Final
Millwood aims to stay unbeaten in San Diego
Jun 22, 2012 - 3:06 PMVideo
Millwood, who has logged starts with seven teams over his career, is a perfect 4-0 with a 3.30 earned run average in eight career starts in San Diego, striking out 54 over 46 1/3 innings. He is 8-2 with a 3.27 ERA in 17 career encounters with the Padres.
The right-hander pitched six innings of a combined no-hitter versus the Dodgers on June 8, exiting the start early due to a right groin strain. He didn't start again until Saturday versus the Giants and was tagged for four runs -- three earned -- on nine hits and a walk in five innings of a no- decision.
Millwood, 37, is 3-5 with a 3.69 ERA in 13 starts this season.
He'll look to get the Mariners back on track tonight after Jason Vargas was pounded for career highs of 10 runs and five homers in Wednesday's 14-10 defeat to the Diamondbacks. Vargas lasted 4 1/3 innings, getting reached for nine hits and two walks.
"He said he felt good but just wasn't in command of the ball," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said about Vargas. "He was working behind quite a bit and they were squaring them up. It was just one of those days."
Franklin Gutierrez hit a three-run home run and Kyle Seager had a two-run shot in defeat, Seattle's eighth in 11 games.
The Padres have lost five of six, getting swept in three games by the Rangers to begin the week. San Diego was unable to salvage Wednesday's finale, dropping a 4-2 decision.
Starter Anthony Bass hit a two-run single in the second inning and limited the Rangers to a run over five innings, but was forced to exit due to right shoulder inflammation. The Padres' bullpen was unable to hold a 2-1 lead, giving up two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh frame.
"[Bass] said it felt as if something was going on," Padres manager Bud Black said of his starter's injury. "This is the first time something came up mid- game."
Black now turns to 28-year-old Clayton Richard, who is coming off consecutive road victories in which he has given up just one run over 14 2/3 innings.
That stretch began with seven innings of one-run ball at Seattle on June 12, giving Richard a career mark of 3-1 with a 1.97 ERA against the Mariners.
The left-hander then faced the hosting Athletics on Sunday and logged 7 2/3 scoreless frames in a 2-1 win, scattering five hits and two walks while striking out six.
"He mixed in enough sliders, change (and) curveballs to keep them honest. But it was all about the fastball in good spots, throwing strikes and working fast," Black said of Richard's outing.
The wins have pushed Richard's season record to 4-7 with a 3.94 ERA over 14 outings.
The Padres won all three games against the hosting Mariners from June 12-14 and will now look to avenge a sweep by Seattle in the last encounter at San Diego a season ago in which they were outscored 14-2.
- SEATTLE: 5
SAN DIEGO: 9
Final
Jun 23 1:01 AM - Chase Headley sacrifice fly to right scored Will Venable with one out. Runner on first and Carlos Quentin due up.
Mariners 5, Padres 9 Bot 8, 1 OutJun 23 12:42 AM - Clayton Richard single to left scored Logan Forsythe with two out. On the play, Nick Hundley advances to third. Clayton Richard to second on the throw. Runners on second and third and Will Venable due up.
Mariners 5, Padres 8 Bot 5, 2 OutsJun 22 11:49 PM - Casper Wells reached first on Chase Headley's throwing error scoring Franklin Gutierrez with two out. Runner on first and Miguel Olivo due up.
Mariners 5, Padres 7 Top 5, 2 OutsJun 22 11:39 PM - Chase Headley sacrifice fly to left scored Will Venable with two out. Runner on second and Carlos Quentin due up.
Mariners 4, Padres 7 Bot 4, 2 OutsJun 22 11:29 PM - Will Venable single to right scored Clayton Richard with one out. Runner on first and Cameron Maybin due up.
Mariners 4, Padres 6 Bot 4, 1 OutJun 22 11:25 PM - Clayton Richard double to right scored Logan Forsythe and Everth Cabrera with one out. Runner on second and Will Venable due up.
Mariners 4, Padres 5 Bot 4, 1 OutJun 22 11:21 PM - Everth Cabrera double to left scored Yonder Alonso with none out. On the play, Logan Forsythe advances to third. Runners on second and third and Nick Hundley due up.
Mariners 4, Padres 3 Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 22 11:18 PM - Chase Headley single to center scored Will Venable with two out. Runner on first and Carlos Quentin due up.
Mariners 4, Padres 2 Bot 3, 2 OutsJun 22 11:03 PM - Cameron Maybin ground out short to first scored Nick Hundley with two out. On the play, Will Venable advances to second. Runner on second and Chase Headley due up.
Mariners 4, Padres 1 Bot 3, 2 OutsJun 22 11:02 PM - Justin Smoak sacrifice fly to center scored Ichiro Suzuki with two out. Runner on first and Casper Wells due up.
Mariners 4, Padres 0 Top 3, 2 OutsJun 22 10:45 PM - Miguel Olivo lead-off Home Run (6) to left. Dustin Ackley due up.
Mariners 3, Padres 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJun 22 10:28 PM - Franklin Gutierrez none-out, two-run Home Run (2) to left scored Ichiro Suzuki. Kyle Seager due up.
Mariners 2, Padres 0 Top 1, 0 OutsJun 22 10:09 PM - SEATTLE: 0
SAN DIEGO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jun 22 10:06 PM
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