Sunday May 17, 2009
Nick Hundley crushed a walk off home run to the upper deck in left field in the bottom of the 16th inning to give the San Diego Padres 6-5 win tonight over the Cincinnati Reds.
Yes you read that right, 16th inning. The game lasted 5 hours and 14 minutes.
Giles led off the game with a home run to RF and the Padres used nearly every player on the on the team by the time this one was over 16 innings later.
22 of the Padres 25 players were used and when the game ended, the Padres had just Jake Peavy, Chris Young and Chad Gaudin available to pitch OR hit in pitchers spot in the 17th.
Starter Josh Geer went 5 2/3 innings and gave up 5 runs on 2 huge home runs. The much maligned Padres bullpen then held the Reds scoreless for 10 1/3 innings.
Luis Perdomo went 3 innings and to get his first career win.
For the Reds, Starter Edinson Volquez and loser Micah Owings both went 5 2/3 innings each to sandwich 5 Reds relievers.
The Padres had not won two games in a row since April 18th. It was also the last time the Padres swept a series. can they do it again tomorrow?
The Padres have started a winning streak!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Padres Win, Padres Win, Padres Win
Wee hours of the morning Saturday May 16, 2009
Padres Win!
Been a while since we have been able to say that!
This win was a team win. Everyone contributed!
Kevin Correia pitched 7 strong giving up just 5 hits, 3 runs and limited his walks to 2.
That is nearly a miracle in and of itself.
And the Padres came back from a 3-1 deficit to score runs in the bottom of the 6th and 7th to win the game over the Cincinnati Reds.
Adrian Gonzalez continues to be ON FIRE, hitting his major league leading 15th home run of the season in the bottom of the 1st inning. Don't look now, but Adrian is on pace to hit 67.5 home runs for the season. I don't think he will get there, but 40 is certainly within reach and reason for the younger Gonzalez.
Brian Giles was batting leadoff tonight and contributed a hit and a run.
Kevin Kouzmanoff came up with a clutch double in the 6th to drive in Jody Gerut who singled. Gerut also also hit a Sac Fly fly in the 7th to drive in a run.
All of the starters had at least one hit with Eckstein and Hairston also driving in runs with singles in a three run 7th.
Bell came in with 2 out in the 8th and induced a pop out from Brandon Harris, then overcame a lead off double and a walk to get his 9th save of the season.
Bell is perfect in 9 save opportunities and maintained his 0.00 ERA.
So say it with me folks. It feels too good not to.
Padres Win! Padres Win! Padres Win!
Padres Win!
Been a while since we have been able to say that!
This win was a team win. Everyone contributed!
Kevin Correia pitched 7 strong giving up just 5 hits, 3 runs and limited his walks to 2.
That is nearly a miracle in and of itself.
And the Padres came back from a 3-1 deficit to score runs in the bottom of the 6th and 7th to win the game over the Cincinnati Reds.
Adrian Gonzalez continues to be ON FIRE, hitting his major league leading 15th home run of the season in the bottom of the 1st inning. Don't look now, but Adrian is on pace to hit 67.5 home runs for the season. I don't think he will get there, but 40 is certainly within reach and reason for the younger Gonzalez.
Brian Giles was batting leadoff tonight and contributed a hit and a run.
Kevin Kouzmanoff came up with a clutch double in the 6th to drive in Jody Gerut who singled. Gerut also also hit a Sac Fly fly in the 7th to drive in a run.
All of the starters had at least one hit with Eckstein and Hairston also driving in runs with singles in a three run 7th.
Bell came in with 2 out in the 8th and induced a pop out from Brandon Harris, then overcame a lead off double and a walk to get his 9th save of the season.
Bell is perfect in 9 save opportunities and maintained his 0.00 ERA.
So say it with me folks. It feels too good not to.
Padres Win! Padres Win! Padres Win!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Padres DFA Duaner Sanchez and Claim INF Josh Wilson
Friday May 15, 2009
That didn't take long.
According to Corey Brock of MLB.com on his Twitter, the San Diego Padres have designated Duaner Sanchez for assignment, giving the team 10 days to trade or place the reliever on waivers. It is expected that Sanchez and his 9.00 ERA in 12 appearances this season will easily make it through waivers. The Padres can then assign him to their minor league system.
The Padres also claimed the well travelled 29 year old infielder Josh Wilson off waivers, after the Diamondbacks designated him for assignment earlier this week.
Wilson is a career minor leaguer and has hit .233/.290/.324/.614 at the major league level over 127 games and 4 seasons.
His best season was 2007 when he hit .251 while playing in 90 games, starting 72 at SS, 2B and 3B.
Wilson also pitched one inning in 2007 and 2009 and now has a 0.00 career era. Maybe he can help out in the pen when he isn't playing middle infield.
Wilson will help out in the middle infield while Luis Rodriguez and Everth Cabrera are on the DL.
Dont expect much from Wilson. He is as bad or worse with the glove than Edgar Gonzalez of Luis Rodriguez at SS and has not been a great hitter at either the minor league or major league level.
The Padres also sent down RH reliever Edwin Moreno and called up RH reliever Greg Burke and LH reliever Joe "Becky" Thatcher.
Burke has been dominating at AAA as has Thatcher.
Those of you who follow this blog know I am not enamored of Thatcher. Thatcher has shown he is one of those guys that allows way too high of a percentage of inherited runners to score, while keeping his own ERA down. He doesn't help a team to win, but his stats look good.
Lets hope Thatcher has learned something in his time at AAA This season.
That didn't take long.
According to Corey Brock of MLB.com on his Twitter, the San Diego Padres have designated Duaner Sanchez for assignment, giving the team 10 days to trade or place the reliever on waivers. It is expected that Sanchez and his 9.00 ERA in 12 appearances this season will easily make it through waivers. The Padres can then assign him to their minor league system.
The Padres also claimed the well travelled 29 year old infielder Josh Wilson off waivers, after the Diamondbacks designated him for assignment earlier this week.
Wilson is a career minor leaguer and has hit .233/.290/.324/.614 at the major league level over 127 games and 4 seasons.
His best season was 2007 when he hit .251 while playing in 90 games, starting 72 at SS, 2B and 3B.
Wilson also pitched one inning in 2007 and 2009 and now has a 0.00 career era. Maybe he can help out in the pen when he isn't playing middle infield.
Wilson will help out in the middle infield while Luis Rodriguez and Everth Cabrera are on the DL.
Dont expect much from Wilson. He is as bad or worse with the glove than Edgar Gonzalez of Luis Rodriguez at SS and has not been a great hitter at either the minor league or major league level.
The Padres also sent down RH reliever Edwin Moreno and called up RH reliever Greg Burke and LH reliever Joe "Becky" Thatcher.
Burke has been dominating at AAA as has Thatcher.
Those of you who follow this blog know I am not enamored of Thatcher. Thatcher has shown he is one of those guys that allows way too high of a percentage of inherited runners to score, while keeping his own ERA down. He doesn't help a team to win, but his stats look good.
Lets hope Thatcher has learned something in his time at AAA This season.
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