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Padres Press Clips Monday, July 20, 2015

Article Source Author Page Upton pulled before Padres rained out UT San Diego Sanders 2 Solarte bringing ‘energy’ to leadoff spot UT San Diego Sanders 4 Opposing views: Giants bring in Everth UT San Diego Sanders 7 Minors: Medica, Decker, Renfroe power up UT San Diego Sanders 9 On deck: Tim Hudson coming off DL UT San Diego Sanders 11 In rare occurrence, Padres game rained out MLB.com Brock 12 Sore left oblique forces J. Upton out of game MLB.com Brock 14 Rehabbing wrist, Myers to start hitting soon MLB.com Brock 15 Kennedy set for fourth start vs. Giants this season MLB.com Bloom 17 Rockies-Padres postponed by rare rainout in San Diego Associated Press AP 19 Sore oblique forces Justin Upton to leave Padres game FoxSports.com Fox Sports 20 Padres rained out at home NBCSanDiego.com Togerson 21

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Upton pulled before Padres rained out Outfielder removed from game in fifth with tightness in left oblique By Jeff Sanders | 2:59 p.m. July 19, 2015 | Updated, 6:35 p.m.

Relax: Justin Upton is still a Padre – at least for now.

The subject of numerous trade rumors as the Padres decide whether to buy or sell, it

was the 27-year-old outfielder – and not General Manager A.J. Preller – removing

himself with tightness in his left oblique before the start of the fifth inning moments

before a downpour washed away Sunday’s finale against the Rockies, the first Petco

Park postponement in more than nine years.

The game will be replayed from scratch Sept. 10, filling an off day at the end of the

Rockies’ final trip to San Diego.

“It just tightened up on me,” said Upton, who is expected to avoid the disabled list. “It

got to the point where I couldn't rotate and it kind of feels like something's locked up.

Instead of pushing it, we decided that coming out of the game would be the best thing.

“Hopefully, we'll clear it up in the next couple of days and it won't be a problem.”

Upton originally felt the discomfort on the previous road trip, enough to cost him the

final game in Pittsburgh on July 8. He returned to the lineup two days later, and

though he has continued to receive treatment on the area, Upton thought he had

turned a corner.

Then the oblique continued to tighten as Sunday’s game progressed. After conferring

with trainers after lining into a double play in the fourth inning, the Padres’ left

fielder opted to play it safe.

“It started the first game in Pittsburgh,” Upton said. “Ever since then, some days it

feels better than others. I've been able to play through it, but it's one of those things …

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where we need to have everyone healthy. My goal is to be as healthy as I can in the

next couple of days to help the team.”

At least one way or another.

At eight games under .500 at the break, the Padres presumably used the lull in the

schedule to determine whether to buy or sell (or some combination of both) ahead of

the July 31 trade deadline. Even in search of their first five-game winning streak of the

season – that hunt remains alive with Sunday’s postponement – an uptick in on-field

play has done little to chase away the dark cloud hovering over the remainder of the

season:

At 43-49, BaseballProspectus.com has their playoff odds sat at 1.4 percent, they’ve got

a number of assets desired across the league and Preller has just 12 days to decide

precisely how to move forward.

What to do with Upton – hopefully a healthy Upton – tops a long list of scenarios that

may include selling off pitching, too.

A free agent at the end of the year, Upton would at least fetch an extra draft pick if he

turned down a qualifying offer after the season. In the meantime, the Padres have to

weigh just what sort of value Upton could fetch on the trade market – the Orioles and

Astros have emerged as interested parties, according to a Fox Sorts report – against

urges to keep this team together for a run at the postseason.

Upton hopes to make that decision difficult on Preller.

“I'd love for this team to turn it around,” Upton said. “These guys in here have worked

their butts off. We haven't seen the results that we want, but we've shown we can

compete and we've played better as of late.

“If we can keep it going, we think we can pull ourselves out of the gutter.”

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Solarte bringing 'energy' to leadoff spot Morrow set for sim game, stats from Sunday's game washed away with rare rainout By Jeff Sanders | 12:22 p.m. July 19, 2015 | Updated, 6:23 p.m.

Twenty-seven games into this gig as the Padres’ interim manager, Pat Murphy has

used seven different leadoff hitters. His latest choice from a roster full of imperfect

options – Yangervis Solarte – has been a constant during the four-game winning

streak that the Padres carried into Sunday’s series finale against the Rockies.

