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Padres Press Clips Saturday, July 25, 2015

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Alonso, Kemp hit back-to-back shots vs. Miami MLB.com Frisaro/Maiman 2

Competitive Cashner escapes jam in seventh MLB.com Maiman 4

For Frick speech, Enberg finding perfect words MLB.com Bloom 6

Renfroe continues to mash for Double-A San Antonio MLB.com Smith 9

Kennedy looks to continue strong run vs. Miami MLB.com Frisaro 10

Dick Enberg: Hall of Famer ... and good sport MLB.com Center 11

Another reminder of Tony Gwynn's brilliance MLB.com Center 14

Gettys, Giron, Urias combine for 11 hits at Single-A Fort MLB.com Center 17

Wayne

Kemp, Alonso, Wallace homer in Padres' 3-1 win over Associated Press AP 20

Marlins

Trio of homers power Padres' victory UT San Diego Sanders 23

Healthy Upton returns to Padres ... for now UT San Diego Sanders 25

Wil Myers swings off tee for first time UT San Diego Sanders 27

Dick Enberg set to receive Frick Award UT San Diego Sanders 29

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Alonso, Kemp hit back-to-back shots

vs. Miami By Joe Frisaro and Beth Maiman / MLB.com | 2:47 AM ET

SAN DIEGO -- With the game tied, 1-1, with two outs in the bottom of the fifth Friday night,Yonder

Alonso and Matt Kemp hit back-to-back home runs, sending the Padres on their way to a 3-1 win over

the Marlins.

The Padres also got a strong performance from Andrew Cashner, who pitched seven innings, allowing

five hits and one run, while striking out five.

The Marlins scored in the first inning with an RBI double from Justin Bour, but were silent after

that. Dan Haren, whose name has been circulating in trade rumors, pitched six innings, allowing eight

hits and the three home runs.

"Very frustrating," Haren said. "The Alonso pitch, I'm actually OK with. It was a split, not my best pitch.

He's struggled on changeups. So I threw one, and it was a bad one. He took it deep."

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

First for Wallace: Brett Wallace hit his first home run of the season, and as a Padre, when he crushed a

homer to right field on a full count. The left-handed hitter, who usually pinch-hits, started at third base

Friday, marking just his third start of the season. The other two were at DH.

Haren hurt by homers: As the saying goes, "Solo home runs don't hurt you." But when they add

up to three, it can do damage. That was the case for Haren, who allowed three solo shots,

including the back-to-back homers by Alonso and Kemp. Those two shots put San Diego ahead,

3-1. For the season, Haren has now allowed 20 home runs, with 15 being solo shots. He still

had his 13th quality start in his last 20.

"I think 15 of his 20 home runs have been solo shots," Marlins manager Dan Jennings said.

"That's where his experience comes in. He knows how to minimize damage. You know the old

saying, 'solo homers don't beat you.' But again, tonight, we couldn't push across runs when we

had some opportunities."

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Stranded at corners: Limited to two hits, both doubles, by Cashner through five innings, the

Marlins threatened in the sixth. Down, 3-1, they had runners on the corners with two outs after

Bour's single to right moved Christian Yelich to third. It set up a two-out, showdown between

Cashner and Casey McGehee, who battled back from two strikes to work the count full. On the

seventh pitch, Cashner's 96-mph fastball got McGehee swinging.

"You hate to see wasted opportunities," Jennings said. "We had too many of those that we didn't

capitalize on."

Cashner handles pressure: After having his last start cut short due to a rainout, Cashner pitched

well under pressure Friday night. The right-hander faced runners in scoring position in the fourth

and sixth inning, but was able to end both those innings without allowing a run. QUOTABLE "What I saw from him tonight was a guy that gave up a run in the first, after a leadoff walk, and then settled down and was just on it. You know we taxed our bullpen pretty good and we were just looking for an opportunity to keep him in there." -- Padres interim manager Pat Murphy on allowing Cashner to go seven innings

"I don't really have any control over it. No use worrying. It's like turbulence on a plane. Nothing

you can do about it." -- Haren on being subject of trade rumors

SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS

Before Alonso and Kemp hit back-to-back home runs Friday, the last time the Padres did that

was on July 27, 2013, against the D-backs, when Chris Denorfia and Chase Headleyachieved

the feat. REPLAY REVIEW At age 41, Ichiro Suzuki continues to make an impact with his legs. After walking to lead off the game, Ichiro stole second base. He was ruled out by umpire Dan Bellino. But after a review, the call was overturned. It was a big play, because with two outs, Ichiro scored on Bour's RBI double.

WHAT'S NEXT

Marlins: In the third game of the four-game set on Saturday, David Phelps (4-6, 3.91) gets the

start in the 8:40 p.m. ET game.

Padres: The Padres will send Ian Kennedy to the mound on Saturday. In his career against

Miami, Kennedy has a 3.11 ERA, allowing 32 hits and 13 runs in 37 2/3 innings.

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Competitive Cashner escapes jam in

seventh Padres starter persuades manager to let him finish inning

By Beth Maiman / MLB.com | July 24th, 2015

SAN DIEGO -- Andrew Cashner picked up his first win since July 3 and helped the Padres snap a three-

game losing streak as they defeated the Marlins, 3-1, on Friday night.

The right-hander had a shaky first inning, walking the leadoff hitter Ichiro Suzuki, who then stole second

base. After striking out the next two batters, Justin Bour hit an RBI double, the only run Cashner would

allow.

