THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
Padres 7 Marlins 5
Andy Ashby is spotted a 4 run lead in the first, and left with a 5-3 lead after 6 innings. But the normally reliable bullpen had a rare day off, with Donne Wall allowing 3 hits and 2 run in 1/3 of an inning and Dan Miceli allowing the tying run to score on a wild pitch.
The Padres were saved, remarkably by 2 passed balls. The first in the 8th allowed the Padres to take the lead, and another in the 9th for an insurance run.
Trevor Hoffman earned his 40th save of the year.
News and Notes - Greg Vaughn connected for his 40th home run of the season in the 4th inning.
Notable games of August 18
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 22-22 .500
Game 120 2004 - Braves 6 Padres 5
Right fielder Brian Giles goes 3-for-3 with a homer, a triple and a double with two walks, two RBIs and a run scored in a 6–5 loss to Atlanta at Petco Park. The game caps a Padres’ record run during which Giles reaches base in 11 straight plate appearances with two singles, two doubles, a triple, two home runs and four walks.
Game 126 2011 - Padres 3 Marlins 1
Jesus Guzman triples in 2 runs that starts a season high 5 game win streak.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 126 1996 - Padres 8 Mets 0
Dehydrated and suffering from food poisoning, third baseman Ken Caminiti receives two liters of fluids before the finale of the historic three-game series in Monterrey, Mexico. He eats a Snickers candy bar just before taking the field. Caminiti homers in each of his first two at-bats and drives in four runs to lead the Padres to an 8–0 win and a series victory over the Mets. The famed “Snickers Game” starts a 10-game stretch during which Caminiti goes 17-for-36 with seven home runs and 22 RBIs.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 18
No player made his MLB debut as a Padre on this date.
Transactions of August 18
2003
Released Mario Valdez.
- 1B/LF, signed as a free agent on November 20, 2002, appeared only AAA Portland prior to his release.
2015
Traded Will Venable to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later and Marcus Greene (minors).
- OF Venable, drafted in the 7th round of the 2005 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on August 29, 2008. Appeared in 918 games over 8 seasons, hitting .252 with 81 HR and 304 RBI, including 130 stolen bases.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#14 WAR - 13.3
T36 AVG - .252
#7 GAMES - 918
#13 AT BATS - 2,752
#13 RUNS - 370
#13 HITS - 694
#17 DOUBLES - 114
T3 TRIPLES - 39
#17 HOME RUNS - 81
#17 RBI - 304
#18 WALKS - 242
#3 K's - 722
#8 SB - 130
#9 HBP - 23
T26 SAC FLY - 15
T21 IBB - 24
#37 GIDP - 34
#1 SB% - 80.75
- UTL Greene would get no higher than A level Lake Elsinore in 2018 before his release.
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