Durango53
05-02-2005, 10:58 AM
GAME: Colorado Rockies (6-16) at San Diego Padres (11-14).
TIME: Monday, 10:05 p.m. EDT.
Adam Eaton makes his second start of the year at home when the San Diego Padres start a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies.
Eaton has pitched well this season, although he has yet to last longer than six innings. He was solid in his home debut back on April 21 when he allowed one run and five hits in five-plus innings in a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Four of Eaton's first five starts have been on the road this season.
The 27-year-old right-hander is one of the few Padres' pitchers who has struggled at Petco Park. Last season, Eaton went 3-8 with a 4.99 ERA in 17 starts at home.
San Diego has received outstanding pitching to compile a 7-4 home mark this year. The Padres have a 1.98 ERA at home.
"You're not going to slug away in this ballpark," San Diego third baseman Sean Burroughs said. "You're not going to have too many 10-8, 9-6 games here."
Burroughs has enjoyed playing at Petco this season, hitting .395 (15-for-38) in the 11 games. He went 7-for-14 over the weekend as San Diego took two of three from Arizona.
The Padres dropped the series finale on Sunday, 5-2. Phil Nevin homered, but San Diego was held to just six hits as the Diamondbacks' Javier Vazquez went the distance.
Colorado fell to 1-10 on the road with a 2-1 loss at Los Angeles on Sunday, its fifth straight defeat. The Rockies were blanked over the final eight innings.
Jeff Francis hopes his success against San Diego last season will help when he takes the mound on Monday for Colorado. Francis went 2-0 with a 1.74 ERA in a pair of starts against the Padres in 2004.
The 24-year-old left-hander earned his first major league win at Petco Park on Sept. 5, 2004 by throwing 5 1-3 scoreless innings in a 5-2 victory.
Aaron Miles, the Rockies' leadoff hitter, has not drawn a walk this season in 83 plate appearances. Colorado ranks third in the National League in on-base percentage at .343.
"The guy's hitting close to .330, so you don't take the aggressive nature away from him. You just tell him to keep doing what he's doing and hope it works out," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He's actually run counts deeper than he ever did last season, but walks just haven't come his way."
TIME: Monday, 10:05 p.m. EDT.
Adam Eaton makes his second start of the year at home when the San Diego Padres start a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies.
Eaton has pitched well this season, although he has yet to last longer than six innings. He was solid in his home debut back on April 21 when he allowed one run and five hits in five-plus innings in a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Four of Eaton's first five starts have been on the road this season.
The 27-year-old right-hander is one of the few Padres' pitchers who has struggled at Petco Park. Last season, Eaton went 3-8 with a 4.99 ERA in 17 starts at home.
San Diego has received outstanding pitching to compile a 7-4 home mark this year. The Padres have a 1.98 ERA at home.
"You're not going to slug away in this ballpark," San Diego third baseman Sean Burroughs said. "You're not going to have too many 10-8, 9-6 games here."
Burroughs has enjoyed playing at Petco this season, hitting .395 (15-for-38) in the 11 games. He went 7-for-14 over the weekend as San Diego took two of three from Arizona.
The Padres dropped the series finale on Sunday, 5-2. Phil Nevin homered, but San Diego was held to just six hits as the Diamondbacks' Javier Vazquez went the distance.
Colorado fell to 1-10 on the road with a 2-1 loss at Los Angeles on Sunday, its fifth straight defeat. The Rockies were blanked over the final eight innings.
Jeff Francis hopes his success against San Diego last season will help when he takes the mound on Monday for Colorado. Francis went 2-0 with a 1.74 ERA in a pair of starts against the Padres in 2004.
The 24-year-old left-hander earned his first major league win at Petco Park on Sept. 5, 2004 by throwing 5 1-3 scoreless innings in a 5-2 victory.
Aaron Miles, the Rockies' leadoff hitter, has not drawn a walk this season in 83 plate appearances. Colorado ranks third in the National League in on-base percentage at .343.
"The guy's hitting close to .330, so you don't take the aggressive nature away from him. You just tell him to keep doing what he's doing and hope it works out," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He's actually run counts deeper than he ever did last season, but walks just haven't come his way."