The 2009 San Diego Padres season was the 41st season in franchise history.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 2009 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders Manager
Coaches (bullpen) (pitching) (third base) (hitting) (first base) (bench)
Game log During the Padres 6-5 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field on April 13, 2009, Jody Gerut became the first player to open a new ballpark with a leadoff home run, hitting the first base hit and home run on the 3rd pitch off Mets starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey.
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 6 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Kuroda (1–0) || Peavy (0–1) || Broxton (1) || 45,496 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 7 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Young (1–0) || Wolf (0–1) || Bell (1) || 20,035 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || Dodgers || 5–2 || Billingsley (1–0) || Mujica (0–1) || Broxton (2) || 31,700 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 9 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Meredith (1–0) || Wade (0–1) || Bell (2) || 29,710 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 10 || Giants || 7–3 || Hill (1–0) || Zito (0–1) || || 20,507 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 11 || Giants || 6–3 || Peavy (1–1) || Sánchez (0–1) || Bell (3) || 35,305 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Giants || 6–1 || Young (2–0) || Lincecum (0–1) || || 19,415 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || @ Mets || 6–5 || Mujica (1–1) || Stokes (0–1) || Bell (4) || 41,007 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 15 || @ Mets || 7–2 || Pérez (1–1) || Correia (0–1) || || 35,581 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 16 || @ Mets || 6–5 || Peavy (2–1) || Maine (0–1) || Bell (5) || 35,985 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 17 || @ Phillies || 8–7 || Meredith (2–0) || Madson (1–1) || Bell (6) || 44,984 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 18 || @ Phillies || 8–5 || Meredith (3–0) || Lidge (0–1) || Bell (7) || 45,007 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Condrey (2–0) || Moreno (0–1) || || 45,266 || 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || April 20 || @ Phillies || colspan=6 |Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 21 || @ Giants || 8–3 || Cain (2–0) || Peavy (2–2) || || 39,314 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 22 || @ Giants || 1–0 (10) || Wilson (1–0) || Moreno (0–2) || || 26,593 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 24 || Pirates || 4–3 (11) || Moreno (1–2) || Capps (0–1) || || 25,601 || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 25 || Pirates || 10–1 || Duke (3–1) || Hill (1–1) || || 41,665 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 26 || Pirates || 8–3 || Ohlendorf (2–2) || Peavy (2–3) || || 30,848 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 27 || @ Rockies || 12–7 || Grilli (1–1) || Young (2–1) || || 18,246 || 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 28 || @ Rockies || 4–3 || Sánchez (1–0) || Corpas (0–2) || Bell (8) || 19,346 || 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 29 || @ Rockies || 7–5 || Cook (1–1) || Correia (0–2) || Street (2) || 20,289 || 11–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 30 || @ Dodgers || 8–5 || Belisario (1–2) || Gregerson (0–1) || Broxton (7) || 54,628 || 11–11
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 1 || @ Dodgers || 1–0 || Broxton (3–0) || Sánchez (1–1) || || 47,210 || 11–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 2 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 (10) || Mota (2–0) || Gregerson (0–2) || || 47,680 || 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Dodgers || 7–3 || Billingsley (5–0) || Gaudin (0–1) || || 52,096 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 4 || Rockies || 9–6 || Rusch (1–0) || Moreno (1–3) || Street (3) || 14,717 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 5 || Rockies || 2–1 (10) || Bell (1–0) || Daley (0–1) || || 13,646 || 12–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 6 || Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Garland (3–1) || Peavy (2–4) || Qualls (7) || 15,092 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || Diamondbacks || 4–3 (10) || Meredith (4–0) || Vásquez (0–1) || || 18,921 || 13–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Astros || 2–0 || Rodríguez (3–2) || Gaudin (0–2) || Hawkins (4) || 28,139 || 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 9 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Hawkins (1–0) || Gregerson (0–3) || || 29,141 || 13–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 10 || @ Astros || 12–5 || Oswalt (1–2) || Geer (0–1) || || 30,023 || 13–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Harden (4–1) || Peavy (2–5) || || 39,963 || 13–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ Cubs || 6–4 (8) || Lilly (5–2) || Young (2–2) || Mármol (3) || 38,410 || 13–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ Cubs || 11–3 || Dempster (3–2) || Gaudin (0–3) || || 39,728 || 13–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 15 || Reds || 5–3 || Correia (1–2) || Harang (3–4) || Bell (9) || 27,021 || 14–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || Reds || 6–5 (16) || Perdomo (1–0) || Owings (3–4) || || 31,001 || 15–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 17 || Reds || 3–1 || Peavy (3–5) || Arroyo (5–3) || || 21,123 || 16–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 19 || Giants || 2–1 || Young (3–2) || Zito (1–4) || Bell (10) || 16,175 || 17–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 20 || Giants || 2–1 || Gaudin (1–3) || Sánchez (1–4) || Bell (11) || 15,208 || 18–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 21 || Giants || 3–2 || Bell (2–0) || Wilson (2–3) || || 19,921 || 19–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 22 || Cubs || 