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Padres Press Clips Sunday, July 2, 2017

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Padres lose another lopsided game to Dodgers UT San Diego Lin 2

MLB suspends Dave Roberts one game, fines Andy Green UT San Diego Lin 5

First pitch: Trevor Cahill rejoining Padres rotation Tuesday UT San Diego Sanders 8

Minors Joey Lucchesi promoted to San Antonio UT San Diego Sanders 10

Padres come up empty vs. Dodgers’ Hill MLB.com Cassavell/Gurnick 13

Chacin rides hot streak into finale vs. Dodgers MLB.com Ruiz 16

Former players give pointers to youngsters MLB.com Ruiz 18

Taylor’s grand slam highlights Dodgers’ 8-0 win over Padres Associated Press AP Staff 20

Padres On Deck: SS Guerra, CF Gettys, C Allen Pace FriarWire Center 22 Storm Win

This Day in Padres History, 7/2 FriarWire Center 25

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Padres lose another lopsided game to Dodgers

Dennis Lin

The Padres have not had more wins than losses against the Dodgers in a season since

2010. Right now, simply taking a series would represent improvement.

A night after tempers flared and manager Andy Green described a victory as the

preferred response, the Padres were overmatched once again in Saturday’s 8-0 defeat

at Petco Park. San Diego fell to 1-7 versus Los Angeles this year.

“They’re the best team in the National League West right now,” Green had said after a

rout in which he and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts were ejected. “We’ve got a long

way to go, and right now, it’s about winning series against them. Pretty soon, it’s

going to be about winning seasons against them.”

On Saturday, the Dodgers were without Roberts, who had been suspended for the

game. But they had recently reincorporated a star, boosting their embarrassment of

able-bodied talent.

Shortstop Corey Seager, who missed time this week with a hamstring injury, led off

the fifth inning with a 439-foot clout into the right-field seats. Two pitches later, third

baseman Justin Turner lined a drive off the Western Metal Supply Co. building.

The back-to-back home runs gave the Dodgers a 4-0 lead.

The shutout would remain intact. Los Angeles pitcher Rich Hill singled twice,

recording the first multi-hit game of his career. The Padres did not record their third

hit until Manuel Margot flared a single to right in the bottom of the sixth.

The deficit would double. With two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh, Chris

Taylor crushed a fastball from Craig Stammen, sending a tracer over the left-field

wall. The grand slam was the Dodgers’ second in as many games.

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Stammen was not alone on a rough night. Left-hander Dillon Overton, who had been

recalled from Triple-A El Paso for a spot start, surrendered four runs on nine hits and

two walks. In his Padres debut, Overton, who was claimed off waivers June 19, did

not make it out of the fifth.

“It wasn’t the outcome we were exactly expecting,” Overton said. “But all in all, I felt

like I did a pretty good job against a lineup like that. That’s a really good lineup. And

minus a couple pitches in the fifth inning, for the most part it was OK.”

The Padres’ most animated moments came in the top of the fourth, when they

thwarted a scoring attempt by Austin Barnes, and in the bottom of the fourth.

On a grounder down the third-base line, third-base umpire Greg Gibson had started

to signal foul before changing his mind and switching the call to fair. Austin Hedges,

who had slowed upon seeing Gibson’s initial reaction, was thrown out by more than

several yards.

Green emerged on the field and jogged directly to Gibson, who had been the plate

umpire amid Friday’s testiness. The Padres manager expressed his displeasure in a

lengthy rant. Eventually, he returned to the dugout. Gibson had not ejected him.

“The call in the end was, yes, it was a fair ball,” Green said. “I felt he threw his hands

up and stopped Hedges from running, which is a fact that he wasn’t even necessarily

disputing. He said, at the end of the day, he got the call right, didn’t throw his hands

up high enough and he corrected himself. My contention was he stopped the runner.

At the end of the day, the play that Justin Turner ended up making, he’s going to

throw Austin Hedges out anyway, so whether you want to get ejected for that at that

point in time, (I) didn’t want to.

“We weren’t doing anything offensively today. ... That’s the story of the game, not one

call that happened in the middle of a ballgame.”

The Dodgers totaled 14 hits, including three by Seager and four from ex-Padres

infielder Logan Forsythe. San Diego finished with only four hits.

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Hill completed seven innings, matching a season high, while striking out a season-

high 11 batters.

“When you’re facing a division leader like that you want to make sure they’re winning

or they beat you because they beat you, that they hit or they came up with the key

plays,” said Margot, who had two of the Padres’ hits, their only walk and two steals.

