CapeFish Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 05/22/2004 12:01 AM ET Padres look to get even vs. Phils San Diego (23-19) at Philadelphia (23-17), 4:05 p.m. PT By Mike Scarr / MLB.com The Padres and Phillies have a few things in common. Both clubs are playing in new ballparks. The Padres play at PETCO Park while the Phillies are showing the Padres around their new yard, Citizens Bank Park, this weekend. The Padres and Phillies also each find themselves contending in their divisions. Both have 23 wins. The Phillies are in first in the NL East while the Padres are hanging in there with the Dodgers in the NL West. Their managers also share some history. When Phillies manager Admin Bowa was at the helm of the Padres from 1987-88, Bruce Bochy was the backup catcher. One place where the teams seem to depart, though, is momentum. The Phillies are on a roll, having won four straight. The Padres aren't slumping exactly but have won just two of their last seven and have not been able to take advantage of the Dodgers, who are slumping after losing their eighth straight game Friday. A measuring stick, however early it may come in the season, is how well a team stacks up against the better teams in the league. The Padres have lost 10 of 13 games to Philadelphia, the Cubs, Florida and Los Angeles. "If we think we can contend we have to beat the good clubs," Bochy said. "We're on a long road trip and we haven't played well. We've had a couple of games get away from us." Friday night's contest was one of those that got away. The Phillies scored four runs over the last two innings to erase a three-run deficit for a 5-4 win. "They're good," Bochy said of the Phillies. "They're swinging the bats well and they have one of the best clubs in the National League." Where PETCO has shown itself to be a pitcher's park, the Phillies new yard leans the opposite way, allowing the high fly ball to drift into the seats for a homer. "It's a nice ballpark, but it does play small," Bochy said. "It's deceiving. I walked out there and it doesn't look like it plays small but it does." Saturday, the Padres will turn to rookie Justin Germano, who was called up from Portland to take the place of the injured David Wells. It's quite a quick jump for Germano, who started the year in Double-A Mobile before getting the promotion to Triple-A just a couple of weeks ago. The 21-year-old Germano was 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA for the Mobile BayBears and 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA over three starts at Portland. Germano was the Padres' 2002 minor league pitcher of the year. The Phillies will counter with right-hander Josh Hancock. Pitching matchup SD: RHP Justin Germano First career Major League start PHI: RHP Josh Hancock 0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2004 Did not have MLB appearance in 2003 First career appearance vs. SD On the Internet MLB.TV Gameday Audio Gameday Official game notes On television SD: Channel 4; Cablemas PHI: CSN On radio SD: XPRS 1090 AM; XEMO 860 AM (Español) PHI: WPEN 950 AM On deck Sunday: at Philadelphia, 10:35 a.m. PT Monday: Off day Tuesday: at Colorado, 6:05 p.m. PT Wednesday: at Colorado, 6:05 p.m. PT Thursday: at Colorado, 12:05 p.m. PT Friday: at Milwaukee, 5:05 p.m. PT Saturday: at Milwaukee, 4:05 p.m. PT Mike Scarr is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. Courtesy of MLB.com/Padres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beinfest4Prez Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Lets go Phils...er, Padres. :thumbup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 22, 2004 Author Share Posted May 22, 2004 Lets go Phils...er, Padres. :thumbup :guillotine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfan25 Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 hope the padres win so we get the half game lead in the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Nevin goes yard 1-0 good guys in the 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfan25 Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 alright phil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 1-1 in the 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 22, 2004 Author Share Posted May 22, 2004 4-1 Philly Inning still going for the Phils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Phils better not send down Utley now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 22, 2004 Author Share Posted May 22, 2004 Inning from hell is over. SD 1 PHI 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 SD 2 PHI 4 Giles homers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfan25 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 c'mon padres.....how the hell did they get 4 runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 c'mon padres.....how the hell did they get 4 runs. Utley 3 run homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 SD 3 PHI 4 Pads still batting. Man on base for Greene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Utley has had 12 RBI's in six games... Talk about making up for Thome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Error on Leiberthal SD 5 PHI 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libelula Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 I can't believe how great Utley is doing. Every highlight the last few nights has been of Chase Utley. @_@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc marlin Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 7-5 Padres after 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 7-5 Pads 9th inning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libelula Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 9-5... Hopefully they can close it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 bring in.... *gong* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Let's go Hoffman! A former Marlin helping out the Fish. Gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 9-6 2 outs in the 9th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libelula Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 It's over. Pads win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniR300 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Lieberthal flies out, game over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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