--RHP Cla Meredith struggled again Tuesday, giving up two runs and three hits in one inning. He has a 4.50 ERA in 14 appearances, and he's allowed nine of the 10 runners he's inherited to score.
--C Henry Blanco, who is Jake Peavy's personal catcher, is 2-for-19 in Peavy's last six starts. His average on the season has fallen to .162. --1B Adrian Gonzalez believes the Padres should call up Kyle Blanks, whose best position is first base. Blanks has just started playing left field with Class AAA Portland. "I think he's a guy who should be up here," Gonzalez told the San Diego Union-Tribune.
BY THE NUMBERS: 4-13 -- The Padres' record during a 17-game in 17-day stretch that ended May 10 in Houston.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We've had bad schedules before, but nothing like this." -- Brian Giles, on the Padres' run of 21 road games in a 28-game stretch, the only home games being three games against the Pirates and a four-game homestand split between Colorado and Arizona.
