FOURTH DOWN, 27 OUTS TO GO: Last night, in the Padres penultimate game before the All-Star break, the club fell 11-6 to the Chicago Cubs, clinching their Overall Record........................40-58 fourth consecutive series loss at Petco Park...San Diego owns a 27-24 record NL West Standing ...........(-14.0, 5th) against their midwest foe at Petco Park and an all-time 3.07 ERA (160 er, 469.0 Home ......................................20-30 Road .......................................20-28 ip) in SD vs. CHC. Day ......................................... 11-16 • Luis Perdomo was saddled with the loss, working 4.1 innings and allowing Night .......................................29-42 five runs (earned) on seven hits, six strikeouts and a season-high two home Current Streak ............................. L4 runs…before last night, his sole homer allowed (Max Muncy on April 18 vs. All-Time Record ..........3,651-4259-2 LAD) was the fewest in the NL among pitchers who had made at least six All-Time at Home ........1,980-1978-1 starts this year. All-Time at Petco Park ........ 611-573 All-Time on Road ........1,671-2281-1 • Eric Hosmer snapped his 119 at-bat streak without a homer (June 12 @ STL) with his two-run shot in the first inning...it was his first multi-RBI 2018 vs. CHC .................................0-2 2018 vs. CHC at home ...................0-2 game since June 22 @ SF...Hunter Renfroe hit his second career pinch- 2018 vs. CHC on road ....................0-0 hit homer (last: June 3 vs. CIN)...he is 6-for-11 (.545) with two homers All-Time vs. CHC ....................218-262 and eight RBI in a pinch-hit role this year. All-Time vs. CHC at home ......119-122 All-Time vs. CHC on road ..........99-140 LAUER HOUR: In his last six starts since June 13, Eric Lauer has accrued a 1.98 ERA (8 er, 36.1 ip) and a 3-1 record...he's worked at least 5.2 innings in March...........................................0-3 each of those starts, including a career-high 8.2 innings in his last outing on April .........................................10-17 July 10 vs. LAD...in that start, he was one out shy of becoming the first Padre May ..........................................15-13 rookie to throw a complete-game shutout since Clay Hensley in 2006...he tossed June .........................................12-15 8.2 IP of four-hit ball, allowing one run with a career highs in strikeouts (eight) July ............................................3-10 Vs. LHSP .................................10-20 and pitches thrown (115). Vs. RHSP ................................30-38 Series Opener ...........................6-25 Series Opener at Home .............1-15 AUSTIN POWERS: C Austin Hedges is currently riding a four-game hitting Series Opener on Road .............5-10 streak (8-for-14, .571) with three multi-hit games in that time...he's also hit in eight By Series ................................9-18-3 consecutive starts since July 3 (13-for-29, .448), the longest such streak of his By Home Series........................5-8-2 By Road Series.......................4-10-1 career...his .433 average in July is the highest of any catcher in the NL (min. 25 Rubber Games ............................5-8 plate appearances) and second in the majors to CWS's Omar Narvaez (.458). Sweeps/Were Swept ...................0-4 Scored First .............................29-15 Opponent Scored First ............ 11-43 TWO-FT. LEAD: Eric Lauer's nine pickoffs lead the majors, and the Padres 1-run games ............................ 11-10 16 pickoffs are the most of any team...Lauer recorded pickoffs in five straight 1 or 2 run games .....................18-22 Comeback Wins ......................18-21 starts from May 22-June 13, the longest pickoff streak in SD history and tied Last AB Wins ............................. 6-11 for the second-longest in ML history with four others. Walkoff Wins ................................2-4 Extra Innings................................2-6 Led After 6 .................................28-3 OUR SECOND ALL-STAR: Joining Brad Hand in D.C. will be Padres assistant Led After 7 .................................33-3 Led After 8 .................................34-4 athletic trainer, Paul Navarro Tied After 6 ..................................7-8 Tied After 7 ..................................5-6 Tied After 8 ..................................4-4 Behind After 6 ............................5-47 Behind After 7 ............................2-49 Behind After 8 ............................2-50 Division Games .......................17-26 Vs. Other Divisions ..................23-32 Vs. A.L. Teams .............................2-8 Vs. N.L. Teams ........................38-50 Vs. A.L. West ...............................2-8 Vs. N.L. East............................ 11-12 Vs. N.L. Central .......................10-12 Vs. N.L. West ...........................17-26 Hit 0 HR ................................... 