“They’ve got a young team, too, and I think they’ve got a good future. For us, I think

we just have to think whenever we’re playing up to the level that we can, focusing,

working hard, then we’re going to compete and we’re going to have a chance.”

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MLB suspends Dave Roberts one game, fines Andy Green

Dennis Lin

Had Andy Green walked away without a word, both he and Dave Roberts likely would

have perched on a top step Saturday night, attempting to outmaneuver each other

from opposing dugouts.

Instead, one manager found himself on the couch. The other was present at Petco

Park, if a bit lighter in the wallet. For Green, the cost was worth it.

“If I keep my mouth shut and take everything lying down, then nothing happens on

the baseball field,” the Padres manager said Saturday afternoon. “But I felt, based on

what was being said on the mound by their pitcher, it wasn’t right for us to take the

moment lying down. And so, yes, I had some comments about it.”

Major League Baseball had suspended Roberts, the Dodgers’ manager, one game and

fined Green an undisclosed amount for their actions during a bench-clearing

confrontation Friday at Petco Park. Roberts and Alex Wood, Los Angeles’ starting

pitcher in the game, also received undisclosed fines. Roberts served his ban

immediately; disciplinary action against managers and coaches is not subject to

appeal.

The two managers were ejected from Friday’s contest after a meeting that went from

contentious to physical, with Roberts charging at and bumping his Padres

counterpart behind home plate. Roberts had taken issue with Green criticizing

Dodgers lefty Alex Wood, who, according to umpires, threatened to hit Jose Pirela for

allegedly signaling to the batter’s box. Roberts, who had to be restrained, and Green

were both ejected.

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After the game, Green made a brief address to his players. The message, in essence,

was that the Padres would not be intimidated.

“I know (Wood) said he let the emotions get the best of him, but in that situation,

your emotions can’t get the best of you and threaten another player, especially on

something that was not happening,” first baseman Wil Myers said. “That’s just

something we can’t stand for. We can’t have a guy who’s going to threaten one of our

players and get away with it and go to the media and tell everybody he didn’t say that

when two umpires confirmed that that’s what he said.”

Green said he was fined because the league felt he had played a part in “escalating”

Friday’s confrontation.

“It really was not that malicious of a comment,” said Green, who has declined to share

his parting words to Roberts. “At the end of the day, that’s 100 percent factual. Yes,

there was some sarcasm to it.”

Of the discipline levied by the league, he said: “I really don’t care. At the end of the

day, I didn’t spend any time worrying about what the punishment was going to be or

wasn’t going to be, and whatever they chose to do with (Roberts) was their

prerogative. I’m pretty much done concerning myself with whatever MLB’s

punishment is for anything at this point in time.”

Late last month, the Padres chose not to retaliate after Chicago Cubs first

baseman Anthony Rizzo violated the home-plate collision rule, leaving catcher Austin

Hedgeswith a bruised thigh. MLB did not enact discipline against Rizzo, and a large

number of fans criticized Green for not being more forceful in his defense of Hedges.

Green has voiced his belief that deliberately plunking a batter is an outdated mode of

retribution, especially if the opposing side did not have ill intent.

In the case of Friday night, however, the Padres perceived an outright threat from

Wood. Their manager expressed consternation that the pitcher had not been ejected

on the spot.

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“I might not be in that old-school way, either,” Myers, 26, said. “I’ve never been the

guy that’s like, ‘Yeah, we need to hit this guy for this reason.’ I don’t love throwing at

players, just because I don’t see the benefit in that.

“But when you’ve got a guy that goes out there and does threaten one of your players,

that’s something we can’t stand for. We can’t sit back and let something like that

happen. I definitely think that was something that did cross the line yesterday, and

that’s just something we’ll have to look at and figure out what we will do because of

that.”

Green was asked if he expected lingering ill will between his team and the Dodgers.

“I think that’s going to depend on how everybody responds to it,” Green said. “From

my point of view, it’s ‘go out and win a baseball game.’ That’s what I said last night.

That’s the script moving forward.”

In the top of the first inning Saturday, left-hander Dillon Overton, who was making

his Padres debut, hit catcher Austin Barnes with a first-pitch fastball, loading the

bases with two outs. Both sides remained calm.

Notable

• Right-hander Trevor Cahill, sidelined since mid-May because of a shoulder

strain, will come off the disabled list Tuesday to start at Cleveland, Green said.

The Padres’ plan is for Cahill, who had emerged as a key trade asset before his

injury, to make two starts before the All-Star break.

