The Padres were looking for protection for 1B Adrian Gonzalez. In the season-opening series against the Dodgers, Joe Torre refused to let Gonzalez beat him and pitched around the cleanup hitter. Gonzalez walked four times with runners in scoring position. The Padres' No. 5 hitter, Kevin Kouzmanoff, went 0-for-4 behind Gonzalez in those situations, prompting manager Bud Black to say adjustments might have to be made. With Kouzmanoff off to a 1-for-7 start in runners-in-scoring-position situations, Chase Headley batted fifth (and hit a two-run homer) April 12 while Kouzmanoff was dropped to sixth.
PLAYER NEWS: --RHP Chris Young didn't walk a hitter Sunday for only the sixth time in his career while pitching seven or more innings. Young is 5-0 in those six games and his team is a perfect 6-0. Young retired the first 12 Giants he faced and allowed only one unearned run on four hits over seven innings.
--LF Chase Headley hit homers in back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday against the Giants. He went on a 3-for-6 run after striking out nine times in his first 20 at-bats.
--RHP Chad Gaudin, a former starter with the Oakland A's, signed a minor-league contract with the Padres after being released by the Cubs and will move into the rotation at Class AAA Portland.
--Although RHP Shawn Hill allowed only two runs on seven hits in five-plus innings as his debut as the No. 5 starter, he will be skipped Thursday so Jake Peavy can face the Mets on his regular four-days rest.
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.
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
RHP Luis Perdomo
LINEUP:
1. CF Jody Gerut
2. 2B David Eckstein
3. RF Brian Giles
4. 1B Adrian Gonzalez
5. LF Chase Headley
6. 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff
7. C Nick Hundley
8. SS Luis Rodriguez
RESERVES:
C Henry Blanco
OF Scott Hairston
INF Everth Cabrera
INF Edgar Gonzalez
