Series Preview

San Diego Padres (5-13, 5th in NL West, 8 GB) @ Colorado Rockies (7-10, 3rd in NL West, 5.5 GB)

Pirates Top Hitters
1. Ian Stewart (.254, 6 HR, 15 RBI)
2. Chris Iannetta (.377, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
3. Dexter Fowler (.371, 3 HR, 10 RBI)

Probable Pitchers (Subject to Change)
Shawn Hill (0-1, 2.74 ERA) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (0-3, 11.81 ERA)
Jeff Niemann (1-2, 4.91 ERA) vs. Aaron Cook (1-2, 6.14 ERA)
Jake Peavy (1-3, 8.64 ERA) vs. Jason Marquis (0-1, 7.11 ERA)



Ron Burgundy's Thoughts
We are coming off our first successful series of the year, we took two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now we are heading into the mountain air of Denver, and we come in with some steam. We are looking to play a little leapfrog and jump the Giants and pull even with the Rockies in this series. After our atrocious start we've looked decent in the last few games and that gives us hope that we will at least be respectable this season. We've also got Jake Peavy pitching in this series, and he had his first real lights out Jake Peavy start last time out, here's to hoping he has another one. Nick Hundley has also been tearing the cover off the ball, if he keeps this up he will prove to be an upper level catcher for us. Now it's time to sit back and enjoy some baseball, and as always, you stay classy San Diego.