Padres 2008 - Games 101-110

Here is the Padres' history for each 10-game block of the 2008 season so far:

*10 games, 5-5 overall, 4-3 at home, 1-2 on the road, Runs 32-31, Homers 6-7, team BA 0.282, team ERA 2.97.

* 20 games, 9-11 overall, 5-5 at home, 4-6 on the road, Runs 65-92, Homers 11-14, team BA 0.239, opposition BA 0.241, team ERA 3.88, opposition ERA 2.65.

* 30 games, 11-19 overall, 6-9 at home, 5-10 on the road, Runs 98-139, Homers 21-26, team BA 0.226, opposition BA 0.244, team ERA 4.01, opposition ERA 2.79.

* 40 games, 15-25 overall, 8-10 at home, 7-15 on the road, Runs 135-188, Homers 29-33, team BA 0.234, opposition BA 0.253, team ERA 4.14, opposition ERA 3.35.

* 50 games, 18-32 overall, 10-13 at home, 8-19 on the road, Runs 168-237, Homers 38-44, team BA 0.237, opposition BA 0.261, team ERA 4.33, opposition ERA 3.44.

* 60 games, 23-37 overall 13-17 at home, 10-20 on the road, Runs 222-287, Homers 49-54, team BA 0.237, opposition BA 0.260, team ERA 4.19, opposition ERA 3.22.

* 70 games, 31-39 overall 20-18 at home, 11-21 on the road, Runs 266-317, Homers 62-58, team BA 0.247, opposition BA 0.255, team ERA 4.07, opposition ERA 3.43.

* 80 games, 32-48 overall 21-23 at home, 11-25 on the road, Runs 296-372, Homers 70-75, team BA 0.245, opposition BA 0.258, team ERA 4.16, opposition ERA 3.73.

* 90 games, 35-55 overall 21-27 at home, 14-28 on the road, Runs 330-419, Homers 81-85, team BA 0.247, opposition BA 0.259, team ERA 4.23, opposition ERA 3.40.

* 100 games, 38-62 overall 23-30 at home, 15-32 on the road, Runs 376-475, Homers 93-100, team BA 0.248, opposition BA 0.262, team ERA 4.33, opposition ERA 3.47.

Games 101 to 110 Summaries:

Game 101, Tuesday, July 22, San Diego at Cincinnati: Reds win 4-3 in 11 innings. The Pads led 3-0 in the 6th on BTB homes by Giles and Adrian Gonzalez in the 3rd, but Jake Peavy (6 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 5 SO) gave up 3 in the 6th. The Reds won it in the 11th on a Keppinger double. After 101 games, the Pads are 38-63 overall, 23-30 at home, 15-33 on the road, Runs 379-479, Homers 95-100. They've lost 1 in a row, lost 8 of the last 10, and are 5-12 in July.

Game 102, Wednesday, July 23, San Diego at Cincinnati: Reds win 9-5. The Pads were ahead 3-1 in the 6th. Greg Maddux pitched better than usual (5.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 4 SO) but got in trouble in the 6th and the Reds scored 5 in the 7th off Joe Thatcher to put the game away. The Pads had homers from Kouzmanoff and Gerut. After 102 games, the Pads are 38-64 overall, 23-30 at home, 15-34 on the road, Runs 384-488, Homers 95-103. They've lost 2 in a row, lost 8 of the last 10, and are 5-13 in July.

Game 103, Thursday, July 24, San Diego at Pttsburgh: Pirates win 9-1. One of the worst games of the year...Clay Hensley was roughed up (5 IP, 6 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 SO) and so was Brian Corey (3 R in 2 IP). The Pads had 6 hits off Herrera, who lowered his ERA to 9.75. After 103 games, the Pads are 38-65 overall, 23-30 at home, 15-35 on the road, Runs 385-497, Homers 95-106. They've lost 3 in a row, lost 8 of the last 10, and are 5-14 in July.

Game 104, Friday, July 25, San Diego at Pittsburgh: Pads win 6-5. Cha Seung Baek pitched fair (5.1 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 SO, won, now 3-4) and the bullpen pitched OK (Bell gave up a run, Trevor got his 19th save). The Pads pecked away for 6 runs on 11 hits, with Adrian Gonzalez hitting his 23rd. After 104 games, the Pads are 39-65 overall, 23-30 at home, 16-35 on the road, Runs 391-502, Homers 96-108. They've won 1 in a row, lost 8 of the last 10, and are 6-14 in July.

RHP Randy Wolf was traded to the Houston Astros for some reason. Why would they want him? C Josh Bard came off the DL - C Luke Carlin went down to Portland. LHP Wil Ledezma and LHP Justin Hampson came up from Portland, and LHP Joe Thatcher went down.

Game 105, Saturday, July 26, San Diego at Pittsburgh: Pads win 9-6. This game shouldn't have been close - the Pads had a 9-1 lead in the 5th inning. Josh Banks gave up 5 runs, but got the win. The Pirates loaded the bases on Brian Corey and Trevor Hoffman came in to get the last out in the 9th for his 20th save. Adrian Gonzalez (twice, 4 RBI), Kevin Kouzmanoff (homer, 3 RBI) and Nick Hundley (2 RBIs) had homers for the Pads. After 105 games, the Pads are 40-65 overall, 23-30 at home, 17-35 on the road, Runs 400-508, Homers 100-111. They've won 2 in a row, lost 7 of the last 10, and are 7-14 in July.

