Padres at Phillies: August 28th to August 30th

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
Friday and Saturday 7:05, Sunday 1:35

Padres 62-65, Tied for 3rd Place in the N.L. West, 8 1/2 games behind the Dodgers
Phillies 50-78, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 21 1/2 games behind the Mets

Padres Probables:  Ian Kennedy (8-11, 4.01), Colin Rea (2-1, 5.52), James Shields (9-6, 3.89)
Phillies Probables:  Aaron Nola (4-1, 3.59), Adam Morgan (4-4, 4.43), Alec Asher (0-0, 0.00)

At the Ballpark:  On Saturday night, all fans will receive a Maikel Franco Phillies Fathead.  On Sunday afternoon, all kids receive a ShopRite back-to-school Phillies lunch bag.  The back-to-school Phillies giveaways always slightly depress me.

Padres Leaders
Average:  Yonder Alonso - .273
Runs:  Justin Upton - 68
Home Runs:  Justin Upton - 22
RBIs:  Matt Kemp - 78
Stolen Bases:  Justin Upton - 18

Wins:  Tyson Ross and James Shields - 9
ERA:  Tyson Ross - 3.42
Strikeouts:  James Shields - 176
Saves:  Craig Kimbrel - 36

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Odubel Herrera - .291+
Runs:  Odubel Herrera - 53
Home Runs:  Ryan Howard - 21
RBIs:  Ryan Howard - 72
Stolen Bases:  Cesar Hernandez - 19+

Wins:  Ken Giles and Aaron Harang - 5*
ERA:  Aaron Harang - 4.79*
Strikeouts:  Aaron Harang - 86*
Saves:  Ken Giles - 10^

1985 Topps #242

+Ben Revere, now with the Blue Jays, is the overall team leader with a .298 batting average and 24 stolen bases.
*Cole Hamels, now with the Rangers, is the overall team leader with 6 wins, 3.64 ERA and 137 strikeouts
^Jonathan Papelbon, now with the Nationals, is the overall team leader with 17 saves.

1985 Topps Appreciation:  Other than the Carmelo Martinez card I featured a few weeks ago, there's only one other 1985 Topps Padres card with a Phillies connection.  Reliever Greg Harris spent parts of two seasons with the Phillies in 1988 and 1989.  Pitching for the Padres in 1984, Harris would appear in the lone World Series game of his 15-year career, pitching 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against the Tigers in Game 3.