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Wolf Shuts Down Rockies, Leads Padres to 6-0 Win

Takes no-hitter into 7th; Brian Giles collects 1000th RBI

(Newser) - Six and a half months later, Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies didn't get anywhere near home plate. Randy Wolf held the Rockies hitless for 6 2-3 innings and struck out nine, and Brian Giles collected his 1,000th RBI to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-0...

Maddux Leads Padres Past Dodgers
Maddux Leads Padres Past Dodgers
Apr 13, 2008 8:38 PM CDT

Maddux Leads Padres Past Dodgers

He gets 349th career victory on scorching day in Los Angeles

(Newser) - Greg Maddux recorded his 349th career victory one day before his 42nd birthday and Paul McAnulty drove in the only run with a sacrifice fly, leading the San Diego Padres to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday. Maddux (2-0) threw 68 pitches over five innings in 95-degree...

Furcal, Ethier Lead Dodgers Over Padres

Lowe allows one run in 8 innings as LA snaps 4-game losing streak

(Newser) - Andre Ethier went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, Rafael Furcal and Matt Kemp each hit their first homers of the season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a four-game losing streak with an 11-1 rout of the San Diego Padres last night. Derek Lowe (1-0) allowed a run and four...

Ortmeier' Ninth-Inning Double Dooms Padres

Two-out drive over Jim Edmonds head in center drives in winning run

(Newser) - Daniel Ortmeier has no problems with the San Francisco Giants' plans to have him bat exclusively right-handed.Ortmeier hit a two-out, RBI double in the ninth off San Diego's Heath Bell and the Giants won consecutive games for the first time this season by beating the Padres 1-0 on Wednesday...

Molina Hits Homer in 11th for Win

Woeful Giants blow lead in 9th before catcher's heroics

(Newser) - Bengie Molina hit his second homer of the game with one out in the 11th inning off Cla Meredith, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. Brad Hennessey (1-0) threw two shutout innings as the Giants snapped a four-game skid....

Giants Fall in Post-Bonds Home Opener

Veteran Maddux gets win for Padres, as Gonzalez homers

(Newser) - Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated the 50th anniversary of their move from...

Trevor Hoffman Struggles Again for Pads

Closer blows second save in three games as Dodgers roll, 3-2

(Newser) - Trevor Hoffman was charged with his second loss in his last three games, allowing Chin-lung Hu's tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Hoffman, baseball's career leader with 526 saves, also picked up the loss on...

Peavy Dominates Dodgers
Peavy Dominates Dodgers
Apr 5, 2008 9:26 PM CDT

Peavy Dominates Dodgers

Two-hitter makes right-hander 10-1 vs. Los Angeles

(Newser) - Jake Peavy continues to dominate the Los Angeles Dodgers. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner threw a two-hitter for the first complete game in the big leagues this year, striking out eight to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 win today. Peavy (2-0) improved to 10-1 in...

Dodgers' Kuroda Wins Big League Debut

Leads Dodgers to a 7-1 victory over Padres

(Newser) - Hiroki Kuroda was brilliant in his big league debut, holding San Diego to three hits in seven innings and leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-1 win Friday night. The right-hander allowed Brian Giles' first homer of the season, but otherwise limited the Padres to two singles while striking...

Best Baseball Reads for Opening Day
Best Baseball
Reads for
Opening Day
Mar 30, 2008 5:09 PM CDT

Best Baseball Reads for Opening Day

Slate highlights blogs, articles to kick off the season

(Newser) - Want to get a literary start on the baseball season? Slate sports columnist Josh Levin highlights four great reads appropriate for opening day, including outspoken Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's blog 38 Pitches, where his output hasn't slowed despite the shoulder injury keeping him off the field. Other recommendations:

Padres' Peavy Bags NL Cy Young Award

San Diego ace led league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts

(Newser) - San Diego Padres all-star pitcher Jake Peavy bagged the National League Cy Young Award today, after unanimously receiving all 32 first place votes and racking up 160 points, 66 more than the runner-up. Peavy led the league this year with 240 strikeouts, 19 wins, and finished the season with an...