4–0 || Peavy (4–5) || Zambrano (3–2) || Bell (12) || 27,260 || 20–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 23 || Cubs || 3–1 || Geer (1–1) || Wells (0–1) || Mujica (1) || 37,798 || 21–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || Cubs || 7–2 || Young (4–2) || Lilly (5–4) || || 39,593 || 22–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–7 (10) || Mujica (2–1) || Peña (4–2) || Bell (13) || 30,546 || 23–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Scherzer (2–3) || Correia (1–3) || Gutiérrez (1) || 18,631 || 23–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–5 || Peavy (5–5) || Buckner (1–1) || Bell (14) || 18,264 || 24–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 29 || @ Rockies || 3–0 || Marquis (7–3) || Young (4–3) || Street (8) || 23,239 || 24–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 30 || @ Rockies || 8–7 || Street (1–1) || Bell (2–1) || || 32,064 || 24–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 31 || @ Rockies || 5–2 || Gaudin (2–3) || de la Rosa (0–6) || Bell (15) || 30,223 || 25–25
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 1 || Phillies || 5–3 || Blanton (4–3) || Correia (1–4) || Lidge (13) || 22,825 || 25–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 2 || Phillies || 10–5 || Bastardo (1–0) || Peavy (5–6) || Madson (2) || 17,625 || 25–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 3 || Phillies || 5–1 || Happ (4–0) || Young (4–4) || || 15,436 || 25–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 5 || Diamondbacks || 8–0 || Davis (3–6) || Gaudin (2–4) || || 22,426 || 25–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 6 || Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Correia (2–4) || Schlereth (0–2) || Bell (16) || 23,592 || 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 7 || Diamondbacks || 9–6 (18) || Rosales (1–0) || Wilson (0–1) || || 27,804 || 26–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 8 || Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Peavy (6–6) || Garland (4–6) || Bell (17) || 17,501 || 27–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 9 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Billingsley (8–3) || Young (4–5) || Broxton (14) || 35,313 || 27–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 10 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Correia (3–4) || Kershaw (3–5) || Bell (18) || 44,079 || 28–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 12 || @ Angels || 11–6 || Palmer (6–0) || Gaudin (2–5) || || 41,597 || 28–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 13 || @ Angels || 9–1 || Saunders (7–4) || Geer (1–2) || || 43,233 || 28–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 14 || @ Angels || 6–0 || Weaver (7–2) || Young (4–6) || || 40,163 || 28–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 16 || Mariners || 5–0 || Hernández (7–3) || Correia (3–5) || || 17,040 || 28–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 17 || Mariners || 4–3 || Olson (2–1) || Gaudin (2–6) || Aardsma (12) || 20,224 || 28–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 18 || Mariners || 4–3 || Bell (3–1) || Batista (3–2) || || 25,146 || 29–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 19 || Athletics || 7–5 || Wuertz (3–1) || Mujica (2–2) || Bailey (7) || 20,019 || 29–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 20 || Athletics || 6–3 || Wuertz (4–1) || Meredith (4–1) || Bailey (8) || 28,074 || 29–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 21 || Athletics || 4–1 || Correia (4–5) || Braden (5–6) || Bell (19) || 27,249 || 30–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 23 || @ Mariners || 9–7 || Gaudin (3–6) || Olson (2–2) || Bell (20) || 23,537 || 31–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 24 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || White (2–0) || Mujica (2–3) || Aardsma (15) || 22,988 || 31–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 25 || @ Mariners || 9–3 || Washburn (4–5) || LeBlanc (0–1) || || 27,968 || 31–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 26 || @ Rangers || 12–2 || Millwood (8–5) || Silva (0–1) || || 33,340 || 31–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 27 || @ Rangers || 7–3 || Correia (5–5) || Holland (1–5) || || 25,410 || 32–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 28 || @ Rangers || 2–0 || Gaudin (4–6) || Hunter (0–1) || Bell (21) || 27,000 || 33–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 29 || Astros || 3–1 || Oswalt (4–4) || Geer (1–3) || || 15,671 || 33–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 30 || Astros || 4–3 || Banks (1–0) || Sampson (4–1) || Bell (22) || 15,276 || 34–42
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 1 || Astros || 7–1 || Moehler (5–4) || Silva (0–2) || || 16,670 || 34–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 2 || Astros || 7–2 || Rodríguez (7–6) || Correia (5–6) || || 23,284 || 34–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 3 || Dodgers || 6–3 || Kuroda (3–4) || Gaudin (4–7) || Broxton (20) || 42,217 || 34–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 4 || Dodgers || 7–4 || Burke (1–0) || Belisario (1–3) || Bell (23) || 42,069 || 35–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 5 || Dodgers || 7–6 || Weaver (5–2) || Mujica (2–4) || || 30,070 || 35–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 6 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Rauch (1–0) || Meredith (4–2) || || 17,528 || 35–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 7 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Davis (4–8) || Correia (5–7) || Qualls (16) || 18,619 || 35–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–2 || Zavada (2–2) || Burke (1–1) || || 20,791 || 35–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 9 || @ Giants || 9–3 || Lincecum (10–2) || Geer (1–4) || || 33,508 || 35–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 10 || @ Giants || 8–0 || Sánchez (3–8) || Banks (1–1) || || 30,298 || 35–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"