Daily Friar 8.8.13
I went to the game yesterday for the first time since Opening Day. All in all it wasn’t a bad game for the first part of it. Jedd Gyorko crushed a home run, which will hopefully get him started, and Eric Stults pitched a decent game. However, the Orioles are a tough team with a great lineup and we saw that yesterday as JJ Hardy and Chris Davis both hit homers to give the Orioles the win with the help of a bullpen collapse.
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This Date In Baseball History: August 8, 1976
Padres rookie Butch Metzger (10-0) is credited with a 4 – 3 victory over the Astros‚ his 10th win without a defeat. With a victory in each of the past 2 seasons‚ Metzger’s mark of 12-0 to start a career matches Hooks Wiltse‚ in 1904. Metzger will lose his last 4 decisions this year. – Baseball Reference
Padres News:
Padres rally, but bullpen slips up late vs. O’s – Padres.com
“In a tie game in the eighth inning against the Orioles, he was brought in to face Orioles slugger Chris Davis. Hynes left a slider out over the plate to Davis, who hit a towering three-run homer to lead Baltimore to a 10-3 victory at Petco Park.”
Cashner a hit at the plate – Union Tribune
“Ignoring the sample size, Cashner has indeed proven he cannot be ignored at the plate or on the base paths. He has become something of a collector of bunt singles, with three among his 10 hits.”
Padres promote Sampson to AAA – Padres.com
“The Padres have promoted 22-year-old pitching prospect Keyvius Sampson from Double-A San Antonio to Triple-A Tucson.”
Tough situation with Cabrera – Chris Kelly of The Friarhood
“Essentially, it’s no surprise how Cabrera’s suspension is going to affect this team. We lose a player who was putting it all together: speed, on-base ability at the top of the lineup, and defense at a premium position.”
Padres doing decent job of adding talent for 2014 – Rant Sports
“That said, there is no shame in stocking the roster for next season while they can. I think the Padres have made good moves and they’ll be ready for next year.”
How will the Padres do over the final 50 games? – Padres Public
“So there you have it. A range of complete pessimism (0-50) to blind optimism (50-0) with a sprinkling of oh we’re totally f*cked and a dash of it ain’t so bad.”
Daily Farm Round-Up: 8-7-13 – Alex Bartlett of The Friarhood
“It was a quiet day offensively; the AZL Padres scored the most runs with 4. Jace Peterson, however, still had a productive night with a home run and 2 RBI. The Missions and the AZL Padres were the only teams to collect a victory. Both their starters performed very well.”
NL West Scores From Yesterday:
Colorado 0, New York Mets 5. W: Harvey (9-3) L: Chacin(10-6)
Los Angeles 13, St. Louis 4. W: Nolasco (8-9) L: Westbrook (7-7)
Tamp Bay 8, Arizona 9. W: Putz (3-1) L: Peralta (1-5) S: Ziegler (7)
Milwaukee 6, San Francisco 1. W: Figaro (2-3) L: Bumgarner (11-7)
NL West Schedule For Today:
Colorado at New York Mets 9:10 PST
Manship (0-0, -.–) vs. Gee (7-8, 3.97)
Milwaukee at San Francisco 12:45 PST
Hand (0-3, 3.60) vs. Lincecum (5-11, 4.43)
Los Angeles at St. Louis 5:15 PST
Ryu (10-3, 3.15) vs. Martinez (0-0, 5.56)
Latest Standings:
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
L10 |
Streak |
Home |
Road |
| Dodgers |
63 |
50 |
.558 |
– |
8-2 |
W1 |
31-25 |
32-25 |
| DBacks |
58 |
55 |
.513 |
5.0 |
4-6 |
W2 |
32-24 |
26-31 |
| PADRES |
52 |
62 |
.456 |
11.5 |
6-4 |
L2 |
31-27 |
21-35 |
| Rockies |
52 |
63 |
.452 |
12.0 |
2-8 |
L4 |
31-26 |
21-37 |
| Giants |
50 |
63 |
.442 |
13.0 |
4-6 |
L2 |
29-29 |
21-34 |
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