--1B Adrian Gonzalez was party to an interesting twist Tuesday. Gonzalez last year finished third in the National League with 119 RBIs, a figure that represented 19.3 percent of all the runs scored by the Padres. So why pitch to Gonzalez with the game on the line? That might have been the message learned by the Dodgers on Tuesday. With runners on second and third in the sixth, Gonzalez smacked a line drive to right that was just foul. It would have given the Padres a 4-3 lead. Hiroki Kuroda then walked Gonzalez to load the bases. And Gonzalez walked again in the ninth with a runner in scoring position.

--OF/PH Cliff Floyd went on the 15-day disabled list Monday morning with a right shoulder strain that had bothered the veteran for most of the last month. A day earlier, Padres manager Bud Black had declared Floyd ready to start the season after he was the designated hitter in Saturday night's final exhibition at Anaheim.

--OF Drew Macias was recalled from Class AAA Portland hours before the season opener against the Dodgers at Petco Park to replace injured Cliff Floyd. During spring training, manager Bud Black cited Macias, 26, as one of the Padres' most improved players this spring. Macias is also considered the top all-around defensive outfielder in the system, and he has the best arm.

--3B Kevin Kouzmanoff, who hits fifth in the Padres' order behind 1B Adrian Gonzalez, was 0-for-2 and was unable to get the ball out of the infield in his two at-bats after the Dodgers walked Gonzalez with two outs and runners in scoring position.

--RHP Jake Peavy was 13-1 lifetime with a 2.32 ERA in 22 starts against the Dodgers and 3-0 with a 0.45 ERA in three opening-day starts before being beaten 4-1 by the Dodgers on Tuesday. Peavy gave up four runs (three earned, the other scoring after his throwing error) on seven hits over seven innings.

ROTATION:

1. RHP Jake Peavy

2. RHP Chris Young

3. RHP Walter Silva

4. RHP Kevin Correia

5. RHP Shawn Hill

BULLPEN:

RHP Heath Bell (closer)

RHP Cla Meredith

RHP Duaner Sanchez

RHP Luke Gregerson

RHP Edward Mujica

RHP Eulogio De La Cruz

RHP Edwin Moreno

LINEUP:

1. CF Jody Gerut

2. 2B David Eckstein

3. RF Brian Giles

4. 1B Adrian Gonzalez

5. 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff

6. LF Chase Headley

7. C Nick Hundley

8. SS Luis Rodriguez

RESERVES:

C Henry Blanco

OF Drew Macias

OF Scott Hairston

INF Everth Cabrera

INF Edgar Gonzalez

MEDICAL WATCH:

RHP Mark Prior (right shoulder surgeries in April 2007 and June 2008) was progressing as the Padres broke camp. "If he's healthy, Mark's my ace in the hole," Padres general manager Kevin Towers said. If Prior continues to advance, he could join the Padres in May.

OF Cliff Floyd (right shoulder strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 5.

RHP Cha Seung Baek (strained right forearm) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 30.

RHP Mike Adams (right shoulder surgery in October 2008) went on the 15-day disabled list April 2, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on April 5. He had not resumed throwing from the mound as of March 27.

RHP Mark Worrell (Tommy John elbow surgery in March 2009) went on the 15-day disabled list April 2, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on April 5. He is out for the season.