Cashner pitched seven innings, allowing five hits and striking out five.

"What I saw from him tonight was a guy that gave up a run in the first after a leadoff walk and then

settled down and was just on it," interim manager Pat Murphy said. "You know we taxed our bullpen

pretty good and we were just looking for an opportunity to keep him in there."

But it wasn't without extra pressure that Cashner would allow only one run. In the fourth and sixth innings

Cashner got out of jams with runners in scoring position and two outs.

"I had a really good command of that fastball today. I made some mistakes in the first inning but

was able to settle down," Cashner said.

However, the seventh inning would prove to be another test for Cashner.

Cole Gillespie hit a triple to start out the inning. That prompted Murphy to visit the mound, but

was greeted by an adamant Casher, who wanted to continue in the game.

"When I went out in the seventh, he looked me right in the eye and said 'I got this.' ... And he got

to me early and his teammates said 'Yeah we can do this,'" Murphy said. "It was a great

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moment in the game and he got out of it. You show trust in him like that and he responds and

it's all about trust.You trust a player and things work out sometimes."

Cashner also received support from his teammates, as many came to join the discussion on the

mound before Murphy headed back to the dugout.

"When he came out, Cash wanted to stay back in there and we had his back," first

basemanYonder Alonso said. "I think the whole infield had his back. He was throwing some

pretty good pitches, he had some good velocity still on his fastball. You look here in this

clubhouse, he is one of our biggest competitors. He does grind and I feel like it was really good

for him and good for this team."

After striking out the next two batters, Derek Dietrich took first base after being hit by a pitch. But

second baseman Jedd Gyorko was there to catch Suzuki's line drive for the last out.

"I just felt like I had some good stuff and I just told him I could get out of this. You know he

trusted me and left me in there," Cashner said about his conversation with Murphy at the

mound. "I felt like where I was at in the game and the way I was holding up, I felt like I could stay

in there and get out of it."

After having his start cut short Sunday by a rainout against the Rockies, Cashner has a 3.93

ERA in his last six starts.

"I feel like I have had a good feel for the last six, seven starts," Casher said. "It's just, keep

building off that and keep getting better each time I go out."

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For Frick speech, Enberg finding

perfect words Broadcasting legend hopes to share stories, give thanks as

he receives award

By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com | @boomskie | July 24th, 2015

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Dick Enberg sat down at a table in the Petco Park media dining room the other

day and didn't mince words. He never does, particularly in the sports broadcasting business.

"I wasn't this stressed doing my first Super Bowl," Enberg said.

With that, Enberg didn't stop talking for nearly 25 minutes. There was no need to ask any questions, only

to perhaps redirect the monologue.

Enberg, now 80, is one of the giants. His broadcasting resume includes almost every major sporting event,

plus he began his career as a television game show host.

On Saturday at Doubleday Field, Enberg will receive the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball

Hall of Fame for a meritorious career that includes years of baseball broadcasting.

Enberg has been doing Padres telecasts since 2009, long after he covered the Angels and did

national baseball broadcasts for NBC.

Along the way, there was also Wimbledon, the Super Bowl (starting with his first one in 1980 --

the Raiders over the Eagles), the U.S. Open men's golf tournament, college basketball and the

World Series, among so many others. And we're talking about multiples. If there's a Hall of

Fame for a particular sport, Enberg has been recognized by it, save bowling.

"Yeah, I've been very privileged," Enberg said, being careful not to cast dispersions on any of

the other sports. "[The Frick Award] is the culmination of a very privileged career."

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Enberg will be the 39th recipient of the award, and he was elected last year by a 20-man

committee largely comprised of his peers: former Frick winners Vin Scully, Jon Miller, Tim

McCarver, Joe Garagiola Sr., Jaime Jarrin and Bob Uecker, just to name a few. Jerry Coleman,

a former Major League second baseman and Padres broadcaster from 1972 until his death in

2014, received the Frick in '05.

Enberg said he had been having trouble finding the time to finish his speech, to be clocked at 11

minutes. He had to thank some people and tell some stories.

"The interruptions have just prolonged getting it done," he said. "Last night I got home from the

game, I stayed up until 12:30 a.m. I got up at 5:30, because I'm lying in bed thinking, 'I've got to

get this stuff on paper and sort it all out.'"

Enberg thinks that 11 minutes is not enough to do both. He said he doesn't want to list name

after name, nor does he want to do a speech that will be devoid of color.

The time limit has already made Enberg toss two stories into the trash can, he said. His first

draft clocked out at 16 minutes, so he whittled it down to about 13. When Enberg asked Hall

officials if that was close enough, it wasn't.

"They said, 'Can you get one more minute out?'" Enberg said.

The same Hall officials who are telling Enberg to cut, cut, cut, have also told him to tell stories.

People remember the stories.

When Miller, the longtime Giants' radio voice, was given the Frick in 2010, he began his speech

with an anecdote about the first game his father took him to at Candlestick Park in 1962. Miller

said he trained his binoculars as much on the announcers in the press box as he did at Willie

Mays, Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda on the field.

"In fact, this is when the moment that changed my life occurred," Miller relayed. "I'm looking into

that visiting broadcast booth and right in the middle of an inning that broadcaster grabbed a big

handful of, I thought it was French fries, and he jammed all these French fries into his mouth.

