June 6, 2010 Phillies 3, Padres 0

The tandem of Joe Blanton, Jose Contreras and Brad Lidge hold the Padres to two hits, while a 3-run smash for Raul Ibanez accounts for all the runs the Phils need. For lack of anything interesting regarding the game itself, here is some stuff to chew on. The Padres today are notable for having four players in the game who are sons of former major leagers. Centerfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. is of course the son of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who spent 20 years in San Diego, and the nephew of Chris Gwynn (Tony Sr.'s brother) who played 10 years in the majors from 1987-1996. Pinch-hitter Wil Venable is the son of Max Venable who played for four teams from 1979-1991. Right fielder Scott and shortstop Jerry Hairston Jr. are both the sons of Jerry Hairston, who had a 14 year career with the White Sox in the 1970s and 80s. To add to it, Jerry Sr. is also the son of major leaguer Sammy Hairston, who in 1951 became the first black player in White Sox history. Not done yet, Sammy's son Johnny (who would be the brother to Jerry Sr. and the uncle to Jerry Jr. and Scott) was also a major leaguer, playing for the 1969 Cubs, for the grandfather-father-uncle-son-son combo. What you might now know (at least I didn't until now) is that Phillie Jayson Werth is also a third generation major leaguer, although not direct grandfather-father-son like the Hairstons. Werth is the nephew of Dick Schofield, who played 14 years in the majors from 1983 to 1996 (mainly with the Angels), and Dick is the son of Ducky Schofield (who would be Werth's grandfather) who had a 19 year career with seven different teams from 1953-1971. Maybe we should play Family Feud instead of a baseball game!!

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2010 San Diego Padres At 2010 Philadelphia Phillies        6/6/2010
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Hairston RF       4  0  0  0 .183     S.Victorino CF      4  0  0  0 .225  
  J.Hairston Jr SS    4  0  1  0 .227     P.Polanco 3B        4  0  1  0 .284  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       3  0  0  0 .295     C.Utley 2B          3  0  0  0 .253  
  C.Headley 3B        3  0  1  0 .267     R.Howard 1B         4  1  3  0 .247  
  N.Hundley C         3  0  0  0 .265     J.Werth RF          4  1  2  0 .291  
  M.Stairs LF         4  0  0  0 .280     R.Ibanez LF         4  1  1  3 .266  
  T.Gwynn Jr CF       3  0  0  0 .216     B.Schneider C       2  0  0  0 .132  
  L.Zawadzki 2B       1  0  0  0 .063     J.Castro SS         3  0  1  0 .212  
A-D.Eckstein PH,2B    1  0  0  0 .263   D-W.Valdez SS         0  0  0  0 .337  
  K.Correia P         1  0  0  0 .150     J.Blanton P         2  0  0  0 .133  
C-W.Venable PH        1  0  0  0 .244   B-B.Francisco PH      1  0  0  0 .268  
  S.Gallagher P       0  0  0  0 ----     J.Contreras P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  2  0                 Totals      31  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Zawadzki In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Blanton In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Correia In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Castro In 9th Inning
 
Padres.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  2
Phillies........ 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  3  8  0
 
Padres (30-26)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Correia LOSS(3-4)       7       6   3   2   2   2   1  90   5.10
S.Gallagher               1       2   0   0   0   1   0  21   3.55
Totals                    8       8   3   2   2   3   1
 
Phillies (32-23)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Blanton WIN(3-1)        7       1   0   0   4   7   0 103   2.25
J.Contreras HOLD(3rd)     1       0   0   0   0   1   0  12   1.05
B.Lidge SAVE(2nd)         1       1   0   0   0   3   0  19   5.79
Totals                    9       2   0   0   4  11   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,084 DATE- Sunday, June 6th 2010 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- C. B. Bucknor, Mike Everitt, Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Padres: 6  Phillies: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 3  Phillies: 0
ERRORS- J.Hairston Jr, L.Zawadzki
HOME RUNS- R.Ibanez(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Headley(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- K.Correia
WALKS- A.Gonzalez, C.Headley, N.Hundley, L.Zawadzki, C.Utley, B.Schneider
STRIKE OUTS- J.Hairston Jr, A.Gonzalez-2, C.Headley, N.Hundley-3, M.Stairs-3,
             W.Venable, S.Victorino, C.Utley, R.Howard
GIDP- C.Utley, J.Werth, R.Ibanez
 
Joe Blanton(3-1) and Kevin Correia(3-4) locked horns in a pitcher's duel with
Blanton and the Philadelphia Phillies coming out on top of the San Diego
Padres 3 to 0.
 
Blanton pitched a solid game.  He didn't give up much, just 1 hit and 4 walks
in 7 innings dropping his ERA from 2.63 to 2.25.  After the 2nd inning,
neither team was able to score.  
 
Brad Lidge preserved the game for Blanton, recording his his 2nd.

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