“He brings a great energy,” Murphy said Sunday morning. “Even though he’s not a

great runner, he brings an energy and he’s to be reckoned with leading off the game

because he can swing the bat.”

Better yet, Solarte has shown a knack for getting on-base.

Even before the Padres tapped Wil Myers (wrist) as their top option in the leadoff

spot, Solarte appeared to be a candidate for the job if he won regular playing time this

spring. His .336 on-base percentage in 56 games with the Padres last year ranked

second on the team behind Seth Smith (.367).

That number dipped significantly after a fast start to the season, his average falling

from .346 on April28 to as low as .234 on June 24. Over the previous four games in

the leadoff spot, however, Solarte has reached base in 39 percent of his plate

appearances and is slugging .500 with a pair of RBIs.

Not that leading off, in his opinion, suits him better than anything else.

“If they give me the opportunity at any position, I'm going to be excited, you know,”

he said Sunday. “Leadoff, batting second, batting fourth, whatever. Wherever I am in

the lineup I want to help the team.”

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A final sim game

Right-hander Brandon Morrow is scheduled to throw a final sim game before

Monday’s game. If all goes well in that session – three 15-pitch innings – the 30-year-

old pitcher is expected to head to Triple-A El Paso, where he will work with rehabbing

catcher Tim Federowicz (knee).

Morrow is attempting a second comeback after right shoulder inflammation originally

landed him on the disabled list in May after just five starts. He had progressed

through a pair of rehab starts with Double-A San Antonio when the Padres shut him

down with shoulder discomfort, although an MRI did not reveal any structural

damage.

This time around? So far, so good.

“I'm feeling stronger and more explosive this time,” Morrow said, “than just ‘not

sore.’”

Notable

• Sunday's rain-out was the first at Petco Park since April 4, 2006 – a span of

nine years, three months and 15 days and 820 home games. The game was

called after a two-hour, 36-minute delay, the sixth rain delay in Petco Park

history and the seventh overall (bee delay on July 2, 2009 vs. Houston). It was

also the second rain delay this year, separated by 25 games. Before that, there

were 337 games between delays. The game will be played from scratch Sept. 10.

“You want to try to play that game under what would be typical circumstances,"

said Rockies manager Walt Weiss, whose team was four outs away from a win.

"Would you restart a game in the rain if you weren’t just trying to get four outs?

I think the integrity of the game is at stake there.”

• Before the rain-out, RHP Andrew Cashner had struck out eight batters and

allowed an unearned run on three hits over 4 2/3 innings. With the

postponement, the outing – as well as two doubles from RF Matt Kemp and two

errors from SS Will Middelbrooks – will be struck from the record book. "That's

just the way it goes," said Cashner, who threw 72 pitches. "I don't know if you'll

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ever see this again in San Diego for a while. I had good stuff today. That was just

part of it – the weather.

• Sunday marked the 33rd anniversary of Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn's big

league debut with the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium. Starting the game in

center field and hitting fifth, Gwynn went 2-for-4 with a double, a sacrifice fly

for an RBI and a run scored against the Phillies.

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Opposing views: Giants bring in Everth Padres' former shortstop signs minor league deal with San Francisco By Jeff Sanders | 5 a.m. July 20, 2015

As sturdy as the Giants are up the middle with Brandon Crawford and Joe Panik, the

defending world champs have taken a flier on a familiar face: Everth Cabrera.

The 28-year-old infielder signed a minor league deal with the Giants last week,

according to CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman. Cabrera was released in June after

posting a .208/.250/.229 batting line in 29 games with the Orioles.

The Padres and Cabrera parted ways over the winter following his September arrest

for driving under the influence of marijuana. He reached a plea deal on resisting

arrest charges in February, clearing a path toward his return to baseball.

Cabrera is expected to report to Triple-A Sacramento.

AT THE PLATE

• Hunter Pence's return from the disabled list is leading another Giants

resurgence. Through Saturday, the right fielder had a .345/.406/.621 batting

line, two homers and 10 RBIs in his last seven games.

• C Buster Posey is hitting .412/.447/.647 with four homers and 22 RBIs over

his last 18 games.

• SS Brandon Crawford has cooled some, batting .225 over his last 19 games.

He has, however, continued to hit for power over that stretch (.465 slugging).

