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Image:Jake delivers.jpg, the Opening Day starting pitcher 2006–09]]

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The Padres first played their home games at San Diego Stadium until 2004, when they moved into Petco Park.{{cite web|url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/sd/history/ballparks.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024104214/http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/sd/history/ballparks.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2007|title=Padres Ballparks|work=MLB.com|access-date=2008-10-11}} The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season,{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100322&content_id=8868046&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Marcum tapped for Jays' Opening Day|first=Jordan|last=Bastian|work=MLB.com|date=March 22, 2010|access-date=September 26, 2010}} though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day.{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Dilbeck|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-clayton-kershaw-sydney-20140224,0,2715593.story#axzz2uMohA5cD|title=Dodgers may not start Clayton Kershaw in Sydney|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2014}} The Padres have used 24 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 42 seasons. The 24 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 15 wins, 14 losses and 13 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game.

The Padres' first Opening Day starting pitcher was Dick Selma, who received a win against the Houston Astros. Randy Jones, Eric Show and Jake Peavy tie the Padres' record for most Opening Day starts with four. Peavy has the most consecutive Opening Day starts with four (2006–2009). Jones and Andy Benes each have had three consecutive Opening Day starts. Benes has the most consecutive Opening Day losses with three from {{mlby|1993}} to {{mlby|1995}}.

Overall, the Padres' Opening Day starting pitchers have a record of eight wins and five losses at San Diego Stadium and two wins and one loss at Petco Park. Although the Padres were nominally the home team on Opening Day 1999, the game was played in Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. The Padres' Opening Day starting pitchers' combined home record is 11 wins and six losses, and their away record is four wins and eight losses. The Padres went on to play in the MLB post-season five times, winning the National League Championship Series (NLCS) in 1984 and 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SD/|title=San Diego Padres History & Encyclopedia|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-11}} In those five seasons, the Opening Day starting pitchers had a combined record of three wins and 0 losses.

Key

File:Petco Park Padres Game.jpg, the team's home stadium since 2004]]

class="wikitable"
Season

|Each year is linked to an article about that particular Padres season.

W

|Win

L

|Loss

ND (W)

|No decision by starting pitcher; Padres won game

ND (L)

|No decision by starting pitcher; Padres lost game

Final score (#)

|Game score with Padres runs listed first;
extra innings are in brackets

Location

|Stadium in bold for home game

Pitcher {{small|(#)}}

|Number of appearances as Opening Day starter with the Padres

style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|*

|Advanced to the post-season

style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|**

|Won the National League Championship Series

Pitchers

Image:Andy Benes.jpg, the Opening Day starting pitcher in 1993, 1994, and 1995]]

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!scope="col"|Season

!scope="col"|Pitcher

!scope="col"|Decision

!scope="col"|Final
score

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Location

!scope="col"|Attendance

!class="unsortable"|Ref.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SD/opening.shtml|title=San Diego Padres Opening Day Starters and Results|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-11}}{{cite web|url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/sd/history/opening_day_lineups.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216022729/http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/sd/history/opening_day_lineups.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2007|title=Padres Opening Day Lineups|work=MLB.com|access-date=2008-10-11}}

align=center|1969

|{{sortname|Dick|Selma}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–1}}

|Houston Astros

|San Diego Stadium

|align=center|23,370

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN196904080.shtml|title=Apr 8, 1969, Astros at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1970

|{{sortname|Pat|Dobson}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|08|8–3}}

|Atlanta Braves

|San Diego Stadium

|align=center|25,125

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197004070.shtml|title=Apr 7, 1970, Braves at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1971

|{{sortname|Tom|Phoebus}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|00|0–4}}

|San Francisco Giants

|San Diego Stadium

|align=center|34,554

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197104060.shtml|title=Apr 6, 1971, Giants at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1972

|{{sortname|Clay|Kirby}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|06|6–5}}

|Atlanta Braves

|San Diego Stadium

|align=center|16,655

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197204150.shtml|title=Apr 15, 1972, Braves at Padres Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1973

|{{sortname|Clay|Kirby}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|04|4–2}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|San Diego Stadium

