"There were 2,278 fans in the seats. There were two Reds' regulars in the lineup.

But Aaron Harang was hyped. "Nervous adrenaline," he said.

Understandable.

"You always want to do well against your old team," he said.

It's fair to say Harang did not do well against his former team. The erstwhile Reds Opening Day starter got lit up for seven runs on seven hits in three innings.

Ryan Hanigan hit a three-run homer in the second and Chris Heisey hit a two-run shot in the third.

"They came out swinging," Harang said. "They know I throw strikes and go right after people. I'm not going to backdown. They were swinging at the first pitch."

Harang thought it was a timing issue from the stretch. Harang retired the first nine batters he faced this spring. After Yonder Alonso's single in the second, Harang was pretty much in the stretch the rest of his outing.

"My first start everything was down," Harang said. "Today, I was getting ahead of myself - everything was elevated."

Harang is a lock for the Padres rotation. They signed him to a $4-million, one-year deal. He is trying to resurrect his career after three rough seasons. He could not have landed in a better place after the Reds declined his option."