Jake Peavy said it's been a recurring theme in his first four starts of the season.
"One pitch has been getting me in trouble," Peavy said Tuesday night in San Francisco after the one pitch he was talking about -- an 88 mph cutter -- was driven into the left field stands by Edgar Renteria for the first grand slam allowed by Peavy. Peavy had gone 1,284 1/3 innings before allowing a slam. Among active pitchers who have yet to give up a grand slam, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, only Houston's Brian Moehler has a longer streak (1,360 innings).
"One pitch, that's been a recurring theme of mine," said Peavy, whose ERA shot up to 5.13 by allowing six earned runs in a game for the first time since the Oct. 1, 2007, wild-card playoff game in Colorado.
"It was that way in my first start (a two-run single by the Dodgers' James Loney) and on that pitch to (the Mets' Carlos) Delgado in my last start (a two-run homer)."
"I can't make a pitch like that with the pitcher on deck. I'm going to get better. I'm not that far off."
GIANTS 8, PADRES 3: Edgar Renteria's grand slam sealed the Padres' fate. But that's not all Renteria did to Jake Peavy and the Padres. He went 3-for-3 against Peavy and played a part in San Francisco's first six runs. He is now 10-for-22 for his career against the San Diego ace.
