After another tough loss to the Phillies (44-67) in front of a packed house on Saturday, the Friars are looking to bounce back and finish the series on a high note while also hoping to snap a five-game skid.
Fortunately, the Military Sunday Camouflage uniforms do wonders for the Padres (52-59), who have a 5-3 record at home when wearing their digital camo jerseys as a nod of support to the men and women of our nation’s military.
Donning one of those camouflage jerseys on the mound today will be RHP Andrew Cashner (4-11, 4.08 ERA). Cashner has enjoyed a great amount of success against the Phillies over his career, posting a lifetime 2-0 record with a 1.25 ERA (3 earned runs, 21.2 innings pitched) over eight appearances and two starts. Opposing Cashner will be Phillies’ RHP Jerome Williams (3-8, 6.09 ERA).
Here’s a look at some notable notes and highlights from today’s game notes to get you ready for Sunday’s series finale at Petco Park:
- Packing Petco – With last night’s attendance of 44,567, the Padres have now enjoyed nine sellouts at Petco Park this season. The Padres’ nine sellouts so far this year are the most the team has tallied since recording 16 sellouts in 2007. Counting last night’s contest, three of the top eight attendance totals in Petco Park history have happened htis season.
- Hot as the Sol(arte) – Over his last 35 games since June 25th, Yangervis Solarte has posted a .318/.362/.542 line with 10 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 14 RBI. Solarte has also recorded multiple hits in seven of his last 11 games, as well as six times in his last nine games – including a stretch of four straight games with two or more hits between July 31st and August 3rd. Additionally, Solarte has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games since July 25th – he snapped a career-best 11-game hitting streak just this last Thursday.
- Straight Cash, Homie – As mentioned above, Andrew Cashner – this afternoon’s starting pitcher for the Padres – will be making his ninth career appearance and third start against the Phillies this afternoon. Over his eight previous appearances against the Phillies, Cashner has posted a 2-0 record with a 1.25 ERA with 18 strikeouts against five walks while limiting the opposition to a .139 batting average. The last time Cashner appeared against the Phillies was on September 15th of last season at Petco Park, when he threw a complete game, two-hit shutout while striking out seven and surrendering only one walk.
- Science Declares Mullets Add Velocity – Entering play today, according to FanGraphs.com, Cashner’s average fastball velocity has been 94.8 MPH, the fifth-highest mark in the National League, behind only Matt Harvey (96.0 MPH), Gerrit Cole (95.7 MPH), Carlos Martinez (95.0 MPH) and Jacob deGrom (94.9 MPH).
- Padres vs. Phillies, at a glance: The Padres own a 6-5 record (.545) over 11 games against the Phillies at Petco Park since April 21st, 2012.
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