Jake Peavy is back. Let's take a quick overview of his journey. In his first start he gave up just 1 earned run in seven innings. Then, he got shelled for 8 runs in 4 innings against the upstart Rockies only to come back to pitch 14 innings of baseball and give up just 3 earned runs in his last two starts. With this he continues to lower his era as he faces the Diamondback starter Vargas who has shown no signs of improvement over the course of this young season. Vargas, who turned it around mid season last year, looks for that magic again as he has given up 11 earned runs in his last six innings over his past two outings. He goes against a Padres team who he lost to twice last year in low scoring games. Furtheremore, the Diamondbacks are 1-6 following a win, the Padres are 12-3 in their last 15 games as a favorite of -201 or more and Peavy is 4-0 in his last four starts against the D-Backs. When Umpire Bill Welke is behind the plate he seems to have something against the D-Backs possibly as they are 1-5 in his last 6 games behind the plate. He's also 3-0 for the home team this season. Padres with their ace in a great situation.