11-30 Hit 1+ HR .................................29-28 Hit 2+ HR ...................................15-6 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs..........10-42 Scored 4 or More Runs ...........30-16 Scored 5 or More Runs .............22-7 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ........30-10 Allowed 4 or More Runs ..........10-48 Allowed 5 or More Runs ............5-37 More Hits than Opponent ........27-10 Fewer Hits than Opponent.......10-43 Committed No Errors ...............32-24 Committed 1 or More Errors ......8-34 Before All-star Game ...............40-58 Starter Goes at least 5 inn .......36-34 Starter Goes at least 6 inn .......21-19 Starter Goes at least 7 inn ...........9-6 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1984, 1998 • NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST CHAMPIONS 1984, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006 STARTING PITCHER NOTES #46 LHP ERIC LAUER (5-5, 4.40) @e_lauer10 ERIC'S 2018 DAY-BY-DAY LAUER HOUR: 23-year-old Eric Lauer is set to make Date/Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT his 16th career start and first against the Chicago Cubs 4/24 at COL L 18.00 3.0 6 7 6 4 3 1 74 4/30 at SF ND 10.13 5.0 7 3 3 2 7 0 88 in the first half finale. 5/6 vs. LAD W 5.79 6.0 7 0 0 1 5 0 102 5/11 vs. STL L 8.27 2.1 7 6 6 1 0 4 62 5/17 at PIT ND 8.14 4.2 6 4 4 3 3 0 88 LAST TIME OUT: On Tuesday vs LAD, was one out shy 5/22 at WSH ND 6.67 6.0 6 1 1 2 7 1 99 of becoming the first Padre rookie to throw a complete- 5/28 vs. MIA L 7.67 2.1 7 5 5 2 3 0 63 game shutout since Clay Hensley in 2006...he tossed 8.2 6/2 vs. CIN W 6.82 5.0 5 1 1 2 4 1 87 IP of four-hit ball, allowing one run with a career highs in 6/8 at MIA L 6.64 5.0 6 3 3 7 6 0 111 6/13 at STL W 6.20 5.2 8 2 2 0 2 1 87 strikeouts (eight) and pitches thrown (115)...earned the 6/19 vs. OAK ND 5.47 6.0 3 1 0 2 7 0 96 wins in consecutive outings for the first time in his career. 6/24 at SF ND 5.05 6.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 96 • In his two career starts against the Dodgers, he is now 6/29 vs. PIT L 5.08 5.0 9 6 3 0 3 1 92 7/5 at ARI W 4.84 5.0 7 1 1 2 2 0 95 2-0 with a 0.61 ERA (1 ER, 14.2 IP). 7/10 vs. LAD W 4.40 8.2 4 1 1 2 8 1 115 • In his six career starts against his NL West foes, he is now 3-1 with a 3.21 ERA (12 ER, 33.2 IP). ’18 SUMMARY Record/ERA:...................... 5-5, 4.40 ERA (37 ER, 75.2 IP), 15 G (15 GS) ERIC'S ARSENAL: Lauer has relied on four pitches vs. LHB: ........................................................................... .308 (20-for-65) this season: four seamer (60%), cutter (25.9%), curve vs. RHB: ........................................................................ 304 (73-for-240) HOME: ...................................................... 3-3, 4.08 ERA (16 ER, 35.1 IP) (10.6%), and changeup (3.4%). ROAD: ...................................................... 2-2, 4.69 ERA (21 ER, 40.1 IP) HIGHS 2018 SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS JUNE BLOOM: After posting a 7.67 ERA from April-May INNINGS ......................... 8.2, 7/10 vs. LAD 8.2, 7/10 vs. LAD (his first seven starts), he tallied a 2.76 mark in June (his RUNS ................................. 7, 4/24 at COL 7, 4/24 at COL next six outings) for a -4.91 ERA differential. EARNED RUNS .. 6 (2x), last: 5/11 vs. STL 6 (2x), last: 5/11 vs. STL HITS ...................................9, 6/29 vs. PIT 9, 6/29 vs. PIT • His -4.91 ERA differential ranked first among all ML WALKS ................................. 7, 6/8 at MIA 4, 4/24 at COL pitchers that tossed at least 25.0 IP from March-May STRIKEOUTS .................... 8, 7/10 vs. LAD 8, 7/10 vs. LAD and also at least 25.0 IP in June. • His ERA improved -1.23 points better than the next ERIC VS. CHC closest pitcher (TEX's Mike Minor, -3.68), followed Career: No appearances by TOR's Marco Estrada (-3.33), PIT's Ivan Nova 2018: No appearances (-3.21) and MIN's Lance Lynn (-3.11). Petco Park: No appearances Wrigley Field: No appearances ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM: The Padres are now 5-10 when Lauer toes the rubber...his 4.04 run support average HISTORIA: Earned his first career win in his third career is the 11th-lowest among all NL starters (min. 15 games start on 5/6 vs. LAD in Monterrey, Mexico...tossed started). 6.0-shutout innings behind five strikeouts and one walk in the Padres' 3-0 victory.