Padres 2007 - Games 141-150

Here are the breakdowns for each 10 game segment of the season to date:

10 Games (4/12): 6-4 record, Runs 34-30
20 Games (4/24): 12-8 record, Runs 95-80, BA 0.263, ERA 3.72
30 Games (5/5): 16-14 Record, Runs 136-120, BA 0.243, ERA 3.59
40 Games (5/15): 21-19 Record, Runs 168-142, BA 0.236, ERA 3.16
50 Games (5/28): 29-21 Record, Runs 210.167, BA 0.241, ERA 3.00
60 Games (6/8): 36-24 Record, Runs 262-196, BA 0.243, ERA 2.88
70 Games (6/20): 41-29 Record, Runs 316-238, BA 0.246, ERA 3.04
80 Games (7/1): 46-34 Record, Runs 348-271, BA 0.243, ERA 3.03
90 Games (7/15): 50-40 Record, Runs 385-314, BA 0.242, ERA 3.11
100 Games (7/25): 54-46 Record, Runs 415-371, BA 0.243, ERA 3.39
110 Games (8/5): 60-50 Record, Runs 472-418, BA 0.243, ERA 3.51
120 Games (8/16): 65-55 Record, Runs 526-466, BA 0.244, ERA 3.51
130 Games (8/27): 71-59 Record, Runs 579-516, BA 0.249, ERA 3.59
140 Games (9/8): 76-64 Record, Runs 629-568, BA 0.249, ERA 3.67

After 134 games, the Pads are 76-64 (home 40-31, road 36-33), Runs 629-568, Homers 142-98. The Pads have lost 3 in a row, 5 of the last 10, and have won 27 of 53 since the All-Star break.

With 22 games left, the Pads are in 2nd place in the NL West, trailing Arizona (79-63) by 2 games. The Rockies are 73-67, the Dodgers are 74-67, and the Giants are 64-77.

If Arizona plays 0.500 ball the rest of the way (finishing at 89-73), the Pads have to play out at 13-9 (0.591) to tie them. If the Snakes play at their current 0.556 pace (a 90-72 record), the Pads would have to finish 14-6 (0.700) to tie them. The Pads need to continue their improved hitting (especially at home) and decent pitching and defense. The playoffs are a real possibility if they can finish with 88 wins.

Game 141: Saturday, September 8, SD at Colorado: Pads win 3-1. Greg Maddux pitched well again (6 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K, won, now 12-9). The Pads scored 2 in the 2nd inning, and 1 run in the 9th to give a little breathing room. Brocail, Bell and Hoffman (37trh save) held the Rockies off over the last 3 innings. After 141 games, the Pads are 77-64 (home 40-31, road 37-33), Runs 632-569, Homers 142-98. The Pads have won 1 in a row, 2 of 5 on the road trip, and 5 of the last 10.

Game 142, Sunday, September 9, SD at Colorado: Rocks win 4-2. The Rocks got 3 in the 1st inning off Chris Young (5 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 5 BB, 8 Ks, lost, now 9-7), 2 on a homer by Greg Atkins. The Pads scratched runs in the 4th and the 8th to make it 3-2, but Matt Holiday homered in the 8th off Cla Meredith. The Pads had 2 runners thrown out at home in the 4th inning which might have made a difference. After 142 games, the Pads are 77-65 (home 40-31, road 37-34), Runs 634-573, Homers 142-100. The Pads have lost 1 in a row, 4 of the last 5, and 5 of the last 10. Milton Bradley is out again with an oblique injury. The Pads scored 9 runs in 3 games in Colorado, and the Rocks scored 15.

Game 143, Tuesday, September 11, SD at LA: Pads win, 9-4. Jake Peavy pitched pretty well (67 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 Ks, won, now 17-6). The Pads scored 2 runs in each of the first 3 innings, then got 3 in the 7th after the Bums had closed it to 6-2. Brian Giles, Geoff Blum, Kahlil Greene and Kevin Kouzmanoff had home runs to lead the 10 hit attack. Heath Bell got out of a bases loaded jam in the 8th. After 143 games, the Pads are 78-65 (home 40-31, road 38-34), Runs 643-577, Homers 146-102. The Pads have won 1 in a row, and 5 of the last 10.

Game 144, Wednesday, September 12, SD at LA: Bums win 6-1. A terrible game. The Dodgers jumped on Justin Germano (5 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K, lost, now 7-10) over 6 innings, with James Loney doing the most damage. The Pads couldn't mount a threat against starter Chad Billingsley, who beat them for the 4th time this year. Geoff Blum (2 hits), Kahlil Greene (3 hits) and Kevin Kouzmanoff (3 hits) had all the Pads hits, and Mike Cameron struck out 5 times, tying a team record. After 144 games, the Pads are 78-66 (home 40-31, road 38-35), Runs 644-583, Homers 146-142. The Pads have lost 1 in a row, and lost 6 of the last 10.

