This Date In Padre Baseball - September 13

  THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL       

1998 SEASON

Dodgers 5 Padres 4 (10 innings)

A week after making his MLB debut, Matt Clement made his first MLB start, and with a starting lineup missing many starters, getting a breather after clinching the division last night, didn't have quite enough to get past the Dodgers on a Sunday afternoon.

Clement allowed 4 runs (3 earned) over 6 innings, and left in a tie game after allowing 2 runs to score following a throwing error by Greg Myers that extended the inning.

Down 2 early, Ruben Rivera and Andy Sheets drove in a run each in the 2nd inning to even the score.

Sheets gave the Padres the lead in the 4th with a 2 run blast, his 6th of the season.

In the 10th, off Donne Wall (5-4) , the Dodgers parlayed a single and a walk into a sacrifice fly by Bobby Bonilla for the winning run.

News and Notes - With the division wrapped up with 12 games to play, the Padres will focus on getting healthy first, setting up the pitching rotation for the playoffs second, and trying to catch up with the Astros and the Braves for the cherished home field advantage. 

Standings:  

SDP	94	56	.627	--
SFG	80	69	.537	13.5
LAD	76	74	.507	18.0
COL	72	79	.477	22.5
ARI	59	91	.393	35.0

PLAYOFF RACE

HOU	96	54	.640	--
ATL	95	55	.633	1.0
SDP	94	56	.627	2.0
CHC	84	66	.560	12.0
NYM	83	67	.553	13.0
SFG	80	69	.537	15.5

HOT FRIAR: John Vander Wal, 2 for 5, avg to .289

COLD FRIAR:  Mark Sweeney, 0 for 4, K, GIDP

Notable games of September 13 

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE =  19-25 .432

Game 146 1976 - Giants 3 Padres 2 (10 innings) 

Tom Griffin’s bid for a no-hitter ends when San Francisco’s Ken Reitz singles to lead off the eighth. The Giants win 3–2 in 10 innings. Griffin allows two runs on two hits and no walks with five strikeouts at San Diego Stadium.

Game 144 1982 - @Dodgers 4 Padres 3 (16 innings)

Steve Garvey hits a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning to hand the Padres a loss in their longest game of 1982.

Game 142 1991 - Padres 13 @Giants 2

For the 3rd time in 1991, the Padres match a season high 13 runs scored in a romp at San Francisco.

Game 145 2007 - @Dodgers 6 Padres 3

Third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff singles in his first at-bat to tie the Padres’ record with eight straight hits in as many at-bats in 6–3 loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 147 1971 - @Astros 3 Padres 2

Clay Kirby’s bid for a no-hitter ends on John Edwards’ one-out double in the eighth. Houston goes on to a 3–2 walk-off win at the Astrodome. Kirby allows three runs (two earned) on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on September 13

1977

Brian Greer

Age - 18

Position - PH 

Stat Line - 0 for 1, K in a 18-4 loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles    

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.

Released after the 1983 season

Padre Career:  5 games over 2 seasons going 0 for 4.

Transactions of September 13

2004

Released Eddie Oropesa.

• P Oropesa, signed as a free agent on January 13, appeared in 16 games during the 2004 season, posting a 2-1 record with a 11.00 ERA.