• In order to clear a roster spot for Overton, the Padres optioned reliever Jose

Valdez to Triple-A El Paso.

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First pitch: Trevor Cahill rejoining Padres rotation Tuesday

Jeff Sanders

Trevor Cahill will rejoin the rotation Tuesday in time to make two starts before the All-Star

break.

The 29-year-old right-hander has been on the disabled list since May 17 with right shoulder

inflammation. He’s expected to throw five to six innings after allowing six runs – four earned –

on seven hits and two walks over two minor rehab starts (5 2/3 IP).

Cahill is 3-2 with a 3.27 ERA, 51 strikeouts and a 1.21 WHIP in seven starts with the Padres.

Opposing hitters have a .214 batting average against Cahill, once thought to be the Padres’ top

trade asset before he hit the disabled list a second time.

Padres manager Andy Green did not have an update on Jered Weaver (hip), who has not

appeared in a rehab game since allowing three runs in three innings on June 22 at Triple-A El

Paso.

Green on Overton Left-hander Dillon Overton is making his Padres debut after he allowed a run in five innings

at Triple-A El Paso following his pick-up from the Mariners system.

The Padres manager offered the following scouting report on Overton: “It's a

fastball/curveball/change-up combo. It's a mix guy. He's going to have to locate all three pitches

against this club and throw any pitch in any count. If he can do that, he's going to come out here

and compete very well. It's a good opportunity for him.”

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Discipline Green was fined an undisclosed amount for his involvement in Friday’s dust-up with the

Dodgers, as was Dodgers left-hander Alex Wood. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts – who

escalated events by initiating contact with Green after the Padres’ skipper made comments

about Wood – received a one-game suspension.

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Minors

Joey Lucchesi promoted to San Antonio Jeff Sanders

Now, Joey Lucchesi is moving up.

Two years after being undrafted at Southeast Missouri State, the 24-year-old left-

hander was promoted to Double-A San Antonio roughly one year into his professional

baseball career.

A California League All-Star, Lucchesi is second in the Padres system with 95

strikeouts over 78 2/3 innings. He has walked just 19, has posted a 2.52 ERA and has

held hitters to a .194 average while going 6-4 in 14 starts at high Single-A Lake

Elsinore.

A fourth-round pick as a college senior signee, Lucchesi penned arguably the 2016

draft class’ best performance when he fashioned a 56-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio over

42 innings in the low minors.

The performance catapulted him from relative a relative unknown into the No. 24

spot in the Baseball America’s top-30 Padres prospects at the start of the season.

Lucchesi’s promotion is the second for Lake Elsinore’s All-Star starting pitchers this

week and likely isn’t the last. Left-hander Eric Lauer was promoted earlier this week

and will make his first Texas League start Sunday while right-hander Cal Quantrill

could make the jump after appearing in the All-Star Futures Game in Miami next

week.

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DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (6-3, 47-32)

• Arkansas 6, Missions 0: RHP Brett Kennedy (3.75) allowed five runs on eight

hits and a walk in five innings and RHP T.J. Weir (2.40) allowed a run over the

final three innings. RF Nick Schulz (.250) and LF Alberth Martinez (.274) both

went 2-for-4 for the Missions’ only hits.

HIGH SINGLE A LAKE ELSINORE (4-6, 39-41)

• Storm 8, Inland Empire 7: RHP Cal Quantrill (6-5, 3.67) struck out four and

allowed four runs – three earned – on nine hits and three walks in six innings.

RHP Gerardo Reyes (2.04) saved his second game with a scoreless ninth. DH

Austin Allen (.250) doubled in two runs in four at-bats, SS Javier Guerra (.224)

drove in a run on three hits and CF Michael Gettys (.252) and RF Edwin

Moreno (.281) both drove in a run on two hits.

LOW SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (7-3, 33-47)

• Dayton 8, TinCaps 1: RHP Jim McDade (0-1, 3.96) struck out five, but allowed

six runs on 11 hits and no walks in 6 2/3 innings in his return to the Midwest

League. Four of the hits were home runs, include two from Jose Siri. SS

Fernando Tatis Jr. (.262) went 2-for-4 and 2B Nate Easley (.207) went 1-for-4

with his fifth steal.

SHORT-SEASON TRI-CITY (10-7)

• Salem-Keizer 2, Dust Devils 1: RHP Dauris Valdez (2.57) struck out five and

allowed a run in six innings and RHP Jordan Guerrero (0-1, 3.12) allowed a run

over three innings. 1B Chris Mattison (.115) doubled in a run in three at-bats.

