Andy Parrino News

For those of you which have not heard, Friar Infielder Logan Forsythe is back from his foot injury and currently playing at the Triple-A level in Tucson.A The good thing about Forsythe appearing to be healthy is the fact that Alexi Amarista , Everth Cabrera , and Andy Parrino have not proven themselves enough to make the Middle Infield situation ... (more)

New York Mets shortstop Ronny Cedeno, left, protests the umpire's call on San Diego Padres' Everth Cabrera's stolen base in the fourth inning of their baseball game at Citi Field, Thursday, May 24, 2012, in New York.

Adam Wainwright has gotten off to a pretty rough start this season, posting an ERA of 5.77 prior to Tuesday's action.

The addition of second baseman Alexi Amarista and Everth Cabrera has certainly added a bounce to the step of the Padres middle infield.

Andy Parrino's hard-hit liner with the scored tied and the bases loaded in the fourth inning was snared by Philadelphia first baseman Ty Wigginton, saving the go-ahead run and probably at least one more from scoring, as the Padres lost to the Phillies 7-3 on Friday night.

As reported by Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union Tribune , the Padres are hesitant to call-up Everth Cabrera due to a pending domestic violence charge.

The Padres brought to an end their longest cluster of home games of 2012, falling 6-2 to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, then heading east to play 15 of their next 20 games on the road.

What's happening today: Probably as many as five or six fans are expected to bring Whisk brooms to Petco Park this afternoon as the Padres attempt to earn their first sweep of the season.

Sunday, under another cloudless sky at Petco Park, the Marlins made it a clean sweep in the Golden State with a 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

At the bottom end of the RISP scales are center fielder Cameron Maybin, who was 2-for-20 in RISP situations before getting a two-run single Wednesday, infielder Andy Parrino , outfielder Jeremy Hermida , first baseman Yonder Alonso and shortstop Jason Bartlett .

Shortstop Jason Bartlett is in a 2-for-25 slump in eight starts since April 17. He has also made four errors on the season and his batting average is down to .164. Second baseman Orlando Hudson has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, but is only 12-for-41 during the run and is still hitting only .208 on the season.

Again, the what's-wrong-with-Tim Lincecum brigade was premature. The fifth time was a charm, and Lincecum was back to his near-dominant self, dazzling the Padres with his pitches - and speed.

The Padres have won a total of seven games, four of them starts by Luebke , growing into more than just a stopper, though he surely has been that in 2012.