weaver wells
5-4, 5.18 1-2, 3.49
bruce bochy has read his stat sheets: 7 of the padres' 8 position players today hit left-handed, all but cameron. here are the lineups:
| STL | SD |
|---|---|
| eckstein ss | roberts lf |
| wilson lf | giles rf |
| pujols 1b | walker 2b |
| rolen 3b | gonzalez 1b |
| encarnacion rf | bard c |
| edmonds cf | cameron cf |
| belliard 2b | branyan 3b |
| molina c | blum ss |
| weaver p | wells p |
since weaver's pitching today, i might as well mention that the guy he was traded for, terry evans, was listed #12 on baseball america's list of the top 20 prospects for the florida state league. of greater note, colby rasmus ranked 6th on that list, jaime garcia 15th. (conspicuously absent: blake hawksworth.) evans spent the second half the year in the double-a texas league, which list will come out next tuesday; i doubt he'll be on that one, but we'll see.
no matter how the weave pitches today, i don't regret that trade -- jocketty had little choice but to do it. if he can get a few left-handers out today and survive for 5 innings, maybe he'll bring a few of the doubters around.