--1B Adrian Gonzalez homered Sunday, giving him four in the Padres' first six games of their road trip to New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Gonzalez has hit safely in 11 of the Padres' last 12 games and has reached base in all 13 games.
--INF Edgar Gonzalez has two hits this season, one each in his two starts. Both are triples, the only two triples of his major league career. Gonzalez's primary duties thus far has been pinch-hitting, where he is 0-for-7 with a walk. BY THE NUMBERS: 9-3 -- The Padres' fastest start after 12 games since the 1998 team went 9-3 en route to the National League pennant.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I think this year, the team is more together and doing the little things. There is more energy on the bench." -- SS Luis Rodriguez talking about the Padres' 9-4 start. Part of the reason for the early-season success: Rodriguez had hit three sacrifice files and drawn nine walks in 38 plate appearances.
