This Date In Padre Baseball - August 28

         THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

Padres 12 Expos 8

The Padres extend their winning streak to 6 games with a huge 4th inning that saw the Padres come all the way back from 8-1 to score 9 runs and take the lead 10-8.

Andy Ashby got shelled, again tormented by Vladimir Guerrero who connected for his 34th home run of the year in the 3rd inning. Ashby gave up a season high 8 runs in a season low 3 2/3 innings.

But in the 4th, the Padre bats roared to life. Sending 14 batters to the plate on their way to scoring 9 runs. The inning started with a bang with Greg Vaughn and Mark Sweeney blasting back-to-back home runs to lead off the inning. Every Padre starter got on base at least once in the 4th.

Carlos Hernandez added 2 more runs in the 6th to add some insurance runs.

News and Notes - 9 runs in the 4th was the highest total of the 1998 season

Standings: 

SDP	88	47	.652	--
SFG	72	63	.533	16.0
LAD	67	68	.496	21.0
COL	62	74	.456	26.5
ARI	51	85	.375	37.5

PLAYOFF RACE

ATL	89	46	.659	--
SDP	88	47	.652	1.0
HOU	84	51	.622	5.0
CHC	74	61	.548	15.0
NYM	74	61	.548	15.0
SFG	72	63	.533	17.0

HOT FRIAR:   Carlos Hernandez, 2 for 3, 4 RBI 

COLD FRIAR: Ken Caminiti, 0 for 2

Notable games of August 28

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE =  17-22 .436

Game 131 1976 - Expos 7 Padres 4

The Padres drop the second game of a 3-game series and start a spiral leading to a season high 8 game losing streak.

Game 130 2016 - Padres 3 @Marlins 1

The Padres turn a franchise record six double plays and right-hander Luis Perdomo pitches the first complete game of his career and the Padres first complete game of the season in a 3–1 win in Miami.

 

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 129 1988 - Padres 5 @Expos 3 

Tim Flannery goes 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, a RBI and a run scored in the Padres 5–3 win at Montreal. Remarkably, this is the first Padre win in franchise history on this date

Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 28

2002

Clay Condrey

Age - 26

Position - RP

Stat Line - ND, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB in a 2-1 loss to the Astros in Houston.

Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent. (June 29, 1998)

Sent to the Philadelphia Phillies by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal. (March 28, 2004)

Padre Career:  18 games (9 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 2-4 record with a 5.49 ERA

Transactions of August 28

2002

Selected Doug Nickle off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• P Nickle would go on to appear in 10 games during the 2002 season, posting a 1-0 record with a 8.49 ERA. Selected off waivers by the New York Mets on October 1.

2003

Traded Lou Merloni to the Boston Red Sox. Received Rene Miniel (minors).

• IF Merloni, acquired from the Boston Red Sox via waivers on March 25, appeared in 65 games during the 2003 season, hitting .272 with 1 HR and 17 RBI.
• P Miniel was promoted to AA Mobile in 2004 and was released after the season.

2012

Released Jeremy Hermida.

• RF Hermida, acquired from the Cincinnati Reds via waivers in 2011, appeared in 33 games over 2 seasons, hitting .234 with 1 HR and 8 RBI. 

2019

Selected Nick Martini off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• LF Martini would appear in 26 games during the 2019 season, hitting .244 with 0 HR and 5 RBI. Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on November 25, 2019.