SAN DIEGO PADRES GAME INFORMATION PETCO PARK l 100 PARK BLVD l SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 PROVIDED BY THE PADRES COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO PADRES (58-66) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (71-56) Wednesday, August 20, 2014 • 7:10 p.m. PT • Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA LHP Eric Stults (5-13, 4.64) vs. RHP Roberto Hernandez (7-8, 3.72) Game 125 • Road Game 64 • 1090 AM • XEMO 860 • ESPN • FOX Sports SD PADRES AT A GLANCE All Padres game information including game notes and rosters is available at http://padrespressbox.com. Overall Record: 58-66 PACK YOUR BAGS: The Padres will continue their 10-game, 11-day, three-city road trip tonight in the “City of NL West Standing: 3rd (-11.5) Angels” of Los Angeles, where they play the second game a three game series with the division-rival Dodgers... Home Record: 34-27 the Padres rallied late last night, but lost the series opener to the Dodgers, 8-6...after Thursday night’s game in Los Road Record: 24-39 Angeles, the Friars will take the quick flight to the “Valley of the Sun” of Phoenix where they will play a three-game Day Record: 19-22 set against the Diamondbacks. Night Record: 39-44 • The Friars opened their current roadtrip in St. Louis where they dropped three of four games to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium (Thursday-Sunday). Road Trip: 1-4 • Following their lengthy road trip from August 14-24, the Padres will return to Petco Park for a 10-game, 11-day Last Five Games: 1-4 homestand during which they’ll welcome the Milwaukee Brewers (August 25-27), Los Angeles Dodgers (Au- Last 10 Games: 6-4 gust 29-31) and Arizona Diamondbacks (September 1-4). Streak: L2 TODAY’S TRANSACTION: The Padres announced today that they have optioned INF Jace Peterson to Triple-A All-Time Record: 3,379-3,909-2 El Paso and have activated OF Cameron Maybin from the restricted list...to make room on the 40-man roster, the All-Time at Home: 1,825-1,820-1 Padres have designated LHP Bobby LaFromboise for assignment. All-Time at Petco Park: 456-415 • Maybin, 27, hit .313/.450/.375 (5-for-16) with a double, two RBI and four walks in five rehabilitation games for Triple-A El Paso from August 15-19. All-Time on Road: 1,554-2,089-1 • In 62 games for the Padres this season, the Asheville, North Carolina, native has hit .247/.286/.368 (43-for-174) 2014 vs. LAD: 3-8 with 12 doubles, three triples, one home run and nine RBI. 2014 vs. LAD on Road: 1-4 Since the second half of the season began on July 18, the Padres own a 17-12 record 2014 vs. LAD at Home: 2-4 SECOND HALF SURGE: (.586), the fourth-best record in the National League, behind only Washington (20-11, .645), Miami (19-12, .613) All-Time vs. LAD: 365-408-1 and Milwaukee (18-12, .600)..their winning percentage since the All-Star Break is also the seventh-best in baseball. All-Time vs. LAD at Dodger Stadium: 172-216 • After posting a .432 winning percentage (41-54) in the first half of the season, the Padres’ .154 improvement All-Time vs. LAD in Los Angeles: 172-216 during the second half of the season is the largest improvement in the National League and second in Major League Baseball (Kansas City, +.199). All-Time vs. LAD at Petco Park: 47-50 All-Time vs. LAD in San Diego: 193-192-1 #OFFENSE: Since the second half of the season began on July 18, he Padres have scored a total of 134 runs in 29 games, the third-highest total in the National League behind only Washington (140) and Pittsburgh (138)... RECORD WHEN... overall, the Friars’ 134 runs scored since the All-Star Break are the sixth-most in baseball despite having played tied for the second-fewest games, trailing Houston (140), Washington, Pittsburgh, Kansas City (137) and Oakland (137). Sunday 11-10 Thursday 4-8 • The Friars are averaging 4.62 runs per game during the second half of the season, the second-highest total in Monday 7-5 Friday 10-10 Major League Baseball behind only Houston (4.67 R/G). Tuesday 7-13 Saturday 10-10 • In addition to the run production, the Padres offense ranks leads the National League and ranks third in Major Wednesday 9-10 League Baseball with a .270 (266-for-984) batting average since the All-Star break...the Padres have posted a .343 on-base percentage since the All-Star Break, the best