Storm Win

Storm Update

GAME RECAP

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"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            April 26, 2014

Lake Elsinore, CA – Four Storm starters recorded multiple hits Saturday night, part of a 6-2 defeat of the Inland Empire 66ers on Social Media Saturday at The Diamond.

After the 66ers scored in the top of the first, the Storm answered in the bottom half of the inning. Hunter Renfroe drove a two-out double off the 36-foot high wall in right and was joined on the base paths by Gabriel Quintana, who was hit by a pitch. Diego Goris plated Renfroe and Quintana with the second Storm two-bagger of the inning to give Lake Elsinore a 2-1 lead.

Storm starter Colin Rae settled in nicely after allowing an early run. The Cascade, Iowa native went on to throw four scoreless innings while scattering seven hits, walking two and striking out four to improve to 3-0 this season.

“My fastball was flat tonight, but I was able to make the pitches I had to make,” Rea said of his performance. “I was able to throw the changeup with some command and I got lucky a few times too.”

Leading 2-1 after two, the Storm would add in the third thanks to Quintana’s fourth home run of the season.

The Storm bats couldn’t be quieted in the following frame. Storm newcomer Chase Jensen, who finished the night with three hits, led off the home fourth with a double. Stephen Carmon bunted him to third, and Jeremy Rodriguez executed the suicide squeeze to score Jensen and increase the Storm lead to three.

Runs in the sixth and eighth provided more than enough insurance. Jensen’s second double of the game put the Texan aboard for Rodriguez, who added another RBI to his season total after looping a single into left. Carmon reached with a knock in the eighth and came around on Martinez’s single to left, his third hit in five at-bats.

Rae’s departure after five innings was followed by another sound effort from the Storm bullpen. Bryce Morrow pitched two scoreless innings and Adam Cimber worked through one and two-thirds. Cimber allowed a run to score in the eighth but limited the damage to maintain Lake Elsinore’s lead.

Trevor Gott came on to spell Cimber in the ninth and recorded the final out to secure the win. Gott now leads the California League with six saves, and the Storm improve to 12-11 while the 66ers fall to 8-15.

Despite the final score, Inland Empire managed to put the lead runner on base in seven of nine innings as part of a 12-hit effort from the visitors.

Ruben Mejia (1-1, 4.30 ERA) returns to the mound for the Storm tomorrow after making a spot start for AAA El Paso on Tuesday. He’ll be opposed by Alex Keudell (0-3, 6.48 ERA) as the Storm look for their second sweep of 2014. First pitch is slated for 1:05pm."

- Tyler Zickel

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T.Pichierri - Planet Padres Writer

Military Mondays return to The Diamond

-FREE for Military-

Just love the Storm and their marketing department. They do a top notch job 99% of the time, and then on top of that a brilliant job occasionally....

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Pass the word to all your friends that have written that blank check so the rest of us can enjoy our freedoms... Military Mondays return to Lake Elsinore....Then make sure you thank them all on behalf of us here at Planet Padres....oh yeah and $2 margi's.... woohoo

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T.Pichierri - Planet Padres Writer

Today's Game - Padres v Dbacks

Padres vs. DBacks

Alonso and Quentin both went deep, and Cabrera stayed hot with a multi-hit day. Stultz, Roach & Vincent got touched up each for crooked numbers, but over all it was a pretty solid day at the park for the boys.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E D-backs (5-4) 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 15 0 Padres (1-5) 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 1

W:Reed, A (1-0, 3.00) ; L:Vincent (0-1, 33.75) ; SV:Collmenter HR:  SD:Quentin (1) ,Alonso (1) .

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Maybin out possibly until the Allstar Break...

-Injury Update-

Maybin makes the catch, but the Padres can't catch a break with their CFer...

Yesterday Padres CFer Cameron Maybin pulled off a spectacular diving catch on a ball in RF, I say RF since the RFer could have camped under this ball rendering this a non-issue, and in doing so ruptured his bicep. He is out likely until the Allstar break making this a huge hit for the team. 

While hustle, grit, and going 100% full tilt is admirable, it's really not a good idea first week of Spring Training when you're starting to get your body back in game playing shape...You might break ! I can't think of a single reason for any player to sell out at this point in the brand new season. You must be smarted than this and know when to pull up, and no I'm not advocating jakeing it....ever....This is Spring Training, and the beginning of it, What the hell were you thinking Cam ?

Shame on you !

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"PEORIA, Ariz. -- Outfielder Cameron Maybin will miss approximately two to three months after an MRI on Monday revealed that he has a ruptured left biceps tendon.
Maybin suffered the injury making a diving catch Sunday in a game against the Dodgers. The Padres were relieved to hear that he suffered no damage to the shoulder capsule or rotator cuff.
Maybin, who missed all but 14 games in 2013 due to injuries, robbed the Dodgers' Juan Uribe of extra bases in the fourth inning of a game in Glendale, racing from center to right for a catch. But between pitches to the next batter, Maybin dropped his glove and was in obvious pain.
"When he landed, it jarred the shoulder and did damage to the biceps tendon," said Padres manager Bud Black.
Maybin won't return to the Padres' complex in Peoria until Wednesday at the earliest, as he was headed to North Carolina on Monday afternoon because of a death in the family.
Black was asked if Maybin should have been more cautious, especially in an exhibition game.
"The thing about a play like that ... you can't play at a lesser level, you've got to play a Spring Training game like a regular-season game," Black said. "You have seen players [in spring] play hard. Cam is a guy who plays the game like it's meant to be played."
The injury came a day after Maybin hit his first home run of the spring."

This should provide an opportunity for guys like Venable, Denorfia, Blanks and a few others to try and take advantage of. Maybin hasn't exactly been a pillar of health since arriving in San Diego, so there is no reason to think he ever will be even if the Padres forked over big $$$ to him.

Good luck in the battle for CF guys...

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T.Pichierri - Planet Padres Writer

Because we can...

Padres Opening Day "Travoltified" Lineup

Thanks to the inabitiy to read a teleprompter at the Academy Awards recently, we now have the ability to "Travoltify your name". So it seems like the next logical step is to Travoltify the Padres starting lineup....or at least a possible one...Yes modified to be without Maybin who just broke himself diving for a ball in early spring.......ugh...........Anyway enjoy !

  
SS- Eilidh Colezan (E. Cabrera)
CF- Wayne Mozaleen (W. Venable) or Craig Daveries (C. Denorfia) 
3B- Clarke Heenry (C. Headley)
LF- Carys Mertin (C. Quentin)
1B- Yusuf Andrenson (Y. Alonso)
RF- Katie Borfes (K. Blanks)
2B- Jack Gordzo (J. Gyorko)
C - Malachi Granite (Y. Grandal)

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T.Pichierri - Planet Padres Writer

Chihuahua's Home Opener wont be in El Paso...

AAA Club moves......soon

The Padres AAA affiliate was to move from Tucson to El Paso and shed the parent name of Padres and become the Chihuahua's, but they aren't quite ready for them yet...

c/o Milb.com

"While there was a possibility that the home opener could be played on April 11, we want to ensure we can offer the quality ballpark experience that El Paso deserves and that we are ready for all aspects of family-friendly fun," said Alan Ledford, president of MountainStar Sports Group.
The Chihuahuas will play their April 11-14 games against the Reno Aces in Tucson."

Good luck to the newest member of the Padres franchise...
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T.Pichierri - Planet Padres Writer

Updates coming soon.... Like the location and look of the new AAA franchise