Then he grabbed a cup full of whatever. He took a big pull on that cup. And as a 10-year-old I

sat there and said, 'That is the life for me.'"

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And Miller went on from there to give thanks and spin some more yarns. By the way, his speech

was not 11 minutes. Neither was the induction address Joe Torre gave last year that lasted 35

minutes.

"Everybody goes 15," Enberg said. "I timed it last year, and everyone went at least 15. I don't

want mine to just be acceptable. I want it to be good."

As he grew up, Enberg wasn't quite as urbane as Miller, nor did he have a hankering to solely

broadcast baseball as a living. In fact, he had to be talked into broadcasting baseball. But

Enberg has his own stories. He said he'll begin the speech with one about his first baseball

broadcast.

"It was in the San Fernando Valley during World War II on a dirt field where I learned to bat right

and left-handed with a tennis ball," Enberg said. "I'd bat one way for the Angels and then I'd bat

the other way for the Hollywood Stars. Calling it, I'd memorize the teams. And that's how I

began."

And on Saturday, that's certainly not the way it'll end. In his mind's eye, Enberg has already

envisioned all that.

"It doesn't look good for this year," he said, "but wouldn't it be great if next year, when we have

the All-Star Game, in a dream scenario, that I did my last game when the Padres win the World

Series?"

They never have, but Enberg can still dream.

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Renfroe continues to mash for Double-

A San Antonio Padres No. 1 prospect goes 3-for-5 and rips his 11th and

12th roundtrippers for Missions

By Alex M. Smith / MLB.com | July 24th, 2015

Hunter Renfroe is allergic to slumps.

Entering Friday, he had failed to hit in three of four games for the first time since late May. By the end of

the night, he had two homers for Double-A San Antonio in a 7-1 win over Midland.

The Padres' No. 1 prospect (No. 37 overall) finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and put his 1-for-15 run

behind him. He's now hitting .267 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs on the season for the Missions.

A first-round pick in 2013, Renfroe made huge strides last season for Class A Lake Elsinore and

San Antonio. He hit .267/.342/.470 with 21 jacks and 75 RBIs, numbers that he has a chance to

catch if he keeps hitting well in Texas.

The outfielder has 39 career homers and 144 RBIs in 262 pro games.

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Kennedy looks to continue strong run

vs. Miami By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com | July 24th, 2015

David Phelps has offered the Marlins plenty of consistency as both a starter and reliever. However, the

right-hander has not had a victory since June 16, when he was the beneficiary of an eight-run first inning

in a 12-2 win over the Yankees.

On Saturday, Phelps looks to improve on his luck in the third of a four-game series against the Padres at

Petco Park. But the challenge won't be easy, especially with veteran Ian Kennedy (3-1 with a 3.11 ERA

lifetime against Miami) on the mound for San Diego.

Kennedy (5-9, 4.78) has a 2.98 ERA over his last nine starts, dating back to May 28. Phelps (4-6, 3.91)

will be making his 20th appearance and 16th start. When in the rotation, he is 4-6 with a 3.74 ERA.

Things to know about this game

• The Marlins trade of reliever Steve Cishek to the Cardinals means the club will be mixing and matching

the sixth and seventh innings for their bullpen. Bryan Morris and Sam Dyson are expected to assume

bigger roles in those innings.

• Padres outfielder Matt Kemp has repeatedly come through in the clutch, posting 24 go-ahead RBIs. That

is tied for the highest total in the Majors, along with Reds third baseman Todd Frazier.

• Miami catcher J.T. Realmuto was given Friday night off and Jeff Mathis made the start. In six starts

since the All-Star break, Realmuto is batting .348 (8-for-23) with three doubles and three RBIs.

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Dick Enberg: Hall of Famer ... and

good sport Cooperstown just one of many honors for multi-talented

legend

By Bill Center / San Diego Padres | July 24th, 2015

Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.

Minutes after Dick Enberg was named the play-by-play voice of Padres telecasts in 2010, I approached

the Hall of Fame announcer with a simple question.

Hand out-stretched, I asked Enberg, "Dick, do you remember me?"

Enberg looked puzzled for a second, then broke into laughter. "You're my chauffeur," he said.

He remembered, which told me a lot about the man being honored by The National Baseball Hall of Fame

this weekend.

To remember, he had to pick out a Sunday afternoon in the mid-1980s, when he was stranded at Anaheim

Stadium after calling the play-by-play of an Angels game. The ride scheduled to return Enberg to his

Rancho Santa Fe home had broken down.

I was covering the game for The San Diego Union when Angels publicist Tim Mead approached me with

a question.

Mead: "Bill, are you driving back to San Diego after the game?"

Me: "Yes."

Mead: "Would you mind giving Dick Enberg a ride to his home ... his car didn't show up."

Me: "Ahhhhhhh."

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For those who knew me back then, I didn't drive the most luxurious of vehicles. My car was a Jeep, and

not just any Jeep. I used it to off-road. The shock absorbers were spring loaded. To say the ride was rough

is being kind. Just crossing the Botts' Dots to change lane would send that Jeep bouncing.

I explained to Mead that my vehicle might not be suitable -- not to mention clean -- enough for a man of

Enberg's stature. Mead understood and came back minutes later. "Dick said he'd love to go home in your

Jeep," said Mead. "Oh, and can you take his friend and their luggage?"

Well, if you've ever seen the Jeep that is now known as the Wrangler, you know how uncomfortable the

back can be -- and how little room there is for luggage much less a person.