mark in Major League Baseball (second place March 1-0 July 12-13 is Toronto with .a 333 OBP). April 12-16 August 10-6 • The Friars own a .741 OPS since the break (.343 OBP + .398 SLG), the tied for the second-best number in May 13-14 September 0-0 Major League Baseball, behind only Colorado (.746) and tied with Pittsburgh (.741) June 10-17 October 0-0 GRAND RE-OPENING OF THE #GYORKSTORE: Since returning from the 15-day disabled list on July 28 (plantar Leading after six 44-1 fasciitis, left foot), Jedd Gyorko is hitting .312/.369/.532 (24-for-77) with five doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI in Tied after six: 5-10 20 games...his 20 RBI in this period of time are tied for the most in the National League and tied for the second-most Trailing after six: 9-55 in baseball, trailing only HOU Chris Carter (26). Leading after seven: 45-1 Tied after seven: 7-8 HONEST ABE: Since joining the Padres on August 1st, Abraham Almonte owns a .361/.368/.528 (13-for-36) line Trailing after seven: 6-57 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI...among National League players with as many or more at-bats in this Leading after eight: 48-1 time, Almonte ranks tied for ninth in batting average. Tied after eight: 6-6 • With a career-high four hits last night at Los Angeles, Almonte is the third Padres rookie this season and the fourth instance of a Padres rookie to record four or more hits in a single game, joining Tommy Medica’s five Trailing after eight: 4-59 hit game on August 1 vs. ATL, Medica’s four hit game on July 25 at ATL and Yangervis Solarte’s four hit game Scoring first: 37-16 on July 30 vs. STL. Opponents score first: 21-50 • The four games this season with a rookie with four or more hits matches the Padres franchise record, join- Shutouts: 7-16 ing the 1986 squad who also had four four-hit games from rookies: Bip Roberts (September 7), John Kruk (September 10 and September 21) and Randy Asadoor (September 22). Home crowds of 20,000+: 26-19 Home crowds of 30,000+: 14-8 WILL THE THRILL: After drawing a walk in the ninth inning of last night’s game in Los Angeles, Will Venable has Home crowds of 40,000+: 3-3 now reached base safely in nine consecutive games since August 8, tied for the sixth-longest streak of his career... overall during the month of August, Venable has reached base safely in 14 of 15 games this month and has hit for a Scoring less than three: 10-47 .325/.460/.375 (13-for-40) with two doubles and three RBI in that time. Scoring three or four: 20-13 • Venable’s .460 on-base percentage is the third-best mark in the National League and fourth-best in the Majors Scoring five or more: 28-6 during the month of August. One-run games: 23-17 • During his seven Major League seasons, Venable is a lifetime .308/.371/.540 hitter during the month of August, his best numbers of any month of the season. Two-run games: 10-21 Games decided in last AB: 14-10 THE BAT IS PACKED: Since June 23rd, Seth Smith is hitting .414/.512/.629 (29-for-70) with seven doubles, a triple Extra Innings W-L: 7-4 and 12 RBI on the road, the best batting average and best on-base percentage in Major League Baseball while his Playing series opener: 18-22 slugging is best in the National League and fourth-best in the Majors...has reached base safely in nine consecutive games away from Petco Park since August 5. Playing series finale: 18-21 • Overall, Smith leads the Padres this season in doubles (26), triples (5) and home runs (12)...Smith is one of Series W-L-T (Home): 8-9-3 two Major League players this season to lead his team in all three categories, joining LAA Mike Trout...the Series W-L-T (Road): 5-12-2 only player in Padres franchise history to lead the team in all three categories was Dave Winfield in 1979 (27 Series W-L-T (Total): 13-21-5 doubles, 10 triples, 34 home runs). Series Sweeps (Home): 3-1 BULLY-PEN: in 122 games this season, the Padres bullpen owns a 17-10 record with a 2.38 ERA (98 ER, 371.0 Series Sweeps (Road): 0-1 IP) while limiting the opposition to a .210 average, the lowest ERA and opponents average in the Majors. Series Sweeps (Total): 3-2 • Since the 1914 season, the Padres bullpen’s .210 opponents average is tied for the 10th-lowest average by a Major League bullpen and the third-lowest by a National League team, trailing only the 1942 St.