ON THE MOUND

• Rookie RHP Chris Heston has been the Giants' best pitcher over the last

month, going 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA, 16 strikeouts and a 1.04 WHIP over his last

27 innings. LHP Madison Bumgarner, who will not pitch in this series, has a

4.21 ERA over his last four starts.

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• RHP Matt Cain has allowed nine runs in 16 innings since coming off the

disabled list. He has struck out 14 and walked six.

IN THE PEN

• RHP George Kontos has allowed one run in his last eight innings, while

RHP Hunter Strickland has fanned 11 over 7 2/3 innings while also yielding

one run.

• RHP Santiago Casilla has a 7.11 ERA over his last nine games despite

converting four saves in that stretch.

KEY INJURIES

• RHP Tim Hudson (shoulder) is expected to come off the disabled list today to

start against Padres RHP Ian Kennedy.

• LHP Jeremy Affeldt (shoulder), OF Nori Aoki (leg) and RHPTim Lincecum (forearm) could all return before the end of the month.

STANDINGS NL West

W-L PCT GB RS RA Diff STRK L10

Dodgers 53-40 .570 - 388 321 +67 W2 7-3

Giants 49-43 .533 3.5 393 361 +32 W6 7-3

Padres 43-49 .467 9.5 361 406 -45 W4 4-6

Diamondbacks 42-48 .467 9.5 402 408 -6 L6 3-7

Rockies 39-51 .433 12.5 395 452 -57 L2 5-5

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Minors: Medica, Decker, Renfroe power up Recapping Sunday's Padres minor league games By Jeff Sanders | 8 a.m. July 20, 2015

Colin Rea is on the board in the Pacific Coast League.

Although he struggled with command, the 25-year-old prospect limited the damage to

a single run in the first game of Triple-A El Paso's doubleheader sweep. Rea (1-0,

5.73) struck out four and scattered three hits and four walks in a 7-1 victory, his first

since he was promoted from Double-A San Antonio.

Tommy Medica (.270) homered in that win, as well as in a later 7-1 win to give him

five on the season. He drove in seven runs between the two games, while Cody Decker

(.267) hit his 17th homer in the Game 2 win.

Rehabbing catcher Tim Federowicz doubled in four at-bats in his first game with El

Paso (47-47).

DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (41-52)

• Missions 9, Frisco 1: RF Hunter Renfroe (.271) drove in two runs on his 10th

homer and 3B Duanel Jones (.235) hit his fourth homer. RHP James Needy (3-

0, 2.35) struck out seven and allowed one run on two hits and three walks in a

complete game win.

HIGH SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (37-56)

• Modesto 5, Storm 4: RF Donavan Tate (.216) hit his fourth homer and CF

Auston Bousfield ((.294) hit his third. LHP Brad Wieck (4.05) allowed three

runs (one earned) in six innings.

LOW SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (46-46)

• Dayton 5, TinCaps 4: RHP Ernesto Montas (9-6, 3.28) allowed five runs (four

earned) in four innings. SS Ruddy Giron (.297) went 2-for-4 with a double and a

run scored and made his 16th error of the season on a throw. LF Franchy

Cordero (.231) doubled in two runs in five at-bats.

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SHORT-SEASON TRI-CITY (17-14)

• Dust Devils 5, Salem-Keizer 4: C Austin Allen (.218) drove in two runs on two

doubles and LF Jose Urena (.298) and 2B Kodie Tidwell (.220) each had two

hits. RHP Walker Lockett (2.58) allowed four runs (two earned) while striking

out six over 6 1/3 innings.

ROOKIE AZL PADRES (10-13)

• AZL Padres 2, AZL D-backs 1: RHP Emmanuel Ramirez (4-1, 0.65) struck out

five and allowed a run in six innings. CF Jhonatan Pena (.263) singled twice for

the day's only two-hit effort.

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On deck: Tim Hudson coming off DL Giants veteran drawing Padres right-hander Ian Kennedy By Jeff Sanders | 10 a.m. July 20, 2015

THE SERIES

• San Francisco Giants at Padres

• Game 1: 7:10 p.m. Monday

PROBABLE PITCHERS

Giants RHP Tim Hudson (5-7, 4.68)

• Hudson is making his first start since a shoulder strain sent him to the DL last

month. He threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings at the Padres in the home opener in

April.