Enberg even had to wait around for almost an hour while I finished writing. And when he spied my Jeep

from across the parking lot, I think he had second thoughts. But he was a gamer. I positioned Dick and his

friends in their seats and built the luggage around them. Then I had to fit Dick into the five-point harness

that is an off-roader's seat belt.

And we were off ... bouncing down the I-5 on what had to be the roughest 75-minute ride of Enberg's life.

Here's the kicker. Enberg laughed all the way. He had to shout at times to communicate over the noise

with the passenger in back. But he was this amazing sport ... and very thankful to be driven home. He

talked about how this ride might be one of his favorite transportation stories. As we approached his home,

he was hoping his neighbors might be outside to see his arrival.

I joked about giving Enberg that ride for more than two decades before our paths crossed again ... and I

popped that, "Do you remember me?" question.

That Enberg did -- and fondly with a grin -- made more than my day. It seems he had also told his friends

of his wild ride.

"I remember when you turned on the air conditioning and this wall of dust came out," said Enberg. Yep,

he remembered.

The thing I took away from our reunion is that this giant in the broadcasting biz was really a good guy ...

an opinion that hasn't changed a bit in the four seasons we've been around the Padres together.

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Saturday afternoon in Cooperstown, N.Y., Dick Enberg will be honored by perhaps the greatest shrine in

sports. Last December, Enberg was named the 2015 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting

excellence. With the award, Enberg joins a long list of broadcasters honored by the Hall of Fame.

Enberg becomes one of two broadcasters honored by each of the three major Halls of Fame -- Baseball,

Football and Basketball.

But that's only a small sampling of the honors that have been bestowed upon Enberg during a five-decade

career in the booth.

Enberg is in the National Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the National Sportscaster and

Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He is also in the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood

Walk of Fame.

When it comes to annual awards, Enberg has 14 Emmys, nine Sportscaster of the Year Awards and the

Ronald Reagan Media Award. He holds the distinction of being the only person to win national Emmys as

a sportscaster, a writer and a producer. In 2000, he was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement

Emmy Award.

On top of all that, he's a good sport. At least from where I sat ... as his chauffeur for one memorable

afternoon.

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Another reminder of Tony Gwynn's

brilliance Ross sets 1 'homerless' record, approaches another

By Bill Center / San Diego Padres | July 24th, 2015

Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.

Frequently I am reminded just how great of a baseball player the late Tony Gwynn was.

The latest incident came Thursday night at Petco Park with an assist from Friar Figures guru Patrick

Kurish and reader Ken Hughes.

Tyson Ross struck out Ichiro Suzuki the first two times the future Hall of Famer came to the plate.

That prompted me to ask Kurish how many times Ichiro had struck out two or more times in a game over

the course of his 2,295-game career.

Thursday night was the 148th time that Suzuki had struck out two times in a game. He also has

20 three-strikeout games, and he has never struck out four times in one game. As a .312 career

hitter who is approaching 3,000 career hits, Suzuki strikes out once in just more than every 9.5

at-bats in his career.

All are great numbers.

Now, we come to Gwynn. And it was Hughes who asked me to look up these numbers.

In his 2,440-game career with the Padres, Gwynn had 34 two-strikeout games, and only one

three-strikeout game. Like Suzuki, Gwynn never struck out four times in a game.

Gwynn had a career batting average of .338. He struck out once every 21.4 at-bats. The first-

ballot Hall of Famer had more walks (795) than strikeouts (434) over the course of the 20-

season career with the Padres.

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Suzuki is one of the greatest hitters of his era.

Gwynn was one of the greatest hitters ever.

Turning to Tyson Ross

Ross set one Padres record Thursday, and he also closed in on a second one. Although he

allowed five straight singles with two outs in the sixth in San Diego's loss, Ross did not allow a

home run in a 16th straight start, and he ran his homerless innings streak to 99.

Ross is the first pitcher in Padres history to make 16 straight starts without allowing a homer.

The old mark was 15 straight starts without a homer by Dave Roberts in 1971.

In terms of games, his streak of 16 straight starts without allowing a homer is the longest in the

Major Leagues since the Mets' Sid Fernandez made 16 homerless starts during the 1992

season. The last Major League pitcher to make 17 straight starts without allowing a home run

was the Cubs' Steve Trout in 1986.

In terms of innings, only Randy Jones has a longer homerless innings streak as a starter in

Padres history. Jones worked 107 1/3 straight innings without allowing a homer in 1978.

Through 5 2/3 innings against the Marlins Thursday night, Ross was working on a three-hit

shutout with two of the hits being infield singles. Only two balls had reached the outfield. Then,

the Marlins hit five straight singles.

Ross had eight strikeouts Thursday -- one shy of his season high. Ross now has 132 strikeouts

on the season, 12 fewer than teammate James Shields, who ranks third in the National League.

FROM THE SCORECARD

• Thursday night marked the 14th time this season that the Padres were shut out, although it

was their first since July 1. The 2014 Padres, who finished at the bottom of most Major League

statistical charts, were shut out 19 times. The franchise record for shutouts is 23, set in 1969

and 1976.

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• Right-handed reliever Shawn Kelley allowed one hit in a scoreless inning Thursday night. He

has allowed no runs on five hits and no walks with 14 strikeouts over 10 1/3 innings in seven

appearances since June 30. His earned run average has fallen from 4.38 to 3.09 during the run.