ROOKIE AZL PADRES 1 (2-4)

• Rangers 25, Padres 3: LHP Buddy Bauman (shoulder) allowed three runs – one

earned – in 1/3 of an inning in a rehab appearance and RHP Angel Acevedo

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(31.15) allowed 11 runs – nine earned – in 1 1/3 innings. SS Jordy Barley (.304)

went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored and RF Tyler Benson (.222) went 2-

for-4 with a run scored.

ROOKIE AZL PADRES 2 (2-4)

• Brewers 20, Padres 5: LHP Aaron Leasher (6th round, 2017) allowed eight runs

– three earned in 2/3 of an inning in his pro debut and RHP Emmanuel Clase

(3.68) allowed nine runs – two earned – in three innings. 3B Eguy Rosario

(.400) went 1-for-3 with a triple, a walk and a run scored, RF Tirso Ornelas

(.091) double in a run and CF Robbie Podorsky (.308) went 2-for-4 with a

double and a run scored.

ROOKIE DSL PADRES (8-15)

• Reds 6, Padres 4: RHP Moises Lugo (0.72) struck out nine over six shutout

innings of two-hit ball before the bullpen allowed six runs over the final three

innings. The Padres have lost six straight. 1B Ydie Araujo (.140) went 3-for-4

with a run scored and CF Danny Tovar (.266) went 2-for-3 with three walks, a

steal and a run scored

Note

• Wet field conditions postponed El Paso’s game. The Chihuahuas will play a

doubleheader Sunday.

• Other transactions • RHP Tyrell Jenkins was placed on El Paso’s seven-day disabled list as

RHP Logan Bawcom was reinstated from the temporarily inactive list.

LHP Dillon Overton was recalled to start Saturday in San Diego.

• RHP Jim McDade, an undrafted free agent, was promoted from short-season

Tr-City to low Single-A Fort Wayne.

• RHP Nick Monroe was placed on the voluntarily retired list.

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Padres come up empty vs. Dodgers' Hill

By AJ Cassavell and Ken Gurnick / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers opened July slugging like they did throughout their record-setting

June, but the way Rich Hill was dealing, one run would have sufficed.

Back-to-back homers from Corey Seager and Justin Turner and yet another grand slam

from Chris Taylor gave Hill plenty of support in an 8-0 victory over the Padres on Saturday

night. Over seven scoreless frames, Hill allowed four hits while striking out 11, a season high.

Hill, having overcome finger blisters early in the season, simplified his mechanics with a

modified windup two starts back and the result is 18 strikeouts in 14 innings. Hill said he made

the change after management provided metrics demonstrating he was more effective pitching

out of the stretch than a full windup.

"My mechanics seem to be in sync really well and the ball is coming out of my hand the way I

want it to," Hill said. "Once you can repeat, you're able to command the zone a lot better. I feel

like I'm over the rubber now, as opposed to a two- or three-part delivery. Now everything's going

to the plate."

Hill got in on the act offensively, as well, with his first hit since 2009 and first career multihit

game, the first hit driving in a run.

"The ball just found the bat, that was it. I don't think there was too much skill in there," he said.

"It was fun to be on the bases and fun to contribute."

Not that the Dodgers, who set a record with 53 dingers in June, needed any help offensively.

Seager's homer was his third hit of the night, and Logan Forsytheposted his second consecutive

four-hit game. The early offense chased Padres starter Dillon Overton after 4 2/3 innings. In his

debut with the club after being claimed off waivers last month, Overton allowed four runs on nine

hits while striking out three.

Offensively, the Padres got two hits and a walk from center fielder Manuel Margot, who has

been on tear since returning from a right calf strain earlier this week. But only two other batters

would reach base.

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"It's not a secret, if you look at numbers, we struggle against left-handed curveballs," said

Padres manager Andy Green. "You're talking about one of the premier, if not the premier left-

handed curveball in the game. So right out of the chute, it's a tough matchup for us. But we've

got to do a better job of competing. I don't feel like we did that."

It was the Dodgers' 20th win in their last 23 games and their seventh in eight against the Padres

this season.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Another slice of salami: After Seager and Turner had homered in the fifth, Taylor removed any

doubt with two outs in the seventh. He launched a 2-1 fastball from Craig Stammen off the left-

field scoreboard for his 10th homer of the season. Remarkably, three of those have come with

the bases loaded, putting Taylor halfway to Don Mattingly's record of six slams in one season.