|align=center|32,019

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197304060.shtml|title=Apr 6, 1973, Dodgers at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1974

|{{sortname|Bill|Greif}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|00|0–8}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Dodger Stadium

|align=center|31,566

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197404050.shtml|title=Apr 5, 1974, Padres at Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1975

|{{sortname|Randy|Jones|Randy Jones (baseball)}}

|align=center|ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|00|0–2 (10)}}

|San Francisco Giants

|San Diego Stadium

|align=center|17,670

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197504100.shtml|title=Apr 10, 1975, Giants at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1976

|{{sortname|Randy|Jones|Randy Jones (baseball)}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|08|8–2}}

|Atlanta Braves

|San Diego Stadium

|align=center|44,728

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197604090.shtml|title=Apr 9, 1976, Braves at Padres Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1977

|{{sortname|Randy|Jones|Randy Jones (baseball)}} {{small|(3)}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–5}}

|Cincinnati Reds

|Riverfront Stadium

|align=center|51,937

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197704060.shtml|title=Apr 6, 1977, Padres at Reds Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1978

|{{sortname|Gaylord|Perry}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–2}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Candlestick Park

|align=center|36,131

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197804070.shtml|title=Apr 7, 1978, Padres at Giants Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1979

|{{sortname|Gaylord|Perry}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|04|4–3}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Dodger Stadium

|align=center|46,536

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197904050.shtml|title= Apr 5, 1979, Padres at Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1980

|{{sortname|Randy|Jones|Randy Jones (baseball)}} {{small|(4)}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|06|6–4}}

|San Francisco Giants

|San Diego Stadium

|align=center|29,535

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198004100.shtml|title=Apr 10, 1980, Giants at Padres Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1981

|{{sortname|John|Curtis|John Curtis (baseball)}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|04|4–1}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Candlestick Park

|align=center|54,520

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN198104090.shtml|title=Apr 9, 1981, Padres at Giants Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1982

|{{sortname|Juan|Eichelberger}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|00|0–1}}

|Atlanta Braves

|Jack Murphy Stadium

|align=center|30,188

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198204060.shtml|title=Apr 6, 1982, Braves at Padres Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1983

|{{sortname|Tim|Lollar}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|16|16–13}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Candlestick Park

|align=center|50,542

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN198304050.shtml|title=Apr 5, 1983, Padres at Giants Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align=center|1984**

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|{{sortname|Eric|Show}}

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align=center|W

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align=center|{{sort|05|5–1}}

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Pittsburgh Pirates

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Jack Murphy Stadium

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align=center|44,553

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198404030.shtml|title=Apr 3, 1984, Pirates at Padres Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1985

|{{sortname|LaMarr|Hoyt}}

|align=center|ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–4}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Candlestick Park

|align=center|52,714

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN198504090.shtml|title=Apr 9, 1985, Padres at Giants Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1986

|{{sortname|Eric|Show}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|01|1–2}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Dodger Stadium

|align=center|49,444

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN198604070.shtml|title=Apr 7, 1986, Padres at Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1987

|{{sortname|Eric|Show}} {{small|(3)}}

|align=center|ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–4 (12)}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Candlestick Park

|align=center|52,020

|align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN198704060.shtml|title=Apr 6, 1987, Padres at Giants Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1988

|{{sortname|Ed|Whitson}}

|align=center|ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–6}}

|Houston Astros

|Astrodome

|align=center|39,906

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198804050.shtml|title=Apr 5, 1988, Padres at Astros Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1989

|{{sortname|Eric|Show}} {{small|(4)}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–5}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Jack Murphy Stadium

|align=center|52,763

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198904030.shtml|title=Apr 3, 1989, Giants at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1990

|{{sortname|Bruce|Hurst}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–4}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Dodger Stadium

|align=center|48,686

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN199004090.shtml|title=Apr 9, 1990, Padres at Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1991

|{{sortname|Ed|Whitson}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|07|7–4}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Jack Murphy Stadium

|align=center|48,089

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199104090.shtml|title=Apr 9, 1991, Giants at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1992

|{{sortname|Bruce|Hurst}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|04|4–3}}

|Cincinnati Reds

|Riverfront Stadium

|align=center|55,356

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN199204060.shtml|title=Apr 6, 1992, Padres at Reds Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1993

