Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 5:40PM CST
The San Diego Padres claimed a 9-3 victory over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in their home opener on Tuesday at reconfigured Petco Park. Will Venable delivered a strong performance for the Padres, hitting a home run and also connecting for a bases-loaded triple in the contest. The win offered San Diego a rebound following a challenging six-game road trip.
Date: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Time: 5:40PM CST
Stadium: Petco Park
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 44,436
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SD |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
LAD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Y Alonso (1, J Beckett); M Kotsay (1, R Belisario)
Triples: W Venable (1, J Howell)
Home Runs: W Venable (1, 1st inning off J Beckett 0 on, 1 Out); N Hundley (1, 5th inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: W Venable 4 (4), J Gyorko (4), N Hundley (2), M Kotsay (1), C Denorfia (2), Y Alonso (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Gyorko, C Denorfia, W Venable 3, Y Alonso
Sacrifice Hit: N Hundley; C Maybin
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (M Kotsay 1-1, N Hundley 0-1, A Amarista 0-1, E Cabrera 0-1, C Quentin 0-1, C Maybin 0-1, W Venable 1-1, C Denorfia 1-1, J Gyorko 1-1, Y Alonso 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Amarista 2; C Quentin 1; C Maybin 1; Y Alonso 2

Pitcher Notes: J Thatcher pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Intentional Walks: W Venable (By R Belisario)
Hit By Pitch: C Quentin (By R Belisario)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Richard 11-24; A Cashner 3-6; J Thatcher 0-1; L Gregerson 1-1; D Thayer 1-3; B Brach 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Richard 13-7-20-18; A Cashner 9-0-0-4; J Thatcher 0-0-0-1; L Gregerson 0-0-0-1; D Thayer 5-2-4-1; B Brach 3-5-5-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Richard 8-3; A Cashner 4-0; J Thatcher 0-0; L Gregerson 1-0; D Thayer 0-1; B Brach 0-1
Game Scores: C Richard 43

Double Plays: 3 (C Richard-N Hundley-Y Alonso, E Cabrera-A Amarista-Y Alonso, A Amarista-E Cabrera-Y Alonso)
Errors: A Amarista (1, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: E Cabrera (1, 2nd base by J Beckett/A Ellis)
Stolen Bases: W Venable (1, 2nd base off J Beckett/A Ellis)

Doubles: M Kemp (3, C Richard)
Home Runs: J Uribe (1, 4th inning off C Richard 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Uribe 2 (2), A Gonzalez (6)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Gonzalez
Sacrifice Hit: J Beckett
Ground Into Double Play: J Uribe; J Sellers; S Schumaker
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (J Beckett 0-1, J Sellers 0-1, M Kemp 0-2, C Crawford 0-1, A Ethier 0-1, J Uribe 0-1, A Gonzalez 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Beckett 1; C Crawford 2; A Ethier 1

Pitcher Notes: P Rodriguez pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Beckett 13-21; C Capuano 1-3; R Belisario 2-6; P Rodriguez 1-3; M Guerrier 2-4; J Howell 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Beckett 10-12-15-15; C Capuano 4-2-0-2; R Belisario 3-0-0-4; P Rodriguez 2-2-0-1; M Guerrier 2-1-0-3; J Howell 7-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 2-8; C Capuano 1-1; R Belisario 2-0; P Rodriguez 0-1; M Guerrier 2-0; J Howell 0-0
Game Scores: J Beckett 46

Passed Balls: A Ellis

Picked Off: C Crawford (1st base by C Richard)
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