• Shortstop Alexi Amarista had two hits Thursday night, and is 4-for-9 over the last four games

to raise his average to .218 -- the highest it has been in July. However, Amarista committed his

11th error at short, which was his fifth error in his past nine starts.

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Gettys, Giron, Urias combine for 11 hits

at Single-A Fort Wayne RHP Nick Monroe first 2015 pick to move to full-season

Single-A

By Bill Center / San Diego Padres | July 24th, 2015

Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.

Right-handed reliever Nick Monroe became the first member of the Padres' 2015 draft class to be

promoted to low Single-A Fort Wayne Thursday, while prospects Michael Gettys and Ruddy Giron each

had four hits as the TinCaps earned a 7-1 win at Lake County.

Center fielder Gettys, the Padres second-round pick in the 2014 draft, was 4-for-6 with a double and three

runs scored to raise his batting average to .235.

Giron, 18, the second-youngest player in the Midwest League, was 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a

run scored to raise his batting average to .303. And second baseman Luis Urias, 18, the youngest player in

the Midwest League was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored to raise his batting average to .382.

Also contributing to the 47-49 TinCaps offense were left fielder Franchy Cordero (.230, 2-for-4),

third baseman Luis Tejada (.291, 2-for-5 with a steal) and catcher Jose Ruiz (.219, 2-for-5 with a

run scored).

Starting right-handed pitcher Chris Huffman (4-6, 3.77 earned run average) allowed three hits

and a walk with four strikeouts over six shutout innings. Right-hander Colby Blueberg (0.96

ERA) allowed a hit with a strikeout in a scoreless inning.

Monroe, 21, the Padres' 21st-round pick in June out of North Carolina-Wilmington, allowed a run

on three hits with a strikeout in his two-inning debut for Fort Wayne. Prior to being promoted,

Monroe had not allowed an earned run over 11 2/3 innings in eight outings for the Arizona

rookie Padres, where he had 18 strikeouts against one walk.

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There were two other moves Thursday regarding the TinCaps. Right-handed reliever Seth Lucio

was placed on the Midwest League disabled list. And left-handed starter Travis Radke was

promoted to Fort Wayne from short-season Single-A Tri-City.

AROUND THE FARM

TRIPLE-A EL PASO (50-49): Chihuahuas 5, Sacramento 2 -- Starting RHP Daniel McCutchen

(6-5, 4.01 ERA) allowed one run on four hits with a strikeout in 6 1/3 innings. RHP Jay Jackson

(1.84) allowed a hit with three strikeouts over two scoreless innings to get his sixth save. CF

Travis Jankowski (.333) was 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in his first start since being

promoted from Double-A San Antonio. RF Alex Dickerson (.309), of Poway High, was 1-for-2

with a pair of RBIs off two sacrifice flies. 2B Casey McElroy (.299) was 2-for-4 with a double and

two runs scored. 3B Cody Decker (.265) hit his 18th homer in two at-bats.

DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (41-56): MIDLAND 7, Missions 0 -- Starting RHP Bryce Morrow (1-

2, 5.93 ERA) allowed six runs on eight hits, and a walk with four strikeouts in five innings. SS

Benji Gonzalez (.227) was 2-for-4 with a double.

HIGH SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (38-58): High Desert 5, STORM 0 -- LF Donavan Tate

(.225) was 2-for-3. Starting RHP Kyle Lloyd (5-7, 5.13 ERA) allowed four runs on six hits and a

walk with three strikeouts in five innings. RHP Genison Reyes (3.67) gave up two hits and a

walk with two strikeouts in two scoreless innings.

SHORT-SEASON SINGLE-A TRI-CITY (20-15): Dust Devils 6, VANCOUVER 4 -- SS Peter Van

Gansen (.312) was 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run scored. CF Rod Boykin

(.252) was 3-for-4 with a double, a RBI and a run. DH Ty France (.292), of San Diego State, was

2-for-4 and scored two runs. Starting RHP Brett Kennedy (1.96 ERA) allowed two runs (one

earned) on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in three innings. RHP Trevor Megill (1-0,

3.60) gave up two runs on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts in two innings. RHP Wilson

Santos (2.53) allowed three hits with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings. RHP Corey Kimber (1.46)

struck out two in 1 1/3 perfect innings for his third save.

ARIZONA ROOKIE PADRES (12-14): Padres 6, Royals 4 -- Starting RHP Joel Linares (2-1,

3.45 ERA) allowed an unearned run on four hits with four strikeouts in five innings. RHP Adonis

Diaz (0.00) allowed a walk in two otherwise perfect innings. RHP Blake Rogers (3.48) struck out

one in a perfect inning to record his fourth save. RF Alan Garcia (.412) was 1-for-2 with a

double, a walk, a sacrifice fly, two RBIs and two runs scored.

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DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE PADRES (20-26): Padres 6, WHITE SOX 4 -- Starting RHP

Emmanuel Clase (2-1, 1.82 ERA) allowed a run on two hits and four walks with six strikeouts in

five innings. RHP Diomar Lopez (0.00) allowed a hit in two scoreless innings. RHP Juan Arias

(2.90) gave up three unearned runs on two hits and three walks with a strikeout in two innings.

1B Manuel Vizcaino (.202) was 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored. CF Jose Sotillo

(.224) was 2-for-5 with a steal, two RBIs and a run scored. DH Angel Santos (.261) was 2-for-4

with an RBI and two steals.

