SAN DIEGO PADRES NOTES:
Padres topple Mariners 10-3 on Wednesday in San Diego, enjoy an off day Thursday in Denver
- Starter Michael Wacha got his 6th win of the year after working 6.0 scoreless innings with just 2 hits allowed and 7 punchouts…he allowed just 1 walk in the outing.
- Juan Soto had a career-high 5-hit game, singling 4 times with a double and 4 RBI…Jake Cronenworth went 3-for-4, and the Padres saw multi-hit efforts from Manny Machado, Gary Sanchez, & Matt Carpenter…their 17 hits tied for their most in a game this season with April 29 vs. SF (in Mexico City).
Padres look for B2B wins
- Tonight, the Padres will look to win consecutive games for the 1st time since May 25-26…in games following a win, the Padres have hit a NL-low .204, and in their last 10 games, the Padres have had the following win/loss pattern: Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win…the last time the Padres won back-to-back games was May 25-26.
Yu in pursuit of win No. 100
- In his MLB career, Yu Darvish has 99 career victories, 1 shy of the century mark…since debuting with the Rangers in 2012, Darvish has gone 99-79 in his 253 appearances (all starts)…he’s looking to become the 9th pitcher all-time to record his 100th career MLB win against the Rockies and the 4th to do so at Coors Field…the 3 to do so at Coors Field were the following: STL’s Mike Morgan (1995), LAD’s Wilson Alvarez
(2004), and LAD’s Derek Lowe (2006).
Mile-High Sluggin’
- This will be the Friars’ 1st series at Coors Field this year, but while Denver sits at an approximate elevation of 5,200 feet above sea level, it’ll be the 2nd-highest altitude the Padres will have played at this year…in their Mexico City Series against the Giants from April 29-30 at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium, the Padres played at 7,349 feet above sea level, the highest altitude ever for a Major League Baseball
game…the Padres won both games, going 27-for-74 (.365) at the plate with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 11 walks, 20 RBI, and 22 runs scored.
Gary Sánchez with 4 homers in his last 9 games since joining the Padres
- In his 9 games since joining the Padres on May 30, Gary Sánchez is batting .310 (9-for-29) with 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 3 walks, 9 RBI, and a 1.168 OPS…his 1.168 OPS is the 5th highest in the National League since May 30, and his 6 XBH are T-2nd in the NL in that time.
- He ties Christian Villanueva (2017), Hunter Renfroe (2016), and Yasmani Grandal (2012) for the most home runs in his 1st 9 games as Padre, behind just Carlos Quentin’s 5 HR in his 1st 9 games as a Padre (2012)…Quentin is the only player with 5 HR’s in his 1st 10 G as a Padre, all-time (Sportstrader).
All we need is 4 runs
- This season, when the Padres score fewer than 4 runs, they are 2-29…but when they score 4 or more, they are 27-4.
STARTER – YU DARVISH 11
Darvish set for 12th career start vs. Rockies
36-year-old right-hander Yu Darvish takes the mound in search of his 3rd consecutive winning decision and quality start vs. the Rockies, and also his 100th career victory…both of his 2 starts vs. COL came in the second half last season, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits across 6.0 IP in SD’s 13-5 victory on August 2, and then allowing 2 runs on 5 hits across 6.0 IP in SD’s 9-3 victory on Sept. 24…his 5.37 ERA is his 5th-highest against any club…he has a 5.26 ERA in his 5 career starts at Coors Field.
Yu looking for win No. 100
In his MLB career, Yu Darvish has 99 career wins, 1 shy of the century mark…since debuting with the Rangers in 2012, Darvish has gone 99-79 in his 253 appearances (all starts)…he’s looking to become the 9th pitcher all-time to record his 100th career MLB win against the Rockies and the 4th to do so at Coors Field…the 3 to do so at Coors Field were the following:
STL’s Mike Morgan (1995), LAD’s Wilson Alvarez (2004), and LAD’s Derek Lowe (2006).
Darvish twirls 7.0 scoreless innings of 2-hit ball vs. CHC
Darvish tossed a season-high 115 pitches across 7.0-shutout IP of 2-hit ball his last time out last Sat. vs. CHC…it was the 27th time in his career he’s allowed 0 R across 7.0+ IP…it was also his 26th career outing with 115+ pitches, which are T-8th-most among all ML pitchers since his debut 2012 season…among the 9 pitchers with at least 26 outings throwing 115+ pitches, he joins Justin Verlander as the hurlers to have a 115+ pitch outing in 2023.
5.0+ IP streak snapped at 37 straight starts
In his first start vs. the Yankees since 2017 on Sunday, May 28, Darvish’s 2.2 IP tied for the 2nd-shortest outing of his career in SD’s 10-7 defeat…it was the 4th time he’s tossed 2.2 IP, and it trailed his career-low 1.2 IP on April 12, 2022 @ SF…the 37 consecutive starts tossing at least 5.0 IP was the 2nd-longest streak in Padres history behind only Bruce Hurst’s 43 straight games with at least 5.0 IP across the 1990-91 seasons…it was the 3rd-longest such streak in the Majors since 2020, trailing only Max Fried’s 50 straight starts (June 6, 2021-Sept. 30, 2022) and Alek Manoah’s 39 straight starts (August 23, 2021-Sept. 30, 2022).
Limit the long balls
In his most recent outing last Sat vs. CHC, Darvish posted his first homerless outing since May 5 vs. LAD…he did not allowing any HRs through his first 4 starts of the season, but has allowed 8 across his last 7 starts since April 30 vs. SF in Mexico City…his 1.82 HR/9 IP ratio is 7th-highest in the Majors and 3rd-highest in the NL (min. 35 IP) since April 30.
Petco Park’s finest
There have been 13 pitchers who have made at least 35 career starts in Petco Park history (including the Postseason), and he is the only pitcher with a sub-1.00 WHIP (0.94) and sub- .200 opp. AVG (.196)…he also ranks 4th in ERA (2.93) in downtown SD history
COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:
No team release available.