Padres RHP Ian Kennedy (4-9, 4.91)

• A pending free agent, Kennedy is making the first of three starts before the

trading deadline. He has a 3.38 ERA over his last four starts

GAME 2

• Tuesday, 7:10 p.m.: Giants RHP Chris Heston (9-5, 3.39) vs. Padres RHP

Odrisamer Despaigne (3-6, 4.64)

GAME 3

• Wednesday, 12:40 p.m.: Giants RHP Matt Cain (1-1, 5.06) vs. Padres RHP

James Shields (8-3, 3.92)

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In rare occurrence, Padres game rained out San Diego will make up contest against Rockies on Sept. 10 By Corey Brock / MLB.com | @FollowThePadres | July 19th, 2015 SAN DIEGO -- Justin Upton has been in the big leagues since 2007 and, before Sunday, probably

thought he'd seen just about everything.

But a rainout in ... San Diego?

"Playing in Atlanta for two years, I saw quite a few rain delays," he said. "But I wouldn't expect it in San

Diego. Hopefully that's the last one."

This was the first postponed game at Petco Park since April 4, 2006, a span of 820 games at the Padres'

downtown ballpark, which opened in 2004. Sunday's postponement was just the second in Petco Park's

history.

The Padres and Rockies, attempting to squeeze in the final game of their three-game series at Petco

Park, waited through a delay of two hours and 30 minutes before the game was called. The Padres had

a game delayed nearly two hours earlier this year by rain, against the Nationals on May 14.

The game will be made up on Sept. 10 at 12:40 p.m. Tickets will be honored for that game or can be

exchanged for an equally-valued ticket based on availability.

The Rockies were leading the Padres, 1-0, before rain halted play in the top of the fifth inning.

The statistics from this day won't count and the two teams will start from scratch on Sept. 10, which turns

their normally scheduled three-game series into a four-game set.

San Diego interim manager Pat Murphy felt that the umpire crew made the right decision in not

attempting to push ahead and play.

"With the forecast of rain coming and with how much water the field took … they didn't want to restart just

for the possibility of playing for a half hour," Murphy said.

San Diego pitcher Andrew Cashner, who allowed one unearned run over four innings before allowing a

hit in the fifth inning. He got two outs before the field was cleared for the tarp.

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During the delay, Cashner did his best to stay ready in case the rain cleared and he could get back on

the mound.

"I got on a bike, I threw a bullpen [indoors] and stayed loose and ready to go," Cashner said.

Murphy indicated that no change to the rotation will be made, especially since Cashner threw 72 pitches.

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Sore left oblique forces J. Upton out of game Move to take outfielder out of game was precautionary with inclement weather By Corey Brock / MLB.com | @FollowThePadres | July 19th, 2015 SAN DIEGO -- Left fielder Justin Upton left Sunday's game against the Rockies in the fifth inning with a

sore left oblique.

The Padres and Rockies, after waiting out a two hours and 30 minute delay due to rain, had the final

game of their three-game series at Petco Park postponed.

As for Upton, the oblique is the same injury that caused him to be scratched from a start during a series

in Pittsburgh on the team's last road trip before the All-Star break.

He said it started to really tighten up on him Sunday.

"It got to the point where I couldn't rotate," Upton said. "It feels like something has locked up. Instead of

pushing it, we felt coming out of the game would be the best thing."

The injury was initially called lower back tightness, with the imminent inclement weather as a reason to

get Upton out of the game, said interim manager Pat Murphy.

"I think he's played through it a little bit," Murphy said. "He's realizing that this is getting worse and this

could jeopardize the season if he didn't take care of it. It really tightened up on him today."

Upton was 0-for-2 at the plate, lining into a double play in his final at-bat in the bottom of the fourth

inning.

Will Venable moved to left field from center field with Melvin Upton Jr. entering the game to play center

field.

Upton, the team's lone All-Star representative, is hitting .252 with a team-best 14 home runs and 49

RBIs.

Upton said he will continue treatment on the oblique with the hope time and rest can take care of the

injury for good.

"At this point, I'll continue treatment," he said. "For me, I can play through anything. Hopefully, we can

clean it up for good."

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Rehabbing wrist, Myers to start hitting soon Padres outfielder will start on tee before progressing to batting practice By Corey Brock / MLB.com | @FollowThePadres | July 19th, 2015 SAN DIEGO -- For as anxious and excited as Wil Myers is to get back in the Padres' lineup, he has vowed to be smart and pragmatic about returning from wrist surgery last month.

