This Date In Padre Baseball - October 8

              

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

NLCS Game 2 -  Padres 3 Braves 0 (Padres lead series 2-0)

Kevin Brown did Kevin Brown things to the Braves to lead the Padres to a surprising 2-0 series lead. Brown pitched a 3 hit complete game shutout with 11 strikeouts.

Scoreless through 5 innings, the Padres finally broke through against Tom Glavine, with consecutive 2-out singles by Chris Gomez, Kevin Brown, and Quilvio Veras to score Gomez, but Brown was thrown out at 3rd base to end the inning.

With just a one run lead, Brown hunkered down and just one hit on a dribbler down the third base line in the 8th.

In the top of the 9th, the Padres added 2 insurance runs on singles by Steve Finley and Wally Joyner to make the final score 3-0.

MLB PLAYOFFS - 

Indians 4 Yankees 1 (12 innings) (Series tied 1-1)

Notable games of October 8

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 1-2 .333

2005 NLDS GAME 3 - Cardinals 7 Padres 4 (Cardinals win series 3-0) 

The Padres are swept out of the 2005 playoffs, with the loss at Petco Park. The Cardinals pounced on Woody Williams for 5 runs in 2 innings, and the offense couldn't bring enough runs to survive to a game 4.

GAME OF THE DATE

2006 NLDS GAME 4 - Cardinals 6 Padres 2 (Cardinals win series 3-1)

The Padres get ousted from the playoffs by the St. Louis Cardinals for the second consecutive year, dropping game 4 in St. Louis for what would be their last playoff come until the 2020 season.

Transactions of October 8

1992

Released Phil Stephenson.

• 1B/OF Stephenson, acquired from the Chicago Cubs via trade in 1989, appeared in 177 games over 4 seasons, hitting .206 with 6 HR and 29 RBI.

1996

Released Al Osuna.

• P Osuna, signed as a free agent in August, appeared in 10 games during the 1996 season, posting no record with a 2.25 ERA.

1999

Matt Whiteside granted Free Agency.

• P Whiteside, signed as a free agent in 1998, appeared in 38 games over 2 seasons, posting a 3-3 record with a 6.38 ERA.

2001

Rodney Myers granted Free Agency.

• P Myers, acquired from the Chicago Cubs via trade in 2000,and would sign as a free agent in 2002, overall appeared in 54 games over 3 seasons, posting a 2-3 record with a 5.48 ERA.

Adam Riggs granted Free Agency.

• UTL Riggs, signed as a free agent in 2000, appeared in 12 games during the 2001 season, hitting .194 with 1 RBI.

2004

Ricky Stone granted Free Agency.

• P Stone, acquired from the Houston Astros via waivers in June, appeared in 27 games during the 2004 season, posting a 1-1 record with a 6.89 ERA.

2009

Released Cha-Seung Baek.

• P Baek, acquired from the Seattle Mariners via trade in 2008, appeared in 22 games (20 starts) during the 2008 season, posting a 6-9 record with a 4.62 ERA.

Released Cliff Floyd.

• 1B/OF Floyd, signed as a free agent in February, appeared in 10 games during the 2009 season, hitting .125.

Released Shawn Hill.

• P Hill, signed as a free agent in March, made 3 starts in 2009, posting 1-1 record with a 5.25 ERA.

2010

Chris Stewart granted Free Agency.

• C Stewart, signed as a free agent in 2009, appeared in 2 games during the 2010 season with no plate appearances.