|{{sortname|Andy|Benes}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|04|4–9}}

|Pittsburgh Pirates

|Three Rivers Stadium

|align=center|44,103

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT199304060.shtml|title=Apr 6, 1993, Padres at Pirates Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1994

|{{sortname|Andy|Benes}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|01|1–4}}

|Atlanta Braves

|Jack Murphy Stadium

|align=center|42,251

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199404040.shtml|title=Apr 4, 1994, Braves at Padres Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1995

|{{sortname|Andy|Benes}} {{small|(3)}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–10}}

|Houston Astros

|Jack Murphy Stadium

|align=center|41,961

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199504260.shtml|title=Apr 26, 1995, Astros at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|1996*

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Andy|Ashby}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|ND (L)

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|{{sort|04|4–5 (10)}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Chicago Cubs

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Wrigley Field

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|38,734

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199604010.shtml|title=Apr 1, 1996, Padres at Cubs Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1997

|{{sortname|Joey|Hamilton}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|12|12–5}}

|New York Mets

|Jack Murphy Stadium

|align=center|43,005

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199704010.shtml|title=Apr 1, 1997, Mets at Padres Play by Play and Box Score |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align=center|1998**

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|{{sortname|Kevin|Brown|Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher)}}

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align=center|W

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align=center|{{sort|10|10–2}}

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Cincinnati Reds

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Cinergy Field

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align=center|54,578

|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN199803310.shtml|title=Mar 31, 1998, Padres at Reds Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|1999

|{{sortname|Andy|Ashby}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–8}}

|Colorado Rockies

|Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey

|align=center|27,104

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199904040.shtml|title=Apr 4, 1999, Rockies at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|2000

|{{sortname|Sterling|Hitchcock}}

|align=center|ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|01|1–2}}

|New York Mets

|Shea Stadium

|align=center|52,308

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200004030.shtml|title=Apr 3, 2000, Padres at Mets Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|2001

|{{sortname|Woody|Williams}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–3}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Pacific Bell Park

|align=center|40,930

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN200104020.shtml|title=Apr 2, 2001, Padres at Giants Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|2002

|{{sortname|Kevin|Jarvis}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|00|0–2}}

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|Chase Field

|align=center|47,025

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200204010.shtml|title=Apr 1, 2002, Padres at Diamondbacks Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|2003

|{{sortname|Brian|Lawrence}}

|align=center|ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–5}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Qualcomm Stadium

|align=center|61,707

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN200303310.shtml|title=Mar 31, 2003, Giants at Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|2004

|{{sortname|Brian|Lawrence}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|08|8–2}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Dodger Stadium

|align=center|53,850

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200404050.shtml|title=Apr 5, 2004, Padres at Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|2005*

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Woody|Williams}} {{small|(2)}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|ND (L)

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|{{sort|10|10–12}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Colorado Rockies

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Coors Field

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|47,661

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL200504040.shtml|title=Apr 4, 2005, Padres at Rockies Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|2006*

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Jake|Peavy}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|W

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|{{sort|06|6–1}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|San Francisco Giants

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Petco Park

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|43,767

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN200604030.shtml|title=Apr 3, 2006, Giants at Padres Box Score and Play by Play|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|2007

|{{sortname|Jake|Peavy}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|07|7–0}}

|San Francisco Giants

|AT&T Park

|align=center|42,773

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN200704030.shtml|title=Apr 3, 2007, Padres at Giants Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-10-18}}

align=center|2008

|{{sortname|Jake|Peavy}} {{small|(3)}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|04|4–0}}

|Houston Astros

|Petco Park

|align=center|44,965

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20080331&content_id=2476985&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=sd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408022346/http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20080331&content_id=2476985&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=sd|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2008|title=Peavy tallies RBIs, win|work=MLB.com|access-date=2008-10-11}}

align=center|2009

|{{sortname|Jake|Peavy}} {{small|(4)}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|01|1–4}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Petco Park

|align=center|45,496

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=LA Dodgers 4, San Diego 1|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=290406125|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=2009-04-06}}

align=center|2010

|{{sortname|Jon|Garland}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–6}}

