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Posted on June 26, 2010 at 06:22 PM.

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The San Diego Padres have lost their Opening Day match against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Padres' bullpen couldn't hold on to an early lead in a 7-3 loss.

Jon Garland was the Opening Day starter for the Pads and looked very sharp early on, throwing four perfect frames to start the game. The fourth inning was a three-pitch inning.

Garland, however, had to rely on his sharp sinker too much (first 28 pitcher were sinkers) as his secondary pitches weren't effective. That came back to haunt him the second and third time around. Garland was lifted in the seventh after giving up back-to-back singles. Luke Gregeson relieved Garland and Miguel Montero immediately popped up in foul ground. Adrian Gonzalez made an over the railing catch for the first out. Pinch hitter Ryan Roberts failed to lay the squeeze bunt down and Adam LaRoche was toast at the plate as all three runners took off. Roberts then worked a base on balls and that set up a two run go-ahead single for Kelly Johnson.

Arizona starter Dan Haren had a tough first outing. He left after the fifth inning after throwing 98 pitches. He walked David Eckstein for the second time with one out in the third inning. Two batters later Adrian Gonzalez roped his second double of the game against the center field wall. Scott Hairston homered to left center three pitches later. That was all the offense for the Pads who seek revenge tomorrow when youngster Wade LeBlanc takes on former Cy Young winner Brandon Webb.

MLB Scoreboard - Padres (0-1) (0-1) at Diamondbacks (1-0) (1-0)

April 5, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Padres (0-1)	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0
Diamondbacks (1-0)	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	X	7	10	0
WIN: B. Howry (1-0) LOSS: Jon Garland (0-1) SAVE: Esmerling Vasquez (1)

Padres (0-1)

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Eckstein, 2B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.000
Headley, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Gonzalez, 1B	4	1	2	1	0	2	.500
Hairston, RF	4	1	1	2	0	0	.000
Burke, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Venable, LF	3	0	0	0	1	3	.000
Hundley, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Hairston Jr., SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Gwynn Jr., CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Garland, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gregeson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Thatcher, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blanks, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	29	3	4	3	4	10
BATTING: 2B: A. Gonzalez 2 (2), N. Hundley (1) HR: S. Hairston (1) RBI: A. Gonzalez (1), S. Hairston 2 (2) SAC: J. Garland GIDP: N. Hundley

Padres (0-1)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Garland	6.0	6	4	4	2	0	6.00
L. Gregerson (H, 1)	0.2	0	1	1	1	1	13.50
J. Thatcher (BS, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	27.00
G. Burke	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Totals	8.0	10	7	7	3	1
PITCHING: WP: J. Garland (1)

Diamondbacks (1-0)

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Johnson, 2B	4	2	2	2	0	0	.500
Jackson, LF	4	0	1	2	0	0	.250
Drew, SS	4	0	2	2	0	0	.500
Reynolds, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250
LaRoche, 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	.333
Young, CF	2	1	0	0	2	0	.000
Upton, RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500
Montero, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Haren, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gutierrez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Parra, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Howry, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Roberts, PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Vasquez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	7	10	7	3	1
BATTING: 2B: S. Drew (1), C. Jackson (1), K. Johnson (1) 3B: M. Reynolds (1) RBI: S. Drew 2 (2), A. LaRoche (1), C. Jackson 2 (2), K. Johnson 2 (2) SF: A. LaRoche GIDP: J. Upton
BASERUNNING: CS: A. LaRoche (1)