Ramirez extends RBI streak in Marlins win over Nats
Hanley Ramirez extended his RBI streak to 10 games, pinch-hitter Wes Helms beat out a potential double-play ball to put Florida ahead in the eighth inning and the Marlins remained unbeaten against the Washington Nationals this year with a 5-3 Wednesday.
Adrian Gonzalez in lineup for Padres (AP)
Adrian Gonzalez is in the starting lineup for the San Diego Padres a night after straining his right knee while sliding into third base. Gonzalez says he convinced manager Bud Black that he was OK to play against the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. On Tuesday night, he hit an RBI triple off Mike Hampton with one out in the fourth and slid hard into third.
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Padres Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Pardon the Padres if they have an uneasy night.
Adrian Gonzalez is hurting. And if he’s hurting badly, the worst offense in the major leagues becomes abysmal.
Gonzalez came out of Tuesday night’s game against the Astros at Petco Park with a strained right knee, suffering the injury sliding into third in the fourth inning on his first triple since April 22, 2008.
Gonzalez walked off the field under his own power after consulting with manager Bud Black and trainer Todd Hutcheson at the third base bag.
“There’s some soreness,” Black said. “He tweaked some muscles around the knee. The doctors looked at Adrian and couldn’t come up with a concise diagnosis.”
“We’ll see how I feel in the morning, how I wake up,” said Gonzalez, who greeted a media crowd at…
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Eckstein gets big hit in Padres’ win over Astros (AP)
The loss of Adrian Gonzalez dampened a comeback win by the Padres. Gonzalez left with a strained right knee during San Diego's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night and it's uncertain whether the All-Star first baseman will miss any time. “We'll see how I wake up,” said Gonzalez, the Padres' top hitter.
