JustSON the Numbers: Padres Winning Ways

If you are a gambling man or woman you are going to want to put money on the San Diego Padres losing tonight in Arizona when they face the Diamondbacks at 6:40 pm pacific time. The reason is because the Padres have won 10 in a row and I'm writing about it which will surely jinx them.

This streak really came out of nowhere as the Padres were coming off of losing 13 out of their last 15 games when the streak started back on Friday May 15th with a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The biggest factor in this 10 game winning streak has been the great pitching San Diego has gotten. In the 10 games Padre pitchers have given up just 23 runs (2.3 runs allowed per game), they had a streak of 7 straight games giving up no more than 2 runs per in any one game.

Leading the charge for the pitching staff has been San Diego's ace Jake Peavy (pictured in one of the ugliest uniforms ever, reminds me of rotting banana) who threw a complete game May 17th against the Reds only giving up one run then followed that up with 6 innings of no run and two hit ball against the Chicago Cubs. Also pitching very well has been Chris Young, he followed up a 6 inning, 5 hit, 1 run performance against the San Francisco Giants, with a 7 inning, 4 hit, 2 run game against the Cubs.

Not to be outshone by the pitchers has been third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff. During this streak he has raised his batting average 22 points, hit 3 home runs and knocked in 9 RBI.

I should also note that the schedule set up nicely for San Diego during this streak as they played 9 consecutive home games where they are now 17-6 on the year. The road has been far less successful for San Diego, they are 6-16 after coming from 6 runs behind in the 8th inning in Arizona on Monday.

If the Padres can win the rest of their games on this current 6 game road trip they are on they will surpass the franchise record winning streak which currently stands at 14 games set in 1999.

Like I said before, I had to write about this so I'm certain that they will lose tonight.

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