"I've had two injuries in my career that I've rushed back from and I haven't performed," Myers said Sunday. "With this one here … I've got to make sure it's ready to go before I get back in a game."

Myers had a sprain and fracture of his right wrist a year ago from which he admits he came back too soon. The same goes for the first of his two disabled list stints this season.

The outfielder/first baseman might not be stuck watching much longer.

Myers, who had surgery last month to remove a bone spur atop his left wrist, will start hitting drills on Friday, hitting off a tee before eventually progressing to taking batting practice.

The hope is that with a Minor League rehabilitation assignment that Myers could return in mid- to late-August. It's a fluid timetable, Myers said, that will be set based on how his wrist feels.

"I don't know how fast the swinging process is going to go. I think it will depend on how I'm feeling the next day," Myers said. "I don't know if it will be five days or 10 days. Once I start swinging, I'll know."

On Sunday, Myers missed his 57th game of the season -- disabled list stints of 28 and 29 games. He was first sidelined with tendonitis in the wrist on May 19. He then returned for three games before landing on the disabled list again because of the wrist.

But the wrist is feeling much better. Myers has been able to field ground balls and take part in baseball activities that don't involve hitting. That will come soon enough, though.

"The wrist is feeling good. I've got some scar tissue I'm dealing with, trying to get out of there," he said. "There's some soreness at the end range if you really crank on it. But other than that, I've got nothing. The strength is coming along."

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San Diego interim manager Pat Murphy said that when Myers is ready to rejoin the big league team he'll see time at first base as well as the outfield. He started 29 games in center field this season but looked good in five starts at first base because of the wrist injury in May.

At some point, Myers will eventually land somewhere defensively for good. That remains to be seen, though. Will it be a corner outfield position or maybe first base? Murphy admitted he is a little curious himself.

"He can probably go anywhere he wants if he puts his mind to it," Murphy said. "It's not out of the question that he can play anywhere in the outfield, first [base], third [base]. Those are the favorites.

"But all of them he needs work at, because he's a young player that needs to learn how to become a great defender."

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Kennedy set for fourth start vs. Giants this season By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com | July 19th, 2015 The Giants move on to San Diego where they open a three-game series against the Padres at Petco Park on Monday night.

The good news is that the Giants will have Tim Hudson coming back off the disabled list, making his first start since June 26. Hudson had been suffering from what he called "old-itis" or some crankiness in his right shoulder. Hudson, 5-7 with a 4.68 ERA, has only won twice in his previous five starts dating back to May 29.

The Padres are slated to send out Ian Kennedy, making his fourth start already this season against the Giants. Kennedy is 1-1 with a 1.17 ERA vs. the Giants as opposed to 4-9 with a 4.91 ERA overall. Strangely, he has a 6.18 ERA and is 2-4 in eight starts this season at pitcher-friendly Petco Park. Things to know abut this game:

• The Giants will have to make a corresponding move to put Hudson back on the roster, and with reliever Jeremy Affeldt also expected to return from a strain in his left shoulder sometime during the series, it will mean a shuffle of the pitching staff. The Giants are already carrying 13 pitchers.

• Padres third baseman Yangervis Solarte was at the top of the order again Sunday for the Padres, the fourth consecutive game he's hit leadoff. The Padres have used nine different leadoff hitters this season.

• With catcher Andrew Susac placed on the disabled list Sunday because of a sprained right thumb, the Giants still have three players on the DL, in addition to Hudson and Affeldt. Outfielder Nori Aoki (fractured right fibula) has been out since June 24. Pitcher Tim Lincecum (right forearm contusion) has been out since June 28.

• On Saturday night against the Rockies, closer Craig Kimbrel recorded his 25th save in 26 chances this season since he came over to the Padres in a trade with the Braves. He's blown one save since June 7, 2014, running off 35 in a row before blowing his last one May 9 at Chase Field. That's 56 of 58, if you're counting.

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Rockies-Padres Postponed by Rare Rainout in San Diego SAN DIEGO — Jul 19, 2015, 8:57 PM ET By JAY PARIS Associated Press It was a rare summer day in San Diego — a Padres game was rained out.

In the first washout at Petco Park since 2006, the Colorado Rockies and Padres were postponed Sunday. The Rockies led 1-0 in the top of the fifth inning when play was stopped. It was called after a wait of 2 1/2 hours.

