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Padres Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
There are some in the Padres organization who believe Nick Hundley will develop into the club's catcher of the future, even if the 24-year-old was hitting only .232 with 12 homers at Triple-A Portland.
But Hundley, the Padres' second-round pick in 2005 out of the University of Arizona, was rapidly improving at Portland. And the feeling in the organization was that a full season at Portland might make Hundley major league ready by the start of the 2009 season.
The timetable was dramatically moved forward Wednesday when Michael Barrett fouled a ball off his face in Denver.
With No. 1 catcher Josh Bard already on the disabled list through at least the All-Star break with a high ankle sprain and Barrett now out for up to six weeks, the Padres had no option than to...
Baek leads San Diego to 5-1 victory (AP)
For five dominating innings, Cha Seung Baek looked as if he might become the first San Diego Padre to throw a no-hitter. The Arizona Diamondbacks finally managed a couple of hits in the sixth. By then, the Padres were on their way to a 5-1 victory on Friday night to drop the NL West leaders below .500.
A-Gone having All-Star-caliber season for Padres (AP)
Adrian Gonzalez shrugs off the All-Star-caliber numbers he's putting up with the San Diego Padres. He's not getting caught up in the talk that he'll likely be the only representative the lowly Padres will send to the Midsummer Classic at Yankee Stadium. A season that went so wrong so fast will do that to an unassuming guy who's quietly become a star and leader of his hometown team.
Padres' Barrett goes on DL, will require surgery (AP)
San Diego catcher Michael Barrett will require surgery for facial fractures and may be out six weeks. The Padres placed Barrett on the 15-day disabled list on Friday and purchased the contract of catcher Nick Hundley from Triple-A Portland. The 24-year-old Hundley was scheduled to make his major league debut on Friday night at Arizona.
Padres place C Barrett on DL (PA SportsTicker)
The San Diego Padres placed catcher Michael Barrett on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a broken nose.
Injured Padres C Barrett examined at SD clinic (AP)
Padres catcher Michael Barrett returned to San Diego and was examined at Scripps Clinic on Thursday, a day after fouling a ball off his face at Colorado. Barrett, who is believed to have a broken nose, was hospitalized overnight in Denver. The Padres were off Thursday. Barrett left Wednesday night's game in the third inning after fouling a ball off his face.
Inoa becomes a sign of the times (Yahoo! Sports)
The small-market Oakland A's won bidding war for 16-year-old Dominican pitcher, signaling an economic sea change.
National League needs to adopt the designated hitter (Yahoo! Sports)
The American League leads the National League by a 149-102 margin in interleague play with one game remaining.
White Sox will pass on Sabathia; Cubs seeking pitching (Yahoo! Sports)
Scouts started arriving in force the day before, gearing up for Cleveland Indians left-hander C.C.
Atkins homers as Colorado Rockies top Padres, 8-1 (AP)
The Colorado Rockies missed an early chance to blow open Wednesday's game. They didn't waste their second opportunity. Garrett Atkins' three-run homer capped a four-run second inning, and Troy Tulowitzki and Yorvit Torrealba homered to help the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-1. The Rockies took the final two games of the series after blowing a five-run lead Monday night and losing, 15-8.
San Diego Padres sign 5 international players (AP)
Two months after opening a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, the San Diego Padres stepped up their offshore push Wednesday by landing five highly regarded 16-year-olds on the first day of the international signing period. The Padres committed nearly $5 million in signing bonuses to the five, including $2 million to right-hander Adis Portillo of Venezuela.
Cook throws 5-hitter and Rockies top Padres 4-0 (AP)
Aaron Cook made a strong case for a possible spot on the All-Star roster as the manager of the National League squad watched with delight. Cook tossed a five-hitter for the first shutout of his career, and the Colorado Rockies ended an eight-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
Padres recall Hensley, option Stansberry (AP)
The San Diego Padres recalled right-hander Clay Hensley from Triple-A Portland on Tuesday. and optioned infielder Craig Stansberry. Hensley has been on the disabled list since the start of the season with a right shoulder strain. He was reinstated and sent to Portland on June 6 for a rehab assignment, going 1-1 with a 3.25 ERA in 14 appearances.
Padres recall RHP Hensley (PA SportsTicker)
The San Diego Padres recalled righthander Clay Hensley from Class AAA Portland prior to their game against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
Pass out the midterm report cards (Yahoo! Sports)
We don't grade on a curve, and that's why only the Rays get an A-plus while three teams are given Fs.
Alderson won't let Towers interview for Seattle GM job (Yahoo! Sports)
Despite the San Diego Padres ' woes, Sandy Alderson seems to have faith in general manager Kevin Towers.
