Padres 2008 - Games 81 to 90

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.

Games 81 to 90 Summaries:

Game 81, Friday, June 27, Seattle at San Diego: M's win 5-2, and it wasn't that close. Randy Wolf went 3.1 iIP, with 3 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 2 K, deserving to be 5-7 now. The Pads got 2 runs in the 7th off Jarrod Washburn. After 81 games, the Pads are 32-49 overall, 21-24 at home, 11-25 on the road, Runs 298-377, Homers 71-75. They've lost 6 in a row, lost 9 of the last 10, are 9-15 in June, and 3-13 against the AL.

Halfway point - looks impossible to be a 0.500 team - they would have to play 0.600 ball to do it.

Game 82, Saturday, June 28, Seattle at San Diego: M's win 4-2. Baek pitched poorly (5 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 5 SO, lost, now 1-3), and Tony Clark drove in the only two Padre runs in the 7th. After 82 games, the Pads are 32-50 overall, 21-25 at home, 11-25 on the road, Runs 300-381, Homers 71-75. They've lost 7 in a row, lost 9 of the last 10, are 9-16 in June, and 3-14 against the AL.

Game 83, Sunday, June 29, Seattle at San Diego: M's win 9-2. Jake Peavy pitched fair (6 IP, 3 R, 10 H, 1 BB, 6 SO, lost, now 5-5) but the Pads couldn't score until the 6th, and then the M's scored 6 times off three relievers. After 83 games, the Pads are 32-51 overall, 21-26 at home, 11-25 on the road, Runs 302-390, Homers 71-77. They've lost 8 in a row, lost 9 of the last 10, are 9-17 in June, and 3-15 against the AL.

Inter-league play is done! Hooray. Are the Padres Petcoized yet?

Game 84, Monday, June 30, San Diego at Colorado: Pads win 15-8. It's amazing what a little light air will do. Greg Maddux pitched poorly (4.2 IP, 8 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 1 SO) but didn't lose because the Pads got 5 in the 6th to tie it 8-8 and 7 in the 9th to win it. The Pads bashed 22 hits, with Edgar Gonzalez (2 HRs) and Brian Giles getting 4 hits each, and homers by Gerut and Kouzmanoff. After 84 games, the Pads are 33-51 overall, 21-26 at home, 12-25 on the road, Runs 317-398, Homers 75-79. They've won 1 in a row, lost 8 of the last 10, are 10-17 in June, and 3-15 against the AL.

Game 85, Tuesday, July 1, San Diego at Colorado: Rocks win 4-0. Aaron Cook pitched a 5-hitter, baffling the Pads on 79 pitches. Josh Banks went 5 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 SO, giving up all 4 runs in the 5th inning. After 85 games, the Pads are 33-52 overall, 21-26 at home, 12-26 on the road, Runs 317-402, Homers 75-79. They've lost 1 in a row, lost 9 of the last 10, and are 0-1 in July.

Game 86, Wednesday, July 2, San Diego at Colorado: Rocks win 8-1, and it wasn't that close. Randy Wolf pitched poorly (4 IP, 7 R, 6 H, 4 BB, 4 SO, lost now 5-8). Chase Headley hit a homer in the 2nd inning for the Pads offense. After 86 games, the Pads are 33-53 overall, 21-26 at home, 12-27 on the road, Runs 318-410, Homers 76-81. They've lost 2 in a row, lost 9 of the last 10, and are 0-2 in July.

Michael Barret was injured in this game, fouling a ball off his bat into his face. Nick Hundley was called up from Portland. Clay Hensley went down again, and IF Luis Rodriguez was called up as a reserve infielder.

Game 87, Friday, July 4, San Diego at Arizona: Pads win 5-1. Cha Seung Baek took a no-hitter into the 6th inning (6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 SO, won, now 2-3) in his best effort to date. The Pads scored 2 in the 6th, 1 in the 8th and 2 in the 9th. After 87 games, the Pads are 34-53 overall, 21-26 at home, 13-27 on the road, Runs 323-411, Homers 76-81. They've won 1 in a row, lost 8 of the last 10, and are 1-2 in July.

Game 88, Saturday, July 5, San Diego at Arizona: Pads win 4-2. Jake Peavy pitched 7 innings of shutout ball (0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 SO, now 6-5), and Bell and Hoffman (save #16) finished up, although they each gave up a run. The Pads got two homers from Scott Hairston and a solo from Adrian Gonzalez in the 9th. After 88 games, the Pads are 35-53 overall, 21-26 at home, 14-27 on the road, Runs 327-413, Homers 79-82. They've won 2 in a row, lost 7 of the last 10, and are 2-2 in July.

