42-year old righty Greg Maddux has saved his best for last this season and the Padres have really needed it.  Maddux has started 14 games since the All-Star Break and he is 6-4 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP.  In 79.2 innings since the All-Star Break, Maddux has allowed 86 hits, walked only 5 batters and whiffed 41.  For the season, Maddux has started in 32 games and he is 13-10 with a 3.95 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP.  He has worked 189.1 innings this season and he has allowed 207 hits, walked 23 batters and whiffed 100.  The Padres are now 83-67 which has them in 2nd place in the National League West, 1 game behind the D-Backs.  They are also 1.5 games ahead of the Phillies in the N.L. Wild Card Standings.

The Padres are 2.5 games ahead of the Phillies in the Wild Card Standing but they would much rather win the National League West and grab the #1 or #2 seed in the National League for the playoffs.  The Padres are currently 78-65 which has them 2.5 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks.  They will need to get their bats going to support the outstanding pitching staff they have to catch the D-Backs.

The Padres have won 7 of their last 10 games to take over first place in the National League West.  The Padres are now 76-61 which has them in first place only 1 game ahead of the Diamondbacks.  The Padres have done it this season with timely hitting and outstanding pitching as they have only allowed 540 runs (3.9 per game) which is the least in all of baseball.  Adrian Gonzalez is the best hitter on the Padres this season as he is hitting .283 with 83 runs scored, 25 homers and 81 RBIs.  Mike Cameron (.254, 78 runs, 19 homers, 73 RBIs, 15 stolen bases) and Khalil Greene (.251 avg, 68 runs, 19 homers and 76 RBIs) have both added some sock to the lineup this season for the Padres.  Jake Peavy is making a Cy Young run again this season as he is 16-5 with a 2.10 ERA.  Chris Young has Peavy’s back as he is 9-5 with a 2.38 ERA.  Ancient stopper Trevor Hoffman has been solid again this year as he is 3-4 with 36 saves and a 2.76 ERA.

The Padres are 7-5 the last two weeks as they’ve outscored their opponents 60-39.  It’s nice to see the Padres starting to swing the bats as their pitching will be strong all season long.  The Padres enter this week with a 36-26 record which has them tied for first place in the National League West with the Diamondbacks, 1.5 games ahead of the Dodgers.

The Padres were 5-1 last week as they outscored their opponents 25-14.  The Padres pitching dazzled last week and they got just enough offense to make it stand up.  The Padres entered this week with a 29-21 record which had them tied for the lead in the National League West with the Dodgers.

The Padres went 4-2 last week as they outscored their opponents 25-14.  The Padres got decent hitting and they pitched great again.  The Padres entered this week with a 24-20 record which was good for 2nd place in the National League West, 1 game behind the Dodgers.

The Padres were 3-4 last week as they outscored their opponents 21-18.  The Padres need to get their bats going because they have been wasting a lot of good pitching.  The Padres are now 20-18 which is good for 2nd place in the N.L. West, 3 games behind the Dodgers.

The Padres were 4-2 last week as they outscored their opponents 26-18.  The Padres combined timely hitting and excellent pitching to have a good week.  The Padres entered this week with a 17-14 record which is good for 2nd place in the NL West, 1 game behind the Dodgers.

The Padres went 2-4 last week as they scored 28 runs and allowed 28 runs.  The Padres need to keep getting solid pitching because they don’t have a lot of hitting.  The Padres are now 13-12 on the season which has them tied for third place in the National League West with the San Francisco Giants, 2 games behind the LA Dodgers.

The Padres were 4-3 last week as they outscored their opponents 41-34.  The Padres bats started to wake up and that’s why they had a good week, because their pitching should be pretty good all year long.  The Padres are currently in 2nd place in the National League West, 2 games behind the LA Dodgers.