Game 106, Sunday, July 27, San Diego at Pittsburgh: Pads win 3-1. Finally a well-pitched game - from Jake Peavy (7 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 10 SO) and Bell and Hoffman (21st save) finished it off. Hairston (in the 8th) and Josh Bard (in the 9th) hit solo homers to put the game away. After 106 games, the Pads are 41-65 overall, 23-30 at home, 18-35 on the road, Runs 403-509, Homers 102-111. They've won 3 in a row, lost 6 of the last 10, and are 8-14 in July.

Game 107, Monday, July 28, Arizona at San Diego: Pads win 8-5. Greg Maddux was mediocre again (5 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 4 SO, won, now 4-8) but the Pads scored 2 in the 2nd and 6th in the 3rd and hung on for the win (Hoffman got his 22nd save, 4th game in a row). Nick Hundley and Kahlil Greene hit homers off Micah Owings to power the Padres 7 hit attack (one hit in last 5 innings). After 107 games, the Pads are 42-65 overall, 24-30 at home, 18-35 on the road, Runs 411-514, Homers 104-112. They've won 4 in a row, won 5 of the last 10, and are 9-14 in July.

Game 108, Tuesday, July 29, Arizona at San Diego: Snakes win 7-3. The Pads were ahead 2-1 in the 5th when Baek gave up 4 runs and the Pads made 2 errors. Jody Gerut had a homer to lead off the first. Corey pitched a poor 8th inning, giving up tow homers to put the game out of reach. After 108 games, the Pads are 42-66 overall, 24-31 at home, 18-35 on the road, Runs 414-521, Homers 105-114. They've lost 1 in a row, won 5 of the last 10, and are 9-15 in July.

Game 109, Wednesday, July 30, Arizona at California: Snakes win 3-0, as Doug Davis took a no-hitter into the 8th. Chris Young pitched 5 scoreless innings, but Clay Hensley gave up 3 runs in the 6th. After 109 games, the Pads are 42-67 overall, 24-32 at home, 18-35 on the road, Runs 414-524, Homers 105-114. They've lost 2 in a row, won 5 of the last 10, and are 9-16 in July.

Game 110, Friday, August 1, San Francisco at San Diego: Giants win 3-2 in 10 innings. Josh Banks pitched well (7 IP, 1 ER, 2 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 SO), but Trevor Hoffman gave up a run on 3 hits in the 10th. Adrian Gonzalez tied it in the 8th with a solo homer. After 110 games, the Pads are 42-68 overall, 24-33 at home, 18-35 on the road, Runs 416-527, Homers 106-114. They've lost 3 in a row, won 4 of the last 10, and are 0-1 in August.

Kahlil Greene hurt his hand after strikingo ut, so Luis Rodriguez will play shortstop. Tadahito Iguchi and Josh Bard are off the DL also.

In these 10 games, the Pads were 4-6, 1-3 at home, 3-3 on the road, Runs 40-52, Homers 13-14. This was the worst 40-game block of the season (11-29).

Hitting statistics (Avg, H-AB, HR-RBI, BB-SO) through 109 games (the SD U-T didn't publish stats after 110 games):

Jody Gerut -- 0.288, 69-240, 7-24, 27-39
Edgar Gonzalez - 0.296, 63-213, 5-21, 14-50
Brian Giles - 0.293, 108-369, 5-35, 58-42
Adrian Gonzalez - 0.280, 118-421, 25-82, 42-87
Kevin Kouzmanoff - 0.278, 114-410, 14-55, 14-92
Chase Headley - 0.245, 34-139, 6-15, 8-41
Kahlil Greene - 0.213, 83-389, 10-35, 22-100
Scott Hairston - 0.252, 72-286, 17-31, 20-75
Josh Bard - 0.220, 31-141, 1-12, 15-19
Nick Hundley - 0.250, 13-52, 2-6, 1-15

TEAM HITTING: 0.247, 928-3755, 105-398, 342-860
OPPO HITTING: 0.265, 1007-3808, 114-501, 344-757

Pitching Statistics (W-L, ERA, G-IP, H-ER, BB-SO) through 109 games:

Jake Peavy -- 8-6, 2.67, 18-114.2, 98-34, 33-115
Chris Young -- 4-4, 4.12, 11-59.0, 52-27, 32-59
Greg Maddux -- 4-8, 4.29, 23-134.1, 148-64, 25-71
Josh Banks -- 3-4, 3.92, 12-62.0, 63-27, 16-32
Cha Seung Baek -- 3-5, 5.12, 12-58.0, 67-33, 12-43
Brian Corey -- 1-3, 6.16, 37-38.0, 40-26, 9-17
Mike Adams - 1-0, 1.93, 28-37.1, 29-8, 11-44
Clay Hensley - 1-2, 5.84, 7-12.1, 12-8, 4-7
Heath Bell - 6-4, 3.20, 52-56.1, 47-20, 19-51
Cla Meredith -- 0-3, 3.86, 54-51.1, 56-22, 19-36
Trevor Hoffman -- 1-5, 4.45, 35-32.1, 31-16, 6-37 (22 saves)

TEAM PITCHING: 42-67, 4.39, 109-989.1, 1007-483,, 344-757
OPPO PITCHING: 67-42, 3.49, 109-1002.1, 928-389, 342-860.

We're past the 2/3 point of the season. The Pads have to go 21-31 (0.404) to avoid a 100-loss season. Projecting out to 162 games, Adrian Gonzalez is on pace for a 37 HR, 122 RBI season, Scott Hairston is on pace for a 25 HR season, and Kevin Kouzmanoff is on pace for a 21 HR and 82 RBI season. Jake Peavy is on pace for a 12-10 season, and Trevor Hoffman is on pace for a 33 save season.

Not good enough - big changes are coming! But not soon enough.