June 8, 2012
Craig Stammen was tagged for 6 runs, 6 hits and 3 walks over 3 innings in his Padres debut. He was relieved by Dustin Moseley, who allowed 2 runs and 5 hits over 4 innings. The Padres failed to get much going offensively which allowed the Giants to take two of three from the Padres.
San Diego's only run came in the bottom of the 3rd when Kyle Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Willie Cabrera. A few other Padres had decent games at the plate, Willie Cabrera was 2-4 and got his average up to .258. Will Venable was also 2-4, he is hitting .266 with 7 HR and 24 RBI.
Padres Notes...Following the game Craig Stammen was demoted to Triple A, MR Andrew Cashner was recalled after posting a 1.59 ERA in 11.1 innings in Portland. It is not yet known who will take Pineiro/Stammen's place in the rotation.