Padres CF Suspended for Speed
Padres CF Suspended for Speed
Oct 31, 2007 4:17 PM CDT

Padres CF Suspended for Speed

Cameron will have to sit out first 25 games of next season

(Newser) - Mike Cameron, Gold Glove-winning center fielder for the Padres, was suspended today for 25 games starting next season, the AP reports. Cameron tested positive twice for a stimulant banned by MLB, although he denies actual abuse, chalking the test results up to a tainted nutritional supplement. Cameron plans to file...

Wildfires Impact LT, Chargers
Wildfires Impact LT, Chargers
Oct 22, 2007 9:43 PM CDT

Wildfires Impact LT, Chargers

Tomlinson, others forced to evacuate homes

(Newser) - The wildfires blazing through San Diego County forced 40 Chargers to evacuate their homes, including star running back LaDainian Tomlinson. The team cancelled practice today due to poor air quality, and will move their operations to Arizona for the rest of the week. It is not yet clear whether the...

Should Big Brother Watch Baseball?
Should Big Brother Watch Baseball?
Oct 3, 2007 12:57 PM CDT

Should Big Brother Watch Baseball?

LAT columnist thinks MLB is ready for instant replay

(Newser) - The instant replay-expecting public is ready for baseball to get out of the Stone Age, says LA Times columnist Bill Dwyre, following veteran umpire Tim McClelland's controversial call at home plate in Monday's Rockies-Padres game. It sent Colorado into the playoffs and raised pressure for MLB to utilize the instant...

Rockies' Comeback is Complete
Rockies' Comeback is Complete
Oct 2, 2007 4:12 AM CDT

Rockies' Comeback is Complete

Colorado tops San Diego 9-8 in 13 innings to advance to playoffs

(Newser) - The Colorado Rockies took their season down to the wire, finally clinching a post-season berth in a last-minute rally in the wild-card tiebreaker, reports the Rocky Mountain News. After San Diego broke a 6-6 tie in the top of the 13th, Matt Halliday tripled to tie it up again, then...

Rockies, Padres End Race in Tie
Rockies, Padres End Race in Tie
Sep 30, 2007 7:57 PM CDT

Rockies, Padres End Race in Tie

Play one-game showdown Monday for NL Wild Card berth

(Newser) - Rookie starter Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a lights-out game for Colorado, who held off Arizona in the season's final game to pull into a tie with San Diego for the NL wild card. The two teams will play an elimination game tomorrow in Denver, with the winner facing the Phillies in...

Tie-Breaker Mayhem in NL?
Tie-Breaker Mayhem in NL?
Sep 28, 2007 3:11 PM CDT

Tie-Breaker Mayhem in NL?

Five teams could finish together atop East, West, and Wild Card

(Newser) - Imagine for a moment that Mets, Phillies, Diamondbacks, Padres and Rockies all finished with the same record. That could mean ties in the NL East, West and wild-card, and four days of tie-breaker games to send two teams packing. In the East, Philly would host New York for a one-game...

Phillies Fall, Lose Ground in Playoff Race

Loss puts them 1 game behind Padres in hunt for wild card

(Newser) - The Phillies lost 10-6 to the Braves last night, putting them two games behind the Mets for the National League East lead with 5 games remaining for both. The loss also dropped them to one game behind the Padres, who beat San Francisco 7-6, in the race for the National...

Outfielder Tears ACL in Tussle With Manager

Bradley's loss threatens Padres' half-game wild-card lead

(Newser) - Volatile outfielder Milton Bradley provided a second-half spark to surging San Diego but now is out for the season because of a tussle with his manager and a torn ACL. He suffered the injury as manager Bud Black wrestled him to the ground to prevent an altercation with an umpire,...

Padres Nail 7th Straight Game
Padres Nail 7th Straight Game
Sep 21, 2007 4:26 AM CDT

Padres Nail 7th Straight Game

San Diego within reach of division title after 6-3 victory over Pirates

(Newser) - With a 6-3 win over the foundering Pittsburgh Pirates last night, the Padres gained a series sweep and a season-high seven-game win streak, and ramped up their threat to the division-leading Diamondbacks. Former Dodger Brett Tomko pitched six innings for the win that put San Diego within half a game...

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