Clayton Richard Rumors & News

Clayton Richard will be starting for the Tucson Padres this evening in his second rehab appearance since coming down with a nasty case of the brownwater. He'll be caught by a familiar face as Yasmani Grandal, also with the TuPads on a rehab stint, is in the starting lineup for the third time in four games. Richard pitched well in his first rehab start, allowing only one run on four hits over six innings against Iowa last Thursday. He threw only 85 pitches, striking out eight batters and walking none. He got stuck with the loss but that doesn't really matter since won-loss records are g...

The Padres will try to bounce back today and even up the series in St. Petersburg. Burch Smith will be making his Major League debut against the Rays in place of Clayton Richard. Smith's dominance in the minors this season prompted the Padres to promote him to the major league level. This season he made just six starts in Double-A San Antonio and went 1-2, but collected 37 strikeouts and pitched to the tune of a 1.15 ERA for the Missions. Smith will have quite a task ahead of him in his debut today, as he'll be pitching against a team that has averaged 6.5 runs while batting a collecti...

With Clayton Richard on the disabled list, the Padres brass acknowledged that they only had 4 starting pitchers on the roster. Anthony Bass would retain his role as long man in the bullpen and recently reactivated Tyson Ross would need to stay in the bullpen in order to avoid aggravating his previously injured non-throwing shoulder during an at bat. There was some speculation that the team would use the upcoming off days to avoid needing a 5th starter for a while, but that all changed with an announcement that followed the sweep of the Miami Marlins. 23 year old AA RHP Burch Smith is g...

A light rain couldn't hold the Padres back today as they trounced the Diamondbacks and took the series. Edinson Volquez was sharp today, allowing just one run on 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3. His 6.2 inning start was much needed after the bullpen had to clean up Clayton Richard's case of the runs last night. The offense didn't rack up a lot of hits, but they made the ones they got count. 1st Inning Everth Cabrera started the game off with a double and scored after a Chris Denorfia walk and Chase Headley single. Deno came home after a pair of sacrifice flies, netting Yonder A...

I went to the game tonight with Jonny, Kev and their families. The Padres were blown out in the 2nd inning. Clayton Richard got absolutely hammered. After that we left our seats and went to the Park to let their kids run around like crazy people. When they left, I watched the remainder of the game from a standing room area behind home plate. The Padres were able to load the bases in the 8th inning. Heath Bell was brought in to put a stop to what could have been a late inning rally. He was booed for about 5 seconds by the few Padres fans that were left. He wasn't heckled, he was ...

San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard, right, and third baseman Chase Headley listen to pitching coach Darren Balsley during the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Diego, Saturday, May 4, 2013. The Diamondbacks scored six runs in the inning. (AP photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Clayton Richard looks back toward the right field line after he made a wild throw fielding a sacrifice bunt during the Arizona Diamondbacks six run second inning in a baseball game in San Diego, Saturday, May 4, 2013. (AP photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

The Padres were able to hold on to the win last night in the series opener against the Diamondbacks. Tonight they'll try to keep their win streak going behind Clayton Richard, who is still seeking his first win of the season. It's been a rough year for Richard, collecting three losses and struggling to remain consistent at the plate while posting a 7.94 ERA. The Padres have only won one of his starts this year, but tonight they'll have history on their side. Richard is undefeated (6-0) in eight career starts against Arizona. The Diamondbacks are batting just .267 lifetime against him ...