--LF Chase Headley returned to the Padres lineup Friday night after missing three games with a sore shoulder. 

--LF Chase Headley returned to the Padres lineup Friday night after missing three games with a sore shoulder. 

--1B Adrian Gonzalez failed to reach base for only the second time this season Friday night. 

Saturday is a big night for two Padres pitchers. 

--1B Adrian Gonzalez failed to reach base for only the second time this season Friday night. 

Saturday is a big night for two Padres pitchers. 

In the opener of a series between two of the lowest-scoring teams in the NL, the absence of Houston Astros slugger Lance Berkman figured to have an impact. 

In the opener of a series between two of the lowest-scoring teams in the NL, the absence of Houston Astros slugger Lance Berkman figured to have an impact. 

It was not the Wandy Rodriguez the Astros have known before this season. 

May 7, 2009 (Baseball Musings delivered byNewstex) -- 

May 8, 2009 (The Arizona Daily Star delivered byNewstex) -- 

Conor Jackson is hitting . 

--3B Kevin Kouzmanoff ended a 6-for-48 drought with three consecutive hits Thursday afternoon. 

The Padres' situational numbers are not good. 

--The four-game homestand against the Rockies and Diamondbacks produced the smallest (13,646), second-smallest (14,717), third-smallest (15,092) and sixth-smallest (18,921) crowds in Petco Park history.