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Red Sox looking for relievers (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:13:02 PDT
San Diego Padres reliever Joe Thatcher has 30 strikeouts this year in 21.2 innings of work and an ERA of 1.66.

Interest in O's Wigginton waning? (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:42:15 PDT
Things were going the way of the Baltimore Orioles yesterday. First the team finally gets around to hiring Buck...

Padres Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:52 PDT

When the Padres first started talking about being a buyer as the trading deadline approached, the word was that they would seek an outfielder or another starting pitcher.

Then second baseman David Eckstein went on the disabled list July 21 with his second right calf strain in a span of three weeks.

Suddenly the Padres' trade focus switched to the infield. If Eckstein were going to be lost for an extended period of time, or if his injury were to occur again, the Padres were really weak in the infield. Struggling shortstop Everth Cabrera has again slipped under .200. And with Eckstein out, the backup infielder is right-handed pinch hitter Oscar Salazar.

A club official said the Padres weren't going to win the National League West with Cabrera at shortstop.

Hit in ninth gives Padres win over Dodgers (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:32:55 PDT
Oscar Salazar's single in the bottom of the ninth gave the National League West-leading San Diego Padres a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. The Padres took two of three games in the series, opening a seven-game gap between them. The California rivals will meet again in a four-game series at Dodger Stadium starting Monday.

Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:16:27 PDT
Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too. The trade wheel of fortune kept spinning Thursday with veterans-for-prospects deals that typically dot the stretch run. More swaps were expected before Saturday's 4 p.m.

Padres get Tejada from Orioles (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:52:49 PDT
Miguel Tejada is coming to San Diego, and his new teammates can't wait to get him in the lineup. The NL West-leading Padres obtained the 36-year-old Tejada and more than $1.15 million from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, convinced that he can help them in the infield and at the plate. The Padres gave up Double-A right-hander Wynn Pelzer to get Tejada, who is expected to be in uniform on...

Oswalt traded to Phils; Tejada, Cantu also move (The Canadian Press)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:36:16 PDT

Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too.

Salazar's pinch-hit single lifts Padres, 3-2 (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:18:25 PDT
The San Diego Padres are no longer a surprise to Joe Torre and the Los Angeles Dodgers. "We've been past that point, in my mind," Torre said after watching Oscar Salazar deliver a pinch-hit single with one out in the ninth inning to give the NL West-leading Padres a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers on Thursday to take two of three games.

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Padres add Tejada to infield mix (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:27:00 PDT
Shifting from sellers to buyers because they are in first place, the Padres acquired Miguel Tejada from the Orioles.

Jeff Passan talks trade deadline, A-Rod's 600th and Dr. Claw (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:22:53 PDT
Jay Busbee and I have had a number of interesting discussions with guests in the short-but-glorious history of...

Cardinals interested in Orioles' Tejada (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:58:43 PDT
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese is on the DL with ankle and toe injuries, so the team contacted...

Padres finally beat Dodgers at Petco Park, 6-1 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:14:30 PDT
As Adrian Gonzalez's at-bat dragged on, Tony Gwynn Jr. stood on second base, constantly checking out how deep center fielder Matt Kemp was playing. When Gonzalez hit a bloop one-out single that fell in just in front of Kemp, Gwynn took off for home, sparking the NL West-leading San Diego Padres to a 6-1 win over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.

Padres LF Blanks needs elbow surgery (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:08:20 PDT
The San Diego Padres say left fielder Kyle Blanks will have reconstructive surgery on his right elbow, which could sideline him into next season. Surgery is scheduled for Friday. Blanks was placed on the disabled list May 20, retroactive to May 18, with a strained elbow. He was the opening day starter and was hitting .157 before the injury.

Wobbly contenders weaken trade market (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:43:00 PDT
Several teams are on the verge of falling out of pennant races, leaving fewer suitors for top players on the block.

Giants-Brewers talks on Fielder and Hart dead (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:45:02 PDT
The San Francisco Giants lead the National League wild-card race and are only 2 1/2 games behind the San Diego...

Ethier's pinch single lifts Dodgers to 2-0 win (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:59:40 PDT
Andre Ethier was too sick to start in right field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He felt good enough to pinch-hit, though. Ethier delivered a clutch two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning off Jon Garland to give the Dodgers a 2-0 win over the NL West-leading San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, the first of seven games between the division rivals in 10 days.

The Numbers: Erick Aybar is the king of the bunt single (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:01:41 PDT
Each week, Big League Stew stat doctor Alex Remington will bring you a few baseball numbers you need to know.

Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:24:50 PDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance.

Marlins get two solo homers, beat Giants 4-3 (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:19:29 PDT
SAN FRANCISCO - Dan Uggla and Mike Stanton each hit solo homers and the Florida Marlins moved above the .500 mark for the first time since early June with a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.

AL Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:13:54 PDT
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.

Another one! Garza joins crowd after throwing Rays' first no-no (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:44:01 PDT
Ho hum . Another night, another chance to write a post about a pitcher throwing a no-hitter.

Matt Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:26:26 PDT
Matt Garza pitched the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history, and the fifth in the major leagues this season, in a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday. Garza faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing only a second-inning walk, for a team that's often been on the wrong end of pitching gems lately.

Helms' hit helps Marlins beat Braves 5-4 (The Canadian Press)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:08:08 PDT
Walkoff-wins are becoming commonplace for the Florida Marlins.

2 homers help Padres sweep Pirates, 6-3 (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:46:15 PDT
Two years after the Pirates won 67 games and the Padres won only 63, the opposite-coast franchises possess the National League's two lowest payrolls. On the field, they don't begin to resemble each other. Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Denorfia homered, Wade LeBlanc won for the first time in six weeks and first-place San Diego finished off its only series sweep in Pittsburgh since 1998, beating...

Latos wins 6th in row, Padres beat Pirates 9-2 (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:02:46 PDT
Opponents should know this by now: Give these San Diego Padres any opening with a mistake, an error, a walk or a balk and they'll take advantage. Extra-base hits are optional. Mat Latos pitched effectively over six innings despite giving up two solo home runs in his first start since July 8 and the division-leading Padres won for the seventh time in nine games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Padres' 4-run 2nd leads to 5-3 win over Pirates (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:12:43 PDT
Sounds so easy and, often enough for the surprising San Diego Padres, it is exactly that. Get the lead early and then let the bullpen finish it late. Aaron Cunningham's triple started San Diego on a four-run second inning and the first-place Padres again took advantage of an early lead and their strong bullpen to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Friday night.

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