Topic: San Diego Padres

Reds acquire pitching ace Mat Latos from Padres

The Cincinnati Reds acquired pitcher Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres for four players, including infielder Yonder Alonso and starting pitcher Edinson Volquez.Latos, a 23-year-old starting pitcher, finished with nine wins and 14 losses for San Diego last season. He had ...

Reds acquire Latos in five-player trade with Padres

(Reuters) - The Cincinnati Reds boosted their pitching rotation by acquiring right-hander Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres as part of a five-player trade, the National League team said Saturday.Cincinnati sent infielder-outfielder Yonder Alonso, pitchers Brad Boxberger and Edinson Volquez and ...

Giants trade Sanchez to Royals

Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, who threw a no-hitter in 2009, was dealt by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Melky Cabrera on Monday.The 28-year-old left-handed starter was key part of the Giants' rotation when they beat the Texas ...

Padres win shrinks Giants' playoff hopes

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Pitcher Aaron Harang foiled San Francisco's plans of maintaining momentum in the chase for a playoff berth by leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Giants on Wednesday.The defending World Series champions had hoped ...

Kennedy gets 17th win as D-Backs top Padres

PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - Ian Kennedy topped the National League standings with his 17th win of the season as the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 for their sixth consecutive win Sunday.Arizona have allowed just five runs over their impressive winning ...

Hall of Fame manager Williams dies at 82

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams, who led the Oakland Athletics to a pair of World Series championships, died on Thursday after suffering a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was aged 82.Williams posted a record of 1,571-1,451 during ...

Hall of Fame manager Williams dead at 82

Dick Williams, a Hall of Fame baseball manager who guided back-to-back World Series champions with the Oakland A's, died Thursday at his Las Vegas home at age 82.Williams went 1,571-1,421 in a total of 21 seasons as a Major League Baseball manager ...

Padres lefty John Spence sparks excitement Down Under

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Josh Spence's family will be crossing their fingers 10,000 miles away when the San Diego Padres take on the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, hoping the lefthanded pitcher gets the call from the Fenway Park bullpen for his ...

Boston win 14-5 as Gonzalez returns to haunt Padres

BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston's Adrian Gonzalez returned to haunt his former team as the Red Sox crushed the San Diego Padres 14-5 on Monday.Gonzalez, who spent the last five seasons with the Padres before being traded to Boston in the off-season, broke ...

Halladay has 14 strikeouts as Phillies beat Padres

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Philadelphia pitcher Roy Halladay blew away the San Diego Padres with 14 strikeouts in the Phillies' 3-1 victory Sunday.Halladay, last season's National League Cy Young Award winner, took a two-hitter into the ninth inning where he finally allowed ...
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