SUNDAY/FUNDAY/RUNDAY: Please note that tomorrow’s game is scheduled to begin at 3:35 p.m. PT…the game was moved back to a later start to accommodate the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon.

I AM FROM HOUSTON TEXAS: San Diego and Houston are playing their second and final series of 2011…Padres have gone 3-3 thus far in the season series against the Astros…the two clubs split a four-game series at Minute Maid Park (4/14-17)…the Padres have won eight of the past 13 meetings with their former NL West rivals…SD has also won nine of the past 15 games at PETCO Park vs. Houston…went 5-2 against the Astros last season to win the season series and will need to win each of the next two games to win the season series this year.

BRING IT ON HOME TO YOU: San Diego is 15-12 on the road this year compared to a 10-21 home record…rank third in the NL with a .556 road winning percentage and last in the NL at home with a .323 clip (29th in MLB)…the Padres have won eight of their last 12 road games since 5/11…since 4/30, the Padres are 10-6 on the road…San Diego has won four of the past six road series (4-1-1)…has the third-best road batting average in the National League (fourth in MLB) at .261 (244-for-936)…have hit .201 (203-for-1012) in 31 games overall at home this season to rank last in MLB.

IN THE NICK OF TIME: Padres catcher Nick Hundley, who has been on the DL since 5/6 with a right oblique strain, is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment tonight with Triple-A Tucson.

RISP: San Diego went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position last night and have now gone 17-for-49 (.347) with RISP in the last seven games after going 4-for-50 (.080) over the previous 10…have hit .140 (30-for-215) with RISP in 31 games at home this season while hitting a Major-League leading .318 (69-for-217) with RISP in 27 games on the road.

THAT’S REAL BALSLEY: The Padres rank fifth in the Majors and third in the NL overall with a 3.29 ERA (194 ER/530.2 IP)…relievers lead the Majors with a 2.31 ERA (49 ER/190.2 IP)…over the last 15 games, the Padres’ pitching staff has a 2.71 ERA (41 ER/136.0 IP) since 5/19…over that span, starters have worked 7.0 innings-or-more seven times, including six of the last 11 games, and have posted a 2.85 ERA (30 ER/94.2 IP) over that stretch…San Diego starters have also posted 10 quality starts in that stretch.

GOING STREAKING: Chase Headley extended his career-high hit streak last night to 13 games, the longest by a Padres this season and longest since Yorvit Torrealba had a 15-game hitting streak last season (7/4-8/2/10)…is batting .333 (16-for-48) during streak…is tied for the third-longest active hit streak in the Majors (also, Buster Posey)…has also hit safely in each of his last seven games at home, batting .320 (8-for-25) at home over that span.

LUD-WICKED: Ryan Ludwick has hit safely in 17 of his last 21 games since 5/11, batting .370 (30-for-81) with four home runs and 22 RBI, the fourth highest batting average in the Majors since 5/11 and the second-most RBI…has raised his average from .181 (on 5/10) to his current mark of .255 in that span…finished the month of May with 23 RBI, the third most in the National League…his most RBI in a month since 28 RBI in July of 2009 for St. Louis…has 37 RBI on the season which rank tied for the eighth most in the NL this season…is also leading all NL outfielders this year with seven assists.