Padres 2008 - Games 111 to 120

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.

* 110 games, 42-68 overall, 24-33 at home, 18-35 on the road, Runs 416-527, Homers 106-114, team BA 0.247, opposition BA 0.265, team ERA 4.39, opposition ERA 3.49.

Games 111 to 120 Summaries:

Game 111, Saturday, August 2, San Francisco at San Diego. Giants win 2-0, on a gem pitched by Barry Zito. Jake Peavy pitched well (7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 7 SO), but lost. The Padres had no highlights besides Peavy. After 111 games, the Pads are 42-69 overall, 24-34 at home, 18-35 on the road, Runs 416-529, Homers 106-114. They've lost 4 in a row, won 4 of the last 10, and are 0-2 in August.

Game 112, Sunday, August 3, San Francisco at San Diego. Pads win 4-1, as Greg Maddux pitched well (6 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 SO, won, now 5-8). The Pads only had 6 hits, but scored single runs in the 2nd, 6th, 7th and 8th. Kouzmanoff hit his 15 homer in the 8th. After 112 games, the Pads are 43-69 overall, 25-34 at home, 18-35 on the road, Runs 420-530, Homers 107-114. They've won 1 in a row, won 5 of the last 10, and are 1-2 in August.

Game 113, Tuesday, August 5, San Diego at New York Mets. Mets win 6-5 in a tight finish. The Pads led 1-0 in the 4th and 2-1 in the 6th, but the Mets scored 3 in the 6th off Chris Young (5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 5 SO) and Mike Adams, then runs in the 7th and 8th to make it 6-2. The 6th run scored on a throwing error by CF Jody Gerut. Gerut hit a 3-run homer in the 9th to make it close. A winnable game. After 113 games, the Pads are 43-70 overall, 25-34 at home, 18-36 on the road, Runs 425-536, Homers 110-116. They've lost 1 in a row, won 5 of the last 10, and are 1-3 in August.

Game 114, Wednesday, August 6, San Diego at New York Mets. Pads win 4-2, as Cha Seung Baek pitches well (6.1 IP, 2 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 5 SO, won, now 4-5) and Adams, Bell and Hoffman (save #24) finished it off. The Pads got 2 in the first on solo shots by Gerut and Giles, and broke a 2-2 tie in the 7th on an error, and Headley hit a solo homer in the 8th. After 114 games, the Pads are 44-70 overall, 25-34 at home, 19-36 on the road, Runs 429-538, Homers 113-116. They've won 1 in a row, won 5 of the last 10, and are 2-3 in August.

Game 115, Thursday, August 7, San Diego at New York Mets. Mets win 5-2. Josh Banks pitched only fair (5 IP, 3 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 4 SO) but didn't lose the game as the Pads tied it in the 9th on a Jody Gerut solo homer. Heath Bell (lost, now 6-5) gave up a 2-run walkoff homer to David Wright in the bottom of the 9th. After 115 games, the Pads are 44-71 overall, 25-34 at home, 19-37 on the road, Runs 432-543, Homers 115-117. They've lost 1 in a row, won 4 of the last 10, and are 2-4 in August.

Josh Bard hurt his triceps in batting practice, so Luke Carlin was called up again to help catch.

Game 116, Friday, August 8, San Diego at Colorado. Rocks win 6-3 as the bullpen blows another game. Jake Peavy went 6 IP (3 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 3 SO, lost now 8-8, a poor outing), but Meredith and Ledezma gave up 3 runs in the 7th to put it out of reach. A winnable game. After 116 games, the Pads are 44-72 overall, 25-34 at home, 19-38 on the road, Runs 435-549, Homers 116-118. They've lost 2 in a row, won 3 of the last 10, and are 2-5 in August.

Game 117, Saturday, August 9, San Diego at Colorado. Pads win 8-3. Greg Maddux pitched well again (6 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 SO) and the bullpen held precariously (at times), with Hoffman getting Save #25 after coming into a bases-loaded none out situation in the 9th. The Pads scored 5 in the 6th on 6 hits, and then Adrian Gonzalez hit a 2-run homer in the 9th for insurance runs. After 117 games, the Pads are 45-72 overall, 25-34 at home, 20-38 on the road, Runs 443-552, Homers 117-119. They've won 1 in a row, won 3 of the last 10, and are 3-5 in August.

