Padres Game Day Chat 9.4.10
SNAP OUT OF IT: The Padres are in the midst of an eight-game losing streak after having previously not lost more than three in a row this year…the last time the Padres lost eight straight was 6/21-29/08…the last time the club had a losing streak of more than eight games was 5/14-23/03 when they lost nine straight…Padres are hitting .220 (59-for-268) with 19 runs scored (2.4 R/G) while the pitching staff has posted a 5.25 ERA (42 ER/72.0 IP) with San Diego being outscored 19-45 during the losing streak.
ON THE HILL: Jon Garland takes the hill having gone 5-3 with a 2.77 ERA (17 ER/55.1 IP) and a .196 (38-for-194) opponents average in nine second-half starts this season.
MILESTONES NEAR: Miguel Tejada played in the 1,999th game of his career yesterday…his next game will be number 2,000…Tejada is also four homers shy of 300 for his career…today