foundation. 2014 vs. COL at Home: 5-2 2014 vs. COL on Road: 2-7 CASH PRIZES: Major League Baseball announced today that Padres starter Andrew Cashner was named National League Player of the Week for the week beginning on September 15...the 28-year-old right-hander made two starts All-Time vs. COL: 169-187 last week, pitching to a 2-0 record with a 1.06 ERA (2 ER, 17.0 IP) with 14 strikeouts against two walks while limit- All-Time vs. COL at Petco Park: 47-51 ing the opposition to a .109 batting average (6-for-55)...he’s the second Padres player to win NL Player of the Week All-Time vs. COL in San Diego: 90-88 honors this season, joining Seth Smith, who won the award for the week ending May 11. All-Time vs. COL at Coors Field: 75-93 • Cashner threw a complete game shutout last Monday against the Phillies, allowing just two hits with seven All-TIme vs. COL in Denver: 79-99 strikeouts against one walk...the CG SHO was the third of his career and his second of the season, joining his one-hit complete-game shutouts on April 11 vs. Detroit and September 16, 2013 at Pittsburgh. RECORD WHEN... • His complete game shutout came in his 49th career start, making him one of four active pitchers to have re- corded three or more complete game shutouts within their fi rst 50 career starts, joining TEX Derek Holland (4), Sunday 13-13 Thursday 5-10 STL Jaime Garcia (3) and PHI/HOU J.A. Happ...having allowed two or fewer hits in each of his three CG SHO, Monday 9-7 Friday 13-12 Cashner was the sixth Major League pitcher since 1969 to throw three or more complete game shutouts during Tuesday 11-13 Saturday 12-13 which he allowed two or fewer hits within his fi rst 50 career starts and the fi rst since Orel Hershiser threw six Wednesday 11-13 from July 14, 1984 - July 23, 1985. • Cashner also had a big week at the plate, including a triple in his last start on September 20 vs. San Francisco, March 1-0 July 12-13 the fi rst triple by a Major League pitcher this season. April 12-16 August 16-11 May 13-14 September 10-10 PROTECTING PETCO: With yesterday’s win over the Giants at Petco Park, the Padres improved to 46-32 at home June 10-17 October 0-0 this season, one win shy of the single-season wins record at Petco Park, set by the 2007 club who won 47 games in downtown San Diego. Leading after six 57-1 Tied after six: 8-11 STICK A FOUR-K IN ‘EM: The Padres are 27-1 (.964) this season in games where they score four or more runs at Trailing after six: 9-69 home, the best record in Major League Baseball in this scenario...since the start of the 1901 season, the Padres Leading after seven: 58-2 .964 winning percentage when scoring four or more runs at home this season is tied for the seventh-best Tied after seven: 9-8 record in the Major Leagues and is the best since the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers also went 50-1 (.980) in these Trailing after seven: 7-71 games. Leading after eight: 60-1 • Overall, the Padres are 51-11 (.823) this season when scoring four or more runs, the seventh-best record in Major League Baseball and the third-best in the National League, trailing only Washington (71-9, .888), San Tied after eight: 9-7 Francisco (70-13, .843). Trailing after eight: 5-73 • When scoring three or more runs at home, the Padres own a 37-7 (.841) record, also the best mark in Major Scoring fi rst: 50-19 League Baseball...when scoring two or more runs at home, the Padres are 44-14, also the best record in Opponents score fi rst: 24-62 baseball. Shutouts: 9-19 MR. 200: Ian Kennedy recorded his 200th strikeout of the season in yesterday afternoon’s game against the Giants, Home crowds of 20,000+: 34-21 surpassing his previous career high of 198 strikeouts, done during the 2011 season as a member of the Arizona Home crowds of 30,000+: 19-9 Diamondbacks… this is the sixth time a Padres pitcher has struck out 200 batters in a season, joining Kevin Home crowds of 40,000+: 5-3 Brown in 1998 (257), Jake Peavy in 2005-07 (216, 215 and 240, respectively) and Clay Kirby in 1971 (215). Scoring less than three: 13-58 SLEW OF SOUTHPAWS: The Padres are scheduled to face a left-handed starter in all three games of this three Scoring three or four: 26-15 game set with Colorado, with Tyler Matzek going tonight, Jorge De La Rosa going tomorrow and Yohan Flande Scoring fi ve or more: 35-7 going on Wednesday...this is the second time this month that the Padres will face off with a left-handed starter in each of the three games of a series, having also matched up with Tyler Matzek, Jorge De La Rosa and Franklin One-run games: 31-19 Morales in Denver from September 5-7. Two-run games: 11-21 • Prior to this month, the last time the Padres faced-off with a southpaw starter in all three games of a series was Games decided in last AB: 18-13 September 7-9, 2012 when the Padres saw D-Backs lefties Tyler Skaggs, Wade Miley and Patrick Corbin in a Extra Innings W-L: 10-5 three-game set at Petco Park. Playing series opener: 23-26 KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE: The Padres own a 31-19 (.620) record this season in one-run games, the best Playing series fi nale: 22-27 record in Major League Baseball...dating back to their walk-off, one-run victory over Milwaukee on August 27, the Series W-L-T (Home): 12-9-4 Padres are 8-1 in their last nine games decided by one run. Series W-L-T (Road): 5-17-2 • In 31 one-run games at home this season, the Padres own a 23-8 record (.742), the best record in Major League Series W-L-T (Total): 17-26-6 Baseball..Since the start of the 2013 season, the Padres own a 45-16 (.738) record in one-run games at Petco Park, the best record in Major League Baseball...since the start of the 2012 season, the Padres are Series Sweeps (Home): 4-1 59-22 (.728) in one-run contests at home, also the best record in baseball. Series Sweeps (Road): 0-2 Series Sweeps (Total): 4-3 HOLDING DOWN THE MISSION: As mentioned above, through 78 games at Petco Park this season, the Padres own a 46-32 (.590) record, the eighth-best home record in Major League Baseball and the fourth-best mark in the White Jerseys: 30-20 National League.