After Austin Barnes did so on Friday, it was the Dodgers' second grand slam in as many nights

and their seventh of the season, three more than anyone else in the Majors.

• Taylor's slam adds to LA's homer binge

Hill can hit: Entering play Saturday night, Hill hadn't recorded a Major League hit since 2009

with Baltimore. Evidently, they come in bunches. With two outs and two on in the fourth, Hill

bounced a grounder to shortstop. A sliding Erick Aybar couldn't handle it, and the Dodgers took

a two-run lead. Two innings later, he would smack another single to left, but was stranded on

third base.

QUOTABLE

"Sheer entertainment. You can't take your eyes off him. Guys in the dugout are laughing, he's

crouched down in the box, trying to bunt, trying to slash. It looks like a big Little Leaguer up

there having fun." -- Turner, on Hill's batting approach

"They were actually pretty good pitches. They just hit them. In a game like this, that happens." --

Overton, on the back-to-back home runs

FAIR OR FOUL?

With one out in the fourth, Padres catcher Austin Hedges hit a chopper that hugged the third-

base line. Turner fielded the ball in foul ground and completed a throw to first base, unaware of

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what took place behind him. Third-base umpire Greg Gibson had initially raised his hands to

signal foul, but he quickly adjusted to make a fair call. Hedges, noticing Gibson's initial signal,

halted his sprint toward first and was out by 40 feet.

Padres manager Andy Green hopped quickly from the top step of the dugout and argued his

case with Gibson. Had Hedges continued running, Green argued, he may have beaten Turner's

throw. There was no change to the call, and the Padres were on their way to another scoreless

inning.

"We weren't doing anything offensively today," Green said. "That call did not cost us the

baseball game. It's an 8-0 baseball game. It's not even close to costing us a baseball game. We

have to have better, competitive at-bats on a more consistent basis. That's the story of the

game. Not one call that happened in the middle of a ballgame."

WHAT'S NEXT

Dodgers: Kenta Maeda starts the 1:40 p.m. PT series finale Sunday coming off seven scoreless

innings against the Angels Tuesday night. When he last pitched against San Diego on May 5,

he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in five innings. He's improved recently with a

more aggressive approach.

Padres: Jhoulys Chacin will be looking to carry his June success into July when the Padres and

Dodgers wrap up their three-game set at 1:40 p.m. PT on Sunday. He reeled off five straight

quality starts last month and has been brilliant at Petco Park all season, having posted a 1.83

ERA and a 0.87 WHIP at home.

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Chacin rides hot streak into finale vs.

Dodgers

By Nathan Ruiz / MLB.com

Padres right-hander Jhoulys Chacin will try to continue his run of home success when he faces right-

hander Kenta Maeda and the Dodgers on Sunday at Petco Park. Los Angeles, on a 20-3 stretch, will be

going for a series sweep and its eighth win in nine games vs. San Diego.

Chacin's home-road splits against the Dodgers this season aren't far off from how he's fared vs. the rest

of the league.

Los Angeles pounded Chacin on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium, scoring nine runs off the San Diego

right-hander in 3 1/3 innings. But in a May 5 start at home, Chacin held the Dodgers to one run in 5 1/3

frames. Overall, Chacin has a 1.83 ERA at Petco Park, but his road ERA of 8.92 is the second-worst in

baseball among qualified starters.

That May 5 start also was a showdown with Maeda. Neither factored into the decision after Los Angeles

rallied against San Diego's bullpen.

After a one-game stint in relief, Maeda returned to the Dodgers' rotation in dominant fashion, pitching

seven shutout innings against the Angels on Wednesday.

Things to know about this game

• The high fastball has not been a good pitch to Chacin. Opponents are batting .581 and slugging 1.097

when Chacin throws them a high fastball; both marks rank last among the Majors' qualified starters.

• Struggles with high heat aside, Chacin was excellent in June, pitching quality starts in all five of his

appearances. His command certainly gets credit, as he did not walk a right-handed batter during the

month. A right-hander hasn't walked against Chacin since May 28, a streak of 70 plate appearances.

• Maeda also had success against righties last month. Not including his one relief appearance, he held

right-handed batters to a .080 average in the past 30 days, the lowest among qualified starters.

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Cahill rejoining Padres' rotation on

Tuesday

By Nathan Ruiz / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- Right-hander Trevor Cahill will rejoin the Padres' rotation Tuesday, starting in Cleveland

in his return from a right shoulder strain, manager Andy Green said Saturday before San Diego's game

against the Dodgers.