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|Chase Field

|align=center|49,192

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=Arizona 6, San Diego 3 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=300405129|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=2010-04-06}}

align=center|2011

|{{sortname|Tim|Stauffer}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|05|5–3}}

|St. Louis Cardinals

|Busch Stadium

|align=center|46,368

|align="center"|{{cite web |title=San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – March 31, 2011 – ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=310331124&teams=san-diego-padres-vs-st.-louis-cardinals |publisher=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404094752/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=310331124&teams=san-diego-padres-vs-st.-louis-cardinals |archive-date=April 4, 2011 |access-date=2011-04-01 |url-status=live }}

align=center|2012

|{{sortname|Edinson|Volquez}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–5}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Petco Park

|align=center|42,941

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres – Box Score – April 05, 2012 – ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=320405125&teams=los-angeles-dodgers-vs-san-diego-padres|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2012-04-06}}

align=center|2013

|{{sortname|Edinson|Volquez}} {{small|(2)}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–11}}

|New York Mets

|Citi Field

|align=center|41,053

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres – Box Score – April 01, 2013 – ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/330401121|publisher=ESPN|access-date=May 23, 2013}}

align=center|2014

|{{sortname|Andrew|Cashner}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–1}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Petco Park

|align=center|45,567

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN201403300.shtml|title=March 30, 2014, Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2018-04-01}}

align=center|2015

|{{sortname|James|Shields|James Shields (baseball)}}

|align=center|ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–6}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Dodger Stadium

|align=center|53,518

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN201504060.shtml|title=April 6, 2015, San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2018-04-01}}

align=center|2016

|{{sortname|Tyson|Ross}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|00|0–15}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Petco Park

|align=center|44,317

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN201604040.shtml|title=April 4, 2016, Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2018-04-01}}

align=center|2017

|{{sortname|Jhoulys|Chacín}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|03|3–14}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Dodger Stadium

|align=center|53,701

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN201704030.shtml|title=April 3, 2017, San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2018-04-01}}

align=center|2018

|{{sortname|Clayton|Richard}}

|align=center|ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|01|1–2 (12)}}

|Milwaukee Brewers

|Petco Park

|align=center|44,659

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN201803290.shtml|title=March 29, 2018, Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2018-04-01}}

align=center|2019

|{{sortname|Eric|Lauer}}

|align=center|W

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–0}}

|San Francisco Giants

|Petco Park

|align=center|44,655

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN201903280.shtml|title=March 28, 2019, San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2019-04-24}}

style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|2020*

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Chris|Paddack}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|W

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|{{sort|07|7–2}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Arizona Diamondbacks

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Petco Park

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|0

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|{{Cite web|title=Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres Box Score, July 24, 2020|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN202007240.shtml|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}}

align=center|2021

|{{sortname|Yu|Darvish}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|08|8–7}}

|Arizona Diamondbacks

|Petco Park

|align=center|10,350

|align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN202104010.shtml|title=Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres Box Score, April 1, 2021|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=April 10, 2021}}

style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|2022*

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Yu|Darvish}} {{small|(2)}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|ND (L)

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|{{sort|02|2–4}}

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Arizona Diamondbacks

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Chase Field

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align=center|35,508

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI202204070.shtml|title=San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score, April 7, 2022|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=May 29, 2022}}

align=center|2023

|{{sortname|Blake|Snell}}

|align=center|L

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–7}}

|Colorado Rockies

|Petco Park

|align=center| 45,103

|align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN202303300.shtml|title=Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres Box Score, March 30, 2023|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=March 30, 2023}}

style="background-color: #FFE6BD"

|align=center|2024*

|{{sortname|Yu|Darvish}} {{small|(3)}}

|align=center| ND (L)

|align=center|{{sort|02|2–5}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Gocheok Sky Dome

|align=center|15,952

|align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN202403200.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Box Score, March 20, 2024|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=March 20, 2024}}

align=center|2025

|{{sortname|Michael|King|Michael King (baseball)}}

|align=center|ND (W)

|align=center|{{sort|07|7–4}}

|Atlanta Braves

|Petco Park

|align=center|45,568

|align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN202503270.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres Box Score, March 27, 2025|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=March 27, 2025}}

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