San Diego (43-70) at NY Mets (59-53)

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Padres have history on side vs. Mets

Jon Blau / MLB.com
Following their four-game sweep of the Mets in June, the Padres had something to hang their hat on. They're hoping to steal another win on Wednesday.
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Padres probable pitcher

Cha Seung Baek

  • #53 RHP
  • (3-6) 5.22 ERA 58 SO
Padres: Cha Seung Baek had a solid start going until he ran into a fifth-inning jam that saw him give up four runs (three earned) on four hits while throwing 31 pitches. The defense behind him didn't help him much in producing two errors, but catcher Josh Bard said that Baek "kept competing." Baek, who hasn't seen the seventh inning in his last seven starts continued an up-and-down season that has seen him show flashes but not on a consistent basis for the Padres. He currently carries a 3-6 record and 5.22 ERA into his next start.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 13-14 5.00 226.2 63 150 .271
Season 3-6 5.22 88.0 25 58 .277
Vs. NY Mets 0-0 1.50 6.0 2 2 .292

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/06/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
San Diego Padres (NL West) 43 70 .381 16.0 25-34 18-36
New York Mets (NL East) 59 53 .527 2.0 33-20 26-33
Stats - 08/06/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SD .246 425 110 409 25 889 4.33 1025.1 1036 355 779
NYM .267 545 110 513 101 698 4.10 1013.2 968 402 812
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Murphy makes his presence known

Samantha Newman and Marty Noble / MLB.com
Daniel Murphy made an immediate impact at Shea, showing off his glove and hitting a crucial double on Tuesday. He'll be back in the lineup on Wednesday.
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Mets probable pitcher

Pedro Martinez

  • #45 RHP
  • (3-2) 6.16 ERA 39 SO
Mets: Though the Mets entered last Friday's game with thoughts of keeping Martinez somewhere between 70-80 pitches, they allowed him to throw 87 of them against the Astros before calling it a night. That was enough for Martinez to complete five innings, keeping his Mets in the game in the process. Martinez allowed three runs on five hits -- though three of them were home runs. The start was his first in three weeks, after taking time off to nurse a groin injury and attend his father's funeral.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 212-95 2.87 2723.1 728 3069 .212
Season 3-2 6.16 49.2 20 39 .296
August 0-0 5.40 5.0 2 5 .263
Vs. San Diego 0-0 7.20 5.0 0 4 .417

Padres hitters vs Pedro Martinez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Antonelli, Matt - - - - - - - -
Blanks, Kyle - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Everth - - - - - - - -
Durango, Luis - - - - - - - -
Eckstein, David - - - - .440 25 0 0
Gonzalez, Adrian .333 3 0 0 .083 12 0 0
Gwynn, Tony - - - - - - - -
Headley, Chase - - - - .000 3 0 0
Huffman, Chad - - - - - - - -
Hundley, Nick - - - - - - - -
Kouzmanoff, Kevin .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Salazar, Oscar - - - - - - - -
Venable, Will - - - - - - - -

Mets hitters vs Cha Seung Baek

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .333 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - .333 3 0 0
Castillo, Luis .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Evans, Nick - - - - - - - -
Francoeur, Jeff .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Green, Andy - - - - .364 11 1 3
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - .333 3 0 0
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - .750 4 0 1
Pagan, Angel - - - - - - - -
Reed, Jeremy .500 2 0 1 .500 2 0 1
Reyes, Jose .000 3 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .333 3 0 0 .429 7 0 1

Padres go back, back, back for Baek (44-70) (59-54)

Padres 4, Mets 2

Homers erase errors

Jon Blau / MLB.com
Edgar Gonzalez committed two errors, but in the long run, an error gave the Padres the win. The Mets tied it after winning pitcher Cha Seung Baek was handed a lead on homers by Jody Gerut and Brian Giles, then Luis Rodriguez scored on a misplay by David Wright. Chase Headley's tater provided insurance.

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Series at a Glance

 

Murphy goes 3-for-5

Marty Noble / MLB.com
Daniel Murphy's streak of "firsts" was extended when the rookie outfielder connected on his first big league triple. He'd later score on an error and add an RBI single. Pedro Martinez gave the Mets 6 1/3 innings, allowing just two more hits after surrendering a pair of solo home runs in the first inning.
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Padres 4, Mets 2

San DiegoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Gerut, CF5111014.290
Gonzalez, Edgar V., 2B2000210.283
  Iguchi, 2B1000011.249
Giles, RF4111104.296
Gonzalez, A, 1B4000003.276
Kouzmanoff, 3B3000101.273
Headley, LF4111022.244
Bard, C3000001.209
Rodriguez, L, SS4120000.213
Baek, P1000000.188
  Adams, P0000000.000
  Bell, P0000000.000
  a-Hairston, PH1010000.253
  Hoffman, P0000000.000
Totals324634516 

a-Singled for Bell in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, L (1, Martinez, P).
HR: Gerut (9, 1st inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 0 out), Giles (6, 1st inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 1 out), Headley (7, 8th inning off Kunz, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Gerut 4; Giles 4; Headley 4; Rodriguez, L 3; Hairston.
RBI: Gerut (28), Giles (37), Headley (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Headley; Giles 3; Gonzalez, A.
S: Baek 2.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hairston (3, 2nd base off Schoeneweis/Schneider).

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Edgar V. 2 (5, fielding, fielding).
Outfield assists: Giles (Wright at 1st base).
DP: (Giles-Gonzalez, A).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS5110010.305
Murphy, LF5131010.455
Wright, 3B5021000.284
Delgado, 1B4000016.264
Beltran, CF4000015.266
Tatis, RF4010000.315
Easley, 2B3000001.272
Schneider, C3020101.252
Martinez, P, P3000024.130
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
  Kunz, P0000000.000
  a-Reyes, Ar, PH1000001.283
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
Totals372921618 

a-Flied out for Kunz in the 8th.

BATTING
3B: Murphy (1, Baek).
TB: Reyes, J; Murphy 5; Wright 2; Tatis; Schneider 2.
RBI: Wright (85), Murphy (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Beltran 2; Martinez, P 2.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes, J (37, 2nd base off Baek/Bard), Wright (14, 2nd base off Baek/Bard).

FIELDING
E: Wright (13, fielding).
 
San DiegoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Baek (W, 4-6)6.18221505.06
Adams (H, 6)0.20000002.21
Bell (H, 18)1.01000003.03
Hoffman (S, 24)1.00000104.33
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Martinez, P (L, 3-3)6.14323325.79
Feliciano, P 0.20001103.70
Kunz 1.01110014.50
Schoeneweis 1.01000103.05

IBB: Schneider (by Baek).
HBP: Easley (by Baek), Bard (by Martinez, P).
Pitches-strikes: Baek 99-65, Adams 5-3, Bell 19-13, Hoffman 10-7, Martinez, P 101-58, Feliciano, P 19-10, Kunz 19-13, Schoeneweis 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Baek 7-6, Adams 1-1, Bell 0-3, Hoffman 1-1, Martinez, P 10-6, Feliciano, P 0-1, Kunz 3-0, Schoeneweis 0-2.
Batters faced: Baek 30, Adams 2, Bell 4, Hoffman 3, Martinez, P 27, Feliciano, P 4, Kunz 4, Schoeneweis 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Adams 2-0, Feliciano, P 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 48,018.
August 6, 2008

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