--RHPs Greg Maddux of the Padres and Matt Cain of San Francisco tied history Wednesday night. Both pitchers had allowed nine runs in their last outing, meaning Wednesday night was only the sixth time in major league history that a game pitted two starting pitchers who had allowed nine runs in their previous start. The only other time that it happened in the last 70 years was June 4, 2004, in a match between Andy Benes of St. Louis and Osvaldo Fernandez of the Mets.
--Maddux allowed no runs on four hits over seven innings Wednesday, but failed to pick up the 350th win of his career when the Giants Bengie Molina homered in the ninth off Padres closer Trevor Hoffman. --RHP Trevor Hoffman's struggles continue. Hoffman entered the game protecting a 1-0 lead. Bengie Molina's homer pinned him with a second blown save on the year. Hoffman is now 0-2 with four saves in six chances. He has an 8.22 ERA and has allowed runs in four of his eight appearances.
--RHP Josh Banks was claimed by the Padres Wednesday off waivers from Kansas City. Banks has a 7.36 ERA in three major league outings. The Padres immediately optioned Banks to Class AAA Portland.
--LHP Arturo Lopez, who was 0-3 with a 13.14 ERA in four starts with Portland, was loaned to Mexico City of the Mexican League to open a roster spot for Banks.
BY THE NUMBERS: 13 -- Number of scoreless innings by RHP Justin Germano to start the season before the successive streak was snapped last Wednesday.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "It's pretty special ... but I don't see myself telling stories bout it in 10 or 20 years. No one (in Austrailia) knows who Randy Johnson is." -- Justin Huber to the team's official Web site after Huber's three-run homer off Johnson in a five-run sixth inning on Sunday.
