With right-hander Ian Kennedy out with an oblique injury, the San Diego Padres called up lefty Jason Lane for a spot start against the Atlanta Braves on Monday.

Baseball fans with good memories may remember an outfielder named Jason Lane who played for the Astros in the middle part of the last decade. This isn’t a Adam Eaton/Mike Stanton/Chris Young situation: It’s the same dude.

Lane hit 26 home runs as a regular outfielder in Houston in 2005, then collapsed offensively in 2006 and 2007. He made the rounds in Class AAA ball until 2012, when he began his transition to the mound.

The 37-year-old made two appearances out of the Padres’ bullpen in June. On Monday, Lane became the ninth oldest pitcher in MLB history to make his first start, trailing a group that includes Dominican legend Diomedes Olivo and Hall of Famers Satchel Paige and Jimmie Foxx.

Working with a fastball around 90 mph and an effective slider, Lane held the Braves to one run on six hits over six innings on Monday but left the game losing 1-0 because he plays for the Padres.

The lone run Lane allowed — a homer to Braves catcher Evan Gattis — raised his career Major League ERA to 0.87.

In an odd coincidence, Lane appears in the new film Boyhood, which director Richard Linklater made over the course of 12 years. Lane, in his days as a position player, hit a home run at Minute Maid Park during an Astros game Linklater used as a backdrop for a scene.