Cahill hasn't pitched in the Majors since May 13. In seven starts before the injury, he posted a 3.27 ERA

across 41 1/3 innings.

Before Saturday's contest, the Padres had used only four starters in their previous seven games. Cahill's

return will permit an extra day of rest to Luis Perdomo, Dinelson Lamet, Clayton Richard and Jhoulys

Chacin.

"We've skipped off-days for guys in the last couple of weeks, not really wanting to, but just based on

health and other reasons we've had to do that," Green said. "Guys haven't had the extra rest those off-

days should've provided, so we really wanted to get those four guys that have been grinding through it

an extra day this time around."

Cahill made two rehab starts during his recovery. After pitching 2 2/3 innings for Class A Advanced Lake

Elsinore on June 22, he worked into the fourth and threw 61 pitches with Triple-A El Paso on

Wednesday.

"I've been feeling good, and I've been able to throw all my pitches in every start with no problems," Cahill

said Friday. "So I'm ready to go."

Worth noting

• To clear space for Saturday starter Dillon Overton on the 25-man roster, San Diego optioned right-

hander Jose Valdez to El Paso. Valdez has an 8.10 ERA in seven appearances.

• Since right-hander Jered Weaver made a rehab start in Triple-A on June 22, Green has repeatedly said

he is unsure of the next step in Weaver's recovery from left hip inflammation, saying Saturday that

Weaver is no longer with El Paso.

"As far as he goes, I'd love to give you something; I don't have anything to give," Green said Saturday.

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Former players give pointers to youngsters

MLBPAA holds clinics in 10 countries to inspire children,

promote game

By Nathan Ruiz / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- Former Padres hitting coach Merv Rettenmund stood in the right-field corner at

Petco Park on Saturday morning, watching child after child take a few hacks off a tee. As part of

a MLB Players Alumni Association Legends for Youth clinic, Rettenmund analyzed each swing

to find ways on how the children could improve.

But there was a child he held to only one cut. Confused, the boy sat down among his peers.

Then, Rettenmund addressed the dozen of youths in front of him.

"He only got one swing because his swing was so darn good," Rettenmund said, a smile

stretching across the child's face.

Rettenmund, a two-time World Series champion as a player who added a third ring as

Oakland's hitting coach in 1989, was among eight former Major Leaguers to participate in

Saturday's clinic at Petco Park, one of 185 the MLBPAA will host for children across 10

countries in 2017.

Geoff Hixson, MLBPAA's chief operating officer, said few teams have the event on their

homefield, and the Padres' allowance made the day more impactful for the children.

"At the end of the day, the message is to promote the sport of baseball," Hixson said. "… You

learn a lot of different things from this game. The guys that came before understand that."

As Rettenmund worked on hitting, children pleaded to sprint out onto the outfield grass, where

other players, all wearing jerseys bearing their name and former team, were scattered teaching

different aspects of fielding.

"You see this grass out here? Beautiful," the 74-year-old Rettenmund said. "I looked at it for 43

years, and I kind of miss it some days. I enjoy anything I can do when I come to the ballpark. It

makes me feel really young."

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Former pitchers Dave Frost and Mike Gallo worked in the visitor's bullpen, telling children the

importance of their balance point.

Along the warning track in front of the Western Metal Building, former Padre Rob Nelson taught

baserunning. The only alumni in a Padres uniform, Nelson watched several children savor their

first steps on a Major League field. He reminisced about the first time he stood on Dodger

Stadium's warning track during a Los Angeles Little League Day in the mid-1970s, dreaming of

standing there again one day as a big league player.

"This is the joy of what we do, taking these kids and being able to give back," Nelson said. "You

never know which of these kids is going to end up in the Major Leagues. The dream can come

true."

Rettenmund, who is from Michigan, didn't stand on a big league field until his debut for

Baltimore in 1968, under far more pressure than the children in attendance Saturday. But

growing up, he had their same dreams.

"I used to go to Detroit and look at the field, and I said, 'If I ever made the big leagues, I'd never

take the uniform off,'" Rettenmund said. "I'd wear it home."

So Rettenmund stood in the right-field corner, a uniform still buttoned around him as he and

others passed along their love of the game.

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Taylor's grand slam highlights Dodgers' 8-0

win over Padres

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have worn out Petco Park -- and the San Diego Padres -- in the first two games of a weekend series. Chris Taylor hit a grand slam to highlight the Dodgers' 8-0 romp Saturday night, while Corey

Seager and Justin Turner had consecutive homers. Even left-hander Rich Hill had two hits to go along with his 11 strikeouts, which tied his career high. Bench coach Bob Geren managed the Dodgers in place of Dave Roberts, suspended one game by Major League Baseball for his role in an altercation with Padres manager Andy Green the night before. Roberts was also fined, as were Green and Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood. "There are a lot of guys in here with really good swings," Turner said. "We take good at-bats and we swing at good pitches. Usually the chances of doing some damage are pretty good."

