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| 1972 | After 11 games into the new season, the Padres dismiss the only manager the team has ever known when they replace Preston Gomez with third base coach Don Zimmer. The former skipper compiled a 180-316 (.363) record in his three-plus years in San Diego, and the expansion team never finished higher than last place in the NL West. |
| 2007 | On the night his three sons throw the ceremonial first pitch, Trevor Hoffman cannot hold on to a two-run lead when the Dodgers score three in the ninth and eventually beat the Padres, 6-5. It's 'Trevor Time Desk Clock Night, with the usually reliable Padres closer blowing the save for the second consecutive game, thanks to some shady defense. |
| 2008 | By beating the Padres, 2-1, the Diamondbacks break their franchise mark for wins in April, having already won 17 games this month. Brandon Webb, who outduels Jake Peavy, becomes just the third hurler in major league history, joining teammate Randy Johnson (2000, 2002) and Dave Stewart (A's - 1988) to post six victories before the start of May. |
| 2009 | Dexter Fowler ties the modern-day rookie mark with five stolen bases in the Rockies' 12-7 win over the Padres at Coors Field. On June 28, 1999, San Diego freshman shortstop Damian Jackson swiped five bags at Qualcomm Stadium to establish the mark in a game also involving Colorado. |
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