THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
ACES BATTLE AS PADRES DEFEAT BRAVES
PADRES 3 BRAVES 2
Once again, the Padres struck first, in the first, scoring 2. The first off the bat of Tony Gwynn, a long home run to deep center field of Tom Glavine (4-2) to make it 1-0. A double by Greg Vaughn and a RBI single by Wally Joyner made it 2-0 Padres before the tomahawk chopping fans had settled in their seats.
Andy Ashby (5-2) was stellar with men on base. He gave up 9 hits and walked 2, but stranded 9 of them. In the 3rd, Vaughn hit his second double of the game, this one scoring Chris Gomez to make it 3-0 Padres. Ashby gave one back in the 4th, to his opponent, Glavine, continuing the theme of good hitting from the Braves pitching staff, who singled home Michael Tucker to edge the Braves closer, 3-1.
With Glavine now locked in, Ashby has his work cut out for him, and they each mowed down whoever stepped into the batter's box, until Andres Galarraga brought the Braves to within 1 with his 12th home run of the year.
Trevor Hoffman came out in the 9th, and 3 consecutive pop flys later, secured the Padre victory and his 9th save of the season.
News and Notes - Ken Caminiti began his rehab back in San Diego, still likely a week away from rejoining the team.
Notable games of May 8
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 20-27 .426
Game 28 1975 - Padres 3 @Reds 0 - Randy Jones allows four hits and no walks while striking out three in a complete-game shutout in one hour and 39 minutes.
Game 28 1981 - @Phillies 11 Padres 7 - for the second time in the 1981 season, the Padres allow 11 runs.
Game 27 1991 - Phillies 5 Padres 2 - This loss starts a 5 game slide, the longest losing streak of 1991 (would do it again in June)
Game 30 1994 - Rockies 1 Padres 0 - The start of 13 game losing streak, the longest in San Diego Padres history!
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 26 1985 - Padres 12 Pirates 2
For the second game in a row, the Padres score a dozen runs, this time against the Pirates to tie the season high for most runs scored.
Andy Hawkins goes to 6-0 on the season thanks to another big day from the offense. The Padres would double their way to 4 runs in the 5th with Terry Kennedy, Garry Templeton, and Jerry Royster doing the damage.
Tony Gwynn would triple home Templeton, then score on a Steve Garvey home run to bring the score to 8-1 through 6 innings. In the 8th, it was all about the small ball, as 5 hits and a walk equated to 4 more runs to tie yesterday's season high.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on May 8
1995
Dustin Hermanson
Age - 22
Position - P
Stat Line - WIN, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, in a 5-2 win over the Dodgers at the Murph.
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Florida Marlins for Quilvio Veras. (November 21, 1996)
Padre Career: 4-1 record with a 7.35 ERA in 34 games (2 seasons)
Transactions of May 8
2006
Signed Simon Castro as an amateur free agent.
- P Castro worked his way up the minor league system before being traded to the White Sox in 2011 for Carlos Quentin.
2008
Signed Shawn Wooten as a free agent.
Signed Shawn Wooten as a free agent.
- 1B Wooten would play 25 games at AAA El Paso before his release
2012
Signed Kip Wells as a free agent.
Signed Kip Wells as a free agent.
- P Wells would have 7 starts , going 2-4 with a 4.58 ERA. He would be released after the season.
2017
Traded Justin Hancock to the Chicago Cubs. Received Matt Szczur.
Traded Justin Hancock to the Chicago Cubs. Received Matt Szczur.
- P Hancock was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round in 2011. He was at AAA EL Paso when traded.
- OF Szczur would play 2 seasons, appearing in 161 games with 4 HR and 21 RBI while hitting .215. He would be granted free agency after the 2019 season.
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