San Diego Padres

1st Inning Chris Denorfia didn't even let the first pitch cross the plate before popping out. Eric Stults let a couple guys get on base, but they got stuck there. 2nd Inning Madison Bumgarner decided that he was going to play tough guy and throw at Jesus Guzman. Well, he missed him. Couldn't even hit him. Well, The Guz was none too pleased with the attempted assault of his hip so he gave Bumgarner a piece of his mind. He took some steps towards the mound. Posey got in the way as Bumgarner walked towards the plate. Benches cleared for a little bit of a kerfuffle. Vocal jabs were thrown, but the players kept their fists in the holster. Guzman then hit a ball pretty solidly that made me get out of my chair because I thought he had a home run. He didn't. He popped out to left. Move in the fences. 3rd Inning Will Venable is such a player. He saw the baseball and said "Hey, you wanna go out?". Ball was just spinning with excitement and said "YES!" So, he took it out to right field and never saw it again. 10th one this year. Poor baseballs. Padres take the lead on Will Venable's home run, but I can't help feeling bad for that ball. PADRES 1-0 4th Inning After 2 singles, Brandon Belt hit a ball to the one part of the outfield that Kyle Blanks could not gun it to 88 and reach the ball in time near the foul line. Bloop single scores a runner. Tie game. Tie Game 1-1 7th Inning Jesus Guzman steps up to the plate. The fire in his belly from Bumgarner targeting him with a pitch still burns. In one swing of the bat, he extinguished Bumgarner's chances of putting him away again. Guzman's 2nd home run in 2 days puts the Padres in THE LEAD. PADRES 2-1 Eric Stults' day ended after giving up a single. He went 6.1 innings with 3 strikeouts and 2 walks to go with giving up 7 hits for 2 ER. Then, the lead ended. Luke Gregerson had a worse line than Stults. He gave up 4 hits for 2 ER in zero innings pitched. He threw for no innings. In his zero innings, he gave up 3 singles and a triple. The triple gave the Giants the lead and a single gave them a 4th run. Tyson Ross came in and struck out 2 guys, then all 3 in the 8th. Should have picked Tyson before Luke. Giants 4-2 9th Inning Nothing happened. Game over. Not a happy flight and technically the Padres have a losing streak. That streak ends tomorrow when they take on the worst team in the NL West. Win tomorrow, Padres! Total comments 465 Total commenters 24 Commenter list A huevo, Axion, Back2SD2006, Darklighter, Drama, Dubsco, EvilSammy, Friar Fever, Ivan Verastica, Sam (sdsuaztec4), The AZ Lurker, TheThinGwynn, Thelonious_Friar, Wonko, Zen Blade, abara, chris.callahan.7777, grizzlysd187, jbox, jodes0405, podpeople, sdchicken, sixpakfrombelgium, soulSD

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The Padres' win streak ended at seven games as the Giants evened up the series last night. Tonight Eric Stults will go for his third straight victory and try to lead San Diego to its first series win at AT&T Park since 2010. The lefty has kept opposing batters to just five earned runs and a .167 average while issuing only one walk over his last four starts, spanning 31 total innings. In five of his last six starts, he's limited opponents to two runs or less while pitching at least seven innings, including a complete-game two-hitter his last time out against the NL-West-leading Diamondbacks. Stults is a career 4-3 with a 5.34 ERA in 13 starts against San Francisco, but has struggled against them this season. He pitched in both series in April and went 0-1 with 8.18 ERA over the two games. Madison Bumgarner will make his second start of the season against San Diego. The last time the Padres visited the Giants at AT&T Park, Bumgarner pitched six innings of two-run ball, collecting 10 strikeouts, but not factoring into the decision. He also struck out 10 in his most recent start, when he limited the Braves to just two hits in seven shutout innings after taking a no-hitter into the 6th for his second straight win. Prior to his last two starts, he had gone through a rough stretch of four starts in which he went 0-3 with a 6.29 ERA. In his one home start during that stretch, however, he allowed just one run on four hits in seven innings of work. After leapfrogging the Giants in the standings to get to third place in the NL West on Monday, the Padres have found themselves back in fourth following last night's loss. But they can reverse that once more and stay above .500 with a victory today. Next Game San Diego Padres @ San Francisco Giants Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 12:45 PM PDT AT&T Park Eric Stults vs Madison Bumgarner Sunny. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60. Complete Coverage >

