Padres lift lid with victory
Opening Day streak ends By Rich Draper / MLB.com
The Giants had won their last five Opening Day games entering this season, but a quiet offense saw that streak come to a halt. Barry Bonds doubled in his first at-bat and scored the Giants' lone run of the game, while Jason Schmidt had trouble keeping the Padres from leaving the yard.
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Padres 6, Giants 1
Jake Peavy held the Giants to just one run while striking out five in seven innings. (Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
Series at a glance:
Mon. 04/03:
SD 6, SF 1
Tue. 04/04:
PPD
Wed. 04/05:
SF 3, SD 1
Homers boost sharp Peavy By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Mike Piazza made his regular-season debut in a Padres uniform memorable, smacking a solo homer in his first at-bat to tie the game. Khalil Greene added a two-run shot to give San Diego ace Jake Peavy more than enough run support in his stellar Opening Day outing at PETCO Park.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 03, 2006
San Francisco
San Diego 6, San Francisco 1
Today's Boxes 4/3/06
NYM 3, WSH 2
BOS 7, TEX 3
MIL 5, PIT 2
CHC 16, CIN 7
STL 13, PHI 5
BAL 9, TB 6
COL 3, ARI 2
ATL 11, LAD 10
DET 3, KC 1
LAA 5, SEA 4
HOU 1, FLA 0
NYY 15, OAK 2
San Diego
April 3, 2006
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Standings thru 4/3/06  | Recap: SF | SD  | Gameday  | Giants stats  | Padres stats
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Winn , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Taschner , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Accardo , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vizquel , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Durham , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Bonds , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Alou , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Feliz , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
Niekro , 1B2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .500
Matheny , C3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Schmidt , P2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
a-Finley , PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 5 11
a-Popped out for Schmidt in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Bonds (1, Peavy), Alou (1, Hensley).TB : Vizquel; Bonds 2; Alou 2; Niekro; Matheny.RBI : Niekro (1).2-out RBI : Niekro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Schmidt; Alou; Feliz.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Vizquel (1, 3rd base off Peavy/Piazza).
San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Young, E , LF3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Giles , RF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333
Piazza , C4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .500
1-Johnson , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hensley , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez , 1B4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .500
Greene , SS4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .500
Castilla , 3B3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000
Barfield , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Peavy , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Bellhorn , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Linebrink , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mirabelli , C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 6 10 6 1 3 9
a-Struck out for Peavy in the 7th. 1-Ran for Piazza in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Gonzalez (1, Schmidt), Young, E (1, Schmidt).HR : Piazza (1, 2nd inning off Schmidt, 0 on, 0 out), Greene (1, 6th inning off Schmidt, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Roberts; Young, E 2; Giles; Piazza 5; Gonzalez 3; Greene 5; Barfield.RBI : Piazza (1), Young, E (1), Greene 3 (3), Castilla (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Barfield; Piazza.S : Peavy.SF : Young, E; Castilla.Team LOB : 5.
Pitches-strikes : Schmidt 109-70, Taschner 11-8, Accardo 18-11, Peavy 96-62, Linebrink 8-6, Hensley 11-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Schmidt 5-14, Taschner 1-0, Accardo 0-1, Peavy 5-11, Linebrink 0-3, Hensley 3-0.Batters faced : Schmidt 29, Taschner 3, Accardo 3, Peavy 26, Linebrink 3, Hensley 4.Inherited runners-scored : Accardo 2-2.Umpires : HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Andy Fletcher.Weather : 70 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:30.Att : 43,767.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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