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Kemp, Alonso, Wallace homer in Padres' 3-1 win over Marlins Associated Press

SAN DIEGO -- After the Padres had given Andrew Cashner the lead, he wasn't about to come out of the game.

When interim manager Pat Murphy paid a visit to the mound after a leadoff triple in the seventh, Cashner and his teammates told Murphy the game belonged to the right-hander.

Backed by home runs from Matt Kemp, Yonder Alonso and Brett Wallace, Cashner rewarded his manager's decision by getting out of the jam and turning in seven solid innings in San Diego's 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. When Cole Gillespie tripled leading off the seventh, Murphy popped out of the dugout right away. But before he reached the mound, Cashner was already lobbying to stay in the game.

"I just didn't want him to make the call yet because I felt like I could get out of it," Cashner said. "It was a big spot in the game."

After getting a foul pop out and a grounder back to the mound, Cashner (4-10) hit pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich before he retired Ichiro Suzuki on a line drive.

"When I went out in the seventh he looked me right in the eye and said, `I got this. I'm telling you, I got this." Murphy said. "I went out there with the intent to see really how he was and see how he would react to me coming out there."

San Diego infielders were very vocal with Murphy as well as Cashner.

"When he came out, Cash wanted to stay in there and we had his back," Alonso said. "We just let him know we had his back and it was his game."

Wallace hit his first homer with San Diego leading off the fourth to tie the game at 1-all. Alonso and Kemp hit back-to-back homers on consecutive pitches in the fifth to make it 3-1. All the homers came off Dan Haren (7-6).

"It was very frustrating," Haren said. "The Alonzo pitch I was OK with, it was a split but it was not my best pitch. The one I was most upset about was the one to Kemp. I just lost my focus there for a second and left one right middle up out over the plate."

Cashner allowed a first-inning RBI double by Justin Bour, then clamped down on the Marlins as he ended their season-best three-game road win streak.

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Joaquin Benoit pitched the eighth and Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs, including retiring Suzuki on a grounder for the final out with runners on first and second. It was Kimbrel's 27th save in 28 chances.

Cashner hadn't pitched since July 8 because his last start on Sunday was rained out after he threw 4 2/3 innings. Cashner, who lost eight of his previous 10 decisions, gave up five hits, struck out five and walked one.

The back-to-back homers marked the first time the Padres have done that since July 27, 2013, at Arizona.

Kemp, who also had a double, continued his recent hot streak. Over his last 12 games, Kemp is hitting .386 (15 for 44) with five homers, six doubles, 11 RBI and seven multi-hit games.

The Padres snapped a three-game losing streak during which they were outscored 20-4 and had just 13 hits.

Haren allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings. He has given up five home runs in his last two starts after having allowed just two homers over a five-game stretch.

Haren has one win over his last nine starts.

MR. DEPENDABLE

With his 20th start of the season Friday night, Haren has made 20 or more starts in 11 consecutive seasons. It's the longest active streak in the majors.

NORRIS' SLUMP DEEPENS

Padres C Derek Norris does not have an RBI since June 28, a string of 58 at-bats. San Diego is 20-6 in games when Norris has an RBI.

HOMERS HAPPEN

With the three homers allowed Friday night, Haren ran his season total to 20. Since 2005, Haren's first full season in the majors, he has allowed 20 or more home runs in 10 out of 11 seasons.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Marlins: RF Giancarlo Stanton (left wrist fracture) has begun dry hitting. ... 2BDee

Gordon (dislocated left thumb) is still on schedule to take batting practice this weekend at the team's training camp facility at Jupiter, Florida. Padres: LF Justin Upton (strained side muscle) returned to the starting lineup after missing fourth consecutive games.

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UP NEXT

Marlins: Not only is RHP David Phelps (4-6, 3.91 ERA) pitching against San Diego for the first time, he has only faced two Padres: Melvin Upton Jr. and Derek Norris (3 ABs each). Padres: RHP Ian Kennedy (5-9, 4.78) has continued to improve in his last six starts. Although his record in that stretch is only 2-4, his ERA is 2.97 despite allowing eight homers.

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Trio of homers power Padres' victory Wallace, Alonso and Kemp go deep as Cashner picks up fourth win

By Jeff Sanders | 9:51 p.m. July 24, 2015 | Updated, 11:15 p.m.

In Game 91, Matt Kemp and Justin Upton both homered in a contest for the first time all season.

The end of a much longer drought Friday night served as a painful reminder of best-laid plans

gone awry as the Padres head toward the July 31 deadline with ever-diminishing playoff hopes.

Lefty Brett Wallace walloped a 431-foot homer to right in his first start at third base and Yonder

Alonso and Kemp provided back-to-back blasts in the fifth inning, powering a 3-1 win over the

Marlins that made right-hander Andrew Cashner a winner for just the fourth time in 19 starts.

“I don't live life in what-could-have-beens or what could happen or what-ifs,” Cashner said after

the Padres (45-52) snapped a three-game skid in front 25,897 at Petco Park. “We have a good

team in here. I believe in these guys. I haven't given up on this team and I don't think anyone in

here has given up.

“It's a long season. You never know where we'll be in the end.”

Cashner gutted his way through seven innings to turn in his third quality start in his last four

outings, Joaquin Benoit turned in a scoreless eighth and Craig Kimbrel closed out his 27th game

to preserve a win that went hand-in-hand with Justin Upton’s return from a left oblique injury that

had sidelined him the last four days.

