San Diego (8-3) at Philadelphia (4-5)

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Hill rested, ready to take on Phillies

Corey Brock / MLB.com
A well-rested Shawn Hill takes the mound on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park against the Phillies in the second game of a four-game series. Hill, the Padres' No. 5 starter, hasn't pitched since earning his first victory as a Padre on April 10 against the Giants at PETCO Park.
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Padres probable pitcher

Shawn Hill

  • #34 RHP
  • (1-0) 3.60 ERA 3 SO
Hill, released by the Nationals in March, has found a home in San Diego and, after his first start for his new team, might just stick in the rotation for a while. Aside from running into a rough path in the sixth inning during his start on April 10 against the Giants, Hill pitched well in his Padres debut. In five innings, Hill allowed seven hits, four in this last inning. Reliever Luke Gregerson bailed him out, getting a double-play ball to minimize the damage. All told, Hill allowed two runs in five-plus innings with one walk and three strikeouts in a 69-pitch effort. He's still getting stretched out but will likely be able to work in upwards of 80-plus pitches in this start against the Phillies.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 8-15 4.90 211.1 68 133 .287
Season 1-0 3.60 5.0 1 3 .333
April 1-0 3.60 5.0 1 3 .333

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/18/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
San Diego Padres (NL West) 8 3 .727 - 5-2 3-1
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 4 5 .444 4.5 1-3 3-2
Stats - 04/18/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SD .251 52 12 51 2 75 3.67 98.0 90 45 76
PHI .274 49 9 49 5 43 7.06 79.0 95 26 67
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Myers tries to cut down on gopher balls

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
The home runs Brett Myers has allowed have him shaking his head, because he believes a few mistakes have cost him a lot of runs. He hopes to turn the corner Saturday night against the Padres at Citizens Bank Park.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Brett Myers

  • #39 RHP
  • (1-1) 5.54 ERA 12 SO
Myers pitched pretty well Saturday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. He gave up just four hits in seven innings. The only problem is that three of those hits were home runs. Myers has allowed just 12 hits in his first two starts in 2009, and six of them have been home runs. Myers acknowledges he has made some mistakes in those two starts. He just hasn't been lucky enough to have his opponents miss them. Myers is hoping to reduce his mistakes against the Padres.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 70-61 4.39 1126.0 392 948 .261
Season 1-1 5.54 13.0 2 12 .235
April 1-1 5.54 13.0 2 12 .235

Padres hitters vs Brett Myers

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Antonelli, Matt - - - - - - - -
Blanks, Kyle - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Everth - - - - - - - -
Durango, Luis - - - - - - - -
Eckstein, David - - - - .417 12 0 0
Gonzalez, Adrian - - - - 1.000 1 1 2
Gwynn, Tony - - - - - 0 0 0
Headley, Chase - - - - .000 2 0 0
Huffman, Chad - - - - - - - -
Hundley, Nick - - - - .000 3 0 0
Kouzmanoff, Kevin - - - - .500 4 1 1
Salazar, Oscar - - - - - - - -
Venable, Will - - - - - - - -

Phillies hitters vs Shawn Hill

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - .000 4 0 0
Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
Howard, Ryan - - - - .417 12 1 2
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .400 5 1 2
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy - - - - .211 19 1 3
Ruiz, Carlos - - - - .000 4 0 0
Utley, Chase - - - - .273 11 0 1
Victorino, Shane - - - - .000 6 0 1
Werth, Jayson - - - - .000 4 0 0

Padres power past Phils (9-3) (4-6)

Padres 8, Phillies 5

Kouz man of hour

Corey Brock / MLB.com
The Padres and Phillies engaged in a battle on Saturday evening that was the very definition of see-saw. Neither team, it seemed, could hold onto a lead. In fact, each squad held the lead by one run at the end of its respective half of the eighth inning. But Kevin Kouzmanoff's three-run shot in the ninth sealed it.

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Series at a Glance

 

Lidge human after all

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
Entering Saturday evening, Brad Lidge had never blown a save in a Phillies uniform, compiling a save streak that extended back to 2007. On Saturday, though, Brian Giles ended that 47-save string with an RBI groundout that plated Jody Gerut in the ninth, and Kevin Kouzmanoff's three-run homer put the Padres up for good.
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Padres 8, Phillies 5

San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gerut, CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .333
Eckstein, 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .295
Giles, RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .163
Gonzalez, A, 1B 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 .268
Headley, LF 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 .283
Kouzmanoff, 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .239
Hundley, C 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .276
Rodriguez, L, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240
Hill, S, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Gregerson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Gonzalez, Ed, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
  Moreno, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hairston, S, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400
  Sanchez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Meredith, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Bell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 8 10 8 7 11 17  

a-Struck out for Gregerson in the 7th. b-Struck out for Moreno, E in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Kouzmanoff (1, Myers), Eckstein (5, Myers), Giles (2, Myers), Gerut (4, Lidge).
HR: Gonzalez, A (4, 3rd inning off Myers, 1 on, 2 out), Kouzmanoff (1, 9th inning off Lidge, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Gerut 3; Eckstein 3; Giles 2; Gonzalez, A 4; Kouzmanoff 7; Hundley.
RBI: Gonzalez, A 2 (10), Giles 2 (6), Hundley (5), Kouzmanoff 3 (5).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, A 2; Kouzmanoff 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kouzmanoff 2; Hill, S; Hairston, S.
GIDP: Giles.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, A 2 (2, missed catch, throw).
 
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .133
Victorino, CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .220
Utley, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .378
Howard, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300
Ibanez, LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 3 .375
Werth, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275
Feliz, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .313
Marson, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500
  b-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
  Coste, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Myers, P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
  Eyre, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Cairo, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
  c-Stairs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Totals 35 5 8 5 1 7 12  

a-Bunted out for Eyre, S in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Marson in the 8th. c-Struck out for Durbin, C in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Rollins (2, Hill, S), Myers (1, Hill, S).
HR: Ibanez (4, 2nd inning off Hill, S, 0 on, 1 out), Howard (2, 6th inning off Gregerson, 0 on, 0 out), Utley (3, 8th inning off Sanchez, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Rollins 2; Utley 4; Howard 4; Ibanez 5; Werth; Marson; Myers 2.
RBI: Ibanez (8), Victorino (4), Howard (9), Utley (9), Feliz (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ibanez 2.
SF: Victorino; Feliz.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Utley-Rollins-Howard).
 
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hill, S 5.0 3 2 2 1 3 1 3.60
Gregerson (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.38
Moreno, E 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Sanchez (BS, 1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 6.75
Meredith (W, 3-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bell (S, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Myers 6.2 6 3 3 4 6 1 5.03
Eyre, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Madson 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 6.00
Lidge (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 1 9.45
Durbin, C 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.00

WP: Myers.
Pitches-strikes: Hill, S 91-55, Gregerson 18-14, Moreno, E 7-7, Sanchez 8-7, Meredith 9-5, Bell 20-12, Myers 108-66, Eyre, S 6-3, Madson 30-21, Lidge 26-11, Durbin, C 5-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hill, S 4-8, Gregerson 1-0, Moreno, E 0-2, Sanchez 1-0, Meredith 1-1, Bell 1-1, Myers 8-6, Eyre, S 0-0, Madson 0-0, Lidge 2-0, Durbin, C 0-0.
Batters faced: Hill, S 21, Gregerson 4, Moreno, E 4, Sanchez 3, Meredith 3, Bell 3, Myers 29, Eyre, S 1, Madson 6, Lidge 6, Durbin, C 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Meredith 1-1, Eyre, S 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 3:13.
Att: 45,007.
April 18, 2009

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