Game 145, Thursday, September 13, SD at LA: Bums win 6-3. It wasn't that close, as David Wells was almost perfect through 5 innings and Greg Maddux was not (3.1 IP, 5 R, 10 H, 0 BB, 1 K, lost, now 12-10). Jeff Loney had 4 RBIs for the Bums. Morgan Ensberg and Mike Cameron homered in the 6th for the Pads 3 runs. Then the Bums bullpen shut down the Pads in order over the last 3 innings. After 145 games, the Pads are 78-67 (home 40-31, road 38-36), Runs 647-589, Homers 148-104. The Pads have lost 2 in a row, and 7 of the last 10.

This road trip was disastrous - the Pads were 3-6 and were soundly outplayed. The winning pitchers were Maddux (twice), and Peavy. The Pads scored 39 runs in 9 games (4.33 per game), the opponents scored 51 (5.67 per game). The hitting failed once Bradley was injured again. Giles, Cameron, Gonzalez and Sledge are in slumps. Argggh. The Pads HAVE TO go 8-2 on the home stand just to get into the NL West race or to secure the wild card spot.

Game 146, Friday, September 14, SF at SD: Pads win 5-4 in 10 innings. Behind, tied, behind, tied, win. Chris Young started (7 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K) and pitched better, and Heath Bell gave up a run in the 9th to make it 4-2 Giants. In the 9th, the Pads tied it on Scott Hairston's solo homer and a double by Geoff Blum. Brian Giles just missed a homer, as did Mike Cameron. In the bottom of the 10th, Khalil Greene homered to left to win it in a walkoff. Trevor Hoffman pitched a scoreless 10th and got the win (now 4-4). After 146 games, the Pads are 79-67 (home 41-31, road 38-36), Runs 652-593, Homers 151-104. The Pads have won 1 in a row, and only 4 of the last 10.

Game 147, Saturday, September 15, SF at SD: Pads win 6-0. Brett Tomko started for the Pads and pitched very well (6 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 5 K, won, now 3-11). Matt Cain actually pitched better (6 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 6 K, lost, now 7-15) with the only hit a triple by Adrian Gonzalez in the 2nd that Barry Bonds couldn't glove. Gonzalez was driven in by Kahlil Greene's sacrifice fly. The Pads scored 3 in the 7th and 2 in the 8th off the Giants bullpen. The key hits were Mike Cameron's 2-run homer in the 7th off Randy Messenger. Joe Thatcher saved the win for Tomko in the 7th when he induced a bases-loaded double play. After 147 games, the Pads are 80-67 (home 42-31, road 38-36), Runs 658-593, Homers 152-104. The Pads have won 2 in a row, but only 4 of the last 10.

Game 148, Sunday, September 16, SF at SD: Pads win 5-1. Jake Peavy pitched well again ( 7.1 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 10 K, won, now 18-6). The Pads got a run in the 2nd on an error by Omar Vizquel, then scored a run in the 6th when Randy Winn misjudged Brady Clark's deep fly, and 2 runs in the 7th on doubles by Kevin Kouzmanoff and Adrian Gonzalez. The Giants got a run in the 8th on a walk and two singles off Peavy. Heath Bell shut them down with a double play ball. The Pads scored a solo run in the 8th on a solo homer by Kahlil Greene (#22). After 148 games, the Pads are 81-67 (home 42-31, road 38-36), Runs 663-594, Homers 153-104. The Pads have won 3 in a row, and 5 of the last 10.

Game 149, Monday, September 17, Pittsburgh at SD: Pads win 3-0. Jack Cassel started and won his first career game (6 IP, 0 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks), getting out of several jams. Doug Brocail, Heath Bell and Trevor Hoffman (38th save) pitched 3 scoreless innings. The Pads got 12 run in the 1st inning on Mike Cameron's double, and 2 runs in the 4th on Kahlil Greene's homer. This was the Pads 20th shutout victory, and none of them has been a complete game. After 149 games, the Pads are 82-67 (home 43-31, road 38-36), Runs 666-594, Homers 154-104. The Pads have won 4 in a row, and 6 of the last 10.

Game 150, Tuesday, September 18, Pittsburgh at SD: Pads win 5-3. Greg Maddux started and pitched only fair (5+ IP, 3 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 Ks, won, now 13-10). He gave up his first walks in 59+ innings. The Pirates went ahead 2-0 in the top of the 1st inning, on 4 straight singles. In the 5th, Maddux gave up a solo homer to Xavier Nady and was pinch hit for in the bottom of the inning. Cla Meredith, Doug Brocail and Trevor Hoffman (39th save) finished with 4 scoreless innings. The Pads responded with 3 runs in the 1st inning on a hit batter with the bases loaded, a sacrifice fly and a single to right. In the second, the Pads scored another run on an Adrian Gonzalez single. Finally, in the 6th, Kahlil Greene singled home a run. The Pads had 13 hits and 6 walks, and left 14 runners on base - the bases loaded 3 times. After 150 games, the Pads are 83-67 (home 44-31, road 38-36), Runs 671-597, Homers 154-104. The Pads have won 5 in a row, and 7 of the last 10.

After 150 games, the Pads are 1 game behind Arizona (85-67, won 6 out of last 10) in the NL West, and 1-1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia (82-69) in the Wild Card race. The Dodgers are 79-72, the Rockies are 79-72, and the Giants are 67-84.