Game 89, Sunday, July 6, San Diego at Arizona: Zonies win 3-2 in a winnable game. The Pads had 14 strikeouts against Randy Johnson and 3 relievers. Scott Hairston led off the game with a solo homer, but the Pads left runners in scoring position in the 7th, 8th and 9th, going 0-for-8 with RISP. Josh Banks pitched fair (6 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 SO, lost, now 2-4). After 89 games, the Pads are 35-54 overall, 21-26 at home, 14-28 on the road, Runs 329-416, Homers 80-84. They've lost 1 in a row, lost 7 of the last 10, and are 2-3 in July.

Game 90: Monday, July 7, Florida at San Diego: Fish win 3-1. We were there to see a well-pitched game by both staffs. Ricky Nolasco (8 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 7 SO, won, now 10-4) out-pitched Greg Maddux (6 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4H, 1 BB, 3 SO). The Pads only run was on Chase Headley's 5th homer in the 5th inning. The Pads got runners in scoring position several times with no outs, but couldn't get the key hit. After 90 games, the Pads are 35-55 overall, 21-27 at home, 14-28 on the road, Runs 330-419, Homers 81-85. They've lost 2 in a row, lost 7 of the last 10, have lost 11 straight at home, and are 2-4 in July.

In these 10 games, the Pads were 3-7, 0-4 at home, 3-3 on the road, Runs 34-47, Homers 11-10. This was the worst 20-game block of the season (4-16).

Hitting statistics (Avg, H-AB, HR-RBI, BB-SO) through 89 games (the SD U-T didn't publish stats after 90 games):

Jody Gerut -- 0.283, 53-187, 4-16, 20-35
Edgar Gonzalez - 0.308, 44-143, 3-15, 9-33
Brian Giles - 0.301, 96-319, 5-30, 49-33
Adrian Gonzalez - 0.284, 99-348, 22-70, 33-72
Kevin Kouzmanoff - 0.269, 89-331, 11-37, 12-73
Chase Headley - 0.239, 17-71, 4-6, 0-21
Kahlil Greene - 0.226, 74-328, 8-32, 19-84
Scott Hairston - 0.246, 57-232, 12-24, 15-60
Michael Barrett - 0.202, 19-94, 2-9, 9-16
Tony Clark - 0.250, 21-84, 1-11, 19-30

TEAM HITTING: 0.247, 761-3080, 80-315, 286-704
OPPO HITTING: 0.259, 805-3104, 84-395, 287-617

Pitching Statistics (W-L, ERA, G-IP, H-ER, BB-SO) through 89 games:

Jake Peavy -- 6-5, 2.67, 14-87.2, 75-26, 26-86
Chris Young -- 4-4, 4.50, 10-54.0, 50-27, 30-51
Randy Wolf -- 5-8, 4.59, 18-102.0, 104-52, 41-93
Greg Maddux -- 3-6, 4.04, 18-107.0, 114-48, 21-53
Shawn Estes -- 1-1, 3.33, 5-24.1, 18-9, 10-14
Josh Banks -- 2-4, 3.08, 9-49.2, 48-17, 12-27
Brian Corey -- 1-1, 3.62, 25-27.1, 22-11, 4-12
Mike Adams - 1-0, 2.67, 19-27.0, 21-8, 8-33
Cha Seung Baek -- 2-3, 4.54, 7-35.2, 36-18, 8-29
Heath Bell - 6-3, 2.23, 44-48.1, 36-12, 13-39
Cla Meredith -- 0-2, 4.04, 44-42.1, 45-19, 13-36
Trevor Hoffman -- 1-5, 5.14, 29-28.0, 28-16, 6-32 (15 saves)

TEAM PITCHING: 35-54, 4.23, 89-813.2, 805-382, 287-617
OPPO PITCHING: 54-35, 3.40, 89-815.1, 761-308, 288-704.

The catchers are hitting less than 0.200, with only 2 homers and 18 RBI. Greene strikes out a lot and has made several errors - tired and frustrated? The offense doesn't get enough hits or RBIs, and doesn't move runners along well. There is no speed either (only 24 SB all year). The starting pitching has been spotty with only 2 wins in the last 10 games, and Maddux and Wolf pitching poorly. Other than Bell and Adams, the bullpen is not reliable.

The DL has Young, Estes, Bard, Barrett and Iguchi on it. Now Giles is limping and being replaced in the late innings. Catcher Nick Hundley was called up from Portland to replace Barrett.