SAN DIEGO PADRES (15-15) at ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (13-14) Friday, May 8, 2015 • 6:40 p.m. PT • Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ RHP James Shields (3-0, 3.72) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (1-3, 5.20) Game 31 • Road Game 15 • 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. RIGHT BACK AT IT AGAIN: The Padres will play the second game of a four-game set in downtown Phoenix PADRES AT A GLANCE tonight against the Diamondbacks, having dropped the opener last night by a score of 11-0…the Friars are coming off a series loss in San Francisco, but avoided a sweep in the “City by the Bay” with a 9-1 victory over Overall Record: 15-15 the Giants in yesterday’s fi nale. NL West Standing: 2nd (-4.0) • The Friars will head to Seattle for a two-game series (Tues-Wed) to conclude the road trip. Home Record: 9-7 • The Friars will open a seven-game homestand next Thursday against the Washington Nationals for a Road Record: 6-8 four-game series before also hosting the Chicago Cubs for three. Day Record: 6-5 • The Padres open the season facing off against N.L. West opponents in 27 of their fi rst 33 games…have Night Record: 9-10 gone 13-11 vs. divisional opponents thus far (4-3 vs. SF, 2-2 vs. ARI, 5-2 vs. COL and 2-4 vs. LAD). Road trip: 1-3 TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS: The Padres announced this afternoon they have reinstated RHP Shawn Kelley Last Five Games: 2-3 from the 15-day disabled list (strained left calf) and optioned RHP Nick Vincent to Triple-A El Paso. Last 10 Games: 4-6 • Kelley, 31, was placed on the disabled list on April 24, missing 13 games…made three rehab appear- Streak: L1 ances, one for Single-A Lake Elsinore (a start) and two for Triple-A El Paso, combining to pitch 4.0 All-Time Record: 3,413-3,943-2 scoreless, hitless innings, striking out four and walking two. • In six appearances with the Padres this season, Kelley is 0-2 with a 10.13 ERA (6 ER, 5.1 IP) with six All-Time at Home: 1,848-1,833-1 strikeouts and fi ve walks. All-Time at Petco Park: 479-428 All-Time on Road: 1,565-2,110-1 STRIKEOUT GAME JAMES: James Shields, tonight’s starting pitcher for the Padres, enters play today with 2015 vs. ARI: 2-2 48 strikeouts this season, the fourth-most in Major League Baseball and third most in the National League 2015 vs. ARI at Home: 2-1 (Kershaw 51, Scherzer 49)… his strikeout total is the second-most in franchise history through the fi rst six 2015 vs. ARI on Road: 0-1 starts of the season, trailing only the 49 strikeouts Jake Peavy had to start the 2005 season. • Shields fanned 12 Astros hitters in outing 4/27 vs. HOU, tied for the highest total by a Major League All-Time vs. ARI: 142-160 pitcher this season, joining Mike Fiers on May 2 vs. CHC, Felix Hernandez on April 18 vs. TEX and All-Time vs. ARI at Chase Field: 52-97 Clayton Kershaw on April 17 vs. COL. All-Time vs. ARI in Arizona: 52-97 • Shields has tallied fi ve or more strikeouts in each of his six starts this season (eight in fi rst, seven in All-Time vs. ARI at Petco Park: 63-42 second, nine in third, fi ve in fourth, 12 in fi fth, seven in sixth), tied for the second-longest such streak in All-Time vs. ARI in San Diego: 90-63 franchise history to start a season, trailing Jesse Hahn, who punched-out fi ve or more in his fi rst seven starts of last season. PADRES RECORD WHEN... HE GONE: Through 30 games, the Padres starting rotation has recorded 176 strikeouts, the highest total in Major League Baseball, 16 punch-outs ahead of the second-place Pittsburgh Pirates (159). Sunday 4-0 Thursday 0-3 • The starting rotation’s 176 punchouts through 30 games are by far the most in franchise history through Monday 1-4 Friday 3-1 this stage of the season, 20 more than the previous mark of 156 held by rotation in 1994. Tuesday 3-2 Saturday 2-2 • The Friars have three players in the Top-10 in the National League in strikeouts this season: James Wednesday 2-3 Shields (48, 3rd), Tyson Ross (42, T4th) and Andrew Cashner (39, T8th). April 11-12 August 0-0 • Overall, Padres pitchers have recorded 247 strikeouts this season, the second-highest total in the NL May 4-3 September 0-0 and