Game 118, Sunday, August 10, San Diego at Colorado. Pads roll 16-7, but it wasn't that easy. The Pads got off to an 11-0 lead after 3 innings, but the Rocks scored 7 in the 4th off Chris Young. The Pads got 3 in the 6th on a Luke Carlin homer, and single runs in the 7th and 9th. Justin Hampson (won, now 1-1) and Will Ledezma pitched shutout ball over the last 5 innings. After 118 games, the Pads are 46-72 overall, 25-34 at home, 21-38 on the road, Runs 459-559, Homers 121-120. They've won 2 in a row, won 4 of the last 10, and are 4-5 in August.

Game 119, Tuesday, August 12, Milwaukee at San Diego. Brewers win 5-2. Baek pitched poorly again at home (6 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 3 SO, lost, 4-6) and Jeff Suppan pitched well (8 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 SO). Gerut and Kouzmanoff hit solo homers for the Pads only runs. After 119 games, the Pads are 46-73 overall, 25-35 at home, 21-38 on the road, Runs 461-564, Homers 123-122. They've lost 1 in a row, won 4 of the last 10, and are 4-6 in August.

Game 120, Wednesday, August 13, Milwaukee at San Diego. Brewers win 7-1. Josh Banks pitched poorly again (4.1 IP, 7 R, 5 H, 6 BB, 1 SO, lost, now 5-5) and CC Sabathia pitched well. The Pads got 9 hits but left 12 runners on base. After 120 games, the Pads are 46-74 overall, 25-36 at home, 21-38 on the road, Runs 462-571, Homers 123-123. They've lost 2 in a row, won 4 of the last 10, and are 4-7 in August.

In these 10 games, the Pads were 4-6, 1-3 at home, 3-3 on the road, Runs 46-44, Homers 17-9.

Hitting statistics (Avg, H-AB, HR-RBI, BB-SO) through 120 games:

Jody Gerut -- 0.289, 81-280, 12-33, 27-44
Edgar Gonzalez - 0.284, 67-236, 5-21, 18-55
Brian Giles - 0.295, 122-413, 8-42, 62-45
Adrian Gonzalez - 0.279, 129-463, 28-89, 49-99
Kevin Kouzmanoff - 0.278, 127-457, 18-61, 16-98
Chase Headley - 0.261, 46-176, 8-20, 15-50
Kahlil Greene - 0.213, 83-389, 10-35, 22-100
Scott Hairston - 0.258, 79-306, 17-31, 24-79
Josh Bard - 0.209, 31-148, 1-12, 15-19
Nick Hundley - 0.215, 17-79, 2-11, 3-25
Tadahito Iguchi - 0.240, 63-262, 2-21, 25-59

TEAM HITTING: 0.247, 1023-4109, 123-445, 379-930
OPPO HITTING: 0.265, 1103-4164, 123-546, 386-821

Pitching Statistics (W-L, ERA, G-IP, H-ER, BB-SO) through 120 games:

Jake Peavy -- 8-8, 2.67, 20-127.2, 108-38, 38-125
Chris Young -- 4-4, 4.74, 13-68.1, 62-36, 40-66
Greg Maddux -- 6-8, 4.12, 25-146.1, 156-67, 26-76
Josh Banks -- 3-5, 4.37, 15-78.1, 85-38, 24-39
Cha Seung Baek -- 4-6, 5.12, 14-70.1, 82-40, 17-51
Brian Corey -- 1-3, 6.23, 39-39.0, 42-27, 9-18
Mike Adams - 1-1, 2.20, 33-41.0, 31-10, 14-46
Clay Hensley - 1-2, 4.42, 12-18.1, 16-9, 7-13
Heath Bell - 6-5, 3.25, 57-61.0, 51-22, 20-55
Cla Meredith -- 0-3, 3.99, 60-56.1, 64-25, 22-39
Trevor Hoffman -- 1-6, 4.21, 39-36.1, 34-17, 7-40 (25 saves)

TEAM PITCHING: 46-74, 4.37, 120-1087.0, 1103-528, 386-821
OPPO PITCHING: 74-46, 3.29, 120-1085.1, 1023-3397, 379-930.

We're at the 3/4 point of the season. The Pads have to go 17-25 (0.405) to avoid a 100-loss season. Projecting out to 162 games, Adrian Gonzalez is on pace for a 38 HR, 120 RBI season, Scott Hairston is on pace for a 23 HR season, and Kevin Kouzmanoff is on pace for a 24 HR and 82 RBI season. Jake Peavy is on pace for a 11-11 season, and Trevor Hoffman is on pace for a 34 save season.