Padres 5 - 1 Giants
Final
  for this game

Padres target fifth win in six games

May 31, 2008 - 1:29 PM San Diego (22-34) at San Francisco (23-32) 4:05 p.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Lately, having the National League's worst offense hasn't kept the San Diego Padres from winning games.

The Padres target their fifth win in six games on Saturday as they continue their three-game series with the San Francisco Giants.

In large part because of the league's second-worst team batting average, San Diego has scored just 202 runs this season, the lowest total in the NL and second-lowest mark in the majors. However, the offense has improved a bit lately as the Padres have scored fewer than five runs just once in their last five games.

In their series-opening 7-3, 13-inning win over the Giants on Friday, the Padres used three walks and a hit batsman to complement just two hits in the pivotal four-run inning.

On Saturday, San Diego will turn to Josh Banks (1-0, 0.00 ERA), who will take the mound for his first start in the majors this season. The righthander has tossed eight scoreless innings over two relief appearances since he was recalled up from the minors. He received the decision in San Diego's 18-inning win on Sunday after holding Cincinnati to five hits over six frames.

He'll be opposed by Patrick Misch (0-1, 6.54), who will be trying to snap a dubious streak in which the club has lost the last 12 games has appeared in for the Giants. In Sunday's 8-6 loss at Florida, the lefthander surrendered seven runs over 4 1/3 innings.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: SDG - JOSH BANKS AND LUKE CARLIN
    SFO - PAT MISCH, VINNIE CHULK (7TH), ALEX HINSHAW (9TH)
    AND STEVE HOLM

    HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE
    SFO - NONE

    May 31 6:40 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AARON ROWAND SCORED JOSE CASTILLO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ROWAND ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: J BOWKER (.250, 0-FOR-3)

    Padres 5, Giants 1  Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 31 6:39 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED EDGAR GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, B GILES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.274, 2-FOR-3)

    Padres 5, Giants 0  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 31 5:48 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 4 4 4 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 2 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JOSH BANKS
    SFO - PAT MISCH

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.276, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
    J CASTILLO (.257, 4 HR, 18 RBI)
    R WINN (.299, 4 HR, 19 RBI

    Padres 4, Giants 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 31 4:21 PM

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