Gossage, Williams begin emotional week
Gossage, Williams begin emotional week
Gossage, Williams undertake emotional induction week The fans will certainly make their way upstate from New York City to honor Goose Gossage, the closer who will be inducted wearing a dark blue Yankees cap with the famous interlocking “NY.” Gossage will join Dick Williams, who managed six Major League teams, on the stage in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Padres Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Trevor Hoffman hadn’t worked in 10 days when he trotted to the mound in Cincinnati on Monday night.
Hoffman was coming in to protect a two-run Padres lead in his first save opportunity in seven games and only his third in 33 games thanks mainly to the team’s 6-23 plunge.
The all-time saves leader didn’t exactly get off to a great start.
The first three Reds he faced all singled, loading the bases with no one out.
Then, in classic Hoffman style, he retired the next three Reds he faced, striking out David Ross and Jay Bruce around a pop out by catcher Luke Carlin.
The save was his 18th in 21 opportunities this season and brought his ERA down to 4.91. The save was the 542nd of his career.
Padres 6, Reds 4: ?? Kevin Kouzmanoff’s…
Hairston enjoying hot July at the plate
Hairston enjoying hot July at the plate Scott Hairston is becoming a pest for opposing pitchers, especially this month with a .463 batting average in July. He and the Padres will see what they can do against the Reds in Tuesday’s matchup.
Padres learning from rookie mistakes
Padres learning from rookie mistakes Rookie catcher Luke Carlin’s throwing error in Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals is just a part of the growing pains that several young Padres are going through.
Padres need solid innings from Banks
Four games into a stretch of 14 games without a day off, the Padres head to Cincinnati not only looking for victories, but for long outings from their starting pitchers.
Jul. 21–PITCHING CHANGE Although lefthanded rookie Jaime Garcia pitched creditably for five innings Sunday, especially after allowing a leadoff home run, the Cardinals are likely to make another roster change …
Cards likely to make roster move to improve pitching depth (Yahoo! Sports)
Although lefthanded rookie Jaime Garcia pitched creditably for five innings Sunday, especially after allowing a…
Griffey hits No. 606 before Padres rally past Reds
The Cincinnati Reds‘ Ken Griffey Jr. hits a two-run home run off San Diego Padres starter Josh Banks during the sixth inning on Monday, July 21, 2008, in Cincinnati.
Padres rally in ninth for 6-4 win over Reds (AP)
The San Diego Padres finally made a dent in their daunting number. Not once all season had they rallied to win a game when they trailed after eight innings. Something bad always seemed to happen, leaving them 0-53 when they went to that last at-bat without the lead. In one amazing inning, they finally pulled one out.
Padres rally late to dump Reds
Padres rally late to dump Reds Kevin Kouzmanoff’s two-run double highlighted a three-run ninth as the Padres rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Reds before a crowd of 18,177 at Great American Ball Park on Monday.
