Eric Stults looked at the scoreboard after two innings and was a bit taken aback. In his 12th season of a professional baseball odyssey that's taken him to 10 minor league cities from Albuquerque to Vero Beach, overseas to Japan and across America to four big league clubs, the 33-year-old right-hander finally had earned a job on an Opening Day major league roster. And while he had pitched scoreless ball for two innings Thursday, his pitch count was up to 49. "Damn foul balls," San Diego Padres manager Bud Black said. Stults (1-0) gritted his way through five scoreless innings of three-hit ball, combining with five relievers on a five-hitter and 14 strikeouts to lead the Padres over the New York Mets 2-1 for their first win of the season.