Yet while Upton went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in his return to the lineup, the supporting cast

provided all of the Padres needed on three big swings.

After Wallace’s blast tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth, Alonso and Kemp touched Dan Haren

for 423- and 412-foot shots in the fifth, respectively, to give the Padres their first back-to-back

homers since Chase Headley and Chris Denorfia sent balls over the wall in consecutive at-bats

in Arizona on July 27, 2013.

More importantly, it gave Cashner the sort of lead he deserved while slogging to a 1-7 start to

the season. Though he slumped badly in June (6.55 ERA), Cashner entered the game with the

NL’s sixth-lowest run-support average (3.12) and was trailing 1-0 in the fourth after the Marlins

cashed in Ichiro Suzuki’s leadoff walk to open the game.

That was the lone free pass he issued.

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Given a 3-1 lead on a trio of long balls, Cashner turned in three more scoreless innings, the last

one secured even after Cole Gillespie tripled to center to open the seventh.

The hit lured Pat Murphy out of the dugout for a brief but tense dialog that began before the

Padres interim manager even reached the mound. The 28-year-old Texan wasn’t the only one

speaking, either:

This was Cash’s game.

“The whole infield had his back,” Alonso said. “We don't really say much, but he deserves it,

man. Cash has been through a lot, and if there's anyone who deserves anything in a positive

way, it's that guy right there.”

The look in Cashner’s eye sold Murphy.

“We're looking for an opportunity to keep him in and when I went out there he looked me right in

the eye and said, ‘I got this,’” Murphy said. “Sometimes, (and James Shields) has done it to me

a couple times, as a competitor you use that to help make your decision.

“I went out there with the intent to see how he was and he got me early. It was a great moment

in the game.”

It was rewarded, too.

Cashner needed only four pitches to record the first two outs. After hitting pinch-hitter Derek

Dietrich with a runaway 95 mph fastball, Cashner got Suzuki to line out to get out of the jam.

“I still felt like I had good stuff,” said Cashner, who allowed just one run on five hits and a walk

while striking out five. “I told him I could get out of this. He trusted me and left me in there. I felt

like where I was in the game and where I was with velo, I felt like I could stay in there and get

out of it.”

Added Alonso: “He pitched his (butt) off today, he battled, and good for him, man. Good for him.

Good for this team. Good for this ballclub. Good for this energy, and hopefully we can keep it

going.”

The bullpen certainly did, with second baseman Jedd Gyorko ranging far to his left to bail

Kimbrel out of a two-out, two-on jam in the ninth. His momentum carrying him into a spin as he

gobbled up Suzuki’s ninth-inning grounder, Gyorko unleashed an accurate throw to first snuff

out a three-game skid that saw the opposition outscore the Padres 20-4 – all without Upton – as

the front office considered exactly which direction to take the roster ahead of the trading

deadline.

Though he was hitless Friday, Upton’s healthy return is as central to those conversations as

they are to the Padres’ on-field prospects.

“He's going to be fine,” Murphy said. “You sit out three days with an injury that deals with your

swing, it's going to take you a while.”

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Healthy Upton returns to Padres ... for now Padres' coveted left fielder back in action after missing four games

By Jeff Sanders | 8:06 p.m. July 24, 2015

Justin Upton returned to the Padres’ lineup Friday. How long he remains there is anyone’s

guess – for reasons other than the left oblique tightness that had sidelined him since Sunday.

“Every day I came in here hoping that would be the day I could get back in there,” Upton said as

he returned to the clean-up spot for Game 2 of a four-game set with the Miami Marlins. “Better

to be safe than sorry. Now, I feel like I’m 100 percent.”

The Padres’ home run leader with 15, Upton originally tweaked the oblique while making a

circus catch in St. Louis earlier this month.

The discomfort forced him out of the lineup for a game in Pittsburgh and lingered through the

All-Star break and into his second at-bat Sunday, when the decision to remove himself from the

game touched off a social media frenzy amid rumors that the Padres were preparing to become

sellers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.

Their season-best five-game winning streak giving way to three consecutive losses has done

little to cool that thinking as the Padres sunk back to eight games out of a wild-card spot to

begin Friday. While speculation runs rampant as to exactly which players the Padres are serious

about moving – let alone the direction of their activity in coming days – the front office appears

to be listening to all comers.

“We're focused on anyone who can help the Padres, now or in the future,” Assistant General

Manager Fred Uhlman Jr. said earlier this week. “We're open to any calls. We're open to any

discussions. We're just looking to get good players. We've got our scouts out all over the

country throughout the major leagues and minor leagues.

“We're just looking at talent, whether at the A level or major league level.”

A pending free agent, Upton figures to be as central to those conversations as he was to rookie

General Manager A.J. Preller’s aggressive attempt to turn this franchise into a contender in one

sweeping offseason.

While that blueprint included making significant commitments to the likes of Matt Kemp, James

Shields, Craig Kimbrel and Wil Myers, Preller paid dearly knowing he’d get just one guaranteed

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year of Upton. Though the return six months later won’t match Upton’s December price tag –

former first-rounder Max Fried headlined Atlanta’s four-prospect package – a dearth of impact

bats on the trade market could have the Padres considering offers that trump the compensatory

pick they’d receive if Upton declined a qualifying offer after the season.