Taylor's slam came off Craig Stammen with two outs in the seventh inning. It was his third slam of the season and the fourth of his career. "Coincidence? I don't know," Taylor said about his slams this year. "I don't think I do anything different with the bases loaded. I try not to do too much and put a ball in play and hopefully something will happen. I've run into a couple."

It was L.A.'s second slam in as many nights against the Padres. Austin Barneshad a grand slam and a three-run shot in a 10-4 victory Friday. The Dodgers had 14 hits.

Seager and Turner homered opening the fifth off Dillon Overton, who was picked up on waivers from Seattle on June 19. It was Seager's 13th and Turner's seventh. Logan Forsythe tied his career high with four-hits for the second straight night, including an RBI infield single in the first. Seager added three hits. The Dodgers have outscored the Padres 63-18 in eight games this season.

Hill (5-4) threw seven innings of four-hit ball while walking one. He matched his strikeout high set Sept. 6, 2006, against Pittsburgh while with the Chicago Cubs and equaled June 7, 2007, against Atlanta. "We've strung together a couple outings now that the mechanics seem to be in sync pretty well and the ball's coming out of my hand the way I want it to," Hill said.

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Hill had his first career multihit game as well as his first hit of the season and his first since June 19, 2009, at Philadelphia while with Baltimore.

Turner said watching Hill hit is "sheer entertainment. You can't take your eyes off him. Guys in the dugout are over there laughing. He's crouched down, he's moving up in the box, he's trying to bunt, trying to slash. It looks like a big Little Leaguer up there having fun. Good for him tonight. He helped himself out and obviously he threw the ball great."

Green said the Padres have to do better against pitchers like Hill.

"You analyze our offense, and one of our biggest struggles is curveballs," Green said. "You're talking about a premier, if not the premier, left-handed curveball in the game. It's a tough matchup for us, but we've got to do a better job of competing. I don't feel like we did that. ... We've got to find a way to make him work harder than the three-pitch punchouts he was getting. We've got to do better than that."

Overton (0-1) allowed four runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two.

"It wasn't the outcome we were exactly expecting, but all in all, I felt like I did a pretty good job against a lineup like that," he said. "It's a really good lineup. Minus a couple pitches in the fifth inning, for the most part it was OK. I minimized damage and tried to hold my own, and give my team a chance to win."

UP NEXT

Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda (6-3, 4.15 ERA) is scheduled to start Sunday's series finale. He's 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA in six career starts against San Diego, including a no-decision on May 5. Padres: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (6-7, 4.76) is 4-2 with a 1.83 ERA in eight starts at Petco Park this season.

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Padres On Deck: SS Guerra, CF

Gettys, C Allen Pace Storm Win

RHP Quantrill gets sixth win for Lake Elsinore;

Lucchesi promoted to San Antonio

By Bill Center

Four of the Padres top-30 ranked prospects played key roles Saturday night in Advanced Single-A Lake Elsinore’s 8–7 win over Inland Empire at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore.

Shortstop Javier Guerra, the Padres’ №24 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was 3-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored to boost his batting average to .224. Center fielder Michael Gettys (.252), the Padres’ 11th-rated prospect, was 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored. And catcher Austin Allen(.250), the Padres’ №26 prospect, had a two-run double in four at-bats as the Storm improved to 4–6 in the second half and 39–41 overall.

Right fielder Edwin Moreno (.281) was 2-for-4 with a triple, a RBI and two runs scored. Left fielder Taylor Kohlwey (.217) was 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored. Third baseman Carlos Belen (.214) had a double in four at-bats with a RBI and a run scored.

Right-handed starter Cal Quantrill, the Padres’ second-ranked prospect, allowed four runs (three earned) on nine hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings. Quantrill is now 6–5 with a 3.67 earned run average.

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Right-hander David Bednar (13.50 ERA) allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits with two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning Left-hander Jose Castillo (3.63) allowed a hit with a strikeout in 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Right-hander Gerardo Reyes (2.04) pitched a perfect inning to get his second save.