Petco Park opened in 2004 and the only previous rainout came two years later.

"With the forecast of rain coming and how much water the field took, the outfield warning track and all that kind of stuff, they didn't want to restart for the possibility of playing for a half hour," Padres manager Pat Murphy said.

The game will start fresh on Sept. 10, a mutual off day for both teams. The Rockies are in San Diego for three games leading up to Sept. 10.

The Padres, who played at Qualcomm Stadium before Petco Park was built, had never had a home rainout in July in franchise history.

"We invented it," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. “We’ve been making it rain all year. I don't think I've ever seen rain in San Diego. This is strange."

Sunday marked just the sixth rain delay at Petco; another game was compromised by a swarm of bees.

It was the Padres' second rain delay of the season, but they resumed play on May 14 against the Washington Nationals. The Rockies led thanks to an unearned run in the second inning when Nick Hundley drove in Nolan Arenado.

Matt Kemp doubled twice for the Padres, but those stats were wiped out.

San Diego outfielder Justin Upton was removed in the fifth inning with a sore left oblique. Murphy said Upton was day-to-day.

"I don't anticipate DL, I really don't," Murphy said.

The Padres had gone 820 games between home rainouts, the last one on April 4, 2006, against the San Francisco Giants. TRAINER'S ROOM

Rockies : RHP Chad Bettis was put on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his right elbow. ... OF Corey Dickerson (plantar fasciitis) was sent out on a rehabilitation assignment to Single-A Modesto. It's not expected to be an extended stint for Dickerson, who will start off as a DH.

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Padres: RHP Brandon Morrow (sore right shoulder) will throw a simulated game on Monday at Petco Park. He could be sent to Triple-A El Paso after that for a rehab assignment. ... 2B Cory Spangenberg (bruised left knee) is making improvement but there's no timetable for his return.

UP NEXT

Rockies: RHP Chris Rusin (3-3, 3.98 ERA ) faces the Texas Rangers at home on Monday and that's a plus. Rusin is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in three starts at Coors Field this year.

Padres: RHP Ian Kennedy (4-9, 4.91 ERA) opens a three-game series against the Giants on Monday. He has lost four straight starts, with his last win coming on June 18 against the Oakland A's.

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Sore oblique forces Justin Upton to leave Padres game FOX SPORTS JUL 20, 2015 3:55a ET

When outfielder Justin Upton left the San Diego Padres' game in the fifth inning on Sunday, there was plenty of speculation that he had been traded, but he was pulled from the game for another reason. Upton's left oblique began bothering him during the game and began to affect his mobility, which prompted interim manager Pat Murphy to make the precautionary move to pull him from the game. "It got to the point where I couldn't rotate," Upton said. "It feels like something has locked up. Instead of pushing it, we felt coming out of the game would be the best thing." Upton began experiencing discomfort in his oblique before the All-Star break in a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. "I think he's played through it a little bit," Murphy said. "He's realizing that this is getting worse and this could jeopardize the season if he didn't take care of it. It really tightened up on him today." The 27-year-old left fielder is confident that he can continue to play through the injury with proper treatment. "At this point, I'll continue treatment," he said. "For me, I can play through anything. Hopefully, we can clean it up for good."

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Padres Rained Out At Home For the first time in almost a decade, rain wipes out a game at Petco Park By Derek Togerson San Diego's Wet and Wild Summer continued on Sunday. This time the July rainstorms did something that has not happened since ... well, ever. For the first time since the Padres started playing baseball in San Diego, they had a home game rained out in July. Sunday afternoon's weather stopped the scheduled game between the Padres and Rockies in the top of the 5th inning (Colorado was leading 1-0). The game will be replayed on September 10 with a 12:40 p.m. start time. Folks who had tickets for Sunday's will have those seats honored in the replay. After a delay of two and a half hours, and with more wet weather in the forecast, the crew at Petco Park decided to call it a day. The last rainout at Petco Park came on April 4 of 2006, a span of 820 home games. This series we saw the first time a game in our town has ever even been DELAYED by weather in the month of July. The only other July delay in San Diego history came in 2009 and that was because of a swarm of bees. Sunday's home rainout is just the 17th in Padres history. Keep in mind, they've played baseball since 1969. That's the same number as Dodger Stadium has had in its 53-year existence.