Which made Upton’s health concerns topical well beyond the value he adds to the Padres’ ever-

dimming playoff hopes.

To both ends, Upton returned to action Thursday as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning – he struck

out in five-pitch at-bat – and deemed himself ready to resume his season Friday afternoon.

“Our medical staff has worked diligently to make sure the player is 100 percent healthy and (we)

thought he could try it (Thursday) night,” said Padres interim manager Pat Murphy, whose team

was outscored 20-4 during a three-game skid. “He felt great, he feels great today and we're

happy to have him back.

“It's been tough going without him.”

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Wil Myers swings off tee for first time Padres outfielder/infielder making way back from left wrist injury

By Jeff Sanders | 7:05 p.m. July 24, 2015

Padres fans, Wil Myers feels your pain. Even hears you, too, as he makes the short walk from

Petco Park to his downtown apartment after games.

“Yesterday I was walking home,” Myers said, “and I heard a bunch of people: ‘Dude, c’mon get

back out there.’

“I would if I could. It’s not that I’m not in there because I don’t want to be. If I could, I’d be in

there every day.”

Friday, at least brought good news.

The Padres’ ailing leadoff hitter swung – pain-free, no less – off a tee 30 times with a short bat,

the first significant step in a slow progression since undergoing left wrist surgery in mid-June.

The procedure shaved off a bone spur that helped spawn the tendinitis that has twice halted his

momentum – early last year (before a right wrist fracture) and again earlier this season – after

swatting 13 homers in 88 games en route to AL Rookie of the Year honors with the Rays in

2013.

Wrestling with the injury this year has cost Myers 61 games this year.

“Having two wrist injuries that I’ve rushed back from, I know what it takes to get back from those

experiences,” said Myers, who is hitting .277/.327/.459 with five homers and 19 RBIs in 35

games. “I definitely want to make sure I take it slow and I’m ready to come back and help the

team compete. Because I know if I come back, if its’ a week or even a day too soon, I won’t be

at the level that I can be.

“I want to make sure I’m right when I come back.”

So Myers, against every urge in his body, is taking it slow. Provided he shows up Saturday

without any lingering soreness, he’ll slowly ramp up his swinging from short bats to batting

practices and tosses to live batting practice until he’s ready to head out on a rehab assignment,

likely in mid-August.

For now, so far, so good.

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“It felt great today; better than I thought it would,” Myes said. “We’ll see where we go from here.”

Amarista leading off

Friday’s lineup arrived with a new wrinkle for the Pat Murphy era. Not only was Alexi Amarista

playing second base, he was penciled in as Murphy’s ninth different leadoff hitter.

Of course, Murphy had his reasons for giving Amarista his first start of the season atop the order

despite a career .281 on-base percentage. Amarista was hitting .444/483/.444 over his last four

games (three starts) and owned a career .455/.538/.909 batting line with one homer and three

RBIs in 13 RBIs against Marlins right-hander Dan Haren.

“Lexi's been playing good, so it's a combination (of things),” Murphy said. “It's kinda hard when

you don't have your prototypical leadoff hitter. We look at the defensive positions first, and then

it's like, ‘Now what, who's going to lead off?’”

Notable

LHP Cory Luebke (elbow) has arrived in Arizona to resume his rehab. He underwent a minor

procedure in earlier this month to free up a nerve around scar tissue in his left forearm.

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Dick Enberg set to receive Frick Award Padres broadcaster will be honored at National Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday

By Jeff Sanders | 6 p.m. July 24, 2015

Color analyst or not, Mark Grant knew his place well before he and Dick Enberg worked out the

logistics of their yin-and-yang rapport when the Padres dropped the broadcasting legend into

their booth six years ago.

“Obviously, he’s driving the bus,” Grant said, “and I’m just along for the ride.”

Oh my, what a ride it’s been, too.

The latest stop is the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, where the 80-

year-old Enberg will be honored Saturday as this year’s recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for

broadcasting excellence. He is one of two individuals to earn entry into each of the baseball,

football (Rozelle Award) and basketball (Gowdy Award) halls of fame, capping a 49-year

broadcasting career that includes calling 42 years in the NFL, 28 Wimbledons, 15 NCAA men’s

basketball championships, 10 Super Bowls, nine Rose Bowls, four Olympic games, three

heavyweight boxing championships, the NBA playoffs and the World Series.

“This is getting to be too much,” Enberg said from his hotel room, where he’s been preparing

Saturday’s induction speech. “Tom Seaver just walked into my room with a proclamation from

Mayor Faulconer saying Saturday is Dick Enberg Day in San Diego.

“I guess they have nobody else to honor."

Just nobody like Enberg, who also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the fourth

sportscaster to earn one and the only person to win National Emmy awards as a sportscaster, a

writer and a producer.

Baseball, of course, is where it started for Enberg, who began calling games full time in 1965 in

Los Angeles as the radio and television voice of the California Angels, UCLA basketball and the

Los Angeles Rams. He has spent the last six years as the play-by-play man at Petco Park, a

short drive from his La Jolla home.

His work ethic remains intact to this day as he adds another accolade to a long list of

achievements.

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“I don't think I've ever worked with anyone who's worked as hard to be prepared for a game,

that's for sure,” Grant said. “His career speaks for itself. He loves his job; he loves his work; he

loves coming to the ballpark.

“It’s a big part of his life and for him to receive this award I think really puts a bow on it all.”