Padres score 7 in ninth to beat Rockies 15-8 (AP)
San Diego put the game out of reach with a big ninth inning, preventing Colorado from pulling off any late comeback at Coors Field this time around. Edgar Gonzalez's second homer of the game capped San Diego's seven-run ninth as the Padres ended their eight-game losing streak with a 15-8 victory over the Rockies on Monday night.
A look back at June blooms, swoons (Yahoo! Sports)
Interleague action benefited the AL, Jim Edmonds benefited from Chicago, and home cooking benefited many.
Ichiro goes 5-for-5 in Mariners win (AP)
With Ichiro Suzuki matching his career-high with a 5-for-5 day, the lowly Seattle Mariners appear to be showing signs of hope. Of course, it helped that they were facing the nearly-as-woeful San Diego Padres this weekend in a matchup of the two worst teams in the big leagues. While Suzuki put on a hitting clinic with his five singles, Adrian Beltre and Jeff Clement homered and the Mariners beat...
Silva breaks nine-game losing streak (AP)
Carlos Silva has been looking for this kind of start since April. Silva won for the first time in 13 starts and the Seattle Mariners beat former teammate Cha Seung Baek and the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Saturday night. "I haven't won in over two months already so I was waiting for this kind of game, especially for me, I want to get in the group, too," Silva said.
Young throws simulated game, septum surgery next (AP)
Padres right-hander Chris Young threw a simulated game on Saturday, the latest step in his comeback from a broken nose and fractured skull sustained when he was hit in the face by Albert Pujols' line drive on May 21. "It went well. I felt good," said Young, who hopes to return to the rotation sometime after the All-Star break.
Washburn beats Pads for first win in 8 starts (AP)
The Seattle Mariners set the kind of record they're not going to be bragging about. The Mariners stranded a club-record 18 baserunners, yet still managed to beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Friday night in a matchup of two of the worst teams in the big leagues. Stranding a dozen and a half runners left "a lot of guys feeling like they could have had a few RBIs tonight," manager Jim Riggleman said.
Brett Tomko rejoins hometown San Diego Padres (AP)
Right-hander Brett Tomko rejoined the San Diego Padres on Friday, six days after he was placed on unconditional waivers by the Kansas City Royals. Tomko said he spoke with several teams and chose the Padres because he lives in suburban Poway. "It came down to here and -- people will think I'm crazy -- the Yankees," Tomko said before the Padres played the Seattle Mariners.
Padres agree to terms with RHP Tomko (PA SportsTicker)
The San Diego Padres and righthander Brett Tomko on Friday agreed to terms on a contract.
Twins win 9th straight behind Morneau, Baker (AP)
Minnesota was down 3-0 against the lowly San Diego Padres for the second time in less than 24 hours when Justin Morneau hit an impressive two-run homer. An inning later, the game was tied. One more and the Twins had gone ahead. That's how it's been going for the streaking Twins, who beat the Padres 4-3 on Thursday for their ninth straight win, all against NL teams.
Greg Maddux's winless streak reaches 9 games (AP)
When Greg Maddux beat the Colorado Rockies on May 10, he became the ninth big league pitcher to reach 350 victories. Getting to 351 is proving to be a struggle. Maddux's winless streak reached nine starts, the second-longest drought of his brilliant career, when the Minnesota Twins beat the San Diego Padres 9-3 Wednesday night for their eighth straight victory.
Harris, Buscher lead Twins to 7th straight win (AP)
Not even the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner or baseball's career saves leader could stop the streaking Minnesota Twins. Brendan Harris and Brian Buscher hit solo home runs on consecutive pitches against Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning, and Minnesota beat the slumping San Diego Padres 3-1 Tuesday night for its seventh straight victory.
Verlander ends road drought in Tigers win (AP)
The road has not been kind to Justin Verlander this season, even if he was completely oblivious to the fact. "I hadn't had one?" Verlander said of his six-game road winless streak. "I didn't know." The right-hander hadn't won on the road since last September at Oakland, but he struck out a season-high 10 at Petco Park, working around five walks and five hits, in the Detroit Tigers' 5-3 victory over...
Padres' Young throws bullpen session (PA SportsTicker)
San Diego Padres righthander Chris Young has taken the first step toward returning from a broken nose.
Thames meets heroes, hits winning homer for Tigers (AP)
Marcus Thames probably needed to pause and take a deep breath Saturday night. After all, it's not every day a player gets to meet three greats of the game and hit a winning home run. Thames did just that, capping his action-packed day with a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning that lifted Nate Robertson and the Detroit Tigers a 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
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