Daily Friar 8.27.13
Well, it wasn’t the Padres day yesterday. They took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, but that would be all they would score as Diamondbacks starter Brandon McCarthy allowed only four base-runners over the next six innings. Tyson Ross wasn’t so bad on the mound, but after cruising through the first few innings, the D-backs put two runs on the board in the fourth and then stringed together a couple more two-run innings in the sixth and seventh. The biggest issue was that the Padres just couldn’t find a rhythm on offense, but today is a new day, which means it’s a whole new ball game. For today’s match-up, the Padres will send former D-back Ian Kennedy out on the mound to face southpaw David Holmberg, who will be making his major league debut. Make sure to tune in at 6:40 PT.
This Date in Baseball History: August 27, 2005
Jeff Kent becomes the first second basemen to hit 300 career home runs. – Baseball Reference
Padres News:
Ross uneven as Padres drop opener to D-backs – Padres.com
Preview of today’s game – ESPN
Daily farm report: August 26 – MadFriars
Five good things: sit down, Chicago edition – Jeremy Nash of The Friarhood
NL West Scores Yesterday:
Giants 1, Rockies 6. W: Nicasio (8-6) L: Zito (4-10)
Cubs 2, Dodgers 6. W: Greinke (13-3) L: Arrieta (1-1)
NL West Games Today:
Giants at Rockies 5:40 PT
Petit (0-0, 3.38) vs. Bettis (0-2, 4.50)
Cubs at Dodgers 7:10 PT
Wood (7-10, 3.22) vs. Kershaw (13-7, 1.72)
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