There was more movement in the Padres system Saturday:

Left-handed starter Joey Lucchesi was promoted from Single-A Lake Elsinore to Double-A San Antonio. Lucchesi, 24, the Padres’ fourth-round pick in the 2016 draft, was 6–4 with the Storm with a 2.52 ERA in 14 starts. He had 95 strikeouts in 78 2/3 innings.

Right-handed starter Tyrell Jenkins was placed on the seven-day disabled list with Triple-A El Paso, which earlier Saturday had another starter — left-hander Dillon Overton — recalled by the Padres. Right-handed reliever Logan Bawcom was activated from the Chihuahuas’ temporary inactive list.

Right-handed starter Jim McDade was transferred from short-season Single-A Tri-City to Single-A Fort Wayne. Right-handed reliever Nick Monroeretired.

Around the Farm:

TRIPLE-A EL PASO (39–42) — Game vs. Reno at El Paso postponed by wet grounds, doubleheader Sunday.

DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (6–3, 47–32) — ARKANSAS 6, Missions 0: RF Nick Schulz (.250) was 2-for-4 in his return to the Missions from El Paso. LF Alberth Martinez (.274) was 2-for-4 with a double. Starting RHP Brett Kennedy (7–4, 3.75 ERA) allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings. RHP T.J. Weir (2.40) allowed a run on three hits with three walks in three innings.

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SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (7–3, 33–47) — DAYTON 8, TinCaps 1: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. (.262) was 2-for-4. Starting RHP Jim McDade (0–1, 3.96 ERA) gave up six runs on 11 hits with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. RHP Blake Rogers(5.40) allowed two runs on two hits and a walk with a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.

SHORT-SEASON SINGLE-A TRI CITY (10–7) — Salem-Keizer 2, DUST DEVILS 1: 1B Chris Mattison (.115) had a RBI double in three at-bats. RF Luis Asuncion (.297) was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Starting RHP Dauris Valdez(2.57 ERA) allowed a run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings. RHP Jordan Guerrero (0–1, 3.12) allowed a run on a hit and a walk with three strikeouts in three innings to take the loss.

ARIZONA ROOKIE PADRES-1 (2–4) — Rangers 25, PADRES 3: SS Jordy Barley (.304) was 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored. RF Tyler Benson(.222) was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Rehabbing LHP Buddy Baumann gave up three runs (one earned) on a hit and two walks in one-third of an inning to suffer the loss. RHP Angel Acevedo (31.15) gave up 11 runs (nine earned) on eight hits and three walks in 1 1/3 innings.

ARIZONA ROOKIE PADRES-2 (2–4) — Brewers 20, Padres-2 5: CF Robbie Podorsky (.308) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. 3B Eguy Rosario (.400) had a triple in three at-bats with a walk and a run scored. 2B Kelvin Alarcon (.200) was 1-for-5 with two RBIs. The Brewers scored 12 unearned runs. Starting LHP Aaron Leasher gave up eight runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk with a strikeout in two-thirds of an inning. RHPEmmanuel Clase (3.68) allowed nine runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in three innings.

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE PADRES (8–15) — Reds 6, PADRES 4: Starting RHP Moises Lugo (0.72 ERA) allowed two hits with nine strikeouts in six scoreless innings. 1B Ydie Araujo (.140) was 3-for-4 with a run scored. CF Danny Tovar (.266) was 2-for-3 with three walks, a stolen base and a run scored.

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This Day in Padres History, 7/2

Long, long night in Philadelphia

By Bill Center

July 2, 1993 — The Padres and Phillies play an historic doubleheader in Philadelphia, with the second game ending at 4:40 a.m. July 3 . . . the latest ending time for a game in Major League history. The first game of the doubleheader, won by the Padres 5–2, ends at 1:03 a.m. after a playing time of two hours and 34 minutes and three rain delays totaling five hours and 54 minutes. The second game starts at 1:28 a.m. with the Phillies winning 6–5 in 10 innings.

July 2, 1999 — The Padres get a franchise record 14th straight win with a 15–3 victory in Colorado.

July 2, 2011 — Left-hander Cory Luebke and three relievers combine on a two-hit shutout as the Padres win 1–0 in Seattle. The Padres pitchers strike out nine Mariners without issuing a walk.

July 2, 2014 — Right-hander Tyson Ross allows three hits with no walks and nine strikeouts in a 3–0 complete-game win over Cincinnati at Petco Park.

July 2, 2015 — Melvin Upton Jr. hits his franchise-record third walk-off homer of the season on the first pitch of the ninth inning from Andrew Millerto give the Padres a 2–1 win over the Yankees at Petco Park.