This Date In Padres Baseball - September 22

           THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL       

1998 SEASON

Dodgers 3 Padres 2

The drive up Interstate 5 did nothing to help the bats awake...ok, maybe not nothing, as 8 hits were recorded, just not enough of them in the same inning to create some runs.

Joey Hamilton (13-13) had a quality start, allowing 3 runs over 7 innings, but the offense couldn't muster enough to earn him the victory.

The Padres took a brief lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Chris Gomez to score Wally Joyner.

Hamilton surrendered a 3-run home run to Adrian Beltre in the 4th inning to give the Dodgers all the runs that Chan Ho Park (14-9) would need.

In the 8th against a tiring Park, John Vander Wal and Quilvio Veras hit back-to-back doubles to bring the Padres within a run. Jeff Shaw would allow 2 hits in the 9th, but held firm for his 45th save.

News and Notes - The Astros also lost, leaving the Padres mathematically in the race for the #2 seed. Realistically though, the Padres are staring down a matchup with the Astros and the ace acquired at the deadline, Randy Johnson.

Standings:  

SDP	96	62	.608	--
SFG	85	72	.541	10.5
LAD	80	77	.510	15.5
COL	75	83	.475	21.0
ARI	63	95	.399	33.0

PLAYOFF RACE

ATL	102	56	.646	--
HOU	99	59	.627	3.0
SDP	96	62	.608	6.0
CHC	88	70	.557	14.0
NYM	88	70	.557	14.0

HOT FRIAR: Wally Joyner, 2 for 3, RS

COLD FRIAR:  Ken Caminiti, 0 for 3, 2 K

Notable games of September 22 

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE =  18-30 .375

Game 156 1975 - Padres 6 Dodgers 5 (11 innings) 

Second baseman Hector Torres hits a walk-off homer in the 11th to give the Padres a 6–5, 11-inning win over the Dodgers at San Diego Stadium. 50th walk off win in franchise history.

Game 153 2006 - Padres 6 Pirates 2

Chris Young has a no-hitter through 8 1/3 innings, then walks Jose Bautista to bring up Joe Randa. Randa stuns the crowd with a blast to deep center field to end the no-hitter and the shutout. The Padres end up with the 20th 1-hitter in franchise history. 

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 157 1996 - Padres 3 Dodgers 2 

The Padres defeat the Dodgers 3–2 behind a two-run homer by center fielder Steve Finley to gain a split of a four-game series that draws a four-game series record of 197,225 fans to Mission Valley.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on September 22

1978

Tony Castillo

Age - 21

Position - C 

Stat Line - 0 for 1 in a 12-3 victory over the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft.

Released after the 1981 season.

Padre Career:  5 games during the 1978 season, going 1 for 8 with 1 RBI

2016

Jose Torres

Age - 22

Position - RP

Stat Line - ND, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K in a 2-1 loss to the Giants at Petco Park.

Traded by the Oakland Athletics with a player to be named later and Drew Pomeranz to the San Diego Padres for Yonder Alonso and Marc Rzepczynski. (December 2, 2015)

Released by the San Diego Padres. (October 10, 2018)

Padre Career:  66 games over 2 seasons, posting a 7-4 record with a 4.04 ERA including 1 save.

Transactions of September 22

2010

Cesar Carrillo selected by the Houston Astros off waivers.

• P Carrillo made his MLB debut as a Padre on August 13, 2009. He would make 3 starts in 2009, posting a 1-2 record with a 13.06 ERA.