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Back in April, I posted a look at my Sleeper Alert! list from the 2013 Baseball Prospect Book. We have enough minor league data now to get a read for how the players on the list are doing, so let's take a look. This is players N through Z.Here are links to the original lists.Sleeper Prospects for 2013, Part OneSleeper Prospects for 2013, Part TwoSleeper Prospects for 2013, Part Three Starling Peralta, RHP, Cubs: WHAT I WROTE IN APRIL: Age 22, Peralta was written up as a sleeper for the book in November, then was selected by the Diamondbacks in the December Rule 5 draft. He didn't stick on the roster and was sent back to Chicago. The live-armed Dominican can hit the mid-90s and shows promise with his slider, but is still often more thrower than pitcher. Nevertheless, his upside is very high, particularly as a reliever. RESULT: Just 14 innings for High-A Daytona, with 16 strikeouts but 19 hits and 20 runs allowed. Has spent most of May and June on the disabled list, so it's hard to know here.Dane Phillips, C, Padres: WHAT I WROTE IN APRIL: Age 22, Phillips was drafted in the second round out of Oklahoma City University last June. He's a sleeper because he didn't hit well in short-season ball (.228/.327/.350) and could get ignored, but the sound swing and good plate discipline he showed in college didn't just disappear. He can rebound. RESULTS: Hitting .265/.329/.424 with four homers, 12 walks, 37 strikeouts in 151 at-bats for Low-A Fort Wayne. He was outstanding in April (1.003 OPS) but has cooled off since then, though a trusted Midwest League observer still likes his swing. Glove looks like a problem though: he's thrown out just 11% of runners.Jorge Polanco, INF, Twins: APRIL: Age 19, signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2009. A bonus baby at the time ($750,000), he fell out of general prospect consciousness after mediocre '10 and '11 seasons and was passed by other Twins prospects. He rebounded to .318/.388/.514 in the Appy League in '12. With solid tools across the board, he should make more noise in '13. RESULT: Excellent so far, .294/.346/.450 with 23 walks, 33 strikeouts in 262 at-bats for Low-A Cedar Rapids. All the attention paid to Kernels teammate Byron Buxton has obscured the fact that Polanco is a very intriguing prospect in his own right.Jose Ramirez, 2B, Indians: APRIL: Age 20, Ramirez is a Dominican signed in 2009. He's undersized (generously listed at 5-9) and overshadowed by other guys with more press in the Cleveland system, but he rakes (career .342.383/.459), runs well, controls the strike zone, and has a good glove at second base. Scouts have mixed opinions but it is hard to knock his performance thus far. RESULT: Hitting .248/.316/.313 with 26 walks, 23 strikeouts in 246 at-bats for Double-A Akron, with 22 steals. This doesn't look too hot, but he's quite young for Double-A and is at least making contact. I remain very intrigued with him. Nate Roberts, OF, Twins: APRIL: Age 24, Roberts was a fifth round pick from High Point University in '10. He's ripped low-level pitching (.307/.439/.458 in A-ball) and destroyed the Arizona Fall League in '12 (1.226 OPS to lead circuit). He has a clean swing and strong feel for hitting, but his career has been slowed by knee issues. He fits the fourth outfielder profile but is clearly worth tracking. RESULTS: Played one game in High-A and has otherwise been injured all spring. At this point I wonder if he will ever be healthy enough for his abilities to matter. He has always hit well when healthy, but he just can't avoid the doctors and is falling behind the age/competition curve.Wilfredo Rodriguez, C, Rockies: APRIL: Age 19, drafted in seventh round out of high school in Puerto Rico last June. Stocky (5-10, 200) but has athleticism and good defensive tools along with a chance to hit for power and average. He's raw and needs more polish, but he also impressed many Pioneer League observers last summer and has the potential to be a regula