| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, September 28th, 2022: Rutledge Out 1-2 Weeks with Injury
The Padres received bad news this morning. Josh Rutledge will miss 1-2 weeks due to back spasms. In the San Diego-New York game he sustained the injury while colliding with a player at a base. "I'm disappointed more than anything," he told reporters later in the day. "You can't help your team on the bench," Rutledge sighed. "I'll do the rehab work and hope for a quick recovery."
In his 2022 season totals, Rutledge has 27 home runs, .380 BA, .465 OBP, 117 RBIs and 118 runs scored. |
| Monday, September 19th, 2022: Span Punishes AL Pitchers This Week
Pitchers who faced the San Diego Padres last week were happy to see Denard Span in the rear view mirror. The 34-year-old left fielder was dubbed the American Player of the Week for a 6-game tear that saw him hit at a .500 clip.
For the week He also chalked up 10 hits in 20 at-bats, no home runs, 9 RBIs and 6 runs scored.
Span is presently batting .322 with no home runs, 108 runs scored and 78 RBIs. His OBP is .420.
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| Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022: Rutledge Slams 5 Hits for San Diego
Josh Rutledge was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over the park, collecting 5 hits and leading the Padres to a 17-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
After the first three hits, all eyes in the ballpark were drawn to him each time he stepped into the batter's box. Even a few of the opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little baseball-hitting history unfold.
In the clubhouse, crowded by reporters, the San Diego second baseman said, "I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and replied, "The key to hitting for a high average is to relax, concentrate and hit the ball where they ain't."
Nobody was at home today as Rutledge finished the day with 5 hits in 6 at-bats and a line in the record book.
J. Rutledge singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 4th, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit a GRAND SLAM off C. Espinoza in the 8th.
So far this year Rutledge is hitting .394 with 21 home runs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 2B Josh Rutledge | back spasms | 5 days | Not on DL | | P Paul Conrad | back spasms | 5 months | 17 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 93-69, .574 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 43-38, .531 PCT | | Record on the road | 50-31, .617 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 21-12, .636 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 24-17, .585 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 69-52, .570 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 13-11, .542 PCT | | Record in May | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record in June | 20-8, .714 PCT | | Record in July | 16-11, .593 PCT | | Record in August | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in September | 12-15, .444 PCT | | Record in October | 1-1, .500 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .275 - 10th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .376 - 3rd in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .479 - 7th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .855 - 7th in AL | | Runs Scored | 1059 - 3rd in AL | | Hits | 1528 - 12th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 627 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs | 232 - 6th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 835 - 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 676 - 1st in AL | | Stolen Bases | 131 - 7th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.44 - 6th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 5.50 - 7th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 5.32 - 4th in AL | | Runs allowed | 955 - 5th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1609 - 5th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .281 - 5th in AL | | BABIP | .305 - 6th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 192 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 632 - 5th in AL | | Strikeouts | 891 - 6th in AL |
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