fourth-most in the Majors, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers (258), New York Yankees (251) June 0-0 October 0-0 and Cleveland Indians (251). July 0-0 AND I RAN...: Despite having been shutout three of the last four games, the Padres have scored 140 runs Leading after six 10-1 scored through their fi rst 30 games this season (4.67 runs per game), the second-highest total in the Tied after six: 2-2 National League (LAD, 143) and the fi fth-most in the Majors. Trailing after six: 3-12 • Last season through the club’s fi rst 30 games, the club had scored 77 runs (2.57 runs per game). Leading after seven: 11-1 • In 14 games on the road thus far, the club has scored 65 runs (4.64 runs per game), the third-best ratio Tied after seven: 3-4 in the National League, trailing only the Chicago Cubs (5.31 runs/game) and Miami Marlins (4.86 runs/ Trailing after seven: 1-10 game). Leading after eight: 14-0 • Through 30 games this season, the Friars have tallied eight games of seven or more runs Tied after eight: 1-3 scored, the third-highest total in the National League (LAD-10, ARI-9)…the Friars didn’t have their Trailing after eight: 0-12 fi rst game of seven or more runs a season ago until the club’s 37th game (May 9 vs. MIA, 10 runs). Scoring fi rst: 10-5 WELL-OILED RBI MACHINE: The Padres currently have seven players with 10-or-more RBI this season Opponents score fi rst: 5-10 (Alonso, Kemp, Middlebrooks, Myers, Norris, Solarte, Upton), the second-highest total in the National League Shutouts: 1-4 and tied for third-most in baseball (Houston and Dodgers, 8). Home crowds of 20,000+: 9-5 • The Padres have fi ve players with 15+ RBI (Kemp, Myers, Norris, Solarte, Upton), the highest total Home crowds of 30,000+: 6-3 in MLB. Home crowds of 40,000+: 4-3 NORRIS TAKES HIS WITH A DOUBLE SHOT: Derek Norris collected his 12th double of the season last Scoring less than three: 1-7 night against the D-Backs, tied for the second-highest total in Major League Baseball…Norris now has 12 Scoring three or four: 3-6 extra-base hits this season, tied for the eighth-most in the National League. Scoring fi ve or more: 11-2 • According to BaseballReference.com, Norris has posted a 1.2 WAR (wins above replacement) this sea- One-run games: 4-4 son, the best mark among National League backstops and third-best in baseball behind OAK Stephen Two-run games: 4-1 Vogt (1.8) and TOR Russell Martin (1.4). Games decided in last AB: 3-3 Extra Innings W-L: 0-2 MATT THE BATT: Matt Kemp has found success in his career vs. Arizona, ranking the leading among ac- tive players vs. ARI in most categories, including: second in runs scored (83), third in hits (138), seventh in Playing series opener: 3-7 doubles (23), second in home runs (28) and third in RBI (83). Playing series fi nale: 6-3 • His 28 career home runs against the Diamondbacks are the fourth-most all-time against the Snakes, Series W-L-T (Home): 3-2-0 trailing only Barry Bonds (39), Todd Helton (35) and Adrian Gonzalez (31). Series W-L-T (Road): 1-2-1 GIMME FIVE: The Padres scored fi ve or more runs in a single inning four times this season, the highest total Series W-L-T (Total): 4-4-1 in the National League and tied for the fourth-highest total in baseball (Toronto 7, Oakland 7, Kansas City 5). Series Sweeps (Home): 1-1 • The Padres scored fi ve or more runs in a single inning four times all of last season…the 2014 club didn’t Series Sweeps (Road): 0-0 do it for the fi rst time until May 9 vs. Miami. Series Sweeps (Total): 1-1 RISP-Y BUSINESS: The Padres are hitting .302 (77-for-255), the third-best batting average in Major White Jerseys: 4-5 League Baseball with runners in scoring position, trailing only the Atlanta Braves (.324) and the Kansas Gray Jerseys: 3-3 City Royals (.313). Blue Jerseys: 5-6 • Yangervis Solarte (.500, 11-for-22) and Derek Norris (.444, 12-for-27) rank tied for second and tied for Camoufl age Jerseys: 3-0 sixth in the National League, respectively, in batting average with runners in scoring position. Retro Jerseys: 0-1 • With runners in scoring position and two outs, the Padres are hitting .256 (30-for-117), the fourth-best mark in the National League and eighth-best in the Majors..