For Sunday’s game the padres start James Shields who has allowed 180 hits and 84 earned runs while striking out 208 over 196 innings for a 13-6 record and a 3.86 ERA.
San Diego, which took two of three from Cincinnati at home before doing the same in Colorado over the weekend, opened the series against Atlanta with a 5-3 triumph Monday.
Rookie Colin Rea won his second straight start and Will Venable hit a two-run single for the Padres. “He”s 0-4 with a 7.30 ERA since the DL, and was 4-0 with a 2.17 ERA in his last 10 games (eight starts) before the DL.
Miami (43-62) snapped a four-game losing streak.The Marlins led 2-0 with one out in the ninth when Padres shortstop Alexi Amarista pulled a two-run homer to right field off Ramos. 172 against him at home in his career.